Since the city gate was closed, they couldn't enter the city, so the two of them planned to stay one night at a carriage and horse shop outside the city that was specially designed for people who couldn't enter the city, and wait until the next day to enter the city.
Baoyu County is not a big city, but the carriage and horse shop outside the city is not small. There are several carriages and horses tied at the door of the shop, and half of the tables and chairs in the hall are occupied, eating dinner and chatting.
Lin Haoming seemed to have an extraordinary bearing, and there were servants like Wuniu following him, so the waiter had a sharp eye and came over to greet him immediately.
When Lin Haoming passed a county town on the road, he took out a bronze wine cup and sold it in exchange for some black jade money.
There are two types of black jade money here, one is round money and the other is square money, which are actually two different qualities of black jade. Round money is made of fine black jade that is rarer and more pure black. Yes, square coins are made of gray-black low-grade black jade. There is a hundred-fold difference between the two. Of course, the round coins are actually much heavier, roughly more than twice as much as the square coins. This can also The actual ratio between the two types of black jade is calculated to be about forty to one.
Lin Haoming's bronze wine cup was sold for thirteen yuan, which was already a large amount of money. However, in the eyes of Wu Niu, Lin Haoming was more like a descendant of a noble family whose family was in decline. He had no choice but to pawn his family's valuable items as payment. , and since the food and accommodation along the way were better, it made him even more convinced.
Lin Haoming didn't care what Wuniu thought, but he taught Wuniu how to write, at least his own name, and how to write numbers on the way. Seeing that Wuniu was serious about learning and quite smart, he wrote Taught him simple calculation methods, the most basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
Wuniu studied very hard and respected Lin Haoming even more. Although he was a simple and honest man and not good at words, he really understood that this was a big skill. If he learned it, he would be able to settle down and make a living in the future. So, when they arrived in Baoyu County, Wuniu even remembered clearly what Lin Haoming liked to eat. After sitting down at the carriage and horse shop, he took the initiative to name a few dishes and asked for a bottle of wine.
Wuniu really treated Lin Haoming as his young master. Although he also knew that he was just following him all the way, and his father wanted to go to his second sister, but in this world, he really had the idea of following Lin Haoming, and for a moment he couldn't I feel a little helpless.
And his behavior makes people think that Lin Haoming is a traveling young man. Such young men can be seen in many places in Jingguo. Moreover, Wuniu is a tall man and has learned some kung fu from his father. He was more like a bodyguard for the young master, so after Lin Haoming sat down, many people looked at him.
The waiter in the store served the food quickly. After putting down the wine bottle, the waiter suddenly asked with a smile: "Is this young man coming to Baoyu County to visit?"
"What's wrong?" Lin Haoming looked at the waiter and asked casually.
The clerk immediately said with a smile: "I see there was no chariot when the young master came. We have chariots for rent in our store. Although Baoyu County is not a very big county, the nearby Zhoushan Mountain is not small either. With chariots, we can rent chariots." That can save a lot of effort, and it’s not expensive, only fifty square meters a day.”
After listening to the waiter's words, Lin Haoming realized that this car and horse shop was also engaged in daily car rental business.
Lin Haoming smiled and was about to refuse when the boy continued: "Sir, you don't need to hire a coachman, and the coachman is also a local. He knows all the interesting places in the local area and even knows some interesting things. Let's go on the way. When you are there, you can still tell stories.”
"Oh! What kind of story can this have?" Lin Haoming couldn't help but laugh. He had no intention of doing so originally, but hearing the other party tell a story would allow him to learn more about monsters and monsters. Otherwise, according to what Lin Haoming learned from Wuniu on the way , he had already prepared to go directly to the Ming Kingdom after passing Baoyu County.
"There are so many stories, some of them even happened today, such as the strange things in the family." The clerk said directly.
"The ? family, what's strange about the ? family?" Upon hearing this, Wu Niu immediately rushed to ask. After all, his second sister is the daughter-in-law of the ? family.
"This...I still have to do some work. Why don't I ask the coachman who just came back to come over and talk to you. But, sir, I can't let my words go to waste." The boy said with a smile.
"Wuniu, take five square meters of money, and treat me as your master and invite everyone to listen to the story." Lin Haoming took the initiative.
"Hey, sir, you are very generous. I will ask the kitchen to bring two more side dishes later." When the shopkeeper heard this, he also came over with a smile. Usually this is also a story, and one square meter is enough.
Although black jade is commonly used in Jingguo, in fact, in addition to finished black jade, there are also broken jade and miscellaneous jade as smaller trading units. Business people, even roadside stalls, will have small scales to collect these broken jade. Jade, so if a complete square jade is used to buy the pancakes that were taken as dry food on the Wuniu Road, at least twenty or thirty pieces can be purchased. For example, the table of dishes in front of you also requires five square jade, and there are Wine and meat are not cheap anymore. Asking a coachman to tell stories only costs so much. This also made the shopkeeper immediately run over and add two side dishes, otherwise it would be unkind.
After a while, a middle-aged man who looked quite tall came out. This man was the handlebar type here.
Because most of the customers in the store were passing by and the story was interesting, the originally noisy hall suddenly became a lot quieter.
The driver specially moved a stool to Lin Haoming's side and took a bowl of water. After drinking half of the bowl, he cleared his throat and said: "To talk about this family, we have to start with the birthday of the old lady of our family last year. Speaking of."
This coachman was obviously a good storyteller, and he knew the tone of his voice very well when he spoke. The people around him became quieter, and even when he spoke, they spoke in a low voice, for fear of not being heard clearly.
It seemed that this was not the first time that the coachman had encountered such a situation. He continued: "The old man is old. He was injured in the war with the Ming Dynasty in his early years. After serving as a county captain for several years, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and went home to rest in peace. In the past two years, the old lady's health has been getting worse and worse. Doctors and even capable people who are passing by will be invited to the mansion to see if there is any way to extend the old lady's life. When the old lady celebrated his birthday last year, he invited a Taoist priest and also After a ritual ceremony was performed, the old man's body and bones were actually much better than before, but after the Taoist left, strange things happened in the family."
"Is this strange thing at home related to the old man's ritual? And what kind of strange thing is it?" Lin Haoming asked directly.
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