Awkwardly, he handed the money to Old Hu, and Night Sangeng followed Weng Ling to find their accommodation.
While Old Hu was cleaning up the bowls and chopsticks, he curiously wiped a bit of chili paste left on the chopping board with his finger and put it in his mouth.
"This..."
...
"On the matter of just one gold coin, don't you feel embarrassed to make such a fuss?" Suddenly, Sha Wen Cheng asked.
When the crowd gathered just now, he immediately covered his face with a scarf, almost hiding his head inside his collar.
In his view, being surrounded by people for such a small amount of money is not worth it.
Night Sangeng shook his head, patting the remaining peppers on the cart.
"You don't understand. Although it's a small business, one copper coin at a time, once the channel is established, it becomes a lucrative business."
"Lucrative business? Is it that exaggerated?" Weng Ling said, with a blush still lingering on her face.
"And that messenger from the tooth shop, can he really open the channel you mentioned?" She guessed Night Sangeng's thoughts, trying to establish a market for peppers using a local person and then developing it into a wholesale business, driving the sales of other products from his farm in sync.
But that messenger, Yudaifu, seemed like a poor boy. Did he have such capabilities?
Night Sangeng shrugged, smiling.
"Whether it's exaggerated or not, just wait and see. As for whether Yudaifu can do it or not, it doesn't matter to me. If he can't, I'll go to the market here myself later. Also..."
"Don't underestimate the young for being poor! As for the future, who can say for sure?" Night Sangeng's casual back view made Weng Ling and the others shiver with surprise.
Regardless of his age, this guy, judging by his frugal attitude even when buying a bowl of roadside noodles with barter, will not end up poor in the future!
However, in terms of accommodation, Night Sangeng was unusually generous this time.
Since the giant crocodile with steel teeth didn't dare to help watch and feed, Night Sangeng directly made a decision, spending a considerable amount to rent a house near the competition venue.
In his words, one can only perform well in the competition if one eats well and sleeps well. If it weren't for passing by a well-decorated restaurant, where he forcibly dragged Bede away, they might have really believed his nonsense.
The house was neither big nor small, with three rooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom. It happened to have a room for Bede and Weng Ling, one for Night Sangeng and Old Gu, and one for Sha Wen Cheng and his steel teeth.
After settling the luggage, Weng Ling suggested registering for the competition early, but Night Sangeng flatly refused.
"Since the competition starts the day after tomorrow, we can register tomorrow night."
"But if we register late, won't the notary officers have a bad impression of us?" Weng Ling worriedly asked.
Just dealing with one Lü Feifei made her feel uncomfortable. If the other two notary officers also followed suit, it would be disadvantageous for them.
"What are you afraid of? Will they dare to whistle-blow in public? Besides, by registering a bit later, the people in Tian Shi City will receive our information a bit later, reducing the chances of being targeted, right?" Night Sangeng smiled.
The purpose of submitting the list was to confirm the participating players, prevent last-minute substitutions, and provide sensitive information such as the names, professions, and realm levels of the participants.
If this information was known to the opponent in advance, they might make corresponding preparations, which would put them at a disadvantage since they couldn't substitute players.
And he wasn't naive enough to think that this information couldn't be obtained by Tian Shi City.
"Oh, I see..."
Weng Ling frowned, not having thought of this.
"So what should we do now..."
Night Sangeng rubbed his face.
"Weng Ling, you cook at home, and I'll go out with Bede to take a look. As for Sha Sha, you... just watch over Steel Teeth."
"Me? I'm still hungry. I want to wait for Sister Weng's meal..." Bede rubbed her stomach, complaining.
"Oh, since that's the case, forget it. I was thinking of taking you to buy some snacks..." Night Sangeng sighed, getting up.
"Boss, I'm ready, wherever you want to go!" ...
Following Night Sangeng out, Bede was initially smiling, but gradually, her expression turned sulky.
This damn Night Sangeng, where did he find snacks in Tian Shi City?
Is it this small carrot the size of a pinky finger? Or is it this egg-sized little sweet potato?
They're not enough to pick my teeth!
And they don't even look tasty!
"Boss, we've been wandering around this market for half a day. Shouldn't we go back?" Bede complained.
Night Sangeng turned to look at her.
"Well, let's change the place."
Actually, the market in Tian Shi City only had a few visible things:
Skinny self-grown vegetables, monotonous wheat, and various meats dripping with blood. And that's about it.
Despite this, Night Sangeng still looked around with great interest.
This also allowed him to collect some information:
Firstly, the living standards outside the church's farmland area were indeed poor, and the variety of food was unbelievably scarce. The few carrots he bought cost him quite a bit, enough to buy several jin of wheat!
Regarding meat, there was no problem. Prices could stabilize between 50-90 copper coins, and there were even more expensive options. However, those were usually custom orders for large households and rarely circulated in the market.
"Chickens, how come there are no chickens in Tian Shi City? Even ducks would be fine!"
Night Sangeng felt a bit frustrated. While no one dared to sell cows in the market due to the influence of Minotaurs, chickens and ducks did not belong to the beast race. Why weren't they available?
"Brother, want to buy top-notch goods?"
Just as they were about to leave the market, a figure shrouded in a linen robe called out to him.
Night Sangeng turned around, seeing this guy squatting in a corner, asking tentatively once again:
"Wanna buy top-notch goods?"
"Top-notch goods?" Night Sangeng frowned.
The so-called top-notch goods usually referred to high-quality ingredients and sometimes were used to describe dishes in a restaurant. However, this man clearly didn't mean that.
Because there was another type of top-notch goods that could only be found on the black market.
"Well, with just one silver coin, I can take you to the black market in Tian Shi City, where you can buy anything."
"Anything?" Night Sangeng playfully curled his lips and tossed two silver coins to the man.
"Okay, but I have some questions to ask first. After all, it's my first time buying top-notch goods, and I'm afraid of breaking the rules."
The greedy man sniffed the silver coins under his nose, chuckled, and said:
"I understand that. This place is too conspicuous. I'll take you to a hidden spot where we can talk slowly."
After saying that, the man got up and walked towards a small alley, while Night Sangeng turned back and exchanged glances with Bede before following him.