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In the corner of the tea shop, a young scholar in his twenties, dressed in a shabby Confucian robe, looked sad. Sitting opposite him were two quack men, their faces full of ridicule and banter, and beside them, Also stood a livid-gray foal.

As if he had made up his mind, the scholar gritted his teeth and threw a small bag of silver on the table, saying, "31 taels, Xiaosheng bought it."

A quack man sneered, but he reached out to pick up the small purse that the scholar slapped on the tea table, poured the silver inside on the table, and counted it, and there were quite a few copper coins in it.

Another Jianghu person said, "Brother, an adult horse costs 35 taels. Our little pony is a monster brought from the northern part of Binhai. 31 taels, do you make sense?"

"Is it a monster?" The scholar obviously didn't expect the poor blue-gray pony he was looking at to be a monster. He turned his head and looked at the pony, only to see its big flexible eyes looking pitifully at it. Looking at himself, he couldn't bear it for a while, then looked at the white silver on the tea table, and swallowed distressedly.

The scholar had mixed feelings for a moment, the money he had managed to save by writing librettos for the opera troupe in Zhenyang in the past few years, but the little pony in front of him was really too pitiful, as if he was asking himself for help, to make him feel at ease Can't bear it.

"What do you think?" The Jianghu scholar looked foolish, and spoke even more bluntly, "35 taels, not less than half a copper plate."

"Can it be convenient, Xiaosheng has all his wealth, that's all..."

"You guy, how can you bargain like this? You can't afford it, but you still drag us here to discuss some kind of bird sale?" One of the quacks stared at him, as if he wanted to eat the scholar.

The scholar was robbed of his whiteness by a charlatan, his fair face flushed immediately, he murmured and couldn't utter a word, obviously he was also a thin-skinned person, and he didn't know how to bargain at all.

"I'm sorry..." The poor scholar looked at the little pony, blushing and apologized, but when he saw the little pony looking at him with tears in his eyes, he couldn't speak any more when he reached the point of his mouth, and forced himself Instead of looking at the little pony, he turned his head and saw his savings being randomly scattered on the tea table again. He turned his head in another direction again, and his eyes happened to meet Xie Yingzhou who was looking at them.

Xie Yingzhou immediately looked away, calmly lowered her head and took a sip of tea. They are both poor people in the world, so they don't need to know each other when they meet.

"The jade on your body is not bad, it's enough to add it." A Jianghu man suddenly saw a piece of white jade worn by the poor scholar's waist, and said immediately.

"No, no, no," the poor scholar said three times in a row, "This is the only thing my mother left me, this is no good."

Xie Yingzhou almost laughed out loud, he was another fool who was touched by a monster, and he had to make offerings like the old man when he brought it home... Then Xie Yingzhou remembered that her uncle Hu and Yang didn't know where they were now , the corners of his mouth that had just turned up immediately turned down again, so he had no choice but to keep his composure and lowered his head to take another sip of tea.

"Qilin." Cang Long, who had been sitting on the bench and obediently eating pastries, suddenly said these two words.

"What?" Cang Chi said too softly, Xie Yingzhou couldn't be sure for a while, and asked subconsciously.

"That's a unicorn." Cang Chi said in a voice that only Xie Yingzhou could hear.

No way?That ordinary-looking pony is Qilin?Xie Yingzhou thought about this, and looked at the little pony who was straight up trying to be good to the poor scholar.

……

Xie Yingzhou looked at Cang Chi, then at the pony, and after careful consideration, decided not to make a move.

She hasn't fully figured out Cang Chi's temperament yet, and wonders if it will be unhappy if it has an extra unicorn. There is another reason. Xie Yingzhou is not sure that she can raise another legendary beast. With a big glutton dragon, no job, and unable to make ends meet, raising another divine beast will plunge her into even greater financial crisis.

In short, don't be too greedy in life.

Xie Yingzhou took a look at the poor scholar who put away his money and was about to leave. He looked particularly dejected because he couldn't "save" the little pony.

Although people can't be greedy, they can still be beautiful as adults.

"How much is the difference?" Xie Yingzhou walked over and knocked on the table.

"Four taels." Seeing that Xie Yingzhou was dressed so thinly in this cold weather with a laid-back look, knowing that she might be a cultivator with a high level of cultivation, the two gangsters spoke politely.

"Girl, what, what's the point of this?" The poor scholar never thought of relying on a strange girl for help, so he quickly declined.

"Let me borrow it from you." Xie Yingzhou took out 4 taels of silver and put it on the tea table, "And there are some things I want to ask you about."

At this time, the little pony suspected of being a unicorn immediately rubbed against the back of the poor scholar's hand. The latter gritted his teeth and took a deep look at it, stomped his feet, and said, "Then thank you, Xiaosheng Fangyu..."

Seeing that the mother-in-law and mother-in-law of the poor scholar wanted to salute and thank him, Xie Yingzhou quickly waved her hand, "You should buy a horse first."

After Fang Yu successfully bought the pony, he didn't ask the two Jianghu people to obey the demon law after he knew it was a monster. Xie Yingzhou was surprised, "If it is a monster, if you don't make laws, I'm afraid it will become a monster in the future." It will run away."

Fang Yu gently stroked the little pony's head, and said, "A gentleman puts himself in the right place. Saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. Xiaosheng didn't intend to keep it by his side."

Xie Yingzhou immediately looked at him like an idiot. She knew that some Confucian scholars in ancient times were pedantic, but she didn't expect to meet her today. It was really an eye-opening feeling.

Seeing Xie Yingzhou looking at him like this, Fang Yu's face flushed red again. Apparently, few girls look at him with such a straightforward gaze, and they even write "Are you a fool?"

"This, this little pony looks pitiful..." Fang Yu muttered, not knowing where to put his hands and feet.

"Whatever you want," Xie Yingzhou didn't care, she saw that Fang Yu looked like a poor scholar, and he probably wasn't someone who could control a unicorn, so she didn't care too much, "Wu Ying, Mr. Fang, how long have you lived in Zhenyang?" ? I just came here and want to rent a house, which is clean and not too expensive, do you have any recommendations?"

The two sat at the table and started talking. When the little pony saw Cang Chi sitting on the bench, it immediately lowered its head and hid behind Fang Yu. It didn't have the restlessness it had when buying or selling, but was just quiet. and well-behaved.

"Sir, don't dare to do it. Ms. Wu wants to rent a house, so she needs to find a housekeeper. Anyone who rents out will register there. If the girl wants to be clean and not too expensive, there are a few good places in the outer city," Fang Yu took a sip Xie Yingzhou poured him some tea, and said enthusiastically, "In the east of the outer city, there is Yanfengli and Zhishangli. There are workers who mainly make wine. The minimum rent is 300 yuan a month. The nearby Tongshangli, There are all kinds of craftsmen, butchers, and hawkers in Dahuo, but the place may not be so clean. If it is close to the butcher’s house, the smell may not be very good. Fortunately, the rent is cheap and the place is large. The minimum rent is 250 Wen per month... "

Seeing Fang Yu talking non-stop, Xie Yingzhou only listened with gusto.

"...The minimum rent is 350 renminbi per month in the music hall where Xiaosheng lives. Most of the people living there are craftsmen who make musical instruments, kabuki, and troupes. Because Xiaosheng helps the troupe write opera books, it is more convenient to live there, so I don't mind the high rent. some."

"So you're a dramatist." Xie Yingzhou didn't expect that the pedantic-looking poor scholar in front of him was a playwright who made a living by writing scripts, and smiled.

"This..." Although I don't know what a drama writer is, I can still relate some of it by the literal meaning. In this era, this is not a decent profession. Fang Yu's fair face flushed slightly again. He saw Xie Yingzhou There was no malice, and it took a long time before he said, "Because I can't get into the Jinshi exam, I can only make a living by this..."

"Mr. Fang, what you just said is the outer city. What about the rental price in the inner city? Because I want to test the six doors. If I can, naturally it would be better to live nearby?" Xie Yingzhou pressed, turning a blind eye to Fang Yu's embarrassment .

"The six gates are located in the west of the inner city, and the rent in the inner city is much more expensive. Ordinary people can only live in Lu Zuo, where the minimum rent is 800 renminbi per month."

"Oh~" Xie Yingzhou rubbed her chin and started to think, an allusion she saw before crossing suddenly flashed in her mind.

Migui in Chang'an, living in a big place is not easy

No matter which world or era it is in, this capital is hard to live in.

She also finally understood what Wu Yuan said, traveling in Jianghu is very expensive.

The two chatted, Xie Yingzhou was mostly looking for information, but Fang Yu was obsessed with wanting to repay the strange girl who lent him money so that he could buy a pony, until it was dark outside and the lights were on everywhere. After that, the two said goodbye to each other.

Originally, Xie Yingzhou wanted to eat Fang Yu for a simple meal, but he refused to accept it. He only said that next time he had the opportunity, he would be the host to invite Xie Yingzhou, because he was the host here.

Xie Yingzhou is not a mother-in-law, and she doesn't force it, but before saying goodbye, the little pony suspected of being a unicorn took out an envelope from somewhere, and stuffed it into Xie Yingzhou's hand with all her strength, and Xie Yingzhou took the yellow-brown envelope. When I opened the envelope, I saw that there was only a blank piece of paper inside, but there was nothing in it.

Xie Yingzhou poured spiritual energy into it, but there was no response. It looked like an ordinary envelope and a piece of blank paper.

Confused, he looked at Cang Chi, who shook his head to indicate that he didn't know what it was.

"Maybe it picked it up somewhere, so I'll thank you girl as a gift." Fang Yuhan smiled, and stroked the little pony's head again.

"Then I'll accept it." Xie Yingzhou had no choice but to say goodbye to Fang Yu with a smile.

After bidding farewell to Fang Yu, Xie Yingzhou casually put the blank envelope into the black ring, and was about to take Cang Chiu to find an inn, take a rest first, and then go to the inn to find a suitable one after passing the six-door exam. house.

The author says:

The title of the article "Migui in Zhenyang" is derived from the allusion of Bai Juyi's "Migui in Chang'an".

The names of the various lifangs and the occupations of the corresponding people in the article come from the "Luoyang Jialan Ji" written by Yang Xianzhi in the Northern Wei Dynasty. In order to better meet the setting of the gold price in the article, the rent has been raised.

In the book, the Lifang system (Tang Dynasty) and the economic prosperity of small workshops along the street (Song and Ming dynasties) coexisted. The specifics depend on what type of people are set. This is a novel about cultivating immortals.

The price of an ordinary adult horse is 35 taels, which should come from "Water Margin", so I have not adjusted the price. The price of ancient horses is higher than that of servants.

Shop house affairs: One of the state administrative organs in the Song Dynasty, responsible for managing and maintaining state-owned properties, and collecting rent from those who rented public housing. (←The Song Dynasty is really a dynasty that people love and hate.)

【Fang Yu·Authentic Ancient People】

The third part is group portraits, I will try my best to let each character leave a little impression on you