Legend of the Heroes of the Southern Kingdom

Chapter 467 Businessman

When the man walked away, Mingzhu whispered: "Looking at the man's attire, he should be a warrior under the leader of the tribe. He is currently patrolling the tribe. Usually when businessmen come here, as long as they don't come here on purpose, even if they are with People fight and hurt people, these warriors will not take care of them, now we just entered the tribe and they will come to interrogate, it is a bit unreasonable, I am afraid that something happened in this tribe."

Then Mingzhu led Li Wenxuan to turn left and right inside, found a short space to take off the bag of salt, and sat on the ground. This is the place where goods are traded in the tribe. Apart from Li Wenxuan and Mingzhu, there are many other people. Spread out a piece of sheepskin in front of you, and it will be considered as a stall.There are a lot of people here, there are Han people, Jin people, people from the Kelei tribe, and even a lot of Hu people. Everyone puts their things here, but they don’t sell them, because the Kelede tribe doesn’t have any currency. Gold and silver are not real to them, so most transactions are barter.

Li Wenxuan set up a stall here, and Mingzhu left for the time being, looking around for news, and by the way, looking for places in the tribe where the captured golden soldiers might be held.

Not long after Li Wenxuan sat down where he was, someone came up to say hello to him. Li Wenxuan's business was not for making money. Several people came to Li Wenxuan to exchange salt with leather. Li Wenxuan always asked the other party to bid, and then pretended Properly raise the price. If the other party agrees, the transaction will be made. If the other party disagrees, Li Wenxuan will lower the price, so the business seems to be good. After a while, he exchanged a few handfuls of salt for more than ten pieces of leather. Li Wenxuan feels that he has made a lot of money, but he doesn't know that salt is a luxury among these tribes on the grassland, and ordinary households can't eat it at all. As for those sheepskins, deer skins, etc. For the tribe, it is not a rare thing.

Li Wenxuan was setting up a stall here, but there was a burst of noise not far away. Following the prestige, I saw a group of warriors from the Kelei Department escorting more than 20 people with their hands bound to a place not far ahead. On the wooden platform, Li Wenxuan didn't know what he was going to do, so he asked a Han man next to him who was also selling things: "Brother, what are they putting those people on the platform for? Are they going to kill them?"

The man was about 40 years old, and he was smoking a waterpipe. Hearing Li Wenxuan's question, he couldn't catch his breath. He immediately choked and coughed again and again, and then said, "Brother, are you new here?"

Li Wenxuan said with a smile: "Yes, this is the first time I come here to do something. I don't understand anything, I have to ask my brother to take care of me in the future." The pouch was wrapped and given to the man.

Seeing that Li Wenxuan was so ready to come, the man immediately smiled, and after a couple of refusals, he readily accepted, and then said: "They are not decapitating. After killing a person, everything will be gone. Thanks, instead of Killing it is better than selling it as a slave and earning a fortune."

"slave?"

"Yeah, these people are the prisoners they captured in the war some time ago. Since they didn't kill them, they are now slaves of the tribe. A batch of them were sold yesterday. These people are soldiers from the Kingdom of Jin If you buy it to work, you have a lot of strength, but you are not easy to discipline. Today, these slaves are probably the last ones left. Seeing that today's slaves are in good shape, they should be able to sell for a good price. You see Look at that, that arm, tsk tsk, you can tell it's strong just by looking at it, I reckon it's worth twenty sheepskins, tsk tsk, it's a pity that there is no mother from the Kingdom of Jin, otherwise I have to buy a warm quilt at home... "

"War..." Li Wenxuan didn't care much about what the man said later, but the word "war" in front of him sounded so real, he couldn't help but fell in love, and said, "Brother? These captives were captured by the tribe fighting with someone." what?"

The man frowned and looked at Li Wenxuan, thinking that this man was really strange, why he didn't know anything, but after all, he had received Li Wenxuan's things before, so he was embarrassed not to answer, so he had to say: "It's the Hejin man, a few days ago , It was more than half a month ago. The tribe sent troops to beat the Jinren, defeated the Jinren, and captured many people back! Little brother, where did you come from? Don't even know?"

Li Wenxuan made a forced smile, scratched his head and said, "Brother, you have a lot of experience. Sometimes I'm a bit...a little stupid, haha, but...by the way, I came from the Kingdom of Jin. Before I came here, I heard that the Kingdom of Jin married some kind of princess to the Ministry of Kelei, and they are already married. It is said that the two families should be very close, but how can they fight, and they don’t even recognize the in-laws?"

The man snorted disdainfully, and said: "What's wrong with the princess of the Kingdom of Jin, isn't she still a woman? Push it into the tent at night, hehe, women are like balls."

Li Wenxuan coughed and smiled, thinking that what this old man said was really true... Fortunately, Mingzhu is no longer here, otherwise if she heard what this old man said, someone would be in trouble.

The guy’s goods are some silk, and the goods are all good, but this thing is not very practical in the Kret department. For a while, few people care about it. He has nothing to do. Seeing that Li Wenxuan is easy to talk, he doesn’t mind continuing. He said, but he didn't know that Li Wenxuan was worried about him, so he still looked hot and said, "Let's talk about why they are fighting..."

The man looked around and saw no one else.Then he winked at Li Wenxuan, pulled him to him, and whispered in his ear: "Some time ago, there was internal strife in the tribe, and the youngest son of the great patriarch, Zali, asked the Xixia people to help him and killed his father. Became the patriarch. In fact, it’s not that they want to fight the Kingdom of Jin. A tribe, even if it’s bigger, has only a few thousand people who can fight, and they don’t want to provoke the Kingdom of Jin. They can’t afford it. But it’s different with Xixia as the backer, Xixia wants to move the Jin Kingdom, and the new patriarch owes him favors, so he will naturally follow when the war comes.”

Li Wenxuan couldn't help frowning, and scolded: "Let such a bastard who destroys human relations gain power, and the future life of the Kret Department may be difficult!"

"Xu...Little brother, please keep your voice down." He was startled when he heard Li Wenxuan swearing: "A few days ago, because of this incident in the tribe, Zali and his brother Yetai got into a fight. Killed a lot of people, and finally his brother was defeated, but the tribe is also in chaos. Until now, there are people from the new patriarch who are constantly patrolling. If they hear you talking like this, they will arrest you and beheaded immediately! "

Li Wenxuan also realized that he had lost his composure, and hurriedly smiled and said, "Thank you for reminding me, I... hey, that's it, haha, I'm very curious, and I like to inquire about everything. By the way, what is his name? What about Tai's elder brother? Was he also killed by Zali?"

The old man shook his head, thought for a while and said: "I don't know about this. After Yetai was defeated, there was no news, but he probably didn't die. If he was killed, everyone should know."

Li Wenxuan thought about these words, and then chatted with this old man in a normal way, and knew that this old man was called Wang Zhaocai, and his son, Wang Baopen, was accompanying him.Hearing the names of the father and son, Li Wenxuan was immediately happy. One is a fortune-telling, and the other is a treasure pot. One can tell at a glance that they are born to be rich. If they don't do business, Li Wenxuan will feel a little pity.

The two were rambling and chatting enthusiastically. Li Wenxuan felt a movement around him. It turned out that Mingzhu had returned, but with Wang Zhaocai around, Li Wenxuan couldn't say anything else to Mingzhu. But there was a cry, although this girl's face was not clean, but look at those eyes, that small chin, and small lips, she is definitely a beauty, she immediately threw away what she said before Behind his head, he pulled Li Wenxuan over.He whispered: "Brother, is this your woman?"

Li Wenxuan smiled and nodded in agreement, but Mingzhu caught a glimpse of Wang Zhaocai's gloomy eyes and turned to the side in boredom.

Wang Zhaocai smiled and said, "I'm dissatisfied with my brother, my son is a bit disappointing, and he hasn't taken a wife until now, so...hehe."

Li Wenxuan wondered in his heart, it has nothing to do with me if your son can't marry a wife, he just nodded subconsciously, Wang Zhaocai then pointed to Mingzhu and said, "Brother, how about it, give me your woman, I'll give you ten taels of gold !"

Li Wenxuan secretly scolded Wang Zhaocai, thinking that you, an unrefined old man, had actually set his mind on my wife, grinning his teeth in hatred, he stretched his face, and said, "This is my wife, I can't let it go!"

In grassland tribes, wives and daughters are almost the same as goods. Wang Zhaocai saw that Mingzhu was not Han, so he made this request. It was not too reckless. Wang Zhaocai only wanted to find a daughter-in-law for himself, and did not pay attention to Li Wenxuan. His face turned dark, and he thought that he thought the money was too little, and said: "Brother, don't, don't, if it doesn't work, I'll add another five taels of gold!"

Li Wenxuan couldn't laugh or cry, and was thinking about how to get rid of him, Mingzhu poked Li Wenxuan lightly from behind, smiled slyly, and then said to Wang Zhaocai: "This old man, you can't afford it."

When Wang Zhaocai heard it, he felt that there was something for him. He was not afraid of the high price, but he was afraid that the other party would not ask for a price. He immediately wanted to show off his wealth, but he saw Mingzhu took out a golden knife and put it in front of him, saying: "This is the price that my man and I have with you." Give it to me when I’m well, how much do you think it’s worth?”

The golden knife was won by Li Wenxuan in the hunting in Akita. In terms of sharpness, it is comparable to Zidian Qingshuang, but the scabbard and handle are made of pure gold, and it is inlaid with countless pearls. It is the top choice among jade, and now it is all integrated into the blade of a knife. It is not an exaggeration to say that this golden knife is priceless.Wang Zhaocai is also a man of knowledge, he only took one look, took a breath, and stayed on the spot, fearing that all his belongings would not be worth a small horn of this golden knife, he was immediately discouraged, unexpectedly the young man looked at him The brain is not very bright.But he was a big man, he had misjudged him before, and sighed again and again, feeling extremely depressed.

Li Wenxuan watched from the side, but felt that it was inappropriate for Mingzhu to reveal the golden knife like this. The two of them still had important things to do. If the golden knife attracted unnecessary attention, it would be troublesome.

Mingzhu looked at Wang Zhaocai, smiled and said, "Brother, don't sigh, I have a younger sister..."

As soon as Wang Zhaocai heard this, he regained his energy immediately, his eyes lit up, thinking that the appearance of this elder sister was already fatal, and that younger sister would definitely not be bad, and this younger sister was two years younger than her elder sister no matter what, It was even more tender, and immediately took a piece of high-quality silk handkerchief from his own goods and gave it to Mingzhu, saying: "Oh, actually... my child is still very good."

Mingzhu didn't refuse, just accepted it, and then said: "I understand what you mean, brother, my sister is also a first-class person, your gold..."

Wang Zhaocai gritted his teeth and said, "Twenty...no, as long as you nod, 30 taels! How about it?"

Mingzhu smiled secretly, and then said: "Okay, I think my brother is also a real person, I will take you to meet my sister later!"

"Good... good... haha..."

Wang Zhaocai could not close his mouth from ear to ear, but Li Wenxuan kept curling his lips. I didn't expect Mingzhu to deceive people without changing his face and heartbeat, and the relationship was a bit too messy. But for his son, he thought of Mingzhu's sister. Although this matter was false, Li Wenxuan felt a little unbearable when he thought of the seniority of several people.

Mingzhu paused for a moment, and then said: "But the two of us have a little trouble now, I don't know..."

Before Mingzhu could finish speaking, Wang Zhaocai patted his chest and said, "What are you talking about, if you have anything to say to your family, let's go out, if you have any troubles, don't tell me, brother, I'm in a hurry with you!"

Mingzhu couldn't hold it back, and burst out laughing. Wang Zhaocai's heart skipped a beat when he saw this smile, and he said to himself, "Oh my god, she has red lips and white teeth, this girl is so handsome!"

Mingzhu restrained her smile, and then said: "My husband and I were in a hurry when we came here, and we lost the tent on the way, I wonder if there is any extra here, brother, can you lend us one?"

"It's easy to say, easy to say!" Wang Zhaocai waved his hand and said, "I have a spare here, just support it today and you can live next to me!"

Li Wenxuan and Mingzhu thanked Wang Zhaocai immediately, Li Wenxuan wanted to give him two pieces of leather as a thank you, but Wang Zhaocai refused.

Later, Li Wenxuan and Mingzhu sat a little far away from Wang Zhaocai, and Mingzhu whispered to Li Wenxuan: "I found out..."

What Mingzhu told Li Wenxuan was actually similar to what Wang Zhaocai told Li Wenxuan. Li Wenxuan immediately said what Wang Zhaocai told himself. "I was afraid that you would not be able to resist beating Wang Zhaocai, but I didn't expect you to hold back and chat with him for so long."

Mingzhu blushed slightly, and said: "Actually, I can't blame him. Many people here use their wives as goods, and buy and sell them back and forth. To put it bluntly, in such a tribe, a woman may not even have a horse. It's even worse, the customs here are like this, so I won't care about him, otherwise, I must make him look good!"

Li Wenxuan nodded, and held Mingzhu's hand tightly. It is self-evident that Mingzhu cherishes it. Mingzhu also has a warm heart, and said with a smile: "If you despise me someday, you have to sell me for a good price." ?”

Li Wenxuan shook his head and said with a smile: "The price... In exchange for things, I can only exchange your sister for you."

"I hate it! I'll just say it casually, you're serious!" Mingzhu rolled her eyes at Li Wenxuan, and said again: "The atmosphere in the tribe is very tense. You and I are both strangers here. It's easy without acquaintances to take care of you." I was suspected, so I made up a cover to trap this old pervert. This man looks like a person who walks on the grassland all year round. Maybe I know a lot of people here. With him taking care of me, you and I It will save you a lot of trouble.”

Li Wenxuan also felt that Mingzhu's plan was quite reasonable, but he just felt that he would have to date Wang Zhaocai for a few days. If this old man was thinking about Mingzhu's sister all day long, he would probably have a headache.

Not long after, someone shouted from the wooden platform that the slave trade had already started. Li Wenxuan and Ming Zhu got closer, and soon found that these people were indeed soldiers in the sending-off team, and some of them were quite familiar.

"Mingzhu, how about we buy them, otherwise if they are bought by others, I don't know how much we will suffer!"

"We..." Mingzhu hesitated for a moment, lowered her head and said, "Let's go first, we can't show up in front of them..."

Li Wenxuan looked down at Mingzhu, only to see that her fists were tightly clenched, and her nails were embedded in her palms.Knowing her embarrassment, these people are all Mingzhu's compatriots. It would be a lie to say that she doesn't want to save people, but once the two of them cross the road, if the captured soldiers call out their names, it will be very bad. It's a face, and ordinary merchants would never buy prisoners of war as slaves. These prisoners of war were originally fierce people, and it would be troublesome if they bought them back and dealt with them. It also arouses suspicion.

Li Wenxuan patted the back of Mingzhu's hand lightly, and said: "I know your difficulties, don't worry, as long as we figure out what's going on here, there will always be a solution in the future."

Li Wenxuan and Mingzhu returned to their small stall, seeing the soldiers in front of them who had worked hard under their hands being treated as goods one by one, and bought away with a few or dozens of skins, no one was in a good mood for a while, Wang Zhaocai Seeing that these two people all had dark faces, they didn't come to join in the fun to seek bad luck.

Wang Zhaocai's goods were almost sold out, so he invited Li Wenxuan and Mingzhu to his residence. The three of them went to meet Wang Zhaocai's son Wang Baopen first, and then set up a small tent next to their tent. .Even Li Wenxuan and Mingzhu's shelter tonight.

(End of this chapter)