After listening to what Village Chief Han said, Xu Miao also knew that Hanjia Village had made a lot of money by trading furs with the barbarians.

Ignoring his exhaustion, he immediately asked Village Chief Han, "Uncle Han, what should we do with these hides?"

We can't just keep piling up these skins in Village Chief Han's house. These skins are dirty and need to be disposed of quickly.

Village Chief Han whispered to Xu Miao, "I'll wait for you to come back and take a look. I'll take all these things to Dingzhou City and sell them."

"There's a fur shop in the state capital that specializes in this. I've been selling it there for several years."

It seems that the Hanjia Village is not the only one doing private transactions.

There must be other people doing the fur business in Northern Xinjiang, otherwise there wouldn't be a special shop buying furs.

Village Chief Han opened one of the bags and showed it to Xu Miao. "Ah Miao, this one is the best. It's all sable fur. I'll be waiting for you to come back and ask if you have any use for these skins."

Xu Miao looked inside and saw that the entire bag was filled with black sable fur with a smooth surface, uniform color, and bright luster. It was obvious at a glance that it was high-quality goods.

When Xu Miao saw these black sable furs, he thought of making a mink coat for the wife of Duke Dingguo in the capital.

He turned around and said to the village chief Han, "Uncle Han, let's keep this mink fur for ourselves. I want to make a dress for the wife of Duke Dingguo in the capital and send it back."

When Village Chief Han heard that Xu Miao wanted to send clothes to the capital, he quickly agreed and said, "Of course. I was just thinking of waiting for you to come back and see if there was any use for these furs. Otherwise, I would have sent them to the provincial capital to sell them long ago."

After looking at the hides, Xu Miao returned to the house of Village Chief Han, drank some hot water, and briefly told Village Chief Han about the people of Kangzhuang.

Xu Miao wasn't worried about the people from Kangzhuang. As long as they were on Hanjia Village's territory, they wouldn't be allowed to act rashly.

Xu Miao was mainly worried about these skins.

Xu Miao: "Uncle Han, please get rid of these skins as soon as possible. I'm also worried that the longer the night, the more trouble I'll have. The sooner we get rid of them, the more at ease we'll be."

Seeing Xu Miao's concern, Village Chief Han quickly agreed, "Don't worry, A'miao. I'll bring my whole family to sort out these hides in a moment. Tomorrow morning, I'll have my eldest son go to Dingzhou City to sell them."

"It just so happens that the eldest brother is going to Dingzhou City, so he can help the third brother keep an eye on those people from Kangzhuang."

Village chief Han had just heard Xu Miao talk about the people of Kangzhuang. Han Laosan was still a little worried because he was followed by more than fifty people from Kangzhuang.

Let Boss Han sell the hides, and he can just contact the Third Han.

Seeing that there was nothing else to do at Village Chief Han's house, Xu Miao decided to go home and have a good rest.

Xu Miao was exhausted after this trip to Dingzhou City. She just wanted to go home and have a good sleep.

Xu Miao: "Uncle Han, let Brother Han tell you about the Kangzhuang people. I need to go home and have a good rest. I'm exhausted these past few days. Tomorrow, tell me more about how to trade with the barbarians."

Village Chief Han patted his chest and assured Xu Miao, "Don't worry, A'miao, we'll sell these skins tomorrow morning. Go home and have a good rest. Chun'er has been worried about you these days."

"Tomorrow morning, I'll stand guard at your door and make sure Old Liu doesn't come over and disturb you."

Mr. Liu has been in high spirits recently. Whenever he has nothing to do, he goes to Xu Miao's house to ask when Xu Miao will be back.

Sometimes he would go there several times a day. If he knew that Xu Miao had returned home, he would have to knock on the door early.

After Xu Miao led the horse back home, Village Chief Han led his whole family to bundle the skins.

Aunt Han found some rags and wrapped the skins, then waited until the next morning for Boss Han to take them to Dingzhou City to sell.

After Xu Miao returned home and had dinner, Chun'er boiled a large bucket of hot water for her so that she could take a hot bath to relieve her fatigue.

The fire was always burning in winter. When Chun'er saw Xu Miao covered in dust, she knew that Xu Miao had not even had time to rest on the way, so she ran back.

Although Chun'er didn't know what Village Chief Han's family had been busy with in recent days, she knew that something big must have happened when she saw how nervous Aunt Han was.

Chun'er didn't dare to ask more questions. She knew everything when Xu Miao came home.

Xu Miao slept until noon the next day before waking up.

Seeing Xu Miao wake up, Chun'er smiled and said to her, "Second Miss, you're up now. That old man Liu has come to our house three times this morning. If it weren't for Village Chief Han watching over our door and not letting him in, he would have come knocking on our door before dawn."

Village chief Han and his family worked until midnight last night to sort out all the skins.

The next day, before dawn, Boss Han took the skins to Dingzhou City to sell them.

The large bags of hides were sorted into eight or nine bundles. Boss Han rode a horse, followed by two horses laden with goods, and only then did he take all the hides away.

After sending Han Lao Da out of the village, Village Chief Han ran to the door of Xu Miao's house for a stroll. After a while, he saw Uncle Liu walking slowly towards Xu Miao's house.

When Old Man Liu saw Village Chief Han strolling outside Xu Miao's house, he asked with a smile on his face, "What's up, Old Han? Are you here to wait for the master too?"

Village Chief Han glared at Old Man Liu and said angrily, "I'm waiting for you here!"

Village chief Han knew that Mr. Liu would definitely run to Xu Miao's house early in the morning to inquire about the news.

Mr. Liu is now looking forward to the timber being transported back to Hanjia Village as soon as possible so that he can show off his skills.

Uncle Liu looked puzzled and asked Village Chief Han, "Why are you waiting for me? If you have any questions, go ask A Miao. I don't know when the timber will be delivered."

Village Chief Han said angrily, "Look, it's still dark and you're already here to harass A-Miao. She and Lao Er didn't even have time to rest all the way back."

"You old man, hurry home and wait. The second brother said yesterday that the wood hasn't been shipped out of Dingzhou City yet. It will take at least ten days to get it to our village."

"A Miao and his companions have accomplished a great thing this time. They have already recruited those people from other villages who they wanted to bring back, and they are waiting to come to our Hanjia Village along with the wood."

"You go back and wait patiently. It won't hurt to wait for a few days. Let A Miao have a good rest at home. They've been exhausted these days."

Village chief Han drove Mr. Liu away and went home.

Mr. Liu had nothing to do at home, so he came here twice in the morning.

He didn't dare to knock on the door hard. It was only when he heard the sound of Chun'er coming in and out at the door that he dared to knock on the door quietly and ask Chun'er whether Xu Miao was awake.

Now that Dahei is familiar with the people in Hanjia Village, he no longer barks and lies lazily in the yard basking in the sun.

Chun'er laughed and said, "Second Miss, this old man Liu probably thinks you're lazy. You haven't even gotten up since the sun was already high in the sky."

"When I left just now, he was still grumbling about how it was almost noon and why weren't you up yet? I don't know what this old man is so anxious about!"

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