The north wind is howling, the ground is full of frost, and it is time for heavy snow to cover the mountains.

At this time of the year, the tribes of the Adis Mountains, which stretch for nearly a thousand miles, will go out of the mountains and come to Qingyun City, which is the closest to the mountain, to exchange goods and bring out the hares, mountain deer and the cubs of some wild beasts and pickled special bacon caught in the mountains, in exchange for some necessary supplies and scattered silver for living in the mountains.

However, the opening of the market only exists in Qingyun City, mainly because Qingyun City is located in the northernmost part of the Yan Kingdom, less than thirty miles away from the endless Adis Mountains, and another reason is that the nomads living in the grassland north of Qingyun City, they will pay tribute to the Yan Country every year Some cattle, sheep and good horses, and then buy silk and grain cakes and other daily necessities from Qingyun City, and the cattle and sheep leather clothes sold by the nomads in Qingyun City are the necessities for the tribes in the mountains to survive the winter and keep out the cold, so that although Qingyun City is a border fortress, it also has a non-negligible existence in the economy。

"This lord, at first glance, you are a rich and noble minister, this is the snow lotus on the snow mountain, ordinary pharmacies have nothing to sell, there are still many medicinal materials in the mountains here, take a look?"

"Oh, this young lady, you see that the old slave has reached the age of knowing the destiny of heaven and can still deceive you, the color of this mink is smooth and gorgeous, just enough to make a shawl, and the rest of the part can also be made into a pair of gloves. If you give me a higher price, it won't be in vain for me to run out of the mountains, right?"

At this moment, there was a crowd of people outside the city of Qingyun City, all kinds of cries and sales came one after another, and there were faint whimpering of some wild beasts, compared to those tribesmen who had earned money and were ready to go into the city to exchange some wine or buy some rouge for their women, not far from the city gate, there was a young man wearing a rough robe of tiger skin with a sad face—in front of him were placed some stones of different shapes, the big one was as tall as a bucket.

Looking up at the sun shining in the sky, the young man sighed secretly, although there were people coming and going on the official road in front of him, but few people stopped and stayed in front of the young man - to be exact, there was no one, because these stones that are commonly seen in the mountains are ugly and cannot be eaten or used, and many people will look at the young people when they see the stones, and say in their hearts that some tribes of the tribe are really barbarian lands, and it is terrible to have no culture, otherwise how could they bring stones to the market to sell and bully the people in the city with low IQs.

"Su Qin, if you want me to say that you will admit defeat, and when you see Prince Ben in the future, be obedient, and then take me to the Drunken Immortal Mansion in the city to have a good meal, maybe Prince Ben will be happy to waive one or two silver from the gambling money we bet. "The person who said this was a young man wearing a robe sewn from a bobcat skin, less than five steps away from Su Qin's position, and everyone in the tribe knew this face, Hou Tatar, the prince of the Yue Luo clan, who was not as tall as Su Qin, but he was not very old but had a beard.

"Monkeys. Su Qin turned his head to look at Hou Tatar, "If you book a seat in the Drunken Immortal Building, you will pay a deposit of one or two silvers, you really have enough stomach, okay, if I win in a while, I will give you a chance to take me to the Drunken Immortal Building." ”

"You're a dead duck - hard-mouthed, how many times have I told you, don't call me a monkey, or don't blame me for going to Mu Hate Yu to sue you. When Hou Tatar said this, he stopped when he saw someone come forward to ask for medicinal materials, and he was busy bargaining and didn't pay attention to Su Qin.

And Su Qin continued to look at these broken stones in front of him, the more he looked at them, the bigger his head became, and the reason why he brought these stones to Qingyun City to sell was because of a bet he had made with Hou Tatar before, and the bet was ten taels of silver, as for the reason for the bet, it was nothing more than the competition between the princes of these tribes, the twenty-four tribes of the tribe, these princes always like to get together to bet on the competition to earn the first place, no, on the first day of the opening of the market, Hou Tatar, the second prince of the Yue Luo clan, found the third prince of the Ximan tribe, Su Qin, and said Let's see who earns more silver today? If he loses, he will give the other party ten taels of silver.

When the other princes saw this, they coaxed and said that the treasures in the mountains were nothing more than medicinal herbs and animal skins, which were more valuable than good luck, and that whoever could sell the most common things in the mountains would be more powerful.

What is the most in the mountains, the answer is naturally stones.

At that time, Su Qin said that I can't sell the stone, some of the princes laughed and some frowned, and Hou Tatar also said at this time that Su Qin, if you can sell the stone for the price, how about I lose double the amount of silver and give you twenty taels of silver?

The heart said that I was afraid that you would be abandoned by the mountain god, Su Qin looked at Hou Tatar and nodded, and said Which hunting is not more than the prey you have caught?

Why don't you gamble? Su Qin opened his mouth and agreed, first rented a carriage and pulled a cart of stones from the foot of the mountain, but this work was obviously thankless, and no one asked for half a day.

There was still an hour before the end of the bet, and Su Qin was thinking about how to sell these stones, when he heard a few shouts in his ears, "Third Prince, Third Prince." ”

"Makino, how many times have you told you? Call me Childe!" Su Qin frowned, then stared at the broken silver in Makino's hand, and his mood finally improved, "Your game is sold out?"

Makino snorted, and then handed Su Qin a hand of broken silver, as Su Qin's personal bodyguard and playmate from childhood to adulthood, Makino can be said to be Su Qin's henchman.

Taking the broken silver from Makino's hand, Su Qin picked out the largest piece and said This is for you to keep to buy wine to drink, Makino, shook his head and said Third Prince, you ...... Su Qin frowned and waited for Makino to speak, Makino smiled and changed his words and said Childe, you just take it, I am easy to blush when I drink.

Looking at Mu Ye, who was a head taller than himself, Su Qin angrily scolded and said let you take it and take that nonsense, otherwise I won't take you to Qingyun City for a while.

After saying a good word, Makino took the silver, then carefully took out an embroidery bag from his chest, put the broken silver in it, tied a small knot in the embroidery bag with a rope, put the embroidered bag on his chest again, and finally patted his chest with his hand.

"The embroidered bag that Qingqing gave you?" Su Qin smiled as he looked at Muye's solemn appearance.

"Yes. Makino scratched his head a little embarrassed, and laughed again when he remembered Qingqing's appearance in his mind, thinking that with the silver rewarded by the third prince just now, it was enough to buy a box of good makeup powder for the largest rouge perm in Qingyun City, and the rest might be able to buy some more Huadian.

"Don't steal the fun, think about it......" As soon as Su Qin spoke, he saw a scholar wearing a black square scarf, wearing a black and white Zhuzi deep coat and cloth shoes, walking over, looking up and down a few stones in front of him, and then looked at Su Qin again, and finally pointed to a strip of long stone and said How to sell this?

"This is a fine quartz stone. Su Qin opened his mouth and said nonsense, seeing that the scholar did not look like a rich man, how could he think of buying these broken stones, and then tried to say a price.

"What? three taels of silver!" Obviously, Su Qin's price was beyond the scholar's expectations, "I want to buy this stone to make a tombstone, can you make it cheaper?"

Secretly said that the first business of opening the door was too unlucky, Su Qin looked the scholar up and down a few times, Su Qin, who knew a little about the customs of Yanguo, didn't see the scholar with a mourning cloth on his body, so he asked more, I don't know what happened to this brother?

Hearing Su Qin say this, the scholar's face suddenly showed a trace of sadness, and soon this sadness turned into grief and indignation, followed by a few twitches at the corner of his mouth, and he sobbed in spite of his dignity, the man did not flick his tears, whether it was the Yan State of the alliance country or the tribal tribes, they all thought that the man's tears were a manifestation of cowardice, and the scholar's cry was desolate, and there was no trace of the graceful turning of a delicate woman, which attracted countless viewers for a while.

It's useless to be a scholar, but he has no power to bind the chicken, but he has a pen in the hills and ravines in his chest.

"Childe, how can this man look like a child, do you need me to drive him away?" Makino looked at more and more onlookers and whispered to Su Qin.

"You're stupid, this bastard is crying so desolately, others think we bullied him, and if you drive him away, we can't do this business. Su Qin's explanation of Mu Ye is not untargeted, Yan Country has emphasized literature and light military force over the years, and although there are many scholars, the civilian class in Yan Country is still very respected.

Taking two steps forward, Su Qin looked at his first customer today, and said with a smile on his face, Little brother, what is going on?

Hearing Su Qin say this, the scholar was obviously in a better mood, although he stopped crying, he was still a little sad, and only after his mood calmed down did he say that it was not because of the price of the stone, and then intermittently told the truth of the matter.

It turns out that this scholar's name is Gu Luoshu, he is a scholar of Baiyun Academy in Qingyun City, his family is poor, he has been working and studying in the academy since he was a child, and he is going to Yanguo Guodu to participate in the examination this year, and he has a few dreams last night, and he said to a few friends who are reading, and some friends said that you go to Maoshan Taoist to count it, not to mention it, and let Gu Luoshu spend a couple of silver in vain, and the result is even more difficult for Gu Luoshu to sleep and eat, it turns out that the Maoshan Taoist priest said that you don't have to participate in the examination this year, and find another way in the future, this road is not suitable for you, you think, you dream of watering the roots of dead trees is not in vainIsn't it superfluous to dream of wearing a hat and playing an umbrella? And you dream of collecting gongs and drums on the stage, isn't this obviously no show?

Gu Luoshu was a little disheartened when he heard this, remembering the grievances he had received since he was a child, and he didn't know how to get the idea of dying, and he came to Qingyun City to find a high mountain and jump down directly, but when he saw the stone that Su Qin sold, he remembered the first life of the man, and he was ready to change his way of death, even if he couldn't live for a hundred years, he would erect a tombstone that would stand for a thousand years, so he asked, it was okay not to ask, and after Su Qin asked, he couldn't suppress the grief and gaffe in his heart and cried.

Hearing Gu Luoshu finish speaking, some of the onlookers regretted and some sighed, but no one said anything, although the Yan country is economically prosperous and culturally prosperous, but with the rise of Taoism in the alliance countries, some religions that were originally called the side door and left Taoism by Buddhism began to be known and even worshipped, such as Zhang Tianshi on Longhu Mountain, who was born as a Taoist, and he is now a national teacher.

Looking at the Guluo book with a little red and swollen eyes, Su Qinxin said that the reader really admits death, and his mind turned and he said Listen to me, there is a wizard in our mountains who can interpret dreams, and I happen to be his apprentice, you see, the watering of the dead tree is not 'dry' and sweet? As for the reason of wearing a hat and playing an umbrella, is it a good idea? And the gongs and drums on the stage are not a sign that the next good show is about to begin? You can rest assured to take the test, absolutely ...... How do you say that word, yes, the title of the gold list!

Hearing Su Qin say this, Gu Luoshu thought about it carefully and said with a happy face, "Do you mean it really?"

"I swear in the name of the god of Yarrakhanshan, and every word is true. Su Qin said it crisply.

Mu Ye on the side watched Su Qin speak, frowned, and said in his heart that he hadn't heard that the stinky old man in the tribe who taught Su Qin to read could interpret dreams.

"Alright, guys, it's nothing. Seeing that Gu Luoshu's mood finally improved, Su Qin arched his hand and said to those spectators, but he secretly regretted it in his heart, he solved Gu Luoshu's doubts, and these broken stones in front of him ......

"Young man, what is the origin of these stones of yours?"

Su Qin was about to chat with Gu Luoshu for a few more words, even if Gu Luoshu didn't buy a tombstone stone, he could buy a stone casually, when he heard someone behind him ask, he turned his head and saw an old man in brocade, holding a birdcage in his hand, and the starling was shouting happily inside.

"These are strange stones. Su Qin hurriedly greeted, pointed to a piece of marble next to him with his hand, and said, "Sir, what do you look like in this stone?"

What does it look like? Makino looked at Su Qin's hand, the stone was lying on the ground, the color of the stone was half red and half gray, the shape was large and the end was small, and there were some concave spots on the stone, "A bit like a toad." Makino muttered under his breath.

Hearing Mu Ye's words, Su Qin was happy in his heart, and then said to the old man This stone is a rich golden toad, old man, you are an understanding person, let me explain it to you?

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