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90. Benefactor

Let’s not talk about Yan Liulang for now, but Zhao Chen is already on the road at this time.

Since last winter, the price of wool has soared. There was no one who wanted anything at all. Now it can be priced at the same price as expensive spices, cloth, etc., which is simply in the sky and the ground before.

As soon as the price of this wool rose, many people would naturally start to think about the grassland. However, the grassland was dangerous, but not everyone dared to fight for their lives.

So many people took their ideas to the Zhao family in Shuozhou. The Zhao brothers had many contacts with the nomadic people in the grassland in their early years and were quite famous in the Shuozhou area. So during this period, many people contacted them and expressed their desire to purchase wool through their channels.

Then Zhao Qi and his son had an agreement with Luo Yong, but naturally they refused to agree.

After the spring of this year, Zhao Jiaerlang transported the wool south. Because he was worried about being intercepted on the road, he did not dare to walk the dry road from Taiyuan City. Instead, he went to Hequ County, Shuozhou, changed to the waterway from there, and headed south along the Yellow River. After arriving at Mengmen Pass, he came from Dinghu County and could reach Xipo Village, Lishi County for another four or five days.

Of course, even if they change to the water route, it doesn’t mean that they will be foolproof along the way. Who wouldn’t be jealous of that big truck of wool when they see it?

There were many people trying to force their goods to buy goods in the middle of the Shuozhou area, but in the Shuozhou area, the Zhao family was relatively strong, and they could still make decisions on their own business. When they left Shuozhou, they stayed on the boat, and it was difficult for others to find opportunities to harass them.

Moreover, this time, there were more than a dozen men on the grassland who came with the Zhao family. The tribes of these people were not very far from Shuozhou, and the degree of sinicization was relatively high. Life on the grassland was not easy. The Zhao family had helped them many times. This time, these people came to escort Zhao Chen and others at the request of Zhao Qi.

Even the nomadic people on this grassland, even the men who came out of the tribe with a high degree of sinicization, had a strong aura that was not comparable to those of ordinary people in the Central Plains. With these people walking with them, Zhao Chen had a smooth journey.

On the other hand, the day Zhao Chen and his friends went out, Zhao Qi arranged for a family to rush forward, heading south through Taiyuan Prefecture, and heading all the way out of Shixian.

The man found Luo Yong, and soon a batch of wool would arrive at Mengmen Pass, asking Luo Yong to prepare for the goods so that he would not be intercepted halfway.

Luo Yong was very happy after hearing this news. He immediately organized more than ten of his disciples, as well as more than ten brothers under Wang Dang who had not left the house, and a group of more than 30 people rushed to Mengmen Pass.

Some villagers in Xipo Village heard about this and asked to go with them, but Luo Yong refused. They only said that they were not at home for a few days, and the Luo family's yard also asked them to take care of themselves. In addition, some of his disciples were left behind. No matter how important the wool matter is, no one can guard the base camp.

Most of their people were walking, so they drove a donkey cart, which contained some dry food for everyone to eat on the road.

Along the way, as the Dinghu people said before, they could find a village where they could stay every night. As long as they gave a few copper coins, they could rent a house from the villagers.

Many villagers heard that Luo Sanlang came this time, and not only refused to accept their money, but also prepared food and entertainment.

Luo Yong was not very polite, and he ate as much as he should, but he still had to give money. As the saying goes, low grains hurt farmers. Businesses these days are already very underdeveloped, and farmers have no other income except selling grain. However, the food prices in recent years have been so low, so the villagers naturally have a hard time.

A few days later, when their group arrived at Mengmen Pass, Zhao Chen and others had not arrived yet, so they had to stay in the city for a while.

Because of its advantage in territory, Dinghu County is indeed a little richer than Lishi County. The bluestones on the streets and the carved wooden windows inlaid on the houses on the streets show the heritage of this city everywhere.

Many Dinghu people are busy picking mulberry trees and raising silkworms at this time. Luo Yong saw strings of beige flowers blooming on the mulberry trees. Unfortunately, the season has not arrived and there are no mulberry fruits at this time.

Many of Wang Dang's brothers lived in this city since childhood. At this time, they returned to this side and led Luo Yong and others through the streets and alleys. There was no place they didn't know about in and outside the city.

A group of older and younger children filled with mulberry leaves in their backpacks ran past them with a smile and passed through the alleys on the bluestone road.

"Don't make a noise, be careful to scare the mulberry silkworms." A woman in the alley leaned out of her yard and whispered to the noisy children.

After being scolded, the children stopped talking and joking loudly, lowered their voices, and walked through the alley with laughter, and ran away in a flash.

Most of the disciples Luo Yong had never been to Dinghu County. When they saw such a scene, some people couldn't help but sigh: "This place is really rich."

Not to mention anything else, the bluestone alleys alone make them envious when they see them. There are only Huangni Lane in Lishi County. When it rains, it is really a mud pit after another, stepping on the mud.

"I heard from the old man in the city that Mengmen Pass in the previous dynasty was much more lively than it is now, but now it is considered destruction."

At this time in the early Tang Dynasty, the whole country was in chaos and was naturally incomparable to its most prosperous time.

During the Wude period, there were still constant wars. During the Zhenguan period, there were wars in the south and north. Recently, merchants came to the south and brought news from the south, saying that they had a conflict with Tuyuhun again, and they were afraid that the war would start.

Luo Yong did not know much about historical events in the past. He lived a relatively insolent life during the time he came here. He only thought that he had come to a peaceful and prosperous era. Although he was a little poor, the world was still stable.

When he really opened the door and the news gathered to them, he realized that there were many wars during the Zhenguan period, and there had never been a real peace in the world.

Mengmen Pass is a military important place. There are many officers and soldiers stationed in the local area. The management of entering and leaving the city is much stricter than that in Lishi County. The inspection of those ships is also very strict.

There were about a dozen young and strong nomadic nomadic races on Zhao Chen and his ship. They were worried that the ship would encounter some trouble when landing. Unexpectedly, the officers and soldiers on the dock had just seen their way guides, and checked the goods on the ship, and made sure there was no problem and let them go.

At this time, the Tang government adopted an inclusive and accepting attitude towards ethnic minorities, and was not very rejected. Even the Turks, who were just destroyed in the previous two years, were able to gain a place in the army and even become generals.

After today's saints have vigorously swept away several forces in the northwest in military terms, they have adopted political policies tolerate and appease them, so that the economy can recover, people's livelihood will develop, and the business path will be smooth.

Looking at the cart of wool that Zhao Chen and others pushed down from the boat, Luo Yong was full of joy.

This time, Zhao Chen and the others did not use ox to pull a cart or use donkeys to carry wool. Instead, they rely on human power to push the cart. Human power can push the cart to rush on the road. At critical moments, they can put down the cart and fuck the guys and fight with people. This is not as good as animal power.

Zhao Chen had already brought many people, but at this time he met with more than 30 people brought by Luo Yong. Two groups of people joined together and pushed these wooden carts with wool all the way to Lishi County.

I heard that some people transported a lot of wool from the north, and many people went to watch in Dinghu County.

Because they were afraid of the emergence of the situation, the group did not delay much in Dinghu County. After getting off the boat, they set out on the way to Lishi County. Four days later, they finally arrived at Xipo Village at dusk. Since then, Luo Yong, Zhao Chen and others have truly felt relieved.

Luo Yong placed Zhao Chen and others in the Xu family's guest house, and asked the Xu brothers and others to entertain them with rich food.

Zhao Chen was able to keep his promise this time and even brought more wool than last year. Luo Yong was very happy about this. With these wool, not only did the order for plush clothes signed with someone earlier not have a problem, but it also brought him a lot of profits.

The group of people traveled on the road for these days and didn't eat well. At this time, they were all hungry. After they got on the dining table, they were so feasting on the wind and winding down the clouds.

The food in the Xu family's guest house is really delicious. It was originally a family that lives a serious and careful life, and the food was also carefully prepared. Recently, I have been influenced by Luo Sanlang and learned a lot of fresh methods. There are also rich flavors such as soy sauce, soy sauce, fermented bean curd, which is really not comparable to other places.

The Hu people who helped Zhao Chen deliver the goods were even red. The large plate of pork and leek dumplings could be pulled down in a few bites. Aunt Luo and his wife led several children of the Xu family to make dumplings constantly, but they could not keep up with the speed of eating dumplings.

There were those one or two Hu brothers who knew to look at the face of their masters. They also heard that some people in the Central Plains were flirting with stinginess and looked down on the straightforward and rough man.

Luo Sanlang looked good. Not only did he not look contemptuous, he kept asking them to eat more. Yan could serve the ones on the table after eating them, and stayed here in the next few days, and then went back to Shuozhou after resting.

In the next few days, these people still lived in the Xu family's guesthouse, and they were indeed entertained by good food and vegetable fields. After eating them for two days, some people began to feel a little embarrassed.

If Luo Sanlang hadn't made the method of knitting sweaters, how could the people on the grassland have more wool-selling business? Logically speaking, Luo Sanlang is already the benefactor of their grassland, and it would not be a big deal to help him deliver wool once. Now he is so generous and polite to them.

The men on the grassland felt embarrassed and always wanted to do something for Na Luo Sanro.

At noon that day, Luo Wulang and Wang Shaolinrong came back from Xiaohe Village on Yan'erfei. Among the three children, Wulang was the thinnest with small arms and legs, which made people particularly worried when they looked.

When a few Hu people sitting on the road saw him, they waved to let Goro go over.

"What are you doing?" Goro was so hungry that he was about to go back for lunch.

"There is a saying on our grassland: We are rich but not strong, just like a fat sheep. Your brother manages his family so well, how can you look so thin?" A man on the grassland said to Goro in a weird Chinese accent.

Goro: "…"

I can blame myself for being thin, and I don’t think so.

These men on the grassland really couldn't bear to see Luo Wulang, the little lamb, swaggering around every day, so they said to him: "It doesn't matter if you are thin, as long as you are very skilled in martial arts, you can still fight."

From then on, they finally found a way to repay Luo Sanlang. They pulled Luo Wulang out to practice if they had anything to do, and were determined to train the lamb into a wolf cub.

It’s okay to have fist and foot skills, but they can even get on horseback and pull a bow. But a few days later, there was a very old uncle among these people who looked very reliable. He actually took off a small knife from his waist and wanted to teach Luo Goro to practice the knife. Goro was stunned immediately.

It just so happened that Luo Siniang came out to watch the fun this day. Seeing this scene, the girl smiled and said to others: "My brother is timid and dare not play with a knife, otherwise you should teach me."
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