If Shen Jia didn't need to get close to the goods on the stalls, she estimated that she would really be surrounded by these three people.
After walking around for a while, she realized that the closer the stalls got to the event venue, the more expensive the prices were. They were all the same things she had seen at Ilysis and the Third Prince's the day before.
It was obvious that the thing she was looking for would never appear here.
So she relaxed and looked around the streets as if she was playing.
After walking around for a while, she was still in high spirits. There were indeed many things that could not be seen in Hezhou. The only drawback was that the outdoor environment was too cold. The whistling cold wind seemed to be right next to her ears.
When she went out, she was dressed tightly under Xu Zhao's advice, with only her eyes showing.
Feeling the cold air, she quickly wrapped her thick cotton jacket tighter, then said to the three people:
"Let's look a little further ahead. If we can't find what I want, we'll go back for now. The festival is still going on, so we'll wait until the weather is better."
"OK."
Looking at Shen Jia's expression, Chen Yuan really wanted to persuade her not to do it herself. They could all do it for her. It would be most serious if something went wrong with her body.
Based on his previous guess, Shen Jia did not linger in the middle of the stall, but led the three of them straight to the back of the stall.
Looking from afar, she saw the familiar colorful stalls, and she couldn't help but feel disappointed. Could it be that the things she wanted had not yet spread in West Asia?
Through her conversation with Ilysis, she already knew that the corn was obtained from the Persians, and who knows, there might be other good things waiting for her.
But the cold wind that had been blowing for so long today still made her a little disappointed, just when she was about to leave directly through the back passage.
Suddenly I saw a small pile of potato and sweet potato mixture placed randomly at the exit of the passage.
Although these potatoes are purple-red like sweet potatoes, she can recognize their true appearance at a glance because of her familiarity with potatoes.
Behind the pile of things sat a merchant whose body was covered with frost, but he looked too poor.
In the surprised eyes of the three people, she walked towards them, squatted down, and asked:
"I wonder how you sell these things, boss?"
One morning, when no one was interested in buying his goods, Na Risong was suddenly awakened by a clear voice. Seeing the other party wearing a cotton jacket, neatly dressed and with an extraordinary temperament, he knew that a big customer had come.
The flattering smile on his face was almost enough to drown you in it. He spoke in the not-so-fluent Dasheng Dynasty official language:
"Girl, I brought these things from the west. They are all delicious. Just roast them over a fire and they will be an unbeatable delicacy."
Shen Jia didn't need him to introduce how these things tasted, so she quickly interrupted him. Otherwise, how long would she have to stay here in the cold wind? The sooner she left, the better it would be for both parties.
"Do you only have this part of these things, or do you have more elsewhere? I want them all. I'll give you twenty taels of silver!"
When Na Risong heard the numbers reported by Shen Jia, he was so happy that his heart was blooming with joy. In fact, these were all exchanged for one or two taels of silver when he was traveling in a caravan.
No matter what they brought from the west, there would be someone who wanted it. He was just trying his luck this time.
He made twenty times the profit in one go. He suppressed his excitement and replied, "No more, no more. This is all I have."
Having said this, he was afraid that Shen Jia would go back on his word, so he immediately pulled out the bag that originally contained these things from underneath and quickly stuffed the potatoes and sweet potatoes into it.
Shen Jia thought that as long as he had these things, life would be much better in the north, not to mention the south. At least no one would sell their children because of hunger.
Therefore, fifty taels was totally worth its price, and both parties were very satisfied with the transaction.
Shen Jia watched as Chen Yuan loosened the bag that day and took out twenty taels of national silver notes from his sleeve. Chen Yuan said nothing and naturally picked up the bag of unknown objects from the ground.
This trip finally achieved its purpose, and Shen Jia happily followed the three people back to their residence from the exit.
Yan Zhou and Yan Xu, who were following behind them, were confused and even more puzzled when they saw Shen Jia bought a bag of gray things.
"Master, what's the use of those things Miss Shen bought? They don't look very good, and they cost so much money. Should we go to patrol another street next?"
Yan Xu glanced at Yan Zhou who wanted to continue strolling here, his face cold, and said:
"Let's go to the street behind first."
Yan Zhou looked at the direction Yan Xu was walking, shook his head in confusion, and muttered to himself:
“Isn’t that the direction Miss Shen and the others left just now? I remember our mission today is another street.”
Suddenly he looked up and found that Yan Xu's figure was about to disappear from his sight. He hurried to catch up, but because of his identity he didn't dare to shout loudly, so he had to speed up his pace.
Because this exit was at the end of the street, and today was a special day, after Shen Jia and the other three walked outside, they found that there were very few people here, with only a few people sweeping snow in front of their homes.
This time they were going to make a circle and return to their residence. Just as they continued to move forward, Chen Yuan, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped and the bag on his shoulder suddenly fell to the ground with a "duang" sound.
"Someone is following us!"
Chen Yuan suddenly spoke in an extremely calm manner and quickly put his body in front of Shen Jia.
Shen Jia quickly looked around, but she didn't see anything except the local people sweeping the snow. She was thinking that Chen Yuan might be too jumpy.
Just as she was about to speak, five figures suddenly jumped out from the gap between the two rooms behind her. Three of the people who had just been sweeping the snow immediately drew out their sticks and looked at the four people with fierce expressions.
As expected, the locals were tough and they actually wanted to rob in broad daylight. Shen Jia quickly took out the whip hidden at his waist.
Chen Yuan, Xu Zhao and Lin Yuehu drew their swords, looked at the villains around them warily, and surrounded Shen Jia tightly in the center.
The other party dealt with the four people like catching turtles in a jar, especially a man with an unshaven beard whose appearance was almost invisible, who roared:
"We only want the thing you sold to the Third Prince. Hand over the method for making that thing, and I will spare your life!"
The reason why ordinary porcelain from the Great Sheng Dynasty cannot be sold at a high price in the West is that there are always people who rob the porcelain along the way, get it into their own hands, and then buy it to West Asia to make more money.
Now they also want to use this method to deal with Shen Jia and others. In fact, they don’t know what Shen Jia sold, but seeing the attitude of the third prince, they know that it is not an ordinary thing, and their master naturally wants it too.
"Then you come and try it!"
They wanted Shen Jia to hand over the profitable business, but they had chosen the wrong person, and it was not certain who would win or lose.
Hearing Shen Jia's words, the other party suddenly laughed out loud, and then shouted with a frown:
"To borrow a saying from you Han people, 'If you don't accept a toast, you'll have to pay for it.' Don't blame us if you get your skin and flesh bruised."
Then he raised his hands and pressed them towards the group of people, and the thugs behind him immediately rushed towards the four people.
Each of these people looked ferocious and strong. Even though their fighting power was not high, they still beat the three men with their brute force.
They soon realized that they had to capture Shen Jia, the leader, so they attacked the three men one by one, trying to expose Shen Jia behind them.
Under the siege, the three men gradually lost the upper hand. Shen Jia watched as a stick was smashing straight down towards Xu Zhao's head. At this time, Xu Zhao's mind was distracted by two people and he couldn't move away to avoid the attack.
She quickly pushed Xu Zhao to her left and shouted, "Get out of the way!"
The wooden stick brushed against Xu Zhao's shoulder, leaving sawdust. Just by the sound, she knew the injury was serious.
Now Shen Jia was immediately exposed to the eyes of others, so the man holding the wooden stick immediately gave up Xu Zhao and attacked Shen Jia's position.
A stick was being swung vigorously. Shen Jia moved her right foot back, leaned her body backward, and swung out a long white whip from her wrist. The moment the stick approached, it was tightly wrapped by her whip. For a moment, the two were in a stalemate.
Seeing that Shen Jia was unable to move, the thief immediately wanted to launch a sneak attack. He broke through Chen Yuan's defense with a big knife and chopped towards his wrist behind him.
The sound of a machete cutting through the air rang in his ears. Shen Jia immediately saw the rapidly approaching machete out of the corner of his eye and wanted to retract his whip to avoid the fatal blow.
At the critical moment, there was a "clang" sound, and the machete lost its mobility. The dagger that knocked down the machete slid across the ground and landed beside Shen Jia.
She immediately turned around to look where the stone came from, only to see a familiar figure appear at the corner of the street.
He thought: Why is Yan Xu suddenly here? This isn't the Quanning Guard where he usually stays. Could he be attending the event as well?
Yan Xu originally planned to watch a few people return to their residence and then continue his patrol, because he heard from the guards here that this time of year is the busiest time and also the time when disasters occur most frequently.
Because of the relationship between the two, he planned to just follow from a distance, but he didn't expect to hear the sound of swords clashing in the distance.
When he heard that they were heading in the same direction as Shen Jia and the others, he ran towards the place where the sound came from as fast as the wind.
The moment he saw Shen Jia and the others, he discovered that a machete was flying towards Shen Jia. His eyes were bloodshot and his heart almost stopped beating.
Without reacting, he immediately swung the dagger he was carrying in the direction of the machete.
The moment he heard the sound, he felt his body return to the control of his brain.
Without waiting for Shen Jia to speak, he immediately joined the fighting team. Yan Zhou, who was attracted by the sound of fighting, also hurried to join in, and the situation was reversed in an instant.
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