Zhao Jun still had a deep impression of Doss, but it was the first time she met her husband.
She paused for a moment and decided not to leave.
On the other side, Doss was talking to the three boys from the Wang family.
"Brother Li, you're back."
Dazhuang greeted the man enthusiastically.
Brother Li lives next door to them, and they have been neighbors since childhood, and they get along very well.
"Yeah, I'm back. Doss got the seeds. I have to plant them right away."
Li Futian took Doss to the uncultivated land that Zhao Jun had seen before.
"Brother Li, did you bring back any interesting stuff from your trip outside the Great Wall this time? Can I come and take a look?"
The youngest Sanzhuang was worried about it.
Because Brother Li often went to the Xiongnu area outside the Great Wall to do business, he could bring back a lot of new things every time.
The Wang family didn’t buy it often, and Sanzhuang just wanted to see something new.
"Okay, come to my house later and take a look."
Li Futian agreed readily.
When he was not at home, Aunt Wang often helped his wife, so he would not be stingy even if it was just a small thing.
Zhao Jun listened to the whole thing silently, then walked towards Doss and the others.
Doss saw someone next to her from a distance, but she couldn't see his face. She thought he was a fellow farmer.
When Zhao Jun and Meng Yi came up to her, Dos recognized them at a glance. They were the adults who gave her money that day.
Doss quickly tugged at her husband's clothes and asked him to come over.
Li Futian stood up and was about to ask his wife what was wrong.
I saw her kneel down suddenly.
He even pulled himself down to his knees.
Li Futian looked confused.
"Greetings, this is my husband, Li Futian."
"Hello, my lords. Hello, my lords."
Li Futian reacted quickly. As soon as he heard what Doss said, he guessed the origins of the people in front of him.
"You're welcome, everyone stand up and talk."
Zhao Jun didn't know how many words he had to say every day to make people stand up.
"Thank you for your hard work, sir. Are you here to check on the cotton planting? I only came last night, so the fields haven't been planted yet. I'm sure I can finish it today."
Before Zhao Jun could speak, Li Futian had already finished his report quickly.
"Yeah, I just heard it. It's okay. There are still a few days left. It's okay to rush."
She looked carefully at the man in front of her.
He looks like an ordinary person, with a decent figure, just like an ordinary farmer.
But he is quite good at speaking and has a lot of courage.
"I just heard from them that you were doing business outside the customs."
This was the main reason why Zhao Jun looked for him. It was a good opportunity for him to find out how transactions were conducted in the North.
"Your Excellency, yes, I travel back and forth between the North and the outside world all year round to do business. My main job is to bring some goods from outside the country for my fellow countrymen in the North who dare not leave. It's just an errand."
Li Futian secretly pondered Zhao Jun's attitude and felt that she did not want to blame him, so he honestly told her what he had done.
"I see. I have a few questions about the deal. Do you mind?"
"No, no, please feel free to ask, sir."
Zhao Jun was just being polite, and Li Futian nodded repeatedly.
"You can go back and forth outside the city in one day. I heard that the place where transactions usually take place is not far from the city gate."
When Zhao Jun heard that he had just returned, she felt that it was right. It had been several days since she last saw Doss, and he had not come back in these days.
"Your Excellency, you may not know that there is a trading place not far from the city gate, but it basically only trades some small and useless items. Things that the North wants, such as beef, mutton, and wool sweaters, may not be available in the small market over there. You need to go further in to buy them."
Zhao Jun understood. So that's how it was.
"Then it won't be dangerous for you to stay there for several days. Aren't many people in the North afraid to go out?"
"It's definitely risky. Most people don't dare go in there. Only those who have been working there for several years and have some connections dare to go. That's why there aren't many people in our industry. Even I sometimes get scared."
"The main thing is that that's Xiongnu territory, and no one can say for sure if something unexpected will happen. Even if you die there, the North can't do anything about it. You can only blame your bad luck."
So every time he went out, Doss was very scared, wondering whether her husband would come back this time.
"How many years have you been doing this?"
Zhao Jun also heard the dangers of this kind of work.
"Your Excellency, I've been doing this for almost four years, the longest time working in the North. It's actually doing well now, because sometimes I bring things from the North to the outside world, and many people outside the North also want vegetables and other things from the North. Since many people outside the North trade with me, they won't kill me easily."
Li Futian said comforting words with a smile.
"Be careful. What do the North and the outside of the Great Wall mainly exchange? What are they most in need of?"
This is also the key point that Zhao Jun wants to understand.
"My Lord, it's like this. Outside the Great Wall are mostly grasslands, with plenty of cattle and sheep, but no fresh vegetables. So they generally want to trade for some vegetables and seasonings, like Sichuan peppercorns and ginger, which hardly grow outside the Great Wall. Sometimes they also trade with us for fruits and linen from the north."
"Oh, right, the hottest thing right now is the paper that just arrived in the North a while ago. People outside the Great Wall love it too. White paper is quite expensive, so lately they've been exchanging it for inferior paper."
"As for the people in the north, many want beef and mutton, because many people in the north can't afford meat, but they can exchange a bag of inexpensive vegetables for mutton. Some also want wool to make clothes, and some want goat's milk. Some also want wine. There is a kind of wine brewed by people outside the Great Wall that tastes very good, and many people here like to drink it."
Li Futian spoke excitedly, and he was very excited when he mentioned these things.
"I understand. There are many things we need outside the Great Wall."
Although there is a city wall separating the people of the two places, the exchanges hidden inside will not stop.
"That's right, sir. I know that although some Xiongnu are bad, most of them are good. They also want to trade with us, and we both have needs, so this kind of trade can continue."
"Yes, sir. Actually, there are many people like me outside the Great Wall. They live in hardship and have no ill intentions towards the North. Please do not prohibit this kind of trade."
Doss had been standing nearby listening, and couldn't help but interject.
As someone who travels back and forth between the two places, Li Futian has truly witnessed how many people outside the Great Wall struggle to make a living.
"Of course it won't be banned. I know the significance of this kind of trade."
She smiled and learned more about the lives of people outside the Great Wall.
"You guys get busy and plant the land quickly. We're leaving first."
Zhao Jun said goodbye. She had to go somewhere else to check the cotton, so she put this matter aside for the time being.
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