The setting sun was like blood, coating the white clouds in the sky with a layer of gold.
The grassland is relatively sparse, and the yellowing weeds are like scabs, covering the ground in patches here and there. The few weeds have now been harvested by herdsmen, and there are scattered haystacks here and there on the ground.
Waiting to be transported to the stockade.
The sheep were like white clouds, floating in this barren pasture, gnawing at the few grass stalks left here and there. Xiaoye Keer and Chen Moer galloped from the mountains side by side, riding their horses up a high slope.
Look into the distance.
White clouds moved slowly in the blue crystal-clear sky. The cotton-like clouds were so low that it seemed that an arrow could penetrate directly into the clouds. In front of them, there were hundreds of sheep. If a person came from
People who have never seen a pasture may be surprised by such a huge flock of sheep when they come here, but a tribe must ensure that one person owns at least ten sheep, so as to ensure the daily necessities and the reproduction of the sheep, so as to ensure the survival of the sheep in the wild.
Considering the size of the Li clan, these sheep are really not many.
But now the Xiazhou Li family is fighting fiercely with the Tufan people. In order to win over the various tribes, they are less exploited. In addition, they have secretly done business with Luling Prefecture in exchange for a lot of money. They believe that next spring
You can gradually regain your strength, and the flocks of sheep and horses will grow like a snowball. Pasture is a problem, but there are mountains as a supplement. Through business with Luling Prefecture in exchange for some food, the environment will improve.
Some.
There are herds of sheep on the gentle slope, and two arrows down the slope is the Yeli clan tent. There is no fence, but there is a short fence where the gate should be, with an opening in the middle that can allow two cars to pass side by side.
The fence extends dozens of meters to the left and right, and the rest is still a grassland.
Such fences and gates are purely symbolic. Outside the gate, there is a tall pole. On the tall flagpole, there is no big flag, but there are a few strands of horsetails tied to it. The horsetails are fluttering in the wind. That is the Yeli clan.
Tribal symbol.
At this moment, more than 20 large vehicles were filing in along the gate, which was purely a pendulum. There were about 300 people escorting them. Chen Moer reined in his mount and looked at the approaching team. She
The horse was grazing leisurely with its head down, and there were a few pheasants and a fox on the horse's rump. People with sharp eyes might notice that the snow-white fox's fur was intact, but there was a bloody hole where the eye was.
, an arrow must be shot into the eye to ensure that the fur is intact and can be sold at a good price. And it is really remarkable for a girl to have such good archery skills.
"Xiaoye Ke'er, this Yang Hao is really amazing. The leaders of the tribes in Hengshan are all more cunning than foxes. Whether it's Linzhou, Fuzhou or us, it's a headache to deal with them. They
Now he is willing to come to the meeting obediently and brought so many things for sale. Could it be that he really regards Yang Hao as the God of Wealth?"
She kicked the horse's belly, took a few steps forward, and smiled happily: "I don't know if they can make money from Yang Hao, but Yang Hao made them a lot of money first. There are still two days before the conference.
During this period, many tribes had arrived early, and most of the wine Yang Hao brought had been sold. We also benefited from the money we made in the past few days by eating the cattle and sheep we provided to the guests who stayed in our tribe's tents.
It’s really quite a lot.”
Xiaoye Ke'er listened to her talking about Yang Hao. Although her words were not very respectful, they were full of admiration and jealousy. He snorted, raised his head and said: "So what, on the grassland, strength is king."
, it talks about the martial arts of riding and shooting. A rich man is like a fat sheep. What wolf doesn’t care about him? A man on the grassland must have real skills to stand upright."
Chen Mo'er is a smart girl, and she heard the strong sourness in her lover's words, but deliberately teased him: "Yes, but Yang Hao's martial arts is not bad. Not only is it not bad, it is simply possessed by the almighty Bai Shi."
Only a person with his ability can knock such a huge stone into the soil with a single palm. The divine wrestler Zhidamuji is not his enemy in one match, so that's it. I heard that he is still
We destroyed several strongholds, including nearly a thousand tents of the Dongyang family, but the entire clan was slaughtered, so majestic."
After hearing this, Xiaoye Keer's face became elongated, which was not much different from the horse's face of the horse under his crotch. He said sourly: "Yes, Yang Hao is the God of Wealth, or the God of Martial Arts. He is the seventh of our party."
The co-owner of the family, even Mr. Wulu Shu wants to marry Ermaina to him. If you like it, then go find him. Anyway, he was right when we were in Luhe Ridge last time.
You have a very interesting look on your face."
Chen Moer laughed, she held her stomach and straightened up, giggled, lightly slapped Ono Keer's shoulder with a riding crop, and said: "It doesn't matter whether Yang Hao is the darling of the Great God Baishi or not.
The future master of our grassland, Chen Moer only has one person in her heart, and he is the warrior Xiaoye Keer of the Yeli tribe. That Yang Hao, even if he becomes the king of the grassland, I would not even bother to look at him...
"
After listening to Chen Mo'er's words, Xiaoye Ke'er showed a satisfied smile on her face and said softly: "In my heart, there is only the lark of the Yeli tribe. My favorite Chen Mo'er is the brightest on the grassland.
The moon Ermaina is not as good as Chen Moer's Wan Yi in my heart."
Before Ono Ke'er finished her love words, she saw Chen Mo'er looking straight into the distance with a look of surprise. Ono Ke'er followed her gaze in surprise and saw two people running towards her from afar.
, and there were actually four horses following behind him.
When warriors on the grasslands fight long distances, wealthy tribes will carry multiple war horses and swap them at any time to ensure that the horses always have sufficient horsepower and leg strength during raids and battles. If there is extremely important military information, the messenger will also
He would take several horses along the way to change horses and move forward continuously. There are only two people now, obviously not warriors traveling long distances, that is the messenger? What kind of messenger would be so anxious to rush to the Yeli tribe by exchanging horses.
Ono Keer became nervous and said hurriedly: "There must be something very important, let's go there quickly."
After Ono Keer finished speaking, Chen Moer started shouting: "It's him, it's him, it's him!"
Ono Keer said in astonishment: "Who is it?"
Chen Moer's eyesight was farther than his, and she could vaguely see the appearance of the two knights running towards them. One of them was Yang Hao, whom she just said she didn't bother to take a look at.
Yang Hao and Tang Yanyan wore robes and felt hats stripped from Yinzhou soldiers. They rode six horses and went in a circle. They neither went to join Mu En and others at the Wuding River, nor did they turn around and rush back to Lu.
Lingzhou, but went straight to the Yeli tribe.
In the vast grassland, how could Li Guangyan's mere two hundred men block all the roads? If he thought about it, Yang Hao would either escape directly back to Luling Prefecture or rush to Wuding River to join his men. There was no third way.
It was impossible to leave the caravan and go to the Yeli tribe. He summoned the Qiang people in Hengshan by using a combination of fighting and coercion. Now the caravan was stopped halfway and was unable to do business with the tribes.
Why did he rush to the Yeli clan with bare hands?
Furthermore, there are not many people around him to protect him. The Yeli tribe is now a mixed bag, and some of them are related to the Qiang tribe that he exterminated. If he can't bring in the Han merchant team to buy the grassland,
After loading the goods and seeing him alone, there was no guarantee that someone would not have murderous intentions. Could Yang Hao rush to die?
Based on his speculation, it was most likely that Yang Hao rushed to the Wuding River to join the caravan and guards, and then continued to the Yeli tribe. Therefore, he led his people to ambush near the Mu'en camp, hoping to intercept and kill him.
Yang Hao. But he didn't expect that Yang Hao, the prefect of the Song Dynasty, was actually the adopted son of Li Guangcen who had been fleeing on the Tufan grasslands for many years. Now he became the co-leader of the seven Dangxiang clans after the secret alliance. He became a confidant.
Little did he know, Li Guangyan had made a mistake this time.
Yang Hao sat at the entrance of the cave and thought for a long time in the rain that day, and came up with a bold and risky idea. He had never intended to have a head-on conflict with the Xiazhou Li family so early, but this time Li Guangyan failed to assassinate him, so he would not give up.
As soon as the trouble caused by the Tufan people is resolved, Li Guangyan will definitely send troops to deal with Luling Prefecture.
It is better to strike first than to strike later and suffer disaster. What's more, he asked some very useful information from General Helian, which could be used by him. Just as Li Guangyan's dangerous attack almost killed him, if he made a dangerous attack
, and its huge rewards are equally worth the risk.
So Yang Hao made up his mind. After leaving the mountain, he immediately rushed towards the Yeli tribe. He made a small circle in the middle and confirmed the road and direction with the shepherds he met on the way. Although Tang Yanyan didn't want to walk through the body of the dead,
She took off her clothes, but she also knew that Yang Hao's plan was not trivial. Her husband was going to do something big, and she didn't dare to hold back at this time. Yang Hao's future was her future from now on, so she changed into Qiang clothes obediently.
The clothes are hidden from others.
The two of them changed horses and ran quickly. After running all day and night, they were exhausted and finally arrived at Yeli's tribe. From a distance, they saw the flagpole with the horse's tail floating in front of them and the symbolic gate. Yang Hao was overjoyed. He waved his whip vigorously.
They clamped the horse's belly tightly with their numb legs, and were about to rush through the door with all their strength, when two horses suddenly ran out and blocked them in front of them.
Yang Hao was startled and quickly reined in his horse. The galloping horse stopped suddenly and neighed "Xi Yu Yu". He looked up and saw that the girl standing in front of the horse looked very familiar. He was so anxious that he didn't even remember her identity for a moment.
He just asked urgently: "Where are the people from Luling Prefecture who come here to sell wine?"
Chen Moer was about to ask why he came in a hurry with only one person, but Yang Hao asked her fiercely first. She was startled for a moment, and she instinctively replied: "That man is selling wine in the village, you
What are you looking for him for?"
Only then did Yang Hao remember her name and said happily: "Miss Chen Mo'er, take me there quickly. It's very important, extremely important. There can't be any delay."
"Oh! Come with me." Seeing Yang Hao's voice was hoarse, he was dressed in dust, and his expression was very urgent. Zhan Mo'er felt anxious. It didn't matter how she belittled Yang Hao when she and her lover were joking in private, but Yang Hao was The identity of the co-head of the Seventh Clan is not false. His expression is so urgent that it is hard to guarantee that there is not something important related to the Yeli Clan.
Chen Mo'er turned the horse's head and led him to gallop towards the camp. Yang Hao followed him away in a hurry. When Xiaoye Ke'er saw Chen Mo'er, she was saying good things just now, but now she was like this in front of Yang Hao. So docile, he muttered angrily: "Just now I said I didn't bother to look at him, but now he is so obedient."
He said unhappily, and suddenly noticed something strange. He turned around and saw a beautiful young man in Qiang robe standing next to him, looking at him fiercely with a pair of beautiful big eyes. He immediately said displeasedly: "What are you looking at?"
Unexpectedly, Tang Yanyan actually spoke to him at the same time, with a very aggressive tone, and said the same thing. The two of them were stunned for a moment, then they each snorted coldly, shook the reins, and chased after Yang Hao and Chen. Mo'er's figure disappeared.
Ye Zhixuan was sitting on a large lounge chair, with his arms resting on the chair, and an eager eagle resting on his shoulders. His big leather boots were placed on the table in front of him, and his boots were exposed from between his feet. He looked at the man standing in front of him through the gap and said lazily: "Michelina, I said you have already given wine on credit several times. I don't have to worry about selling my wine. You always give it on credit. Look, look. Look, with your virtue, how can you repay your debt?"
The autumn wind has turned cold, but the man in front of me is not wearing underwear. He is just shirtless and wearing a sheepskin vest, a pair of tattered trousers similar to calf-nose pants, and a hemp rope tied around his waist. Judging from his age, he is about fifty. With a rosy nose and baggy eyes, standing there with a dull smile on his face and his fingers trembling slightly, he was obviously suffering from alcohol dependence.
When Ye Zhixuan first came to the Yeli clan, he was really scared. He even wondered if Bi Su had reported his crush on Miss Zhe Ziyu, and Yang Hao had deliberately sent him into the tiger's mouth. At this time, he In my impression, the people on the grassland are extremely vicious. They always carry knives and kill people at any disagreement. The Yeli clan is even more barbaric among barbarians. It is said that the Yeli clan often eats people and has thin skin. Tender meat...
Along the way, he couldn't sleep well and couldn't eat well. He entered the Yeli tribe with trepidation. After several days of contact, he discovered that the rumors were untrue. The tribes on the grassland were just like the Han people's society. They have the same dignity, the same order, and the same restrictions of etiquette and laws. Those tall and burly men in their tribes are no different from the Han people in the countryside.
So his courage gradually grew. He also discovered that people on the grassland were particularly addicted to alcohol. Many people were addicted to alcohol. They were willing to take the few rations and belongings at home, and even the few remaining cattle and sheep. In order to exchange for more wine, everyone was very respectful to him, a big wine merchant, and even looked very flattering when they saw him.
After going back and forth, without any fear, Ye Zhixuan is even more arrogant than when he was in the Central Plains, and he has become a bully businessman who operates from the ground. The cattle, sheep, herbs, furs and other things he has bought these days are worth more than the bad wine he transported. It has been exceeded several times.
The Qiang man in front of him, Michelin, laughed and said: "Shopkeeper Ye, I always drink your wine like this. I feel bad about it, but there is really nothing at home that can resist me. But don't worry, the people on my grassland will not
You deadbeat, look, I brought something in exchange for wine this time."
Michelina turned his head and shouted ferociously: "Gnimaze, come here."
A Qiang girl wearing a shabby robe stood timidly not far away. Michelina walked over, grabbed the girl, and pulled her to Ye Zhixuan. He rubbed his hands to please him and said: "Shopkeeper Ye, look,
This is my daughter, I gave her to Shopkeeper Ye as a servant to pay off debts, and I asked Shopkeeper Ye to exchange her for two jars of good wine."
"Your daughter?" Ye Zhixuan's eyes widened, and she couldn't help but be surprised when she saw that the girl in front of her was about eleven or twelve years old, with shabby clothes, fluffy hair, and pretty eyebrows. If she was good at dressing up, she would be good at it.
Authentic: "In exchange for two jars of wine, you...you pawned your own daughter?"
Michelin said with a smile on his face: "Hey, a girl is born to lose money. Shopkeeper Ye, you are a rich man, and your family is rich. If she follows you, she can still have enough to eat and enjoy a few days of happiness, right? Shopkeeper Ye
Yes, if you like it, can you...hehe...can you give me an extra jar of wine?"
Even if you buy a servant girl, it still costs 800 coins. How much wine do you need to buy? Ye Zhixuan's eyebrows twitched and thought: "The people on the grassland are really weird. They have century-old ginseng, tiger bone musk, and...
This pretty girl is not as valuable as a jar of bad wine in their eyes. Hey! If I change my profession and do business with them, I seem to be able to make a lot of money."
When the girl saw Ye Zhixuan looking her up and down with a pair of ruthless eyes, she couldn't help but hide behind her father timidly. However, Michelina became happy, knowing that Ye Zhixuan had taken a liking to her, and hurriedly pushed her in front of him, laughing.
Said: "Shopkeeper Ye, look...if you pay your wine bill with my Gnimaze, you can...how many jars can you give me as a gift?"
He licked his lips and looked greedily at the neatly stacked jars of wine behind Ye Zhixuan. Ye Zhixuan took her feet back and said arrogantly: "I'm here, and there are just a few of them under me.
Man, I really need a personal maid to take care of me. Well... your woman, can you wait for others? Wash and cook, serve tea and water, is she well-behaved?"
As soon as he said this, two fast horses came rushing towards him from a distance, one behind the other. They stopped suddenly in front of his tent. The girl in front of him pointed at him and said, "The wine seller is right here."
"
"Who, who, who... who is the wine dealer? I am a big businessman. Miss Chen Mo'er, can't you call me Shopkeeper Ye?" Ye Zhixuan raised her face impatiently and saw clearly at a glance.
The man behind Chen Moer couldn't help but ouch and screamed: "My lord, you are here."
Yang Hao turned over and dismounted. The blood in his legs was not smooth, and he staggered forward two steps. Ye Zhixuan knew how to be a good person, so he quickly stepped forward to support him. Yang Hao looked at the eagle on his shoulder, his face showed joy, and said: "Quick,
Come in quickly, I want to write a letter and send it out immediately."
"Okay, okay, please wait a little longer." Ye Zhixuan did not dare to say more and quickly helped him into the tent. Michelina rolled his cunning eyes and immediately said loudly: "Shopkeeper Ye, if you don't object, then that's it
Agreed. I gave you my daughter, so I don’t owe you any wine debt." As he said this, he walked to the edge of the tent, grabbed two wine jars and put them in his arms, freeing his hand to lift another one.
The waiter next to him stepped forward to stop him. Michelin said loudly: "Shopkeeper Ye agreed." As he said this, he pushed his daughter forward, picked up the wine jar and ran away. He looked so happy that he didn't know how to take advantage of it.