Quick mission: We don't make trouble

As night fell, they finally arrived at a small village at the foot of the mountain. The village was extremely small, with only a dozen or so households, and the living environment was simple, with houses all made of thatched roofs.

The caravan chose to camp overnight in the open space at the entrance of the village. The men, women, and children of the village came out of their homes to greet the team.

One of the elderly villagers asked Team Leader Yang, "Team Leader Yang, you're finally back! You're a few days later than expected. Is everything going well?"

Team Leader Yang smiled and replied, "Dad Liu, thanks to you, our trip went smoothly."

Hearing this, Old Man Liu breathed a sigh of relief, a pleased smile on his face, and nodded in satisfaction. He then began directing the other villagers to help fetch water for the caravan and feed the horses and yaks. Clearly, these villagers were already very familiar with the caravan, and their relationship was harmonious.

Old Man Liu warmly invited Team Leader Yang to rest at his home and expressed his hope to sell the animal furs that the village had accumulated to the caravan. Team Leader Yang gladly accepted the invitation and followed Old Man Liu to his home.

After entering the house, Team Leader Yang saw a mountain of wild animal furs piled on the ground. The amount was quite impressive. These furs were the fruits of the villagers' hard work in capturing and accumulating them over the past six months.

There are also some dried wild mushrooms and medicinal herbs.

Because the village is remote, far from the border town and other towns, villagers rarely have the opportunity to leave the city. Furthermore, they have to pay a gate fee every time they enter the city, which becomes uneconomical if too many people go. Therefore, they can only wait for buyers to come and buy their goods, and then sell them to passing merchants.

Only when there is a real need to buy necessities will one person be sent to buy what the entire village needs.

Team Leader Yang looked at the mountain products piled high in front of him and nodded with satisfaction: "It seems that you have made quite a harvest in the past six months."

Old Man Liu quickly apologized with a smile, "You're joking. They're just some mountain products, how can we say we've had a good harvest? It's just that our village is poor, and we usually rely on hunting and gathering for a living. Now that the season has arrived and there's more to harvest, we feel a little hopeful."

As he spoke, he secretly glanced at Captain Yang's face. Seeing that he didn't show any impatience, he continued, "As the saying goes, 'live by the mountain, eat by the mountain.' There's not much to grow in these mountains, so we can only rely on hunting and picking wild mushrooms and medicinal herbs to make money. Winter is approaching, and everyone is looking forward to buying warm clothes and preparing food for the winter. Captain Yang, look at this..."

Team Leader Yang looked at Uncle Liu and nodded, indicating that he understood what he meant. "Okay, Uncle Liu, don't worry, as long as the quality is up to standard, I will accept it."

Hearing this, Old Man Liu immediately showed a look of joy. He quickly stood up and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you, Captain Yang, thank you, Captain Yang! Thank you so much. Our village will have a better winter this year."

Team Leader Yang waved his hand, motioning him to sit down. "Don't be so hasty to thank me. The price of these mountain products still has to be calculated according to the old rules. We can't break the rules just because we're old acquaintances."

Old Man Liu nodded hurriedly, "Of course, of course. We all know that Captain Yang is always fair. Whatever you say is what it is, and we will definitely not argue."

Team Leader Yang smiled faintly. "Well, that's good. I'll have someone come over to count and weigh the goods later, and try to complete the transaction as soon as possible."

Uncle Liu was so excited that he was at a loss for words. He looked at Team Leader Yang with tears in his eyes. "That's great, that's great, Team Leader Yang. Thank you so much."

Team Leader Yang smiled and patted Old Man Liu on the shoulder: "Old Man Liu, you don't have to be so polite. This is not the first time we've dealt with each other. If you have any problems in the future, just come to me."

Uncle Liu nodded repeatedly and secretly felt lucky that he did not sell these mountain products to other buyers.

It turned out that while he was waiting for Team Leader Yang to arrive, several groups of people had come to collect mountain products, but he had rejected them all. He knew that Team Leader Yang was a man of integrity and loyalty, and that doing business with him was a sure thing. Moreover, Team Leader Yang's prices were reasonable, unlike other merchants who would force him to lower prices.

Team Leader Yang naturally understood what Uncle Liu was thinking. He smiled and shook his head, thinking that the old man was quite shrewd. However, he didn't care. After all, these mountain products were nothing to him. It was just a piece of cake. Besides, he could make a lot of money by buying them in the city. There were many small villages like this along the way. If he collected them along the way, it would be a considerable fortune by the time he reached the city. Moreover, the money didn't have to be handed over to his family. It was extra income for him and his brothers.

The price he offered was fairer than that of other people who collected mountain products. Uncle Liu certainly knew what to choose. However, they were delayed for a few days on the way, so it was understandable that Uncle Liu was worried that they would not be able to purchase on time as usual.

After finishing the business, Old Man Liu asked his wife and daughter to quickly prepare a meal to entertain Team Leader Yang.

It is said that the villagers hunted wild rabbits and pheasants in the afternoon, and they are very fresh.

Team Leader Yang said, "We won't eat here. I bought some extra pheasants and rabbits and gave them to the brothers as a side dish."

I thought it would be better to take it back to the camp and let Mrs. Zhu take care of it than to eat it here.

Before he knew it, he had developed a picky taste for the food prepared by Mrs. Zhu.

Old Man Liu hurriedly said, "What money do you want? Take it, take it all."

Ask the old woman and daughter to take more and deliver it to the camp.

Team Leader Yang didn't refuse and followed them back to the camp. He asked Yang Wu to take his men to Old Man Liu's house to count, weigh and pack the food. This was something Yang Wu had always done, so he was familiar with the process and didn't need to worry about it. His concern now was about tonight's food. So he went straight to Yang San.

"Third brother, these are pheasants and rabbits sent by the villagers. Take care of them and serve them to the brothers, and also to Mrs. Zhu and her family."

He didn't dare to say it directly, so he just reminded her secretly.

He knew that Yang San would definitely go to invite Mrs. Zhu.

After giving the instructions, he went to wait.

Sure enough, when Yang San saw these pheasants and rabbits, he happily went to find Zhu Qingqing to see if she could make any new dishes.

But he was stopped outside the carriage by Zhu Yingying.

Understanding his intention, Zhu Yingying said:

"I'm sorry, Master Yang, my sister is not feeling well and needs to rest. You can take care of dinner tonight."

Yang San expressed his concern: "Master Zhu, what's wrong? Did you catch a cold? I have some pills here, do you want any?..."

Zhu Yingying: "No. No, my father is a doctor. He has gone to the village to find herbs."

Yang San was a little disappointed, but it was impossible to let Master Zhu cook while he was sick.

So he said, "Then I'll go cook and bring it to you when it's ready. Let Master Zhu have a good rest."