In the end, the eldest uncle and the second uncle didn't know how to discuss it, and agreed that they would go north by themselves.

Erya explained to the master bricklayer that he must leave the holes, door openings, and basement doors according to the drawings.

As for the stove in the kitchen, the stove in the bathroom, the flue in the bedrooms on both sides, and the fireplace in the hall, they will all wait for her to come back.

The preparation took seven days, and the third uncle and they have not yet returned. Erya stopped grinding and was ready to leave the next day.

Before leaving, Erya gathered Daman, Xiaohu, Dahong, Xiangzi, and Laizi together to explain some things.

"We are going to take the tea leaves to the northern herdsmen to exchange things, and we will check them when we leave the country.

Because we don't have the tea guide given by the government, once it is found out, it will be very dangerous. So, I don't plan to leave the country yet.

However, if I can't exchange anything in the territory, I may also take a risk, but at that time, I will no longer remind you about the tea, so as not to have ears on the wall. But you yourselves should be on the alert, but do you understand? ”

The brothers said in unison: "Understood! ”

Erya then raised the tea porcelain bottle in his hand and said, "I specially asked for a lot of the same porcelain bottle to bring over, and I have asked the shopkeeper of the kiln to help him fill some sun-dried elm leaves."

You can see this bottle in my hand, and at this bottleneck, I made a mark.

At that time, once you encounter an inspection, if you find that the other party reaches out to take such a bottle, you must quickly and enthusiastically step forward to help take the bottle for the person who inspects it.

You're all agile, so when you take this bottle, you should have no problem quietly swapping it over, right?

If there is a problem, take the time to learn. Eye disease and quick hands are the key. ”

Erya didn't wait for them to speak, and then continued: "If the other party asks why the leaves are contained, they say that they are afraid that the bottle will be broken on the road. You must not be nervous, just be plain. ”

After listening to this, the brothers always had a nervous feeling.

The next day, they set out from their homes with two carts of tea and a cart of their own supplies, and when they passed through the county seat, they hired nine more carriages, and when they went to the kiln, they packed up the porcelain they had bought and took them away.

When he arrived in the provincial capital, Li Darttou of the Dart Bureau had been waiting for a long time.

"Why are you here? Do you want to set off while it's dark today? ”

Erya, who was dressed in men's clothes, hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry! Big brother, because there are too many things to bring, I have been delayed for some time along the way. Even in this city, I still have silk and silk that I haven't picked up! Or do you want to leave early tomorrow morning? ”

Li Darttou saw that Erya's attitude was good, but he didn't complain much, so he said politely: "That's not necessary, it's okay to leave tonight, it's cool." Hurry up and get your things, come back early and we'll leave early. ”

Erya took Xiaohu and hired four more carriages from the car dealership, went to the shopkeeper of the embroidery village, and took them to pick up the goods.

When she was about to leave, Er Ya saw seven dart masters, each with a small package of salt.

Puzzled, he asked Li Darttou: "How long will it take for us to come back and forth?" ”

"If the road is smooth, two and a half months is enough."

"Then you brought such salt, did you eat?"

Li Darttou laughed, "This is not food!" We brought it over for a change. How? You didn't bring some! ”

Erya asked in surprise, "That!" Isn't that a smuggled salt deal? ”

Li Dangtou shook his head with a smile and said, "No, no, if a person brings no more than five catties of salt, it is not considered to sell smuggled salt." No wonder Shopkeeper Chen, let me take care of you more, so you are really the first time to go out to run a business? ”

Erya nodded a little embarrassed, thought about it and asked, "Then can the eldest brother wait for us?" We also want to buy a few pounds to take with us. ”

Li Darttou laughed straightly, "You don't need to go out to buy it, we have it here, I'll find someone to weigh it for you." ”

When resting and eating, Erya asked the dart head: "Big brother!" Can you leave the country? ”

"Of course, don't you plan to leave the country? Then if you're in the country, you won't be able to exchange much! ”

Er Ya hurriedly said: "No! We want to leave the country, but we are afraid that you will not want to. ”

The dart head smiled: "We accept so much dart silver from you, that is, it will be taken out of the country, if you are in the country, you will not be able to ask for so much dart silver."

We often walk over there, and we know the people over there, and if you really don't have a clue over there, I can introduce you to a few nobles. ”

Er Ya hesitated a little, and only replied in a half-loud voice: "What I want is some wool and fur, these things that are lowly in the eyes of those nobles, do they have them?" ”

When Li Darttou heard this, he couldn't sit still laughing. "You! You! You! Hahaha, you guys are! ”

The dart head breathed a sigh of relief, then stopped laughing, and said to Erya seriously: "You really don't know anything, so you dare to run out to do business." If it weren't for the fact that Shopkeeper Chen was an old friend with me, I would really want to pit you.

One cart of your porcelain can be exchanged for more than a dozen carts of wool and fur, and if all of them are exchanged for wool and fur, then how are you going to get back? ”

Erya blushed, lowered her head in embarrassment, and looked up for a long time before she thanked the dart head: "Big brother, thank you, I, I, I"

Seeing that Erya was already embarrassed and speechless, the dart head waved his hand funny, "Okay!" You don't have to say it. I'll take you to the people I know, but three or four of them will be able to exchange all your things. You ask for as many horses as you can, and that one can be multiplied three or four times when you get it back. Then there are jewelry, gold and silver. ”

Erya's eyes widened: "Horse? Will the court let us bring the horses back? ”

The dart head sighed and smiled: "Look at you, it's really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers!" If you don't know anything, you dare to come out and run business? Good for you! When I met Brother Chen, he was kind, and he knew that he would take care of me all the way! ”

followed by Erya's question: "The court not only allows you to change horses and come back, but if you are lucky, you get a good ** and dedicate it to the court." The court will also give you a reward! ”

Daman Xiaohu is a hot-blooded young man, and when he heard the word reward, he began to think about it.

Er Ya doesn't have any ideas, how can a good horse be exchanged for it so easily?! People spend almost 14 hours a day with horses, and who doesn't know horses better than us?

Maybe it's in the period of national peace and security! There was no danger of roadblocks and robberies along the way, and when I was about to reach the border after leaving Hebei, seven or eight jumped out of the ravine, only a cloth wrapped in a fart, ten to thirteen or fourteen-year-old children.

"Robbery!" In that voice, there was still a childish spirit that did not change the tone.

Big Brother Dart Head was stunned, what is the situation?

The dart head is dart, and if you can not shoot, you generally try to avoid shooting.

Therefore, Li Daotou stepped forward and asked a few children: "It's the harvest season, why did you come out to rob instead?" But don't have a field at home? ”

A child who seemed to be the youngest, when he saw Li Dart's kind question, he boldly said: "We have no land and no home!" ”

The dart head was surprised, at this time, there should be no border fighting! Suddenly a possibility came to mind: "But someone in your family committed an accident and was exiled here?" ”

A few children lowered their heads all at once! Faced with this situation, Erya really didn't know how to deal with it, so she had to look at the dart head in her thinking.

The dart head asked, "Did you escape, or did anyone know?" It's best to hurry back, or your family will be punished.

Besides, you can't get anything here, and if you get ruthless, you might be beaten.

After ten days, you will take turns to keep watch here, and when we come back, we will bring you a few sheep back to raise. Luckily? ”

One of them looked up and asked in disbelief, "Are you really going to bring us sheep?" ”

The dart head looked at Erya, and Erya nodded hurriedly and said, "I will definitely bring it to you, but you must not do this again!" If you encounter that ruthlessness, you will die. ”

The child who spoke, hugged his hands, as if he was competing with a master, "Then thank you to a few heroes!" ”

The dart head held back a smile and said, "Remember, whether it is morning or afternoon, someone must be here to watch, lest we bring back the sheep and have no place to send them." ”

Several children jumped up for joy, but one child whispered, "Brother! I'm hungry! ”

When Erya heard this weak voice, she knew that she was hungry and had no strength. Remembering that he had bought several bags of wheat noodles on the road, he took two bags and gave them them.

With this little episode, everyone chatted along the way. Talking about the bitterness of being exiled, talking about the fact that immigrants from this land can't be moved, and can only rely on exiled sinners to reclaim it.

After chatting and chatting, I arrived at the border check, and the checker was not as Erya thought, opening the bottles one by one. It's just that each car took a few bottles at random, and the weight was put down.

The cloth was lifted one by one to look underneath, and there was nothing, so it was readily released.

After crossing the border, Erya asked the dart head: "Big brother, why haven't they checked carefully?" What salt! Tea leaves! I haven't even checked it! ”

The dart head replied: "One is that I often walk this road, and everyone is familiar with each other; The other, if there is salt, can be seen from the ruts that your wheels have walked on.

Tea is even more impossible, how can you hold such a large tea brick with such a small bottle mouth?! ”

"yes!" Erya suddenly realized that now the people on the grassland still drink the same tea brick tea, this kind of loose tea has not yet appeared, and steamed green tea has not been popularized.

Ay! I was still sweating nervously just now.

When he arrived at the Mongolian herdsmen, he was warmly welcomed by the herdsmen. Some of the older herders can still speak the Central Plains dialect fluently.

"Old friend, what good things did you bring us this time?" An old man with a white beard patted the dart head on the shoulder affectionately.

The head of the dart pointed to the carriages and said, "There are porcelain vases, porcelain bowls, and silk cloth." ”

Erya hurriedly added: "There are also tea!" ”

Li Dart was taken aback, "And tea?" Where to put it? ”

Er Ya took a porcelain vase out of the porcelain carriage and handed it to the dart head. "Here!"

Puzzled, the dart head took apart the small bamboo basket that was used as a shield on the outside, and pulled out a cork wrapped in a layer of cotton cloth.

As the dart leaned closer to the mouth of the bottle to see what was inside, a refreshing fragrance wafted out.

His agitated words were incoherent: "This, this, this!" But? But green tea is hard to find in the provincial capital?! ”