Chapter 3439: Extra Chapter 18
"Yes," Bai Shan nodded affirmatively with a smile in his eyes, "Not only are there elephants, but there are also peacocks."
Zhou Man thought of the peacock he had seen in the capital a long time ago, and his heart was moved.
Keke was also very moved, so he encouraged the host in his mind, "Host, you are the best, keep going."
Just for this one sentence, Zhou Man and Bai Shan said, "I want both. But the elephant is huge, and the peacock has a high status in the Liaozi tribe. Both are too conspicuous. What excuse can we find to make them disappear?"
Bai Shan held her hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I have my own way. You just have to have fun with Bai Er and the others along the way."
The distance from Xiangzhou to Liaozi tribe is not close, and the further south you go, the higher the terrain is, the fewer people there are, and the mountains are high and the forests are dense. Some places are difficult for carriages to cross, so they can only get off and ride horses instead. The luggage is tied to the mule, and they will buy a new carriage to put it on when they reach a place where the road is passable.
It was also the first time for Zhou Man and his friends to arrive at such a place, and they were a little uncomfortable for a while, not to mention Ming Da and Yin Huo.
Both of them fell ill on the way, and they were not in a hurry, so they simply found a place to stay locally, recuperating while inquiring about the next journey.
They stopped in a small tribe. Here, they knew about Dajin and recognized the emperor of Dajin, but they did not recognize Dajin's money. As a result, these wealthy people suddenly became paupers.
Fortunately, they still recognized cloth, but they didn't bring much with them. Bai Erlang exchanged a piece of cloth for a bag of rice and a lot of vegetables and meat. Then he sighed and said, "If I had known that cloth is recognized but money is not, we would have brought more cloth and silk."
Yin Or: "The most precious thing in the world is knowing it in advance."
Bai Shan said calmly, "Don't we still have several pieces of cloth? It's enough. When we get to a big city or a big tribe, they will recognize money, and there are also silver bars."
If you don’t recognize copper coins, you must recognize silver, right?
Bai Erlang felt unsafe. "What if they just don't recognize us? I suddenly feel so poor. Are we going to have a hard life?"
Mingda patted him and said, "Don't be such a pessimist."
Zhou Man was very confident. "It's okay. They don't care about money. It's not difficult for us to make money from them. I can treat their illnesses."
Taking Mingda and Yin Huo's health into consideration, they brought a lot of medicinal herbs with them. There were also many medicinal herbs in the mountains and forests, many of which were rare and hard to find. Zhou Man picked them whenever he saw them, and he has dried and prepared a lot of them so far.
Even if they only provide medicinal herbs, it will be enough for them to live for a long time.
Yin Huo thought about it seriously and turned to look at Bai Shan, "When it comes to making money, it seems that we have all become useless people."
Because they have no skills.
Bai Shan hesitated for a moment, "Maybe we can try reselling?"
Bai Erlang continued to talk nonsense, "What if it can't be sold and we end up losing money?"
Bai Shan: "...I am still very confident in my vision."
But after asking around, they discovered that the most profitable thing was the few pieces of cloth they brought with them.
The purchasing power of small tribes is limited, and a piece of cloth can only be exchanged for limited things here. But when they arrive in the big city, the cloth they bring is light and breathable, and the colors are beautiful, so they can be exchanged for a lot of things.
It's much more valuable than exchanging cloth for things here and then reselling it.
So Bai Shan came back after a wander around and found that it was just as Yin Huo said, they had become the most useless.
Zhou Man chuckled at the sight and gave him and Bai Er blunt instructions, "Let's make some pills and carry them with us. If we get sick on the road, or if we meet someone sick, we can use them."
The two guides Lu Xiaofo found for them saw that they had actually settled down in the small tribe, setting up stalls under the trees to treat people every day, or digging medicinal herbs in the mountains, and had no intention of moving forward.
The guide did not know their identities. When Governor Lu found them, he did not tell them their identities, but just said that they were his good friends. However, since they could be friends with the Governor, they were obviously noble people.
So the guide didn't dare to ask them, and could only ask the guards, "Are we not leaving?"
"The masters are unwell and need to stay here for a while. Please stay here and leave once you are well."
"But..." the guide hesitated, "They don't look like they have any serious problems. They just have a poor appetite and feel a little dizzy. They'll be fine if they just bear with it."
"This is a noble man, how can we bear to see him sick?" The guard said, "Just stay here and relax. We will leave when it's time. Don't worry, you won't be short of money."
Considering the compensation they gave, the guide could only endure it. It was not because he didn't want to lose his temper, but mainly because they gave too much.
After that, they walked and stopped several times, and the guide realized that their previous stay in the small tribe was a legitimate reason. Later on the journey, they heard that a valley was full of butterflies, so they turned to see the butterflies and stayed in the mountains for three or four days.
Two people would spend the entire day in the valley watching butterflies, one would just sit there and stare blankly at the butterflies, or draw something on paper, and two others would go into the forest to dig for herbs after watching the butterflies...
The two guides followed no one and it was really tiring.
There were many other things like this. When they finally arrived at Annan City after going through untold hardships, the two guides almost cried out loud. These distinguished guests were really difficult to serve.
Yet they still had to bring the people back.
But we finally arrived at Annan City.
The walls of Annan City are not low. It is the most prosperous city of the Liaozi tribe, and the chief of the Liaozi tribe also lives in this city.
"Here, we are just Guanyin's classmates and friends who came here to have fun. Please don't reveal your identity." Bai Shan turned his head to look at Mingda, "Especially Your Highness."
Mingda said he understood.
Bai Jilang: "What if it was leaked?"
Bai Shan smiled slightly, "It's okay if it's leaked, just admit it openly."
He said, "Now that the Great Jin is strong, the Liaozi tribe is a vassal state of the Great Jin. They dare not do anything to Your Highness. Instead, they must ensure Your Highness's safety."
Bai Erlang: "Then why can't you reveal your identity openly?"
Zhou Man: "So that you can go wherever you want."
Bai Erlang: "I don't want to go anywhere now. I just want to stay in an inn, take a comfortable bath, and have a good sleep."
Yin Huo: "But I don't like being constrained by others, nor do I like being watched."
Bai Shan: "I still have things to do. You'd better keep your identity secret until I finish."
"Okay, I know." Although Bai Erlang didn't understand why they came to the Liaozi tribe, since they were already here, he naturally had to enjoy himself.
He didn't ask Bai Shan what he was going to do. As soon as he entered the city, he asked him to find a place to live.
Most of the people in the Liaozi tribe are Yi people. I heard that this tribe is composed of many tribes, and the ethnic groups in each tribe are different. There are too many names, and Bai Erlang can't remember them all.
But there are still Han people in the city, and quite a few of them. Bai Erlang looked all the way and saw many familiar Han people dressed in brightly colored ethnic costumes. He couldn't help but sigh: "Wherever there is money to be made, there are merchants from the Jin people."
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