Xu Ling spent another few hundred coins and asked the two jailers to help him find his younger brothers and sisters at home. The money was spent like water.
The two jailers thought they had met a rich man and readily agreed.
Xu Ling did everything he could do at the moment, no matter how anxious he was, he sat cross-legged on the hay and thought about life in a daze.
Others who traveled through time were either princes, princesses, or young ladies from aristocratic families, but she dressed up as a poor scumbag. Strong people never complain about their environment, so she accepted it.
From the village to before the accident, she had always felt that ancient folk customs were simple and honest, and no matter how bad the people she met could not be that bad.
But Liu Niang's incident really taught her a lesson.
Tell her clearly that this is no longer the safe environment like in the previous life where you don't cause trouble and don't mess with you.
She lives in a world where imperial power suppresses everything.
She didn't know what it was like in other places, but as far as Lingbao Town was concerned, there was no legal fairness at all.
People can be put in jail without evidence, and people can be sentenced to death without trial.
They even confuse right and wrong and tell right from wrong.
Just like the poor tofu vendor.
Even two nameless jailers can openly collect money to do things. Presumably the government here has a clear price tag for treating human lives.
If you offend a rich man, as long as he pays a small amount of money, an innocent family can be separated from his wife and fall apart.
Xu Ling had to admit.
She was scared.
She had no ambitions and only wanted peace and happiness. But after this incident, her mentality completely changed.
Everything she could muddle through and be safe as a small rich man were all illusory, and she lost her sense of security.
Xu Ling's mind was as messy as a hemp, and it was still messy even if she kept trying to sort it out.
I don't know how long it took, but the old man in the cell on the right chuckled and asked Xu Ling: "Boy, what did you commit? Are you afraid?"
Xu Ling slowly raised his head, glanced at him, and gently tugged at the corners of his numb mouth.
"Senior, you are really good at joking. Aren't you scared?"
The old man seemed to have found some fun and asked Xu Ling to sit closer. The two sat cross-legged opposite each other and chatted about each other's experiences in prison.
Xu Lingquan reviewed the situation and recounted his experiences since leaving the village in detail.
Speaking of the first time he met Liu Niang on Ma Tou Street, the old man scolded her: "You are such an idiot. What kind of good thing can a woman show up in that place be?"
Seeing that Xu Ling was puzzled, he explained to Xu Ling where Ma Tou Street was, where traders and footmen gathered. There used to be so many dark alleys there, and during the day when men went out to work, their women stayed at home to receive guests.
Xu Ling was shocked again.
"Aren't they...no one taking care of them?"
"Care? Who will care?"
"Why do those men let their women do this?" Xu Ling was very puzzled.
"Boy, do you think you are lucky and have made a little money, and everyone can be like you?" A mocking look appeared on the old man's face again, and he talked about the other side of the prosperous scene of Lingbao Town.
Lingbao Town is located in Qingzhou and occupies a geographical advantage. It has convenient water transportation and is a transfer station for goods from the four major places of Yangzhou, Yongzhou, Xuzhou and Qingzhou.
There are many merchants coming and going here. The people in the city have no land, so they try to do business to serve the merchants coming and going. After the water transportation terminal is busy, the government imposes heavy taxes on the merchants. The people here are miserable. The more they earn, the more they are The more leeks you cut.
According to Xu Ling's understanding, making money in Lingbao Town is getting bigger and bigger. The more you earn, the more prices rise. On the contrary, you can't afford to eat or live.
Those at the bottom can only make a living through gray industries.
Xu Ling knew nothing about this and frowned and asked: "Then why don't they live outside the city? I see there are a lot of wastelands outside. Even if it is harder, there is no need to do this, right?"
The old man laughed and said, "Do you think any piece of land can be cultivated and grown at will? Have you ever asked who owns that land?"
"If you are cultivating wasteland, well, no one will stop you. When you plant crops, water and fertilize hard, when the harvest comes in autumn, someone will come and tell you that you are plowing the land of their house. Not only are you harvesting If you don’t have enough food, you will be sued to the government. If you can’t pay the money, you will be put in death row. They will take your food, beat your mother, and chop your head off!”
The old man seemed to be telling a joke, but he actually laughed.
Xu Ling was silent.
"No one cares?"
"Who cares? These dog officials are one and the same. Who cares?"
"Is there nothing we can do?" Xu Ling almost despaired when he heard this.
The old man looked at Xu Ling up and down, but instead of answering his question, he asked about something else.
"You said you made money when you first started doing business. Let me ask you, how much money do you plan to make?"
Xu Ling said honestly: "Originally, I thought I would go home after making enough money to pay off the land. I don't have any ambitions."
"Then don't ask. Even if there is a way, it has nothing to do with you. You might as well pray to Bodhisattva to protect you and never encounter such a thing in your life!"
The old man was also offended by Xu Ling's lack of ambition. He turned away angrily and didn't want to talk to him.
Xu Ling sneered: "Isn't that the original idea? After this incident, I also feel that it is not appropriate."
The old man looked at him contemptuously, "Then what do you think now?"
"Hmm... make a lot of money and become a very wealthy businessman?" Xu Ling asked tentatively.
"There is no ambition, no progress at all, just wait to die!"
Xu Ling:......
Not to the point.
"Then what should I do?" Xu Ling asked humbly.
"A big boat has deep power, but there are no shallow waves in the sea. The power is deep and the waves are also deep. What is your intention?"
The old man recited a poem with great meaning.
Then he continued to face the wall and think about his mistakes.
I stopped talking to Xu Ling.
Xu Ling used his insights into reading comprehension in his previous life.
He is a scholar, farmer, industrialist and merchant. He wants to be a small farmer who works from sunrise to sunset, but unfortunately he does not even have the most primitive land. I have no choice but to make money in business. After all, I don’t have the skills of a craftsman.
Not to mention the scholars, Xu Ling was blind, he could recognize the traditional Chinese characters, but he could only recognize half of them, and he had only a half-understanding of the remaining half. He even had to pay someone to write a calligraphy calligraphy for him.
This body is already twenty-one years old. It is expected that he will be able to read and write now, so Xu Ling chooses to go into business.
Since he wants to be a businessman, the bigger his business is, the more money he will make. How can it be easy to make money? The more he earns, the more risks he encounters.
If you continue to have no great ambitions, you will be content with being a rich man and just muddle along, how can you survive the danger?
Xu Ling understood the old man's question.
He is now in a dilemma.
Choose to muddle through, and you won’t know how difficult it will be in the future.
Choose to move forward bravely, there are still many unknown risks ahead.
Xu Ling stayed up all night, and on the second day, he didn't drink a drop of water for two consecutive days. He was unbearably hungry, but his mind became clearer and clearer.
Fuck you.
God made her travel here so hard and suffer so much, but she just made a big fuss. If she doesn't do something, how can she prove that she has been here?
Xu Ling said categorically: "I have decided. I want to be the richest man in the world."
