readx; Zhu Youzhen and Li Zhenyan traced the river from the mouth of the Rongjiang River and entered Chenghai County in the morning. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoActually, this is Shantou in the previous life, but now it is just a very small and ordinary county. Because it is located in the southern country, there is neither the attack of thieves here, nor the urgency of border affairs, and the local people still live unhurriedly according to the habits they have developed for hundreds of thousands of years, and their lives are leisurely.

After the two entered the county seat, they first found a pawnshop and took a few pearls from the bottom of Penghu Lake. Because he was in a hurry to exchange money for cash, he only made a total of five hundred taels. The pawnshop owner was overjoyed, and secretly laughed in his heart that Zhu Youzhen was a "mallet" who didn't understand the market.

In fact, Zhu Youzhen opened the Champs-Elysées in Xi'an, how could he not know the market for luxury goods such as pearls? These beads are all white and flawless, round and full, and each one is worth at least five hundred taels of silver at the market price.

However, in Zhu Youzhen's view, this thing is a typical luxury, which should not be eaten or drunk, and its psychological value is far greater than its practical value. The psychological value of this thing is all based on subjective judgment, you have to think it is good, that is, it is priceless, and it will not be exchanged; If you think it's useless, it's scrap metal and worthless.

But the practical value can be measured objectively, with so many beads, you can exchange for what you urgently need, Zhu Youzhen also thinks it is very cost-effective!

First of all, he took out a few dozen taels of silver and bought a few clothes of different grades from a ready-to-wear store. and picked out two relatively expensive silk men's clothes, and changed the original clothes with Li Zhenyan first. Because the original clothes were still worn when he was a slave in Chiji City, they were as tattered as a flower child, and they also smelled unsightly, which was really unsightly. If you wear such a beggar costume and swagger through the market, and you still have a lot of silver in your hand, it will be strange if you don't arouse the suspicion of the government.

After changing his clothes, Zhu Youzhen found a more elegant inn and directly asked for the best room. Seeing that Zhu Youzhen and Li Zhenyan were brightly dressed and generous, the shopkeeper flattered them with all their might, and sent tea and bath water.

After the store retreated, Zhu Youzhen quickly took off his essence, jumped into the big wooden basin, and took a hot bath comfortably. Since he was captured by the Dutch, he hadn't even taken a bath, and his body had long since become rancid. At this time, I don't have to rub my hands, and the sludge on my skin is falling down with a bang, which is really enjoyable.

Li Zhenyan also had to wait for Zhu Youzhen to take a bath, but he was unceremoniously dragged into the bathtub and had a warm and romantic mandarin duck bath. Li Zhenyan has already tasted the situation, although she is extremely shy at this time, she also wants to refuse and welcome, and she makes Zhu Youzhen horny, and finally impatiently carries her to bed, and it is another hearty fierce battle.

When the two of them finished changing their clothes and came out, they were already refreshed and unusually rich, which was very different from the gray face when they first came. At this time, it was almost noon, and Zhu Youzhen asked the shopkeeper about two things, one was where there were horse sellers, and the other was which restaurant in the county town was the most lively and the wine and food were the best.

When I asked, I found out that Chenghai County was not much big, and the markets selling livestock and the restaurants for eating were all in the center of the city, but just across the street.

The two of them first went to the cattle market to choose their horses. This is also inevitable, because the fastest means of transportation on land in this era is the horse. Chenghai and Jingyang are separated by thousands of miles, and if there are no horses, they must not go for a year and a half.

But there were no good horses in the bazaar, not even horses in the true sense of the word, only mules for ploughing the land. But something is better than nothing, so Zhu Youzhen had to buy two sturdy mules for thirty taels of silver as leg strength, and asked the merchant to send them to the inn.

At this time, he was also so hungry that he was close to his heart, and he hurriedly entered the restaurant opposite with Li Zhenyan. This small county town is not as good as Jingshi, Xi'an and other big cities, even the best restaurants can only squeeze down about 20 tables, and there are no private rooms. However, the atmosphere in the restaurant is very warm, and the diners are chatting while chatting with each other.

Zhu Youzhen found a table in the corner and sat down, and then called Xiao Er to pick up hard dishes to satisfy his cravings, and after a while, he went to a big table. The two of them ate like a whirlwind and clouds, and they ate cleanly in an instant, and the people at the table next to them couldn't help but look sideways when they saw it.

How did they know that since they were captured by the Dutch, Zhu Youzhen and Li Zhenyan haven't even eaten a full meal! At this time, not to mention the delicacies of the mountains and seas, it is just a table of steamed buns, and Zhu Youzhen can still eat it!

However, fish is not included in these dishes, because the two of them have eaten grilled fish for half a year on Yuyu Island, and some of them are sick to their stomachs when they see fish.

After eating and drinking, Zhu Youzhen was not in a hurry to leave, but pretended to pick his teeth and eliminate food, but in fact eavesdropped on the discussions of diners at other tables. Zhu Youzhen wanted to judge the domestic situation from these discussions, especially to understand the situation in Shaanxi. Although the county lord Zhu Cunqi was asked to pretend to be himself, but after such a long time, did Zhu Cunqi show his feet? Did the imperial court notice it? That's what he wants to know most at the moment.

However, what the diners at the next table are discussing is the recent situation in Liaodong. I only heard one of them shake his head and say: "Since the death of the old slave, the Jurchens have been fighting internally, and this is a good opportunity for the imperial court to use troops on a large scale and take the opportunity to break the Jianyu in one fell swoop." But the imperial court did nothing, did not seek merit but no fault, and actually cowered on the line of Guanning, sitting back and watching the changes in Liaodong. Now that the people have elected Huang Taiji to be a big sweater, it is impossible to sneak attack again, alas! It's a pity, it's a pity! ”

Another person also said: "I heard that Huang Taiji has changed the era name to Tiancong, and changed the clan name 'Jurchen' to 'Man' to create Manchu. He also renamed Shenyang Shengjing, and named the two nieces and nephews of the Borzigit clan as noble concubines, and his ambition is not small..."

Hearing this, Zhu Youzhen's heart suddenly tingled, and Da Yu'er's face couldn't help but appear in front of him. On that day, in order to prevent the Mongols from arresting Zhu Youzhen, she would rather sacrifice herself to marry Huang Taiji, who she did not want to marry. The past is vivid, and Da Yuer's sad and desperate eyes at that time have always been imprinted in Zhu Youzhen's heart. This is the painful memory that Zhu Youzhen is most reluctant to touch, and he was unintentionally aroused today!

At that time, the reason why Zhu Youzhen rejected Da Yuer was because of Li Chongyao's tragic death, which made him lose his soul and couldn't tolerate anyone else in his heart for a while; On the other hand, because he hated the ruthless Mongolians at both ends of the first rat, and Da Yuer was also a Mongolian, Zhu Youzhen unconsciously became angry with her.

But now that I think about it, Da Yuer has always loved him deeply, and even sacrificed herself for him, but he failed to get his understanding, it can be said that Zhu Youzhen has lived up to Da Yuer's infatuation.

But no matter how much Zhu Youzhen regrets it, the facts cannot be changed, Da Yu'er has become the concubine of Huang Taiji and the wife of his enemies who are different from Dai Tian. If history develops according to the original trajectory, she and Huang Taiji's son will become the emperor of the Qing Dynasty in the future and enter the Central Plains, and she herself will become the empress dowager and the empress dowager. Isn't all this due to Zhu Youzhen?