The Ni Nie Master once transported Zhang Zong's double-colored rose to the Western Regions for sale. Of course, some Hu people also transported strange flowers and plants from outside the Tang Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty for sale. For this reason, a special flower and plant market was also formed in the stinky market, which was full of plants that were not common in the Tang Dynasty.

However, because fresh flowers and plants are not easy to preserve, there are not many real flowers and plants in the flower market here in the Snow Market, and the main ones are still seeds. However, buying seeds from Hu merchants requires considerable risks. After all, they have no credibility. God knows what seeds they bought?

Zhang Zong originally likes flowers and plants, so this flower and plants market in the West Market is also a must-see place for him. However, he did not find any novelty in the past few times. Instead, he was cheated because of buying seeds. The main reason is that some seeds are too similar. Even Zhang Zong, a professional flower and plant lover, may be fooled.

Today, Zhang Zong just came to this flower market to make a habit. He didn't get anything at first, but just when he was about to leave, he suddenly stopped in front of a stall, and an incredible look appeared on his face, because on this small stall, a plant that could never appear here appeared.

This stall is located at the edge of the flower and grass market. The goods on the stall are very complicated, including weapons, wood carvings, and even stones. Among these messy items, there is a half-dead plant that is very conspicuous. The plant is spherical and full of pointed burrs, which is a very common cactus in later generations.

Looking at the cactus with a fist-sized cactus, Zhang Zong rubbed his eyes in disbelief. Although the cactus in later generations can be seen everywhere, this thing, like cactus, is a plant native to the Americas. In this era when America has not been discovered, it is impossible for the cactus to appear in the Tang Dynasty.

"Brother Shi, what's wrong with you?" Xue Shao and others also noticed that Zhang Zong suddenly stopped, and immediately asked him curiously.

"Wait a minute!" Zhang Zong said as he stepped to the stall and carefully looked at the cactus on the stall again. It was planted in a wooden box. The orb that should have been very full was a little shriveled and the color was not right, making it look half-dead and lifeless.

"Did the guest fall in love with this thorn ball?" The Hu man guarding the stall saw Zhang Zong staring at the plants on his stall, and immediately asked. His Central Plains words were very good, but with a little stiff accent.

"Spitball? Is this the name you gave it?" Zhang Zong finally looked up at the Hu Ren in front of him.

This Hu man's skin was dark. At first glance, he thought he was a black man from Africa or Southeast Asia, which is commonly known as Kunlun slaves in the Tang Dynasty. But when he looked closely, he found that although the other party was very dark, he was actually tanned. Judging from the color of his facial features and eyes, he should be a Hu man from the Western Regions. It is unknown whether he was a Persian or a big cannibal.

"Yes, guest, you really have a vision. I brought this thorn ball back from a big island thousands of miles away. You can't find a second plant in the entire Tang Dynasty!" The shiny black Hu man said excitedly.

"Are you sure you brought it back?" Zhang Zong asked again in disbelief. If this cactus was really brought back by the other party, then this guy was not going to a big island at all, but probably arrived in the Americas.

"Of course, not only this thorn ball, but also the things on the stall are all replaced by my life from overseas. There is absolutely no falsehood!" The Hu man patted his chest again and promised.

When Zhang Zong heard this, he finally turned his eyes away from the cactus and carefully looked at other goods on the stall. As a result, he really made him realize that, for example, the weapon, which was like a knife, was actually made of a kind of stone. The material should be obsidian, and other wood carvings and other items also had a strong Indian style.

"You... have you seen a plant on that big island? Local people feed on them and grow very tall. All the seeds they produce grow on a stick..." Zhang Zong was also excited to describe the appearance of corn to the other party, which is a staple food in Central America.

"You are talking about Maha. The natives on the island do use Maha as their staple food. This kind of grain grows very tall. The seeds grow on Maha sticks in a row. There is also green coat outside. After ripening Maha, the coat turns yellow. After the natives harvest Maha, they will peel off the coat and tie it together, and hang it in front of the house to dry it." The Hu man immediately nodded excitedly.

When Zhang Zong introduced corn, he deliberately missed some information, mainly to see if the Hu man had really seen corn. As a result, although the other party said different names, he completed the information, especially the coat outside the corn. If he had not seen it with his own eyes or even planted people, he would probably not have given such accurate information at all.

"You actually went to America!" Zhang Zong said in shock again. He never expected to meet someone who had been to America here, but then he grabbed the other party excitedly and shouted, "Tell me quickly, how did you go to America and how did you come back?"

"You...what did you ask this?" The Hu man suddenly became alert. The main reason was that Zhang Zong was too excited. Anyone would think he was not normal.

At the critical moment, the other party was unwilling to cooperate, which made Zhang Zong secretly anxious, but then he had an idea and pointed to the other party's stall and said, "Let's do this, I have all the things on your stall, but you want to tell me how you went to that big island and what experiences did you have on the island?"

When he heard Zhang Zong's words, the Hu man's eyes lit up. The things he brought were actually not easy to sell. In fact, he has been in the capital for more than ten days. If he couldn't sell these goods, he might be hungry, and he was unwilling to deal with them cheaply, because he still had a boat of people to support. Now it would be a timely rain for him to meet the big customer in front of him.

"Okay! Since the guest wants to listen, I won't tell you again. This matter will start three years ago..."

"Wait a minute!" Zhang Zong interrupted when he heard the other party talk three years ago, "It's getting late now. Why don't we go to the restaurant next to order a banquet? How about we chat while eating?"

"Okay, then thank you for the guests!" The Hu merchant also said happily when he heard this. After all, someone invited him to dinner and had to buy all his goods. Where can I find such a good thing?

"You don't have to be polite. My surname is Zhang Zong. What's your name?" Zhang Zong saw the other party agreeing, and immediately smiled. The reason why he invited the other party to dinner was mainly to listen to the other party's detailed discussion on his journey to America, but the other party obviously did not know the area of ​​the American continent and always thought that he was going to a big island.

"My name is Barak, you can also call my Chinese name Qian Dahai, who is a Tang Dynasty man." The Hu man smiled.

"Tang...Tangren?" Zhang Zong couldn't help but look surprised when he heard this. After all, the other party didn't look like Tangren.

"My ancestral home is Gaochang, and my great-grandfather was originally a Han Chinese. Later, I moved to Guangzhou to settle down. Although I spent a lot of time on the sea, I was indeed a Tang Dynasty man!" As if I saw Zhang Zong's suspicion, Hu Shang also explained with a red face.

Zhang Zong also showed a look when he heard this. Gaochang had long been annexed by the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, Hu Han in Gaochang lived in a mixed manner. Many people had Han blood and Hu blood. So Qian Dahai said that he was a Tang man, but his Han blood was already very thin, so he looked more like Hu.

At that moment, Zhang Zong hurriedly apologized to the other party, and then invited him to the restaurant next to him. Xue Shao and others didn't understand why Zhang Zong invited a Hu Shang to dinner, but after Zhang Zong briefly explained to them, the three of them also showed an interesting expression. They all knew where America was, so they were also curious about Qian Dahai's experience.
Chapter completed!