Watching Zhang Tian’s smile, the boss stroked his mustache.
“Guest, you want a Silver-tier translator, right? Don’t worry, Silver-tier is the best.”
As the boss spoke, Zhang Tian pursed his lips.
“Nonsense, of course I want the best.”
Zhang Tian said, and the boss’s eyes lit up. He then turned around with a flourish and walked out with a chuckle.
“I am the Gold-tier translator. Brother, I look forward to your guidance.”
As the boss spoke, Zhang Tian glanced around the shop. Good heavens, only this guy was in the room, where were any Silver-tier translators?
Zhang Tian looked elsewhere. It seemed there was only this one translation shop in the entire city.
“Alright, it’s you then.”
Zhang Tian said, and the boss nodded with a smile.
“Don’t worry, guest. I am the most skilled translator in our area. No one understands translation better than I do.”
The boss said with full confidence.
Indeed, you are the only translator in the city.
Zhang Tian felt that this boss was particularly unreliable.
Then, Zhang Tian led the boss towards Hu Bayi.
Seeing Zhang Tian bring a local, Hu Bayi slowly walked over.
“Hello, my name is Tulu Lasar. You can call me Tulu. I am a Gold-tier translator.”
He introduced himself with confidence.
Hu Bayi nodded, and the few of them became acquainted.
“Has Fatty returned yet?”
Zhang Tian glanced around. Apart from the street, wooden carts, and handcarts, there was no sign of Fatty.
“What did your friend go to do?”
Tulu asked curiously.
“He went to exchange money. If you don’t have money, you can’t pay for the translation, can you?”
Zhang Tian said casually. Tulu swallowed.
“Oh no! Locals rarely see outside guests. If your friend causes trouble, it won’t be good!”
Tulu said with a strange accent, his face showing some anxiety.
Zhang Tian also felt something was not right. He then, with Tulu, hurried towards where Fatty had run off to earlier.
Soon, in front of a shop, the boss was hitting Fatty’s backside with a wooden stick, while Fatty pouted with a hint of smugness in his eyes.
“Boss, stop hitting. Your thing is useless against Fatty. Hurry up and exchange money!”
Fatty said, stretching. This greatly startled the boss.
This guy’s skin was thick and tough, like a dead pig. He had used all his strength, but it had no effect.
Seeing Fatty’s smug look, Zhang Tian frowned slightly. What was he doing? Putting on a show?
“Fatty, what are you doing? I told you to exchange money, why are you getting beaten?”
Hu Bayi walked over and asked.
Zhang Qilin, on the other hand, was observing the surroundings.
“This boss is really something. Fatty spoke to him nicely, but this guy mumbled a lot of nonsense that Fatty couldn’t understand.”
“Then Fatty saw a girl and wanted to ask about her, but this guy beat him up. However, the stick felt quite comfortable.”
Fatty blinked.
Although his body-tempering was not significant, such attacks were basically like tickling him.
Zhang Tian’s face turned dark. Fatty wasn’t developing some special fetish, was he? Definitely!
Zhang Tian couldn’t help but take a step back.
“Stay away from Fatty in the future,”
Zhang Tian whispered to Zhang Qilin.
“Jililugulu.”
The Gold-tier translator said a string of unintelligible words to the boss, and only then did the boss slowly put down the wooden stick.
“Brother, I have already explained for you.”
“The boss said that you wanted to buy his daughter with money, which is why he was so angry!”
Tulu said, and Fatty’s smile instantly froze.
He felt a chill down his spine.
Good heavens, such things cannot be said carelessly! Even if Fatty was alone now, by night, there would be two of them.
“You, you can’t just say things like that. Fatty is here to exchange money, not to buy people. You must have misunderstood.”
Fatty said somewhat agitatedly.
“Brother, the boss has just forgiven you. Your gold bar was probably meant as a betrothal gift, right? I apologize, we may be poor, but we do not violate moral principles.”
Tulu said righteously, then took back Fatty’s gold bar.
At this moment, Fatty felt completely awful.
Zhang Tian also understood what had happened. It was probably that Fatty had run in proudly with the gold bar.
Then he saw the boss’s daughter and was mistakenly thought to be an impolite scoundrel.
“No, it’s not what you think. Fatty doesn’t intend to buy anyone.”
Fatty felt a bit depressed, he was beyond cleaning himself even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
“Brother Tulu, please exchange this for your local currency.”
Zhang Tian said, pointing at the gold bar.
“It’s difficult to exchange that much here. You’ll need to go to a specific bank.”
Tulu said. Zhang Tian took a breath. Coming to Xinjiang, there were quite a few things to deal with.
Then, following Tulu’s guidance as a tour guide, Zhang Tian and his group successfully exchanged for a large bucket of currency.
At the same time, Zhang Tian paid Tulu for about a month’s worth of translation services.
“Guest, your discerning eye is excellent. Like myself, Gold-tier translators are rare. You have great taste.”
Tulu took the money and quietly tucked it into his waist.
“Can you tell me about our local stories?”
Zhang Tian asked as they walked.
The group also looked at Tulu.
“Our Xinjiang has a long history and culture, and it was an important area for Buddhism in ancient times. Have you seen Journey to the West? The Flaming Mountain is here.”
“Also, there are many legends here, such as the Queen Mother of the West, Kunlun Heavenly Lake, and the Queen Mother of the West descending to bestow sacred artifacts.”
“And the imperial courts of successive dynasties have paid homage here…”
As Tulu spoke, his face grew more proud.
While he was speaking, Zhang Qilin’s gaze fell on the jars at the entrance of each house.
“That jar.”
After observing for a moment, he whispered into Zhang Tian’s ear.
Zhang Tian also looked up.
“The flowing flower pattern, crude Jun kiln glaze, and some earthy textures. These are antique-level items, at least from before the Ming Dynasty.”
Zhang Tian calculated and was shocked. There were such Jun kilns on the roadside. If they went into the city, there would likely be even more ancient artifacts.
Transportation was not developed back then, so experts rarely came, or perhaps the news had not spread.
“Holy crap, boss, look, watermelons!”
Suddenly, Fatty shouted excitedly.
Watermelons were very difficult to get in Beiping.
Even if there were, they couldn’t be grown at this season.
Fatty didn’t expect that there would be so many watermelons for sale here!
Shirley Yang also looked at the watermelons with some curiosity. She had never eaten such a thing.
Watermelon was not originally a crop of Xia Country. It was later introduced to Xia Country through the Silk Road. Xinjiang, in particular, had over a thousand years of cultivation experience.
“Do you want to eat?”
Zhang Tian looked at Zhang Qilin.
“Never eaten it.”
Zhang Qilin replied. He had always been in tombs, so how could he have eaten watermelon?
“Let’s go, I’ll treat you.”
Zhang Tian smiled. Since they were here, they should enjoy themselves to the fullest.
Everyone walked towards the watermelon vendor. Hu Bayi was also a little curious about what was special about Xinjiang watermelons.
“Boss, what is this thing?”
Fatty asked, holding a raisin.
“Raisins, you haven’t eaten them before?”
Fatty shook his head.
“There are no such things in Beili. And this watermelon, it’s bigger than Fatty’s head, it must be a spirit!”
“And also, these walnuts look delicious. Oh, and this cake-like thing isn’t bad either!”
Fatty pointed at the Qiegao.
Zhang Tian’s eyes widened. He had finally seen a live version of the Qiegao, which was rumored to make you cry if you took one bite.