Chapter 2 The innkeeper
In fact, the communication was not very smooth, and the language was easy to say. Although Song Kai was not from this era, he was still very proficient in Suzhou local dialect, and Nie Lingdang spoke with a bit of an official accent, and it seemed that he was not a native of Suzhou.
Oh, Nie Lingling is the princess of Holy City dressed in front of her.
The key is that a lot of information cannot match the number.
For example, in this era, it is clearly the Tang Dynasty, but it is very different from the Tang Dynasty learned in history textbooks.
The Tang Dynasty was still under the Li family, with the Zhenguan rule, the Wu Zetian seized power, and the Anshi Rebellion. However, the Anshi Rebellion that had cheated lasted only one year, and was beaten to pieces by the Tang Dynasty troops.
According to the history books, the Anshi Rebellion was a turning point in the Tang Dynasty. The eight-year Anshi Rebellion caused the Tang Dynasty to decline from prosperity and the people to live in poverty. Although there was the Yuan and Zhongxing in the later period, it still failed to support it for many years.
However, the Anshi Rebellion has only lasted for a year. Although the economic situation of the Tang Dynasty was persecuted, it did not shake its foundation. After the Yuan and Zhongxing, the economy has not fallen in decline during the Xiantong period. As for which emperor was in power, Nie Lingdang couldn't figure it out.
According to history, the Tang Dynasty will perish in a few years, entering a period of darkness and chaos in history, with the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
But now, Song Kai is not good at guessing the specific situation of the Tang Dynasty, so Nie Lingdang naturally doesn't know.
Song Kai sighed. In fact, he was not particularly concerned about whether it was the Tang Dynasty in the past. He did not care about what he did. Although he had traveled through time and was reborn, Song Kai never wanted to go over and fight for the world.
However, no matter what, Song Kai was still a little happy in his heart. Since he could be reborn after his death, then maybe his newlywed wife has been reborn in a certain era or a certain place. No matter where he was reborn, I hope that she can be peaceful, happy and happy in this life.
Nie Lingdang looked at the inn. There was a two-story restaurant in front of it, and behind the restaurant seemed to be a hotel in the accommodation. However, the aisle connecting the former store and the back store were filled with miscellaneous items, tables and chairs, brooms, wine jars, and two large iron pots.
"What's going on in this store?" Nie Lingdang asked, "It's so broken, it's like being robbed."
Song Kai shook his head, actually he wanted to figure it out too.
"Du thu thu thu thu"
Another chaotic footsteps.
Nie Lingling was startled, her body shrank and hid behind the counter again. Then she stared at Song Kai hard, for fear that Song Kai would let her squat in his crotch again.
This is really embarrassing!
It's a shame!
It’s even more embarrassing than being captured or being a slave!
Nie Lingdang thought to herself that if Song Kai did this again, she would definitely let the man "broken all over the floor".
"You are immortal! Look! Your stupid master, aren't you standing there all the time?" A scream and scolded sounded at the door, and then an old man rolled into the store from the door.
Song Kai looked at the scene in front of him and didn't say anything. The key was that he couldn't understand what was going on.
Nie Lingdang breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he was not the one who caught him, but came to find Song Kai. The stupid master? Is Song Kai stupid? He is not stupid either, he is just a bit idiot and doesn't know anything.
Hehe, reading is bad.
The old man's forehead was broken and bleeding came out. He looked up and saw Song Kai, and he cried over like a ghost crying and howled.
"Dalang, Dalang, are you okay? Oh, I'm scared to death by the old man, Dalang, you've been sleeping in a coma just now..." The old man shouted, and all his snot and tears came out.
The old man wiped his palm with his palm, his nose mixed with tears and made it everywhere, and his hands, mouth, and face were a little disgusting.
"Hmph, I want to blackmail Yang's money! You old guy! Come on, reward his stupid master with thirty cents, don't starve to death and rely on me!" The young master standing outside the door shook his sleeves and said loudly. He was wearing a shiny white robe, a round collar at the collar, a blue belt around his waist, and he wanted to bring a sachet and a few gold ornaments. At a glance, he knew he was a rich man.
An old slave behind the young man took out a purse from his arms, counted more than twenty copper coins, and threw them on the floor.
"Song Kai, today is just a lesson. If you talk nonsense again in the future, I will definitely not be able to spare you. Let's go!" The young master outside waved his hand and left with a few servants.
"Dalang! Dalang, you're fine," the old man stood up and stretched out his hands to grab Song Kai's arm.
Song Kai hurriedly stepped back. The old man didn't wash his hands. He was covered in snot, so it was too dirty.
After retreating, Song Kai sat on Nie Lingdang's head.
Nie Lingling stopped doing this. She pushed Song Kai away suddenly and cursed angrily: "You are really shameless, aunt is a holy city county... You dare to commit such a crime. I will definitely chop your head in the future."
The old slave was shocked when he saw a girl dressed in a man hidden behind the counter.
Song Kai turned around and glanced at Nie Lingling, ignoring this guy. He looked at the old man, thought for a while, and asked directly: "Brother-in-law, you are..."
"Brother-in-law?" The old man was startled and quickly knelt down and cried, "Little Master, I dare not destroy the old slave like this. The old slave did not do well, so he would cause the young master to be hungry and be beaten up. However, the old slave has always been loyal, and has always been loyal to the master and the Song family!"
While crying, the old man twisted his nose again.
Song Kai quickly spoke, "Get up first, I can't remember many things, tell me one by one."
The history of Song Kai was just enough. When I was studying traditional Chinese medicine, I also learned a lot of ancient history. I knew that although it was a feudal system and free farming during the Tang Dynasty, the slavery system was still prevalent.
Once you are slaves, unless you are the master, you will be free, no matter how great the credit is, you will not be recognized and respected by the country or others.
The household registration system was very strict during the Tang Dynasty. Of course, it was the end of the Tang Dynasty. In addition, it was in Suzhou, not Chang'an, so it should be much more relaxed.
The old man looked at Song Kai in confusion. Seeing that Song Kai had indeed forgotten a lot of things, he whined and started crying again, crying while saying something about sorry to the Song family.
Song Kai was depressed, how could he have such a crying old slave?
Nie Lingdang looked at the old man with disgust on the other side. When she saw the copper coins scattered on the floor, her eyes shone. She no longer cared about her princess's majesty, and lay on the ground with her butt raised up and went to pick up the copper coins.
After the old man cried for half an hour, Song Kai finally understood his identity. He was the owner of the Hongchen Inn. The old man was his slave, named Afu.
Originally, the Song family was very famous in Suzhou City. There were dozens of acres of fertile land outside the city, and there was a hotel and a manor in the city. However, Song Kai's father was too unscrupulous. Since Song Kai's mother died, he had a good gambling and prostitution, and ruined his family's business. Then he spread his legs and left the world, leaving only such a broken inn for Song Kai.
Song Kai has been a nerd since he was a child, and suddenly took over the business, which made it even more messy.
So the chefs, hallkeepers and shopkeepers in the inn ran away. When they ran away, they took away all the money in the store. The things still couldn't pay for their wages. Then someone took all the calligraphy, paintings, wooden tables, and paper inkstones in the store to serve as pawn shops...
Sighing, Song Kai was also very open-minded. No matter what, there was another inn that belonging to him. If he had such a big real estate in Suzhou City back then, he would do nothing and just collect rent, he would have exceeded 10,000 yuan a month. If he encountered the demolition compensation, he would be a millionaire if he was not careful...
"Oh, the little master is so pitiful. He has become an orphan early. Now he has lost his memory again. But this inn has not been managed. Dalang, why don't you sell the inn... the inn? This inn can be sold for 1,000 guan. If you have exchanged money, let's go outside the city to buy more than ten acres of fertile land..." Ah Fu suggested snot and tears.
Song Kai waved his hand and sold such a good house as soon as he came. How could that happen?
"If you want some way to continue running, don't seek wealth, it's still feasible to make a living," Song Kai pointed to the front and back yards. The location is good. Although the restaurant is dilapidated, it is built very well and making money is still feasible.
Ah Fu cried and said, "Dalang, how easy it is? You saw it a few days ago. You can't make ends meet. If you want to open a shop, you have to have a cafe, a chef, you have to pay taxes, and you have to buy materials... Alas, the key is that we have no capital now. If we don't say anything else, today's lunch and dinner have not been settled. Old slave... Old slave hasn't eaten for a day and a night..."
As he said that, he cried again.
Chapter completed!