Volume 1 When the Wind Rises Chapter 133 Selling Cloth in the City
On September 24, in the open space of Liujia Village.
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"Hahaha, Shao Quchang, are you riding a horse or being ridden by a horse?"
A group of villagers in Liujia Village took advantage of the rest to keep laughing at the people of the Longxiang Troupe who were training in equestrianism, Shao Derong and their gang were all their own children, and everyone was not very afraid.
"If you have the ability, you can try it", Shao Derong was a little angry, damn, I didn't expect it to be so difficult to ride a horse, wasn't it easy when I used to herd cattle.
"Try it", a young man named Lu Xia among the villagers stood up suddenly, he is only twenty-four years old this year, he should have been a good age to be a soldier, but because of Liu Ximing's age regulations, he can't enter Longxiang, and he is usually a little unconvinced by the people of Longxiang's group.
Shao Derong saw that it was Lu Xia who lived opposite his door, and knew his thoughts, so he couldn't help but smile and handed him the reins: "Okay, you can try it, don't blame me if you fall." β
"Hmph, I'm definitely better than you, why don't you accept me", Lu Xia grabbed the reins with some anger, just now he watched from the side for a long time, and he also knew how to get on the horse, and suddenly stepped on the horse.
"Eh, ride it, Lu Xia, run up and try." A group of people watching the excitement kept coaxing.
I don't know if this Lu Xia is really talented, or if he is lucky, he actually rode a horse and ran away, Liu Ximing was guiding a few novices on the side, and when he turned his head and saw this scene, his eyes lit up.
In the previous war, the Tiger Department in the mountains dropped 50 war horses, just to solve the weakness of the lack of mobility of the Longxiang Regiment, Liu Ximing, as the only person who had ever ridden a horse, took on the role of the second knife equestrian instructor, but the people of the Longxiang Regiment learned to learn and learn to run the horse, but I didn't expect that there were still people in the villagers who had this ability.
Liu Ximing hurriedly beckoned to Shao Derong and called him over: "Who is this person on horseback?" β
"His name is Lu Xia, and he is also from the countryside."
"Okay, call him here."
Lu Xia saw Shao Derong signaling to him, nervously controlled the war horse under him to slow down, and led the horse to Liu Ximing.
Liu Ximing saw that this young man was wearing a black scarf, a brown sweatshirt, and the word nervousness was written on his fairly upright face, so he couldn't help but smile and asked, "Have you ever ridden a horse before?" β
Lu Xia pinched himself hard with the hand hidden behind his back, cheering himself up in his heart, don't you want to join Longxiang, the second young master is in front of you, don't be cowardly.
"Second young master, I have seen a merchant ride in the past, and I have asked him for a few words, just now I will be careless."
Liu Ximing was dumbfounded all of a sudden, if the gods were not careful, why didn't these people in the Long Xiang Group pay no attention.
"Okay, how old are you this year, do you want to join the Dragon Troupe?"
As soon as Lu Xia heard Liu Ximing's words, he suddenly felt like he was hit by a pie falling from the sky, and he was happy for a while and didn't react.
Shao Derong saw that Lu Xia never answered, so anxious that he kept coughing lightly to remind him.
"Uh, I think, Second Young Master, I always dreamed that I would be twenty-four this year." Lu Xia was suddenly awakened and hurriedly grinned back.
"Hahaha", Liu Xi was ordered by him
This reaction amused, "Okay, you can ride again, if you ride well, I will allow you to join the group." β
As soon as Lu Xia heard this, he forgot to say the words of thanks, and suddenly turned over on the horse, and the horsewhip slipped away, urging the war horse under his crotch to collapse.
"Good"
"Well done"
Perhaps it was because of the potential that was stimulated, Lu Xia tried to recall the few mantras that the merchant had taught him at the beginning: "Go with the horse fast and slow, bow your head when you are low, undulate like a boat, and tighten in my hand."
While he kept repeating these words, he kept searching for fragments of past memories, and slowly felt more and more.
The other soldiers of the Longxiang Regiment who were training also noticed this scene, and everyone slowly gathered around, watching the man on the field clinging to the horse's back and galloping left and right.
"I can do it"
Lu Xia looked back in the direction of Liu Ximing with joy, but he didn't notice that there was a ridge in front of him.
"Be careful", everyone exclaimed, Lu Xia was shocked, and suddenly he was flashed off the horse.
Fortunately, the grain in the field had just been harvested, and there was still a lot of straw left on the ground, and he fell on it.
Liu Ximing saw him fall off the horse from a distance, and hurriedly led someone to check the situation, but before he got close, he heard his cry, Liu Ximing's heart hung up suddenly, you must not have anything to do, otherwise this is a work injury.
"Don't worry, it's okay."
Shao Derong was the first to run, pulled Lu Xia up and down and touched him, and when he saw that he didn't react, he immediately opened his mouth to comfort everyone.
", then what are you crying about, you're scared to death of labor and management," Liu Ximing suddenly yelled angrily.
Lu Xia didn't speak, just cried there.
"Second brother, this kid is probably worried that he won't be able to join us." Shao Derong was still familiar with this human nature, so he leaned over to Liu Ximing's side and reminded him in a low voice.
"Hahaha, what should I do, Lu Xia, you stand up, I will accept your soldier, and I will return to the second song as a cavalry in the future."
"Really?" Lu Xia immediately stopped crying and turned his head with a face full of surprise.
Shao Derong scolded with a smile: "Put a hundred hearts, the second brother is full of words, just forget it." β
The group of Long Xiang immediately burst into laughter, but everyone couldn't stop envy in their eyes, what to say, according to the second brother, being a cavalry is really popular.
Now the three main songs have their own division of labor, the first song is equipped with muskets, the second song is equipped with war horses, in addition to Liu Ximing and others riding, there are about 40 horses, and the third song is prioritized to equip armor, as the main force of infantry, and now the people in the first and third songs are regretting why they didn't go to the second song.
According to his plan, the future Qinweitun should be used as the officer training base of the whole regiment, so the selection criteria are gradually changing to the conditions of smart minds and strong learning ability, and they are no longer able to enter if they are big enough.
However, no matter how noisy it was, the cavalry team of the Long Xiang Regiment finally started their journey in a stumbling situation, and as for whether they could fight a tough battle, only later will know.
September 27.
Seeing that more and more cloth was being produced in the workshop, Liu Ximing simply put it into the space and took Su Yan and a dozen guards to Fucheng to find a market.
As I said before, cloth is a hard currency that can be used as money in the Meng Dynasty, so Liu Ximing is not worried about not being able to sell it, and the group swaggered into the city and went straight to the largest Chenjia cloth village.
"The shopkeeper has a distinguished guest."
When a group of people walked to the door of Buzhuang, Su Yan shouted loudly directly, which immediately attracted the attention of the shopkeeper and the guys in the store.
"Yo, I said how can there be a magpie today, it turns out that there is a distinguished guest, this prince is invited. Little two, good tea. β
The shopkeeper of Chenjiabu Village is a lean middle-aged man, dressed in azure satin, looking very shrewd, he saw that although Liu Ximing was wearing muslin clothes, but behind him was a dozen young men wearing black robes, that he didn't know that this person was either rich or expensive, and hurriedly beckoned Liu Ximing and his party into the house.
Liu Ximing has been the leader for a year, and his bearing has gradually come up, and when he saw this, he just bowed his head lightly and walked inside.
This shop looks very magnificent from the faΓ§ade alone, the windows are bright and clean, and when you enter the store, both sides are full of silk fabrics of various colors and styles, which are obviously of the highest quality.
In the inner hall, according to the pattern of large households, two tables are placed in the middle, there is a row of coffee table seats on each side neatly arranged, and several pairs of calligraphy and ink are hung in the middle as decoration, and Chen Xin leads Liu Ximing to sit down on the left hand of the main hall.
"Under Chen Lixin, I don't know the name of this son?" Seeing that everyone was seated, the shopkeeper of the cloth village immediately began to greet Liu Ximing.
Since he pretended to be forced, he naturally had to make a full set, Liu Ximing didn't say anything when he heard Chen Xin's words, but just motioned for Su Yan to talk, and he took a sip of the teacup.
"The tea is not bad", he said, and looked at the interior of the store.
Su Yan sat upright and arched his hand at Chen Xin: "Shopkeeper Chen, this is my son-in-law Liu, who is the head of the Liu Mansion under Su Yanxi, and these are my son-in-law's guards." β
"Oh, I've been looking up for a long time, Su is in charge, but I don't know what kind of business you are here for?"
Su Yan looked around at the decoration of the house, smiled and talked to Chen Xin: "It is said that the Chen family is a big dealer, and my family has a big business and wants to cooperate with your village." β
After Su Yan finished speaking, he motioned to Zhang Yuanlong and several other guards to take the cloth they brought and unfold it.
"Shopkeeper Chen, please see, this is my family's new fine weaving, it is definitely a new product that has never been seen in the world, I wonder if your village is interested in acquiring it?"
When Chen Lixin entered the door, he saw the cloth in the hands of Zhang Yuanlong and others, and he didn't care too much about it, but when Zhang Yuanlong and others unfolded the cloth, his heart trembled, and the teacup in his hand shook.
"Hey, why is this cloth so shaped, I have never seen it before, and this fabric is thin and slippery, and it has a slight silk touch to the touch, why is this?" After all, Chen Lixin is an old shopkeeper, and he knows the quality of the fabric as soon as he gets started.
Su Yan smiled, he didn't even know the joints in it, but how to tell Chen Lixin.