Chapter 2 First sight of the ancient city
A moment later, the old farmer came to Chen Chu with a bowl of black things.
"Mr. Chen, the food is ready. The families in the mountains are poor and there is nothing good to eat. I feel wronged by Mr. Chen." The old farmer said apologetically.
Chen Chu held the wooden bowl and stared blankly at the food in the bowl with unknown things, hesitating. Can this dark thing be eaten? At this moment, his stomach started to growl again.
Don't worry about him! Fill your stomach first!
Chen Chu, who was so hungry, didn't care about that much, picked up the black thing with a small wooden spoon, hesitated for a moment, then frowned and suddenly put it into his mouth.
I can't taste what it tastes, but it feels very rough. I'm afraid even pigs won't eat this thing in later generations!
However, Chen Chu was hungry at this time and ate very quickly. He turned around and saw the simple old farmer looking at him with a smile. Chen Chu thought: Maybe this dark food is the best food this old man can take out! I didn’t expect that the life of the ancients was so difficult!
Thinking of this, Chen Chu couldn't help but sigh.
Seeing Chen Chu sighing, the old farmer was slightly shocked, so he asked hurriedly: "Why did Mr. Chen sigh? Is the food not tasted?" When he spoke, the old farmer felt sad. At first, he saw that although the other party was dressed in strange clothes, he was well-dressed and had a good appearance. He guessed that the other party might be the noble boy who was hunting and playing in the mountains. He threw himself into his farmhouse because he got lost. At this time, the other party suddenly sighed, thinking that he was dissatisfied with the rough food.
In ancient times, the people were simple and hospitality. Once guests arrived, they would definitely take out the best wine and drinks in the house to eat and treat the guests. If the guests were not satisfied with the host's reception, it would be a shame and regret for the host.
Chen Chu didn't understand these principles, but saw that the other party looked depressed, so he said, "This is very good. I have been hungry for a day. Thanks to my father-in-law's hospitality, it is a great blessing to be able to have a full meal in this remote place!"
Hearing Chen Chu's words, the old farmer immediately smiled happily again.
After dinner, the old farmer asked him to rest first, but when Chen Chu looked at the old wooden bed covered with straw in front of him, he couldn't help but feel sad.
I thought I was living in a modern society with highly developed material civilization not long ago, but I didn’t expect that in a blink of an eye, I was thrown back to the ancient times by God! Such an environment is what I should live!
Although Chen Chu was already exhausted, he was eager to understand the current situation, so he pulled the old farmer to sit on the threshold and talked.
When the old farmer saw that the young master of the scholar wanted to talk to him, the old farmer felt flattered, and there was no reason to refuse.
The more they talked, the more familiar they became, and soon Chen Chu learned some useful information.
It turned out that the dynasty he lived in was the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and the reign of Emperor Ling of Han was at this time. Chen Chu, who often played the Three Kingdoms game, finally thought of what year the sixth year of Guanghe was, which should be 183 AD. In other words, the famous Yellow Turban Rebellion in history will break out in January next year!
Chen Chu couldn't help feeling sad, and he kept wailing in his heart: Oh my God! Why did you throw it into such a chaotic world?
Lying on the bumpy wooden bed, Chen Chu tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.
What should I do? In this era when life is like grass, I am afraid that I will lose my life as soon as I go out! Go back quickly! Forget it, this is almost impossible! The only way now is to establish a foothold in this era, but I am a college student after all, and have the knowledge that people in this era do not have. Perhaps with this, I can seek a high-ranking official by any powerful prince, and may even be prosperous and prosperous for a lifetime!
Thinking of this, Chen Chu couldn't help but look excited, and then he relaxed and fell asleep in a drowsy manner.
In the dream, Chen Chu saw himself standing on the high earth platform, with hundreds of thousands of troops arranged in a neatly arranged manner below. They were raising their arms and shouting something. Behind him were a row of military generals, all of whom were murderous. They were all famous generals of the Three Kingdoms period. Chen Chu walked to the ground platform with great enthusiasm and raised his arms. Facing thousands of troops and horses, he was about to speak out. Unexpectedly, a bold voice suddenly sounded behind him, "Where did you come from the boy block my way!" Chen Chu didn't have time to turn around and see who that person was, and suddenly felt a force pushing him off the platform. It turned out that he was kicked by the other party...
Early the next morning, Chen Chu took two boxes of medicine on the way.
Before leaving, Chen Chu specifically asked about the information about the surrounding towns. The old farmer didn't know much. He had never left this mountain in his life. He only knew that he could reach a place called Leping County after three hours. As for the name of this mountain, the old farmer said that everyone in the city called this place Taihang Mountain.
In order to thank the old farmer for his hospitality, Chen Chu specially gave the old farmer a hundred yuan bill. When the old farmer held this brand new hundred-dollar bill, his hands were trembling. He had never seen such an exquisite picture in his life! The old farmer decided in his heart that he would keep this hundred-dollar bill well as a treasure for family heirlooms.
Chen Chu carried two boxes of medicine and followed the old farmer's guidance and walked westward. When he learned that he was really in ancient times, he was even more reluctant to throw these two boxes of medicine. He intuitively felt that these two boxes of medicine might come in handy.
As noon approached, Chen Chu finally walked out of the mountain, and a city in the distance that he had only seen in film and television dramas came into view.
The city walls of this city look a bit low and dilapidated, and the entire city doesn't seem to be large in size. It looks like a wall facing Chen Chu is about two hundred meters away.
It seems that this Leping County is really just a small county town.
When you enter Leping County, you will see the low and simple wooden bungalows. There are not many pedestrians on the road and are ragged, all of which are weak.
Seeing this scene, Chen Chu couldn't help feeling something: No wonder such a big Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out in the late Eastern Han Dynasty! Seeing that the people looked extremely poor, under such circumstances, those with ulterior motives could indeed incite the people! Moreover, the Bingzhou boundary should be considered a little better in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and it was not affected by the subsequent Yellow Turban Rebellion. This was the case in Bingzhou, let alone other places.
The people in the city suddenly saw Chen Chu, a man in strange clothes, and were surprised for a moment and then ignored him. Everyone even had the problem of food and clothing, so they had no extra energy to pay attention to these irrelevant things.
Chen Chu carried two boxes of medicine and walked around the small county town in a daze. When he arrived at an inn, Chen Chu stopped.
Chen Chu looked at the signboard of Yuelai Inn and thought: I should find a place to live first.
Then Chen Chu became distressed again. He had no money from this era at all, so why did he stay in an inn? He had dozens of RMB with a denomination of 100 yuan, but this thing is just like waste paper now.
Wait! Chen Chu suddenly thought of the shocked and surprised expression on the old farmer's face when he gave the old farmer a hundred-dollar bill. Chen Chu suddenly felt his heart lit up. Maybe he still had a way to get money.
Just as Chen Chu was thinking, the innkeeper noticed Chen Chu standing at the door and came up to meet him.
"Customer, do you want to stay in a hotel?" the guy asked respectfully.
Chen Chu came to his senses, hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother, do you have a pawnshop in this city?"
Although Chen Chu did not say he wanted to stay in a hotel, the guy was not upset and still replied with a kind look: "Of course there is a pawnshop, and it was opened by the great merchant Wei Hong. It has a great reputation. If the guest wants to exchange some money, it would be fine to go there."
Wei Hong? Chen Chu was a little familiar with this name, but he couldn't remember who this person was. The reason why Chen Chu had a little impression of this person was because this person was mentioned in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The filial piety who sponsored Cao Cao to recruit Yi soldiers was Wei Hong. Cao Cao recruited more than ten thousand Yi soldiers with Wei Hong's support, and also purchased and hoarded a large amount of food, grass and weapons. This shows that Wei Hong's family's wealth was huge. However, Chen Chu did not have much interest in these non-war generals in his previous life, so he only had a little impression, but he didn't know who he was.
Chen Chu nodded and asked again, "Then how should this pawnshop go?"
The guy pointed to a small alley on the left side of the inn: "Walk down that alley and you will see it in a moment."
Chen Chu turned his head and looked at the alley on the left, then followed the etiquette of the ancients and clasped his fists at the friend, "Thank you guys," and then walked towards the alley.
As the inn said, after only a moment of walking, Chen Chu saw a pawnshop.
Chen Chu walked straight in, and there was only one guy in the pawnshop. Chen Chu said to the guy, "My man, I want to pawn items."
The guy didn't even raise his head and stretched out his hand and said, "Give the things you want to pawn, and estimate the price first." He was quite arrogant in his words.
Chen Chu didn't care at all. He had been selling for several years in his previous life and had long been used to such scenes.
Chen Chu took out two brand new hundred-dollar bills from the inner bag of the top and handed them to the other party, "This is my treasure, please estimate the price."
The shopkeeper didn't care at first and scoffed at the family treasure Chen Chu said, but after he looked at the two RMB for a moment, he suddenly looked surprised.
Then the shopkeeper's attitude turned 180 degrees, and he asked respectfully: "This guest official, these two paintings are very precious. I am just a young man who can't make the decision. I have to ask the shopkeeper to come. Please wait for a while."
Chen Chu nodded, and then the shop assistant quickly walked into the back hall with the two hundred-dollar bills.
After a while, the guy came out again, "Customer, our shopkeeper asked you to go to the back hall for a talk." At this time, the shopkeeper's attitude became even more respectful.
However, Chen Chu was a little hesitant. After all, he did not understand the background of this era, nor did he understand this pawnshop. Although the innkeeper said that the backstage boss of this pawnshop had good reputation, who could guarantee that this would not be just an illusion. Looking at the reaction of this pawnshop, you can tell that his two RMB were very valuable in the eyes of people of this era. If the other party had the intention of making a fortune, he would probably be doomed when he entered the back hall.
When the guy saw Chen Chu hesitating, he felt very surprised, so he asked, "What's wrong with the guest officer?"
Chen Chu frowned tightly and suddenly became fierce in his heart. Don’t worry about him! Just take a gamble and everything will be decided by God! As the saying goes, wealth and honor are in danger!
Thinking of this, Chen Chu smiled at his friend Zhan Yan and said, "It's nothing, I'll give you a good guy to lead the way."
Chapter completed!