The sun rose and shone on the two of them. Their shadows were stretched out. They walked forward with difficulty step by step. The poisonous summer sun shone on their faces, causing a burning pain. In such weather, their faces They needed the care of a hydrating mask. Poverty had always been a chronic disease of Wang Busheng, so they had no choice but to rest under a tree. They took out the luggage given by Sun Youcai and a few changes of clothes, all of which were worn by ordinary people. There is also some water and dry food.
He took out two steamed cakes and shared them with each other. Looking at the steamed cakes in his hands, Zhu Wuyu asked curiously: "Master, what is this?"
"Steamed cakes are a common staple food in common people's homes." Wang Busi took a bite. It was so hard that it was hard to swallow. I took a sip of water and barely swallowed it.
Zhu Wuyu took a bite, smacked it a few times, then swallowed it, and shouted happily: "Master, how are you making this? It's so delicious."
The common people were poor. Except for officials, wealthy businessmen, and landlords, very few people ate rice and white flour directly. In order to make full use of the food, they crushed wheat or rice into foam, stirred it together with water, and put it in a pot. Steam it inside, and if conditions permit, you can also add some sugar. The wheat and rice here are also not shelled.
Um, isn’t my apprentice’s house selling dog meat? It’s one of the national chain stores. I haven’t eaten steamed pancakes yet. Is this guy lying to himself? My experience in two lifetimes tells me that the poorer the people, the more they like to pretend to be inferior. , charge a large amount of money.
Naturally, Xiao Zhu didn't know what Wang Bushit was thinking. He took another bite and said: ""Book of Jin, He Zeng Biography" states that the steamed cake will not be eaten unless it is made with a cross on it." Savor the sweetness of wheat,
Then he said: "The Records of Chao Ye Zai records that because he was retreating from the imperial court, he saw freshly cooked steamed cakes on the road, so he sold one of them and ate it immediately. Zhang Chong's behavior is understandable. After all, steamed cakes are so delicious."
The more he looked at Zhu Wuji, the more suspicious he became. He didn't look like a young master from a wealthy family. .
Wang Bushi asked curiously: "Xiao Zhu, answer me honestly, what does your family do?"
Hearing Wang Busidian's words, Zhu Wuyi looked panicked and hurriedly swallowed the steamed cake. The steamed cake was too dry. He hurriedly took a sip of water and then managed to swallow it. He said with a silly smile: "Master, didn't I already say it? My father sells dog meat."
"Really," Wang Bushit was very doubtful.
"Really" Zhu Wuyi nodded, his tone was very affirmative.
"Forget it, I won't ask." Although they are master and apprentice, it is only a one-time relationship. The next time they meet, they may be separated by yin and yang.
"What are your plans?" Wang Busheng also took a bite of the steamed cake. It was hard. At this moment, Wang Busheng missed the steamed buns and bread from his previous life.
"I've been out for a long time. My parents must be worried. I have to go home. Where are you, master?" Zhu Wuyu replied, sounding very lonely in his tone.
It’s understandable that little kids always want to hold a sword and travel to the ends of the world. Who would have thought that they would fall into a smelly ditch as soon as they go out, have no money to eat, no money to live in a hotel, no money to move around, and in the end they can only return to their parents obediently. embrace.
"Okay then," Wang Busheng took out the broken silver given by Sun Youcai from his arms, gave it to Zhu Wuju and said, "You can use this silver as travel expenses. It's not much, so save some money."
Seeing the dozens of taels of broken silver in his hand, Zhu Wuji curled his lips. It was indeed not much.
Seeing Zhu Wuyi's appearance, Wang Budie got angry and said, "Don't give it back to me."
"Yes, yes, why don't you want it?" Zhu Wuyu hurriedly put the broken silver into his arms. "Hehe, thank you, Master. Master, where are you going?"
"I'm going to Songjiang Mansion to find someone," Wang Bushit replied.
"I'm looking for my wife," Zhu Wuyu replied with a smile.
"Jing Hu said that a master cannot find a girlfriend. Let me tell you, the girls in our village are eager to warm my bed. This time they go to Songjiang Mansion to find a master for you."
"Well, Master's charm, the apprentice has seen it." Zhu Wuyi clasped his hands and knelt down on one knee, shouting: "Well, I won't send you far away, the apprentice will go first. When I sneak out next time, I will definitely come back to find you. ".
Seeing the retreating figure, Wang Bushit suddenly felt a sense of sadness. Was this boy lying to himself? Would his dozens of taels of silver be like a meat bun and beat a dog? It would never come back.
Walking on the deserted road, Wang Busheng thought a lot. He could not go back to his past life. His property and his beautiful wife were all taken advantage of. He was walking ahead. Don't look back. Wang Busheng could only do this. Comfort yourself. This is an alternative Ming Dynasty. Although the current sage is still surnamed Zhu, it remains unclear which pig's blood is flowing. It seems that the modernization level of the Ming Empire is compared with that of the two worlds. Although there is some gap, but relying on In those time-travel novels, they invented glass, soap and shampoo, bought some bean sprouts and out-of-season vegetables, planted some sweet potatoes, brewed wine and engaged in commercial development. They always only made a lot of money, then recruited troops and horses, and finally ordered the three armies to go straight. Huang Long dared to pull down the emperor even if he was willing to be killed. In the end, I waited for the great treasure, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, the civil and military ministers followed me wholeheartedly, and finally I lived a shameless life in the harem. If you have a more serious taste, you will also focus on men and women.
But now in the Ming Dynasty, glass soap shampoo, spirits with more than 60 degrees are available, sweet potatoes are also grown in some places, and the same is true for off-season vegetables. What can you do in this world? It is hard to find a way to get rich. , Rebellion is a high-risk industry. Although he is a time traveler, Wang Busheng has no intention of trying it. Everything is difficult at the beginning, but as long as people are alive, life will always improve, and bizarre things like time travel can happen to you. You will never be like passers-by A, B, C, and D on TV, who only appear for three to five seconds before going down to collect their lunch boxes. I am a man. Lord, you have to have faith.
Laugh at the past, laugh at the present, laugh at the east, laugh at the west, laugh at the south, laugh at the north, laugh here and there, laugh at your own ignorance.
Observe things, look at the sky, the earth, the sun, the moon, look up and down, and look at other people.
Look at the world with a smile and face the world squarely. In this alternative Ming Dynasty, my king came reluctantly.
I regained my composure, took a pee, and started on my way easily.
If your heart is like the sun, there will be sunshine everywhere at night. After thinking about it, Wang Bushit smiled. Even the sun that wanted to melt all living things didn't look so annoying.
The flowers laugh, the birds sing, Wang Busheng carries his luggage and goes out for a wander.
Ordinary people today still rely on shouting for communication and walking on their feet. After all, the people's income basically stays on the land, and they also have to bear heavy taxes. Although the Ming Empire has repeatedly reduced taxes, for the people It is said that it is just a drop in the bucket and cannot solve the fundamental problem. People who have the conditions will go out to work in some prefectures and counties to subsidize their families. However, the enterprises and factories of the Ming Empire are still far behind those of the two eras. This has led to the emergence of people. There are too many jobs and few jobs, so the wages from part-time jobs are also very low, so they can barely maintain their daily expenses. It is difficult to have enough money.
If you want to survive in this world, you must understand this world. These are the memories of another king, Immortal, and they are all read on the computer of Li Bao's country. The information is very complicated, but it is somewhat useful. At least you know RMB is useless in this world. Silver notes are the main currency in circulation. Of course, gold can also be used, but copper coins are generally used.
Looking at the more than forty taels of silver in his hand, Wang Bushit calculated that one tael of silver was equivalent to sixty yuan, which meant that he only had about two thousand yuan. It was as if he was lonely and helpless in his previous life. Being alone in the world is a lot better. As long as you don't spend too much, you can still survive for a while with one dollar and two steamed buns. People must know how to be content.
No one can defend a house full of gold and jade. If you are rich and arrogant, you will suffer the consequences. After you have achieved success, you can retreat from heaven. Even if you are full of gold and jade, in this world, it is difficult to hold on without rights. According to Wang Busui's understanding, businessmen are in The status in this world is very low. It is basically equivalent to the robbers and thieves in another world. A little mistake, if the officials want to pursue it, will make you bankrupt. Today's businessmen are no longer pure businessmen. In order to survive, businessmen often They will be attached to some aristocratic families or official families. There are also businessmen and even those puppets of famous aristocratic families and official families. After all, business is a lowly profession. Generally, people with dignity are willing to engage in it personally. Of course, like There are fewer people than giant pandas like Zhang Luzi who let his granddaughter do business blatantly.
Although if you want to start a business, you must first have some power. If you want to have power, you must become an official. People in the Ming Empire now have three ways to become an official. The first one is to spend money and donate official positions like Sun Youcai, but the rank They are all very low, and you will only be able to bounce around in the ninth rank in your life, and remember to be honest, otherwise any official can crush you to death. The other one is to take the imperial examination, but this imperial examination is much more difficult than the previous things. In the pre-Ming Dynasty, the eight-part essay examination was conducted every three years. Sometimes the emperor would also take the exam. The admission rate was often very low, but there would be hundreds of people who could become officials in the court. But in the current Ming Empire, under the emperor Immortal's understanding is that the Ming Empire has been established for almost 20 years, but the scientific examinations have only been held twice. The content of the examinations is also very responsible. It is not only cultural courses such as the Four Books and Five Classics, poetry and poetry, but also horse riding, riding and archery. , the shooting here does not refer to archery, but to a hot weapon - a gun. You must know that guns are controlled weapons of the Ming Empire. Ordinary people cannot encounter them at all. Even a minister of the DPRK cannot own them privately, but Obviously, how many people can use guns and shoot, the results can be imagined. What's more, there is even a weird question like the shoe size of the current emperor in the exam questions, Gu Ming said To test your loyalty to the current Holy Emperor, a total of one person was admitted in the past few times. Well, you read that right. The first time, all the cultural people in the Ming Empire were wiped out. The second time, there was no one who was qualified. But now All departments in the imperial court were short of manpower. For example, Li Yutang, the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, had to pour tea by himself and clean his own office after get off work. Finally, several ministers jointly asked Zhu Xiluo to recruit a few people to enrich each yamen. Finally, Zhu Xiluo He compromised and admitted one person, who was responsible for cleaning the offices of several ministers. Therefore, it was very difficult for Wang Busheng to take the imperial examination. First of all, he could not do the eight-legged part, form the question, start the lecture, enter the question, start the shares, middle shares, and back shares. , Shugu, Wang Busheng knows nothing about it. It is similar to the form of writing, but much more difficult. Wang Busheng thinks that he cannot do it. This one is directly rejected, and the other one is to serve as paparazzi for those ministers in the court. They They will introduce you to the court as an official, but you will only be their paparazzi for the rest of your life. Their honor and disgrace will determine your anger. Your honor and disgrace will definitely make you their abandoned son. Wang Busheng does not like his fate. The feeling of holding it in someone else's hand.
Being an official is impossible, and doing business is also difficult. Everything can only be done in the long term.
