defend the truth

It was early in the morning when Li Weizhen came to the boundary of Fengcheng.I bid farewell to the little Taoist again, and it was still early when I entered the city by boat.The enchantment of Donglin Night Market can only be triggered at night, after Xu time.So, in broad daylight, he was pretty boring.

So, there are actually only two options in front of you.First, find an inn and sleep until the moon is on a branch; second, visit famous cities and kill time.

If Li Weizhen still has the status of a serious Taoist disciple, he can find a temporary place to practice in the city.Just because there are some luxurious manors in the city that ordinary people can't look up to, the real body hidden behind the tall courtyard wall is actually a fairy mansion built by some forces on the mountain.

These Immortal Mansions can be used as temporary residences for orthodox monks traveling to and from Fengcheng.Even in the lowest level of residence, the abundance of aura can guarantee the minimum requirements for cultivation.Of course, in addition to the requirements for identity, the premise of moving in is also expensive.

From the abbot with two to three hundred spirit stones a day, to the rumored top-notch immortal mansion with hundreds of thousands of spirit stones a day, there are all there. I am afraid that even living in it is practicing practice.I don't know if it really exists, but the so-called true immortal level is definitely a gimmick.

Fengcheng has a long history. With the increase of population flow for thousands of years, it has experienced many planned expansions.In addition to the four major urban areas in the southeast, northwest, and generally summarized, there are also inner and outer cities.And in the large urban area defined by each direction, there are several small urban areas carefully planned.

For example, the Qiaodong District where Li Weizhen is located is one of the five major districts in the east of the city. Its size is already equivalent to a small city that can accommodate 8 to [-] people.

There is a city within a big city. Perhaps an ordinary person born in Fengcheng may not even have walked through every street in the city after going through the life process of birth, old age, sickness and death.

This is the life pattern of ordinary people, a city is already the whole world they can see!

The last time we came, Li Weizhen and Zhao Hongxue just took a tour of Qiaodong District.Now, he really doesn't want to hang around in that area, so as not to hurt the scene.

After landing the boat this time, Li Weizhen came to a neighborhood called "Sun Dukou".It is also located in the east of the city. It is said that this area used to be a water area for mooring fishing boats. Later, after the expansion of Fengcheng, it was filled with soil to make land, and now there are many houses.

To be honest, shopping alone is a bit boring, and besides, there is nothing in these secular stalls that can attract Li Weizhen's vision today.But he still walked very slowly, sometimes even stopping for a while.

Because, Li Weizhen suddenly recalled a sentence, a question he once opened the book and asked the old scholar but couldn't solve his doubts.He once asked: Seeing all living beings from now on is often like meeting an old friend again.What means?

At that time, the old scholar smiled lightly, shook his head slightly, and said, "You have to find the answer to this question yourself. How can the sentient beings in your eyes be the same as the sentient beings in my eyes?"

At that moment, Li Weizhen nodded silently as if he understood, and gave up.Now, recalling this question in the midst of all kinds of rascals, he felt that he could try to find the answer.

It's just that those faces and the faces of all living beings coming and going, actually failed to leave Li Weizhen with a flash of inspiration.But he would imagine, what would his life be like now if he hadn't gone up to the mountain to practice?

Is it the traders who do small business?Is it the guy in the restaurant?Or rely on the craft that you have practiced a long time ago, and go to the blacksmith's shop as a helper?In that case, will he be appreciated by the boss and say that he wants to betroth his daughter to himself?

After all, limited by his life experience in the past few years, Li Weizhen couldn't find any shadow of the old man on this street.The old people I have known, if they are good ones, most of them are extraordinary and refined, right?

So, does this sentence mean to let go of the heart, or to be brooding?Perhaps, it will take another few years, and the experience will be deeper before I can look back!

Strolling until dusk, Li Weizhen unknowingly walked from Sun Ferry to Qiaodong District.At first it was inevitable that there was a bit of dumbfounding, but after thinking about it, I was relieved.If you stay at the Qiaodong Inn again, it will be closer to the dark alley leading to the night market after all.

People will inevitably go back to the old road, and some footprints of the past cannot be erased in a short period of time.On the way to find out the direction and head to the inn, Li Weizhen easily found another thing that could bring back memories.

Under a tall locust tree, there is a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy who is selling "frozen rice candy".This is another characteristic Fengcheng snack, which is sold in many places in the streets and alleys here.The locals like to eat it very much, and foreign business travelers will also be willing to taste this authentic flavor.

The name is famous, even if there are many shoddy ones, there are not many vendors who really cook delicious food.

Last time, when Li Weizhen and Zhao Hongxue took a boat to enjoy the snow scenery, there was such a snack on board.White as snow, crispy and sweet frozen rice candy was indeed very suitable at that time.Li Wei really doesn't like sweets very much, but Zhao Hongxue likes them very much, it seems that he especially likes this kind of snacks.

"Little brother, how do you sell this rice candy?" Li Weizhen walked to the stall and asked softly.

Before leaving, Luo Yicheng casually mentioned that he should remember to bring a souvenir.Then it’s time to buy some frozen rice candy and go home. It’s just right to use special snacks as gifts!

The rough-clothed boy in charge of the stall saw a customer asking for a price, so he smiled sincerely and said, "Ten cents and one tael!"

Li Weizhen said with a half-smile: "I'm afraid this price is unfair? Look at the sign on the rice shop today. Isn't the local glutinous rice only [-] yuan a catty? I only sell it for ten pennies, so you think the business is easy when you hear my accent?"

Li Weizhen, whose net worth in the secular world can be calculated in millions of taels of silver, naturally doesn't really care about such trivial matters.It's just that he feels that to understand the world of mortals, he still has to let out a normal heart.It would be best to go back to the mentality that I had when I was at Qinghe Restaurant, weighing my pockets and guessing that I couldn't even afford a pot of wine.

The boy in rough clothes didn't explain it first, he just picked up a knife and cut off a small piece of rice candy, wrapped it in fresh lotus leaves that had already been cut, and handed it to Li Weizhen, saying: "The handicraft is handed down from the ancestors, the guest officer may as well taste it first, see Whether it suits your taste or not, it’s not too late to think about whether to do business or not!”

"Oh? Can you try it first?" Li Wei really thought this was something new. He remembered that when he was a child, he was craving biscuits or white sugar cakes in the market. If the price was too high, the stall owner would just send people away with a displeased face. Or start actively bargaining.It is rare to be able to taste before you buy.

It seems that the young man is full of confidence in his own frozen rice candy!

With this business daring alone, Li Weizhen already had a good impression of this young man before he tasted the rice candy!

Before eating, Li Weizhen sniffed the candy, it smelled of sweet-scented osmanthus, and made him feel better.The last time he was on the boat, he heard from the so-called old glutton that if this frozen rice candy didn't have the flavor of sweet-scented osmanthus, it wouldn't be authentic.It's just that in today's market, except for a few famous shops, it's hard to buy authentic frozen rice candy.

Because the local production of sweet-scented osmanthus glutinous rice is limited, it is almost monopolized by big shops, and the rice shops buy ordinary glutinous rice.

If you use ordinary glutinous rice, if you want to have the fragrance of osmanthus, you have to add real osmanthus.Not to mention the cost, the process is also a lot more complicated.If this sweet-scented osmanthus has no bitter taste, but only sweetness, if it is soaked overnight, you have to get up and change the water several times.For a long time, how to do it!

Thinking about it this way, the boy's frozen rice candy really didn't make much money.

After smelling the aroma, Li Weizhen tasted the candy carefully. The taste and texture were almost the same as those he ate on the exquisite painting boat last time.But in fact, after this sip, the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus will stay in the mouth for a longer time!The last time I ate it was definitely a product from a big shop.

"Guest officer, how much do you plan to buy? If you buy two taels, I can save two pennies."

The rough-clothed boy didn't ask Li Weizhen if it tasted good, but asked him how much he wanted to buy.Just because from Li Weizhen's expression and demeanor, he has seen that this master is an expert!When dealing with connoisseurs, naturally there is no need to waste much time, just get straight to the point.

Li Weizhen saw this young man's talent for doing business. If Cai Ruoxian was here, he would definitely appreciate this young man even more.He stretched out his index finger to draw a circle on the small bamboo box of the young man, and said calmly, "Sell me the rest, you can close the stall earlier today!"

Hearing this, the rough-clothed boy was of course beaming with joy. He quickly covered the weighing pan with thin oiled paper and began to weigh the rice sugar in batches.

"It's a total of three or five cents a catty, and Shenghui is 120 cents!" The young man looked at Li Weizhen with hope, of course he still hoped to collect the money first, and then pack the rice candy.

Li Weizhen said kindly, "Shouldn't we charge 130 five cents?"

The young man smiled and said: "You are a big customer, so naturally you will get more discounts! Besides, although I am in a small business, I still hope to have repeat customers. If, guest officer, you can come to help me every month Come on, after a long time, I still made money!"

"Little brother is young, but he is well-versed in business, and he will definitely be successful in the future!" Li Weizhen smiled lightly, finally found two pieces of silver from his cuff, and handed it to the young man.

Li Weizhen really didn't have any copper coins on him, and he had specially prepared these pieces of silver on his body for emergencies.Otherwise, it would be a big ingot of gold and silver, which is too scary.

Even if it was these two pieces of silver, the young man couldn't find it. He emptied every place where money was hidden on his body, and only managed to scrape together fifty copper coins.

The young man looked embarrassed and said: "My house is nearby. If you don't want to come home with me, guest officer, I can give you the rest! Or... I will only sell you a catty and a tael of frozen rice candy, and charge you a penny .”

It is indeed better to collect one penny in silver, because the young man is equipped with a small pliers when doing business, which can cut the broken silver weighing two pennies.How many deviations there are can be made up with copper coins.

And if all the rice candy was only sold for one penny, that is, one hundred copper coins, the young man would really lose money, so he came up with this method of selling only one catty and one tael.He felt that this was the way of doing business, it was not enough to lose money, and it was not enough to make too much money.Small profits but quick turnover, the most important thing is fairness!

Li Weizhen shook his head lightly, and said with a calm smile: "Let's do it! You can make up the difference next time, and that's fine. If you still owe me [-] Wen, then I will definitely be your repeat customer!"

"This...isn't that good?" The usually shrewd boy was a little confused this time!

In business, there are still customers who give credit to the seller?

Li Weizhen made up his mind and said: "That's it! You should be able to see that I don't need this little money. In my hometown, this is called a deposit, and you who are doing big business should have this kind of saying."

Li Weizhen thought about it, and added, "I'm still in a hurry!"

The young man immediately understood that the guest in front of him was dressed and spoke, he should be a young businessman from other places.And he is used to doing big business, so he definitely doesn't want to spend too much time on trivial matters.At the same time, he also had a new idea in his heart.

I saw the young man picked up the broken silver that was as small as a stone in one hand, and held the pliers in the other hand, and it was split into two with a "click".Then he picked up one piece and put it on the scale. It weighed nine points, and he added ten copper coins, handed them to Li Weizhen, and said with a smile, "Guest officer, this is your change. One penny, these rice candies I'll sell you all!"

"But if this is the case, aren't you just working in vain and not earning any money?" This time, Li Weizhen really couldn't laugh or cry. Isn't his proposal just now very good?

The young man smiled brilliantly and said, "I thought about it, I'm in a small business, and I really haven't heard of the deposit. But since the guest officer can pay [-] Wen to order rice candy from me in advance, then I also You can use twenty Wen to make a reservation, guest officer, you repeat customer!"

"If it's really a loss, then it's my loss!"

Li Weizhen nodded speechlessly, and took the recitation.In my heart, I felt that the palm of my hand weighed a thousand catties!