mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 269 Farming is not easy

Sumitomo store mainly sells food and daily necessities.

I have to say that the shops in Jemulpo Port have a unique exotic style that belongs to this era.

Especially the dazzling array of goods on the display cabinets, those handicrafts are left to future generations, and they can be sold for 800 yuan casually, which is not to mention.

Zhao Chuanxin saw exquisite Japanese tea sets, a teapot made of multi-layer copper sheets welded together, and a drip tray for collecting dripping water from teacups.

There are stoves for heating or cooking, wine barrels, cooking utensils...

A street lamp-like lantern with strong Korean-style ornamentation, consisting of a copper stand and lampshade.

In Zhao Chuanxin's view, many things in it already have collection value.

He first swept rice, corn, red, yellow, and mung beans and other grains, and then searched for some cooking utensils and handicrafts, then copied a copper teapot from the shelf, and came to the counter: "How much is it?"

After all, there are many shops to visit, and it may take many trips back and forth between the land and the island.

He has to put on a show to reduce suspicion and not reveal his secrets in advance.

He thought that this thing should not have much money.

Unexpectedly, the clerk startled Zhao Chuanxin when he opened his mouth: "Sir, the price of this copper pot is 125 yen."

Zhao Chuanxin took a breath: "Why don't you grab it?"

A look of disdain flashed in the clerk's eyes.

Verbally, he was both polite and patient: "That's right, sir, this copper pot is completely handmade. Have you seen the hammer pattern on it? It was hammered by craftsmen with a single hammer. It took a lot of time and effort. In Japan, only nobles and Only temples can enjoy it.”

Grass... Only then did Zhao Chuanxin know that the handicrafts at this time were also luxury goods.

I wanted to send it back, but in the end I still gritted my teeth.

I don't want the child to be caught by the wolf. Only by spending a lot of money can I be ruled out of suspicion in the end.

Anyway, the value of the goods scanned has already doubled countless times.

No more hesitation, he took out the money and paid the bill: "125 yuan, no change."

No matter how good the clerk was, he finally couldn't help rolling his eyes.

After leaving the door, the two snot-nosed babies shook their heads: "Mr. Zhao, this teapot is too expensive, there is no need to buy it."

125 yuan, I don't know how long it will be enough for them to eat, I'm afraid it will be calculated on a yearly basis.

Zhao Chuanxin said in pain: "You know? I'm going to be a fucking tiger. You don't have to follow in front, and I will give you two small fish, and you can find something to eat at any restaurant. I will come back to you when I finish shopping."

Snot Baby: "..."

The shops in front are next to each other, row upon row, so there is no need for the two of them.

Always with two dirty snot babies, too eye-catching.

Zhao Chuanxin bought tempura wrapped in cod meat at a roadside food stall, wrapped it in paper, and sizzled while eating.

It just came out of the oil pan, and it was still a little hot.

Thaksin stepped into the Lantern House.

This shop looks a lot more refined.

Pen, ink, paper and inkstone, paintings, pottery, lacquerware, clothes and ribbons for girls, etc.

In fact, personally, Zhao Chuanxin's character is more literary, at least he thinks so.

Therefore, he quite likes to visit this kind of store.

After I came in, I went shopping again, but not many this time. After all, I can’t let these personal hobbies take up too much space.

This time he learned his lesson and bought a bottle of ink when he went out, which was really cheap.

After going out, I bought a bowl of miso soup at a street stall, and I took two mouthfuls of it.

The clerk took the money dumbfounded, and Zhao Chuanxin went on to the next one.

Next is textiles, and Zhao Chuanxin discovered that there is black lace here.

Seeing his surprised expression, the clerk explained: "During the period of Louis XIV, because Louis XIV loved lace very much, it promoted the development of French lace craftsmanship. After it was introduced to Japan, it immediately became popular among the noble ladies of our Japanese empire. Mr. You might as well buy some and bring it to your wife, she will definitely like it."

The clerk has a good eloquence, and the allusions are easy to come by.

The lace patterns here are complicated, the embroidery and hemming are just casual, and the colors are even more varied, including black, white, red, green and blue.

Zhao Chuanxin has always felt that, except for black lace, other colors will look cheap.

He was picking up a piece of lace with a critical look on his face: "It's really a declining world, and people's hearts are not old. Look, what kind of cheap things are they selling? Come and wrap one for me, and I'll take it home and take care of it." Criticize one or two."

Shop clerk: "..."

Because textiles take up space, after visiting the store, Zhao Chuanxin went back to find the two snot-nosed babies.

The two children didn't go to the restaurant, they just bought fish cakes and some salted leek flowers on the street, and they ate very sweet.

Maybe it was because he was reluctant to finish eating all at once. When Zhao Chuanxin found it, he was still chewing slowly.

If it was Xian Yubin, he would be gone after a few mouthfuls.

This stuff is made by grinding fish meat into a paste and adding corn flour or potato flour, which is somewhat similar to fish balls.Cut into small pieces and steam in a pan, it becomes a delicious street food.

With salty leek flowers, it was already a feast for the two snotty babies.

Zhao Chuanxin came over and asked, "Why don't you two go to a restaurant?"

"Mr. Zhao, we dare not go in."

Although they are familiar with the terrain, they have not actually been to a few restaurants and shops.On weekdays, most of them are coveting at the door, and they don't have the guts to go in and out with those well-dressed people.

Zhao Chuanxin smiled.

Seeing that they were a little choking, I went to a store and bought two bowls of ginger soup.

Ginger, onion, radish, and a little fish are added to make a bowl of clear soup with little water.

"Have a drink, both of you, and we'll go back to the pier together after drinking."

These snot-nosed babies were okay when they were young, but the sticks became annoying when they grew up.

The two snotted their noses and happily went to drink the soup with the toothless bowl.

As the sun rises, the fog on the sea surface has lightened a bit, but it is still not clear what is too far away.

Zhao Chuanxin went into the water from the pier, swam back to God of War Island, and unloaded the goods in the secret realm all over the beach.

He called Park Seung-yeol: "Find someone to carry the things back, and I'll go to Jimulpo to get some back."

Park Seungyeol agreed in a daze.

I really don't know what fairy method Zhao Chuanxin used to transport so many things back without using a boat.

Suddenly, he picked up a black thread with his finger and asked, "Mr. Zhao, what is this?"

I, Cao, why did you take out this thing?

Zhao Chuanxin quickly put it away, and smiled awkwardly: "Hehe, this is poetry and distant places. You are still young, and you will understand when you grow up."

But inexplicably, he thought of Miao Cuihua in his heart. This kind of coquettish style of fabric is most suitable for Sister Hua.

I imagined the scene of Miao Cuihua wearing lace and black silk,

Zhao Chuanxin responded slightly...

Many people took it without telling, but Zhao Chuanxin took it halfway.

Doing this kind of thing makes people feel a kind of secret joy and pleasure.

It is called stealing from our own people, it is called winning glory for the country, it is called punishing evil and promoting good, and it is called correct position.

Moreover, like criminals who like to go back to the crime scene and want to see how things are going out of curiosity, Zhao Chuanxin changed into a suit and passed by the shop he had visited again.

It turns out that no one wants to remember a stranger.

He just changed a suit of clothes, and the clerk didn't recognize him anymore.

When Zhao Chuanxin returned for the third time, someone discovered that the goods were missing and called the South Korean police.

The police check the lost and found list, and simply conduct inquiries and personnel checks.

Accept as soon as you see it is Zhao Chuanxin's principle of dealing with things, see the weather when you see it.

The sun slanted to the west, the tired birds perched in the trees, the fish dived into the abyss, and the work was done perfectly.

For several days, the God of War team gathered 2648 people.

Not all of them had the courage to fight the Japanese army to the end. Many members of the guards honestly handed over their guns, took severance pay, died down, and went home to live their lives.

Lee Soo Ji didn't come either.

He married a daughter-in-law named Wu Renxing.

Wu Renxing is different from Li Xiuji, she is a delicate egoist who never cares about the rise and fall of the country.

She works as a teacher at the Advanced School in Zaining County, and she comes into contact with gentle and elegant intellectuals every day.

But Li Xiuji, a young man who has returned from studying abroad, is like an extremely impulsive warrior, very stunned.

The tempers of the two are not in line.

Li Xiuji was about to leave the village with a few newly recruited volunteer soldiers when he ran into Wu Renxing who was coming back from get off work.

Wu Renxing saw that Li Xiuji was hanging out with a few dubious people and was about to go out again furtively, his face turned cold immediately: "I've been idle all day, since I don't want to stay at home, don't come back."

Li Xiuji was furious: "What did you say? You said I was idle?"

People's beliefs and aspirations are the most intolerant of others' slander.

Wu Renxing didn't care much: "Yes, I said you are idle."

Li Xiuji's pent-up anger burst out into huge sparks, and he didn't know where his head was wrong, so he suddenly pulled out a Colt single-action M1873 revolver, and the muzzle of the gun was pressed against Wu Renxing's forehead.

"Would you try again?"

Wu Renxing's face turned pale with fright.

Li Xiuji's companion was stunned, and hurried forward to stop him: "Calm down your anger, you're too impulsive, if you have something to say between husband and wife, fight at the head of the bed and make peace at the end of the bed."

In fact, this is a single-action runner. If the hammer is not pulled, it cannot be fired.

Li Xiuji was just passionate, not really wanting to shoot.

So he borrowed the slope to get down from the donkey, put away his gun and snorted coldly.

But there was some regret in my heart.

At this time, even if the concept of marriage is not right, you have to muddle through. Family is still more important.

What Li Xiuji wanted was for Wu Renxing to share his heart with him.

But Wu Renxing, who has been influenced by the new culture, is not the kind of traditional housewife who marries her husband and follows her husband, and cannot do this.

Wu Renxing squeezed out two tears, turned around and ran away without speaking.

Not running into the village, but running out.

The next day, Wu Renxing approached Jin Zhenghong, the principal of the basic school, and asked him for leave and complained. He told him about Li Xiuji and said that he would hide from him for a few days so that he would not be shot and killed by him again.

When he heard that Li Xiuji pointed a gun at his wife, Jin Zhenghong was also a little afraid of this stunned young man.

He did know some brave and ruthless people, such as Jin Jiu, a well-known patriotic enlightenment campaigner at this time.

Jin Jiu's identity at this time is the education director of the Haixi Education Federation.

He used to be a king. He met a Japanese spy ten years ago, killed him in anger, and even drank the Japanese's blood.

Don't look at him wearing glasses and being polite, he really dares to kill at critical moments.

Jin Jiu was rather chivalrous, and after hearing this, he went to find Li Xiuji without saying a word.

People like Li Xiuji are not afraid of heaven and earth, but they admire patriots like Jin Jiu very much, and they can still listen to what they say.

Jin Jiu said: "Those who achieve great things have a big heart. No matter what, you can't threaten your wife with a gun and disturb the neighbors. This is a lack of cultivation and short-sighted approach. I heard that you are recruiting volunteers everywhere. I’ve seen volunteer soldiers go about their business, throwing tiles at the Japanese army without any weapons. If you can’t get things done, you’ll get a whole lot of fuss instead, it’s impossible to get things done.”

Li Xiuji was quite unconvinced: "Mr. Jin, have you heard the name of the God of War?"

Jin Jiu was stunned: "Is it the one who led the God of War team and defeated the Japanese army recently?"

"Yes, that's him. I met Mr. Zhao. At first he was called Miao Renfeng, and we had dinner together. His ambition and mine hit it off. Mr. Zhao can accomplish things, why do you say I can't?"

Jin Jiu still knew Zhao Chuanxin's name.

He was dazed for a while before saying, "This is different."

"How is it different?"

"Zhao Chuanxin is a veteran veteran soldier who has experienced many battles. He started at a young age but has experienced many battles. This is why he has achieved today's achievements. But you, you have never fought a war before. You can't make it if you mix with a group of mobs. Big deal."

Every man can't hear that others are better than himself, and Li Xiuji is naturally unavoidable.

But what Jin Jiu said made him unable to argue.

People's record is there.

Jin Jiu strikes while the iron is hot: "Xiuji, you have heard about me, do me an old fellow today, and give me the pistol for safekeeping first. After a few days, when you are calm, come to me again and take the gun away." go back."

Li Xiuji, who was eagerly preparing for the Japanese army to fight, heard this, and naturally he was unwilling to hand over his gun.

But Jin Jiu is an old Jianghu after all, and while speaking, he stared straight at Li Xiuji.

It means that if you don't hand in the gun, you won't give the old man face.

Li Xiuji was overwhelmed by this gaze, and handed over the revolver extremely reluctantly.

Only then did Jin Jiu nodded in satisfaction, and patted Li Xiuji on the shoulder: "Xiuji, you are still young, and many things cannot be solved with passion. You should think twice before acting."

After speaking, he left.

Although Li Xiuji handed over the gun to save face, he didn't take Jin Jiu's words seriously.

He planned to take people to assassinate the Japanese army and make trouble for the Japanese. He even found a way out and went to the mountainous area of ​​Jeongdong in Jiangdong District to deal with the Japanese army.

But now, they can only go to Zhao Chuanxin for help and ask for a batch of weapons.

Because he heard that Zhao Chuanxin had two arsenals with sufficient armaments. He thought that everyone had the same goal and asked for some. Zhao Chuanxin would give this face.

When he went to Jimulpo and asked the locals about the God of War team, he was targeted by two groups.

One group of people is the snot baby, and the other group is the Japanese flag merchant who tipped off the Japanese army.

Flag merchants generally refer to Japanese merchants who trade with the Japanese plaster flag as their trademark on the peninsula.

Zhao Chuanxin's snot-nosed baby "intelligence group", although they are small, they are extremely mobile.

After hearing the news, he rushed to the pier and informed the God of War team stationed there.

The banner merchants also immediately found the Japanese army team patrolling the Jemulpo Myeongdong area.

Those who are close to the water and towers get the moon first, and the Japanese army is close, so they found Li Xiuji first.

At this time, Zhao Chuanxin was taking the fertilizer from the old god's chamber pot to irrigate the food on the island of God of War No. [-].

The follower, Xian Yubin, took a towel soaked in water, tied it to his nose, and said in a low voice, "Sir, it's covered with sand. If you don't cast spells someday, will the grain stop growing?"

Zhao Chuanxin planted corn. After he found out that the old god's chamber pot, the old manure in it had a strong effect on promoting plant growth, he came interested and prepared to experiment.

Irrigated with the old manure of the chamber pot of the old gods, how fast the grain grows, how high the yield is, and whether the taste is fragrant or stinky, these are all issues that need to be clarified urgently.

In case one day I can't get along anymore, it would be nice to be a farmer.

"I don't know. The quality of the land on the God of War Islands is not very good. But in Jianghua District, I have seen a lot of land, and the soil quality is quite fertile. If it works, I will cultivate a base for Park Shengyeol and the others."

In the past, Zhao Chuanxin had seen someone plant corn on the sand, pile up cow dung, add chemical fertilizers, and the growth of corn was not bad.

The old manure in the old god's chamber pot can't improve the soil quality, after all, it's just liquid fertilizer.It can only increase the fertility, but it cannot increase the water retention of the sand.

"Sir, can you find an island for us and plant food on it. When the time comes, I will take them to farm here, and we will have a place to stay."

Children have many problems.

What Xian Yubin was talking about was the group of homeless snot-nosed kids.

Zhao Chuanxin glanced at him: "Yes, yes, are you sure, can you farm land? To be honest, I can't even ask myself."

Farming is not easy at all.

Plowing, digging, planting seeds, burying and stomping, weeding, thinning, topdressing...

In the age without machinery, farming was particularly cumbersome, not only in spring planting and autumn harvest, but it might take a whole year for farmers.

Among other things, just plowing the land, Zhao Chuanxin felt that no one could hold the plow stick for these snot-nosed children, let alone how to control the old cow.

The land in front of me was dug out by the God of War team with a few people pulling a plow manually.

Xian Yubin thought about it, and couldn't help feeling depressed.

Apart from hating the Japanese and some Koreans, he actually doesn't have much ambition. His current pursuit is to have enough food every day.

But it seems that eating enough is the most difficult thing.

The chamber pot of the old gods will lose the horizontal force after shaking the wrist at three o'clock. Zhao Chuanxin does not need to maintain the stability of the lower body and shake his hands.

Chasing the spring sea breeze, he ran back and forth on the sandy ground with not deep furrows, and the foul-smelling liquid was evenly sprinkled.

Even with such a simple job, he was almost tired of it.

When there was about a fifth left, the savior came.

A member of the God of War team rowed to God of War Island No. [-]: "Mr. Zhao, there is a letter from Jimupo saying that a man named Li Xiuji is looking for you."

Zhao Chuanxin immediately shook his mouth three times to seal it, and put away the old god's chamber pot.

He found an excuse for himself not to work: It's not that I'm lazy, and I really have something to do, so I can't stop the big business of top dressing.

"Did someone bring it?"

"No, the boy on the shore said that the Japanese are also eyeing him."

Zhao Chuanxin scolded: "This idiot must be asking around with great fanfare."

"Mr. Zhao, what should we do?"

"Go to God of War Island, call a company of people, and let them take their weapons and land on the pier secretly. I'll go to the other side first to find out what's going on."

"Yes!"

The members of the God of War team paid a military salute according to the way of the guards, and hurriedly rowed the boat back to God of War Island.

War God Islands was named by Zhao Chuanxin.

No. [-], No. [-], No. [-]... These small islands are surrounded by stars and moons.

These days, Zhao Chuanxin has built defensive facilities with sand on each island to ensure that when the enemy invades, there will be a bunker to resist, and he can advance and retreat between these islands calmly.

After arranging the God of War team, he himself took the lead, jumped into the sea and swam towards Jimulpo Pier.

(End of this chapter)