Chapter 20 Trading Area
Walking out of the auction hall slowly, Liu Rulong stood at the door, looked up at the slightly dim sky, let out a long breath, and then turned around and followed Liu Jingtao, Tang Wan and Tang Feng towards a living room in the auction hall.
Entering the living room, a maid greeted him and respectfully invited Liu Rulong and his party in.
"Your Excellency, please wait a moment, the principal will be here in a moment, and will help your lord deal with the transaction. The maid placed four cups of warm tea on the table next to them, and then withdrew with a smile.
Liu Jingtao, Tang Wan and Tang Feng nodded slightly, held the teacup in their hands, and gently sipped the tea in the cup.
Liu Rulong sat on the chair, feeling bored, closed his eyes slightly, and simply practiced. After such a long time, a few footsteps suddenly came into the hall from far and near, Liu Rulong opened his eyes and looked at the curtain that had been lifted, where a somewhat fat middle-aged man was leading two maids and walked in with a smile.
"Hehe, Young Master Liu, Mrs. Liu, Young Master Tang, and Little Young Master, a few of you have been waiting for a long time, please forgive me! The things will be sent over in a while, and a few of you will wait for a while!" said with a professional smile on the middle-aged man's face.
"What did Steward Zhao say, Steward Zhao, you are busy with affairs, where do you need to personally go out for these small things, just let others handle them!" Liu Jingtao said politely.
"Young Master Liu, you are too exalted by Zhao, Zhao is a little steward, how can you deserve Young Master Liu's false praise!" Steward Zhao's eyes flashed, and he said: "Young Master Liu, Mrs. Liu, Young Master Tang, the auction is not over yet, and I am not interested in the final Meridian Washing and Cutting Pill, so I have to leave now, and I won't look at it again?"
"Steward Zhao, I won't tell you anything, if you say that you are not interested in such a good thing as the Washing Meridian and Cutting the Pulse Pill, it is fake. But what if you are interested? Since ancient times, treasures have beckoned disaster. With the strength of our Liu family and the Tang family, although we still have some strength in this Bright Moon Empire, what can we count on the entire northwest and the entire continent? With the preciousness of the Washing Meridian Cutting Pill, even if we get it, we can keep it? Maybe it will lead to a disaster!" Liu Jingtao said with a solemn expression and a sigh on his face, his words full of regret.
"Young Master Liu said with a smile, the strength of the Liu family and the Tang family is not to be underestimated! Young Master Liu doesn't need to be presumptuous!" Steward Zhao's fat face trembled and said, "But Young Master Liu has a sentence that speaks to Zhao's heart." If it weren't for the people sent from above, I really don't know what this auction would have done!"
While speaking, the things that Liu Jingtao and the others bought had been delivered.
"Everything is here, let's see if there is anything wrong?" Steward Zhao saw that the things were delivered, and said to Liu Jingtao and the others.
Liu Jingtao glanced at the items sent over, and said: "We can still trust the reputation of Wanbao Auction House, and now we will trouble Steward Zhao to help us handle the formalities, and by the way, we will also settle the account." ”
"No trouble, no trouble. Saying that, Steward Zhao called someone to deal with the matter.
"Now that the things are in hand, then we won't bother and take our leave. Liu Jingtao and the others took the purchased items and said.
Seeing that everything had been done, Liu Jingtao and the others stood up, waved their hands, and walked straight outside.
Out of Wanbao Auction House, Liu Rulong found an excuse and walked around the street alone with two guards.
After separating from his family, Liu Rulong was full of relaxation, with a comfortable face, and magnificently took two guards to stroll around the street.
Tied with a purple and gold crown with black and thick black hair, a water-blue robe, a face as red as a ripe apple, eyebrows like ink paintings, a face like peach petals, and a pair of round and clever big eyes, Liu Rulong walked on the street, happily wanting to sing!
The two guards behind him inexplicably looked at me, I looked at you, and sighed in unison: Young, just wow...... Look at our little master, how happy!
The streets of Bright Moon City are bustling with pedestrians.
Seeing that many people on the street were walking towards a square, Liu Rulong also walked there with the flow of people.
This is a relatively large trading area.
The location of the trading area is a square not far from the Wanbao Auction House. The square is like the small commodity market in our life, with stalls neatly arranged one by one, and the owners who have things to sell or are ready to barter can put their things on the stalls. And those who want to buy, can walk through the passage.
The guards who followed behind Liu Rulong saw that Liu Rulong was interested in the trading area, and explained: "Little master, in this trading area, a large number of people come to trade every day. Warriors will use some of the things they get here that they don't need, such as the corpses of some spirit beasts, spirit crystals, medicinal materials, and various materials for forging weapons. And many merchants will also set up stalls here to buy mercenary goods cheaply. ”
Liu Rulong looked around and saw a busy scene.
Most of the goods placed on some stalls are related to spirit animals, such as spirit animal skins, spirit animal meat, etc., and there are many types. It's just that, relatively speaking, the level of the spirit beast is relatively low, and the price will not be very high.
Some of the stalls are stocked with a variety of medicinal herbs and exotic materials. Most of the medicinal materials are not of high grade, but some are relatively rare and difficult to find, and all kinds of materials are varied, and it is difficult to distinguish between true and false.
"Little Master, you see, most of the things here are relatively low-level, and some seemingly precious things are difficult to distinguish between real and fake. If it's really good, it's not far from the Wanbao Auction House, and no one is stupid enough to trade something good. In the area around the Wanbao Auction House, there are usually many shops. They only charge some high-grade things, as long as the things are good, the price is generally higher. It is similar to the meat of medium- and low-level spirit beasts and low-level medicinal materials and materials, but it is not accepted. ”
"If it is a special cargo whose value cannot be determined, the warriors can also spend a small amount of money and ask a professional to appraise the value of the goods in the Wanbao Auction House. ”
"In short, the warriors who come to the trading area are also very shrewd, and basically there is not much benefit for the merchants to earn. Of course, after the merchants have processed the goods and then sold them, they must have made a profit. ”
"For a warrior, bulky goods are not suitable for carrying on their bodies, and they can only do other things if they are converted into money as soon as possible. And for merchants, the price is generally not too low, and there will not be only one merchant here. It's just a mutual benefit for both parties. ”
"You can buy good things here, but you need to rely on your own eyes to discern them, and some things that look good are probably fake. Of course, there are also some treasures that are deceived by the owner himself and are purchased at a low price by others. So, as long as you have the eye and choose carefully, you can still find some good things to come out. ”
"Buyers and sellers trade on the basis of interest, and there is no such thing as forced buying and selling. Once the transaction is completed, there is no reversal regardless of profit or loss. ”
"Every year, there are many people who are glad that they have made a lot of money, and there are many people who have lost their fortunes. ”
Liu Rulong felt that the trading method here was quite interesting, so he walked through the passage one passage after another. When you like something, stop and look at it, estimate the value of it, and buy something that you like.
Liu Rulong saw that in the corner of the trading area, there was a small range, which was a place for bartering.
In addition, there are also some mercenaries who sell spirit beast meat and the like directly to civilians. Because the price of buying spirit animal meat here is much cheaper than in the regular market. There are many kinds of spirit animal meat, which can not only be eaten, but the taste is more delicious than ordinary animal meat, and it also has a nourishing function. Therefore, civilians who are slightly richer will also buy some spirit animal meat appropriately. Some restaurant buyers will also come here to buy goods.
The whole trading area is very lively with people coming and going.
Most of the people who carry goods are poor people who sell their physical strength, and accept the employment of merchants, and the income may also be determined according to the amount of goods moved. Liu Rulong is not very clear about this. However, it is an eternal law that those who sell their labor often do not have high returns.
Just as Liu Rulong was walking, there was a poor man pushing a wheelbarrow, because there were more goods on the cart, and he pushed it in a hurry, and hit Liu Rulong. The middle-aged patter saw that it was a gorgeously dressed child, and he was followed by two highly skilled guards, and immediately knew that he had hit the little young master of the family, so he quickly stopped the trolley and was busy apologizing to Liu Rulong in fear.
In the cities, the status of the poor is very low, and almost all of them, they can't afford to mess with. And Liu Rulong's outfit is obviously the little young master of the family, and the clothes on his body are a little dirty because of the collision. If Liu Rulong asks him for compensation, it is also very normal, even if he is killed, no one will say anything, let alone anything. In most cases, when the poor have disputes with others, it is always the poor who suffer.
Therefore, the middle-aged man who bumped into Liu Rulong apologized in a very timely manner and was also very sincere, bowing his back and saying sorry to Liu Rulong, for fear of making the other party unhappy, I just hope that the other party is in a good mood today and doesn't worry about himself. You must know that even if a poor person works tirelessly for a year, the remuneration he receives cannot buy a single piece of clothing worn by the son and lady of the family.
For those who are powerful and powerful, the poor are not human beings at all in their eyes, and it is common for them to kill people in the streets. Some people are even psychologically twisted and perverted, taking pleasure in abusing and killing the poor. With the status of the pauper, no one will stand up for them.