The merchants of Shazhou rested in the Luobu Oasis for a few days, and originally planned to leave the next day, but a supply team of Timur cavalry was stationed next to them, which made them even more eager to fly away. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Early the next morning, the leaders of the caravans arose in unison and gave the order to set out. Guo Jia and Xing Tian both played the role of guards along the way, but fortunately, each caravan had its own goods to take care of, these things could not be mixed, and the guards of each caravan would not move around at will and visit each other, so the other caravans did not notice that the Ximen caravan had two more fresh faces. Seeing that Talbugul was close at hand, Ximen Blowing Snow and the other two caravans made an appointment to return and deliberately slowed down to let them go first, and when the other two caravans left, he said to Guo Jia and hurried to prepare the goods, guides, and entourages for Guo Jia. Not to mention the return promised by Guo Jia, as long as he can clear this guy who may become a plague god at any time from his team, and let Ximen Fuxue transfer all the goods he carried on this trip to Guo Jia, he is also willing.

Ximen Fuxue hurriedly went to arrange the things needed for Guo Jia, Ruohan got down from the camel, and on the face covered with a veil to resist the wind and sand, only a pair of charming eyes were revealed, she stared at Guo Jia deeply, the eyes were very complicated, and she couldn't tell whether it was hatred or worry. Guo Jia also looked at her, and vaguely remembered the first time he met her, when she was innocent, and there was no deep melancholy in her eyes today. This knot, it's time to untie it, Guo Jia walked towards her. Seeing him walking towards her, Ruohan was confused and frightened, and she wanted to escape, but her feet didn't move in the end. She has already taken refuge in the sky, where else can she go? What's more, she has made a home here, with a husband who loves her dearly, and with her beloved son, she has no way to retreat, and she must muster up the courage to protect all that she should really cherish. Ruohan took a deep breath, mustered up his courage, and bravely met Guo Jia's gaze. "Mrs. Simon, I want to say to you sincerely, I'm sorry!" What?" Ruohan's eyes were a little dazed. Guo Jia stared at her and said word by word: "Thank you!" Ruohan suddenly felt a little happy, although her face was covered with a light veil, Guo Jia could still see from the fluctuations of the light veil that she was very happy. "That disciple no longer exists, today's Guo Jia, to bow for the Yuan family, for my Han people, I am really happy to have your help. When he said this, Ruohan was already in tears! The person who was once infatuated, who has not been young and frivolous, why is it always me who is hurt in the end, but I can't forget you, the person who hurt me? Two lines of tears slowly left down Ruohan's cheeks, they were happy tears... From a distance, seeing that Ximen Fuxue had arranged everything and was hurrying over, Guo Jia said to Ruohan: "The past is gone, and if you miss it, it doesn't mean that you can't pursue the happiness that really belongs to you, cherish the present, cherish the future, and live well." ”

Guo Jia turned around and walked away, Ruohan muttered "thank you" on his lips, like a bird that had taken off his pet, and he was brisk.

Ximen Blowing Snow wiped his sweat and said to Guo Jia: "My lord, I have arranged everything, and I have left you ten camels of goods, a guide, and two subordinates." The guide was very familiar with everything in the area, and his mouth was very steady. ”

"Thank you, Brother Simon, we'll see you on the return trip!"

Guo Jia patted Ximen Fuxue's shoulder, looked at Ruohan who was standing not far away, and smiled: "Farewell!" He turned over and boarded a tall camel, and as soon as he lifted the reins, he headed for Talbugul City. Guo Jia's guide was a Sogdian, Sogdian is a people who are good at business, their work ethic is very good, although they have a slippery and cunning side, but they must be absolutely loyal to their employers, and wholeheartedly plan for their employers, which is the foundation of their lives. Because of this, Ximen Fuxue was relieved to leave this Sogdian to Guo Jia as his guide. "Master, the villain's name is Amu, and the master will call me Amu in the future!" The Sogdian guide introduced himself to Guo Jia with a smile, looking at his shrewd eyes, but he was not wooden at all: "Master, you see that it is getting late, shall we go to the city to find an inn to stay?" What goods do the lord have, turn around and say to the small, here, all kinds of goods have special stores, the real good goods to be sold at a price, what goods to enter when the lord returns, but also just inform the villain, the villain guarantees to help the lord buy the cheapest, the most authentic good goods. "Well, okay, then let's go to the city!" Guo Jia was not interested in making money, he just wanted to cover his true identity, so he didn't take these words to heart, but just smiled and coped. He is not familiar with the local language, and the local lingua franca is not Chinese, so with this guide, there is someone to guide him and live. Na Amu immediately climbed on the front camel, skillfully drove the camel, and led Guo Jia to the city. As soon as you enter the city gate, it is much more lively, with all kinds of pedestrians coming and going, both Eastern and Western, here a cloth cloth wrapped around the head of an Arab shouting and selling a scimitar, and there a Han holding a gorgeous silk draped over his shoulders...... The wide roads were crowded with carts, horses, oxen and camels, and all kinds of livestock, driven by caravans.

From time to time on the side of the road, you can also see a wooden building like a ring, the slave owner spits on the stage and auctions off his slaves, the auctioneers are sturdy black slaves, wheat-colored skin, skinned women, and children of seven or eight years old, in addition to the old people who are close to the old, listening to the introduction of Na Amu, Guo Jia knows that these old people are skilled craftsmen, and they have a certain specialty, so sometimes they are also sought-after goods.

Xing Tian looked at it very curiously, everywhere was full of exotic customs, Guo Jia's keen eyes were also scanning everything he saw, but what he paid attention to was completely different from Xing Tian, he looked at the road and the composition of the residents in the city. He soon found that this big city did not seem to have a yamen management similar to the local government, and the management of administration and public security depended on those merchants who operated in fragments.

These merchants employed private armies, who were responsible for keeping their master's business safe, and at the same time took on the duties of law and order within the area in which he operated, a place where there was no government and the inhabitants of the city were completely self-governing.

In fact, the merchants here are not like the merchants of the Central Plains, their own political status is low, and they must rely on the wealthy and powerful, they are here, as a successful big businessman, they are local magnates, with a fairly high political status, the so-called city lord is just a big businessman, if there is any affairs involving the whole city, he will convene the influential big businessmen in the whole city to discuss and solve it together. In this way, although the administrative efficiency of this place is relatively low, it has formed a rather relaxed living atmosphere, as long as you do not undermine the public interest, no one cares about you in anything. So, along the way, Guo Jia saw someone whipping the slave and beating the slave to death, and also saw the disagreeing person draw a knife to fight a decisive battle, not only no one cared, but there was also a group of people cheering around the side, and if the party who died in the battle did not have relatives and friends to take care of it, it would immediately be stripped of all valuable things by the thief and throw the bloody corpse into the stinky ditch. Here, order is made for the weak, and as long as you are strong enough, you can always defeat the strong, overthrow the order he has made, and introduce your order, and within your control, everyone must follow. Amu rode on the camel, constantly turning east and west, and then turned later, even Guo Jia couldn't remember the road he had walked, and couldn't help but call him: "Amu, where are we going, I see that there are many hotels around here, there should be a place to stay, right?" Amu grabbed the reins, waited for him to catch up, and grinned: "Master Ximen said that the master is the first time to return here to do business, and it is true." Master, there are indeed some inns here, but it's too chaotic here, people die every day, and someone throws things every moment, Lord Simon said that you like to be quiet, and your family is solid, and you are not short of money, ask me to find you a safe and quiet place, otherwise, you can live. ”

Guo Jia touched the thick money bag given to him by Ximen Fuxue before leaving, took out one, threw it to Amu, and said with a smile: "Okay, don't rap, take us quickly, I think what I need most now is to take a good bath, and then I need a soft big bed!" The old man is young and strong, and he should still need a beautiful and hot girl to warm the bed, the old man is so generous and generous, and he is so young and handsome, the girl there will definitely rush to sleep with the master, hey, hey, hey, this tavern has the most beautiful girl in the city. ”