Chapter 230 Ferry Market Near the ferry, the market is still bustling. But today is not as lively as last time. What is lacking is people who can sail on the water. The people living nearby were not greatly affected. There was a private house in the middle of the market, with a stall selling shoes in front of the door of the main hall. Most of the shoes sold were straw sandals, cloth sandals, and the better ones were just thicker soles and cloud-embroidered uppers, mainly for practicality. But there was one pair of shoes with a delicate sole and a red upper, with rabbit patterns embroidered on it with gold and green threads, which was exquisite and cute. This pair of shoes doesn't look like something that ordinary people would wear or buy. Even if ordinary people get married, they can't wear such good shoes. It seems more like something that the daughters of royal nobles would wear. It really doesn't fit in on this shoe stall. Everyone passing by in the market cast their eyes towards it. But no one dared to ask the price.

Even the young couple guarding the stall had some doubts. "Will anyone really buy these shoes?" the young woman couldn't help but worry, "Who in this place can afford such nice shoes?" "Probably." The man also frowned. "If we can't sell them, we'll lose all the money we earned in the past two months." "There should be. My grandpa and father make a pair of shoes like this every ten years, and different people come to buy them every time. It will definitely be the same this time." The man frowned and said. "Could it be that your short-lived parents lied to you?" "Why would they lie to me about this? Besides, I remember that my father also made this pair ten years ago, and someone really bought it!" "How can such a thing happen in the world..." The woman didn't believe it, she was just worried. The woman who fell into the water, the goddess who saved her, the agreement to make shoes, different people coming to buy every ten years, the inheritance from several generations, and two hundred years, it all sounds like a story from a book. Is there really such a thing in the world? The woman didn't know. She only knew that this pair of shoes was made of the best fabric and thread, and it took her a lot of effort. If she couldn't sell them, she would lose a lot of money. Just as I was thinking about it, three people came up to me. Two young men and women in Taoist robes, and a sturdy bearded warrior holding a knife. The Taoist makes people feel close to him, while the warrior makes people feel afraid. The three of them saw the shoes at a glance. "How much is this pair of shoes?" Upon hearing this, the young couple were both stunned. "Six, six taels of silver." "Six taels?"

Luo Seng had just reached his hand into his arms, wanting to use the small change to pay the bill, but when he heard the offer, his hand suddenly froze, and he, Lin Jue, and the junior sister looked at each other in bewilderment. Then he took out the willow branch. “Look at the size.” "Hey guys...but...are you buying this for the River Goddess?" the man asked hesitantly. "You also know?" "Of course I know!" The young couple was startled again, looked at each other, and opened their eyes wide. There actually is someone who comes to buy shoes for the goddess! Then the man quickly said, "Then there's no need to compare, this pair is just this long." "Ok?" Luo Seng took the willow branch and tried it, and it was just right. Lin Jue asked, "You didn't make an exorbitant offer, did you?" "How dare you? This is the price!" The man didn't want to make any misunderstandings about this matter, and said hurriedly, "My family has been making this pair of shoes every ten years since our ancestor was rescued from the water by the goddess. Every generation has kept this price. Don't dare to shout nonsense." "Look at the workmanship. It took me half a month to sew this!" The woman also said, "The fabric and the gold thread are also unusual!" "I heard that you have been making shoes for the river goddess for generations?" "It's hard to say that." The man said shyly, "I only have one pair in ten years." “Is this the price for all?” "It's always this price, I dare not lie!" "I see." Lin Jue couldn't help but frowned: "This woman..." Luo Seng had already unpacked the package and took out six taels of silver. "Bought it!" Not long after, the three of them left with their shoes picked up. The remaining couple stood there, feeling relieved but also surprised. In the past, I often recorded the wonderful things in the world in books and passed them on by word of mouth, but I never expected that they would now arrive at my doorstep. …… The three returned to the river.

The water was still empty, and most of the boats were tied to the shore. There was a covered boat rocking gently, and on board was a beautiful white fox, jumping on the deck and catching a damselfly flying from the shore. "Wow..." The three of them got on the boat one by one, and the shaking boat stirred up waves. The fox landed on the deck and stopped immediately, no longer paying attention to the damselfly, and only focusing his eyes on them. "Thank you for your hard work. There are no restaurants in this market, and there is nothing delicious to sell. I only bought a few leaf cakes." Lin Jue opened a layer of leaves wrapped in layers, and there were a few leaf cakes inside. He opened two and handed them to his fox, "Take it as a snack first. If there are other foods for sale at the next ferry, buy some more." The fox walked up obediently and opened his mouth to take it. Luo Seng took a pair of shoes and threw them into the water. "Here are the shoes for you!" With a splash, the shoes stirred up some water. There was a ripple in the river, and the pair of lightweight cloth shoes immediately sank. "Remember to pay the difference!" Luo Seng stood at the bow of the boat and shouted into the water. But there was no sound coming from the water. After a while, there were two splash sounds, and two carp jumped out of the water, jumped onto the deck, and struggled by flicking their tails. "Ah……" Luo Seng laughed and had to pick up the fish. I thought it could be used to feed the fox in Lin Jue's house. However, Lin Jue had already fed both Yeerba into Fuyao's mouth, and Fuyao was eating with great effort. This thing was too sticky, and its mouth was not good at chewing, so it had to bite it bit by bit, while turning its head in circles, as if struggling with it. Lin Jue was laughing beside him. Luo Seng ignored him and pushed the boat towards the shore with the oar. There was a ripple on the water and the boat immediately left the shore and slid towards the middle of the river. Many people on the shore looked over, wanting to see which ignorant person dared to travel by water during these days. However, the people on the boat seemed to be completely unaware of it. They rowed downstream and were soon blurred in the morning mist and water vapor. A red sun is rising in the distance. It was more than a hundred miles downstream. We passed through several ferry crossings. As the waterways were well developed here and merchant ships and cargo ships often travelled on the Weishui River, there were markets not far from almost every ferry crossing. Stalls could also be seen at many of the ferry crossings, but they were deserted during these few days. At dusk, the boat suddenly came to a wide area of ​​water. The vision was limited in the mist and fog. If it were not for the shadows of mountains on all sides, it seemed as if we had come to a vast and boundless place. "That's it, isn't it?" Luo Seng stood at the bow and rowed to the right towards the shore.

There was also mist on the shore here, and human figures and voices could be seen in the mist, and there was also a faint aroma of meat. "There's a market here too?" Luo Seng said, "I'm just hungry!" The closer we get to the shore, the clearer the view becomes. There is also an ancient ferry on the shore. There is a flat land right behind the ferry, and on the flat land is a forest with many pear blossoms in bloom, like a tree covered with snow. In the distance, there is a high mountain cliff faintly visible. There were stalls set up on the flat ground, and many people were coming and going. There were sounds of bargaining, shouting, and eating and drinking. It was indeed another market. "Wow..." The boat docked, making some noise on the water. Luo Seng jumped down first, followed by the fox that jumped over on the wind, and finally Lin Jue and the other two. Brush it! Countless pairs of eyes were looking at them. The nearest one was a wonton stall, with a small cart and stove, a few tables and stools, and steam rising. The stall owner was an old man, who looked friendly. His business was very good, and there were many customers sitting at the tables and stools. In the back there is a stall selling pots, pans, and utensils, one selling ceramic utensils, and one selling clothes, all of which are small stalls. Although these people look similar to humans, it is not difficult to find the differences if you look closely. Some are extremely thin, some are extremely fat, some are extremely tall, some are extremely short, some are hunchbacked, some have strange expressions and behaviors, and very few really look like humans. At this time, most people looked at them with different expressions. Some were curious, some frowned. Some of them kept sniffing. Luo Seng couldn't help but tighten his left hand holding the knife, and at the same time turned his head indifferently to look at Lin Jue. Although he had killed many demons and ghosts, all the demons and ghosts he had killed were less than half of those that could be seen here. Moreover, his vision was limited and he had no idea how many there were in the distance. As for matters like these, let’s see how the Taoist priests handle them first. Then Lin Jue walked forward and saluted with a smile: "Everyone, polite." The junior sister also stepped forward and followed suit in saluting. When Luo Seng saw this, he had an idea in his mind. "We are wandering Taoists who have come from afar. We heard that the demon king here is holding a birthday banquet. Haha, we wanted to broaden our horizons, so we brought gifts to attend the banquet." Lin Jue said. "people?" In front of them was a "young scholar" about four or five feet tall, looking at them.

"What's wrong? You've grown up so big, have you never seen anyone?" Lin Jue asked curiously. Seeing that he was not afraid, the young scholar stopped talking. Compared to people being afraid of monsters, monsters are more afraid of people. After all, demons have to become spirits before they can be feared by some people, but demons are generally afraid of humans before they become spirits, let alone those who practice Taoism. But there are more goblins and ghosts here after all. Many demons and ghosts looked at each other, as if discussing something. "Ha ha……" The old man in front of the wonton stall laughed twice and said, "Didn't you say you were hungry before you got off the boat? Why don't you come here and have something to eat?" "What's the filling for the wontons?" "Fish and green onions." "Okay!" The Taoist priest came over immediately with a smile on his face, showing no disgust or fear at all. "No one's stuffed with meat, right?" "I'll just practice with peace of mind! I dare not sell this!" "That's good, that's good. We all know the principle of sympathy for one's own kind. Let me make it clear in advance that we don't eat human flesh. Since ancient times, no matter whether it's a human or a demon, it's unreasonable for a business to go against the customers. What's more, we have made it clear in advance." Lin Jue walked to the stall and said to the stall owner with a smile, "If the stall owner deliberately harms us, we will kill you when we leave here." "what?" This abrupt remark formed a sharp contrast with the smile on the Taoist's face. The old man couldn't help but shudder. Even if they are monsters, they are just spirits that have achieved enlightenment. In terms of the importance they place on life, they may be much higher than before they became spirits. In terms of their bloodlust, most of them are weaker than before they became spirits. Unless they are extremely vicious, how many of them would want to kill others at any time? The rest of the demons were also subdued. "Please don't misunderstand! We usually treat people like this!" Luo Seng stood up and said, then he pointed to the boat next to him and said, "Let me tell you, that's our boat, don't make a mistake and row away. If our boat is stolen, Zhang will come looking for you when he leaves here." Both of them looked very calm, not afraid of the monsters and ghosts at all, and it seemed as if monsters and ghosts were no different from humans to them. The demons and ghosts around could not help but look at each other. After this, many goblins and ghosts immediately became obedient and did their own things. They no longer tried to make things difficult for them just because they were human. At most, they looked at them in wonder and talked about them in a low voice. The old man also obediently cooked four bowls of wontons and brought them up. "Slow use." "Give me some pairs of chopsticks." "Good good..."

Three pairs of chopsticks were also brought up. Among the numerous monsters and ghosts, the three people and the fox remained calm. At most, they had some wonder in their hearts, but they were not afraid at all. It was getting later and later. In the twilight, the wonton stall was still steaming. The three men and the fox ate without paying attention to anyone around them, snoring. The stall owner was watching from the side, thinking something very strange. Although he had previously wanted to test and embarrass a few people, now he was expecting to gain people's recognition. (End of this chapter)