The black-faced old official kept saying bad things, which made Tao Qian lose face immediately.

He snorted coldly, said "unreasonable", and walked away quickly with his sleeves rolled up, acting like a pedantic scholar who had lost face.

But no one noticed that Tao Qian's eyes showed complicated expressions of helplessness, happiness and anger.

Naturally, he wanted to redeem the heads of the patriots and bury them, not out of impulse, nor because he had obtained the memories and residual techniques of the patriots, at least that was not the main reason.

What drove Tao Qian to do what he did was ideological recognition.

Unfortunately, the timing was not right.

The information that the old official "inadvertently" leaked was already a life-saving reminder.

"Oh, fishing?"

"Either there were still people who escaped when the stronghold was removed, and the dog official in Xunxian County wanted to set a trap and wait for the rabbit. Or he had greater ambitions and removed the Xunxian stronghold, and was thinking about the patriots in other places, trying to lure the snake out of the hole.

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"The latter is more likely, but no matter which one it is, with my current status, I can't come forward for the time being."

"Wait a minute, the soul-calling pole will eventually need to be replaced. There will definitely be a chance. At most, it will lead to a loss of money."

With thoughts surging in his mind, Tao Qian suppressed his unwilling thoughts for the time being.

Thinking of "breaking money", Tao Qian quickly realized that he was now a real poor man.

He carried all the family property in his arms, which was only more than nine silver dollars.

According to my memory, the monthly salary of a stronger and more diligent porter at Xunxian Wharf is about six yuan. The monthly salary of the shopkeeper of silk and satin shops, pawnshops, and pharmacies in the city is also eight yuan and nine yuan.

If you go to a kind and honest boss, you can pay ten yuan.

When he thought of this, Tao Qian's straight back bent a little more, and he couldn't help but sigh.

Mixed in the crowd, Tao Qian was thinking about making money while heading towards his destination.

To be honest, the money-making tips given by two profiteers, Li Sanyu and Jia Qiang, for free at noon are not very rare, and they are not very domineering or exclusive techniques.

But if Tao Qian thinks about it as the "owner of Chengyou Bookstore", he must admit that the methods are effective.

According to what the two said, it is not difficult to make some money for food and clothing.

Tao Qian was not as pedantic as his original self, and he had no intention of rejecting such a cute thing as a "silver dollar", so he went straight to the bookstore by the pier without even struggling or hesitating.

Whatever the first plan or the second plan, he planned to follow it.

Love between monsters and ghosts, novels about myths and monsters have been introduced, a whole set of gaudy and forbidden books has been secretly collected, and the illustrated girls have collected them if they are available, and all the translation books of Western ghosts and beasts have also been collected... If I don't spend all my possessions today, it won't count.

After finishing, at most leave a few copper coins to buy steamed buns to eat.

As for the promised Tai'anju mutton hotpot tomorrow, I'd like to treat you two brothers to a meal... For a poor scholar like me, it's reasonable to pay on credit.

Tao Qian thought so and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

But soon Tao Qian remembered his identity as a time traveler, and his thinking suddenly became more divergent.

"Yes, I am a time-traveler. I have only heard of time-travelers who have a great time, but never of poverty."

"Let me think about it, in a world of this era, what are the best ways to make money?"

"Selling stockings? No, no, no, at least I have to become a warlord to have room to operate. Besides, who knows where the foreigners in this world have climbed up the technological tree. What if they have already casually put lace suspenders, black silk and white silk?

It’s all done.”

"Wen Chao Gong? It seems possible. Although the historical pattern is completely different, it is difficult to copy books that can gain fame such as "The Rise of Great Powers", but there is still great hope for fairy tales and fantasy."

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After all his lustful thoughts, Tao Qianren left Caishi Street and passed through half of the city, quickly arriving at his destination.

Xunxian Pier!

Although Tao Qian had already seen the appearance of the dock in his original memory, but when he saw it now, he still couldn't help but show the expression of a country bumpkin.

Because of the Caishi Street execution ground and the living conditions of civilians in the county, Tao Qian agreed that this world was too backward compared to his previous life.

But what he saw before him made Tao Qian feel that he was wrong.

At the port ahead, rivers meet, there are hundreds of boats and thousands of sails, and crowds of people surge.

In addition to large and small wooden sailing ships, there were also black steaming iron ships appearing in the deeper water in the distance.

The bustle on the pier is far from comparable to that of the vegetable market. There are porters wearing shorts or topless, various vendors, various wealthy businessmen, people from the world, officials and soldiers, and even many blond and red-haired people.

Western barbarians.

"Xunxian County is like this, what about the provincial capital, and the magical and imperial capitals that I have never heard of before?"

Tao Qian's blood suddenly boiled.

This world may be more magnificent and vast than he imagined.

Now that I've been here, it would be a big loss if I didn't explore and experience it.

After this thought fell, Tao Qian smiled and stopped observing the grand scene in front of him.

Following the memory in my mind, I walked towards the pier.

Xunxian County is a large port town, and the main dock area belongs to big businesses such as salt, iron and coal.

Book boats and flower boats can only be placed in small corners.

Yes, the two go together.

When Tao Qian arrived at the place, before he got close to the big book boats, he saw about seven or eight gorgeous and coquettish "flower boats" parked in the river bend.

After getting closer, my eyes were even more satisfied.

On one of the boats, a woman in cool clothes was washing her hair while being served by a maid.

The woman was at least twenty years old. She was wearing a purple gauze coat, with a brocade bellyband vaguely visible. When she bent over with her back to the shore, the curvature of her waist and abdomen was extremely shocking.

Hiss... Tao Qian's ears were filled with gasps of air.

Looking around, I saw the men beside me, no matter whether they were rich, poor, old or strong, all bent over with pain and helplessness on their faces.

Even so, each one of them still looked up with great stubbornness, like a turtle with its head stretched out.

Tao dived deeper into the scene, and finally took a quick glance at the ship and wrote down the name "Huanxi".

He turned around and scanned these old perverts with disdainful eyes, and immediately said:

"Disgraceful to politeness!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he headed towards the large boats with large drafts in the river bend on the left without looking back.

The people who complained about him were not annoyed at all. After looking at him reluctantly for a few more times, many people also followed him.

There are no poor people here.

Judging from the clothing, everyone is much richer than Tao Qian, and unlike ordinary businessmen such as Li Sanyu and Jia Qiang, the people who come here have a slightly scholarly aroma, are elegantly dressed, and behave politely.

Rules of the book boat: To get on board, you must have a "book certificate".

This item is not exclusive to bookstore owners like Tao Qian. In fact, many people are eligible to obtain it.

For example, officials, students, candidates, etc.

There are also children of local wealthy families, great folk scholars, masters of calligraphy, etc.

Except for bookstores and bookstore owners, everyone else can be collectively called "bibliophiles". In fact, they are also the most popular wealthy guests among book boat owners.

On the other hand, the owners of small bookstores like Tao Qian, although they have a reputation as wholesalers, are so-so-minded and have little purchasing power, so they are at the bottom of the chain of contempt for bookstores.

Normally speaking, Tao Qian should be timid and hide at the end.

But the original person is not this kind of person.

Tao Qian had no choice but to follow suit. He swaggered over and directly chose the largest book boat called "Zhuangyuan No.". After showing a government-issued book certificate, he stepped on the ladder and stepped up a few steps.

As soon as he stood firm, he saw a bookboy in his teens coming up to him.

This bookboy looked young, but his eyesight was extremely sharp. He could tell Tao Qian's identity and financial resources at a glance.

The bright smile that just bloomed on his face turned around and gave it to the seven or eight young men from a wealthy family who came up behind Tao Qian, led by an old man with a long beard who looked like a great scholar.

There were other bookboys on the deck who greeted guests. Although they cheered and surrounded them, their reactions were all the same. They all went to greet big shop owners, generous book collectors, wealthy scholars and the like.

Poor scholar?

Please help yourself.

Fortunately, Tao Qian is not a polite person.

He directly grabbed a bookboy, took a stack of book lists from his hand, and walked to the main cabin where guests were waiting without looking back.

As he walked, he lowered his head and looked at the catalog.

The bibliography list is classified according to the collection of classics and history, the collection of Taoist books, novels and operas, miscellaneous notes on writings, etc. In addition to the general classification, it is also subdivided into various sub-categories and marked with different printed versions.

If it is the original person, there is actually no need to go deeper.

As long as you stand on the deck and place the order and pay directly, you will be able to get off the ship with a large package in a short time. If you buy more, the boss will specially hire a coolie to help deliver it.
To be continued...