Chapter 9 Bazaars and Shops

(Chapter 2 to, ask for collection and ask for tickets!) \(^o^)/~)

"Hurry up, move fast!"

"A big copper coin for each carriage to enter the city!"

Several guards armed with shields and daggers surrounded the chariots and said to the charioteers, while on the other side, several guards watched the Roman citizens, alone or in groups of two, enter the city of Bella.

Well, the city of Bella, like all the cities of the Roman city-state, only levied the entrance fee for those carriages and vehicles, and as for the citizens of Rome, what is the entrance fee? Can you eat it?

After Quinta and the authentic Roman came forward to explain a few words, even though the guards at the city gate were a little puzzled about the identity of Liu Qi, a guy dressed in strange clothes, they still let the two of them enter Beira City.

"Mr. Liu*, this is Bella City, then I'll return to the family first! zaijian! ”

Quinta didn't give Liu Qi any good looks along the way, even if the manor steward Gutel repeatedly emphasized the importance of Liu Qi, but for this stubborn former Roman legion veteran, Gutel, the manor steward, could not order him, the captain of the manor guard, he could only suggest.

Therefore, Quinta did not know the value of the goods represented by the bag of white salt in her arms, and hurriedly said goodbye to Liu Qi, and only returned to her family with the bag of white salt in her arms.

"It seems that everything still needs to be inquired by yourself..."Liu Qi watched Kunta's departure, opened his mouth a few times but never said anything, he just asked like that on the road and there was no result, and now it is in vain to ask the other party for help, it is better to inquire yourself.

However, Liu Qi looked at the crowded street in front of him, how can he find someone to ask about the nearest market or the price of spices, salt, jewelry, etc.? You don't have to go around looking for people to ask, do you?

"It's trouble..."Liu Qi looked at the bustling streets around him, and frowned, he was not used to talking casually with strangers, and he was not good at communication, otherwise he would not have been able to pass the re-examination even for a low-difficulty job like marketing, which only requires eloquence. But fortunately, he can understand the Latin or Greek spoken here, otherwise Liu Qi would only be able to call himself a tragedy - he can't communicate in sign language, Liu Qi doesn't know this thing.

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After trying to find a few shops to ask, but the shop owner decisively refused or even kicked out, Liu Qi began to reflect on his mistake on the street.

"Sure enough, this kind of random trial and error won't work?"

Liu Qi squatted on the side of a bluestone pavement in the city, ignoring the surprised eyes and whispered conversations of other passers-by from time to time, and began to mumble to himself, looking a little discouraged.

Well, whoever has gone through several failures in a row is a little discouraged.

However, Liu Qi also asked for himself, and went to shoe stores and tailor shops to ask people if they needed salt or spices, jewelry, etc., what was he doing if he was not looking for fun? Well, of course, Liu Qi obviously understood it later.

"Hey, man, do you want to make some money!" Liu Qi, who had learned his lesson, now planned to go directly to those professional shops, and directly asked a middle-aged white man who had just walked over, with an extremely shabby linen robe on his body, and knew that the conditions were not very good at a glance, and in order to show his sincerity, he also deliberately took out a silver coin and shook it in front of his eyes.

"Sir, may I ask if there is anything I can do to help you?"

Sure enough, money is much better than any words, seeing the silver coin in Liu Qi's hand, this somewhat down-and-out middle-aged white man's eyes lit up, and he immediately ran to Liu Qi barefoot, asking a little flatteringly.

"I want to know where the market is located, where the jewelry is found? Answer correctly, this silver coin is yours, and if you take me there, there's a silver coin! ”

Liu Qi understood what could stimulate human potential, and directly dangled the silver coin in his hand in front of the eyes of this middle-aged white man, allowing him to clearly see the pattern on it.

"Gollum... Sir, the nearest bazaar is three blocks away, and the jewelry shop is five blocks away, if you're willing to pay three silver coins, I can take you there! ”

The middle-aged white man looked at the silver coin in front of him shaking, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, stared at the silver coin with a hint of greed, and then looked at the strong Liu Qi, a strange light flashed in his eyes, and after thinking for a while, he spoke, but he asked Liu Qi for an extra silver coin.

"Yes, take me to the bazaar now, and the coin will be yours!"

Liu Qi looked at the eyes of the guy in front of him who had a beard and patched clothes all over his body that showed that he didn't have any oil and water, and he knew that his gold yuan tactic had succeeded. However, just in case there was some kind of unpleasant situation, Liu Qi still decided to put the silver coins in his hands first, and then pay this guy after arriving at the place, otherwise if this guy ran away after collecting the money directly, would he be able to find this guy in this city of tens of thousands of people?

"Yes, sir, please follow me!" Glued to the silver coin that Liu Qi had put into his arms, the white man spoke a little dryly, and looked at Liu Qi.

"Please lead the way!" Liu Qi stretched out his hand and asked him to start leading the way.

Without saying anything, the white man just looked at Liu Qi, and then began to lead the way in front.

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"Citizens, guests, come and see, this is the most haode bronze short sword, as long as a gold coin can choose any one, it is definitely your best choice!"

"Leather! Come and take a look at the leather!! On なででまでま� Just ten silver coins each! ”

"Linen! Good linen, come and see, good value for money! ”

"Honey! One gold coin and one can! ”

"Wheat! On なでで wheat! One silver coin in a pack! Check it out! ”………

To Liu Qi's surprise, the Bronze Age market of the Imperial Age was also quite lively, with hundreds of stalls selling various items to people. If Liu Qi hadn't looked at the bazaar, all the blond, blue-eyed Romans or the black-haired (??) The Romans thought they had come to a vegetable market in the Celestial Empire, but if you can ignore some of the surrounding buildings or the goods in the market, it is very similar to the vegetable market.

"Ult, this is your reward, if you can wait, then I guess I'll have to ask you to lead the way! I'm sure you won't say no, right? ”

Liu Qi immediately became interested when he saw this bazaar, he wouldn't be able to open it now, but he still had to settle the previous contract before talking about business!

“xiexie! xiexie!! The middle-aged man named Wuert put away the silver coin that Liu Qi had given him, and said with gratitude on his face, but the movements in his hand were quite fast, and the silver coin disappeared in his hand in the blink of an eye.

Liu Qi waved his hand and walked into the market with his backpack on his back, but Liu Qi didn't notice that behind him, there was something wrong with the gaze in Wurt's eyes.

"Guest, do you need linen? Look, this one on haode linen only costs four silver coins! The price is absolutely cheap, I don't believe you can look at the goods, it is definitely on the haode goods..."

"No, I want to ask, what is the price of salt here? Is there a place to sell it? ”

"@#¥%%% Go away, don't buy it, don't delay my business!"

"Excuse me..."

"This guest, do you want wheat? A pack of silver coins is definitely good and cheap! ”

“… I just wanted to ask if there's a place to sell stuff here? ”

"In this case, please go aside, don't bother me!" …

After several failed inquiries, Liu Qi decisively sacrificed the silver coin tactic (that is, first took out a silver coin in front of the other party and then asked), and found someone who was willing to point him out.

"If you only have a little salt, you can just exchange it with someone, and if you want to exchange or trade a large amount of money, you must apply to the archon in the city!"

This is what a small trader who received a silver coin from Liu Qi said to Liu Qi.

How did TMD's pig's feet in those YY novels that took hundreds of tons of goods and were exchanged for gold at once? Why are you in such trouble? Liu Qi, who was a little speechless, could only continue to ask if there was any spice trading here, and then he finally knew that there was a shop specializing in buying and selling spices here.

"It looks like I'm going to try my luck, I hope these turtles can realize the value of thirteen incense!"

Liu Qi has finally found a way now, it seems that no matter where this special thing is, he has to go to a special place to buy or sell it.

Liu Qi, who sighed with emotion, walked into the market according to the instructions of the vendor just now, and a signboard with special symbols hung on it (in fact, the signboard is painted with spice patterns, but the painting skills of the Bronze Age... Not to mention), this is the only spice shop in the market, specializing in all kinds of spices.

As we all know, spices are generally more expensive, and of course the profits are quite high, and the storefront of this shop is much more luxurious than the surrounding area.

After Liu Qi entered this shop, the other people and vendors in the market did not pay much attention, after all, to them, Liu Qi was just a passer-by who was a little strangely dressed.

But there is one person who sees Liu Qi's actions!

Ult !!

The person who brought Liu Qi to this bazaar, he didn't leave, but chose to hide to the side and watched Liu Qi keep hitting the wall, his eyes showed a trace of disappointment, but when Liu Qi took out the silver coin and asked, his eyes sparkled.

When Liu Qi walked into the spice shop, his eyes were already full of longing and greed, and that kind of gaze seemed to be eager to rush in and rob it immediately.

Wurt watched Liu Qi not come out for a few minutes after walking into the spice shop, and quickly turned around and walked out of the market, but after ten minutes, he ran back again.

However, at the entrance of the bazaar, there were a few more sneaky people dressed in rags.

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In the spice shop, Liu Qi was unaware of the changes in the situation outside, he was haggling with the somewhat fat shopkeeper in the room, and the two sides had a fierce bargain over the value of the white salt and thirteen incense that Liu Qi had brought.

"Although this unknown spice tastes good, but a pack of five gold coins is already a very high price, guest, this is not those precious spices, I must ensure that I can earn it!"

"Boss, don't be kidding, the spices you have here are far worse than these thirteen incense, but the price is five gold coins a pound, and these thirteen incense pieces cost at least ten gold coins a pack!"

"No, no, no, this price is too expensive, how about a pack of six gold coins?"

"@#¥ Nine gold coins in a pack! Do you want? Don't pull it down! ”

"Deal!"