Most of the luggage had to be left to Shen Changwen, and what Wu Xiaoqing needed to bring was a suit of armor, a sword, a gun and bullets, food, a water bottle, an electronic watch, and a high-end saddle bought at the racecourse.

Oh, and most importantly, radios and batteries.

In this strange world, this is their only way to connect.

Wu Xiaoqing's mobile phone is not needed for the time being, and it is left to Shen Changwen, if he goes back to the portal in the cave and returns to Earth, he can also use this mobile phone to help Wu Xiaoqing send and receive messages, or do something in his name.

In order to save the battery, the two agreed to turn on the machine every 8 hours. Then Wu Xiaoqing set off.

Following the tips of the search and rescue team in the glasses, Wu Xiaoqing found the horse trading market here.

He still remembers some of the tips his equestrian coach told him about the horses, such as looking at the horse's teeth, feeling the agility of the horse after riding, and feeling the horse's temper...... Although it was only three days of surprise study, it was also the earth of the 21st century, and this knowledge was enough for Wu Xiaoqing to show extraordinary professionalism here.

The market is very small, there are only a dozen merchants and more than twenty horses, which is all the goods of a small city.

Wu Xiaoqing looked at them one by one and came to the conclusion that everything was not very good. Most of the horses sold here are civilian and appear to be large and strong, but when they are ridden, they are particularly sluggish. It is used to haul goods or do farm work, and it may be a good and reliable helper, but it is used to escape for your life...... Anyway, Wu Xiaoqing didn't dare to give his life to them.

"War horse, war horse, this is not a war horse." Wu Xiaoqing emphasized his needs to a businessman who thought he was not satisfied with the price.

"The horses have all been requisitioned by XX, for the sake of holy war," said the merchant, "and if you must buy them, you can only visit the lord, and there will certainly be no shortage of horses in his stables." ”

Wu Xiaoqing hesitated, if he really wanted to deal with the lord, then he had to let Shen Changwen come out.

Just when he picked up the walkie-talkie and was about to speak, he saw two soldiers wearing armor walking over on the main road of the market, the armor on their bodies and the two circles on the top and the bottom large, the search and rescue team told Wu Xiaoqing that this is the symbol of the Xiaoyang Sect, if this kind of sign appears on the soldier's armor, it means that the soldier has been selected to participate in the holy war.

The two soldiers walked over and seemed to know one of the merchants, who was talking to them, and the merchant looked towards Wu Xiaoqing almost subconsciously.

Wu Xiaoqing immediately realized that he must have come to sell horses.

He walked over, and the two sides seemed to be still negotiating the price, and the businessman was afraid that Wu Xiaoqing would contact the seller directly, so he kept using his body in front of Wu Xiaoqing's eyes, and at the same time said to the two people at the seller: "11 gold coins, it can't be higher." ”

The two soldiers of the seller frowned, as if they were very dissatisfied with the price, and led the horse to leave again, the merchant looked at Wu Xiaoqing, then at the horse, and chased after him and said, "12 gold coins." ”

Unfortunately, the 12 gold coins did not make the soldier turn his heart away.

According to the market price that Wu Xiaoqing heard Shen Changwen say before, 12 gold coins can also buy a first-line war horse.

The two soldiers went to other merchants to inquire about the price, and the price they got was up to 14 - this shows that this horse does have the potential to go beyond the first line, but even if it is 14 gold coins, the two soldiers are not satisfied, according to what they say, at least 20 gold coins, for those merchants, this is a sky-high price, if it is an ordinary horse, you can buy more than half a dozen.

Wu Xiaoqing has been inconvenient to go up and ask directly because of language problems, but when they ask like this, the search and rescue team has almost mastered the terms about talking about prices, so Wu Xiaoqing naturally has confidence.

He first went up and asked the search and rescue team to say hello to the two of them, and then offered to see the horses.

The two of them looked at Wu Xiaoqing's outfit and nodded in agreement.

Wu Xiaoqing rode on horseback and walked around the market, then came down, took out three glass beads from his arms, and asked the search and rescue team to ask the two of them: "Is it okay to use these three crystal beads as 20 gold coins?" ”

All the surrounding merchants gathered around, staring intently at the three beads worth a total of 6 cents. Someone seemed to be sensitively aware of the profits, and offered to exchange the beads back on the spot - but the man who said this had no cash with him, and wanted to go back and get it.

The two soldiers couldn't figure out the price of these strange beads, but they thought they were beautiful, but they didn't dare to make a decision because they were good-looking. Wu Xiaoqing saw that they didn't seem to be impressed, so he put the glass beads back and took out three cultured pearls, which were still relatively common in ancient times, and were a luxury that ordinary people could understand.

Everyone was amazed, and Wu Xiaoqing heard the two businessmen behind him, constantly swallowing their saliva, and their breathing seemed to be short. Wu Xiaoqing carefully discussed with the two sellers: "Is it okay to exchange these three pearls for this horse?" After asking, Wu Xiaoqing couldn't help blushing - he felt like a liar who would be exposed at any time, and in front of the public, he actually wanted to exchange these dozens of yuan for the horses in the racecourse that were said to be worth hundreds of thousands of quality.

The two soldiers looked at each other, and they both understood that pearls of this size were difficult to see, even on the countess's jewelry. But they still didn't dare to accept it, because all they needed was gold, and in their minds, they only knew that gold coins had great value, but pearls were beyond their comprehension. Although at this time, the surrounding merchants were urging the two to conclude the deal as soon as possible, and they even promised to bring the gold coins immediately.

But the two soldiers seemed to bite to death, and they recognized only gold.

One of them asked Wu Xiaoqing, "My lord, didn't you bring some gold coins with you?" We urgently need some gold, even if it's cheaper, 19 gold. ”

Wu Xiaoqing has three gold coins, but this is far from enough. And he was also afraid, and he didn't dare to spend it casually. In Wu Xiaoqing's subconscious, he still wants to use these worthless things first, and only use gold when it is critical.

So he planned to make one last attempt, took back the pearl, and when he took out Shen Changwen from his trouser pocket, he explained the most precious substitute - a clear, blood-red, the size of a thumb nail, worth hundreds of RMB artificial ruby.

This time, the whole market fell silent, and the merchants quickly exchanged opinions with each other's eyes, and then suddenly one of them shouted: "My lord, I am willing to give 25 gold coins, please wait a little patiently, and I will go home and get the money!" ”

"I'm willing to give out 30 pieces! Me too, I'm going to go back and get the money. ”

"35 ......"

"32, my family lives closer!"

All the merchants mounted their horses and went back desperately to get the money, and soon there were only a few onlookers left, and two soldiers who were already amazed and did not know what to do.

Everyone around them was trying to persuade them to accept it, and then sell it to those merchants, and in the blink of an eye, they could make double the money.

Both of them couldn't help but look in the direction of the entrance to the market, as if to see if the merchants would come back with the gold coins.

Wu Xiaoqing had no choice but to accompany them and wait in place.

It only took three minutes for the first merchant to pant at the entrance of the market, shaking his huge money bag and shouting, "28 coins, I'll be the first to arrive!" ”

Then he stretched out his hand while panting, and trotted straight in the direction of Wu Xiaoqing.

The two soldiers quickly exchanged glances, and the one who had been leading the horse directly stuffed the horse's reins and whip into Wu Xiaoqing's hand and said, "As long as you want, it is yours now, my lord." ”

Wu Xiaoqing smiled, knowing their plans, but he also had no intention of making money from these dozen gold coins here, so he stuffed the gem in his hand into the other party's hand, and the voice of the search and rescue team replied through the loudspeaker: "It's also yours, the deal is done, sir." ”

Then, one by one, the merchants arrived, and some even several families pooled their money together to buy precious stones.

It's just that at this time, the owner of the gem is no longer Wu Xiaoqing, and its new owner lifted it high with a smile and pride on his face, and then said to all the merchants: "Gentlemen, now which of you has the highest price, this gem is theirs, and the reserve price is 25 gold coins." ”

The crowd of onlookers gradually surrounded the auction site, and Wu Xiaoqing was unconsciously squeezed out of the crowd, but he didn't care, and he didn't care about the movement there, he just silently put the saddle on his back and put it on his new partner, and according to what the equestrian teacher said, he gently rubbed the horse's mane and back, which was considered to be familiar with the relationship with this horse. For another silver coin, I bought a large bag of horse feed from the neighborhood. After feeding his new companion a few bites and making sure it was in a good mood, he rolled over and rode up.

"Drive!" Wu Xiaoqing gently urged the new partner, and the horse that was jogging led the breeze, and Wu Xiaoqing was in a particularly comfortable mood, even the smell of dung on the street, he felt that it was no longer so unbearable.

The auction was still going on, the price had been shouted to 48 pieces, and half of the city was attracted to the myth of these two lucky soldiers getting rich overnight.

Wu Xiaoqing, who had just run out of the city gate, didn't know that from this moment on, his story had already begun to circulate in this strange land.