Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Night Market Encounter
With a firm step, Lin Yuanzheng walked into Shouchun City again. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The world is very big, and there are many places to go, why do you choose to go to Shouchun? What's more, there are many powerful enemies in it.
Isn't the hardship of the morning enough?
――The above considerations do not belong to Lin Yuanzheng.
There is a saying: where you fall, you get up. The more enemies there are, the more Lao Tzu wants to go there! Otherwise, who will get the lost dignity back?
With a raging anger burning in his chest and his mind full of crazy thoughts of revenge, Lin Yuanzheng once again stepped into Shouchun.
An hour later, Lin Yuanzheng's vengeful anger began to become ethereal.
Shouchun is bigger than imagined, and Yuan Shao's power is smaller than imagined.
has been on the street for more than an hour, not to mention that he can't meet Yuan Shaolu, but he hasn't even met a single one of the gangsters of [A Bucket of Rivers]. What's even more exaggerated is that after asking many people in a row, they actually said that they had never heard of [a bucket of rivers and mountains], let alone be able to tell Lin Yuanzheng where the gang's stronghold was.
Nima, what about one of the three major gangs of Shouchun? How can it be so low-profile!
Well, the fury of vengeance began to wane, and another flame began to rise again, and it grew stronger and stronger—the fire of hunger in the stomach.
It's evening again, the road of revenge is far away, and the problem of food and lodging is close at hand.
Shouchun is worthy of being the seat of Yangzhou, the price is quite high, and you have to eat a bowl of wontons here for 20 yuan, which is five times that of Taoyuan Village! A star-rated hotel (luxury inn) costs 20 taels of silver for a night, which is twice as much as the Little Joe Inn!
Of course, as a big city, there are still advantages, that is, there are more choices here.
If you can't eat wontons, you can eat baked cakes, there are more on the street, 4 yuan a piece, although it is bitter, hard and hard to gnaw, not just eat with water and always burp, but at least some of them are better than hungry. If you can't afford to live in an inn, you can still live in a private house, as long as 100-500 yuan a night, and it is cheaper to rent it for a long time; Monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, annual, two-year rent, you can choose from various forms.
If you don't want to live in a house, there is a third option that doesn't cost money - living in a slum outside the city, although it is dirty, messy and insecure, at least you can have a shelter when it is windy and rainy.
I touched it all over my body up and down, and only found 2 taels of silver, which was left over from the last mission to protect the goblins, and it was also saved in Taoyuan Village, where there was really no money.
In line with the principle of doing big things with little money, Lin Yuanzheng gave full play to his personal subjective initiative, and in the spirit of perseverance and vowing not to give up until he reached his goal, it took him a full hour to finally negotiate the price with a landlord, and rented a fairly good single room for half a month for one or two halves of silver. One tael of silver is one thousand wen, and the landlord's asking price is two taels of silver.
After renting the house, there were only 500 yuan left on his body, and Lin Yuanzheng was walking aimlessly on the street while nibbling on the hard baked cakes.
Several huge lanterns were raised in various places above the tower, illuminating the whole city quite brightly. As an ancient city, Shouchun is also distinctive enough, not only does it not enforce a curfew at night, but it is more lively than at night than during the day, of course, the excitement is mainly concentrated in the south and west of the city, two areas where players gather.
There are a lot of stalls on the street and they are neatly arranged, some sell weapons, equipment and props, some sell supper and make food, some jugglers do tricks, and some engage in art performances such as painting and singing; There are also a lot of people shopping, there are players, NPCs, and players in the state of wild monsters, and they are dressed in a variety of costumes, modern fashion, and avant-garde costumes; The sounds of shouting, bargaining, laughter, and the sounds of fights coming from dark corners make the city look magical at night.
"Brother, I think you just came from the novice village, and you won't still have primitive weapons such as wooden sticks on you." A man came out of the corner with a small iron sword in his hand, "I just happened to have a sword......
As soon as Lin Yuanzheng saw someone coming to sell, he quickly quickened his pace.
The man pursued him relentlessly: "In order to get this sword, I tried my best to get this sword. This sword blows and sharpens iron like clay! He once accompanied me to kill all directions, fight monsters, PK, and self-defense, everything is not a problem, it is really a necessary weapon for home travel......"
Lin Yuanzheng saw that he hadn't shaken him off, and began to trot.
The man also trotted all the way: "Brother, good brother!" If it weren't for the fact that you were a novice, I would never have given you this sword so easily. I'm not here to make your money, I'm here to help you solve your difficulties and troubles......"
One street had already run to the end of the street, and the man still couldn't get rid of it like the kraft candy.
"I don't have any money." Lin Yuanzheng hated and admired the person in front of him, so he had to show his hole cards.
"Brother, good brother, I said a long time ago that I didn't want to make your money, I didn't sell this sword when many local tyrants bid 20 taels of silver, and now I only need 8 taels of silver for you. My name is Grape, and everyone around me knows my name, and it is absolutely fair to trade, and children are not bullied. 8 taels of silver, friendship price, you definitely deserve it! ”
"I don't have a tael of silver on me." Seeing that this person was still not giving up, Lin Yuanzheng had to be more ruthless.
"No, good brother, you lied to me, novice apprenticeship costs as little as 20 taels of silver." The man didn't believe it.
"If you don't believe it, forget it." Lin Yuanzheng spread his hands and immediately turned around to leave.
"Don't don't, okay, for the sake of a good brother, I'll give you a jumping price, 5 taels of silver! This is the price of jumping, no matter how little I will jump! Don't go, don't go, good, 3 taels of silver! You're awesome, you're awesome, 1 tael, just 1 tael! That person grabbed Lin Yuanzheng and said that he wouldn't let go.
"I didn't lie to you, big brother, I really don't have any money." Lin Yuanzheng couldn't cry or laugh.
"Then why don't you make a price, say, good brother, how much are you willing to pay?" The man's face was sincere and earnest.
"I'll buy it for 100 yuan." Lin Yuanzheng didn't want to buy it, but he couldn't bear to refuse anymore.
"300 Wen, at least 300 Wen!" The man gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, as if he had made up his mind with great difficulty.
Lin Yuanzheng had no choice but to turn around and leave.
"Okay, okay, good brother, I'm really convinced of you, I lost, I admit defeat! For the sake of you being so handsome, 200 Wen should be a friend of yours. The man's lips were dry and his voice was hoarse.
It's all said and done, and if you don't make a deal, you can't do it.
"I can buy your sword, but can you tell me how to make money?" Lin Yuanzheng was not in a hurry to pay for it.
"You want to make money? Just fight monsters and do tasks, there is a bounty list in the east of the city, and many tasks can be accepted. The man told him very sincerely.
Deal.
Lin Yuanzheng played with the short sword in his hand, although there were some rusts and small gaps on the short sword, but it still looked very sharp, a short sword and a piece of information were only 200 wen, which was very cost-effective.
He took a few steps and suddenly noticed that there was also a stall next to him selling identical daggers.
"How much does this cost?" Lin Yuanzheng asked curiously.
"80 Wen. If you buy two, you can get a little cheaper, 60 wen a handful. If you buy this armor, the dagger will be given to you as a gift. The stall owner replied honestly.
Lin Yuanzheng's eyes suddenly turned black, and the heavens and the earth were spinning.
Damn the grapevines!
Don't tell me to run into you again next time!
Lin Yuanzheng finally calmed down, and at this time, in the dark, a little girl pounced over, hugged his thigh and cried loudly. The voice was heartbreaking, lovable, and quickly attracted a crowd of onlookers.
"Hey, kid, what's wrong? Don't cry, don't cry yet. Under the stern gaze and accusation of the surrounding people, Lin Yuanzheng was suddenly in a hurry and very embarrassed.
"Dad, don't abandon me!" The little girl cried profusely, tears and snot kept rubbing against Lin Yuanzheng.
"Wow, I don't even want my daughter......"
"It's just, it looks quite honest, but I didn't expect it to be such a person......"
"Alas, what a lack of humanity!"
Seeing that the people around him who didn't know the truth began to point fingers, Lin Yuanzheng was also anxious: "Little friend, you can see clearly, who is your father." ”
"You, you're my dad! Don't abandon me! Don't abandon my mom! Wow-" The little girl hugged his thighs tightly, her little face flushed with tears.
"It turns out that he is still a scumbag! O beast walking on two legs! ”
"It's better than a brute!"
"The more honest a person looks on the outside, the more vicious he is on the inside! Look, it's a living specimen! ”
"Hey, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand." Lin Yuanzheng hurriedly explained to the people around him that the little girl was crying even more.
"Don't cry, don't cry, what the hell do you want? Say it well. Lin Yuanzheng had no choice but to bend down to comfort the little girl.
"I'm going to eat candy, that candy." The little girl stretched out her hand and pointed to a nearby stall that poured candy in the shape of zodiac animals.
A sugar is not very expensive, 20 wen.
The little girl held the huge little pig candy in one hand, and held Lin Yuanzheng tightly in one hand: "Dad, I still have to watch a play, a shadow play." ”
I didn't expect that there were NPCs on the side of the street doing shadow puppet performances, and the tickets were not very expensive, only 40 wen per person.
Lin Yuanzheng paid one person's money, originally as long as the little girl went in to see it by herself, but she didn't expect the little girl to take Lin Yuanzheng with her, and she would cry if she didn't go together, so in the end the two of them had to go and see it together.
Although the shadow puppet show was very exciting, the little girl kept laughing. But Lin Yuanzheng's mind was messing around, and he didn't look into anything: where did this little monster run out! 100 Wen is gone, only 200 Wen is left, if you make some unreasonable demands, you will become a penniless poor egg when you come together tomorrow morning!
Sure enough, the matter was far from over, and after watching the shadow puppet show, the little girl clamored to see the trick. Juggling is actually magic, and it is performed by the player. The ticket is not very expensive, only 50 wen for one person.
Lin Yuanzheng really admires these players from the bottom of his heart, and they are really hard-working, motivated, and imaginative enough for these things to make money!
"As soon as I watch the trick, I will go home immediately and never make trouble again." The little girl raised her head and assured Lin Yuanzheng very seriously.
100 Wen was spent in such a daze.
Fortunately, the little girl did not regret what she said, and she didn't cry anymore when she came out, but said very quietly: "Dad, let's go home." ”
"Little friend, I'm not your father, you go home by yourself, good." Lin Yuanzheng didn't know how to explain to this girl in the second middle school. The little girl in front of her was actually very cute, with long hair draped over her shoulders, a pair of dark eyes rolling around, and a pair of shallow dimples on her face when she laughed.
"No, you're my dad. You see, mom is here. The little girl suddenly smiled slyly and pointed behind Lin Yuanzheng.
Lin Yuanzheng turned his head and saw a woman dressed in white standing in front of him, with waist-length black hair scattered in front of him, completely covering her face.
"Who?" Lin Yuanzheng's heart "fluttered", and he was almost scared to death by this woman dressed as "Sadako".
The woman didn't speak, and suddenly her long hair curled up and strangled Lin Yuanzheng's neck, and soon Lin Yuanzheng lost consciousness.