Chapter 556: Ten guns and two boxes of bullets per unit price
When dusk fell, Wei Ran and Felix were once again tied up with their hands and lifted onto the shelves on both sides of the camel. Fortunately, this time they finally didn't have to put their heads against the camel's butt.
However, the blanket covering their heads was not late, and their eyes were even covered with an extra layer of thick black cloth.
After walking slowly and continuously for three days, the camel team finally stopped in the shadow of a mountain that was very familiar to us.
"This is the capture point that Edward said." Wei Ran looked at the four to five hundred meter long mountain range in silence, patiently waiting for the arrival of the British.
I don’t know if it was the effect of wind transport. The most obvious difference between the mountain he saw at this time and the mountain in later generations is that there is not much yellow sand accumulated on the east side of the mountain, and you can even see it sticking to the foot of the mountain.
Some green plants growing, and spring water seeping from the cracks in the stones.
This spring water is not very big. It can only be regarded as water drops connected to a line. But even such a small stream of water can accumulate enough fresh water for everyone as long as there is enough time.
Under the slope of those Paozi brothers, Wei Ran and Felix each held a shovel and dug out the yellow sand wetted by this small spring in the scorching sun. Soon, there was a pile of sand under their feet.
A layer of cold spring water.
Continuing to dig down, a rusty iron bucket appeared under the moist and cold yellow sand. It was only then that the two of them were pulled aside. Then the men in robes swarmed up and filled the iron bucket.
The wet sand was dug out and wrapped in cloth, and the water inside was squeezed into small leather buckets. They lined up to feed the camels carrying heavy goods.
Perhaps because of the hard work Wei Ran and Felix put in, that afternoon, the two of them were even given a few extra sweet and delicious dried dates, as well as some bacon made from the meat of an unknown animal.
Dry.
In addition, there is no restriction on the drinking water of the two of them this time. They can even walk to the edge of the iron bucket and drink as much as they want, or even take a bath in the moist sand around the iron bucket.
After waiting for two consecutive days, several more camel teams, large and small, arrived here.
Without exception, these camel teams all carried their own goods, and the open space next to the small spring, after tents were set up one by one, became a market for their barter.
Some of these camel caravans brought dates, some brought fabrics, and even various hot and cold weapons that were already outdated even in this era. But the most popular ones were the captives of Wei Ran and Felix.
The salt bricks brought by this camel team.
However, at this time, both Wei Ran and Felix had become commodities waiting to be sold by the camel team. Under the hot sun, they were each wearing only a pair of shorts and were tied to two pieces of clothing far apart.
On the rocks, from time to time, old people wearing various robes would come up and ask questions to the people standing next to them.
Although he couldn't understand what they said, Wei Ran could see that the prices offered by those buyers were obviously not satisfactory to the old man in blue robe. Accordingly, Wei Ran and Felix were also exposed.
Times of Day.
It was not until dusk that Wei Ran was untied from his hands and feet. Under the escort of two soldiers carrying rifles, he was able to drink some water at the spring. Felix, on the other hand, fell into a coma due to heatstroke and was killed.
It was completely stripped and buried in moist sand in advance, waiting to take root and sprout.
"Aren't you going to sell us to the British? They will definitely offer you a price that satisfies you." Wei Ran asked hoarsely when he saw the old man in blue robe standing not far away.
“The British can indeed offer me a price that satisfies me.”
The old man in blue robe walked up to Wei Ran with great interest, threw over two sweet dried dates, and replied very frankly, "But the risk of doing business with them is too high, those who are not trustworthy
Assholes prefer to just take what they want just as they did decades ago."
"Can anyone here buy us?" Wei Ran asked.
“Someone will pay me a price I’m satisfied with.”
The old man in blue robe once again threw a dried date to Wei Ran, "Tell your companions that before being sold, if you don't want to die of thirst, you should be more honest."
After saying that, the man in blue robe waved his hand, and the two men in robe carrying rifles who followed Wei Ran immediately pushed him into the innermost side of the camel camp.
After looking at the haggard Felix, who was only wrapped in a blanket, Wei Ran didn't bother to say anything else and took his own blanket to cover himself.
In the blink of an eye, early the next morning, several more camel teams loaded with goods came over. Wei Ran and Felix were tied to the rocks again as the sun rose. Only this time, Felix
However, Lix looked completely naked.
Under such humiliation, Felix's entire face was completely distorted. Unfortunately, the curses shouted from his mouth only received laughter and applause from the potential buyers around him.
The man in white robe standing next to him spoke very quickly, making the atmosphere more and more lively.
From morning to noon, more and more camel caravan leaders came to inquire. In the end, the leader of a camel caravan brought twenty Carcano rifles equipped by the Italian army and four ammunition boxes that had not been opened at the cost.
Gone were Wei Ran, who was sunburned and depressed, and Felix, who was completely naked and had dull eyes.
Of course, there were also all the items seized from them - except for the lighter that was always in the hand of the old man in blue robe.
After this resale, the treatment of Wei Ran and Felix also plummeted. Although they were still tied to the camels and their faces were also covered tightly with blankets, they never had any problems since they set off.
During the stop, in addition to changing camels again and again, the most we could get was a small amount of drinking water and a few dried dates.
After an unknown amount of time, when the blanket was lifted, the first thing Wei Ran, who was almost unconscious, saw was a group of British soldiers and several wheeled reconnaissance vehicles with machine guns around them.
He raised his head hard and looked behind him. Except for a child in a gray robe standing in the distance and the dromedary next to him, there was no longer any camel team.
On the other hand, there was an open wooden box tied to the hump beside Wei Ran. Beside the box, you could still see Felix's discarded submachine gun and the telescope belt hanging on the barrel.
"Get them off quickly, medic! Where is the medic?!"
A British officer with a pipe in his mouth joked loudly, "This is what we bought with a hundred Italian rifles. If the two of them die, you will not be able to drink black tea in the next month."
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"Being sold as goods is truly an unforgettable and painful experience," Wei Ran muttered to himself, letting the rich white light fill his field of vision.
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