Chapter 7, prefectures, floating corners
Just, “Make money?”
Thinking of this, Tang Gu couldn't help but laugh bitterly.
If he wants to use money, he will, and let him make money, this is not his good at it.
Otherwise, he would not have lived in such a dilapidated small thatched hut for so long. His only income was the rewards paid in the Martial Arts Academy once a month.
And it is obvious that since this month, the three stone coins that were originally available will now be greatly reduced, with only one at most.
And in the future, it is still a matter of whether this one will be available.
Thinking of this, Tang Gu got up from the bed, but took out a tiny blue-gray cloth bag from his arms, untied the knot outside, and opened it.
At this moment, in this small blue-gray cloth bag, there were more than thirty strange-shaped stone coins carved with beast heads lying quietly. Each stone coins were round and light gray. The weight was even, like a bone block.
One of them is missing half of them.
These stone coins are equivalents commonly used by everyone in Shiyan Town. If you count them carefully, there are thirty-three and a half coins in total.
I put the one I just got today, and it was only thirty-four and a half.
And the pill needed by a person who can practice martial arts from the realm of Qi sensation to the turn of Qi duct. Each pill is worth about one hundred stone coins.
There are still sixty-five and a half left.
It is precisely because of this that Tang Gu was very worried. If he could have three pieces a month and save thirty-six pieces a year, waiting for another two years might be enough.
But now, one piece a month, only twelve pieces a year. It will take five or six years to get enough of the remaining sixty-five and a half.
Five or six years later, the "Little Blood Stem Fruit" had already matured, but it had already entered the mouth of the "Phantom Flame Copper Eagle" of the golden-type monster, and the cucumber and vegetable were cold.
Tang Gu sighed, wrapped the blue-gray cloth bag again, and then carefully took it back into his arms.
It seems that this matter has to be resolved, and it must be as soon as possible, at least, before the "little blood tung fruit" is fully mature.
Otherwise, there will be no chance again in the future.
But, how to solve it?
Thinking of this, Tang Gu lay down again, his arms flat on the back of his head, but he looked at the starry sky outside in a daze, his eyes stunned.
"I don't know, can those things in that world work here?"
Tang Gu's eyes flashed twice, but after thinking for a while, he shook his head and rejected it.
"Cement? Perfume? Glass? Ores?"
"no!"
"Everything that requires financial support, and there is not so much time."
"More importantly, are these things sure to be sold in this world? I am afraid that not only can't make a lot of money, but they will be watched by people as fools."
"If you go to make these things, you won't know how you die in the end."
The so-called way to make money must be small, profitable, quick results, and low technical content, otherwise it will not be able to meet Tang Gu's current needs.
But, what exactly should I do?
His mind was spinning rapidly, and various objects passed through his mind like abruptly.
"Seeing the flowers... By the way... Lanterns..."
Suddenly, Tang Gu's eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something, and soon turned over and sat up again and came to the square table.
He found a piece of paper under the table and then quickly wrote and painted on the table.
A moment later, a piece of paper was covered with him. He looked at it twice, and seemed not satisfied. He quickly kneaded it into a ball and threw it underground.
After a while, another piece of white paper was painted, but I was not satisfied and rubbed it off again.
In this way, five or six times in a row... finally.
On the desktop, on the clean white paper, there was a strange-shaped object quietly painting at this moment, which was definitely something that no one in the world had seen before.
It was a square and distinctive paper lantern with bright colors. On the paper lantern, there were various figures, flowers and birds, candles lighted in the middle, and under the chassis, there was a small wooden wheel.
Once the candle is lit, the hot air is smoked, the paper spokes are turned, and people chasing and changing scenery appears on the lamp screen.
That's right, this is the legendary "stealing lantern".
In another world, this lantern is extremely famous. It is sold in some stores during festivals, Lantern Festival, Qixi Festival, and even Mid-Autumn Festival. It is colorful and has five colors, and is available in various forms.
Four square, six square, star anise, round beads, flower basket, square victory, Pisces, gourd, plate length, mugwort leaves, glasses, rings...
Lotus, moon rabbits, flying birds, fish boats, dragons and phoenixes, Xizi, white cranes, Maitreya, hundreds of beasts... and so on.
As long as you light a candle inside, you can keep turning and the light and shadow change, which is a wonderful story.
To make this item, one does not require a lot of money, two does not require too much time, three does not require too superb skills, which is just suitable for Tang Gu's various needs.
Moreover, its beautiful shape and novel characteristics are something that people here have never seen before. Everyone knows the love of beauty, and there are always people who support novel things, so once they come out, they may cause people to rob.
In this way, the embarrassment of Tang Gu will also disappear.
However, although he drew various drawings and shapes for making lanterns, Tang Gu had no materials for the time being, so he really wanted to rush out to buy them immediately.
Unfortunately, he looked at the sky outside. It was getting late and the sky was full of stars. Even if he was willing to buy it now, there were probably no shops left.
In the end, Tang Gu could only suppress his excitement and casually drew a few palace lanterns on the paper, and then he went to bed.
...
Early the next morning, Tang Gu got up, his eyes were red, like a panda, but he was so excited that he had not slept all night.
With his anxious mood, Tang Gu was still orderly and meticulously doing his work during the day, realizing the stone tablet, cleaning the martial arts courtyard, looking at the sword in the bamboo forest, and returning to the martial arts courtyard.
After receiving the food for noon, Tang Gu quickly left the Martial Arts Academy.
From the mountain, I got some materials I could get, such as bamboo, silk ears, feathers, shells, etc., and then I endured the pain in a shop on the street. I spent four greystone coins and bought a large amount of silk, bright balls, skeletons, various paper-cuts, rice paste, colorful candles, brushes, ink, etc.
Everything is available, only the east wind is lacking.
In the end, it is production.
Because he was not familiar with it at the beginning, Tang Gu broke a few pieces at the beginning, but later, he failed several times and scrapped four or five pieces of materials. Finally, he gained experience. The sixth piece was finally made successfully.
This is a pale white Xuan paper palace lantern. The palace lantern is covered with red gauze. The candlelight is reflected from the hollow place. The light flows, and the effect is beautiful. A unique artistic conception immediately emerged in the small thatched hut of Tang Gu.
It seems that the simple and shabby little thatched hut suddenly became much more elegant and elegant.
After having successful experience, Tang Gu was overjoyed and even pursued the victory. As expected, the rest was easy to deal with.
In a short while, the three big and seven small, the ten pictures were different in colors and shapes, and the dazzling lanterns appeared under his palm, filling the entire hut, and the colors were radiant.
Among them, the yellow revolver that took him three or four hours to make was the best.
This lamp is called "Peony Pavilion". Once the candlelight is lit, a bright yellow light will appear from it, and everything around it is painted with a mysterious orange red color.
The lantern suddenly turned, the candlelight was warm, the lantern was constantly rotating, and the flowing light and shadow projected onto the wall, trance into huge figures, turning faster and faster.
The light and shadow seemed to be about to leave the axis of rotation and flew up. The paper-cut figures in it suddenly intertwined and were plunged into people's pupils, interpreting stories of joy and sorrow.
It was Du Liniang and Liu Mengmei.
This yellow light took Tang Gu the most thoughts. Every villain was lifelike and thoughtless, but now it seems that the effect is good and the value is the highest, and everything is worth it.
This one is probably more precious than the other nine, and it puts the greatest expectations of Tang Gu.
Finally, after thinking about it, Tang Gu picked up the pen and wrote a few poems.
"Loves do not know where they arise, and they go deeper. Those who live can die, and those who die can also live. Life cannot be with death, and death cannot be with birth, all are not the ultimate of love."
It was the words that the man named Tang Moumou wrote in the title "Peony Pavilion" that later generations knew very well.
After looking at it with satisfaction, holding my best expectations, I sold these lanterns and replaced them with a rotating pill, and even the materials needed for my soul to turn.
Tang Gu wore the ink pen on his pillow and then fell asleep. After working hard all night, he finally fell asleep peacefully.
...
Shiyan Town is a transit point leading to the chaotic sea of demons. Therefore, although this town is small, it has a lot of people. Every mid-month, the moment when the sirens rise is even more bustling and lively.
Many martial arts, swordsmans, and even the legendary monster hunters will pass by this and enter the chaotic monster sea to hunt monsters. Therefore, many "prefectures" for people to trade have been spawned here.
The so-called "prefecture-market" means an underground market, which is not recognized by the officials, and therefore there is no need to pay unofficial taxes to the major families in Shiyan Town.
Any city is bound to be rich in treasure pavilions, medicine halls, and rare beast shops on the official side, and such underground markets are absolutely indispensable.
The "Floating Roof Corner" in the east of Shiyan Town is such an extremely lively "city" that only opens from the afternoon to the evening on the mid-15th of every month. It is located in a remote place and has a bad smell, but there is never a shortage of people.
Today is the fifteenth day of the round of January.
During the day, it was still dead silent. When dusk came, it began to get lively. Countless stalls and vendors came out from some corner. They took a cloth roll and threw it on the ground, then placed a few things on it, sat behind it, and shouted.
"A hundred-year-old blood crow root, thirty stone coins per, come and buy it!"
"The best star flower, the big seller of blood, only 58 stone coins per, so I want to buy it as soon as possible!"
"Freshly released, freshly released, three bottles of Qinglong's birthday, function to nourish qi and replenish blood, improve cultivation, one bottle of 100 stone coins, this one is the only one, there is no semicolon, the opportunity is not to be missed!"
"Walking by, I took a look... The real Jade Light Zikan comes from the double-eared fox clan, and refining the top-quality main medicine for the 'Purple Light Pill', which is priceless. It only sells 300 stone coins today..."
Hearing their solicitation sounds like this, many stalls indeed surrounded many people, but from time to time one or two pushers looked east to the "floating corner" and there was a small stall there, but at this time it was surrounded and various sounds came from time to time.
"Brother, what is this?"
"Lan, you said this is a lamp. How could there be such a strange weird thing? He can turn around and tell stories?"
"Hey, don't squeeze, don't squeeze, how much does one cost? I want the red one, so no one can grab it with me!"
"This... OK, let's call it 'light', how to use it?"
Behind the stall, there was a young man in gray clothes. Although he was dressed simply, he always smiled and answered many questions from everyone.
Even though he was surrounded by the crowd, he still couldn't hide his unique tranquility. He was calm and simple. On the ground in front of him, there were seven large and three small paper lanterns of different colors, including boats, horses, dragons and phoenixes.
Several candles inside have been lit and rotated constantly, like sand lamps, horses and figures, rotating like flying.
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Chapter completed!