The kind-hearted stall owner saw Gong Liang and Yuan Gungun arguing endlessly, and said quickly: "Don't make any noise, don't make any noise, come and try the fruit pots I grew myself."
The old man took out a few palm-sized fruit gourds from the bag next to him, with skin like jade and a faint fruity aroma. He gave one to Migu, and then handed another to Gongliang.
It was hard to reject the warm hospitality, so Gongliang had no choice but to let go of the hand that was squeezing the round panda face and took it.
When Yuan Gungun saw the opportunity, he screamed and rushed towards Gong Liang.
The old man quickly advised: "Don't make any noise, don't make any noise, come on, you can also try the fruit gourd."
When Yuan Gungun heard what the old man said, he looked at Gong Liang and found that he and Mi Gu both had fruit gourds in their hands. Then when he saw the green fruit in the old man's hand, he felt that he could let Gong Liang go and eat some fruit. So, it
He stepped forward and took the fruit gourd, sat up, and started eating with a "ouch, ouch, ouch" sound.
The fruit gourd tastes crisp, sweet, and has a light fragrance, which is really delicious.
Gong Liang glanced at it. This fool could eat whatever was given to him without fear of being poisoned.
After a while, he found that there was nothing wrong with Yuan Gungun's food, so he started eating too.
The shape of the fruit gourd is a bit like a gourd with a small head and a big belly. The taste is as crisp and sweet as Xinjiang Korla pear, with a light fruity aroma, which is really good.
"Well"
Gongliang suddenly felt something was wrong and couldn't help but take a few more bites. Suddenly he found that there was a faint spiritual energy in the fruit gourd meat, but it was too weak to be considered a spiritual fruit. At best, it was just the best ordinary fruit. But if this kind of fruit grows
Eating it can also strengthen your body and lead to longevity.
Of course, these are relative to ordinary people.
It's better to eat someone else's fruit than not buy something from them. This is the so-called "taking advantage of others".
So Gongliang asked the old man: "Old man, how do you sell this big gourd?"
"Let's see which one you want?"
The old man pointed to one of the five-meter-long large gourds and said: "Wild gourds like that are more expensive, but they can guarantee that you can grow anything within ten years without losing your spirituality; the other small gourd that is about an arm's length is planted by me."
The house gour has poor spirituality and can only grow ordinary grains and vegetables, but not spiritual objects, and it can only maintain its spirituality for three years at most."
Gongliang heard this strangely and asked: "Old man, I don't understand what you are saying. What's the wild gourd? Can't this thing be used for growing things for a long time? Why can it only be used for three to ten years?"
"Hehehehe, Huang Ren, you are not from the Kingdom of God and I, so you don't know anything."
The old man smiled and said: "The wild gourd is a big gourd naturally raised in the mountains. This kind of gourd is formed by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, so it has extraordinary spirituality. Planting any kind of it will ensure that it will not lose its spirituality within ten years.
Of course, there are some things that last longer, but they are not things that the old man can get."
A nearby stall owner heard what the old man said and said: "Mr. Shang, I heard that the Kitano family found a big gourd in the mountains a while ago. It was very big. They went to the monarch to borrow a group of soldiers to take the gourd from the mountain.
Drag it out from inside. It is said that the spiritual liquid inside alone contains hundreds of barrels. I don’t know if it is true or not?"
"It doesn't matter if it's true or not, even if it's true, so what? He doesn't share the number of barrels we have. I'll just wait and do business here honestly. I'll go into the mountains to look for it when I'm free. If I can find one
Yehu opened a bucket of spiritual liquid, and I started laughing."
"Mr. Shang, you still dare to think. If I were to find it, I would be satisfied with just a small pot, not to mention a bucket."
Gongliang heard the conversation between the two and was curious, and asked: "Old man, what is the spiritual fluid you are talking about? Is it precious?"
Mr. Shang said: "That spiritual liquid is the essence stored in the belly of the wild gourd after absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. For ordinary fruit species, if you drop a drop of this essence of spiritual liquid, you can grow into a big tree; if you drop another drop, it will grow into a big tree.
It can bloom and bear fruit; if you drop another drop, the fruit will be ripe. Even if it is a spiritual thing, it only needs about ten drops to mature. Can you say that such a thing is not precious?"
"Precious indeed."
Gongliang nodded and said: "Since there are wild gourds in the mountains, do I still need to buy things here? I can just go into the mountains and look for them myself."
"Ha ha ha ha"
Mr. Shang and the stall owner next to him burst out laughing after hearing this.
This laughter stunned Gongliang, and he couldn't help but ask: "Old man, is there something wrong with what I said?"
"Desolate man, don't think that this is the Eastern Land, and it's not as dangerous as your wild jungle.
If you look at the majestic mountains on both sides of the Kingdom of God and I, you should know how dangerous and terrifying the Congling and Da Chong Mountains are.
Don't be envious when you hear that someone has found a big gourd and opened a spiritual liquid. But you don't know that the Beiye family has been searching in the mountains for many years, spent countless efforts, and defeated many elites of the family, before finally finding the big gourd and reaching the sky in one step. Desolate man, don't
It's so high and far away, and the jungles and insect mountains are far more terrifying than you imagine. There are countless poisonous insects and ferocious beasts in them. If you are not careful, they will turn into a pile of white bones, and countless people in the mountains die every year because of searching for things. Even if you find the big gourd, that
It is also in a dangerous place where monsters are entrenched. If you don’t cultivate enough, you may become the target of monsters.”
When Mr. Shang said this, he paused for a moment, took a sip of water, and then continued: "Huangren, if you have the energy to find wild gourds, you might as well go to Jiuquan. Although they are not as valuable as wild gourds, safety is better than luck.
If you meet Lingquan, you will be happy."
Jiuquan?
Could it be the water spring that is said in the classics: "The water spring is like fine wine, drinking too much will make you drunk."
Gong Liang thought for a moment and asked: "Old man, what is the Jiuquan you are talking about!"
Seeing that he was puzzled, Mr. Shang didn't explain. He just took out a water bag from the side and threw it over, "Here, how does this taste?"
Gongliang took the water bag and smelled it. It had no taste. He took a sip and felt a stream of clear wine flowing into his mouth. It was very smooth and smooth, with a faint aroma of wine lingering in his mouth. It was as clear and sweet as spring water.
Very wonderful.
“Good wine.”
Gong Liang praised it repeatedly, but suddenly realized something and couldn't help but ask: "Old man, is this Jiuquan?"
"How about it? This wine is not bad!" Mr. Shang said with a smile.
"It's indeed good." Gongliang nodded.
"Jiuquan, also known as water spring, is a specialty of the Kingdom of God and I. Originally there were several large springs in the country, but unfortunately they were all taken away by the monarch.
However, the monarch did not use it for personal use. At the end of each year, part of the property obtained from selling the Jiuquan would be distributed to the people of the country.
Although there are not many things, the people in the country are deeply impressed by his virtues. I have to say that our monarch is indeed a rare and enlightened monarch."
Mr. Shang chatted for a while and then said: "Except for the large wine springs in the city and nearby, which were taken over by the monarch as state-owned, other small and medium-sized springs were occupied by people. However, most of the medium-sized springs visible nearby were given to the state.
The aristocratic families in the city have taken over, leaving only some small springs for the people to use. However, these are not all the springs in the country. The land of God and I is vast, and there are countless wine springs in it, so there are many people looking for springs.
After finding them, they either sold them to kings and aristocratic families, or bought and sold them themselves, so many people became rich overnight.
I think I went looking for it back then, but unfortunately it was just a few small springs. I managed to get some drinks, but to no avail. Later, I became discouraged and didn't want to run around anymore, so I went home to plant gourds and set up a stall to trade.
Huangren, if you want to go, I can draw out the route I took to find Jiuquan for you.
I didn't look for some places back then, so I guess there should be a medium-sized spring inside.
Of course, I'm not helping you for free. Since you came from the wilderness, I think you should have a treasure bag with you. If you have any extra, I'll sell you one cheaply, otherwise I'll take what you desert people like.
I can exchange the elixir with you."
The stall owner next to him heard this and his eyes widened. He came over and asked, "Huangren, do you have any more treasure bags for storage? Give me one too."
Mr. Shang glared at him and shouted: "Go aside."
When the man heard what Mr. Shang said, he had no choice but to step back, but his eyes looked at Gongliang eagerly.