Once in later generations, shopping was something that Luo Kaixian liked to do, but he couldn't do.

Without him, he likes to go shopping, not because Luo Kaixian is like a woman's hobby, but because after experiencing too much killing, only the peaceful atmosphere on the street can make him feel that he is still living in the world.

And he can't go shopping, in the early stage, because of his professional characteristics, there are too many trivial constraints such as secrecy, and in the later stage, it is because of ...... What would happen to a very irritable guy who has battlefield syndrome if he saw injustice?

But in this era, it is different, the battlefield syndrome is gone, and there is no need to worry about the privacy of identity, let alone the so-called laws of this era...... After the layers of shackles were removed, I don't know how relaxed and ...... he was Comfortable

So while searching for the past and exploring the present, he didn't delay his business.

For example, when passing through the market, I pay close attention to many details such as the people in the various grain stores, the amount of storage placed on the surface, the number of shipments during the passing, and the number of individual customers.

After passing by, he screened some shops with large facades and pleasing eyes, and asked Glass to take two of his men to the door to submit a post—well...... Said to be a post, maybe it is more appropriate to call it a purchase list, and the list is simply marked with the address of the village in the city and the name of Helton, and then he Luo ignored it, and just took care of himself and continued to hang out with the people around him.

This is the first item of this shopping affair - to meet with the grain merchant, he is to choose the model of bulk goods procurement bidding commonly used by some multinational companies in later generations, as for the current Song people will buy it? He wasn't worried at all...... When he opened the door to do business, Luo Kai first paid for hard currency such as gold, silver and precious stones, and bought grain from the autumn harvest, as long as the price was right, the merchants ...... Even if it were these 'classical' merchants of the Song Kingdom in front of them, would they miss such an opportunity to accumulate wealth?

Unless there is another reason, there will be no additional changes, and Luo Kaixian is very convinced of this.

There were no less than 30 rice and grain shops in Fang City, but after leaving more than a dozen, ten copies of the post were issued, and Luo Kaixian gave up the idea of continuing.

After Glas came back to deliver the post, he asked with some confusion: "General, there are still seven or eight big stores, and there is no need to send posts again?" ”

It's rare that this guy who is so good at martial arts is interested in asking about other things, Luo Kai first wanted to guide this guy's interest, so he said directly: "No need, we came to Bianjing to buy grain, we can't hide it from those who have a heart, if those businessmen want to sell grain, they will always come to the door, the post is just etiquette, ten copies are enough, and more is not worth it!" ”

"General, you mean?" And Glass asked with some curiosity.

Luo Kaixian said: "This purchase of grain is like recruiting elite soldiers...... If there is no limit, there will be incompetent people who will come in, and the same will be true for the purchase of grain, and if it is spread all over the place, it will surely make the merchants think that we are in dire need of food...... With the temperament of a merchant, he will definitely jointly raise the price, or he will sell us as a high-quality old grain...... And Glass, are you interested in taking care of this? ”

"No, no, Lord, I can't do such a mind-draining thing!" And Grasse paused for a moment, and hurriedly waved his hand to refuse, "It's more appropriate for subordinates to be spears in the hands of generals!" ”

Whether it is suitable or not, Luo Kaixian has his own opinion in his heart, this guy in front of him is not without scheming, he is just lazy, he doesn't say anything, he eased his expression and waved his hand: "That's it, you slacker who doesn't want to move your head!" Let's go, go on, it's rare to have spare today, and there are still a lot of things to buy......"

"What do you see me doing? You're stone-headed, too! Don't hurry up, Anna and the others are far away......" was scolded twice, and Glass did not dare to retort to Luo Kaixian, so he shouted at his soldiers.

Along the market, it is really lively, and there are many people doing small businesses along the way, selling snacks and dried fruits, selling needles and threads, selling dried vegetables and bacon, and selling ...... In short, as long as ordinary people can do it themselves, they can basically see it, and even Luo Kaixian has seen traditional educational toys such as 'Nine Links' and simple 'Luban Lock' (1)......

In addition, the most conspicuous and the most eye-catching are the roadside stalls lined with peach charms and lanterns and door god portraits on half of the street, while the other half of the street is lined up with large baskets filled with truncated fingers and thick dried bamboo - no need to ask Zhang Wanniang, who acted as a guide, Luo Kaixian himself can tell that this is clearly the Spring Festival couplets and firecrackers have not yet become popular New Year items.

In the face of all this, Li Ji, the fire lady's interest, completely exploded, and ran back with Ge Rina in one hand, pulled Luo Kaixian's sleeve and began to chatter: "Husband, we want to spend the New Year here, and we want to buy more things for the New Year...... I want to bring gifts to Lingzhou, and I want to show the children novelties...... See! There are newly made Yu Lei and Shen Tu (2)! And this lantern, look, how beautiful! To buy or not to buy? ”

"Buy!" What can Luo Kaixian say?

In fact, not only Li Ji was delighted, in fact, Luo Kaixian himself, and even all his entourage were very interested in the objects on the market, including Glass, together with Anna and other four female men, all of them were very curious about this exotic thing - the ancient Greeks had Hezhestus (3), and the ancient Romans also had Minova (4), but where did this kind of novelty exist in the chaotic southern Europe of this era?

You know, Europe in this era didn't even have lanterns!

The street of Fang City is not short, about 1,200 steps, in the city of Bianjing, it is almost across the east and west half of the city, through this street, a group of people used...... For more than an hour, this is still the result of the haste of everyone, and of course, the harvest, well, this harvest is really difficult to count accurately......

When they returned to the place where the horses were stored on the street, all the purchased items were delivered to this location one after another...... Nuoda was piled up like a hill, and twenty horses could not carry it......

"God, how did you buy so much...... Husband, how to transport it back to the village? Li Ji reacted and couldn't help but sigh.

Zhang Wanniang, who was holding three or five lanterns on the side, said: "Third aunt, there is a car dealer on the right turn, hire five ...... Six big carts should be enough for ......"

"Ah, Xiao Wan'er is really smart with ice and snow!" Li Ji hugged Zhang Wanniang, who was half a head shorter than her, and cried out happily.

Obviously, this is the best way to go. Including Luo Kaixian, no one has any objections.

Needless to say, how to hire a car and other trivial matters, the time has just passed an hour, just buy some sundries, and the people who are not satisfied with the interest began to continue.

By the way, in this era, the road signage system in Constantinople had already begun to appear, like the kind of benchmarks that later European street corners erected, with several wooden signs on which the names of the streets were named.

The East is quite different.

In Bianjing City, there will always be an archway at the intersection or end of each main street, which is either wooden or stone, delicate or simple, but it is always indispensable, and the same is true for the silk and satin workshops and fat powder streets.

However, the so-called silk and satin workshop is not this name, and on the archway at the entrance of the street, it is clearly written that Zhiyun Fang...... As for the fat powder street, it is a diagonal street connected to Zhiyunfang, but the name on the archway is not as elegant as the word "Zhiyun", but simply "Shilifang", it is obvious that the meaning of this name is taken from the saying "fragrant floating ten miles".

The streets are connected to each other, elegant and vulgar, and the houses in the two streets are separated by four paths from each other - for the sake of fire prevention, so ...... It's not so much a street as a commercial area—of course, there was no such word in this era, at least not in the Song Kingdom.

Two streets in a row ...... In addition to many silk and flour shops selling cloth, there are many other shops in the area, such as ...... There are only one or two people running a ready-to-wear shop, a fur shop selling northern furs, a shoe and hat shop specializing in boots and hats, and a sporadic but richly built jewellery shop...... There is even a brocade shop with custom patterns......

Most of the goods sold in these shops did not surprise Luo Kaixian, but there were still many strange things that he had imagined, such as the royal brocade that was as brilliant as the later generations, the openwork brocade that was comparable to the lace fabric of later generations, the strange hat shops even had felt top hats similar to the Western in later generations, the high boots in the style of cowhide laces, the robe with a placket instead of a diagonal placket, the lip gloss made by grinding pure petals after drying, and the powder made by grinding pearls......

Even if the well-informed Luo Kaixian was a little dumbfounded, what could the people who came from far away from Hexi?

The word eye-opening is no longer enough, and it may be best to describe it with a colloquial saying like 'rat falling into a rice bowl'!

In the face of such a thing, even a Bianjing 'native' like Zhang Wanniang cheered - Zhang Xian is just a little scribe, how can he provide a lot of consumption for his daughter with his meager income?

As a result, this shopping and leisure trip has completely turned into a crazy shopping trip.

Fine-textured cotton and linen blend fabrics, buy!

Splendid brocade, buy!

I buy the shoes and hats which are unique in style!

A lacquer box with a simple pattern and a gorgeous pattern, buy it!

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Li Ji, who fell into madness, even wanted to move a carved Hu bed inlaid with many gems!

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Fortunately, Luo Kaixian has a large collection of treasures, and the gold and silver in them are the best international currencies in this era, so there is no need to worry about paying for it, but ...... This wandering completely shocked some proud Bianjing people, and the sensation caused was no less than the previous turmoil in the city - few Song people have ever seen someone buy goods in a store, not to mention this kind of big purchase that almost bought half a street?

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Note: (1) 'Nine Links' and simple 'Luban Lock', traditional educational toys, it is rumored that the former came from the Western Han Dynasty, and the latter was earlier, as the name suggests, it was created by Luban, the ancestor of carpenters in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and has guiding significance for the wooden tenon joint structure.

(2) Yu Lei and Shen Di, the traditional door gods, are not Yu Chi Gong and Cheng Biting Jin, Yu Lei and Shen Tu are two brothers, rumored to be the Yellow Emperor's general, who likes to make evil ghosts as food. Li Ji was originally born in Central Asia, so she was naturally used to the customs of the early Tang Dynasty.

(3) Hezhestus, the god of craftsmen in ancient Greek mythology.

(4) Minova, the goddess of craftsmanship in ancient Roman mythology.

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P.S.: Some time ago, there was some finishing work on the design case - drawing construction drawings, delayed for two days, sorry!

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