"So, did anyone in your village die? Were there many injured?"
"Uncle, the horse thieves had bad luck yesterday. They stole a carriage and when they were heading to the official road, they kicked a basket and woke up the family who stole the horses."
"Then the man started yelling, and most of the villagers woke up."
"Later, everyone gave chase and brought back a mule cart. Two bandits were left behind, and the rest escaped. Fortunately, no one in the village was injured."
The peddler raised his thumbs up exaggeratedly and said, "Oh, the people in your village are really amazing. We encountered bandits, but no one died or was injured."
"We also heard that they were bandits who escaped from Qingfeng Village. Fortunately, the people in your village are still so alert when they sleep at night."
"Otherwise, if we change to another team, it won't just be a matter of losing a carriage."
Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui looked at each other. It was just last night when everyone slept lightly.
"Uncle, we have some yams we dug up from the mountains, some persimmons we picked, and some rabbits we caught. Would you like to take them?"
"If you accept them, we want to sell them and then go to town to exchange them for food."
After Xie Zirui finished speaking, he and Yun Yiyi stared at the peddler.
The peddler was stunned. He scratched his head and said, "We collect things too."
"That's great, uncle. After the villagers finish their shopping, I'll show you what I have to sell."
"Okay, I'll go help first."
"You go ahead and do your work, uncle."
"Yes, uncle, you go ahead and do your work."
The peddler walked through the crowd and went to help another peddler with the accounts.
"Brother Zirui, that's great. We can set off tomorrow."
"Yes, Yiyi, this is really a happy thing."
"By the way, Brother Zirui, if we leave tomorrow, will you come with us?"
Xie Zirui shook his head, "Yiyi, I'm not sure yet. But I should know by evening."
"Okay then, Brother Zirui."
"Brother Zirui, since you're not busy right now, why don't you teach me some more characters? I won't have anyone to teach me later."
"Yiyi, we'll see each other often when we get to Yunzhou. Also, Yiyi, if I don't go with you, please remember to leave a message for me at the refugee department when you get to Yunzhou."
"This way, I can find you quickly."
"Don't worry, Brother Zirui, I will remember this." After Yun Yiyi said this, she deliberately patted herself to show that she would not forget it.
Xie Zirui laughed happily, then he wrote twenty big words on the ground and taught Yun Yiyi to read them one by one.
The peddler worked for more than an hour before the villagers who came to buy things left.
When Yun Yiyi saw that there were no outsiders around, she called her elder brother Yun, her second brother Yun, and Zhang, and asked them to bring over the yams, persimmons, and rabbits that they wanted to sell.
When the two peddlers saw what the Yun family had brought in, they were so surprised that they were speechless.
After a while, the peddler who was chatting with Xie Zirui said, "Your family is really capable."
"It's amazing that we can find so many persimmons and yams in the mountains, and catch so many rabbits."
"Even though we've been hanging around here every day lately, other refugees have found these things, but not in such large quantities as yours."
"The yam you dug up looks like it has been growing for many years."
"And these rabbits are quite heavy. You guys are really capable."
"It really surprised us. However, although what you found is quite rare, we can't offer too high a price at this vintage."
"In any case, food is definitely more cost-effective. I guess you also want to sell them and exchange them for food?"
Yun Yiyi nodded, "Yes, uncle. Compared to these things, food is more suitable for us refugees.
"And if you take these things back, whether you eat them yourself or sell them, you will definitely not lose money."
The two peddlers looked at each other. They didn't expect that the little girl was so eloquent.
The peddler simply nodded. "That's true. We've been seeing each other every day lately, so we can't be considered strangers."
"So, I'll give you a package price. If you think it's suitable, you can sell it. What do you think?"
Zhang nodded.
Yun Yiyi said, "No problem, uncle. Just give us a price. We can discuss it."
Xie Zirui followed suit, saying, "These are the things we found after running a long way up the mountain. It was really not easy."
"So, please don't lower the price too much."
The peddler thought about what the general had told him before he came, and decided to raise the price a little.
The general also told them that if it wasn't something too difficult, he would help them if he could.
Finally, the peddler offered a price.
Of course, this price is much higher than the price Zhang and Yun the Butcher had agreed on before.
So, Zhang took charge of these yams, persimmons, and rabbits.
Finally, the peddlers didn't have enough baskets, so Zhang decided to give them the baskets.
Yun Yiyi brought Brother Yun (eldest brother) and Brother Yun (second brother) and returned only after they had delivered the things to the place where the people ahead were stationed.
Because Yun the Butcher had not returned, Yun Yiyi did not go up the mountain in the afternoon and stayed at home to help Zhang with work.
When Yun the Butcher came back, the sun was about to set.
"Wife, is there any food at home? I'm starving." Yun the butcher asked loudly.
"I left some food for you at noon. I'll bring it out and put it on the table. Boss, go wash your hands."
"Okay." Yun the butcher quickly washed his hands and sat down at the table, waiting for dinner.
"Dad, why are you so hungry? Didn't you have lunch?" Brother Yun asked curiously.
"Dad, you didn't miss your lunch, did you?"
"I had lunch. However, we each had a small bowl of wontons. The portion was very small, and I was already starving."
"Boss, you brought money, why don't you eat enough?"
Zhang said angrily.
"Wife, the village chief and the others were reluctant to eat their fill. So I didn't feel comfortable eating my fill either. Besides, the wontons are too expensive, so I'd better save some for home."
After Yun the Butcher finished speaking, he picked up a pancake, wrapped it with vegetables, and started eating it with big mouthfuls.
Zhang also brought a bowl of porridge and placed it in front of Yun the butcher.
Butcher Yun was so hungry that he ate two pancakes in a row before he spoke. "Wife, the bandits in Qingfeng Village have indeed been wiped out."
"No one will stop us from going to Yunzhou this time."
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