Chapter 19: The Alligator Fish (I)
Lei Xingfeng said: "How much is a catty?"
The old shopkeeper looked at the young man in front of him, this is a slender young man, his face is immature, but there is a strange sense of maturity, giving people a very down-to-earth feeling, there is a vague momentum, not like a fisherman at all, he involuntarily said: "One copper ring is a catty, ten copper rings...... Well, eleven catties, you can use a silver ring, and a silver ring is also eleven catties. ”
Lei Xingfeng knew that the money here is decimal, ten copper rings is a silver ring, ten silver rings is a gold ring, and the coins of this continent are quite stable, ordinary people use silver rings at most, and they basically use copper rings as the main coin, of course, the vast majority of ordinary people still trade in a barter way.
Zhou Xin whispered: "Brother Lei, I brought money......
Lei Xingfeng stopped him from saying that in Tailang Night Village, he received a lot of gold rings, most of which were given to Lei Xingyao, but there were also a few bags of gold rings that were included in the wheel storage space, which were originally intended for Lei Xingyao, but later forgot, for them, the gold rings were nothing at all.
Between the backhands, a leather bag appeared in Lei Xingfeng's hand, this bag was very exquisitely made, light brown leather, with an elastic leather cord at the mouth, he reached out and grabbed a handful out of the leather bag, and in the jingling sound, six or seven gold rings were placed on the counter, and the leather bag disappeared with a flip of his wrist.
The old shopkeeper's eyes suddenly widened, he was not an uninformed fisherman, he knew that only cultivators had similar techniques, and then looked at Lei Xingfeng, he only had respect in his eyes, and there was no arrogance, and he was surprised: "It's a golden ring......!" No problem, one gold ring can buy 110 catties of rice. ”
Although Uncle Zhou is a fisherman, he is not stupid, he said: "Old shopkeeper, you are expensive." ”
The old shopkeeper did not move, he was indeed expensive, but this is also normal, he sold according to the normal proportion, in fact, the actual value of the gold ring is quite high, a gold ring in the market, can not only be exchanged for ten silver rings, but can be exchanged for eleven silver rings, plus a few copper rings, because the gold ring is easier to carry, is the favorite of those big businessmen.
"Well, how much do you say?"
Uncle Zhou said: "A gold ring and ten catties of rice." ”
The old shopkeeper didn't say much this time, and nodded very simply: "Okay, let's just say that, a gold ring, one hundred and twenty catties of rice, how much do you buy?"
Lei Xingfeng said: "That's all. He pointed to the gold ring on the counter.
The old shopkeeper counted it and said, "Seven gold rings, eight hundred and forty catties of rice, right?"
Lei Xingfeng nodded: "That's right." ”
Zhou Xin was still counting with his fingers, but he still couldn't figure it out, Uncle Zhou patted him and said with a smile: "Don't count it, you can't figure it out." ”
Lei Xingfeng said: "Put the rice in the store first, and when we leave, we will come and get it." ”
The old shopkeeper nodded and said, "Okay, I'll send a guy to help you get on the boat." ”
When leaving, Uncle Zhou deliberately said: "The old shopkeeper, if you want to give us new rice, you don't need to take out the old rice, this is the rice bought with a gold ring." ”
The old shopkeeper smiled: "Don't worry, I'll give you the best rice!"
As soon as he went out, Zhou Xin couldn't help but say, "Brother Lei, where is your money bag, why can't I see it!"
Uncle Zhou knew a little more, and he asked a little stiffly, "Brother Lei, are you a wheel master?"
Lei Xingfeng said with a smile: "Uncle, if I were a wheel master, would you ignore me?" He knew the pressure that a cultivator put on ordinary people, he didn't have the psychology of being superior, he was very peaceful for ordinary people, especially when he treated Uncle Zhou and Zhou Xin, the two of them could be regarded as his life-saving benefactors, and he didn't need to be arrogant.
Uncle Zhou said, "Of course not, you, are you really a wheel master?" he still couldn't believe it.
Lei Xingfeng said: "Well, really, but I'm going to stay here for a while, uncle, you won't drive me away, right?"
Zhou Xin opened his mouth wide, and after a while, he was surprised: "Wow, Wheel Master...... You, you're really good, wow......"
Uncle Zhou hurriedly pulled Zhou Xin and said, "Xiao Xin, be quiet, don't shout...... Hehe, Brother Lei, just stay, hehe, I'm afraid that we will be humble here, and we will treat you slowly. ”
Ordinary people have the most contact with the Little Wheel Master and the Hundred Wheel Master, they all call the cultivators the Wheel Master, as for the real person, they can't come into contact with it, and even if they do, they can't figure out the level of the level, as long as it is the Wheel Master, they are already very in awe.
Lei Xingfeng said: "Xiao Xin, there's no fuss, don't you have a wheel master here?"
Zhou Xin said: "Yes, yes, we have a wheel master here, and this water village is guarded by a wheel master, but they all live in the best house in the water village, and there are those shopkeepers who are enshrined, and they will not need to live in the lake like us." ”
Lei Xingfeng didn't want to dwell on this topic, and said, "What else do you want to buy?" ”
Uncle Zhou said: "I'll sell this load of dried fish, hehe, go and come back in exchange for some salt." ”
Lei Xingfeng nodded and said, "Okay, let's go together." The three of them walked along the boardwalk and soon came to a fish shop, the purchase price of dried fish was extremely cheap, a copper ring, four catties of dried fish, nearly four hundred catties of dried fish, and less than a hundred copper rings, that is, nearly a gold ring, directly in the fish shop for ten catties of coarse salt, three catties of fine salt, has already spent almost this money.
changed some seasonings for cooking and a few crockpots, and Lei Xingfeng took the initiative to pay for them, because they didn't have enough money.
Bought a lot of things, including some clothes and pants, bedding, and a fishing net, this is what Uncle Zhou has always wanted, but the price is too expensive, this time it was also bought by Lei Xingfeng, if there is a fishing net, the harvest is completely different, they have always used a relatively thick fishing line, with a string of fishing hooks tied to it, and there are not many fish that can catch fish, but more fish are caught by Zhou Xin in the water.
I bought some spirits in the bazaar, almost all the fishermen are good at this, but the spirits are expensive, and most of the fishermen drink are self-brewed rice wine, and the spirits will only be exchanged for a little back if they catch more fish, this time Lei Xingfeng bought two large jars of spirits in one go, both of which are twenty catties of large jars, two gold rings and one jar of wine.
Just these two jars of spirits, let Uncle Zhou smile from ear to ear, usually can exchange a pound of spirits, he is already very happy, spirits can not only entertain guests, can drink themselves, but also can ward off the cold, can be concocted medicinal wine, can be said to be the treasure of fishermen.
According to Lei Xingfeng's temper, he even wanted to buy a new boat for Uncle Zhou, but Uncle Zhou refused to do so anyway, and he already felt that it was too much for such an expense.
It was busy until the evening, and the three of them returned to the boat to sort out the things they bought today, and Uncle Zhou cooked rice and cooked vegetables at the bow of the boat to prepare dinner.
The boat stopped on the wooden pier outside the market, a row of fishermen on small boats, at this time all returned, the whole dock seemed to be very lively, there were many small vendors, selling all kinds of snacks, the dock was noisy, and there were many children scurrying around on the dock, they would often surround the small vendors, biting their fingers, looking at all kinds of snacks greedily, of course, they had no money to buy.
Among the small traders, the most popular among children is the one who sells sugar grains, and every child has a desire in his eyes, but the price of sugar grains is extremely expensive, and a copper ring can buy a small packet of sugar grains, a few sugar grains, and few fishermen are willing to spend this money.
It's just that the fishermen's children often have their own methods, for example, one child will exchange the fish he caught for a small packet of sugar grains, so that all the other children will drool.
Lei Xingfeng sat on the bow of the boat, looking at the lively dock, and his heart was extremely calm at this moment.
A large wooden bucket of rice, a crockpot of boiled fish, a pot of brine prawns, a small plate of salted dried radish, and three bowls of spirits.
The aroma of wine wafted up, and he immediately seduced an old man from the boat next door, and he smiled and said: "Boss Zhou, drink ......" The so-called boss, relative to the title of the boat boss, is given a surname to show respect, representing a person who can control a boat.
Uncle Zhou said: "Boss Zhang, are you greedy, come and drink together!" The fishermen have a good relationship with each other, and they are bold by nature, they rarely act timidly, they come if they like, there is nothing polite to come.
Boss Zhang stepped over with a clay pot and said, "I hunted a mallard duck and stewed it for a lot of time, and the heat was just right." He put down the crockpot, picked up a wooden bowl, took a sip of spirits, took a sigh of relief, and praised: "Good wine, hehe, Boss Zhou, you have made a fortune, and you actually drink such a good wine." ”
The two were very familiar, and Uncle Zhou said, "Boss Zhang, what's the news lately? I just came back today." ”
Boss Zhang said with a smile: "There is a news, hehe, you know the fourth child of the Tian family, they went to hunt crocodile Jiaoyu the day before yesterday, and I heard that they also invited a wheel master, I don't know if Lu Dao has succeeded." ”
Uncle Zhou was surprised: "Crocodile fish, they are too bold, this thing is cruel, if you are not careful, the boat will be broken." ”
Lei Xingfeng was curious: "What crocodile fish?"
Uncle Zhou said: "A very ferocious fish that eats people!"
Zhang Laodao: "This little brother is a face, Boss Zhou, this is your relative?"
Uncle Zhou responded vaguely, Lei Xingfeng had already said it, let him hide that he was a wheel master, so he didn't dare to talk nonsense, Boss Zhang smiled and said: "Little brother doesn't seem to be from us here, the crocodile is famous." Then he began to brag about the crocodile fish.
The crocodile is a bit similar to the crocodile, but the hind limbs have been turned into fins, the forelimbs have sharp claws, a long mouth, with razor-like teeth, and a body length of about six meters.