Ten days later.

Chen Yun finally saw the appearance of Xigou City.

It is a huge city with rammed earth walls.

The walls are towering and the lookouts are majestic.

The city gate is open, and from time to time there are pedestrians rushing in and out, bustling and noisy.

As far as the eye can see, this majestic city is eleven or twelve miles long and seven or eight miles wide.

Chen Yun estimated that the city covers an area of 234 square kilometers.

According to the third master, Xigou City was only a city under the rule of the Qin State, and there were about 500,000 people living in it.

This made Chen Yun very surprised.

Xigou City is just a city, not even a "county", let alone a "county".

The "city" of the Qin State is equivalent to the modern social county.

"County" is roughly like a prefecture-level city.

"County" is a province.

An ancient "county-level city" is as big as Xianyang, the capital of the Qin Dynasty in memory?

The population is still almost equal?

Chen Yun really couldn't understand this "magic world" more and more.

And that's not what surprised him the most.

The thing that Chen Yun was most surprised about was that not far from Xigou City there was a mountain range that might be bigger than Huaxia in his previous life.

The mountain range reaches into the sky, as if it is hundreds of thousands of meters high.

And this mountain range is the legendary Zhongnan Mountain where the gods live.

There was another point that he was puzzled about.

Along the way, I saw many villages.

The villages, large and small, have several shrines.

It is not uncommon to have shrines.

Chen Yun was puzzled by the fact that the largest shrine in each village was Laojun Temple, and then there were other shrines, such as the Eight Immortals Temple, the Jade Emperor Temple, and so on.

Generally speaking, the beliefs are different, and the sacrifices to the gods are often different, not to mention that there is a Laojun view in every place.

Follow the flat bluestone pavement.

The city is very lively.

"Sell straw sandals! The best straw sandals cost only 10 cents! ”

"Don't miss it when you pass by, some refreshing and delicious winter dates?"

"How do you sell this crown comb?"

"Uncle, two oil cakes."

Chen Yun could see that both sides of the street were bustling with all kinds of vendors and customers, shouting and bargaining, making the whole city full of life and vitality.

The dense shops and a dazzling array of goods make people dizzy.

Several teenagers in the car saw such a lively scene for the first time, and they were all a little timid and silent, staring at both sides of the street with wide eyes.

Subsequently, Chen Yun walked through the most lively city center and saw the old monarch temple sitting like a palace.

Finally, after about half an hour of travel.

The donkey cart stopped at a relatively sparsely populated "people's market" in the west of the city.

It's a place that's a bit like a small commodity market.

Look inside along the entryway.

There are countless shops with "tooth lines" written on them.

Chen Yun could clearly see that there were many boys and girls sitting at the door of the "Jiang Ji Ya Xing" near the door.

These boys and girls are all next to the wooden planks with price tags.

For example, the young man with a tiger head and a tiger brain who looked very strong was priced at fifteen taels.

The other teenager with a relatively thin and dirty body was only ten taels.

On the contrary, it was a goose-faced little girl with a relatively high price tag, a full twenty taels.

There are also several well-dressed and beautiful women sitting in the tooth shop.

There was also a price tag next to these beautiful women, and one of them even had a price tag of eighty taels of silver.

That's not the most expensive though.

The most expensive thing Chen Yun saw was a middle-aged man with a sloppy face, and the price was as high as 1,000 taels of silver!

"Don't look at it, the women in it are all the daughters of the family that was raided and exterminated, and you can't buy them home if you have money."

The third master glanced at the young men.

Then he jumped down from the donkey cart and said, "Come in with me." ”

Chen Yun let out an "oh" and got out of the car with three or four teenagers.

Go all the way to the inside.

Come to the innermost shop in the human market.

The third master took out the key and opened the door, "Come in." ”

A musty smell came.

Chen Yun looked inside and found that this shop may cover an area of one or twenty square meters.

At this moment, he finally understood why the third master would spend one or twenty days traveling back and forth to a small mountain village to sell people, and the scale of the co-authorship was very small.

……

Three days passed in a flash.

During this period, the three or four teenagers who came together were all picked and bought.

The tall and thin boy sold for fourteen taels.

The dark-skinned boy sold for eleven taels.

There were two other teenagers who were thinner and weaker, and they were sold for nine taels and eight taels and five cents respectively.

Only Chen Yun's asking price is relatively high, and no one is willing to pay a high price for the time being.

In other words, the third master saw Chen Yun's ability to do accounts and was unwilling to sell.

It was noon that day.

There were only two people left in the shop, Chen Yun and Sanye.

The third master looked at the account book and said with appreciation: "You have done a very good job in this account, and it is really not a loss to spend twenty taels of silver to buy you back." ”

Chen Yun smiled and didn't speak.

The third master said again: "I'm thinking, if I want to train you, and I will sit in the hall for me as a shopkeeper in the future, and I will go to the countryside to collect children." ”

Chen Yunzhi is no longer a human trafficker, and responded vaguely.

While chatting, a Taoist priest dressed as a young man walked in at the door.

As soon as the third master saw this Taoist priest, he immediately stood up and walked out to make a salute, "I've seen Wang Xianchang." ”

The young Taoist priest, who was called the chief of the royal road, was very polite, and replied: "The shopkeeper is polite." ”

Hey?

He is a Taoist priest.

It seems to have a lot of status.

Chen Yun's heart moved, he thought of the way here a few days ago, the third master told him that the current world monks and Taoists have a high status.

The third master stammered and invited Wang Xianchang to sit down, and said, "Xianchang, sit down for a while, and I'll take some pastries." ”

"Thanks to the shopkeeper's kindness, there is no need for pastries." Wang Xianchang explained his intention after refusing, "I see that the junior brother of the Chinese Medicine Garden has been dismissed after the five-year period, so I want to find a new long-term worker, those long tools were bought from your dental store and brought back, so I thought of you again this time, to see if there is a suitable candidate." ”

"Wang Xianchang, you are so merciful, other people's buyers and servants are called for a lifetime, and your Ningyang Cave Missionary Temple not only does not sign the deed of sale when you buy people back, but also give you money every month, and after five years, you will also give dozens of taels of silver to be dismissed, which is really compassionate."

The third master didn't know whether to praise or praise sincerely.

As he spoke, he glanced at Chen Yun, obviously not wanting to sell it, so he said euphemistically, "It's a pity that I only have a thin boy here for the time being, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for you to be qualified for the position of the director of the Chinese Medicine Garden, why don't you go to other places to take a look?" ”

Hearing this, Chen Yun sighed in his heart, vaguely knowing that the third master didn't want to sell himself to others.

Normal traffickers seek money, but they are still businessmen in essence, and regardless of whether the goods are defective or not, they will definitely sell them.

However, just now, the third master not only did not sell, but also took the initiative to belittle the goods, obviously not wanting to sell them.

Chen Yun thought about it carefully and knew what was going on.

Not surprisingly, it must be that he has outstanding ability to do accounts in the past two days, and the third master has a heart of love and wants to let himself inherit his mantle.

No matter how bad it is, as I said at the beginning, I want to keep myself by my side as a bookkeeper or shopkeeper.

He never thought of being a human trafficker in ancient times, so he was naturally unwilling to stay here.

It's just that the third master doesn't want to sell himself.

If this goes on for a long time, I'm afraid I can really only survive with grievances.

Chen Yun knew that he couldn't compromise like this, and he had to find a way to escape as soon as possible.

Wang Xianchang glanced at Chen Yun, then retracted his gaze and said, "Well, it's a little thinner, so I'll look elsewhere." ”

After saying that, Wang Xianchang turned around and wanted to leave.

Chen Yun learned that monks and Taoists held a high status in this world.

In addition, the third master just called the other party "Wang Xianchang".

Chen Yun estimated that the other party might really know some unpredictable "immortal arts".

Perhaps this Immortal Wang was the opportunity to help him escape from this place.

How could he miss this opportunity?

"Immortal Chief, stay here!"

Chen Yun hurriedly shouted.

The third master's face changed, and he scolded Chen Yun for the first time: "Shut up! ”

"Eh, don't scare the little friend."

Wang Xianchang had a good temper, and when he turned around, he also asked the third master not to scold Chen Yun.

The third master only promised to claim "yes".

Wang Xianchang looked over and asked with a smile, "Xiaoyou, what's the matter with you shouting about the poor road?" ”

Chen Yun knew that there was only one chance to convince Wang Xianchang to buy him.

If you can't convince me, I'm afraid you will be cleaned up by the third master tonight.

The thought raced through his mind, and he soon knew what to say.

Chen Yun said: "Immortal Chief, I am literate. ”

Yes, he only said that he was literate.

This may seem ridiculous to people in modern society.

After all, everyone has attended nine years of compulsory education.

What's so strange about literacy?

But in ancient societies, literacy was a remarkable thing.

Because not everyone can afford to go to school!

He had seen this world of characters before and knew that it was "traditional Chinese characters", and he might not be able to understand each word by one, but there was no problem connecting them.

It is said that the script used before the Qin State was not "traditional Chinese".

The reason why "traditional characters" are now used is entirely because the suzerainty has implemented it, and other dominant and dependent countries have to use this script.

Therefore, Chen Yun wants to gamble, betting that Wang Xianchang cherishes literate people more than strong people.

The third master frowned even more, after so many days of contact, of course he knew that Chen Yun was literate.

A "master of arithmetic", and literate.

This is also the main reason why he is reluctant to sell Chen Yun.

Wang Xianchang was obviously stunned for a moment, and asked curiously, "Are you literate?" ”

Chen Yun bowed slightly: "Yes." ”

Wang Xianchang became interested, glanced at the counter, then picked up an account book and opened it, handed it over and said, "Read it and I'll listen to it." ”

The third master Tie Qing looked at Chen Yun with a face.

Looks like the bet won!

Chen Yun was happy in his heart, but his face was still calm.

He stretched out his hand to take the account book, and read without saying anything humble: "On the ninth day of the first month of December, one person enters the small house Zhao Shi, which consumes seven taels, and December 20, and out of the small house Zhao Shishi, receives fourteen taels, and December 20...... Chen Yun, twenty-two ......"

Chen Yun read all the contents of this page of the ledger in one go.

The more Wang Xianchang looked at it, the more satisfied he became.

The third master's face became more and more ugly.

He seemed to have a premonition that he couldn't keep Chen Yun, a senior talent.

At the end, Chen Yun finished reading, and he glanced at the third master and Wang Xianchang, afraid that just showing literacy was not enough to make Wang Xianchang spend a lot of money to buy himself.

He thought for a while, and deliberately said, "Third Master, I have made a mistake in total. ”

The third master looked puzzled and said, "What's wrong?" ”

Wang Xianchang looked at it.

Chen Yun saw Wang Xian's face full of curiosity, and he knew that he had to let the other party understand.

He organized his language and said in a clear manner: "You bought me, Zhao Shishi and the other five people for twenty taels, seven taels, five taels, eight taels and six taels respectively, and a total of forty-six taels of silver, and the four people who sold them earned fourteen taels, eight taels and five taels of silver, eleven taels and nine taels respectively, and the total harvest was forty-two taels and five cents, and after removing the cost, you should have lost three taels and five taels of silver, but you wrote that you made a profit of sixteen taels and five cents, and forgot to add the money to buy me." ”

Of course, the third master knew, because he didn't want to sell Chen Yun at all, so he didn't calculate.

Chen Yun also knew that the third master knew that the reason why he pointed it out was completely for Wang Xianchang to hear.

The third master saw that Chen Yun was "determined to leave", and his brows frowned even deeper.

Chen Yun didn't care what the third master thought, just looked to the left calmly.

Wang Xianchang looked more and more surprised, "You still count?" ”

Chen Yun understood that what surprised Wang Xianchang was not that he could count, but that he could calculate so many numbers immediately.

He still looked very calm, and saluted: "I know a little bit about it, Immortal Chief, so I can get into your eyes?" ”

Wang Xianchang did not answer this question directly, but smiled dumbly: "You look like an old friend of mine. ”

Sweat.

You'd better have the old man!

Chen Yun was a little suspicious that Immortal Chief Wang was a reincarnated reincarnation like himself, and said tentatively: "Who did Immortal Elder think of?" ”

He wanted to hear if the answer was the one he remembered.

Wang Xianchang looked in the direction of the east, his gaze gradually drifted away, and said, "My senior brother, Lu Dongbin." ”

Bet right!

Really got the right bet!

Chen Yun's heart couldn't help but beat wildly.

He had heard the third master say that Lu Dongbin was already one of the eight immortals.

Then Wang Xianchang, as Lu Dongbin's junior brother, even if he is not an immortal, he is very profound in thinking about Taoism.

As long as you can be bought by the other party, you may be able to learn the art of immortality.

Even, become an immortal!

Now there is only one question left, is Wang Xianchang willing to buy himself?

Chen Yun looked expectantly, wanting to hear Immortal Wang's answer.