Chapter 90 Killed with one blow
Due to the looting by the two countries, the price of grain in the Great Zhou has remained high.
Especially this year, the heavy snow that lasted for more than a month has become a disaster, and prices of various commodities have risen. The two countries' ministers of agriculture, that is, officials who are in charge of food, clothing, housing and transportation of the people across the country, have become so worried about food that their hair has turned white overnight.
The price of grain in the Great Zhou has been rising again and again, almost three times that of previous years, and it seems that there is still an upward trend.
So, when Blackbeard heard that there was already such a batch of supplies nearby and they didn't have to travel thousands of miles to Da Zhou to get them, how could they not be happy?
Bai Li took them to the backyard to look at the supplies, and then they talked about the prices.
"They don't want silver, they want to exchange it for some leather and ironware."
“I wonder how they’re going to change it?”
Blackbeard did have a batch of ironware on his return trip, but he was unwilling to exchange it for this.
Ironware is also one of the materials that Laos urgently needs. He finally got it from Simon. If he exchanges it again, wouldn’t it be a waste of effort?
"I'll have their leader come and tell you about this later. But I think they want to exchange the ironware for some leather or ironware. Otherwise, we've suffered all this blizzard in vain."
Iron ore is scarce in the Great Zhou Kingdom, and the raw materials for making weapons mainly come from neighboring countries.
Therefore, the management of iron products is very strict. Iron products such as iron pots and shovels are not only expensive but also difficult to buy.
The merchants from the Great Zhou went out to do business, firstly to sell the grain of the Great Zhou at a high price, and secondly to bring back a batch of ironware and leather materials on the return trip. They could make a lot of money from this round trip, otherwise no one would take such a big risk and suffer so much.
Bai Li went back and told Luo Yang about it, and they all said that she should make the decision.
So Bai Li proposed a reasonable exchange price, and Luo Yang came forward to negotiate. The two parties completed the transaction, and the Laotian caravan planned to set off for home the next day.
The next day, the heavy snow turned into sporadic light snow. Blackbeard said goodbye to Bai Li, and his caravan set off for home.
Bai Li went out several times without taking anyone with him, and when he came back he brought back six fat and strong horses and two carriages.
On the third day, the snow stopped and Bai Li and his group set out on their journey home.
Luo Yang's three carts of cloth and grain were exchanged for leather and ironware of equal value, so the carriages on the return journey were also full, with no empty carriages.
Bai Li's two newly bought carriages plus the one she originally rode in, a total of three carriages carrying people and three carriages carrying cargo, a group of six carriages drove out of the county town called Guanshan County in a mighty manner.
From beginning to end, she never told Luo Yang and the others about her second brother.
It’s not that she doesn’t trust them, but she is still in Simon’s territory and is afraid that there will be complications.
Bai Jilang also knew his identity, but it was not convenient to reveal it now, so he continued to play the role of a coachman silently.
When he first met the younger sister, he was scared by her pockmarked face and didn't dare to recognize her. But through conversation, he realized that she was indeed his biological younger sister.
He is now in awe of his little sister's makeup skills. She can paint over a good-looking person so hard that even her own mother can't recognize her!
When he was leaving the capital, he met Asana. Asana's eyes swept over his face without stopping for a second, causing him to worry in vain.
They had a smooth journey from Simon Country to here, and thought they would be able to return home safely this time.
Little did they know that their convoy, which was returning with a full load, had already attracted other people's attention. When they left Guanshan County, they were followed and were unaware that the crisis was approaching.
Shortly after leaving Guanshan County, Bai Li's team arrived at a road section where there was no village in front and no shop behind. They were surrounded by robbers who appeared out of nowhere.
The carriage was forced to stop and Bai Li got out.
Luo Yang looked at similar scenes and gritted his teeth in hatred.
"They are just like the gang that robbed us before, all soldiers and thugs."
Without him saying anything, Bai Li could see that they were different from ordinary robbers.
They have the energy and ruthlessness of experienced soldiers, and none of the debauchery and unruliness of bandits.
These people were not riding horses. It seemed that they were lying in ambush on the mountain and rushed down when they arrived.
"Be good and abandon the carriage and run, or don't blame us for being ruthless!"
The leader was a bearded man. His gaze first stopped at Bai Li's face, and after seeing his face clearly, he showed a look of disgust.
Then his gaze moved downwards, resting on her chest, waist and abdomen, revealing a lustful look.
Luo Yang glared at him, stretched out his hand and pulled Bai Li behind him.
Bai Erlang's hand next to him fell into nothingness. He looked at Luo Yang intently and withdrew his hand without leaving a trace.
"Oh! You're ugly, but you have beautiful thoughts. You were in such a hurry when you came out of your mother's womb that you didn't have any brains, did you?"
"What do you mean?"
Although the bearded man had no patience for people who contradicted him, he still wanted to know what she meant.
"Ha ha……"
Bai Li almost laughed to tears. Seeing his eager look, she was just about to tell him kindly.
Who knew that one of his men couldn't help but whisper in his ear: "Boss, she called you stupid!"
"What?!!
You ignorant bitches, I wanted to give you a way out, but you chose to die, so you can't blame us! Brothers, go!"
When Bai Li spoke in anger, she threw the sword to Luo Yang and the others, and Bai Erlang was pushed back into the carriage by her.
As soon as he finished his last word, she grabbed a big knife and rushed towards them without saying a word.
The bearded man's eyes flashed. He didn't expect that such a delicate girl could be so fierce. She looked very powerful. He had to be careful.
In a flash, the big knife was above his head. What a fast movement!
He hurriedly raised his sword to block, but with a bang, his hand was numbed by the strong force and the sword flew out of his hand. Then his head flew into the air and he watched his body fall to the ground, and then watched his two men fall one after another, and his consciousness became blurred.
Bai Li wielded a large sword like a god of death, killing everyone with one strike and never using the sword again.
Wherever she went, it was like cutting leeks, and dozens of robbers fell in the blink of an eye.
Luo Yang could only take advantage of the situation beside her, but unfortunately when it came to him, he didn't have to do anything at all, those people were all killed with one sword, deader than dead!
Seeing that they were no match for their opponent, the robbers tried to escape, but Bai Li caught up with them and took care of them all.
The battle lasted less than a cup of tea from start to finish. Luo Yang and others had almost no chance to get close to each other, and dozens of robbers all fell down.
"Clean up the battlefield and leave quickly."
Bai Li's face was not red and he was not out of breath. He looked as if nothing had happened, as if the killing just now had never happened.
Everyone in the vanguard knows that cleaning the battlefield means touching the body.
They took out the valuables from the corpses and picked up the swords, knives, and horses.
If you have time, bury the body; if you don’t have time, throw the body into the wilderness and leave immediately.
Except for a few seriously injured people who returned to the carriage, the rest of the people immediately started to clean up the bodies, carried them to the side of the road, calmed the frightened horses, and then got on the carriage and drove away.
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