Li Siye smiled and praised: "Well, not bad, not bad, I slept very comfortably. Not only does the wine in Su He's house smell good, but the room is also warm and comfortable. We slept very comfortably last night."
Fujimaki's slightly dark eyes made a silent protest. Suhrab could not ignore it and asked him strangely: "Dear guest, did you not sleep well last night? Could it be that the maid in my house did not serve you well?"
Someone still disturbed your sleep, I must ask clearly about this matter."
"No, I'm not..." Fujimaki quickly explained to the owner: "It's not that the room in your house is uncomfortable to sleep in, but it's my own fault. I, that..."
Li Siye interrupted abruptly to help him out: "He misses his hometown very much recently, so he can't sleep."
"He is Japanese."
"That's right," Fujimaki nodded repeatedly: "I am Japanese. I have been away from home for so many years, and I really miss it."
"Japan?" Suhrab was quite curious: "Is this a country? If you didn't tell me, I really wouldn't be able to tell. You look very close to Li Shijun."
When Su He heard that Fujimu was not from the Tang Dynasty, his respect level immediately dropped a bit, and the relationship was turbulent for a long time. You and I are both wandering travelers from a subjugated country. Anyway, in the past, our Persian dynasty was still famous, and the name of the country Japan has never been heard of.
heard about it.
Li Siye was afraid that Suhrab would go back on his word, so he asked again about last night's request: "I drank a lot last night, Suhrab, don't you remember your promise?"
"Remember, remember," Suhrab nodded without any trace of embarrassment on his face: "Li Shijun asked me to go to Congling to teach the military households guarding the city how to grow cotton. I left this morning. I have already
Ready."
Li Siye nodded approvingly: "Yes, you really deserve the name Suhrabu. He keeps his promise and deserves the name of a hero."
There were four wives in Suhrabu's family, all of them were slender and graceful in silk and satin clothes, with their faces covered with veils. They were crying around Suhrab, as if they were unwilling to let their husbands leave.
Li Siye looked on with a smile and sat contentedly, as if he was watching a family sitcom.
"Don't cry. I'm not being captured. Li Shou's envoy invited me to go to Congling to help him plant cotton. After planting, he will naturally release me."
Fujimu felt disgusted with this Su He, not only because of his change of attitude just now, but also because this guy actually has four or five beautiful wives. Damn it, isn't this kind of person annoying?
Su He took two camels with him on the road, one white camel to carry him, and the other to carry the necessities of life, including an exquisite cowhide water bag, a chiseled silver meat pot, a gilt bowl, and a
Piles of bacon jerky, low-carbon sheep felt and cashmere, brocade quilt cover and quilt with cotton lining. Just from this set of travel equipment, you can tell that Su He is a rich man.
The most expensive animal in the Western Regions is the camel. The price of the Turkic Dunma and Dawan horse is between more than 9,000 and 10,000 yuan, while the price of the Persian camel is upwards of 15,000 to 20,000 yuan, especially the white camel.
, it is marketable and priceless. When Suhrab travels with this two camels, one white and one yellow, it is the same as modern people going out to ride in a luxury sports car. It has a 100% turn-around rate on the streets of Qiuci.
The three of them walked all the way to the southwest on their way back, taking the official road opened for business travelers. This road was relatively safe. There was a liaison station for the Tang Army between Qiuci and Shule Town, and there were also troops changing defenses back and forth, so they could encounter each other from time to time.
The merchants coming and going will not feel lonely at all.
On both sides of the official road are rolling green hills, and the green grass always gives people a refreshing and beautiful feeling. Suhrab was in a great mood, and kept praising: "Anxi is the most beautiful place in the world. We Persians
People regard it as their second home, and I sincerely hope that Tang Jun can protect this land forever and allow us to continue our business forever."
Li Siye did not answer his words. It was always too heavy to talk about such topics. Although Li Siye had thoughts in this regard, they were just thoughts. It would be better to see many things before moving on.
A camel team appeared in front of them, all wrapped in black cloth and wearing white gauze scarves on their faces. Suhrab instinctively felt fear when he saw these black-clothed food, and did not even dare to raise his head.
He whispered to Li Siye: "This is not a private caravan. Among these people are rich and powerful officials."
"How did you identify it?"
"Have you seen the swords of these people? The scabbard is inlaid with gold, and there is a crescent moon pattern on the scabbard."
Li Siye nodded and said loudly: "What are you afraid of? Now we are in the land of my country, the Tang Dynasty. You are my minister of the Tang Dynasty now. Even if the caliph comes here, he will have to keep quiet to me."
As soon as he finished speaking, the group of businessmen in black clothes in front turned around one after another. These people had high eyebrows and deep eyes, and their face masks covered their beards. Their eyes were already sunken, and their sullen eyes looked even colder.
However, they did not retaliate with words, but kept their heads down and continued on their way.
Suhrab also saw that although these cannibals were noble, they might be supporters of the Abbasid family. The power was still in the hands of the Umayyad dynasty, and they were still not their favorites.
This baggage Siye slowly followed these big cannibals. Anyway, the direction they were traveling should be Shule Town. It was on the same route as Li Siye, so it could help him explore the way.
Two days later, they came to Seder City on the Silk Road and lived in the inn with these big cannibals. Li Siye still went his own way and remained curious at all times to eliminate the boredom of the journey.
The next day the Dashi caravan set out on the road, and so did they, heading toward Shule Town along the Kashgar River. The closer they got to the Congling area, the fewer and fewer people there were.
The members of the food caravan became cautious. No matter whether they were walking, eating or sleeping, their right hands never left the handle of their swords. Li Siye knew clearly that their threat did not come from him. He could also see that these people did not care about him at all.
Pretending to be a Sogdian, being unprepared and careless is the greatest contempt for him.
Li Sizhu actively slowed down and began to distance himself from these people, knowing that these people might be in trouble without even looking.
Although he is an officer of the Tang Dynasty, there is no need to serve as a slave to the cannibals. Besides, the opponents of the caravan of more than 20 people must be more than this order of magnitude. The only thing he can do now is to stay away.
, but you can’t be too far away, otherwise you won’t be able to see the exciting battle scenes, or the movie-watching experience will be too poor.
He kept predicting in his mind where the Dashi caravan would encounter an ambush. There were several dangerous passes on the road ahead, but they passed through them safely.
Li Siye felt that he couldn't understand. Could it be that these people had delusions of victimization? It was just a fiction that they were ambushed.
There was a sudden roar at the river crossing where he was heading. Li Siye suddenly became excited, rode up the hillside on his horse, and lay on the top of the slope to look down.
Compound bows and arrows were shot from the dense forest opposite the ferry, shooting down several merchants riding camels in the beach. Immediately afterwards, a group of merchants in white ran out of the dense forest. They held iron swords in their hands and rushed towards the merchants on horseback.