For those caravan elders who walk on the rivers and lakes all year round, traveling all over the world is already a kind of practice in this world, and it is an indispensable part of their lives. Bookmark this site┏┛

Therefore, just after the Spring Festival of the summer calendar, Uncle Su and Uncle Menbat, who stayed in the royal city of Khotan, would come to Qingfengze every once in a while, urging me to regain my strength and go on the road early.

"Young master, the Coral Sea Pearl of the Poison Country has been very popular in Chang'an and Luoyang in recent years, and it has ten times the benefit. Why don't we go to Fulousha to buy some back, and we can rush to Chang'an before the end of the year! When the old man was alive, we have been doing this business for decades! Hehe. ”

One day, I was playing wine with Mr. Lonely on a stone platform on the shore of the Great Lake, when Uncle Su and Shamihan came to discuss business with me.

Seeing that I was so leisurely, Uncle Su also sat down next to me and suggested happily.

"Uncle Su, why don't I want to be free in the rivers and lakes, hehe. Seeing the gulls and geese returning south in the sky every day, my heart is as uncomfortable as a cat scratching! But Grandma is getting old, and Su'er is still young, so I really can't bear to leave them behind at this time! ”

I tapped the chess pieces and turned back to Uncle Su with a helpless smile.

The chess game with Mr. was in a stalemate, and Shamihan also craned his neck to watch the battle between the two sides as if he didn't understand.

After several months of fighting in Rome, the old man is now a real soldier, and the captains of the royal city of Khotan may not be his opponents.

"Having said that, the young master is at the age of the middle of the day, so he can't stay in this home in this life!"

Uncle Su sighed, how could he not know the current situation of my family.

"Confucius has a saying, parents are here, don't travel far, there must be a way to travel! Young master, business is the right way, and it should be consistent! In the old man's opinion, the young lady is a good housekeeper, smart and virtuous, and the men and maids in the family are all loyal, and the young master is there no difference between being present and not there! Hehe! ”

Mr. Lonely won the game and laughed happily as he stroked his goatee.

"What the Master said is very true, Fulousha is not as good as the Roman Kingdom, and it is only a few months of travel back and forth. My caravan has made more than 100 trips, and the old lady is familiar with the road on the way, so the old lady can rest assured. Young master, if you are embarrassed, I can help you go to the old lady and say! ”

Uncle Su has dealt with the caravan all his life, and he has long been aggrieved at home in the past two years, so he tried his best to encourage me.

"Okay, Brother Langton is also coming back in the next few days, let me think about it again!"

A few years ago, I gave Brother Langton and Shamihan 1,000 Roman gold coins each to thank them for their hard work over the years.

Old Langton finally had the capital to return to his hometown, and he returned to his hometown of Lan City with all the money he had saved in my family over the years.

Before leaving, we made an appointment to return in these days.

"Young master, listen to the Persian merchants passing by the country of Shache, our country of Cezanne is finished! The Battle of Antioch was annihilated by our army! ”

Shamihan and his wife had just returned from their hometown of Sharche in England Lille, and it was only at the end of a game of chess that he sat down and reported the terrible news to me with a solemn face.

"What? Annihilated? How so? Come and hear it! ”

I sat down on the stone platform as if I had been struck by a thunderbolt, and asked suspiciously.

Although I have left Eastern Rome, the Canaanite rebels we created with our own hands, those foreign brothers who once lived and died together, have been my lifelong concern.

"Yes, the Persian merchant has just returned from the city-state of Berroea, and he has heard him say that thousands of execution racks have now been erected on both sides of the gallop from Beroeia to Antioch. The prisoners of war above the captain of the 100-man team of the Canaanite rebels were all nailed to these shelves! Last summer, the entire province of Syria was a hell of a naspor, and the stench of rotting corpses spread for thousands of miles! The wails of the tortured prisoners pierced the sky! Young master, Qin Chong and Liu Zhen'er may not be there! Ronier, Salander, these old lads are finished! ”

At this, Shamihan himself began to sob.

"How so! O God! How so! ”

I stood up in a daze, howled and walked out of the courtyard, and the shadows of the two brothers, Qin Chong and Liu Zhen'er, galloping on horseback and waving on the battlefield, were in front of me.

I hurt them, and I should have insisted on bringing them back to the East in the first place.

Uncle Su and Mr. Lonely looked at me and Shamihan blankly, and didn't know how to comfort us for a while.

They had only heard from Shamihan the legend of our rise in the kingdom of Rome, and they could not have understood our feelings at the moment.

On the edge of the sand dunes outside the inn, there are two pieces of dry land that have just been opened, and the acres are flat, exuding the fragrance of the earth.

Gurandot is leading a few guys in the shop, busy there!

On his hurried way back from Beloea last year, Gulando brought back several bags of Persian cotton seeds.

Now, she is trying to grow these amazing cottonseeds in the wastelands of Khotan.

Once this move is successful, it will be promoted over time, and it will surely benefit all families.

Coarse kudzu linen clothes do not keep out the cold in winter, like a steamer in summer, wrapped around the body like thorns on the side, there is no comfort at all.

And the cotton garments of Babylon, which we have already worn, are softer and lighter than silk, but they are a hundred times cheaper, and they are clearly the most precious fruits of the merciful heavens.

In the future, my caravan will go to the Eastern Tuhan Kingdom, and there will be one more business, the trade of cotton cloth and cotton seeds.

Benefiting others and benefiting oneself, kindness is great!

"Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing that I was walking towards the hills and mountains in front of me with a sad expression, Gulando hurriedly put down the work in his hand and chased after me, and asked with concern.

"Duo'er, you Qin Chong, Brother Pot Helmet, they are gone, and they won't come back."

On the top of the hill, I looked at the distant western sky and whispered in great sorrow.

Gulandau was speechless, and wept with a face, tears pouring down.

People are really strange creatures, and sometimes even ten thousand arrows pierce the heart, and they can't squeeze out a single tear.

And sometimes a word can touch the most vulnerable place in the heart can not be yourself, which may be the reason for the love.

Our brother and sister sat quietly on the hill like this, thinking back to the years of the Golden Iron Horse, as if in a dream.

After several years of business experience, I have learned a truth.

Wherever there is business in this world, it will attract merchants from all over the world.

This so-called: the phoenix roars, in the high gang. The sycamore is born, and the sun rises in the sun.

We are famous in the world of Kunlun jade in Khotan, and everyone in the world is eager to rush to it, how can we cut off this big deal because of the disappearance of a few oases on the way.

Just when Uncle Su and I were undecided about whether to go north to Chang'an in the east or to Fulousha in the west, the Han caravan that had been coming from Chang'an had come thousands of miles and stayed in my inn.

And it is also our "Chang'an Fang" jade in Chang'an City old patron, the leader of the team is white-haired and old, and the surname is Sikong single name "Shou".

And the business route they took was exactly the route I told Uncle Su a few years ago that I was going to investigate.

"Master Su! I've finally found you! Ha ha! What about the old owner? Your caravan has not been to Chang'an for three years, and my family's jade has long been sold out. Hehe, God is pitiful, and he didn't let us go in vain! ”

Under the support of his eldest son Sikong Lie, the old man Sikong Shou trembled and pulled Uncle Su with emotion, as if he had seen a long-lost relative.

"Master Sikong! Distinguished guests! Let me introduce, the young master of my family, the eldest grandson, hehe! Uncle Su was overjoyed and helped Sikong's old boss to introduce me.

"The younger Jin Cheng has seen his predecessors and brothers! The demeanor of the predecessors, Lin is ashamed of our juniors! Come on in! Come on in! ”

I hurriedly bowed and saluted, and welcomed Sikong and his son into the lobby of the inn.

The fact that the old man Sikong was still not afraid of the difficulties and dangers of business and came to the Western Regions thousands of miles away was a great encouragement to me.

My wife, Kuzhna, hastened to have the men welcome all the wagons and horses of the caravan into the backyard, slaughtered cattle and sheep, and bought fine wine to entertain these distinguished guests.

After greeting the guests and hosts in the hall, they sat down separately.

After Master Sikong learned the news of his grandfather's death, he was sad for a long time before he came to his senses, and he also understood the real reason why my caravan did not leave Chang'an for three years.

For this trip to the west, Sikong father and son have worked hard.

The entire caravan consisted of more than 50 people, including boatmen and carpenters, and hired two wild guides from Shanshanguo.

When they were in Chang'an, they should have known the news that the trade route of the Peacock River Oasis in Loulan could not be walked, so they naturally had a plan to go south along the remaining veins of the Kunlun Mountains.

"Brother Sikong, this time you are going south on a trade road that no one has ever walked before, what are the road conditions on the way? Please also ask my brother for advice. ”

The man served the food and drink, and after the three rounds, I raised my lamp and saluted Sikong Lie.

"Hehe, if you want to talk about the danger on the way, it is nothing more than the Tianzhi Mountain in Hexi, and the thousand-mile desert after Yangguan! After Xiao Wanguo came over, it was a smooth journey! ”

Sikong Lie was quite chivalrous, and he raised his lamp to me and laughed.