In the first year of Jinglong of the Tang Dynasty, Youzhou City.

Jicheng is the three-level governance of Jixian County, Fanyang County and Youzhou, also known as Youzhou City. In the early years of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the state was abolished and the county was replaced, and the state was changed to Zhuo County. In the first year of Tang Wude, Luo Yi, who occupied Zhuo County, was returned to the Tang Dynasty, and after this strategic place was obtained by the Tang Dynasty, Zhuo County was restored to Youzhou, and Jicheng was changed to Youzhou City, and it was the seat of Youzhou.

Compared with the 110 squares in Chang'an and the 103 squares in Luoyang, there are many fewer squares in Youzhou City, only 26. Although the city is not large, it is no less prosperous than Chang'an and Luoyang.

Youzhou has been a strategic place since ancient times, and whenever the country is strong, it will take Youzhou City as a strategic base to expand its territory; When the country is in decline, it becomes an important place for military defense; When the country was stable, it became a trading center in the north.

For thousands of years, Youzhou City has also been repeatedly destroyed and built in wars, but all this does not prevent the people from living, whether it is prosperous or troubled, whoever comes has to pay the emperor's grain, and they still live a life of sunrise and sunset.

Lu Xiaoxian is now a part of the people of Youzhou City, but he is much luckier than other people, at least he doesn't have to work.

Who would think that Lu Xiaoxian has been busy with some serious things since he arrived in Youzhou City, then he must have guessed wrong. He didn't do anything serious, he was busy eating, drinking, and having fun.

Leaving Luoyang, far away from the imperial court, there is less intrigue, although the days are simple and plain, but it is indeed a refreshing thing.

Sometimes, Lu Xiaoxian had to admire his wisdom, if he hadn't asked Cen Shaobai to come to Fanyang in advance, how could he have such a comfortable day now.

At this moment, Lu Xiaoxian picked his teeth and walked out of the Autumn Wind Broken Restaurant. The sun was warm, and people couldn't help but feel a little sleepy, and he stood in the doorway and stretched.

It seems a little too early to go home, where to go around?

Looking back at Zhang Meng and Lu Xiaoyi, they were holding their arms and enjoying the sunshine boringly.

Zhang Meng is still as heartless as before, and the whole family is not hungry when he eats alone. However, Lu Xiaoyi is very different from before, and after growing his hair, he suddenly became a beautiful boy.

Lu Xiaoxian knew that the two of them had always been reluctant to worry about something like this.

When he was thinking about where to go, an old man called Hua appeared out of nowhere and came straight to Lu Xiaoxian.

"Childe...... Okay, okay, give some. ”

Lu Xiaoxian was in a good mood, so he took out a few steel plates from his arms when he was bored, threw them to Lao Zhaohua, and asked casually: "I got a lot of money today!" ”

"Of course!" Lao Minghua replied with a smile.

Lu Xiaoxian has seen a lot of Huazi, but it was the first time he saw Huazi with such a bright smile on his face, he felt curious, so he talked with the old Huazi.

The old flower seems to be very talkative, "...... I have traveled all over the seven streets, ten lanes and twenty-six squares of Youzhou City, and now I am only begging in the area of Yandu Fang! I saw you at a glance, Childe, if you can go to the Autumn Wind Broken Restaurant to eat, you must be the master who is willing to spend money......"

The name of Yandufang is related to the history of the pre-Qin Yanguo capital in Jicheng, which is a prosperous area in Youzhou City. As soon as Cen Shaobai arrived in Youzhou City, he fell in love with Yandu Fang, so the autumn wind broke and stood up. Lao Zhaohua is right, Autumn Wind is a high-end restaurant, and it does cost a lot to eat here.

"Oh? How do you know I'm willing to spend money? Lu Xiaoxian was surprised.

"Childe, don't underestimate beggars, there are many ways to be a good beggar!" The old man said that Hua Sha had something to say.

Lu Xiaoxian was stunned for a moment, and asked with interest: "Tell me, what is the way to be a good beggar?" ”

The old man asked seriously: "Childe, look at me, is there any difference between me and other beggars?" ”

Lu Xiaoxian looked at Lao Zhaohua very carefully, he was about fifty years old, his eyes flashed with a cunning light that was not commensurate with his age, his hair was very messy, his hands were very thin, and his clothes were full of patching nails, but they were not dirty.

Lao Zhaohua smiled and said: "Most people in the world are disgusted with beggars, but I believe that you will definitely not dislike me, I can see this, this is the difference between me and other beggars." ”

Lu Xiaoxian nodded in acquiescence, he was really not disgusted, otherwise how could he talk to a beggar.

"There are many beggars like me in Youzhou City, but there are so many people who are willing to give alms, and to be a good beggar is to be able to see your own strengths and weaknesses, as well as opportunities and threats. Compared to other beggars, my biggest advantage is that I am not offensive. ”

"Anything else?" Lu Xiaoxian blinked his eyes and motioned for him to continue.

"I once counted about 2,000 people passing by Yandufang every day, and some of these people were poor and rich. There are those who are willing to give, and there are those who are not! If I ask each man for a plate of brass every day, I will be able to ask for sixty taels of silver in a month. However, not everyone will give, and I can't please so many people every day. Therefore, it is necessary to have an eye, and you can judge which people can ask for copper plates at a glance. Lao Zhaohua licked her lips and continued, "Among these people who have passed through Yandufang, I am staring at thirty percent of the people at most, as long as I can succeed halfway, my life will be very good!" I gave up on the rest because I didn't have enough time to try my luck with them. ”

Lu Xiaoxian nodded slightly, what Lao Zhaohua said seemed to be very reasonable, and he asked again: "How do you know who is likely to ask for copper plates?" ”

"Like you, Childe, you are not very old, it is easy to earn silver, and you are generous, and you will generally ask for copper plates. In addition, those men who bring female dependents are also easy to please. Most men don't want to lose face in front of women, so they will also give generously. In addition, there are also those ladies who go out alone are also easy to please, they are afraid of entanglement, so most of them will spend money to avoid disasters. ”

It can be seen that the old flower is very insightful about observing words and feelings.

Lu Xiaoxian smiled and asked, "Then how much can you ask for every day?"

Lao Zhaohua didn't hide it, and replied truthfully: "About two hundred copper plates a day!" ”

"So much?" Lu Xiaoxian couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard this. 520

Although two hundred copper plates is not much, Lu Xiaoxian knows that most of the people in Youzhou City cannot have such an income.

Lao Zhaohua continued to gush: "To be a good beggar, you must not run around the streets with people." If I can't beg, I'm not going to fight to the death. Because if you were willing to give money, you would have given it a long time ago, so even if you are shy and entangled, the chance of success is still very small. You can't waste your limited time on people who don't want to give, and instead of looking for the next goal. ”

It is true that people cannot be seen, and the sea water cannot be measured.

Lu Xiaoxian's eyes widened, how could an old man named Hua have such knowledge, which made him feel a little incredible.

At this moment, Lu Xiaoxian almost came up with an idea: to dig him up and follow Cen Shaobai, maybe he can make a lot of money for himself.

However, the thought quickly flashed through him.

Hearing such a fresh insight for the first time, Lu Xiaoxian was very interested, raised his hand and said, "You go on." ”

"Some people say that being a beggar depends on luck to eat, but I don't think so, because there is a lot of knowledge in it. To give you an example, two people came over at the same time, one was a dashing rich son, and the other was a beautiful lady from a big family. If you were one, which one would you choose to beg? ”

Lu Xiaoxian thought for a while and said casually: "If it were me, I would choose the young lady of the big family!" ”

"Wrong!" Lao Minghua shook his head, "Of course you should go to the rich boy!" ”

"Why is that?"

"The rich boy is surrounded by beautiful women, whether he knows this young lady or not, he is embarrassed not to give it. But if you go to Miss's side, she can pretend to be afraid of you and stay away. ”

Lu Xiaoxian nodded: "Makes sense!" ”

"I'll give you another example!" As he spoke, Lao Zhaohua looked around, and then pointed across the street, "Do you see those people?" ”

Lu Xiaoxian looked over and saw a few people coming out of Chen's rouge shop opposite.

At the foreground was a young woman with a bag in her hand, apparently having just finished shopping.

Then there was a young man and woman, one holding a sugar gourd in his hand, laughing as they ate.

At the back was a well-dressed middle-aged man, followed by a servant.

"Look!"

After saying that, he stepped forward and walked to the young woman with the burden without hesitation and begged.

The young woman glanced at Lao Zhaohua, and without speaking, she took out a few copper plates from her baggage, threw them to Lao Zhaohua, and walked away.

Seeing a few people leave, Lao Zhaohua returned to Lu Xiaoxian.

The old flower was rewarded as soon as he made a move, which made Lu Xiaoxian puzzled, and he blinked his eyes and asked, "Why are you just looking for that young woman to beg." ”

Lao Yuhua said proudly: "That pair of young men and women are eating sugar gourds, and it must be inconvenient to pay for them." The middle-aged man with his servant knew at a glance that the silver and copper plates were kept by the servant for him. And the young woman had just come out with something to buy, and there must have been copper plates on her. ”

"Not bad! Not bad! The more Lu Xiaoxian listened, the more interesting it became.

"Okay, let's stop talking, I still have to go to work!" Lao Zhaohua smiled at Lu Xiaoxian, "Thank you, Childe!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian felt that he was still unsatisfied, and he had a good impression of the old flower, so he had the heart to make friends.

patted the shoulder of the old man, Lu Xiaoxian said very boldly: "I'm glad to meet you, my name is Lu Xiaoxian, I live in Qilifang, if you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to me!" ”

"Qi Li Fang? The yamen of the Assassin's Mansion is there! Lao Zhaohua's eyes were rolling, and he nodded slightly and said, "I remember, I wish my son a prosperous future!" ”

After speaking, Lao Zhaohua made a gesture to Lu Xiaoxian, and then turned away.

Looking at the disappearing back of Lao Zhaohua, Lu Xiaoxian beckoned to Zhang Meng and made a look.

Zhang Meng understood, and left with Lao Zhaohua.

It's not that Lu Xiaoxian is too careful, but he can see through his face that this person is not just a person named Hanako.

You can't have the heart to hurt others, and you can't have the heart to defend people.

Although Lu Xiaoxian has been in Youzhou City for a short time, he is not a big mistake, he has to figure out the details of the old flower.

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