The shopkeeper looked at the bamboo shoots and was really satisfied, and said, "Twenty Wen a catty, how about it?"

Lin Qiao quickly turned to look at Brother Zhuzi, saw him nodding, and said, "Okay!"

Yesterday, Brother Song took the scale and weighed it, and it was more than 34 catties. The shopkeeper paid the money readily, and said with a smile, "Brother, if you have something good next time, send it to me here!"

When the two of them left the backyard, Brother Zhuzi said, "Twenty cents is not cheap anymore. Bamboo shoots are not like mushrooms. The skin of the bamboo shoots is not light."

Lin Qiao nodded and smiled, "Brother Zhuzi, I know, thank you!"

Brother Zhuzi nodded and continued walking. Lin Qiao chased after him and asked, "Brother Zhuzi, is there a blacksmith in town?"

Brother Zhuzi turned his head and looked at him, "Yes! It's just ahead, why are you going to the blacksmith shop? Do you want to buy something?"

"I'm not buying today, just asking, I have something broken, I don't know if the blacksmith can fix it."

He didn't dare to say that he wanted to repair crossbows. In ancient times, ordinary people could not privately own crossbows.

Brother Zhuzi nodded, "Alright then, I'll take you there."

Lin Qiao hurriedly dragged him, "I thought about it, I don't want to ask today, it's better to draw the blueprint first, and then ask."

Brother Zhuzi said with a smile, "Can you still draw blueprints?"

Lin Qiao originally wanted to say "what's so difficult about this", but then thought that in ancient times when the level of education was extremely backward, it was already pretty good to be able to read a few words, let alone draw blueprints, so he laughed a few times.

Brother Zhuzi didn't mind his perfunctory, and just asked, "Then, do you want to buy some pens, ink, paper and inkstone?"

Yes, it is impossible to draw drawings without pen and paper!So he nodded and said "yes".

When I entered the calligraphy and painting shop, it was very old, there were not many books, and the brushes, ink, paper and inkstones were extremely expensive. No wonder the education level of the ancient people was low. These things are so expensive, how can ordinary people afford them?

Lin Qiao had no choice but to buy some of the cheapest ones, but it cost five hundred Wen, so today's bamboo shoots were sold for nothing.

After leaving the painting and calligraphy shop, Lin Qiao went to the grocery store to buy some candles. These days, because there was no light, he basically slept in the dark, unable to do anything.

When asked about the price, one candle cost 25 renminbi. Looking at the short candle sticks, it took at most an hour to light one candle, so Lin Qiao had no choice but to ask the price of the oil lamp again.

"Would you like a brass or a porcelain cup?" asked the man.

Lin Qiao was puzzled and asked, "Is there any difference?"

The clerk explained, "Copper cups are expensive and consume oil, but they are strong and unbreakable, and can be used for decades; porcelain cups are cheap and fuel-efficient, but they are easy to break."

There are so many details!However, Lin Qiao is very poor now, and he is sure that he will not stay here for long. After clearing the mission, he will naturally travel back to modern times. kerosene."

There is only one kind of lamp oil, which is linseed oil. This is a kind of vegetable oil, which is not edible. It is slightly different from modern linseed oil, but it is very good for lighting lamps, with less smoke and no unpleasant smell.

After passing the pastry shop, Lin Qiao went in and bought two catties of mung bean cakes, divided them into two packages, and planned to give a package to Brother Zhuzi later. Brother Zhuzi didn’t want to give money to help him in this way, he could only send some food, anyway. I don't dare to give away shoes casually anymore, it's so stupid!

The two chatted on the road, and it was only then that Lin Qiao realized that the history here was both the same and different from the history he knew. The same thing was that the history was the same before the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. The difference was that after the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms , it was not the Song Dynasty that unified China, but the current Great Jin Dynasty. The emperor was indeed named Sima, and he was a descendant of the Sima family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It's only been a little over a year, and the reign name is Da'an. Now it's the second year of Da'an. The administrative division of this dynasty is a two-level system of prefecture and county, and there is a higher level above it, which is called Road. Their place is Jiangnan Road, Qingcheng, Chizhou.

Lin Qiao thought to himself, this administrative division is the same as that of the Song Dynasty.

The two of them talked about the customs and laws here, and Lin Qiao couldn't help but look at Brother Zhuzi with admiration. He didn't expect such a small place to have such a well-informed person.Moreover, Brother Zhuzi neither boasted nor pretended to understand when he said these things. He was very calm, which was very much to Lin Qiao's liking.

Lin Qiao used to do technical work at work, and what he was most afraid of were boastful salesmen and half-hearted colleagues who pretended not to understand.Before, the company's procurement was fooled by a salesman who was very good at bragging, and a new batch of reagents was brought in, but it turned out to be useless, not to mention delaying his experiment, and causing him to be scolded bloody by his boss .

When the two passed by the pharmacy, Brother Zhuzi didn't go in, but insisted on sending Lin Qiao to Dahei's.

Lin Qiao couldn't help asking, "Brother Zhuzi, won't your master scold you if you come out to accompany me like this?"

Brother Zhuzi said with a smile, "No, Gouzi is very lazy. I usually do more work. If I ask him to guard the shop, the master will not blame him."

After sending him to Dahei, Brother Zhuzi was about to leave. Lin Qiao quickly stuffed the mung bean cake into his arms, then jumped into the bullock cart, and called Dahei to set off.

Da Hei still didn't speak the whole time, Lin Qiao couldn't help complaining in his heart, the two brothers were really two extremes, Xiao Er Hei always talked endlessly, but Da Hei was so reticent.

He also thought that Dahei had sent him to town these few days, and now he is busy preparing for spring plowing, which must have delayed a lot of things, so he said, "Brother Dahei, in the future you send me to town, I will pay two every time. Ten cents fare, okay? I can't just sit in your car all the time."

Only then did Brother Da Hei speak, "How can it be used so much?"

Lin Qiao was curious, "Then when there is a market, how is the fare calculated?"

Brother Da Hei replied honestly, "One adult pays a penny for a trip."

Lin Qiao calculated, "How can you attract ten people at a time, isn't that twenty Wen back and forth? Why is it too much if I hand in Twenty Wen?"

Da Hei said with a blushing face, "I can't take ten adults, there are also children and many things, and there is no fare for those."

This is true. In ancient times, villagers took their own agricultural products to the town to exchange money, and then went to buy other things.Those agricultural products are not small items, just like him, every time he goes to the town he carries a big basket on his back, and he never comes back empty-handed. Looking at this bullock cart, the space is not too big, and it really can't carry many people.

Lin Qiao asked tentatively, "The fifteen Wen?"

Dahei still disagreed, "A strong labor force only needs [-] Wen for a day's work, so just give me [-] Wen."

Thinking about it, it is not tiring to pull a cart, and half a day is enough, but thinking of the cattle running around is also hard work, so I insisted on giving fifteen cents.

Dahei still insisted on refusing, Lin Qiao said directly, "If you refuse, I will not sit down."

Only then did Dahei agree.

When the ox cart arrived at the gate of Chu's house, Lin Qiao took out fifteen cash, and then took out the bag of mung bean cakes and stuffed them into Dahei's arms, "This is for Meizi."

Without waiting for Dahei to say anything, he hurried into the yard. Today he had to draw the blueprint of the machine gun, and when the crossbow was repaired, he dared to enter the deep mountain.

Lin Qiao drew several blueprints based on the structure of modern crossbows. They were all based on the composite crossbows with eccentric wheels he used in the shooting club. Later, he felt that it was too complicated. It is estimated that the craftsmen here should not be able to make such complicated ones. things, and once such a more lethal thing is really made, I'm afraid it will cause trouble to the upper body.

Or make a recurve crossbow!It is enough to improve the power, accuracy and lifespan of the crossbow. It is best to make it separately, so that others will not know what he is doing.

I need to make some more guns, but I don’t know if the iron here is expensive or not. The crossbow machine is okay, you can use copper, but the arrows still need iron to be sharper.

Lin Qiao thought over and over again how to better improve the function of the crossbow. It wasn't until dark and his stomach was rumbling that he realized he hadn't eaten yet!

Fortunately, I bought an oil lamp, so I don't have to cook in the dark.Just as Lin Qiao put the broken rice into the pot, the door creaked. Mrs. Chu entered the yard, saw Lin Qiao, and said bluntly, "Have you returned to Bai's house today?"

It's back again!Can you ancient people stop being so annoying?Lin Qiao said angrily, "The second young master of your Chu family is not here, why should I go back to Bai's house alone?"

Mrs. Chu snorted, and said disdainfully, "Sure enough, she is not educated, she doesn't even want her mother's family."

Lin Qiao was also not polite, "What do they call my natal family? I have received so many benefits from my mother. Once my mother dies, not only will I be ignorant of my mother's money, but I will also marry a man to your Chu family for the dowry."

Seeing Mrs. Chu's expression of wanting to refute, Lin Qiao continued, "See what you mean, you want me to go back to the Bai family, and then let those greedy people stick to your Chu family?"

Aunt Chu didn't continue to talk about the topic of returning home, but instead said, "Then why did you go out so early in the morning?"

Lin Qiao added a piece of firewood to the stove, "Of course I went to the mountain to dig bamboo shoots, and earn money to pay back your Chu family's dowry as soon as possible."

Mrs. Chu let out another "hum", and flung her sleeves resentfully and left.

Lin Qiao was puzzled, why does this person come here every day to find a sense of presence?If you want to say evil, she is definitely not a wicked person, but she always comes to run on him, is it because she feels sorry for the 300 taels of bride price?Or is it because he is a man and wife and I can't understand him?Or is it simply coming here to find fault and establish rules?

Lin Qiao slept until dawn and woke up. It was raining heavily outside and it was very cold.Because I didn't intend to go up the mountain, I lay down under the warm quilt for a long time before getting up.

Still haven't put it back on, it seems that his guess yesterday should be correct, and he can only go back after completing the task.

After breakfast, Lin Qiao looked at the space. Everything was still in good condition. The bamboo shoots were still the same as when they were just put in yesterday, and the pork bought a few days ago was still so fresh. The freshness preservation effect was better than that of the refrigerator.

After many times of training, he is now fast and accurate no matter whether he is visiting the space, or depositing and retrieving objects.I just don't know if this space can travel back to modern times with him after he completes the task?

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