Lu Zheng passed by the front yard, told Aunt Liu that there was no need to prepare lunch for him, and then walked out of his house.
Upon entering, the streets of an ancient city with a rich flavor of life appeared in front of Lu Zheng, although they were different from old to new.
The house Lu Zheng bought is located in Tongyi Lane in the northeast of Tonglin County. The house is relatively large and the street is relatively wide. Lu Zheng's house is not far from the street entrance, so as soon as he goes out, he sees people carrying poles or pushing people at the street entrance.
Selling breakfast from a cart.
The regulations of Da Jing Dynasty are not rigid. There is no curfew and no regulations on the scope of commercial areas, so there are mobile vendors everywhere. Except for a few main streets and a specially designated Cong'anfang in the south of the county, other streets
There are also scattered business facades on the street.
"Master Lu!"
"Good morning, Mr. Lu!"
Because Lu Zheng bought a house, he got up early in the morning and went out shopping these days. He was curious and bought several kinds of breakfast before, so everyone who often set up stalls selling breakfast nearby knew him.
Lu Zheng nodded and bought a wild vegetable bun from Aunt Li who was pushing a wheelbarrow.
A steamed bun costs two cents. The wild vegetables were picked by Aunt Li outside the city yesterday. With some vegetable oil, they tasted fragrant and slightly sweet.
Chewing on the buns along the way, Lu Zheng soon arrived at his destination.
Chiang Shing House.
The largest teahouse in Tonglin County sells morning tea and lunch. The main purpose of Lu Zheng's visit is that in addition to telling stories, the storytellers in the teahouse often chat with people from all over the world and talk about anecdotes from other places. Although
I can't fully believe it, but it was also an important channel for Lu Zheng to understand the Jing Dynasty.
Lu Zheng has been here for five consecutive days, learning about all aspects of the world from the fresh stories told by the storyteller.
…
After spending the whole morning, Lu Zheng rewarded his husband with fifteen copper coins, and had lunch in a teahouse before wandering off to his next destination.
Wenshizhai.
As the name suggests, this shop sells various stone utensils, including inkstones, paperweights, seal stones, and various rough stones, which can be customized according to customer requirements.
Lu Zheng has been transfusing blood to Da Jingchao these days. After thinking about it for a long time, he never thought that he could bring anything valuable back from Da Jingchao.
Books, calligraphy and paintings? Not to mention that they are all new products. Even the celebrities in this world were not famous in their own time.
Gold and silverware? They are worth a lot of money in this world, and if Lu Zheng purchases them in large quantities, it will easily attract the attention of interested people.
Not to mention the other handicrafts, you can’t sell them even if you take them back.
What inspired Lu Zheng in the end was the jade seal in his mind. Maybe there were some stones that were not valuable in the Jing Dynasty, but are very valuable in modern times?
For example, the recent rise of Warring States red, such as Tianhuang stone, known as the King of Shoushan Stones.
During these days, Lu Zheng returned to modern times and refreshed himself on various jade knowledge. After making full preparations, he went to Wenshi Zhai to see if he could find something missing.
"Young Master, do you need an ink stone? The shop sells all kinds of stone tools, including Qingshan stone, black star stone and ruby stone."
After all, Tonglin County is just a county town, and stoneware is not a daily business, so few people come to visit. Finally, customers came, and the boss was very enthusiastic.
"I'll just take a look."
Lu Zheng said politely, and then looked at the various stone tools in the shop.
Then, from a perspective that the boss couldn't see, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
As expected, there are indeed good stones!
Although you can guess from the location of the stones that these stones cost a lot of money, is the money of the Da Jing Dynasty money?
"This seal..."
Lu Zheng was not polite and pointed at a fist-sized red seal stone on the shelf.
It is as red as blood, covering from top to bottom, bright but not demonic, like flowing clouds and bright clouds, with golden strands underneath, moist like the sun.
"Young master, you have good eyesight. This is the phoenix blood stone produced in Fenghuang Mountain in Yaozhou. It is as colorful as cinnabar, as red as blood wings, and the golden color is like the autumn leaves of the phoenix tree, which indicates that the phoenix is resting..."
Lu Zheng just listened to the nonsense and couldn't show too much wealth.
However, seeing that Lu Zheng had no expression, the shopkeeper of Wenshizhai couldn't continue talking, and finally gave up and quoted the price.
"Thirty strings!"
"It's expensive, twenty guan."
"Oh, my young master, this is the top quality phoenix blood stone, with a golden background, one of a kind in a thousand..."
"Twenty-five strings, otherwise forget it."
"I'll wrap it up for you!"
According to the purchasing power of the Da Jing Dynasty, one guan could buy two hundred kilograms of polished rice. Calculated at five yuan per kilogram of polished rice, twenty-five kilograms was equivalent to twenty-five thousand yuan in modern times. It was considered a top-notch luxury product.
But is this expensive for Lu Zheng?
A pair of three-hundred-yuan fully transparent glass lion ornaments, which are as transparent as water and as smooth as a mirror, pretending to be natural materials. They can be said to be unique in the Jing Dynasty. A pair of them sold for five hundred yuan!
You know, Lu Zheng's three entrances to the mansion only cost him three hundred coins.
Although Lu Zheng does not dare to use such a big killer weapon here in the short term, Lu Zheng still needs to replenish blood for the modern era, because he is about to run out of food in the modern era.
It was a fine sandalwood box, and the shopkeeper also gave Lu Zheng a box of ink pads as a gift. Lu Zheng paid the bill with treasure money and went out satisfied.
…
Throughout the afternoon, Lu Zheng wandered harmlessly from the east to the west of the city, and bought some odds and ends for his home. However, he did not take these with him. Instead, he paid the bill and asked the store to deliver them to him in Tong.
In the house on Lane B.
Lu Zheng felt that Da Jing Chao's service was better than that of Hyundai, and everything was delivered to his door.
…
When he returned home in the evening, he saw a dirty old beggar sitting under the eaves of his house to rest.
The old beggar had gray hair and was wearing tattered linen clothes full of holes. His face was covered with dirt, but his expression looked leisurely and contented. He was rubbing mud balls and sniffing, obviously smelling the smell of something coming from Lu Zheng.
The fragrance coming from home.
This is a meal made by Aunt Liu using the seasonings Lu Zheng brought from modern times.
Lu Zheng smelled it, and it seemed that Aunt Liu had steamed a chicken today.
"Little sir, are you the owner of this house?" The old beggar showed his yellow teeth, "Can you give the old beggar a chicken drumstick?"
Lu Zheng frowned instinctively. As a Houlang who almost goes back-to-back with Zero Zero, and who has lived in a modern socialist city all year round, where has he seen such a dirty beggar?
However, Lu Zheng regained his composure in an instant and did not show any disgust.
Everyone is equal, empathizes with others, respects others, and retains self-esteem. These are the most basic qualities for young people in the new era.
"Okay!" Lu Zheng agreed decisively.
"Huh?" This time it was the old beggar's turn to be confused. He looked at Lu Zheng carefully and couldn't help but ask, "Really?"
"It's just a chicken drumstick, just wait." Lu Zheng smiled, walked past the old beggar, and knocked on the door.
"Uncle Li, open the door!"
"Young master is back!"
A series of footsteps came, and Uncle Li opened the courtyard door and stood aside, waiting for Lu Zheng to enter.
"Tear a chicken leg, put a bowl of vegetables in it, take two steamed buns and give them to this person."
Seeing Lu Zheng purse his lips, Uncle Li saw the old beggar sitting under the eaves of his house.
"Where did you come from, old beggar? You are lucky. These are the spices that my young master has collected. You have never tasted them in your life!"
They were all poor people. Uncle Li did not dislike the old beggar. On the contrary, Lu Zheng's kindness gave him a sense of security.
"Little sir, can you give the old beggar another glass of wine?" The old beggar continued to lick his face and beg for wine.
"Okay." Lu Zheng nodded.
I already had a meal and didn't care about another glass of wine.
The old beggar was smiling happily and was sitting under the eaves waiting for food. When Lu Zheng entered the door, he saw Aunt Liu setting the table in the main hall.
"Sir, the meal is ready!"
"Um."
Lu Zheng ate in the main hall, while Aunt Liu and Uncle Li set aside their own meals and ate in the kitchen.
Then, just when Lu Zheng was about to move his chopsticks, the jade seal in his mind suddenly appeared with five rays of white light!
The moment the white light appeared, Lu Zheng immediately knew the name of the white light.