Near the ferry, the market is still lively.
It's just that today is not as lively as last time.
There are few people running boats on the water.
The people living nearby were not too affected.
There was a private house in the middle of the market, and a stall was set up at the door of the main house, selling shoes.
Most of what is sold are some grass sandals and cloth shoes. The good ones are just thicker soles and embroidered with moire decoration on the uppers. They are mainly practical. There is only one pair of shoes with exquisite soles and red uppers.
The rabbit pattern is embroidered with gold and green thread, which is exquisite yet playful and cute.
These shoes are not like those that ordinary people would wear or buy. Even if ordinary people get married, they cannot wear such good shoes. Rather, they look like they are worn by the daughter of a noble family in the royal palace.
It really looks out of place in this shoe stall.
Everyone who comes and goes here casts their gaze at it.
But no one dared to ask the price.
Even the young couple guarding the stall had some doubts.
"Will anyone really buy these shoes?" The young woman couldn't help but worry, "How can anyone in this place afford such good shoes?"
"There should be." The man also frowned.
"If we can't sell it, we will lose all the money we made in two months."
"There should be, my father and I make a pair of shoes like this every ten years, and different people come to buy them every time, and they will definitely do the same this time," the man said with a frown.
"Could it be that your short-lived parents lied to you?"
"Why did they lie to me about this? Besides, I remember that my father also made this pair ten years ago, and someone actually came to buy it!"
"Where in the world can such a thing happen..."
The woman didn't believe it, she was just worried.
The woman who fell into the water, the goddess who rescued people, the shoe-making agreement, the different people who came to buy shoes every ten years, passed down from generation to generation, and the two hundred years, all sounded like stories in a book.
Is there really such a thing in the world?
The woman didn't know. She only knew that these shoes were made of the best fabrics and threads, which cost her a lot of energy. If she couldn't sell them, she would suffer a big loss.
While I was thinking about it, three people came to me.
There were two young men and women in Taoist robes, and a muscular warrior with a beard holding a sword. The Taoist made people approach him, but the warrior made people fear him.
The three of them saw the pair of shoes at a glance.
"How much do these shoes cost?"
Upon hearing this, the young couple were stunned.
"Six, six taels of silver."
"Six taels?"
Just as Luo Seng put his hand into his arms, wanting to use the piece of silver to pay the bill, when he heard the quotation, his hand suddenly froze, and he, Lin Jue, and the junior sister looked at each other in confusion.
Then he took out the willow branch.
"Look at the size."
"How many... but... did you buy it for the River Goddess?" the man asked stumblingly.
"You also know?"
"Of course I know!"
The young couple were startled again and looked at each other with their eyes wide open.
Someone actually came to buy shoes for the goddess!
Then the man hurriedly said: "Then there is no need to compare, just this pair, they are just this long."
"Um?"
Monk Luo gestured with the willow branch, and it turned out just right.
Lin Jue asked: "You don't have a lot of quotations, do you?"
"How dare you? That's the price!" The man didn't dare to misunderstand this matter and said hurriedly, "Ever since our ancestors were rescued from the water by the goddess, we have been making this pair of shoes every ten years for generations.
The price is the same, so don’t dare to shout about it.”
"Look at the workmanship, it took me half a month to sew it together!" The woman also said, "This fabric and gold thread are also unusual!"
"It sounds like you have been making shoes for the River Goddess for generations?"
"It's hard to say that." The man said coyly, "I only have one pair in ten years."
"Are they all at this price?"
“This price has always been the same, I dare not lie!”
"I see."
Lin Jue couldn't help but frown:
"This woman..."
Monk Luo had already untied the package and took out six taels of silver.
"Buy it!"
Not long after, the three of them picked up their shoes and left.
The young couple were left standing there, relieved but also surprised.
Wonderful things in the world have been passed down from mouth to mouth in the past, but I never expected that they would now reach my doorstep.
…
The three of them returned to the river.
The water was still empty, and most boats were tied to the shore. There was a tent boat rocking gently, and a beautiful white fox on the boat jumped on the boat board, catching damselflies flying from the shore.
"Wow..."
The three people boarded the boat one by one, and the rocking boat stirred up waves.
The fox landed on the board of the boat and stopped immediately. He no longer paid attention to the damselflies and only focused on them.
"Thank you for your hard work. I didn't see any restaurants in this market, and there was nothing delicious for sale. I only bought a few leaf cakes." Lin Jue opened a leaf wrapped in layers, and inside were a few leaf cakes.
, he took apart two more and handed them to his fox, "Let's pad them first, and if there are other food for sale at the next ferry, buy some more."
The fox came up obediently, opened his mouth and took it.
Luo Monk took a pair of shoes and threw them into the water.
"The shoes are for you!"
With a pop sound, the shoes stirred up some water.
A xuan'er hit the river, and the pair of light cloth shoes sank immediately.
"Remember to make up the money!"
Luo Monk stood on the bow of the boat and shouted into the water.
But there was no sound coming from the water.
After a while, there were two popping sounds, and two carp jumped out of the water, jumped onto the board of the boat, and kept flicking their tails and struggling.
"Oh……"
Luo Monk laughed and had no choice but to pick up the fish.
I thought I could use it to feed Lin Jue's foxes.
However, Lin Jue had already fed two leaf cakes into Fuyao's mouth, and Fuyao was lowering his head and eating hard. The stuff was too sticky, and his mouth was not good at chewing it, so he had to bite it one at a time while eating it.
Biting one side and turning his head in circles, as if fighting it.
Lin Jue was laughing beside him.
Luo Monk ignored it and pushed the shore with his oar. As soon as there was a slight ripple in the water, the tent boat immediately left the shore and slid towards the middle of the river.
Many people on the shore looked at me, wanting to see which ignorant person dared to walk by water these days.
However, the people on the boat seemed completely unaware. The boat was rowing down the river and soon became blurred in the morning mist and water vapor.
There is a red sun rising in the distance.
It's more than a hundred miles along the way.
It passes through several ferries. Because the waterways here are developed and there are often merchant ships and cargo ships on the Weishui River, there is a market not far from almost every ferry. There are also signs of stalls at many ferries. However, in these few days, there are no
No one, empty.
At dusk, the tent boat suddenly arrived at a wide area of ​​water. Amidst the mist and mist, the line of sight was limited. If it weren't for the shadows of mountains on all sides, it would have seemed like it was traveling to a vast and vast place.
"That's it, right?"
Luo Monk stood on the bow of the boat and rowed to the right to reach the shore.
There is also mist on the shore here, and human figures and voices can be seen in the mist, and there is a faint aroma of meat.
"Is there a market here?" Luo Monk said, "I'm just hungry!"
The closer you get to the shore, the clearer your view becomes.
There is also an ancient ferry on the shore.
There is a piece of flat land behind the ferry. On the flat land is a forest with many pear blossoms blooming, like snow on a tree. There is a faint mountain cliff in the distance.
Some people set up stalls on the flat ground, and many people came and went.
There were sounds of bargaining, shouting, and eating and drinking.
It really is a market again.
"Wow..."
The boat docked and there was a slight sound of water swaying.
Luo Monk jumped down first, followed by the fox jumping on the wind, and finally Lin Jue and the others.
Brush it!
I don't know how many pairs of eyes looked at them.
The nearest thing I saw was a wonton stall, a small cart, a stove, a few tables and stools, and the heat was rising. The stall owner was an old man, and he looked friendly. His business was very good, and there were many customers sitting at the tables and stools.
In the back there is a seller of pots and pans, a seller of ceramic utensils, and a seller of clothes. They are all small stalls.
Although these people look similar to humans, if you look closely, it is not difficult to find the differences.
Some are extraordinarily thin, some are extraordinarily fat, some are extraordinarily tall, some are extraordinarily short, some have stooped bodies, some have weird expressions and behavior, and few are really like human beings.
At this time, most people looked at them with different eyes.
Some were curious and some frowned.
Some kept sniffing and huffing their noses.
Luo Monk couldn't help but tighten his grip on the knife with his left hand, and at the same time turned his head to look at Lin Jue calmly.
Although he also killed many demons and ghosts, all the demons and ghosts he killed were less than half of what can be seen here, not to mention that the field of vision is limited, and there is no telling how many there are in the distance.
It is better to see how the Taoist does things like this first.
Then Lin Jue stepped forward and saluted with a smile: "Everyone, you are polite."
The junior sister also stepped forward and saluted accordingly.
When Luo Monk saw this, he felt confident.
"We are wandering Taoists who came from afar. We heard that the demon king here held a banquet on his birthday. Haha, we wanted to gain some experience, so we brought gifts to the banquet." Lin Jue said.
"people?"
There was a "young scholar" four or five feet tall in front of them looking at them.
"What's wrong? You're so big, have you never seen anyone before?" Lin Jue asked curiously.
Seeing that he was not afraid, the young scholar stopped talking.
Compared to humans being afraid of demons, demons are ultimately more afraid of humans.
After all, demons can only be feared by some people after they become spirits. However, before demons become spirits, they are generally afraid of people, let alone those who practice Taoism.
It's just that there are more fairies and ghosts here.
Many demons and ghosts looked at each other, as if they were discussing.
"hehe……"
The old man in front of the Chaos Stall laughed twice and said, "Didn't you guys say you were hungry before you got off the boat? Why don't you come here to eat something?"
"What's the filling for the wontons?"
"Fish and green onions."
"OK!"
The Taoist came over immediately, with a smile on his face, and he was not disgusted or afraid at all.
"No human meat, right?"
"Young man, I can practice my practice with peace of mind! I don't dare to sell this!"
"That's good, that's good. We all know that things of the same kind are like animals. Let me say it first. We don't eat human flesh. Since ancient times, no matter whether it's a human being or a human being, there is no reason for businessmen to go against customers. What's more, we said in advance that in
Let's go ahead." Lin Jue walked up to the stall and said with a smile to the stall owner, "If the stall owner deliberately harms us and leaves here, we will kill you."
"ah?"
The sudden sentence was in sharp contrast to the smile on the Taoist's face.
The old man couldn't help but shudder.
Even if they are monsters, they have just become spirits and achieved enlightenment. In terms of value for life, they may be much higher than before they became spirits. In terms of bloodlust, most of them are weaker than before they became spirits. They are not extremely vicious and evil.
How many people are willing to kill others at every turn?
The other demons and ghosts were also suppressed.
"Don't get me wrong! We usually treat people like this!" Luo Monk stood up and said, then he pointed to the boat next to him and said, "Let me tell you, that is our boat. Don't admit your mistake when the time comes.
Row away, if our boat is stolen and Zhang leaves here, he will also come to find you."
Both of them looked very calm, not afraid of monsters at all, and there was a feeling that monsters looked like humans to them.
The monsters and ghosts all around couldn't help but look at each other.
As soon as this happened, the many fairies and ghosts immediately became honest and did their own thing. They no longer wanted to make things difficult for them because they were human beings. At most, they just looked at them curiously and commented in low voices.
The old man also cooked four bowls of wontons honestly and served them.
"Use slowly."
"Here are some pairs of chopsticks."
"Okay, okay..."
Three pairs of chopsticks were also brought up.
Among the many monsters and ghosts, the three of them and the fox took them calmly. At most, they had a bit of wonder in their hearts, without the slightest hint of cowardice.
It's getting later and later.
In the twilight, the heat of the wonton stall was still rising. The three people and one fox ate as if no one was watching, making a sound of snoring. The stall owner looked on with a very strange thought——
It was clear that I had wanted to test and embarrass a few people before, but now I was looking forward to getting people's approval.
Chapter completed!