Chapter 410 Depart tomorrow!
Elder Cheli had the first to negotiate business several times, because he didn't have much to sell or buy, and this time was no exception. While the negotiations were still in progress, Elder Cheli was already sitting alone on the stone, basking in the sun with boredom and envy.
Alas, I also want to buy more things to go home. Not to mention the fine salt and wine from the previous few times, this time the "golden tea" and Nanyang spices are also excellent things, especially the "golden tea", which is definitely of no less importance than first-class fine salt!
Unfortunately, the Barrow tribe is poor. If you buy this one, you can’t buy that one. Even if you have a lot of needs, you must save money on buying.
When will you be rich and powerful?
"Elder Cheli!"
A shout interrupted Elder Cheli's melancholy. When he saw the sound of his subconscious, his old face immediately smiled like a flower.
"Oh, brother Bao, little lady, hello you guys!" Elder Cheli quickly jumped off the stone and said.
"Hello, Elder Cheli." Xiao Yin'er smiled and replied with me for the first time.
"Elder Cheli, I'll ask you something." I pulled him and sat down on the stone again, and said in a harmonious voice: "Are you familiar with the situation near the Ussuri River?"
"Familiar! That's a place where birds don't lay eggs. What's wrong? Brother Bao is still interested in it?" Elder Cheli asked inexplicably.
"That's right." I pondered, "My wife, who was originally from the Great Liao Kingdom, was also from the Great Liao Kingdom. Recently, when we returned to the Great Liao Kingdom to visit relatives, we realized that all the people in her family had been exiled to the Ussuri River because of their crimes. Because there were many barriers from the Great Liao Kingdom to the Ussuri River, we could not know the specific situation. We just heard that Elder Cheli was familiar with it, so he took the liberty to ask."
"Oh?" Elder Cheli frowned, "How could it be so unlucky? Ussuri River is such a bad place, there is '20% dead in a year, 50% dead in two years, and 3 years'!"
"Well……"
Xiao Yin'er was trembling all over, and I was inexplicably shocked. "It's not that exaggerating, right? After all, there is a river there, and there can be five or six months of flood season a year. Then there must be countless big fish, so I can't starve to death, right?"
Elder Cheli smiled when he heard this, "Haha, Brother Bao doesn't know that the flood season in the Ussuri River is only three months at most, and the rest of the time is full of 100 miles of ice. There is no place to plant food at all. In addition, the frozen and cold wind in hell have been invaded by one or more years, and the body is good. After three or five years, you can become extremely weak, let alone the elderly, weak, sick and disabled, and you will definitely die in the first year!"
"What if it was exiled in November and February last year..."
"That's even worse!" Elder Cheli said firmly, "As soon as he arrives in the Ussuri River, he will encounter the coldest season and have no adaptation at all. It is certain that more than 30% of the people will freeze to death. If the food is insufficient, it is very likely to reach..."
"Stop! Stop!"
Xiao Yin'er was already buried in my arms. I had to stop the crow's mouth from speaking.
Elder Cheli was speaking with great enthusiasm. When he heard this, he stopped and saw my dark face. When he looked at Xiao Yiner who was already choked and crying, Cheli suddenly screamed that something was wrong. He seemed to have offended someone.
"Elder Cheli, what you are talking about is probably just a special situation, right?" I winked at him. "Is it such a harsh environment in most cases?"
"Oh, of course not." Elder Cheli changed his tone, "I think about it. Ah, the weather was good last year and it was not that cold; and now the Khitans exiled these prisoners usually give a lot of food. The people stationed in Yueliji City, south of the Ussuri River, will go over and see every few months and give some food to them... After all, these exiles are all nobles, and at least they are a bit incense, so the nobles nearby will also help them."
"So, my wife's relatives should be able to survive most, right?" I nodded with satisfaction and continued to wink at him.
Elder Cheli was obviously not suitable for lying. His face was as bitter as if he had eaten yellow lotus, but he still had to continue lying, "Yes, if the situation is good, it is entirely possible to survive."
Even though the cold and beautiful young woman was extremely intelligent, she was confused when she involved the people she cared about. She raised her head and asked with red eyes, "Are you all saying true? Don't you lie to me?"
"I really won't lie to you, ma'am." Elder Cheli said with difficulty.
"Okay!" Xiao Yiner pulled my sleeve, "Xiaobao~ Let's go quickly~ I want to rescue them as soon as possible~"
Elder Cheli was shocked all over, and he vaguely grabbed something and immediately looked at me with a look.
"Go! Today we will try to negotiate the business, and the remaining delivery will be handled by the soldiers. Anyway, they are responsible for taking care of the ships and will not leave. In addition, it will take several trips to transport the war horses, cattle and sheep, etc.." I was not vague, "Yin'er, we will set off tomorrow afternoon at the latest. Do you think it's OK?"
"Yeah~~"
Xiao Yin'er felt my anxious heart for her, and her heart trembled and felt warm, as if she was not so panicked.
Although it was the conversation between us, Elder Cheli laughed so hard that his mouth was about to fall to the back of his head, "Brother Bao, little lady, are you going to Ussuri River?"
"Yes." I spread my hands, "Elder Cheli, now you will get what you want. The business will be done directly at your doorstep. You don't have to send someone to deliver goods."
"It's not necessary to deliver goods, but you and your wife are going to our place, so we have to send someone to protect the two of you." Elder Cheli patted his chest and said, "I'll let Hai Dongqing go back soon. We will set off tomorrow. At most, we will meet the patriarch's welcome team in three days."
He was full of excitement when he spoke.
If we were taking things to the Barrow tribe, Elder Cheli was confident that the patriarch and his team would do their best to plunder the supplies and buy the goods of Brother Bao. It would definitely be more than the ones that were separated by a continuous mountain range.
However, Elder Cheli hesitated and looked at me hesitantly, wanting to speak but not daring to say anything.
"Why, are there still difficulties?" I said seriously, "Elder Cheli, we are not afraid of difficulties. If you have anything to say, we will solve it together."
"Uh... it's not like that." Elder Cheli decided to say it, "Brother Bao, go to our place to sell things. If you buy horses, cattle, sheep, etc., you can't bring it back. The mountains are rugged and difficult to walk, and I'm afraid it will be bad on the road."
I was really stunned when I heard this, and I couldn't help but pat his shoulder, "Uncle Cheli... Uncle, you are an honest person!"
Chapter completed!