Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Hearing Su Mu ask about the silver, Xiaodie realized the seriousness of the problem, touched the bag, and took a long time to find a thumb-sized black lacquered broken silver.

Then he called out with a pale face: "Master..."

She didn't know how much money Su Mu had, but she only knew that it was at least 300 taels, all of which was deposited with Boss Lin.

Now that the Lin Family Bookstore has been copied, the money will naturally not come back. Thinking of this, the little girl's eyes are full of worry.

Seeing that Xiaodie was so worried, although Su Mu felt irritable, he knew that now was not the time to be depressed.If I get confused first, I'm afraid the little girl doesn't know how to panic.

As a man, no matter how much wind and rain he has experienced outside, he cannot let his family worry about him.

He intentionally smiled slightly, and said: "It's only a little money, it seems that we have to stay in the capital for a while, and then go to the south after earning enough money. That's fine, you and I don't even know what the capital looks like now. It’s hard to come here, the Imperial Palace, Jingshan, the Great Wall, and Lugou Bridge must be visited.”

Seeing Su Mu smiling calmly, the panic in Xiaodie's heart finally calmed down.However, she still asked: "Master, what are your plans for the future, and where will you make money?"

Su Mu said: "Find something to do first, don't worry, when we were in Baoding back then, we only had two or three taels of silver, and we also made a lot of money, at worst, I'll start writing a book again. This young master's ability, other people's I don't know, you still don't know?"

Hearing what Su Mu said, Xiaodie let out a long sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Yes, how could I forget this. Young master, your story is very well written, and it is not easy to sell it for money. Back then When we were in Baoding, we were suffering too much. After such a difficult time, what are we afraid of?"

Xiaodie didn't expect that even though she was poor when she was in Baoding, she still had a tile on her head to cover her body.But in the capital, Su Mu doesn't even know where to live tonight!

"Let's find an inn first, otherwise, when it gets dark, the public will see it and take it to the yamen carefully?" Su Mu regained his energy and thought: Yes, isn't it because he has no money? At worst, he can write a new novel .This time the copy of "Dream of Red Mansions" is really not good for "Water Margin"... "Water Margin" is fine, and those who write rebellion will probably be banned. "White Snake" and "A Chinese Ghost Story" should not be banned.This time, there is no need for too much manuscript fee, a book of tens of taels is enough, and a writer is also a good job.

With Su Mu's current writing speed, a book of [-] words would take about ten days.

With more than one tael of silver on me, it is equivalent to about [-] yuan. With the living standards of the Ming Dynasty, if you save a little, there will be no problem after a month.

One month, the manuscript fee has already arrived.

Alright, let's find a place to live and talk about it tomorrow.

With a plan in mind, Su Mu swept away the previous depression, cheered up again, and went to find an inn with Xiaodie.

……

"Staying here, how many rooms?" The shopkeeper looked Su Mu and Xiaodie up and down.

Xiaodie blushed and lowered her head.

Su Mu: "Of course there are two upper rooms."

"Okay, let's register." The shopkeeper pushed a notebook over: "Mr. Su Mu, are you here to participate in the provincial examination?"

"Exactly, how much?" This is what Su Mu cares about.

"Go to the room, one penny for one room."

"Ah, it's so expensive... Then, what about the middle room?"

The shopkeeper smiled: "There is no middle room, a slightly worse room, six hundred Wen a night."

"Then I'll find another one, sorry."

After leaving the inn, Su Mu looked up to the sky and screamed: "It's not easy to live in the capital."

A penny is equivalent to a room with a thousand people. Isn't this robbery?

However, ordinary rooms in Beijing hotels in later generations seem to be at the same price.

There is only one tael of silver on hand, which is only enough for him and Xiaodie to live for three to five days, not including food.

If there were any more troubles, Su Mu would not be able to find a place to cry.

……

Changed to another seemingly ordinary inn.

"Shopkeeper, is there any room available?"

"There is one room left." The shopkeeper still took a look at Xiao Die as usual: "How many rooms do you want?"

Su Mu gritted his teeth: "One room."

Xiaodie blushed and lowered her head, but there was a hint of joy in her eyes.She also knows that once she lives.At least for three to five days, I will share the same bed with the young master, I am really ashamed!

"how much is it?"

"Long stay or just one night?"

"Long stay."

Shopkeeper: "One thousand two hundred Wen a night."

"Ah, how is it possible?" How could it be more expensive than the one just now?

The shopkeeper explained: "You probably don't know this little gentleman. There is still one and a half months until the rural examination. In Beizhili and Shuntian Prefecture, there are at least thousands of talented ministers flocking to the city. If you want to live, hurry up." Let's stay here. Otherwise, in a few days later, I'm afraid I won't be able to find a place to live even if I hold money."

"Forget it, excuse me." Su Mu thought for a while, the inn he went to earlier was cheaper.

So I took Xiaodie back, but unfortunately, the restaurant was already full, and six scholars came just now.

……

No way, I have to look for it again.

But Su Mu was also unlucky, walking on the street all afternoon, no matter which inn was full.Even if there are still rooms left, the price is ridiculously high, reaching an astonishing two yuan.

There is still one month left for the township examination, then the spring exam, and then the palace examination. In the year of the Dabi, the capital is full of young people, and the hotel industry is also in its peak season. It is a proper seller's market.

Seeing the sky dimming little by little, where to live tonight has not yet been decided.

Looking at Xiaodie again, her whole body becomes weak when she walks, and her breathing becomes more and more rapid one after another.

Su Mu's heart sank little by little, if he didn't find a place, he might have to sleep on the street, not to mention the annoying curfew.

When he was depressed, there was a commotion next to him, and then there was the sound of fists hitting the flesh.

Looking back, it was a gambling house, and some thugs were arresting a wretched young man, Hai Bian.

Then he kicked him into the street.

The leader of the thugs showed his heart full of chest hair, and his face was so fierce that he missed writing "I am a gangster" on his forehead.

He patted the palm of his cattail fan and spit at the man on the ground: "Second Wu, you are so poor that you are covered in lice, why are you here to play for money? What about the one tael you owe me? Take out the money, cramping your hamstrings."

Su Mu was taken aback by the figure thrown out suddenly, and looked intently, who was that rogue surnamed Wu who was in front of the Lin Family Bookstore earlier?

But Wu Xiaoguan's eyes were also slanted, his nose was broken, and his face was covered with blood. He didn't know what the injuries were like.

Su Mu is a person who is afraid of trouble, and besides, he doesn't know whether he has been reported by Boss Lin, so he naturally doesn't want to make trouble, so he pulls Xiaodie and is about to leave.

Unexpectedly, the second Wu who was underground suddenly hugged Su Mu and shouted: "Boss, brother, you are finally willing to save me, woo woo, good brother, you are so loyal!"