Quarry City is indeed an area rich in stone. The foundations of most houses are made of stone, but the houses are really low and the walls are made of various types of wood.
There are not even many houses with earthen walls made of rammed loess, giving the overall feeling of being dark, depressed and dilapidated.
This made Yu Youquan, a countryman who saw the county town for the first time in his life, a little disappointed!
But maybe it happened to be that there was a market today, so the market was still very lively overall.
In just a short while, Yu Youquan saw a large number of people carrying loaders going to the market, including those selling eggs, vegetables and game, and occasionally all kinds of mountain products.
Most of these people dress simply and plainly, wearing short brown clothes. The styles are similar, mostly made of linen, and almost all have patches.
Most of the shoes are straw sandals, but some wear shoes, and many go barefoot. There are very few who are really well-dressed and have wide sleeves.
In this era, clothes are not clothes, they are what you wear...money!
It is almost equivalent to showing off your wealth nakedly, telling everyone clearly that I am rich, a diamond king!
Therefore, Yu Youquan and his master Zheng Xuancheng attract great attention wherever they go.
The method of transaction involves money, but more often it is barter.
Even the money used is basically copper coins, and the purchasing power of one copper coin is also very high.
Yu Youquan saw an old woman buying an old hen for more than thirty copper coins. Although the old woman had amazing bargaining skills, the money was indeed valuable.
As for the money maker, I almost didn’t see it!
Especially the eggs, Yu Youquan did not expect that the value was much higher than imagined.
He even saw a woman exchange an egg for half a can of soy sauce, which opened his eyes.
The happiest thing is the many children who go to the market with their parents and want all kinds of weird food.
The average parent is absolutely reluctant to buy these flashy things, but some adults who dote on their children still reluctantly buy some for their children.
For a while, I could always hear some quarrels.
Or they blame the stall hawker for spoiling the child, or one spouse blames the other spouse for spoiling the child too much. At this time, the one being blamed can only talk and dare not refute.
Or there are too many people and it becomes lively, and all kinds of people come to the market to join in the fun.
Although this kind of lively gathering is extremely simple in Yu Youquan's eyes, it has to be said that this kind of human fireworks is indeed the most gratifying!
In just a short period of time, his long-term loneliness in the deep mountains and old forests and the fierceness of his continuous battles with wild beasts were greatly diluted.
What Yu Youquan didn't expect was the performance of master Zheng Xuancheng!
Seeing caramel, he couldn't help but ask him if he wanted to eat it. Yu Youquan said no, and soon he had various pastries made with caramel in his hands.
When he saw the preserved fruit, he would ask him if he wanted to eat it. Yu Youquan said no, and then the master and the apprentice had all kinds of preserved fruit on their hands.
There are even various toys!
Yu Youquan was unable to complain for a moment.
Are you really treating him like a child?
He really couldn't arouse any interest in toys like cork dogs and puppets, they were too crude!
However, Yu Youquan suspected that his master was just greedy, and then used his name to eat all kinds of things, performing "I don't want you to think, I want me to feel" to the fullest!
but.
He quite likes this kind of master. He has all the qualities of a traditional scholar-bureaucrat, but also has some cynicism in his heart.
Quite a bit like an old naughty boy!
The market locations are relatively scattered. Although it is not as exaggerated as "Buy horses in the east market, saddles and shackles in the west market, bridles in the south market, and long whips in the north market", various goods transactions are indeed divided into specific areas.
After exiting the daily goods trading area, the master and apprentice plunged into the high-end consumption area.
Here Yu Youquan saw jewelry stores, cosmetics stores, silk and satin stores, and bookstores one after another. There were relatively many wealthy people shopping here.
Of course, more and more ragged beggars followed!
From time to time, you can hear the servants around the nobles shouting and cursing, spewing out national quintessences such as "your dog's eyes are blinded" and "it's a waste of talent".
Of course, occasionally you can meet some kind-hearted people who will scold you but still reward you with some copper coins.
Some nobles who like to make people laugh will occasionally throw away copper coins, causing a group of beggars to grab them and even fight.
If the noble feels comfortable, he will even reward you with another copper coin!
Of course, this move will inevitably cause some criticism, and many people will show their disapproval.
"Aren't you angry?"
Zheng Xuancheng asked unexpectedly.
Yu Youquan smiled and said, "Only when a person is full can he talk about dignity. That noble man spent money to buy a good time, and those beggars also got real benefits, and maybe they saved a few lives because of it!"
Canglin knows etiquette well. Yu Youquan, who has extensive experience in going hungry, understands this very well.
Zheng Xuancheng nodded.
The apprentice's outlook on cognition was indeed somewhat beyond his expectation, and his thoughts were very different from those of a son from a wealthy family like him.
To be precise, Yu Youquan's experience created his lower level vision and understanding!
Shopping continues.
Later, Yu Youquan met some jugglers, and they were surrounded by spectators, who heard cheers from time to time.
There were also men and women who sold their bodies to bury their fathers, and even witnessed a beautiful woman being picked up on the street.
It is said that a family was on the run. Due to various accidents, their relatives passed away one after another, and they only wanted a small amount of land so that their loved ones could be buried in peace.
There were even warriors with swords who met for a duel due to conflicts in the street, which attracted everyone's applause and even the government ignored them.
I have to say that Jin people still admire force!
The most outrageous thing was a group of soldiers riding through the market. Yu Youquan didn't know what happened, but after these soldiers left, some passers-by said meaningfully, "There must be another reason." I have been imprisoned for slandering your Majesty and making unreasonable comments on government affairs."
This confused him!
Is this a literal inquisition?
Have you ever heard of people in Jin Dynasty being punished for speaking out? !
Of course, these are just small episodes. Once you really enter the most prosperous area, everything will become better.
The colors of the world seem to start to become brighter!
It is still a stone house, but it has begun to have more carved beams and paintings.
It is still a wooden door and wall, but it has a red lacquer color.
The biggest change is in the fabrics of people’s clothes in the street market.
There were more and more people wearing loose clothes and silk belts, and even the skin color of the men and women became fairer and more attractive.
It's like entering a new world!
What surprised him the most was the openness of these shopping men and women!
Perhaps because of Qiuhu, many women on the street are dressed very coolly. Not only are their arms exposed, some women wear light gauze that is even almost transparent.
The embroidered tube top under the gauze and the white and tender scenery on the chest are really eye-catching!
Even some men were wearing gauze clothes, and the colors of the clothes were particularly bright. What's more, some men even had flowers on their hair.
This left Yu Youquan speechless for a while!
In fact, he was not the only one who was speechless. Many of these men were very proud when asked by passers-by. It is said that this is a new style from Jianye.
Of course, those who can really afford to wear transparent gauze clothes are basically either rich or expensive.
What's even more bizarre is that when they see this handsome uncle Zheng Xuancheng, some women boldly ogle him, and some even bolder women actually do something to him when they see how cute he is.
Yu Youquan was a little stunned.
Is this really the ancient man in his impression?
This is too open!
Moreover, those women who touched him and kept praising him for his good looks actually wanted to use him as a springboard to become his mistress!
The damn thing is that Master is surprisingly able to deal with these things with ease!
How could he be so skilled?
A small shopping trip made Yu Youquan realize that his master was far from what he imagined!
Later, Yu Youquan saw many stone carving shops.
It is truly a famous stone-producing area. The various stone carvings in the stone carving shops are so beautiful and dazzling.
for example.
The carp jumps over the dragon gate, talks about Ruicong's governance, the dragon and the phoenix appear auspicious, the formation of Yuhou slays the barbarian chiefs, thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, swallows return to their nests...
Seeing these stone carvings is really eye-opening.
Here Yu Youquan saw money trading for the first time, and the money he spent was quite generous.
And haggling for a few pennies are really two different worlds.
Especially when I heard that it was a work by Master Li Pei, it became even more popular. One of the paintings, Carp Leaping over the Dragon Gate, was sold for more than 500 taels!
At this moment, an extremely surprised voice sounded, "Master, are you back?"
In a short period of time, the stone carving pavilion became a sensation!
Yu Youquan was dumbfounded to discover that this stone carving shop, which was making a fortune every day, was actually Zheng's property!
What made him even more speechless was that his master had obviously forgotten that there was such a stone carving shop in his house!
In my previous life, I saw on the Internet that some people bought a house and forgot about it. I still thought it was incredible and thought that person was not normal.
This scene now makes Yu Youquan begin to understand!
It’s not that the rich are careless, nor that they are pretentious, but that they really have too many properties, and they really can’t remember which properties they have!
Poverty limits his imagination!
