[Crossing] The swordsmith of the god of immortality

There is a distance between the market and Taiping Village, not far, and it takes more than half an hour to walk there. Jiang’s mother thought about it last night, fearing that the two children would not be able to bear it, she decided to take them in a donkey cart from a familiar family Go to the market together.

The owner of the car, surnamed Li, is a thin man in his thirties, sitting in front of the car with a whip in his hand and driving the car. Li's wife is sitting on the other side of the front of the car, with an apricot-colored floral handkerchief wrapped around her head. With delicate features and a naturally warm personality, she often greets Jiang's mother when she meets her on the road. When she saw the two children getting into the car, she took out two red hawthorn-like hawthorns from the handkerchief in her arms without saying a word. The fruit was passed to them.Su Shaobai took a small bite tentatively, it was sour and sweet, delicious.

Li's daughter-in-law asked with a smile, "Is it delicious? We picked it from our own tooth fruit tree." Both Su Shaobai and Jiang Moyu nodded in thanks.

The space on the donkey cart is not big, about four or five people can sit on it. At this moment, besides Jiang's mother and the three of them, there is also a woman hitchhiking. It is said that her husband's family name is Shen.The woman looked about 40 years old, with high cheekbones and deep wrinkles on her black and thin face. Su Shaobai vaguely remembered meeting her a few times, and she should be a neighbor living near Jiang's house.She also carried a basket directly on her arm, not with the Jiang family's basket.Probably because of Su Shao's shameless face, she looked back and forth several times before she spoke, "It's from the Jiang family, who is this?"

Mother Jiang didn't seem to know her very well, she put her arms around Jiang Moyu's shoulders and replied with a half smile, "That's my nephew who also works as a miner in Beifeng."

The woman looked at Su Shaobai enviously, "This child is lucky." Then she turned her gaze to the basket beside him, "Are you going to sell fish today?"

"Well, the kids messed around yesterday and caught two fish, and they insisted on selling them, so I let them go." Mama Jiang replied flatly, not being rude and not too close.

Xu Shi heard Jiang's mother's perfunctory meaning, and the women of the Shen family also lost interest and gradually dozed off.On the contrary, the daughter-in-law of the Li family, who was sitting in front with an apricot-colored veil on her head, would turn her head to chat with Jiang's mother from time to time, and Jiang's mother was obviously much warmer to her.

When they arrived at the market, the three families made an appointment to meet, and they separated.The woman from the Shen family went to the east of the market with a basket, obviously she was very familiar with it.

Mother Jiang took the two of them to find a wide corner with great difficulty, and was going to sell the fish before taking them to the market.It's a pity that they stood there for a long time, but no one paid any attention to them.Su Shaobai observed for a while before he saw the doorway. The reason why this place is wide is because most of the people turn back at the meat stall in front, and there are very few people who come here.In addition, Jiang Mama and Su Shaobai are very thin-skinned people, and they are too embarrassed to sell, so, in the time of burning incense, there are only three or five people who walk to their remote corner and look at them.However, two of them asked about the price, and when they heard that Su Shaobai was selling it for twenty copper coins a catty, they thought it was too expensive, so they shook their heads and left.Not to mention those two, Mother Jiang was shocked by the price he quoted. Can anyone buy this fish for twenty copper coins?But Su Shaobai insisted that rare things are more valuable, and his goods are also few, so he just buys and sells with one hammer.When he came over just now, he saw that there were also several fish sellers. The Jiang family ate the kind with long fingers, which sold for three copper coins a catty, and the kind that looked like grass carp, which weighed about two catties, and one sold for two. Ten copper coins.This fish is definitely several times more delicious than grass carp.Besides, in the end, if you really can't sell it, it's too late to lower the price.

Seeing the sun rising, Su Shaobai also became anxious. He grabbed a black fish by the tail and started to sell it, "Fish for sale, fresh wild fat fish!"

The clear and crisp child's voice instantly attracted several eyes, Su Shaobai blushed immediately, barely straightened his back, and continued to hold the fish high and shouted, "Come on, all uncles and aunts, pass by, don't miss it, the freshest wild fat fish!"

As soon as he opened his mouth, he realized that the matter of selling was not that difficult. Immediately, several villagers who were about to turn back came towards their corner.I just asked the price, and I shook my head regretfully and walked back.

"Young boy, can it be cheaper?" After five or six people asked the price and left, finally a plump woman with a child stood up and bargained with him.

"Auntie, I just caught this fish in the pool at the foot of Fulu Mountain last night. Look at the head and the light of the water. It must have the aura of the fairy masters to grow so well. Buy it back and cook it for the whole family." Eat two, definitely make up for others!" Su Shaobai began to sell non-stop, even using the fairy master.

Another man with a square face in a long coat came over and looked at the fish in his hand with interest. "Where did you say you caught this fish?"

"It's in the deep pool at the foot of the mountain on the east side of Fulu Mountain, and there is a very beautiful waterfall next to it." Su Shaobai replied casually without doubting him.

"You mean Starlight Waterfall?"

"Starlight Waterfall?" Su Shaobai frowned and thought about it, this name really suits that waterfall. "Maybe, I don't know the name of that waterfall."

The man looked at him contemptuously, "You are lying, there are hundred-year-old snakes in the black water pool, and you will be eaten alive if you enter the water."

"You mean that strange snake with horns on its forehead? It was dead when I went." How could Su Shaobai not see the contempt of the other party, but he was also a little used to it, and he was too lazy to be angry with others.In this world, isn't he just a weak piece of wood, it doesn't matter, people can only go further if they recognize themselves, even if he is a piece of wood, he still has to take good care of himself and Jiang's mother and daughter.

The man with the Chinese character face turned serious, and excitedly grabbed Su Shaobai's wrist, "Is this true?"

"Of course it's true."

"Okay, I'll buy all four of your fish for four hundred copper coins!" The man with the square face said happily.

These fish are all about four catties, so four hundred copper coins must be too much.Su Shaobai was willing to talk to him for so long, because he could see that this man was better dressed than most people in the market, and he might be a big customer, but he did not expect to bet right.

"Uh, wait a minute, this aunt came first." Su Shaobai turned to the slightly fat woman just now, "Auntie, if you want, I'll sell you one."

The fat woman gritted her teeth and said, "You give me the title."

Jiang's mother borrowed a steelyard from the butcher's stall, picked the smallest one and weighed it for the fat woman, and it weighed three catties and six taels. Su Shaobai only charged her seventy copper coins, and the woman wanted to give him another two hundred iron coins. He didn't want it, and handed her the fish that had been strung with straw ropes.However, it was only at this time that Su Shaobai found out that there is another kind of change called iron coins, and 100 iron coins can be exchanged for one copper coin.

The man with the square face stood aside and watched him busy. This young man is a bit interesting.

"Uncle, there are three more, a total of three hundred copper coins." Su Shaobai quickly skewered the remaining three fish and handed them to the man with a square face.

"Okay." He nodded, took out three strings of copper coins and put them in Su Shaobai's hands, the silver and the goods were paid, and he took the fish and left excitedly.

Mother Jiang packed up her things, and Su Shaobai went to the meat stall to return the scales. When he saw the pork on the table, he was so greedy that he salivated, "Uncle, how do you sell these ribs?"

"Eleven copper coins." The owner of the meat stall was chopping pig's trotters for another customer, glanced at the rib that Su Shaobai was pointing at, and replied kindly.

"What about this and this?" Su Shaobai pointed to the hind legs and lean meat, which were half fat and thin.

"Eight copper coins, five copper coins."

"What about suet and pork bones?"

"Ten copper coins, three copper coins."

"What about pork belly and tenderloin?"

"It's all seven copper coins. Here, there's also the offal, which is like a stick bone, three copper coins." The butcher seller was not annoyed, and even told him the price of the offal next to him.There are liver, intestines, and stomach in it, and they are just mixed together.

Su Shaobai was a little scared by the price of suet, it was almost the same price as ribs.But then he figured it out. The life of the villagers is similar, and there must be a lack of oil and water in their stomachs. Therefore, pork suet and fatty meat are more expensive, and lean meat is the cheapest.No wonder so many people asked the price of the fish just now and then left. His fish can eat at least six or seven catties of pork ribs!

"Boss, please weigh me one catty of suet, two catties of pork belly, one catty of lean meat, two catties of pork bones, and one catty of offal."

"Young boy, don't you go back and ask your mother?" The butcher stall owner saw that the kid was pretty and cute, and he asked the price with a serious face like a little adult, so he didn't neglect him when he was doing other people's business.But seeing that he wanted to buy so many things in one go, he quickly reminded him kindly.

"Boss, please do what he said." Jiang's mother was standing in the same place with Jiang Moyu, and after waiting for a long time without seeing Su Shaobai come back, she led the little girl to look for him.

Seeing the adults speak, the owner of the butcher shop readily responded and started to work. In the end, there were forty copper coins in total.

Clean up the weeds in the basket that used to pad fish, and put the pork in as the first spoils.The three members of the Jiang family began to wander around the market.Within twenty steps, they bought several catties of potatoes, wax gourds, carrots and green peppers. Naturally, people here called them differently. Dozens of iron coins, very cheap.Jiang's mother let Su Shaobai buy it, and she didn't stop her.However, Jiang Moyu showed a particularly obvious dislike for carrots and green peppers, and his mouth was so pouted that he could hang oil jars on it.Someone blatantly ignored her silent protest, it's not okay to be picky at such a young age.As for the celery and green onions that he hates, he refuses to buy them. It is typical to be strict with others and treat yourself with leniency.

Su Shaobai didn't dare to buy more because he was afraid that there would be no way to store them at home. Hey, it's a pity that there is no refrigerator.At this time, he still missed the modern society very much.

After walking a few steps, there was a stall selling desserts, mint green bean cake, dark red jujube cake, light red hawthorn cake, milky white walnut kernel cloud slice cake, and there were twenty or thirty kinds of them in various colors.Jiang Moyu bit her fingertips and couldn't stop her pink tongue, like a greedy cat.

There is nothing wrong with her, Jiang's mother asked her to pick out five or six flavors she likes, and weighed a pack.The little girl was so happy that she insisted on holding it by herself. Jiang's mother was afraid that she would hit someone and break the snack, so she took the greased paper bag with the snack and put it in the basket.

Su Shaobai's estimated shopping list is pork, white noodles, rice, vegetables, in short, it's all food.As for the rest, it depends on Jiang's mother and Jiang Moyu's intentions.He is eager to improve the food at home. Only by eating well can he build a solid foundation for his health.He misses meat, fresh vegetables, and buns.If possible, he even hoped to bake some bread for Jiang Moyu.It's a pity that there is no oven here, and wanting to make pastry is simply a dream.

Next to the dessert stand is a shop selling dried goods. Jiang’s mother stood still and picked out two handfuls of vermicelli and a bunch of dried chilies. Su Shaobai ordered some dried osmanthus. He thought, Jiang Moyu likes sweets, so he will buy some glutinous rice noodles later And Chengfen, you can take the time to make her some delicious and beautiful osmanthus cake.So far, the basket has been stuffed to the brim.

The market was far more lively than Su Shaobai imagined, and there were a wide variety of things for sale, but most of them were mainly food and clothing for the daily life of the villagers.Turning around the area where dry goods are sold, Su Shaobai actually saw a stall for buying colored paper. When he got closer, he realized that it seemed to be talisman paper. There were more than a dozen thin papers of different colors, each inch long, with distorted and indistinguishable patterns drawn on them. , Neatly pressed on the stand.Some of them are missing, so they should have been sold.

Su Shaobai stood curiously in front of the stall. "What's this?"