It's hard to do business when the world is bad.
In the past, we often saw caravans passing by doing business, with packhorses carrying loads of goods over mountains and ridges, and the sound of camel bells from the Western Regions. Caravans of all sizes activated the whole world, but now caravans are almost extinct.
If you can't do business, you can't make money, and you can't be happy.
Morning.
I bought a bowl of batter and then went next door to buy two sesame seed cakes. I sat on the doorstep of the store to eat the batter and gnaw the sesame cakes. I watched the noisy convoys loading food on the street. The rough guys tended to use swear words and talk wildly. It was inevitable that I was restless. I deliberately used the horizontal knife to keep quiet. Stand beside you.
"Hang Chih Chih..."
He picked up the big bowl to drink the batter, and his whole head was almost pressed into the bowl.
People in these ancient times would not eat in palm-sized bowls. It would be too troublesome to fill a bowl with one bite. They prefer large porcelain bowls, which are practical and big. Ordinary people use broken bowls that are rough. Fat version.
The men yelled loudly to load the trucks, and many states and counties were beaten to pieces. It is said that there was also a conflict with Jiuli near Nanhuang. The imperial court asked for food from various places every day, and it has been done two or three times this year.
Every time the grain was requisitioned, civilians would have their families destroyed. The imperial court requisitioned 10% of the grain, and the gentry from all over the country directly changed it to 50% to 80%. Except for the rest handed over to the court, all the rest was withheld and resold for huge profits. The more chaotic the years, the faster the rise of the nobles. You can recruit thugs to protect the courtyard and control the life and death of the world. Anyway, just make a fortune.
After drinking the batter and eating the sesame seed cakes in two mouthfuls, I licked the big porcelain bowl clean with my little tongue, and then licked the dough residue at the corner of my mouth.
Feeling something in his heart, he turned around and saw a familiar figure fleetingly disappearing.
What is he here for?
He shook his head and continued to be in a daze, too lazy to worry.
Business is not doing well. The only lively places in the city are Goulan and brothels. Today's Goulan is not the red light place it was in the future. It is still mainly about singing operas and listening to music. In troubled times, people live in a daze with the idea of drunkenness and dreams. No one knows whether there will be an insurrectionist attack tomorrow or whether the young man will be captured and muddle along.
The grain transport convoy took away the local people's small amount of food, leaving many eyes following the carriage as it went away...
The streets were empty again.
I don't know who is running in a hurry with money in his arms. Judging from the direction, he should be going to the gambling house. There are many people like this who are just messing around.
A woman was chasing after her, cursing and crying as she chased him.
"Damn it, I've been possessed by a ghost... Get my dowry money back... What should I do if I spend all the money on food for the whole family..."
The man pushed the woman down with all his strength, and the woman sat on the ground and cried loudly.
"What do you know about a woman? Wait until I win the money and come back to buy you flower cloth, so that you can know what I am capable of."
The man left happily, leaving the woman crying and fighting.
Bai Yu waved the knife and swished while doing woodwork, and when he was idle, he moved his hands to make Snake Naoren'er wake up. This kind of plot is very common for ordinary people in the city. There is no need to guess. The man will definitely spend all his money in the end, maybe he will. He borrowed a high amount of money to continue gambling in the hope of getting his money back. In the end, even his wife lost the money and was sold into the dark alley of a brothel.
The big-faced civet cat was lying at Bai Yu's feet, basking in the sun, squinting at the woman crying. Maybe in its eyes, humans are idiots, always doing useless things.
the next day.
A certain snake sat on the doorstep to have breakfast, while the lazy cat ate dried fish.
The gambling man came back dejected. His face was greasy from staying up late, his eyes were dark, and his hands were covered in dirt. He was muttering about selling this and that to make money.
A snake suddenly felt that opening a gambling den was really profitable, and wondered whether to turn the shop into a gambling den.
My eyes once again saw a familiar figure wandering around...
It was the swarthy boy who was beaten half to death. He was not peeping at Bai Yu but looking at the terrain of Song Mansion, as if he was stepping on the spots. The strange thing was that he had a little more spiritual energy from the monks. It was very weak and had not yet been refined. At the beginning of the period, maybe I got an opportunity somewhere in the past few days.
The young man wandered around for a long time, glanced at Bai Yu from a distance, turned around and disappeared.
Bai Yu knew that he was plotting revenge. Speaking of which, this wealthy family wanted to die for excitement. Even such a person who had enough to eat and the whole family was not hungry would dare to offend him. Little did he know that some people who had no worries were more likely to do earth-shattering things. .
Life is very peaceful, a bit boring.
Suddenly I remembered that I hadn’t played the flute for a long time, so I took out a beautiful bamboo flute and played it...
The melodious sound of the flute attracts people to stop, bringing a touch of warmth in this busy age. The small shop has become a paradise, incompatible with the world.
Without words and emotions, who can play the flute in the water?
It is estimated that only Bai Yu dared to show his face unscrupulously, dared to play flute music regardless of worldly opinions, and even opened a shop alone without anyone to take care of him. Those who didn't open their eyes had their legs broken and were thrown out of the city to feed the wolves.
The fat cat disliked the harsh sound of the flute, so he jumped on the roof and stepped on the roof ridge to disappear.
After the song ended, he turned around and went into the shop to sleep.
No one dares to steal things while sleeping. Those who stole things before are still lying at home unable to get out of bed, with broken legs and broken arms. Bai Yu likes to reason with people, and the truth is just fists and kicks.
…………
Unknowingly it fell into the night.
The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Except for the Goulan and the brothel, the lights were on and the whole city went to sleep. A certain snake slept heartlessly. The courtyard was dark. The big-faced civet cat came in and walked around Bai Yu, but couldn't find the dried fish and then left. .
Suddenly, Bai Yu sat up.
His eyes glowed faintly red as he looked toward the street. After looking for a while, he shook his head to hide the red light and continued to sleep.
Across the street, in the Song Mansion, the young man who had been beaten like a dead dog was killing, wielding a tattered butcher knife to kill one enemy after another. The guards who guarded the courtyard were killed one after another, and the master of the Song family had no choice. He was killed even if he ran, his head was cut off and he died. In this dark night, there was nowhere to escape in a hurry. The young man was like a lone wild wolf, so calm and terrifying.
It was just revenge, Bai Yu regarded it as a drama.
The barking of dogs pierced the silent night. The nearby neighbors held lanterns and went out to check the situation. They saw that the extremely prominent Song family was on fire, and the fire was huge.
"The water has broken out~ Someone come and put out the fire~!"
The clanging gongs awakened the sleeping people, who rushed out with buckets to put out the fire.
Several more frightened screams rang out from the crowd...
"It's killing people...! It's killing people! It's Yu Xiao! Yu Xiao is killing people...!"
It was very lively tonight, and the noise made it difficult for Snake to sleep. Even if the neighbors went out to help put out the fire, it was hard for him to continue sleeping. According to the rules, if a family goes to the water, the neighbors must help, otherwise they will be punished by the official.
Only when I went out did I find that the fire was relatively strong, and it was so big that I couldn't stop it.
The Song Mansion is luxurious. Almost the entire mansion is made of wood, which is flammable. Once it is ignited, it will easily affect nearby neighbors. This is why the government stipulates that you help put out fires. No matter what, you have to take action.
"toss."
He raised his head, his eyes turned into snake eyes and blinked...
Rumble~!
Thunderclouds suddenly rolled in the night sky, and soon a heavy rain fell to extinguish the fire.
