Chapter 153: The Rivers and Lakes are Slightly Lan
The further he went, the number of people was beyond Chen Jing's expectations, and he thought that there would be hundreds of people at most, which seemed to be outrageous.
There is a lot of excitement in front, and there are more stalls, which is like a market in the village, but compared to the market, the shouting is too much, and the price bargaining is all hand to ear, so that the excitement is floating on the surface, and there is a little more weirdness.
Cui Ying wanted to hold Xiao Zhu'er to find food, but Tong Daochang led the donkey with Xiao Zhu'er and went to find someone to ask about the whereabouts of her lost granddaughter.
Chen Jing walked and stopped in the crowd, he didn't see any doorway, there were many wild cultivators, but almost all of them were martial artists who had just entered the cultivation, and occasionally a few "little grandmasters" who had cultivated in the third or fourth realms walked by, without exception, they were all followers who opened the way, and followed the class, lest many wild cultivators not know that there were big people.
Chen Jing didn't know why a large number of people gathered on the edge of the grassland, spontaneously or restrained?
Expect Ye Xiu to be spontaneous and a little too unreliable, if someone is so strong, so many Ye Xiu dare not surpass, and I don't know which party has such a ability?
Walk through the wild repair market, come to the end, the number of people here plummets, and then go a little further, set up tents, some are close together, there are scattered everywhere, some of the tents are cooking under the stove, and there are clinking glasses and drinking, gambling cards and fists, leisurely drinking tea, except for the place shivering, mixed fish and dragons, everything.
The people who can go to the bottom of the tent to sit down are not ordinary people, Chen Jing doesn't want to get into trouble, so he plans to wait for Cui Niu and Tong Dao to grow out here.
A thief-eyed guy saw that Chen Jing's face was young and he was alone, so he walked over on tiptoe, coughed first, and motioned for the young brother to come over.
Chen Jing turned his head and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
The strange-looking guy leaned closer, as if he was afraid of being heard by others, and hurriedly said: "Color-bound picture books, all-inclusive." Lite text, cheap and affordable. ”
Chen Jing was stunned for a moment, knowing what business this person was doing, and asked with a smile, "How did you find me?" ”
The man opened his eyes and squinted about the same size, and said in a clear tone: "I know that my brother is good, and a person with a cold face like my brother is actually fanatical inside." Besides, we are also from here, who was not a hot butt burning kang when he was young, and he was anxious to find his mother-in-law everywhere. ”
Chen Jingzheng was thinking about how to justify one or two, Cui Ying walked over, pushed him away, skimmed him twice with his backhand, and motioned for him to hurry up.
Cui Ying rushed to the ugly monster Nunu and went to a place where there were fewer people.
The man saw that Cui Ying was tall and looked quite ...... Zhou Zheng, is it so difficult to mix the rivers and lakes of this dog day now? Even this kind of person can't find a mother-in-law, so he has to live on rouge?
Cui Ying was not polite to him, and reached out to hook his fingers.
The man knew what he meant, and quickly took out a painted book from his bosom and handed it over.
Cui Ying took it, her eyes were sharp, she scanned the surroundings back and forth, and waited until no one approached, and then she opened the booklet.
Just one glance, Cui Ying was shocked and dumbfounded.
The ugly strange man looked at it in his eyes, grinning and showing his big yellow teeth, it seems that this brother Tai knows this well, and he is a good one, and he is barely a fellow of his family.
"What's the matter, I'm good at this picture book. Although we are not printed in a regular bookstore, the illustrations are enough to compare with Danqing's wonderful hands, they are all mixed in the cauldron of rivers and lakes, and they have to eat when they live, and there are many painters who are not recognized by the imperial court, but the craftsmanship is not bad, and people can't suffocate to urine, so this is not reduced to doing business with us. ”
With a "snap", Cui Ying closed the picture book and exclaimed: "Not to mention the variety of patterns, it is still vivid, it is a good thing." ”
"Huh?" The man was stunned, this brother's voice, why does he look like a girl?
Cui Ying was holding the picture book in her hand, and it was not good to put it directly into the Linglong bag at this time, and asked in a low voice, "How to sell it?" Discounted or not? ”
The man blinked a few times, and finally shook his head and said, "Your book of five taels of broken silver, if it is exchanged for gold, it can be reduced by one percent, and I have a better hardcover engraving here, fifteen taels of broken silver, and the price of gold, which will also give you a nine-percent discount." ”
"Little family." Cui Ying smiled contemptuously and glared, "Everything on you belongs to me." ”
Skimming out two fingers and gestured: "Eight-fold!" ”
The man trembled all over, a big deal, and immediately finalized his heel and said, "Done!" ”
After Chen Jing walked away, he heard the sound of striking iron from the tent, patted the exquisite bag in the placket, the green steel sword was broken into two in Fuhuang City, outsiders saw him lightly, Chen Jing was distressed, and after recasting, he didn't dare to use it at will to defend against the enemy.
When he goes out to walk the rivers and lakes, as a swordsman, he has no sword to reveal, lacks some objects that can identify his identity, and he is always uncomfortable, which is not a big deal.
Itching for a while, Chen Jing looked for the sound of striking iron and went to take a look.
Came to the tent to build the iron shop, a few guys are working together to forge, the iron bar sparks splashed, a few people sweated, a wooden wall was erected on one side of the tent, there were all kinds of blades hanging on it, most of the swords, a few other kinds of blades, it should be to take care of most of the wild cultivators will be like this, just take advantage of it, easy to use and practical is the king, as for the bells and whistles of the blades, there is no need to think much about the simple shops in the wilderness, wild repairs are a group of poor bastards, they don't care, and few will abuse the money bag at will.
Seeing that an outsider was coming, one of the short-haired middle-aged men stopped what he was doing, wiped the sweat on his face with a sweat towel, and walked over and asked, "Brother, are you going to ask for a blade?" ”
Chen Jing couldn't say anything: "Almost." ”
The short-haired man heard that there was not much desire in his words, and said indifferently: "In this case, the brother can take a look at it, they are all hanging here, and he will speak if he likes it." ”
Chen Jing had already guessed that it was unlikely that there would be a good blade here, but looking at the goods hanging on the wooden wall, he couldn't help but feel disappointed.
It's also a business anyway, even if most of the buyers are wild repairs, they can't hang out the rusty blades.
Don't be ashamed, aren't you afraid of ruining your reputation? Will this business continue in the future?
Chen Jing helplessly pointed to a short sword that looked brand new and begged to come over and take a look.
The short-haired man took off the short sword, played two sword flowers, and boasted to himself: "Cast by a hundred steels, a few of us served for a few days and nights, and then it was forged and formed, brother, you have a good eye, this sword is with you, and it can be regarded as meeting the master." ”
Chen Jing ignored the compliment, took the short sword, flicked the blade with his fingers, and a crisp sound came out.
The short-haired man frowned, the younger generation of the rivers and lakes is getting harder and harder, in the past, he could fool the younger generations who had just entered the rivers and lakes by saying a few nice words, and a few sycophants could fool the younger generations who had just entered the rivers and lakes to pay for it.
Chen Jing has seen Meng Hao forging and repairing swords many times, although he has not learned much about the craft, he still knows a lot of tricks to distinguish a good sword.
With a flick of his fingers just now, the sound was crisp, but there were intermittent subtleties, and it couldn't be a continuous line, which was the only way to do this when there were cracks in the sword body, and in the hearts of experts, this was a waste sword.
Chen Jing naturally didn't want to be the wronged leader, and he changed several swords in a row to palm his eyes, but he was never satisfied, either it was wrong here, or it was wrong there.
After a few times, Chen Jing finally knew what the craftsmanship of these blacksmiths was, and it was just the level of making farm tools, but he insisted that he could build blades, probably because he thought that Ye Xiu was foolish, and he didn't know why he didn't smash the shop.
"How much?" Chen Jing shivered for the blacksmith, but in order to walk the rivers and lakes to make it easier for him to stand out from the public, he planned to buy a sword.
The short-haired man was a little surprised, he saw that this young man was a man who knew some trades, and the few swords he tried just now were unsatisfactory in the eyes of experts.
"Thirty taels of silver."
After hearing this, Chen Jing muttered, "Thirty taels of silver, this kind of goods? ”
The short-haired man changed his words and said: "Seeing that you sincerely want it, I will give you a moral price, twenty taels, no less, and you have to eat meat to strengthen your body, but you can't eat vegetarian all at once." ”
Chen Jing's eyes lit up, and he was about to pay for it, but his mouth was not idle, "Twenty taels of broken silver is also a lot of money." ”
The blacksmith took a piece of felt cloth and rolled up the iron sword, handed it forward, and shouted: "Fifteen taels of broken silver, I want to take it away immediately, miss this time, but there is no next time!" ”
Chen Jing was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Okay, buy it." ”
With the long sword behind his back, Chen Jing finally had the appearance of a swordsman, and said proudly as he walked: "I haven't wanted to bargain yet, but I have seen a self-chopping house, which is interesting." ”
After taking a few steps, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, looked back at the blacksmith, patted the long sword behind him, and said to himself: "This broken sword is really worth fifteen taels of silver?" ”
Chen Jing sighed for a long time, a little anxious, and it was clear that he could cut it down a little more.
The short-haired man threw the broken silver in his hand, looking comfortable, in the end, it is still the world of our old rivers and lakes, when will the young juniors suffer a lot, and then think about taking the lead.
Chen Jing returned to the vicinity of the end of the bazaar, but he didn't see Cui Niu's figure, and he didn't know where he had gone, so he just waited here.
People come and go, Chen Jing deliberately retreated to a place with few people in order to avoid the flow of people, but he was still passed by Ye Xiu who passed by all the way.
In a crowded place, it is inevitable to be stepped on a few times.
It's not as humble as the women in the city who avoid men, turn into a foreign place, and practice recklessly, and they are not yellow flower girls and reading gentlemen, so what is the hypocrisy?
Originally, it was considered peaceful, but the man didn't plan to stay, but when he saw Chen Jing carrying the long sword, he stopped and turned around.
That person was dressed in sect-style clothes, but the material was just a mortal product, and he couldn't reach the shadow of the robe, not like a disciple of the Immortal Sect, he should be a person from the Jianghu sect.
Chen Jing had a headache when he saw the other party holding a leather scabbard in his hand, if it was said that Ye Xiu liked to cause trouble, among the swordsmen and sword cultivators, there were some extreme goods, sharp weapons in hand, and the murderous intent suddenly rose, and he would cut people if he didn't agree with him.
Chen Jing naturally expects that the other party is a broad-minded master, and he doesn't have to fight for some trivial things.
However, when he saw the swordsman's playful smile, Chen Jing's wishful thinking was disrupted, so he gave up.
The swordsman crossed his arms around his chest, showed the mark on the scabbard, and asked the young Ye Xiu arrogantly, "If you collide with your seniors, just treat it as if nothing happened?" ”
Chen Jingqi said with a smile: "I haven't moved, but you haven't walked long and hit my shoulder, and you should apologize." ”
"Yo, I'm still a big-hearted lord." The swordsman raised his eyebrows, pointed to the scabbard print, and said, "Do you recognize it?" ”
Chen Jing knew that this was a consistent trick of the rivers and lakes, and before he made a move, he tried his best to gain the upper hand in words, even if it was a slanting wind, as long as he could suppress one or two points of courage on the other side.
It's a pity that it didn't work for Chen Jingfart, and the three elders in the family didn't teach him like this.
"Anyone who wants to beg for a bargain without doing anything is a manifestation of incompetence!"
"The sect behind it is bullish, what if it is up to the sky, all the disciples in the sect are all exquisite in their techniques and superb in Taoism?"
"He has a sharp mouth, he can speak well, and if he can't fight, he will fart at the top door on the other side."