[Crossing] The swordsmith of the god of immortality

Qingshui Town does not seem to be big, the city wall built of blue-gray stone bricks is about four people high, and the apricot-yellow city flags on both sides of the double-story gate tower are fluttering in the wind, rustling.

There is no semi-circular urn outside the arched city gate, but an open square square.The city gate is full of people, bustling and bustling, going in and out is very lively, and the eyes are full of prosperity and prosperity.There were seven or eight soldiers in dark brown leather armor standing outside the door. They wore helmets on their heads and carried horizontal knives more than an inch wide on their waists. They were shining silver and stood solemnly on both sides of the road. When they met someone with a suspicious face, Only after checking a few words, it doesn't disturb most people.

The Du family's carriage entered the city smoothly, and went straight to the inn on the east side of the town.

At first Jiang's mother thought that Du Wen was just going to leave the carriage at the inn, but unexpectedly, Du Wen asked the guy who helped stabilize the car to book two rooms, "Sister-in-law Du, this is..."

"The gate of Qingshui Town will be closed in about half an hour. We have to come here after a long time, and we must have a good time. Half an hour is not enough. Just stay for one night, and feel at ease."

"It's better not to, let's hurry up, half an hour is about the same. Otherwise, we each pay for it?" Fifty copper coins for a room is really too expensive for the Du family.Mother Jiang was uneasy.

Mrs. Du held her hand and said sincerely, "Listen, Shaobai can help this time, and we don't know how to thank him. It just happened to be able to bring your whole family to the town. Isn't that what we deserve? ? Or, do you set a price for the child?"

"No, you can't." Jiang's mother waved her hands quickly, and had to give up.

There were noisy voices around, Mother Jiang and Mrs. Du San were standing at the door of the inn talking, Su Shaobai, Jiang Moyu and Du Hu were standing side by side, all looking around curiously.The entire street is about ten meters wide. The street is paved with blue stones, and the corners have been polished to a smooth finish. It is more than enough for four carriages to pass side by side.There are many shops on both sides of the street, row upon row, colorful banners and signboards can be found everywhere, most of which are two-story inns and restaurants.Looking up at the past, the "Yunlai Building" behind them is magnificent. The doors and windows are more exquisitely carved than the shops next to it, and even the vermilion lacquer is much brighter.A square wooden plaque more than two fingers thick hangs above the five or six-meter-wide gate, with the three characters [Yunlailou] engraved on it.The facade is so strong, it can be seen that the business of the store is booming.

Du Wen patted Su Shaobai's left shoulder with his big fan-like hand, "Boy, do you want to eat first or go around first?"

After sitting in the carriage for a long time, Su Shaobai didn't have any appetite because of the bumps, so he turned to ask the little girl and Du Hu, "Xiaoyu, Huzi, are you hungry?"

Both Jiang Moyu and Du Hu shook their heads, staring at a candy stall not far away, obviously wanting to go shopping first.

"Uncle Du, if Auntie isn't hungry, let's walk around first, and go to the shops where we can buy." Su Shaobai replied to Du Wen knowingly.

If you look down from the air, Qingshui Town has a rectangular shape as a whole. There are four main roads, one from east to west and three from north to south. It just looks like the character "Thirty" and divides Qingshui Town into eight large blocks.Among them, the east and south are dominated by inns, restaurants and various shops, and the north is mostly the residents of the town. As for the west, there are various craft shops and handicraft workshops.

They came to buy raw materials, so naturally they mainly visited the east and south.At Su Shaobai's request, Jiang's mother first bought Du Hu and Jiang Moyu a string of ice fruit candies, and Jiang Moyu stuffed one into Su Shaobai's mouth. This thing looked a bit like a green candied gourd, but It is sour on the outside and sweet on the inside, and the taste is wonderful.A dozen steps away is a dry goods store. Du Wen knew that dried osmanthus flowers were needed in the crystal osmanthus cake, so he brought a few people in.

This dry goods store is cramped, but there are hundreds of items in every possible way, and the beams are all hung up. The corners of the store are stacked higher than people's baskets, which seem to fall down at any time.For things like dried sweet-scented osmanthus, there are only pinch samples the size of a fingernail in a white porcelain cup the size of a wine cup, and they are placed on the counter at the door for customers to choose. Seventy.The wooden container behind the counter is straight up to the beam, and it is full of small square drawers with copper-colored handles, which are very similar to the cabinets for traditional Chinese medicine.

"What is this?" Su Shaobai pointed to the bud-shaped red flower in one of the porcelain cups, in his opinion, it was a rose.

Seeing several adults pushing the child in front of the counter, the shop assistants are strange, but they are the most sensitive. After all, the Spiritual Origin Test Conference is coming, and there will be many similar situations at this time every year.He hurriedly answered, "Fu Jinhua, you can make tea and eat it, clear away heat and detoxify."

"what about this?"

"Xiangyuncao, it has a very special taste, and it can be brewed for a long time. It can be used as herbal tea to protect the liver and improve eyesight."

"what about this?"

Seeing the white flower that Su Shaobai was pointing at, the clerk looked happy, and immediately introduced it eloquently, "Xue Furong, this is a good thing. It can be eaten and soaked in water. It tastes elegant and reassuring. It's good for women. It is said that it is a great tonic for beauty. If you eat it, even if it is not as good as those fairy elders, it will not be much worse, but it is more expensive. There are only ten flowers in our store."

Su Shaobai was a little surprised, "Sell by flower?" Sure enough, beauty and health care products are expensive in any era.

"Yes, eighty copper coins per flower."

"What?" Not only Su Shaobai, but also the three adults behind were so shocked that their eyeballs almost fell out.

"Get out of the way if you can't afford it!" A bell-like reprimand came from behind them, Su Shaobai turned his head, and saw two children in their early teens, a boy and a girl, standing at the door of the shop.Red men and green women, the boy is wearing a red brocade robe, with a white jade belt around his waist, as eye-catching as Zhilan Yushu, the girl is dressed in green gauze, her black hair is combed into a sunny bun, standing there pretty and vigorously, like vines in clear water, Both of them were pink and jade-like, and behind them were two servants in black long gowns.Needless to say, the words just now came from the mouth of the girl in green.

The dry goods store was not very big, and the few of them gathered around the counter had almost filled up the store. If anyone outside the door wanted to come in, it would indeed be a bit difficult.

Du Wen's face was flushed, and he stretched out his hand to embrace the children, and squeezed with Du Sansao, Mama Jiang, and others on the side of the basket, leaving half of the counter empty.

The boy in the red robe raised his chin and instructed the servant behind him, "Give him eight hundred copper coins. I want the ten snow hibiscus flowers."

"Okay, okay!" The clerk in the store responded happily, quickly collected the money and wrapped the things up and handed them over.

"Hmph!" The little girl in green glared at Su Shaobai at the counter, then turned and left with the boy.

Reincarnation is really a technical job. Seeing how rich and powerful he is, Su Shaobai curled his lips, pointed to a few things that he had already looked forward to and let the guys weigh them, and said to himself, "The people in this town really have money."

The guy made two deals in a row and was in a good mood, so he continued gossiping, "Where can Qingshui Town raise such a young master? They are all staying in the town temporarily, and they will go to Boshan to send a spirit test in a few days." source."

"That's right, in half a month it will be the day when the Boshan faction will open the mountain gate to publicly select disciples. No wonder the inns are full." Du Wen suddenly realized.

The clerk was busy packing the bag, and his mouth was not idle, "No, every year when the Boshan School selects apprentices, Qingshui Town is full of foreigners. Our small shop accounts for nearly one-third of the business." It all depends on this month!"

It turned out that on the ninth day of September every year, the Boshan faction would hold a three-day spirit source test meeting at the main entrance at the foot of Huating Peak in Fulu Mountain to recruit new disciples.No matter where you come from or what your family background is, as long as you are ten years old and can pass the spiritual source and root test, you will be accepted into the mountain gate by the world's largest swordsmith sect.During this period every year, dozens of young children, accompanied by servants and relatives, gather here, waiting excitedly but anxiously for the entrance test meeting.Among them, there are those who want to be swordsmiths wholeheartedly, as well as the children of aristocratic families who have failed in other sects of cultivating immortals. The spiritual roots are relatively messy four-spiritual roots or five-spiritual roots, come here to try your luck.

After Su Shaobai heard it, he couldn't help but feel a little eager to move. If he wants to learn the use of spiritual power and the correct practice method, and find out the origin of pudding as soon as possible, going to Boshan School is indeed the best way at present.But what about the mother and daughter of the Jiang family?You have to find a way to settle down properly first.

After leaving the dry goods store, they strolled along the cobblestone road. As expected, many faces they met along the way were not from locals by looking at their clothes and accents, and their accents were even more varied.The Boshan faction's number one title in the world is indeed not for nothing, and even Qingshui Town is like a scenic tourist area, full of crowds and bustling.Su Shaobai looked enviously at the various shops on both sides, it would be great if he could buy a shop here.

"Uncle Du, is this shop considered a rent?" He looked around and asked casually.

"Most of the shops here are their own shops, and the rent is small. The rent of an ordinary shop is three to five thousand copper coins per month, which is converted into 24 to [-] pearl coins a year. If you buy an ordinary shop, about It costs one hundred and fifty to two hundred pearl coins. It’s not worth renting.”

so expensive!Many families in Taipingzhuang only earn three to four thousand copper coins a year, and they can only rent a shop here for one month.Su Shaobai then calculated the money in his hand, curled his lips resentfully, he only had those two pearl coins, even if he added the more than 900 copper coins that Jiang's mother had just earned, if he paid three bets and one, he would rent the smallest shop Neither is enough.This does not include the payment for goods, decoration and hardware facilities, and their original daily food and expenses.As for Jiang's father's two pension coins, he would never propose to use them.It seems that even if they want to start a small business, the poor have to buy the "cauldron" and "boat" first.

A few people wandered around until it was time to hold the lamps, their legs and feet were sore, and they returned to Yunlailou for dinner.Su Shaobai couldn't help being stunned when he saw the shopkeeper behind the counter. When he came just now, he stood under the steps and looked around without looking in. This shopkeeper was the one who bought black fish from him with a hundred copper coins.