In the future, whenever he passed in front of such a weaver, Zhang Zhao would stop and take a good look at it for a while, whether it was bamboo grass leaves, brown twine and twine, he would not only buy a lot of everything, but also often spend some silver to try it himself.

In less than two days, Zhang Zhao's horse was full of various bamboo and straw baskets, many of which he made by himself. Later, he couldn't let go of his horse, and Gu Yan and Jiang Lei had to let him hang on the horseback one after another.

With a bitter face, seeing the hemp shoes and bamboo baskets swaying from side to side, Gu Yan finally couldn't help but ask: "Zhang Zhao, do you feel that your cultivation is not in line with your wishes, and you plan to learn this craft and go back to make a living?"

Zhang Zhao can be said to be rich now, and even Chang Qingzi is embarrassed to ask for him again with a sum of immortal crystals he has earned recently. Everyone didn't care about Gu Yan's words, and the elders only laughed at Zhang Zhao as a child.

There are thousands of miles from Lingxiao to Xuanmu City, and there are dozens of towns and cities of all sizes that pass through on the way. Since Wuteng City, Zhang Zhao's enthusiasm for weaving things has increased unabated, but what relieved Gu Yan and the others is that he began to give away the things he bought or made up by himself along the way, and no longer hung his whole body to swagger through the market.

Lingxiao, who thought that Zhang Zhao was stopping, immediately found that he was riding on a horse, holding a handful of rattan bamboo chips in his hand, and he was busy every day. At first, I just made up a bamboo horse and rattan ball and the like to give it to the children on the side of the road, and then I made it up and gave it away when I saw something in my eyes. On this day, he made up a straw man and held it up to take a closer look, and everyone found that the straw man's appearance was exactly the same as Gu Yan's.

When he rested at night, the golden light in Zhang Zhao's mind condensed into silk, and he made up everything he had seen one by one. A few days later, as long as Gu Yan and the others casually said a name, Zhang Zhao could quickly make it up no matter what materials he had at hand. Even Chang Qingzi and several elders were aroused by him, and each asked for a straw man who looked similar to himself to play with in his hands.

It was nearly noon on this day, and a strange forest suddenly appeared in the middle of the road, those trees were tall and bent dozens of feet high, and the thin branches of the green leaves and vines hung in the air, stretching for dozens of miles without the edge. Seeing that the disciples of Lingxiao were all in reins, Chang Qingzi laughed loudly: "I have seen it, that is the Xuanmu City we are going to." ”

It turned out that Xuanmu City was actually built in this strange forest, and Changqingzi also knew about this location from the map given by the Red Maple Sect. Everyone was shocked and quickly whipped, and when they got closer, they saw that there was indeed a different world in the woods.

After passing through a passage more than ten zhang wide between several giant trees, everyone's eyes suddenly opened up, this scene is similar to other cities passing by, but the houses in this city are taller, and there is an endless stream of pedestrians. What surprised them even more was that in addition to the tall giant trees on the periphery, the entire Xuanmu City didn't even have a single city wall.

As soon as Lingxiao and the others entered the city, more than a dozen guards wearing turquoise rattan armor stepped forward to greet them. After informing the sect, he greeted them warmly and took them to the accommodation that had been arranged a long time ago.

Although Lingxiao has a close connection with the Red Maple Sect these days, even Chang Qingzi has never been to Xuanmu City. Gu Qianzhong and several elders each found a quiet room to rest. Zhang Zhao and a group of young disciples were discussing where to go shopping, and Lu Junjie and Long Xiyang had already heard the news.

Several female disciples were in the carriage all the way, and it was inconvenient to move around when they arrived in Xuanmu City. Lu Junjie stayed here to chat after meeting Changqingzi Mo Wen. Long Xiyang was excited, but he took Zhang Zhao, Gu Yan and a group of male disciples to play outside.

"No matter what you like today, it's always me who treats you. Long Xiyang proudly said on his own turf: "If anyone spends a penny of silver, it will not give me Long Fourteen face." ”

Zhang Zhao and the others thought that Long Xiyang was going to take everyone to eat and drink for nothing, and they were a little awkward in their hearts. After walking through a few shops, I found out that he really paid for a treat out of his own pocket. Whether it was something fresh or delicious or some gadgets, although the people in the shop recognized him as the young master of the Long family, Long Xiyang still paid a lot of money.

This made everyone's hearts change their opinion of this fourteenth young master who looked frivolous with pimples on his face. Although he didn't spend much money before and after, his bold temperament really made Zhang Zhao and others like it.

Long Xiyang saw that Zhang Zhao hadn't bought anything all the way, and couldn't help but get anxious: "Brother Zhang Zhao, I went to Lingxiao twice and ate a lot of things from you, how can you let me return the favor." It doesn't matter how many you choose. ”

Zhang Zhao didn't shirk it, and chose a bunch of small things made of rattan straw to carry in his hand. Long Xiyang was a little surprised: "Why do you still like these things, Brother Zhang Zhao?"

Gu Yan replied for Zhang Zhao with a smile in the back: "Senior Brother Long, don't you know, Zhang Zhao plans to rely on this to support his family in the future." He's made up a lot better than that. Even the look on our faces can be the same. ”

Long Xiyang casually responded as a joke, raised his hand and pointed to a tall building in front of him: "Everyone, go eat something, that's the most famous Guiyun Building in our Xuanmu City, let's have a few drinks, and I'll give you a pick-up." ”

In front of Guiyun Building, the guy at the door had already recognized Long Xiyang: "Fourteenth Master, please sit inside, what do you want to eat this time?" Long Xiyang waved his hand boldly: "Give me two tables of the banquet of the middle grade Xianjing, and I will invite these brothers to have a good drink." ”

"Okay. The guy promised to go back and prepare, Lingxiao and everyone trembled in their hearts when they heard it, a table of wine was going to eat a medium-grade immortal crystal, except for Zhang Zhao, there was no shortage of immortal crystals among them, even if it was Gu Yan and a few of their chief disciples, there was only one medium-grade immortal crystal in a year.

In fact, for Long Xiyang, these two medium-grade immortal crystals are not decimals. The Long family has a very strict family education, and in addition to eating and drinking at home, each of them only has one flower of high-grade fairy crystal every year. Long Xiyang is usually lavish and has no way to make money, so he relies on Long Xi'an, a fellow mother, to help some of his talents, barely enough to spend.

After finding two tables, everyone sat down, and Xiao Er served tea and snacks. Before their dishes could come up, the figures at the door flickered, and two brocade-clothed men walked in with a few old men.

"Yo, the thirteenth master, the sixteenth master, it's the two of you who are here, and Master Liu and Master Li are also together, please come inside." As soon as the shopkeeper saw that two more sons of the Long family came in with several big merchants in the city, he hurriedly got up and greeted him.

"The banquet of the top-grade immortal crystal will set a table for us...... A round-faced boy in front of him looked up and saw Long Xiyang a little surprised: "Fourteenth brother, what's wrong today? You also came to Guiyun Tower for dinner?"

Long Xiyang's face was a little strange when he saw the two of them coming in, and after listening to this person's words, he replied in a deep voice: "Brother Thirteen, I brought a few friends to drink some wine, and we are still busy with our own affairs......

"Hahaha...... , Brother Fourteen, do you dare to come here to drink, aren't you afraid that you won't have the money to pay the bill for a while?" The young man next to the round-faced boy raised his thin eyebrows and looked contemptuous: "I think it's more appropriate for you to go to the drunken Xiangju, and you will only have a low-grade immortal crystal after eating for a day." ”

"Long Xicheng, what do you mean by this?" Long Xiyang's question did not make the young man with thin eyebrows restrain a little: "I mean, don't force yourself if you don't have money, a place like Guiyun Tower is not something you can come to if you want to." ”

Long Xiyang was just about to have a seizure, and the round-faced boy waved his hand: "Forget it, Xicheng, we still have business." He arched his hand at the old men behind him: "A few uncles, please go upstairs first, and the seventh brother will come in a while." ”

With a light snort in his nose, Long Xicheng whispered sarcastically as he walked by: "If you can only sit downstairs in Guiyunlou, it is better not to come." After saying that, he and the round-faced boy who didn't look back accompanied a few old men upstairs.

Long Xiyang sat there, his face was blue and red for a while, and he turned his head to look at the shopkeeper and shouted, "Shopkeeper Yang, change our two tables upstairs." The shopkeeper hurriedly persuaded: "Fourteenth master, why bother fighting with your own brothers, your wine and food are here." ”

As soon as he slapped the table, Long Xiyang felt that every pimple on his face was on fire: "I said go upstairs and go upstairs, isn't it just two high-grade immortal crystals, are you still afraid that I can't afford to give it?"

Shopkeeper Yang reluctantly called Xiao Er to lead everyone upstairs, and after Long Xiyang sat down, he raised his voice and shouted: "Whatever they want over there, we will come here." Zhang Zhao and the others didn't know what entanglements there were between their brothers, so they had to pour tea and eat snacks and talk casually.

After sitting for a while, there was a sound of footsteps on the stairs, and a young man in brocade with a ruddy face and sharp eyes slowly walked upstairs with four old men. They greeted the first few people warmly, and after sitting down, Long Xicheng leaned over and whispered a few words in the ear of the young man in brocade.

"Fourteenth brother, don't be like sixteen, what's the big deal about a joke between our brothers?" Long Xiyang listened to the words of the boy in brocade and got up and saluted: "Seventh brother, I didn't fight with him, I just wanted to accompany these friends to taste the wine and food of Guiyunlou." ”

Seeing that Zhang Zhao, Gu Yan and the others were all dressed in coarse cloth clothes, and there were piles of miscellaneous things on the table that could buy a bunch of dozens of taels of silver, the young man in brocade smiled lightly: "That's good, let's eat our own first, and then talk about it when we go home." ”

The wine and food on both sides gradually came up, and Long Xiyang, Zhang Zhao and others pushed their cups and changed their glasses to eat and drink. The young man in brocade was discussing things with a few old men, and the tables were not too far away, and they didn't deliberately avoid it, Zhang Zhao faintly heard that they were all buying and selling clothes.

The upstairs banquet requires a high-grade fairy crystal for a table, and all kinds of dishes are naturally exquisite and delicious, and everyone is full of praise, although Long Xiyang holds the façade, thinking about these two tables is about to eat all his belongings.

At this time, the business over there was almost discussed, and the young man in brocade turned around and shouted: "The taste of this wine is too light, shopkeeper, don't you still have a full house here, bring us a jar." ”

After a while, Xiao Er came up with a jar of wine and filled the cups for the guests at the table. A rich aroma of wine emanated, and several old men raised their glasses and nodded in praise: "It's really good wine." ”

Long Xiyang was angry when he saw it: "Shopkeeper, why don't we change the wine here?" Without waiting for the shopkeeper Yang to reply, Long Xicheng laughed: "Brother Fourteen, this good wine is extra money, five medium-grade immortal crystals and one jar." He sighed narrowly: "You don't usually come here, but don't blame my brother for not reminding you." ”

Long Xiyang was immediately deflated after hearing this, it was not easy for him to make up two high-grade immortal crystals, and it was really impossible to pay the bill with two jars of wine. He looked at Zhang Zhao and the others with apologetic eyes, and was about to admit silently, when he saw Zhang Zhao standing up with a smile on his face: "Shopkeeper, is there any wine left? ”

Long Xiyang's heart sank straight down, he thought that Zhang Zhaozhun had misunderstood what he meant. Shopkeeper Yang did not order to change the wine, but asked tentatively: "Fourteenth master, look at ......." Long Xiyang gritted his teeth: "Brother Zhang Zhao said that we will change it, and the shopkeeper, bring four jars of wine." ”

The full hall is produced by the White Jade Villa in the Xuantu Domain, and it is one of the several famous wines on the five Xuan, and the price of one jar of five medium-grade fairy crystals is also amazingly high.

Since Long Xiyang spoke, Shopkeeper Yang had no choice but to let Xiao Er come up with wine. There were more than 20 people at these two tables, and the four altars were full of alcohol, and each person drank a fine drink after no more than three or five cups. Zhang Zhao saw that everyone was still unsatisfied, and greeted Shopkeeper Yang with a smile: "This wine is really good, a few more jars." ”

Ever since Zhang Zhao stood up to ask for wine, several old men at that table focused their eyes on him. If you dare to treat a full house of alcohol as an ordinary drink, if you are not a madman, you must have unusually strong financial resources.

Shopkeeper Yang has read countless people, and naturally he can see that Zhang Zhao is doing this to help Long Xiyang earn back face, he silently waved his hand to let Xiao Er hold a few more jars of wine, and he was also guessing Zhang Zhao's identity in his heart.

Lingxiao and everyone came to Xuanmu City this time, although they all changed into clean and new clothes, but no matter the style and fabric, in the eyes of these big merchants who have seen all the luxurious clothes, it is still indescribable. Among them, an old man in a brown robe turned to look at Zhang Zhao a few times, but his expression changed.

The old man stood up and walked slowly towards Zhang Zhao and them, and noticed that someone was close Zhang Zhao looked back, and saw that the old man in the brown robe was staring at the clothes on his body carefully, he got up and saluted: "This old man, I don't know what advice you have?"

The old man in the brown robe smiled on his face: "This son, Shen Zhaoting of the Old Decay God Needle Pavilion." I saw that the clothes on your body seemed to be made by my Divine Needle Pavilion, so I came to take a look. Zhang Zhao was stunned, he thought about the origin of this set of clothes and replied casually: "It was given by someone else, and it fits very well, Uncle Shen, your craftsmanship is really good." ”

What he said was the truth, after he got this dress from Jiao Jianzhong, he experienced a lot of bloody battles and was not damaged, and there was a lot of medicinal blood in the blood pool of Baoxiang Temple, just wash it in the lake water and it was as clean as ever.

Shen Zhaoting's heart shook like a river and a sea, and he was really familiar with the clothes on Zhang Zhao's body. Being able to take over as the shopkeeper of the Shenzhen Branch Hall from Luosang Town to Xuanmu City also has a lot to do with this business. A few months ago, he had personally delivered the outfit to the mysterious guest.

He never understood why clothes worth two of the best immortal crystals were made so ordinary. Although the materials used are the finest, the guests must ask for an unremarkable look. At this time, when he saw Zhang Zhaohun wearing it uncaringly, he suddenly realized.

In front of him, Zhang Zhao lightly asked the shopkeeper to send a few jars of alcohol to help Long Xiyang support him, and the old shopkeeper Shen felt that his idea was right, Zhang Zhao must be the queen of a wealthy family who deliberately did not want the younger generations to be public. Otherwise, as Long Xiyang, how could he invite a group of people like them in ordinary clothes to come to Guiyun Tower to drink.

Zhang Zhao saw that Shopkeeper Shen stared at him without saying a word, and thought that the answer just now did not satisfy him: "Uncle Shen, this dress is really good, I have been thinking about making another set to replace it." ...... are you?"

Hearing this, Shopkeeper Shen became more and more sure of his guess: "This son, no matter when you need it, the old man will definitely do it." He arched his hand with a kind expression: "You and Young Master Long are slow to use, and ask the elder who gave you clothes to be okay." ”

Zhang Zhao listened to it for a while, thinking that the elder was really not very good. Several old men at the table over there also felt incredible about the respectful attitude of the shopkeeper Shen, and Long Xicheng snorted with a cold face: "I see how long you can hold on, don't you have to give money when the full hall is cold water to drink?"

Shopkeeper Shen said goodbye and went back, Zhang Zhao sat down, he looked down at his clothes, and compared Long Xiyang's embroidered dragon brocade robe with Gu Yan and others' Lingxiao cloth clothes, and felt that there was indeed a big difference.

"Uncle Shen, please stay. Hearing Zhang Zhao's greeting, the shopkeeper Shen was very surprised, and he turned around and came back again: "This son, I don't know what else you have to order?" The three young masters of the Long family on the table over there all laughed secretly when they heard this, thinking that this shopkeeper Shen had not been in Xuanmu City for a long time, and he really couldn't tell the difference between the noble and the low, such a country boy who carried a few taels of silver and rattan weaving everywhere could also be called a son?

Zhang Zhao turned around and pulled a chair: "Uncle Shen, please take a seat, I still have something I want to ask." Shopkeeper Shen was happy in his heart, and sat down next to Zhang Zhao with a smile on his face: "That's really an honor, of course the old man knows everything." ”

Zhang Zhao pointed to the clothes on Gu Yan and the others: "Uncle Shen, we came all the way from Lingxiao to participate in the Panlong Society, is there anything wrong with such clothes? ”

Shopkeeper Shen looked around at the clothes of the Lingxiao disciple and smiled at Zhang Zhao: "Since the prince asked, the old man will tell the truth, it is indeed a little inappropriate for your fellow sect to dress up like this to participate in the Xuanmu Festival. ”

He pointed to the brocade robe on Long Xiyang's body: "Take Young Master Long's robe as an example, it is cut from the above good brocade, which is soft and wrinkle-free. The gold thread embroidered dragon sewn edge, the jade belt ring body, the front and back left and right four pieces of robe wrapped but not tight, no matter whether you sit there is no hindrance. The appearance is gorgeous and decent. ”

"The clothes of your fellow door make people look like they usually wear when walking outside, although they are clean and neat, but the fabric is inevitably a little rough, and they are all short clothes without robes. The old man thought it was still too simple, not like a distinguished guest, but like a ......" Shen shopkeeper said here and smiled: "The latter words are a little disrespectful, and the old man really can't say it." Please forgive me. ”

"What's so unspeakable about this?" The people at the table over there had been listening to them with their ears open, and Long Xicheng raised his thin eyebrows and smiled back and forth: "No matter how you look at it, they are all a group of countrymen, and even our servants here who serve tea and water are dressed more decently than you." ”

"I said shopkeeper Shen, what nonsense are you talking about with them?" The round-faced thirteenth prince of the Long family couldn't help but laugh and said: "They can't understand that, even the clothes on the fourteenth brother are still set by our brothers before." ”

Shopkeeper Shen turned around and smiled at them, but he didn't stand up: "Childe, in the opinion of the old man, you should change into decent clothes, so as not to misunderstand." He lowered his voice a little: "People rely on clothes, Buddha relies on gold, and this is especially true in places like Xuanmu City." ”

Zhang Zhao's heart suddenly became clear, and he got up and saluted to the shopkeeper Shen: "Thank you Uncle Shen for your advice, the younger generation understands now." The shopkeeper Shen was just about to say a few polite words when he continued: "May I ask Uncle Shen, if we ask you to make some decent clothes now, I don't know if it will be too late." ”

Shopkeeper Shen thought for a while: "There are nearly 100 craftsmen in my Divine Needle Pavilion in Xuanmu City, but there are still three days left in the Panlong Society, so there should be no problem in making a few sets of clothes, I don't know what style Gongzi wants to do, what kind of fabric to use?"

Zhang Zhao looked at the robe on Long Xiyang's body: "Brother Fourteen is like this, I want to make thirty or forty sets, do you see if you can do it?" Hearing his words, the three sons of the Long family over there couldn't help laughing, and Long Xicheng shouted loudly: "Brother Fourteen, where did you come from, that body is worth five high-grade immortal crystals, should he be the money for a few jars of wine?"

Shopkeeper Shen didn't care about Long Xicheng's words at all, he calculated carefully: "It should be about the same, I will borrow some more people from a few shopkeepers to ensure that I will not disappoint you." Zhang Zhao bowed and saluted: "Thank you, Uncle Shen, will I give you the money to make clothes now?"

Shaking his head again and again, a smile bloomed on the old face of the shopkeeper Shen: "Childe, what are you talking about, with the last transaction, can I still trust you?" He calculated the time: "Before nightfall today, I will personally bring someone to you, measure the size of your clothes, and then go back to the overnight tailor, and ask you to complete it before the Panlong Meeting." ”

In a few words, the clothing trade of more than 200 high-grade immortal crystals was finalized, and before the three sons of the Long family could react, several old shopkeepers in Xuanmu City secretly regretted that they had looked away.

They all stood up to welcome the shopkeeper Shen who was full of spring breeze and came back and sat down: "Shopkeeper Shen, you still have to take care of my brother in this business, the silk cloth I have there is all first-class goods." A long-bearded old man also accompanied the smiling face: "I have received a lot of new skins, Brother Shen, you must not forget me." ”

During the back and forth of the shopkeeper Shen, several shopkeepers understood that this matter was definitely not groundless. Although the kid on the table over there looks dressed in a country dress, how can he be an ordinary person if he can make the branch shopkeeper of the Divine Needle Pavilion greet him so attentively.

"Shopkeeper Yang, today's tables of banquets are all counted in our Divine Needle Pavilion account. Shopkeeper Shen nodded and smiled at the three dragon princes on the table, then stood up and arched his hand at Long Xiyang: "Just ask the three young masters and the fourteenth young master to give a face, and let the old man do this." ”

The profit from the sale of five top-grade immortal crystals and clothes is not small, and the three young masters of the Long family have also made a lot of benefits in the past two years. The shopkeeper Shen figured out the reason why Zhang Zhao came out for Long Xiyang, and pushed the boat down the river to propose such a method that flattered both sides.

Neither Long Xiyang nor the three young masters of the Long family over there expected that things would be such a result. Shopkeeper Yang, who had been worried in his heart, happily agreed. Long Xiyang looked at Zhang Zhao, who had a calm face, and was secretly grateful: "Then Xiyang will thank the shopkeeper Shen." ”

After Long Xiyang and Lingxiao, who were full of eyebrows, and Lingxiao and the others left Guiyun Mansion after eating and drinking, Shopkeeper Shen and several old men also said goodbye and left. Long Xicheng, who wanted to watch a good show, was disappointed: "Seventh brother, where did Long Fourteen find such a rich friend?

The boy in brocade shook his head: "Impossible, it seems that we really underestimated that country boy this time." He suddenly smiled: "I don't think that kid has seen much of the world, don't we just like such a rich and stupid guy with a pocket in his pocket?" he and the two brothers looked at each other, and the three of them laughed tacitly.

(End of chapter)