"Boss, how much for this?"
Before Zhang Tian could speak, Fatty cut in.
It was mainly because the cut cake looked too good, with red dates arranged in the shape of a flower, followed by almonds, nuts, and other grains.
This appearance instantly caught Fatty's attention.
"Three silver coins a pound!"
The boss stretched out three fingers, looking casual.
Zhang Tian exhaled. Three gold coins should be affordable.
"Alright, this thing, Fatty will take it all!"
Fatty said generously, looking like a foolish son of a landlord.
Zhang Tian's expression changed. How much would that cost?
"Oh, that's great, four gold coins in total."
(Ten silver coins make one gold coin.)
After the boss held up four fingers, Zhang Tian swallowed. Could it be forty gold coins?
They had only exchanged thirty gold coins from their gold bars.
"Boss, can you be flexible? Thirty pieces?"
Zhang Tian held up three fingers. The boss looked a bit unhappy. After all, one less gold coin meant several months' income.
But he looked at his cut cake. It hadn't been bought for a long time. Finally, a big "sucker" appeared. He gritted his teeth and nodded.
He held up three fingers.
"Fatty, pay, thirty gold coins."
Zhang Tian said, and Fatty was stunned.
The master translator was also stunned, and the boss was at a loss, looking at the bag of money.
We only wanted three gold coins. Was this guest showing off his wealth?
Zhang Tian looked at the people around him, feeling their looks of a fool, and frowned slightly.
What did they mean? Wasn't cut cake just this expensive?
"Brother Zhang, you have too much money. The boss wants three gold coins."
Tulu said with a blush, quickly adding.
Zhang Tian heard this and felt a wave of embarrassment. It was over. He had unconsciously applied the online prices of his previous life to the present.
He had forgotten that this was reality, and cut cake wasn't that expensive; it was just a meme.
"Cough, cough, I was just kidding. Fatty, pay, four gold coins."
Zhang Tian said. Fatty took the bag of gold coins from under the boss's eyelids, leaving only four.
From great joy to great disappointment to even greater disappointment, it took the boss less than a minute.
Afterward, Fatty walked towards the watermelon cart again.
"Boss, are your watermelons... ripe?"
Fatty asked with a piece of cut cake in his mouth, his demeanor like a rogue.
"Boss, doesn't Fatty look like a rogue who steals dogs in the village?"
Hu Bayi said from the side, making Zhang Tian and Shirley Yang chuckle.
Zhang Qilin was still looking at something, engrossed.
"Jili Gulu."
"He's asking if you're here to buy watermelons, and he says his watermelons are very sweet, the kind that make your teeth fall out."
Tulu translated from the side.
"Fall out? Fatty wants one..."
Fatty said, and with the translator's help, he bought a watermelon bigger than his belly.
After all, this was a main city, and there were inns and restaurants.
Zhang Tian and the others found a restaurant, booked a private room, and finally planned to have their first main meal.
Zhang Tian ate a piece of cut cake. How to describe it? It was made of various nuts and precious ingredients, with high nutritional value.
But it wasn't as expensive as legend had it, or perhaps it was because Zhang Tian's financial situation had improved.
"Brother Tulu, thank you for your translation. You eat this watermelon first."
Zhang Tian said, handing Tulu a large piece of watermelon. Tulu smiled and accepted it.
"You are the most annoying outsider I have ever met."
Tulu said with a smile.
"Have you met other outsiders before?"
Zhang Tian saw a flaw in his words and immediately seized the opportunity.
Tulu nodded unconsciously.
"Yes, some foreigners in exploration gear, and some strange outsiders, all sorts. A few years ago, they even bought a whole batch of chamber pots from me, which was really strange."
Tulu said while eating watermelon.
Although watermelon is a specialty in Xinjiang, people generally don't eat it often. Some are tired of it, and some can't afford it.
"Chamber pots? Good heavens, Boss, there are people with even stranger hobbies than me. Fatty doesn't have such a peculiar hobby."
Fatty became interested upon hearing that someone was even more perverted than him.
"Can you describe what those chamber pots looked like?"
Zhang Tian asked casually.
Tulu thought carefully.
"They were just porcelain basins, with paintings of palaces on them, that's all."
"Oh, and there was one from the Wang landlord's house that had paintings of silk on it. That guy, if we had all used it as a washbasin, he would have been too extravagant."
Tulu couldn't help but complain.
Zhang Tian was speechless.
A porcelain basin with silk paintings, used as a chamber pot? What kind of logic? What origin?
Zhang Qilin's heart also stirred. He heard the word "silk" again.
Since he arrived, he had been curious about what the Silk Road was.
Moreover, he felt that something in the Kunlun Mountains was attracting him.
It made him feel a little uneasy.
"Brother Tulu, can you tell us the story of the Queen Mother of the West?"
Zhang Tian asked, looking at Tulu.
This guy seemed more reliable than ordinary people, at least he knew a lot.
Tulu licked his lips.
"Brother Zhang, we master translators strictly adhere to professional ethics. How can we discuss irrelevant topics with guests..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Tian waved his hand, and Fatty, understanding, quickly took out three gold coins.
"Actually, the Queen Mother of the West is said to be a descendant of Fuxi. Legend has it that she used jade meteorites and some unknown things to create a symbiotic system and achieve eternal life."
"Of course, these are just legends and cannot be taken seriously. They are just legends."
Tulu even reminded Zhang Tian.
Then he continued.
"Legend has it that when King Mu of Zhou traveled west during his tour of the states, he arrived at the Kingdom of the Queen Mother of the West. During his visit, he gave his jade disc to the Queen Mother of the West, thus beginning a romantic tale."
Tulu said, with a look of longing.
Zhang Tian thought that this Queen Mother of the West was definitely a passionate lover.
She was very much like the queen of a women's country who had never seen the world. If it were some "fish king" in modern times, they would probably have to fish for several years before saying anything.
However, the world of tomb raiding is centered around the Queen Mother of the West.
Taking the legend of the love between the Queen Mother of the West and King Mu of Zhou as the main storyline, it reveals a ultimate secret hidden within the Queen Mother of the West's palace, which is naturally the symbiotic system.
Zhang Tian knew these things but did not intend to reveal them now.
Even if he revealed them now, what would happen? Brother Xiao would not regain all his memories because of it.
"This Queen Mother of the West..."
Zhang Qilin frowned upon hearing this. He seemed to remember something, yet he seemed to have lost something.
In this state, he was somewhat hesitant.
"Boss, what's wrong with Second Brother?"
Fatty asked with concern from the side.
"He's probably remembered something."
Zhang Tian said softly, looking at Zhang Qilin with concern.
Gradually, his headache subsided, but he couldn't recall what he had just recalled.
"Did you see anything just now?"
Zhang Tian asked.
Zhang Qilin shook his head.
"Only a headache."
He said indifferently. Zhang Tian took a breath. It seemed the curse would not be broken by directly knowing about the Queen Mother of the West.
It might even worsen.
Zhang Tian did not continue the topic of the Queen Mother of the West, fearing that Zhang Qilin would forget who he was.
"Let's skip the Queen Mother of the West. Can you tell us about the legendary city of Jingjue?"
When Zhang Tian mentioned the ancient city, Tulu's face changed drastically.