Chapter 41

The fat ghost soul walked towards the golden light in a daze, then the ghost shadow twisted and fell into the soul-guiding lamp.

Zhao Xing didn't stop it when he saw it. This ghost wealth was too far away, and to ask about the whereabouts of wealth, he might have to help this fat ghost fulfill his wish.

Too much trouble. Zhao Xing came to fish for side-door ghost wealth, mainly for instant wealth. If there are too many twists and turns, he might as well go back to farming.

In addition, this also involves the assessment of temple personnel. Changing positions to think, he is also unwilling to have outsiders interfere, and there is no need to offend people for a little money.

"No hurry, there are plenty of opportunities." Zhao Xing didn't even look and soon returned to the stall.

Xu Lao Ba saw Zhao Xing return and finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Zhao Xing would not return, and then talk about it everywhere, ruining the reputation of the River Scavengers.

"Young Master made me wait, and disappeared with a swoosh."

"Oh, I saw a familiar person, let's go, let's go to the South Lake area to see."

It was this perfunctory sentence again. Xu Lao Ba didn't ask much. Seeing that he was finally doing business, he was energetic and picked up his tools to follow.

Walking to the South Lake area, it was still brightly lit, but the light came more from the lake than from the ground.

The atmosphere also became quiet, without so many noisy sounds.

"Huh?" While walking along the corridor bridge by the lake, Xu Lao Ba suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Oh, I saw a familiar person." Xu Lao Ba waved his hand.

"..." Zhao Xing looked at him with a smile, now it's your turn to perfunctory me.

However, this was really wronging Xu Lao Ba.

"Young Master, don't misunderstand, I really saw a familiar person. Did you see the woman in hemp clothes in front? Yes, that pair with the white-clothed girl beside her." Xu Lao Ba pointed in one direction.

"Saw it." Zhao Xing nodded. Not far away, a small boat was parked on the shore, with a pair of mother and daughter on it, and a few fishing fires were lit on the boat, seemingly busy with something.

"Lin Sanniang from Ping Si Bay, from the same place as me. Her husband used to do this, and later her husband had an accident, and she took over her husband and became a new River Scavenger."

"But since her son got married and started a business, she hasn't gone into the water anymore. It's been some years, I don't know why she is doing her old job again today." Xu Lao Ba was a bit puzzled.

Zhao Xing looked carefully. Under the Bright Eyes spell, he saw that Xu Lao Ba didn't lie, and the woman's dress and tools were similar to Xu Lao Ba's.

As for the young girl, she was dressed cleanly, and the plain clothes on her body still carried a little light.

"Huh? First-tier magic clothes?" Zhao Xing turned to look at Xu Lao Ba, "Is her daughter a weaver in the Weaving Department?"

Xu Lao Ba shook his head: "She has no daughter, that is her niece Lin Baiwei, but she can be considered half a daughter. Lin Sanniang brought her up since she was a child, and it seems she did enter the Gucheng Weaving Department."

Weaving girls are clerks in the Weaving Department. The Great Zhou Dynasty has always been open, and it is common for women to go out to work and be officials.

The profession of weaving girl is mainly "weaving magic clothes," and weaving girl is even a relatively important spell profession.

Zhao Xing nodded slightly: "It seems Lin Sanniang is doing her old job for her niece."

Xu Lao Ba asked: "How does the young master know?"

Zhao Xing pointed and said: "Lin Sanniang doesn't look like she's going to fish for any treasure, but to prepare to pick lake silk."

"The assessment of the Weaving Department is mostly related to weaving magic clothes."

"Now it is the Limit of Heat solar term in August, and the ordinary first silkworm, second silkworm, and last silkworm are all gone."

"Only water silkworm lake silk can be picked, and the quality is even better."

Seeing Xu Lao Ba's admiring look, Zhao Xing was interested and talked a few more words: "Most weaving girls who have not entered the grade can only use this as material. Those that are white and fine and tough are called Heluo magic clothes."

"Wearing it is warm in winter and cool in summer, can drive away wind, dampness, and cold, and can also make physically weak children grow up healthily."

"Slightly worse ones are Chuanwu magic clothes, and even worse ones are Feiguang magic clothes."

"Those made of lake silk are basically Heluo magic clothes, but the conditions for picking silk are harsh. Basically, they can only be found around the River Lantern Festival, and it must be at night. During the day, lake silkworms shrink, and you can't fish for them at all."

"So I said Lin Sanniang is doing her old job for her niece, and this matter is actually more efficient for you River Scavengers."

Xu Lao Ba heard this and couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "The young master knows so much."

Zhao Xing smiled and said: "Since it's an acquaintance, do you want to go say hello? I'm not in a hurry."

Xu Lao Ba shook his head repeatedly: "Lin Sanniang has to take off her clothes when she goes into the water. If I run into it... I, Xu Lao Ba, am that kind of person? No, no."

Zhao Xing smiled lightly, which was considered to be at ease with Xu Lao Ba.

Since there is a temple organizing the assessment on the shore, Zhao Xing rented a small boat and went into the water.

At this time, there are very few people releasing river lanterns, and there are still a few large ships and more than a dozen small boats on the water surface. The candle fire on the water surface is like stars, and the surroundings are quiet.

Zhao Xing didn't speak, just listened quietly and watched quietly.

He didn't see a person, but saw many wandering souls.

Or lying on the river lantern, or swimming underneath, sucking on the incense of yellow paper.

These wandering souls are not all humans, and some are the souls of aquatic creatures, or strange shapes combined together.

For example, Zhao Xing's small boat passed through a place, and he saw a wandering soul with a fish head and human body.

Even those who live long will be cleaned up regularly by temple personnel.

He could also hear:

"What are you doing?"

"I want to go over."

"What are you doing?"

"I want to go over."

Not far away, a large river lantern, two strange-looking wandering souls, were mechanically talking, back and forth, both were these two sentences. One wanted to go over, one asked what you were doing, missing the wisdom soul, only the soul left, just like this.

Still that sentence, these wandering souls have no attack power, purely a natural phenomenon, and most of them will dissipate within seven days.

"Stop here." Zhao Xing suddenly pointed to somewhere.

Xu Lao Ba immediately rowed over, his eyes brightened: "Young Master, this lake surface is clear, but there are many fish swimming, I'm afraid there are treasures attracting them, let me go into the water and try."

"Hmm." Zhao Xing's Bright Eyes spell easily saw the bottom of the lake. There were two first-tier high-grade East Lake pearls below.

The price is average, the market price is about one tael of silver, and if the quality is good, it can sell for more, but it will never exceed two taels.

Mainly because East Lake is not short of such things. If it can reach the second or third tier, it can sell for a good price.

Sure enough, soon Xu Lao Ba surfaced, holding a pearl the size of an egg in his hand: "Young Master, fished for two lake pearls!"

"Thank you, come up quickly." Zhao Xing took the pearl. Both were first-tier high-grade, which was almost enough to get his money back.

Before he had time to appreciate it too much, a burst of fragmented sounds came from the wind.

"Light, such a big light, so dazzling."

"Turtle, turtle, there, so cold, cold to death, I want to stay away from it."