The captain thought for a while and then said: "This East Market is in the east of the city, close to the official residence area. It was originally opened for those high-ranking officials. The market is not big and is formed in a well-shaped shape, but the things inside are more expensive. It is almost exclusively sold to wealthy officials and their families. Because it is close to official residences, although there are some houses nearby, the prices are quite high."
"What about the West Market? Why is it called the Water Market? It's impossible for everything to be traded on the water!" Lin Haoming asked.
"Of course not. The reason why West City is called Water City is entirely because that is where the Fengling River flows. Because there happen to be two other small rivers that flow into the Fengling River very close to each other, so three rivers are formed. The intersection was originally a dock in the city. However, as time developed, shops gradually appeared on both sides of the river, and a market was naturally formed. Over there, because of the gathering of businessmen from all walks of life, There are a lot of goods, so overall, the types of goods are much more than those in Dongshi. However, the goods are mixed, and if you are not familiar with them, it is easy to be cheated or ripped off! As for the houses over there, although they are not cheap, they are better than those in Dongshi. It’s indeed much cheaper in Dongshi!” the ship owner introduced in detail.
After explaining, the captain thought of something again and asked: "Sir, I don't know how big the house you need is. What are your requirements for the layout of the house?"
"It doesn't need to be big. It can accommodate the people on my boat, plus a dozen servants and maids. Of course, it's best to have a pond garden in the backyard!" Lin Haoming said.
"Hey! Sir, you are really a noble person. Such a big house is not small anymore. It is still difficult to find in the West Market, and the price in the East Market is not low. If I am not wrong, I mentioned it to you. For such a big house, don’t ask for this amount!” the captain said, holding out five fingers.
"Five hundred crystals!" Lin Haoming guessed.
"Yes, if there is a house you need in the West Market, you can buy it for more than three hundred!" the ship owner added.
"Why is there such a big difference?" Lin Haoming asked.
"This is because there is a mixture of fish and dragons in the West City, and it is still a bit chaotic. Although the city guards are strictly guarding it, it is not as good as the one near the official residence." The captain said.
"Oh! Every city is a top priority in a city. Why is it still like this even if the city guards are strictly guarding it?" Lin Haoming asked.
"Hi! Dithief City is close to Nanzhou, and people from Nanzhou often come here. When I gave birth to Rui'er, I happened to send a guest to the West Market, and I met several people from the Shenxuan Realm. Master, there was a big fight in the West City. One of them was from Nanzhou, and this person turned out to be a wanted criminal in Nanzhou. He thought that he would be safe if he escaped from Nanzhou. Who would have thought that he would be found out when he relaxed his vigilance? , I was far away at the time, but later I found out that due to the battle between these extremely Shenxuan realm masters, as many as hundreds of merchants and tourists nearby were killed or injured!" The captain said while still seeming to feel the initial panic.
"If there are wandering criminals, they won't happen all the time!" Lin Haoming deliberately continued to say tentatively.
The ship owner immediately replied: "Of course it's not just this. The materials robbed by the three water bandits in our Thief City also need to be disposed of. Sometimes they also appear in the West City, which will inevitably cause some trouble!"
"According to what you said, the West City is really not that good, and this Thief City doesn't seem to be very stable!" Lin Haoming said thoughtfully.
The captain of the ship seemed to have been opened up by Lin Haoming, especially since Lin Haoming had promised to charter his ship. He even knew everything and said: "This does not mean that the underground city is not stable. For the entire underground city, the following are The county is more chaotic, and the three major water bandits are more frequent, and as long as you don't do anything risky, life is relatively comfortable. After all, the laws of heaven are laid out there, and it can't really be a show-off."
"So, the officials in Thieves City are pretty good. Why did I hear that the city lords here often change?" Lin Haoming brought the topic to something he was more concerned about.
"Hey! This is for the adults!" the captain said subconsciously and suddenly realized something was wrong. He immediately changed his words with a smile: "Of course! Guest sir, you are also an adult at first glance. If you say so, it is true. It’s a little more, but now this person has been working in the Thief City for almost a thousand years, so he can be considered stable!”
"What about the people below? How did they make the banditry so serious?" Lin Haoming asked.
"We don't know about this, but from my point of view, although some rules are not very good, some excessive things will not be done. After all, where the laws of heaven are, it will be very troublesome if someone really files a complaint. Once you become a waiter, If you're a sinner, then it's all over!" The captain said from his perspective.
Lin Haoming knew that he and the captain were in different positions. It was difficult to know what he wanted to know directly from him. He could only make insinuations and go back to figure it out. But even so, Lin Haoming still asked: "Before coming, I heard that The Zeng family is the owner of this place!"
"Sir, you are really right. Did you see it?" The captain pointed to the bow of his boat and said, "This boat was built by the Zeng family. Half of the Zeng family has been able to stay here for so long." It’s because of shipbuilding. It can be said that half of the larger ships in the entire Dithief City were built by the Zeng family. Without the Zeng family, there would be no such prosperous water transportation, so the Zeng family is naturally very important!"
Lin Haoming also understood why the highest-ranking person in the Zeng family was Zeng Huaili, the head of the workhouse. Obviously, the person who was chosen as the head of the workhouse was someone other than the Zeng family, which really did not live up to the name.
"Does the Zeng family have nothing else but shipbuilding?" Lin Haoming continued to ask.
"Of course not. Most of the teahouses, restaurants, inns and other businesses in the city either belong to the Zeng family or are owned by the Zeng family. I heard that this seems to be the case in other counties as well! The same goes for the inn we are going to later. It belongs to the Zeng family. Since you, the guest, are going to visit the house tomorrow, I will take the guest to stay at an inn near Dongshi!" the captain reminded me specifically.
"good!"
Lin Haoming smiled and agreed, and then chatted with the captain about some seemingly insignificant trivia. After more than an hour, the group finally docked.
Lin Haoming directly gave the ship owner three Shijing. In addition to today's ship rental, it was also the deposit for the next few days.
The captain was overjoyed when he saw that this guest was so generous. He put Shi Jing away with a smile and promised to wait at the dock here early tomorrow morning.
The inn was less than a hundred feet away from the pier. After Lin Haoming landed on the shore, he went straight to the inn called Dongyue Inn.
When a group of people walked into the inn, they saw a group of people dressed in Nanzhou asking about rooms at the counter.
No one noticed that the most petite person standing among the crowd subconsciously leaned next to Yin Fengling, as if he didn't want those people to notice him at all.
