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After some discussion, Liu Zhibang and Aya decided to go to a closer place to sell first, after all, the nearest city Xia Yuancheng has hundreds of miles of land, and the distance is too far, so it is more advantageous to sell nearby. After stockpiling the goods for a few days, Aya took a dozen strong men with woven linen on their backs and set foot on the nearest Lidan tribe.

After walking for a long time, Liu Zhibang couldn't compare to the natives after all, and he was so tired that he shouted, Aya couldn't do it, so he had to order everyone to stop and rest. Liu Zhibang drank a few sips of water and looked around, only to see that the deep branches and leaves in the mountains and forests were luxuriant, and there were no traces of people, just when Liu Zhibang was about to close his eyes and rest for a while, suddenly a white round object on a tree in the distance attracted his attention.

"What's that?"

Liu Zhibang walked under the tree and looked up at the many white cocoons on the leaves, a bit like silkworm chrysalis, but much larger than ordinary silkworm chrysalis, each of which was almost the size of an egg.

"This is the cocoon of the gray scale moth, you see that the moth that just came out of the cocoon is the gray scale moth!" Aya followed behind Liu Zhibang and explained to Liu Zhibang.

Liu Zhibang turned around and asked, "Is this gray scale moth poisonous?" ”

Aya shook her head and said: "No, this kind of moth likes to eat the leaves of the Qingli tree, they will lay seeds on the Qingli tree, and the hatched larvae will eat the leaves of the Qingli tree, and when they grow up, they will form cocoons and turn into e, and then produce seeds, which is everywhere in our Wumang Mountain...... Is there anything strange about this gray scale moth? ”

Liu Zhibang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said happily: "Baby! ”

"Baby, what baby?" Aya looked suspicious.

Liu Zhibang grabbed the trunk of the tree, scratched it indiscriminately, and broke a lot of leaves that had been seeded by the gray scale moth.

Aya was curious and asked, "Master Abang, what kind of treasure is this, and what is the use?" ”

Liu Zhibang smiled and said, "Confidential!" ”

"Cut! is also selling guanzi, who rarely knows it......" said it, but Aya was itchy like a cat scratching in her heart, pestering Liu Zhibang along the way and knocking on the side.

Liu Zhibang was entangled helplessly, and said with a smile: "It seems that Comrade Aya has a strong desire for knowledge, okay, then I'll tell you......"

Liu Zhibang took out a big cocoon from the sackcloth pocket that Aya made for him with his own hands, and said, "Aya, what do you think this is?" ”

Aya glanced at Liu Zhibang and said, "Isn't this a cocoon?" ”

Liu Zhibang smiled and continued: "That's right, this is a cocoon, take a closer look, what is this cocoon made of?" ”

When Aya heard Liu Zhibang say this, she seemed to hear something special, and approached the egg-sized cocoon in Liu Zhibang's hand to look carefully.

"It's densely packed with a lot of very fine filaments......

Aya was very close, and a natural fragrance on the girl's body came to her face, and she exhaled like an orchid, forming a powerful aura, Liu Zhibang smelled Aya's breath, like falling clouds, fluttering, fluttering......

"Ah, I see, you mean to say that the silk threads on this cocoon are also made of cloth...... Well? Master Abang, what's wrong with you, are you uncomfortable? Aya saw that Liu Zhibang was in a daze, and the expression on her face seemed to be a little obscene, oh no, it was enjoyment.

Liu Zhibang was awakened by Aya's words, licked the saliva that overflowed from the corner of his mouth, and pretended to be serious: "Ah...... Well, Aya's classmate is very smart, she can actually see the inner mystery, it's really teachable, haha......" After saying that, he immediately turned around and wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve.

Seeing Liu Zhibang's series of actions, Aya also guessed something, and secretly sighed in her heart, blushing unconsciously.

After nearly a day of trekking, Liu Zhibang and Aya and his party came to the Lidan tribe, Liu Zhibang looked at it a little, this village is consistent with the architectural style of the Fire Dance Clan, the number of houses is slightly smaller, and it is also the same as before the Fire Dance Clan, very few people can wear clothes made of linen, all of them are clothed in animal skins, in this hot place, it can be imagined that these animal skins are not very comfortable.

"Fire Dancers! How did you guys get here? ”

Hearing a Lidan person at the entrance of the village asking, Ali took a step forward and said, "I'm Shanli of the Fire Dance Clan, is the Patriarch of the Huo Dance Clan here?" We Fire Dancers have brought something to trade this time! ”

When the Lidan people heard Ali's name, they were stunned, looked Ali up and down carefully, and said: "You are Shanli, you have admired the name for a long time, Ali Badu, you wait a minute, I will report it......"

After Ali saw the man leave, he looked back at Liu Zhibang proudly, Liu Zhibang's first impression of Ali was not very good, and he didn't seem to see any friendliness in the eyes of the other party.

After a while, a group of people walked out of the village, led by an elder in his fifties, who had a few words with Aya and Alihan, and then welcomed the Fire Dance people into the village.

The elder at the head is the patriarch of the Lidan clan, Lidan Hui, who has a long face, although he is only in his fifties, his skin is wrinkled and his face is yellow, and his health is obviously not good. Li Danhui glanced at the rattan frame that was tightly covered by animal skin, and asked Aya: "Aya, the Fire Dance Clan is led by you this time, it seems that you attach great importance to this transaction, I don't know what good things you brought with you?" ”

Aya motioned to a clansman, took out a roll of linen cloth from the rattan frame, and said to Li Dan Hui with a smile: "Patriarch Hui, our Fire Dance Clan has recently produced some linen cloth by ourselves, see if you need it?" ”

"Sakbu!"

Only then did Li Dan Hui find that everyone in the Fire Dance Clan was wearing new linen clothes, and they were posing in front of the Li Dan people with a lively spirit. Li Dan Hui was secretly envious in his heart, but he pretended to look at it with contempt, took the roll of linen cloth handed over by Aya, looked at it carefully, and exclaimed: "This linen cloth of yours is so finely woven and neat, it feels so smooth, it is much better than the cloth on my body, is it really produced by the Fire Dance Clan?" ”

Aya nodded and replied: "Yes, Patriarch Xuan, this is exactly the linen cloth woven by my clan, I don't know if Patriarch Xuan likes it?" ”

"Show me...... Wow, such a good fabric, it's quite strong, how much does it cost a foot......"

A young man beside the patriarch took the roll of cloth and looked at it carefully, but he couldn't put it down, and praised it again and again.

"Show me ...... too"

The people of the Lidan tribe rushed to look at this roll of linen, and bursts of admiration sounded, hearing these exclamations, the head of the Lidan clan frowned deeper and deeper.

Aya looked at Li Dan Hui's face and asked, "Could it be that the patriarch doesn't like this sackcloth?" ”

"That's not it, it's just such a good linen cloth, we can't afford it from the Dan clan!" Li Danhui said with a wry smile.

A woman touched the roll of linen cloth, looked at Li Dan Hui with a blank eye, and said, "Patriarch, my daughter Ah Hua will be married next month, patriarch, look ......?"

As soon as he heard this, the face of the old patriarch of Li Danhui changed, he sighed slightly, and asked Aya, "Aya, how many silver coins do you want for this sackcloth?" ”

Aya also saw these situations in her heart, looking at the pleading look in the eyes of the Lidan people, Aya bit her lip and turned her gaze to Liu Zhibang.

Seeing Aya's eyes looking at him, Liu Zhibang immediately understood in his heart, it seems that Aya is soft-hearted, Liu Zhibang thought to himself, we have worked so hard to carry so far, we can't give it away for nothing, but it doesn't seem appropriate to sell it at a high price......

Liu Zhibang walked in front of Li Dan Hui and bowed slightly, looked at the villagers of the Li Dan tribe, and said loudly: "Fathers and fellow villagers of the Li Dan tribe, hello everyone, I am Liu Zhibang, the chief designer of these linen cloths, everyone is a poor villager in Wumang Mountain, it is not easy to make some money, we brought the newly woven linen cloth of the Fire Dance Clan today, and we guarantee that the discount will be given to ......you."

"Mr. Liu, master of, how much does your cloth cost a foot?"

Hearing the title of the patriarch of Li Dan Hui, Liu Zhibang almost vomited blood, and secretly scolded himself for being cheap, where do people here know what designers, Liu Zhibang silently rolled his eyes, smiled and turned to Li Dan Hui and replied: "Patriarch Hui, this linen cloth costs ten silver coins a foot according to the market price, and the quality of the linen produced by our Fire Dance Clan is several times better than that produced in other places......

When Li Danhui heard Liu Zhibang say this, his face turned green, and he hurriedly said: "Master Liu, we are poor from the Dan clan, we don't dare to buy such an expensive linen cloth, at most only five feet...... No, three feet is enough, you must get a little discount! ”

Liu Zhibang scolded himself again in his heart, looked at Li Dan Hui helplessly, and said: "Patriarch Hui, I have a request, can you call me simpler......

"Okay, Master Liu Jishit!" Li Dan Hui replied seriously.

Seeing that Liu Zhibang was about to cry, Aya hurriedly said: "Patriarch Hui, you can call him Master Liu, or call him Master Abang!" ”

Li Dan Hui immediately changed his words when he heard Aya say this, Liu Zhibang had a mouthful of blood in his chest that slowly calmed down, Liu Zhibang tried to squeeze out a little smile and said: "Patriarch Hao, don't worry, I haven't finished speaking, I know the rules of our clan, the bride is married, as the patriarch, you must send a piece of cloth to the bride as a dowry, where!" As a good neighbor of the Lidan tribe for generations, the Fire Dance Clan, how to contribute at this time, I decided to give the bride-to-be a piece of cloth, as a congratulatory gift from the patriarch of the Hui Clan, and our Fire Dance Clan and the Lidan Clan will be friendly for generations...... In addition, if you want to buy our linen, you can also do it at the lowest price, who calls us good neighbors, then one foot of cloth is ten...... Five silver coins, and buy ten get one free, that is to say, buy ten feet of cloth and get one foot of cloth free......"

"Wow...... Great......"

"Master Liu Jishit, I love you......"

Hearing Liu Zhibang announce such a low price, the Dan clan went crazy, and rushed up with coins, and the scene was extremely chaotic for a while.

Looking at the silver and copper coins of Baihuahua into his pocket, Liu Zhibang laughed so much that his eyes were almost open, but it was only lively for a while, and the rich villagers all bought it, but there were still many villagers who stood on the sidelines reluctantly and refused to leave, but their hands were empty.

"Hey, don't you want to buy it?"

Hearing Liu Zhibang's question, someone on the sidelines replied: "We want to buy it, but ...... We don't have any money! ”

Liu Zhibang looked back at Li Danhui, and the patriarch said with a wry smile: "Liu Ji...... Master Liu, our people are too poor, if we all buy your linen cloth with money, then we won't be able to pay taxes......"

Hearing this, Liu Zhibang turned his head and looked at the linen cloth brought out this time, and there were still six frames that had not been sold, only half of them had been sold. Liu Zhibang looked at Aya again, and Aya also smiled bitterly at him, although he didn't make a sound, Liu Zhibang also knew that this was the truth.

Liu Zhibang sighed secretly in his heart, this is really poor!

Liu Zhibang thought for a while and said: "Since everyone can't come up with the money, otherwise, everyone will exchange it for something of equal value, as long as we collect it, it can be converted into coins and exchanged for linen, so that everyone can always afford it!" ”

"Master Liu Jixiao just said that you can exchange things, what other valuable things do we have, why don't you take out the night pot left by our father, it is a good thing from Xia Yuancheng, maybe you can change it for a foot of cloth......"

A simple woman suggested to her husband, who was a good hunter, and his eyes lit up when he heard this, and he nodded yes. At the same time, many villagers were also counting what other valuable things they had at home, and after a while, countless villagers took what they thought were good things and sent them to Liu Zhibang.

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