Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it has been many years since the demon star appeared.
The Five Kingdoms are still there, and many schools of thought are more prosperous.
At this time, people in Hecang City can be said to be in panic. The streets paved with big blue bricks are a scene of chaos. People are running around with packages on their backs everywhere. Even the waiters and drinkers in the restaurants,
From time to time, he would glance in the direction of the city gate with fear.
This is an important city on the border between Nanzheng and Zhongtang. There were rumors of a war as early as three years ago, but until today, three years later, there has never been a war. However, every time there is a rumor of a war.
, people who believe in it are also afraid that they would rather believe that it exists than believe that it does not exist.
The rumor that soldiers can pass through a sieve and bandits can pass through a comb is no joke. Of course, this should still have a lot to do with the terrifying impression left on people by the troubled times. It is not just a legend to hear the rooster crow for a thousand miles, and the bones are everywhere.
, is a fact that many old people have witnessed with their own eyes.
"Hey, hey, hey, second brother of the Zhao family, is it because I ate your noodles yesterday and didn't pay for it, or are you so lucky that you want to abandon your old business?" The person who spoke was a person.
An ordinary-looking boy was standing across the street.
This young man doesn't seem to be in very good health, and his chest is heaving a little after walking a few steps. This young man's appearance is delicate at best, but his eyes are very dark and lively, which gives him a cunning and intelligent feeling.
The second brother of the Zhao family who was stopped by him was shirtless, with a white sheep belly towel on his shoulders, and a street stall. At first glance, he looked like a loyal and honest person. He was busy arranging his hands.
Looking at the household items beside him, he poured water into the stove which was burning brightly. The cold water stirred on the red coals and made a squeaking sound. When he looked up and saw the young man, he immediately smiled bitterly and said:
"It turns out I'm a junior official from the Lin family. Where did you start talking about this? Don't tease me early in the morning. My whole family depends on this stall to eat. When will we abandon it?"
Lin Fengjin, a junior official from the Lin family, immediately caught the conversation and said:
"If it's not like what I said, why do you have to close the stall and go home just after midnight? In the past, when didn't you sell noodles here until sunset?"
The second brother of the Zhao family immediately sighed and said:
"Young official, you don't even know what the current situation is. The streets are full of people saying that they are going to fight. How can I think of guarding this stall? I should go home as soon as possible, pack up, find relatives in the countryside, and go join them.
.The rebel soldiers only recognize gold, silver and copper coins when they go around. There is no distinction between good and bad, rich and noble. It is not a joke to wait for rivers of blood everywhere."
After hearing this, Lin Fengjin immediately sneered and said:
"Starting a war? Who is talking nonsense? Besides, there were rumors three years ago that China and the Tang Dynasty were going to fight. As a result, the situation is still calm three years later."
The second brother of the Zhao family frowned and said:
"Young official of the Lin family, you can't say that. You can't make casual guesses about this kind of life-threatening matter. It's not wrong to take precautions early. If those ferocious soldiers from the Middle Tang Dynasty didn't come, everyone would just make less money."
It’s a huge amount of money, but if they come, the whole family will have to hide their heads above their trousers.”
Lin Fengjin sighed and said helplessly:
"That's all. I got up early in the morning and ran three blocks to your place to eat noodles. I can't go back hungry. Second brother of the Zhao family, I will explain to you today what's inside so that you can
Feel free to buy and sell.”
After hearing this, the second brother of the Zhao family came over dubiously. Lin Fengjin sat on the table, instructing the Zhao family's sister-in-law next to him to continue boiling the water, and whispered:
"Second brother of the Zhao family, do you know what my old man does?"
"Who in Hecang City doesn't know that Lin Yuanwai has been doing grain business for decades, and his business has always gone to other countries." The second brother of the Zhao family said immediately.
Lin Fengjin spread his hands and said:
"As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first. The Zhongtang area suffered from waterlogging and a bad harvest last year, so the food price has been in a bull market. Oh no, it should be rising, but last month the food price collapsed, so
What kind of bullshit war are you talking about? They are all just rumors!"
The second brother of the Zhao family was confused and couldn't help asking:
"The cattle and sheep market is outside the west gate on every first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. Does this have anything to do with the dispatch of troops? From the Lin family, you are a literate scholar, but we are so rough!"
"Sweat... I've been here for so long, why can't I change my words?" Lin Fengjin couldn't help but wiped away his sweat: "If you don't change your character, you will one day be caught and treated as a witch.
Let’s all dip into the pig cage!”
"Well, to put it simply, there was a disaster in Zhongtang last year, and the remaining grain in the country must have been almost consumed. Now there is a shortage of food. If we want to attack Hecang, a heavily defended city, we will definitely use a lot of military power, so we will definitely use it.
You must prepare provisions and baggage in advance.”
"However, now the price of grain here in our country and even in Zhongtang has fallen instead of rising. This shows that no one is purchasing grain on a large scale - it should be that Zhongtang is using the accumulation of treasury.
If we come to stabilize food prices, what kind of war are we going to fight? Could it be that the invading soldiers can use Guanyin soil as military rations?"
Lin Fengjin stopped talking for a moment, and after finishing the above words in one breath, what he saw was the blank eyes of the second brother of the Zhao family. He could only sigh deeply that it is terrible to be uneducated. However, the second brother of the Zhao family stayed for a while and shook his head.
, looked at Lin Fengjin with admiration and said sincerely:
"As expected of a literate person, even though I didn't understand a word of what he said, I still thought it was amazing."
Lin Fengjin sighed and realized that he had nothing to say. However, the actions of the second brother of the Zhao family in the next second made him widen his eyes, because this honest-looking man suddenly grabbed a man who was walking from the opposite side.
Familiar customers:
"Hey, Mr. He, when you came here just now, was Mr. Lin's grain store open?"
"Of course."
"What about Mr. Hu's pawnshop?"
“Business is booming!”
"Where's the Chunfeng Drunken Restaurant opened by Hu Bantou's brother-in-law in the Yamen?"
"When I came over, Mr. Hu was whipping the lazy guys with a whip."
"I see………"
"Hun family! Boil water and set up a table to knead the dough right away! Why don't you make some tea for the Lin family's junior officials?"
"Aren't we going to go back to our hometown to live with our relatives right away?"
"TouTouTou! Why don't you reincarnate? We Hecang, one of the richest families in the world, are not in a hurry. What do I, a poor noodle seller, have to fear?"
"…….."
After hearing the above dialogue, Lin Fengjin couldn't help but roll his eyes. Sure enough, the wisdom of the working people is infinite and they have their own way of survival. The only one who seems uneducated is himself. After sitting for a while, he asked
He grabbed the dough and brought it up.
The red and oily noodle soup has a snow-white skin like a fish swimming in it. It is covered with a large piece of ocher-colored beef with ribs. It is cut into pieces as big as a palm, but it is as thin as paper and light can pass through. A few drops.
Add the vinegar, it's sour and spicy, and it's delicious. You'll be snoring and sweating after eating it.
If you feel a little tired, there is also a local specialty, green-skinned purple-heart radish, which can be said to be of high quality and low price. For an extra penny, the second brother of the Zhao family sliced it thinly and put it on a plate.
It tastes sweet and juicy when chewed, refreshing and refreshing. It has just been fished out of the old well, so it is ice-cold. After eating it, it can be said to be sweet and juicy, and all the anger is gone.
Lin Fengjin was sweating profusely after every meal, so he would sit in the stall and chat for a while, blowing the river breeze and so on. But then suddenly a man in green clothes and a small hat ran over from across the street. He saw
Lin Fengjin shouted happily from a distance:
"Master! Master! The results for the Tongsheng Examination have been posted. You won!"
Lin Fengjin is now seventeen years old. In the eyes of insiders, the qualifications for a boy who passed the examination at this age are actually very average. Well, he is almost the same as a junior high school student who only passed the examination at the age of seventeen. In addition, he
Before traveling through the body, Soul was still a double-educated Ph.D. student. He really looked down on this kind of test for children, which was similar to kindergarten to elementary school. However, this did not prevent the illiterate men next to him from casting envious glances.
－－－－－－－－－－Because winning the status of Tongsheng is equivalent to certification that you have passed the reading level and can read and write. This means that you can study in major academies well-known in the world, and
The rate of being hired is quite good.
According to modern terminology, the lack of literate population determines the lack of students. Nowadays, when a hundred schools of thought contend, literacy is only the basics, and what is valued is not necessarily the ability to read. For example, the Mohist non-graduate academies emphasize both practical ability and academic study.
Another example is the Lianheng Academy of the Strategist Family, which even values eloquence more than knowledge...
Therefore, children often go to major academies to study. Although the chance of directly entering the inner academy is not very high, the chance of letting you go is also very small. Even if they feel that your ability is insufficient, they will often keep you.
Study in a private school affiliated to the academy, and provide free room and board while studying...
The reason why this happened was because of the comet-like rise of Dong Yang Yang more than ten years ago. Dong Yang Yang went to the Confucian Donglin Academy to study at that time. He was also an older youth, so the examiner who took the exam was not originally
Hi, Jia’s grades were disastrous in the first test and he was subjected to a series of sarcastic rejections. If it had been any other person, he would have jumped into the river and committed suicide in shame.
But although this person has no talent in discerning economics, expressing subtle opinions, etc., he is a genius in discerning emotions and emotions!
After this person was severely humiliated by the Confucian Donglin Academy that day, he joined the Yin Yang Family's Wude Academy by chance. He immediately felt like a fish in water, and it can be said that he made rapid progress.