“…… But it was said that as soon as the Huo De Zhenjun saw that Taishang Laojun was so helpful in Kou Xing's robbery, he could pay it back, so he went down to earth privately, using heaven and earth as a furnace, causing a heavenly catastrophe, and splitting down 9,999 heavenly thunder ......"

In the restaurant in Qingjiangpu, Ge Shizhen, who rarely came out of the cabin to breathe, listened to the storyteller talk about the excerpt of "Huo De Zhenjun descends to earth", and thought in his heart, this person can still speak.

This is true or false, that is, it is just to deceive the fool of the village.

But there are still people who believe it.

"It's just that the fire oil ignites the fire, what kind of fire virtue is really down to earth, what is too good for the old monarch to fight, it's really ......"

Although Ge Shizhen's words were not loud, they happened to fall on the table, and the diners at the table immediately said in annoyance.

"You scholar is really, if there is no Huo De Zhenjun to go down to earth, maybe Jiannu will kill us Qingjiangpu from Haizhou!"

"That is, Huo De Zhenjun should rob the mortal world and save the people in the world."

……

As if causing public indignation, Ge Shizhen didn't expect that he would become the target of public criticism at all, and even Xiao Er didn't want to see him. Seeing that he had offended everyone, the food and wine were tasteless.

Ge Shizhen, who originally wanted to relax in the restaurant, didn't expect that he would say it casually, it was actually like this, and he was a little irritable in his heart, just when he wanted to leave the restaurant with a piece of broken silver, a soldier in white came to his table and waved at others.

"Everyone, everyone, I'm sorry, my friend drank too much, drank too much nonsense, don't be like him."

With that, the man sat down next to him and smiled.

"Friends, why bother with them."

"Friend" is a mutual name between readers, and seeing that the other party is also a reader, Ge Shizhen smiled.

"Let my friend smile, my friend is also going to Beijing to take the exam?"

Although the test is next year's thing, many wealthy scholars will go to the capital a year in advance, one is to visit friends along the way, ask someone to guide the article, and the other is to arrive in the capital in advance, visit famous teachers in the capital, ask someone to point to the article, of course, you can also communicate with scholars from all over the world, even if you fall off the list in the coming year, then there is a lot of fame, and it is beneficial and harmless to make a few more friends. In case you make friends with the future Huiyuan and champions, it will be great, and there will be people in the officialdom to support you in the future. After all, according to common sense, the likes of Huiyuan and champions are not successful in the first test, and they all have the experience of repeated defeats and battles.

"Friends too?"

Lu Yu waved his hand.

"In the south of the Zhili Chen Zhizhao, the word Fangde, did not consult friends."

"Ah, on the word Ge Shizhen in Xiazhejiang,"

After complimenting each other a few words, although it is the first acquaintance, but it is also quickly familiar, in the evening, the two who hate to see each other late, naturally they are full of night talks, compared to Ge Shizhen, who has been in business for generations, Chen Zhizhao, who has been in business for generations, has a rich family business, and naturally did not take an outsider's merchant ship or a free public ship to take the exam, but sat on his own merchant ship. Naturally, Ge Shizhen was invited to take a boat to the capital together, and of course Ge Shizhen did not refuse.

After waiting for two days in Qingjiangpu, it was finally the turn of the Chen family's merchant ship to enter the North Canal, looking at some ice floes on the river, Ge Shizhen asked Chen Zhizhao, who was reading a book, and said.

"Fang De, what you said about Jinan, is it a nonsense talk from the village man, or is it ...... Is that true? ”

"Hmmm......"

Putting down the scroll in his hand, Chen Zhizhao thought for a while, and then said.

"In this way, aren't we passing through Texas, which is only a hundred miles away from Jinan? Otherwise, you and I will personally visit this prince of Germany? ”

"Visit Him ......"

After thinking about it, Ge Shizhen said again.

"I heard that the son of the German clan is good at calligraphy and painting, maybe I can ask him for advice"

……

In the next few days, the boat sailed north along the canal that had just thawed, and after sailing through Weishan Lake, it soon arrived at the boundary of Shandong, at this time of the year, although the canal had just thawed, but the canal seemed to be very lively, from this time of year, it was the busiest time on the canal - after a winter of ice, but all buyers and sellers knew that at this time, no matter what freight to the north, it was a million profits.

But this year seems to be different from previous years, from the moment I entered Weishan Lake, all I saw along the way was a depression, and I don't know how many prosperous markets had turned into a red land, looking at the ruins on both sides of the canal, Ge Shizhen's expression looked a little dignified.

"A few years ago, when the younger brother went to the capital, the markets on both sides of the river were as prosperous as the south of the Yangtze River, but now they are ......."

With a long sigh, Chen Zhizhao shook his head and sighed.

"Jiannu entered the Kou, it is really thousands of miles of red land, and the lives are ruined!"

"Alas......"

Even with a long sigh, Ge Shizhen also shook his head, in the next two days, the further north they went, the more heavy the mood of the two of them was seen along the way, and it was not until they transferred from Texas to Jinan that the river was a little more lively, looking at the lively appearance at the dock, the two couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"Didn't you say that the whole city of Jinan was destroyed by fire?"

Along the way, they also witnessed the destruction of the city, which is completely empty and uninhabited, and it is as lively as Jinan. And when Ge Shizhen and Chen Zhizhao got off the boat in Jinan, when they looked into the distance, they could hardly see any broken walls as far as they could see. On the street near the pier, you can see a thriving business everywhere.

Even the coolie porters on the yard gate seemed to be very busy, wiping their heads with sweat and working on the docks with excitement on their faces.

However, with their eyesight, they could see something unusual, for example, the streets near the pier were wider, and most of the bricks had traces of burned smoke, but the streets were very lively, and the shops were endless, and the post-war depression was completely absent.

Chen Zhizhao, who was born in a business, is better at communicating with people than Ge Shizhen, and soon, he got acquainted with the shopkeeper and finally figured out what was going on.

But it was only for a moment before he was startled by the news he got from the shopkeeper.

"How can it be ...... like this"

Looking at the shopkeeper in surprise, he said in surprise.

"How can there be such a business in the world?"

"Is there such a thing, does the little old man know!"

The shopkeeper glanced at him, smiled and pretended to be confused.

"Anyway, I'm a businessman who does business, looking at such a good thing, how can it not come, besides, do you see, this Jinan city is in ruins, there are business opportunities everywhere, who comes early, who can earn silver, and the opportunity will not be missed, besides, even if you can't earn any silver, you don't suffer a loss, do you say this is the truth?"