The thirty-second (middle) Tianxin is pseudo-cocooned, broken into a butterfly, yellow sand, desert camel, and the bell is slow

The snowstorm followed the boy back to the inn.

When he stepped into the store, he found that the store was not behind the counter, so he wondered if he had gone to the back kitchen.

The boy led the flowing wind and snow to the table among the five tables of guests in the hall, and said to a young man dressed in brocade silk in the Western Regions: "Helper, I called my sister back, and I can't break my promise with one or two pieces of silver!"

The brocade youth patted the boy on the shoulder, took out a tael of silver from his pocket, and said with a smile: "Take it." ”

The boy smiled, clasped his fists and saluted, "Thank you, leader." ”

The boy turned to Liufeng Xue and hugged his fist and continued, "Thank you, sister!" and returned to the next table and sat down.

Because of the boy's non-standard etiquette, the apricot eyes narrowed and smiled, and returned a salute.

The brocade silk young man just caught a glimpse of the drifting wind and snow when he stayed because he was rejected because of the lingua franca of the thunder empire, and he kindly offered to help.

At this time, I saw Liufeng Xue again, and the young gang leader of the camel gang, who had been in the silk business for many years, found that the dress on Liufeng Xue's body was of the highest quality in terms of silk texture and workmanship, and guessed that Liufeng Xue must not be a girl from an ordinary people's family.

The brocade silk youth stood up and solemnly hugged his fist and saluted, and said in the Chinese language of the Ming Thunder Emperor: "Hello this young lady, I am Paletahun, the leader of the Anping Camel Gang. ”

"Parler...... Tahon ...... Hello helper, my name is Liufeng Xue. Thank you for talking to the store and letting me stay. Flowing Wind Snow looked at Paletahun, with a high nose bridge, high cheekbones, deep eye sockets, and that unique name, Flowing Wind Snow asked suspiciously, "Pa ...... The leader of the Le Tahong gang is from Mobei County of the Thunder Empire?"

Seeing that the wind and snow were awkward in pronouncing his name, Paletahon smiled and said, "Just call me Paler." That's right, my ancestral home is Minglei Mobei, and now I am running the silk business of Minglei and Qiyi. ”

Paletahun said to the middle-aged man sitting next to him in the Western Regions: "Rudaji, find the shopkeeper to bring a pair of dishes and chopsticks." After that, he raised his voice a little and continued to the table: "Everyone move and make a place to come out." ”

The young-looking gang leader Paletahun seems to have a high reputation among the camel gang, and the middle-aged man named Rudaki has a dark and rough face engraved with determination, and at first glance he is the "old camel gang" who has been weathered by the desert, but he is extremely respectful to Paletahun, and he got up and walked to the back kitchen according to his words, and everyone at the table also squeezed each other without complaint, giving up a place.

Paletahon pulled a stool from the empty table next to him and put it beside him and said, "Look at Miss Liu, you shouldn't have had dinner yet, right?" If you don't dislike it, you can sit down and eat something together." ”

Liu Fengxue thought about it, nodded and walked over, and said embarrassedly: "I am surnamed Liufeng, not Liu ......"

It was the first time that Paletahon heard Liufeng's surname, smiled, and recalled: "Miss Liufeng." Reaching out to the stool next to him, he continued, "Please be seated." ”

The middle-aged man Lu Daji brought the dishes and chopsticks and put them on the table in front of Liu Fengxue, and he squeezed in at the side table.

Liufeng Xue looked at the table full of food, there were all kinds of cakes on the table, and there were a few small plates containing different flavors of Jiao sauce.

The dining style of the Western Regions is completely different from that of the Thunder Empire, but Liufeng Xue, who has not eaten serious food for a long time, is still hungry, stretches out his hand to remove the veil, turns his head and says sincerely to Palertahong: "Pale Gang Master, it is better to be respectful than to obey your fate, I will not be pretentious and polite." ”

In this barren and desolate desert of yellow sand, most of the women are swept by the wind and sand every day and night, and a few of them can be like a flowing wind and snow, with such watery skin? What's more, although the flowing wind and snow are still young, they have begun to show the posture of sinking fish and falling geese.

Not only Paletahun, but most of the people at the same table looked at it with straight eyes. However, most of them didn't dare to look at it after a glance, and discussed while eating.

Paletahun coughed dryly twice, and said to Liufeng Xue in the Chinese language of the Ming Thunder Emperor: "Miss Liufeng, eat cakes." ”

During the banquet, Liu Fengxue learned that the Anping camel gang planned to pick up goods in Menglu City tomorrow, and left the city early the day after tomorrow to go to the neighboring city of Red Scorpion, and then went east along the Silk Road to the Kyi trading city of Crha.

When Drifting Wind and Snow made a request for companionship, Paletahun simply agreed.

When Paletahon asked Liufeng Xue, looking at Liufengxue's dress and behavior, it must be a certain daughter's daughter, how could she be alone, Liufeng Xuexue was still trying to find an explanation, Paletahun had already made a guess, asking if he was separated from the original camel gang in the sandstorm, and Liufeng Xue naturally nodded yes.

Paletahun sighed with emotion, he didn't get completely lost in the sandstorm, and he was able to find Menglu City.

When Paletahun mentioned the sandstorm, the camel gang was all surprised.

Paletahong said to Liu Fengxue about the housekeeping skills of Lu Daji, a middle-aged man who went to get dishes and chopsticks before. Lu Daji is a native of the Western Regions, believes in Zoroastrian religion in the Western Regions, has run for decades to the trade route of Minglei Xijiang, has seen many sandstorms, experienced many life and death, and now has the ability to watch the clouds and explore the wind, extremely famous in the camel gang business community, the travel schedule of the Anping camel gang is determined by Lu Daji, due to the existence of Ludaji, the Anping camel gang has been lucky to avoid many sandstorms.

Paletahun also mentioned to Liufeng Xue that the Anping Camel Gang did not travel back and forth between the Western Regions and Minglei Xijiang, but would make a transfer in the central trading city of the Qiyi Kingdom, Zerha, except for a few leaders of the Camel Gang, most of the gangs would be replaced, and most of the gangs in charge of the west of the Qiyi were residents of the Western Regions, and most of the gangs in charge of the east of the Qiyi were residents of the Minglei Empire.

Liu Fengxue asked curiously, obviously Minglei and Qiyi are at war, why did the Western Regions still release the merchants of the Minglei Empire, you know, in the western frontier of the Minglei Empire, the Imperial Wuhou Shi Qinlian personally led the Shizi Army to guard it, and did not let any people from the Western Regions enter the Minglei Empire.

Paletahon shook his head and said, "Because of the deed."

Yi had no choice, due to the barren land, the Qiyi Kingdom had to import necessities such as clothing, food, shelter and transportation from the Thunder Empire, and the Thunder Empire explicitly forbade this, and the price of export commodities was sky-high. Therefore, the Khiti people love and hate us as transnational camel gangs, they can't do without us, but they have to accept high-priced goods, of course, the Tolls charged by the Khiyi to us are also high, especially in recent years. Although we have made a trip to the east and west, and we can indeed make a lot of money at both ends, almost half of the profits have been distributed to the Qiyi Royal Court and the Minglei Mansion. And ......" Paletahun's eyebrows darkened: "In the Western Regions, the sandstorm has swallowed up too many of our companions, and many of our companions in the Western Regions have died to save us, so we often wonder why the two countries can't coexist peacefully, but we also know that these things are not something that we businessmen can consider and control." ”

Liufeng Xue listened quietly and did not comment. As the lord of Xuqian County of the Thunder Empire, even though he is far away from the border and war, Liu Fengxue still understands the complexities and contradictions of many political affairs, and many rules have become the general trend in the change of time, and they cannot be easily changed.

Sure enough, he took the water bag handed over by a helper and poured out a small bowl of water to drink, and then exchanged a few polite words with a few helpers at the same table who could speak some lingua franca of the Thunder Empire.

In order to prevent the invasion of wind and sand, most of the earthen houses in the Western Regions are designed with one floor, and there are no windows except for some ventilation holes (harmony) eyes, and the light of the fire candles on the earthen table is faint, and the wind and snow stop the boy who is about to step out of the door.

"Brother, what's your name?" asked Liufeng Xue as she squatted down and asked softly.

"Aggie. The boy replied, and then looked at the flowing wind and snow and couldn't help but praise: "Sister, you are so beautiful!"

"Thank you, Aggie. Flowing Wind and Snow smiled and touched Aggie's head.

Aji dodged to the side and said, "Sister can't touch Aji's head, Dadda...... Well...... Daddy said that boys won't grow taller when they are touched on the head. ”

Liu Fengxue narrowed her apricot eyes and smiled, took out two silver ingots from the brocade bag and handed them over and said, "Aji, my sister has already received the kindness of the Pahler gang leader, but she can't eat and live for nothing, and-" After a pause, Liu Fengxue continued: "My sister will follow you to Crha City the day after tomorrow, here are twenty taels of silver, which is my sister's food and accommodation money, you can help my sister hand it over to the Pahong gang leader, is it okay?"

Aji took the silver, put it in his mouth and bit it, and said with a smile: "No problem, sister!" With that, he ran to Paletahun's residence with the silver tattoo equivalent to half a month's salary for himself.

In the room, Paletahun was re-finalizing the camel schedule with Rudaki.

Paletahun's brows furrowed, and the bridge of his high nose twitched, "You mean, you want to stay in Menglu City for three to seven days?"

Rudaki nodded solemnly and said, "That's right." ”

Paletahun stood up and paced back and forth around the table: "What we do is a business of racing against time, and the profits are made by camels step by step, and three days is enough to rush from Menglu City to Red Scorpion City...... Not to mention the seven-day ......"

Paletahon silently calculated the daily food and drinking water consumed by the gang and the camels, and asked solemnly: "Can't you rush to the Red Scorpion City?" When you get to the Red Scorpion City, if you still think that a sandstorm may occur, we will take shelter in the Red Scorpion City for a few more days. ”

Rudaki didn't answer, and the room fell silent.

Outside the earthen house, the night wind in the Western Regions was like a beast whispering, whistling and whimpering.

Lu Daji listened intently for a long time, picked up the wine glass on the table, was reluctant to drink more, and said with a small sip: "Helper, I know that every moment of delay is a huge loss to the camel gang, but we will pick up the goods everywhere in Menglu City tomorrow, it will normally take a day, and we can only set off for Red Scorpion City the day after tomorrow, I am very worried about encountering a sandstorm on the way to Red Scorpion City." ”

Paletahun looked into Rudaki's eyes and asked solemnly, "In other words, do you think the sandstorm will come in about three days?"

Rudaki nodded, "That's right." ”

Paletahon took a long breath and then slowly exhaled: "Can't wait. Tell the brothers to go and pick up the goods now. ”

Lu Daji was stunned: "Now, the night in the Western Regions is always full of dust, and the people of the Western Regions will hardly go out at night, let alone trade goods in the dark." ”

Paletahun said helplessly: "There is no way, in recent years, the Minglei Mansion and the Qiyi Royal Court have become more and more unable to feed, and the profits of the camel gang are like water ...... in the Western Regions" After a pause, Paletahun stood up straight and called in a deep voice: "Rudaji." ”

"In. Rudaki stood up straight.

"Tell everyone to pick up the goods now, tonight the wind is strong, there is no torch outside, let everyone be sure to check the goods in the warehouse, if the merchant is not willing to trade at night, you can give some benefits. ”

Lu Daji shook his head and sighed: "Gang leader, although you took over the mantle of the old gang leader and took your brothers to run a few business trips, but the Western Regions have the habits and rules of the Western Regions, and trading at night will not work." The inhabitants of the Western Regions are almost exclusively Zoroastrians, and they do not go out at night unless necessary. Seeing that Paletahun wanted to speak, Rudaki guessed what the young gang leader wanted to say, and continued: "Pure faith is not something that money can shake. After entering business, Rudaki still saw many people dying for money, thought about it, and added: "Indeed, if the amount is sufficient, money may indeed shake the faith...... However, we lose more than we gain by paying so much. ”

Paletahun is not a leader who goes his own way, he has followed his father in the business for many years, and has learned many excellent qualities as a leader of a gang, otherwise, he would not have established a lot of prestige in just two or three years after taking over as the leader of the Anping gang.

Paletahun looked at Lu Daji, who had joined the camel gang since his father led the Anping camel gang and had worked hard, and he thought about it in his heart, and asked: "Then, if it is early tomorrow morning, hire some local laborers to help, expedite the receipt, and try to hurry."

What about leaving at noon?"

Paletahun really can't afford to wait, last month's wages are still in arrears, just waiting for this batch of freight to be sold back to Minglei, the opinions of the Qiyi Kingdom gang in charge of the west of the Western Regions are not too big, after all, as long as they follow the camel gang, at least they don't have to worry about food and clothing, but the Minglei Empire gang in charge of the east side of the Western Regions already has many people who recognize more money than their own gang leader, if it weren't for the fact that their father Jiwei is still there, that part of the gang may not give themselves face.

When Rudaki began to follow the old gang leader of the Anping Camel Gang, Paletahun was a little younger than Aji, and at that time he followed the business route, Ludaki can be said to have watched this young gang leader grow up day by day, and also understood his difficulties, listening to the whistling wind outside the earthen house, his heart struggled, and finally nodded and said: "I'll arrange it." ”

Since Rudaki had decided to race against time and wanted to get to Red Scorpion City as soon as possible, he was ready to go out to gather the gang to explain tomorrow's matters, and was about to step out of the door when he was almost bumped into by Aji, who was trotting all the way.

Behind him, Paletahun's voice came: "Uncle Rudaki, thank you. ”

Rudaki turned around and looked at Paletahun with a slightly different look at the gang leader than usual: "Rest early." ”

Seeing that Rudaki was about to speak, Paletahon took the initiative to ask, "Uncle Rudaki, what's wrong? ”

Rudaki turned his head to look at the room where the flowing wind and snow were, then turned back to Paletahon and said solemnly: "Paler, that girl is of unknown origin and extremely strange, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse to take her." ”

Paletahon pondered for a while, and said: "Daddy once said that running a business on the yellow sand desert is not only a job to watch the sky to eat, but also a job to watch the sky to save life. ”

Rudaki gave Paletahun a deep look, said nothing more, and turned to leave.

Paletahun looked at Aji, who was walking in from outside the door, and asked with a smile, "Aji, is there anything wrong?" Tomorrow I have to get up early in the morning to work, collect all the goods and go on the road as soon as possible, but I have to go to bed early. ”

Aji handed the two ingots of silver in his hand to Paletahun and said, "That sister said that this is her food money and hotel money. ”

......

Following.

Before dawn, the Anping Camel Gang began to get busy.

Inexplicably teleported to the Western Abyss, which is almost thousands of miles away, and now he is in a foreign land in the Western Regions, and if he wants to return to the Thunder Empire, he must traverse the entire Qiyi Kingdom, plus he was separated from Shi Nianyuan, and he tossed and turned in the snow all night, and his sleep was not deep.

Hearing the movement outside, she simply got up, tied her sword around her waist, and covered it with a goose yellow Western Regions dress, and the eldest lady who had no other luggage went out of the room.

The wind and sand in the Western Regions are strong, and the earthen houses are all one-storey, and as soon as Fang went out, the wind and snow happened to see Aji arguing with the store in front of the side oblique kitchen, and then turned around and approached with a disgraced face.

Flowing Wind Snow stepped forward and asked, "Aji, what's wrong?"

Aji said helplessly: "The store is not willing to sell more water to us......"

Seeing that the camel gang were all rushing out, Liufeng Xue followed Aji's footsteps and walked to the inn hall.

Aji explained to Liufeng Xue: "Last night, Uncle Rudaki gathered everyone and said that he would start receiving the goods early this morning, strive to finish it before noon, and then immediately set off for Red Scorpion City. Flowing Storm and Snow walked out of the hall with Aggie and came to the side of the front yard under the shed.

Aji said with a worried look on his face while untying the reins of the camel: "Uncle Rudaki said that there may be a sandstorm in three days, so we must set off as soon as possible and rush to Red Scorpion City as soon as possible. Sister, I'm going to buy as much water as I can everywhere, and when everyone finishes their work, I'll rush back here to gather, you're a girl, just go to the room to rest, I'll call you before leaving. ”

Drifting Storm Snow was silent, looked around, and found Paltahumun, who was saddle the camel, and Drift Storm approached and said, "I can help." ”

Paletahun threw the hemp rope between the camel's hump, then walked to the other side to continue to tie the camel's saddle, took the time to glance at Liufengxue's thin figure and said: "Thank you Miss Liufeng, you and Aji go to buy water together, in the Western Regions, where there is water, there is hope, and finding water is the most important job of the camel gang." ”

Flowing wind and snow blinked his eyes, walked to the side of a camel, picked up the camel's side of the huge camel saddle with one hand, and put it on the camel lying on the ground, there was a bundle of hemp rope under the original camel saddle, and the flowing wind and snow picked up the hemp rope and tied it up, although the camel is not the same as the horse, however, the flowing wind and snow that has the ability to drink horse brushes can still touch the bypass.

Paletahun, who had tied the camel saddle, looked up and looked surprised, walked over and shook the camel saddle, checked the tie rope, and exclaimed, "Miss Liufeng, you ......"

Among the busy gangsters, some people witnessed the process of lifting the camel's saddle with ease in the snowstorm, and said something to the west of Paletahun with a surprised face.

Hearing this, Paletahun asked, "Miss Liufeng, are you also a martial artist?"

Flowing Wind Xue Xingxing's eyes rolled and nodded.

Paletahun sighed with emotion: "Looking at your appearance, I thought you were the daughter of a noble family." "Paletahun's vision is not low, since Aji brought Liufeng Xue back last night, at first glance, he can see that Liufeng Xue's family background must not be simple, but looking at Liufeng Xue's face and skin, body shape and temperament, he really doesn't look like a martial artist.

Paletahun was no longer hypocritical, and there was a warrior to help, but it was a big help in loading: "Miss Liufeng, then trouble you, you will follow me to the city to receive the goods in a while, and I will pay you according to the working hours." ”

Liu Fengxue smiled and said, "If you are willing to take me back to Ming Xijiang with you, it is the biggest reward." ”

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