Chapter 345: Novelty Objects of the Incas (Monthly Pass)(1/2)
As soon as Jiayin and his party arrived outside the city, they were shocked by the bustling scene of people coming and going.
Because the city gate is not far from the pier, you can clearly see the ships on the pier constantly leaving and docking, alternating back and forth.
When they got off the boat last night, they knew it was very lively here.
But it was getting late at that time, and there were only some laborers who were busy moving the goods, and people like them who got off the ship at night.
Everyone was rushing into the city to find an inn to rest, or to eat something on the roadside, but nothing happened like now. It can be described as rubbing shoulders and rubbing heels.
Walking closer, I saw a wide road paved with stone slabs in front of a row of merchant ships at the dock, with two rows of stalls on both sides of the road.
The row on the right should be stalls set up by locals in Guanhai City, selling some food.
The other side was placed by the merchants on the merchant ships, directly in front of their ships. There was a dazzling array of things on it, including everything.
The group of them walked forward with the flow of people, Fang Zhiwu and Fang Zhiqiang, one walking in front and the other walking behind.
Fang Zhiwen and Fang Zhiyuan walked on the left, and Fang Zhigang and Fang Zhixin walked on the right.
Protect the three members of Jiayin in the middle to prevent them from being squeezed.
They all have a small amount of money in their arms, so if they see something they like, they can buy it.
If you don't have enough money, ask for it from Jiayin. Most of it is at Jiayin's place, of course in the storage bag, so you don't have to carry it with you and lose it.
After all, with so many people, there will definitely be pickpockets, and those pickpockets like crowded places the most.
They followed the crowd and saw many novel items they had never seen before at the stalls.
There are shops selling exquisite silverware, lacquerware, and coral carvings, and of course pearls are also available.
The sellers standing behind the stalls are also of various types, some have dark skin with barely visible facial features, some have bronze skin, and there are also some with snow-white skin that Jiayin saw in the Inca country before.
His hair was blond, which immediately caught Jiayin's attention. His facial features were also three-dimensional and his eyes were green.
There were many people looking at him, but they didn't point fingers at him, indicating that although this was rare in Guanhai City, it was not new.
The Fang family brothers, Liu Yuer, and Yang Huiyun all looked at him with strange expressions. Seeing that everyone around them was very calm, they didn't want to act too inexperienced in the world.
And soon they were attracted by the stall in front of the man, as was Jiayin. What he was selling was not the gems produced in the Inca country, but the things on the stall were more novel.
There was a box among them, with a little man moving on it and even making a ding-ding-dong-dong sound.
The little man was spinning around on it, as if dancing to the music.
Jiayin and the other three were immediately attracted, and ran there to watch with a group of women.
The Fang brothers couldn't bear to be crowded together with the woman, so they stood not far behind Jiayin and the others and watched.
The Fang brothers are also very curious about those things.
On the stall there was not only this box that danced and made sounds, but also a thing over a foot tall that moved on its own and was said to be called a clock.
Jiayin curiously probed the inside of the clock with her spiritual sense to see if there was anything alive inside.
I found that there were a lot of wheel-like things inside, with grooves on the edges that were stuck and rotated.
Jiayin doesn't understand the principle of this, but it is indeed very novel.
Especially the box that can move by itself, the box that can play music by itself, and the little man that can dance.
The clouds in the sky dispersed, revealing the sun behind them, and a few flashes of light on the stall attracted Jiayin's attention.
On the other side of the stall, there were several shiny small discs with handles. The frames should be made of silver, with hollow carvings on them.
Jiayin reached out and picked one up and put it in front of her eyes, but was shocked.
His own image was actually reflected inside. Jiayin blinked, and the people inside also blinked.
Is this a bronze mirror? No, a bronze mirror is not so clear and so bright!
Jiayin shook, and the mirror sparkled in the sun.
The sky that was a bit cloudy before has now cleared up, and the sun is very bright. The mirror made of unknown material reflects the sun's rays, which is very dazzling.
The person behind the stall said in fluent Dayan language: "Ladies, ladies, this is the mirror used by the ladies of our country.
The reflection is clearer than the bronze mirrors of your Great Yan Kingdom, without distortion at all. Each mirror only costs five taels of silver, which is very cost-effective."
"It costs five taels! It's too expensive!"
"Such a small one costs five taels. It's too expensive!"
"That's right, how much does a bronze mirror cost? It's such a small mirror, so forget it."
Several women nearby said one after another.
"Hey, ladies, the craftsmanship of this mirror is very complicated. The frame handle is also made of silver and has hollow carvings. Five taels of silver is already very cheap."
Jiayin weighed the mirror in her hand. The handle was only about one tael of silver at most. After all, the mirror was only about the size of a palm, and it was very thin, so it didn't weigh much at all.
The girls next to me who had been very excited before put down the mirror in their hands in disappointment. It was too expensive and they couldn't afford it.
You should know that five taels of silver is enough for a family to live for several months, but you can't bear to buy such a small mirror.
Jiayin and the others were not short of money, so they happily bought three mirrors. Jiayin bought the mirror himself.
Liu Yuer and Yang Huiyun's mirrors were bought by Fang Zhiqiang and Fang Zhiwu with their money.
Liu Yuer and Yang Huiyun were reluctant to part with it because they thought the price was too expensive, but when their sweethearts offered the mirror, they still accepted it shyly.
After that, the group went on a shopping spree at this stall, buying several clocks, a music box, and several boxes of balm.
It is said that the women there like to use it. If you apply a little bit on your body, your whole body will be fragrant.
The aroma lingered for quite a long time, so Jiayin and the other three girls each received a box.
The clock cost thirty taels, and the music box cost ten taels of silver. When Fang Zhiwu and Fang Zhiqiang also wanted to buy it, Liu Yuer and Yang Huiyun stopped them.
Although Liu Yuer and Yang Huiyun also found it novel, unlike a small mirror that could be used normally, the music box could only be placed at home as a decoration.
Moreover, if they want to read the good news after buying it, can they not be allowed to read the good news? Just have one.
They bought several clocks because they planned to take them home to tell the time. Once they knew how to use them, it was much more convenient than looking at the sky to tell the time.
It's just that this thing is a bit big, it's packed in a wooden box, and one person can only hold one, even good news has to be held in one.
Liu Yu'er and Yang Huiyun were holding other things. There was nothing they could do. The clock and the box were quite heavy, and they couldn't lift them.
Seeing that they bought a lot, the stall owner gave them some extra clock-setting tools, as well as parts that usually wear out a lot and need to be replaced.
After all, they are big customers, and we know that they will have to go back to a far away place, and they may not come here again in the future. If it breaks down, it will be troublesome.
The stall owner taught several people how to change parts and how to adjust the time. The Fang brothers, especially Fang Zhiwen and Fang Zhiyuan, remembered it after reading it once.
Jiayin also remembered that this thing is not difficult. Once you know the principle, it is very easy to disassemble.
He also told Jiayin that this thing must be wound regularly, otherwise it would stop.
After everyone took note, they held the boxes and walked around for a while. They were not very interested in other things. The three girls bought some exotic jewelry and prepared to return to the city.
They didn't drive out in a car. They had to walk a long way with so many things.
Fortunately, all the brothers from the Fang family have practiced and are very strong. Needless to say, Jiayin, the Fang brothers all held the box, while Jiayin held the hemp rope that tied the box with ease.
If it weren't for the fact that the box looked quite heavy, Jiayin would have looked like he wasn't carrying anything.
They had finished lunch and walked out of the city, and it took them more than an hour to walk out of the city.
Now that the sun has set in the west, we can't waste any more time and have to go back to the city, otherwise it will be too late again.
Fortunately, the queues were not lined up when entering the city, because Guanhai City is a port city and there are many people coming in and out every day, so there were four lines of queues at the door to check and pay.
In this way, the queue will not be so long and too much time will not be wasted.
Because they were holding so many things, they paid for the goods. After all, it looked like they were purchased. Who would buy a bunch of the same things?
After walking into the city for a while, Fang Zhiwen and Fang Zhiyuan quietly approached a few people separately and said to everyone: "Someone has been following us from outside the city. Please be careful."
"What! Which one?" Fang Zhigang shouted softly and looked back.
Fang Zhiwen grabbed him and said, "Don't look back, so as not to alert others. We were probably caught shopping for things outside the city, and our lavish spending was noticed.
It's useless to deal with them now, there might be others later.
Besides, the other party hasn’t taken action yet, so it’s not good for us to take action first, lest we be beaten down by the other party.”
As soon as he heard the good news, he immediately looked back with his consciousness. Sure enough, there were two men not far from them.
They looked like unrelated pedestrians who happened to be walking on the same road, but their eyes were fixed on them and never moved away.
It should really be that their money was revealed. As for why the other party didn't come to steal their money.
He definitely wants to follow Jiayin and the others to see where they live and make some big bucks.
It is difficult to steal money from everyone, and it is easier to steal money when everyone is together at night. I think I want to go directly to the inn where I am staying and steal it at night.
No one was afraid or nervous, even Yang Huiyun and Liu Yu'er. They knew that important financial items were usually placed in Qingzhu's storage bags and could not be stolen even if they wanted to.
Even if these two men went to the barn to rummage through their carriage, they would be picked up by Fatty and Nao Nao. It was the thieves who should be worried.
They simply didn't care about the people following them and just followed them if they wanted. If they could succeed, they would be considered powerful.
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To be continued...