Xing Shengbin finally caught up with Chen Qingying's pace, and the horses of the two were finally able to go hand in hand.

looked at Chen Qingying, only to find that the little girl's eyes were no longer red, and it seemed that the sad emotions just now had been vented in the galloping bumps, which reduced the speed of the horse.

The little girl looked at a shack in front of her and said:

"Xing Shengbin, where can we go to rest for a while, after running for so long, our horses should be tired, let them rest and rest. ”

Sure enough, there is a shack a few kilometers away, a black and white swaying sign, which makes people unclear, but you don't have to think about it, you should know that this should be a rest point on the official road, setting up stalls to sell tea and steamed buns.

The distance between the cities in this world is too far, and those who ride horses, it may be better to say, can reach the next city in a day or two, and they can stay in a hotel and rest.

It is difficult for those who walk, this kind of tea shop is such an existence, the big bowl of tea is not expensive, the steamed bun is also very cheap, in this kind of place, one or two pennies can be full, and there is a shade, you can fall down to rest and rest before rushing.

These small shacks appear every once in a distance, and most of them are farmers living nearby, or farmers in nearby cities, who earn some money for themselves and subsidize their families in this way when they are not working.

Although the cultivation of soldiers and saints is common, it is a very expensive industry after all, and there are six major families in Fancheng, which fund schools for the residents of the city and invite gentlemen, but other places are completely different.

In other cities, there are not many people who can enter the academy to study, and even most peasant families don't know what the academy is for a lifetime, or a word "money".

As the two gradually got closer, Xing Shengbin finally saw the handwriting on the shaking sign clearly, and it was indeed a big word "tea".

It's just that this shack is much bigger than expected, and there is a stable for horses to rest, a horse shed made of a few pieces of wood, the roof is laid with hay, and there are two small shacks behind the shack, which are not big, and it looks like it should be where the boss rests.

It is already great courage for people in the barren mountains and mountains to set up sheds to do business in such a place, and to have a small shop of this scale is already a big business.

When the two came close and tied the horses to the stable, Xing Shengbin shouted to the busy shopkeeper:

"Two bowls of tea, a few more steamed buns, is there anything else besides steamed buns!"

The bearded uncle touched his hand on the dirty apron and said:

"Little brother, there is nothing to eat in the barren mountains and mountains, and there are some pickles that can still be eaten, if you want to eat, it is enough to give a penny. ”

Hearing this, Xing Shengbin said with a smile:

"Okay, let's have a plate of pickles. ”

Rural people are simple, but they don't know that people living in such a feudal society are more simple than rural people, no way, this is the lack of culture that creates the character of rural people, and the same is true of feudal society.

How much is a penny, with standard official silver as the standard unit, one or two feet of silver can be exchanged for a thousand copper coins, which is called "one hanging" in the market, what can a copper coin buy, a plate of pickles, a steamed bun, or a bowl of tea.

For a poor family of five, one tael of silver is enough for a family to live for a month, so it can be seen that the criminal family can be regarded as a well-off family.

Two large bowls were placed in front of the two of them, a pot of tea, poured into the bowl with a bang, and a few pieces of tea foam floating on it. Then the boss brought four large steamed buns and a plate of pickles.

This steamed bun is really big enough, a slap can't be taken, two people can only hold it with both hands and gnaw it, but the hot steamed bun is really fragrant, because it is not pure white and looks a little yellow, but it is still very fragrant to eat.

Although I said that I had just eaten when I went out in the morning, I couldn't stand the physical exertion of the two of them!

Don't think that horseback riding is an easy thing to do, without good riding skills, it is very strenuous.

Small pickles are pimple strips, a vegetable similar to green radish, but it can only be used to make pickles, and eating raw is not as delicious as green radish.

The little girl doesn't seem to have eaten such pickles. This is also normal, how can a rich and noble family have eaten such a thing.

After two bites, I thought it was quite delicious, so I asked:

"Uncle, do you have more pickles! I want to buy some to eat on the road. ”

Uncle Stubble said with a smile:

"Yes, yes, there are several jars at the back of the house, waiting for me to clean them up for you. ”

Saying that, the uncle went to the back of the shack to get pickles, the small shack was so big, the two of them were full of food and drink, and they took the pickles and prepared to go.

Xing Shengbin took out the money bag from his arms and was about to pay, but he didn't expect the little girl to directly take out a silver ingot of one tael and slap it on the table and shouted:

"Uncle looking for money. ”

Xing Shengbin smiled helplessly and said:

"Aren't you embarrassed, such a big piece of silver, how can people find it for you, or I'll come!"

The uncle standing next to him also looked at the little girl and said:

"Little girl, let's go out for the first time, these things you eat are not worth a few dollars, and it is enough to give ten cents, you have too much silver to find money. ”

Xing Shengbin found the smallest piece of silver in the money bag, and the old man took the silver, weighed it and said:

"It's still too much, I'll give you half of it, and I'll find you some more." ”

So saying, the old man took out a pair of scissors from his apron, hinged it down in the middle of the broken silver, weighed a smaller piece of silver again, and said:

"Hey, this time it's about the same, and it's almost the same to find ten cents for you, the small shop doesn't have a fair scale, so I can't find money for you accurately, and I'll give you one more penny." ”

Chen Qingying stared at the tea shop uncle, poured money from his pocket, and asked suspiciously:

"How to pay us back. ”

Old man says:

"The girl looks like a child of everyone, and she hasn't taken a copper coin in her hand, these two pieces of silver can be exchanged for eight or nine hundred copper coins, and the official silver can be exchanged for a thousand copper coins. Your tael of silver is too big in a small place like ours, so only those big restaurants in the city pay the bill directly with silver. Your meal, this bit of silver is enough, no matter how young you are, you can't put it, and the old man still has to ask you for money!"

Xing Shengbin took the remaining silver and the copper coin of the old man, and said:

"Thank you for your hospitality, we won't take advantage of you for this penny, it's much easier for me to make money than you, take it!"

Although he is not rich, but as a young man and a soldier, there are too many ways to make money, and silver, which is a large business currency, is really not suitable for spending here.

It is not easy to do business, not to mention a countryman who can't read big words, because of the experience of his previous life, he only has respect for such a person, and he will be a little unbearable to be cheap for a penny, so it is better to give this money and change his peace of mind.

The old man of the teahouse thanked him again and again, and the two of them stepped on their horses again and whipped away, but this time they did not gallop fast.

The little girl was very puzzled by the scene just now and asked:

"Such a delicious dish, do you want us to pay so much!"

Xing Shengbin said with a smile:

"Pickles are only eaten by poor families, and poor families can't afford to eat vegetables, so they can only use pickles as vegetables to save money. ”

Although Xing Shengbin was explaining the role of pickles, but the reaction to the old man was also particularly unexpected, in the past, when watching TV series, when checking out, he either took silver, or copper coins, or even gold, but it was the first time to use scissors to hinge silver.

Such a scene is really a bit weird, but it is also relatively easy to understand, the texture of silver is soft, and scissors made of pig iron can completely hinge silver.

It's just that I don't know if the dime of silver in the mouth of the ancients has anything to do with this hinge, otherwise how the broken silver came from, but it's hard to explain, someone can't deliberately make the silver like that, use it for ordinary trading, or it is a hinge of silver that is slowly transformed.

It is only in this way that the whole piece of silver is hinged into scattered pieces of silver, so much broken silver can appear.

I didn't expect an unexpected chance encounter, explaining the mystery that Xing Shengbin has not solved for many years, the wisdom of the ancients is really elusive, whether this method is smart or stupid, it is really hard to say, after all, the development of culture is a slow process, how can there be such a simple mobile phone payment in the future without such a stupid method!