Chapter 102 Chalcedony
“I’ll pay you two hundred and twenty copper coins per catty.” Another vendor only took a few glances at the appearance of the fish and immediately quoted a higher price.
The vendor looked unhappy before, but stopped asking for prices.
It's certainly not pleasant to be interfered with, but the business must be profitable, and you can't just throw money at random purchases based on your whim.
The price exceeded his psychological expectations, and this silverfish was no longer worth bidding for.
"I'll offer you eight silvers, a flat price." Seeing that no one made another offer, Song Changming said directly.
The vendor, who thought he was destined to win, turned his head and stared at the crowd in displeasure.
He was about to curse a few words, but when he saw Song Changming's official uniform, his expression was in place, and all the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back alive, and he didn't dare to let out any more farts.
"Congratulations, sir." He laughed dryly and cupped his hands.
"Thank you for your love." Song Changming nodded.
Eight silver dollars to buy this silver horned fish is naturally a serious premium, almost two hundred and seventy copper coins per pound.
The reason why Song Changming offered a fixed price was because he was too lazy to compete with others and wasted time. Anyway, he didn't lack the copper coins for the premium.
Mainly out of curiosity, I wanted to taste the silver horn fish.
If this fish meat is really helpful to his body refining, he will definitely send people here to purchase it for a long time in the future.
"Seal this silver horned fish later, take it to the dock, and hand it over to patrolman Liang Zhaolong." Song Changming handed out eight pieces of silver and said.
"Okay, sir, don't worry, I will seal it for you and send it to you." The stall owner accepted the money and said with a smile.
The high price of eight silver dollars definitely exceeded his expectations, and it was not too late to enjoy it secretly.
Song Changming continued to wander around, looking all the way, and found that fresh water with strange blood was indeed quite rare, with only a few here and there.
Not only fish, but also other species. Their appearance is easy to identify. The unusual ones are basically those with different blood.
"If you still want it, sir, wait until evening, when all the fishermen who go to sea will come back, and there will be more of these treasures in the fish market." A stall owner reminded Song Changming when he saw Song Changming purchasing fresh seafood.
"Okay." Song Changming nodded.
Indeed, it is a bit early now, most of the fishermen who went to sea have not returned yet, and there are not many treasures in the fishing market.
Seeing this, Song Changming simply returned to the dock, asked Liang Zhaolong to light a fire, steamed and barbecued the fresh fish he had just bought, and tasted it with his patrolmen.
After eating the fish, Song Changming felt a warmth in his belly, as if he had drank a bowl of hot wine, and felt very comfortable.
Then, the heat spread throughout his body, causing his heart to beat faster and his body to become hot and sweaty.
Liang Zhaolong on the side also lit up after eating it and shouted that it was good.
The rumors are true, these treasures with strange blood do have a certain beneficial effect on warriors' physical training.
It’s not even worse than some practice decoctions!
And it tastes delicious, which is incomparable to soup and medicine.
This kind of meat is expensive for a reason.
Song Changming didn't think much about it before, but now that his family has become more prosperous, he can completely change his flesh and blood.
Food supplements and medicinal supplements can further improve his cultivation efficiency.
The main thing is to fill up the cultivation supplies.
By afternoon, the loot had been counted.
Song Changming looked at the list. The total value was as high as more than 11,000 silver coins!
This amount is quite large, mainly because a batch of tail goods left here by the Dinghaihai Gang has not yet been processed.
Of course, Song Changming would not naively think that this amount was everything. This was just a list of trophies that would be turned over to the county governor's mansion.
Song Changming didn't pay much attention to this, he just handed it to Zhuang Ren.
He was more interested in the fishing market at the port at dusk than in the loot.
At this time, the liveliness of this place is even worse than that of the busiest street in the county.
A large number of merchants from various counties in Donglai County, as well as some foreign caravans, swarmed in.
When local fishermen return from the sea, their earnings will basically be taken away by these people. This has formed a long-term industrial chain.
Song Changming took Liang Zhaolong and several patrolmen to manage the order of the fish market while watching the fishermen's harvest today.
It has to be said that there was indeed a lot of strange blood and fresh water at night, as well as many types of sea treasure plants, and even cracked ores.
Even if Song Changming didn't buy it, he still gained a lot of knowledge here.
"It's better to go out and see the world more. After all, sticking to one place is narrow-minded." Song Changming shook his head secretly.
"Bet on marrow, bet on marrow, they are all fresh products just dug today!" Song Changming looked around and saw two fishermen shouting very loudly, and the ground was filled with several baskets of shells.
The shell is all white, like jade, with many beautiful lines on it, each one tightly closed and perfectly fitted.
"What does gambling on marrow mean?" Song Changming asked, looking at these shells.
"Go back to me, sir, these are white jade shells from the sea, and chalcedony will be found inside them. Well, this is it."
As the fisherman said this, he took out a piece of translucent gel about the thickness of his little finger from a basin on the side and handed it to Song Changming's hand.
The gel material feels slightly slippery when held, and if you look closely, you can see that there are still fine particles of impurities inside.
"This chalcedony is the essence of the whole white jade shell. It can be used as food, raw or cooked. Poor quality chalcedony has no great use other than filling the stomach, and it is not very valuable.
And good quality chalcedony is a treasure. It is said that eating it can have the magical effect of cleaning the marrow, tempering the body, and reborn. It is no problem to buy a high-quality chalcose and sell it for dozens or hundreds of silver!
There were even fishermen here who dug out a piece of red chalcedony before and sold it to the Dinghaihai Gang for thousands of silver. They became rich and moved to the county town! "
The fisherman said with an envious expression.
"Then the Dinghaihai Gang talks about such rules? Are you willing to pay for such a treasure?" Liang Zhaolong on the side listened with doubts.
The fisherman nodded and said: "A big gang like them attaches great importance to credibility and rules in the world. If they want to rob us hard, their gang's business will not be able to do well in the future."
In fact, compared to the well-behaved Dingshui Gang, they were more afraid of the jealous kid nearby after catching good things.
Thefts and robberies are actually mostly committed by people around you.
Therefore, the local fishermen hope that anyone can come, whether it is the Dingshui Gang or the government, as long as they can control the security here.
"Is it really as good as you say?" Song Changming raised his eyebrows and asked looking at the translucent chalcedony in his hand.
He was referring to the effects of chalcedony that the fisherman had just mentioned.
"This." The fisherman scratched his head and laughed dryly: "The high-quality chalcedony is indeed at this market price. As for the actual effect after eating it, is it like this? I have never eaten it. Is it exaggerated? Xiaomin I don’t know either”
"Yeah." Song Changming didn't embarrass the fisherman and looked at the other chalcedony in his basin.
Without exception, they are all translucent and gelatinous, and they are all inferior, low-quality chalcedony.
Come to think of it, the probability of getting a high-quality chalcedony is extremely low, especially the highest-quality red chalcedony. There is no difference between getting a high-quality chalcedony.
Therefore, these fishermen also came up with some tricks. Instead of using the white jade shells they caught, they asked other passing merchants to spend their own money to buy the white jade shells.
If you are lucky enough to gamble on a piece of high-quality chalcedony, you will make a profit.
And if they are all of low quality, you will naturally lose money.
"It's interesting." Song Changming found it interesting, so he stood and watched for a while.
There were already people spending money to open shells before he came.
Some shells have nothing inside, while others will squeeze out a translucent gel like the one in his hand.
If it can produce chalcedony, at least this white jade shell can be regarded as a return of money. If nothing is produced, it is a pure loss of money.
After opening nearly a hundred white jade shells, this person suddenly opened a different chalcedony.
This chalcedony is still translucent and gelatinous as a whole, but there is a faint yellowish color in the center, like a yellow ribbon floating inside.
"Hey, you're lucky. This one is of high quality." The fisherman said with a smile.
"Is this yellow chalcedony?" Liang Zhaolong asked.
The fisherman shook his head and said: "It's not quite yellow chalcedony yet. It's just the beginning of the transformation to yellow chalcedony. It has a little effect of topaz. A piece like this can be sold for a lot of money."
With that said, the fisherman asked the man who gambled on the chalcedony if he should keep the piece of chalcedony for himself or sell it back to him.
"I don't practice martial arts either. They gave me shells at a discounted price." The man was obviously tempted and wanted to continue.
"I want this piece of chalcedony." Song Changming said, throwing a silver coin to the fisherman.
"Okay, if you want to try the effect, you can eat it raw. The taste of this chalcedony is quite good." The fisherman said quickly, not daring to ask for more.
Song Changming glanced at it and put the yellowed chalcedony into his mouth.
There is a bit of saltiness in the mouth, and it feels like chewing on the flesh and bones. After biting open, it has a bit of sweetness.
It's really not bad in terms of taste and texture.
After taking this piece of chalcedony, he felt a numbness all over his body after a while.
This feeling comes and goes quickly.
When he tried to open the panel, he suddenly discovered that his Monkey Skill and martial arts experience points had increased a little for nothing!
If he was not mistaken, then this chalcedony is indeed useful, and its use for him is very direct. Just like the wild ginseng, eating it can immediately increase martial arts experience!
(End of this chapter)