The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 115 110 Five Caravans Reach Their Destination ([-])
The two walked into the main room, Yelusi was sitting on the table waiting, when the old man saw Duan Wuji and Tie Niu walking in, he quickly brought two cups of tea for them.

Yelusi looked at Duan Wuji and Tieniu and said, "You two brothers from the Han family, how much money did you bring this time?"

Duan Wuji put down his teacup and smiled.

"Old man, this time we brought [-] taels of silver in goods, which is a little less than last time, old man, how do we cooperate this time? Did you buy our goods and sell them yourself? Or did you Help us sell it, and you can get a piece of gold from it?"

Yelusi laughed and said: "Brother Han, you can cooperate in any way. The key is to make money. If you don't have profits, you can't cooperate in any way. Do you think so?
Brother of the Han family, these horses are very expensive in this season. You can’t buy a horse egg for ten taels of silver. Can you accept it if it is more expensive? "

Duan Wuji blinked his eyes.

"Old man, how much is a good horse egg this season? Tell me about it?"

Yelusi looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "In this season, the best horse eggs cost 15 taels of silver, I'm afraid I can't buy them if they are less."

Tie Niu grinned.

"Old man, this horse has grown so much! It's too expensive. A horse has grown so much, how can we make any profit?"

After hearing this, Yelusi smiled wryly and said, "We can't do anything about it! Who can grasp the market situation?"

Duan Wuji smiled wryly and said: "15 taels is 15 taels, there is nothing we can do about it.

Hey, old man, why did you buy the horses and go to us as we agreed, why didn't you go?What the hell is going on? "

After hearing this, Yelusi cheered and said: "Brother Han, you don't know something. There is another settlement in the west of our settlement, and that settlement is much larger than our settlement. Well, there are at least 8 to [-] residents there.

That city is called Golden Horse City. It is a famous big city in our country. The Golden Horse City has many generals and is extremely rich. The owner of that city is controlled by a family named Wanyan.

This family is formidable, there are more than a dozen members of Batulu who are good at fighting.That strength is by no means comparable to that of our small city.

Oh, then Batulu means a good man. They conscript countless cattle, sheep and horses from us every year. The old man is worried about this every day, so he left the business with you. "

Duan Wuji smiled.

"Oh, so that's what happened. I can't complain, so you have so many troubles, old man?

Hey, old man, they confiscated so many things from you, why don't you pay less? "

Yelusi laughed wryly after hearing this.

"Give less? It's easy to think about, but it's really hard to do! Our two cities hold a league meeting every autumn. The so-called league is a contest between warriors in the two cities, and the side that loses The protection fee must be paid to the winning party, which is also our rule.

By the way, the alliance meeting will be held two days later, and the old man is worrying about it now.

If the alliance fails this time, we will have to pay more protection fees, which will make it impossible for us to live! "

Duan Wuji looked at Yelv Sidu.

"Old man, what's the standard of Wujing in this alliance? Tell me about it?"

Yelusi laughed and said, "The gauge? How can there be any gauge? The gauge is that every time ten games are played, the losing warrior is not allowed to play again. The gauge of the game is that after the opponent admits defeat, the winning side cannot Another killer.

There are no other gauges. "

Tie Niu laughed and said, "Old man, can we take part in this meeting? Let's see the fun too."

Yelusi laughed and said, "Okay, anyone can watch it. Well, after you finish this business, you can watch it for fun."

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Brother Tieniu, what business do they have to do with Turkic people fighting among themselves? The two of us can't participate anyway.

Besides, even if we participate, we won't get any rewards from them if we win. "

"Who said there is no reward? If we win a game, we will reward Ma Liang with [-] horses. If there is no reward, who is willing to work hard? If you lose the game, your life will be in danger."

Duan Wuji smiled.

"Brother Tieniu, how about we beat him a few times? And earn him some good horses to go back?"

Tie Niu laughed out loud.

"Okay! Let's also let them experience the strength of our brothers. Hey, old man, how many games will the two of us play against you?

When we win, you can give us the horses. "

Yelusi laughed.

"That's for sure, Brother Erzhu, are you skilled in martial arts? Can you help us win a fight?"

Duan Wuji smiled after hearing this: "We are businessmen, we just know how to copy martial arts, we can't even talk about proficiency, but we are willing to try it out."

Yeluke laughed and said: "Well, that's fine, you can try it when the time comes."

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Old man, let's talk about it first, you have to choose the horse for us this time, otherwise we won't end for you."

Yelusi laughed out loud.

"Okay, let's make a deal. The old man has been raising horses for many years. I can tell at a glance what kind of horses run fast. This afternoon, I will personally pick out the fast horses for you. You can go first Stay at my house for a few days.

When the time comes, if you win, I will definitely set up a drink to congratulate you.

Two little friends, you can rest at home, I will pick horses for you.

Harimu, Haguomu.... "

The boy came in from the door.

"Master Yelu, what's the matter?"

"Well, hurry up and arrange a room for the guests to rest. I'll pick a horse for them."

After speaking, Yelusi turned around and walked out of the room.

Harimu waved his hands with a smile, and said in blunt Chinese: "You two, come with me."

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu stood up, followed the young man named Harimu out of the main room.

Harimu arranges rooms for the group to rest one by one, usually five people share a room, only Duan Wuji and Tie Niu arrange a room for two.

Everyone has been traveling in such a hurry for the past two days that they have long been exhausted. When everyone entered the house, there was a sound of deep sleep within a short time.

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu lay on the kang, they fell asleep after a while.

When the two of them opened their eyes, it was already dark.The two of them walked out of the house and saw that the person on duty had already changed his shift, and the old man Yelv Sidu had not returned yet.

The two practiced boxing and kicking in the yard for a while, Tieniu smiled and said to Duan Wuji: "Brother, after wearing sandbags for more than half a year and picking sandbags for two days, I feel much lighter on my body. How long will it take to reach the point of stepping on the snow without a trace?"

Duan Wuji smiled.

"Brother Tieniu, why are you in a hurry? Didn't Master Liaochen say that it will take a few years anyway.

Fortunately, we are still young now, when we have finished our studies is when we will be counted. "

Tie Niu smiled helplessly.

"I'm in a hurry, but I'm not in a hurry. Well, I'll listen to you in everything. Whether it succeeds or not is fate, and I don't care. Anyway, I will have nothing to worry about in my life. Well, it's all thanks to you, brother!"

Just as he was talking, Yelusi came in leading the horse from outside.

Two servants brought in two cows from the outside, and then several servants set up a cauldron, and then the Turks skillfully killed the cows.

Peeling, gutting, and deboning were carried out very skillfully, and within half an hour, the beef was ready for the pot.

Halimu added firewood to the pot and started the fire, while Duan Wuji and Tie Niu watched with interest.

Tie Niu said with a smile: "Brother, you see, people slaughter cattle faster than us in the interior. We can't compare with this speed."

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "One side of water and soil raises one side's people, and they eat livestock all year round in this place, how can we in the interior compare?

Which of the good cattle in our mainland is killed?Most of the cattle we kill in the mainland are old and ruined cattle, and it is illegal to kill good farming cattle in our country.

Therefore, there are very few opportunities for us to eat beef in the mainland! "

The two of them were chatting, and Yelusi came over.

"Both, let's go, let's go into the house to drink water. What's so interesting about killing a cow? After a while, the beef will be served to us when it's cooked."

After hearing this, Duan Wuji and Tieniu had no choice but to follow Yelusi into the room, the three of them sat down, and Yelusi poured tea for them.

The three sat at the table and chatted while drinking tea.

Not long after, the scent from outside the house wafted in.

Duan Wuji looked at Yelusi and asked, "Master, how many horses have you picked out today?"

Yelusi laughed and said, "How many horses can be picked out in half a day! Only about [-] horses have been picked out, and it will take three or two days to finish picking out these horses.

But, the day after tomorrow there will be the annual meeting of the alliance. Maybe I will be very busy tomorrow, and maybe I won’t have time to choose tomorrow. If I don’t have time to choose, I’ll pull it down. Anyway, I have food and drink here, so you don't have to worry about it.

Brother Han, you will meet my sons tomorrow, they are all warriors on the grassland!All of them are eagles flying on the grassland!When the time comes, I will introduce you to me. "

Duan Wuji smiled and said, "Well, that's good, I'll get to know them tomorrow, and by the way, I'll also make some friends on the grassland."

At this moment, the cook came in with a large plate of freshly cooked beef.

Yelusi looked at Duan Wuji and Tieniu and said with a smile: "My distinguished guests, please try the hand-caught beef from our grassland.

Somia, serve a plate of shallots from our prairie, and let the guests eat with the shallots.

Well, bring the kumiss from our prairie to two jars, how can the honorable guests come without wine? "

A young cook ran out immediately after hearing this, and within a short time, a large plate of chopped green onions was brought up, and then the cook named Somia brought two jars of kumiss.

Yelusi looked at Duan Wuji and Tieniu and said: "You two brothers of the Han family, our prairie is a place of bitter cold, and it is not comparable to your inland! You can usually eat a lot of vegetables in your inland, and you can eat these things Just eat it.

Come on, let's pour this wine first, we will have enough to eat and drink today! "

The three of them ate half-cooked beef while drinking kumiss. The elbows were not too big, and the three of them were full.

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu stood up.

"Old man, we're full, and it's getting late, let's see you tomorrow."

Yelusi laughed out loud.

"Okay, my honored guests, see you tomorrow, I wish you a good dream tonight."

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu came out from the main room, only to see that the people they followed had already returned to the room, and there were only four people on duty who were still engrossed in guarding the goods.

The two of them walked around the cart twice and found that everything was normal, so they went back to the house with peace of mind.

After returning to the house, the two of them immediately sat cross-legged and began to practice. It was not until the middle of the night that the two of them fell into a deep sleep.

(End of this chapter)