2. Chapter 2 Troubled Times
The candlelight burns and warms the room.
Bai Lu was doing needlework on the side, and Frost was reciting the Legalist's "Han Feizi", and Pingling Yu's heart that had just been hit almost shattered couldn't help but warm, from this "General History Biography" Among them, you can see a lot of traversers, at least those who are at the turning point of history are very different from the history of China from the record, not to mention the original owner's bookshelf all kinds of writings, many of which should be written by later generations, he looked at the name of the unfamiliar very, thinking of this Pingling Yu couldn't help sighing, not to mention that at least he should think about how to live, raise his eyes to look at the two children, he can't rely on these two children, and he doesn't know if the original owner left any property before.
Thinking of this, he walked towards his bedroom, but the original owner's layout was very simple, and he could see it clearly at a glance, and it really didn't look like he was hiding his belongings.
"Sir?" Seeing his movements, Bai Lu put down the needle and thread in his hand and followed.
"Bai Lu, how much silver do we have?" Judging from the appearance of the two children, Bai Lu is obviously more sensible than Shuang Xia, and the original owner must have to delay the medical consultation these days, although there are many ancient doctors, but the consultation fee is not cheap, and the disposal of property must be at least one of the two children who knows, and immediately Pingling Yu asked.
"And three taels of silver. Bai Lu lowered her head a little sadly.
"......" thought that although he was a child in his previous life, but his shots were all gold and silver, Pingling Yu mentioned his chest in one breath, and almost didn't suffocate to death, but he didn't expect that one day he would face this kind of realm where a penny is hard to die of.
"What is the price of grain now?" "The world is good or bad and you can have an understanding by looking at the price of grain, and under the prosperous times, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the price of grain will naturally not be too expensive.
"One stone of rice is about a thousand dollars. Bai Lu stuck out her tongue, a little afraid to look at the face of the gentleman, during this time the gentleman was sick, she took care of the money, and they were foreigners, so they were worried about the price.
Pingling Yu's heart choked, this price is not low, he remembered that when he was a professor of history in his previous life, he had learned about the prices of all dynasties, when the two Song Dynasty, the national strength was not strong, but the price of rice was not high, and the life of ordinary people was still relatively good, but now this grain price, I am afraid that the days are not prosperous! But think about the system you carry, I believe that you will not throw yourself in the peaceful and prosperous world.
"Is there a market around here?" Although he didn't know what the original owner did for a living, he still decided to go to the nearby town tomorrow to have a look, and he had to find a way to make a living first.
"There is a market nearby, but the big market is on the first and fifteenth day of the new year, and the small market is every five days, but now the small market is not often opened
Finish. Although Frost Fall's temperament is a little soft, he is a well-behaved person, and he immediately stopped writing, "There is often a market in Danyang City, which is twenty miles away. ”
“...... Early tomorrow morning, let's go to Danyang City. Originally, as a person who has just recovered from a serious illness, he should not jump around at will, but when he thinks of the mandatory system tasks, he feels that he should not wait.
"Really?" Before Bai Lu could say anything, Frost Fall jumped up with joy.
"You're skinny. Seeing him like this, Bai Lu couldn't help glaring at him fiercely and said, "Mr. is just a little better, you plan to let him take you to the city to toss, but you can grow a little longer!"
"It doesn't matter. "Seeing the two children like this, Pingling Yu still doesn't understand anything, I'm afraid that these days the original owner of the patient and the two are also ruthless, Bai Lu is a female baby, and the temperament is quiet and naturally does needlework and housework in the past, but the frost is different, the twelve or thirteen-year-old boy is active when he is active, judging from the behavior of the two people, he is only afraid that he was born in a good family before fleeing, and his temperament is more simple, "Tomorrow morning, let's get up early and go to Danyang City to have a look." ”
Seeing that his expression was not reluctant, Rao is old man Rubai Lu's eyes couldn't help but show anticipation.
Danyang City is the subordinate city of Jinguancheng, the second largest city in Shuzhou, in the lower reaches of the Ningjiang River, because of the river, the waterway is relaxed, the ships come and go like weaving, when the midsummer water is big, the river is wide and ten zhang away, it is a hundred ships and thousands of sails are not lively.
"Sir, sir, look at that man!" Pingling Yulai is a person who says nothing, not to mention that there is a three-day time limit in the system, and he does not dare to relax lightly, so the next morning, the master and servant three packed up and took a small boat on the ferry in the village to go downstream, but they arrived at Danyang City in half a day.
After getting off the dock, Rao is knowledgeable as Pingling Yu couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the crowded scene in front of him, and learned about the world today's from the two boys, he was not optimistic about the world he was in at all, so when Frost Fall was surprised to point to the tired and ragged young man who was sold in the bazaar and the thin horses beside him, Pingling Yu gave birth to a sense of realism that was really so.
The young man was wearing a shabby cotton jacket, and his figure was thin, but his eyebrows were clear, and his eyes were introverted, and he suddenly looked at the little wolf that was splitting down the mountain.
"Does anyone buy it? As long as twenty-five copper coins, you can bring it back with people and horses. The man standing next to the young man shouted loudly, he was wearing fine cotton, his expression was quite proud, as if he had taken a big advantage, turned his head to look, saw that the young man had humiliation in his eyes, and immediately whipped it over, and scolded, "Little scumbag, are you still the little son of the past? If it weren't for Mrs.'s discernment, where would you know that you were a tanuki for the prince Shengsheng occupied the identity of our little son for sixteen years, and now it is only sold for twenty-five copper coins, and it can't be recovered, it's really unlucky!"
"Sir, save him!" I don't know if it was the young man's expression or the situation that touched the heart of Frostfall, he reached out and gently tugged at Pingling Yu's sleeve.
"Frostfall, do you know how much silver we still have?" Pingling Yu smiled bitterly, it's not that he is not as loving as this little boy, it's really that he can't even take care of it when he can't survive, his naivety in the previous life made him pay a lot of price, if it weren't for the fact that he was the eldest son of Xie Lord's branch, he wouldn't be able to get away with it.
"However, Mr. saved me and Bai Lu in the first place. The boy pursed his lips and said, "Sir also taught me that if you are poor, you will be good alone, and if you are good, you will help the world, but he is right in front of us......"
Pingling Yu could only be silent for a while.
After a long time, he sighed, reached out and touched the frost plush head, stepped forward with a slight smile and said, "Xiao Langjun, can you take a step to speak?"
The Eastern Qin Dynasty is heavily literate, there are clouds, and the heavenly atmosphere is very ten, and the Eastern Qin alone accounts for nine points, which can be seen from this. Therefore, there were many scribes at that time, with a natural awe for those who read and write, coupled with the strict household registration of the Eastern Qin, non-scholars and peasants were not allowed to participate in the imperial examination, not to mention the slaves raised by these merchants, so when he saw Pingling Yu dressed as a scholar, the man immediately restrained the contemptuous look on his face, and immediately bowed to Pingling Yu, and said with a little flattery: "Mr. can torture the villain, if you fancy him to take it back and be a servant drive, it is also good." ”
"I used to see that most of the servants in the market were from Ya Po, and there were special document transfers and guarantors, but now you say that you are selling your old master's family, don't give me goods without evidence!"
"Sir, I don't know why. The man laughed when he heard him, thinking that although this person was dressed ordinarily, he thought that he was also wealthy at home, so he naturally didn't understand these worldly things, so his face also showed a little showmanship, "What Mr. said was in the past, but there are also those who voluntarily sell themselves, or parents pawn their children, so naturally they don't need to look for a tooth wife." Mr. Don't hide that this is my family Langjun to sell, he was originally a servant son, the mother-in-law was my first wife as the little son's nurse, but it was a bad heart, the doll and our little son exchanged, this exchange is fifteen years, but also thanks to my wife a few days ago to the neighboring county to see a farmer's tenant Lang and my family Lang Jun quite imagined that after going back, he grabbed the mother-in-law and tortured him to find out the truth, but unfortunately the mother-in-law died of illness, only this little mongrel remained. ”
Pingling Yu sighed in his heart when he heard this, the world despises the businessman, one is disgusted with his pursuit of fame and fortune, and the other is that most of the businessmen are not very particular about their actions, he looked at the young man is also a piece of jade, if it is really that the mother-in-law does such an evil thing, in the family of the gate valve is also mostly accepted as a righteous son, many years of upbringing can be despised for his ability, even if he is really angry but expelled from the house, it is better than this businessman so cheap, you must know not to bully the young man poor, but he is not a little otaku who hung everything on his face at the beginning, and immediately smiled: " This is to congratulate your master on finding the little boy, but I don't know how to determine that this little boy is definitely adopted? If you make a mistake, I am afraid that if you really buy it as a servant in the future, you will cause a disaster. ”
"Son, rest assured, my wife is the most wise, this little bastard and my family Lang Jun blood test results he is really not my little son, Mrs. is kind and originally persuaded Lang Jun to accept the little son as a righteous son, who knows that this little mongrel has a grudge and assassinates my wife, if it weren't for the shrewdness of the mother next to the lady, the lady almost had a miscarriage. The man gritted his teeth when he said this, but he didn't want the young man on the side to just listen silently, and a little pain flashed in his eyes.
"Yo, this little Langjun has a bad heart......" Lang Jun, who was watching the excitement on the side, couldn't help but sigh.
"I gave birth to such a good look, but I didn't expect it to be a wolf-hearted dog. A few little ladies chattered.
"I said, sir, you better not buy such a vicious person. The enthusiastic lady on the side couldn't help but persuade her.