Four hundred and five people, almost all of them were women.

The torn leather robe emitted an unpleasant smell of bad mold from a distance. The messy hair was covered with snow, and their lips were blue with cold, and they stood in the snow and shivered.

Tianhao quickly asked someone to open the village door and arranged for these people to enter the house to keep warm. Looking at the trading items passing by in groups and looking at the shoes made of wood on their feet, he said to Haoping with some anger: "Brother, it's not far from Qinglong Village to get here. Even if you don't give them food, you can give them a piece of warm skin! Look, what are the legs and feet of these people frozen? In this case, many people can't get into the ground even if they stay in the house for more than a week."

Haoping was wearing a thick leather robe and walked in a hurry on the road. A little sweat oozed out of his nose and forehead. He smiled and said, "Brother, just forgive me! I have no choice. The leader has the final say whether to give it to the skin or not. Even if I have this heart, I don't have that ability!"

"Brother, you can't do this!" Tianhao complained and sighed: "Look at how many things happen in my village every day. The old leader left me a mess. Last year, hundreds of people came in. They can't starve to death, right? Although my village looks big and has a large population, most of them are elderly and children. There are actually not many strong laborers who are responsible for the matter. If I hadn't relied on the beach to catch fish and cook salt, this life would be impossible. I originally thought that you would have a good relationship with Brother Haoping. For our relationship, you would bring me more strong and useful women. But now you see, they are so hungry that they can't even walk steadily, and they don't even have a piece of clothes on their bodies... This... aren't you cheating me?"

Haoping knew that this was a bit too much, and a hint of shame appeared on his face. After all, he walked a lot between villages and had a thick skin. He had returned to normal after a while. He smiled and said, "Okay, okay, you really have the right to do this. But I really can't do anything about it! I'm just a errand to do it. I also want to leave some good things for you, but the leader doesn't let me, and I can't force people over from him, right?"

Tianhao's expression gradually became tense: "What I gave you is real grain, wheat noodles, venison, and dried fish. But what about you? Just use these messy women who no one wants to send me... Brother, we are old relationships. If you tell me this, who else do you think will deal with your Qinglongzhai in the future? Do business?"

Haoping laughed a few times and lowered his voice: "What do you think you should do?"

Tianhao thought for a moment: "Give me ten more people. This time you can't fool me, you must be a young and strong woman."

"This..." Haoping was a little troubled: "I can't make the decision, so I have to go back and discuss with the leader. Otherwise, you can wait for my news, and I will definitely come back to give you a sure letter in three days."

"Okay!" Tianhao raised his hand and called Xu Kun who was waiting beside him: "Let's go back and make a special note on the transaction clay board. Brother Haoping, you can also leave a mark on the clay board. This way! I won't make it difficult for you to do it. Take the agreed food back first. Let's talk about the other ten people next time. How about it, am I so good, right?"

Haoping nodded repeatedly and raised his thumbs up: "I knew you are a loyal brother and would not make it difficult for me to do it. OK, don't worry! After I go back, I immediately talk to the leader about this matter and let him consider it and compensate you."

Tianhao rubbed his temples with his thumb, and it was obvious that he was very dissatisfied with the business he had negotiated before, which he had become like this. Haoping knew that this was indeed a bit too much, but the responsibility was really not on him. After all, he was just a 100-man manager, not the leader of the village who decided everything.

After a long time, Tianhao sighed. He turned his body to wave to Xu Kun who was standing in the back. The latter turned around and ran into the nearest warehouse. After a few minutes, when Xu Kun came out, a strong man followed him, and the two of them carried a deerskin pocket on their shoulders and placed them directly under Haoping's feet.

"This is the benefit I promised to give you." Tianhao signaled Xu Kun to untie the tether at the top of his pocket: "Brother Haoping, we men must keep our word. I really want to make friends with you, so I did not hesitate at all when you asked you. All of them were brothers in the same clan, and we had to do things with conscience."

Haoping lowered his head, his sarcastic expression could not hide his inner shame.

The women sent to Panshi Village had never eaten anything the day before yesterday. The leader Liangdong personally issued an order: Since it was the "goods" that were decided to exchange, there was no need to waste food on them. If they were not worried that they would starve to death on the road due to hunger, Liangdong would further deduct their food quota, hunger for a few more days, or even a week.

If food is like this, there is no need to think about clothes. In addition to the deer tribe, most of the clothing materials of the northern barbarians are animal skins. Although wild beasts on the mountain can be raised, there are more barbarians who go up the mountain to hunt. From the moment the two sides negotiate the deal, these women are other people's things. There is no need to waste their skin on them, just wrap them in a piece of rotten cloth.

Haoping knew that his leader did something unreasonable, but he could not intervene and change anything from it. On the way he came, Haoping had already foreseen that the young leader of Panshi Village would be dissatisfied with it, and even got angry, and was prepared for his own benefit by half or even more. But he never expected that Tianhao would say anything but the benefits he gave him had not been reduced at all.

"I know that this is not your fault. But Liangdong, you are you. I have already suffered this loss anyway, but what I said must count." Tianhao bent down, patted one of the pockets with his hand, and said seriously to Haoping: "This is what you deserve."

He didn't speak loudly, but Haoping felt as if countless bells were roaring in his ears. His shame was stimulated and expanded exponentially. At this moment, he really wanted to say something, and he couldn't help but want to kneel down in front of Tian Hao and worship deeply.
Chapter completed!