At dawn, a group of people packed their bags and set off, the road was safe, fortunately there were many people, not boring, about a month or so, they arrived in Hongdu.

Several people looked at the city gate of Hongdu, their hearts were about to jump out, everyone came for the first time, and they were frightened by such a magnificent city.

"Hongdu has arrived." The little bowl pointed to the city gate and jumped excitedly and shouted.

When Hong Tao and the others saw the strange and disdainful glances of the people on both sides, they all turned their heads and said that they didn't know the little bowl girl.

Xiaowan was also half ashamed of the passers-by's gaze, wilted, and pouted, "It was originally so." ”

"Don't shout if you know, how embarrassed it is for us to be looked at like monkeys by so many people." Hong Tao and the others were less, so they turned their heads and explained to the small bowl.

Xiao Wan didn't disobey Hong Tao's words when he saw him, and immediately obediently said that he knew and would not embarrass him again.

The team of five people was said to be quite small, and with each horse each, the team was quite large, and when they entered the city, they felt that the people here were all dressed gorgeously, and they were suddenly a little shorter in the crowd.

"Why don't we go and put on a set of clothes by ourselves, Lao Tzu is very uncomfortable watching these people look at people with their noses and eyes." Hong Tao was uncomfortable when he saw that the people passing by him were all nostrils facing the sky, who would dare to be angry in front of him in Lingshui Town?

Luo Jun looked at the clothes of several of them, which were quite decent, so he shook his head and said: "Hong Tao, how can you be like this, we can't judge a person by appearance, you must know that no matter how others look down on us, first of all, we have to look up to ourselves." ”

"I know, I'm not here to do the locals, right?" Hong Tao replied angrily, let you say anything? Lao Tzu just doesn't want to be a man on his stomach.

Luo Jun patted Hong Tao on the shoulder, "Don't be rash, you have the ability, others still look up to you, a piece of clothing can't play much role, if the clothes are dirty and dirty, people will still avoid them." ”

"Hey, I can't tell you, you are a scholar who can speak well, okay, don't make clothes, you can always eat." Hong Tao was defeated and didn't want to reason with Luo Jun anymore.

According to Hong Tao's meaning, he should find a good restaurant, first go to a table for them to pick up the wind and wash the dust, and then go to three upper rooms to sleep beautifully.

But the next few months to stay, can't be so squandering, Luo Jun took advantage of Hong Tao to discuss what to eat with the big and small bowls, he secretly asked the shopkeeper's local consumption level, don't ask, I don't know, I was startled, obediently, eat and live in such a restaurant, according to the minimum standard, close to one tael of silver a day.

Luo Jun counted, and the total number of them was more than one hundred and twenty taels, and they could live for a hundred days, more than three months, not counting other additional expenses.

With this conclusion, Luo Jun took advantage of Xiao Er's greeting other guests to pull Li Kezhao Hongtao away.

Hong Tao looked unhappy, shook off Luo Jun's hand and said, "What are you doing?" Are we ready to order? ”

"Let's change it." Luo Jun swallowed his saliva, a little afraid.

Hong Tao hugged his arms and refused to leave, "Give a reason!" ”

"I just asked, if we come with the most economical one, we will have to spend nearly one or two silver on food and accommodation today.

Hong Tao nodded after hearing this, a tael of silver is not much, "It's nothing?" In the past, we spent about one tael of silver every time in Lingshui Town. ”

"Yes, but you calculate, the three of us still have less than one hundred and twenty taels in total, and we will spend one tael a day, more than three months at most, but don't forget, we have to stay here for more than four months, and we will have to spend it when we go back." Luo Jun pulled him and gave him a detailed account.

Li Kezhao was secretly speechless, and said in his heart that Luo Jun would forget it when, he had no concept of these numbers before.

Hong Tao had no choice, so he had to nod and say perfunctorily: "Okay, okay, then it's okay to spend it once today, okay?" ”

"No, you don't know how difficult it is for Yuan Han to earn this silver, get up early and be greedy for darkness, no." Luo Jun felt sorry for Yuan Han, if the silver fell from the sky, he would not complain no matter how he spent it.

When Hong Tao saw him pull out Yuan Han, he was silent, "Okay, let's change places." ”

Seeing that Hong Tao, who had a resolute attitude, he suddenly changed his mind, and secretly wondered who Yuan Han was, and let Hong Tao compromise so easily.

But although I don't know who Yuan Han is, but it's right to be a woman, Dawan was secretly jealous in his heart, and said: "Since you like us, let's eat here, what's there, let's pay for it today, Hong Tao, what do you say." ”

Hong Tao looked at the big bowl and knew that she was for his good, but when he thought that Yuan Han was really hard to make money, he didn't have the heart, and said, "Forget it, let's listen to Luo Jun," and then said to Luo Jun: "You say where we go, you decide." ”

Luo Jun took a group of people along the way to look for home-style shops, and all those with high doors and big hurdles were not allowed to enter, and finally found a small restaurant in one place.

The shopkeeper greeted them very warmly and beckoned, "What do you want to eat?" "It seems that they came to the exam, and the scholars who took these exams came, and all of them had money.

"Shopkeeper, what do you have in your shop?" Luo Jun didn't know what to buy in this shop, so he asked.

The shopkeeper introduced with a smile, "There are many good dishes in our shop, what kind of stir-fried, stewed, fried and steamed are all there, and the guest officer can just say what he wants to eat." ”

"In that case, the shopkeeper will bring us five bowls of somen noodles." Luo Jun thought about it for a long time and didn't dare to ask for anything else, just the cheapest somen noodles.

The shopkeeper greeted them for a long time, but as a result, people only ate somen noodles, and his warm face turned black all of a sudden, and he glanced at them disdainfully, muttering turtles in his mouth, "Shun'er, come down with five bowls of somen noodles." ”

After a while, Xiao Er came with five bowls of somen noodles and put them on the table, "Slow use of the guest officer." ”

Hong Tao squinted his eyes a little angry, gritted his teeth and asked Luo Jun: "Is this how the little two in Hongdu greet guests?" ”

"Forget it, bear with me," Luo Jun was afraid that Hong Tao would lose his temper and make trouble, so he hurriedly persuaded him to dissipate his anger, "They are powerful, and we won't stay here for long." ”

Hong Tao tried to get up several times to find the shopkeeper of that force, but he couldn't help it, "Lao Tzu will always take revenge, hum." ”

A few people finished eating the noodles indiscriminately, and as soon as they checked out, they were shocked, and they were much more expensive than usual.

"Hey, I've only eaten a few bowls of somen noodles, and you charge so much money." Luo Jun couldn't persuade him, and Hong Tao shouted.

The shopkeeper half-squinted, "What's wrong with charging you so much, our shop is at this price, turtle, do you think this is your small place?" ”

"You, if you want to fight or not, quickly return the overcharged money." Hong Tao grabbed the placket of the shopkeeper and threatened.

The shopkeeper was a little weak-hearted, pointed at Hong Tao and said: "You, you, you let go, do you still have a royal law, somen noodles are sold like this, everyone is the same, what are you doing with sloppiness?" ”

An old woman selling vegetables outside saw her and persuaded: "Forget it, young man, you will only eat this time anyway." ”

Luo Jun, Li Kezhao and others all think so, they are new to the city, they are not familiar with the place, they still value harmony, it doesn't matter if they suffer a small loss, don't make a fuss, "Thank you, auntie, let's go." ”

"Let's go." Luo Jun pulled Hong Tao, who still refused to give up, out of the shop, "When will your temper change?" ”

Hong Tao snorted, "Change!" Change! If you change your words, you won't be bullied miserably. ”

The big and small bowls must have supported Hong Tao, but what Luo Jun said was not wrong, so he said: "Okay, the money has been paid, and it's useless to argue, let's find a place to live." ”

As soon as the old woman who sold vegetables heard that they were looking for a place to stay, she followed them enthusiastically and said, "Young men, you must have come to catch the exam, and I tell you, old woman, you have to be careful, there are many liars here." ”

"Where's the liar?" Luo Jun felt that the folk customs of this place were still very simple, but everyone was so calculating for their livelihood.

"At a glance, I know that you don't go out often," the old woman put down the vegetable basket and said to them, "This Hongdu, it's usually fine, but it's the most chaotic time when the exam is about to be, why?" There are many students rushing to take the exam, and they all have money on them, so the shopkeepers of some inns and restaurants have raised prices one after another to seek benefits. ”

Luo Jun then understood why a bowl of somen noodles was so expensive just now, "Thank you, auntie, it's just that according to what you said, where is there an inn suitable for us to live in this Hongdu?" "Dare to love a few of them have to find a dilapidated temple to live in, otherwise how can they afford this expensive living expenses.

The old woman waved her hand and said: "Young man can't be so pessimistic, although it is a common practice to increase the price of the exam, but there are also some people who have good hearts and will not take advantage of the fire to rob." ”

When they heard that there was still a place to go, they were happy and asked excitedly, "Where is it?" We also had to go to the lodging, so as not to go late and run out of empty rooms. ”

The old woman smiled and said, "Young men, don't worry, I will open an inn for the old woman, if you are not too far away, go with me." ”

When they heard this, they all expressed their willingness, and Luo Jun also helped the old woman carry the vegetable basket very lovingly, which is really a good thing to do wherever she goes.

"Here we are." The old woman took them around and around, and finally brought them to, and a few people looked at the room, they were a little reluctant, not that they were picky, but the environment was too poor, the light was not good, the room was dark and damp, and there was a musty smell.

As soon as they saw that the room was about to leave, the old woman said: "You are right to dislike it, but we are very cheap here, there are so many of you, let alone three rooms, you also know the price outside, we are cheap here, if you live here, until the end of the exam, I will charge you twenty taels." (To be continued.) )