With valuable things in her arms, Zhang Linglin followed the directions of her neighbors, ran quickly, and arrived at the largest bazaar in poor water in the time of a stick of incense.

Judging from the streets and the dense shops around it, regardless of the scale and number, it can be guessed that it was once prosperous, and most of the shops were closed after years of war, and even a few restaurants and inns opened for military officers were still open, and they were also deserted.

Under the guidance of passers-by, Zhang Linglin found a pawnshop that was still open, and it was dark inside, and it felt that the sun could not shine into it.

"Boss, I'm going to be something."

Zhang Linglin said as she handed the thing wrapped in a strip of cloth in her hand to the boss.

A lean hand on the chair took it, opened it casually, and looked at it, "Yo, it's quite fine, it's actually scrubbed brightly." ”

Flipping it over and looking at it twice, "Twenty dollars." ”

Zhang Linglin, who was full of anticipation next to her, was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly asked: "Is it one twenty cents, or two twenty cents?" ”

The lean boss sitting on the chair looked at her almost with slanted eyes, and a look of inappropriate love, "Of course it's two branches and twenty wen, now that the war is so tight, who still has the heart to wear gold and silver?" The whole poor water, and now I'm afraid that my pawnshop can still squeeze out some money. ”

What the boss said is very reasonable, but there are really no valuable materials at home, take these away, I'm afraid there will be no other things to be done, Zhang Linglin still actively lobbied, "Boss, you see that these two hairpins are still exquisite, and they feel relatively new, each flower and leaf is carefully smelted and polished, if you can go to the weak water next to it, maybe you can pawn it for seven or eight hundred dollars." ”

"Girl, what you say is true, just the craftsmanship of this hairpin, I know at a glance that it is made by the Lushui Chu family, if it is new, let alone seven or eight hundred wen, it is possible to have seventeen or eight taels of silver, but you are all out of poor water, everyone will think that it is taken back from the dead, unlucky, and it can't be sold for any price."

Seventeen or eighteen taels of silver, it's not even worth forty cents?

No matter how you think about it, she is unwilling, gritting her teeth, Zhang Linglin still decided to be it, after all, there is no rice in the pot at home now.

On the way back, I saw smoke in the house from a distance, and as soon as Zhang Linglin entered the yard, he saw that Han Shi was already cooking water on the fire.

Seeing her come back, Han Shi said lightly, "What did you do?" What can I buy? ”

Zhang Linglin nodded, "The thing is pawned, but the two hairpin pawnshops only give twenty wen, saying that there is no other pawnshop pawn, and it can only be used for so much money." ”

"In the days you've been sick, there's nothing left to eat at home."

Even Han Shi, who has always been very elegant, has not eaten for a few days, and it is difficult to calm down at the moment.

"Even if it's twenty yuan, it's enough for us to spend a month."

Seeing Mo Wu carrying something in his hand, he hurriedly asked if he was eating.

"I don't want to kill time, I'm going to get out of here."

What Zhang Linglin was thinking about was how to leave this ghost place as much as possible, obviously two hundred dollars was definitely not enough.

Then he handed the thing tied with leaves and straw rope in his hand to Han Shi, "There are a few sweet potatoes here, let's satisfy my hunger first." I want to keep the money and use it. ”

Han Shi took the sweet potato, scooped some water to wash it, cut it into cubes, and then put it in the boiling hot water to boil.

Seeing that he had done this in an orderly manner, Zhang Linglin couldn't help but be a little curious, "Aren't you very hungry?" Still in the mood to chop sweet potatoes? ”

Han Shi casually stirred the soup with a wooden spoon, and said as a matter of course: "Chop it, cook it faster." ”

Hungry and almost ignorant of etiquette, she still calmly thought of these details, Zhang Linglin had a new view of her husband, and always felt that this person was a little out of place in the wild land of this Xinjiang.

A few sweet potatoes and half a pot of hot water can be regarded as a full stomach.

After a few days, after finally having a full meal, Zhang Linglin decided to hold a family meeting before dark.

"That Mr. Han, I've thought about it seriously, it's really not a place to live for a long time, and you and my relatives are gone, it's better to go to the weak water first, then go to Luoshui, and then go to the capital to live through the water."

After the distribution of towns and cities in Yaoshui Country, the situation of the city has been understood with the pawnshop owner, and Zhang Linglin is determined to move.

Han Shi frowned slightly, "Why have you been calling me Mr. Han since you woke up?" I'm not a gentleman, I've just read a little bit of books. ”

"It's just a title, you just get used to it, now the most important thing for us is to get out of here and live in another place."

It's really hard here, Zhang Linglin believes that with her own mind and skills, she will definitely live better than now.

"That's true, but it takes about ten days to drive to the weak water here, and if you walk, it will take longer, how can we have so many coils to prepare dry food?"

"Don't you have a silver ticket?"

Zhang Linglin was unwilling, "Press the silver ticket first, someone will agree, right?" ”

"The silver ticket needs to be exchanged for huàn, there is no money village here, and no one will believe that it can really be exchanged for huàn, and the coachman will not agree."

Han Shi explained seriously, from the bottom of his heart, he also wanted to leave here and live in another place.

"I've also thought about this, today in the pawnshop I painted a portrait of the pawnshop owner, the boss gave me dozens of dollars and some pen and paper, tomorrow I want to go to the market to paint portraits, I should be able to save some money."

Zhang Linglin said what she thought in her heart.

When I was in the pawnshop today, there was a messenger, saying that the old mother and children in other places miss the owner of the pawnshop here, and they want to see when they can go to see each other.

In order to avoid the war, the pawnshop owner sent the family to a distant place, and he worked hard here, and he had not seen his relatives for three years, so Zhang Linglin immediately recommended himself, painted a portrait of the boss, and sent it to his relatives in the distance.

The boss was suspicious of the letter, and after Zhang Linglin finished drawing, the servant who delivered the letter even said that it was too similar, and said that the four-year-old young master had always wanted to know what his father looked like, and this portrait was like a real person mold printed, which was great.

The pawnshop owner, who originally felt harsh, was overjoyed, and immediately bought it, gave dozens of dollars not to count, and gave the rest of the paper, ink, pen and inkstone to Zhang Linglin, and when the ink was dry, he asked the servants to take it to distant relatives.

"Most of the people left behind by the poor water have relatives who are far away, and if they can let their relatives in the distance see a portrait of themselves, it must be a great joy, and I believe that they can make some money."

Today's accident made her discover a huge business opportunity, and her heart was full of joy.

You must know that the firewood you cut for a day on the first day is only two or three cents, and a portrait can get dozens of cents, and the hope of getting out of the poor water will brighten up instantly.

Han Shi nodded, but was a little puzzled, "It's still early today, why don't you go to the market in the afternoon to set up a stall?" ”

"If you want someone to buy your painting, you first need a signboard, and you also need to be equipped with some simple tools, and you need to prepare it well."

Zhang Linglin said with a smile.

"Signboard?"

After a stick of incense, Han Shi finally understood what the so-called signboard was, less than a stick of incense, on the original rough yellow paper, there was already a person's face, although he was a little thin compared to his impression, but he was sure that he was very similar to himself, "In such a short time, he can paint so similarly, even if he is a painter in the palace, he can't do it." ”

Zhang Linglin is still very confident in his own painting art, but his predecessor was also an art major at a prestigious university, although his job has been unstable after graduation, but now he is self-"starting a business"

Period, even if this body is still a little unskilled, in order to survive, you must expand your strength infinitely.

Zhang Linglin was a little surprised when she thought about it, "How do you know how the painters in the palace are painting?" Have you ever been to the Royal Palace? ”

Zhang Linglin is very sensitive to anything related to imperial power, and she can't get to know a fallen nobleman right away, help him subvert the world, and she can also live a queen concubine addiction.

Han Shi was a little embarrassed, "I just said nonsense, just to see that you painted too well and praised it." ”

Then he deliberately laughed dryly twice, "You, what are you going to do with this painting?" ”

"Tomorrow I'll set up a stall and show you and this portrait together, so that people will believe that my painting skills are superior."

Anyway, I used to do sales in a cosmetics store for a few weeks, and the basic packaging and hype will still be a little bit.

Hearing this, Han Shi resolutely refused, regardless of coercion, temptation, intimidation and begging, he resolutely refused, Zhang Linglin had no choice but to find a seven or eight-year-old boy from a neighbor's house to be his model, and promised to give a penny a day's wages, so that the boy would go to the market with him tomorrow.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Mo Wu was busy and prepared, Han Shi took a few pennies and bought some sweet potatoes and vegetables to cook together, and scooped two spoonfuls into the two large bowls on the table.

Looking at these pure natural foods, Zhang Linglin didn't have any appetite at all, he didn't say that he was a carnivore before, at least he was a foodie with pursuits, and he also learned some cooking skills, but now he is in trouble here, not to mention the luxury of oil, even ordinary meat and eggs have to wait for special days, and now just to cope with dinner, frowning, Zhang Linglin directly put this bowl of things without oil and salt to grunt.

"Madam, you don't seem to be used to eating these things?"

Although he also found it difficult to swallow, Mo Wu was originally a native of this place, but he dropped his head, but his temperament had changed so much, Han Shi couldn't help but doubt it.

"It feels like you're completely different from the other day, are you okay?"

Knowing that he and himself have only known each other for a few days, it only adds up to ten days, Zhang Linglin does not feel the pressure of disguising, not to mention that she is also alone here, saying that she doesn't remember when she broke her head, and no one pays attention to it, but she is indeed far from this era, and she can't be too abrupt.

Zhang Linglin told herself, I am Mo Wu now.