Generally speaking, when a merchant says, "You've come to the right place," it means that the merchant is confident that the customer has enough money in their pocket to pay. As an otaku, Chen Ke does not have a lot of shopping experience. So he attaches great importance to the experience of others. The lesson I learned from my female friends is that no matter what price the boss offers, he will kill it at a third of the price. Wu Xingchen said that the price from Tianjin to Beijing is only fifteen taels. An ordinary carriage can be traded for ten taels. It seems that because of his outfit, the boss thinks that he can kill this raw customer. Chen Ke was about to quote the price of "five taels" when the noise of the carriage stopping suddenly sounded outside.

Soon, a man dressed in silk and who looked like a butler entered the door angrily. When the boss saw the comer, he immediately greeted him with a smile on his face and small steps. "He Ye, why did you come in person. Your ward will call you, and I will come to your door to listen to you. What's the matter, Master He, did my little cubs make you angry? ”

The housekeeper surnamed He was in his forties, but he rushed in like a teenager. As soon as he stood still, his braids slid from his back to his chest. Steward He put his fingers on the braids, brushed them to his back, and then shouted angrily: "Boss Yang, our master went to Beijing to take office, and he hired your car because he could afford you." Why did your people drop our violin? ”

Chen Ke almost laughed out loud as he looked at this skillful braiding action.

The owner of the car dealership was unmoved, his attitude was still humble, and his tone was neither soft nor hard, "Hey? He Ye, let's make it clear at the beginning, we just go out of the car, but we don't care about moving things for you. If you drop something, you can't blame us. ”

Steward He sneered, "I knew you would say that." But your people moved our things and dropped the yangqin, which is not ordinarily expensive. Or our young lady's favorite piano ......"

The boss immediately interrupted the housekeeper's words: "He Ye, we discussed it early in the morning and made a document. Our people don't move things, and if they fall in the middle, they don't care about us. This note is still there, and you just say that about us, but there is no reason for that. ”

It seems that the matter of the note is true, and Steward He was anxious at that time, "That Yangqin is precious, that is called ...... It's called Pierno. ”

The butler said the indignation, and the owner of the car dealership listened carefully. Chen Ke next to him couldn't help laughing. From the moment he saw the butler fiddling with his braids, Chen Ke wanted to laugh, and when he heard the butler say "piano" very seriously, Chen Ke had already guessed that he was talking about the English pronunciation of the piano "piano". Then he couldn't help but laugh out loud. Chen Ke could understand that these two people were arguing, but they both had some pretentious postures, more like they were acting in some stage play.

When Chen Ke looked at the two and laughed, the two also glared at Chen Ke together.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I had a few things to go first. Chen Ke suppressed his smile and pulled Chen Tianhua out of the courtyard at a trot.

The two people in the courtyard looked at Chen Ke's appearance, and their original angry expressions were replaced by a kind of curiosity and helplessness. In their opinion, Chen Ke is likely to have something wrong. Not long after Chen Ke went out, he heard a burst of laughter coming from afar. The two who were still arguing forgot about Fang Cai's quarrel for a while and gave each other a look of surprise.

Chen Ke staggered a little and walked on the streets of Tianjin, "Xingtai, you saw that dump...... Flick the braids, right? Aha, haha, hahahahaha......" Chen Ke said and laughed.

Chen Tianhua glanced at the distance from the car dealership, and it seemed that the people in the car dealership should not be able to hear that Chen Ke was going crazy here.

"What's so funny about that? Wenqing. Chen Tianhua thinks Chen Ke's performance is really funny. More and more people on the road looked at Chen Tianhua and Chen Ke, watching Chen Ke holding his stomach and laughing, the eyes of passers-by were half surprised, half curious, and mixed with a little disgust.

Not far in front of him was a teahouse, Chen Tianhua felt that it was very inappropriate to be exposed to everyone's eyes like this, so he dragged Chen Ke in. The teahouse is quite large, and a rickshaw is parked at the door. The sun is shining today, and there are quite a few bird walkers, sitting at the table in the hall on the first floor. The cages were either covered with blue cloth, or some of them were open, or they were all open. Thrushes and other birds are singing inside their cages.

When the guy saw Chen Tianhua helping Chen Ke in, he thought something was wrong. Chen Ke took out a silver dollar and threw it at the guy, although it was unexpected, but the guy saw a lot of people after all, and he caught the silver dollar with his hands and feet. Then I heard Chen Ke say in a suppressed voice: "Get me a private room upstairs." ”

"Okay! Two guest officers, upstairs please. The guy who ran the hall sang loudly.

As soon as he entered the private room, the guy had just lowered the door curtain, and Chen Ke continued to laugh while holding his stomach. That's right, this is the end of the Qing Dynasty, which should only appear in the TV series, so realistically let Chen Ke see it. Chen Ke had no other emotions except for the laughter that he couldn't contain at all.

After returning to this era, I lived in very stressful days every day, and it was very stressful. Chen Ke is not a person who is very deep in the city, nor is he a person who is keen to learn southern dialect. But in five months, Chen Ke had to do these two things very diligently. It is necessary to do more than these two things, to carefully gather comrades, to make money, and to build the party. If in the Hereafter, if someone does this, it is definitely acting. When he left Shanghai, Chen Ke was worried about what the comrades would make a name for themselves, and on the other hand, a sense of relief came out uncontrollably.

And the performance of the two "Zhongyang" in the car dealership, the Tianjin local dialect, the braids, and the manners, in the 21st century, are definitely acting. But Chen Ke knows very well that this is the reality he faces. In the 21st century, Chen Ke was in China in 1905, and suddenly felt that he was surrounded by a living historical drama. Zhuang Zhou turned into a butterfly in his dream, and Chen Ke lived in a drama. "It's not Jun in a dream, it's Jun in a play!" Far away from the party organization in Shanghai, and now without heavy pressure, this absurd perception completely triggered Chen Ke's hysterical laughter.

Chen Tianhua looked at Chen Ke helplessly and laughed for a while, stopped for a while, and then continued to laugh with tears in his eyes, and even laughed until he knelt on one knee on the floor and retched. After tossing and turning for a long time, Chen Ke asked the guys outside to make a basin of water, laughing and washing their faces, and finally returned to some normal.

The flushed complexion turned reddish, and gradually changed to an ordinary complexion. Chen Ke's bright eyes once again showed his usual sharp and focused look. "It's been a long time since I've seen these things, and I can't hold back for a while." Chen Ke said to Chen Tianhua.

At this time, no matter what Chen Ke says, Chen Tianhua can accept it. The guy secretly called Chen Tianhua out and asked if he wanted to help find a doctor. Chen Ke, who was laughing, didn't even notice it. "Wen Qing, don't worry. Drink tea and go. Chen Tianhua persuaded.

"Don't live in the store? I've been tossing and turning for a long time. If you don't live in the store again, I'm afraid I won't find it. Besides, after a few days on the boat, I wanted to take a shower. ”

"Since I've been tossing for a long time, I don't care about resting a little longer."

Hearing Chen Tianhua say this, Chen Ke nodded. I was resting, but I heard the sound of singing outside. The second floor is a single room, how do the guests make trouble in it, as long as it is not too out of line, the store generally does not interfere. The voice of the girl singing is okay, and the voice of the erhu is also quite low and tactful. In the afternoon, there were not many people on the second floor, and listening to the music, there was some taste. Chen Ke noticed that Chen Tianhua's fingers were gently tapping on the table according to the melody. Chen Tianhua is very good at playing lyrics, and when he was in Shanghai, he often sang lyrics to everyone. The content is all about foreign invasion and government misconduct. It seems that Chen Tianhua is not only proficient in playing words, but also cares a lot about Peking opera in the north.

After laughing like this, Chen Ke's spirit was also quite excited, and he also had some of his spirit, and waited for the song to stop outside. He asked, "Do you want to listen to me sing a part?" ”

"Wen Qing can also sing?"

"I can't sing, I only know how to sing."

Chen Tianhua knew that Chen Ke was not a talker, and the song "My Motherland", Chen Tianhua greatly appreciated it after listening to it. Since Chen Ke is interested, Chen Tianhua naturally refuses to be a loser.

Tapping the rhythm lightly with his fingers on the table, Chen Ke sang "Flower Field Mistake", a Chinese-style tune, and there is no love in the lyrics.

"It's so late at night, how can the paper window be lit, it's not a candle waiting for you to light for me all night.

It's just a dream of encountering the Red Mansion, and all my landscapes fade like they have been washed by heavy rain.

The scenery in the cup is ghostly, I forget who I am, the mood is like a cold night like water, holding a butterfly cup in my hand and flying alone without getting drunk and returning.

I made a mistake in the flower field, and I said that I would forget it before dawn.

A mistake was made in the flower field, and the hug turned into torment.

Mistakes were made in the flower fields, mistakes were made, like the boredom of being obsessed with the mirror.

I made a mistake in the flower field, please, forgive me for my amorous interruption. ”

This piece borrows a lot from the tunes of Peking Opera, and the other parts are straightforward and still very refreshing. Chen Tianhua had heard the bullet version of Hua Tian Wrong and knew what kind of story it was. Listening to Chen Ke sing so straightforwardly, it was also refreshing.

After listening to Chen Ke singing, Chen Tianhua couldn't help laughing, "If it's really Wenqing's style, such a tactful story can be sung with confidence in you." Admire, admire. ”

The two talked and laughed for a while, but they heard a middle-aged man's voice coming in from outside the curtain, "Guest officer, excuse me." Do you want to listen to a song? ”

"Don't." Chen Ke flatly refused.

The people outside groaned for a while, "It's okay for the guest officer to give less." ”

"We're leaving soon, don't listen to the music."

As soon as the curtain was lifted, a middle-aged man walked in with an erhu, this person was not tall, quite thin, with many wrinkles on his face and deep, and he looked far older than his voice. Seeing the two of them, the man showed a look of surprise, but this look was fleeting. He made a deep gesture, "I just heard the guest officer singing, and I admired it very much." There was a reluctant please. ”

"Since it's a reluctant invitation, then there is no need to say it." Chen Ke replied.

The man had a disappointed look on his face, and he hurriedly waved again, "That's a bother." "I'm leaving.

Chen Tianhua had never seen Chen Ke reject others so neatly, and his attitude was quite arrogant. There was a slight look of surprise on his face. Chen Ke saw this in his eyes, and with a twist of his mind, he said, "Wait." ”

The man didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Chen Ke's gourd. There was a little apprehension in his expression.

"As the saying goes, there is a coming. This gentleman, we want to go to Beijing, the train is out of tickets, but I don't know if there is any other way. ”

When he heard this, the man was astonished. He looked Chen Ke and Chen Tianhua up and down, "The two masters want to take the train to Beijing?" ”

"The train is fast." Chen Ke didn't feel anything special.

"The villain knows the people at the station, and there is a train to Beijing today, and he may be able to send the two masters on the train. But the ticket cost ......"

"How much does the ticket cost?"

"From Tianjin Laolongtou Railway Station to Beijing Zhengyangmen, the first-class ticket is 5 yuan, and the third-class ticket is 1 and a half yuan."

"How many people do you want at the station?"

"He takes you into the car, and you just give him the money. No more. ”

Another one who fills his pocket. Chen Ke thought. Turning his head to look at Chen Tianhua, Chen Tianhua was very excited. Seeing that Chen Tianhua did not object, Chen Ke smiled and said: "Is that to teach you to go to the train station after singing, or to buy a ticket and then teach you to sing?" ”

Seeing that the man was silent, Chen Ke knew the man's thoughts, "Let's teach the song first." ”

The middle-aged man immediately became happy, Chen Kelian taught three times and wrote lyrics. The middle-aged man handed the paper to the person outside the curtain. A moment later, a clear female voice was singing outside. When these two are compared, there is a clear difference. Sure enough, as Chen Tianhua said, Chen Ke sang a straightforward tune, and when the woman sang it, it was soft and lingering.

"There is a specialization in the art industry." Chen Ke praised it, and after listening to it three times, he can sing ** is not far from ten, Chen Ke asked himself, it definitely can't be compared. But the question doesn't matter, "What about the ticket?" Chen Ke asked.

"I'll make a little arrangement, the two masters will wait a while, and I'll take the two of you to the station when I come back." The middle-aged man hurriedly said.

After the middle-aged man withdrew, Chen Ke asked the guy to settle the account. The two didn't spend much at all, and the guy found change and withdrew. Chen Tianhua asked: "Wen Qing, aren't you worried that the person will run away after deceiving the song?" ”

"He can't take the girl with us to the station." said that he was tolerant, Chen Ke couldn't help but think in his heart, if he didn't want to leave Chen Tianhua with his mean impression, Chen Ke estimated that he would have driven these two away.

After waiting for a while, the man rushed back. The group headed in the direction of the station.

The streets of Tianjin are no different from countless old photos, there are many pedestrians on the streets, there are all kinds of shops on the streets, cigarette stalls, watching foreign films, and occasionally you can see people who are performing tricks. The closer you are to the station, the more beggars there are. The little children, who were ragged and yellow-skinned, were begging for help. And those half-grown beggars, their eyes flashed, they did not beg much, but tried to lean towards people, how they looked like pulling their hands. Chen Ke asked for Chen Tianhua's backpack, and followed behind the middle-aged man by himself, Chen Tianhua walked behind Chen Ke, so that he could also take care of it.

After waiting outside the door of the station for a while, the middle-aged man came out with a person who looked like he was in charge. The man looked Chen Ke up and down, and said in that condescending tone: "There are still tickets for the first-class seats." Pay now. ”

Chen Ke took out the money he had prepared and tossed it in his hand. When the man saw the silver dollar, his eyes lit up. Chen Ke put the money back in his pocket, "I'll give the money when I get in the car." ”

Looking at Chen Ke's grinning face, that person could see that Chen Ke would never give money so easily, but since he saw the money, he was not too worried. "Follow me."

Chen Ke and Chen Tianhua sat in the first class, according to Chen Ke's observation, the carriage was not full, God knows why the station did not sell tickets, I think it was someone who deducted the tickets, and these tickets were not sold. Two foreigners were made across from Chen Ke, who took a cigar in their mouths and looked at Chen Ke with surprise and a little contempt. Chen Ke refused to show weakness, he took out a cardboard box of cigarettes and lit one for himself and Chen Tianhua. Foreigners saw that the cigarette box was beautifully printed, and the plastic paper on the outside of the cigarette box was shining in the sun. I didn't know what Chen Ke's identity was for a while, and his contemptuous gaze narrowed a lot.

The journey was fairly stable, and the train arrived at Beijing Railway Station. Chen Ke hurriedly went to buy a ticket, and this time he was very lucky, and he actually bought a ticket. In the evening, the two had already taken the train on the Jinghan Line and headed for Xingtai.

When they arrived at Xingtai, it was morning, and the two hired two mules at a very cheap price and drove in the direction of Nangong County. Hebei is a plain area, Chen Ke grew up in Henan Plain Central Henan, in his memory, on the endless plain, a sentinel-like poplar or paulownia composed of dividing lines, cutting out patches of grain fields. On the plains, the villages are connected by tree-lined dirt roads lined with poplars or paulownia trees, or dusty asphalt roads. Of course, there are also roadside canals. This simple and infinitely repetitive scenery is my hometown.

In Xingtai, Chen Ke saw patches of sand. The grass is very little colored, and some shrubs and trees can occasionally be seen. This is very different from Chen Ke's impression of Hebei in the 21st century. Not only that, the closer you get to Nangong County, the more sandy land there is. In September, the fields that had been harvested were empty, and Chen Ke remembered what he had heard from his elders that there was only one season of grain planted in the fields every year. Everywhere like after liberation, it is planted for two seasons. It is strange that this barren land is only grown for one season, and the people can be fed.

"Tianhua, when it is liberated, we will definitely be able to grow two seasons of grain here every year." Chen Ke said.

Without waiting for Chen Tianhua to reply, the mule driver who came with Chen Ke smiled and said, "This gentleman, you grow two crops of grain a year, you're not joking." ”

"Dude, don't you want to plant two crops?" Chen Ke asked rhetorically.

The mule driver just smiled and stopped talking.

The mule was certainly not as fast as the train, and the two of them had been on the train all day, and it was a little groggy to let the mule shake like this for a while. Take a nap while moving forward. In the evening, the group finally arrived at Gaojiazhai in Nangong County.

When you ask Pang Zi, the locals know it. While looking at Chen Ke and Chen Tianhua's distinctive outfits, they took the two of them into the street. As soon as they arrived at the gate of a courtyard, a young man of medium stature stood at the door. The familiar appearance of the child who probed his brain from the yard was the little ghost that Chen Ke first asked. It seems that he informed the young man.

The young man asked suspiciously: "I am Pang Zi, what are you looking for me?" ”