Chapter 2 First time in Taocheng

The second task on the handkerchief is to let Zhao Ze find a burden within a radius of 100 meters. There is a new set of clothes and a dagger in it. The clothes are changed for Zhao Ze, the dagger is for him to get rid of it, and the rest is not required.

A radius of 100 meters, Zhao Ze looks around. With Guanyin Temple as the center, it is a small town about a hundred meters to the west, which is connected by a stone-paved country path. There are small woods on both sides of the road. The forest is not too big. If you want to find something, it is estimated that a person can turn it over in two or three hours.

This is the first goal that Zhao Ze set for himself.

Next, before taking further action, Zhao Ze looked around carefully and found that there was a small river behind the Guanyin Temple. Although it was not very wide, it was enough to pass the waist from the water flow. If something was hidden in that direction, it was unlikely. Not to mention that the two sides of the river were open. There is nothing but the small earth mountain opposite.

In addition, other places can't hide things, because the area of Guanyin Temple itself is not small. Coupled with the hawkers selling things nearby, it is even more difficult to hide a burden in the light of day.

After the action plan was finalized, Zhao Ze hurried out of the alley next to the Guanyin Temple and headed for the rural path back to the town.

The old beggar looked at Zhao Ze's back and felt strange in his heart. He didn't want to follow him, but when Zhao Ze passed by him, he felt a strange breath in Zhao Ze's eyes. He didn't understand what he said, but what was it? The old beggar's heart was itchy, and his feet were not I consciously followed up.

There are not many pilgrims who go to Guanyin Temple to burn incense, and there are very few people going to and from this road. Even if there are, no one will deliberately look at both sides of the forest, but fortunately, it did not cause difficulties for Zhao Ze's first task.

After more than two hours of searching, Zhao Ze, with the help of a wooden stick, took a burden from a ten-meter-high peach tree. After opening it, he threw away the beggar's clothes on his body and changed into a plain Song Dynasty costume. It looked like the clothes of the little brother in the ancient costume dramas in the past, but even if it was the little brother's clothes, Zhao Ze also felt strange when he wore it.

I had no choice but to go back to that era, so I had to follow the customs. Zhao Ze finally changed his clothes and was ready to throw away the bag skin. As soon as he shook, he found that there was something in it. Just now, he was happy and forgot something. It turned out that there was a dagger. Zhao Ze opened the grass and found the black short dagger. However, there is another thing that he didn't expect, which is also what modern people need very much.

Watch - a light energy watch, beautiful appearance, mechanical pointer, silver-gray metallic luster, wearing it on the wrist, no less than the bracelet worn by the girl at that time.

After wearing it, Zhao Ze was suddenly pulled from behind by a man as soon as he walked out of the woods.

"Hight... I saw it all"

A slightly familiar voice came to Zhao Ze's ears. Zhao Ze turned around and saw the old beggar next to the Guanyin Temple just now.

As the saying goes, once you are bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of the well rope for ten years. Zhao Ze was worried that the old beggar would be angry when he saw the money, so he quickly got rid of the other party, jumped two meters away, clenched his fists, and glared.

"I didn't break the law," Zhao Ze replied.

"This..." The old beggar thought about it, but he was suddenly interrupted and forgot what he wanted to say. After confronting Zhao Ze for a while, he slowly remembered something and suddenly realized something. His legs fell to his knees with a soft sound, and he said with tears and a snot, "Please forgive me. The little brother has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai. I don't know that the little brother has such a hobby. I just played with the little brother, and I also asked the little brother to forgive the little one..."

After the old beggar finished speaking, Zhao Ze waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let's go over, I... Oh, Brother Ben, I don't care about this little thing. In the future, you can take your Yangguan Road and I will cross my single-plank bridge."

After saying that, Zhao Ze turned around and wanted to leave, but the old beggar didn't want to let him go. A few days ago, he had a gossip. He said that he would soon meet a nobleman. After today's incident, the old beggar suddenly understood that today's nobleman must be the little brother in front of him. In this way, the old beggar refused to let Zhao Ze go.

Zhao Ze dumped the old beggar several times and didn't get rid of the old beggar. He wanted to beat him up hard, but he thought that he was in ancient times now. It was better not to cause trouble when he didn't know much about the local laws and people's conditions. Thinking of this, Zhao Ze's heart softened and slowly helped the old beggar.

"I said, old man, you and I don't know each other. Why do you hold me?"

"Please also ask the little brother Mingjian, to be honest, the little Taocheng people..."

Next, the old beggar told Zhao Ze about his life, hoping that he could impress the little brother in front of him with his painful life experience. If not, he could only think that the one in front of him was not his nobleman.

However, Zhao Ze is really a soft-hearted guy. After the old beggar's words, he thought it was the first acquaintance since he came to the Song Dynasty. Although he was a little older, less useful and a little annoying, after all, they had a relationship. The two also had a fight, which just responded to the sentence. Knowledge.

"Well, even if I'm your nobleman, you don't think I look like a nobleman..." Zhao Ze asked the old beggar.

"This" old beggar looked at Zhao Ze, looked at Zhao Ze's eyes, and then looked at Zhao Ze's clothes and temperament.

"Please forgive the little brother's clumsy eyes. Although the little brother Guan is playful for a while, the little brother dares to guarantee that he will be rich and noble in the future." In fact, the old beggar has no idea in his heart, but even if he is not sure, at present, he has met a big tree. If he can be close to him, he may be able to think of Qingfu for a few years, so old The beggar just said something blocked at both ends.

"Hmm..." Zhao Ze pondered for a while and thought about what to do. Although there are three gangs of good men, this is not true, but is this old guy a good man? Isn't it my drag? Thinking of this, Zhao Ze looked at the old beggar kindly and was about to refuse.

Looking at Zhao Ze's eyes, the old beggar thought that the nobleman had agreed. He grinned and smiled, and immediately changed into a person. I guess he had regarded himself as Zhao Ze's housekeeper in his heart.

"Thank you for collecting the small land. From today on, the small land will be the head of the little brother. The small land will go east, and the small land will never go west. The little brother said where to go, just lead the way in front of the small land."

When interrupted by the old beggar, Zhao Ze also realized something, "Yes, I'm not familiar with the place. If I rush, I may encounter something unexpected. Instead of doing so, it's better to let the old beggar lead the way. If he dares play with Yin, I will pull him together. Go to hell"

After making a decision, Zhao Ze finally made up his mind and nodded to the old beggar, "Well, if that's the case, please lead the way. Let's go to the pawnshop. Yes, it's the pawnshop. I'll change some money and change clothes for you later."

When the old beggar heard this, his eyes suddenly showed golden light, and a swaying heart approached Zhao Ze again. He quickly replied, "Thank you, brother, thank you, from today on, the little brother can call the little Lao Liu, and Lao Liu will lead the way for the little brother."

The master and servant walked to Taocheng Town one after the other. Along the way, Zhao Ze briefly introduced himself and let Lao Liu, the real name of the old beggar, Liu Song, know that his home is in the south. Because he has been traveling abroad all year round, he always likes to inquire about strange things. This time he walked to Taocheng because he was fascinated when he was visiting mountains and playing. On the way; and his own family affairs, Zhao Ze said that he knew very well that his parents had died and had not been married so far. He had a hundred mu of good land and a small workshop. Although he was not too rich, he was not worry-free about food and clothing.

This is because Zhao Ze dares to talk so nonsense on the basis of understanding the life of the old beggar. Otherwise, maybe he is not perfect enough to let the old man see the flaws, but maybe Zhao Ze is more careful. In Lao Liu's opinion, the master Zhao Ze's family situation is quite good. Although he is a little strange, from the table just now Now it seems that the owner's heart is still good. If he can keep up with such a person, it is also a blessing.

It's not far from Guanyin Temple to Taocheng Town. If it hadn't been for Zhao Ze and Lao Liu for walking and chatting, they would have entered the town and arrived at the pawnshop.

Taocheng Town is located in Luzhou, on the bank of Fengle River. It is under the jurisdiction of Shucheng County. There are more than 100 residents in the town, mainly planting peaches, fishing and silkworm farming. There are also some small commercial businesses in the town, such as rice shops, oil shops, inns, small restaurants, pawnshops, blacksmith shops, gambling shops and docks.

The pawnshop Zhao Ze is going to this time is the only pawnshop in Taocheng Town, called Taoyuan Pawnshop. Located on the only commercial street in Taocheng Town, the location here is convenient, and the carriages from south to north will pass in front of the store.

After entering the store, Zhao Ze took out the dagger from his arms and said to the owner of the store, "My dagger cuts gold and jade and iron like mud. It is an ancestral thing. If it is not for the disaster, I can't bear it. I don't know if the boss can afford a suitable price."

The boss is not a three-year-old child. Naturally, he will not regard the dagger as a treasure just with Zhao Ze's words. After taking the dagger and looking at it, he asked Zhao Ze to test the knife. Didn't you say that the dagger can cut gold and break jade? The boss asked the clerk to take a board and let Zhao Ze cut it. After a few knives, the board became a piece of tofu. Not to mention that the boss asked the clerk to take out a grinding stone and let Zhao Ze cut it. This time, the black dagger did not humiliate Zhao Ze. There is no damage to the blade at all.

After several knife tests, the pawnshop owner looked at the dagger and prepared to make a price that everyone could accept. However, when the boss checked out, he found a strange thing on Zhao Ze's wrist. After asking, he understood that the 'watch' was ancestor of others.

I wanted to buy it with a thick face, but Zhao Ze said that he would go crazy without this thing. The boss thought it was the same reason. It was really indecent to be loved by others. Thinking of this pawnshop boss gave up the previous idea. After paying 70 taels of silver, he sent Zhao Ze and Lao Liu away.