Chapter 121 The Root Nature of Life and Death (2-in-1)
Chen Kuang reported an outrageous figure, and he didn't expect Lian Mi to really give it to him.
He's just asking for a standard sky-high price, just sitting on the ground and paying it back.
In his opinion, he must bargain a few times first, and it would be good for Lianmi to give one or two pieces of silver in the end.
The worst result is the five copper plates that Lianmi herself said.
But unexpectedly, Lianmi didn't have the idea of counter-offering, and directly gave him a tael of gold.
Chen Kuang looked at the few solid gold leaves in his hand, and fell silent for a while.
This gold leaf is exquisitely made, and it is estimated that it only circulates among the top group of wealthy merchants, and its value may be more than the ordinary gold price.
According to the official ratio of the Liang State today, one tael of gold is about equivalent to twenty taels of silver.
One tael of silver, in this world, can be exchanged for about ten buckets of rice.
When the Chen family sold Chen Kuang, it was just a bucket of rice......
These few small gold leaves are enough to buy hundreds of lives.
And this is the currency minted by Yangguo, and the value will be about one-third higher in comparison.
It's not for any other political reason......
Simply because the mints of the Liang State would cut corners and mix brass into the gold to make it shoddy, and these mintmen would also buy off the local government, turn a blind eye, and the official endorsement would circulate these currencies into the market for profit.
In contrast, Yangguo is more strictly regulated, the purity of the currency is higher, the credibility is also higher, and the value will naturally be higher.
The top-down corruption of the Liang State can be seen in this subtleties.
A tael of gold is given to others casually.
It seems that the education of her Oiran lady is really a failure......
Chen Kuang thought so in his heart, but these few golden leaves were still accepted by him.
During this time, he was still able to live as a mortal, and he had no money, but he couldn't.
Since the Oiran Lady Sect has failed, let him beat this little girl on behalf of the society, so that she can understand that the world is not so simple, so as not to be easily deceived by bad people when she goes out in the future.
Alas, he was such a good man.
Chen Kuang assured: "That's nature, I definitely won't say it...... Besides, it's no good to say it, is it? ”
Lian Mi put her little purse away, snorted and said, "It's good to know, if my lady knows, the money I gave you will be recovered, and you won't have any place to cry if you want to." ”
She lifted her skirt, turned it over lightly, and rolled it in from the outside, and with her back elbow, she knocked off the pole supporting the window, causing the window to fall.
So skilled?
Chen Kuang raised his eyebrows, Lian Mi noticed his eyes, patted the ash on his hands, and explained proudly: "I have to serve my lady at any time on weekdays, especially to get up early to dress up, and occasionally go to bed late, just go directly through the window, which can save a lot of effort." ”
Chen Kuang looked at the sky outside and asked suspiciously, "Don't you use it today?" ”
Lian Mi looked at him inexplicably and said, "Rest today." ”
Chen Kuang: "......"
Grass, he forgot, the mortals of this world still have a rest of the day.
In fact, this is a holiday, but under normal circumstances, only officials and some more decent industries will have it, and the peddlers and pawns still work hard every day, otherwise the money earned will not be enough to eat, and where will they be in the mood to rest.
The rules of rest are different for each country, Liang country is a five-day rest, while Yangguo is a seven-day holiday.
After Chen Kuang escaped from the prison, he was precarious for nearly a month, and he didn't have much time to sleep, where did he remember these things.
He propped his forehead and said, "I'm confused." ”
I just didn't expect it...... The Oiran of the Qinglou will also have a holiday.
Lian Mi generously said that it didn't matter: "You have been soaking in the water for so long, your head is about to enter the water, it's strange not to be confused, as long as you haven't forgotten the story you want to tell." ”
"Today, my lady is resting, I have nothing to do, if you don't plan to leave, you can talk for a morning, talk quickly."
"......" Chen Kuang always felt that she was scolding back in a roundabout way.
What a grudge-bent little woman......
Chen Kuang cleared his throat and said, "Of course I won't forget it, but I said that I was born in a family of military generals, and my family background was not bad, and I later became the head of the forbidden army......
He told a long story about the twists and turns of the plot.
Of course, he is not talking about his own experience, but about the combination of Water Margin and Journey to the West, from the Fengxue Mountain Temple, all the way to the three-star cave of the slanting moon to apprentice to the Bodhi Patriarch.
Pick the most exciting places, and talk about the strongest conflicts.
Among the villains, Gao Yu and the Jade Emperor, etc., have all been replaced with the sanctimonious martial saint Mu Zhao.
Lian Mi listened to it like a fascination, heard the highlights, couldn't help but applaud vigorously and exclaimed, heard some exaggerated places, and couldn't stop laughing until she leaned forward and closed, and the original pain in her heart also dissipated.
If she hears such a story on the side of the road, she must empty her wallet!
Now it's only a small half, and she's still earned.
Of course, because this story is too bizarre, and some of the plot bugs, she didn't hear it at all.
Yangguo admires literature, but it admires elegant literature, and the poetry and songs of literati and writers are all extremely gorgeous rhetoric to show their talents.
Not to mention ordinary people, even if you have read a book for a few years, you may not be able to recognize all the words in the article.
The literati boast of their elegance, and naturally they will not write stories for ordinary people, even if they do, they have to write in twists and turns, and finally say some great truths to sublimate the artistic conception, which makes people drowsy to read.
Therefore, the peddler pawn below naturally listens to the story of the peddler's pawn.
Although this is a world of gods and ghosts, it is precisely because gods and ghosts really exist that few people dare to use this as the theme, and most of the things that are spread are real.
After all, no one knows if they offended a great cultivator when writing a certain story.
When the time comes, what you want is not to compensate for copyright fees, but to die.
Chen Kuang's mouth has such a theme of gods and ghosts, and it is a wonderfully written story, which can even be said to be rare in the world.
But Chen Kuang is not ready to finish it in one breath, he still plans to go through the long run.
He probably felt that it was almost there, so he said, "I want to know what happens next......
Lian Mi immediately handed out a gold leaf, and said with a blank eye: "Here you go." ”
Chen Kuang: "......"
How many times have you listened to the book, and how can you be so proficient?!
But he Chen Kuang is not a man who can be impressed with money.
He "snapped" and slapped Lianmi's hand away, and said solemnly: "The rules of the rivers and lakes can only be talked about here-I want to know what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown!" ”
Lian Mi puffed out her cheeks and muttered, "Why haven't I heard of this kind of rules in the rivers and lakes......"
Chen Kuang's old god was in the tunnel: "My rules." ”
Lian Mi was curious: "What is your name, where are you talking about the book?" How come I haven't heard of you before? ”
Goolan Washe is a place to listen to music and watch art, and those Jianghu artists and storytellers often gather here.
Of course, storytellers with a slightly higher level will generally go to teahouses and restaurants to cooperate with the store, so as not to have to compete with acrobats to grab territory.
She doesn't think that Chen Kuang is the son-in-law who ran out of the family now, but thinks that Chen Kuang is a professional storyteller in the hook column, maybe he just fell into the water.
Chen Kuang shook his head and said dumbly: "I'm not a storyteller. ”
"You're so good at talking, how could you not?"
Lian Mi didn't believe it, but looked at his face again, and said with some hesitation: "Then what are you doing?" ”
Suddenly, a soft, clear female voice came from behind her.
"I'm curious, too, who are you?"
"Ahh Lian Mi was shocked, quickly stood up and turned around, and said in surprise: "Lady! What are you doing here! ”
Chen Kuang raised his head and looked, and what caught his eye was a beautiful woman wearing a light green dress and a slender body.
The woman has black hair, which is pulled up into a fallen crow bun at will, leaning on the cui and decorating the zhu, and the hairpin is lazy and decadent, but it does not look kitsch, but because the eyebrows and eyes are plain, it gives people a cold and glamorous feeling.
The shirt she covered was light green, lined with a white cardigan, but the upper edge of the peacock blue gorgeous belly pocket was faintly visible inside, and there were only two halterneck strings.
This woman can naturally only be the Oiran lady in the center of the lotus honey mouth - Liu Chengcheng.
She walked into the house, and Chen Kuang noticed that she was holding a long-haired cat in her hand.
This cat is very strange, its four legs are shorter than ordinary cats, and its appearance is cute and pleasant.
Liu Chengcheng glanced at Lian Mi with disgust, and said, "You, if I don't come again, you're afraid that even if someone brings money, someone will cheat you away!" ”
Lian Mi hurriedly shook her head and said, "I gave the money voluntarily, not a cheat!" He told a good story, so I gave the money! ”
Liu Chengcheng was angry and funny: "Then you mean, you sold it to someone and counted the money for him?" ”
Lian Mi opened her mouth and muttered in a daze: "Where have I been sold...... I'm still in my room. ”
Liu Chengcheng sighed and turned his head to look at Chen Kuang:
"Sir, can you answer my question? If you can't answer, I'll have to report to the police. ”
The report in the mouth of the Oiran in a state must be more than just an official.
Maybe it will alarm the practitioners......
Chen Kuang shrugged: "I was about to say it." ”
He stood up, arched his hand, and said: "In Xia Chen Ruogu, he is a musician, because he admires the talent of Liu Niangzi, and wants to come to the mud pavilion to make a living, so he made this decision, and approached by falling into the water, not with bad intentions. ”
Anyway, now "Chen Kuang" has died in front of everyone, and it was killed by the martial saint himself.
No matter what, no one will think that he will come back from the dead in a short time.
As long as it's not too conspicuous, it doesn't matter if you don't change your pseudonym.
But out of caution, Chen Kuang still used this more familiar fake name.
Lianmi's eyes widened when she heard this.
This guy ...... Don't you lie and don't you make drafts!
He obviously didn't even know where this place was before, and even the name of the Fluffy Mudhouse was told to him by her, but now it turned out that he was just coming to work in the Fluffy Pavilion, so he deliberately approached by falling into the water.
Lian Mi couldn't help but question.
But Chen Kuang glanced at her sideways, and she closed her mouth again.
She also wanted to hear the rest of the story...... And this guy is stupid, and he really doesn't look like a bad guy.
If she is really a bad person, where will she really tell the story for a long time there?
Liu Chengcheng saw this scene in his eyes, and while he couldn't smile bitterly, he was really a little curious in his heart.
What kind of story did this man tell that took away all her maid's soul......
She had just arrived, and the general listened to the end, but she vaguely felt that it was interesting, and she didn't know the specifics.
Liu Chengcheng was speechless for a long time and touched the cat in his arms.
"I'm not short of musicians here."
Chen Kuang said with a smile: "That's not a good one, didn't Mrs. Liu listen to it first?" ”
This man...... It's crazy.
The mud pavilion is almost a must-visit place for all the slightly famous literati in Tibetan Fengzhou.
Naturally, the musicians are also top-notch.
Among the musicians, there are many court musicians who have retired from the palace, unless they are those musicians who are very famous, and they are by no means contemptuous of any person who comes out.
How dare he say that none of this is good?
Opinionated!
Liu Qingcheng chuckled, and was about to refuse, but suddenly felt someone pull his sleeve, and turned his head sideways to see the little maid looking at her pitifully.
……
Chen Kuang's ingenious interview method was not recognized by HR.
Even Liu Chengcheng didn't really let him play a song, but accepted him as a chores.
Chen Kuang was arranged in the subordinate's room, although it was narrow and simple, it was an independent room, not a bunk.
It is naturally a lot of distance away from the room of a personal maid like Lianmi.
I don't know if I want to stop him from continuing to deceive the little girl.
Chen Kuang also learned that there was a big difference between the Sumud Pavilion and the Qinglou he knew.
For example, in the entire Flocculation Pavilion, only one Oiran is raised, and there are no other women, everything serves her.
Ordinary literati have difficulty even seeing Liu Chengcheng, at most they are only enough to play tea at the bottom, and only if they are appreciated, they can drink a cup of tea through the curtain.
So far, it is said that only one cultivator who has ascended the tower realm has sat down and talked face-to-face with Liu Tingcheng.
can be the guest of Liu Chengcheng's entry into the curtain, so far there is not.
However, it is easy to understand that an excellent product always has to try its best to hype up the marketing in order to get the maximum value.
"Speaking of which, I not only saw Liu Chengcheng's face today, but also seemed to see Liu Chengcheng who had just woken up, wouldn't I make a lot of money?"
Chen Kuang smiled dumbly, tidied up the futon, sat cross-legged on the bed, and let out a long breath.
The status bar in his field of vision had already refreshed in the middle of the rafting.
Added a new passive.
[You use the cultivation of the Ascending Realm to escape death under the hands of the Martial Saint, and obtain the passive "Root Nature of Life and Death": Every time you kill someone or save someone, you can accumulate a piece of karma. 】
"Karma ......"
Chen Kuang's eyes narrowed.
He had only heard the name karma in one person's mouth.
Huo Hengxuan told him at the time that the Buddha's "lion heart" once wanted to accumulate karma in the way of turning into mortals, cross the other side of the sea of suffering, and achieve the status of a saint.
In other words, karma may be the key to sanctification!"
Chen Kuang's heart was hot.
What he was most afraid of was actually the speed stagnation of his cultivation one day.
Cultivation can be taken to the next level, but what about the state of mind? Or do you need other requirements?
If the subsequent cultivation is promoted, and it requires a matching state of mind, or even special conditions, then "breaking and then standing" will not work.
No amount of cultivation can support an empty shell.
But with this passivity, it means that when he wants to be holy in the future, there may be one less obstacle.
But the future is only the future......
What Chen Kuang cares more about now is actually the exercises from the merman clan, as well as the two supernatural powers.
That exercise is called "Xielongzi Sutra Changing Diagram".
There are two kinds of magical powers, namely "Dividing the River into a Land" and "Turning the Pearl"!
(End of chapter)