Chapter 3 Wilderness (Part 5) When Li Xu and Xu Dayan returned to their camp, Jiu Shu and others were already anxious. It turned out that although the tribes of the Lin people were of the same clan, except for wars or a few rare events in a year,
Except for important days, it is rare for so many tribesmen to gather in one place for this market transaction. Several tribes with a radius of more than 500 miles have young men and elders coming to stay with the Suchu tribe. This is the tribe's usual capital.
It’s a good opportunity that you can’t ask for, so as the host, Su Chuobu will inevitably have to entertain him warmly.
Although he was happy, the enthusiastic patriarch Su Chuoxir did not forget who brought him joy, so he sent a few live sheep, several bags of sour mare's milk, and sent a virtuous patriarch to the front.
He came to drink with the merchants and at the same time, he strongly invited the caravan leader Sun Jiu, Zhang San and two young men to attend a dinner specially set up to entertain the elders of various ethnic groups.
Li Xu and Xu Dayan had not returned for a long time, fearing that their host would be impatient with the wait. Sun Jiu and Zhang San wanted to go first, but the messenger sent by the patriarch Su Chuoxil insisted that the guests must bring Little Wolf Ganluo to attend.
Since coming to Su Chuubu, there have been bones and meat to eat every day. The little wolf Ganluo has gradually grown fangs. The vendors usually feed him meat without rejecting anyone who comes, but they want to take him away but they can't.
No matter what benefits Sun Jiu offered to seduce him, he just refused to go with him. Uncle Zhang was really impatient with the wait. He found a rope and prepared to tie it around the wolf's neck and lead him away, but the little wolf Gan Luo jumped up and volleyed.
Almost bit my throat
Zhang Laosan lost face in front of outsiders and angrily found a horse whip to punish Gan Luo Little Wolf but refused to be taught. He put on a posture of preparing to fight, lowered his front legs, tensed his hind legs, and said something in his mouth
The low whining and hissing sound, no matter Zhang San was waving the whip in his hand or looking at him, just refused to touch his neck immediately, but it frightened Zhang Laosan so much that he didn't dare to take action easily.
"It's a wolf, not a dog!" Aslan, the messenger from the Su Chuan tribe who had been watching Uncle Zhang and Gan Luo's torment, said in Turkic: "You are bullying it when it is young. When it grows up, it will remember today's humiliation at any time!"
This is the Minbu, where the vassal wolf of the Turks has always been regarded as an extremely noble creature. His wish to shoot Gan Luo to death with a bow and arrow will definitely not be fulfilled. Zhang Sanshu has no choice but to throw down his whip and scold the little wolf.
The owner was wicked. He brought such a wolf cub but didn't know how to tame the little wolf Gan Luo, but he couldn't understand the curse words. Seeing Uncle Zhang throw away the riding crop, he gave the other party a look of disdain, and sat on the ground proudly. He looked like a
A tribal hero who returned from a victorious battle
After finally catching Li Xu, Uncle Zhang couldn't help but have a straight face and rushed up to teach him a lesson. Li Xu was used to being scolded by him these days. In front of outsiders, he didn't say anything to contradict him until Uncle Zhang got thirsty and stopped to drink water.
Then he replied calmly: "My nephew is rude. I shouldn't worry Uncle Jiu. But the daughter of the patriarch's family invited me to send Shu Brocade to her tent. Brother Xu and I had to go, so we came back late!"
"Are they Tao Kuotosi and Eru? We must have gotten sidetracked. If I had known you were at the patriarch's house, I wouldn't have waited for you to come back and forth. I'm really sorry, sorry!" Aslan said with a smile, mentioning Tao.
He took off the silk, and a smile of love and helplessness bloomed on his face. He must have suffered a lot at the hands of this weird girl on weekdays.
"It's Tao Kuotosi, Eru, and Aunt Wanqing!" Li Xu answered honestly. He had never figured out what the tribe's honorific title was for the chief's woman. For example, in the Central Plains, they call them Khan Concubine. I'm afraid Su
With Chubu's current strength, Chief Xier has no chance of becoming a Khan on his own.
"It's Aunt Qing. She also found out from it that she must be very happy to see the face of this tribe!" A'silan immediately changed his posture of respect and said very understandingly.
Hearing that Li Xu went to work for the patriarch's wife and daughter, Uncle Zhang had to temporarily suppress the anger in his stomach. Although there were some twists and turns in this trip, everyone's income was three times that of before. Such an enthusiastic and kind-hearted Su Chuobu,
Everyone must be hoping to run a few more times so that they can build up the relationship with the clan leader's family, which will undoubtedly have many benefits for the caravan. Thinking about this, Li Xu not only has no fault, but has made contributions to everyone. Moreover, since entering the tribe, this
The unlucky boy has always been favored by that so-and-so silk. Once his fortune turns out to be the son-in-law of Chenglong Kuai, who has become the leader of the clan and offends him, wouldn't it be like offending a little wolf? When it grows up, it will stare at you every day.
Do you see the throat?
Thinking of this, Uncle Zhang's face changed back to the honest elder face he had in front of Li Xu's parents when they first met. He patted Li Xu on the shoulder and said gently: "Ahem, you are doing things for the patriarch's family. Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
What? Uncle Jiu and I were afraid that you would be in danger if you were young and playful. The grassland is so big. Once you lose your way, how can I explain to your father? Go wash your face quickly and change your body and clothes! There are more than a dozen tribes there.
All the elders are waiting, we can’t deceive the host with being a guest!”
The merchants had already informed Uncle Zhang that Li Xu and Xu Dayan left with the two girls, but at that time he did not associate the girl's identity with the patriarch's family. In addition, seeing that Li Xu had made a lot of money, he
Being treated as an honored guest by Lin Ren, she felt jealous, so she was so arrogant. After it was confirmed from Aslan's mouth that the wild girl named Sosi was actually the daughter of the clan leader, she suddenly remembered that Su Chuixil had personally spoken to her on the first day of the banquet.
After telling everyone that she was her daughter, she felt regretful in her heart. She was arrogant at first and respectful at the end, and her attitude changed so quickly that Xu Dayan, who had been trained since childhood, felt inferior to the two teenagers. He despised Zhang San in his heart and tried to do it as soon as possible.
Quickly changed into clean clothes and walked out of the tent, ready to go out for the banquet
After all, the young people's bodies can withstand the torment. After a few days of rest, Xu and Li no longer looked as haggard as they did on the road. When they put on a long gown worn by scholars and tidied their hair, they recovered.
His hair looked sharp and energetic. Xu Dayan was born in a wealthy family. No matter what kind of crowd he was among, the calm and calm temperament in his gestures could not be concealed. However, although Li Xu did not look as good as Xu Dayan in appearance,
He was so charming and suave, and he had read a lot, so he inevitably had some elegance in him. Normally, everyone didn't think he was handsome. But when they heard that he had made a lot of money today and was appreciated by the leader of the Xiren clan, they suddenly looked at him more.
After a few glances, I immediately noticed what was different about him.
The traders were all concerned about saving face. Seeing the two young men's elegant demeanor, they felt that they were going to "meet" the chiefs on behalf of everyone. They were very dignified, so they couldn't help but come up to them and give them a shout for their appearance.
Nearly a month later, Li Xu once again attracted public attention. He was no longer as enthusiastic as he was at "Youjian Inn". After a few words of modesty, he introduced to everyone that he and Xu Dayan were afraid of the snowstorm on the way back.
, prepared to make a request to the clan leader to stay here for the winter, and in accordance with Xu Dayan's instructions when changing clothes just now, he promised everyone: "If the clan leader allows Brother Xu and I to stay here to gather tomorrow night, if everyone fails to take action in time
The two of us will buy the goods at double the price we paid when we were in the Central Plains. If you uncles don't mind suffering a loss, you can come and trade on your own!"
When all the vendors heard this, they were even more happy. In the afternoon, everyone saw that the Shu Brocade brought by Li Xu had made at least ten times the profit. They were so jealous that they secretly cursed the two greedy little rabbits. When they went to bed at night, their jaws dropped with laughter at this moment.
Seeing Xu and Li being righteous, although their tone of voice was still sour, the estrangement in their hearts was no longer so deep.
Everyone can see that the Su Chuan tribe welcomes Li Xu and his little wolf but is afraid that he will not be able to keep him. He wants to stay permanently, how can the master refuse? In this case, it is equivalent to having a new member of the tribe.
As a land merchant, when we gather tomorrow, we won’t have to worry about what to do with the few remaining goods in our hands.
In order to make money next time, it is definitely necessary to lower the price and sell goods during the gathering like in Zhongyuan. Otherwise, when the caravan comes again next year, the shepherds who feel that they suffered losses in the last transaction will definitely have to wait until the gathering.
The grasslands lacked everything except time. As long as the herdsmen liked it, they could afford to wait until next spring. However, the traders had to return south before the cold winter and left one day late.
There is just one more danger on the road
"Xu Guan, why don't you just be a land dealer here and work with your father on one side of the Central Plains and the other outside the Great Wall, doing big business and bringing the goods? It's all on us! Anyway, everyone is going back and forth, and they don't care about who is in the team.
More mules!" Wang Mazi had the smartest mind and was very "enthusiastic" to help Li Xu.
"Yes, I've said it before. Xu Zi is a real person and has great luck. With him here, everyone will follow the good times!" The scar on Du Scaran's face trembled, blooming as beautifully as a dog's tail flower before heading north,
Relying on his strength, he brought the most and most miscellaneous goods to the market on the first day. He had already sold off most of the in-demand supplies on the grassland such as tea, silk, lacquerware, etc. But some other miscellaneous goods, because of the high price, were sold in the market.
It is not widely used on the grassland and few people care about it. Therefore, Li Xu and Xu Dayan finally promised to double the price as a guarantee, which naturally made Du Scaran overjoyed. As for who the unlucky little bastard was that he kept talking about every day.
, Li Xu didn’t pursue it, and Du Scaran himself was happy to forget all the past events.
"Xu, Xu Guan, what are you going to use to deliver skins to us?" Before Li Xulin got on the horse, he scolded Li Xu the least except for Sun Jiu along the way. Li Stutter pulled the reins of his horse and stammered.
asked
Li Xu made a lot of money in his hands. This news had already spread among the traders. But silver is very valuable in the Central Plains. According to today's shipment speed, by the time of the gathering tomorrow, the little bit left in Uncle Stuttering's hands will be
I'm afraid the goods are not even worth half a silver chain. If Li Xu can pay with leather, it means that he has taken advantage of others again, because leather is in short supply in the Central Plains at this time, and everyone can make a lot of money after shipping it back.
"Uncle Li, don't worry. Brother Xu has brought a lot of copper coins!" Li Xu lowered his head and explained to Uncle Stuttering with a smile that it was just a promise and a favor that had not yet been received. Everyone's attitude towards him was already as bad as ice and fire. Xu
Big Eyes said that there is no difference whether a person was born outside the Great Wall or in the south of the Yangtze River. The key is not to be a poor man. This is true. Looking at Uncle Scar's fawning smile when he loosened the reins, the young man felt the harshness of the world.
Knowing everything in my heart
Li Xu smiled, smiled, and felt a bit of bitterness in his heart again. He patted the horse's butt hard, and sped up to chase Uncle Jiu and others who had already walked away.
The little wolf Ganluo jumped and ran behind the horse, his figure passing through the heavy felt tents like a white lightning bolt.
Note 1: The difference between local merchants who have fixed stores in a certain place and Hong merchants is that they do not travel between places, and they have more capital. They may purchase goods from Hong merchants or sell them on behalf of others.