The Ancient Tea-Horse Road originated from the tea-horse trade in the southwest and northwest frontiers. It flourished during the Daqi and Jin Dynasties, and flourished during the Wei and Daxuan periods. The Ancient Tea-Horse Road connects Shuzhou, Yunzhou, and the Western Regions, and extends into Posuo Prefecture.
Until the Western Continent.
Along the way, many markets for turnover trade were formed, which were quite prosperous.
Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu walked along the Ancient Tea Horse Road for more than a hundred miles. They saw smoke from Zhuzhu cooking stoves rising in the distance, and a small town gradually emerged. Next to the Ancient Tea Horse Road, a flag fluttered in the wind with the words "Mountain City" written on it.
Large characters.
Qi Xuansu was a little surprised: "It turned out to be 'Mountain City'."
Zhang Yuelu had been in the ancestral court for a long time and was not familiar with many things in the local arena. He couldn't help but ask: "What is Shanshi?"
Qi Xuansu replied: "The so-called mountain city originally referred to the mirage of Jin'ao Peak in Taiqing Mountain. It is said that dozens of palaces, green tiles and flying rafts, and high walls can be seen for six or seven miles, among which there are buildings and squares.
It is like a city. Mountain markets are not common, and they are rarely encountered. Someone imitated the mountain market and built a trading town near Jin'ao Peak. Most of them were people from the rivers and lakes, and it was very lively. Later, it spread, and other places
Mountain markets have also been built one after another. To put it bluntly, it is a trading market, commonly known as the 'black market'. There are flying swords, elixirs, fire guns, everything that can be sold, and things that cannot be sold."
"It turns out to be the 'black market'." Zhang Yuelu understood. "I have heard about the black market for a long time, but I have never seen it before. Since we have encountered it, we can't miss it, so we have to take a good look."
Qi Xuansu said: "Look, it's nothing. The key is to have money. The first 'Dragon Gun' here costs 800 Taiping, which is far more expensive than the normal market price. But having said that, the normal market price has nothing to do with the man in black."
, how many people can buy the 'Dragon Gun'?"
Zhang Yuelu thought for a while: "Although I am in a pinch and don't have much money, I still have a few hundred peace dollars." .??.??
This is reasonable. The fifth-grade Taoist priests in Tiangang Hall who enjoy the treatment of candidates for offering wine sacrifices can have a monthly allowance of one hundred yuan. The fourth-grade Taoist priests who offer wine sacrifices must be even higher. And after returning from the Western Regions, they still have one hundred yuan.
Qi Xuansu would not believe it if Zhang Yuelu said that he had no savings in the extra subsidy of Yuan Taiping Money.
Since Zhang Yuelu was rich and wanted to go shopping, Qi Xuansu naturally would not object, and the two of them entered this "mountain market" together.
From the outside, the town does not look very impressive, but once you enter, you realize that it is actually a two-story world. The houses facing the street are mainly two-story pavilions, with black tiles and white walls, red painted pillars, blue carved beams, and smooth streets.
The blue bricks can accommodate two carriages running side by side. It does not look like a remote town on the Tea Horse Road, but more like a street scene in Jinling Prefecture or Jingguan Prefecture.
The town is not big, and its layout is a standard "tian" character, one horizontal and one vertical.
The streets divide the town into four parts, and these two streets are where stalls are set up.
As soon as the two of them entered the town, they were greeted by a man who was wearing a short dress that did not reach the knees, flat-toed cloth shoes, and a six-in-one hat on his head.
The so-called "Liuhe Yitong hat", also known as "Liuhe scarf", was made by Emperor Taizu of the former Wei Dynasty. This hat style came from the Golden Horde Khanate. The hats of the Jinzhang people must be round and have six petals.
After the Central Plains, it was also spread to the Central Plains. This is the same as the Central Plains inheriting the thousand-household and hundred-household systems of the golden account.
Later, Emperor Taizu of the Wei Dynasty expelled the golden tent and imitated it to make the "Liuhe Unification Hat", with six gold seams and a round upper and lower brim. He advocated the unification of mountains and rivers, so he took the "Liuhe Unification Hat", which means the unification of the world.
In the previous dynasty, it was stipulated that this hat was a popular hat style across the country. It was usually used by ordinary people and was often worn by officials at home. When the Daxuan court dominated the world, it was not banned. However, Taoism had its own hat system, so
People from the Taoist sect never wear this hat, so it seems a bit strange at first glance.
The man first bowed to the two of them, and then said: "This little man Qian Bao is the steward of this mountain market. You two look at each other. Is this your first time in our mountain market?"
Qi Xuansu signaled Zhang Yuelu not to speak, and said: "Passing by, just take a look."
"That's right." The man's eyes flashed, "Our mountain market is a small business. Renovating shops and maintaining order are not small expenses, so whether you are buying things or selling things, you have to..."
As he spoke, he gently rubbed his thumb and index finger together, making a gesture of asking for money.
"Yingmenchu? It's easy to say." Qi Xuansu said, "Please quote a price."
The so-called "yingmenchu" means the entrance fee.
Qian Bao immediately understood that Qi Xuansu didn't know anything, so he didn't dare to speak loudly, so he said honestly: "One person has one piece of Taiping money."
Qi Xuansu took out two peace coins from his sleeve pocket and handed them to Qian Bao, asking: "What do you have in Shanshi?"
Qian Baodao said: "There are many, those who pick colorful zi, those who make gold dots, those who cut plates, those who pick green zi, those who pick vines, those who pick non-ferrous zi, those who pick yellow gnaws, etc.
Those who carry fire treasures, those who carry water treasures, those who carry gold treasures, those who carry earth treasures, those who carry wooden treasures, there are all the ones that should be there."
Qi Xuansu nodded and asked again: "Is there any Yanweizi?"
Qian Bao's face froze,
He smiled dryly and said, "It's up to the guest to see for himself. If it's bright, then there's nothing; if it's half-open, then maybe it's there, maybe not; if it's a loophole, then it's probably there."
Qi Xuansu nodded and said, "Thank you very much. We can just take a look around."
Qian Bao said goodbye and turned to leave.
Zhang Yuelu couldn't help but ask: "What do you mean by the bunch of slang words you just said?"
Qi Xuansu said concisely and concisely: "First I paid two Taiping coins for the entrance fee, and then he said that there were medicine sellers, weapons sellers, firearm sellers, ammunition sellers, fortune tellers, and magicians in the mountain market.
Various materials. I asked him if there were any liars, and he said that if he understood the rules of the quack, there would be no liars. If he only half-understood the rules, there might or might not be, depending on luck. If he didn’t understand the rules of the quack, there would be liars.
"
Zhang Yuelu smiled and said: "It's a bit interesting."
As soon as the two of them walked out, there was a women's business stall not far away. Zhang Yuelu was not interested and went directly to the weapons stall next to it.
The landlady greeted Qi Xuansu: "I wonder if this young master has a girl he likes? As the saying goes, women should be beautiful to please themselves. You might as well buy some rouge, gouache or jewelry and give them to the girl. The girl will definitely like them. Even if you don't like the girl,
It can also be used in case of emergencies.”
Qi Xuansu was quite moved. He picked up a mother-of-pearl from the stall, looked at Zhang Yuelu not far away, and asked: "Qingxiao, what color of mother-of-pearl do you like?"
Zhang Yuelu, who was looking through a nine-section whip, said without raising his head: "I prefer the blue hand gun."
Qi Xuansu suddenly felt embarrassed and coughed lightly: "Actually, I also like the cyan hand gun. It has a bronze texture and is a bit more primitive and heavy. It is not as eye-catching as gold and has a bit of frivolity."
Then Qi Xuansu put down the flower in his hand under the disappointed look of the landlady, and shook his head at the landlady.
Zhang Yuelu put down the nine-section whip in his hand and asked: "Is there a nine-section whip with a spiritual form?"
The stall owner was a middle-aged man and said with a smile: "There are many spiritual objects, but among the ten spiritual objects, there may not be one Qimen weapon. This will disappoint the girl."
Zhang Yuelu didn't say much, and left directly with Qi Xuansu, continuing to walk deeper into the town.
The further you go in, the more people there are, and the things sold are also weird and strange.
Qi Xuansu saw someone selling "imitation Qiongqi Blood", which was much more expensive than the price quoted by Qiniang, and it only had a small bottle. The person didn't sell it, but sat behind the stall, waiting for others to ask the price.
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Zhang Yuelu naturally saw it too, and frowned slightly, because only Dao Sect could produce "imitation Qiongqi Blood", but such things could be seen in any mountain city, which showed that there was a big problem within Dao Sect.
However, Zhang Yuelu understood very well that the key to this matter was not the mountain market, but the source inside the Daomen, so she quickly withdrew her gaze and continued to look at other stalls.
The two of them walked around for more than half an hour, but didn't even spend a single yuan of peace money. It wasn't that they didn't find anything they liked, but that the things they liked were too expensive. Qi Xuansu fell in love with a "Dragon Hand Gun" that was 80% new and the asking price was not expensive.
It only cost 600 Taiping, but Qi Xuansu had no choice but to take a look. As for Zhang Yuelu, she also liked a flying sword, but the asking price was 1,600 Taiping. Zhang Yuelu didn't look back after asking the price.
The ground is gone.
It was probably Zhang Yuelu's first time coming to Shanshi. Although he didn't gain much, he was still very interested.
Qi Xuansu was not tired, but he was a little tired. The food was good, so what was the point of looking at it? So Qi Xuansu quickly left and let Zhang Yuelu wander around alone. He found a wine shop by himself and spent a small amount of money.
I ordered a pot of tea and a plate of fennel beans and waited slowly.
When the sun set in the west, Zhang Yuelu came over to find Qi Xuansu. He mainly bought some gadgets and a gift for Qi Xuansu. It was a set of flying knives, a total of eighteen, which could be inserted into the belt at ordinary times and repeated.
Recycled for use. Although it is not a spiritual object, it is just a mortal object, but its sharpness is not inferior to the "Slim Tiger Sword" used by Qi Xuansu. If Qi Xuansu fires it with the "Sword Controlling Technique", it will be even more powerful than Qingluan Wei's "Sword Controlling Technique".
Jackdaw Crossbow".
Qi Xuansu was quite surprised: "Why did you think of buying a flying knife?"
Zhang Yuelu said: "I saw that you brought a lot of iron awls, which should be used as hidden weapons. However, these iron awls are not serious hidden weapons after all. I happened to see this set of throwing knives when I was wandering around, so I bought it."
Qi Xuansu felt inexplicably ashamed. He couldn't bear to accompany Zhang Yuelu to the mountain market, but Zhang Yuelu was still thinking about herself. Counting the cloak she bought for him, this was already the second time.
Qi Xuansu was lonely since he was a child. His master died early and Qiniang was stingy. Zhang Yuelu was the first person to give him something.
He cares about whatever he lacks. To say that Qi Xuansu doesn't care about this would be a lie.
Zhang Yuelu felt a little embarrassed when he saw Qi Xuansu looking at him with stern eyes. He waved his hand and said: "It's just a set of throwing knives. It's not worth a few coins. You don't need to take it to heart. Just treat it as a gift in return for buying me a drink."