This city is very similar to the scenic spot of the ancient water town he has been to in modern times, it occupies a larger area than the scenic spot, but it is completely incomparable with the scale of the modern city.

Chongcheng County has a city wall, the city wall is not high, but there is a moat outside the city wall, and the bridge on the moat for people to enter the city is not a stone bridge directly covered on it, but a bridge made of bamboo and wood that can be pulled up, and the locals call it a suspension bridge.

If you are in danger, pull up this bridge, and the enemy will not be able to run directly to the city wall!

There is a curfew at night, and the bridge can also be closed.

However, since the establishment of Daqi, the place where Chongcheng County is located has been very stable, and even the curfew is gone, and now even at night, the drawbridge will not be closed.

Of course, there is not only one way to enter the city, but you can also take the waterway, but there are also gates, and if you really encounter danger, you can use doors and stones to cut off the river.

When you enter the city, you can see the streets.

The streets are indeed paved with stone slabs, but they are very narrow, the widest streets are just over two meters, and many of the lanes are even only one meter wide.

The streets are narrow, but the river is wide, and there are many small boats coming and going in the river.

In summer, it dawns early, even if Jin Xiaoye killed the chickens before going out today, it was only past six o'clock when they went out, and now it is just after eight o'clock.

The county seat at this time is the most lively time.

All the houses in the city were built along the river, and some people wanted to buy things, and when they opened the window to the river and shouted, a boat would come over and do business with him.

There are also some people who hold the boat, and they have been selling: "Songhua cake, sweet Songhua cake!" ”

"Meat buns! Fragrant meat buns! ”

"Freshly picked eggplant wakabeans! Freshly laid eggs, duck eggs! ”

"Old hen! Nourishing old hens! ”

……

Li Damao Li Ermao looked at the boats curiously and asked, "What is Songhua Cake?" ”

Songhua cake is a local pastry made with glutinous rice flour and bean paste, which is very delicious, but it is not cheap.

As soon as Li Qingzhi entered the city, he saw a shop selling breakfast, and the people in it were eating tea cakes made of glutinous rice flour wrapped in meat and drinking soy milk.

Further on, there is a restaurant, and the rich aroma comes out of it, it should be fried with oil.

The process of making vegetable oil in Daqi is much more mature than in the previous dynasty, and many people in the county will use oil to fry vegetables, not to mention large restaurants, but in the countryside, everyone will not buy oil at all.

There is a huge difference in the standard of living between urban and rural areas.

This is not surprising, he remembered that he used to look at the Republic of China and found that the big cities during the Republic of China had running water, electricity, flush toilets, telephones, and even elevators, but the ordinary farmers at that time were poor, and their living standards were similar to those of the people in Miaoqian Village today.

Along the way, he has been talking about how good Li Laogen is in the county, but after arriving in the county, he gave people a feeling that there was nowhere to put his hands and feet, and he lowered his head and didn't dare to look at those people in the county.

Li Damao and Li Ermao were also very scared, holding Li Qingzhi's hand tightly.

Seeing this, Li Qingzhi smiled and comforted them: "Don't be afraid, Da Mao Ermao, it's okay." ”

Li Qingzhi and Jin Xiaoye did not show their timidity, Li Damao and Li Ermao looked at their father and mother, and they were finally not afraid.

But I'm not afraid...... Looking at the city children in bright clothes and beautiful shoes, they were somewhat inferior, and their toes were curled up.

Their clothes were torn and they had no shoes on.

In the countryside, people don't wear shoes in the summer, and they don't think there's anything wrong with that, but people in the city don't seem to be like that.

Li Qingzhi noticed the situation of the two children, but he couldn't do anything now.

They are indeed poor, that's a fact.

Jin Xiaoye looked at Li Qingzhi: "I'm going to sell something, do you want to go with me, or do you want to walk around?" ”

Li Qing insisted: "I'll walk around." He wanted to ask if there were any shops that needed to be hired.

When Jin Xiaoye heard this, he took out ten yuan and gave it to Li Qingzhi: "Then you go around, and when you get tired of shopping, go to the dock and wait for me." "She brings a lot of things, and she may not be able to sell them all if she goes to acquaintances, and if she can't sell them all, she will have to go to the dock to set up a stall.

Li Qing insisted that they go over after a long stroll, she should already be there, if Li Qing insisted that they go over after a little strolling...... There are a lot of new things on the dock, Li Qingzhi and the children can take a look over there.

"Okay." Li Qingzhi accepted the money and watched Jin Xiaoye and Li Laogen leave with the basket on their backs.

He rested and took Li Damao and Li Ermao's hands: "Da Mao Ermao, you go shopping with your father." ”

Li Qing has the memory of the original owner, although the original owner is not very familiar with Chongcheng County, but he is also well-informed, and he can call out many things in the county, just like that, carefully give two

children explain.

"This is a rice shop, a place that specializes in selling rice, and the common rice is japonica rice, glutinous rice, ......" Li Qingzhi stood not far from the door of the store, first introduced the situation of the store to the two children, and then led them to the store: "Hello shopkeeper, is the store recruiting?" I am literate and do good arithmetic. ”

Li Qingzhi's current appearance really doesn't look very good, he is too thin, and the material of his clothes is not good.

But his eyes were clear, his words were polite, and he said that he was literate and could settle accounts......

The shopkeeper had a good attitude: "I'm sorry, there is no shortage of people in the store now." ”

"Excuse me." Li Qing said with a smile.

After coming out of the rice shop, Li Qingzhi took the two children to other shops, and after introducing his situation, he asked them if they needed to recruit people.

It's a pity that most of the shops don't recruit people.

At this time, people don't change jobs much, and after the shop recruits someone, that person may work in the shop for the rest of his life.

They recruit people, and they prefer to recruit acquaintances.

Li Qingzhi asked along the way, and chatted with a few shopkeepers, and found that although there are very few literate people in the countryside, there are actually many literate people in the county seat.

If he wants to find a job, it will not be so easy.

However, Li Qingzhi was not discouraged, what if he didn't find a job today? It's a big deal to come to the county next time and ask people again.

It's a pity that he doesn't have the money to buy pen and paper to practice calligraphy now, otherwise if he practices his calligraphy well, he can also exchange money for copying books.

Daqi's printing technology has developed very well, and books that sell well will be printed, so there are fewer errors and omissions. However, there are not many people who buy some books, so the bookstore will ask someone to copy it, and some large families will also invite people to their homes to help copy the books in their homes and use them as backups.

Li Qingzhi took the two children to ask questions all the way, and before he knew it, he came to the dock.

The wharf is very large, and it is still very lively here, not to mention many ships docked, and there are many people helping to unload and load goods.

The place where the ship and the dock are connected are just a plank about a foot wide made of wood tied together.

Li Qingzhi saw those shirtless men walking on it with all kinds of heavy goods on their backs or carrying them, and saw the board becoming bent under their feet, and couldn't help but sweat for them.

If these people are not careful, they may fall into the river.

It is very tiring to carry goods at the wharf, but there are many people who are willing to do this.

But he can't do this kind of work now.

There were a lot of business people near the wharf, Li Qingzhi observed, and saw that someone was dressed well, so he went up to ask them if they wanted to recruit people.

Before, those shops were all open for business, and their attitude towards him was very good, but these people were different, and some people were very impatient after being stopped by him.

Li Qingzhi didn't care at all.

These people are just a little impatient, they don't rush up and bite him, they don't suddenly do something to him!

What a wonderful man!

It's a pity that these people don't recruit.

He thought before that he would find a job first, but I was afraid that it would not be so easy to complete.

Or could he find another way to make money first?

Li Qingzhi really wants to make money, he wants to take care of his body to have enough food intake, and if he wants to have enough food intake, he must have money.

At this moment, Li Qingzhi began to think about what recipe he could sell.

But he didn't have cooking skills at all, and there were actually a lot of delicacies in this era, and some delicacies didn't appear entirely because of the lack of seasonings, and in such a situation, he didn't have any recipes to sell.

Li Qingzhi took Li Damao and Li Ermao to find a shady place to rest, and was thinking about how to make money, when he saw a pot-bellied man, who was very rich at a glance, got off a boat, and was surrounded by three people, and also came here.

The man who was surrounded by him looked like he was in his forties, he was quite fat, his face was a little dark, and he had a beard that had been carefully trimmed at first glance.

His appearance is actually mediocre, but that dress ...... Not only did he wear brightly colored clothes, but he also wore several gold rings on his hands, and his hat, belt, and even shoes were also inlaid with precious stones.

This is a man who wants everyone to know that he is rich, and he should be an ancient version of the nouveau riche.

At this time, this person was talking to the people around him: "I have already seen the goods, there is no problem, you hurry up and arrange someone to move it, let the person who moves the goods be careful, and there can be no mistakes......"

Although this man dresses tackyly, he is very concerned about business.

Two of the three men beside him went to find someone to move the goods, but this man did not leave, standing in the shade, wiping his sweat with a handkerchief.

Seeing this, Li Qingzhi greeted with a smile: "This master, you are magnificent, and you are not an ordinary person at first glance!" ”

If there is no "you" in the local dialect, he does not use an honorific title.

Speaking of which, five years ago, the original owner was actually not very good at speaking the local dialect, but after being locked up and digging rocks for five years, surrounded by locals, his accent is now the same as that of the locals.

Chapter 21: Writing an Autobiography

The middle-aged man smiled when he heard Li Qingzhi's words.

Good words are loved by anyone.

Li Qingzhi asked again: "I don't know what you call you, master?" ”

Li Qingzhi likes everything in this world.

His appearance now really doesn't look very good, and he has lost his appearance, but the sincere love in his eyes can't be faked.

"My surname is Zhu, and my name is Zhu Qian." The middle-aged man smiled, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.

As Li Qingzhi expected, Zhu Qian was an upstart.

His family was poor, and when he was young, his family could not have enough to eat, and his father had no choice, so he sent him to a large family to work as a helper.

It was in that large family that he saw a life that he could not even imagine before.

He vowed to live a good life!

Other servants worked as a monk for a day and beat the clock for a day, and the days were chaotic, but he was different, he was very diligent and tried to learn everything he could.

He signed a five-year contract with that family, and five years later, when he came out of that family, at the age of eighteen, he used all his savings plus borrowed money to buy some goods, and rented a boat to leave Chongcheng County to do business.

Doing business is not an easy thing, and if you are unlucky, you will encounter bandits, but he was lucky enough to do it.