Chapter 17 Each has his own mind

"The white head is too mysterious, the white head is too mysterious.... Baishou Taixuan Sutra ....."

"What are you muttering about?"

In the evening, Zi Xuan, who had just come up from downstairs with a plate of oranges, asked after hearing Lan Li's constant chatter in the room.

"Nothing, hmm... I was just thinking about the mural in the fairy pond. ”

As he spoke, Lan Li's mouth was stuffed with oranges by Zixuan.

In an instant, Lan Li's face became bitter.

"Hmm.... Good sour. ”

"It's good to eat some."

After peeling off all the peels of the oranges, Zixuan held the fruit bowl, leaned back, and fell into Lan Li's arms.

"Husband, let me tell you, the fruits on this chivalrous island are so expensive."

"Huh?"

"The oranges in Xiangyang only cost two yuan, but when I got here, they were sold for one dollar and eighty yuan.

I said that the store made black money, but the store was not happy, and said that it would not sell it to me.

In the end, I asked Xiao Guo to buy it back for me..."

Zixuan muttered about the trivial things that happened today, and Lan Li was speechless when she listened.

"Eighty cents for a penny?

What is this pricing method?

When did you care about all this? ”

As she spoke, Lan Li snatched another one from her hand.

In exchange for Zixuan's big white eyes:

"People are thinking, one tael of silver is ten coins, and one penny of silver is a hundred letters.

That one penny and eighty wen is one hundred and eighty wen.....

This comes and goes, and the price has multiplied a hundredfold.... It's a lot of money! ”

"What do you want?"

Seeing that Zixuan seemed to be on the top of business, Lan Li chuckled at her:

"This chivalrous island itself does not produce oranges.

Want to eat.

It had to be transported by merchant ship from the mainland, which was three days by sea from Xia Ke Island.

The island guarantees that after the oranges are delivered to the island, they must be fresh.

With the current industrial system of the Southern Song Dynasty.

How much does it cost to travel to the sea?

Is it expensive to multiply it a hundredfold? ”

"Expensive! Xiao Guo, they are usually reluctant to eat! ”

Zixuan glared.

Lan Li was quite speechless when he heard this:

"People are reluctant to take care of you....

Okay, okay.

is very expensive.

It is estimated that only the rich can afford to eat on this island.

But then again, if it weren't for the fact that the money was too busy and panicked, who could spend a hundred times the price to eat this sour orange? ”

was diverted by Zixuan's words.

Lan Li's nerves, which had been in a tense state since he came back from the Heavenly Book Immortal Pool, also relaxed a little.

Existence is a necessity.

Since Xia Ke Island can form such a high price as it is today, it naturally has its corresponding reason.

Thinking of this, Lan Li turned his head.

Seeing that even though Zixuan frowned sourly, he couldn't stop stuffing oranges into his mouth, he asked more sexually:

"What's wrong with you today, I remember you didn't like to eat sour before?"

"Huh? Is there one? ”

Zixuan blinked, lowered her head and looked at the fruit bowl in her hand, and said with a look in her eyes:

"I... I... I just, I didn't know it was sour until I bought it.

It's so expensive again, I... I can't bear to throw it away...."

Saying this, Zi Xuan nodded very affirmatively.

"Yes, that's right, that's it."

Lan Li: "......"

The topic between the two seems to be endless.

After Zi Xuan had eliminated a full four sour oranges, the girl suddenly seemed to think of something, put the fruit bowl aside, grabbed Lan Li's arm and began to shake:

"Husband, husband, do you know, Xiao Guo'er, their son on this island, only ten taels of silver a month!"

"Hmm.... Well? Ten taels? ”

Lan Li's eyes widened when he heard this.

Shouldn't it be two coins of silver? How did it go up fifty times?

"Yes, yes, you think it's rare, don't you."

Seeing that Lan Li seemed to understand his words, Zi Xuan continued with a smile:

"You see if this is good, when we leave, we will take them all away and let them go..."

"You wait for me for a moment."

Seeing that Zi Xuan was talking endlessly, Lan Li hurriedly stretched out her hand to stop her:

"The people in the inn run the hall, ten taels of silver a month, which is already sky-high.

Do you know how much the monthly money of the shopkeeper in the full moon building opened by our family in Xiangyang is? ”

"Uh... How much? ”

"Two, two, eight!"

"So little?"

"Less? That's the highest-paid shop in Xiangyang, right? ”

As he spoke, Lan Li looked at the incredulity in Zixuan's eyes, and couldn't help but reach out and pat his head.

"What is the concept of two-two-eight money?"

"A box of rouge?"

"Uh.... Anyway, do you still use rouge? ”

“.... Blue Gift! What do you mean! ”

Lan Li: "....."

sighed, and Lan Li had a loveless expression on his face:

"Let me tell you that.

In the palace, the low-level concubines of the former emperor Zhao Yi gave out their own money every month, which was about one tael or two to two taels.

And to the level of nobles and concubines.

Twelve.... This analogy is not true!

In this way, the government's fast catch is a monthly salary of eight dollars of silver.

When it comes to the shop with a formal prefix in the ninth grade, the monthly salary is only one or two or five dollars!

With this money, people can feed their families and live a very nourishing life.

In this way, in this Tongfu Inn, people earn ten taels of silver a month, do you still think it is less? ”

After talking bitterly and Zixuan popularized the prices in the Southern Song Dynasty, Lan Li's heart was called a collapse.

Should I say that most beautiful women are insulated from mathematics?

That's right! Definitely!

Otherwise, how could those women buy the glass slags in their stores that cost less than a penny without blinking their eyes.....

Lan Li is thinking about it.

Zixuan's next sentence directly told him that he had collapsed.

"But, but the people have already promised Xiao Guo just now..."

While speaking, Zixuan pitifully tugged at the corner of Lan Li's clothes.

Lan Li was stunned by what she said:

"What did you promise?"

"Promise him that when we leave, I will take them back to the East China Sea, and then find her Xiucai a job with a monthly salary of more than 100 taels......"

“.......”

"Isn't it good...."

“.......”

"I've said yes."

“......”

"Otherwise, their wages will be deducted from my monthly money?"

"You.... Do you have any monthly money? ”

"Huh? That's right! Why don't you give me money to spend! ”

As if awakened by Lan Li's words, Zi Xuan 'suddenly realized' and pointed at Lan Li and said:

"Say! How much money have you coveted me in the past two years! ”

God is so greedy for your money!

Listening to Zixuan's words, Lan Li almost laughed angrily:

"To be reasonable, when you want to spend money, don't you just ask Green Yi to get it, when did I care about your spending???"

"That's right!"

When Zi Xuan heard this, her eyes lit up and rolled in Lan Li's arms.

Subsequently.

Without waiting for Lan Li to say anything, he saw her sit up and run out in a hurry.

"Why are you going?"

"I don't need you, people and Xiao Guo will talk about it..."

Lan Li: "......"

"My daughter-in-law.... I'm afraid you're not a fool, are you? ”

......

......

Is Zixuan stupid?

People are smart!

Don't tell Lan Li about it first, and when Lan Li turns around, she asks, what should she do if she is scolded?

Besides, she didn't really know how much a hundred taels of silver was.

Isn't it the money that the Lan family made from selling five iron swords!

The little girl is smart......

Spending two hundred taels of silver a month, he tied up a future grandmaster-level master.

Isn't it worth it?

Ahem, ahem.

trotted all the way downstairs, and saw Guo Furong waiting for her downstairs, Zixuan slapped her with a smile.

"He agreed!"

"Really?"

"Really!"

"Wow! Zixuan Zixuan, people love you to death! ”

While talking, the excited Guo Furong also wanted to hug Zixuan.

On the other side of the look, Lu Qinghou wanted to speak and stopped.

Well.

Lu Qinghou always felt that it was not good to 'deceive' people like this.

During the day today, Guo Furong discussed with him and wanted to take the Lan family's boat back to the Central Plains.

And Guo Furong wanted to go through Zixuan's path.

Lu Qinghou knew that Guo Furong didn't want to stay on this chivalrous island for a long time.

When I first came, on the one hand, it was because of Zhang San and Li Si's invitation, and on the other hand, everyone agreed to come here.

But after returning to Xia Ke Island, Guo Furong found that life here was not as good as she imagined.

The rouge gouache used in daily life is easy to say, after all, the object is small, and the merchant ships can always bring it when they come and go.

But in addition, items such as fruits and meat are scarce on Xia Ke Island.

Not to mention that on this Xia Ke Island, there is only one city in total.

She doesn't know where to go when she wants to go out on weekdays.

There are still some martial arts masters in the city!

Guo Furong can't be provoked by this, and she can't beat that.

The one who lives is called a grievance.

For Guo Furong, this is not so much a paradise with strange customs as a prison surrounded by people.

Lu Qinghou can get used to these.

But after Guo Furong stayed for a while, she began to plan to leave by all means.

The merchant ships that passed through the island, except for the navy of the Southern Song Dynasty, did not return to the Central Plains.

If they want to leave, they will have to wait for the envoy on the Xia Ke Island to go to the Central Plains again two years later.

Over there, Zixuan and Guo Furong muttered a few words, and after talking about some things, they turned around and went upstairs.

Seeing that Zixuan was gone, Lu Qinghou came to Guo Furong's side slowly:

"Sister Fu, you said you were leaving, have you thought about how to talk to the shopkeeper?"

"Say, we're good enough, okay?"

Pasting Lu Qinghou's face with the rag that wiped the table, Guo Furong's eyes widened.

Subsequently.

Like a deflated balloon, it wilted:

"I didn't think about it, but people really can't stay anymore!

I miss my father, I miss my mother, I miss my four brothers, and I miss my mother's lion head..."

As she spoke, Guo Furong's eyes were faintly red.

"I haven't seen them in three years, and I don't know how their bodies are doing....."

"Don't cry, don't cry...."

Seeing that Guo Furong was crying as she spoke, Lu Qinghou hurriedly went to coax.

I coaxed for a long time, but it was useless.

Lu Qinghou gritted his teeth and hammered his hands.

"Sister Fu, don't cry, it's a big deal, I'll go and talk to the shopkeeper."

"Really?"

In an instant, Guo Furong raised her voice.

If it weren't for the tears hanging from the corners of her eyes, others would have thought she was pretending......

"You wait, wait, let me think about it, how do I say it....."

"If you want to think about anything, just say that!"

"It's done here and there..."

"Don't you want to accompany me home, do you see the beautiful women on the street, just empathize with me....."

"Where do you want to go....."

The young couple who wanted to leave here began to quarrel.

They didn't notice that Bai Zhantang and Tong Xiangyu were standing seven or eight meters away from them at this time.

After hearing the news that the two were leaving.

Tong Xiangyu's face turned white at once.

Two hands grabbed Bai Zhantang beside him, his eyes full of pleading.

Seeing this, Bai Zhantang gently made a gesture of hissing at her.

Then he pulled her back and hid in a box.

Obibai Zhantang closed the door.

turned around, looked at Tong Xiangyu, who was sitting motionless on the table, and sighed:

"Okay, don't think about those useless things, Xiao Guo and Xiu can accompany them so far, it's interesting enough."

"What is enough, what do you mean? I will give them ten taels of silver a month...."

"Don't talk about money, Xiangyu, at the beginning, Miss Xiao Guo Qianjin, could be taken care of by you for two dollars of silver, do you say that people care about money?"

"What's the matter?"

said this, but Tong Xiangyu's whole person collapsed.

Lying on the table, his body twitching.

"Woooooooo She shouldn't have let Xiucai get along with her in the first place, if she was replaced by Wushuang here..."

"What's wrong with Mushuang? Wushuang should accompany you to stay on this broken island and suffer hardships? ”

"Why are you suffering and tired, look at those people on the island, don't you think this is paradise?"

"Is that the same thing?"

"Why not!"

"Tong Xiangyu! Don't mess with me! ”

"I.... Bai Zhantang, you ....."

Speaking of this, Tong Xiangyu seemed to have figured it out, and raised his head to look at Bai Zhantang:

"You, you don't want to stay here any longer, do you?"

Bai Zhantang didn't speak.

"Okay, I'll just say you just stopped me..... Woo woo, my miserable ..... God, if you are ....."

"Alright! I didn't say I'd leave you alone! ”

"Huh?"

When Tong Xiangyu heard this, he didn't cry anymore, but just looked at him with blank eyes:

"Booth ....."

"Huh!"

Bai Zhantang was arrogant for a moment, and then leaned over to Tong Xiangyu and whispered to her:

"Think about it, isn't the reason why we came to this chivalrous island in the first place to take Xiaobei to avoid it?

Since that's the case.

Now that there's a safer place than Chivalry Island, why can't we leave? ”

"You mean ....."

"That's right, I inquired from Dazui, this Lan Gongzi has a lot of industry in his family, and he is one of the faces of Wudang Mountain, and he is also a short-term protector.

As long as we follow along, we will lean on the mountain of Wudang.

The Hengshan faction, don't you dare to provoke us again?

When the time comes, I will return to the Central Plains.

If you want to open an inn, I'll go and talk to him.

As a grandmaster, it's okay to help him watch the scene, right? ”

Bai Zhantang was saying.

Tong Xiangyu was listening.

After Bai Zhantang finished speaking, Tong Xiangyu also made a secret move.

"But Becky's side...."

"Becky? If you click it, you will take it away, and when you get to the sea, are you still afraid that she will not be able to find it? ”