Chapter Fifty-Three: A Silver Coin

South Qingzhou is surrounded by mountains and mountains, which is different from Shengzhou and Qinzhou. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoThe mountains of Shengzhou are rough and heroic, the mountains of Qinzhou are steep and dangerous, and the mountains of South Qingzhou can not be called mountains except for Langya Mountain, they can only be called mountains, stretching endlessly, layer upon layer, mountain after mountain as if there is no end to it. Through these layers of mountains and mountains, the core area of South Qingzhou is an open area, with fertile plains and thousands of miles, mulberry and hemp grains and green seedlings everywhere, as if entering another world. It seems that this place has not been disturbed by the scourge of the Siren, and it is still a quiet and comfortable landscape.

Lu Dian's convoy slowly moved along the field road, and the peasants who were cultivating textiles raised their heads to look at the long convoy. A few scattered warriors, with almost no decent guards. How did this kind of caravan come here? The trade road was dangerous and robbers and demons coexisted, and the peasants were very curious about the caravan of Lu Dian, especially the caravan with a high Phnom Penh Lu Zi flag on it. Although the peasants did not know how to read, it was the first time they had seen this style of flag. The children were giggling and playing with the convoy, and the samurai of the bodyguards didn't care, because it was the norm.

The sky gradually darkened, and the group went directly to a farm to settle down. The biggest difference between the people of this world and the earth is that they rarely see guests from afar, and when they heard that Lu Dian and others came from Jiankang, the old people of the farm were stunned and hurriedly ran to see. Jiankang is a legendary place for them, and it is impossible for them to go to Jiankang in their lifetime, and many old people have never even been to Nanqingzhou Mansion in their lives. Hearing that there were adults from Jiankang, everyone stood curiously outside the Zhuangzi to watch, but they were afraid of disturbing the guests, and the farmers were very cramped.

Lu Dian stepped down from the carriage, and the eldest girl and little daughter-in-law were suddenly shocked. Where had they ever seen a man like Lu Dian with fine skin and tender flesh who was better looking than a woman, but Nangong Kun, who came out later, immediately dispelled their thoughts. It turns out that even in Jiankang kind of place, there are not good-looking ones. Nangong Kun didn't care about this, he raised his head and looked at the sky, holding the Soxhlet extractor in his arms like holding a child.

When Bai Rong stepped down from the carriage behind, all the young women in the village bowed their heads in shame. They have never thought of this kind of beauty, let alone seen it. The men also lowered their heads and did not dare to look. The warriors pulled the village elder and whispered, "Old man, these people in this carriage are not mortals, but cultivators. Don't be lazy. As he spoke, the warrior took out a piece of silver from his bosom and stuffed it to the old man, for fear that these peasants would offend Lu Dian and the others, and that it would be not only the peasants but also them who would suffer at that time.

Lu Dian walked next to the old village chief, this old man was like any respected old man with a furrowed face and kind eyes. Lu Dian smiled at the old man. The old man had never seen an immortal in his life. The title of immortal is the name given to a cultivator by mortals who do not know the cultivator. The old man heard the samurai say that Lu Dian was a cultivator, and he didn't react yet. The strong man standing beside him hurriedly whispered: "Daddy, these are all immortals." ”

Only then did the old man react and turn his head to worship. Lu Dian hurriedly held him in and said, "Old man, I am not an immortal, but also a mortal who wants to eat and sleep. Can I spend the night in the village? I will pay the corresponding money. Lu Dian said and stretched out his palm. The old man looked at Lu Dian's palm empty, and suddenly a delicate silver coin appeared in Lu Dian's palm. Lu Dian deliberately used the double knots to make some small means to deter these peasants. He has no intention of harming others, but he cannot be without a heart of defense. The old man and his son were frightened silly at once. This is the method of a true immortal.

The old man was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down, but Lu Dian still held him up. The old man couldn't kneel. Lu Dian put the silver coin in the old man's palm and said, "Please help us get some food and forage, and at the same time prepare some places to stay." This silver coin is a deposit, and I'll give you another one tomorrow when we leave. Do you think the price is right?"

Lu Dian's silver coins were specially prepared by him for this trip. The purpose of his business was not simply to sell salt. He had bigger ideas, but he just needed to use the salt sale as an opportunity. A simple pattern is printed on the front of the coin, and an artistic Lu character is printed on the back, and one or two silver is written around one side of the pattern. It was minted in a real tael of silver, but some copper and tin were added to it for hardness to make the silver coin whiter and more beautiful.

The old man never knelt down until Lu Dian turned to leave him. The sweaty old village chief was helped up by his sons and pinched the silver coins in his palms, and the old man was dumbfounded. The most used thing in his life is copper bumps. It's a finger-to-thumb-sized copper lump as money. This is also a common thing used by mortals, of course, as I have been in business more over the years, I have also seen a few silver bumps. But the old man really thought the old man was very beautiful about this thing that Lu Dian gave. He carefully pinched the silver coin and tried to put it on his teeth to bite it, but unfortunately his teeth were not good. He handed the silver coin to his eldest son.

The eldest son had already taken a fancy to this silver coin, and hurriedly wiped his hands and wanted to get it. The youngest son next to him didn't like it, and before the eldest brother could make a move, he came up and snatched it directly from his father's hand, and put it on his teeth and bit it, which was really silver. The youngest son hurriedly said: "Daddy, this is really silver." That's a nice buck. Daddy, I changed the copper lump at home. ”

The old man snatched the silver coin and pinched it in his palm and said angrily: "You two unfilial sons, how can you enjoy the treasures of such immortals." It's best to put it with me. After the old man finished speaking, he took the silver coin into his arms, and patted it close to his heart, satisfied.

Both the younger and older sons were dumbfounded. I didn't expect my father to refuse to give them at all. The youngest son ran to the eldest brother and whispered, "Big brother, I don't think the old man wants to bring the money into the coffin, right?"

"I think so. The eldest son said.

"That's not possible, we said it when we separated. Divide everything in half, I want the silver money, and you take the copper lump. The youngest son said liarly.

After all, the strong man is the eldest brother, and it is not easy to fight with him, but his mind turned and said: "No, the little immortal said it just now." Arrange it tonight, and there will be one silver coin tomorrow, and then our brothers will have one each!"

The youngest son thought about it and felt quite right: "Big brother, you still have a good brain." How did I forget this stubble? I have to hurry back and let our girls come here to wait, maybe there will be a reward. ”

"That's right, I think you're also a ghost elf!" the strong man smiled.

Lu Dian stood outside the mansion and looked at the samurai leader who was riding horses, and walked towards him. Lu Dian took out a silver coin from his bosom and handed it to the samurai leader, saying, "Just now I saw that you gave the village chief a piece of silver, and I will compensate you for this." ”

The samurai were flattered. He has been walking the rivers and lakes for so many years, where has he seen a cultivator like Lu Dian who is so easy to talk to, and he added money just to keep him safe. Who would have thought that Lu Dian could still give him a supplement. He hurriedly refused. Lu Dian shoved it into his hand and said, "I don't like to owe others." You take the money. ”

The samurai leader pinched the silver coin, and his heart was completely entangled. This silver coin is very beautiful, where can it be compared to his own piece of silver with a lot of impurities. He wanted to catch up with Lu Dian to explain. But he didn't want Lu Dian to suddenly turn around and look at him and said, "I see that you have brought a lot of silver ingots and copper lumps, bring them to me to exchange them for silver coins and copper coins, and it will be more convenient to carry them in the future." ”

The leader of the warriors was extremely moved, he didn't expect that a noble cultivator like Lu Dian would even pay attention to such a small matter. They naturally brought a lot of money along the way, but the copper bump was not so easy to carry after all, and they could be tossed enough along the way. The warrior didn't know how to answer Lu Dian, so he could only nod vigorously, say hello, and hurriedly go to his copper lump and silver ingot.