The wheels rotated rapidly on the compacted dirt road, and Leorio constantly adjusted the carriage's driving route to prevent the wheels from sinking into the ditch on the right due to excessive speed.
It was morning, the sun had just risen, and the temperature was still cool.
More than ten days have passed since Lin Xi obtained the "Ji Tu Bead".
Perhaps in order to regain the time lost due to mining some time ago, the speed of the carriage became faster and faster every time.
In the past ten days or so, I have passed through many villages and small towns, but I have never encountered anything as good as the "Ling Jade Mine".
This is not bad. In this way, you can head towards the "Sleeping Forest" with all your strength. There must be many treasures there, but only those with strength can discover them.
The carriage drove through a field and over a slope. The road ahead suddenly became clearer, as if the road had suddenly widened several times.
Snap!
Leorio whipped his horsewhip and accelerated the car again.
I don’t know since when, there were gradually more pedestrians and vehicles on the road.
"Ah, the devil wolf!"
Some passers-by spotted the two huge horned wolves following the carriage and immediately exclaimed.
"Oh my god, these are two huge demonic wolves. What kind of demonic beasts are they?"
"It looks like it's tame. It scared me to death just now."
"Damn, you scared me."
"..."
The commotion continued to spread, and some pedestrians even couldn't help but complain.
Leorio slowed down the car and couldn't help but glance behind the carriage.
No wonder pedestrians complained so much. Two demonic wolves that were taller than horses were chasing and fighting behind them. It was really scary.
If you don't think of a solution, you may cause trouble.
To this end, Leorio sought advice from inside the car.
The last solution that came to mind was to find two ropes and tie White Fang and White Claw to the back of the carriage. This would make pedestrians and civilians feel at ease.
In fact, let alone two ropes, even two metal chains cannot really tie the current White Fang and White Claw.
White Fang and White Claw were reluctant to cooperate at first, but when they heard Lin Xi said that they would replace the three horses in pulling the cart, they immediately calmed down.
With the surface engineering of the rope, although pedestrians passing by will still point fingers, it is finally much better.
"White Fang, White Claw, please be patient, and after this journey, when you get to a place with few people, you two can do whatever you want."
Bai Yueguang jumped onto the carriage and leaned down to look at the two horned wolves tied behind the carriage.
The two horned wolves whined in response, but they were quite calm.
I thought that after driving forward for a while, there would be fewer pedestrians and carriages encountered, but unexpectedly it was just the opposite.
More and more vehicles appeared on the road, as well as many people on foot, all heading in the same direction.
"Old man, where are you going?"
Bai Yueguang turned over, jumped off the carriage, and asked an old man walking on the roadside.
After a while, Bai Yueguang found out clearly that there was an open space at the fork in front of the road, where a market was held every seven days.
"There's a market ahead!"
Bai Yueguang jumped on the carriage again and said excitedly to everyone in the carriage.
"Let's go over there and have a look, maybe we'll come across something good."
Bai Yueguang likes excitement the most. Even if everyone behaves mediocrely, it will not affect her mood at the moment.
At this time, the carriage was moving slower and slower. It turned out that there were many vehicles and pedestrians, which affected the traffic.
"It seems to be very lively in front."
Outside the carriage, Leorio's business was heard.
Bai Yueguang hurriedly poked his head out of the carriage and saw an open space in the distance. There were many people gathered there and various vendors and stalls. It was so lively!
Of course, the most attractive part is the steaming aroma and all kinds of local food in the market.
The products in the market are all daily utensils of ordinary people, and some people also bring their livestock for sale.
It's crowded and lively. Although it's not as good as a bustling town, it has a down-to-earth atmosphere.
Many children were holding strings of food in their hands, chasing each other and playing with each other. The various shouts were mixed together with local accents, making it difficult to hear clearly what they were shouting.
Leorio parked the carriage in an open space a little further away, while the others walked to the market and started shopping.
Lin Xi looked at the bustling crowd, and it suddenly brought back memories of visiting a big market during the New Year.
Of course, when he looked around, more people were also looking at these foreign guests.
Lin Xi's skin, Lan Duo's blond hair, Bai Yueguang's tail, Liuying Rose's ears, Huang Quan's eyepatch, and Sethis' aristocratic temperament have all become attractions for these locals.
"Uncle, what is this for?"
Bai Yueguang ran to a stall, picked up something that looked like a pile of dead grass, and asked the stall owner curiously.
The stall owner is a middle-aged uncle with dark skin. He is looking at Bai Yueguang in shock.
"Uncle?" Bai Yueguang raised his head in surprise.
The middle-aged man hurriedly looked away and introduced with a somewhat panicked expression: "This is a shawl, made of several special herbs. When worn on the body, it can drive away some insects."
"What about this?" Bai Yueguang picked up another object.
The middle-aged man was patient, and he took the trouble to introduce everything Bai Yueguang asked one by one.
"Uncle, how do you sell a rattan basket like yours?"
Bai Yueguang asked, pointing to the items woven with special rattan on the ground.
"The rattan basket costs thirty-two copper coins each, and the rattan basket costs fifty-six copper coins each."
"Then I want it all, uncle, how much do you think it will cost?" Bai Yueguang asked.
"All of them?" The middle-aged man was very surprised.
In his opinion, this richly dressed girl only asked so many questions out of curiosity. Who would have thought that not only would she want to buy it, but she would even want it all right away.
"Let me do the math..." The middle-aged man began to count.
"Here are thirty silver coins, no need to look for them." Bai Yueguang said, handing over the silver coins.
"How can that be done!"
The middle-aged man was more honest, so he just found Bai Yueguang for dozens of copper coins.
"Moonlight, why did you buy these?" Liuying Rose came over and asked in confusion.
"Qiangwei, look at how well these rattan baskets are woven. They can be used to hold wild vegetables, mushrooms, and fruits in the future." Bai Yueguang said with a smile.
Okay, this reason makes sense.
Soon, Bai Yueguang arrived at the next stall.
The person setting up the stall was a young girl. Judging by her age, she was only a few years older than Shan Na.
"Are these vegetables?"
Bai Yueguang stared at the green plants placed in front of the little girl, very curious.
"It's wild vegetables." The little girl said while looking at Bai Yueguang curiously.
The wagging tail particularly attracted her attention.
"How does this taste?" Bai Yueguang asked.
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"It's... not bad." The little girl struggled for a long time and finally gave this answer.
"Can I have a taste?" Bai Yueguang asked again.
"Ah?" The little girl was stunned.
"Isn't it possible?"
"No... no!" the little girl said nervously, "This kind of wild vegetables needs to be boiled in water and seasoned..."
"You can tell me what else you can eat, and I'll buy them all." Bai Yueguang asked hurriedly.
The little girl was in a daze, and all the wild vegetables on the stall were sold.
Bai Yueguang seems to have turned on the sweep mode. She will basically buy up everything she thinks is useful, regardless of whether it will cause waste.
Who made her rich!
Even if you buy all the items in the entire market, I'm afraid it won't cost you many gold coins.
Wandering around here and there, Bai Yueguang soon came to the place where food stalls gathered.
When she was about to call Lin Xi over, she found that Lin Xi had already started eating in front of a stall. Thick dishes were already stacked on the small wooden table in front of her.
Bai Yueguang did not bother Lin Xi, but went to various snack stalls and tried them one by one.
If she thinks the taste is unique, she will find a way to make it.
Some stalls sell freshly made dishes, so it's easy to learn how to make them.
And some stalls directly sell finished products, which are craftsmanship that people rely on for survival. Even if Bai Yueguang is good-looking, others cannot easily tell her.
But it doesn't matter.
Anything that can be solved with money is nothing!
With a few hundred gold coins, you can get even the most valuable formula.
It is not easy for civilians to make money, especially if they want to make money by selling food. Firstly, there are costs and labor. It is time-consuming and laborious. If you want to earn a few hundred gold coins, it may take several years.
Therefore, almost no one can refuse Bai Yueguang's high price to buy.
Even if there are one or two, because the recipe has been passed down for generations, and I think I can open a special store in the town in the future, I don’t want to sell it, but when Bai Yueguang raised the purchase price to thousands of gold coins, no one is more hypocritical.
, and readily agreed.
Thousands of gold coins are a huge sum of money for ordinary people.
With this huge sum of money, children in a family can learn magic and fighting spirit. If a magician can be provided, then ordinary families will have the opportunity to enter the aristocratic circle.
This world is so realistic!
There is a gap that is difficult to bridge between the poor and the rich.
Many commoners remain commoners for several generations.
If you want to make a lot of money by doing business properly and take off the label of being a commoner, it is very difficult!
Only becoming a magician or a fighting master is the shortcut to changing the fate of your family.
Under normal circumstances, this market lasts until noon and then ends.
But because of Bai Yueguang's shopping trip, many people who left came back with goods.
So, the market didn't really end until dusk.
On this day, Bai Yueguang really got addicted to shopping.
The sun set in the west and the sky quickly became dark.
This place is still far away from the nearest town, so everyone unanimously decided to set up camp on the spot.
Bai Yueguang bought a lot of ingredients today, so she could take this opportunity to show off her skills.
While Bai Yueguang was busy making dinner, two people suddenly came.
One of them, Bai Yueguang, still had the impression that it was the little girl who sold her wild vegetables.
The other person was a dark-skinned young man with a strong body. The two came together.
"Hey, why are you coming here so late? Aren't you afraid of meeting bad people on the road?"
Bai Yueguang looked at the little girl curiously.
"Sister, I sold you wild vegetables today, do you remember?" The little girl obviously came for Bai Yueguang.
Bai Yueguang nodded, pointed to the steaming big pot over there, and said with a smile: "Remember, you said you wanted to boil it first. Look, I have already started to boil the water."
"Sister, I have a 'wild root' here. Are you interested?" The little girl got straight to the point.
"What 'wild roots'?" Bai Yueguang was a little curious.
The little girl took out a wooden box and opened it. Inside was a dark yellow strange plant with many roots.
"Is this also for eating?" Bai Yueguang asked.
The little girl said: "Cut it into slices and use it to make soup. It is very tonic."
"Okay, I bought it." Bai Yueguang was very happy.
The little girl murmured and said: "This 'wild root' is a bit expensive."
Bai Yueguang was stunned for a moment, then asked: "How much is it?"
The little girl bit her lip and said after a long time: "Fifty-seven gold coins!"
Bai Yueguang blinked. Compared with the items she purchased, this was indeed much more expensive.
A lot of her expenses today were spent on purchasing food formulas. The actual money spent on shopping was not much.
After all, this is a civilian market, and the prices of items are calculated in "copper coins."
Seeing that Bai Yueguang didn't speak any more, the little girl explained eagerly: "Sister, this 'wild root' was left behind by my grandfather during his lifetime. It is very precious and it is said that it can be used as a medicinal material."
"Then why don't you sell it to a medicinal material store?" Bai Yueguang asked puzzledly.
The little girl looked a little strange. She had been to a medicine store before, but the other party kept the price too low, and she almost got into trouble in the end.
If she hadn't seen Bai Yueguang spending money lavishly today, she probably wouldn't have come here to make this trip if she didn't care about a few dozen gold coins.
Seeing that the little girl was silent, Bai Yueguang asked again: "Are you waiting for the money to be used urgently?"
"I want to redeem my father from prison." The little girl said after a long time.
"I bought this 'wild root'. Here are sixty gold coins. With the extra money, I can hire you to help me. You can use this 'wild root' to cook us a pot of soup later."
Bai Yueguang didn't ask any further questions and directly took out the gold coins.
The little girl and her brother were both stunned.
Did you really buy it?
After receiving the sixty gold coins, the little girl still felt unreal.
"Moonlight, show me the box in your hand."
At this moment, Lin Xi suddenly walked over.
Without thinking, Bai Yueguang handed the small wooden box containing the "wild roots" to Lin Xi.
Lin Xi first took a look at the ginseng in the box. Hundreds of years old ginseng could be used to refine low-grade elixirs. Those dozens of gold coins were not unfair, but rather a huge advantage.
Lin Xi looked at the wooden box containing ginseng again. This was what he really cared about.
Lin Xi's eyes flashed slightly as her spiritual sense was released.
With an imperceptible smile on her lips, Lin Xi asked the little girl, "Did you make this wooden box yourself or did you buy it?"
"I made it myself!" It was the little girl's brother who answered this question.
"Is there any more wood to make this kind of wooden box?" Lin Xi asked again.
The young man thought seriously for a moment, and then said: "There is another one to use as a pillar for the thatched house."
"Okay, I bought that pillar." Lin Xi said.
The young man looked at Lin Xi with a surprised look on his face.