Chapter 21: The Brightly Lit Market
We followed Crewe all the way, through the square, into the winding alleys, and as we made our way to the market, the lights around us became brighter and brighter.
This is the first time I've seen Crewe, and I don't have any memories of him like the others, except that I know his name when I see him, and I don't have any other information about him.
But that's it, I don't have a good feeling for this man, judging by the way he speaks, he should be a very devout believer, but somehow every word of his voice gives me a sense of hypocrisy.
In my memory, almost all of Tisball, and even everyone in this world, are believers, but there are no relevant clues in my memory about what the name of this religion is, and who the gods are, and I should look it up if I have the opportunity to do so.
"Master Mechanic, due to some things, the room below has not been vacated yet, so I have to ask you to make up for the night here today." Crewe said to Oude, with a hint of apology in his tone.
Oude nodded, "It's okay, it's not the first time we've been here, it's still the place last time." ”
"Yes, Master Mechanic."
Speaking of which, it seems that this is not the first time that Ode has come to Tisball, and until I wake up from this body, he seems to have come every year, and has been temporarily living on the ground, which can be seen from Oya's reaction.
"Hey, Odeod." Ouya tugged at the corner of Oude's clothes, Oude turned his head and said suspiciously, "What's wrong?" ”
"What's underneath, I don't understand."
Oude rolled his eyes at Ouya and said, "You are still a ship pilot, I don't know this." The first two times we came, we lived on the ground and didn't even enter Tisbor. ”
"As Master Mechanic said, the Tisball you see, except for military use, is provided to outsiders and refugees without entry permits, and some polluting industrial production is also carried out here, and the real Tisball City is actually underground, but today we have to bother the two of you to live on the ground, and we will compensate you." Crewe said, pulling out a small bag from his pocket, which was full and sounded like metal.
"This is twenty copper coins, a little sincerity from the military, I hope you can accept it." Crewe smiled and handed the pouch to Oya.
Seeing this, Oude stood next to Ouya like a nerve reflex, reached out and took the money bag, and nodded to Crewe.
"Then I will accept it, and please thank the military on my behalf, and may God bless you."
"May God bless you." Crewe smiled and stopped talking.
Copper coin, there are some records in Oude's history books, it is a copper coin, made of purple paint, as the name "copper", because the raw material of purple pigment is very rare, so the copper coin seems to be the highest denomination currency in circulation in the world where Tisball is located.
At the same time, its volume is also the largest, so that twenty copper coins have a weight of almost 2 catties, and the volume of the currency will be smaller and smaller, but about other currencies, there is no record in the history books.
The towns on the ground are not big, and even the towns are a little sorry, which may be more appropriate to describe as villages. We didn't have to walk long before we reached the market. The market is located in the center of the entire residential area on the ground, and the scene is completely different from what you see during the day, and the vendors in the market have set up their stalls under the cloth sheds.
Next to each stall, an oil lamp hangs on a pillar supporting the canopy, and the goods are placed on a pile of wooden crates of similar size, next to which the vendors sit.
The market was already a little crowded with people coming and going, and people would look at me from time to time, as if they hadn't seen many robots, after all, there weren't many people who could have their own robots, especially in such a poor place, and I didn't see anything like me in the crowd.
"Wow, this is so pretty!" Ouya seemed to see something, and trotted to a stall, staring at an item on the wooden box with bright eyes. It was a pair of earrings, reflecting a faint silver light under the illumination of the lamp, the workmanship of the earrings was very meticulous, the carved patterns were beautiful and neat, and the small gems inlaid on them made the beauty of the whole earrings to a higher level.
"Oh, what a cute little girl, what, like these earrings?" The middle-aged man at the vendor said with a smile, his eyes showing kindness. I have to say that Ouya's appearance is really beautiful, and I don't think it's strange that the vendor will give a five-percent discount in the next second.
"If you like it, even if you are cheaper with these earrings, give you a seven-fold discount, such a cute little girl will wear it, so as not to bury its brilliance."
Sure enough, this middle-aged uncle really discounted, I just thought about it before, but I didn't expect it to come true, but it wasn't that big.
"What, Xiaoya, do you like this?" Oude walked to Ouya's side and said with a smile, "If you like it, my brother will give it to you......"
Before the word "buy" could be spoken, Ode looked at the price tag of the pair of earrings in amazement. On the wooden plaque next to the earrings, a large number is written.
"My God, thirty copper coins, the price of such a pair of earrings is almost enough to buy a house in some cities." Oude muttered in his mouth and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
"Oude, buy it for me, my uncle helped me get a seven-fold discount!" Oya grabbed Oude by one arm and shook it.
"Seven folds, twenty-one copper coins......" Ou De leaned over, looked at Ou Ya and said seriously, "Xiao Ya, let's take a look at other houses, there may be better ones." ”
"You are the family of this little girl, hehe, you can rest assured, these earrings are made of the highest grade royal silver, the carvings on them are also made by craftsmen for many years, and the gems are also selected to be dedicated to the royal family's jewelry, I am a traveling merchant, I got it from a friend by chance, it was originally intended to be offered to the royal family, but because the current tribute is enough, so I was entrusted to sell it, but you also know that their craftsmen have their own exquisiteness, I'm going to have to sell it to someone who looks worthy of the earrings. ”
"This ......" Oude hesitated a little, his hand touching his chin, as if he was tangled.
"Royal ornaments are rare, and they are not expensive to sell at this price, but they are ......"
"Brother, buy it for me...... Okay......" Ouya tugged on Oude's arm, and then put on a tearful look, pouting, coupled with a deliberate tone, not to mention how cute it is.
As if he had been shot, Oude involuntarily took half a step back, the hesitation in his heart disappeared instantly, and he firmly took out the twenty copper coins he had just obtained, and took out another one from his coat, and handed it to the vendor together.
He picked up the earrings, looked at them over and over again, and after making sure that they were indeed genuine, he squatted down and put them on for Ouya.
As the vendor said, Ouya was indeed very suitable for this earring, and the already beautiful face had such a decoration, even Oude was stunned, and it took two seconds before he came back to his senses.
"Oh, it seems that I am not mistaken, the little girl is indeed very suitable, haha, thank you for your generosity, may God bless you." The middle-aged uncle said with a smile.
Ouya seemed to be very happy, touching the earrings with her hand from time to time, and secretly laughing twice.
"Master Mechanic is really fond of his sister, and these earrings are not cheap." Crewe laughed.
"There are only two things in the world that are worth spending a lot of money on, one is mechanical, and the other is my sister." Oude touched Ouya's head, but this time she did not resist, it seems that the power of money is still considerable.
"The front is the accommodation arranged for you, the same as last time, it is still the innermost room on the second floor, please rest assured about the safety issues, there will be a special guard here." Crewe led us to a three-story attic at the corner of two forks in the road, which was trapezoidal, and unlike the simple dirt walls that surrounded it, the walls of this attic were reinforced with metal to make it look beautiful and sturdy.
"Your robot also has a special room, just opposite your room, there is a sleeping pod in it, people's living habits here are not the same as below, it may be a little noisy, please forgive me, then I will retire first, may God's blessing be with you." Crewe bowed deeply and said goodbye to us.
"Xiaoya, let's go in and have a good rest." Oude said with a smile to Ouya.
"There is a big bed in the room!" Ouya asked.
Oude sighed a little speechlessly, "Why do you like big beds so much, speaking of which, you will ask this question no matter where we stay." ”
"The big bed is very comfortable! You can roll around, you don't understand this, what an idiot. Ouya glanced at Ou De with the eyes of an idiot, and Ou De could only shake his head helplessly, for his sister's preferences, as a man, he really couldn't understand.
“J7。” Oude turned his head to look at me, "You can walk around here, remember to come back before the power runs out, the door to the innermost room on the second floor is a gray metal door." ”
I nodded to Ode in understanding, and the two of us greeted the guards and went up the stairs.
Looking at the battery on the wrist display, there should still be three hours to move, and I am afraid it won't take so long to look at the surrounding environment.
I thought about today's experience, and everything felt familiar to me since I woke up, and from these memories, I must have experienced the same thing, but ...... There are many places where I have different memories from what I have gotten, such as the dialogue between Oude and Ouya, some of which I have heard, but most of which have not.
And the current hostel, which doesn't evoke any memories and no familiar feelings, shows that I should really be here for the first time, what the hell is going on......