The three of them talked and laughed, walked through the chaotic streets and alleys, and unconsciously walked to the town's market. Russell stepped on the narrow, somewhat wet dirt road, looked at the grass market in the open space in the middle of the town, and exclaimed, "This is a vibrant town!"

Seeing this, Carter said to Russell, "Russell, your family used to have a barony, didn't you come to the fair?"

Russell replied, "My family used to be set up as a defensive town to defend against the barbarians, and the people in our town all went to the neighboring cities or towns to do business. ”

They continued to stroll, and there were stalls on both sides of the road, and they were crowded. I saw that some people were selling vegetables and fruits, some vendors were selling their own hand-woven ornaments, and what surprised Russell even more was that there were people selling sugar-covered apples, which was similar to the sugar gourd in his memory in his previous life. Russell recalled the deliciousness of the sugar gourd, and without hesitation, he broke the bank and bought some.

After a moment, Carter pointed to the shop on the left and said, "As far as I know, this grain store is the fairest store in the neighborhood." ”

Russell took a closer look at the shop in front of it, a wooden house, old with the passage of time, but also clean.

As soon as the three of them entered the store, their boots stepped on the wood, and there was a "rattle" sound, which woke up the store manager who was dozing off, and he opened his sleepy eyes and said indistinctly: "Wheat, oats are a dinar a kilogram." ”

"What? In the past, these grains could buy five catties of dinar!" Bauer was shocked.

The boss raised his head and said, "Some time ago, we lost to the barbarians again, and the grain collection began again, and it is estimated that there will be a war, and the price of grain in the future is estimated to be not so conscientious." ”

The three of them asked other families again, and found that they were all at this price, so they could only admit it and buy 20 catties of grain for the wear and tear of a week's travel.

After the big purchase, Russell counted the money bags and was worried. It cost Carter a hundred, five dinars for a few days' lodging and drinking, ten dinars for food, and not enough money to buy horses.

Carter saw Russell's predicament, and said to Russell with a smile: "I don't have a horse to ride now, I will go to the horse market in a while, I will pick a good horse, and it just so happens that you gave me a hundred dinars, then I will have to choose well." ”

Russell heard the meaning of his words, but he still couldn't help but say, "Carter, this is just the money I hired you, you don't need to spend another money." ”

Carter raised an eyebrow and replied, "Can't I spend the money I've earned?"

Russell didn't know what to say, so he nodded, taking his kindness.

To Russell's surprise, the owner of the horse market turned out to be an obese and rather spectacular woman. Horses are a valuable item that cannot be bought by ordinary people. This fat female boss is very excited, looking at the three customers, she is not an ordinary person, and she will definitely make a lot of money today!

Gradually, she felt more and more that something was wrong, why did the guests seem to be absent-minded, and their expressions were cloudy and sunny?

Russell was in a worried mood at this moment, he could still afford to buy a horse, but when he asked the price, he could only buy one and a half. There was no way, he was shy in his pocket, and he could only vaguely say that he couldn't afford it at all.

Unexpectedly, after telling him about the situation, the female boss did not show a tangled look, and expressed her understanding and took him to a separate stable.

She leaned over her waist, looked at the horses in the stable, and said angrily: "This horse has been with me for a year, and no one can tame it, and feeds it wheat and beans, and eats better than men, and it still kicks people, so much so that I can only tie it here, and if you can take it away, I will sell it to you cheaply, and thirty dinars." ”

After listening to this, Russell thought about it for a while, as if he could only do this, and dragged it away left and right. When he checked out, he seemed to notice a triumphant smile flashing across the corner of the female boss's mouth.

Carter, who was outside the town, looked at the kicking and trampling horses, and said helplessly: "Russell, this horse is not for you to ride at all, and the oil and salt are not entered, you can't keep dragging it to the viscounty, right?"

Russell was thinking back to what had just happened, and when he heard Carter's complaint, he pinched his chin and thought about it.