Yunya Town, Fangshi
Every morning, when the sea of clouds has not dispersed, Yunya Peak is just a small protrusion in the sea of clouds. When the sky in the east has just turned white, the market in Yunya Town has already opened its doors to welcome guests.
The market area is very large. There are tall and magnificent palaces, jade palaces and towers, as well as ordinary small houses, and large areas of open space specially used by the monks to set up stalls and trade. More than 80% of the pedestrians coming and going here are monks, making it almost a small city of immortals.
Among the shops lined up in the southeast, a shop with colorful clouds painted on its signboard and three characters "Caiyunjian" was written on it. At this time, the ban was opened and two women came out.
One of them was wearing a plain white gown, which was a bit dazzling; her soft black hair was neatly tied up, which made her skin like jade and her moonlike face even more prominent. The woman was holding a plaque in her hand with a notice such as "On sale today, so-and-so spiritual herb" and was hanging it under the sign.
The other man was older, looking to be in his forties or fifties, and was saying goodbye to the woman:
"Miss Caiyun, I'm going back first."
"Aunt Mingqing, walk slowly." Caiyun bowed and watched the woman slowly leave.
This is an old man from the Zhao family. He is only at the sixth level of Qi training and was sent to work in Yunya Town. The woman works at Zhao's house during the day. If she has nothing to do at night, she will come over to guard the shop. She has a good relationship with Caiyun.
At this time, there were not many customers in the market, but some people who specialized in morning business were appearing one after another.
Not long after, someone came to the store and saw the notice under the sign, and his eyes lit up:
"Cockscomb!"
This is a kind of spiritual grass that can be used to refine elixirs such as hemostasis. It is not suitable for cultivation in spiritual gardens. It is usually found in the wild and is a specialty of the Yunzhou area. Although it is only a first-level spiritual grass, due to its scarcity, the supply is often in short supply in the market.
The woman specially brought some from Zhao's house last night for sale.
"What's the price of this thing?" the monk asked.
"One spirit stone and two plants." Caiyun replied.
"Okay! I want as many as your store has."
"Forty plants in total, totaling twenty spirit stones."
The man took out a middle-grade spiritual stone without hesitation.
Caiyun took the spirit stone and carefully inspected it for a while, then walked to a nearby shop selling magic weapons and knocked on the door.
"Uncle Guan, can you exchange this spirit stone for me?"
The shopkeeper of the magic weapon shop was a middle-aged man with a curly beard, who was in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment. He took the medium-grade spiritual stones and looked at them for a moment, then silently counted one hundred and two low-grade spiritual stones.
In today's market, the exchange ratio between mid-grade spiritual stones and low-grade spiritual stones is exactly this number.
Caiyun took out eighty-two of them and handed them to the monk. I made a deal right after I opened the business and made a small profit of two spiritual stones. I was still very happy.
Someone came over again, looked around furtively, and whispered:
"Fellow Taoist, do you want to harvest the second-order White Feather Flower you just dug out of the mountain? Each plant only costs one spiritual stone. If you put it here and sell it, the profit will be multiple times if you resell it!"
Caiyun shook her head like a rattle, no matter how this person tried to seduce him, there were only two words, no!
After several years in Fangshi, she has seen all kinds of things and gradually gained more experience.
For example, spiritual herbs, magic weapons, elixirs, etc. of unknown origin will not be accepted.
Also, as for the middle-grade spiritual stone just now, it’s not that she didn’t have the low-grade spiritual stone to give it to others, but she did it on purpose.
If there is something wrong with the quality of the spirit stone, or if it has been tampered with, Uncle Guan will shake his head and express that he cannot find it. After getting the hint, she will use this to cancel the transaction.
This is a long-standing tacit understanding between the two.
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As the largest market in the entire Xu Kingdom, Yunya Town never lacks passenger flow. In less than half an hour, it is already bustling with pedestrians.
Caiyunjian also made several deals in a row, and sometimes two deals were put together, making him busy.
However, most of them are casual cultivators who purchase a few spiritual herbs and pills. Although they do a lot of business, the sales are not large, and the prices are cheap. In fact, the profit is not high.
She didn't even have the spare spiritual stones to hire a man.
Customers who come and go often ask: "What's the price of these xuanyang wood?"
At this time, Caiyun changed from his usual small profits but quick turnover and replied: "One spiritual stone per piece."
"What?" The person who asked the question jumped up and said, "They say your prices here are fair, why is Xuanyang wood so expensive? You must be lying!"
The man cursed and left.
Caiyun remained silent, a trace of darkness flashed across her beautiful eyes.
These Xuanyang trees were left to her by Yang Zhen back then.
She has lost the supply of Xuanyang wood, not only because there is no news from Yang Zhenyao, but also because the Zhao family's share of Xuanyang wood in Yunya Town was taken away by another Zifu family from Yunzhou who is attached to the Dai family. gone.
Although Dai Chenghong had good intentions towards the deceased ancestor Yun Jun, the ancestor could neither control nor interfere with the various competitions in the business world.
In the end, Caiyun had no intention of selling the twenty or so sticks that were left, so he simply put a higher price on them.
Whenever she sees these pieces of wood in her spare time, she can think of the boy she watched grow up and who has now become her man.
Three years and ten months, where have you been and why haven't you come back?
If Sister Caifang hadn't gone to the sect and asked about it, the soul lamp left by the two people in the sect after establishing the foundation had never been extinguished and was getting stronger. She almost didn't know what she would have done.
I want to stay in Fangshi, run the industry they left behind, and wait for them to come back!
Miss, Mr. Caiyun, I miss you so much!
…
"Miss Caiyun!" A greeting interrupted her meditation.
A young man in white clothes with thick eyebrows and big eyes walked in front of the store. After greeting him, he came to the store very familiarly and took off the storage bag from his waist. After a while, bundles of classified spiritual herbs were placed on the on the counter.
This is a member of the Lan family who came to deliver the goods. According to the agreement between Caiyunjian and Lan Caifang, the Lan family comes to deliver a batch of spiritual herbs every half month, worth about a thousand spiritual stones.
"This time there are red clover, golden ling fruit, etc., which are relatively easy-to-sell spiritual herbs." The young man said.
Caiyun nodded slightly while counting the goods. The Lan family's spiritual herbs are supplied to her at 20% to 20% off the market price. After all are sold, she can earn five to six hundred spiritual stones per month, of which 300% of the dividends belong to her, making it the most stable source of profit for Caiyunjian.
In addition, although the Zhao family has cut off the source of Xuanyang wood, they can earn about 100 yuan per month from the sales of other spiritual grasses and spiritual materials. Then there is the spirit stone pistol, which has gradually been accepted by the world over the years. Caiyunjian can sell a certain amount every month and earn hundreds of spirit stones.
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Finally, through the introduction of Lan Caifang, Yao Yingpei, Dai Miaoying and others, some of the elixirs refined by the brothers and sisters of the Yunxiao Sect were also sold on her behalf, with profits of dozens or even hundreds every month.
After deducting the rent of five hundred spirit stones shared by her every month and various miscellaneous expenses, the net profit that finally fell into her hands was roughly three to four hundred spirit stones.
However, this is only an ideal situation. In fact, as a middle-level Qi practitioner with low cultivation level, she has been deceived by various evil spirits more than once. For example, she has received several middle-grade spiritual stones that were fake or lacked spiritual energy. You can only bear it yourself.
"Miss Caiyun, the spiritual grass this time is worth 1,032 spiritual stones. Adding the 1,045 spiritual stones half a month ago, the total is 2,077 low-grade spiritual stones." The young man said.
Today is May 30th, and the spiritual herbs sent by the Lan family are settled at the end of every month.
Caiyun nodded, the number was the same as she calculated.
"Senior brother, wait a moment, I'll give it to you right now."
She carefully took out two bills marked with one thousand spiritual stones from her storage bag. This is a storage certificate certified by Fangshi Bank, and an equal amount of spiritual stones can be withdrawn at any time.
The two parties have been cooperating for a long time, so naturally there is no way to erase the loose ends. Caiyun poured out dozens of spiritual stones from the storage bag, all of which were obtained from sales this morning. He immediately counted seventy-seven and handed them over.
The young man took the bill, weighed the spirit stone in his hand, and suddenly shook his head:
"Miss Caiyun, there are thirty of them here, and they are all defective products with less than 20% spiritual energy."
"How could this happen?" Caiyun's expression changed, and he quickly grabbed the spiritual stones in his hands, inspecting them while recalling them carefully.
Half an hour ago, a customer bought thirty spirit stone elixirs in the store, which was the biggest purchase this morning.
Now it seems that it is probably that person!
There are often cases of shoddy spiritual stones in the market. The most common one is to use some kind of magic to temporarily inject some mana into the spiritual stone and pretend that it has never been used. This kind of technique can only be mastered by at least foundation-building monks, so fake spiritual stones are usually of middle grade.
It’s not that there are no inferior ones, but foundation-building monks rarely do this, not only because doing so is too inefficient in defrauding money, but also because when found out, it will make others look down upon them because they bully the small ones.
Just like a strong man robbing women and children, he doesn't have to be looked down upon by his peers.
However, there are all kinds of people in this world, and Caiyun unfortunately ran into them this time.
Thinking that he had lost nearly thirty spirit stones and worked in vain for two or three days, Caiyun's eyes turned red and he almost shed tears.
"I'll make it up for you." She said as she took out a jade box and took out a medium-grade spiritual stone from it.
The tears finally couldn't help but trickle down.
She had kept the spiritual stone in the jade box and planned to hand it over to Yang Zhen herself.
However, there were already two hundred middle-grade spiritual stones in the box more than three years ago. Now, after several years, the number of spiritual stones in it has hardly increased.
"Xiao Langjun, I can't help you!" She felt increasingly guilty.
At this moment, a crisp voice came from far away: "Sister Caiyun——"
A woman in a purple immortal skirt came over, and she saw her red lips and white teeth, which were shining brightly. Her black hair was knotted at the top of her head and curved into a hairpin, towering above her head, with a jade hairpin inserted diagonally on it.
"Miss Seventh." The young man stood up quickly to greet her.
The person who came was none other than Lan Caifang. She looked at Caiyun curiously and asked softly: "Sister Caiyun, what's wrong with you?"
Caiyun forced a smile: "I'm fine."
Lan Caifang turned her attention to the young man and soon learned what happened from his mouth.
She grabbed the dozens of spirit stones and took a look. Her almond-shaped eyes widened and her eyebrows stood upright.
"Go and summon Deputy Director Wang!"
The young man responded quickly, turned around and left.
After a while, a fat-faced middle-aged man who was in the late stage of foundation building came over and nodded and bowed to Lan Caifang.
This man comes from a Zifu family that is attached to the Lan family. He serves as the deputy director of Fang City. This position was also obtained for him by the Lan family.
There are three deputy supervisors in Fang City. The chief supervisor is a member of the Purple Mansion, but he is often not here.
"Look at these spiritual stones! Why are there always scammers and deceivers in this place that you control?" Lan Caifang asked sharply.
Deputy Supervisor Wang secretly said that he was unlucky, so he had to patiently ask Caiyun about the person's appearance, what happened, etc.
"Go find that guy!" Lan Caifang shouted angrily.
Deputy Director Wang immediately changed his face to a grimace. In the world of immortality, one's appearance and figure can be changed at any time. With this little information, it is impossible to catch someone.
Lan Caifang also spoke out of anger. Seeing his embarrassed look, Lan Caifang sighed, turned to Caiyun and said:
"Sister Caiyun, don't be sad. My sister has accepted these thirty spiritual stones. There is no need to pay for other spiritual stones."
Caiyun quickly shook her head: "No! This is a mistake I made myself, and I cannot let my sister bear the responsibility."
"Ahem, don't argue," Lan Caifang said with a smile, "Sister, I don't lack these spiritual stones. It's not easy for you to be here alone. Look at you, for the past few years, for this shop, Have you fallen behind in your cultivation?"
When she heard "a person", Caiyun's eyes became red again. She wiped her tears and said resolutely: "Sister Lan, my store has a cooperative relationship with you, so it should be done as agreed. These losses in business operations would have originally been It's my responsibility. If I let my sister suffer this loss for me today, it would be a violation of the agreement and a breach of trust. If the young lady finds out in the future, she will scold me, and Xiao Shitou will not agree to it. "
"Do we need to be so clear-cut?" Lan Caifang continued to persuade: "Your husband has saved my life..."
However, no matter how she tried to persuade her, Caiyun refused to agree. Lan Caifang sighed, had no choice but to accept the middle-grade spiritual stone, and then ordered the young man to get the difference back.
Suddenly, a tall and thin man staggered over and fell to the ground with a plop:
"This girl, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have passed off a good one as a good one, and deceived people with used spiritual stones!"
He banged his head on the ground and took out the spirit stone from his storage bag:
"This is thirty spirit stones. You shouldn't lie to girls. This is what I should give to girls."
Caiyun was stunned, and after a while, under Lan Caifang's reminder, she replied blankly:
"This is the person who lied to me this morning!"
Deputy Supervisor Wang on the side was also stunned. He could see at a glance that this man's cultivation level was no less than his own!
While not ashamed of this man's obscene behavior and deceiving even low-grade spiritual stones, he was secretly surprised, who was behind it, forcing this man to apologize?
And, it’s not over yet!
The man then took out three more middle-grade spiritual stones and handed them to Caiyun: "If you fake it, you will be punished ten times. These three spiritual stones are ten times the compensation I paid to the girl."
After doing this, he collapsed to the ground like mud, wailing: "Quick, stop, help!"
Only then did someone discover that there was a ray of blue flame burning on his chest!
There was a sneer from the crowd, and then the flames went out.
Caiyun's beautiful eyes suddenly widened, and her heart pounded.
This voice is, is...
She quickly raised her head and looked around at the crowd.
"Sister Caiyun," a thoughtful voice rang in my ears: "It's not convenient for me to show up now. I'll wait for you outside Fangshi."
Caiyun said "Ah", and her pretty face instantly glowed, as if she had been reborn!
She could no longer care about the store and stumbled outside.
Lan Caifang looked confused, and some kind of speculation suddenly arose in her heart, and she shouted from behind: "Hey, wait--"
He turned to the young man and said, "Just look at the store. I'll come back as soon as I go."
After saying that, he also left.
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Caiyun rushed outside Fangshi in one breath and looked around. Yunya Town was now full of tourists, and she didn't know where to look.
A tune floated over, it was a song she was no longer familiar with:
"...Ask me, Caiyun..."
She followed the sound and saw two unknown men and women looking at him at the corner of the street ahead. The man held two leaves in his mouth and was playing the music just now.
"Miss, sir!" Tears instantly filled her eyes. She smiled and greeted her...
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Lan Caifang came to the gate of Fangshi.
Her beautiful eyes searched everywhere, and she soon saw Caiyun surrounded by two men and women, walking forward while talking and laughing.
"Yang..." She was about to say hello, but her voice stopped when it reached her mouth.
"They are a family!"
Secretly sad.
The three people in front of them were drifting away...
ps: I originally conceived a slap-in-the-face plot, but then I thought it was too half-hearted, so I might as well help catch a liar.
