After Lao Xiaokai persuaded him for a long time, Li Chuan still looked frustrated.
Lao smiled and felt for the first time that his words were useless. He looked at the broken silver in Li Chuan's hand and estimated that there were about four or five taels of silver. He gradually felt like giving up.
Although no big business has been done, with these four or five taels, such a trip is not considered a loss.
So in the end, he took the money and said, "Well, I'll leave a few pills here. When you feel uncomfortable, just take one. If you figure it out, come find me again."
After hearing this, Li Chuan nodded and said, "Thank you, sir." After saying that, he stood up to see him off.
Lao looked at him with a smile and said quickly: "No, no, just rest."
After finishing speaking, Lao walked out with a smile, walked to the door, thought for a moment, then walked back, left dozens of copper coins on the table, and then walked out again.
After Li Chuan heard the door closing, he let out a long sigh of relief. When he walked outside, he saw the copper coins left on the table by Lao Xiaokai.
smiled.
He picked up the cold tea, poured it into his stomach, and then sat down.
The scholar Li Chuan had never saved twenty or thirty taels of silver. The few taels of silver hidden in the cage were all the wealth he could take out.
Although Boiled Egg is a liar, he obviously has a bit of the real thing in him.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to say that he was corrupted by "demon power"; after taking a few prescribed medicines, he did feel a lot better. There is also the labor of 'escorting' all the way.
Therefore, consultation fees and travel expenses must be paid.
Li Chuan poured himself another cup of cold tea and drank it.
I guess if I wait a little longer, the hard-boiled eggs will come back to me.
Lao Xiaochuan walked about a mile away, and after asking someone for directions, he realized something was wrong.
He held the pieces of silver in his hands and beat his chest and feet.
I hunted geese all day long, and when the geese pecked my eyes, I let a scholar plot against me!
After arriving at Yunqiao Township, the scholar deliberately took a detour to let the neighbors know that he was back and brought a good friend with him.
In this way, even if he discovers something is wrong, he will not be able to go back and seek revenge.
If he goes back to kill the scholar and take away the money, let alone whether the scholar has money or not, his appearance has already been seen by others, and he will definitely not be able to escape when he reports to the official.
If he doesn't kill people, but exposes the scholar's lies, then... he deceived people first and caused trouble. The scholar is a local and he is from out of town, so he will definitely not be able to gain favor.
so……
Lao Xiaochuan grasped the silver in his hand.
Forget it, let's go, let's go!
The sun gradually sets in the west, and the light in the room becomes darker and darker.
It seems that the boiled egg will not come back to him.
Li Chuan stood up and moved his body.
After coming to this world, he has only now had time to sort out his original memory and think about what to do in the future.
The Jiang Dynasty has experienced four emperors, and the current one is a queen who has been in power for 48 years.
At present, life is relatively peaceful, and there have been no major wars in the past twenty years.
Although Yunqiao Township is located in a remote area, it has a good climate, four distinct seasons, and fertile soil suitable for farming. He takes good care of these ten acres of land. In addition, scholars do not have to pay taxes and receive monthly subsidies. There is no need to worry about filling their stomachs. .
Li Chuan was thinking as he walked to the backyard and went all the way down to the edge of the field.
Compared with the land next to it, his land was obviously sparse.
It turns out that I had an old servant who died last winter, and the land gradually became deserted after that.
Some neighbors couldn't stand it, so they came to him and said that they wanted to borrow his land for farming. Since they didn't have to pay taxes, they not only paid him rent, but also gave him 30% of the harvest.
As a result, the original person refused. He felt that this was the behavior of a dog and a dog. He was a gentleman and could not associate with these villains.
The land was deserted, the harvest was low, there was no money to support the body, no money to study in the academy, and he was kidnapped by two little monsters and lost his life.
Li Chuan thought and let out a long sigh.
From the original memory, he knew that although there were monsters in this world, ordinary little monsters rarely went to crowded places. If he hadn't lived in a remote place, was alone, and was really weak, Gong Er and It would be quite difficult for the third party to kidnap him.
Monsters with some ability, whether they are greedy for money or lust, will usually choose wealthy families.
As for the great demons like King Black Horn, local governments will revise a new "Great Demon Collection" every year, which indicates the places occupied by these great demons.
When on the road, as long as you avoid places occupied by big monsters and try to stay near the inn, it will be quite safe.
Li Chuan had a plan in mind.
It was now past the time to sow. Even if he was willing to rent out the land, he couldn't find anyone to rent it. He could only harvest as many grains of rice as possible.
Wait until next year to see if anyone is willing to rent it.
After renting out the land, he went out to find an errand, such as a bookkeeper.
He can't do the Mathematical Olympiad, but he should be able to do addition, subtraction and addition.
After you have saved some capital and become familiar with the world, you can then see what kind of business is available.
As for reading?
He is not good at studying. It would be good if he could cope with the three-year annual examination by relying on his original memory. It would be absolutely impossible to go further.
After finishing the calculation, Li Chuan felt determined. At this time, he seemed to hear someone calling him from a distance.
"Master Li, Master Li..."
Li Chuan walked around to the house and saw Manager Liu from Zhang's wife's house standing outside the front yard, calling his name.
Seeing Li Chuan coming out, Manager Liu quickly said: "Master Li, you are back."
Li Chuan invited him into the house.
But Manager Liu waved his hand and refused, saying: "I won't sit down anymore, my master is still waiting for me to reply when I get back." Then he explained the purpose of his visit: "These days, there is a demon in my house, so I invited a Taoist priest to come. I'm doing something for you. I'm having a banquet tonight and I'd like to invite Mr. Li to accompany me."
"Are you attacked by a demon?" Li Chuan asked.
Manager Liu said: "Yes, that night, first the food box sent to the member's room disappeared and could not be found anywhere. Then not long after, a big rooster flew into the dining room, flapped its wings a few times, and took out the food that had just been placed. They were all swept to the ground and stepped on several times with their paws.”
Li Chuan heard it and felt it sounded familiar.
Manager Liu continued, "Later, strange things happened frequently. At night, everyone heard the cry of a woman and the sound of falling into the water. The officer found a few brave servants and brought lamps and sticks together. , I looked everywhere, but found nothing.”
Manager Liu quietly took a look at Li Chuan's expression and said, "It's gotten worse in the past two days. No one dares to close their eyes during the day. As soon as they close their eyes, they can see the female ghost in red crying in the water."
This plot development is a bit unexpected.
Li Chuan asked Manager Liu, "Did you see it too?"
Manager Liu said: "I saw that chicken. I even pulled its wings with my hand. My fingers were injured and they still hurt a little. As for the female ghost, I could vaguely hear some sounds."
Li Chuan understood that the female ghost and all that was probably just a figment of his imagination.
Then he won't be afraid.
It's almost time for dinner, let's go get some food. So he said: "Sit down for a while and let me change my clothes."
