Strange mountains and rivers

With the gate opened, the merchants gathered outside can finally enter the fish market.

The market officially opens at 3:00 pm, and merchants who come to buy fish can enter. However, for the fishermen and fish farm owners in the fish market, they often start to get busy at 5:00 pm.

They have to sail the fishing boats into the port the night before, or transport the fish caught in the fish farm to the port by boat, and transfer the spiritual fish that need to be sold during the day from the cabin to the special fish ponds or rented water tanks in the fish market with water bags, so that once the market opens, the merchants can see the fish first.

Whenever there are big days like the first and fifteenth day of the month, fishermen and fish farms will transport more fish to the fish market.

Because there will be more merchants from the surrounding area on this day, especially some big customers will come to buy at this time.

Although most of the big customers are monopolized by Yuelu Sect, there are always some merchants who are not satisfied with trading with Yuelu Sect, or who need to buy extra and are willing to choose and buy in the fish market.

Especially some rare spiritual fish species with few numbers are more likely to be favored by these merchants. These rare spiritual fish are difficult to breed and can only be caught by fishermen by chance. Yuelu Sect cannot meet the needs of all guests, so it does not care about such situations.

A second-level foundation-building cultivator from Yuelu Sect had been waiting at the gate with the managers of the three major fisheries.

Many distinguished guests will come to the Tang Dynasty today, almost all of them are from the top families of the Tang Dynasty.

They basically come once every two months, and the purchase volume is basically fixed, but this time the situation is a bit special. It is said that in addition to the regular purchase of spiritual fish, some other rare spiritual fish may be purchased, probably because of the special needs of some elders in these families.

Fortunately, these guests from the Tang Dynasty are basically more disciplined, and each transaction is smooth. There have been few unpleasant things in so many years.

Yuelu Sect is also happy to provide convenience for the distinguished guests from the Tang Dynasty and accompany them to choose and search in the fish market.

Generally speaking, Yuelu Sect is not very interested in those rare spiritual fish, because they cannot be raised in fish farms and it is difficult to generate benefits.

For really precious spiritual fish, it depends on whether the bigwigs of Yuelu Sect need them themselves before they will consider buying them.

Walking behind the group of people, two young men looked around casually. As soon as they entered the street market, they could smell the strong fishy smell, and of course, the strong spiritual energy.

Thousands of spiritual fish are raised in the fish ponds and water tanks in the fish market with a radius of several miles, crowded together. They will be sold out in two or three days, and then new spiritual fish will be transported in.

"There are probably hundreds of households in the entire fish market, right?"

"More than that, there are two or three hundred. These are all sedentary merchants. There are sales points in the fish farms, and there are also temporary rentals to those fishermen to sell. You see, those with larger fish ponds are basically sedentary merchants, and those with water cabinets are basically temporarily rented by fishermen. There are not many, but there are often some rare spiritual fish. Don't you want to see the purple-eyed spiritual eel? When the time comes, let Yuelu Sect arrange someone to accompany you to take a look. Whether you can encounter it depends on luck."

The person who introduced it was obviously familiar with the situation in Donghe Fish Market, and the other Zhuoshi Jia Gongzi was obviously here for the first time. He looked around with interest, but there was a bit of worry between his eyebrows.

"If you can't find the purple-eyed spiritual eel, the golden fire loach is actually OK, but it seems that the golden fire loach is even harder to come by, right?" The young man in white sighed and shook his head, "Give it a try. This is one of the largest fish markets in the north. Perhaps only the fish market at the mouth of the Yellow River in Dazhaoji County can compare with this one?"

"The fish market at the mouth of the Yellow River may not be as good as this one, but some rare spiritual fish do not necessarily have to be found in large fish markets."

The gray-shirted man who was talking to the young man in white was not very old, probably less than 40 years old, and his tone was relaxed.

He didn't need to worry about buying fish at all. The clan had its own special people to choose and buy. They would come three or four times a year, and it had become a routine.

Generally speaking, the clan would send two or three elders at the Qi Refining level to do the work. After the purchase was completed and the silver and goods were paid, they would return directly from Pukou Ferry to Hexi.

There were also special people in Hexi who would take over and transport the catch back to ensure that it was fresh and safe. Why did he need to make this trip himself?

But the "legitimate son" of the Yuwen family insisted on coming, so he had to accompany him. After all, the Yuwen family and the Yuan family were the closest allies, and there was also an important person from the Changsun family who suddenly participated in the fish purchase, which made the Yuwen family feel uneasy.

All of a sudden, this was a very ordinary fish purchase trip, but suddenly it became a little unusual.

"What does that guy mean, why are you and him going on this trip? Is there any story here?" The gray-shirted man glanced at the purple-robed man who walked silently in front, "He should be your cousin, right?"

The Tang Dynasty clans are all inextricably linked, and they have been intermarrying for so many generations, but this does not affect the struggles or even wars between the two sides.

Often the previous generation is still close in-laws, the next generation may be enemies, and the next generation will fight side by side.

The changes in the relationship between the two are much more frequent and drastic than those between the Zhao clans.

The white-shirted young man was a little distracted, "Who knows? I have my own needs, and we can't take care of the affairs of the eldest grandson's family. Cousin, an appearance is three thousand miles away, and we have dozens of families in the Tang Dynasty. Who cares about this? If you and my sister-in-law are not related, you are still a generation younger than me."

The words of the young man in white made the man in gray feel dumbfounded, but he was right. He was twenty years older than the other man, but in terms of three generations of seniority, he was still his junior.

"Speaking of which, what kind of elixir are you preparing that requires the purple-eyed eel and the golden fire loach?" The man in gray shirt changed the subject: "Eight rivers circle Chang'an, can't we find it in Chang'an?"

"I have looked for them. It is said that there were still some twenty years ago. However, in the past ten years, the climate seems to have changed. Purple-eyed eels and golden fire loaches can no longer be seen. Even if I buy them at a high price in the market, I can't find them. "That's why I came here to take a look." The young man in white shirt paused: "It's a pity that the East River Bay is such a good place, but we, the Tang Dynasty and the Great Zhao Dynasty, can only look at it, which is a big advantage for these local thugs in Hebei."

The man in gray shirt chuckled softly: "The power of the Beirong people is still shrinking, and the situation in southern Shanxi will change sooner or later. Let's give them some face now so as not to affect our relationship with them. Wait another twenty years, no, In less than twenty years, or at most ten years, Jinzhou may have changed.”

"Changing the sky? Whose sky will it become? Ours, the Tang Dynasty, or the Great Zhao Dynasty?" The white-shirted young man curled his lips, "It is still unclear who will win."

The words of the young man in white shirt left the man in gray shirt speechless.

The relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the Zhao Dynasty was constantly being cut off and chaotic, and the grudges and grudges could not be clearly explained for a while.

Hundreds of years ago, when the Beirong people were at their peak, they attacked Dayong and Dayan in one fell swoop, and drank horses from Qinchuan and the banks of the Yellow River. Tang and Zhao shared the same hatred and joined forces to fight against the Beirong people for decades. The Beirong people's arrogant idea of ​​going south to drink from the Ma Dajiang River was eliminated.

But when the Beirong people began to decline from their peak and gradually fell from their hegemonic position, the pattern of competition between Tang and Zhao began to take shape again.

Although there are still constraints from surrounding local forces such as Wu Yue, Nan Chu and Bashu, the relationship between Tang and Zhao inevitably deteriorated.

The Tang Dynasty was an empire with a typical family as the core, while the Zhao Dynasty was a dual system with the sect as the core and the family as the auxiliary. Although the Zhao family occupied a central position and relied on the Taoist palace to control the situation, the super sect The sect is the foundation of Zhao, there is no doubt about this.

The group of people walked into the fish market lazily.

The head of the Yuelu Sect who welcomed them was also very enthusiastic.

For these old customers, especially those from outside the region, Yuelu Zong has always tried its best to meet the needs.

Every year, these big customers can purchase most of the spiritual fish from three fisheries, and they can also bring huge trading volume to the fish market. Therefore, when these big customers propose to buy some scarce spiritual fish from other fishermen, the monthly Not only would Lu Zong not interfere, but he would actively cooperate and help them contact and make peace in order to maintain this relationship.

For the agreed-upon green-headed snow bream, golden-ridged naked carp and silver-fired sturgeon, the fishing ground on the Yuelu Sect side had already been prepared long ago.

The inspection was in the fish pond. Stewards from various sects in the Tang Dynasty were also standing by the pond, randomly grabbing a few spiritual fish to inspect. The sizes and specifications had already been standardized.

For example, each tail of the blue-headed snow bream weighs about twelve or three kilograms, while the golden-ridged naked carp only weighs less than ten kilograms, and the silver fire sturgeon is larger, about twenty kilograms.

These spiritual fish are full of spiritual energy and are also necessary for monks to replenish their bones every day.

Soon the transaction was completed, and the Yuelu Sect's stewards were all smiles. The delivery of spiritual sand and fish catches was completed. The stewards from various sects in the Tang Dynasty also put the fish catches into special fish bags and filled them with special spirits. Plant it before putting it into the storage bag.

Seeing that once the deal is completed, there is only one target left, a big-headed bighead carp with bright flowers.

The Green Bighead Carp is not a particularly valuable spiritual fish, but it has a moderate nature, is not expensive, and can grow very large, weighing up to sixty or seventy kilograms. For ordinary Qi-training monks, it is quite Affordable spiritual food.

This flowered blue bighead carp seems to have weighed more than a hundred kilograms, far exceeding the average bighead carp, and can be called the king of blue bighead carp. It is estimated to be more than sixty years old. It was left at the fish market a few days ago. Recommended for sale to visitors from Datang.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the green bighead carp king. The white-shirted young man noticed that besides himself, the guy from the eldest grandson's family was also a little moved, and his heart trembled. Could this guy be here for this too?

"Steward, there are people coming from outside, saying they are from the Great Zhao Tianyun Sect and the Wanxiang Sect..." A young steward walked in quickly and whispered in the Yuelu Sect steward's ear: "It seems that they are also here for this green bighead carp."

"What?!" The steward was shocked. He came for a bighead carp? what happened?