Jiang Ji took Jintong and Jiang Jun to the largest Haibao market in Quanzhou, and Chen Junzhong sent veterans to serve as shopping guides for them, telling them what kind of pearls are worth buying.

The golden boy walked along the way, saw the round white pearl and bought it, unconsciously bought a few bags, all let the entourage take it, and when he went to the market, he also caught a glimpse of a very large piece of coral raw material, he asked the veteran: "Do you think this coral is good?" ”

The coral ornaments he had seen before were all finished products, and he really didn't know the advantages and disadvantages of this raw material, if it was a good thing, he bought it back and asked the Shanggong Bureau to process it for him, and then put it in the house as an ornament.

The veteran shook his head, "I don't understand this, buying coral raw materials is the same as gambling stones, you have to remove the white film on the outside to see the color inside, and you still have to be a professional expert to understand." "Coral is not as good as pearls, pearls come out of the mussels is the finished product, a big round white and bright pearl is a good pearl, as for those pearls that are not beautiful in appearance, they are ground into pearl powder for medicinal purposes, or sent to the pearl workshop for processing and polishing, but the pearls they buy in the hands of pearl farmers are naturally formed.

The fisherman who sold coral saw that the golden boy and his party were dressed richly, and knew that the opportunity was coming, so he hurriedly promoted: "The little boy must not lose money when he buys my things, you see that this film is not thick, and it will be red when it is washed. ”

The golden boy asked the price, and the fisherman said that he would sell it to him for two hundred taels, and the golden boy estimated that if the finished coral tree could not be sold for a thousand taels of silver, he felt that he had made it, so he bought it.

As soon as he bought this big money, the surrounding fishermen and farmers waited for the opportunity to move, and they all gathered around to sell, "Childe, I only fished this pearl out of the water yesterday, look at this luster ......"

"Do you want to buy some sea cucumbers to eat? Big supplement! ”

"Childe is cute and eats fish, these are the nets I collected this morning, but they are fresh......"

The entourage was busy separating these people, and the golden boy felt that something was wrong, "Didn't you say that the fishermen on the seaside are simple?" How do I think they are as snobbish as the vendors? ”

The veteran said: "This sea treasure market is not necessarily full of fishermen and farmers, there are also some traders mixed in, and the pearls produced in the pearl workshop are mixed up to claim that they are fished out of the sea, which requires the buyer's discernment." That's why I need a local like him to guide the shop.

"Are the people who sold me all serious fishermen? Are there any unscrupulous vendors? ”

The veteran was silent for a while, and said: "I can't say for sure, the fishermen who work on the beach all year round are exposed to the wind and sun, their skin is dark and dry, their hands will have calluses, and they will have a salty smell of seawater, but those small traders will also disguise themselves when they mix in." "These veterans have been in the army all year round, and they haven't been soaked in this Haibao market every day, how can they distinguish the real from the fake, they only have some experience.

Jiang Jun said: "Then let's go to the fishing village, the people there must be fishermen, and there will be no traders pretending to be them." ”

The golden boy also wanted to go, Jiang Ji poured cold water on them, "We don't have much time, we will return from the camp in two days, and then go to Chen Palace for a celebration banquet, and then go back to Beijing, you are about to start school, have you finished your schoolwork?" ”

Jiang Jun collapsed his face, he came to the coast, and he didn't go anywhere to play.

After the group finished shopping at the Haibao Market, in a small corner at the end of the road, they saw an old woman carrying a basket of shells and selling them, but this kind of thing, in this coastal area, everyone can go to the beach to pick it up, who will rarely come to buy it. The old woman may not have a good life, and when she is old, she can't go to the sea to catch pearls and fish, so she can only pick up some shells to sell, hoping to meet some kind people and buy all her shells.

The golden boy is this kind person, and bought the old woman's basket of shells, the old woman can't speak official language, and it is difficult to communicate with the golden boy, and the old soldier is a local, and he translated it for them, which is roughly some words of gratitude.

The shells sold by the old woman are all unprocessed from the seaside, which are not as delicate and fancy as those sold in the store, and he said that he wants to bring these back to his sister to play, Jiang Jun said: "Such ugly shells, will Jing'er like them?" Let's go to the store and buy it. ”

The golden boy thought about it, so he carried the basket to his entourage, and went to visit the largest local pearl and stone shop, and bought many things that girls liked.

"You buy less, when you get to Jinling, it will be more prosperous, and you can buy whatever you want."

Jinling is the capital of the Chen Kingdom, prosperous and beautiful even more than the Zhou Kyoto, it is said that Jiangnan is a gentle township, and the little girl who wants to come so delicate and beautiful has no resistance to this gentle land. It's just that the little girl likes it, how can the two rough boys, Jin Tong and Jiang Jun, go shopping and buy things better than girls?

Jiang Jun was overjoyed when he heard this: "Then how many days will we stay in Jinling?" I also want to visit Na Qiao's house and ask them for a lamp. "In the past, the marquee he gave to Jing'er was taken away by the Grand Duke, and he sent another one.

"I won't stay for a long time, I will stay for two days at most, and I have to go to Chen Palace to participate in the banquet, and there is not much time left for you to shop."

"Shall we go to a feast too? Why don't you just go with your father? "Let the children go shopping.

Jiang Ji looked at the golden boy and said, "You can not go, the golden boy is going." ”

Jin Tong pursed his lips, thinking of Ling Xing, who was still in the Great Zhou, he should also go to see the style of Chen Palace.

After taking care of the military logistics, Fan Peige first took the Tianjin Navy to leave by boat, and Zhenguo Gong took his relatives to Chen Palace as guests, Jin Tong and Jiang Jun both returned to the south for the first time, and as soon as they stepped into Jinling City, the wind on their skin softened, and the eyes were shaking the wine flag of Wanjia, and the tip of the nose was the fragrance of sugar cakes, and the ears were filled with the soft words of Wu Nong, which was unique to the south, and even the cries of the street vendors were more pleasant than those in the north.

Jiang Jun and the golden boy sat on the horses with great interest, if it weren't for the many people watching them, they would have jumped off the horse and walked around, bought all the things they liked and brought them back to Beijing.

The officials of Chen Guo took them to the post house to rest, and there was a banquet in the palace to entertain them in the evening, Jiang Jun and Jin Tong thought about playing as soon as they got off the bed, "We are not tired, we don't have to rest, take us to go shopping." ”

Children are always full of vitality, Jiang Ji took them to Jinling City to visit, he followed his father to Jinling a few times, he is familiar with this place, took them to visit the most prosperous streets in Jinling, bought a lot of things, and took them to the Confucius Temple to worship, bought some snacks to eat, and took them back to the post house.

The two boys are still unsatisfied, always feel that there is not enough taste, don't they all say that Jinling City is a gentle township to sell gold caves, I don't feel where to sell gold, but the things here are not delicious, all sweets, eat two pieces is good, eat too much and get tired of panicking.

"If I have the opportunity to bring Jing'er here in the future, she will definitely love this place very much, everything here is exquisite." White walls and tiles, green apricots and yellow plums, every family raises flowers and swims fish, not as good as the green plants in the north, the flowers and trees here are a little more aura, no wonder this land is full of talented and beautiful people.

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