"Is there any mistake, this season's cucumber, a cucumber is not expensive to sell for a tael of silver, and you don't want to do it in exchange for a sheep? Do you know how much effort we put into growing this cucumber? We governors only have one cucumber to eat a day. ”

"This is a fresh leek, see it clearly, just picked, tender and tender, a pound of leeks for two sheep, no two prices, outdated and not waiting!"

"Spinach, spinach, a basket of spinach is exchanged for a cow, and it is sold at a loss!"

In early winter, in a small market that had formed spontaneously outside the border wall of Ningxia, a group of officers and soldiers from the Pingju Detention Center were shouting loudly with fresh vegetables. Tatar herdsmen who came from all over the world led their cattle and sheep, looked at the watery vegetables with greedy eyes, and bargained with the Ming soldiers.

In the grassland, cattle and sheep are the most worthless things, especially in winter, especially when there is a lack of pasture, and the herdsmen themselves have to slaughter some cattle and sheep to exchange for scarce vegetables on the grassland, which is a very suitable thing. Of course, the only ones who can exchange a cucumber for the price of a sheep are those Tatars at the level of chiefs, and ordinary Tatar herders are reluctant to exchange for such sky-high cucumbers.

The greenhouses developed by Su Hao were quickly promoted in Pingyu, and several greenhouses were built in each military tun to continuously supply out-of-season vegetables. Some of these vegetables were sent to Ningxia City, where they were sold to eunuch families and wealthy merchants, and some were taken to the grassland to exchange for beef and mutton and dairy products, as Su Hao suggested.

The relationship between the Tatars and the Ming army was very complicated, they were enemies of each other in war, but in peacetime they were able to communicate amicably. In the past, military households would also sell some goods from the Central Plains to the grasslands to exchange livestock products, but it is rare to take cheap vegetables and sell them at sky-high prices like this.

"Su Gongzi. Thanks to your old man, this year we can open meat for men, women and children in 100 households. Hu Xinxin was holding two bullocks in his hands, and the cows were carrying four or five killed sheep on their backs, his face was full of joy, and he said to Su Hao happily.

They were walking in the small grassland market at this time, in order to avoid attracting the attention of the Tatars, Su Hao wore civilian clothes, and he was especially careful not to call him an official title, so Hu Xinxin could only call him Su Gongzi.

Hearing Hu Zixin's words, Su Hao smiled and said, "Old Hu is polite." Ben will just come up with some ideas, the shed is built by you, and the vegetables are also grown by yourself, what credit do I have? ”

Hu said confidently: "If it weren't for the glazed tiles given to us by Su Gongzi, how could we build a greenhouse?" Hu is a rude person and doesn't understand any big truths, but Hu still understands the truth of digging wells. It's just that Su Gongzi has a great kindness to us, and we don't know how to repay it. ”

Su Hao said: "Lao Hu wants to repay." It's easy, too. My sister has just come from the hinterland, and she has no winter clothes, so you have changed these sheep, if they have good sheepskins. Fill me with a few pieces, and I'll make a sheepskin jacket for my sister. ”

"Uncle Hu, please find someone to make it better, I am terrible about the smell of sheepskin." is holding the corner of Su Hao's clothes. Lu Xiu'er, who was walking side by side with Su Hao, said to Hu Xinxin with a smile.

"Oh, Miss, the villain doesn't dare to be an uncle. You call the villain a sentence Hu Junhu is done. Miss, don't worry, we have good hands in the tunzi, to ensure that the nitrate of the skin has no taste at all, and you are satisfied. Hu Xinxin said with sincere fear. He had already heard that the girl in front of him was Su Hao's wife, but Su Hao said that she was his sister, so Hu Xinxin followed Su Hao's meaning and called Lu Xiu'er the eldest lady.

"Then thank you Uncle Hu." Lu Xiuer smiled confidently at Hu Xin.

"Lao Hu, you continue to sell vegetables, and I'll take my sister around for a walk. By the way, tell everyone not to sell the vegetables cheaply, and don't let the Tatars think that our dishes are worthless. Su Hao said.

"Master Su, don't worry, we all understand." Hu replied confidently.

This kind of border trade, Su Hao does not have to participate in it in person. Those military households exchange for cattle, sheep and dairy products, and they will send the best beef, mutton and cheese to Su Hao's mansion as soon as possible, Lu Xiuer, Cheng Yi, Geling and other girls can have a mouthful, in this winter, you can eat fresh vegetables every day, as well as grilled mutton skewers, shabu mutton and other delicacies, which is really enjoyable.

Bidding farewell to Hu Xinxin, Su Hao took Lu Xiu'er around the market to enjoy the scenery of the prairie. Lu Xiu'er looked at those Tatars and whispered to Su Hao: "Brother, how do I think these Tatars are no different from us Central Plains people, they seem to be more honest than us Central Plains people." ”

Su Hao said: "At the beginning of people, their nature is good, and the Tatar people are also ordinary people, and they are more hospitable than the people of our Central Plains." ”

"But how can I hear that the Tatars kill people without blinking, and that they are all demons?" Lu Xiu'er asked.

Su Hao said: "This is forced by livelihood. These nomadic people in the north depend on animal husbandry for their livelihood, and when the weather is severe or the grassland is dry, a large number of livestock die, and the herdsmen cannot survive, so they have to go to the Central Plains to grab something to eat. At this time, they can't think of being fierce. ”

"That'...... Will these people also go to the Central Plains to steal things and kill people in the future? Lu Xiu'er asked, pointing to the Tatars who were making deals.

Su Hao said: "Yes, the Tatars are all soldiers, and each of them can ride a horse and shoot arrows." As soon as their leader gives the order, they will join the army and invade the Ming Dynasty. At that time, we and they will meet each other, and you will live or die. ”

Lu Xiu'er was a little gloomy and said, "Can't everyone stop fighting?" Brother, you are so capable, can't you help them find something to eat, don't you need to rob us of the food of the Central Plains? ”

Su Hao smiled: "Xiu'er, you are really good at finding things for your brother to do." The Tatars have no farming tradition, they only graze, and grazing depends on the weather for food, no matter how good I are, I can't change the weather, right? ”

"Hmm." Lu Xiu'er couldn't think of any good way, so she could only nod and say, "Is that why we have to guard against them all day long, in case they come to attack us, we will have to fight with them?" ”

"That's right." Su Hao said, "Of course, the best way is not to guard against them, but to let them guard against us, so that our people will not be worried all day long." You don't understand this matter, you can stay here in peace, and when you get tired of playing, I will send someone to send you back. ”

"I'm not going back, I'm going to be with you." Lu Xiu'er took Su Hao's arm and said coquettishly.

"Okay, you can live first." Su Hao responded.

"Hey, brother, look over there, why does that person look so much like Daochang Chen?" Lu Xiu'er pointed not far away with her hand and said to Su Hao.

Su Hao smiled: "It's not just like it, he was originally Chen Laodao." However, Xiu'er, don't greet him, you have to pretend that you don't know him, Chen Laodao is fooling people. ”

In a corner of the small market, Chen Guanyu, who looked like a fairy wind and bones, walked in front of a Tatar chieftain with square steps, looked at each other three ways and three ways, and shook his head slightly.

The chief's name was Halim, and he was the leader of a powerful tribe in the area. This time, he heard that the Han people in the border wall sold a lot of vegetables to sell on the grassland, and he came out of curiosity. His men were bargaining with the Han soldiers, and he sat with the steward, waiting to get the vegetables and go back to eat.

Seeing a Han Taoist priest looking at him back and forth, looking quite disrespectful, Halim was a little annoyed and asked in stiff Chinese, "What do you mean, that Taoist priest?" ”

"Oh, this fellow Daoist, are you asking this Daoist?" Chen Guanyu pretended to be stupid, as if he wasn't looking at the other party just now.

Halim said, "Exactly, what do you mean when you look at me back and forth and shake your head?" ”

"Well, well, how can I say it." Chen Guanyu wanted to speak and stopped.

"Say whatever you want, you Han people are trouble!" Halim was embarrassed by Chen Guanyu's expression, and he didn't know what the other party was trying to do.

Chen Guanyu stepped forward and lowered his voice: "May I ask Daoyou, do you want to be a great sweater?" ”

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Halim reprimanded, "You dare to say such things, aren't you afraid that our Khan will cut off your head?" ”

Chen Guanyu said: "Poor Dao's words, out of my mouth, into your ears, as long as you don't report to the Great Khan, how can he cut off my head?" When I looked at your face just now, it was clear that you were a great sweater. It's a pity that the luck is not good, and there are good fortunes but can't achieve positive results, so I feel a pity. ”

"You say I look like a Great Khan?" Halim was a little moved. As the saying goes, a chieftain who does not want to be a Great Khan is not a good herdsman, and there are many Great Khans of the Tatar tribes, and it is not said that anyone is born unable to be a Great Khan. Halim also had a dream of becoming a Great Khan, but he felt that his tribe was not strong enough, so he didn't dare to take it too seriously. Now someone suddenly came to him and told him that he could be a great khan, how could he not be moved.

"That's right, I think you have the appearance of a great sweat, but it's just ...... Alas! Chen Guanyu sighed again, and the regretful look was as if he didn't think he was a big sweat.

Halim said: "Daoist, how can you say half and leave half, what's wrong with me?" ”

Chen Guanyu said: "Fellow Daoist, don't be unhappy when I said it, if you don't say it right, don't blame Lao Dao." Lao Dao is the twenty-seventh generation of real people in Yuhua Mountain, Jiangxi...... 's junior brother, if you don't have a few Taoism, it is impossible to run to the border of this plug, don't you say? ”

"I believe you, tell me, what's wrong with me?" Halim said impatiently, the curiosity aroused by Chen Guanyu made it difficult for him to wait.

Chen Guanyu said: "Fellow Daoist, you should be the Great Khan, it can be said that everything is ready, only the east wind is owed." Your various conditions are enough, only one point, that is, your family's ancestral grave is buried wrong! (To be continued......)