Chapter 245: Entering the Mountains and Traveling Merchants
.. lā Danyang crisscrosses 100,000 mountains, and the people in the mountains are 100,000,
Everyone carries a three-foot blade, like a wolf and a tiger walking in the mountains!
A crooked poem without rhyme, but it says all the customs and customs of Danyang County, where the mountains are undulating, the ravines are vertical and horizontal, known as the "100,000 mountains", and because the land is barren and the production is limited, so that the population is sparse, never more than 100,000!
Don't look at the small population, but the people of Danyang County are very powerful, men, women and children, everyone can punch and kick, all of them are martial arts, known as: 'You can fight tigers in the mountains, and you can catch dragons in the water'.
'Tiger Village' is located in the mountains, is a large-scale cottage, is very prosperous, compared with those more than dozens of households, less than a dozen small villages, there are 300 households here, thousands of people, in the whole Danyang County is among the best villages!
As for why the name is 'Tiger', it is not surprising, the people in the deep mountains, worship the strong, but also worship the beast, they like everything that has power, so the name is also according to this routine, what wolf village, black bear village, double tiger village...... It abounds, and those who don't know think they've entered the tiger wolf's den!
"Oh! ~~Oh! Oh! ”
The rooster sings, the world is white, the Han people pursue the habit of 'making at sunrise and resting at sunset', if it is an ordinary village, as soon as the sky is bright, the farmers will carry hoes to work in the field, women weave at home, and children lead cattle to graze, everyone does their own thing, and starts a good day!
The tiger village is completely different, after the rooster crows several times, the village is still silent, the residents sleep as usual, and there is a thick snoring sound, none of them get up to work, until the sun is three poles, after the day is bright, there is some movement in the village, the villagers come out of the house with sleepy eyes, and begin to move around......
The villagers are not lazy, on the contrary, people who live in the mountains, diligence and bravery are the necessary two qualities, the reason for this situation, and the way of life of the mountain people has something to do with it, the tiger village is surrounded by mountains, basically there is no land that can be cultivated, all rely on hunting for a living, most of the beasts are day and night, especially tigers, jackals, leopards and the like, over time, the mountain people have developed a way of life of sleeping during the day and hunting at night!
Of course, during the day they also do things such as sharpening their hunting forks, adjusting their bows and arrows, and making ...... arrows, which are the tools they rely on for their livelihood, just as farmers take care of farm tools!
The children also have something to do, they climb the cliffs, explore the mountain streams, collect mushrooms, yams and other food everywhere, catch some small beasts, and then collect herbs by the way, hunting in the mountains, injuries are a common thing, there is no Langzhong here, all rely on herbs to survive, of course, there are some poisons, smeared on the arrow clusters, see the blood to seal the throat, used to hunt beasts, to deal with the official army!
"Lingling! ~~ Lingling! ~~Bang Bang! ”
Today is different from the past, when the mountain people are working around, they hear the sound of copper bells coming from the mountain road, and the sound of the wheels crushing the gravel, and then, a caravan appeared on the rugged mountain road~~
"Caravans? ~~ Is it a caravan? ”
Everywhere on the cliff, the villagers opened their eyes wide, rubbed and rubbed, for fear that they were hallucinating, as the convoy got closer and closer, they finally saw clearly, it was not a hallucination, it was really a caravan!
The size of the caravan was not large, only a dozen vehicles, and there were probably dozens of men accompanying them, all of whom were burly young men, all carrying bows and arrows, carrying knives and guns, looking around vigilantly!
This is not surprising, thieves are rampant in troubled times, in order to protect themselves, large and small caravans will carry blades, and some will also hire bodyguards with a lot of money, although the size of the convoy is not large, but there are a lot of things, all bulging sacks, and then there is the banner of the caravan, a fat-headed and stupid little beast, holding a pot helmet with a bite in his hand, extremely cute!
"God forbid, the caravan is coming! ~~ The caravan is really coming...... Oh! ”
Although the flag is a little strange, the caravan is genuine, the villagers are happy to make a wolf-like voice, and then a swarm of bees ran over, the mountains are full of thorns, ordinary people are afraid that it is difficult to move an inch, but the people here are running fast, the calloused feet are stepping on the thorns, not even a white mark, those children with light bodies, simply grab the cane in the mountains, swing over like monkeys, over the mountains and mountains, as if walking on the ground!
Seeing such a scene, the guys of the caravan were also taken aback, but rest assured, the mountain people are not here to rob, although Danyang County is a famous den of thieves, and the people here are even more fierce, but they also have a code of conduct, first: do not kill the farmer......, second: do not rob the caravan!
The mountain people of Danyang County have to go out to loot every year, which is already their living habits, just like the people on the plains harvest crops, rob and rob, but they never hurt the farmers, kill the people who farm the land, and there will be no robbery next year, even if they loot, they will leave some food for each other, and even send a few pieces of mountain specialties~~ bacon!
As for the caravan, it is even more impossible to rob, on the contrary, it is necessary to protect well, there is a proverb in the mountains: "Treat the caravan as if you love your own eyes, at the critical moment, it is better to be blind than to hurt the caravan", this is a principle that has been passed down for thousands of years, and no one dares to violate it!
The bandits' den is the safest place, it's incredible to say, but it's reasonable to think about it, it's all about life!
The people rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, there are animal meat to satisfy hunger, animal skins to keep out the cold, and wild fruits to relieve greasy, basically self-sufficient, but there are some things they can't get, that is, salt, iron, and a kind of liquor that has only appeared in recent years, which is also the favorite of the mountain people!
If you don't have salt, you'll be weak and strong, and you won't be able to hunt ...... without iron tools, these things can't be produced by yourself, and it all depends on the caravans in the past to bring a little, but the world is in chaos, the trade routes are impassable, and Danyang County is notoriously chaotic, there has been no caravan for a long time, and the mountain people live in poverty, and even rely on drinking animal blood to supplement salt, and now seeing the caravan appear, it will be so excited!
"Get out of the way, the Great Elder is here!" According to the rules of the mountain, the transaction with the caravan outside must be presided over by the elders of the cottage to ensure that the transaction is fair and reasonable, so as not to be deceived by the profiteers, so the elders of the cottage must be smart and brave people to serve!
The crowd flashed, and two teenagers helped in an old man, about fifty years old, his face was full of wind and frost, because of the poor living environment, this age is a long life in the mountains, the most peculiar thing is that the elder's leg is lame, and his eye is blind, even so, his expression is extraordinarily calm, and in one eye, it is even more cold!
"Young man, where did your caravan come from, and what did it sell?" The one-eyed elder carefully observed this caravan, his movements were skillful, the goods were complete, and he was a bit of a posture of going south and north, as for the leader of the caravan, a young man with a black face, dignified appearance, quite kind, but his eyes were too bright, like a wolf king lurking in the mountains, breathtaking!
The leader is Xiao Yi, after preparing in Shouchun City, he led the caravan into the deep mountains, others used knives and guns to quell the rebellion, and he used the power of goods and sugar-coated shells, which was very powerful!
"Hehe, the caravan under is from Xuzhou, and I heard that there is a shortage of goods in the Danyang area, and it can be sold at a good price, so I came to explore it!" Xiao Yi replied with a smile, and brought a jar of wine as a gift to the One-Eyed Elder!
At the same time, from one of the caravanserais, two young women who were like flowers and jade walked down, it was Cai Wenji and Zhen Mi, Xiao Yi brought them with him this time on a business trip, and Mrs. diplomacy is also one of the ways to quell the rebellion!
"Very good, you can trade goods in the Tiger Village, the old man will be responsible for the safety of the caravan, and again, thank you for the gift!" The one-eyed elder nodded approvingly, those who can come out with their female dependents are generally not bad people, in addition, these goods are indeed needed in the cottage, the children are too bitter!
Snow-white salt, stacks of linen, hunting knives, hunting forks, iron pots, candles...... The caravan brought all the supplies in the mountains, and every time they moved out, the eyes of the mountain people lit up, and when the guys took out the wine jars, the cheers like wolf howls immediately sounded around them~~ "Whoa! ”
"Don't squeeze, don't rob, the goods are there, this caravan is across the north and south of the river, even the Mobei grassland has been there, it has always been Tong Suo is not bullied, you can inquire, Xiao Yi's reputation is the first in the world!"
Standing on the truck, Xiao Yi pointed to the sky and began to show off his business experience, if he didn't lead the troops to fight, he must be a big businessman with a lot of money now!
Although Danyang County is chaotic, it is not nowhere to start, Xiao Yi has lived on Crouching Tiger Mountain for several years, and knows best how the mountain people live, and also knows what they lack, using this as a breakthrough, he will soon be able to gain their trust and integrate into it!
"The mountain people are like a group of wild wolves, as long as they can integrate into it, the position of the wolf king belongs to me!" Looking at the mountain people who had gathered, Xiao Yi's little black face showed a smug smile, "Danyang elite soldiers, brother is going to decide!" ”