In 2016, the world was developing rapidly. People's material lives were improving, and some occupations were eliminated by this developed society.
More than ten years ago, there were such merchants in the countryside.
They carried their own goods on their backs and walked more than ten kilometers every day to sell their goods.
Nowadays, transportation was convenient everywhere, and the transportation of goods could also meet the needs of various places. Therefore, such traveling merchants were eliminated in this era.
Early in the morning, on a winding road in the same rural village in Gu County, the roaring sound of motorcycles echoed on the quiet road.
The motorcycle looked like an ordinary 125 motorcycle, but there were two iron boxes on both sides.
The boxes were filled with all kinds of items. There were ordinary medicines, daily necessities, food, and water. The two iron boxes were stuffed to the brim.
The motorcycle sped along the steep winding path on the side of the mountain and soon arrived at a fork in the road.
The rider looked in two directions, took out a map from his bag, and chose a path to continue forward.
This rider seemed to be very confident in his riding skills. He was riding on such a small road, but his speed was not slow at all.
After flying on the mountain path for an hour, a few dilapidated mud houses finally appeared in front of him.
The rider opened his helmet. It was a very masculine young man.
The young man looked around and saw an old man sitting at the door of a mud house smoking. He drove up and asked,
[Grandpa, are you home alone?]
The old man was quite friendly to this stranger. He walked over with a smile on his face.
"Yes, I'm alone at home. Whose child are you? Where are you going?"
Obviously, the old man saw the big and small bags in the young man's car and thought that he was visiting a relative.
The young man smiled and shook his head.
[Grandpa, I'm not here to visit relatives. Do you know how to get to Daxi Village?」
The old man chuckled, revealing his few remaining yellow teeth. He carried the pipe behind him.
[This is Daxi Village.] Child, why did you come here instead of visiting relatives?」
[This is Daxi Village??]
The young man got out of the car and looked around. He didn't see many families. His expression changed a little and he said in a low voice,
"F * ck, I've been scammed again. Didn't they say that there were hundreds of families here? This time, he couldn't even earn back his gas money.」
This young man was called Li Tian. He had just turned 20 this year and was from Serene City. In order not to work and not be bullied by his boss, he started his own business with a few thousand yuan.
Li Tian had dropped out of high school and had been working hard in society ever since. He had only done the most basic jobs. It was only when he started his business that he realized that he didn't know anything and didn't know what to do.
Later, he remembered that when he was young, his grandfather would carry a basket and sell goods everywhere. Therefore, he learned from his grandfather and started doing business as a foot merchant.
Unfortunately, he didn't have any goods. The only things he could sell were the groceries that could be bought in ordinary shops. In today's society, there were a lot of grocery stores in the countryside. Who would buy things from him?
After paying some money, Li Tian had no choice but to buy a second-hand motorcycle and modify it himself. He then drove the motorcycle through various remote areas.
It had to be said that running around like this really allowed him to earn some money. After half a year, the savings in his card finally reached five figures.
This time, he came to Daxi Village because he read on the Internet that this place was poor and inconvenient to travel. Hence, he brought his pile of goods here.
According to the internet, there were 100 households here, but now that he looked at it, it was a complete f * cking scam. There were not even 10 households here.
After realizing that he had been scammed, Li Tian asked the old man dejectedly,
[Sir, are there any other villages nearby besides your village?」
The old man pointed at the mountain not far away and said,
"There are people over there. There's a stockade on the top of the mountain. There are dozens of families living in the stockade.」
Li Tian turned his head and frowned.
The mountain was too big. If they went down from here and walked over there, they would probably be dozens of kilometers away.
However, if they didn't go, they wouldn't be able to sell the goods, and the fuel fees would be paid.
Without any hesitation, Li Tian decided to go to the village to sell his goods.
"In such a remote village, there shouldn't be anyone who would steal business, right?」
Li Tian turned around and saw the white-haired old man staring curiously at the cigarettes in his crate.
The cigarettes that Li Tian bought were all cheap, and the cigarettes were only 10 yuan per pack. The old man's eyes were filled with curiosity.
Li Tian wasn't surprised. He had seen many similar situations in the past few months.
Because every time they went to a closed mountain area, some of the very poor places in the mountains did not have these things.
Li Tian smiled as he took out a bag of Hongtashan from his bag and handed it to the old man.
[Sir, I'm a foot merchant. Look, these are all my goods.]」
Li Tian took out the smoke that the old man had been waiting for and handed it to him.
The old man accepted the cigarette from Li Tian and the smoke with curiosity. He looked at the purple packaging with curiosity.
The old man touched the cigarette box a few times with his skinny hand and asked carefully,
[Baby, how much is this cigarette?]」
Li Tian blew out a smoke ring and smiled.
"Sir, this cigarette isn't expensive. It's only twelve yuan.」
If it wasn't for Li Heitian, he would definitely have to charge some money for bringing things from such a long distance, right?
[Baby, take it quickly. Don't dirty it.]」
Yun Yan was handed over again, but Li Tian didn't put it in because he noticed that the old man seemed to be very interested in Yun Yan.
[Business is here.]
He thought to himself.
Li Tian laughed again.
[Sir, I don't have to sell these cigarettes for money. I also know that our fellow countrymen don't have much money, so. If you want these cigarettes, you can also exchange them with something.」
Most of the people in the mountains were poor. If Li Tian really wanted to earn money from them, he wouldn't be able to earn much. Therefore, while Li Tian was selling his goods, he was also exchanging them for goods.
For example, animal fur, special products, and old items could be exchanged for things here.
After explaining to the old man, the old man was tempted. Li Tian continued,
[Sir, if you have anything that you don't need, take it out and let me see. Maybe I can exchange it for a bunch of necessities.]」
The grandpa hesitated for a moment before nodding.
[Alright, I happened to pick up various items on the mountain two days ago. Baby, wait here for a moment. I'll go get it now. See if you can exchange it for anything.」
After saying that, the old man staggered home.
Li Tian smiled and said,
[Sir, slow down. I'm not in a hurry.]
Leaning against the motorcycle, the grandpa gulped down the smoke and came out.
Li Tian stubbed out his cigarette and smiled.
[Sir, you brought the things?]
The grandpa walked past with a smile.
[I've got it, I've got it. Baby, let me see what I can exchange for.]」
As he spoke, the old man handed over a small ring. Li Tian frowned.
The ring was covered in bronze rust, and one could vaguely tell that it was a ring.
He wasn't in the antique business, so he didn't know much about these things. He usually traded things for specialty furs.
Moreover, this ring was already like this. Even if it was an antique, it was not worth much, right?
Thinking this in his heart, he said,
[It looks like this business deal is over.」
However, Li Tian couldn't bear to look at the old man's eager eyes.
He gritted his teeth.
"Forget it. I can't let the old man make a wasted trip. Just treat it as doing a good deed.」
With a smile on his face, Li Tian pretended to look at it and said,
[Sir System, I don't really understand this thing, but it looks like it's something useful.]」
[How about this? I'll exchange it for something that costs twelve yuan. Is that okay with you?]」
The old man was delighted. He had picked up this thing casually and kept it because it looked like a ring. He did not expect it to be able to exchange for something worth twelve yuan. This was simply a joyous occasion.
[Okay, okay, okay. Then give me the Yun Yan you mentioned!]」
[Okay, I'll get it for you.]
Li Tian handed the cigarette to the old man and said,
[Sir, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first.]」
[Okay, okay, okay. Baby, be careful on the road.] This part of the mountain road is too dangerous, so no one dares to ride a bike. I don't know how you rode here.」
There was a saying that said, the bold would die from overfilling, and the timid would starve to death. It was because no one could enter that Li Tian ran over.
Following that, Li Tian called out to the other two guilds and got another wild rabbit.
There was no one else to go on, so Li Tian didn't stop and went straight to the village on the other side of the mountain.
The old man was not lying. There were many families in the village. Because of the terrain, there were no grocery stores there.
After a trip inside, Li Tian's goods were almost sold out. The only things left in the car were food and drinks, fur, and cured meat.
The food didn't cost much, so he could eat it himself if he couldn't buy it. Li Tian didn't plan to continue selling it, so he drove away. As long as he returned to the city, he could sell the cured meat and furs for money.
However, he couldn't make it back to the nearest city today, so he decided to save some money and spend the night in the wilderness.
Naturally, Li Tian was prepared for this.
There were tents, insect medicine, and dried tiger dung for driving beasts. What he needed to find now was a suitable place to set up camp.
The mountain roads were dangerous, and it was even more so at night. Even the bold Li Tian had no choice but to slow down in this environment.
"F * ck, there are mountains all the way. How are we going to set up camp?" Damn it, if I had known earlier, I wouldn't have left first. It wouldn't have cost me much to set up camp in the village.」
Under the light of the motorcycle, Li Tian mumbled as he drove forward.
Just as he was muttering, the ring in his waist pouch that he had exchanged for today suddenly emitted a fluorescent light.
The fluorescent light was invisible to the naked eye, but it formed a door in front of Li Tian.
Li Tian didn't know what was going on. He just wanted to find a place to set up camp and sleep, or hurry back to the city and get rid of the goods.
[Buzz ~]
After entering the fluorescent door, he suddenly felt a pain in his hand, as if he had been bitten by something.
Shocked, Li Tian quickly used the flashlight on his phone.
Under the light, a ring had appeared on his hand. The ring was bronze in color and ring-shaped. There was a small oracle bone inscription on it.
He had never studied these words before, but now he actually recognized the word " business ".
At this moment, something inexplicably appeared in his mind.
[The Foot-traveling Merchant's Ring. It can help the Foot-traveling Merchant roam the various planes!]」
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