"Yes!" Li Xu nodded repeatedly. The old man looked very much like his uncle. His temples were also stained white by the difficult life, and he also straightened his back in front of and behind others. Whether he was rich or poor in his life, at least
I want to be a person like Uncle Jiu, who is upright, upright and strong.
"I'll help you take your goods back. If you make more money this time, everyone will definitely come again after the snow melts next year!" Sun Jiu looked at the young man who was reluctant to leave him, and warned him again, "If
The conscription order is a rumor, so you should go back to the Central Plains as soon as possible. No matter how warm the felt bag here is, it is not our home after all!"
At home, Li Xu's eyes suddenly became intense. In the firelight, the small farmyard seemed very far away, and then very close again.
The first ray of sunshine in the morning had just emerged from behind the clouds in the southeast, and Li Xu crept back to his tent. After listening to the introduction by Uncle Jiu and Hao Laodao, he no longer had any contempt for the customs of the Lin people.
.But suddenly he began to worry that the blue-eyed girl would be very angry if he found out that he had slipped away after waking up. If that were the case, it would be a pity. It was the first time in his life that he saw such a beautiful girl and could chat together.
It is also a very pleasant thing.
There was no sign of the girl in the felt tent. The large floral velvet blanket lent by Xi Ren was folded and placed neatly beside the pillow. The charcoal in the brazier had also cooled down long ago, and the pale white ashes were suddenly thrown out from the door.
The cold wind blew in and floated gently in the sunshine, like fog or smoke.
Everything last night seemed to have never happened. Li Xu felt as if he had had a bizarre dream. After waking up from the dream, except for the morning sunshine, everything was gone without a trace.
Maybe that was a dream! Li Xu thought dizzy. For two days in a row, he didn't see the girl again. At Xu Dayan's suggestion, the vendors took the initiative to collect a sample of goods and gave it to the tribal leader.
Su Chuixil and several respected elders, and the leaders and elders of the Su Chu tribe gave gifts of higher value to the caravan in return. During the three days waiting for the arrival of several neighboring tribes, in order to show that they were doing things fairly,
Su Chuobu did not take the lead in trading with the vendors. The guests and hosts only drank and sang every day. Women's singing and dancing were still the highlight of the banquet, but the blue-eyed girl evaporated like dew and never appeared in front of everyone again.
"Why, Lord Zixi, I miss your Yue girl again!" Xu Da laughed in a low voice when he saw that Li Xu was distracted while drinking.
"It's okay, I'm thinking about how to get rid of the goods as soon as possible tomorrow!" Li Xu shook his head and argued forcefully. But the girl's clothes suddenly floated in his mind, and the music in his ears also vaguely carried the rhythm of the ancients.
"What evening is it tonight? I am drifting in the middle of the island, what day is it today? I have to be in the same boat with the prince. I am embarrassed and am embarrassed, and I don't feel ashamed. I am upset and never stop. I know the prince. There are trees in the mountains, and there are no trees in the mountains.
Branch, my heart is full of joy for you, but you don’t know it!” Did the same misunderstanding happen between Zixi, the commander of Chu State, and the Yue people who didn’t understand Chu language?
"Everyone gathers together tonight to discuss, and the market will open tomorrow. We all know the price of what we sell. We have gone through all kinds of hardships to get here, don't destroy our own stall!" Uncle Zhang
Hearing the word "get off" in Li Xu's words, he quickly came over and warned him not to mess around. To the vendors, a beauty's erotic dream is like a banquet in front of them. It's fine if they have eaten. No matter they are drunk or awake, the first priority is
It was to make enough money to save my whole family from suffering.
"Everyone will set the same price for the same goods. Uncle Jiu has already told the messenger to ask all the ministries to bring as much rawhide as possible for bartering. Tomorrow we will use rawhide as the standard, how many skins are a pound of tea, how many skins are a piece of cloth,
It has been discussed in advance. Try to fold other things with leather as well!" With the opportunity to make a fortune imminent, Wang Mazi no longer only focused on the woman's waist, but very cleverly made a good suggestion.
The people of the Lin people do not have the copper coins of the Sui Dynasty, so bartering for everything would be too troublesome. Using the whole piece of leather as money can just solve this problem. Moreover, rawhide is now very popular in the Central Plains, and there is a risk of being frozen in the cold.
The risk-taking traders on the grassland all come here for rawhide.
That night, the vendors crowded in front of the fire and started to quarrel. The goods they brought were of different textures, and they were all folded with rawhide, so the difference in quality was difficult to reflect. No one wanted to earn less than others, and everyone was afraid
The income was not enough. Fortunately, Linren could not understand the Central Plains dialect, so he thought the vendors were discussing the itinerary for home. Otherwise, he might have turned against them and kicked out all these unscrupulous customers.
In the end, it was Uncle Jiu, Zhang San and others who made the decision and divided similar goods into grades according to the standards of the Central Plains. The price difference between each grade was minimized. As for the unique goods of individual traders, they could sell them at will.
Whether the price is high or low, it has no impact on other people's transactions.
"This is Su silk, how can I compare with his Shandong cloth!" someone muttered unconvincedly. Since ancient times, Su silk has been the best silk in the Central Plains, followed by Zhejiang silk. The weather in Shandong is cold, and the silk spun by silkworms is too cold.
It is brittle and thick, and is the worst woven silk. Rich families never wear it, and only middle-class families sew clothes for appearance. Therefore, the prices of the three kinds of silks and satins on the market are also very different. Other factors such as color, pattern style, and format
The width, etc., also affect the transaction price of silk and satin. However, the price set by Sun Jiu and others, the difference between the three places of silk and satin is limited, which naturally dissatisfies those who have high cost of bringing goods.
"If you have the skills, explain the difference between Su silk and Lu silk to Xi Ren!" Uncle Zhang instantly turned cold and scolded. "How about you set a high price yourself and finally pay it in your hands? Everyone won't stay here.
Waiting for you to find a buyer!”
"You can stay if you stay, whoever leaves will not survive!" the silk merchant yelled angrily, and finally sat down dejectedly. Discussing the difference between silk and satin with people from Xi is almost the same as discussing the texture of mutton with people from Jiangnan. It's up to you to figure it out.
The words are so colorful that in other people's eyes, they are all the same thing.
There were also a few people who brought lacquerware and painted pottery, but they were also dissatisfied with Sun Jiu's decision. Seeing that the silk and satin merchant could not reason, and fearing that they would offend Zhang San, a black-faced man, on the way back, they had no choice but to give up.
The vendors who bought the exclusive goods were all in high spirits and happily thinking about how to make a lot of money tomorrow.
The goods Li Xu brought were relatively simple. In addition to dozens of kilograms of crude tea, there were several pieces of Sichuan brocade. The crude tea was a popular commodity on the grassland, and both buyers and sellers were well aware of its prices. Even if the traders wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to raise the price, they could not raise the price much.
. And Shu brocade is not produced in the north, and the price in Shanggu County is already ridiculously high. For traders who want to make quick money, no one will sell such thick, heavy and high-cost things. Seeing that they are nothing compared to others
When there was a conflict, he withdrew from the crowd early and sat by another fire to drink and relieve his boredom.
"Don't mess with them tomorrow. Those pieces of Sichuan brocade will be sold at a discount!" Xu Dayan whispered in Li Xu's ear while no one was paying attention.
It was this matter that Li Xu was worried about. He frowned and asked in a low voice, "How to change? Everyone is buying rawhide!". He knew almost nothing about doing business. The original plan was to do it in the Central Plains.
In order to find out the price of Shu brocade and silk satin, I folded all the brocade in my hands into leather goods and asked Sun Jiu to take it back to Shanggu, and then my father would exchange it for copper coins to make up for the family's shortfall. But judging from the price everyone set tonight, I can get it tomorrow.
The quantity of rawhide far exceeded the estimate before leaving the fortress. It would be a bit unkind to ask others to carry such a heavy cargo back.
"Fold the Sichuan brocade into silk cloth according to the price in the Central Plains, and then fold the silk cloth into rawhide according to tonight's price, and then fold the rawhide into silver pieces according to the price of the Xi people. The people here are covered with silver bells, and they are estimated to be of silver
The price won't be too high!" Based on his observations over the past few days, Xu Dayan took a blackened branch and wrote on the ground.
Soon, he calculated the price ratio of Sichuan brocade and rawhide. He asked Li Xu to remember the number, and then wiped it off the ground with the sole of his boot.
Li Xu silently recited the number given by Xu Dayan twice and agreed with the other party's suggestion. If he asked Uncle Jiu to bring money home, the journey would not be too tiring. And considering Sun Jiu's personality, no matter how much he was given,
He won't swallow up the money halfway.
"I have to change one or two horses tomorrow, otherwise there will be too many rawhide, and Uncle Jiu won't be able to help me carry it back! Then I will change it for some cheese and fried rice that they eat. If you live here permanently, you can't always eat and drink for free.
Something." Li Xu said to Xu Dayan very frankly.
No matter how enthusiastic the people of Lin are, there is a limit in the end. In the Central Plains, a person will be disliked by others if he lives in his relatives' house for a long time. What's more, at the moment, he and Xu Dayan are not related to the people of Lin.
"I asked Uncle Jiu to help me find out. Every year at the beginning of winter, all the men in the tribe go out hunting in groups. This year the weather has been good, and there are a lot of yellow sheep nearby. So, what we eat should not be a big problem!"
When faced with the challenge of survival, Xu Dayan was well prepared. But when Li Xu asked about buying a horse, he made a very ridiculous suggestion: "You can buy a horse, but try to buy a small, slow-running horse that can carry loads.
Don’t buy one that looks tall!”
"Why?" Li Xu asked in shock. Xu Dayan refused to explain to him, but just asked him to do it no matter what. Li Xu was originally easy-going, but seeing Xu Dayan's solemn words, he had to bite the bullet and agreed.
.
The next day, the Xi people from several nearby tribes came over after hearing the news and crowded the camp of the Suchu tribe. This place is too far away from the Great Wall, and separated by the Xi tribe, goods from the Central Plains are always in short supply. Besides, it snows every year.
The trade route was cut off, and other caravans would not appear again until May of next year. Therefore, in many tribes, the elders of many tribes actually led the teams in person. On the one hand, they expressed their gratitude to the leaders and elders of the Su Chui tribe, and on the other hand, they also
Prevent your own Erlang from being deceived by traders in the Central Plains due to lack of experience.
Rawhide is always a cheap thing on the grassland. Every autumn, the tribe must eliminate the old, weak, sick and disabled animals in large numbers based on the amount of hay accumulated and the condition of the pasture. There is so much skin to peel off and use, and the people in Pei have no patience to take advantage of it one by one.
After removing the salt and keeping it in your hands for a year or two, the rawhide will be full of insect holes and become worthless. Therefore, although the prices of the goods in the hands of traders are a bit high, they are still within the affordability of the people of the Lin tribe.
Moreover, all the goods brought by the vendors are new, and even the worst quality ones are far higher-end than the second-hand goods brought by the Xi traders. (To be continued)
