Making money has always been a problem. Let’s talk about teaching and martial arts. There are not many students in Jiangling. Many people take advantage of the unrest and go out to make money. If it’s about helping people write family letters, no matter where Xu Zhen goes. Notoriously ugly handwriting, selling calligraphy won't work, so is it possible to continue writing novels
Xu Zhen carefully considered this possibility.
But it's so hard.
In this world, there are a few who read books seriously. Forget it, let's make plans later. Xu Zhen gave up.
It was late spring, and the weather was starting to get hot. Jiangling has been welcoming summer these days, and it has been raining non-stop. There is only a broken oil-paper umbrella at home. It seems that the little beggar lost it accidentally when he was abducted by human traffickers. up. After being picked up by Li Sanlang and returned, the umbrella has remained tattered.
So Xu Zhen couldn't go out, she hid at home, had nothing to do, lay on the window and looked out, and the neighbors who usually love to gossip did not go out.
It was so boring that Xu Zhen had no choice but to clean the house together with the little beggar, taking out the old bamboo mat and spreading it on the floor.
When it was almost noon, a flying pigeon outside the window flew into the room with fluttering wings. The bird's claws stepped on the window railing. Xun Qianchun walked over, took a piece of paper from the bird's legs, and spread it out to read.
Xu Zhen leaned over to look.
The crooked words on it were spelled with some of my own, and the content of the writing was not much, but Xu Zhen still saw some tricks.
What is written on it is about Zhenbei. Now Zhenbei has a lot of food and grass, and schools are widely distributed, and he obeys Xun Qianchun's orders, takes defense as offense, and never participates in various affairs of other small countries. It seems good to fight steadily, but Zhenbei does not move. Apart from the princess, there are many people around who want to draw Zhenbei as an ally.
In the dispute between the Seven Kingdoms, every place has been unable to attack for a long time, so they can only rely on counselors to lobby everywhere. The Li family and Zhenbei are the most concerned. The Li family is Zhongliang, as long as they stand on the right path, they can get the support of the Li family, and Zhenbei is honest. For so many years, unless he took the initiative to attack Zhenbei, Zhenbei has never fought a war. Zhenbei, who is so inactive, has long been targeted.
After reading it, Xun Qianchun rolled up the letter and put it in his pocket, then went to the kitchen to get a few grains for the pigeons to eat.
Xu Zhen finally had something to do, and quickly asked Xun Qianchun: "What should Zhenbei do now?"
Xun Qianchun touched the pigeon's head with his fingertips and began to think about this problem.
Xu Zhen asked, "Aren't you going to take care of it?"
"Take care of it." Xun Qianchun thought for a moment and replied, "I don't want to take over the world, but there are soldiers in Zhenbei who fought with me. If they are attacked, I may have to go back."
This answer was slightly unexpected to Xu Zhen.
She almost forgot that the little beggar is the king, so naturally there are many friends around her. She seldom heard the little beggar mention other people before, but now when she heard the little beggar's remarks, she suddenly felt that her child was more mature.
After all, the little beggar is a flesh and blood, even though she has been poisoned for so long, her heart has always remained soft.
How can people not love such a little beggar.
Xu Zhen laughed and asked Xun Qianchun: "Why did you go back to fight by yourself? Could it be that your group of soldiers can't fight?"
Xun Qianchun said: "We can fight in terms of strength, but the opponent has many capable men, so I'm afraid of falling into other people's traps."
Xu Zhen said: "It's really not easy. But since you have enough troops, let the soldiers wait for the next time someone attacks, catch the attackers, kill the guilty ones to appease the public anger, and recruit those who are capable. Be a counselor."
Xun Qianchun nodded.
As Xu Zhen spoke, she was a little curious: "Other places are also chaotic. Apart from having a lot of hay, your area doesn't have much advantage, so it's all coming for you."
Xun Qianchun explained: "There is a gap between Hu and Han."
Xu Zhen asked, "Does it still exist?"
Xun Qianchun said honestly: "I have taken care of it, but people's hearts are unpredictable, so I can't take care of it."
Xu Zhen smiled and said, "I don't mean to blame you."
Xun Qianchun raised his forehead, took a piece of rice paper from the side of the case, and began to write the strategy that Xu Zhen just said. Her small handwriting was powerful and powerful, and what she wrote seemed to be in Hu language, and the symbols were like Tibetan. Xu Zhen completely read it. don't know.
Xu Zhen has her own thoughts. Based on the current situation, she feels that she and the little beggar are a bit like Liu Biao in the Three Kingdoms period. Liu Biao was a pity in those days. He is benevolent and looks good on the surface, but he only has his wife and children in his mind, and has no other ambitions. Later, I made a lot of wrong decisions, which made my situation worse and worse.
Xu Zhen was a little afraid that she would become like Liu Biao.
Thinking optimistically, Zhenbei is slightly different from Jingzhou. Jingzhou is a sweet pastry. Even if you don’t do anything, you will definitely be targeted and will try to capture it for a long time. Zhenbei is hidden far away. If you want to attack, you have to use the territory of the princess and Xie Guang. If you can't beat it three or four times, those people will not attack again if it is a waste of money.
If only things could go this smoothly.
The rain was drizzling outside the window, and Xu Zhen thought of her own series of encounters from the incident in Zhenbei. At first she traveled to Jiangling, struggling to do good deeds, and then became an official, demoted, and became a free counselor. Every day, she listened drowsily to other people's talk about the world situation, and finally returned to Jiangling. The feeling of another world.
There are also the mountain chief I met a few days ago, Li Sanlang and Princess Guba I saw a long time ago, and the old Duke I saw on the road. Everything is so strange and familiar, but the little beggar has been...
Xu Zhen came back to her senses and saw that the little beggar was still writing, so she went to wash her hands and cook. There was only cabbage left in the house, so she directly picked the leaves of the cabbage and put them in the pot to boil.
Xun Qianchun had just finished writing the letter when the vegetables were cooked and the aroma was wafting away.
Xun Qianchun turned around and saw Xu Zhen carefully carrying the vegetable soup, as if she was carrying some rare treasure, she joked with a smile, "Mr.'s cooking skills really impress me."
Xu Zhen put down the bowl, looked up at Xun Qianchun, and asked happily, "Is there any? Have my cooking skills improved??"
Xun Qianchun said: "Mr. used to use a knife to cut the dishes he cooked, but today's dishes are not cut. It must be something different."
Xu Zhen looked down and saw a few huge vegetable leaves in the bowl, and then remembered that she forgot to chop the vegetables.
She was embarrassed, thought for a while and forcefully explained: "I cook soup today, vegetable soup."
Xun Qianchun sat at the desk with a smile on her face, and she said, "I like to drink."
Xu Zhen immediately felt embarrassed: "Hey...you little sycophant."
After the two had dinner, Xun Qianchun took a basin and put it outside to catch the rainwater. Xu Zhen continued to mop the floor in the house.
She went to her room and saw an unclean stain, Xu Zhen excitedly pointed at this piece of land and said to Xun Qianchun, "Do you know what this is!"
Xun Qianchun glanced at it and shook his head.
Xu Zhen said: "It's the blood on your body when I bought you back then."
Xun Qianchun replied: "I remember."
Xu Zhen said: "I remember I undressed you and wiped your body. You were so small back then..."
Xu Zhen misses her very much.
Xun Qianchun listened carefully and did not speak.
Xu Zhen was suddenly curious, and she asked, "By the way, why didn't you run away when you recovered later? Did you eat and drink with me on purpose?"
Xun Qianchun shook his head.
Xu Zhen asked, "Why is that?"
Xun Qianchun looked at Xu Zhen, not knowing what to say. If she told the truth, she always felt sensational, but she didn't want to tell lies. In fact, to talk about the reason, she told Xu Zhen a long time ago—
Because when she saw Xu Zhen for the first time, she already had abnormal heartbeats. She didn't know what the symptoms were, and she just felt like she was going to die. Later, for a long time, Xu Zhen did let her experience this symptom herself.
Xun Qianchun thought for a moment and decided not to speak.
Xu Zhen had no choice but to secretly complain about Xun Qianchun's stinginess, but Xun Qianchun didn't say much, just dragged Xu Zhen to the couch and did some things that should be done.
The sky gradually cleared up, and summer finally came. During this period, the carrier pigeons from Zhenbei flew over several times. In addition to the letters to be exchanged, they also brought some broken silver every time, which successfully resolved the financial crisis of the two.
But they definitely can't rely on carrier pigeons to send money all the time, so Xu Zhen decided to go out and earn some money.
The two carefully put stickers on their faces to change their faces. Xun Qianchun relied on martial arts, first chopping firewood, and later went to the place where he learned swords as a sparring partner.
Xu Zhen thought for a while, and decided to set up a stall on the side of the road, and put the big characters "Know everything at once" in front of her body, indicating to help people answer their doubts. money.
The stall is next to the restaurant.
At noon, the sky was scorching hot, and there were not many people on the street. Xu Zhen hid in the corner of the market to prevent herself from being too sunburned.
People drowsy in the steamy heat of the afternoon.
Xu Zhen sat for a while, but before she came to ask questions, she couldn't help but began to doze off, sleeping intermittently with her eyes closed.
Behind him in the restaurant, a storyteller held a peach blossom fan and had a small beard. After drinking tea, he walked to the middle of the restaurant and said slowly: "Yesterday we talked about Ge Xier, and today we will talk about another strange person. , this person was born in Jiangling, taught Ge Xier, Li Sanlang and others, rescued the princess and Xie Guang by accident, later became an official, was demoted, and taught a group of extraordinary people in Northwest Pingliang The students, those students are now in various small countries, in front of advisors and generals..."
Xu Zhen, who was hiding in the corner, shivered suddenly, feeling a chill down her back, as if someone was speaking ill of her. She looked around, and there was still no one on the street, only the restaurant guests laughed loudly, questioning the voice of the storyteller making up the story.
On a hot day, maybe no one wants to come out.
Xu Zhen continued to hide in the corner to enjoy the shade, the rice paper in front of her was slightly crooked by the breeze, Xu Zhen bent down and pressed the rice paper with her index finger, moving it up.
At this time, the reception suddenly became lively.
There were more than a dozen people wearing armor and carrying long swords and walking, making a clanging sound. This group of people was frightened by the jurisdiction of Beggar Xiao. They came here to collect land rent in a mighty manner.
At the same time, there were one old and one young, two women dressed in rich and noble clothes walked in, and when they reached the gate of Jiangling town, the old woman raised her head and saw the engraving on the gate, her footsteps stopped suddenly.
The girl in front asked her, "Woman, what's the matter?"
She didn't see the old woman's answer, but when she turned her head to look, she saw that the old woman's eyes were filled with tears.
"She did," murmured the old woman.
The girl asked calmly, "What?"
The old woman took a deep breath, raised her sleeves and said in a low voice: "I am old and I don't remember many things, but when I passed by this stone tablet and this wooden plaque, I remembered it. When I left Jiangling that day, she said that her student , will be great people in the future... Now it seems that the prophecy has come true."
The girl understood who the old woman was talking about, she smiled lightly and didn't answer.
The old woman silently looked at the stone bricks at the gate of the city, and felt nostalgic for this Jiangling, which was neither her hometown nor her usual place of residence. She said reluctantly, "Go ahead."
The girl nodded, and the two continued to move forward.
Where they passed, Xu Zhen was sitting on the steps, surrounded by several rent collectors in armor and holding long swords, she was almost bewildered.
If she heard correctly, these people just now seemed to ask her to pay the land rent
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It's fine to pay a protection fee, but why do you have to pay land rent for a stall? What the hell has Jiangling's system been changed into
Xu Zhen thought sadly.
But no matter what, she has no money, even if she really has money, she will not pay the land rent.
Looking at the rent collectors with fierce faces in front of him.
Xu Zhen patted the dust on her body, pointed to the note in front of her, and said with a smile: "Thirty coppers at a time, you see, how many questions can be paid for the land rent?"
The author has something to say: Tomorrow I will be able to pretend again, woo woo woo, you are too strong