Runzhou City used to be called the Iron Urn City, it was established in the period of Sun Wu of the Three Kingdoms, built by the mountain, slightly close to the ellipse, during the Tang Dynasty, Runzhou was expanded again, the Jiacheng and Luocheng were built, the city was high and the wall was thick, and the fortifications were strengthened.

And the river in the city is dense, the Yangtze River in the north, the canal chiseled the city, the Runzhou City is divided into two, divided into the eastern half of the city and the western half of the city, the wharves on both sides of the canal are lined up, the grass market stalls are also many, and the market is prosperous.

In the whole city, you can see the blue bricks and ancient tiles everywhere, the antique buildings, the attic is elegant, uneven, due to the dense river network, every few hundred steps, you will see the small bridge flowing water, the canopy boat runs through the water, the river embankment is full of grass, the willows are still around, and a picture of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River is a picture.

Su Chen walked, watching as he walked, and walked for more than half an hour before rushing back to his alley from the West City Gate.

The Tang Dynasty implemented the Lifang system, and there was a continuation during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Southern Tang Dynasty belonged to a semi-reserved state, but it did not strictly implement the Lifang system and the curfew system, and there was no Fangmen, Runzhou City had thirteen large Lifang, which was easy to manage, and the streets and alleys were staggered

Su Chen's ancestral house is located in the area of Dasuo Street in Liuhefang, where there are more medicinal herb shops, and in the legend of the White Snake, Xiaoqing also went to Zhenjiang Dasuo Street to buy medicinal materials.

This square is adjacent to the canal in the east, which belongs to the eastern suburbs of Xicheng District, and you can reach the canal embankment by walking a few hundred zhang, and the eastern half of the city, across the canal.

Along the way, Su Chen already had some understanding of Runzhoucheng's general style and material level, although it was not in-depth, but it was by no means a little unaware of the leopard in the tube.

Generally speaking, the materials in Runzhou City are quite sufficient, after all, this is already the largest state city in the Southern Tang Dynasty except for Jinling, and its strategic position is also important, plus it is an important port distribution center, so the materials in other cities should be stronger, but Su Chen looks at it from the perspective of another era, but he feels that it is lacking.

No mobile TV, no KFC McDonald's, no department stores!

If Su Chen wants to survive in this era, he has to think about how to live, the family is about to be unable to open the pot, and there is a little Lori girl waiting to be raised by himself, and living a life of poverty and hardship is not what he wants!

"In Nantang, how can you get rich for the time being?"

Su Chen thought as he walked home, and as soon as he arrived near the alley, he saw many people surrounding his yard, as if they were watching the excitement.

He strode a few steps closer when he heard Ling'er's cry.

Su Chen's face changed, and he rushed to the door of the house.

"Let's go!"

Su Chen rushed into the door of his house, this is Jiangnan, and the house does not have a large courtyard and a long courtyard like in the north, and it is the rough layout of a main house. The gate of the house in Runzhou is the door of the front hall, between the front hall and the back hall, there is a small courtyard with a patio, and it is a wooden structure, the color is dark, not as open as the courtyard of the northern residents, and the open ground.

He entered the courtyard and saw Cao Dan, the third young man of the Cao family, making trouble with three domestic servants, smashing the wooden stakes, water tanks, pots and jars in the courtyard, and someone pulled to drag his sister-in-law Yang Ling'er away.

Seeing this, Su Chen suddenly became angry and yelled.

"Hey, let go of that girl!"

After Su Chen finished scolding, he rushed over to stop them from bullying his little sister.

A servant of the Cao family turned around, and when he saw someone coming to stop him, he subconsciously opened his arms to block it.

"Ahh Su Chen directly kicked a taekwondo standard side kick and kicked on the servant, kicking him backwards several meters and falling to the ground.

When the other two servants saw that a ruthless person was coming, they let go of Yang Ling'er's hand.

Yang Ling'er ran behind Su Chen and grabbed his arm, for fear that he would be snatched away.

Su Chen comforted Yang Ling'er: "Don't be afraid, with my brother here, I won't let people bully you!" ”

Yang Ling'er's eyes were full of tears, her eyes were bright, round and big, although she was only twelve years old after the New Year, and she was wearing more ordinary coarse cloth clothes, but it was difficult to hide the appearance of the little beauty's embryo.

"Su Chen, Su Dalang, you still have a lot of skills." Cao Dan stepped forward, wearing a round-necked long shirt and a folding fan in his hand, he was a rich man with little culture, and he preferred to pretend to be a learned scholar and vassal elegance.

"It's you, straw egg! Under the light of the sun, robbing the people's daughters, do you still have the king in your eyes! ””

Cao Dan stepped forward, waved his folding fan, and sneered a little: "Su Chen, it is natural to repay debts, you won't even remember the five hundred guan you owe me, right?" ”

Su Chen was stunned: "I owe you money?" Five hundred? ”

Yang Ling'er had heard this statement just now, and she didn't believe it at the time, but at this moment, she looked at Su Chen, full of expectations, and listened to his explanation.

"There's a testament to this!"

Cao Dan took out a note from the pocket of his robe, shook it in front of Su Chen, and then turned to the people in the front hall and said: "I am the third son of the Cao family of Anlintang, and my father is also our Xinglin doctor in Runzhou City, famous and numbered, this is Su Chen set up seven days ago, and wrote it when I borrowed money, when Su Chen played dominoes with me in the gambling house, after losing all the capital, he was obsessed, so he owed money on credit to me, five hundred yuan, and lost it all after two days and two nights, but it was made up within a month within the deadline. If you can't repay it, when the one-month period expires, you will use this ancestral house, the Su family's prescription, and this Su Chen's righteous sister to compensate! ”

"It's really Su Chen's signature, and there is a handprint painting!"

"Oh my God, five hundred guan, the Su family has long been an empty shell in the past few years, where can I get five hundred guan!"

"Crazy, this Su Chen is a loser, and he lost the only remaining ancestral house, but it's a pity that Ling'er, that little girl, will be ruined in the future."

The onlookers at the door were all nearby neighbors, and there was a lot of discussion, and they all regarded Su Chen as a loser and a gambler.

A man's servant, loading and unloading goods at the wharf, a day's salary is only about 50 yuan, and after a month, it is only half of the income.

Five hundred guan is for an ordinary person, without eating or drinking, it takes twenty or thirty years to save up.

Yang Ling'er can be considered to hear clearly, all this is true!

Her face instantly turned pale, and when she glanced at Cao Dan, who was crowned with an ape, tears couldn't stop flowing.

"Brother Su Chen, I don't want to make a mortgage, and I don't want to be given away if I die!"

Yang Ling'er shook her head desperately, her hands tightly clenched Su Chen's arm, so miserable and decisive, so lonely and pitiful.

This scene made Su Chen feel sad, and no matter what, he felt that he couldn't be sorry for his little Lori girl.

He forced out a smile and comforted: "Ling'er, don't worry, I was confused at that time, and I can't remember it at all, but no matter what, even if the ancestral house and prescription are gone, I will never give you out if I go out to borrow money." ”

Yang Ling'er heard Su Chen's assurance, and then she was a little relieved.

Cao Dan turned around and walked over, sneering again and again: "Su Dalang, wake up, take a look at your family, the family is poor, and the surviving ancestors of the Su family have been defeated by you in the past few years, except for the identity of a broken showman, you are useless, where can you get money?" Do you want to go to the Qinglou to ask for a loan? Haha, in the kiln, if you have money, you are the uncle, if you don't have money, you are a poor talent, no one will lend you money, these five hundred yuan, you are sure that you can't pay it back, today's mansion real estate, the ancestral prescription of the Su family, and this little girl, all pay off the debt, and our accounts will be cleared in two! ”

"Grass egg, put your shit, isn't it five hundred yuan, within a month, I will return it to you according to the agreement, Ling'er and the house, you don't want to get involved!"

Su Chen also hardened, how could he say that he came from another world, he was full of knowledge and learning, according to the innate advantages of the traveler who used to watch novels, film and television dramas, all kinds of inventions and creations, and quickly achieved the small goal of 10,000 yuan, and finally became the richest man in the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Made, I still care about these five hundred times!

Cao Dan chirped: "I'm bah! You are a straw bag, reading and reading stupid wood, the name of Xiucai is not worthy of the name, the one-month deadline, and now there are only more than 20 days left, where do you go to raise money, but you are perfunctory to me Cao Sanlang. ”

Su Chen snorted lightly: "Believe it or not, but in black and white, with a one-month deadline, you are making trouble now, not complying with the rules, this is deliberately breaking the contract, you don't want me to fulfill the above gambling contract, sue the government, and you are also at fault." ”

Cao Dan hesitated, his eyes flickered, and he was also considering.

Su Chen released another cruel sentence: "If you are in a hurry, you can blame me for going to your house to poison me, don't forget what my Su family does, I can treat the sick and save people, and also use poison to punish Xiaoxiao, if you don't let me live, I will also take your whole family to the funeral." ”

Cao Dan usually doesn't read much, and he is also an embroidered pillow that is strong on the outside and dry on the inside, and when Su Chen said this, he suddenly felt a little inappropriate, and snorted coldly: "Since you are so stubborn, well, don't say that this son didn't give you a chance, on the twenty-third day, there will be twenty-three days, and then I will bring someone over to take away the things here, if you miss one, break your leg to compensate!" ”

"Come and get the money then!" Although Su Chen had no good plan in his heart, he still pretended to swear.

"You have a kind, let's go!" Cao Dan pointed at Su Chen, and found that this kid seemed to be a little different from before, and he was shocked in his heart, and then left with the three servants.

Yang Ling'er couldn't stop crying, and she felt like the sky was about to fall.

Su Chen patted her on the shoulder, told her not to worry, turned to the neighbors at the door and said: "Let the villagers see the joke, Su Mou was indeed a bit of a bastard before, he was framed by the wicked, lost the money, and was coerced and lured to write down the arrears note!" However, I, Su Chen, am here today and swear to the villagers that I will never do those gambling tricks again in the future, and I will no longer shame the ancestors of the Su family! Life is not easy, do it and cherish it, please bear witness to my oath today! ”

The reason why he wants to say this is also to take the opportunity to speak for himself, Su Chen in the past was pedantic, his IQ was not high, he was mediocre, he was trapped, and now he is in debt.

If the new Su Chen wants to change, even if he does business next, but he doesn't have a good reputation at the beginning, it will be difficult to open the market, and even his character will be spurned, which will directly affect his development.

Today, I am here to announce that we will change our past mistakes and do a self-marketing of "the prodigal son turning back".

"That's like a word!"

"It's good if you can change it, but it's a pity, five hundred times, when can you save enough!"

"Do it and cherish it, it would be nice to realize it earlier. Now the prodigal son has returned, and his possessions have been lost. ”

"It's a pity that the Su family has been rejuvenated for several generations."

The neighbors at the door all shook their heads and sighed lightly, expressing a sigh of hatred for iron and steel, but some people were angry with Su Chen for being able to turn back.

Everyone dispersed, and only Su Chen and Yang Ling'er were left in the small courtyard of the patio.

Yang Ling'er asked timidly: "Brother Su Chen, have you eaten, Ling'er will cook for you." ”

Su Chen shook his head: "I went out of the city today, I ate outside, and I brought you a cheese cake, eat this!" ”

After speaking, he took out the cheesecake from the cloth bag tied by his belt and handed it to Yang Ling'er.

"White Cheese Cake!" Yang Ling'er burst into tears and laughed, she hadn't eaten this kind of white pasta for a long time.

Su Chen sighed lightly, in the past two or three years, after the death of the old servant, only Su Chen and his little sister Yang Ling'er were left to live here.

"In the past few years, you have been suffering with your brother." Su Chen was a little reluctant, grabbed Yang Ling'er's arm, and leaned against his side.

Yang Ling'er leaned on Su Chen at close range, and when she grew up, she still rarely had such intimate movements, so her cheeks were a little red, she paused, and raised her head to ask: "Brother Su Chen, is it that when the time comes, if the slave doesn't go with them, they will break your legs?" ”

"Don't listen to him!"

"However, in case they really want to break your legs, then brother should send Ling'er away, the slave doesn't want to see Brother Su Chen become a cripple."

Su Chen's nose was sour, his arms were tightly wrapped around Yang Ling'er, and he said in his heart: This godgirl, I want to recognize it for the rest of my life!