Chapter 195: Green Smoke Floats in the Air
In the bazaar of Fulou Shawang City, all the jade materials and more than 500 horses of Wudi Yuejin brought by our merchants on this trip were successfully sold in just one day.
Tianzhu is a lot of golden sand and devout Buddhists, Brahmanical believers, but the silk of the Han land is a rare thing here.
You can buy a luxurious oriental silk and give it to the Buddha as a robe for the monks.
Or to sit on the statue of the Buddha that they invited in, and cut a cloak to cover the dust, in their eyes, it is a matter of immeasurable merit.
Therefore, after ending the jade trade with the Saran family, our horse team had just moved into the cloth market in the city, when a large number of believers heard the news.
There are graceful and compassionate old guests, and there are also Shudras who are dressed in sackcloth and unkempt.
But all the buyers are carrying valuable sands, and the least is based on the pound.
With such wealth, if we are in the Han Kingdom of the East, we can already enjoy the glory of a lifetime.
However, these devout believers gave up their entire wealth to the Buddha or the great god Brahma for the blessings of the past life.
The businessman is faith-based, and the transaction is not bullied.
Although silk is a strange commodity here, it cannot be sold at a price.
Uncle Su stipulated that one or two golden sands should be exchanged for one Yue Jin, which was still the official price of silk trading in the Fulousha market five years ago.
At that time, the tax collector of the last emperor of the Kushan Kingdom in Fulousha had not yet been withdrawn, and the goods of the countries had to be taxed on a piece-by-piece basis when they entered the market.
This price was equivalent to fifteen Sassanid gold coins and ten Roman gold coins.
Compared with the purchase price of my caravan in Jiankang Silk Market, it has been fifteen times the profit.
Together with the two thousand Persian gold coins I brought from Khotan, and the one hundred taels of gold that I had obtained from the sale of jade, the total value of the goods carried by the caravan was now ten thousand gold.
It's really not open for ten years, and it's been open for ten years!
According to the prior agreement, except for the purchase of a small amount of rare sea pearls, the rest of the golden sand is all used to purchase spices.
But after all, my caravan has never bought and sold Tianzhu spices, and I don't know how all kinds of strange fragrances are in the market of the Eastern Han Kingdom, and which old customers are there.
So I decided not to rush into the acquisition, and went to the incense market for a few days before making a decision.
Uncle Su also deeply agreed, and the caravan returned with a full load in the sunset.
Meat is hard to buy in the Buddha country, and there is not much fresh meat left from the hunting on the way.
I heard that in the dense forests around this Fulousha City, there are many tigers, leopards and beasts.
I discussed with Qin Chong and Guo Helmet temporarily, and after returning to the camp, I hurriedly took advantage of the afterglow before the sun set to go out hunting.
However, the meat of tigers and leopards is a great tonic, and it is bitter and sour, so it is not suitable to be hunted and eaten in this hot and fiery Buddha country.
We just want to find some stealing wild boar game from the mouths of these fierce beasts, so as to satisfy everyone's appetite.
After all, the land of Buddha is different from other places, and the creatures in the wild seem to have long been accustomed to living in harmony with the world.
When the three of us predators crossed the ridges on the edge of the forest into their territory, the returning wild animals were unfazed, and they passed in groups in groups.
There were even bold elks approaching us, sniffing at the bowstring curiously, and finally smelling the blood above.
Only then did he jump over the ridges in a panic and run towards the depths of the dense forest.
It's like throwing a pebble on the otherwise calm lake, and it instantly stirs up thousands of ripples.
The elk's escape was like a thunderclap in the flat ground, and the beasts that were originally strolling in the courtyard suddenly went like a falling tide towards the four wilds.
Half a cup of tea, all the prey in the field ran clean, leaving only a thick mist swaying and rising in the red glow of the twilight, just like the appearance of chaos at the beginning of the opening.
Although Qin Chong, Guo Helmet and I are first-class hunters, such a scene has made us let go of our killing hearts.
Standing on the side of the field with the Buddha in hand, like the old people of Kushan on the Daliluo River.
Let's eat vegetarian food for a few days, breaking the vow of non-killing in this pure land of Buddha should be a great sin, and it will also be in vain for our past practice in the red dust.
The wheat field deer had already prepared dinner, standing on the bank of the long river waiting for our return, and the rich aroma of rice could be smelled from far and wide.
This Kushan woman is now favored by all the young and old men of the caravan, and although she still can't speak well, she can sing and dance for everyone on the way.
She also has a unique skill, which is to cook Tianzhu group rice.
All kinds of spices are mixed with Tianzhu brown rice and steamed, and then wrapped in banana leaves, which is sticky and delicious.
It's an appetite that is as good as any food in the world.
And the most commendable thing about this woman is that she is pure and natural-hearted, and she is sincere and smiling like a flower when she gets along with anyone.
With such a Buddha-like heart, a clever woman-like cooking, and a fairy-like face, it is a pleasing scenery wherever you go.
A man who is like iron and stone will also be slowly melted by her.
Originally, I wanted Tian Lu to go with Duo'er to Jiawei to the Buddha, but she was not good at riding and couldn't help the pain of fast horse bumps, so she had to give up and stay in the camp as the cook of the whole team.
The next transaction in the market of Fu Lou Sha requires a translator who understands Sanskrit, and Miss Mai Tianlu is also the best choice.
After dinner, everyone went to bathe by the long river together, and it was very late at night.
Uncle Su's tent was still lit up, and there was a strong fragrance coming from there, which was very different from the smell of forgetting worries.
"Qin Chong, when did Uncle Su still have such a hobby? Ha ha! Check it out! ”
I grabbed Qin Chong and asked with a smile, is this old man also obsessed with the incense burning meditation of this Tianzhu Buddha country?
"Young master doesn't know, Su Ye had a good friend when he was young, and he was the girl who sold incense in this Fulou Shawang City!"
Liu Zhen'er, the pot helmet, stepped forward and revealed a past affair of Uncle Su.
"And such a good thing?"
"The pot helmet is right, the woman's home is in the country of Dona overseas in Tianzhu. If it weren't for the old man's pressure, Su Ye would have followed his lover to travel around the world! ”
"Young and unruly boys! Ha ha! Let's see! ”
The medicinal properties of the worry-free Qixiang had not passed, and there was no sleepiness at all, and he couldn't bear to harass Tian Lu, so he dragged Qin Chong and Liu Zhen'er into Uncle Su's tent.
Fulou Shacheng is located in the junction of North Tianzhu and Middle Tianzhu, although the sun is scorching during the day, the ground atmosphere at night is very cool.
The tent wasn't stuffy at all, but the long scent tickled the bottom of my nose and I couldn't help but snort
A few sneezes.
"Young master, why are you here?"
After the three of us sat down in front of the couch, Uncle Su slowly woke up from the cross-legged meditation, and asked with a soft smile on his knees.
"Uncle Su, I'm here to follow the incense! The smell of this incense is so strong, what is the point of burning it in the middle of the night? ”
After his eyes adjusted to the dim light, he saw a thick wisp of purple smoke rising from the copper incense burner.
"The young master also feels that the taste is heavy? Hehe. This incense is called "Ambergris", and in the medicine market of Chang'an, pilgrims also call it "ambergris". Ahmad Xiangcui smoke floats in the air, knots but not disperses, known as a cut can be divided into cigarette wisps, don't you want to try it? ”
Uncle Su stroked his silver beard lightly and looked at me kindly.
"Is it really that amazing? Ha ha! I'll give it a try! ”
Uncle Su's words made my childlike innocence overflow, and without scissors, I got up and pulled out the short sword at my waist and waved it at the cigarette wisp.
But seeing that the pillar of smoke of Ahmad Xiang was instantly split into two, the upper end slowly turned into invisible like a dissipated plain silk, while the purple smoke at the lower end was still the same.
"Amitabha! It's really a divine fragrance! ”
With my dagger in my sheath, I bowed to the pious palms of incense.
"Master Su, burning incense late at night, didn't you think of the red face of the year? The incense girl of the country of Dona? ”
Qin Chong laughed and teased on the side, and he was not afraid of provoking this old man.
"Hahaha! Hongyan is already old! Lao Suo is now in the Khotanese royal city full of descendants, how can there be such leisure! Hahaha! ”
Uncle Su laughed and said, It seems that the love of children on the rivers and lakes is suitable for all ages, and there are no taboos.
"After all, we old men are not as good as you and other teenagers, after a bumpy day, we are physically and mentally exhausted and blood are suffocated, and our legs are like lead, hehe. This Ahmad incense is known to have the effect of invigorating blood and righteousness, relaxing the muscles and rounding the mind, and the effect of burning incense and meditation in the dead of night is better, so it is only before going to bed to burn a baht. ”
Uncle Su took a knife and gently cut half of the edge of an amber-shaped Ahmad** and threw it into the incense burner that was about to be extinguished.
He shook it gently with a fan until the incense in the furnace flickered again, and then the old man turned around and smiled at us.
"Nephew understands! Disturb your old purity, sin sin! I'll wait to go! ”
After listening to Uncle Su's words, I suddenly felt ashamed, bowed down to him and apologized, and prepared to take Qin Chong and the others to leave quickly.
"Young master, go slowly, how can there be such etiquette between our uncles, nephews, masters and servants! Pot helmet, get the wine quickly! Tonight, the moonlight is scented, and I'm going to have a good job with you! ”
Seeing that we got up to leave, Uncle Su hurriedly raised his hands and motioned for everyone to continue to sit down, while shouting happily at Liu Zhen'er.
"Hey!"
There is not much wine in the team, and there is no old wine on the market in Fulousha, but it is bitter for drunkards like Qin Chong and Liu Zhener.
Hearing that he was going to drink openly, the face of the pot helmet suddenly bloomed with joy, and he stepped forward to lead the order.
"Young master, I will go to the incense market tomorrow to procure, how much do you know about this incense?"
"My nephew knows very little, and I still need to ask Uncle Su to decide."
Uncle Su asked, which made me feel terrified, with what I have learned from the current spices, how can I undertake such a huge business between Tianzhu and Dongfang.