Although Fengyun City is not as prosperous as Sifang City, it is still ranked high in Dongxuan Territory.
Because it is close to the Tianshan Mountains, there is no shortage of jade, medicinal materials, and various metals. In addition, the weather has been good for decades and there has been no war. Businessmen coming and going are willing to come here to do business.
There are some items that cannot be found in Sifang City, but you can also buy them here.
This small town will not wake up too early, because the dust from last night has not yet dispersed. The night market in the city is bustling, with thousands of lights reflecting the blue clouds, and tourists who are looking for fun come in an endless stream.
The refraction of the morning sun only shines on the water delivery man who got up early and the small stall selling breakfast on the street.
The boss and the waiters here will never go out to shout, because those who want to eat will naturally come, and they know who their guests are.
The landlady has developed the magical ability of photographic memory. Customers who have been here once can remember it clearly. When they come back next time, they will say hello and they will naturally feel friendly.
When the sun reaches three o'clock in the morning, teahouses, inns, cloth shops, money shops, Jinbao Pavilion and other business shops in the city will open their doors to greet customers.
Li Ye walked on this lazy street and couldn't help but hum:
The warm breeze makes tourists drunk,
I always regard Hangzhou as Bianzhou.
Agui, who was following behind, was confused. He took two steps forward and asked, "Master, where is Hangzhou, and what city is Bianzhou in?"
Li Ye rolled his eyes at Agui and said, "Go and study more if you have nothing to do."
After taking two steps, he thought about it and felt it was inappropriate. He turned back and said, "This is a fiction in the poem. Of course you don't know."
Agui suddenly realized that the young master was still talented and learned.
The two started shopping at the shops on South Street. They visited gold and silver jewelry shops, silk cloth shops, and even shops selling rouge and gouache, but they didn't see anything they liked.
After turning the corner, they walked to East Street. The shops here looked more grand than those on South Street, and the prices were also much higher. Li Ye and Agui took their time and shopped one by one. past.
Some cloth shops here simply put their goods in front of the door. At a glance, every household is filled with silk and satin, vying for luxury. There are even clerks standing at the door shouting: "Come and see, from the emperor New arrival in town.”
Li Ye looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but shake his head, thinking that it was really lively.
After wandering around for a while, the two of them wandered outside Jinbao Pavilion's shop. The waiter inside knew Agui and came out to say hello.
It was Li Ye's first time back here. When he entered the hall, he saw various accessories placed on the golden nanmu counter. Hairpins, hairpins, hairpins, hairpins, hairpins, step shakes, jade pendants, finger rings, earrings, pearl agate, and all kinds of jewelry.
There are also some famous calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls, and various jade carvings are placed in the standing cabinets.
After looking at it for a long time, I felt that there was nothing new, so I turned around and wanted to leave.
At this time, the shopkeeper stopped Li Ye and asked, "Sir, don't you even look down on the items in my shop?"
"It's not that your goods are bad, it's just that I didn't find the one I like." Li Ye apologized to the shopkeeper with a fist pump.
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper touched his chin and thought for a while, turned around, took out a wooden box from a locked cabinet, and said, "Master, take a look at this, see if you are satisfied."
Li Ye took it carefully, placed it on the counter, and then opened the lid of the wooden box. Inside, I saw a pair of Ruyi palms carved from large white jade. I saw that the whole body was moist and had no variegated color, just like mutton fat.
The finishing touch is that there are small pieces of emerald green in the middle, one on the left and one on the right. This is carved from a piece of jade cut from the middle. The emerald green on the left is carved with a lotus, and the emerald green on the right is carved with a lotus. Phoenix eyes.
When the shopkeeper saw that Li Ye was silent, he thought there was something wrong.
He smiled and said: "This is the jade Ruyi that the master in the shop just completed yesterday. It is a jade mined from our Tianshan Mountains. It has not been seen in such a fine color for many years. It is considered a fine product. If you like it, you can buy it and keep it for yourself." Or giving it away is an excellent choice.”
Li Ye didn't reply, just picked up a piece, put it in the palm of his hand, and looked at it carefully. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it. He thought it would be good to give these two pieces to the two young ladies.
"Shopkeeper, how many gold coins does it cost to buy these two items?" Li Ye glanced at the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper was overjoyed when he heard this and stepped forward and said, "Two pieces cost ten gold coins in total. Master, if you like it, I can give you a discount and only charge eight gold coins for two pieces. How about that?"
When Agui heard this, he opened his mouth and looked at Li Ye and said, "Sir, is this... so expensive?"
Li Ye glanced at Agui and ignored him. He turned to the shopkeeper and said, "Shopkeeper, I don't know much about jade, I just like it when I look at it. Just ten pieces, but I have one request."
"Young master, it's okay, as long as I can do it, I'll accept it." When the shopkeeper saw that the first business he opened, he sold ten gold coins, and he was naturally very happy.
Li Ye thought for a while and said, "I want to carve a few words on this jade carving. Can you ask the master in the shop to teach me how to use the knife? I want to carve it myself."
The shopkeeper thought it would be easy and ordered the waiter: "Please come over, Master Chen, and bring a piece of scrap material and a carving knife."
After a while, the waiter led a noon craftsman in his forties to the front of the hall.
The shopkeeper came forward and said hello: "Master Chen, this young man wants to buy these two jade carvings you carved. He wants to learn the knife skills from you and engrave words on the back. Please excuse me."
Li Ye also stepped forward, cupped his fists and saluted Master Chen, and said, "I'm causing trouble to Master Chen."
The middle-aged craftsman nodded, returned the gift, looked at the shopkeeper and Li Ye, and said: "The techniques for carving jade knives include horizontal knives, cutting knives, picking knives, chasing knives, and playing knives, and they require superb flexibility. ."
He took a step forward and demonstrated the knife in his hand to carve on a piece of scrap material, letting Li Ye watch, and said: "Young master, if you want to carve characters, you only need to use this flat knife. You just need to use even force and try it a few times."
After speaking, he handed the knife and the scraps in his hand to Li Ye.
Li Ye took it and turned on the chair beside the tea table in the hall. He turned the jade scraps in his hands and imitated Master Chen's carving technique.
The true energy in the body circulates through the fingers and focuses on the tip of the knife. Jade dust is scattered between the fingers, and a jade character in regular script appears on the jade stone.
Master Chen took it and looked at it, he was shocked and said: "Young master's strength penetrates the back of the sword, and his movement is smooth. This skill is profound and he is really good at swordsmanship!"
Li Ye put down the knife, cupped his fist and saluted Master Chen, and said, "Thank you Master Chen for your advice. I will use this knife for a while, please bear with me."
Master Chen also returned the gift, turned around and went into the inner room.
Li Ye took out his money bag, took out ten gold coins, and placed them on the counter. He said to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, I want to give them to two friends respectively. Can you find me two brocade bags?"
When the shopkeeper heard this, he said it was simple and turned around to look for it at the counter.
Li Ye took out the jade Buddha with carved phoenix eyes from the wooden box and held it in his hand, but his heart was in a daze.
She thought that she was about to go into the mountains with her husband, and she didn't know when she would be back. When she came back, Dongfang Yu'er might have gone back to Sifang City with her mother.
Shangguan Wushuang may also have followed Xu Jingyun to practice in the sect. I wonder how long it will take to see the two of them again.
The little boy still doesn't understand what emotion is, but he also has the sorrow of parting. Li Ye now somewhat understood the song "Ugly Slave".
The young man doesn't know what it's like to be sad, he falls in love with the upstairs, he falls in love with the upstairs.
In order to compose new words, I forcefully express my sorrow.
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