There is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below.

Suzhou and Hangzhou get such a high praise, stand out from the many beautiful rivers and mountains in China, enough to prove its excellence, the great poet Bai Juyi swam through Suzhou and Hangzhou, wrote the poem "Hangzhou Tuli and Kang, Su people are rich and rich", Suzhou in Suzhou and Hangzhou is a blessed land, the west hugs Taihu Lake, the north depends on the Yangtze River, the transportation is convenient, there are many flatlands and lakes in the territory, it is a famous fishing and rice town, especially the opening of the Grand Canal, it is a pair of wings for the take-off of Suzhou.

However, the impression that Suzhou brought to Lu Ting was not so friendly.

Lu Ting lay on the couch, looked at the leaky roof, and then looked at the rammed earth walls and empty rooms with a lot of dust, and said to himself with a depressed face: "If you are unlucky, you will choke on cold water, and you will not come to Datang at all, and I will not pick a good person." ”

As if in a dream, Lu Ting turned out to be a small bookseller selling used books, there were no customers at noon, he was bored and picked up a copy of the secret history of the Sui and Tang dynasties to pass the time, he was tired of taking a nap, and when he woke up, he found that he had come to a strange place, and there were many more memories in his mind that did not belong to him, and he pinched his thigh several times, and after confirming that he was not dreaming, his mood suddenly became complicated.

It may be the fate in the dark, the predecessor is also called Lu Ting, it turned out to be a rich child in Suzhou, originally worry-free about food and clothing, but I didn't expect that last year, that is, the sixth year of Wude, Fu Gongqi rebelled in Danyang, and the military disaster affected Suzhou, which is more than 200 miles away from Danyang, the Lu family was burned and looted by the soldiers, and only Lu Ting, who was visiting relatives outside, avoided a catastrophe.

The Lu family was ruined overnight, and those creditors knew that something had happened to the Lu family, so they took IOUs to Lu Ting one by one to ask for debts, and in the end, the mansion and fields that were not robbed were sold to pay off the debts, and Lu Ting also moved back from the mansion to the dilapidated ancestral house, and the rich son became a poor brother, fortunately, there was a Fuzhi who acted as an entourage by his side.

Fuzhi is the slave of the Lu family, the so-called slave of the family, that is, the parents are slaves of the Lu family, and the children born are also the property of the Lu family.

Lu Ting is the only son in the family, he is idle under the pampering of his father and mother, he has not done anything bad, but he has no good reputation, he likes to go to the Qinglou to drink flower wine before the accident at home, and he reached out to his parents when he had no money, and the family has wilted after the change, there is no backer and no way to make money, the master and servant have what they have, pawn for a living, the restaurant can't afford to go, the Qinglou can't afford to hang a seat, and occasionally play a tea around to kill time.

Yesterday rummaged through the cabinet and found a silver bean, Lu Ting went to Baihualou Xiao Xianger's Xiangying Pavilion to play tea around, Xiao Xianger is Lu Ting's favorite Qinglou woman, before the Lu family fell, she spent a lot of money on her, was drinking tea and chatting, suddenly there was a distinguished guest to come, the old bustard asked the maid to take away the tea of the guests, the industry called this to move the lamp, and serve the tea to send the guests a meaning, the move is not uncommon in the Qinglou, many people pinched their noses and recognized, so that the Qinglou can make the move to drive the guests, the origin will definitely not be small, Qinglou knew that there would be a certain amount of compensation for the loss, but Lu Ting couldn't accept it, he felt that he was insulted, he quarreled with the old bustard for a few words, and was ridiculed a few words when he went out, and he threw himself into the river in a rage.

Calculate the time, Li Shimin has not yet ascended the throne, this is a super thigh, you must know that Li Er is not only a famous heavenly khan, he can gain fame and fortune with him, the most important thing is that Li Er is very generous to his courtiers, unlike the poor and crazy Zhu Chongba, when he has not yet sat on the throne, he and his subordinates have taken out their hearts and lungs, and once they sit firmly, they will not dig out their hearts and lungs, but they will take out knives instead, and kill the brothers who followed him.

In an instant, Lu Ting had the urge to run to Chang'an immediately to show loyalty to Li Er, but after thinking about it for a while, he pressed this thought, he had no money, no power and no background, so he rashly ran to Chang'an to take refuge, and nine times out of ten, he didn't see Li Er, so he let the soldiers of the Qin Wangfu beat him out of the door, and if he was unlucky, he was thrown into the prison as a fine work or thrown into the madman tower because he had a problem with his brain.

If you want to hug Jin Thigh, you have to vote for your name, that is, to make it difficult for Li Er to refuse the greeting gift.

It's just that this gift is not easy to find, not only to help Li Er, but also to make him believe that this is true, it is now September of the seventh year of Wude, and there are still nearly two years before the change of Xuanwu Gate, and he still has more than a year to hug his thighs.

"Lang Jun... When you wake up, you are really blessed by the gods, but you can scare the little one to death. Just when Lu Ting was thinking about it, a voice full of surprise suddenly sounded in his ears, and when he turned his head, he saw a young man about fourteen or fifteen years old wearing a hood and a gray and white robe looking at him with a surprised face, with tears in the corners of his eyes.

"What are you doing yelling so loudly, you can't die, Fuzhi, what time is it?" Lu Ting remembered that the young man in front of him was his entourage Fuzhi, and asked casually.

"Back to Lang Jun's words, it's three minutes now." Fu Zhi replied respectfully.

Three quarters of the hour, equivalent to five forty-five in the afternoon of the later generations, it turned out to be evening, at this time the stomach rumbled, Lu Ting had not yet spoken, and Fuzhi on the side said very interestingly: "Lang Jun has not eaten for a day and a night, please wait, the little one will go and prepare." ”

Lang Jun's body bones are not good yet, but he can't starve him.

Just when Fu Zhi was about to go out, Lu Ting suddenly spoke: "Slow down." ”

When Fu Zhi heard this, he immediately stopped and bowed: "What else does Lang Jun command?" ”

"Don't call Lang Jun in the future, call me Childe." Lu Ting said a little depressedly.

Different dynasties have different habits, the slaves of the early Tang Dynasty called their masters Langjun, Lu Ting was originally the little Langjun of the family, and now he is the master of the family, Xiaolangjun was promoted to Langjun, for Lu Ting, this title is a bit weird, and he can't help but ask him to change his words.

"Understood, Lang Jun... No, Childe. "Fuzhi's greatest advantage is obedience, and he quickly changed his words.

Two quarters of an hour later, Fu Zhi came in with a tray, put it on the shabby bookcase by the window, and said with some flattery: "Childe has not eaten for a day, he must be hungry, the little one specially prepared a small slaughtered sheep for Childe to make up for his body and bones, please enjoy it." ”

After putting it down, Fuzhi quickly withdrew from the room, and his son-in-law didn't like to stand next to him during the meal, saying that it affected his appetite.

Lu Ting sat up, walked to the bookcase with some expectation and prepared to eat, and when he saw the meal prepared by Fuzhi for himself, he couldn't help but pout, a small half bowl of bean rice mixed with bran, and then a small plate, which contained two pieces of tofu two fingers wide, such a meal is still said to replenish the body? When I heard about sheep just now, I thought there was a mutton feast.

By the way, the ancients thought that tofu was tender and nutritious, comparable to a little lamb, so they gave it the nickname of a little slaughtered sheep.

After tasting it, Lu Ting's brows quickly wrinkled, the bean rice made of beans and bran was similar to pig food, the taste was unpleasant, astringent and coarse, I wanted to vomit when I ate it, the two pieces of tofu were not done well, there was a lack of salt and oil, and there was a rancid taste, which is what people eat, and I was about to get angry, there was a sound of gobbling outside, and Fu Zhi seemed to be gulping down something.

Lu Ting's face was not good on the spot, did Fuzhi bully no one in the Lu family or did he feel that his master was easy to bully, get some things that dogs don't eat for the owner, and secretly eat and drink by himself?

The legendary servant bully?

The more Lu Ting thought about it, the more unpleasant it became, he stood up and gently pushed the door open, ready to see what Fuzhi, the evil slave, was eating.

Outside the wing room is the small hall, out of the small hall is a simple kitchen, Lu Ting walked to the kitchen with light steps, just saw Fu Zhi put down the bowl after eating, and just wanted to open his mouth to reprimand him, only to see Fu Zhi pick up a wooden spoon and scrape it hard in the clay pot, scrape for a while, pour some hot water into it and stir, and finally pour the contents of the clay pot into his big bowl, eating and drinking with relish.

It turned out to be drunk with rice scorched water.

"How do you eat these things?" Lu Ting asked with a somewhat complicated expression.

"Male... Childe" Fuzhi looked back at Lu Ting, startled, came back to his senses, and soon said with some shame: "It's all small and bad, I didn't care about the fire for a while, the rice was burnt, and the small ones couldn't be ruined, so I soaked in water and drank." ”

Fu Zhi thought that Gongzi scolded him for not cooking well, and admitted his mistake as soon as possible.

The reason for soaking once before, the second time there is nothing in it, only some paste, it looks no different from brushing pot water, no, even shabu water is not compared, at least the shabu water is still a little oily water, the bowl in Fuzhi's hand is actually some dirty hot water.

Lu Ting didn't say anything, he casually picked up the wooden lid on the top of the rice pottery jar, there was no rice in it, only a thin layer of beans, and looked at the kitchen where there were only two or three clay pots for cooking utensils and nothing, and asked with a frown: "Is there no money at home?" ”

I knew that life was not easy, but I didn't expect the reality to be more difficult than I imagined.

Fu Zhi quickly glanced at his son-in-law, and quickly lowered his head and whispered: "Back to the son's words, after the Lu family suffered, life will be sad, the son has to spend on weekdays, and the prices in the city have been rising, and the rice has risen to thirty yuan, and it took a lot to invite Langzhong to the son yesterday, so...."

The Lu family is in trouble, there is no income in the family, the money is only in and out, not long after the rebellion is put down, the war has caused great damage to production and life, so that prices have skyrocketed, the son has not changed the habit of spending money with big hands and thighs, and often goes to those gold holes that eat people and do not spit out bones, and it is good if he does not starve to death.

Thirty dollars of rice, Lu Ting secretly gasped when he heard it, remembering that when Zhenguan ruled the Tang Dynasty, the people were rich and strong, and the price of rice in Suzhou was as high as thirty yuan per bucket, in addition to the reason for the rebellion of Fu Gongyi, the side also showed that the economy in the early Tang Dynasty had not yet recovered.

As if remembering something, Fu Zhi slapped his thigh violently and said excitedly: "I almost forgot that the family of tomorrow will learn rice, and if you receive it, your son will be able to eat good." ”