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

Chapter 318 Three Hundred Seven

Duan Wuji and Tieniu left the port in a hurry, and followed the flow of people to the west. The road became more and more difficult, and there were many mountains and rocks on both sides, and the green vegetation became less and less.

Because the two felt that the road was very unfamiliar, they did not dare to leave the team and act alone.

When they were hungry, the two of them ate a few mouthfuls of dry food. When the sun was about to set, people arrived at a small town called Arexiteng? .

This place is less than [-] miles away from the border of the Sui Dynasty. This should be considered the most frontal port for the Tupan people to trade with the people of the Sui Dynasty.

The town is extremely prosperous, and people wearing Tufan clothes are everywhere, but people wearing Hanfu clothes seem to be rare.

Duan Wuji smiled at Tieniu.

"Brother Tieniu, I didn't expect us two brothers to leave the country again. This place is really desolate. You can't see a village even if you walk a long way. It's a stinky place where rabbits don't even eat shit!

Why!Brother Tieniu, think about what we are lacking. Today we have enough of it, so we can go on the road tomorrow! "

"Well, okay! Let's go around later, brother, and see if there is anything we like."

"Well, the weather is still early, let's go, let's go around and see if there is anything we want to buy."

The two of them were surprised to be wandering around in this street. They bought a topographic map of Tupan Kingdom on a beach. They found a place where there was no one and watched it carefully. I have a preliminary understanding of the terrain.

Because the map was crudely made, the two of them only got a rough idea.

Tie Niu said with a smile: "Pack it up. Such a shoddy thing doesn't have much use. Let's take a closer look at it later!"

The two stood up and went straight to an inn.

The two entered the inn and saw, ho!There are quite a lot of people staying here.

Most of them are business travelers from the mainland.

When people get together in twos and threes, they have nothing to say!

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu found an empty table, sat among the people, and listened to people's high-spirited discussions, so they had a certain preliminary understanding of the customs and customs of this Tupan country.

Duan Wuji looked at a young man sitting beside him and said, "Brother, may I ask your name? Where is your name?"

The young man laughed.

"Brother, I am from the Jiang family village in Guanzhong, my surname is Jiang, and my name is Jiang Ruiyuan.

My dear brother, where are you from?Dare to ask where is Xianxiang?Honorable name? "

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "I am from Taiyuan Prefecture, my surname is Duan, and my name is Duan Wuji.

The one next to me is my elder brother, his name is Duan Tieniu.

Brother, what business do you do when you enter Tubo Kingdom?

Can you tell us about it? "

"You two virtuous brothers, Brother Yu, I only toss medicinal herbs, I don't toss other things, I just toss saffron.

That thing is quite cheap in their place, and the profit is nearly seven or eight times that of getting it back.

I'm a small business, and I can't afford too expensive medicinal materials.

well!What kind of business do you guys do?

Can you tell me the truth with my brother? "

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "To tell you the truth, brother, an elder in our family is sick and needs some Cordyceps sinensis.

But the Cordyceps sinensis is too expensive in our place, we can't afford it.

Therefore, we want to buy some from this place of origin, the price here must be cheaper! "

"Cordyceps sinensis? That stuff is really too expensive.

Even in this place of origin, the price will not be too cheap.

I don't have money, and if I have money, I'll dump that stuff, and the profit from dumping that stuff is huge. "

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "We don't throw away medicinal materials, we buy them back and use them at home.

There are patients at home, what do you think we can do? "

"Oh, so it is!
Two virtuous brothers, we are still traveling together!

In any case, we are dealing with medicinal materials, two virtuous brothers, how about we go together?

This way we have a companion on the way. "

Tieniu looked at Jiang Ruiyuan and said, "Brother, may I ask how many years you have been working on that saffron? Can you tell us about it?"

"I haven't been in trouble for a few years, even this time this year, I have been to this Tubo country six times.

Every time I bring 100 taels of silver, and when I go back, I can change it to 800 taels. "

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "So, brother, you are also a wealthy family."

"Hey! What about being rich? It's just a well-off family that has just solved the problem of food and clothing."

"Hey, big brother, do you know the approximate price of the Tubo Cordyceps?"

"I don't know much about this. After all, I don't run that thing.

But I heard that that thing is quite expensive, no matter what, it costs more than a few dozen taels of silver per catty, right?However, who can tell the exact price? "

"Brother Jiang. Is there any Cordyceps in the place where you bought the saffron?"

"Yes, why not?"

"Since there are, how about the three of us going together?"

"Okay! These many companions, take care of them on the road.

Two brothers, are you riding a horse? "

The two shook their heads.

"Brother Jiang, our family is very poor, how can we have any horses to ride!

We came on foot. "

"Ah! On foot.

Can you catch up with me on horseback? "

Duan Wuji smiled.

"We two brothers have been practicing martial arts since we were young. I believe this footstep is not much slower than your horse! No, let's try tomorrow."

"Well, as long as the two of you can keep up.

Two virtuous brothers, I think both of you have your fellows with you. If the three of us go together, we will indeed take care of you on the way.

This place is desolate and desolate, and there are a lot of wild animals. If it is not done well, it will be eaten by wild animals.

In addition, this place is prone to avalanches, if it is buried by the heavy snow, it will be dead without a burial! "

"Really? Let's just pay more attention. In order to survive, what can we do?"

Okay, let's make a deal, the three of us will leave together tomorrow.

Hey, Brother Jiang, how far is this place from the place where the medicinal materials are produced? "

"How far? Far away, at least one or two thousand miles away."

"Really? It's so far away! It will take ten days and a half months, right?"

"It took ten days and a half months? Do you think it's our inland? I tell you that the roads in this place are extremely difficult to walk. If you can get there within 20 days, it will be fast.

After passing the town of Arexiteng and going westward, within fifty miles, you will enter the big plateau.

The place is covered with snow, the weather is extremely cold, and the climate is extremely harsh.

People who have no survival experience can't live in that place at all.

If you don't believe me, just try it. "

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "What's the matter, just try it.

Brother Jiang, my brother and I have invited you to dinner tonight.

Brother Jiang, what are you eating?Whatever you want to eat, just squeak. "

Jiang Ruiyuan smiled.

"What good food can be eaten in this place! No matter what, just eat something!"

"Ah That's good.

We still have some flatbread brought up from below, and some cooked meat. Tonight, let's ask them to warm it up for us.

In addition, let's see what other delicious things are in this store.

If there are good ones, let's buy some more.

Let's have a good meal tonight!Let's get on the road on time tomorrow morning? "

It wasn't too long, and the guy in the store came over with a smile. The guy said in fluent Chinese: "Three, what do you want for dinner?"

Duan Wuji thought for a while and said: "We brought some food from below, how about warming it up for us?
Besides, you can serve us three soups. "

"Don't you want anything else?"

"Is there any wine? If you have any, give us two jars.

Is there any meat?Give us some if you have any. "

"Guest officer, you can really talk, don't look at the small shop, is there not enough meat here?
Vegetables are more expensive than meat in our place. We have yak meat, yellow mutton, and pheasant meat here. What kind of meat do you want? "

"Well, then give us ten catties of yak meat and yellow mutton."

"Okay! I see, you just wait, it will come up in a while."

Jiang Ruiyuan laughed and said: "You two brothers, have we eaten you with so many things?

If you can't eat it, it's a waste!

How about we order less? "

Tieniu laughed and said, "Brother Jiang doesn't know something, we both eat too much, and it's not enough if we eat less!

Walking in such a dangerous place, if you say you don’t have enough to eat, what can you do?

Wouldn't it be a bit of a loss if he died?
Brother Jiang, what do you think? "

"Well, it makes sense, why didn't I think about it, brother?

Don't just make money, you've made a lot of money, but if you lose your life, then you will die at a loss. "

The time was not long, and the food came up, and the three of them gathered around the table to eat like hell!

The three of them ate and drank at the same time. The time was not long, and all three of them were full.

Jiang Ruiyuan looked at Duan Wuji and his brothers and said: "My dear brothers, I went back to my room to rest, shall we meet again tomorrow morning?"

After speaking, he patted his ass and left.

The clerk came over and asked with a smile: "You two guests, what kind of room do you live in?

Is it more expensive?Or cheaper? "

"Anything more expensive and cheaper is fine, we're not picky about that."

"Really? The two of you can come with me, we happen to have a few rooms for two here."

The two followed the clerk into a room, and the clerk said with a smile: "Guest officers, you should pay for the meal and today's shop first, the gauge of our place is a bit different from yours. , this is also impossible!"

"Okay, okay, early payment and late payment are the same. Hey, how much money is it?"

"It's one or two taels of silver."

Duan Wuji took out a piece of loose silver and handed it over. This is three taels of silver, you can find it for me. "

The man laughed and said, "Two guests, wait a moment, I'll send it to you right away."

"Well, go ahead, we'll be waiting for you."

After a short time, the guy handed over the recovered silver.

"Guest officer, this is the money I got back for you, please keep it."

Duan Wuji took the recovered money and put it in his pocket.

Then he said with a smile, "Man, we'll go to bed if there's nothing else to do."

"Well! Then you can rest."

After speaking, the man withdrew from the room.

Duan Wuji went over to close the door, and then the two of them went to bed early to rest.

(End of this chapter)