After passing through the court officials' residential area, there were more and more people around.
From what he saw these days, almost all the Dayao people were well-built and tall.
Most of the male commoners wore a vest, pants, and straw sandals. Their bronze-colored, strong chests were exposed, and almost all of them had eight-pack abs.
The women wore tube tops, shorts, and occasionally short skirts made of animal skin. Their figures were slender and full of vitality.
There were many aborigines and hunters in Dayao. This kind of attire was convenient for them to move around.
In addition, it was too hot here. It was estimated to be at least 40 degrees Celsius during the day.
Wearing this kind of attire was more or less cooler.
Ren Baqian saw many people carrying short knives and hunting bows. This made Ren Baqian, who had always lived in a stable and peaceful environment on Earth, feel very insecure.
Even in ancient China, knives, spears, bows, and crossbows were regulated.
But here, they could be seen everywhere.
After walking for a short distance, Ren Baqian saw another chaos.
This time, it was a quarrel between a few aborigines and a certain shop owner. Behind the shop owner were a few well-built men with sabers. However, their skin was fairer, and they were slightly shorter. Their clothes were also different from other Dayao people.
"Those are the people from the Yun Nation, those bastards who exploit people's marrow," Caretaker Shi glanced at them and said to Ren Baqian. It was obvious that he was very resentful.
Before the two of them could go over, the two groups of people started fighting.
Immediately, there was chaos. In less than a minute, someone flew out and fell heavily on the ground. After rolling on the ground, he rushed back into the fight.
Ren Baqian looked at his small arms and legs. He reckoned that he could not even defeat a woman. This was simply too sad.
Very quickly, a group of people wearing uniforms and carrying long knives appeared out of nowhere and separated the two groups of people. The aborigines and the few people behind the businessman were taken away. As for the shop owner, he was naturally unharmed since he did not make a move.
"Didn't you say that you don't care?" Ren Baqian asked doubtfully.
"We don't care about drawing circles, but we definitely have to care about this kind of street brawl," Caretaker Shi said.
"How will they be dealt with after being captured?"
"Ten lashes, no big deal. After applying medicine and lying in bed for a day, they will be alive and kicking. However, those people from the Yun Nation will probably lie in bed for another two days. "Caretaker Shi laughed mischievously. He was full of schadenfreude.
"Why didn't they draw circles?"
"Those cowards!" Caretaker Shi's tone was filled with disdain.
"If the circle rejects you, you will be despised. But they don't care, "Caretaker Shi explained. "The people of the Yun Nation are different from the people of Dayao. They care more about money."
Ren Baqian nodded. It was the same on Earth. It had become the norm to laugh at the poor and not at the prostitutes.
"In that case, they won't be able to take it if we keep looking for trouble and fighting every day." Ren Baqian was curious as to why Dayao Nation didn't use this method even though they hated those merchants so much.
"It won't happen every day. After all, not only will I have to buy medicine to apply after getting whipped, I'll also have to lie in bed for a day. Who would do such a thing? Moreover, which one of them didn't have dozens of guards? The officials in the court don't want to push them too hard. If they run away, who are they going to buy things from then? "
Ren Baqian understood. The people of Dayao hated the greed of these merchants, but they couldn't live without them.
Ultimately, it was because Dayao lacked everything.
In terms of basic necessities, food, housing, and transportation, more than half of them had to rely on external help.
Those merchants were fearless because they grasped this point. At the same time, they didn't dare to push Dayao Nation too hard.
Ren Baqian admired the scenery on both sides of the road as he walked. There were all kinds of tall wooden houses, and most of them were two stories high. There was a stone wall separating the two houses. Ren Baqian guessed that the stone wall was used for fireproofing. This was to prevent a fire from burning down a large area.
The shop signs on both sides of the road were also written with hieroglyphs, but they were different from Chinese characters.
Ren Baqian didn't understand ancient Chinese characters and didn't know if they were similar to ancient Chinese characters.
What opened Ren Baqian's eyes the most were the carriages that occasionally passed by. They could be considered as carriages for the time being.
Most of them were pulled by creatures that looked like sheep, but their bodies were similar to cows.
Occasionally, one or two deer-like creatures could be seen pulling the carriages.
"Eh?" Ren Baqian's eyes suddenly stopped at a certain spot by the roadside. Two chubby fellows were tied to the roadside and were moving around and playing.
Their bodies were black and white, and their bodies were similar to a ball. They moved slowly, and there were two dark circles around their eyes.
Aren't these pandas? Are they tied here just like that?
"Wait a minute!" Ren Baqian shouted and ran to the side of the pandas to take a look.
The two pandas were very small. When they stood up, they were only as tall as a human's knee. Their movements were very clumsy. One of them was climbing onto the other's body. As a result, when the other party moved, it immediately fell on its back.
It turned around and saw that Ren Baqian was looking at it. It stuck out its tongue and acted cute.
"This is a flower bear. Its meat isn't very tasty," Caretaker Shi said casually when he saw Ren Baqian moving closer to the two pandas.
"The meat isn't tasty?" Ren Baqian laughed dryly. If Caretaker Shi dared to eat pandas on Earth, not only would he be shot to death, but he would also be condemned by others to commit suicide.
However, Caretaker Shi nodded seriously, "There are many of these things on the mountain. They aren't tasty. Furthermore, they rarely attack people. People usually ignore them."
"What are they tied here for? Are they for sale? "Ren Baqian was tempted. If he could raise two pandas, he would simply wake up from his dreams with a smile. The people of Dayao couldn't understand the feelings the people of China had for pandas.
After confirming that they were for sale, Ren Baqian shouted into the shop, "Anyone here?"
The person who came out was a tall and burly man with a hideous scar on his face.
There were also some Dayao shop owners on this street. They made up about half of the shops. The items they sold were not as varied as those of foreign merchants. Most of the items they sold were from the mountain.
"How old are these flower bears? How much are they? "
"Those two little playthings, about three to four months old? Give them to me for three taels. "The burly man leaned against the door and said.
"Three taels?" Ren Baqian was stunned. It was too cheap. It was almost the same as buying a dog on Earth.
"Caretaker Shi, can I bring them back to raise?" Ren Baqian turned his head and asked.
"You can raise them, but they eat a lot." Caretaker Shi didn't understand why Ren Baqian wanted to buy two flower bears.
"I want them." Ren Baqian couldn't even be bothered to bargain. He immediately bought the two pandas.
"But I will leave them with you first. I will come back to collect them."
"Sure." The burly man nodded.
After Ren Baqian paid the money, he laughed foolishly from time to time. He didn't expect to have the opportunity to raise pandas.
When he arrived at Baishi District, there were many shops selling all kinds of swords, bows, and arrows.
Occasionally, he could also see some choppers, kitchen knives, and farming tools.
Ren Baqian found a shop and explained his purpose of coming. There were a total of five sets of metal boxes, one big and one small. The small box was placed inside the big box.
Every box just had to be equipped with a handle.
Ren Baqian only had one request. It was to have less rust and not break easily. He didn't care about anything else.
This kind of box was very simple and could be made by a shop.
"One set for one and a half taels. Five sets for seven taels." The shop owner directly said.
"Okay." After all, the metal products in this world were slightly more expensive than those on Earth. This was not unexpected.
After paying half of the money, Ren Baqian's task was considered completed.
Following which, Ren Baqian and Caretaker Shi went to a few other places in the city and ordered some things.
These were the food for the animals in the beast park. When the time came, they would be sent directly to the beast park. Ren Baqian thought of the two little fellows and specially bought some bamboo leaves to send to the two little fellows.
Originally, he wanted to pay, but Caretaker Shi stopped him.
The beast park consumed a lot of food every month. It was not a big deal to ask for some bamboo leaves. The shop owner laughed heartily. After understanding that Ren Baqian wanted to rear two flower bears, he said that he would send him some bamboo leaves every time he delivered food.
In any case, the two bears were cubs. When he went to the beast park, he just needed to send some bamboo leaves.
Finally, he bought some inferior wine. Since he wanted to reward the ten odd-job workers for their hard work, how could there be food without wine?
The wine was called thorny fruit wine. It was slightly red in color and contained impurities. Ren Baqian tasted it. It was very bland. He estimated that it had only a few degrees of alcohol. Furthermore, it tasted very strange.
It was said that it was made from a type of fruit. Two taels of silver could buy half a barrel, which weighed about 15 catties. Although it wasn't cheap, it was much cheaper than the so-called hard liquor that cost two taels of silver per catty.
At noon, they randomly found a place to eat in the city. After all, Caretaker Shi's income wasn't very high. Ren Baqian was currently relying on the silver rewarded by the emperor. He didn't know when he would receive his own salary.
What surprised Ren Baqian was that there was actually roujiamo in this world.
Although the ingredients used were different, it was actually roujiamo, right?
The meat sandwiched inside had a strong odor. Although the seasoning was average, the meat was fresh and tender. Ren Baqian quite liked it. He ate two pieces that were bigger than a palm in a row.
As for the bread sandwiched outside, it was made from coarse grains. It wasn't very tasty, but it had a unique flavor.
During this period, Ren Baqian also asked about the black mud cream and where he could buy it.
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