Huhuhu··· Wind and snow swept the world. The stretching Yinshan Mountains are also all covered in silver. In later generations, its full name was the Tien Shan Mountains. On the west side of the Turpan Basin, on the east side of the Ili River Valley. And all the way to the west, stretching to the territory of Kyrgyzstan.

Today, it is the hinterland of Daliao. Balasagon is on the north side of the mountains.

It's just that at the moment, it doesn't have a unified name yet. However, because the eastern section is located in the territory of Huihe, the locals call it Yinshan with the old custom. In later generations, the Yin Mountain in Inner Mongolia is now located in the territory of Western Xia. And the name, not Yin Mountain, but Black Mountain. The Black Mountain Weifu Military Division of the Xia Kingdom was named after it.

At this time, at the foot of the south side of the Yinshan Mountain Range, a small town is undergoing the baptism of wind and snow. This is the town of Fear, and it is bordered by a large mountain called Fear, Fear, and Fear. Due to the high altitude, the summit is covered with snow and ice all year round.

In winter, the entire mountain is covered in snow and ice.

But every spring and summer, Mt. Wu'er changes back to its original color. The melting snow also follows the cracks in the mountain and penetrates into the depths of the mountain. Then they go to the lower ground, and they merge into small rivers and flow to the ground.

Wu'er Town was built because of the river and prospered because of business. But the mountain is bare, and there is hardly green grass and trees except for hard rocks. So it seems, it's monotonous to the extreme.

At this time, in an inn in the town, Jelucha Huchi was sitting on the windowsill, looking out at the snowy scenery on the mountain.

Suddenly, there was a creak, and someone pushed the door and walked in. Listen: "Hey! Liu Cha, why did you open the window? Close it, it's cold! ”。 It's blame, but it sounds more like a concern.

"Hehe, sister-in-law Zhang, why are you here at this time? Is it looking for Brother Zhang? He was instructed by the dealer to go to the town to find a camel doctor to cure the sick. ”。 This is Zhang's sister-in-law, who is quite strong. In the inn, the main thing is to make food for the guests staying in the hotel. Her father-in-law is a guy at this inn. The two of them have lived here for some years.

Originally, like the porters who drove the camels, he had to live in stables where there was no hay.

But Sister-in-law Zhang saw that he was pitiful, so she let him live with his husband and wife.

It is also since he came out of Hezhou, and the heavens are not beautiful. Within three days, it snowed heavily. At that time, the caravan was in the wilderness, and there was still some distance from the town of Fear.

The dealer ordered everyone to rush to the city of Yanqi before the heavy snow closed the road. Later, although the snow stopped for a while, it soon became heavier and heavier. The howling cold wind is also blowing hard! When we arrived at the town of Wu'er, it was no longer possible to walk half a step.

So the caravan had to rest here until the wind and snow stopped.

It's just a caravan of camels, but it's sick again. In order to avoid delaying the trip, the merchant asked Brother Zhang, who was a buddy, to go to the town to find a camel doctor who could cure diseases.

So when Sister-in-law Zhang found it, she didn't bump into anyone.

When I heard that Xianggong was going out, I complained a little: "If you don't go early or late, how can you go out at such a time." ”。

"How? But what's the urgency? Yelu Cha Huchi asked.

Sister-in-law Zhang seemed to be a little embarrassed, so she hesitated for a while before responding: "It's not a big deal." It's just that the Zhangjia pharmacy in the east of the town makes people say with a message. I just bought a good medicine from a Persian merchant. If you eat it, it will be good for the man---."

In this town, the Han people who make a living are all from the Zhang family. It is said that he moved from Guazhou and made his home here.

Although at this point, Sister-in-law Zhang stopped talking. But from Sister-in-law Zhang's blushing face, Yelu Cha Huchi instinctively guessed what kind of medicine it was.

Immediately, there was something strange on his face, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Sister-in-law Zhang suddenly turned her face away embarrassedly and secretly scolded 'bad boy'.

Yelu Cha Huchi couldn't tease Sister-in-law Zhang anymore, so he said yes and ran straight out of the room. Sister-in-law Zhang hurriedly stopped him and took out some broken silver, so that he could have money to buy medicine.

When she went downstairs, Sister-in-law Zhang seemed to think of something, and reminded him: "Hey! Come back early. Your dealer can't say two days, and the heavy snow will stop. So today, let the inn make a lot of good dishes! ”。 Because he didn't suppress his voice, the porters who were sitting downstairs chatting all heard it. They couldn't help but lick their lips, showing a little joy on their faces.

And Jerodsa had already left the inn and hurried to the east end of the town in the face of the heavy snow.

Crunch, he stepped on the snow with one foot deep and one foot shallow. When he passed by a temple dedicated to the Bodhisattva, he folded his hands and bowed three times. Because he felt that after he was in trouble, his luck was unbelievable. first had good people like Wang Gui and his wife, and then met the Zhang family.

Therefore, he secretly vowed that when he returned to Balasagon he would donate more incense money to Chong'en Temple.

When he came to Zhang's Pharmacy like this, he already had a thick layer of snowflakes on his shoulders. When the door was opened, a thick curtain made of sheepskin blew in front of it, and a burst of heat blew in front of you.

"Hehe, this little brother, do you want to take medicine to cure the wind and cold?" , the shopkeeper asked very kindly. In this winter, it is easy to catch the wind chill.

Yelu Cha shook his head, patted the snowflakes on his shoulder, and responded, "Sister-in-law Zhang of the Li family's firm, let me get the medicine." ”。 In the territory of Daliao, this Li firm is very famous. Even Mongolia has quite a few branches.

Although it has only been in the rise for more than two years, the rapid expansion of its power is really staggering.

It is also because the business house not only provides shelter for past business travelers, but also takes care of them when business travelers encounter trouble. Up to the royal family, down to the ruffians. Li's firm can talk to him.

Like the horse bandits around Wu'er Mountain, they all gave the Li family a little face.

It's just that Yelu Chahuchi understands that the fundamental reason for the great power of the Li family firm is because the owner of the Li family firm is Li Chengji, the second son of Li Zhongshu of Daliao.

His people are in Puhua, recruiting troops. He wanted to blackmail the Sultan of Khorezm in exchange for a city. The tiger's mouth snatched food from the hands of the Gur people, and took away most of the territory of Khorasan. These rumors, although exaggerated, are quite exaggerated. But Li Chengji's ability, Yelu Chahuchi is still convinced.

If it weren't for the fact that he had offended Li Chengji because of Mlatili, he couldn't say it, and he would be like those sons of the Great Liao courtiers. Go to Puhua and make friends.

At this moment, after listening to his words, the shopkeeper immediately realized who it was. suppressed his throat and deliberately said in a strange tone: "Oh! It's Sister-in-law Zhang. Is she going to eat it for her husband, or is it for your handsome little boy? ”。

"It's Brother Zhang who eats!" , Yelu Chahuchi was made to tremble by the shopkeeper's questioning. Although he has not touched a woman, his father thinks that he is too young, so on the surface, he is not allowed to touch women.

Usually sneaky, but also know some things about men and women.

It's just that when he thinks of what he and Sister-in-law Zhang, he unconsciously gets pimples. It makes my heart nervous unconsciously.