Chapter 89 She can make up stories easily
Knowing the difficulty and danger of this mission, he kept his nerves tense every day to deal with it.
Now that the boss is fine, he can finally relax completely and leave everything to the boss!
Luo Yang relaxed and slept for three days and three nights. During this time, Bai Li went to find the Laotian merchant caravan and prepared to say goodbye to them.
When she went there, they were roasting charcoal fires and cursing Simon's awful weather, which had been snowing for a month straight.
After cursing for a few words, they started talking about the disastrous defeat of 5,000 Laotian soldiers.
Bai Li stopped knocking on the door. She had just stood at the door on purpose to listen to what they were talking about, but she didn't expect to hear a big piece of news related to her.
"Do you know? Last month, 5,000 of our soldiers were defeated at the Qianxi border. General Takumu deceived his superiors and subordinates and kept the matter secret!"
"I heard about it too. It was a soldier who accidentally let the news slip to his brothers, and that's when the news got out.
It's no wonder General Takumu was afraid of losing face. After all, who would dare let others know that his five thousand soldiers were beaten by a little girl and fled in disgrace?
"Hey, this is what you don't know.
The Great Zhou possesses divine weapons. I heard that the divine being could knock down a whole group of people with just a wave of his hand. How could we mortals with flesh and blood be able to defeat them?"
"No way? Didn't you say he was defeated by a little girl?"
“Are you stupid?
How can a little girl, unless she is a god, defeat five thousand strong men?"
They didn't dare to talk about the divine punishment, as they would lose face as Laotians if they did.
Heavenly punishment, is that the punishment from heaven for doing so many evil things?
If people outside knew that Laos was being punished by heaven, they would not dare to go out to do business, for fear of being seen and having feces thrown at them.
"Yeah, that makes sense now. Otherwise, five thousand strong men would be suffocated to death."
"Hey, what do you mean?
"Do you really believe that a little girl can defeat five thousand soldiers? Are you saying that our soldiers are made of paper and are vulnerable?"
"I, that's not what I meant. I meant that no one has ever seen a god or Buddha. Talking about that is a bit far-fetched!"
As they were talking, the two of them actually started to fight, and from the sound of it, they were about to come to blows.
Bai Li felt refreshed after hearing this. If it weren't for the wrong location, she would have laughed out loud three times.
Both Laos and Simon have evil ambitions, so it might not be a bad thing to use gods and Buddhas to intimidate them.
When the time is right, she will give them a few more "heavenly punishments" to ensure that their legs and feet will become weak when they hear the word "Da Zhou" and they will never dare to attack again.
"Knock knock,"
"Who is it?"
"It's me, Miss Yu."
"Come in, the door is not locked."
Bai Li entered the room, and more than a dozen men inside raised their eyes to look at her. When they saw her curvy body, a light flashed in their eyes, but when they saw her little face which was hard to describe, all the light disappeared. Some of them even made a disgusted sound and turned their heads away.
Bai Li gritted his teeth secretly, with a smile on his face.
"My dear brothers, I thank you for your support along the way. But now I must say goodbye and part ways with you.
The day before yesterday I heard about a hermit doctor who could cure my face.
He traveled around and his whereabouts were unknown.
Coincidentally, he arrived here not long ago and was trapped in the snow. Now I have to find him as soon as possible and ask him to heal me, otherwise my life will be ruined..."
As Bai Li spoke, she couldn't help sobbing, looking frail and helpless, making people feel sorry for her.
"Okay, okay. It's a blessing that Miss Yu can meet a famous doctor. You must not miss it. Be careful in the future. If it doesn't work, buy two slaves to follow you. It will always give you peace of mind."
Hearing that she was about to leave the team, the leader Blackbeard couldn't help but say a few more words.
He was not being too kind, but because he had received Lu Cui's kindness a year ago.
At that time, a batch of his goods were seized by the county government, and he happened to be met by Lu Cui who came to do business. Seeing him kneeling down and begging the official pitifully, she couldn't help but soften her heart, so she revealed her palace identity to the person in charge of the county government, and asked for a favor, and the official released him and the goods.
When he wanted to repay her, Lu Cui only told him her name and asked him to remember that he owed her a favor.
So, five days ago, just after he arrived in Simon and shipped the goods, Miss Green found him and asked him to protect a little girl from Simon and leave until the border.
When he heard that the girl was the sister of Empress Yu Ji in the palace, he agreed without hesitation.
That’s why I have so much to say and a few suggestions now.
Bai Li nodded and smiled, revealing four big white teeth.
"Thank you, Brother Heizi. I will be careful."
Then, as if suddenly remembering something, he added, "By the way, Brother Heizi, may I ask, which shop here sells grain and cloth? Which owner is the most honest?"
Speaking of his strength in business, Blackbeard immediately became interested.
"Why would you, a girl, ask about this?"
"It's like this. Yesterday I met my cousin who came to Simon to do business. They were transporting some cloth and rice to Simon, thinking that they would make some money for the New Year after completing their last business trip. But they got trapped here by the heavy snow.
I can’t leave or return, so I thought I’d just sell the goods here, make a little profit and go home to spend my retirement.”
Bai Li doesn't even need to make a draft when he writes stories now, he just writes them out loud.
But somehow, there are people who believe it.
"Do you have cloth and rice? Where is it?"
Blackbeard's eyes lit up when he heard this, as these were the supplies that Laos needed most.
You should know that Laos and Simon are both located in the north. Not only is it cold and snowy all year round, but the land is mostly grassland and hills, and not much food can be grown.
Their Lao country is rich in cattle, sheep, horses, and various leathers, while Simon is rich in coarse salt and various minerals.
Iron ore can be used to smelt ironware, so the output of iron products is the main source of income for Simon's treasury.
The strength of a country is inseparable from various weapons made of iron, and it is also inseparable from food that can fill the stomach.
The soldiers had no cloth to make clothes, so they had to stay in the barracks all winter and could not go out for training.
Without food, we can only eat meat for every meal, but in this case, there is no supply of meat.
The horses could not survive this snowy winter without wheat bran, soybeans and grass as feed.
Therefore, both countries spent most of their furs, gold and silver to buy food from the Zhou Dynasty every year.
At this time, the Great Zhou, located in the southwest, was the object of envy for both countries.
In Da Zhou, only the coldest areas of Qianxi and Qiannan border will have a few light snowfalls, while most areas have a warm spring-like climate.
In addition, there are large tracts of fertile land that are conducive to the growth of crops, so the grain produced by the Great Zhou every year not only meets the needs of the country, but also has a portion left over to supply neighboring countries with emergencies.
At this time, Laos and Simon, who usually seemed to be friendly with each other, began to fight openly and secretly to grab the food of the Great Zhou.
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