0p0 Chapter 272 East Market
Chapter 272 East Market
Huo Ying's words made Chen Sanlang's heart beat faster. He said loudly:
"Brother, let's go to East City!"
His words startled the clerks at the door and in the grocery store. What? He wanted to attract his customers to the East Market! The clerk ran out of the door, pointed at the two men and said:
"Go, go, go, go further."
Huo Ying stared at the waiter coldly, and the waiter stopped and said nothing.
Xunyang City is a hub where three provinces meet and it is connected in all directions, so its commerce is naturally developed. Originally, there was only one big market, East Market, which was built on a very large scale.
Because the East Market had a carriage, horse and livestock trading area, more than 500 acres of construction area was designated at that time. There were more than industries in the trading industry and thousands of fixed shops. It was known as the "Golden Market" by the neighboring city.
The so-called gold market refers to a place where stone can be turned into gold, and merchants from all over the world come here for this purpose.
Back then, Wang Jinyi was frightened by the mad horse of the Hu people at the east gate of the East Market and was later rescued by Fu Jiezhi.
Today it was still this road and this gate. Chen Sanlang and Huo Ying hurried over and entered the East Market after noon.
Along the way, Huo Ying had no idea where Chen Sanlang was coming from, and he followed him silently. He knew that this scholar was not a foolish person, and what he did must have a purpose.
The two searched back and forth in the busy East Market, and after being directed by someone, they headed towards the department store area in the southwest direction.
The size of the East Market exceeded Chen Sanlang's imagination. In his previous life, he had been to many large commercial malls and wholesale markets, but none of them was as spacious as this large outdoor market. The constant flow of people made the East Market full of commercial vitality.
There are countless kinds of big trees everywhere in the market. Some are common in the previous life: elm, willow, apricot, peach and ginkgo trees, etc. There are also low shrubs that I have never seen before and emit fragrance.
There are people resting under every big tree, so it naturally becomes a good place to ask for directions?
Chen Sanlang first asked a man with a woman and a child for directions. The man pointed in the direction of the Drum Tower and said:
"Just go in that direction and ask on the way."
The two saw the Drum Tower from a distance and estimated that it was at least several miles away. After a cup of tea, the two stopped and asked three young men in sweatshirts for directions. One of the young men wiped his sweat and pointed to the Pingtou Bridge and said:
"Go through here, cross the flat-head bridge, and walk a little further to get there."
Chen Sanlang mechanically walked quickly in the direction indicated. Under a large floor-length umbrella beside a willow tree, a group of people were sitting on bamboo lounge chairs trimming their sideburns, eyebrows, and massaging their heads. Chen Sanlang ran past in a hurry, startling several guests.
There are stalls that write accounts and letters everywhere on the street corners. The sign in the distance is made of a shed made of blue cloth.
A street vendor was holding a bunch of squid in his hand and leaning over to actively lobby a middle-aged bearded man.
Chen Sanlang just said, "Sorry," and ran between the two people.
Huo Ying behind him saw that Chen Sanlang was in a hurry to find something. He bowed and apologized to everyone along the way, and this time he obediently walked around behind the middle-aged man, not daring to disturb his business.
When Chen Sanlang almost overturned the load of apricot branches he was selling, Huo Ying ran up and stabilized it in time.
Pull Chen Sanlang to a corner.
"Brother, tell me, what are you looking for so urgently?"
Chen Sanlang opened his sweaty hands and held a pencil in front of Huo Ying.
"Brother, I want to find the person who sold this pen. I want to know who made it and where it came from?"
"What does this have to do with our business?"
"Brother, this pen concerns my life, just let me find it!"
Upon hearing this, Huo Ying grabbed Chen Sanlang's hand and asked, "Brother, what's going on? Tell me and I'll help you!"
Chen Sanlang couldn't think too much at the moment, and just said roughly: "I want to find a girl named Wang Jinyi."
Huo Ying subconsciously asked, "My lover?"
Chen Sanlang nodded firmly and bit his lip, "Brother, I must find her. She is my life!"
"What does this have to do with it?"
"Brother, this pen is also called Jintan Pencil. This pen seems to be made by her."
"Impossible, this deal was made by the government. Every boss knows that this is a business done in cooperation between the government and the Wang family!"
"That's right! Her name is Wang Jinyi, and she is a member of the Wang family."
"But I heard that this method of making pencils came from the Wang family of Langya. It seems that this is a special method of making pencils that has been passed down from generation to generation in the Wang family."
Chen Sanlang smiled. Yes, they could only say that this was a method passed down from generation to generation, because Wang Jinyi was a girl after all and could not support the family, so the credit could only be given to the clan.
The clan prospered, she also earned a good reputation, and at the same time promoted the popularization of pencils. In this way, the entire Daqiqi Dynasty's pencil business was equivalent to helping her promote the name of her pencil - Jin Charcoal Pencil.
The more Chen Sanlang thought about it, the more he felt that Wang Jinyi was really smart.
My intelligence is far inferior to hers, both in my previous life and in this life.
She can use various means to expand her popularity and take the opportunity to find herself throughout the Daqi Dynasty.
Why haven't I thought of this method! Do some business like this, spread your reputation, let Wang Jinyi feel your presence, at least let her know that I am looking for her.
Thinking of this, Chen Sanlang stopped and a very good subject appeared in his mind, Liang Zhu!
People in this life may not know, but Wang Jinyi must know that the story of lovers eventually turning into butterflies and accompanying each other through life and death was easy to spread in that era, and her own name was also easier to spread.
In an instant, an inspiration was born in Chen Sanlang's head.
He slowed down his pace and ran towards the Drum Tower while chatting with Huo Ying. Chen Sanlang asked as he walked.
A street sign with the word "Shufang" appeared, and Chen Sanlang had basically understood the situation of this pencil called Jintanbi.
This charcoal pencil was made with the recipe contributed by the Wang family. It was produced and sold to the imperial court, and the Wang family participated in wholesale sales.
From this point alone, Chen Sanlang concluded that Wang Jinyi must have been born into the Wang family in this life and became a lady of the Wang family, which is why the Wang family offered the recipe for making pencils.
For some reason, the five carriages that passed by him in the morning suddenly appeared in Chen Sanlang's mind at an inopportune time.
There was a Wang family emblem hanging on the front door. He had only glanced at it when the carriage passed by, but it was still swaying in front of his eyes.
Chen Sanlang calmed his mind and walked into the stationery shop, which not only sold the four treasures of the study, but also various writing-related items.
Walking along the shelves at the door, Chen Sanlang saw another container filled with various pencils, and above the pencil shelf there was a banner with the three words "Jin Carbon Pencils" written in large letters.