The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 79 Renjia Town (Please collect and recommend)
Without mentioning how the guards divided the money, Ryan quietly observed the city after entering the county town. The county town was quite prosperous, with many small vendors hawking on the main streets, and dozens of shops lined up along the streets, even selling foreign things like matches and kerosene.

After all, this was just a relatively remote county town, and there weren't many people dressed like Ryan. So when he walked down the street, he attracted the attention of many local residents. Ryan could even hear them talking about it.

"Whose young master is this? I seem to have never seen him before?"

"Look, isn't he just a fake foreigner? Look at how arrogant he is."

"But he's really rich. Look at the fabric of that dress. It must have cost him several dollars to buy it."

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Ryan really didn't want to stand on the street and be watched like an animal, so after walking around, he walked into the largest restaurant on the street.

The waiter warmly invited Ryan into the store, and Ryan asked for a private room upstairs. Because he had just finished dinner and it was not time for dinner, he took out five or six silver coins and put them on the table. Then he told the waiter, "Go, ask the waiter to serve me a pot of tea and three or four snacks. Tell me about any strange things around here, and the silver will be yours."

"Okay, Master, please wait."

The waiter sang happily, then bowed and left.

After the waiter left, Ryan began to look at the furnishings in the house. The objects inside were antique, and the large pieces of furniture were all made of solid wood, and the workmanship was also exquisite. It seemed that these crafts had not been forgotten in this era.

However, as the private room of the largest hotel in the county, there are still some things that can reflect the changes of the times. For example, there is a thermos in the corner. And on a table is an old phonograph. Of course, this old refers to Ryan's era. This era is a real fashionable and popular item.

However, there is probably no electricity in the county town, so there are candlesticks on the cabinet (of course not kerosene lamps, what would it be like to smell kerosene when eating in a high-end restaurant). I guess big cities all use electric lights now, but a small county town like this is not so trendy yet. Of course, insufficient infrastructure and the lack of a power plant are also very important reasons.

About a quarter of an hour later, the waiter came up with a tray. In the middle of the tray was a porcelain pot and a teacup, and around the pot were four plates.

"This is the latest Lu'an Guapian this spring, a private product left by the boss. It is made with the best local spring water. These four items are lotus cake, osmanthus cake, almond tofu and osmanthus Dingsheng cake. Enjoy your meal, young master."

Ryan looked at these things and nodded, then threw the silver Sickle to the waiter. Then he asked, "Is there anything strange around here? Master, I like to hear this the most. If you say something interesting, there will be a reward."

Because modern people have a good life, Ryan, who is twelve years old, looks like he is fourteen or fifteen years old. He can be the head of the family in this era. In addition, Ryan's Mandarin accent is very similar to the Beijing accent of this era. The waiter mistakenly thought Ryan was a big shot from Beijing, so he put the silver coin in his pocket and nodded and said:
"If you want to talk about strange things, you're asking the right question..."

While talking, the waiter reached into his pocket to feel the silver coins. With so many years of experience in welcoming and seeing off guests, the waiter could tell at a glance that these silver coins were real, and purer than the silver dollars he had ever seen.

Stimulated by the money, the waiter happily told several rumors whose truth or falsity was unknown, but they were all about so-and-so's wife having an affair, or so-and-so's man being caught from a brothel by his mistress and beaten black and blue.

Ryan had no interest in such gossip, so he interrupted the waiter and said, "I want to know what strange people and things are happening around me. I don't want to hear these trivial things."

After hearing this, the waiter gently fanned his mouth with his hand: "Look at my mouth, the young master is a noble man, naturally he doesn't want to hear these dirty things. But if you want to talk about strange people and strange things, there are really some around here. There is a Renjia Town nearby, where there is a Taoist priest Lin who is said to be able to exorcise demons and catch ghosts. He was invited to our county several times by rich families, so I know him." This should be the world of "Mr. Zombie", or it may be the world of a series of zombie stories. No wonder I felt that this world was dominated by yin and weak by yang on the way here.

However, in order to confirm, Ryan asked the waiter about the situation in Renjia Town.

Renjia Town was originally located thirty miles away. Its original name was Fu Town. From the name, you can tell that there were many rich people living here. Later, the Ren family was the richest family in the town until today. So after the establishment of the Republic of China, it was renamed Renjia Town.

At this point, the waiter thought of something and said, "It seems that the eldest daughter of the Ren family also studied abroad. She passed by the county town wearing a Western dress and riding a horse a while ago."

It seems that this should be the world of Mr. Zombie. Ryan took out a few Sickles and handed them to the waiter, asking him to go downstairs to help find a carriage to Renjia Town waiting downstairs. The waiter took the money and left with a big smile on his face.

Ryan slowly finished his tea and went downstairs to board the carriage, which headed north along the dirt road. Thanks to Tolain's dress, he was able to pass several inspections on the road without any problems.

An hour later, the carriage arrived at Renjia Town. It was indeed a prosperous town with more than 10,000 people living here.

After getting off the bus, Ryan asked the street vendors about the details of Master Lin. The Taoist priest was indeed a local celebrity. The first sugar painting vendor Ryan met knew a lot about Master Lin.

After Ryan bought several of his sugar paintings and distributed them to the children playing on the street, the vendor told Ryan everything he knew.

For example, everyone calls Master Lin Uncle Jiu, and he lives in a charity cemetery outside the town.

The Taoist priest has two disciples, one is the nephew of the owner of the rouge shop in the town, and the other one looks older.

Uncle Jiu was a very decent and good man, but he was rather stingy. So he wore an old coat all day long, and even when he ate meat, he only bought it in ounces, never more than half a pound.

"Hong Kong zombie movies, this is also a legend, and this story is the beginning of the legend." Ryan muttered to himself.

Although this is a plot that has been overwritten in countless time-travel novels, Ryan still feels extremely excited when he really experiences it in person.

After all, for an uncle who was born in the 90s in his previous life, Uncle Ying’s zombie movies are an unforgettable memory of his childhood.

After asking the vendor about the situation in the town, Ryan, who was sure that the plot had not yet begun, ate a sugar painting that was left behind while strolling through the quaint streets.

After walking around, Ryan walked out of the town, ready to meet Uncle Nine, the protagonist of this world.

(End of this chapter)