My Attribute Cultivation Life

2022-04-06

Chapter 99 99 School

oh la la, Zhang Rongfang poured the bath water in the bucket into the sewer at the gate of the courtyard go down.

The ditch and the foamy water of the public bath next door slowly flowed down.

He tilted his head and glanced at the two little children sitting in front of the bathroom door brushing the bucket again.

“Selling glutinous rice balls~~ Meat stuffed with chopped green onion, golden cinnamon with bean paste, fried scallops with shrimp and meat~~~”

The hot air in the burden steams out from the edge of the jar, and even if it is wrapped in a thick cloth, you can smell the faint fragrance of glutinous rice flour.

“Two kilograms, sir.” Zhang Rongfang put down the bucket, touched the silver coins on his body, and stepped forward and stopped.

“Zhang Guanren wakes up so late today?”

Dumpling Master will pass by this street everyday all, and occasionally Zhang Rongfang will take care of his business.

So He also likes this youngster who speaks softly to everyone.

“Last night I practiced the exercises a little late.” Zhang Rongfang replied casually. “By the way, sir, is there any place in this city that sells old books and weird stuff? I usually lead the team around in the vicinity, and I really don’t know about other places.”

“Old books? Curious stuff?” The old man thought for a while, “Go to Mist Vapor Alley, you should be able to find it. There are all these kinds of things there.”

“Mist Vapor Alley? Okay, many thanks.” Zhang Rongfang paid After taking the money, he returned to the yard with the dumplings, and brought the tub back.

After tidying up a bit, he changed his clothes and headed straight out towards Mist Vapor Alley.

He had passed by that place before, but had not entered.

After about half of the city, he found this somewhat hidden lane in another urban area.

Outside the alley, there is a big hope.

The so-called Wangzi is a long wooden stick with a piece of cloth hanging on the top, and various signs and advertisements are written on it.

This Wangzi is written at this time: The place where the bulk of tobacco and alcohol are shipped, the authentic look for it, the time-honored brand of Tanyang, Liuji.

These paragraphs are scattered around a round copper coin pattern.

Zhang Rongfang has read it carefully several times. He still rarely sees such a modern-style advertisement on this ground.

At the entrance of the alley, donkey carts are constantly coming in and out.

Two shirtless dark men were smoking a cigarette and chatting.

Zhang Rongfang straightened the hem of his clothes and strode into the alley.

As soon as you enter, there is a small shop on the left side of the alleyway entrance.

The shop has no signs, no notices, and no Wangzi plaques.

Just hanging a pink silk scarf on a bamboo pole at the door.

The door of the shop was half-open, and inside was a woman in a high-fork pink skirt, lazily leaning on the bed, moved towards the door and looked out.

Seeing Zhang Rongfang look at him, the woman immediately showed a charming smile and beckons with the hand towards him.

“If you don’t cut jade, you can’t make a tool. If you don’t learn, you don’t know righteousness.

Being a son of man, you are young. The sound of young children reciting came from deeper in the alley.

Zhang Rongfang withdrew his gaze and walked inside following the sound.

There are unlisted prostitute shops, which are densely distributed on both sides of this lane.

Between these prostitutes, you can occasionally hear the sound of Meng Xue from the simple dwellings.

After a while, he finally found the shop the old man said.

A triangular cloth, washed white, hangs outside the door with a bamboo pole. On the cloth is written: There is a path in the mountain of books.

The door of the shop is only enough for one person to enter and exit, and it is really like a path.

“mother~~”

Suddenly a child with braided horns ran out of the store, holding a slightly damaged yellowish book with Three Characters Scripture on the cover. Then he threw himself into the prostitute shop on the side.

“Mother, can I buy another copy?”

In the prostitute shop, an impatient blue clothed woman came out in a hurry, oh la la slammed the shop door.

“It’s been said, don’t come in when the old lady is doing business! Why don’t you listen to this smiley brat? Don’t call me during the day, don’t tell your classmates to hear it.”

Slow voice Go down slowly.

“But you’re my mother in the first place? If someone says I’m, I’ll beat him!”

“beat, beat, beat, who can you beat? I have to apologize and send money.”

The voices of the mother and son gradually decreased.

Zhang Rongfang sighed in his heart and walked into this bookstore with paths.

The store is very dark, just a rectangular road.

On the walls on both sides, there are rows of long grids, and a book is placed in the grids.

The books appear to be quite worn, and the cover titles are bolded in neat ink.

“Three Characters Scripture”, “Enlightenment of Sound Rhythm”, “Book of Filial Piety”, “Erya”.

A book of Confucian classics, arranged neatly and tidy.

Looking at these familiar classics, Zhang Rongfang suddenly felt like he was returning to his previous life.

In many places, Great Ling is similar to the ancient world in his previous life. He sometimes suspects that this world may be another fork from the past.

Walking through the rows of books, sitting on a small wooden stool covered with pulp at the innermost sits an old fogey wearing a pair of glasses.

The old fogey wears a grey tunic with a jade pendant woven from rope hanging around his waist.

From a distance, it looks a bit like jade.

“Old store?” Zhang Rongfang asked softly.

Old fogey didn’t say anything, just pointed to the bookshelf beside him and motioned for him to read.

Zhang Rongfang nods

, turned around and followed the wall to find it little by little.

This time he absorbed the previous experience and opened the attribute column in the blink of an eye.

The previous situation of Moonchase Sabre made him understand that this world does not seem to be as simple as he thought.

The attribute column is not only for viewing yourself, but also for viewing external objects.

Books on the wall keep sweeping.

It’s just like the last Moonchase Sabre, but it never happened again.

Zhang Rongfang quickly scanned the books on both sides of the wall, none of which made the attribute column respond.

“Seller, do you have any other old things here?” Zhang Rongfang recalled that the things in Moonchase Sabre seemed to be parts.

Old fogey adjusted his glasses and looked at Zhang Rongfang.

“You go a little further inside, there are a few shops selling western stuff. But there are a lot of fakes.”

“many thanks.” Zhang Rongfang nominated, cupped the hands.

He turned and walked out, only to stop halfway there.

“Old Master, can I ask you something?”

“What?” old fogey raised his eyes suspiciously and looked towards him.

Zhang Rongfang was silent.

“Do you think everyone is doing well in Great Ling today?”

In Great Ling, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and discussion of the current dynasty are not few, as long as they don’t make trouble There are no restrictions in this regard.

So he is not sensitive to this issue.

The old shop owner thought about it.

“The younger generation thinks that we are in this place and feel miserable, right?” He laughed.

“Isn’t it?” Zhang Rongfang asked rhetorically.

The old shop owner stood up and shook his head slowly.

“Actually, the current Ling Emperor, although it is said that Confucian scholars such as me are classified as inferior, but it is not difficult for us.”

“Do you know why?” He looked towards Zhang Rongfang.

“Why?”

“Because we are Confucian scholars.” old fogey said with a smile, “and only Confucian scholars.”

He took the books off the shelf. He took a book and gently rubbed the handwriting on the cover. There were three big characters on the book: History of Lingyue.

“Speaking of which, many people have misunderstood us. Seeing a lot of Confucian scholars dressed in poverty, they thought the Ling Court was persecuting us. It’s not.”

He was full of breath and seemed to be in a good mood.

“Apart from the cancellation of the imperial examinations, Ling Court actually does not restrict the Confucian Sect. Many of us still have land and land, and even if the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes are paid, many people still have nothing to worry about.”

“Except for a small number of Confucian Sect people who came from poor backgrounds and had to engage in the dilemma of writing miscellaneous scripts and selling song lyrics, many Confucian Sect people wore a layer of Taoist robes, went on a scenic tour everywhere, and were very careful about wine. Be a song.”

Zhang Rongfang looked at him with a little surprise, not knowing whether these words were true or false.

“Don’t look at me like that. You know, even if I can’t take the imperial examinations, I, the Confucian Sect Master, are still erudite, and the most popular teacher in the world.” Old Master laughed road.

“So, we don’t lack anything except not being an official. Now we are very happy.”

He concluded.

“I don’t need mercy, I just fell into a low point temporarily.”

Looking at Zhang Rongfang, who was a little stunned, the Old Master said again.

“Actually, in today’s world, although military service is frequent, the common people are living a good life. Just say this Tanyang city, the surrounding people, have you heard that people were starved to death and frozen to death?”

Zhang Rongfang was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head slightly.

“No.”

“That’s it.” Old Master said with a smile, “Great Ling attaches great importance to craftsman skills, but also to farming, and has reformed agricultural books several times to improve planting. , now the agricultural output has greatly increased. Textiles have also doubled their efficiency due to the improvement of tools.”

“Then the sea opened, blue and white porcelain, glazed murals, tea, wine, etc. were exported, and a lot of money and money resources flowed in. Everyone. Ah, these days are getting better and better.”

Zhang Rongfang was speechless.

Thinking about it, Ling Court has so much military service and uprisings everywhere, but it just doesn’t make it a climate.

He has been here for two years, and he has rarely heard of ordinary people dying of starvation and freezing.

In fact, when you think about military service, there are not many people who also die, and there are not a few families who return from military service.

It is said that when the Ling Court army goes out, they usually force the people of the conquered area as vanguard cannon fodder.

The Heralds cause these to be consumed by the Conqueror siege, and when the enemy is exhausted, the main force can be overrun.

In addition, the Ling Court army is very elite, and all kinds of war machines are well prepared, so there are really not many casualties.

“The common people, as long as they have food and clothing, and have no worries about food and clothing, they can be obediently and honestly.” The Old Master sighed. “Imperial Court today is the strongest in the world. Looking up everywhere, any country dares to blockade and retreat, and the army will swept through everything. Forcibly open the country’s gate.

Or trade, or conquer. It is made of the flesh and blood of all races. It is a pity for us to live and work in peace and contentment.”

He did not continue, but his eyes were somewhat regretful.

Zhang Rongfang didn’t ask again. He could see that Old Master was not lying, but a sincere idea.

He cupped the hands and turned away silently.

Exiting the Shushan Youjing Store, he followed the Old Master’s instructions and moved towards the deeper part of the alley.

Not long after, prostitute shops on both sides are also rare.

A shop with a signboard called Qiqi Zhai appeared in front of him.

The shop door is old and the door is ajar.

A blond, blue-eyed, curly-haired old fogey was bowing his head and smiling with a few officers who came in to check, and whispered something to please.

A short while later, he handed up a roll of banknotes in his sleeve, and pleaded a few times in a good voice.

Unfortunately, those officials were still reluctant to leave with a wrinkled face. His eyes looked around, as if he wanted to scrape some more oil and water.

Zhang Rongfang squinted and stepped forward.

“What’s the matter?” he asked casually with a stern face.

Several officials saw him, and one of them had a face changed and immediately recognized him.

“Yo, Captain Zhang! I saw you several times in the Prison Department not long ago.”

He hurriedly stepped forward and bowed his hands.

(End of this chapter)