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Suqin has been living in the local village these days. Qu Bhutan has a daughter named Wagon, who is about the same age as Suqin. Although she goes up the mountain to hunt every day like other men and is very good at it, she has never left her tribe and is therefore very curious about everything in the outside world.

She had never seen a young girl like Su Qin doing business abroad, and she was a foreigner, so she always pestered Su Qin with questions. However, they did not speak the same language. Su Qin only knew a little of their language, and Wagon only knew a little of Su Qin's language. The two of them spoke by gestures and guesses.

Su Qin still likes Wagon, a passionate and simple-minded woman. Wagon takes her to run around the mountains and fields every day and teaches Su Qin how to hunt.

The house they lived in was halfway up the mountain, with a not very wide valley below. The mountains on both sides were not very high either, just a few hills sandwiched between high mountains. Most of the people in the tribes of this country lived on these hills with slightly lower terrain, which made it convenient for them to go up the mountain to hunt. The plains were basically inhabited by nobles.

Su Qin discovered a very strange phenomenon here. The people here don't farm. Even though the valleys and hillsides are all fertile black soil, they don't farm. The main food is the game they hunt and the wild delicacies they collect. They don't even grow vegetables. Food is exchanged for game, but it is very expensive. Basically, it is only for the rich and nobles. Ordinary people in the tribe eat less.

Su Qin was puzzled and asked Qu Bhudan, "Why don't you farm? The soil here is suitable for terraced fields. You can be self-sufficient."

Qu Bhutan asked in confusion, "What are terraced fields? We can't farm here. Only the plains where the tribal leaders live can be farmed. Only wild vegetables grow on these mountainous lands."

Su Qin: "It can be grown. For example, in the valley, although the sunlight is poor, it can be used to grow some shade-loving vegetables and fruits. On the sunny hillsides, terraces can be used to grow crops. You have mountain springs here, so you don't have to worry about irrigation. As long as you take good care of it, the yield will not be low."

At least rice and sweet potatoes can be grown here. She is from the south. When she was a child in the village, her home was a terraced field. She often helped her family with farming, so she is very familiar with these.

She explained to Qu Bhutan in detail what terraced fields were.

The more Qu Bhudan listened, the brighter his eyes became: "Can we really grow crops here?"

His family's conditions were considered very good in the village. He could bring back food and cloth for his family from his business trips, but in order to make money, he sold most of them to nobles. He also wanted his family to eat white flour and rice like the nobles.

The other people in the village have never even left the mountains, and many of them have never eaten rice or flour. If they could farm here, they wouldn't have to work so hard to do business.

He couldn't wait to ask Su Qin: "Miss Zeng, can you teach me how to grow terraced fields? I can give you all the prey I catch."

Su Qin: "Of course you can, but you have to agree to one condition."

Qu Bhudan nodded hurriedly: "As long as I can do what you say, I will agree to not only one request, but even ten requests."

Su Qin: "Don't get excited yet. You may not be able to do what I ask."

Qu Bhudan's expression became more serious: "Tell me first. If I can't do it, I will go find our leader."

Su Qin: "I can teach you how to farm, but as a reward, I hope you can convince your leader that my caravans will not have to pay taxes and can pass freely."

In the future, their caravans will definitely travel frequently between places. If they have to pay high tolls here, the cost-effectiveness of the goods will be greatly reduced, and the travel will be very restricted. If others don't let them pass, they have no choice. Su Qin has no plans to settle here, and she wants to go further west. In the future, she will definitely travel frequently between the two places. If she can't pass freely, she will not choose this road and will change to other directions.

After hearing her request, Qu Bhudan's expression became even more serious. "Ms. Zeng, I really can't do what you ask. I'm just an ordinary citizen and don't have that much say. This matter is really too big."

Su Qin nodded: "I understand. You can ask the people who can make the decision. If this thing succeeds, it will be a great thing for you. If it fails, it won't be a big loss for you. The people above will not do anything to you for making this request."

Qu Bhutan thought for a moment and said, "I can only tell the leader of our village about this matter and ask him to go to the tribal leader. I can't see anyone higher up."

Su Qin: "Okay."

After Qu Bhutan left, Su Qin didn't care too much about it. She was drawing the design of the terraced fields. If the chief of this village didn't help her, she could ask other village chiefs. There were hundreds of such large villages in the whole country of Wu. Su Qin didn't believe that all the village chiefs would not be tempted.

It wasn't long before Wagon came running over like a cheerful little bird and shouted, "Zeng, my father asked me to call you. The village chief wants to see you."

Su Qin collected all the drawings and handed them to Mai Dong: "Keep them."

Then he took Maidong and followed Wagon. The village chief lived at the highest point of the village, in a stone house that looked like a small palace.

After Su Qin was brought in, she saw a man sitting on a high platform. He had braided hair and a braided beard. He was dressed very gorgeously and his eyes were as sharp as an eagle. He was staring at her. This man should be the village chief.

There was also a young man standing next to him, holding a bow and arrow with the arrow pointing at Su Qin.

Qu Bhudan stood below with a very flustered and frightened look on his face. He kept winking at Su Qin, hoping that Su Qin would give in.

When Su Qin saw the scene clearly, she curled her lips and said it was a show of force.

She ignored Qu Bhutan's hint and looked straight at the village chief, showing no sign of retreat or cowardice. Maidong behind her also put his hand on his sword, pulled it out an inch, and stared at the man with the bow and arrow vigilantly.

The village chief stared at Su Qin for a long time but saw no sign of Su Qin backing down. He raised his hand in displeasure and the man next to him immediately let go. The arrow whizzed out and shot straight into Su Qin's face.

Qu Bhudan was so frightened that he exclaimed, "No."

He leaped forward as if to block the arrow for Su Qin, but unfortunately he was a step too slow and failed to block it. When he looked back in despair, a faster arrow flew past his face and instantly pierced into the hand of the man who shot the arrow. Then a painful cry was heard.

Qu Bhudan didn't know what happened. He turned back blankly and saw Su Qin calmly retracting her hand. The arrow shot by the archer had been knocked to the ground by Mai Dong with a knife. At this time, she was holding the knife in front of Su Qin, looking at the village chief angrily.

The village chief also stood up in surprise. He glanced at the archer's hand, which was still wailing. There was a very short and thin iron arrow without feathers stuck in it.

He turned around suddenly and looked at Su Qin and asked, "What did you use just now?"

Su Qin didn't understand what he said, and without even giving him a glance, he turned and yelled at Qu Bhudan: "Ask her what she used just now?"

Qu Bhudan lay on the ground in a mess, his head covered in sweat. He stood up trembling and looked at Su Qin with a face full of guilt: "I'm sorry, Miss Zeng, I didn't expect to bring you danger."

Su Qin put away the hidden arrow on her wrist, and Chongqu Bhutan smiled slightly: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. I thought about it a long time ago. The favorite thing for the superiors to do is to rob and plunder. Tell him that I dare to stand here and he can't control me at will.

You've been with us all this way, so you should know that the people I brought with me are not ordinary people. You should also know that the Wuning Marquisate is not an ordinary merchant. If he doesn't want to provoke a war between the two countries, he should be polite to me. If he's not interested in my proposal, I can go to other village chiefs, or even go directly to your leader. However, if he does that, he won't get any credit or benefits at all."