Chapter 2: The Ring (1)
It's been four days, the most prosperous street in Changping County, Su Duchen called it a commercial street, and he wandered here for four days.
The face was washed, the beard was not shaved, and the clothes were still the same. The money borrowed from Qin Xiaochuan has been almost used in the past few days.
Looking at the two copper coins in his hand, Su Duchen, who was sitting on the stone bar on the street, was a little melancholy.
In the Qianchao, in the second year of Rende, the place where he was located was a county under the jurisdiction of Huaizhou: Changping County.
Su Duchen sat on the stone steps and took a branch and scribbled on the ground.
History is messed up, and there is too much difference between what Su Duchen knows, and after the North and South Dynasties, the historical trajectory is all crooked.
The Qian's reign has been more than 200 years since the founding of the dynasty. In recent years, it is said that the border was not very peaceful, and there were frequent wars between the Qianchao Dynasty and the Beidi Fanbang.
Butβnone of this matters to Su Duchen now. The important thing now is that he has really crossed over here and must face reality. He has one more important thing, if he wants to survive here, he must have a household registration.
Scratching his head, Su Duchen put his hands on his cheeks and was worried.
Yes, household registration. Every six months, Yongzhou Taishou will send someone to count the household registration. Those who do not have a household registration can be as small as fines and certificates, and as large as imprisonment and exile. It's like a hukou ID card, without these things, you don't want to mess around here.
Of course, there is also a way to get a household registration, first, the certificate, the county knows your person to give you a guarantee, sign and draw, the validity period of this certificate is three years, after the statute of limitations is up, you only need to make up the difference to get the household registration, you can also pay money in advance to get the household register. 2. Household registration, as long as someone agrees that you will join their household registration book and become a member of them, you can easily solve the household registration problem. 3. Becoming a slave, simply put, is to work for five years, a temporary certificate will be issued to you, and it will take another three years to get the household register.
This last one, Su Duchen didn't even want to wipe it, just kidding, this is not what it is to sell his body.
The first one he considered looking for Qin Xiaochuan, but unfortunately Xiaochuan was the eldest, and he had to find his father to be useful, so he also erased this one.
Su Duchen chose the second one, which was to enter the household registration. Finding a fool is what he has to do now.
"Brother Su." In the distance, a teenager waved hello, and with the other hand a little girl came over.
In the past few days, he has gotten acquainted with a few children, playing games, and frolicking.
"Brother Su is good!" The sound of milk sounded, and a three- or four-year-old girl threw herself into Su Duchen's arms.
"The cute kitten is coming." Su Duchen happily lifted the little girl.
The little girl who was lifted high giggled and did not forget to protest: "I don't call it a kitten, I call it Niu Niu." β
"Brother Su."
"Brother Su."
"Brother Su." Three teenage boys gathered around Su Duchen.
"Niuniu, don't pester Brother Su, come down." The boy who spoke was named Li Jun, 14 years old this year, and was the girl's own brother.
Su Duchen high-fived a few children as a greeting, and then pulled Li Jun aside to speak.
Li Jun crossed his fingers and said very seriously: "Brother Su, I helped you analyze a few of them, but they are not suitable." It should be said that it is impossible for an outsider to become a naturalized citizen. Your previous idea is only in line with the evil mother-in-law of the ready-to-wear store. However, the evil woman is not easy to get along with, and the whole Fang City knows that the evil woman is a person, fierce, savage, and often beats people indiscriminately. Brother Su, if you don't come into my house, I'll go back and talk to my father. β
Su Duchen smiled and looked at Li Jun, who was a few years younger than him, mature, steady, modest and polite, and was very concerned about his affairs after only a few days of intersection.
"Thank you!" Su Duchen patted Li Jun's shoulder and said. He was really grateful to the boy.
"Huh?" Li Jun looked at Su Duchen suspiciously.
"I'm not in a hurry. You're going to school tomorrow. Su Duchen changed the subject. The Li family's family background belongs to the middle and lower, Li's father works as a coachman in a wealthy family, and Li's mother does embroidery work to supplement the family. Li Jun has a sister to marry in addition to Niuniu's sister, a loyal and honest family, and this kind of thing is too troublesome for naturalization guarantee, and Su Duchen doesn't want to embarrass them.
Li Jun nodded: "Well, tomorrow the master will start teaching." β
Su Duchen smiled lightly: "Come on!" β
It was almost noon, and Su Duchen held the baked cake given to him by Li Junsai in his hand, and waved goodbye to the young man. Niuniu, who was lying on Li Jun's shoulder, pouted and reluctantly said goodbye to Su Duchen. My brother is going to school, so she can't come out to find Brother Su, I'm not happy.
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The reputation of the wicked woman in the ready-to-wear shop is indeed loud, and the garment-making skills are good, but the attitude is very poor. The price of clothing depends on the mood of the price, and almost all shop owners have quarreled. She doesn't scold the street, she just stares at you with her eyes, and the people who are targeted are all defeated and flee in the end.
At this moment, Su Duchen was standing in front of the ready-to-wear shop biting his fingers and wondering what to say after entering.
The whole Changping County evil mother-in-law's house is the most suitable, the population is simple, she doesn't seem to have any relatives and friends, if I go, I can also give her a pension to the end. Well, go and try it, Su Duchen said in his heart, and walked into the shop with his legs raised.
When I entered the ready-to-wear shop, the first impression was that it was neat, with various colors of cloth draped on bamboo poles on both sides, and a rectangular table in the middle.
The wicked woman was lying in a rocking chair, facing the pavement. This direction allows for both rest and visibility when people come in.
Touching his chin, Su Duchen walked to the evil woman and squatted down with a smile on the corner of his mouth.
The wicked woman in the rocking chair has her eyes closed. However, Su Duchen felt that she was pretending to be asleep, and her eyelashes kept shaking. I'll see how long you can pretend, Su Duchen thought to himself, and the corners of his mouth widened.
With his knees on his elbows and his hands on his chin, Su Duchen squatted and looked at the evil woman like this.
Compared with some old women, the evil woman feels older, with white hair, frowns, and a thin body, how evil can such an old man be? Su Duchen was looking at it seriously, thinking that the rumors outside were exaggerated.
The wicked woman slowly opened her eyes...... The moment she saw these eyes, Su Duchen understood why the people outside passed on to her like this.
The evil woman's eyes were sharp, cold, indifferent, defensive, and a little sad. Su Duchen didn't expect that he could see so many metaphors from her eyes. This look is not what an ordinary old woman should have, she - has a story.
Butβshe wasn't surprised to see me, Su Duchen raised an eyebrow, and then grinned.
"Grandma." Su Duchen's tone was a little flattering, and he inexplicably had a good impression of this mother-in-law.
The evil woman didn't speak, and continued to look at Su Duchen with eyes that contained a variety of emotions, or rather, she was examining him.
My hair has been washed before, and although the stubble is long, it does not hinder my handsome face. Putting aside this dress, his current image can still see people, Su Duchen combed his appearance in his heart.
"Your purpose." The wicked woman spoke, her voice low and hoarse, and her questions sharp.
"Registered in your household register." Su Duchen went straight in.
The evil woman looked indifferent: "What good do I have." β
Su Duchen was serious: "Pension and send it to the end." β
The evil woman said in a deep voice: "You are not worthy." β
Su Duchen raised his eyebrows: "Accept the test." β
The evil woman's face was full of disgust: "Hmph-test? β
"You've watched me for the past two days." Ended the solitaire-like Q&A. Su Duchen simply sat on the ground and changed the subject.
The wicked woman glanced at him, ignored him, and continued to close her eyes.
"I'm a fugitive, I'm still a little amnesia, and I'm penniless. If you want to stay in Changping County, you need to be registered or something. I have looked at it in the past few days, and I think you are the most suitable here, and we are destined. Su Duchen explained half-truths and half-truths, and he decided to stay here and not leave.
"Edit, continue to edit." The wicked woman didn't open her eyes and dismantled the stage directly.
Su Duchen sighed: "Grandma, except for the source, everything else is absolutely true. Let me be registered in your household registration, you will not lose. β
"What's your name?" The evil woman said.
"The surname is Su, the name is Duchen, this year is twenty, and I have been to school." Su Duchen is coloring
When the wicked woman heard this, she suddenly opened her eyes and looked at him.
β¦β¦οΌ Bite? Have a grudge against someone surnamed Su? Or is it a bad name?
After a while, the wicked woman said lightly: "Clean the shop and the inner courtyard, arrange the cloth, and pay two yuan a month." Don't think that if you join my citizenship, you can eat and live for nothing. Rising from the rocking chair, the wicked woman crackled and went into the inner courtyard as she spoke.
Su Duchen was stunned at first, and then reacted, this is done! Hahaha β
"Thank you, Grandma! But, Grandma, you see my clothes are torn, you can make me clothes. Su Duchen grinned and climbed down the pole.
The wicked woman glared at him: "Hmph." β
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He had short hair that was slightly curly, a long indigo shirt with a silver moire trim at the neckline, a wide belt with a moire pattern also embroidered at his waist, and cloth boots on his feet.
Su Duchen was quite satisfied with this new dress. Shaking the corset arrow sleeves on his wrist, which were also embroidered with moire, and touching his chin that had been shaved clean, Su Duchen went out refreshed.
It had been more than ten days since she had traveled here, and Su Duchen felt real for the first time. Sure enough, wearing this down-to-earth outfit is different, and it will be more perfect to tie your hair after a while.
The lively ancient commercial street, tea houses, wine shops, pawnshops, trading houses, and small stalls selling all kinds of small commodities on both sides of the row, Su Duchen was very happy.
"Good!"
"Get up, get up, ......" a commotion came from the fork in the road.
At the fork in the road is a luxury restaurant integrating restaurants, taverns and inns: Yongfeng Building.
Today's Yongfeng Building is particularly lively in front of the building, with the inner and outer three floors standing under a temporary ring.
"What is this for?" Finally squeezed in to see the lively Su Duchen, and asked the person standing next to him.
"Fight in the ring." The people next to him looked at the ring, and they didn't turn their heads and answered casually.
In the ring, the two of them were facing each other with swords, and they were fighting each other...... The clanging sound was incessant.
Su Duchen stood and watched it twice, only to know that the boss of Yongfeng Building had deliberately set up the ring, and these people in the ring were martial artists. Fighting on stage is not only to learn from each other, but also to prepare for the martial arts in the near future.
The ring will be played for three days, and the rules are simple and challenge-based. The winning side can continue to stand in the ring to accept the challenge, winning 6 games in a row, and the boss of Yongfeng Building has a generous reward.
The head office of Yongfeng Building is opened in the capital, and there are branch buildings in many places. It is said that the boss behind the scenes has great powers and is a big man in the capital.
It's amazing, it's still a chain enterprise, Su Duchen said in his heart.
"Eh, I've heard that winning six games in a row is not only rewarding, but also having the privilege of seeing the demeanor of Lord Knight."
"Yes, the martial arts are about to start, who doesn't want to show their faces."
"Therefore, as early as a few days ago, Yongfeng Building was full, and many martial artists who arrived late could only sleep outside the building."
There was a whisper from the audience in his ears, and Su Duchen bit his fingers and pondered as he watched.
Su Duchen, who had watched a martial arts competition before, was quite excited to see this kind of real knife and gun competition up close for the first time. After all, the form of the competition is different, the former is ornamental, and the latter can see blood.
Standing in the ring at this time, Wu Sheng, who was holding a short-handled scimitar, had already won three games in a row.
This fourth game is against a gunman.
Dazzled with a prelude, the two sides entered the competition. The martial artist who danced the spear was unstable, and the martial artist who was playing with the knife seized the opportunity, moved at his feet, and flashed his knife sideways to hit the opponent's lower plate.
Wusheng, who was dancing with a gun, was slashed in the thigh, and the referee under the ring came to the stage to rule that he had won four consecutive games with a knife. It is the rule in the ring to stop at the point, not to mention that one side has seen blood, so the referee quickly took the stage to announce the winner.
At this time, the martial arts who were waving his sword and cheering were so happy that he was all over the place, and he was even more confident. Four wins in a row, two more wins and he's the best player of the day.
"Who else is coming up!" The person who won four games even changed his tone, and stood in the middle of the ring and shouted.
This guy is inflated.γγ Su Duchen looked at the people on the stage and smiled, and then ...... Raise your hand: "I'm going to challenge!" β