Longevity, starting from raising chickens

Chapter 8 Market Trading
Deacon Li left with his big belly shaking. It was obvious that he was very satisfied.

It's just that for Wang Ba, there is no money left, which is really too uncomfortable.

He buried himself in finishing what he was supposed to be busy with today, and before it was too late, 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 competitive and laid a lot of eggs, not only fulfilling the target of the sect, but also exceeding the target.

Otherwise, he would really starve.

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

In front of Chen Ji Miscellaneous Grain Store, Wang Ba couldn't help but raise his voice, which attracted the attention of many passers-by.

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 how it compares.

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

But here, the price of ordinary rice is extremely high, and a catty costs one or two taels of silver, while in the mortal world, a few copper plates are enough.

There is no way, in the sect of the Immortal Family, because many mortal rich and nobles brought money into the sect, there is too little outflow, and the inflation of silver is too serious, and spirit stones are the real hard currency.

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

"At this price, you can weigh it yourself."

Shopkeeper Chen of the grocery store was lazily sitting on a deck chair, as if he liked to sell or not.

His name here is miscellaneous grains, and he doesn't just sell grains, but it involves food, basically everything.

Chicken, duck and fish, such as rare chicken, treasure pig, colorful duck and so on.

It's a bit like the community vegetable market at the gate of the community in the previous life.

Of course, the types are naturally incomparable.

Wang Ba gritted his teeth, and finally chose to sell the four precious eggs in his hand for ten catties of rice.

There's no way, this Chen Ji grocery store is already fairly reasonable in Fangshi.

Other miscellaneous grain stores were pressed even harder.

But at this moment, a middle-aged man wearing a Zongmen-style Taoist robe walked up to the grocery store with a covered black basket in his arms.

Wang Ba couldn't help but move his nose.

There was an extremely familiar smell.

Seeing that the man gave him a wary look, Wang Ba wisely walked away.

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

Some conversations were faintly heard.

"... Spirit chickens... twenty..."

"...No... at most this number..."

"Spirit Chicken?!"

Wang Ba was shocked!
That middle-aged man is selling soul chickens!

Recalling the very familiar smell he smelled on the middle-aged man just now, he is very sure!
Because that is the most obvious smell of chicken manure in the chicken coop!

"Spirit chicken, can you sell it?!"

Wang Ba was quite shocked.

He always thought that since the Zongmen attached so much importance to it, it was naturally untradable.

But this transaction opened Wang Ba's mind instantly.

An idea came to mind instantly.

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

Judging by the size, it is mostly settled with spirit stones.

Without daring to delay, he quickly ran back to the villa, and put on Old Sun's tattered Daoist robe that was covered with patches.

He was not willing to throw it away before, thinking that it could just be used as bedding for the hens.

Now it just happened to come in handy.

Elder Sun's body shape was about the same as Wang Ba's. He put on Elder Sun's clothes and wiped his face deliberately. If he was not very familiar, he would never recognize him.

"Cough...cough..."

After trying to adjust his voice and making sure that no one would recognize him right away, he returned to Xiyuanfang City again. Instead of going to the Chenji Miscellaneous Grain Store, he took a look around and went to another shop.

He didn't speak when he entered the door, he just looked around and looked west.

The shopkeeper Lu in the store didn't chase him away either.

They are all from the same sect, maybe they are relatives, or even have someone behind them, so there is no need to make enemies.

It's just that the old god was sitting behind the counter, and said as usual:
"Guests are free to take a look."

I saw that there were no other customers in the shop, and the odd jobs were not nearby.

Only then did Wang Ba walk up to the shopkeeper, and said in a low voice:
"Shopkeeper Lu, there are good things, do you want to take them?"

"good stuff?"

Shopkeeper Lu couldn't help looking up at this scruffy-looking colleague.

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', then there is no shop in Fangshi that can accept it. You just have to say it."

The tone is flat, but full of confidence.

But Wang Ba was 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 price of the acquisition was also severely suppressed.

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

but……

"I have a spirit chicken here."

Wang Ba said in a low voice.

But when he heard Wang Yan'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 Ba was stunned!

Male or female, this is easy to say.

But what about rank?Are spirit chickens still divided into grades?

Seeing Wang Ba's bewildered face, shopkeeper Lu also reacted:
"It seems that 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."

"The first level is equivalent to the Qi refining state of a monk. It is generally divided into four levels: 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 immediately hesitated.

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

Shopkeeper Lu, who was sophisticated in the world, saw Wang Ba's concerns, so he didn't feel annoyed, and said with a smile:
"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, 20 taels, and you can determine the grade of a first-order spirit beast."

Seeing that the other party's words were convincing, Wang Ba believed seven points.

But he didn't rush to leave, but asked:

"I don't know what the price is?"

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

"Absolutely no problem!"

Wang Ba said categorically.

Shopkeeper Lu stroked his beard and said:

"If there is no problem with the origin, then a spirit chicken with a low-grade female of the first rank is worth six low-grade spirit stones!"

"If it's mid-tier, it's worth 14 yuan."

"If it's top grade, it's worth 30 yuan."

"If it's the best, even 100 yuan can't beat it!"

"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 spiritual energy than the hen, and it is not good at stepping on its back to mate, so it is useless, but the hen can also lay eggs. The eggs of the spiritual chicken are also quite beneficial to the monks in the Qi refining state."

Wang Ba was stunned.

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's okay."

Shopkeeper Lu knew that Wang Ba was still in doubt, so he didn't urge him, 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)