Fenglin Tianxia – Queen with a Thousand Pets

Sri Lanka, whose name was Ceylon at this time, was like a tear on the Indian peninsula, embedded in the vast Indian Ocean.

Fengshen sailed slowly along the coastline at the bottom of this tear.

What Ling Qingyu knew was that Sri Lanka was destroyed after years of war. In this era, she only remembers the port of Ceylon in the lower half, but the exact location is not very clear.

After walking around the bottom of the tears for half a day, a village at the mouth of the river appeared in the distant sight.

Ling Qingyu looked at the map and estimated that it was not far from Colombo, that is, not far from the gem city.

The Fengshen stopped far away on the sea, and Ling Qingyu took Zhou Tan, Yan San Yang Zhao, and several skilled sailors, slowly approaching the village in a small boat.

Several dark-skinned women were fishing for offshore fish by the water, and when they saw the boat approaching, they shouted and ran towards the village.

"The people here are aggressive, and we try to avoid disputes with them." Ling Qingyu gave an order and got off the boat.

Holding a few pieces of silk satin, Ling Qingyu greeted a group of people with various weapons who ran out of the village with a smile.

Saying hello in Indian language that she doesn't know much about, Ling Qingyu put the silk satin on Yan San's hand next to her, and bowed her hands together.

The group of people had been yelling all the way, but seeing her like this, they stopped, whispering in doubt, and then let the road open, and an old man walked over from the middle.

"We are merchants from Dazhou. This is a gift for you." Hindi is too difficult to learn, and she really doesn't know much. These two sentences are stumbling. However, Ling Qingyu said that this is the most tangible skill that he has learned a few everyday words everywhere in traveling the world in previous years.

The old man's complexion eased, changed his smiling face, and said to the people around him, the person next to him relaxed, put down his weapon, and laughed.

Ling Qingyu took the silk satin from Yansan's hand, put it respectfully on the old man's hand, and asked in Chinese with a smile, "Can we supply it in your village?"

The old man smiled and watched her not talking. Ling Qingyu saw that he didn't understand, so he made a gesture to eat. Now the old man understood, he hurriedly made a please gesture and led a few people into the village.

The more you go inside, the village is not as dilapidated as you can see from the sea. The houses built inside are very beautiful, all kinds of flowers and plants are planted around, and the village has several stone-paved roads. The whole village looks neat and beautiful.

The old man led them into a big house in the middle of the village. Outside the big house was a fence surrounded by vines and flowers. At the front of the yard was a gorgeous pagoda, gilded with silver.

On both sides of the main house’s entrance, several people were selecting gems in the bamboo baskets. The gems were not small in size, shining in the sun.

Ling Qingyu resisted the desire to look over, smiled, took off his shoes and followed the old man into the house in a very humble manner.

The room was spacious and bright, with some cushions on the ground. According to the old man's instructions, Ling Qingyu sat down on the cushion on the left.

Because they were about to take off their shoes, Yan San and the others stood outside. Yang Zhao followed Ling Qingyu in, which was different from Ling Qingyu's cross-legged posture. He was sitting in a kneeling posture.

"Aren't you tired?" Ling Qingyu looked at him and asked in a low voice.

"Fortunately." Yang Zhao also replied in a low voice.

Not long after, a woman brought food, fruit and two bowls of water.

Ling Qingyu let go of the two bowls of water, and then softly said to Yang Zhao, "Wash your hands on the left, drink it on the right."

handwashing? Yang Zhao looked at her incomprehensibly, and saw her gracefully washing her hands in the bowl of clean water, and then using the thumb, index finger, and **** of her right hand to grab a small ball of rice in the bowl of rice, and put it In his mouth, he smiled to the old man in Hindi: "Very delicious, thank you."

The old man seemed even more happy now, and asked again and again.

Ling Qingyu ate half of the rice in the pot to express his meaning, but Yang Zhao only used some fruits. During this period, the old man was called into the inner room once. Ling Qingyu glanced at an old woman holding the red silk and yellow veil she gave and was talking to the old man. When the old man came out, the smile on his face became even brighter. .

Ling Qingyu washed his hands and signaled that he was ready to eat. The old man waved his hand to tidy up and delivered the juice again, and then smiled and put the yarn and silk in front of him.

In front of a piece of yarn, the old man put a few gems in front of a piece of silk, and put a few more gems in front of a piece of silk.

Although Ling Qingyu didn't understand, he could understand what he meant. Seeing that the gem was just ordinary amethyst, topaz and turquoise, he shook his head and gathered the gems on both sides to the side of the silk.

The old man frowned, turned around and said a few words to the woman next to her. After a while, the woman took a large box of gems out of the house and placed it in front of the old man and Ling Qingyu.

Ling Qingyu scanned his eyes and saw that there were everything in there, sapphires, rubies, opals, and moonstones. He twitched in his heart, and said to Yang Zhao: "Move down 100 pieces of medium-sized silk yarn and bring more. Red, white and yellow, and two red Luo."

Yang Zhao got up, first saluted the old man with his hands folded, then turned around and took a few sailors to the beach.

Ling Qingyu gave Zhou Tan a wink. Zhou Tan didn't see it. Yan San stabbed him before realizing it. Then he took off his shoes and learned that Yang Zhao bowed to the old man and sat down beside Ling Qingyu.

The old man nodded, indicating that you can look as much as possible, and then smiled at his beard.

Ling Qingyu said thank you, and unceremoniously dragged the box closer, then took a piece of white satin from his arms and put a handful of gems on the white satin.

Zhou Tan looked at it one by one, and said to Ling Qingyu: "Good things, good quality, these can be sold at high prices."

After inspecting a box of gems, Zhou Tan exhaled and said, "There are no top-quality ones, but these can sell for more than a hundred thousand taels of silver. If we re-process it, it is estimated that it will be doubled. "

His voice hadn't died yet, and there was a loud noise outside, and Yang Zhao returned with people. The silk full of more than twenty people's hands glowed brightly in the sun.

Four hundred silk yarns of various colors and patterns were placed on the floor, and the old man's eyes were straight.

With a scream of "Ah!", a few women ran out of the room, each holding the silk silk that they wanted to unfold, and suddenly the whole room was overflowing with the smooth color of silk. Several women yelled happily in the ear of the old man.

Ling Qingyu looked at the old man and smiled without saying a word. The old man was dazzled by the woman's quarrel. He saw that the silks were mostly red, yellow and white. He glanced at Ling Qingyu more and said to the lady behind him. Not long after, the woman again He took out a small box from the inner room, opened it and placed it in front of Ling Qingyu.

Inside are more than 20 semi-rough stones of top gems, with dark green and amber cat eyes the size of a fingernail, red sapphires the size of a little finger, and a few red rubies of pigeon blood.

"It is worth ten thousand gold after processing." Zhou Tan whispered in Ling Qingyu's ear.

Ling Qingyu smiled and pushed the silk forward, and the old man also pushed the two boxes of gems to her, and at the same time very grandiosely threw the first few on the ground into the box.

Ling Qingyu asked Yang Zhao to collect the gems, took a red Luo, and lightly pumped it. The light red Luo brought the room full of splendor. The red color seemed to be floating in the air, making people stop breathing for a while. .

"Wow!" A woman jumped up, ran into the inner room, and ran out of it after a while, put a red jujube-sized pigeon blood red ruby ​​on Ling Qingyu's hand, and picked up the red horse. Luo just ran.

Before Ling Qingyu came back to his senses, the red Luo in his hand turned into a red treasure. After blinking, he saw the other women jumping on their heels and shouting with the old man. So he smiled very decently and showed another red Luo.

This red Luo is different from the previous one. There are some silver wires in it, so the magnificent red color is shining with silver, which is even more gorgeous.

At this time, all the women ran back, the old man with quick eyes and hands, jumped up, and threw himself in front of Ling Qingyu. Yan Sanben was standing at the door and saw him taking something out of his arms and flying in with his feet. When it was not a weapon, it flew back a little bit, and the speed was too fast, and the surrounding Ceylon people didn't even notice this person had come and gone once.

The old man took out a pair of starlight gemstones, a red starlight gemstone, and a purple-blue starlight gemstone, both the size of a dove egg.

Throwing the gem to Ling Qingyu, the old man hugged Hong Luo tightly in his arms, and when the women rushed out of the inner room, he had already returned to his seat with Hong Luo in his arms.

It was so lively, the women almost didn't fight, and then the old man couldn't help it. With a roar, the women calmed down.

One of the women was very beautiful. Although her complexion was dark, she saw that the old man refused to let go, moved to Ling Qingyu, put the gem in her hand in front of her, looking at her pitifully.

They were two rough stones. They were not big and could not see the true state of the gems inside. When the other women saw the two rough stones, they all sneered. The woman's dark face seemed to be red and she lowered her head. , Seemingly reluctant to give up, pushed the two gems towards Ling Qingyu.

The people around all smiled contemptuously, but Zhou Tan said in Ling Qingyu's ear: "Get an idea, this is a good thing!"

It is estimated that if the red Luo is brought out again, it will not be appropriate. The rare thing is expensive. After thinking about it, Ling Qingyu said to Yang Zhao: "Go and get a high-quality silk and red high-quality silk."

Yang Zhao responded and walked out quickly holding the gem box. The sailors outside followed along. Boats, dignitaries.

"Wait," Ling Qingyu gently said to the woman in Hindi.

A light suddenly appeared in the woman's eyes, and she affectionately sat beside Ling Qingyu, and helped her pour a glass of juice.

The old man's eyes lit up, and he pointed to Hong Luo's wow wow, Ling Qingyu shook his head quickly, meaning that this was really gone. Just kidding, Hong Luo brought a total of five hundred horses, which he planned to use to grab money from the Indian and Arab royal families.

"Yan San, you ask Yang Zhao to bring some more porcelain. Ordinary utensils are fine." Ling Qingyu said to Yan San. Seeing Yan San glanced at the Ceylon and did not move, he said, "It's okay, don't worry. Come on. Go back soon."

Then, the Ceylon man in the yard saw that the man in black who had been standing outside the door whizzed and disappeared. After a while, he whizzed and appeared outside the door. After a long pause, they were all far away from him. step.

While waiting for Yang Zhao to come over, Ling Qingyu drank ten cups of juice that the woman poured out so much. He felt uncomfortable in his stomach. He wanted to ask where the toilet was, but he couldn't remember how to say the word in Hindi.

Counting the seconds and finally waiting for Yang Zhao to bring two silks and a pile of porcelain, Ling Qingyu sighed and pushed the silk to the woman, and then asked the sailor to put the porcelain in the yard, and at the same time said to the old man: " For you, no money, just some water and food." He picked up the cup with clear water and motioned.

The old man finally understood when she gestured for the third time, and ordered the people outside to fill in water, and then he held Hong Luo to check the porcelain. Seeing the exquisite porcelain, the old man expressed his satisfaction. He is the lord of this land, and in a few more days, it will be the day when the king’s birthday and the new concubine will be selected. The silk fabrics of the great Zhou Dynasty have always been owned by the royal family and nobles. As the lord here, he can do it in one year. He bought a dozen horses at a high price from the merchants, which was not enough for his wife, daughters and wives. Recently, even the merchants in the capital were unable to obtain new silk fabrics. The silk fabrics of Dazhou became very tight. There are so many products this time! So many! Moreover, this red Luo has never been seen by a nobleman or even a king. As long as he offers one, the king may even reward him with a large piece of land next to him. What are some gems? His land is full of this. To plant something, just ask the slaves to dig again. This time, people in the capital will definitely look at me with admiration!

The woman took two silks and smiled happily at Ling Qingyu. Although these two silks are not as gorgeous as Hong Luo, they are much more beautiful than the others. This year, her sister who married the king will definitely show her face at the banquet. Up.

Ling Qingyu picked up the two rough stones, then got up. She sat cross-legged for too long, her feet were numb, and she fell down before she stood still. It was fortunate that Yang Zhao grabbed her waist and didn't fall.

Stabilizing his body, Ling Qingyu walked out the door and bowed to the old man. Seeing that the villagers had led the sailors to fetch water, he also left.

Walking on the road, Ling Qingyu handed two rough stones to Zhou Tan and asked, "What baby? Are you so nervous?"

"I heard from my master that someone used to bring back a ruby ​​with tears in its core from the lion country. That gem can avoid the disaster of blood and light. Putting it at home can make the family prosperous." Zhou Tan took the gem and looked at it carefully. Look, and say: "I don't know if it's this one, oh, little girl, you won't suffer anyway. The next three ones are worth ten thousand taels of silver."

"Yan San, take me back to the ship." Ling Qingyu glanced at him with contempt and said to Yan San. OMG! I'm almost suffocated. I knew it was such an unreliable thing. I would never wait!

While resting on the boat, Ye Shiyi asked Ling Qingyu: "Sister, that silk yarn can be exchanged for so many gems, why don't you change more?"

"Everything has a degree. If we give them too much silk yarn, it will be worthless. Then the old man is probably the lord of that area. How much yarn can he need? How many clothes can one silk be cut? At first, I was afraid that there would be too many four hundred horses. Maybe it was some of their events." Ling Qingyu leaned on the bedside and answered him with a smile. Speaking of gems, she still has several large boxes hidden on Fengshen Island. Those gems will not be sold in Dazhou. One is that they will be sold off when they go back. Two is that so many gems are put on the market, and the price will be immediately affected. Suppress it. All things are rare and expensive.