There are many shops in Gaoliu County where you can buy daily necessities as well as some rare items, but naturally most towns are not so complete.
***, naturally followed.
In Gaoliu County, a big fair is held every year before the New Year. Businessmen from nearby towns and even neighboring counties will come, making it very lively and prosperous.
But besides the New Year, there is also a massacre at the end of June every year, before the autumn harvest.
The scale is not as large as that at the end of the year, but it is still very lively.
At dawn, Li Yuan heard the chaotic sounds of people. During the gathering, all urban areas were very lively.
Get up, stand up, wash up...
Li Yuan waited until daylight came up before he got up and went to the market.
Vendors from all walks of life have set up their stalls early, and as soon as day breaks, the streets and alleys are filled with pedestrians.
In addition to the people in the city, people from nearby towns and villages will also come in advance, bringing their accumulated money to buy things needed by the whole family.
Li Yuan found a breakfast stall. The stall owner was a familiar face. When he saw him from a distance, he started to set up shop.
As soon as Li Yuan sat down, the small table was already full.
Rice porridge, hot soup, steamed buns, meat buns, side dishes, and a plate of twenty or thirty eggs.
Since he started practicing martial arts, Li Yuan's appetite has been very large. After the blood circulation, his appetite has increased several times. After eating at this table, he is still only half full.
But he didn't order any more, paid the bill, and walked towards the inner city. He bought some snacks from time to time on the way. He was already full before he reached the inner city.
"Price has gone up a lot again."
Li Yuan did the math and found that he actually ate the waiter's money along the way. Although he ate a lot, he also felt the change in prices.
On the roadside, some people are also talking about this. It seems that the court has increased business taxes?
"Brother, do you still want the sickle?"
Li Yuan heard a familiar voice and turned around to see that it was the young man from the pair of grandsons who bought the three-yuan sword and sickle from him years ago.
It's just that this time I didn't see the old man, but a dirty little boy, who was looking at him timidly.
"Is it you? Where is your grandfather?"
"You still remember me?"
The young man sighed: "A few months ago, bandits from the Viper Gang fled to our village. My grandfather tried to stop them, but he was slashed and could not be saved."
"My condolences."
Li Yuan walked to the stall.
The stall this time was much larger than the one before years ago, and there were many old things. Li Yuan glanced over and saw two inferior scythes, which were poorly controlled.
Good things are rare everywhere, and Li Yuan doesn't care.
"Don't worry..."
Seeing Li Yuan shaking his head, the young man gritted his teeth, turned around, ran a few steps, and pulled out a rusty iron rod from under the rag covering the donkey cart not far away.
"This is an ancient relic from my village. It weighs at least ten kilograms. Can you give me a price?"
The young man came over carrying an iron rod.
Is there really any good stuff?
Li Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly, a little surprised.
[Iron-Blooded Army Standard Trident (First Level)]
[The stains of rust were once stained with blood. The master once held a battle formation to kill the enemy. He always took the lead. He drank blood... After being broken, he was abandoned by others and gradually rusted...]
[Control conditions: None]
[Control effect: predict the enemy first]
After half a year, Li Yuan was no longer surprised when he saw a first-level weapon, but he was still a little surprised when he saw the control effect.
Anticipate the enemy ahead?
This seems to be related to actual fighting?
However, compared to this, he was more curious about what kind of village they were.
It's the Three Yuan Army, and it's the Iron Blood Army, the ancient battlefield?
"Three taels of silver, take this iron rod!"
"Three liang?"
Li Yuan turned around. The trident was of some use to him, but not to others. More than ten kilograms of scrap metal was not worth a penny.
"Two liang, two liang."
Seeing Li Yuan frowning and about to leave, the young man kept lowering the price. Finally, Li Yuan took away the long stick and two other broken items on the stall for two coins.
These two items are quite strange. They are a broken bamboo hat and a raincoat. They are both in disgrace, but the effect of controlling them is quite interesting.
[Water-based*2]
Fishman two-piece set?
"Fangjing Village? You can go and have a look when you have time..."
Carrying the three remnants of the soldiers, Li Yuan thought that the nearby villages and towns might also be worth visiting.
Maybe really good things won't stay there, but for him, the remnant soldiers can also be controlled, but the effect is often less.
A broken weapon will have at least half less control effect than a intact one of the same level.
"Is there really anyone watching?"
After walking around the inner city, Li Yuan found that even at this time, there were still people watching at Tongda Bank and several pawn shops, which made him a little surprised.
Qin Xiong died a few months ago, and I heard that Qiu Da has disappeared. Are these government officials so dedicated?
"So dedicated?"
Li Yuan frowned inwardly.
But he was well prepared and was not disappointed. After walking around for a while, he left the inner city.
On the way back to Chaiyufang, he saw Liang Ah Shui who looked very good.
He was wearing shorts, tall and tall, with rough complexion and a cold face, giving people a feeling that no strangers should be allowed in. As he strode forward, his aura was somewhat similar to that of Qin Xiong before.
"Qi and blood are very strong, but not as good as Qin Xiong..."
After taking a look at the fish basket he was carrying, Li Yuan's heart moved slightly and he stepped forward to meet it.
"Who are you?"
Liang Ashui frowned at first and looked around a few times, as if he recognized something: "Are you Li Yuan?"
"You recognize me?"
Li Yuan didn't pay much attention and just looked at the fish basket: "Is this a spiritual fish?"
Li Yuan was very curious about the spirit fish.
In the book, he had seen that the so-called spirit fish are a different species of fish, which are very rare and often have unusual effects.
"Two horn pomfrets, each weighing more than four pounds. Well... I caught these two fish for an old man and cannot sell them."
Liang Ashui said, paused slightly:
"I heard that you are the apprentice with the best forging talent in the blacksmith shop over the years. You can help me make a high-grade sharp blade, and I will make you two spiritual fishes.
I'll prepare the iron material myself! "
A fine blade?
Li Yuan thought for a while and agreed: "Two? If it's four pounds, that's fine."
The horned pomfret is a spirit fish that replenishes vitality. It weighs a little over a kilo per catty, and four kilos for two, which costs almost nine taels of silver. This business is not a loss.
After all, spirit fish are very rare, and he is not the only one who can make high-grade weapons in the blacksmith shop.
"If it's not enough for four pounds, I'll give you three!"
Liang Ashui agreed simply and left with the fish basket.
A fish was only a few taels of silver. Li Yuan felt a little emotional. Last year, he wouldn't even dare to think about it.
"Spirit fish, I wonder how it tastes? Well, if I have time, I will go to the edge of the clear water lake and maybe catch a few spirit fish."
Carrying the remaining soldiers, Li Yuan walked towards Shengjinfang:
"Cash the banknote first!"
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There are tens of thousands of households in Gaoliu County, and there are 16 in the urban area. There are naturally various ways to exchange 200 taels of silver notes and 200 taels of jewelry.
Even though a lot of people were being stared at, Li Yuan didn't feel any difficulty.
If you can't open a bank, a pawn shop, a jewelry store, a jewelery store, a silk and satin shop...etc., it won't work, and it doesn't count.
Silver notes and jewelry have always been hard currency.
The Blacksmith Shop controls the ironware trade in many nearby counties, but there are naturally some small-scale blacksmith shops underneath it.
There are many small blacksmith shops in Shengjinfang.
Every year during the big gathering, people from nearby towns and villages come to
He knows how to drive an ox cart and sell all the iron tools and iron materials that are not worth the price of the blacksmith's shop.
There are also well-established businessmen who come here to sell after purchasing.
Many of them can afford his four hundred taels of business.
Li Yuan had already figured out the way to do it. Before noon, he had bought a thousand kilograms of wrought iron, including pearls and agate at a discount of 220 taels. He also exchanged a banknote for it.
Then, he watched the merchants who had made great gains leave the city before turning back.
"I lost at least eighty-nine taels of silver on this order, but the advantage is convenience, and it is safe and has no future troubles. It will not be found by the Yamen."
After piling the wrought iron at the bottom of the bed, Li Yuan felt a little painful, but was still barely satisfied.
At least, more than half of the materials for Zhangbinglu's promotion have been solved.
With the hammer in hand, Li Yuan took the pill and stood still, with expectations in his heart:
"Tomorrow, Master Xun will put on the gold treasury, and we will wait until Shopkeeper Cao comes back to get the red gold, so that the weapon master can be promoted to the third level!"
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Early the next morning, Li Yuan went to Zhang Ben's place to exchange for ten taels of gold. Old Zhangtou took good care of him and exchanged it ten to one, which would save at least twenty taels of silver.
But there are conditions.
"You have to get another high-quality jade sword!"
Lao Zhangtou refused to change his words, and seemed to refuse to change his words if he didn't agree.
"Well, it's okay to knock him down, but I won't hit him with the Jasper Sword."
Li Yuan was a little helpless.
Zhang Bi mentioned it several times these days, and he didn't want to keep rejecting it, which was why he accepted Liang Ah Shui.
"As long as it's top quality, if you can make a strange weapon, the old man will be even happier!"
Seeing his precious apprentice agree, Zhang Ben had a smile on his face:
"Don't blame the master for forcing you. If you don't seize the time to accumulate experience and skills, in which year and month will you be able to create the best weapon?"
"You are right, the disciple is slacking off."
Li Yuan coaxed the old man with good words, at least he had to get the gold first.
"You little naughty boy!"
Zhang Ben laughed and scolded, but he really couldn't get angry.
"Don't worry, my disciple will definitely give you a fight in a year or two at most!"
Li Yuan said seriously.
With the addition of Dzogchen-level blacksmithing skills, his blacksmithing skills are improving every day. In at least one year, he is sure to completely digest this great craftsman's hammer, and his blacksmithing skills will break through to Dzogchen!
"A year or two? If it can be built within ten years, the old man will be satisfied."
How could Zhang Ben believe this?
The hammering method has some bonuses to the blacksmithing technique, but forging is more than just the hammering method. There are requirements for mineral selection, quenching, and even quenching water temperature and water type. It can be mastered in a year and a half.
"What if I type it out?"
"If I type it out..."
Zhang Bi almost blurted out, then reacted and slapped him:
"I only know that I care about the old man and his future! Go and forge!"
"Okay!"
After being hit, Li Yuan felt no pain or itch, smiled, and turned around to the forging room.
He really likes this old man.
