The life of rebirth is a running account

At dawn the next day, Zhang Qing got up and asked Xiaozhan to do something.There is no way, as a modern person, although he has the idea that all men are born equal, but he is covered with injuries and cannot move.I had no choice but to send Xiaozhan to see if there was any place to buy clothes, to buy a commoner coat and a large gauze hat, some dry food for going out, and yellow paint to smear on my face.Although Xiaozhan is small, he is clever. As soon as the shop assistant brought the breakfast, Xiaozhan returned with a full load.Zhang Qing couldn't help laughing when he saw it. The two sets of robes that scholars often wear are half-worn, one gray and the other blue, two pairs of black cloth shoes, a large black gauze hat, rouge box, small bronze mirror, thrush Charcoal pencils, kettles, hand towels, straw paper, and fire scythes are all set up on the table, and finally there are two big bags of snacks.

Zhang Qing touched Xiaozhan's head and said, "You are still young, so I asked you to take care of me." Xiaozhan tilted his head and smiled, "What are you talking about, my lord? I should serve you. Hurry up." Let's eat, let's go after eating." Zhang Qing nodded: "Sir, don't mention it again in the future, I died once, and I have to live a good life in the future. Since the two of us share weal and woe, we will be brothers in the future. When you go out to meet people, just call me Big Brother and change your name, I will be called Zhang Qing from now on, and you will be called Zhang Zhan.” Xiaozhan hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, “Young Master, oh no, Big Brother, I will take good care of you in the future. Zhang Qing laughed: "Let's eat quickly."

After dinner, Zhang Qing changed into black cloth clothes, painted his face yellow and drew thick eyebrows, looking like a country scholar with a sick face, and put on a gauze cap.After the baggage was packed, Xiaozhan carried it on his back, and the two of them checked out the room and went to hire a car.On the way, I asked Xiaozhan where the weather was warm and the scenery was good. Xiaozhan said that if you walk five hundred miles further south, you will find Nanshui City. It is a small city at the junction of the north and the south. Comfortable.Zhang Qing asked Xiaozhan how he knew, and Xiaozhan said that he heard it from a guest when he went to Beijing.So the two decided to go to Nanshui City immediately.After spending ten taels of silver, I hired a long-distance vehicle, Xiaoxing stayed overnight, and finally arrived in Nanshui City a month later.

Sure enough, the scenery is not bad.Surrounded by mountains and rivers, with flowers blooming like brocades, it is really a good place to settle down.After dismissing the coachman and going to an inn, the two of them had a good night's sleep.

After eating in the morning, Zhang Qing rested, and Xiaozhan went out to find out where there is a cheap house to rent.Although Zhang Qing recovered from his injury, he considered that his appearance was too outstanding, which would easily cause trouble. For the sake of safety, he discussed with Xiaozhan that he would do all the things that made his appearance in the future.After a stick of incense, Xiaozhan came in with a smile and said, "Brother, the man said that there is a house just in the south of the city." Zhang Qing put on his robe and gauze hat: "What kind of house? Go and have a look." " Xiaozhan led the way and said, "It's near the Chema Market in the south of the city. I don't know the details."

When they arrived at the counter, a small guy was waiting. When he saw the Zhang family brothers, he immediately came up to him with a smile and said, "Do you want to rent a house? If you live here often, it's a good deal to buy. It just so happens that there is a house in the south of the city that you want to sell, because I don’t plan to come back, so I want to sell it, the house is old but everything is complete, and I’m in a hurry to leave, the price is very low, why don’t you go and have a look with me?” Zhang Qing nodded, and the man told the reason to the cabinet, and brought They walked south of the city.

Along the way, I saw that the houses are neat and tidy, with white walls and black tiles. The flowers and trees in the front yard are scattered. The apricot and peach blossoms are gone, and the pear blossoms are in the end. The spring is still full of golden trees. I haven’t seen other flowers blooming for a while. , but there is a sweet fragrance in the air.The street market was much more lively than Qingnan and Qingbei towns, and the crowds were bustling. So far, Zhang Qing had the heart to observe the ancient street market carefully. Before, he was running away with wounds, so he didn't have the mood to observe the surroundings carefully.

Chemashi is on an east-west street, full of people. The folks said that ten years ago, this place was an ordinary residence, and there were more scholars. Because Donghai City, fifty miles to the east, suppressed pirates, and soldiers were stationed here. Later, the army withdrew. However, the chariot and horse market remained and gradually prospered.Xiangdongju is a shop selling accessories for chariots and horses.Less than a mile to the east, there is an old house on the south of the road, facing north, the black paint on the street door is somewhat mottled.The clerk knocked on the door, and an old man in his 60s and [-]s came to open the door. The clerk said, "Father Li, someone is coming to see the house." He then introduced to Zhang Qing that it was the housekeeper of the owner's house, whose surname was Li.

Butler Li let the three of them in, and said with a smile, "Guests, please take a look around." Then he led the way in, introducing that this is the front hall, this is the guest room, and that is the study room, pointing to them one by one.

Zhang Qing raised his eyes and looked around. This is the first yard, there are three rooms, the middle is the living room, and there are two rooms on each side, which are study rooms and guest rooms.Gray bricks and black tiles, cornices and painted buildings, but the age is long.The courtyard is paved with blue bricks and the old trees are luxuriant.A plaque hangs above the main entrance, with gold characters on a black background, and three large characters in official script written on it: Zhishutang.It seems that the owner is a scholar.Zhang Qing nodded first in his heart.Entering the living room, there is a table of Eight Immortals on the north wall in the middle, a chair on the left and right, an old landscape painting on the wall, quite ancient charm, and a couplet on both sides of the painting: Huai Ruo bamboo is empty facing the river, and the air is the same as that of orchids in the spring breeze .There are two chairs on the east and west walls.The room is very simple, Zhang Qing nodded again.

The old butler led the way through the east lane and walked inward, and entered the second courtyard.The old housekeeper said that this is the room where the owner lives.This one is much larger than the front yard, with more flowers, plants and trees. The layout of the yard is similar to that of the first entrance. There is also a living room in the middle, with some calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall. The east room is a bedroom with beds, tables and chairs, and even a tea room. The western room is the dining room, and there is a big kang by the window, and there is a kang table on the kang, where you can eat during the day and sleep at night.There are three more low-rise houses on the south side under the east corridor of the main house, which are the servant's room and kitchen, and the southwest corner is the toilet.There is a pomegranate tree under the windows of the main house, and the flowers have not yet bloomed.There is a large water tank next to the pomegranate tree in the west, and some leaves have fallen.

After passing through a moon gate, to the third entrance, there is a garden, neither big nor small, but also quiet, with a high courtyard wall, some flowers and trees are planted in the garden, the flowers and leaves are lush, bees and butterflies come and go, and there are four small houses in the west. , small and exquisite, with beautiful windows and painted walls, in the middle is the boudoir of the family members, with two dedicated bathrooms on the left and right, one large and one small, and a small toilet in the southwest corner.A back door, outside the back wall is a piece of wasteland, about an acre, which also belongs to Li's family. Because of the heat in the ground, no rice grows, only some trees are planted.However, there is a hot spring a few meters away, because there are many hot springs in this city, so they are not precious by people.The owner introduced the hot spring into the home for the family to eat and bathe, saving the need to dig a well, which is very convenient.

Zhang Qing was very satisfied with this place, and said that he was afraid that the owner's price would be too high and he could not afford it.The old housekeeper smiled and said: "My master is not from the local area. This is the house of the master's uncle. Due to the sudden death of the old uncle, he has no son, his daughter has left the cabinet, and there is no one in the family. The master has won the Jinshi again. Except for the official, after the funeral of my uncle and master, I was in a hurry to take up the post, so I had to sell the house. Because this place is next to the chariot and horse market, many wealthy people in the city don't live here, and the master is unwilling to sell the house to those horse dealers This is our old uncle’s last wish. If the customer is sincere, 100 taels of silver is enough.” Zhang Qing looked at Xiaozhan, Xiaozhan was overjoyed, so he immediately decided down.The man invited Lizheng to act as a guarantor, the old housekeeper wrote the contract, the three parties signed their fingerprints and handed over the original house deed to Zhang Qing, packed a small bag and left.

Zhang Qing gave Lizheng a tael of silver as a thank you, and tipped the clerk [-] Wen. The clerk happily accompanied the two brothers back to the inn to pack their things and bring them here.I asked the clerk to buy some new quilts, sheets, toiletries, etc., and bought some pasta with cooked meat before returning to the house.

Seeing that the sun was setting to the west, the two brothers had a quick meal and started to tidy up the house.Both of them lived in the master room, Zhang Qing lived in the east one, and Xiaozhan lived in the west one. After choosing one, they began to scrub the tables and chairs again, and then swept the bed and quilt.After the arrangement was completed, Xiaozhan and Xiaozhan took the clothes to take a bath, and the two of them washed together, so they chose the big bathroom.

What Zhang Qing is most satisfied with is this hot spring. It doesn't need to boil water all year round, which is simply amazing.So he sat in the pool and asked Xiaozhan strangely: "Why is there no one buying such a good house? Waiting for us to buy it?" Xiaozhan smiled: "Oh, brother, didn't you listen to Butler Li? Who will come to live in this place? The poor can’t afford it, and the owner’s family won’t sell it to a horse dealer, so it’s going to be cheap for us.” The two laughed as if they had gotten a big deal.

Xiaozhan frowned suddenly, and asked, "Brother, you seem to be different from before." Zhang Qing's heart trembled, and he asked calmly, "What's different?" Xiaozhan tilted his head and thought for a while, Said: "In the past, in Chunfengyuan, you rarely smiled and always had a sad face. Mom beat you and said you were not enlightened. After we were redeemed by Master Liu, you didn't like Master Liu and didn't want to serve him with a smile. Master Liu just..." Xiaozhan bit her lip and said, "You always have injuries on your body. Mrs. Li scolded us and beat us, but you just didn't say a word. Now, you love to laugh, and you often talk to me , and your complexion has improved too. My son, I am so happy for you." Xiaozhan accidentally slipped out the word "Master" again, and hastily stuck out her tongue and smiled.Zhang Qing also laughed.Yes, I hope that this life can go on in peace, and I will find something that can earn money to do first. If I am lucky, I may be able to marry a wife and have children here.Zhang Qing is secretly planning for a better future.