Chapter 650 Episode 1 Chen Ce enters Beijing
“Baozi, hot buns!”
“Sesame paste cake, fragrant and crispy.”
Chen Ce It had been a long time since I had eaten food properly, and my throat kept swallowing saliva. I came to a bun shop in ragged clothes.
“Two meat buns, hurry up.”
The shopkeeper glanced at Chen Ce and said like a dog: "Go, go, beg somewhere else! Bad luck!"
Chen Ce swallowed again and said in a hoarse voice: "I'm not begging. Here, give me the money, give me the buns quickly.”
Looking at the broken silver, the shop owner finally smiled. , quickly took out two steaming buns for Chen Ce, and said: "Please take it, sir."
Chen Ce gulped down the meal, finally feeling alive, and then wiped his oily mouth , asked: "You haven't asked me for money yet."
"What money are you looking for?"
"You didn't get change for the scraps of silver I gave you."
"Who saw it?"
Chen Ce was silent for a moment, then said, "Okay."
“How much does the bun cost?”
“Two cents.”
Chen Ce took out two pennies from his arms and handed it to the other party, saying: "Is it okay?"
"Hey, sir, please go slowly."
After Chen Ce walked away, The owner of the bun shop said happily: "Young fool."
He just threw the money into the money box and suddenly said sharply: "Eh? Where is my money box? Where is my money box!"
……
Chen Ce threw the money box aside, put the coins in his arms, then went to a silk and satin shop and bought a cotton-padded jacket for thirty cash.
The cotton-padded jacket was wrapped around him, and warmth instantly flowed through his body. Chen Ce felt comfortable all over his body.
He carefully counted the silver on his body, and there should be a little more than six taels.
This money can be used to rent a small courtyard.
Looking all the way, Chen Ce finally came to Huaihua Hutong.
Although this small courtyard is a little dilapidated, the advantage is that the rent is relatively cheap.
The host is a fat woman in her early thirties. When she saw Chen Ce, her eyes lit up and she said with a smile: "Oh, I want to rent a house."
"This house is the cheapest nearby. If you want to rent it, it will cost you 120 yuan a month." Ten articles."
Chen Ce: "...It's a bit expensive, can it be cheaper?"
Chen Ce asked about the rental situation of many houses along the way, and this one is actually relatively cheap. Well, the rents in other places that are slightly better are over 150 Wen.
It’s just that other people’s ones are cleaner and tidier than this! Your house only has one bed, one table, and nothing else. The house is dilapidated and may even leak. How does a house like this cost 120 yuan?
The fat woman shook her head and said: "This is already the cheapest one around. Don't look at the dilapidated house, but look at the location! This is the best location in Peiping, and it's close to the Imperial City. , Xiaolangjun is also a scholar, right? Maybe he will become an official in the future. How convenient is it to go to court here?”
“But Xiaolangjun can do it cheaper. Well, tsk tsk, my sister’s husband is always away on business trips recently, and my sister is feeling itchy...”
Chen Ce quickly said: “Okay! I suddenly discovered that one hundred and twenty yuan is not expensive at all. One hundred and twenty coins!"
The fat woman smiled and said: "If..." "No if, so be it"
The fat woman looked disappointed and could only say helplessly: "Okay then, I'll deposit one and pay three, four months in advance."
Chen Ce paid four hundred and eighty wen Qian finally has a place to stay in Peiping.
The house was too messy, so he had to clean up the room first. During the process, he also saw his next door neighbor. He could only know that she was a woman, but he didn't know anything else.
This whole day, Chen Ce was cleaning the room. At night, he finally cleaned the house, and then he took the time to go to the market to buy quilts, sheets, pots, pans, spoons and other daily necessities.
These cost a total of one hundred and fifty coins.
The kitchen could not light a fire for cooking yet, so he had to go out to eat first, and spent three Wen on steamed buns and porridge.
Early on the next morning, Chen Ce got up early and went to the market to buy rice, grains, oil and noodles, and then bought some vegetables. At noon, he made a fire at home to cook.
On the third day, he went to the drugstore. The drugstore was an old doctor. When he saw Chen Ce, he asked about his condition.
When he heard that the young man in front of him had tuberculosis, the old man was startled and said: "Since you have tuberculosis, why do you come out to harm others?"
Chen Ce had to explain a lot before convincing the old doctor that his lung disease was not contagious, but even so, the old doctor covered his mouth and nose, sold Chen Ce some medicine, and told Chen Ce not to come to his pharmacy again.
This medicine cost thirty coins!
It seems that it is the same in any era, it is best not to get sick, the cost is too much!
In the past few days, he only had five taels or less than six taels left. If he didn't find something to do next, I'm afraid this little money wouldn't be enough for him to live for a few months.
But even if I am a time traveler, what can I do? I can't do anything.
He opened a small vegetable garden in his front yard and grew some vegetables.
Occasionally he would sit by the vegetable garden and imagine how wonderful it would be if the vegetables growing in the garden were not vegetables.
Five days later, Chen Ce came to water his vegetable garden as usual, but to his surprise, other things grew in the vegetable garden, which he could see but couldn't touch.
"Mastery of the Four Books"
What is this?
After Chen Ce picked it, he felt as if there was suddenly a lot of knowledge in his mind that he had never had before.
In his previous life, he had only learned a little bit about the Analects of Confucius, and his understanding of the Four Books was limited to Chinese textbooks for compulsory education.
But now, he clearly felt that there was some more knowledge in his mind that he had never learned before.
And all the essentials of the four books were embedded in my mind. I not only learned them all, but also understood their deep meaning, as if I had been studying them for many years.
Has your wish come true? This vegetable garden really makes something different grow...
Chen Ce had a smile on his face. For some reason, he always felt that this scene seemed familiar!
After gaining more knowledge from the Four Books, Chen Ce wondered if he could use this knowledge to make some money.
But just knowing the Four Books is not enough. His knowledge of ancient Chinese is not comprehensive, and he is not very good at writing.
So the next day, he gained proficiency in ancient Chinese in his vegetable garden. Not only did he understand ancient Chinese, but even his writing became particularly beautiful!
So, Chen Ce went to the Peiping market to buy pens, ink, paper and inkstones, came to Zhengyang Street, and found a corner to sit down.
Write letters on your behalf!
Yes, the literacy rate in the Ming Dynasty was generally not high. Many people wanted to ask someone to write letters, so they had to go to the street to find a scholar.
It’s just that the income is relatively low. It only costs a penny to write a letter. But mosquitoes are still meat no matter how small they are, so there is always some income, so that you don’t just get in but can’t get out!
In this way, Chen Ce was completely settled in the Ming Dynasty!
(End of this chapter)