Chapter Seventy-Nine: Renjiazhen (Ask for Collection, Ask for Recommendation)
Not to mention how the guards divided the money, Ryan silently observed the city after entering the county seat. The county town is still quite prosperous, there are many small vendors selling on the main streets, and there are dozens of shops lining up along the streets, and the shops are even selling matches, kerosene and other foreign gadgets.
After all, this is just a relatively remote county, and there are not many people dressed like Ryan. So when he walked down the street, he attracted the attention of many local residents. Ryan could even hear them talking.
"Whose little master is this, it seems that he has never seen it before?"
"Look, isn't he just a fake foreign devil, look at his spirit. ”
"But it's really rich. Looking at the fabric of that dress, it is estimated that it will cost several oceans to buy it. ”
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Ryan really didn't want to stand on the street and look at it like an animal, so after a circle, he walked into the biggest restaurant on the street.
The shopkeeper invited Ryan into the store very warmly, and Ryan asked for a private room upstairs to sit. Because I just had dinner, and it's not a meal yet. So he took out five or six pieces of silver and put them on the table. Then he instructed Xiao Er: "Go, let me serve a pot of tea to the young master below, and pick three or four refreshments." Tell me about the strange things around here, and the money will be yours. ”
"Okay, young master, you wait. ”
Xiao Er sang happily, and then bowed and withdrew.
After Xiao Er left, Ryan began to look at the furnishings in the house, the objects inside were antique, the large pieces of furniture were made of solid wood, and the workmanship was exquisite. It seems that these handicrafts have not been forgotten in this era.
But as the private room of the largest hotel in the county, there are still some things that reflect the changes of the times. For example, there is a hot water bottle in the corner. And on one of the several cases there is an old gramophone. Of course, this antiquity is said to Ryan's time, which was a real fashionable and popular item.
It's just that there should be no electricity in the county, so there are candlesticks on the cabinet (of course, not kerosene lamps, what does the smell of kerosene look like when eating in high-end restaurants). It is estimated that the big cities are now using electric lights, but such a small county is not so trendy, of course, the infrastructure is not enough, there is no power plant is also a very important reason.
After about half an hour, Xiao Er came up with a plate. In the center of the plate are a porcelain pot and a teacup, around which four plates are arranged.
"This is the latest Lu'an melon slice this spring, and it is a private item left by the boss. Soak in the best local spring water. These four are lotus cake, osmanthus cake, almond tofu and osmanthus cake. ”
Ryan looked at these things and nodded, and then threw Yinxike to the shopkeeper. Then he asked, "Are there any strange things around here?" Young Master, I like to hear this the most, and there is a reward for what it says. ”
Because modern life is good, twelve-year-old Ryan looks like he is fourteen or fifteen years old, and he can already be in charge of his home in this era. In addition, Lane's Mandarin accent is very close to the Beijing accent of this era. The shopkeeper mistakenly thought that Ryan was a big man from the capital, so he stuffed the silver coin into his pocket and nodded and said:
"If you want to say something strange, you can ask me the right ......"
As he spoke, Xiao Er also put his hand in his pocket and touched the silver coins. With so many years of experience in ushering in and sending them, Xiao Er could immediately judge that these silver coins were real, and they were purer than the ocean he had ever seen.
Stimulated by money, Xiao Er happily told a few rumors that I didn't know whether they were true or false, but they were all about some of who's daughters-in-law stealing people, and which man was caught out of the Qinglou by his Hedong lion and beaten with a blue nose and swollen face.
Ryan wasn't interested in this kind of gossip, so he interrupted Xiao Er and said, "I want to know what strange things are around, and I don't want to hear about these family things." ”
After hearing this, Xiao Er gently slapped his mouth with his hand: "Look at my mouth, the little young master is a noble person, so he naturally doesn't want to listen to these pickled things." But if you want to talk about strange people and strange things, there are really some around here. There is a Renjia town nearby, where there is a forest chief who is said to be able to subdue demons and catch ghosts. I have been invited by rich people to our county a few times, so I know him. ”
This should be the world of "Mr. Zombie", or it could be the world of a series of zombie stories. It's no wonder that on the way here, I feel that this world is prosperous and the yang is declining.
However, in order to confirm, Ryan carefully inquired about the situation in Renjiazhen from Xiao Er.
It turns out that Renjia Town is thirty miles away, and its real name is Fuzhen, and you know that there are many rich people living in it when you hear the name. Later, until today, the richest people in the town are the Ren family. Therefore, after the establishment of the Republic of China, it was renamed Renjia Town.
Speaking of this, Xiao Er thought of something and said: "It seems that the eldest lady of the Ren family also came back from abroad, and she rode a horse from the county in a dress a while ago." ”
It seems that it should be the world of "Mr. Zombie", Ryan took out a few more Sike and handed them to Xiao Er, asking him to go down and help find a carriage to Renjia Town to wait downstairs. Xiao Er took the money and left with a smile on his face.
Ryan slowly finished his refreshments and went downstairs to board the carriage, which headed north along the dirt road. Toline, who was dressed in a dress, was unimpeded on the road in this era when he encountered several inspections.
An hour later, the carriage arrived in Renjia Town. It's a big and prosperous town, and it looks like there are tens of thousands of people living here.
After getting out of the car, Ryan went to the street vendor to ask Lin Daochang about the specific situation. The Taoist is indeed a local celebrity, and the first candy painting vendor Ryan met knew a lot about Lin Daochang.
After Ryan took a few of his candy paintings and gave them to the children playing on the street. The peddler knew everything about Ryan, and he couldn't stop talking.
For example, everyone calls Lin Daochang the ninth uncle, and he lives in Yizhuang outside the town.
The Taoist has two apprentices, one is the nephew of the proprietress of the rouge shop in the town, and the other is relatively old-looking.
and Uncle Nine is a very decent and good person, but he is more picky. So I wear an old gown all day long, even if I eat meat, I buy it for one or two or two, and never more than half a catty.
"Hong Kong zombie films, this is also a legend, and this story is the beginning of a legend. Ryan muttered silently.
Although this is a plot written by countless time-traveling novels, if you really experience it yourself, Ryan still feels extremely excited.
After all, for an uncle who was born in the 90s in his last life, Uncle Ying's zombie film is a lingering memory of childhood.
After asking the vendor about the town, Ryan, who is sure that the plot has not yet begun, strolls through the quaint streets while eating a candy painting left behind.
After walking around, Ryan walked out of town, ready to meet Uncle Nine, the protagonist of this world.