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Chapter 19 Crocodile and Floodfish (1)

Lei Xingfeng said: "How much does it cost per pound?"

The old shopkeeper looked at the boy in front of him. This was a slender boy with a tender face, but a strange sense of maturity, giving people a very down-to-earth feeling, and he vaguely had a momentum, and he didn't look like a fisherman at all. He couldn't help but say: "One copper ring is one pound, ten copper rings... Well, eleven pounds, it's okay to use silver rings, and one silver ring is also eleven pounds."

Lei Xingfeng knew that the money here was in decimal form, ten copper rings were a silver ring, and ten silver rings were a gold ring. Moreover, the coins in this continent were quite stable. Ordinary people used silver rings at most, and basically used copper rings as the main coins. Of course, most ordinary people still traded in barter.

Zhou Xin whispered: "Brother Lei, I brought the money..."

Lei Xingfeng stopped him and said that in Tailang Night Village, he received a lot of golden rings, most of which were given to Lei Xingyao, but there were also several bags of golden rings that were collected into the tranquil space. They were originally intended to give to Lei Xingyao, but later they forgot that for them, golden rings were nothing.

On the backhand, a leather bag appeared in Lei Xingfeng's hand. The bag was made very exquisitely, with light brown leather and elastic leather ropes at the mouth. He reached out and grabbed it in the leather bag. With the jingling sound, six or seven golden rings were placed on the counter. When his wrist turned, the leather bag disappeared.

The old shopkeeper's eyes suddenly opened and rolled around. He was not a fisherman without knowledge. He knew that only practitioners had similar techniques. Looking at Lei Xingfeng again, he only had respect and no more arrogance. He said in surprise: "It's the Golden Ring! This... no problem, a Golden Ring can buy 110 kilograms of rice."

Although Uncle Zhou is a fisherman, he is not stupid. He said, "Old shopkeeper, you are expensive."

The old shopkeeper looked unmoved. He was indeed expensive, but this was normal. He sold it according to normal proportions. In fact, the actual value of the golden ring is quite high. In the market, a golden ring can be replaced with more than ten silver rings, but eleven silver rings and several copper rings, because the golden ring is easier to carry and is the favorite of those big merchants.

"Okay, how much did you say?"

Uncle Zhou said: "A golden ring adds ten kilograms of rice."

The old shopkeeper didn't say much this time, and nodded simply and said, "Okay, just say that, a golden ring, 120 kilograms of rice, how many do you buy?"

Lei Xingfeng said: "That's all." He pointed to the golden ring on the counter.

The old shopkeeper counted and said, "Seven golden rings, eight hundred and forty kilograms of rice, right?"

Lei Xingfeng nodded and said, "That's right."

Zhou Xin was still counting with his fingers, but he still couldn't figure it out. Uncle Zhou patted him and said with a smile: "Don't forget it, you can't figure it out."

Lei Xingfeng said: "Put the rice in the store first, and then get it when we leave."

The old shopkeeper nodded and said, "Okay, I will send a guy to help you get on the boat."

When he left, Uncle Zhou said specifically: "Old shopkeeper, I want to give us new rice, so Chen Mi doesn't need to take it out. This is the rice I bought with Jinhuan."

The old shopkeeper smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll give the best rice!"

As soon as he left the house, Zhou Xin couldn't help but say, "Brother Lei, why can't I see where your wallet is placed!"

Uncle Zhou knew a little more, and he asked a little restrainedly: "Brother Lei, are you a rotating master?"

Lei Xingfeng smiled and said, "Uncle, if I were a wheel master, would you ignore me?" He knew that a cultivator put pressure on ordinary people, and he did not have the mentality of being arrogant. He was very peaceful to ordinary people, especially when treating Uncle Zhou and Zhou Xin, both of them were his life-saving benefactors, and he had no need to be arrogant.

Uncle Zhou said: "Of course not, you, are you really a rotating master?" He still couldn't believe it.

Lei Xingfeng said: "Well, really, but I want to stay here for a while. Uncle, you won't drive me away, right?"

Zhou Xin opened his mouth wide, and after a while, he said in surprise: "Wow, Master Wheel...you, you are really amazing, wow..."

Uncle Zhou hurriedly pulled Zhou Xin and said, "Xiao Xin, whisper, don't shout... Haha, Brother Lei, just stay there, haha, I'm afraid that we will be simple here and will be slow to treat you."

The most common people are the small wheel masters and the hundred wheel masters. They call practitioners the wheel masters. As for real people, they cannot get in touch with them. Even if they are in contact, they cannot figure out the level of the level. As long as they are the wheel masters, they are already very awe.

Lei Xingfeng said: "Xiao Xin, there is nothing to make a fuss. Are there no wheel masters here?"

Zhou Xin said: "Yes, yes, we have the Lun Master here, and there are the Lun Master guards in this water village. However, they all live in the best houses in the water village, and those shopkeepers are worshipped by them. They will not need to go to the lake to live like us."

Lei Xingfeng didn't want to get involved in this topic and said, "What else should I buy? Haha, I treat you this time, so I can buy whatever I want."

Uncle Zhou said: "I'll sell this dried fish, haha, go and exchange it for some salt."

Lei Xingfeng nodded and said, "Okay, let's go together." The three of them walked along the wooden street and soon arrived at a fish shop. The purchase price of dried fish was extremely cheap. One copper ring, four kilograms of dried fish, and nearly four hundred kilograms of dried fish, only less than one hundred copper rings, that is, nearly one golden ring. They directly exchanged more than ten kilograms of coarse salt and three kilograms of fine salt in the fish shop, and they had already spent almost the money.

I changed some seasonings for cooking and a few clay pots. Lei Xingfeng took the initiative to pay for it because they were not enough money.

I bought a lot of things, including some clothes, bedding, and a fishing net. This was what Uncle Zhou had always wanted, but the price was too expensive. This time, Lei Xingfeng paid for it. If there was a fishing net, the harvest would be completely different. They used to use a relatively thick fishing line with a string of fish hooks tied on it. They could catch not many fish, but more fish were caught by Zhou Xin in the water.

I bought some spirits in the market. Almost all fishermen enjoyed this sip, but the spirits are expensive. Most of the fishermen drink homemade rice wine. Only when there are too many fishing catches can they be replaced with some spirits. This time, Lei Xingfeng bought two jars of spirits in one breath, both of which are large jars of 20 kilograms and two golden rings and one jar of wine.

Only these two jars of strong liquor made Uncle Zhou laugh so hard that he couldn't stop smiling. He was already very happy to be able to exchange for a pound of strong liquor. He not only can entertain guests, but also drink them by himself, but also drive away the cold and make medicinal liquor. It can be said to be the treasure of fishermen.

According to Lei Xingfeng's temper, he even wanted to buy a new boat for Uncle Zhou, but Uncle Zhou refused to do so. He felt that it was too much for just spending this.

It was busy until the evening when the three of them returned to the boat and sorted out what they bought today. Uncle Zhou cooked and prepared dinner at the bow of the boat.

The boat was parked on the wooden pier at the outskirts of the market. A row of fishermen on the boats came back at this time. The whole pier seemed very lively. There were also many small vendors selling all kinds of snacks. There were chaos on the pier, and many children were running around the pier. They often surrounded the little vendors, biting their fingers, and looking at all kinds of snacks with greed. Of course, they had no money to buy them.

Among the small vendors, the most popular one among children is the one who sells sugar particles. Every child has a desire in his eyes, but the sugar particles are extremely expensive. You can buy a small bag of sugar particles with a copper ring. Few fishermen are willing to spend this money.

But fishermen's children often have their own solutions. For example, if there is a child, they will exchange the fish they catch and exchange it for a small bag of sugar, so that all the other children can drool.

Lei Xingfeng sat at the bow of the boat and looked at the lively pier. At this moment, he felt extremely calm.

A large wooden barrel of rice, a pot of boiled fish in white water, a pot of salted white shrimp, a small plate of dried salted radish, and three bowls of strong wine were poured.

The fragrance of wine wafted up and immediately seduced an old man from the boat next door. He smiled and said, "Boss Zhou, drink..." The so-called boss, compared to the name of the boss of the boat, was named as a surname to show respect, and represents a person who can control a boat.

Uncle Zhou said, "Boss Zhang, are you greedy? Haha, come and drink together!" The fishermen have good relationships, and they are generous by nature and rarely act arrogantly. If you like it, come and have nothing to be polite.

Boss Zhang took a clay pot and stepped over, saying, "I hunted a mallard duck and stewed it for a long time. The heat was just right." He put down the clay pot, picked up a wooden bowl, took a sip of the strong wine, let out a breath, and praised, "Good wine, haha, Boss Zhou, you're rich, you actually drink such good wine."

The two were very familiar with each other, and Uncle Zhou said: "Boss Zhang, what news has been made recently? I just came back today."

Mr. Zhang laughed and said, "There is a news, haha, you know, the fourth brother of the Tian family, they went to hunt crocodiles and dragons the day before yesterday. I heard that they also hired a wheel master. I wonder if it was successful."

Uncle Zhou said in surprise: "Crocodile, dragon, fish? They are too brave. This thing is cruel. If you are not careful, the ship will break."

Lei Xingfeng said curiously: "What crocodile and dragon fish?"

Uncle Zhou said: "A very cruel fish can eat people!"

Mr. Zhang said: "This little brother is so cute, Mr. Zhou, is this your relative?"

Uncle Zhou responded vaguely. Lei Xingfeng had already said that he asked him to hide that he was a wheel master, so he did not dare to say anything. Zhang laughed and said, "Young brother doesn't seem to be from us, crocodiles and dragon fish are famous." Then he began to brag about the power of crocodiles and dragon fish.

The crocodile and dragon fish is a bit similar to the crocodile, but its hind limbs have turned into fins. The forelimbs have sharp claws, long mouths, and blade-like teeth. It is about six meters long. An adult crocodile and dragon fish can easily smash a small wooden boat. Ordinary fishermen never dare to mess with crocodile and dragon fish. When they see crocodile and dragon fish, they will immediately avoid it.
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