Chapter 9 Trade Fair

In the early morning, a wisp of smoke rose above the small courtyard with two green pine trees planted in front of the door.

Three days have passed since the sale of the magical rice. Yesterday afternoon, Chen Zhao sent someone to deliver the yellow sprout rice to Chen An.

There is plenty of spiritual rice, so naturally we eat it for every meal.

The spiritual power brought by each meal is not much, but after accumulation over the years, it is considerable.

Chen An had a hearty meal in the kitchen and walked to the courtyard with steady steps.

The leaves of the six sword-leaf grasses are as black as ink and stand upright on the rhizomes. From a distance, they really look like sharp swords.

Chen An walked forward slowly, confirmed that the progress bar was full, and reached out to gently pick six sword-leaf grasses.

[Harvest a Sword Leaf Grass, obtain the tempered sword leaf] *4
[Harvest a high-quality sword leaf grass and obtain a standard low-grade magic sword]

[Harvest a perfect sword leaf grass and obtain the Gengjin Sword Finger]

Chen An stood there blankly, his mind roaring and a torrent of experience and insights from using the Gengjin Sword Finger surged into his heart.

In just a short moment, the level of Gengjin Sword Finger has reached the proficient level.

After coming to his senses, Chen An put two fingers of his right hand together, and with the spiritual power in his body surging, a sword energy as thick as a finger shot directly into the soil under his feet.

Looking at the smooth and elongated pit, Chen An nodded secretly: "The power is already good, even if it is not as good as Chen Lun's sword energy into silk, but if I grow sword leaf grass for another season or two, I should be able to achieve it."

Thinking of this, Chen An was in a good mood. He put the four black sword leaves in his hands, a standard low-grade magic sword, and the six sword leaf grasses on the ground into the storage bag.

Although the standard magic sword is not as good as the ordinary magic sword, it can still be worth seventeen or eighteen spirit stones, which is a considerable income.

Taking out the sword-leaf grass seeds that he had prepared long ago, Chen An carried a hoe and planted them one by one.

With a wave of his hand, a rain cloud condensed, and drops of spiritual rain as big as beans fell down, nourishing the spiritual plant seeds under the soil.

After taking care of the spiritual plants, Chen An went to the affairs hall and sold the sword-leaf grass.

He did not sell any of the extra gains, after all, it was difficult to explain their origin.

One day I can follow the family elders to the Qingyun Market under the Qingyun Sect and sell them all.

After some shopping, he used three spirit stones to buy thirty pieces of talisman paper and fifteen spirit stones to buy a bottle of Qi-nourishing pills.

The Qi-nourishing Pill was refined by the second elder Chen Rui, who was not only well versed in farming, but was also a first-class alchemist.

Since there is only one true alchemist in the clan, most of the pills he refines are only enough for internal use, and very few are sold outside.

After leaving the office hall, Chen An touched his bulging storage bag and went out to meet Chen Fengshuo who was hurrying on his way.

"Brother Fengshuo, where are you going in such a hurry?"

Chen Fengshuo looked up and saw that it was Chen An, and grinned: "So it's Brother Chen An, where else can we go? Of course, we should go to the Family Plaza to participate in the trade fair."

Trade fair?
Chen An then remembered that he had been poor before and had never participated in this so-called trade fair.

Now that my wallet is full, I can go and have a look.

"That's great, let's go together."

The trade fair was held in the central square of the family compound.

After walking for a while, they saw forty or fifty people crowded together. Some were setting up stalls on the spot, some were bargaining, and some were arguing and about to fight.

Chen An was not worried about any danger. Being in the family compound, no matter how fierce the quarrel was, no one would have the courage to take direct action.

After walking a few steps, the two separated and walked towards the stalls that interested them.

When Chen An came to the stall of a middle-aged bearded man, he stopped.

[First-class medium-quality spiritual plant fireweed seeds]

Except for seeds, no information is displayed for other magical tools and items.

“How much are the edelweiss seeds?”

The big man raised his eyelids, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Five pieces for one spirit stone, no bargaining." Chen An nodded secretly, the price was moderate.

"I want them all."

After paying the spirit stones, Chen An was about to leave.

The big man suddenly stretched out his hand to stop him and said in a low voice: "Do you want the forget-me-not grass? I'll give you a good price!"

Chen An's eyelids twitched. This old man was having fun!
"not interested!"

After rejecting the big man, Chen An turned around and left.

After walking around for a while and finding nothing useful, he was about to go home, but when he turned around he saw Chen Dazhuang squatting in the corner setting up a stall.

"Brother Dazhuang, let's set up the stall."

Chen Dazhuang scratched his head, stood up, and said in a heroic tone: "Brother Chen An, take a look, if there is anything you like, I will give you a discount."

The stall was rather simple, with a long piece of cloth spread on the ground and a pile of talismans placed on it.

There is even the hemp clothing talisman that Chen An has already mastered.

Taking advantage of Chen An's observation, Chen Dazhuang said complacently: "These are all the paintings I have made recently. To be honest, last month, I have become a true first-class lower-grade talisman master!"

There are quite a few talismans on the stall, probably including those belonging to Chen Zhilan and Chen Dengming.

Chen An did not say anything, but praised: "Brother Da Zhuang is really capable. Having such a skill is much better than my farming. However, I am a farming monk, so buying so many talismans is useless."

"Haha, that's true. Farming peacefully is much safer than going out to hunt monsters."

Chen An thought to himself that if he could save some talismans in the future, he could set up a stall here to sell them, which would at least generate some income.

The two exchanged a few pleasantries and then Chen An said goodbye and left.

At this time, Chen Fengshuo had also finished his tour, and the two of them went back together.

But on the way, no one knew what Chen Fengshuo was holding in his hands, and he looked mysterious.

Chen An thought that he had found a medium-quality seed that was mistakenly sold as a first-grade, lower-quality seed at the trade fair, and did not ask any further questions.

He had occasionally heard people mention this kind of thing, but not often, and a few seeds would not cause much of a stir, so they could only become idle talk after dinner.

After leaving the square, Chen An did not return to his own courtyard, but said goodbye to Chen Fengshuo and turned to go to the family library.

Just now at the trade fair, there were several spiritual plants and minerals that I couldn’t name.

I feel that I lack knowledge, so I plan to come here to recharge myself.

The clan's skills and magic are all passed down in the office of the great elder in the affairs hall, and the library is filled with miscellaneous books, geographical atlases, biographies, plant atlases, and popular science books.

The clan member who was in charge of the library was dozing off, so Chen Anjing walked in quietly without waking him up.

There is basically no one here at the family trade fair today.

After walking past several bookshelves and selecting some books, Chen An found a quiet place to read carefully, including "Common Pests of Low-level Spiritual Plants", "Spiritual Plant Cultivation from Beginner to Expertise", "One Thousand Questions on Low-level Spiritual Plants", and "Geographical Atlas of Qingyun Domain".

After farming for a few years, I can understand most of the contents.

With such eagerness, we gained a lot.

When you are too invested in something, time tends to pass very quickly.

Time passed quickly and Chen An didn't notice it at all.

It was not until the clan member who was in charge of the library came to remind him that he suddenly realized that candles had been lit in the building and it had already darkened outside.

He quickly got up, returned the books, and returned home.

After checking and taking care of the spiritual plants in the yard, he went back to the house, took out the talisman paper he had bought today, and drew a few talismans.

After his spiritual energy was exhausted, he took a Qi-nourishing pill and meditated to practice.

(End of this chapter)