Hua Zhaoxing understood Ning Zhishui's idea and turned to ask the shopkeeper:

"Is there no quality higher than fifth-grade blue?"

Hairong pearls are divided into ten grades according to the depth of their blue color. Grade five and above are considered upper-middle quality, and the ones the shopkeeper has are only grade seven or eight.

"We have to wait. If we are lucky, the goods will arrive in the afternoon. If we are unlucky, it will take some time." said the shopkeeper.

Good quality ones are more expensive, but good things are never too expensive, and there are plenty of wealthy monks.

What is lacking is not buyers, but good products!

"Let's go to another one."

Ning Zhishui put down the box and said to Hua Zhaoxing.

"Okay, I'll take you there."

The next one is of slightly higher quality, with fifth grade products, but Ning Zhishui still doesn't like it.

"What grade do you want?" Hua Zhaoxing asked her.

"Second class." Ning Zhishui said, "At the very least, it should be third class, and the best of the third class."

Hua Zhaoxing couldn't help but gasp, "If it's second or third grade, you probably won't be able to buy it in these stores."

There are many fishermen in Fisherman's Song City. Some of them fish on fishing boats, but some of them need to go into the water, also known as water fishermen.

For example, sea pearls are difficult to catch with nets because the sea clams in which they live are intelligent and often hide in the mud on the seabed.

If you want to get them, you can only let the fishermen go into the sea and collect them manually.

Such efficiency is of course very low, and the collected items vary in size.

Some are large, but the color is not up to standard and there are defects.

It can be said that it is very difficult to get those above level five, it all depends on luck.

As for the third grade and above...that's even more difficult.

There are many monsters in the sea, and fishing is a job with a very high mortality rate, which leads to the high price of good sea pearls.

A third-grade bead would cost at least tens of thousands of crystals, and this kind of thing cannot be bought in ordinary stores. Unless you have connections, you can ask the shopkeeper to keep it for you.

Another way is to wait for local auctions.

Ning Zhishui had an idea before he came, "When is the auction going to be held soon?"

"There are still seven or eight days." Hua Zhaoxing counted the days and said.

Ning Zhishui frowned.

Hua Zhaoxing looked at her and thought hesitantly, "If you don't mind, you can come home with me. I'll ask my parents to ask them if they have any help. After all, we are locals... and by going home, I can return the pills to you."

When he asked, he had already prepared himself for Ning Zhishui to reject him, because she was too cautious and would definitely not rashly go home with him...

"Okay."

Ning Zhishui nodded.

Hua Zhaoxing: ...

The next words he wanted to say were stuck in his mouth. He was stunned for a moment, but then he smiled and said, "That's great. Come with me."

Ning Zhishui followed Hua Zhaoxing one step behind, looking at Fisherman's Song City as he walked, and from time to time he would meet fishermen wearing tight fish skin clothes.

These people are very good at water and often go into water for activities, so their bodies are tighter and their skin color is different from that of ordinary people.

The fish skin coat is very elastic and tough, tightly wrapping their bodies, making them as flexible as fish in the water.

Their hair is usually tied up on top of their heads, regardless of gender, to prevent it from getting tangled in other things when escaping.

Suddenly, Ning Zhishui looked in a certain place, stopped, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

Hua Zhaoxing stopped almost at the same time and shouted in surprise: "Jiaqing!"

There were four men and women walking together. They were all wearing fish-skin clothes, had their hair tied up, and carried a small basket made of special material on their backs.

Fishermen have very strict requirements on their physique and body shape. They need to be flexible and agile, and be able to move freely underwater like fish. Generally, those who can do this are people of relatively small stature.

There were four people in front of him, one man and three women. The three women were the same height as Ning Zhishui, very petite, and the man was only half a head taller than them.

If you ignore their well-developed body curves, you might mistake them for four underage children when looking at them from behind.

When Hua Zhaoxing called her, the woman with the coldest expression among the four came over and said, "Third brother."

Her tone didn't contain joy, only confusion and respect.

"Just in time. Are you done with your work today? I have a friend coming to visit me, so why don't you come with us?" Hua Zhaoxing introduced the two. "This is my sister from the clan, Hua Jiaqing. And this is my new friend, Ning...Fellow Daoist."

The woman named Jiaqing turned to look at Ning Zhishui when she heard this.

Her face was small, the size of a palm, and she had a pair of phoenix eyes that looked a little cold.

His expression was somewhat numb and dead.

"Ning Dao is very friendly." She nodded.

"Hello, Jiaqing." Ning Zhishui smiled with his lips curved.

Hua Zhaoxing felt it was weird.

Ning Zhishui should call Jiaqing Sister, right?

Also, Ning Zhishui and Jiaqing had just met for the first time, so why was he able to smile when facing her, but was so cold when talking to himself?

I'm not ugly at all.

Hua Zhaoxing couldn't help but reach out and touch his face. Hmm, it was very smooth.

"I still have things to sell, Third Brother, you guys go back first." Jiaqing said again.

She had just returned from going out to sea, and although she didn't get much, she was used to selling everything first and clearing out her baskets before going back.

There are some living things inside, and these things cannot be directly stored in the Qiankun space.

Hua Zhaoxing was about to agree, but he heard Ning Zhishui say, "Is that so? Then let's go together. I also want to see what Jiaqing has gained."

Ning Zhishui was too familiar, so familiar that it made both of them feel a little uncomfortable.

Hua Zhaoxing didn’t quite understand why Ning Zhishui and Jiaqing hit it off right away. Could it be that girls are easier to make friends?

Jiaqing has a cold personality and doesn't like to get close to others. Even when traveling with friends, she just keeps them company. She listens while others talk.

He is not even close enough to Hua Zhaoxing.

Now Ning Zhishui seemed to be very warm towards her, so she didn't know how to respond.

Hua Zhaoxing agreed on her behalf, "Okay, let's go together."

The benefactor’s request is not a big deal, so just agree to it.

So Ning Zhishui followed Jiaqing and the others to the shop.

She found that the other three fishermen seemed to have an ordinary relationship with Jiaqing. When they saw her and her family, the three of them walked together and did not approach Jiaqing.

The fishermen all have familiar shops. When they arrive at the shop, they take their baskets and the shopkeepers will calculate the price.

The contents of this basket are quite rich, including a lot of shellfish and conchs, as well as some crabs with broken legs.

They can't even be called monsters, they are just relatively low-level sea creatures.

There is also a Hairong Pearl among them, but it is only eighth grade.

Not only Jiaqing, the other people also gained similar results.