Longevity, Starting From Raising Chickens

Chapter 8 Market Trading

Deacon Li shook his belly and left. It was obvious that he was very satisfied.

But for Wang Ba, it was really uncomfortable to have no money left.

After immersing himself in finishing the things he should be busy with today, he took advantage of the fact that it was still dark, so he took a few hidden rare chicken eggs and planned to go to Xiyuanfang City to exchange for some food.

Fortunately, in the next few days, the rare chickens were very up to date and laid a lot of eggs. Not only did they meet the sect's target, but they also exceeded it.

Otherwise, he would really starve.

"What? A rare chicken egg is only worth 5 taels of silver?"

In front of Chenji Cereals Store, Wang Ba couldn't help but raise his voice.

Five taels of silver, in the mortal world, can buy hundreds or thousands of eggs, which is not a small amount, but it depends on the comparison.

In the market, the price of a rare egg is more than ten taels.

Here, ordinary rice is extremely expensive, costing one or two taels of silver per pound, whereas in the mortal world, a few copper coins are enough.

There is no way. In the Xian Family sect, because there are many mortal rich and nobles who bring money into the sect, there is too little money flowing out and the inflation of money is too serious. Spiritual stones are the real hard currency.

But spiritual stones are not something mortals like them can use.

"This is the price, you can weigh it yourself."

Shopkeeper Chen of the grocery store was sitting lazily on a recliner, looking like he didn't want to sell anything.

His place is called miscellaneous grains, and it doesn't just sell grains, but also involves food, which is basically all available.

Chicken, duck and fish, such as rare chicken, precious pig, colored duck, etc.

It's a bit like the community market at the door of the community in my previous life.

Of course, the types are naturally incomparable.

Wang Ba gritted his teeth and finally chose to trade the four rare eggs in his hand for ten kilograms of rice.

There is no way, this Chenji Grain Store is already fairly fair in the city.

Other grocery stores are under even greater pressure.

But at this moment, a middle-aged man wearing the sect's standard robe walked to the grocery store with a vigilant expression and holding a covered black basket.

Wang Ba couldn't help but twitch his nose.

I smelled a very familiar smell.

Seeing the man giving him a wary look, Wang Ba walked away knowingly.

However, he paid more attention, and not far away, he pricked up his ears.

Some conversations were faintly heard.

"...spiritual chickens...twenty..."

"...No...this number is the most..."

"Spirit chicken?!"

Wang Ba is so exciting!

That middle-aged man is selling soul chickens!

Recalling the very familiar scent he smelled on the middle-aged man just now, he was extremely sure!

Because that is the most obvious smell of chicken manure in the chicken coop!

"Spirit chickens can actually be sold?!"

Wang Ba was quite shocked.

He always thought that since the sect valued it so much, it was naturally non-tradable.

But this transaction suddenly opened up Wang Ba's thinking.

An idea instantly came to mind.

He hid in the dark and observed for a while, and found that the middle-aged man quickly left with the bulging package.

Judging from the volume, most of it is settled in spirit stones.

Without daring to delay, he hurried back to the villa and put on Mr. Sun's tattered Taoist robe that was covered with patches.

He was reluctant to throw it away before, thinking that it could be used as bedding material for the hens' coops.

Now it just comes in handy.

Mr. Sun's body shape is similar to that of Wang Ba. He put on Mr. Sun's clothes and wiped his face specially. Unless he was a very familiar person, he would never be recognized.

"Cough cough... cough cough..."

After trying to adjust his voice to make sure that no one would recognize him at once, he returned to Xiyuanfang City again. Instead of going to Chenji Grain Store, he looked around and went to another store.

He didn't say anything when he came in, he just looked around.

Shopkeeper Lu in the store didn't chase him away.

They are all from the same sect, maybe they are related to each other, or there may even be someone behind them, so there is no need to make enemies.

But the old god was sitting behind the counter and said as usual:

"Guests feel free to take a look."

There were no other customers in the shop, and no busboys were around.

Wang Ba then walked up to the shopkeeper and whispered:

"Shopkeeper Lu, I have some good stuff, will you accept it?"

"nice one?"

Shopkeeper Lu couldn't help but look up and take a closer look at this slovenly-looking fellow disciple.

He quickly matched the image of the other party with the person in his memory in his mind, but after finding nothing, he slowly opened his mouth and said:

"Guest, everyone in Xiyuanfang City knows that if we don't even accept our 'Lujialiangji', there will be no shop in Fangshi that can accept it. You can just say it."

The tone was calm, but full of confidence.

But Wang Ba is not surprised.

It has been more than two months since he came to Zongmen, so he naturally knows some common sense.

This 'Lu Jialiang Ji' was built by the family of the chief disciple of the sect's outer sect.

Among the several Mortal Square cities around, they can be regarded as top-notch.

Not only is it a good reputation, but it also has the backing of big disciples from the outer sect, which makes people feel at ease.

Of course, the acquisition price is also very high.

If it was selling eggs, he would never come here, because it was not worth the money.

but……

"I have a spiritual chicken here."

Wang Ba whispered.

But when he heard Wang Ba's words, shopkeeper Lu, who didn't care too much at first, suddenly became condensed, and asked quickly:

"What grade? Male or female?"

This time, Wang Bawen was confused!

Male or female, that's easy to say.

But what is grade? Are there different grades of spiritual chicken?

Seeing Wang Ba's bewildered face, shopkeeper Lu also reacted:

"It seems you don't know the grade of this spiritual chicken."

"To put it simply, the spirit chicken and the spirit beast are the same thing, so naturally they have to be graded."

"Rank One is equivalent to the Qi Refining Realm of monks. It is generally divided into four ranks: lower, middle, upper, and extreme."

"If you can trust my 'Lu Jialiang Ji', you might as well bring this spiritual chicken, and I will give you the palm of your hand."

Hearing this, Wang Ba hesitated immediately.

Bringing the spiritual chicken to the opponent's palm eye, isn't this putting the initiative in the hands of others?

Shopkeeper Lu, who is sophisticated in the world, saw Wang Ba's concerns, and said with a smile without being upset:

"Forget it, if you don't believe me, you can go to the talisman store and buy a 'low-level aura'. It's not expensive. It's twenty taels a piece, and you can determine the rank of the Rank One spirit beast."

Seeing what the other party said with certainty, Wang Ba also believed it seventy percent.

However, he did not leave in a hurry, but asked:

"I wonder what the prices are?"

Shopkeeper Lu avoided answering, and asked instead: "Is the origin correct?"

"Absolutely no problem!"

Wang Ba is decisive.

Shopkeeper Lu stroked his beard and said:

"If there is no problem with the origin, then a Rank One Low Grade hen is worth six Low Grade spirit stones!"

"If it's Middle Grade, it's worth fourteen dollars."

"If it's High Grade, it's worth thirty bucks."

"If it's Supreme Grade, you can't beat a hundred dollars!"

"If it's a rooster, cut off at least half of the above!"

This price is completely different from what Wang Ba thought.

It is equivalent to seventeen or eighteen spirit stones as Sun Lao said, and it is also far from it.

"Why are roosters so cheap?"

Wang Ba couldn't help asking.

Shopkeeper Lu is also very direct:

"The rooster contains less aura than the hen, and it is not good at stepping on its back to mate. It is useless, but the hen can lay eggs. The eggs of the rooster are also very beneficial to the monks of Qi Refining Realm."

Wang Ba suddenly realized.

Immediately cupping his hands, he said, "Thank you shopkeeper for clearing up the confusion. The spirit chicken is not with me at the moment, so I'll bring it to you later."

"It doesn't matter."

Shopkeeper Lu knew that Wang Ba was still in doubt, so he didn't rush, but said seriously:

"Guests, don't worry, our purchase price is definitely the highest here. If you want to sell it, please come to us."

Wang Ba nodded and left.

I went to several other grocery stores to inquire about prices, and visited the only talisman store.

After making seven rounds and eight rounds, and making sure that no one was following him, he left Fangshi.

Walk in the opposite direction to the villa for a while.

Wang Ba breathed a sigh of relief when he still didn't find anyone following him.

"It seems that I am overthinking, but no matter what, it is better to be cautious."

After thinking about it, he had already made arrangements for the four spirit chickens in the villa.

(end of this chapter)