When they arrived at the market, the donkey cart of the Tao tribe moved slowly.

There are stalls of various sizes on both sides of the road in the market, as far as the eye can see. People at almost every stall are wearing different styles of clothing. Among them, there are also many stalls whose goods have not yet been laid out. They should be like pottery.

Tribes are usually ethnic groups that have just arrived.

It's just that the Tao people's donkey cart drove for a long time without any intention of stopping.

It wasn't until they reached an open space in front of a building that the old patriarch Tao Man got out of the car. Tao Nan followed closely behind, and the father and son walked into the house in front of the open space, where there was a large courtyard.

From a distance, people in the courtyard are walking around in a hurry, seeming to be very busy.

After entering the courtyard, the Tao family father and son walked directly to a person and stopped.

This man is sitting on a wooden stake, with a stone table in front of him. On the tray on the table are many copper and silver coins. Next to it are a stack of neatly arranged animal skins, several stone seals, and a bowl of unknown

The famous animal blood.

After the father and son explained their intention, they took out two silver coins and handed them to the man. The latter took out one from a pile of animal skins, took out a stone seal, dipped it in the animal blood in the bowl, and then put the animal skin on the

I pressed it on the skin, and a mark immediately appeared on it.

After getting the animal skin with the animal blood seal printed on it, the father and son immediately left the courtyard and met the Tao people waiting outside.

The piece of animal skin they got was engraved with very detailed patterns, and there was an area on it that was completely black, which represented a certain stall in the market. Just now, the old patriarch and his son entered the yard to rent a place.

Stall.

Two silver coins is the rental price for two days, but half a day has passed today. They have to return before dark tomorrow. The time to set up the stall will not exceed a day and a half.

Therefore, if the goods brought by the Tao people this time cannot be sold for a profit of two silver coins, they will lose money on this trip. After the donkey cart stopped at the stall they rented and laid out the goods, Tao Wu

The story was told to several young men from the Tao tribe.

In fact, by doing this, he was also intentionally teaching and cultivating them.

Because when people like Tao Xi become the masters, they will continue to come to the market to trade. Only by understanding the various rules in this market can they buy what they want at a more reasonable price.

But among those present, except Tao Xi who was listening carefully, Tao Shi and others did not want to pay attention to this matter at all.

They just wanted to go to the market and wander around. If their elders allowed them, they would also like to visit the markets in the city.

After telling what he wanted to say, Tao Wu found that the thoughts of Tao Shi and the other children had already been forgotten. They all looked around, except for him.

As for what he had expected before, one or two children in a group of children would ask him some questions out of curiosity, let alone even think about it.

So, he had no choice but to wave his hand and let Tao Shi and others play by themselves.

With the permission of his elders, Tao Shi wanted to ask Tao Xi to play with him, but when he turned around, he could no longer find her, so he had to leave with the rest of his friends.

Taowu looked at the retreating figures of the children, shook his head and laughed.

Tao Man, who had finished packing his things at the side, walked up and said helplessly: "Hey! It's exactly the same as when we were children. None of us knew how to study hard. When we get bad goods in the future, we should come back and cry for father and mother.

Isn’t that what Anan was like at that time?”

When Tao Nan heard this, he quickly stepped forward and defended himself: "Dad, you can't say that. Although I am not good at this, I am very strong and have never let our Tao people eat in this market."

Isn’t that a shame? Back then, I was tricked by a little kid into buying some junk stuff. Didn’t I find him later and get the gold coins I spent back?”

"Okay, you two are both reasonable and right." Tao Wu was afraid that the two of them would argue endlessly, so he quickly reconciled, but he suddenly remembered something and asked the two of them: "Eh? Which of you has seen Xiao Xi?

"

Tao Nan asked back: "Isn't Xiao Xi with Xiao Shitou and the others?" Xiao Shitou is Tao Shi.

"I just remembered that I didn't see her just now, so I asked you two." Tao Wu explained.

The old patriarch Tao Man felt something was wrong, "Ouch! It's broken. Is this child lost? Where did you last see her?"

Tao Nan saw his father's solemn expression and quickly waved his hands and said, "No, dad, Xiao Xi got off the bus with us just now."

Tao Wu added: "That's strange. Where did she go?"

"Since you saw her getting out of the car, it's fine. She must be nearby. We will stay at the stall, otherwise she will turn around and find us later, and she will be really scared," Tao Man said.

When Tao Nan heard this, he glanced at his old father strangely, "You think too much, Xiao Xi is very courageous..."

He would never forget that time when he was sneak attacked by the wolves, Tao Xi only covered himself with a tree and aimed an arrow at the three opponents. He said that the girl was cowardly. Who would believe it?

At this time, Tao Xi, who was being talked about by the three people, was walking alone on the street of the market, looking around at what products were on each stall.

Her memory is pretty good, and with Xiao Fang's cooperation, as long as she scans the stalls, she will understand and write down all the things that need to be exchanged for things or traded with currency.

.

A major difference between the market and Aoki Castle City is that here you can both barter and trade with currency, making transactions more convenient.

But as she walked, she left the scope of the market and arrived at the Fangshi of Aoki City.

There is only one street between the market and the main area of ​​​​Fangshi. Just now she saw restaurants selling food and clothing shops on the street. They were all built of stone. There were all kinds of plaques, made of various minerals and wooden ones.

Yes, I just wanted to take a closer look, and then unconsciously walked to Fangshi.

There are a lot of things selling in Fangshi, but they are all shops and there is not a single stall in sight.

The clothes worn by people shopping come in all kinds of colors, but it’s not like there are people in the market who don’t wear shirts, wear animal skins, animal sweaters...

In comparison, the clothes of the Tao people are really simple and "normal". But if compared with most people on the streets in Fang City, there seems to be a gap, in terms of color, texture, and style.

That's true.

Tao Xi walked into a clothing store, pointed at a piece of clothing and asked the price.

The shop owner heard the sound, looked up and saw her outfit, and said: "You are not from Aoki City, are you? Then you probably won't buy this dress. But I can still tell you the price. This dress sells for two.

silver."

The owner of the shop was a woman. She didn't know what she had painted on her face. There were two blushes on her pink cheeks, and her mouth was as red as blood. At first glance, she looked a little scary.

Fortunately, when Tao Xi heard the voice and looked at the other person's hands, she quickly judged that the person was around thirty years old, "Sister, can you tell me how you judged that I am not from Aoki City?"

"

The shop owner took great advantage of the word "sister" and immediately said with a smile: "Girls as old as you in our city have already started dressing up. I don't think you are dressing up either, and the color of your clothes is so plain. It must be

It’s not from Aoki City. Besides, isn’t Aoki City holding a market today…”

"Oh..." The shopkeeper didn't need to say anything more, Tao Xi nodded immediately, indicating that he understood.

The shopkeeper asked her again: "By the way, if you run out alone, won't the clan members worry about you?"

After being reminded by one of them, Tao Xi remembered that she didn't seem to tell the old patriarch and the others before leaving. She immediately said: "Then I have to leave, thank you sister, and I think the things you put on your face can be lighter..."

After that, she turned around and walked away.

But the owner of the clothing store was still thinking about what she said before she left. Then she asked the shop assistant who had just returned from outside and had the same white face and red makeup: "To be honest, did I put too much powder on my face today?"

"No, shop owner, don't all the women on the street apply their paint like this? It's become popular in Aoki City recently," the shop assistant said hurriedly.

Despite this, the shopkeeper still remembered Tao Xi's words before she left. After all, children tend to tell the truth.

On the other side, after leaving Fangshi, Tao Xi went straight to the market.

After arriving at the market, she had to slow down when passing a crowded place. Gain was really lively. Many stalls rented by tribes around were empty, and this group of people all gathered together.

in front of a certain stall.

She wanted to leave from the side, but stopped after hearing the voice.

"You were the one who told me to try the food for free just now. Why do you have to pay silver coins to eat it? I said I would go find the clan members and you still don't agree. What do you want?"

The voice sounded very much like Tao Shi's, but Tao Xi was a little unsure. She quickly asked an aunt next to her who was joining in the fun: "Aunt, what's going on here?"

The aunt turned around and whispered to her: "The kid from the Tao tribe inside was deceived by the wolf tribe. No one dares to care about it. The wolf tribe is very narrow-minded. They use wolf skin to put medicine on it. What's happening now?"

What a miserable boy."

"Tie Yao" is a kind of medicine made from sticky animal skin. However, many years ago, a wolf tribe made fake medicine to defraud people, and it was later discovered. Since then, "Wolf Skin Tie" has become a popular medicine.

The word "drug" has become synonymous with liars.

Now the person who is deceiving people happens to be the wolf tribe, so what this aunt said is just right.

At this time, the big man next to him noticed Tao Xi's attire and interjected: "You should be from the Tao tribe, right? Are you with the kid inside? Tell your elders about this as soon as possible!"

"

Tao Xi took a look at the clothes of the two people in front of her. They were both made of tiger-striped leather. They should be from the Tiger tribe. She quickly thanked them and said, "Thank you, the two seniors of the Tiger tribe. I will go and deliver the message right now!"

After saying that, she immediately walked towards the stall rented by the Tao clan. If something like this happened, it would naturally be more intimidating for the elders to come over.

But after she took a few steps, she heard someone inside say: "What do you want? Of course I want you, a bastard, to keep a leg!"

These words immediately stopped Tao Xi, who was going to move the reinforcements. She changed her mind, turned her back and squatted on the ground, took out a set of tools for drawing talismans, and within a few breaths, a piece of talismans shone with light.

It's taking shape.

Putting away the tools with a wave of her hand, she held the talisman in hand, got into the crowd behind her, and shouted loudly: "Wait a minute!"

Everyone around heard the sound and looked at her.

"This brother of the Wolf Clan, since you have no evidence, how can you be so cruel to us Tao Clan people?"

In fact, the wolf clan members only said harsh words in front of them and did not take action at all. However, Tao Xi's words successfully made the wolf clan members in front of the stall feel guilty.
To be continued...