To Rule in a Turbulent World

Chapter 244 Volume 5 8 Sounds of Ganzhou

Li Zhifeng went out for a tour and came back, spent all the money that should be bribed, and inquired about a lot of news. It is time for the Hu people to celebrate the Winter Hunting Festival. Before the Winter Hunting Festival, there will be a grand celebration. , will bring the prey hunted outside the Great Wall to the market for circulation.

At that time, the little prince of Batu will also gather all the heroes and lead people to leave Da'an and go hunting under the Great Wall. After the last hunting is over, the Tartar Dynasty will officially enter the winter until the Spring Wine Festival next year, when the Molian River breaks the ice.

"Where's the news about Quanrong?" You Miao asked.

"They live in Da'an City." Li Zhifeng replied: "From time to time, they will go to the market to buy things. The people here, the Hu people, and even the Tatars are afraid of them."

You Miao nodded and said, "Then...it's still about safety..."

Li Zhifeng replied: "If you want to go, I must follow you, otherwise no one will protect you, and I am not afraid of being recognized, after all, it has been almost ten years."

You Miao recalled that when Li Zhifeng was arrested in the capital, he was only in his teens. Two years later, You Miao bought Li Zhifeng back from Li Yan. Now Li Zhifeng is 28 years old.Appearance, body has changed.

However, You Miao was still a little worried, and said, "Try to change your outfit."

When Ye Youmiao and Li Zhifeng studied all night, Li Zhifeng himself sent people to disguise themselves outside the Great Wall to listen to the news, and Yu Yirong and the others had already made preparations.You Miao gave Li Zhifeng gray hair, trimmed his eyebrows slightly, and changed some features of his appearance. Finally, Li Zhifeng looked in the mirror and looked like a middle-aged man.

"It's done." Li Zhifeng said with satisfaction, "I'm ten years older."

"Eyes." You Miao said helplessly: "Keep your eyes closed, your eyes are too powerful."

Li Zhifeng followed You Miao's instructions and looked down a little, both of them laughed.

When going to bed at night, You Miao hugged Li Zhifeng and put her head on his shoulder, feeling both strange and funny, and joked: "You can be my father now."

Li Zhifeng said in an interesting way: "Good son, call him Daddy."

The two laughed and romped, and the night passed. The next day, Lin Ke came to knock on the door. You Miao, sleepy, was carried on a mule. Before dawn, all the merchants rushed to the market.

As soon as Dongtian showed a fish belly white, You Miao was so cold that he breathed white mist, and the merchants opened their stalls and arranged goods. Li Zhifeng was busy, and You Miao sat blankly.

It was not a good day, with light snow rolling in the gloomy wind, the merchants were shivering from the cold, and You Miao was wrapped in a pile of fur and cotton jackets, and suddenly he felt unwell.When I left the Great Wall eight years ago, I saw merchants from the Central Plains outside the Great Wall, but everyone flocked to them, fearing that they would not be able to buy goods from the south, and even gave him money to sell things. Why is it so far away now?

As the pale sky gradually lit up, more people came to the market. A few barbarian people picked and picked and went shopping in the market. Until the day broke, more people came to the market to buy things with their families. up.

"Selling tea—"

"Goods from south to north, high-quality silk and satin from Jiangnan—"

"Selling southern goods——"

The merchants seemed to have made an appointment, and they shouted together, and some people shook their heads and blew the suona, and the Han people's street suddenly became lively, which shocked You Miao.

You Miao was watching them having fun, and the barbarians surrounded them from all directions. Immediately, all the people in the market came, and You Miao breathed a sigh of relief—it seemed that the trade in the north was still the same as before.

The Tatars croaked, and the vendors at various stalls began to compare their fingers. There was no need to talk or bargain.You Miao was startled, but Li Zhifeng shook his head and told him not to be afraid.

The crowd gathered in front of You Miao's stall was the largest and most lively. It was a total chaos. In less than half an hour, all the tea leaves brought out today were sold. The purpose of You Miao's business was not for money. The skins are sold, and the bundles of rouge and tea are sold out one by one. There are more and more wolf and fox skins behind them. As the sun rises, the number of Tatars who make money gradually increases. , So the merchants in the whole street began to pour out all kinds of good goods, exclusively for these Tatar nobles to buy.

"I knew I would bring out all the goods today." You Miao said happily.

Li Zhifeng said: "Master, this is only the first day, we have to do business for at least five days."

Although You Miao has not been in business for a long time, but seeing the bustling scene in the market, she couldn't help but still feel itchy. Looking at the fur behind her, she roughly estimated the value. This time, the value of the goods can be tripled at least.

In less than one morning, the goods were almost sold out, and the merchants with the best business began to close their stalls. Li Zhifeng kept watching the people coming and going. There was still a small wooden handmade screen left on You Miao's stall, a piece of coral, several A porcelain vase, when someone asked the price, he charged a high price, knowing that the people who wanted to buy it were all dignitaries.

"Closed the stall?" Li Zhifeng asked.

"Close the stall." You Miao said: "I'm hungry too, find a place to eat, and then ask for news."

When Li Zhifeng counted the bills, You Miao smiled and said, "Never mind, it's just a husband-and-wife store opened by the two of us. Could it be possible that someone still touches the money?"

Li Zhifeng thought so too, collected the account book, and when he was about to close the stall, a group of people suddenly came in front of him, a Tatar man wearing a wolf-tailed cap and a beast-fur coat, came over, pointed, and put them away. Lead to You Miao's booth.

Li Zhifeng's expression froze immediately, and You Miao secretly thought something was wrong, why would someone come here specially?Where did it show off?

After the leader said something, You Miao's face immediately changed, and he said with a smile on his face: "Brothers, what do you want to buy?"

As soon as You Miao stepped forward, Li Zhifeng pulled his back with two fingers, signaling him to stay and negotiate on his own. You Miao waved his hand gently to indicate that it was okay, and opened the coral wrapped in red cloth again.

"Sell?" The leader stood in front of You Miao, looking down at him, his tone was polite but full of deterrence.

You Miao hurriedly smiled and said, "Of course, everything on display is for sale."

You Miao scanned the crowd and guessed their identities, three words flashed in his mind: Dog Rong people.

Now that the master is here, You Miao's thoughts turn, do these people know that Li Yifeng is here?Did someone see through it?No... You Miao believes not.

He tried his best to control himself not to look back at Li Zhifeng, but Li Zhifeng took out the goods again as if nothing had happened, and showed them to the dogs.

Eight dog soldiers, all tall and tall, with a desert look and a rebellious appearance, with maces on their waists, hugging their arms, talking and laughing with each other, and looking at You Miao together.

You Miao understood why no one dared to provoke the Quanrong people. Now it seems that most of these people have skills similar to Li Zhifeng, and even though Li Zhifeng is outstanding in the clan, he may not dare to return to the tribe rashly alone.

"Money?" The leader gestured to count money.

You Miao smiled, being polite, flicked his sleeves, covered the back of the leader's hand with his left hand, put his right hand under the left hand, and gently pinched the edge of the leader's palm.

This is the most commonly used bargaining method of the Hu people, that is, "hidden price"-the two parties use their fingers to hook each other to inform each other of their prices.This bargaining method was first brought to the north by the Han people. The reason was that one or more customers competed for the goods, and the buyers exchanged prices in this way in private, so as to avoid malicious bargaining and raising prices.Later, due to the different languages ​​of Chinese and Hu, most of them gestured with their fingers. Now that You Miao saw the identity of the other party, they pinched their hands to negotiate the price.It is both respectful and polite, but also friendly.

When the leader saw You Miao's actions, he smiled faintly, his big hands were strong and covered the back of You Miao's hands, and You Miao's fingers hooked with his thick fingers, and as soon as they touched, they were pinched by pliers-like fingers.Ten fingers connected to the heart, those fingers seemed to have a thousand strength, pinching You Miao screamed.

"Oh—" You Miao screamed, Li Zhifeng raised his head suddenly, but the leader retreated immediately, and everyone laughed.

"Just kidding." The leader hurriedly waved his hands.

You Miao glared angrily. This group of people was really shameless. Seeing that You Miao was angry, the leader looked at him with a smile, took out an ingot of gold from his pocket, and put it on the table.The rest came and took the coral away.

You Miao's face looks better now, the money given by the leader is enough to buy two corals and I have to look for them.

"Sikland." The leader pointed to himself.

You Miao asked blankly, "What?"

Li Zhifeng's face changed slightly, but he quickly returned to normal, standing behind You Miao with his hands down.

The Tatar who brought them here could speak some Chinese, so he said to You Miao, "My lord Sikhlan! My lord!"

You Miao understood, clasped her fists and said, "My name is You Miao."

Xi Kelan said: "Come, come, my house."

You Miao: "???"

Xi Kelan murmured a few words to the Tatar man, and You Miao understood immediately. Li Zhifeng had taught him to speak Canong dialect before, so he could understand some key words. Xi Kelan was inviting You Miao. Come to his mansion in Da'an and ask him something.

You Miao nodded when the half-baked Chinese of the Tatar translated, and said, "I will definitely go in a few days."

Xi Kelan nodded meaningfully at You Miao, turned around and left with his tribe, along the way Tatars, Han people, Wuhu and other tribes gave way one after another.