For several days, Lu Xiaoxian and Zhang Meng wandered around Luoyang City, inquiring about news during the day and staying in inns at night. Like headless flies, this was definitely not an option.

Lu Xiaoxian decided to go to the outskirts of Luoyang City to relax.

Longmen Mountain is located ten miles south of Luoyang City, with the Yi River flowing through it.

Walking on the gentle mountain road of Longmen Mountain, Lu Xiaoxian looked at the beautiful scenery on the mountain and thought about his thoughts.

He volunteered to come to Luoyang under the guise of seeking information for Li Qianli. But judging from the current situation, he found out almost nothing.

This matter was very simple in later generations, but now the effect is very bad. Think about it, how can ordinary people know the intricate relationships in the court?

Even if they knew it, no one would tell you casually that cruel officials are no joke. Who doesn’t understand the principle that trouble comes from the mouth?

Counting the days, Li Qianli will arrive in Luoyang in one month. If there is still no result by then, Lu Xiaoxian will have a hard time explaining it.

In addition to being unable to get any news, there was another problem that left him scratching his head: he was almost out of money.

On the way to Luoyang, Lu Xiaoxian spent money lavishly, and there was not much money left for him by Li Qianli. He and Zhang Meng could not always stay in an inn, they had to find a place to stay first, and then earn some money to spend their money.

.Otherwise, he and Zhang Meng would starve to death before Li Qianli arrived in Luoyang.

Speaking of making money, it is not that easy.

In later generations, Lu Xiaoxian had read many time-travel novels. Regardless of knowledge or experience, he believed that he must be much better than the people of the Tang Dynasty. It stands to reason that there are many ways to make money, but it seems that this is not the case.

Most of the protagonists in time-travel novels can create modern industries and so on. Lu Xiaoxian didn't even learn simple physics and chemistry well, and returned it to the teacher long after the exam.

I don’t know how to refine oil, make wine, or generate electricity.

The gunpowder seemed to be mononitrate, disulfide, and charcoal, but he only knew charcoal.

Glass? Just take a shower and go to bed.

Cans, toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, pencils, perfume?

It's easy to read a novel, but it's difficult to actually do it.

Lu Xiaoxian kept shaking his head. If he had known earlier, he would have read the "Travel Practical Technology Manual" carefully. It had everything in it. Or prepare a laptop and solar cells before traveling through time. It would definitely be better than now.

When they arrived in Luoyang, the sacred capital, they still had to worry about food. This was something Lu Xiaoxian never expected.

"Alas!" He couldn't help but sigh.

Zhang Meng looked at Lu Xiaoxian strangely: "What's wrong?"

Lu Xiaoxian can only solve things like making money by himself. He doesn't want to trouble Zhang Meng. Besides, even if he talks about the troubles he encounters, with Zhang Meng's carefree character, don't expect him to do anything about it.

worry.

"Nothing!" Lu Xiaoxian smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Longmen Mountain is really a good place with dense forests. There are wild antelopes, wild boars, pheasants, gray magpies, egrets and other animals on the mountain, as well as countless rare wild fruits.

Walking on the ridge covered with wild flowers, Lu Xiaoxian became more and more angry as he thought about it: Why is it so difficult to think of a way to make money?

He grabbed a stone on the ground and threw it into the forest on the side. He shouted loudly: "I am born with a talent that will be useful. I don't believe it..."

"Ouch!" As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Xiaoxian heard someone shouting in the forest.

"It's broken!" Zhang Meng said nervously to Lu Xiaoxian, "You must have hit someone by throwing rocks. What should I do now?"

Lu Xiaoxian was also dumbfounded. If he accidentally threw a stone, it could hit someone. With such luck, he could buy lottery tickets.

Lu Xiaoxian looked around and saw that there was no one around. He was about to drag Zhang Meng away when he saw a white-haired old man in his sixties or seventies wandering out of the forest.

The old man came to Lu Xiaoxian and Zhang Meng, rubbed his head and pointed at them: "Young man, why are you throwing things away? It almost killed me!"

With a smile on his face, Lu Xiaoxian said to the old man: "I'm sorry, I didn't know there was someone inside. I apologize to you and admit my mistake!"

Lu Xiaoxian knew how to reach out and not hit the smiling person, and he was very good at using this trick.

The old man looked at Lu Xiaoxian with a deep look, with a slight smile on his lips, and said in a different tone: "Okay, I won't argue with you anymore! Let me ask you, what did you say just now, 'I am born with talents'

Where does 'useful' come from, why haven't I heard of it?"

"Why should I tell you?" Lu Xiaoxian curled his lips. He was troubled and had no time to talk about this.

The old man was very good at observing people's emotions, and he could tell that Lu Xiaoxian seemed to have encountered some kind of problem.

He pretended to calculate with his fingers for a while, and then said to Lu Xiaoxian: "I guess you are encountering a difficult problem. If you answer the question just now, I will help you solve this difficult problem in front of you."

"Really?" Lu Xiaoxian raised his head and looked at the old man with disbelief.

The old man said seriously: "Of course it is true. At my age, do I need to lie to you?"

This sentence "What I am born with will be useful" comes from Li Bai's "Jinjinjiu". Li Bai was not born yet, so it is strange that the old man has heard of it.

There was no other way, Lu Xiaoxian had no choice but to lie: "I once wrote a poem, and this sentence comes from this poem, which will make you laugh!"

Zhang Meng curled his lips, knowing that Lu Xiaoxian was trying to fool people again.

"Did you write a poem?" The old man looked Lu Xiaoxian up and down, "Can you recite it for me to listen to?"

No problem, since it is plagiarism, then plagiarism should be more thorough.

"If you don't see it, the water of the Yellow River comes up from the sky and rushes to the sea and never returns. If you don't see it, the mirror in the high hall will be sad and white, and the morning will be like blue silk and turn to snow in the evening. If you are proud of life, you must have fun to the fullest. Don't let the golden bottle stand in the sky against the moon. I am born with talents.

It will be useful, and he will come back after all his money has been spent. Cooking sheep and slaughtering cattle is a pleasure, and you will have to drink three hundred cups at a time. Master Cen, Dan Qiusheng, is about to drink wine, and don't stop drinking. I will sing a song with you, and ask you to do it for me.

I listened attentively. Bells, drums, food and jade are not expensive, but I hope I will never wake up after being drunk for a long time. In ancient times, sages and sages were lonely, and only the drinkers left their names. In the old days, King Chen had a banquet, drinking and drinking for thousands of people. What should the master say?

If you have a little money, you must sell it to your discretion. The five-flowered horse and the golden fur will be exchanged for fine wine, and I will sell the eternal sorrow with you."

After listening to Lu Xiaoxian's ups and downs reciting, the old man couldn't help but be fascinated. He thought of his own experience and his past ambitions.

"I am born with talents that will be useful, and I will come back after all the money I have spent." The old man clapped his hands and said, "What a poem! What a poem!"

Nonsense, how could a famous poem by the poet Li Bai not be a good poem?

The old man looked at Lu Xiaoxian with a different look: "Young man! What's your name!"

"My name is Lu Xiaoxian and his name is Zhang Meng!"

"Have you written any other poems?" the old man asked Lu Xiaoxian tentatively.

"Of course!"

Lu Xiaoxian was very dissatisfied with the old man's suspicion. In any case, he would also be a liberal arts student in college, and ancient poetry was certainly his strong point.

He memorized all the famous poems by Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Lu You, Xin Qiji, Li Qingzhao and others in one breath.

Of course, the old man must have never heard of these poems. Lu Xiaoxian shamelessly recorded them all in his name.

Suddenly, Lu Xiaoxian stopped abruptly. His problem has not been solved yet, so what ancient poem is he showing off?

He quickly stopped and said to the old man: "Old sir, you just said you could help me solve my problem, but you must keep your word!"

The old man has not yet come to his senses. The young man in front of him is a rare talent in the world. His poems are all excellent. Wouldn't it be a pity if such a talent is not used by the court?

Lu Xiaoxian saw that the old man had a strange look on his face and turned a deaf ear to his own words. He felt strange and hurriedly shouted: "Old sir, old sir, what's wrong with you?"

"Oh! It's okay, it's okay!" The old man finally returned to normal, "What did you just say?"

"I asked you to help me solve the problem!"

"Oh! Help you solve the problem!" The old man nodded, "No problem, but you have to tell me first what the problem you encountered is, right?"

These days, the old man has been depressed. Today he went to Longmen Mountain to relax and met Lu Xiaoxian. It was both fate and a great reward.

"Old sir, tell me, what can you do to make money in Luoyang City and make money quickly?" Before the old man could answer, Lu Xiaoxian added: "I don't want to get rich suddenly, as long as it's enough!

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"Well, this is okay!" the old man agreed without meaning to.

The status of merchants in the Tang Dynasty was low. The old man had never done business. How could he know what kind of business could make money quickly?

Before, he just said it casually, but now he can neither say that he doesn't know nor make nonsense. He is so anxious that he is sweating.

Lu Xiaoxian was also sizing up the old man secretly. Although he was very old, his eyes revealed the light of wisdom, and his whole body exuded an aura of calmness and authority. It was obvious that the old man was not an ordinary person.

Lu Xiaoxian knew that the old man was lying to him just now, but he did not expose it and just looked at him narrowly.

Looking at Lu Xiaoxian's eyes, the old man said without hesitation: "This makes money, ah... just like food, clothing, housing, ah..."

He was racking his brains: "Eating is ranked first, ah..." He blushed a little: "This eating, ah... why is it ranked first, ah..."

At this moment, he wanted to run away: "It's because, ah..."

The old man had never been embarrassed before: "It's because people depend on food..."

"Old sir!"

The old man was just thinking about how to move down, when Lu Xiaoxian suddenly shouted, which made him tremble.

"Old sir, you are so talented..." Lu Xiaoxian's face was filled with excitement.

"Ah?" The old man was at a loss.

"Old sir, how can I thank you?"

What Lu Xiaoxian said next almost made the old man's jaw drop to the ground again, "You are so right, food is the most important thing for the people! I always think about things that I shouldn't think about, but I just ignore this most important thing.

It’s easy and the fastest way to make money! You really hit the target with your words!”

The old man didn't expect that he would accidentally remind Lu Xiaoxian that he would make money by engaging in the catering industry.

The reason why Lu Xiaoxian had such an idea was based on three considerations.

First, the capital investment in catering is small, the equipment is simple, and the consumer group is huge, and the results are quick. Second, the game, wild vegetables, and wild fruits on Longmen Mountain are everywhere, and the ingredients are inexhaustible. Third, he thought of future generations.

A popular snack called Chuan Chuan Xiang, or Malatang.

When I was in college, the street at the back gate of the campus was almost crowded with Chuan Chuan Xiang stalls one after another. During the four years of college, Lu Xiaoxian often tasted the Chuan Chuan Xiang that was economical, affordable, and delicious.

He can guarantee that this way of eating would never have happened in the Tang Dynasty, and opening a restaurant focusing on Chuan Chuan Xiang would definitely make money.

No wonder Lu Xiaoxian is so excited!

Of course the old man didn't know what Lu Xiaoxian was thinking, but he was quite curious about what Lu Xiaoxian said just now: "One sentence can wake up the dreamer! Hmm! It's very vivid! Where did this sentence come from?"
Chapter completed!