Jia Lian of the Red Chamber

These words seemed to touch the dull pain of the rough man, he rolled up his sleeves: "Sick man needs beating?"

Jia Lian was not trying to be angry with others, he poured wine for the two of them with a smile, and stretched out his hand, "It's fate to meet you."

The rough man was immediately attracted by the fine wine, glared at the white-faced man, finally lifted the wine cup, took a sip of wine, the rough man's anger disappeared, and he reached out to grab Jia Lian: "Brother, how do you sell this wine?"

Jia Lian waved his hand: "Not for sale!"

The rough guy suddenly felt fooled: "If you don't sell it? If you don't sell it, what are you buying?"

Jia Lian said with a smile: "I don't want money. I'm a businessman. I have to take other goods back after I get rid of the wine. Instead of buying and buying and wasting time, it's better to exchange goods directly."

The rough guy suddenly laughed: "Happy, what do you want in exchange?"

Jia Lian asked back, "Do you want a drink?"

The rough guy laughed: "Nonsense, why don't you talk to me?"

Jia Lian said, "What goods do you have?"

The rough man said: "I am a horse herder. I have all the horses, cattle and sheep in my hand. I have as many as I want."

Jia Lian was stunned when he heard the words, and frowned, "I took a quick look before I came in just now, and it seems that there is no store like what you said?"

The rough man smiled: "This is your first time here. After the deal is negotiated, the goods will come naturally. There is no reason to bring a living thing with you, and it can't fit here!"

Jia Lian then said, "What price?"

The rough man stretched out his hand, talking in his mouth, and gesticulating numbers with his fingers.

Jia Lian saw it clearly, and said: "This price is a bit expensive, you have doubled the price."

The rough man showed contempt in his eyes: "Can you buy something as good as mine in the market?"

Jia Lian pondered for a moment, and stopped answering, but looked at the white-faced man: "What's the price of the green salt from Xiongtai?"

The rough man was in a hurry: "You haven't finished talking with me yet?"

Jia Lian waved his hand: "Like I said, it's a little expensive. No matter how much you get on the horse, there's no reason to triple it. I climbed the ice and lay in the snow in the cold winter months. I couldn't even lose my capital. I said I'm a businessman, a businessman." Profit-seeking!" The salt dealer felt relieved at this moment: "I'll sell it to you cheaply as much as you want, brother."

Jia Lian said: "To be honest, I don't dare to ask for more green salt. Salt and iron are strictly forbidden by the court to sell privately. If there is too much, I am afraid of capsizing. I am a businessman, so I can't do business at a loss."

As soon as these words fell to the ground, the two people on the table showed their original smiles, and they both regarded Jia Lian as a coward.

However, the smell of Jia Lian's wine seduces the gluttons in the stomach?

The rough man drank three cups in a row, then looked at Jia Lian again: "Okay, I'm at a disadvantage, a jar of wine, a horse, two cows, and three sheep, what do you want?"

Jia Lian was a little dazed, the rough guy's hand gesture just now, one two three, wasn't it ten taels 20 taels 30 taels?But one altar, two altars and three altars?

Why did the rules change? Didn’t they quote their own prices back then and then barter?

Seeing Jia Lian groaning, the rough man thought he was still not satisfied, and immediately became annoyed: "You boy, you look like a man with a beard on your face, what do you do, bitch, my price is not low, you are not satisfied? You Is this too greedy?"

Jia Lian asked, "You mean three jars of fine wine and one horse?"

The rough guy waved his hand: "Now you can get a pot of fine wine for a horse, or you can get two cows."

Jia Lian almost laughed out loud when he heard that, the wine and the jar were only two taels of silver.

And the horses in the market need ten taels of silver to get on the horse, and three taels of silver to get off the horse.

Jia Lian was ecstatic: It's done.

He held his breath and asked, "How many altars do you want, brother?"

The rough man wrenched his fingers: "We have a total of [-] households, and each family has two jars. It's not enough, it's not enough to drink. Three jars, I can only buy so much. I need to change some rice noodles. Drinking during the New Year is not enough. Three hundred and nine altars."

Jia Lian frowned: "Do you use horses or cattle and sheep?"

The rough man said: "Anything is fine, I will give you whatever you want."

Jia Lian asked cautiously: "We have to bring some other goods when we go back. The ox cart is too slow. I think we need horses. But brother, let me put my ugly words first. A pony under three years old, and a pony over 13 years old Old horse, I don’t want it, it’s not easy to let go, if it falls in my hand, I will lose money, I am a businessman, I will not do business that loses money.”

The rough man said: "Don't worry, Yishi is a green horse. They are all over four years old and under ten years old, under three years old, and over 13 years old. I am too lazy to pull them out. It is bad luck to die on the road. Anyway, we have to eat meat during the Chinese New Year."

In the spirit of prudence, Jia Lian asked the rough man, "Can I inspect the goods first?"

The rough man readily agreed, and Jia Lian clasped his fists at the salt dealer: "Brother, wait a moment, I'll go to Xiongtai's shop after I finish this deal."

When Jia Lian came to the man's store, he found that it was the one he was looking for, and he was very happy: "Are the other horses like this?"

The rough man nodded: "Of course, all you want is a horse. My green cattle are strong, and the sheep are the most delicate. They are all one-year-old lambs."

Jia Lian silently calculated that he had [-] jars of spirits and didn't want to exchange them for cattle and sheep, but he was afraid that this would be too eye-catching, so he said, "I want [-] sheep, and the rest I want to exchange for some green salt."

When the rough man heard that Jia Lian had bought him four hundred sheep, he immediately became happy, patted Jia Lian and said, "Brother is a straightforward man, if you buy four hundred sheep from me, I will give you a cow to kill and taste. "

The rough man tasted the spirits and was very satisfied. He put his index fingers on his lips and let out a clear screaming sound. In an instant, the sound of kicking and scolding horses' hoofs could be heard outside the woods.

But more than a dozen men came driving the horses.

Jia Lian was dumbfounded, there were more than 1000 horses.Jia Lian immediately swallowed wanton saliva, and he wanted to eat it all.

Jia Lian endured a lot of hard work to put down the idea of ​​robbery, and asked the rough man to discuss: "Brother, can I pick another hundred horses?"

The rough man smiled and said, "Sure, as long as you have drinks."

Jia Lian was stunned: "You don't want to change the food?"

The rough man laughed loudly: "It's the same when I exchange wine for food. I don't want to eat or drink with the wine in my hand, but the cows and horses open their mouths to eat."

Jia Lian immediately blushed.

When he took over the bridle-mounted steed, Jia Lian remembered that there was no drink for green salt.

Jia Lian thought about it, and decided to go over and talk about it, and to accompany her.

The salt dealer smiled when he heard the words: "It's not a problem, brother, just take the green salt back first, and bring the wine tomorrow, so why bother?"

Jia Lian wondered, "Aren't you afraid that I won't come tomorrow if I run away?"

The salt dealer shook his head: "That token is not for fun. Anyone who dares to violate the deal will not only be disqualified, I'm afraid..."

At this time, customers came to the shop, and the salt dealer stopped talking, and clasped his fists at Jia Lian: "I have already helped Xiongtai to load two carts of green salt, if there is not enough, we will talk about it tomorrow."

It's not even noon now, so we can rush back to have lunch depending on the scene.

The business was completed, Jia Lian was still a little confused, everything seemed to be going too smoothly.

After Jia Lian was on the road here, Wei Kun received a carrier pigeon. After looking at it, he silently burned the letter.

Jia Lian rushed back to the station excitedly, handed over [-] horses to Shuiwen to play with, and came to thank Wei Kun himself.

Seeing Jia Lian, Wei Kun smiled and said, "Looking at your expression, it's not a small harvest, isn't it?"

Jia Lian nodded and shook his head: "My nephew has something to ask, but I don't know what the price of drinks is at the border?"

Wei Kun laughed and said, "Isn't it surprising that you can exchange ten catties of wine for a horse?"

Jia Lian raised his eyebrows: "It's on the ground in northern Xinjiang, and you really can't hide anything from the general."

Wei Kun nodded: "Well, alcohol is a luxury in the grasslands. They don't have enough food, so they have to go to Tibetan areas to exchange it, or exchange it with us. The horses here are one thing, each takes what it needs."

Jia Lian had a sudden realization, and the guilt in his heart disappeared: "That is to say, he definitely won't just exchange a jar of spirits for a horse when he goes back? He doesn't lose money at all?"

Wei Kun nodded: "Spirits can sometimes save their lives, but horses can't. For you, when you go to battle, horses may save your life, but spirits can't."

Jia Lian asked, "If my nephew trades wine for a horse tomorrow, will someone be watching?"

Wei Kun shook his head: "That's not true. Although the black market is a black market, it actually has rules. It's a fair trade. If anyone dares to break the rules, everyone will attack him. He won't be able to gain a foothold in this area."

Jia Lian was born again, with a thorough understanding of karma, and one cannot take advantage of everything.

The next day, Jia Lian got up early and dressed in a hurry. Yesterday, he bought green salt from someone else and hadn't paid for it. This time, Jia Lian packed ten carts of wine and went to the black market again.

Yesterday the white-faced man gave Jia Lian a thousand catties of green salt, and Jia Lian also gave him a hundred jars of spirits.

Then I exchanged three hundred altars of fine wine for three hundred green horses and three hundred lambs.

Jia Lian gave the rough man a bottle of Jia's medicinal wine, cupped his fists towards the rough man and said, "Yesterday you gave me a green ox, which is reciprocal, and I will also give you a gift today. This is my family's secret medicinal wine. It can save people at critical moments." Life, don't drink it like water and wine."

The rough man took the blue and white porcelain vase, put it in his arms very cherishingly, then bent down to salute, and said: "Thank you, brother, you are being polite to Lu."

Jia Lian was surprised: "You speak Chinese very well. I thought you were a Han Chinese who migrated there?"

The rough guy smiled and said, "I'm half of Han Chinese. It's not bad to say that I'm Han. My grandma was rescued by my grandpa. My mother is also Han. I can speak Chinese since I was a child. "

Jia Lian was very surprised: "Haven't you ever thought about returning to the Han nationality and living a stable farming life?"

Chao Lu shook his head: "My father and I both like the feeling of running on the grassland. Although it is very hard, it is very fun. As for this, I will bring my grandmother and mother back every year to have a look, and that's enough."

Jia Lian put a question mark in his heart, why so many girls just escaped to the grassland, and they are not willing to come back to settle down after they settle down?

When he returned to the station that day, Jia Lian explained his doubts.

Wei Kun smiled and said, "You're so smart, you should be able to guess their identities, right?"

Jia Lian raised her eyebrows: "Is it really the daughter of a criminal minister?"

Wei Kun nodded: "To be precise, they are camp prostitutes. Every year there are some strong women who would rather die than surrender and flee into the vast grassland. We have an unwritten rule here. If someone would rather die than submit and escape, the garrison will generally not take it seriously." Most of them just put on a show, as for whether they can survive, it all depends on their luck."

Jia Lian sighed: "It should be that fewer people escaped and fewer survived, right?"

Wei Kun nodded: "Exactly!"

Chaolu's family are kind-hearted people.

Jia Lian, who thought his heart had hardened a lot, felt inexplicably sad that night. He thought of Qiaojie who was kidnapped and sold, Xiangyun who was sold by officials, Yingchun who died tragically, Tanchun who married far away, and Xichun who disappeared without a trace.If they could meet such a good man as Chaolu's grandfather and father...

The next day, Jia Lian saw Chaolu again. This time, Jia Lian bought Chaolu's remaining [-] horses and [-] sheep. Finally, Jia Lian presented Chaolu with [-] altars wrapped in red silk. Spirits, two bottles of Jia's Medicinal Wine.

Jia Lian said: "We Han people all have the custom of giving dowry to our daughters. Your grandmother and mother both fled to the grasslands and probably didn't have a dowry. Go back and tell your grandmother and mother that this wine is also called Nurhong!"

Chao Lu threw his clothes to the ground immediately, and chattered Mongolian in excitement.

Soon it will be New Years Eve.

On New Year's Eve, Jia Lian was rarely drunk.

Stupid Xue was also drunk, and went to Jia Lian's tent to go berserk, crying for his father and mother, crying until Jia Lian recalled those miserable days and became sad for no reason. The two big men hugged their heads and cried together.

Fortunately, there are very few sober people in the Imperial Forest Army.

When he sobered up the next day, Jia Lian could still remember the ugly behavior of being immoral after drinking, and made up his mind that he would never drink to soothe his worries again.

This guy Xue Pan seduced Jia Lian to make a fool of himself. He seemed to have amnesia, he forgot all the words he said before breaking up with Jia Lian, and fell on the back of Jia Lian shamelessly all day long.

Jia Lian hated him for leading him into a ditch and didn't bother to pay attention to him.

He actually became acquainted with dozens of children from Jia's family.

He is willing to spend money and knows how to play tricks.There is no military training in the new year, Xue Pan suddenly has a place to use his skills, and he teaches everyone to play in different ways.Shuiziying of Shuiwen is the same as Xue Pan, everyone has the same taste, and they quickly become friends.

Although Jia Lian felt sorry for Xue Pan's loneliness, after discovering that Xue Pan had lured the Yulin army to go to the station to prostitute, he resolutely rejected Xue Pan and punished several soldiers who followed Xue Pan by deducting their monthly salary.

Xue Pan was also punished by Wei Kun for digging a trench for one month.

The author has something to say:

Thank you dears, the nutrient solution is slowly rising, and flowers are blooming in Hastily's heart.

Thank you again dear!

I wish my dear ones will be nineteen this year and eighteen next year, live younger and younger, and never grow old!