On the second day, the sun had not yet risen.Father Chen and Chen Chunni got up early, ate some steamed sweet potatoes to fill their stomachs, and the two hurriedly went to the salt farm.And Chen Fool put away the curtain that Daddy Chen had made yesterday, and prepared to take it to Cangzhou City to sell a few small money to subsidize the family.Starting from Yanqita Village, he walked more than 20 miles with a broken car, and the weak Chen fool was tired and panting, but he could be counted as Cangzhou City.As soon as Chen Fool looked up, he saw an ancient city with vicissitudes standing in front of him, and the city walls were covered with traces of history, and moss was overgrown.Although Cangzhou City is not big, this city is built according to the Grand Canal, the geographical location is very superior, the goods from the south to the north pass through here, and there is a Changlu salt field nearby, there is a salt and a canal, it can be said that it is extremely rich.Chen Fool wiped the hot sweat on his forehead and pushed the cart to the city gate, but he saw that the three characters Zhenhaimen were written on the city gate, and the font was also simple and vigorous, and it was from the hands of famous artists at a glance."
Stop!"
A few small soldiers stopped Fool Chen, and said arrogantly, "Boy, alas, hurry up and take out the road for us to see." ”These soldiers should be the people of the inspection department, because of the geographical particularity of Cangzhou City, so the private salt here is overflowing, so the inventory is more strict than elsewhere.Especially the ordinary people who push broken cars like Chen Fool, the investigation is more strict.If there is no guide, regardless of whether you are a smuggler or not, the inspection department can even send you to prison directly, unless you are a homeless.Of course, the displaced people generally appear in groups, and after they appear, the government will provide relief or resettlement, and the nature will be different.Fool Chen hurriedly took out the road lead.Originally, Fool Chen was rescued from the water by Daddy Chen, and there was no yellow register at all, what should I do to guide the road?
Well, it's mostly bribery!
When Fool Chen was rescued, he wore an obsidian ring on his finger, which was his only possession, and later Father Chen saw that he really couldn't remember his family, so he simply took him in.And the obsidian ring was taken by Chen's father to bribe, and he got a yellow book for Chen Fool, and later Chen Fool did a road guide again.Several soldiers carefully looked at Lu Yin, and carefully checked the appearance of Chen Fool against Lu Yin, and made sure that it was correct, so they returned Lu Yin.Then these people looked at Chen Fool's shabby clothes again, and their eyes showed disdain.They stared at Chen's stupid little broken car and asked, "What's in the car?"
Turn it all out, and we'll check it. ”The people of the Cangzhou Inspection Department like to make things difficult for these poor people the most, and if they are poor and have no money, it is impossible to give them gifts at all, so they simply make it difficult for them, and the real big smuggling salt dealers can't catch them, or rather, the collusion between officials and businessmen!
Fool Chen patiently took out the reed weaving products on the broken car one by one, spread them out, and let these soldiers kick them around.It took a long time before the inspection was completed.And Chen Fool's reed products were also trampled dirty, and one reed dustpan was even trampled on.Bullying dog things, Chen Fool suppressed his anger, and patiently put away these reed products, and a sentence suddenly popped up in his mind, don't bully the young man to be poor!
Don't bully young people into poverty?
Fool Chen shook his head vigorously, this sentence is particularly coercive, it is simply a typical stunned language, but why does he always feel that he has heard it countless times?
That's it, I don't want to!
Chen fooled the car into the city, and no one looked at him along the way, even if someone occasionally looked over, they quickly looked away.Chen Fool is dressed in shabby, and these clothes are extremely ill-fitting, and he looks like a poor ghost at first glance.And Cangzhou City because of the salt and canal, so the residents of the city are very rich, although not to say that they all wear gold and silver, but at least a decent fine cotton robe can still afford it.Fool Chen didn't pay attention to this, he pushed the broken car and walked in the direction of the small south gate.Outside the small south gate is the canal wharf, where ships from the south to the north are anchored, there are all kinds of merchant ships, there are also prostitute ships, it is very prosperous.Because of the prosperity of this place, a bazaar was formed, and as soon as the morning dawned, all kinds of early shops were opened, in addition to all kinds of food, there were also fish and meat, vegetables and live poultry, cloth sellers, and even women's rouge gouache were also sold.There are also people from the countryside who come here to sell all kinds of souvenirs, and after they are sold, they can bring some needles and threads home.Xiao Market in Xiaonanmen has a large flow of people, so Chen Fool is ready to sell things here.As soon as he arrived, he saw the coolies on the wharf unloading and loading, tired and sweaty, and the shouts of all kinds of vendors on the shore came and went, all of them were busy for life.Chen Fool found a place, spread the goods on the car, and also learned from the vendors to shout.It's a pity that this is the second time that Chen Fool has done this, so there is no way to completely let go of shouting, and then he simply stopped shouting, and just sat and waited for business.But is business something to wait for?
Many villages near Cangzhou City will weave reeds, and this reed product is not a rare thing here, and I don't know how many people sell this thing in the market every day.So after a few hours, Chen Fool has not yet opened, although his goods are novel, but someone has to see it!
Finally, a middle-aged man walked over.Looking at the clothes, this middle-aged man should be a person in charge of the rich and noble, and he can be regarded as a decent person.The middle-aged man first looked at what Chen Fool was wearing, and he saw that this young man was dressed in shabby, but he did not show a look of disdain.Obviously, this is a person with rich life experience, who has a deep heart for the city, and his joy and anger are invisible, of course, he may also be a really kind person, who does not dislike the poor and loves the rich.The middle-aged man casually picked up a reed fruit bowl and looked at it, and saw the patterns woven on the fruit bowl, but his eyes lit up.The pattern on the fruit bowl is very peculiar, he has never seen it, but it is very elegant and chic, quite a celebrity style.It is conceivable that if you use this kind of fruit bowl to hold fruit, it should be both high-grade and free from the vulgarity of gold and silver.This rich and noble family likes to pursue elegance, and hates gold and silver, and if their utensils are all gold and silver, they will be ridiculed.Of course, you can't use ordinary utensils, otherwise how can you distinguish them from the poor people?
The middle-aged man asked, "Little brother, you have a very good thing, how much does it cost?"
”Fool Chen smiled faintly, "Twenty-one, if you buy more, the price can be cheaper." ”The middle-aged man smiled and shook his head, "Even if it's a big basket of reeds, it's just a few dollars, little brother, don't be greedy." ”