Take the system back to the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 2 The Legendary Liu Dutou

The man with a big arm and a round waist said: "The shopkeeper, his thatched hut is not made of bricks and tiles. According to the market price, it is worth fifteen guan at most. How can you give him so much?"

Old Chen was still expressionless, "It must be difficult for a person like him to mortgage his ancestral house. Second, he is steadfast, filial and honest, and he will redeem his ancestral house at twice the price in the future. Three, I know He is being watched, and he will definitely not bring the money with him. Giving more is equivalent to charging him more storage fees. Fourth, the house continues to live in him, and the rent is converted according to the mortgage price, so he can charge more rent. Fifth, there are certain risks in doing so. It is risky, but he has survived a serious illness, which proves that he is a lucky person. In summary, the old man thinks it is worth helping him at this time, this is a high-quality investment that is mutually beneficial."

……

Zhao Cheng first bought a pair of sturdy shoes, which can protect his feet well, and he can no longer suffer from the loss of equipment.

While trying on shoes, two young women passed by chatting about something, seeing Zhao Cheng's dirty appearance, they frowned a little and avoided walking.

"I heard that the flirt in Wangjiafang Lane was slept by Mr. Yang."

"That old idiot is really disgusting. His eyes protrude like goldfish, he has a short belly and a big belly. He even touched my ass last time."

"Liu Jiaerlang also touched your butt, why don't you scold him and wink at him?"

"The curtain accidentally fell on the street and he stepped on it. There is nothing I can do except to blink. Don't tell me, 'Fuck you, go to the brothel and find the old bustard', he is a poor official."

Zhao Cheng listened to their lively discussions, and watched them gradually go away.

Well, I went to a Jianjiao shop and asked the boy to order half a catty of meat, but it wasn't much.I ordered another flatbread, lowered my head and began to chew with relish.

I have never felt that food was so delicious in my life, and it was very refreshing.But on the way, I saw those two punks wandering outside the shop again, and vaguely heard them talking:
"That waste seems to have money on it."

"It should be, otherwise he has always been stingy and wouldn't eat wine and meat in it..."

I'm afraid of being missed by thieves!
Zhao Cheng thought about it, and the most urgent thing was to find a way to solve this matter.Fortunately, listening to the tone of these two rogues, they should be in a slightly timid rookie stage.

When I went out, I met Liu Dutou again in the street market. Now this guy looks a little drunk, his walk is a little crooked, and his hat is a little funny.Presumably, the legendary Liu Jia Erlang who stepped on the curtain of a beautiful woman to ask for a wink was this guy.

It's fine, the ancient nerds should just hide when they meet this kind of person, but Zhao Cheng went up instead, "Hello Liu Dutou."

This time, Liu Du didn't slap the back of his head. He nodded slightly and ignored Zhao Cheng. He looked at an old man selling pears along the street and asked, "How do you sell pineapples?"

"One, one penny."

The old man was a little worried, so he took the initiative to pick a big one and handed it over, "If the poor man wants to try it, he won't charge any money, it's a little old man's filial piety."

Liu Du took it and took a bite, but didn't say anything more, turned around and left.

Take this situation as an example, Zhao Cheng is somewhat interested in him.

People who are too bad and rascal cannot make friends, but it is useless to make friends with better and more honest people. They will be like those bureaucrats who do not do well in later generations, unable to manage or busy with other people's affairs.This guy is not very disciplined, more straightforward, a bit gangster but also a bit measured, such a person has ways and a lot of time, as long as he is willing, he can solve other people's problems.

"Liu Du heads back."

Zhao Cheng went over and stuffed fifteen copper coins into his hand.

Liu Dutou weighed a mere fifteen dollars in his hand. Although it was a small amount, he was still happy. He smiled at the man beside him and said, "This boy has some understanding."

After hesitating for a while, Liu Dutou said again: "I heard that you are just recovering from a serious illness. It's a special situation, so you can rest for a day and fill the soil later."

Zhao Cheng thought for a while but said: "Repairing the river and preventing floods are the top priorities for people's livelihood. How can you make things difficult for Liu Tou when you are short of manpower. I will be there on time tomorrow."

Liu Du was stunned for a while, pointed at his nose and laughed loudly: "Besides being enlightened and being a human being, believe it or not, this kid has a future."

The policeman next to him must have thought that Zhao Cheng was obviously mentally ill.

"Go." Liu Du patted Zhao Cheng's shoulder with his head before turning around and leaving.

The two villains on the far side of the street looked at each other, even though it was dark this time, they knew that Zhao Cheng seemed to be carrying money, but they couldn't do anything when Zhao Cheng passed by.

After Zhao Cheng left, a rogue murmured: "Why does this trash suddenly seem to be a different person, just now he and Liu Du look quite familiar?"

……

It can be considered that the adaptability is not bad, Zhao Cheng took the first step, it didn't help much, but he saw the hope of persevering.

It is good to have hope, and the more difficult times are, the more people rely on hope for support.

After returning home, I rummaged through boxes and cabinets, found a rusty shovel, and put it next to my pillow for self-defense at night.In fact, I also know that it is not very useful. This body is very thin, but there are those who are ready and those who are not ready to be slaughtered.

Hey, I found another potato under the bed.

I didn’t pay attention to the five I ate before, but now I look carefully. Compared with the potatoes of later generations, the color of these potatoes is different, and the weight is not right, which is quite overwhelming.

Zhao Cheng didn't know if "mutated" potatoes could be used for seed cultivation. Even if it could, Zhao Cheng was a businessman and not an agricultural practitioner. He didn't know the process, and he didn't understand the entire agricultural model environment of the Song Dynasty for the time being.Team, technology, marketing, channels, promotion, acceptance of new things by the ancients, etc., there are really a bunch of issues involved.

In fact, the ancients never lacked secret recipes, and almost every household had them, but there were too few people who relied on this method to rise up, and they basically followed the same pattern: everything is inferior, and only reading is high.This is especially true in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Just like mortgaging the hut, another prodigal thought flashed in his head: just eat it.

He's not hungry now, but for some reason, Zhao Cheng just wants to eat this potato.

So it was baked and eaten again.

It was very delicious, and the refreshing feeling was like an air current rushing to the back of his head, making Zhao Cheng feel a little dazed and elated.

Immediately there was a phantom, like the display flickered twice and then the power was low and the engine was turned off?

Looking around, Zhao Cheng had a strong premonition that something was going to happen, but it was almost there, and it didn't happen yet.

Is it...

Searched in the room again.

I don't know what to look for, but I won't be too tired to try anyway.

There must be something wrong, after all, things like time travel that only appear in novels have happened.

In this way, I searched every inch of the house with curiosity, but this time I found nothing...

I got up very early the next day, and rushed to the river before dawn.

Service is mandatory.In fact, after figuring this out, it is not easy to feel sorry for yourself. It is of no use, except for bringing negative emotions to the people around, it may not be able to really hide from laziness, but it will definitely piss off Liu Dutou and the supervisor by the way.

So Zhao Cheng felt that it was wretched and lurking, and doing things in a down-to-earth way is the kingly way.

The advantage is that the situation of government officials and human rights in the Northern Song Dynasty was relatively good in ancient times, and they rarely received whips.

But overall the whole construction site is lazy and inefficient.Liu Dutou could only sit under the awning and swear, and would slap the back of the head when he encountered a grumbling laborer, but that was the only way he could do it, he had no other way to improve efficiency.

At noon, Liu Dutou found that Zhao Cheng was the least lazy and the least talkative one in the whole construction site.

"Call that kid over here."

Liu Dutou sent someone to find Zhao Cheng, and said, "Give him a bowl of water."

After that, Liu Dutou stood up and looked at the construction site from a distance, frowning, "The rainy season is approaching, but the progress is not very good. I see that you are doing things neatly and you seem to be able to organize. Do you have any experience with this project?"

Zhao Cheng was thinking with his head down.

The policemen around couldn't be more eager, but since I asked, I really hope that someone can tell me something, otherwise the progress will be delayed, and the county master will really pick someone up.

Liu Dutou was a little disappointed when he didn't get an answer in time, "Do you have any ideas?"

Only then did Zhao Cheng say: "It's not that difficult. The three monks probably have no water to eat now. Just follow the average amount of yesterday and the day before yesterday, add a little and then set a rule, and go home after finishing first. For the time being This is the easiest way to implement it.”

Liu Dutou hesitated for a while, "It sounds a bit interesting. The county magistrate indulges these people for the sake of public opinion, so it's inconvenient for Ben Dutou to be too rude. But if this drags on, it's not good for Guochao, for the county magistrate, for Bendu, and for them all. It's no good. Then... you will be in charge of a section to try and see the effect first."

This is not luck. With Zhao Cheng's work attitude and efficiency, it is not surprising that Lao Liu thought of Zhao Cheng when he was blind.

Liu Dutou asked again: "Are you sure?"

Zhao Cheng also couldn't say it well, "The confidence is too high but not absolute, but if you try it, it won't get worse. If there are other situations, you can adjust it in time."

Liu Dutou nodded slightly, but still looked at the construction site with frowns...

(End of this chapter)