Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 6: Go through fire and water, my lord~~~
Yonghe Time and Space.

Guangzong County, begging for the old camp of the army.

The women who came out of Sanhe Village were crying.

The lunch box contains two meat dishes and one vegetable dish, and is heavy in oil, salt, and spices.

Big, greasy pieces of fat and a whole chicken leg—this is the kind of meat you can’t even eat during Chinese New Year.

"Lord~~~"

The women were moved to tears.

These days, even kings, princes, and generals were not so generous as to feed their slaves meat.

The master has shown such kindness that I can only repay him with my own life.

Lin Dao sat on a Hu bed (a stool), lowering his head to play a single-player game of Landlord. "Don't talk while eating."

The women ate very attentively.

Even after finishing the meal, they would scoop water to rinse the fast food box and drink the remaining grease at the bottom of the box.

After drinking, you have to lick the fast food box again to make it clean.

But after eating, the women began to go to the dry toilet diligently.

It is normal to go to the dry toilet if you are in a semi-starved state for a long time and suddenly consume a lot of oil and water.

Lin Dao put away his phone, stood up and started working.

The gold cakes were melted using a flamethrower, crucible, etc. and cast into gold bars.

The earliest gold bar has been discounted and used as capital for time-space trading.

Afterwards in Sanhe Village, they burned the Hu cavalry and got two gold bars.

After trading with the Qihuo Army twice, I got two gold cakes, which I melted to get four gold bars.

Lin Dao took these six small yellow croakers, weighing an average of 120 to 130 grams, and returned to the modern world.

He dressed neatly, put on a hat and mask, and sold six gold bars in several different pawnshops.

The huge income of 300,000 yuan is enough to buy an apartment in the county town.

"The large amount of gold sold is a bit eye-catching."

"We have to find another way."

Zhou Shuren once said: If you are in doubt, ask Baidu.

After consulting online, I found that there is indeed a solution.

There is also a place where selling large amounts of gold is not a problem, and that is the financial port.

"Sister Tongtong."

In the Sihaiyuan private room, Lin Dao enthusiastically poured wine for Su Tongtong, "Thank you for your hard work. Let me drink first."

Su Tongtong undid her bun, and her black hair fell like a waterfall.

After taking a sip of her drink, she curiously asked, "Do you have any clients?"

It was known throughout the world that the factories of Middle-earth were producing a surplus of materials.

For an import and export trading company, the most important job is to sell things.

Only with customers can business continue.

"some."

Lin Dao nodded seriously and said, "I'm going to ask for leave to go to the Financial Port."

"Sister Tongtong, please go with me."

"You have clients in Financial Port?" Su Tongtong looked curious. "I didn't realize you have such a wide network of contacts."

"Sister Tongtong helped me so much, and it's really not nice of you to just have a meal with her."

Lin Dao said with a smile, "When we get to the Financial Port, let's go shopping and buy you some gifts."

He doesn't have any clients in the Financial Port.

His clients were more than a thousand years ago.

It is not enough to just register a company in Haicheng. He also needs a corresponding company to purchase goods from him to form a closed loop.

After dinner, Lin Dao sent Su Tongtong home.

Perhaps because they had been drinking, the two didn't talk much in the online car-hailing vehicle.

After getting off the car and going downstairs, the atmosphere gradually became warmer.

"Okay." Su Tongtong smoothed the hair beside her ear and said, "Thank you for treating me today."

"I drank too much and feel a little dizzy." Lin Dao's eyes were blazing. "Sister Tongtong, would you like to go upstairs and have some tea?"

Su Tongtong was silent for a moment. "Next time."

"it is good."

Lin Dao didn't insist, just said goodbye and left.

Su Tongtong is quite capable and was willing to help Lin Dao when he was obviously being suppressed.

More importantly, Harbour City’s counterpart company needs to be registered under the name of a trustworthy person.

Who else can be more reliable than the people around you?

Uh~ not necessarily~~
Lin Dao rode a tricycle loaded with rice and came to the Qihuo Army camp again.

Weigh the volume of rice, calculate the payment, and the delivery is completed.

After getting the gold cake, Lin Dao rode his tricycle to his courtyard in the fortress.

I was shocked before I even reached the door.

Outside the gate, there was a dense crowd of people.

I saw Lin Dao coming over riding a mechanical beast, dressed in strange clothes.

These people looked excited, quickly gathered around and came forward, waving their arms and cheering.

"Master, please accept us~~~"

"Please take us in, my lord. We are willing to be your slaves."

"My dear, my wife is quite pretty~~~"

"Go through fire and water, my lord~~~"

In times of war and famine, a master who can feed his slaves and even give them meat.

This is not some Langzhu, this is a living Bodhisattva~~~
My ancestors would be so happy to be able to work for this man.

There are tens of thousands of beggar households in Guangzong County.

There are countless people who don’t have enough to eat, no, there are countless people who can’t even eat.

Women are quick-witted and like to brag.

After the news of Lin Dao's kindness to slaves spread, it naturally attracted many people who wanted to work for him.

This news is currently only spread within Feng Dun's fortress.

If this news spreads throughout the old camp, there will be countless people who will work like slaves for Lin Dao.

Lin Dao's expression remained unchanged, he just gestured for everyone to make way.

This era is so exciting.

They don't even mention salary, they are willing to work like a slave as long as they can eat.

In the modern world, only paid work can compete with it.

Once inside the courtyard, the women put down their work and gathered around to pay their respects. The people outside the courtyard wiped their tears and begged to come in.

Living in a chaotic world where people are treated like grass, the women who are already in the yard are naturally not ignorant.

Lin Dao glanced around the yard.

The women were mending clothes and quilts and chopping wood.

During the cold winter months, we rely entirely on clothes, blankets and firewood to resist the cold.

Lin Dao walked into the wing room under the corridor on one side.

When I entered the room, my first feeling was that it was dark, dilapidated and cold.

There was no warmth in the room.

The temperature is about the same as outside in the yard. The only advantage is that it can block the cold wind and protect against rain and snow.

There was a row of large bunk beds in the room. Judging from the number of quilts placed close together, it was obvious that people were so crowded that it was difficult to turn over.

Things like kangs were impossible in this era.

It's really a torture to sleep in a place like this in such a cold winter.

Lin Dao was also surprised. "Are the living conditions here so difficult?"

"Lord, this is already very good."

Jinlian, who followed in, said frankly, "At least the house is draft-proof, and there are quilts to use. Many families inside and outside the fortress still sleep in caves on the ground."

Lin Dao hesitated.

He meant that a house that is draft-proof should be a basic function.

From this perspective, those who build shoddy projects in the future will have to build houses with conscience.

"A house in the village still leaks?"

Hearing Lin Dao's doubts, Jinlian immediately became anxious.

"How dare I deceive my master?"

"My family was poor, and taxes and labor service were heavy. Just to have two meals a day was exhausting."

The taxes were so heavy that after paying the annual harvest, the remaining amount was not enough to survive.

The only way is to find wild vegetables and tree bark, and to hunt and fish for subsidies.

Corvée labor was even worse.

Bring your own dry food and work for the court for free.

Just like at the beginning of this year, Shi Hu not only forcibly recruited women from all over the country, but also imposed large-scale corvee labor, conscripting hundreds of thousands of people to build the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an.

In this environment, being alive is a blessing. There is no time and energy to repair the house.

Lin Dao stepped forward and reached out to pinch the so-called bedding that was covered with traces of stitching and patching.

"Is this quilt filled with hay?"

"Yes," Jinlian replied softly, "The main room has been prepared for the young master, and the bedding is all made of silk quilts sent by the Marshal."

The so-called silk quilt is a silk quilt.

The filling inside is the soft fiber left after the silk is spun from the cocoon, which is silk cotton.

This kind of thing has only been affordable by wealthy families throughout the dynasties.

"Main wife?"

Lin Dao didn't expect that there was a room reserved for him here.

This courtyard is similar to an elongated U-shaped character.

Opposite the courtyard gate is the main house facing north, and on both sides are the side rooms, kitchen, woodshed, etc.

Lin Dao rubbed the hemp cloth with his hands and filled the quilt made of hay.

There is no doubt that the feel is prickly.

Just think about it and you will know how uncomfortable it feels to have it covering your body.

"Walk."

Lin Dao remembered it in his heart, turned around and left the wing room, "Let's go to the main room and take a look."

The main house is divided into two rooms, east and west. According to the rules, the east side is the most honorable.

In the east room, there was a wooden bed covered with silk bedding.

A large number of Hu people poured into China, and round tables began to become popular, but they were not as tall as the round tables of later generations.

There is a round table next to the oil-papered window.

There is also a candle placed on top.

Lighting lamps and burning candles is also something that only wealthy families can afford.

Candles are very expensive.

Whether the raw materials are beeswax, white wax, or oil, they are all extremely expensive.

There were some other scattered objects in the room. Lin Dao looked around and his eyes finally fell on Jinlian, whose little face was full of shyness.

He asked in confusion, "Why are you blushing?"

"Lord~~~"

Jinlian lowered her head, leaned forward slightly, and whispered, "Wait, wait until tonight, can I come to sleep with you again?"

Lin Dao was silent.

This was probably the most misunderstood time for him.

I'm just curious and want to see the layout of ancient houses.

I was actually misunderstood as wanting to charge in broad daylight.

Looking at Jinlian's figure, which looked as thin as an airport runway due to long-term malnutrition, Lin Dao felt no emotion.

He walked out without saying a word.

When he came to the yard, he looked at the women who were wearing patched linen clothes and bowing to him.

Lin Dao simply asked, "Food, bedding, clothes. Besides that, what else do you need?"

The women all lowered their heads and no one responded.

This is their husband, who has the power of life and death.

In this era, it is very common to lose one's life because of careless words.

Jinlian chased out in a panic, her face pale, "Master Lang~~~"

"nothing."

Lin Dao waved his hand and said, "Just mind your own business."

After saying that, he went out directly, got on his tricycle and left the camp.

Back in the modern world, Lin Dao starts shopping.

He first went to a labor protection supplies store to buy a thick quilt, the kind that came in army green.

I also bought dozens of cotton coats in the store, the green military coats.

In addition, a lot of food, seasonings, tableware, kitchen utensils, large iron pots, etc. were purchased to improve the meals.

After finishing all this, it was already dark.

Lin Dao simply went home and went to sleep.

(End of this chapter)