After loading the goods, Qi Qi Ge protected Lan Guo'er and helped her ride on the horse, and then led Bai Ju around in a circle. Until he saw that she could operate the horse with ease and had a tacit understanding with Bai Ju, he mounted the horse and the two horses rode side by side towards the market.
Although she had seen similar trading markets in the city, Lan Guoer was still a little shocked when she arrived at the market.
This scene is much grander than the trading market in the city!
The streets are lined with stalls of all sizes, selling a wide variety of goods!
There was a constant stream of people in the middle of the road, and the crowds were so dense that you couldn't see the end of it.
The black and white colts were fostered in a horse stud farm.
Lan Guoer was still worrying about how to carry the big pile of goods over when she saw Qiqige take the goods off neatly. He carried the big one on his shoulder, tucked a large bundle under his arm, and held two stacks of hand-woven frames in his hands. He smiled at her and pointed his chin at the smallest package on the ground.
"Thank you for your hard work, Guoer! I'll give you some crispy candy later."
Before Lan Guoer recovered from the shock of Qi Qige being "Popeye", she saw Qi Qige striding into the crowd.
She subconsciously picked up the package on the ground and quickly followed her...
Because they arrived late, they had a hard time finding a seat in the corner.
Qiqige spread out the things he brought, and then, like everyone else, started shouting.
"Sheepskins, baskets, and dried meat! Take a look, take a look, don't miss them if you pass by..."
This was the first time for Lan Guoer to set up a stall in both of her lives. She couldn't hide her excitement and imitated her and shouted,
"Purely handmade carpets made of homespun cloth, strong and durable. Come and take a look if you need one!"
The two women's voices were clear, loud, and filled with a hint of joy. Soon, a circle of customers gathered in front of their stall, wanting to do business with them.
Seeing Qi Qige busy choosing goods for trading and bargaining, Lan Guoer said hello to her and said she wanted to go to other stalls to take a look. They agreed to meet here later, so she picked up a basket and squeezed out of the stall.
Walking to the corner, she took out 20 kilograms of rice and 5 kilograms of brown sugar from the space, put them into the basket, and covered it with a piece of cotton cloth.
Then he put on a sun hat and a muzzle, armed himself, and then he strolled into the crowd.
She had just heard from many herdsmen that every year, herdsmen from nearby flags would also come to participate in this market, and there were a wide variety of goods.
Since she was already here, she had to participate in such a grand event.
She exchanged beautifully woven handmade wool carpets and horse-head fiddles made by herders themselves at two stalls. When she was thinking about what else to exchange, she saw a stall not far away with red and yellow stones of various sizes.
Her eyes flashed, and she walked forward and squatted down to take a closer look.
The surface of the stone is slightly rough, and some of it has grooves of varying depths. If you look closely at the smooth areas, you will see that they are covered all over the stone like pores on a human body.
"These are..." Lan Guoer blinked excitedly and almost blurted out.
Sitting in front of the stall was a bearded man dressed in Mongolian clothes.
Seeing that she was very interested, I asked in broken Mandarin,
"Girl, are you interested in this stone? To be honest, my son brought it back from Xin Province a few years ago. He said it's not an ordinary stone, but a rough stone, which can be used to make jewelry that you girls like."
Lan Guoer nodded. She naturally recognized the stones in front of her, which was why she was so interested in them.
Just as the bearded man said, this is not an ordinary stone, but jade! It is the famous Hetian jade in China.
In her previous life, on her 20th birthday, her eldest brother bought a Hetian jade pendant for her at an auction.
The jade pendant was in the shape of a goose egg, no bigger than a quail egg, but because its quality reached the level of mutton fat, it was sold at a high price of eight million.
And in Hetian jade, there is a saying that one is red, two is yellow, and three is mutton fat!
In other words, the eight million worth of mutton-fat jade is still a small fry in front of Yihong and Erhuang, and is nothing at all!
As for the first red and second yellow, based on her knowledge of jewelry in her previous life, she can almost conclude that these unremarkable "stones" in front of her are the real ones.
"So how do you plan to exchange this stone?" she asked tentatively.
"My little girl is getting married, and I want to exchange two quilt covers and ten pounds of cotton. Look, do you have any?"
When talking about his youngest daughter's marriage, the bearded old man looked very happy.
But then he thought about how he had been standing here for a long time and no one had come forward to ask about it, so he felt a little unsure.
Lan Guoer looked at the raw seed stone on the ground and felt happy in her heart!
I didn’t expect that I could get such a great bargain while traveling!
Just looking at these raw stones in front of us, if they were placed in the future, they would be worth at least nine figures.
Who would have thought that in this day and age, it would be as cheap as cabbage! Two quilt covers can be exchanged for ten kilograms of cotton.
"I want this stone. Please wait here for me. I'll be back soon."
She greeted the bearded old man and then found an empty corner and went in.
He put the things he had just exchanged into the space, and took out 24 feet of cotton cloth and ten pounds of cotton from it, pressed them down and stuffed them all into the basket.
When the old man saw her come back, his worries finally subsided.
Looking at the fabric that Lan Guoer gave him, not only was the pattern festive, but it also felt soft and delicate, which made him even more satisfied!
Without saying a word, he helped Lan Guoer put the stones into her basket one by one.
Having found a big bargain, Lan Guoer didn't feel like shopping any further. He put the things into the space, hummed a little tune, and returned to find Qi Qi Ge.
Qiqige has almost replaced all the things here.
They exchanged for 30 kilograms of coarse grains, 10 kilograms of rice, 5 kilograms of flour, one kilogram of brown sugar, 3 kilograms of rapeseed oil, and two bars of soap. In the end, they actually got half a kilogram of crispy candy for Lan Guoer.
Looking at the things on the horse's back, which were only exchanged for this little food, Lan Guoer couldn't help but feel sad.
These days, whether farmers or herdsmen, the most scarce things are food and various daily necessities.
However, when she thought about the upcoming reform and opening up, she quickly smiled again.
Everyone’s life will get better and better!
Seeing her standing there in a daze, Qiqige stuffed the bag of crispy candies into her hands and said with a smile,
"Open it and try it. Is it delicious? This is Baru's favorite candy. If he were here, all this wouldn't be enough for him to make."
Lan Guoer peeled a candy and put it in her mouth, smiling.
"It's good to like sweets! I always hear my mother-in-law say that boys who like sweets are thoughtful. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. They will definitely be liked by girls in the future."
"Then I'll take advantage of Guoer's good words." Qiqige smiled and put all the things into the basket.
"I hope that boy can marry me a younger sister soon and give me a few nephews, so that I, as their aunt, can be happy."
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