After Bi Zhaosheng took Liang Chuan around, he had a general understanding of Qingyuan County. The ancients paid attention to a feng shui orientation when choosing a site. Xinghua City has excellent feng shui, and the same is true for Qingyuan County.
There is Wan'an in the north and Sun River in the south. The city is leaning against the mountains. According to Feng Shui, people call this pattern Santai Mountain Bagua Water, and there happens to be a river in Qingyuan City called Baguagou. Looking back, the river flows into the sea and turns around. The water turns because of the mountains, and hundreds of rivers gather together to report the surroundings. Three mountains, Qingyuan Mountain, Taohua Mountain, and Zimao Mountain are screened in the east, west, and south. It opens to the south, and the north wind cannot go south. The water system surrounds it, hiding the wind and getting water. , can be described as a geomantic treasure land.
Everyone in Qingyuan gets up extra early. The early bird catches the worm. Goods from all directions are rushed early in the morning. If they arrive late, others will pick up the rest. Early morning is also the most awake moment of the day. It is the time when the vegetables are the freshest. Old farmers in the countryside carry vegetable baskets and transport bundles of fresh vegetables, huge winter melons, and aquatic products from the Haili River into the city for sale. The women who manage the house will charge a lot of money for a while, enjoying the wonderful time of early spring while you come and go.
Liang Chuan and Zhao Di, the two masters, one likes to eat hot meat buns with a bowl of thick soy milk, and the other likes sizzling noodle paste with a few pieces of vinegar pork in it, and you can also open a piece of sweet meat dumplings. , sandwich a small piece of slightly salty but not greasy fermented bean curd to complete the most beautiful ritual of the morning.
The urban structure of Qingyuan is different from the east-west pattern of Xinghua. Qingyuan presents a pattern of south city and north palace. Weiyuan Tower, the capital of Quanzhou Prefecture, is located to the north of the county government office of Qingyuan County. The county government office and the government government office sit north to south, leaning against the tall mountains in the north and looking around the water system in the south. The port and wharf rising from the water in the south have contributed to the prosperity of Qingyuan today.
The endless flow of people gave Qingyuan unlimited vitality. Population has been the primary productive force since ancient times! Qingyuan not only has endless appeal to surrounding prefectures and counties, but also has endless charm to barbarians from all over the world.
These outsiders seem to know the value of hard work better than the people of the Song Dynasty. They traveled thousands of miles across the ocean to come to the East, but not to sleep in bed, but to take away the wealth all over the East!
The last batch of ships going south is about to set sail. If we don’t pick up the goods and go south, we will be empty-handed. God cannot tolerate such a thing! The streets are full of silk, porcelain, and tea. If you take any of them south, you will get the same amount of gold and silver in exchange!
The two of them went shopping early in the morning. Liang Chuan was planning to buy some more goods into the store to enrich the variety of products in Wanda's store. As for what goods to buy, he needed to think carefully.
Buying at low prices and selling at high prices is a consistent strategy. Liang Chuan thought it would be best to produce his own products. No one can fully occupy the market. However, the commodity economy of the Song Dynasty was already quite developed. In addition to creation, common commodities could already meet people's living needs.
The boundary between East Street and the south of the city is not obvious. They are both prosperous places where merchants gather. However, the west of the city where Liangchuan Wanda Store is located has more residential areas, so there is a fundamental difference in the flow of people between the two.
From West Street to East Street, there are more and more stalls and hawkers on the street, and the original broad truth seems to have been cut in half.
The two of them looked around, curiously looking at anything they saw. Qingyuan was not only rich in daily necessities, but also had a lot of accessories and small gadgets. Women like men too.
There is a temple on East Street called Tonghuai Guan Gong Temple. The small temple worships Guan Yu, a historical celebrity who is not very mainstream. Before the Song Dynasty, Guan Yu's status was not high, and it was still called Guan Gong Temple. It was not until the Ming Dynasty that his status rose sharply, and he was even named Emperor Guan.
There are dragons and snakes in front of the temple, which is also a lively place. Artists selling plasters and all kinds of rare and rare treasures will gather here. Mainstream vendors will not stay here. In the minds of Qingyuan people, this place is as intimidating as the train station in Chang'an. There is no other reason than that there are too many people here who want to take the wrong path.
The two people walked to a small stall. The stall owner was a young man with a roe-headed head and skinny cheeks, and two eyes that seemed unable to fixate on people and looked around everywhere. There are also a lot of tattoos on his body, with dragons and phoenixes dancing in them, which makes people a little scared to see them.
There was nothing for sale at the stall, just an iron cat. In the most conspicuous position of this stone market, there is such an iron lump for sale, which seems a bit out of place.
Liang Chuan stared at this shabby stall, and when he walked over, his heart skipped a beat. It was such a familiar scene, and this scene felt a bit familiar.
Zhaodi's eyes were bright now. As soon as he walked over, he immediately grabbed Liang Chuan, tugged at the corner of his clothes and whispered: "Third brother, third brother, look at the two eyes of that iron cat, are they special gems?" Made?"
Liang Chuan took a closer look and saw that the two cat eyes were dazzling, and they seemed to be really good things.
"It seems so."
It was not too much to watch, so the two of them came closer and squatted in front of the small stall to watch.
When the stall owner saw that a 'fish' had taken the bait, he cheered up and greeted Zhi Lai earnestly: "You two gentlemen look a bit unfamiliar at first sight. They don't seem to be from the local area."
Liang Chuan took one look and said nothing. Zhaodi said with a straightforward smile, "You have such good eyesight, you can even tell whether we are from the local area or not."
The stall owner was happy when he heard the compliment and said, "I'm not bragging. If I'm a local in Qingyuan County, I don't know Baqian, but I know Qiqian. The two of them look unfamiliar, so I think they must not be locals." "
"Brother, what are you selling?" Brother Zhao asked curiously, seeing that he was enthusiastic and didn't look like a bad person.
The stall owner first let out a long sigh, then changed to a bitter look on his face. He raised his head and said in retrospect: "My little brother's family used to be a well-known wealthy family in Qingyuan City. Unfortunately, my father later became obsessed with gambling and prostitution. , the family property was completely destroyed by him. Today he sells two acres of paddy field, and tomorrow he sells a few armchairs. This huge family property was sold to my generation, and only this iron cat is left."
Zhaodi felt very sad when he heard this. This was too unlucky. Everyone wanted to be born into a rich family and enjoy a happy life. But now he had nothing but an iron cat. No wonder he was in such a low mood.
Liang Chuan frowned when he heard this. Why was this plot so familiar? Where had he heard it before?
The stall owner said: "Look at the two eyes of this cat, how beautiful they are. I don't know the goods, but they are definitely not ordinary good things! This store has sold them all, and the ancestors still left a rule, When the family is desperate, everything can be sold, but this iron cat cannot be sold. Whether it is funny or not, there is nothing that this broken cat cannot sell."
Liang Chuan looked at the stall owner, then at the iron cat, and lowered his eyebrows in thought for a long time before finally remembering!
He had seen this story before: when some people made their fortune earlier, they cast their gold coins into these extraordinary objects, and then painted the outside with iron paint, so that it didn't look like gold at all, leaving only one or two gold coins. It is in a conspicuous place, leaving one or two clues for future generations to discover this wealth.
The clue to this iron cat is this pair of eyes, which look dazzling and are most likely a pair of fine gems. But the real value is the iron cat itself. Who would set gems on an iron cat? That's not practice.
If future generations are able to discover this clue, then this 'golden cat' is the capital to get rich. If they are not able to discover this clue, it means that the wealth cannot be kept, and the family fortune will be lost sooner or later, so it is better to just put two Sell the cat's eye balls to make some porridge money!
Liang Chuan was also looking at the stall owner at this time, and saw that the stall owner's attention was completely focused on those two eyes. He subconsciously thought that the stall owner didn't know the true value of the iron cat. When he thought of this place, Liang Chuan His breathing became rapid in an instant. Is he going to make another windfall today?
Liang Chuan's every move was completely seen by the stall owner. The stall owner's jump accelerated and his pupils shrank.
After guarding for several days, a self-righteous guy finally took the bait!
"Look, uncle, I have no use for this iron cat. I'll just sell these two eyeballs for the money and you take the cat with you. How about that?"
Liang Chuan was so excited that his heart almost jumped out. This great iron cat weighed dozens of kilograms at least. If it was really made of gold, how much would it cost?
Liang Chuan's big hand had just reached out, but before he could touch the iron cat, a passerby came over, picked up the iron cat and looked at it non-stop, and was amazed.
"Boss, your cat's eyes are very spiritual. Do you want to sell them?"
Cheng Yaojin, who came out halfway, had the same look of a poor man as the stall owner, with no flesh on his cheeks. He looked more like a gangster on the street who specializes in petty theft.
Liang Chuan screamed inwardly, this kid didn't want to snatch the big pie he had dropped today, did he?
The stall owner first glanced at Liang Chuan secretly, then looked at the customer who came after him and said with a smile on his face: "Sell! Sell! Sell! Sell if you pay me!"
"How to sell it?" The customer played with the iron cat, "These eyes are so pure!"
The stall owner thought about it and said, "This thing was passed down from my ancestors. My ancestors said we couldn't sell it, and the gems on it are so beautiful. So, you can take the fifty guan!"
"Fifty guans!" The customer also hesitated.
Liang Chuan cursed in his heart, you prodigal son, you sold these dozens of kilograms of gold for fifty guan, it would be strange if your ancestors didn't jump out of the graveyard to fight with you!
Liang Chuan was anxious and blurted out: "Wait a minute, I'll give you sixty sticks! Can you let me take a good look at this iron cat?"
Almost at the same time, a stall owner and a customer flashed a hint of joy on their faces. The customer didn't stick to his hands and handed the iron cat over directly.
As soon as Liang Chuan took over, he suddenly felt something was wrong. His strong intuition told him that the density of gold should be more than this low. Such a big golden cat could almost lift people to the ground in his hands. It was so light and not heavy at all. The texture!
