Chapter 35: A Bit of Luxury
As Pei Min thought, Li Yide is not an orthodox Jianghu person. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIt's just that because of the collapse of the government military system, he has no hope of joining the army, so he has to rely on a bit of brute force to make a living on the rivers and lakes. After all, not everyone is as lucky as Pei Min to be able to get acquainted with a character like Xue Ne in a white body. If it weren't for Pei Min killing Li Moke, he would have fallen into the game, and Xue Ne was eager to find out Li Wuyi, eager to avenge the 100,000 innocent Tang soldiers who died in vain, and personally found him with the respect of the Grand Governor. As a result, he discovered his terrifying swordsmanship beyond his years, understood his ability, and gave him special preferential treatment. It is not easy for others to see Xue Ne, not to mention that he has to treat him personally to show his ability in front of Xue Ne.
Li Yide heard Pei Min say that Xue Ne was willing to recommend him to join the army, promised him the position of a team leader, and let him practice battlefield killing skills with the recruits, where is there any reason to refuse, he slapped his chest excitedly and laughed.
For people like him, sorrow comes and goes quickly. At first, I was depressed because of the collapse of my idol image, but in an instant, I laughed happily like a bell, which was deafening.
"Little brother, I remember your kindness Li Yide. If I become a general in the future, I will definitely cover you...... Haha......" He was so happy that he couldn't help but laugh before he finished speaking.
Pei Min didn't argue with him, and responded: "Then thank you General Li for taking care of you in the future!" ”
helped Xue Ne convince Li Yide, and Xue Ne's reward was also distributed. As Pei Min requested, Xue Ne's rewards were mostly Tongbao gold and silver and other physical objects: Tongbao ten taels, silver cakes ten taels, gold ingots five taels, plus a priceless Wuzhu Muqin good horse, this time helped Xue Ne, and the harvest was not abundant.
Holding the reward of money and goods weighing more than 60 catties in his hand, Pei Min was happy in his heart. Don't think that Xue Ne gave less, in fact, the ten taels of silver and a few ingots of gold on TV are all deceptive, the prices in ancient times were not high, and copper coins were the main trading currency. It is true that gold and silver can be exchanged for copper coins, but ordinary shops do not accept them. According to the prices of this period, money has always been able to buy six stone of rice, and one stone of rice is equal to eighty-five catties of modern times, and six stone is enough to buy five hundred catties of rice, which is enough for an adult to consume for a year.
It's just a consistent thing!
The rewards given by Xue Ne were enough for him and his mother to live a well-off life without worrying about food and clothing in the next two or three years.
With this money, Pei Min can study the scriptures and history at home with peace of mind, and prepare for the upcoming exams. The most important thing is the last condition agreed with Xue Ne, who has already reported to him the qualification to participate in the Winter Solstice Examination. This character personally recommended by the Metropolitan Governor believes that as long as he is not too poorly written, it is no problem to win the qualification of a tribute student.
However, Pei Min's purpose is not just a tribute qualification, but the first to solve the test, to go to Chang'an in the name of the first in Youzhou, and build momentum for himself in advance. After all, there are thousands of tributes in the world, but he is the only one in the first issue of Youzhou.
Since you want to take the test, you have to take the best test, and you can't even take the first place in the local solution test, so why talk about getting the top spot in Chang'an?
Only with ambition can there be motivation, and Pei Min is just ambitious.
Pei Min collected the coins he had obtained, and counted the remaining treasures on his body, which were almost half a whole, enough to prepare a hearty dinner.
In the days that Pei Min lived in Yuan's mansion, Yuan Luqian's money was spent on eating and drinking. Yuan Luqian really regards his classmates and friends, and the scholar is indifferent and open-minded and doesn't care about these things outside his body, but Pei Min can't help but admit his affection. Originally, he was really shy and couldn't say anything, but now he is a nouveau riche with a huge amount of money, how can he continue to eat and drink, and he gave the old housekeeper of Yuan Mansion some living expenses, and planned to go to the market to buy some food and wine in person, drink it well, and chat.
He and Yuan Luqian belong to the friendship of gentlemen at the moment, and the friendship of gentlemen is as plain as water.
Yuan Luqian respects his filial piety, but their relationship with each other in the school is average, and they don't really have a heart-to-heart.
Pei Min intends to take his relationship with Yuan Luqian one step further, no longer a gentleman's friendship who is as plain as water, but a confidant who is as hot as fire.
can treat each other with sincerity when he is at his most depressed, if this kind of person is not worthy of friendship, there are still people in the world who are worthy of association.
After going around the market, I have a rough understanding of prices: in the Tang Dynasty, vegetarian food was mostly some simple seasonal dishes, and the seasons in this era were distinct, and now it is autumn, so you can only honestly buy autumn vegetables, don't expect to be able to eat bamboo shoots in winter and melons in summer. This vegetarian dish is available to everyone, and the price is unusually cheap.
The most expensive meat is beef, the state does not allow the killing of cattle, and the market sells old and dead cattle, which is extremely expensive. This is followed by donkey meat, then mutton, and most importantly, pork. As for chickens, ducks and geese, they are not classified as meat at this time.
Tang Dynasty meat literally means animal meat, while chickens, ducks and geese are poultry, which can be called meat but not meat.
Compared with beef, donkey meat, mutton, and pork, the price of chicken and goose is much cheaper, especially chicken is too common, and the price is a little more expensive than green vegetables. As for ducks, the people of the Tang Dynasty did not have the habit of raising ducks, and the number was very small and they had no sale.
Pei Min understood the market, bought ten catties of beef, five catties of donkey meat, picked a few fat fresh sea bass, and hung ten catties of Du Kang in the wine shop. After buying so many things, he found that there was still a lot of Tongbao left on his body, and he could only sigh that there was a lot of money in ancient times, unlike a friend in later generations, who went out for a small dinner, it was a few Grandpa Mao, and there were more than a few high-end places.
When I returned to Yuan's Mansion, it was dusk, and I wanted to see if Yuan Luqian had returned.
But when he heard a burst of talk from the hall of the Yuan Mansion, the old housekeeper of the Yuan Mansion greeted him, enthusiastically took the ingredients in Pei Min's hand, and said, "The young master's childhood friend is here, and he is reminiscing in the hall." The young master ordered, if the son came back, he would go to the hall to talk. ”
"Okay!" Pei Min tidied up his outfit and walked into the hall.
When Yuan Luqian saw Pei Min coming in, he hurriedly walked down from the couch barefoot and said with a smile: "Brother Pei is back?" Let me introduce to Brother Pei, this is my childhood playmate in the past, Yan Gaoqing, a single word. He is different from us, he is the great-grandson of the great Confucian Yan Shigu, and he is like Brother Pei, he is talented, and he is definitely the leader of the younger generation! ”
Yan Gaoqing also went barefoot and said with a smile: "Brother Yuan, don't bury me......" He looked at Pei Min in a friendly manner, and said with a smile: "This is what Brother Yuan said before, Brother Pei dared to give up the Pei family for the sake of filial piety, and had the courage to venture into his career alone, Yan admired." ”
Pei Min looked at Yan Gaoqing with some respect in his heart, and saw another famous figure in history.