"Water Maiden, thank you. Your arrival is a blessing for my sister and me."
To avoid any unforeseen complications, Dansuo quickly took the loose stones and exchanged them for silver.
This place originally had its own local currency, but as the number of merchants from other places and the trade with other places increased, silver, which is used all over the world, replaced the local currency and became the mainstream currency in daily life.
But the shuttle was exchanged for a total of twelve taels.
With so much silver, we can build a spacious house and set aside two guest rooms, making it more convenient for Miss Shui and her family to come to Kachin in the future.
Although there is accommodation upstairs, it is always a bit restrictive and there are many rules.
At this point, they arrived at Xida, outside the three mountains. They looked at the sun sliding towards the west, then carried their baskets and walked down the mountain.
It was impossible to find any valuable treasures; the basket was full of wild vegetables, pebbles, and some small flowers.
She walked along, humming a tune, her steps light and quick, unaware of a slippery, moss-covered stone beneath her feet.
As soon as he stepped on it, Xida fell down the slope with his basket, rolling several times before coming to a stop.
Fortunately, the slope was gentle and there weren't many rocks, so she wasn't seriously injured, only suffering a few scrapes.
Everything in the basket rolled out. Xida tidied her hair, brushed the mud off her clothes, and put the things back into the basket.
Pebbles were scattered everywhere. Xida picked them up one by one. There was a stone about half the size of an egg, with a faint red glow. It was very pretty, so she picked it up naturally. Just as she was about to put it in her basket, she remembered something and took it back to examine it carefully.
She picked up a stone by the stream, but this was not one of them. Moreover, this stone was unbelievably beautiful, as red as pigeon blood. When she turned it over and looked at it from different angles, the light shimmered and changed.
Xida was both surprised and curious, tilting her head to examine it.
Suddenly, an idea struck her like lightning, making her freeze for a moment.
This is a gemstone, the most valuable ruby, and that's how she found it.
With such quality, it must be top-grade. She wasn't unfamiliar with gemstones; although this area is rich in jadeite, it also produces some gemstones.
The reason she didn't recognize it at first was because the gems she saw in the hands of warlords and wealthy merchants were not as pure, clear, and radiant as this one.
Xida's hands trembled. This was good fortune bestowed by Naga (the Snake Buddha of Puchen Kingdom). Their poor family was saved, and she and her brother would be able to live a good life from now on.
Her clothes were too thin to hide the sparkling gems, so she tore off leaves, wrapped the gems in layers, and then hid them in her bosom.
A figure jumped down from the top of the slope and saw a little girl hiding, her face still showing lingering surprise.
"Little girl, what treasure have you found?" the other person asked in the local language.
Xida turned her head and saw that the other person was wearing the uniform of Uncle Yin's men, with a tasseled spear on his back, and raised his chin at her.
Uncle Yin is the most powerful warlord here, and his men go out to patrol the mountains every day.
She knew that in this situation, panic would give her away.
She straightened her clothes and hair, then held out her bloodied arm to the other person: "I fell down, and the stones and wild vegetables I picked up are all over the ground. Big brother, will you help me?"
The other person snorted: "Little girl, you don't know what's good for you. You want me to help you pick up some junk? Hurry up and get out of my way, don't get in my way."
Xida quickly agreed, continued picking up the remaining items, and then hurriedly left with her basket over her shoulder.
Uncle Yin's men were staring at her. He felt that the girl's ecstatic joy just now was too real, exactly the same as the expression of those who suddenly had good luck and found a treasure.
He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but under the sunlight, he felt something flicker in the girl's heart.
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