Take Taobao with you to another world

The first day of the trade fair started like this: When the morning comes, the first thing that wakes people up is the strong aroma of food.

That scorched sweet, fragrant aroma, as rich as the best memories, permeates from people's breath to dreams, and it definitely comes from more than one hotel cafeteria.When people eagerly wake up from the warm bed, get out of bed, push open the door, walk down the hall, and see that the window for picking up food seems to be the same as usual, so they are not in a hurry to eat and have already started serving Instead of breakfast, he continued to walk out of the hostel following those scents.

In the morning light when they just woke up, they saw that the insurmountable fence last night had been received inside the entrance, a row of wooden platforms had been set up on both sides of the road entering the market, and many iron stoves had been erected behind the wooden platforms. , the charcoal fire in the hearth was burning red, some pots were boiling hot water, some were boiling thick soup, some were tightly covered with iron lids, and hot air was coming out of identical long pipes. The strong aroma is coming from these stalls.

In the stalls at the front of the road, men in the same attire as the hostesses opened the lids of their large furnaces, thrust the pokers in, and picked out plump tubers to put in baskets, as their movements , the burnt aroma in the air immediately overwhelmed other smells, and people's eyes were drawn to them, watching them dump the baskets and pile up the hot food that had been baked so soft and wrinkled.

Because of their careless actions, they broke the skin of the ripe root a little bit, exposing the soft flesh with honey juice flowing underneath, which looks hot and sweet.People walked up involuntarily, some asked what kind of food it was, some asked the price directly, and the answer they got surprised everyone: the food is free!Because these are one of the crops brought by foreigners and successfully planted on the land of New Mahi City. Most of the people outside have only heard about their yield but have never tasted their taste. The fair has specially prepared for this. Some--

Before the explanation was over, people rushed forward.

Of course, it is impossible to queue up actively, but the passages in front of these stalls have been separated by ropes early, so that people can only go up one by one to get them like in the market hotel. People who have only lived here for a few days are certainly not used to foreigners. The various rules set up and the way they restrain people to obey the rules, but few people express obvious dissatisfaction because of this, New Marsh City can open its doors to welcome her guests, and can also unceremoniously drive out those who do not follow the rules.

What's more, most people only like themselves to be unrestrained, and hope that others will be more reasonable.If you can make everyone abide by the rules and be reasonable, that's actually not bad.

The news of free spread like the aroma of food, more and more people came out of the hostel, the breakfast in the hostel is of course richer and satisfying, and the price is completely cheap, but many people want to Set aside as much money as you can for fairs, and eat no more than one meal a day—they'd be more frugal if it weren't for the canteen not allowing you to remove cutlery and store food on the beds.There was a long queue in front of the food distribution booth. The person in charge quickly grabbed the broad reed leaves soaked in hot water, grabbed the high potato piles twice, wrapped them up, and then stuffed them in front of them and stretched them out to pick them up. in the hands.

Their movements are very nimble, so the speed of the team is also very fast. The impatient people don't even peel the skin, and bite down as soon as they get their hands. Enjoy, the sweet and glutinous taste fills the mouth, hot from the esophagus to the belly, and even the heat is transmitted to the back, the cold wind in the morning seems to be transpired into a soft breeze.Especially satisfying is the fact that this is a gift that costs nothing.

There were voices of admiration and satisfaction, and in this way anticipation was heightened for the seeds of the crops that the Gentiles would sell at the fair.Sweet is arguably the least tasted and favorite taste of people, and the roots of this crop not only provide very pure sweetness, but also bring a strong sense of satiety. Many farmers have begun to expect them to be used as a staple food. It's just that their skin is very thin, and there is no thick and hard silk under the skin. It is worrying whether these crops will be easily infested by insects and difficult to preserve. However, as long as the yield is one-tenth of the rumor, this kind of crop Crops are worth anything they pay to bring in!

While people were indulging in the wonderful taste of food and the bright prospects it might bring, the fence inside the market was removed silently.

The first group of people who discovered it looked up at the unobstructed road ahead, and for a moment they were not sure whether they could just walk through it like this.Of course they knew that the date of the trade fair was today, but did it start like this?The day before, the all-answer hostel said the market was ready, but...should there be a ceremony?

"What ceremony do you want?" said the waiter who was still distributing food, "This is a trade fair."

So people took some hesitant steps and walked towards the open entrance. There was no one inside the newly opened market, and the early morning mist floated on the roofs of those brand new buildings. People's footsteps seemed to be entering a new world. The brighter morning light casts on the wide road, something is shining at the edge of vision, people turn their heads, a tall and majestic silver-armored god man, fully armed guarding the roadside, startled them a lot .

However, if you take a closer look, where is the silver-armored god?This is actually a set of armor that was assembled on a wooden frame, and it was used as a signboard at the entrance of the store together with another set that was exactly the same. So it is not surprising that it is so—it is!

The first shop to enter the market turned out to be a weapon shop, not to mention which city's market is arranged like this, and there is no weapon shop that puts the treasure of the town shop as a sign outside the door, and there is no trachoma in sight Hammer prints, polished nails, look at the natural smooth curves, and then carefully look at the chains between the joints, how perfect, how...noble!If there is a real knight or warrior here, I am afraid that I will be fascinated immediately. Even the most vulgar peasant can't help being stunned when facing such a fetish. People are firmly attracted by such a signboard, and then Some struggled to look away, and noticed the interior of the weapon shop.

It was a very, very large store, with a doorway so high that two people stacked up could barely reach the frame, and an extremely spacious interior, because its owners needed so much room to house and display their wares.Across the whole set of armor displayed at the door, you can see densely packed long and short swords lined up on the shelves, longbows lined up on the white wall, shields of all sizes standing against the wall, and various flails and hammers hanging from the roof. Hanging down, all kinds of daggers are placed in wooden boxes, and the lids of the boxes have been opened. People can see what kind of murder weapons they are when they look at the flickering blades and the deep grooves on both sides.

The door is unobstructed, and people can distinguish the types of weapons on display from outside. Not to mention the short-sighted village visitors, even the merchants and nobles who come here for fame have never seen such a complete arsenal anywhere. All the weapons they don't know are full of their vision, and none of them are orphans. Such a unified regulation can be seen at a glance that it was mass-produced. What's more, such a weapon shop comparable to the arsenal of a big noble is more than just that. One, but one at each market entrance, a total of four—

What kind of financial and force is this!

And the clerks who work for this kind of shop are also very human, but Caspers with armor and sabers. These strong, easy-to-tear clerks either sit behind the counter or stand in front of the weapon rack, with sharp eyes He stared at the dumbfounded guests at the door, as if he was judging whether they were qualified to start trading. Even people who didn't know the reputation of these mercenaries could not help but want to back away after seeing such gazes, and started Consider whether to check other stores first.Although the Kasper people just hope that these customers will come in as soon as possible, so that they can sell these cheap and high-quality weapons, thinking that their generous allies and employers will earn more money.

Although the weapon shop has attracted people's attention with its expensive full set of armor, it doesn't mean that other shops are mediocre.Opposite to the weapon shop, also located at the intersection is the agricultural tool shop. What is placed at the door of the shop is nothing but a tall wheeled waterwheel.In the drought that has lasted for more than half a year, the waterwheels from the Gentiles have indeed saved the harvests of many manors and villages. Even though there are only a few villages that are able to purchase such large tools, people in shabby clothes still gather around and dare not Touching these time-honored artifacts with their gnarled hands, they merely caress with their eyes.

But it’s not just these big guys that are attractive in the farm tool store. Shovels, sickles, hoes, rakes, plows, hundreds of iron farm tools are neatly placed on the ground, walls and tables. Brand new, dark, with a straight and smooth wooden handle, it looks like a resounding good.People walked into the store involuntarily, and they were greeted by rough faces and thick hands and feet. The shop assistants, like farmers, stuffed agricultural tools into their hands and asked them to weigh, beat, and wave them to feel the center of gravity. There was even a corner partition in the store. There is an open space for people to drive hard shovels or hoe points deep into solid soil, and truly appreciate how convenient these tools are.

The clerk only quotes when someone asks.Everything is much lower than people expected, even lower than ordinary iron-clad farm tools. Anyone who comes to this city can at least afford a sickle, which is made of pure iron. It is long and thick, with sharp serrated teeth and a smooth handle. Such a good thing can be passed down as a family property to future generations.

Few farmers can resist the temptation of this kind of price and quality, but these people who come with the hope of the village are still a little hesitant. Instead of urging them, they said in words that the quantity of these farm tools is very sufficient, and you can have as many as you want. It is only the first day of the trade fair, and this is only the first store they have entered. If it is not urgent, why not How about walking around and looking around, making comparisons, and making the most cost-effective decision before leaving?

This exhortation is very effective, how can everyone who travels a long way to this city not be interested in a whole fair?No matter how necessary the items at this farm implement store were to them, as long as they weren't out of date, it wouldn't matter if they shopped elsewhere.In other words, it is precisely because this farm tool store has given people such a surprise that people are more looking forward to what they will see and hear later.

After all, they still have to go to the store that sells high-yield seeds!

So they were sent out by the clerks who received the task of "minimum transactions in the first two days" and continued to the next store.

They do have an eye opener all the way until they find a storefront that sells good breed.

There is a furniture store, which is decorated like a very beautiful home. There are log tables and chairs in the living room, and wildflowers are decorated in clay pots on the long table; the stove in the kitchen is spacious, and the pots and pans are complete. Cooking; the bed in the bedroom is hung with coarse linen curtains, the thick straw mattress is covered with fine linen sheets, the same fine linen quilt is neatly folded beside the pillow stuffed with chaff, and the solid table Standing against the wall with the cabinet, through the opened drawers, people can see the needles, threads and scraps of cloth neatly placed in the grid.This ingenious shop displays not only commodities but also life. No matter the beautiful furniture processed without a single wooden thorn, the square rammed earth stove, or the large pieces of linen textiles, they all show the ordinary The material is processed to the extreme for comfort and beauty, even without a single carved flower, a single stitch of embroidery is luxurious, but compared to the "king's bedroom" that people imagine, this kind of residence seems to be aspirational.

As if to perpetuate a certain feeling that people have with the furniture store, next door is the clothing store.Even if some of the guests came from the royal capital or other famous cities, they have never seen such a store that only sells ready-made clothes. Compared with other well-decorated stores, the clothing store has almost no decoration at all. What people see here There are only clothes hanging on the crossbars crowded together, piled up in the wooden platform like a hill, countless clothes, some linen, some finely woven, leather, and wool And one side is leather and the other is fur... No matter how rough the way these shops display the goods, people can see that the manufacturing process of these clothes is extremely high.

No one outside this city has seen such fine linen, and they are so "cooked" to the touch that they will not prick even against the skin; and few have touched them like this Soft leather may even be softer than when they were alive, so not only can they be made into carry-on clothes, they can also be easily rolled up for storage, and they even have inner linings, no matter the smooth outer skin or the soft inner lining, All of them are well-made, and the stitches are tight and even.Even if most of the garments are either overly 'traditional' or distinctly exotic: plackets with keyholes and buttons, many wear them with the enthusiastic help of shop assistants – try anyway Don't spend money either, right?

When they took them off again, people felt a bit reluctant to part with them. They carefully put these exquisite new clothes back, pretending not to hear the price asked by others—it was both cheap and ridiculously expensive. heartache.No matter how good value they are, everyone has a finite amount of money, and they still have so many shops that they should see.

People are like migratory birds, moving from one store to another.Every shop opened its doors to them, no one asked them to buy something, and all the clerks answered their questions patiently. Not only did people feel that their eyes were not enough, but their brains seemed to be in a mess. Confused dream.

The crystallization of power and wisdom is displayed so densely in front of ordinary people like them in the form of commodities, and everything seems to be within reach, arousing the deepest greed in people's hearts—not possessing wealth, nor dominating others, but As a person, you can live a rich, worry-free, full and fulfilling life.

This transaction will allow them to see not only the wealth and wisdom of Gentiles, but also a life they have never imagined.If they didn't feel it when they visited a furniture store, they couldn't help feeling it when they walked into a tool store and saw the assortment of items displayed in sets.Even if any of them had seen real carpenters, stonemasons, butchers, and other craftsmen, or even practiced one of them themselves, they had never seen such a complete set of tools that they needed to be explained and demonstrated by the clerk to know their use.

They were amazed that even the butcher's knives can have so many patterns in this place, and a tool called a "sewing machine" placed in the store attracted everyone's attention. This machine was cast into a beautiful shape and laid flat On the wooden platform, connecting rods are used to connect the steel feet below. It is not until a female operator sits in front of the platform that people are convinced that this is not a decorative sculpture furniture.While explaining in a soft voice, the young saleswoman quickly wound the thread with her hands and feet, then picked up the pieces of cloth cut next to her and spread them on the table.

Then she stepped on the pedals, the power was transmitted to the pulley through the connecting rod, and the various connecting rod shafts and wheels combined in the cast iron machine head pulled each other. The thread take-up lever almost jumped into a white shadow, the sharp machine needle pierced through the linen, pulled the long and tough blended cotton thread, and made perfect stitches on the fine linen that were difficult for manpower to do.In the eyes of people amazed, the operator connected the pieces one by one with skillful movements. After a while, she cut off the end of the thread with a click, stood up, and shook the fabric in her hand against the wind, so that people could see those pieces. The cloth has been transformed into a perfect top.

The male clerk who had been standing by the side came forward, put the top on his body, and turned his body left and right so that people could see how well it fit.

Like most professions in the world, tailors are basically composed of men, but there are already too many unusual phenomena in this city, so the male customers in the store did not hesitate to respond to this magical demonstration. cheer.Even though most people cheered and cooled off, realizing that they had neither the ability nor the need to obtain such an artifact, those with higher purchasing power could already imagine that if this machine was transported to other cities, even if only One set is enough to have a huge impact on the local tailoring industry.

Add to that the high-yielding seeds that almost everyone wants to get their hands on...

The purpose of tools is to produce and create. The Gentiles not only created the New Mahid City, but they can also pass this power on to others.

What kind of belief can be born, and what kind of... heresy!

People walk through the shops, like a storm in their hearts, no matter which corner they come in from, behind them, the rising sun completely lights up the sky, the morning fog is thinning, and the city is waking up .

It is the first day of the trade fair, and it is also a fixed six-month holiday for city residents.Small streams of people gradually converged from all corners of the city towards the trading market.