He lowered his head, walked two streets, found a shady place, sat on the ground, and thought that although he was only ten days away from 'Lu Village', he was penniless at the moment, and it was difficult to move an inch. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info even if Chuzhou City is the land of Longxing in the Tang Dynasty, he has no interest in lounging, and sits on the ground in frustration and keeps thinking of methods.

Before you know it, it's getting late, and there are fewer pedestrians on the street. Lu Chengkong was already grunting with hunger, so he had to make up his mind to find out if there were any shops in Chuzhou City to recruit workers, and first gather all the coils before going on the road.

Chuzhou City at night, the lights are bright, which dazzles Lu Chengkong. Walking on the streets by the river, I don't know how many bridges go up and down, but there is still no end in sight. Standing on the bridge, I saw the river rippling, although the moon was bright tonight, Lu Chengkong felt the coldness of being in a foreign land. Thinking that although he has eaten and slept in the open along the way, he has not yet fallen to such a penniless state, and he can't help but sigh.

There is a street in the middle of Chuzhou City called "Lingxi Road", this road is built near the river, the street side is full of restaurants and tea shops, the people who come in and out here are all graceful and luxurious, and the restaurant is a night and night sheng song. Lu Chengkong was sitting here, looking down at his humble self, and he had to smile bitterly. He asked as he walked, but the shops along the way were no longer hiring.

Walking out of Lingxi Road, I vaguely saw people coming and going on the riverbank in the distance. When you get closer, it was the wharf of the Chuzhou Canal. Even though it was night, the banks of the river were still full of boats.

The land of Chuzhou, the rivers and lakes are densely scattered, the previous dynasty built the Grand Canal with Chuzhou as the center, the bank is planted with willow trees, the traffic can be said to extend in all directions, all the businessmen in the world gather here, so the folk have the saying of 'the land of Jianghuai, the rich world, it is not Chuzhou'.

Looking at the people who came and went to carry the goods, Lu Chengkong walked over, found a person who looked like a shopkeeper and asked, "The shopkeeper, is there still a shortage of people?" ”

The man kept shouting to the man who was carrying the goods, "Hurry up! ”

"You...... It's you, send these bags to Master Zhang's house! ”

"Hurry up!"

The man turned around after a while and hurriedly glanced at Lu Chengkong, and said, "If you want to do it, do it quickly!" Then he pointed to a boat docked on the shore in the distance and said, "Go and carry the things from that boat and follow them...... See? It's that group of people, sent to Master Zhang's house! ”

Lu Chengkong was about to ask for wages, but when the man saw that Lu Chengkong still didn't move, his eyes widened, and he hurriedly said, "Don't go yet!" After saying that, he hurried to urge the others to go.

No matter how little the salary is, it is still money, Lu Chengkong finally saw the hope of getting together, and hurriedly followed the workers to move up.

Dozens of trips back and forth, I don't know how long it took, this ship of goods was finally moved. Lu Chengkong sat on the ground with everyone, looking at the light in the sky, and he had been busy all night.

The shopkeeper flipped through the list in his hand, came to the crowd, and each of them gave more than ten copper plates. Lu Chengkong dared to be too little, so he hurriedly put the copper plate into a small cloth bag and hid it in the underwear on his chest.

"There's still life tomorrow night, don't blame me for not telling you!" The shopkeeper did not look at the crowd, but walked away as he spoke.

"Shopkeeper!" Lu Chengkong hurriedly chased after him.

The man stopped impatiently and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Is there a place to ...... Go to bed? Lu Chengkong asked in a low voice.

"Up ahead!" The man pointed to the city and said, "It's all inns over there!" ”

"I ......" Lu Chengkong took a few copper plates that had just arrived, and said with a wry smile: "Is there anything that doesn't need money...... Place. ”

Only then did the man look at Lu Chengkong's dress, and then remembered that he was the one who carried the goods. patted his head and smiled contemptuously: "Look at my eyes...... Did you see that cargo ship? The ship has been parked here for the past few days, and you can sleep in the hold, and it will come early tomorrow! With that, he walked away quickly.

Lu Chengkong thought that these copper plates were only enough to buy a few steamed buns, and it seemed that he would have to work for a month to get them together. So I walked to the river and took a few sips of water, but I didn't care about being hungry, I could save it, and I could eat it when I fell asleep. He walked to the cabin, only to find that it was already full of people carrying goods at the docks. Lu Chengkong searched for a long time before finding an open space that could still lie down, so he curled up and fell asleep. The man next to him shifted his position, ignoring him.

After falling asleep, Lu Chengkong sniffed, the air was full of the smell of sweat on people, and there was a fishy smell on the floor, the two were mixed together, and after smelling it a few times, his head was dizzy. He touched a few copper plates in his arms and thought: If you are dizzy, you will be dizzy, and it will be better to sleep if you are dizzy......

After a while, he also fell asleep.

When he woke up, there was no one around, Lu Chengkong quickly got up, touched the money bag in his arms, and found that the copper plates from last night were still there, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Lu Chengkong put on his clothes and hurriedly ran out of the warehouse, stood on the boat and looked down, only to see that both sides of the canal were neatly repaired, and the willows on the bank were fluttering in the wind. At this time, it was already afternoon, and the sun was shining on the clear river, and I couldn't help but sigh: This canal in the Tang Dynasty is really spectacular.

There were already workers on the shore who began to carry goods, and Lu Chengkong bought a steamed bun on the shore, and hurriedly followed after eating three or two bites.

"You're not from Chuzhou?" A swarthy worker beside him asked.

Lu Chengkong carried the goods on his shoulders and replied, "I'm from Lingzhou." ”

The man was surprised when he heard this, and looked at the person in front of him who looked embarrassed, but he was not like a person who worked as a coolie at the dock, how could he come here from thousands of miles away to do casual labor, so he asked: "Lingzhou is thousands of miles away from Chuzhou!" What's the matter with the little brother here? ”

Lu Chengkong has walked all the way for nearly a year, wearing out three pairs of shoes, which can be regarded as half of the Tang Dynasty. At this time, thinking that this year would pass in the blink of an eye, he said helplessly: "I was going to Mingzhou, but the money bag was stolen yesterday, so I had to make some money here." ”

Another person next to him laughed and said: "Look at your appearance, you must have never been far away, they all say that Chuzhou is rich in the world, and the thieves and liars here are even more masters among the masters." ”

"Zhang Si, don't make trouble!" The swarthy man stood in the way.

"Brother Wang, it is said that the girls on the riverbank are all very smart, have you ever seen it?" Zhang Si was familiar with Brother Wang, and he made a joke when he carried the goods.

"The water spirit is the water spirit, it's too damn expensive! I'm afraid that if we move the goods for a month, we won't even be able to look at it. Zhang Sihaha laughed.

Lu Chengkong listened to such a vulgar joke and stopped answering.

The city of Chuzhou has been divided in half by the canal, half heaven and half hell.

On the other side of the canal, singing every night; On this side of the canal, the smell of sweat is like rain.

It is said that it is better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles, Lu Chengkong will be a pampered college student in the future, and when he comes to this world, as a 'living apprentice', he does not need to be enslaved, he does not have to worry about food and clothing, and he heard that the Tang Kingdom is that peaceful and prosperous era. But along the way, I saw what 'Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road'.

Lu Chengkong still remembered Hezhou, not far from Lingzhou, and when he walked outside the city, he saw that hundreds of people's land was forced to sell it cheaply by local nobles. Although these people have no land, they still have to pay taxes, and the family does not become tenant farmers, and they can only barely fill their stomachs by cultivating their own land. In Jin County, Xixian County, Lizhou, and Shenzhou, Lu Chengkong saw even more than Hezhou, because the service became more and more severe, many people could not afford it and had to abandon their fields and flee, and their local household registration was not true. The local officials actually adopted the method of apportionment, distributing the service of the fugitive people to the people who did not flee, which only attracted more displaced people to starve to the roadside.

Looking at it along the way, Lu Chengkong couldn't help but ask himself: "Is this the so-called peaceful and prosperous era in the world's mouth?" ”