Chapter 7 The Fish Market
The streets and alleys of Yanjing City are obviously more people than before, and the entire Yanjing City has been closed for three days, saying that it is to arrest any rebels, but ordinary people in the market will not care about these, what they care about is how many unpalatable steamed buns they swallowed in the past three days, and drank a few piles of ice and snow piled up in the yard.
After the ban on the Terracotta Division was lifted, although the weather was still very cold, the figures in Yanjing City became much more bustling, those teahouses and restaurants, fireworks and willow alleys were even more lively, people held warm wine glasses, cursed the miserable life of the past few days, and swore how to compensate themselves in the next few days.
Although most of these tributaries are now blocked by ice and snow, when the spring flowers bloom in the coming year, there will be countless fishermen ferrying and singing, transporting all kinds of raw melons, vegetables and fruits from the outside, and maintaining the lives of everyone inside.
In a river near the North City Terracotta Division, countless ships that have been unable to move have been docked here, and over the years, countless shanty towns have been built on top of each other, and some people in the market have divided these shantytowns, hung dilapidated signs on them, and started all kinds of businesses, and over time a large market has been formed here.
This market is formed by the water, and most of the surrounding areas are engaged in fish and shrimp business, so this market is also commonly known as the "fish market".
Because the ship and the ship are not close, so it also forms a variety of large and small passages inside, if the outsiders come and rush into it, without the guidance of the people inside, I am afraid that it will really not be able to get out.
Even in the court, the fish market has an extremely loud reputation, of course, not because of the fish and shrimp in the fish market, but because most of the outsiders who come to Yanjing are hidden in the fish market.
If there was a choice, who would choose to leave their homeland, so most of the outsiders in the fish market are people with stories. The more people have a story, the greater their value.
Yanjing City was the capital of the Yan Dynasty, so there were more cultivators here than elsewhere, and ordinary people were missing something. You can go to the market shop to buy it, and cultivators naturally need a market, and the cultivator's market is a fish market.
In the fish market, the vast majority of cultivators can think of something. Or things they can't think of, they are all here, and things can't always come by themselves, so the outsiders who bring things are the root of the fish market.
Since the first outsider brought benefits to the fish market, the big people in the court immediately found that many things that were difficult or impossible to do could be done through such channels, so with the acquiescence of many big people, the fish market began to become the dark market of Yanjing;
When outsiders come to an unfamiliar place, they will always have a lot of discomfort, and they always have to find a place where they can feel at ease, and the Yanjing fish market is the best choice.
Over the years, as more and more outsiders poured into the fish market, the value of the fish market itself began to become important, until now it has become a part of Yanjing that is difficult to give up. Even the big names in the court are vaguely protecting the stability and balance of the fish market.
Compared with the market outside, even if there is no heavy snow, the inside of the fish market is unusually quiet, and countless laneway portals that do not know where to lead are arranged like a labyrinth, although it is a little troublesome, but for people who really want to do business, want to do business, such an environment has become more stable, so they don't mind walking a few more steps for this.
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A richly dressed son of a wealthy family. Led by an old servant into the fish market, the roof covered above his head and a signboard to keep the wind and snow at bay, so there was not much snow on the boardwalk bridge below, but the river below had already frozen in the freezing temperature.
Just as I passed by a shop. There was a commotion from inside, and the young man stopped slightly, and then walked into the shop with a sheep's head hanging outside.
There is a sheep's head hanging on the outside, but dog meat is not sold inside;
Seven or eight dilapidated tables were scattered in all directions, each with a dozen figures crowded together, and on the front table. There is a palm-sized wooden box on the side, the carving of the wooden box is very fine, and the wooden box alone can be sold for dozens of gold when it is taken outside.
The wooden boxes used to hold things are so precious, and the things inside are naturally really good things, seeing the things in the box, the rich man's face was slightly stunned, and then he showed a strong interest.
As soon as the two of them walked in, the originally noisy room suddenly became quiet, and dozens of eyes came at the same time, looking at the two uninvited guests with unkind faces.
"When a guest comes, isn't the host's house welcome?"
Seeing that the scene had become quieter, the rich boy smiled slightly, showed his neat teeth inside, and then pulled out a stool from under a table, and sat down regardless of others.
The old man, whose hair was about to fall out, smiled when he heard this, and said to the rich man: "The one who is invited is a guest, and the one who comes uninvited is also a guest, but I don't know if the son is a good guest or a bad guest?"
"Naturally, he is a kind guest who knows the rules!"
The rich man waved his hand slightly, and the old man who looked like a servant behind him frowned slightly, groping in the package behind him for a while, and then took out a clear bead, on which there was a faint salty smell of seawater.
Seeing this scene, a gleam flashed in the old man's eyes, and he said, "Since the son is a good guest, then follow the rules." ”
After speaking, the old man glanced around again, and said, "There is a new guest, and it seems that this guest is also interested in this Qingyang Pill, since this is the case, it depends on the strength of the guests." ”
As the old man's voice fell, the originally peaceful room became noisy again, and the continuous quotation sound sounded from the bottom from time to time, and in an instant, it had already shouted to two thousand taels of gold.
Qingyang Dan, although it was also precious in the early years, it was almost a thousand taels of gold that could be bought, but it was not yet worth two thousand taels of gold, and the people who looked at the price of this house did not think of stopping at all, and these two thousand taels of gold were definitely not the final transaction price.
The most difficult thing for a cultivator to break through from the Tongqi Realm to the Rongyuan Realm is to attract the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi into the body, if you are not careful, it may cause the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi to break through the meridians, and this Qingyang Pill can inhibit the impact of the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi on the meridians when the cultivator breaks through the Rongyuan Realm, and has an unimaginable effect on the cultivator to break through the third realm.
It's just that with the rarity of Qingyu Lingshan, the main medicine for refining Qingyang Dan, Qingyang Dan has become more and more rare in the market, so the price will naturally continue to rise.
The old man, who was obviously the owner of Qingyang Dan, saw that everyone around him was bidding, but the rich man who had just come in did not speak once, and he couldn't help frowning slightly, not knowing who this new guest was.
Soon, this Qingyang Dan has been quoted to two thousand four hundred taels of gold, and there are very few people around who are still bidding, at this time, the rich man still has not opened his mouth to quote the price, although there are also people around who have noticed this detail, but they don't think much about it, after all, whether the rich son quotes or not, it has nothing to do with him.
With the quotation to two thousand seven hundred taels, there was only one gray-robed young man left and a middle-aged man in a green shirt, but at this time, the gray-robed young man had become extremely cautious, and every price increase was according to the lowest, which had obviously reached his limit.
The gray-robed young man's face was already as red as blood, and the fingers holding the hilt of the sword had begun to turn blue, while the middle-aged man on the opposite side was still not in a hurry, and followed the gray-robed young man to slowly increase the price in turn.
As the middle-aged man said the words "four thousand taels", the gray-robed young man couldn't hold on any longer, and sat down on the chair dejectedly, he knew that this Qingyang Pill had nothing to do with him.
However, the matter was obviously not over, the gray-robed young man did not continue to bargain, but the rich man sitting on the side said: "Five thousand taels!"
As soon as these words came out, even the middle-aged man was slightly stunned, five thousand taels of gold to buy a Qingyang Pill is no longer a luxury, it is simply a loser, even those really rich children will not spend such a price to buy a Qingyang Dan.
Besides, the rich son obviously doesn't understand the rules, and a price increase is 1,000 taels of gold, which is indeed very domineering, but as everyone knows, this practice is also very easy to provoke disgust.
The middle-aged man's face turned cold, and he had no doubt that the rich man would be able to take out five thousand taels of gold, because the deep-sea mussel bead that the old servant took out just now was worth seven thousand taels of gold on the market, and it was the kind that had no price.
With a cold snort, the middle-aged man walked out of the house without looking back, since Qingyang Dan already had a belonging, continuing to stay here would only add to his troubles.
The gray-robed young man didn't buy the Qingyang Pill, and he was about to get up and leave immediately, but he found that the black-robed old servant in front of him had come to him at some point, just blocking the way he left.
His face changed slightly, he knew that this black-robed old servant had come with the rich man, and if he could get close to him at such a distance without being discovered, his strength must be much beyond him, so he didn't act rashly.
"My son-in-law, please come over and talk about it. (To be continued.) )