Chapter 344 People are more valuable than salt
He Ting replied calmly:
"yes."
Helian Shuchi's smile was a bit sharp:
"Why did you bring her into the palace? I heard that when Emperor Dayu was in power, officials were not allowed to bring anyone into the palace without permission. Do you, my granddaughter, have anything to say?"
He Tingfang: "The one sitting above now is the general. Emperor Dayu is no longer here. I brought my granddaughter into the palace just to let her come and see."
Helian Shuchi: "If you don't bring her to see me, what do you want her to see?"
He Tingfang: "She sees whatever she can see."
"Hahahahaha..." Helian Shuchi laughed, "For example, look at my son?"
She stood up and walked down with her bow and arrow:
"In Tielehan, there are too many girls who are eyeing my son. They like my son's tall body, the wolf skins he hunted, and the endless wine in his tent."
"What does your granddaughter like? Or rather, what do you want her to like?"
"You said you would help us establish a new dynasty and bring us endless wealth. Then, you also want to be tied to our family? You want your remaining descendants to become part of our royal family."
Helian Shuchi stared at He Tingfang with a smile on his face, his eyes revealing a ferocious look that wanted to skin and tear his bones apart.
He Tingfang once again felt that this woman's eyes were like a wolf's.
She is a wolf coming down from the north, tearing off everyone's skin with her sharp fangs.
But He Tingfang was not afraid of wolves, he also laughed:
"General, you are worthy of being a general. You saw through my thoughts at a glance. Yes, what I seek is power and wealth. If not, how could I be standing here today?
If there is no profit to be made, why would I bother to help the general achieve his great cause?"
"The general has accomplished great things, and I want to get a piece of the action. What's so strange about that?"
When Helian Shuchi saw that He Tingfang admitted it so bluntly, the ruthlessness in his eyes diminished a bit.
He Tingfang is a thoughtful person. He is a help, but also a hidden danger.
Helian Shuchi needed He Tingfang, and she had to admit that many of He Tingfang's suggestions were exactly what she wanted.
Although she had a high status in Tiele Khan, she knew that her father would not pass the position of Khan to her or give her the grassland, so she had to conquer her territory.
She has greater ambitions. She wants more than just the territory north of Dayu Capital. She wants a wider territory.
But after she got Chang'an, she was afraid of losing Chang'an, so she did not act rashly in the short term.
If He Tingfang turned against him again at this time and had private dealings with Dayu's generals, it would be extremely disadvantageous to Helian Shuchi.
Now that she clearly knew He Tingfang's intentions and calculations, and knew that he wanted to tie his own interests together with their Helian family, she felt more at ease.
He Tingfang continued:
"If my granddaughter Wan'er can marry General Helian, it will also be Tiele Khan's way of telling the people of Dayu that he will not exterminate them. Isn't this a good thing?"
Helian Shuchi did not agree immediately, but said: "That depends on my son being interested in your granddaughter."
He Tingfang just smiled and said nothing.
Helian Shuchi walked out of the Ganyang Palace:
"The weather is nice today, I'm going to the racecourse for a run."
"Take your granddaughter and go back first. Also—"
Helian Shuchi turned his head, his mouth grinning in a strangely exaggerated way.
"Don't you have a grandson? The next time your granddaughter comes to the palace, bring him in with her."
…
Su Zhizhi and his group stayed in a village near Yanhu for a few days.
A team sent by the Montenegrin Army arrived.
The army actually set out at about the same time as Wu Yingniang and others, but Wu Yingniang and other villagers were fast, so they explored the way ahead first, solved the problem, and then handed it over to the Black Mountain Army.
The salt households began to feel anxious, but after waiting for a few days, they found that no salt officials or salt inspectors came to cause trouble for them.
Mr. Zhang did not cause any trouble for Douzi's family. I heard that Mr. Zhang's family also ran away two days ago.
While everyone else was still waiting and watching, Douzi was the first person in the village to step forward and sell salt.
She carried a bag of salt and went to the Montenegrin Army in front of everyone to weigh and sell the goods.
When the salt merchants saw the Black Mountain Army weighing salt for Douzi, they paid for it directly and said that since Douzi was the first one to sell salt, they gave her a small bag of rice.
All the salt farmers in the village stared in amazement.
At this time, rice is very precious.
In the afternoon, there came a second person, a third person... more and more people came to sell salt.
Ning An took the initiative to help maintain order. When she saw the salt farmers getting paid for selling salt, she was as happy as if she had earned the money herself.
When the Black Mountain Army was able to take over the salt fields, Wu Yingniang and others hurried back with the batch of salt they had just received.
Before leaving, Ning An asked Douzi if she wanted to go with her.
Douzi shook his head: "I only know how to make salt. I don't know anything else. Grandma is not in good health and can't go far away. I just want to live a good life with her at home."
Douzi has no great ambitions and doesn't want to leave his hometown and wander around.
Her biggest wish is for her and her grandmother to have enough food and clothes, for her grandmother to take good medicine and recover from her illness, and for her to save some money to repair the house in the future. In this way, they can also have a warm and solid home.
"This is your money." Douzi once again handed the small cloth bag to Ning An.
Ning An pushed the small cloth bag back:
"We agreed that this is the money for your grandma's medical treatment. You saved me, and I want to give you more money in return, but I don't have any money right now, so this is all I can give you."
"I'll give you the mule outside as well. Zhizhi and I are leaving, so we won't need the mule. Don't walk to town from now on. It will be much easier if you ride the mule."
Douzi blushed and accepted the small cloth bag:
"A Xiang, if you ever come here again, I will definitely cook you rice porridge next time, the kind with all white rice grains."
Ning An smiled: "Okay."
"Ning'an——" Su Zhizhi came over on horseback, "We are about to set off."
Ning An turned around: "Okay, I'm coming right away."
The two left together, but after only a few steps, Ning An turned her horse around and came back. She had something to say to Douzi.
"beans."
"Hmm?" Douzi looked puzzled.
Ning An jumped off the horse and pursed his lips:
"I didn't understand it before, but now I know. You're right. Salt is expensive, rice is expensive, and medicine is expensive, but—"
"But I still think people are more valuable. Bean, you're very good. You're more precious than those expensive things."
After Ning An finished speaking, he seemed a little shy to say these words.
She shook Douzi's hand, said goodbye again, then jumped on her horse and caught up with Su Zhizhi and the others.
As the morning glow rose, a group of people galloped on horseback in the glow.
The rosy glow fell on the colorful salt lake, and it looked like a rainbow falling from the sky.
Douzi stood by the rainbow, watching Ning An and his group getting smaller and smaller.
Her vision became increasingly blurred, and with one last blink, a salty tear slid down her cheeks.
She also hopes that one day people will be more valuable than salt.
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