"Is this the market?"
Lu Qing looked at the bustling scene ahead with some surprise.
This market was even more lively than he had imagined.
The stalls on both sides were neatly arranged, just like the markets he had seen in some small towns in his previous life.
“That’s right, this is the market.” Wang Da’an nodded and pointed ahead. “Do you see those stalls? Those are for long-term rental. Only people who make a living from this will rent stalls there.”
Lu Qing looked and saw that the stalls Wang Da'an pointed to were mostly selling meat, cloth, or grain.
Wang Da'an added, "A little further back is an open space. It's free to rent, but if you want to sell things there, you have to pay a stall fee of one coin."
“Aqing, if you want to sell fish, you don’t need to rent a stall. Just go to the open space over there.”
"Who should we give the money to?" Lu Qing asked.
“Master Ma,” Wang Da’an pointed to a spot, “Do you see that man in the blue cloth coat? That’s Master Ma, the one in charge of collecting the temporary stall fees here.”
Lu Qing looked in that direction and saw a middle-aged man dressed in blue, with a somewhat thin figure, walking with a smile in the market.
Similarly, he also noticed that there were several men dressed in the same cloth clothes patrolling and maintaining order at the market.
Seemingly sensing Lu Qing and the other man's gaze, Master Ma suddenly turned his head, his eyes sharp.
Upon seeing that they were two rural teenagers dressed in tattered clothes, their expressions softened, and they casually shifted their gaze away, continuing their stroll.
Lu Qing's heart skipped a beat.
To be able to sense his and Wang Da'an's gazes from this distance, this Master Ma is probably no ordinary person.
He no longer dared to stare directly at people, but only kept an eye on them out of the corner of his eye.
Soon, a dense white light appeared on Master Ma's body.
【Magu: A man of deep thought, fair in his actions, and with a keen eye for detail, he was greatly respected by the people at the market.】
【Cultivation Level: Strong and Robust, Initial Stage of Acquired Bone and Tendon Realm.】
Upon receiving the information from his supernatural ability, Lu Qing's face remained unchanged, but his heart was filled with turmoil.
This Master Ma is a cultivator!
No wonder his senses were so sharp; he was actually an extraordinary cultivator.
This is the second cultivator Lu Qing has encountered since he transmigrated to this world.
The first one is naturally Dr. Chen.
However, as fellow cultivators, Lu Qing also noticed the difference.
First, the supernatural light emanating from Magu's body was still white, while that of Doctor Chen was red.
It is obvious that Doctor Chen is more proficient than Ma Gu in the art of cultivation.
Is the difference in their level of understanding?
Lu Qing noticed that the evaluation given by the superpower indicated that Ma Gu's cultivation level was at the initial stage of the Acquired Bone and Tendon Realm.
What Dr. Chen diagnosed back then was the acquired internal organs.
Does this mean that the Internal Organ Realm is stronger than the Muscle and Bone Realm?
Are there any other realms between these two?
Lu Qing's mind raced as she slowly began to plan.
"So, Aqing, you've seen the market now. Didn't you say you wanted to buy something? What did you want to buy?"
At this moment, Wang Da'an interrupted Lu Qing's thoughts.
Lu Qing put aside his thoughts and smiled, "I bought a lot of things, so I guess I'll need your help, Brother Da'an."
"You're buying so many things, Ah Qing, have you struck it rich?" Wang Da'an's eyes widened.
Lu Qing smiled but did not answer.
Wang Da'an also realized that it was not appropriate to discuss this issue here.
He stopped asking questions and patted his chest: "Don't worry, no matter how much stuff you buy, I can carry it all back for you!"
"Then thank you in advance, Brother Da'an."
Lu Qing walked towards the stall in front.
The first place he went to was the butcher shop.
The stall sells pork, but the meat doesn't look as appealing as the carefully raised pork from my previous life.
But in Lu Qing's eyes, it was still extremely tempting.
He hasn't had a big piece of meat in ages!
Lu Qing picked out two large pieces of fatty meat and several pieces of meat that were half fat and half lean, and then prepared to pay the bill.
However, the stall owner looked troubled when he took out the loose silver.
"Young master, you must be making fun of me. I don't have the money to pay you."
"Can't you make change?" Lu Qing was taken aback.
"I can't give you change. I just opened my stall today and haven't had much business yet. Your silver is probably almost half a tael. I don't have that many copper coins to give you change," the stall owner said honestly.
Wang Da'an was also startled by the silver that Lu Qing took out. He quickly covered Lu Qing's hand that was holding the silver and pulled him aside.
"Ah Qing, where did you get the money?"
"Given by Grandpa Chen."
Lu Qing directly pushed the old doctor out as a shield.
Anyway, when we came down the mountain yesterday, the old doctor told us that if anyone asked where the silver came from, we should say that he gave it to us.
"Dr. Chen is so kind to you."
Wang Da'an immediately looked envious. Why couldn't he become the old doctor's apprentice?
However, he quickly realized what was happening.
"No, even if the money came from the old doctor, you shouldn't have just taken it out. Who comes to the market and uses silver to buy things!"
"But I don't have any copper coins on me, I only have this piece of silver."
Lu Qing knew the value of silver, but his family was running out of food, and he had a lot of things to buy this time.
Even if you had copper coins at home, it would still be inconvenient to carry them around.
"..."
That seems to make sense.
Knowing about Lu Qing's family situation, Wang Da'an scratched his head, unsure of what to say.
"Young master, do you still want this meat?"
On the other side, the butcher shouted.
He didn't want to miss out on such a big order, which was a rare opportunity.
"I would like to, but didn't you say you couldn't break the silver?" Lu Qing said helplessly.
The butcher paused for a moment.
Now, both sides are in a dilemma.
"What happened?"
At that moment, a gentle voice rang out.
Lu Qing turned around and saw the middle-aged man whom Wang Da'an called Master Ma standing behind them.
"Master Ma!"
The butcher and Wang Da'an both quickly bowed their heads to greet him.
"Hmm, I heard some noise coming from here just now. What happened?" Master Ma asked.
“It’s like this, Master Ma,” the butcher said first. “This young man brought a silver coin to sell meat, but I don’t have change right now, and everyone is in a bit of a predicament.”
"oh?"
Master Ma immediately looked at Lu Qing.
Even he rarely encountered people who would bring silver to the market to buy things.
When Master Ma saw Lu Qing's attire clearly, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.
Lu Qing doesn't look like someone who has money.
"Young man, where did you get your money from?" Master Ma asked.
"What, do you have to explain the origin of your money when you come to the market to buy things?" Lu Qing asked calmly.
"No, it's my fault for being rude." Master Ma bowed slightly as an apology, a smile on his face. "I'm just wondering, a young man like you doesn't seem like someone who can produce money."
Although Master Ma was smiling, the butcher and Wang Da'an inexplicably felt a sense of pressure, and sweat began to bead on their foreheads.
Lu Qing also seemed to be forced by this pressure.
A look of tension appeared on his face.
He hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "This silver was given to me by my master."
"Oh, may I ask who the young man's master is?" Master Ma's smile remained unchanged.
"I don't know my master's name, but everyone just calls him Doctor Chen."
"What, it's that old doctor?"
Master Ma's expression immediately changed.
The temperature suddenly dropped sharply, making it really difficult for us southerners to type; our fingers are all stiff.
