Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

Lin Xia carried a bamboo basket on her back and walked carefully along with the crowd in the city.

This time, through random connection, she was sent to an era similar to the Tang Dynasty. However, Lin Xia had inquired about it and found that except for the emperor not having the surname Li, other customs and practices were not much different.

This time, Lin Xia followed the aunties next door out to exchange the family's output for some silver. In the past few decades, the country has not had many wars, and the weather has been good, so life can be said to be smooth. Except for the financial difficulties caused by low productivity, there is nothing else.

The customs of the people in this dynasty were relatively open, and there was no strict separation between men and women. Many women went out to work. It was the first time that Lin Xia went out alone after she came here, and she wanted to go for a walk by herself, so she said hello to the lady who was with her and then they parted ways.

The ladies did not think much of it, thinking that it was not Lin Xia's first time going out on the street, and they were all familiar with each other. Besides, the woman in the Lin family (Lin Xia's mother) was very good at needlework, and they probably wanted Lin Xia to sell needlework to old customers. It was different for them, as they were all rough people, and could only go to the market to sell poultry eggs, vegetables or hand-woven items from their homes.

The public security in the city is still good. The streets are bustling with people, and soldiers patrol the streets from time to time. For Lin Xia, who comes from the modern world and has seen many traffic police soldiers, he has adapted well.

While Lin Xia was walking in the market, she was thinking about how to make some money to buy herself some useful things. Although her family had enough food and clothing, it was just enough for an ordinary small family to have enough food and clothing, and it was impossible to have extra enjoyment.

Even so, it was thanks to the fact that the father of the Lin family worked as a bailiff in the government office, and the mother of the Lin family was good at sewing, and there had been no wars in recent years and the national tax revenue was not high, that they were able to live a worry-free life.

But Lin Xia also wants to have her own private money. Moreover, after traveling through time, as long as the modern materials are obtained legally, they can be brought back to the Mineral Town. Whether for personal use or to sell or give as gifts, they are all very rare!

Unfortunately, the money on both sides is not interchangeable. Mineral Town uses digital currency. What about this dynasty? Lin Xia observed that the people used copper coins for daily transactions, and gold and silver for large transactions.

Lin Xia couldn't hold back her tears - if she had known that gold and silver were hard currencies, and the gold, silver and copper ores in Mineral Town were not so cheap, she should have asked Saibala to forge a few boxes of gold and silver ingots for her to take with her. Now that she was here, wouldn't she be able to buy as much as she wanted?

As for copper mines, forget about it. Not only are they cheap everywhere, but the casting molds for copper coins are different in each dynasty, so private casting will cause problems. But gold and silver are different. All kinds of gold and silver coins, gold and silver melon seeds, peanuts and dimes, or even random gold and silver cakes can be traded. Anyway, the only thing that matters is the weight. Alas!

Lin Xia looked at the various goods with envy, and then went to Ruyi Embroidery Workshop, where A Niang usually cooperated, and gave A Niang's embroidery to the shopkeeper Sun, who was in charge, for inspection. After the inspection was qualified, Shopkeeper Sun paid Lin Xia the agreed silver and handed over the silk threads and other items that Lin Xia had newly purchased to Lin Xia, and explained the delivery date. Both parties said goodbye politely.

Lin Xia put the things into the backpack, and used the backpack to transfer the silver and money into his own storage space. Although the security is pretty good now, that was an era without cameras, so it is better to be cautious.

This time, Lin Xia not only brought the storage space, but also the pet bag. They were rewards from the goddess for her good performance in the last online journey.

Although Lin Xia didn't know what the use of having a few pets that couldn't be seen by humans was in this era, she was still very happy. When no one was around, she could still let them out to chat with her and give her courage.

Before she knew it, Lin Xia had wandered into a particularly busy street. There were enthusiastic cheers and shouts of encouragement coming from many places: "Go ahead, peck him, bite him, go ahead!"

"Don't retreat, you coward, come on! If you lose, I'll stew you when I get back! Come on!"

Hmm? Is there a fight going on? Why are there so many people watching the fight?

Lin Xia immediately ran over and squeezed into the crowd. Only then did she see that there was a square platform in the crowd, about half a meter high and about three or four square meters in size. In the center of the platform were two roosters fighting. The owners of the roosters stood on both sides of the platform, desperately cheering for their roosters and giving them advice.

The crowd watching around were also excited and shouted at the top of their lungs, saying that there was a cockfight going on here!

What a familiar scene! Lin Xia missed the cockfighting festival in Mineral Town again, but the cockfighting there was not as brutal as here! The roosters on the stage looked miserable. One of them was almost bald. It looked like it was about to be stewed.

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"In this cockfight, Prince Wang's Great General wins, and Prince Zhao's Iron Marshal is out!"

The victorious Prince Wang walked up to the stage with his head held high, bowed to the crowd and thanked them, and took the gambling money handed over by the referee. The defeated Prince Zhao angrily asked his servants to take away the defeated rooster, and shouted "bad luck!"

Some of the people around were in high spirits and went to the person who set up the gambling table to collect their winnings, while the others started cursing, and it was obvious that they were the losers. After cursing for a while, they moved on to the next game, asking when they could buy again.

At this moment, Lin Xia seemed to see a bright path for herself to make money, but she didn't know if it was safe here. What if someone forced her to buy it after she showed her power? It was really worrying!

At this time, Lin Xia saw an uncle next to her happily holding the money he won and thinking about betting on the next game, so she couldn't help but ask him about it.

The money-winning uncle said: "You want to buy cockfighting too? Just go to the counter and place your bet. The minimum bet is 10 cents. The odds are different. Just go to the counter and ask for details. There will be someone there to answer your questions!"

Lin Xia: "Uncle, is it safe here? Will someone see a little girl like me win money and not give it to me?"

The uncle smiled and said, "I can tell from the looks of it that you've never bought a cockfight. Everyone knows that cockfighting is the most popular game in our dynasty. Even His Majesty is keen on it. How dare anyone bully others? If anyone dares to do something illegal, they will be punished most severely. Cockfighting is the most protected game in our dynasty. Did you see Mr. Zhao who just lost the fight?"

Lin Xia nodded to indicate that she saw it.

The uncle continued, "He is the eldest grandson of the Zhao family, and the one who won him is the youngest son of an ordinary wine shop owner. It's not like nothing happened. Young Master Zhao is just angry that his chicken is not doing well, and he won't do anything else. Moreover, our dynasty has ordered that buying and selling are voluntary, and there will never be any forced buying or selling. You can place your bet without any worries."

Lin Xia's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he quickly asked, "If I have chickens and want to participate in a cockfight, how much money do I need?"

The uncle was also curious and asked, "You want to fight cocks? Little girl, it seems that this is your first time to see cockfighting, so it's better not to try it lightly. Fighting cocks are specially raised, not ordinary domestic roosters!"

Seeing Lin Xia's persistence, the uncle had to explain to her: "There are two ways to participate in cockfighting. One is to directly agree on the amount of money with your opponent. Both parties pay the bet money to the dealer, and the winner takes back all the money of both parties. The second is to bet on yourself to win. The dealer is responsible for finding an opponent to fight with you. If you lose, the bet money belongs to the dealer. If you win, the dealer will pay you according to the agreed multiple based on the amount of money you bet. As for the bet money of the onlookers, it has nothing to do with you."

I see. The gambling house makes money mainly from the gambling money of onlookers. As long as there are more losers, the rest belongs to the dealer after the winning party is settled.