The traders were all concerned about saving face. Seeing the two handsome young men, they felt that they represented everyone in the "meeting" with the chiefs in this way, which gave them great prestige. So they couldn't help but come up to them and drink in advance for their appearance.
It was a blessing. Nearly a month later, Li Xu once again received public attention, and his heart was no longer as warm as when he was at "You Jian Inn". After a few words of modesty, he introduced to everyone that he and Xu Dayan were afraid of the return trip.
It was snowing on the road, and I was going to ask the clan leader to stay here for the winter. According to Xu Dayan's instructions when changing clothes just now, he promised everyone: "If the clan leader allows Brother Xu and I to stay, we will gather tomorrow night.
The two of us will buy the goods that are not sold in time 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 crazy with jealousy and secretly cursed the two greedy little rabbits. When they went to bed at night, they laughed so hard that their jaws dropped.
.At this moment, when I saw Xu and Li, they were righteous. Although their tone of voice was still sour, the gap in their hearts was no longer so deep.
Everyone can see that the Su Chuo tribe welcomes Li Xu and his little wolf. He is afraid that he will not be able to keep him. He wants to stay permanently, so how can the master refuse? In this case, it is equivalent to having someone in the tribe.
With a land merchant, everyone will not have to worry about what to do with the remaining goods when they gather tomorrow.
In order to make money next time, it is definitely not necessary to lower the price and sell goods during the gathering, as was done in the Central Plains. 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.
They are willing to trade with the traders just before the market. Everything is lacking on the grassland, and the most indispensable thing is time. As long as the herdsmen like it, they can afford to wait until next spring. But the traders must rush back south before the cold winter comes.
If you leave a day later, there will be more dangers on the road.
"Xu Guan, why don't you just open a door here? You and your father are in the Central Plains and outside the Great Wall, and we are doing big business on both sides. The matter of bringing the goods is all on us! Anyway, everyone is coming and going, and they don't care.
How many more mules in the team!" Wang Mazi had the smartest mind and was very "enthusiastic" in helping Li Xu.
"Yes, as I said before, Xu Zi is a real person and has good 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. Heading north
Before, he relied on his strength to bring the most and miscellaneous goods. On the first day of the market, he had already sold off most of the in-demand supplies on the grassland, such as tea, silk, lacquerware, etc. But other miscellaneous goods, because of
The price is high, and it is not widely used on the grassland and few people are interested in it. Therefore, Li Xu and Xu Dayan finally promised to double the price as a guarantee, which naturally made Du Scaran overjoyed. As for the unlucky one he kept talking about every day
Li Xu did not investigate who the little bastard was, and Du Scaran himself was happy to forget all the past events.
"Xu, Xu Guan. You, what are you going to use to deliver to us? Skin, skin?" Before Li Xulin got on the horse, he scolded Li Xu the least except for Sun Jiu along the way. Li Jie pulled the reins of his horse and knotted it.
asked stammeringly.
Li Xu made a lot of money in his hands, and the news had already spread among the traders. But silver is very valuable in the Central Plains. According to today's shipment speed, when the market gathers tomorrow, Uncle Stutter will have what little he has left.
I am afraid that 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. Because leather is in short supply in the Central Plains at this time, everyone can make a lot of money after shipping it back.
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"Uncle Li, don't worry. Brother Xu brought a lot of copper coins with him!" Li Xu lowered his head and explained to Uncle Stuttering with a smile. It was just a promise, a favor that had not yet been received, and everyone's attitude towards him was already as cold as fire.
.Xu Dayan said that there is no difference whether a person is 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 flattering smile when he loosened the reins, the world is so cold.
Young people know the taste well in their hearts.
Li Xu smiled, smiled, and felt a bit bitter 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 felt tents like a bright white lightning.
At the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, it is the season when the grasslands are culling livestock, and the meat is not valuable. Therefore, there are always people who take bones with large pieces of lean meat and go to the felt buns where the vendors board to see the little wolf Ganluo.
With enough food, Gan Luo's body gradually developed into a wolf shape. Some thick and smooth thorns began to grow between the silver-gray hairs. Although they were still very sparse, they were white and translucent, like pure silver.
It's as dazzling as it gets.
The moon has crawled out of the grass, and the water-like light shines on Langhao, highlighting the color of Ganluo's fur. It shuttles between the felt bags like lightning, running happily, but it scares the herdsmen's mounts and makes the legs and feet weak.
Liu Liu kept snoring. At this moment, the owners of the mounts were gathering around the newly lit fires to drink and revel. When they heard the horses neighing, they turned around and saw Gan Luo galloping in the wind.
The people of the Xi tribe are deeply influenced by Turkic culture and regard the wolf as the king of the grassland. The most noble of the Turkic tribes, Ashina, has a golden wolf embroidered on his woolen scroll. Therefore, many shepherds come to the Suchu tribe for their wish.
One of them is to take a look at the silver wolf mentioned by the messenger while buying and selling goods, and get a taste of the blessing of the son of the bright moon. At this moment, seeing Gan Luo's silver-like coat under the moonlight, the shepherds not only did not disturb him
He was angry because he killed his own horse, but instead he cheered loudly.
The little wolf Gan Luo has been following Li Xu since he never opened his eyes. He has long been accustomed to human voices. He is not afraid when he hears people cheering. He occasionally stops to look at the source of the sound, and then spreads his four legs quickly.
It followed Li Xu's footsteps and went away. The shepherds saw that it looked like a king, and they were even more envious. They all said that if the silver wolf came, Su Chuo's livestock would be prosperous every year. Sitting aside, he accompanied the guests to drink.
The herdsmen of the Suchu tribe accepted the congratulations from their compatriots from other tribes with great joy, as if Gan Luo was really born in their tribe and not brought by traders.
Li Xu felt sorry for Gan Luo, so he took the mount after running not far, carried Gan Luo on the horse, and held him in his arms. It was the first time that he ran away at such a fast speed. The little wolf was indeed a little tired, so he sat down
The red tongue stuck out in the owner's arms, and he kept breathing heavily as his chest rose and fell. This naive look was even more endearing. One person and one wolf had just entered the central hall used by Su Chuanbu to entertain vendors last time.
The account immediately became the center of attention.
Su Chuixil had long known the reason for Li Xu's late arrival from the slave girl sent by Aunt Qing, so she had been waiting patiently with the elders. The elders were surprised and envious when they saw that there was really a silver-gray wild wolf being raised by someone.
, all came up to stroke the wolf's fur for good luck. With Li Xu around, although Gan Luo was extremely reluctant and couldn't help stretching his paws and kicking his legs, he had no choice but to rein in his wild nature and let the elders' black hands touch his head.
Went there. It was lively for a while, and then the elders remembered that everyone was here for a banquet, and apologized one after another. The owner of the place, Su Chuixil, was not worried, smiled, clapped his hands, and ordered the people to serve wine and food.
The dishes served by the people of the Lin tribe were simple, and it was still the same boiled whole lamb that they served to Uncle Jiu and others last time. Li Xu was still the youngest among the people, so the elder cut the first piece of lamb back meat to him.
During the drill, he was already familiar with all the customs. He cut the sheep respectfully in return, just like a young man born and raised in the Xi tribe, who had completed all the etiquette he should do.
When the other elders saw this scene, they were no less astonished than when they saw Gan Luo for the first time. They all secretly thought that the burly young man in front of them was probably specially given by the Changsheng Heaven to the Su Chuo tribe. Otherwise, how could they be so disrespectful to the etiquette of the Lin tribe?
familiar.
Before eating, as usual, Eru and Tao Kuo Tuosi led a group of girls to sing a toast for the guests. This time, Li Xu had experience and took the copper bowl Tao Kuo Tuosi held up and no longer drank it all.
, but changed to the same posture as everyone else and sipped slowly, while listening carefully to the toast.
After listening for a long time, he didn't understand a few Turkic words. Without paying attention, the copper bowl in his hand bottomed out again. A light smile jumped out of the eyes of the girl in blue. While singing, she took the bowl from Li Xu's hand.
The copper bowl was filled for him again. Li Xu was so scared by her laughter that he couldn't control the rhythm of the second bowl. Before the singing stopped, there was no more wine in the bowl. The girl in blue shirt saw that he drank sweetly, and her face
The smile became even stronger, and he continued to fill the wine bowl for him without trying to dissuade him. This time, Li Xu finally controlled the rhythm. After the lingering singing had dissipated, he continued to imitate the way of the people of the Ping tribe, with the mouth of the bowl facing down.
As usual, not a drop fell.
Ma*wine is not strong, but its energy is fierce and domineering. Even a strong man from the Xi tribe will be sluggish if he drinks three bowls without side dishes. And Li Xu grew up drinking the wine brewed by his uncle Zhang Baosheng since he was a child.
Yes, the wine has been watered down several times, and its strength is far greater than that of horse milk. Therefore, after three bowls of mare's milk, he will not feel drunk at all. Besides, young people have tender faces, and he always thinks about it unconsciously or intentionally.
Acting like a hero in front of a girl. If you do that, you won't have Xunran's attitude written on your face.
Ever since Uncle Jiu and others entered the tent, the eyes of all the ministers and elders had hardly left Little Wolf. When they saw Little Wolf, they would inevitably see Li Xu next to Little Wolf. Seeing him drinking as if drinking water, his tongue trembled.
Not only that, but also looking at the Su Chui tribe leader with a bit more admiration.
Before the elders could take their eyes away from Li Xu, Xu Dayan's behavior attracted their attention again. This handsome young man with a smile and a decent manner actually stood up and started killing each other with the short knife inserted in the sheep's back.
I cut a piece of meat on each dinner plate. Each cut was of just the right depth, from the overcooked fat on the outside to the medium-cooked bone-in meat with blood on the inside.
The meat contains several layers from the fattest and thickest to the tenderest and freshest. (To be continued)
