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Chapter 13 The Simple Transaction

ps: My toothache is so bad that I’m about to die. My cheeks are swollen and shiny, as if they’re on fire. My entire gums have become red and swollen. I haven’t had a good sleep in two days. Updates have become unstable. This is mine.

Wrong, I will write more while things are getting better today.

Yuanshan is a very big mountain, big enough to separate the powerful Tubo people from the Song people. Of course, there is no perfect road, and there will be narrow paths to pass through even the steepest mountains. As a mountain man, Lai Ba is the best

Good pathfinder.

The trip only takes half a month. When Lai Ba left a few ugly cow heads on the Wo Niu Stone, he was full of confidence in Yun Zheng's plan and followed the instructions of this god-like young man.

Those vicious Tubo people did not eat me, but gave me the greatest courtesy.

It doesn't matter if you don't understand the language. As long as you see a Tibetan person, give them a snow-white salt block, then stretch out your arms and bend down. You will receive a gift in return immediately, and then accept their warm and outrageous hospitality.

The mutton was very good, but it was not cooked well. After drinking the ghee, his whole body was warm. But what he missed the most was other things. Naxi's wife was good, and his daughter was also good. He didn't expect that their bodies under their leather robes were like that.

Delicate and soft, coming twice in one night is nothing to the strong Lai Ba. When they got into his arms in the middle of the night, he was always worried whether the Tubo brother Naxi sleeping next to him would jump up and chop him.

He killed himself, but after a busy night, Naxi slept soundly. Lai Ba didn't believe that Naxi couldn't hear her, because his wife shouted "Jinzhu" so loudly, and she screamed so many times.

(Note: The custom of Tubo wives and daughters entertaining guests still existed until liberation. This was a custom determined by their nomadic life. Year-round loneliness and small-scale marriages would cause a serious decline in the quality of the entire tribe. This is a fact.

(It’s not that the author is talking nonsense or deliberately belittling this nation. Generally speaking, a strong body is indispensable for them to be able to survive in the harshest natural environment.)

Lying on the sunny slope, Lai Ba was picking his teeth and waiting for Yun Zheng's arrival with peace of mind. There were five yaks grazing at the foot of the mountain. This kind of cattle is covered with thick fur. Only God knows what the young man will do.

Why did it come? Although I feel sorry for losing a cow to death, there is nothing I can do about it. The road is too difficult to walk. Being able to bring five cows back is already my greatest ability.

I hope Yun Zheng will not be dissatisfied. Lai Ba now feels that the Tubo people are really nice. There is no such generous host in the Song Dynasty who would take out his wife and daughter to entertain guests. Grandma, I took a look at Black Boss and his wife more last time.

, he knocked out two teeth, but the Tubo brothers are better. Apart from the taste of the Naxi wife and daughter, there is really nothing to criticize.

Doing business is simple. The Tubo people don't know how to count, or they pretend not to know how to count. When they put three kilograms of salt in front of the strongest yak and signaled to Naxi that they could take away the salt, and they wanted to take away the cow,

Naxi was very happy.

Therefore, the subsequent transactions were more convenient. As long as a three-pound bag of salt blocks was hung on the horns of the cow, Naxi would automatically tie a mane-woven rope to the cow, take away the salt, and hand the rope to Lai

The little salt left in Ba's hand was not enough to exchange for a cow, so Lai Ba followed Yun Zheng's instructions and generously gave the salt bag and the remaining salt to Naxi, along with the roll of linen he brought.

He gave it to the two women who had served him all night.

The consequence of this was that when Naxi sent him to the mountain road, he could still hear the Tibetan woman standing on the meadow singing sad songs, which made Lai Ba feel very unhappy.

"Five cows? Or such a big cow? Lao Lai, that's good. It seems that our transaction is successful. You can specialize in this business from now on. Give me all the cows in exchange. I will give you an extra pound for each cow."

Salt and a piece of linen."

Looking at Yun Zheng's endless joy, the last bit of worry in Lai Ba's heart disappeared. It's done, the first step is done. What's left is to carry out the most primitive accumulation according to Yun Zheng's words.

, as long as the trade routes can be maintained and those Yuanshan robbers who are causing trouble to everyone are wiped out, the life in the mountains will be more prosperous than those on the plains.

"Yunda, I'm going to go back home and set off immediately. I'll go to Caodianzi again. This time I'll take my two brothers with me and try to bring back more cattle and sheep. But I don't have the goods, so it's up to you to buy them."

Yun Zheng turned around and said to the lazy Lai Ba, "That's natural. There's no reason for you to go to the other side of the mountain and I have to squeeze money out of you. Business needs everyone to make money to be able to do business for a long time.

We don't lie to the Tubo people, Lai Ba, remember this. Never fool the Tubo people. Although their intelligence is relatively low, those who can survive in the ice and snow must have their own merits. They are tough, strong, and willing to accept death.

It is some of these qualities that as long as you deceive them once, you will never be able to get their forgiveness in your life.

Of course, this is for ordinary herdsmen. For those cunning snake-like leaders, you'd better be more careful. The more noble a person is, the more evil they will be. So, you must

Try your best to avoid dealing with those people, remember, you are not very smart either."

Lai Ba laughed and said: "Of course I'm not smart enough, don't I still have you? If I encounter something that I can't solve, I will leave it to you. I'll forget about it and just calmly pave a way for the mountain people to survive."

"

Yun Zheng came over and patted Lai Ba on the shoulder and said: "If you have this intention, you are already a saint. As long as you don't let me down, I won't let you down. This is a guarantee.

I am a slippery person and do not easily make promises to others. Once I make a promise, I will work hard to keep it. At least you can rest assured that I will not do anything wrong to you in the face of interests. It is best for us to live as friends until we are about to die.

.”

Lai Ba laughed, roughly pulled Yun Zheng into his arms, hugged him tightly, and then planned to leave. Only those who do not take their promises seriously will keep their promises, Lai Ba still knows this truth.

"Next time when you go to do business, don't let the cow's back be empty. They must have a lot of cowhide. That is a good thing. We in Da Song Dynasty need that to make leather armor and boots. As long as there is, you will buy it. Price

At 30% of the price of cattle, there is also Angong bezoar, this thing is very precious, I must get it back if I have it."

"I know!" Lai Ba agreed and disappeared into the forest. In the blink of an eye, he poked his head out of the grass and asked Yunzheng: "Do you know what "Golden Pearl" means?

"I know what it means to be a Bodhisattva who saves the suffering. Why do you ask?"

"It's okay, I'm just asking." Laiba smiled strangely and got into the grass again.

Barou and Yun Er took Yun San to guard beside Wo Niu Stone, anxiously waiting for Yun Da to come out of the mountain. When they saw Yun Da parting from the grass and sticking his head out, he smiled at them and pulled out the five-headed monster from the grass like a magic trick.

Don't be so weird.

Bacon wanted to run away, and Yun San also started to call. These cows were covered with thick fur, and their eyes were covered by the hair. They looked like monsters. However, Yun Er stood on the bullock cart and clapped his hands happily. The family was about to have a baby.

There was beef to eat.


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