"Selling date rolls, sugar noodles, sugar cakes!"

"The almond tea is so delicious. I have a lot of green silk roses and sugar. Come and buy it. It tastes so good. It tastes so osmanthus!"

“…”

Zhou Hexuan walked in a daze in the narrow alley, listening to the hawking sound that had penetrated for a century, he would rather all the scenes in front of him be dreams.

However, this is all true.

Last moment, he was still in the bustling modern city, and in the blink of an eye, he was in a narrow and dark alley. In the 21st century, Tianjin would never have maintained such a complete ancient house complex.

Zhou Hexuan ran around like a headless fly, and had already walked through several alleys, but he still couldn't return to modern society.

A peddler carrying a load came towards him. The man was wearing a shabby short jacket, with big holes on his feet, and his wrinkled face was full of vicissitudes. He looked at Zhou Hexuan and asked flatteringly: "Sir, do you want to buy mozzarella? Assorted marijuana flowers are delicious and not sticky to their teeth."

"How do you sell your mozzarella?" Zhou Hexuan tried to talk.

When the peddler saw that there was business to do, he immediately put down his burden and said, "6 cents per pound."

"Can you be cheaper?" Zhou Hexuan turned his eyes to the other party's burden. There was a stack of used newspapers on the mohua, and the words "15th Year of the Republic of China" were printed on the head of the newspaper.

In the fifteenth year of the Republic of China, it was 1926. It was so fucking that he traveled through time!

Zhou Hexuan was wearing a suit and leather shoes, and he looked like a rich man. The peddler smiled and said, "Sir, I'm a small business. If you buy it sincerely, how about I calculate 5 and a half pounds for you?"

Zhou Hexuan pretended to take out his wallet, which only had bank cards and soft girl coins. He held a green note and fooled him, "Do you want the US dollar?"

The peddler said: "See what you said, you can use foreign money to buy some tricks. Even if you give them to me, I can't find them."

Zhou Hexuan made up a lie and said: "I just came back from abroad and only had foreign money. Where can I have a bank in this city? Or a pawnshop, please give me some advice."

The peddler smiled and said, "It turns out that he is a gentleman who has returned from studying abroad. No wonder he speaks Mandarin so well. If you want to exchange foreign money, it is best to go to the concession in the southeast, where there are the most foreign businesses. If you are looking for a pawn shop, you will have a Lin family rice shop when you walk eastward from this alley, which is easy to find."

"The rice shop is also in the pawn shop business?" Zhou Hexuan said in surprise.

The peddler explained: "That rice shop also has a small obsessive business."

Zhou Hexuan asked a few more questions and finally understood. The so-called small pawn shop is a pawn shop that has no font size, no signboards, and is open secretly. This kind of small pawn shop can be used as more money, but the interest rate is very high, which is suitable for being a dead person. If you want to redeem it in the future, it is best to go to a regular pawn shop.

After thanking the peddler, Zhou Hexuan asked all the way and finally walked out of the alley and came to the Lin family rice shop.

"Sir, do you want to buy rice?" the guy asked enthusiastically.

Zhou Hexuan said: "Be a thing."

As soon as this said, an old man in a long gown came out and whispered: "Please inside."

The smartphone must not be taken out. Zhou Hexuan’s valuable things were just a watch and a necklace. He walked into the store with the old man, took off his watch and said, “The Swiss purely handmade mechanical watch has gold hands, and the scale is also inlaid with diamonds. You can estimate the price.”

"Wow, this foreign watch is rare." The old man was unsure.

He saw the strap white and shining, reflecting charming brilliance, as if it was made of stainless steel. The fancy and whistle on the dial was much more exquisite than the popular pocket watches now. As for the gold pointer and diamond scale, it had to be disassembled to verify.

No matter what, this Western product should be very valuable. The old man stretched out two fingers: "20 Oceans."

Zhou Hexuan pretended to be angry and took back the watch and said, "I bought it in London, the original price is 100 pounds!"

hiss!

The old man took a breath. 100 pounds was about 800 silver dollars. If he added some money, he could buy a small courtyard house in Tianjin. He was really unsure and said, "Forgive me, I'm not aware of this kind of valuable items. Please look for those big shops."

"How much can you give at most?" Zhou Hexuan asked.

When the old man saw Zhou Hexuan wearing a suit and tie, he was not like a liar, he thought for a while and said, "At most, 30 oceans."

The business was not completed after all, so Zhou Hexuan asked for directions and found two regular pawn shops, and the highest price was only 60 silver dollars.

It was already noon at this time, and Zhou Hexuan, who had not had breakfast, was so hungry that he finally chose to live. He had a 100-day period, a profit of 3 cents. When he was 60 yuan, he only got 58 yuan and 2 cents, and was deducted for one month's interest.

If Zhou Hexuan does not come back to redeem the watch in 100 days, then this watch will belong to the pawnshop.

The money was packed in a bag, with 58 silver dollars, Yuan Datou printed on the front and "Yiyuan" on the back. There were 60 copper dollars, yellow and "Dang Shi" printed on it, which was a bit like the Republic's 50 cent coins, but larger.

It was a little heavy in his hand, and it shook it loudly. This was his current wealth. Zhou Hexuan sighed and walked out of the pawnshop. He was extremely confused about the future. It was too incredible to travel through time.

Zhou Hexuan was an orphan. When he was in middle school, his parents both died in a car accident, leaving him with hundreds of thousands of yuan in compensation and a house. Later, he was admitted to the History Department of Peking University with excellent grades. Just as he was about to graduate, his beloved girlfriend suddenly died unexpectedly.

Zhou Hexuan, who suffered continuous blows, became unruly and had a cynical attitude towards life. He gave up his studies and chose to sell his property to travel around various countries, because his girlfriend's wish during his lifetime was to travel around the world. He felt that he should fulfill this wish for his girlfriend.

The United States, France, Britain, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Russia, Australia, Japan, South Korea... In five years, Zhou Hexuan has traveled to every corner of the world.

The inheritance left by his parents was quickly spent, and Zhou Hexuan had to travel and work. Along the way, he fully appreciated the scenery of various places, learned local languages, understood their history and customs, and wrote travel notes and read books when he had time, and lived a free and fulfilling life.

But just when he returned to China after his journey, he actually traveled through time and came to Tianjin in 1926!

Alas, take one step at a time, Zhou Hexuan has long learned to be at peace with the situation.

After leaving the pawnshop, Zhou Hexuan found a restaurant to sit down.

The rice is very cheap, a bowl of noodles costs only 5 cents, and the portion is very large, which is enough for adult men to eat.

"Boss, I just arrived in Tianjin, and I don't know where I can rent a house?" Zhou Hexuan asked when he paid.

This is a habit he developed in traveling all year round. Whenever he goes to a new place, the most important thing is to implement "eating" and "live" first.

"It's easy to rent a house," the boss suddenly shouted at a diner, "Hu Laosan, someone wants to rent a house."

"Here's here!" Hu Laosan didn't care about eating noodles, threw down the bowl and ran over and asked, "Sir, what kind of house do you want to rent? Is it a short-term or long-term rental?"

Could this be the real estate agency in the Republic of China?

"A normal single room, just need to live in," Zhou Hexuan asked, "What is the general price?"

Hu Laosan said skillfully: "The cheapest old house is one or two yuan a month, and a small foreign house is expensive, and a single room starts at least 10 yuan. You are a literate person. You must not be accustomed to living in a bad house. Otherwise, you can live in a courtyard house. The monthly rent is about 3 yuan to 10 yuan. The specific price depends on the house and location."
Chapter completed!