"The rising sun is dry, uncle's wool has been weighed?" The tall man asked the young man.

"General Li, it's finished, it's thirty-four pounds in total." Said a Mongolian boy named Rising Sun.

"Rising Sun, you ask Uncle, what does he want to exchange this wool for?" The tall man said again.

Rising Sun turned to Halbara and asked, "Uncle, we have millet here, sorghum rice, rice, sweet potatoes you just ate, and firewood, what do you want to exchange your wool for?" ”

Halbara looked at the rising sun in surprise, can you change something so delicious just now? Then replace it with it, there are always a few, take it back and let the Chagan family taste it.

Halbara pointed to the few sweet potatoes left on the stove and didn't speak, but Sunrise understood what he meant.

"Uncle, this thing is delicious, but if you eat too much, your stomach will be uncomfortable, so you should change some millet and other things, right?" The tall Han man said next to him.

"Boy, you can change it for me." Halbara finally spoke, and this was addressed to Rising Sun, knowing that the Han people in front of him could not understand Mongolian.

"Okay, uncle, you're just sitting here and waiting, I'll help you change it and bring it over." Rising Sun simply agreed, and walked out of the yurt with a note in his hand.

Halbara sat on a stool, thinking that he would always be able to rush back today, and thinking that Chagan's son would be very happy to eat sweet potatoes, and Halbara had a smile on his face.

"Uncle, drink a bowl of water." The tall Han man handed over a bowl of water.

Halbara was a little frightened, and quickly stood up and took the bowl with both hands. His mouth kept saying "Thank you, master, for the reward" in Mongolian.

The tall Han man couldn't understand what he was saying. Just smiled at him. It warmed Halbara's feelings.

"Uncle, I've changed it for you, you come out and take a look, do you like these things? If you don't like it, I'll help you get it back. Halbara had just drained the bowl of hot water when Sunrise stepped into the yurt and said to him.

Halbara quickly stood up and bowed to the Han man standing next to him, and then followed Sunrise out of the yurt.

When he got outside, Halbara was a little dumbfounded. There were several large sacks in the snow outside, and although I didn't know what they contained, even if it was firewood, Halbara felt that it was too much.

When he walked to the sack, Harbara bent down and opened one of them, and saw that it contained something called sweet potatoes that he had just eaten, and Harbara wanted to lift it, but he didn't lift it.

Halbara opened another sack and saw that it contained neatly chopped firewood.

Halbara didn't dare to look at the other pockets anymore, thinking to himself how he could exchange all this wool for so many things.

"Uncle, there are two more bags here. This bag is millet, and this bag is sorghum rice. I'll help you put them on horseback. "Sunrise is very enthusiastic, which makes Halbara a little uneasy.

"Uncle, you're not close to here, are you? You've got to hurry, and if it's late, you're not going to be able to get home. Sunrise said to Halbara as he tossed a few bags onto his horse.

Halbara walked for half an hour in a daze, still feeling like a dream, could it be that he met the messenger sent by the Immortal Heaven today?

When he was no longer hungry, Harbara went back and walked much faster, and when he returned to the sheltered valley where he lived, it was not yet dark.

"Halbara, where did you run today? I thought you were eaten by a hungry wolf on the prairie. Chagan saw Halbara coming back with two old horses from afar, and he shouted from afar.

"Xia Gan, come here, come here!" Halbara beckoned to Xia Gan from a distance.

"What's the matter? Shouting so loudly? It's not that I don't know that I have bad legs. Xia Gan muttered, and still limped towards Halbara.

"Xia Gan, let me tell you, I met an envoy sent by the Immortal Heaven today." Halbara shouted at Shagan.

"Messenger of the Immortal Heavens? Harbara, what the hell is going on? Shagan walked up to Halbara with difficulty.

"Xia Gan, didn't you say yesterday that you can exchange wool for things? In the morning I found a pile of wool there, and they weighed it, and it weighed more than thirty pounds, and you see, I came back with so many things. Halbara said excitedly to Shagan.

Xia Gan walked to the old horse and helped Harbara take off all the things on the horse's back, although Xia Gan's legs and feet were not good, but his strength was much greater than that of Harbara, even Xia Gan felt so heavy when he carried a few pockets.

"What are you? So heavy? You got it all back in exchange for wool? Xia Gan asked several questions in a row, but Harbara didn't have time to answer, so he had to nod vigorously.

Xia Gan helped Harbara take down the four bags on the horse's back, and then opened the bag and looked at the contents of it, sorghum rice, millet and firewood all recognized, what is this bag?

"Xia Gan, this is delicious." Halbara opened the bag containing the sweet potato, took out a sweet potato and handed it to Xia Gan.

"Don't be busy yet, let me help you get your things in." With great difficulty, Shagan helped Harbara carry a few bags of things into the tent.

After entering the tent, Xia Gan opened a few bags and looked at them, and then looked at Halbara with puzzled eyes.

"These things are all made of wool." Halbara said.

"You're going to do this today?" Xia Gan asked.

"Yes, I found all this wool from there, and thirty pounds of wool were exchanged for these things." Halbara said.

Xia Gan looked at Halbara with surprised eyes, he had heard the news, but he never believed that the Han people would be so kind-hearted, and would exchange food for these useless wool, and today he saw that Halbara was really exchanged, and he also felt like a dream.

"Xia Gan, you go back and get some things and fill half of these back, you have a lot of family, I can't eat so much alone." Halbara said.

"Is this really what you traded wool for?" Xia Gan asked in disbelief.

"You've seen it all, can this be fake? I haven't listened to you yet. "Halbara was a little angry.

"If that's true. We've finally got a way to live. Xia Gan said with a sigh.

Early the next morning. Dozens of more horses came out of the valley. Most of them were led by horses, carrying some things on their backs, except for Shagan on horseback, and Halbara leading the way in front of them, towards the place where they had seen the flag yesterday.

"Second brother, have we collected a lot of wool these days?" In a large yurt, Ainengqi asked Li Dingguo.

"It's not much, it's still too far from what Madame wanted. We still have to beat some wool again, and there is too much sundries in it. Li Dingguo looked at the account book in front of him and said.

"Second brother, do you think we can really exchange so much grain for this wool?" Enchi asked.

"The Governor and his wife gave me a woolen coat, fourth brother, do you know how much this coat will sell for in Nanjing?" Li Dingguo asked with a smile.

"I guess it's ten taels of silver, right? How could the Metropolitan Governor and his wife send a bargain to the second brother? Ainengchi said with a smile.

"Fourth brother, let me tell you, it's worth more than 1,000 yuan." Li Dingguo also said with a smile.

"So much? Isn't that more than a hundred taels of silver? How much wool does it take to weave this coat? Eneng asked in surprise.

"I don't know about this, I always need twenty pounds. Fourth brother, how much food did we spend on twenty catties of wool? Do you think it's worth it now? Li Dingguo said with a smile.

As the brothers spoke, the curtain of the yurt was lifted. Sunrise walked in.

"General Li, there will definitely be a lot of people here today, right? We're a little understaffed. Rising Sun said to Li Dingguo.

"Dry sunset. Tired yesterday, right? I said, don't go to help everyone work today, we can help you do the work, you have to tell everyone more about our policies. Li Dingguo said.

"General Li, wasn't there a few people yesterday? I'm going to do it for everyone when I think about it. Rising Sun smiled a little embarrassedly.

"I said Rising Sun, you little prince came to do this with us, don't you think you have lost your identity?" Ai Nengqi is about the same age as Rising Sun, and he has become familiar with each other in the past few days, Chao Rising Sun said with a smile.

"The fourth general laughed, where am I still a little prince now? If it weren't for the tolerance of the Metropolitan Governor and the government, I would have nothing to say if I had cut off my head. Fourth general, don't say it, I feel happier than when I was a little prince this day. Rising Sun said with a dry smile.

While the two were laughing, Li Dingguo sat next to him and fell into deep thought.

Li Dingguo did not go with the cavalry division, he went from Nanjing to Beijing from the canal, and the governor of the capital asked him to find Mr. Zuo first, and now Mr. Zuo is in charge of the overall situation in the north, and some things have to be consulted by him.

Mr. Zuo didn't say much to Li Dingguo, just let him treat all the ethnic groups on the grassland as his brothers, and when he left, Mr. Zuo recommended Xurigan and a few Mongolian boys to him, and Xurigan went to naturalization with him, and after naturalization, he knew from the words of other Mongolian boys that Sunrise was still a Mongolian prince before.

As soon as he arrived at the naturalization, Li Dingguo immediately started the work, this year's white disaster on the grassland is very serious, many herdsmen's families began to stop, direct disaster relief is definitely not possible, Li Dingguo only then exchanged wool for grain to do it first.

Now Li Dingguo has thought of a realistic problem, this problem is not handled well, and I am afraid that this wool exchange for grain will not be able to do it for long.

The real problem is that the current herdsmen do not have enough wool to exchange for food, who will keep the wool that is usually useless, now that the weather is so cold, you must not shear it from the sheep, that will freeze the sheep to death.

"Rising Sun, Fourth Brother, you said that the herdsmen would definitely not keep all the wool that they used to kill sheep, right? What if they don't have enough wool in their hands? I came up with a solution, you all come and see if it works? Li Dingguo called the two over and said.

"Second brother, if you have any way, just say it." Ai Nengqi was anxious and asked anxiously, he had also talked about this question with Rising Sun just now.

"I think we can send the grain to the herders first, but they have to sign a contract with us about how much wool they have to pay us this year, do you think it's okay?" Li Dingguo said, in fact, when he proposed this method, he was also a little worried, the grassland is so big, and the herdsmen are all swimming, if the people who receive the grain run away, it will be troublesome.

"General Li, if you really want to do this, you are the living bodhisattva of our herdsmen on the grassland. I think this method is good, if any Mongol does not send wool after receiving food, we Mongols will not spare them. Rising Sun said happily.

"Then do it, and I'll take care of any problems in the future." After listening to Rising Sun's words, Li Dingguo finally made up his mind.

"It's almost time, let's go." Eneng greeted.

The sun was already shining brightly outside, and several people walked out of the yurt with their eyes squinted.

"It's good that spring is coming, and when spring comes, everyone's life will be better." Li Dingguo said.

"General Li, in fact, as soon as you come to the grassland, isn't the spring on the grassland already here?" Rising Sun said with a dry smile. (To be continued.) )