Chapter 170 Finding a Way Out
Seeing that he had only said half of his words, Song Liyun angrily said, "Is that what you just said? You clearly..."
She didn't say anything else. Although there were only a few people from her family in the yard, there was no guarantee that there might be ears.
Regardless of whether A Shi and A Bu are Di people or Wan family furs, they are subject to death penalty and should not be exported.
Zhao Tingduo glanced at Song Liyun meaningfully and said calmly, "You only need to know that we are sent by Captain Luo to protect your family. Don't worry about anything else."
Song Liyun understood. If that was the case, then let’s not mention it anymore!
Zhao Tingduo's arrival in Suijin Town was indeed related to Wanjia Fur.
After a winter of hard fighting, the Wuda tribe absorbed and integrated three tribes, and now its population has reached nearly a thousand.
Moreover, once the Dongyue tribe was defeated, the Wuda tribe gained a firm foothold in the Dilu grassland and became a well-known large tribe.
However, as the population increases, consumption also increases. Even though there are tens of thousands of cattle and sheep in the tribe now, it still faces survival issues.
No grain is produced on the grassland. Only barley is grown on the alpine meadows. People usually rely on meat and milk for food.
It sounds good, but what you actually eat a day may be just a piece of bone soup with shredded meat.
It takes two years for a cow to grow, and the meat of a cow can only feed a hundred people for two days, leaving them with nothing to eat for the rest of the time.
In addition to meat, people on the grassland also need cloth, salt, tea, ironware and food, all of which need to be purchased with silver from selling cattle and sheep.
Therefore, the newly emerging Uda tribe still has many problems to solve.
The war that lasted for more than half a year had made people nervous. Now that the tribes were stable and the Dongyue tribe, with its strength greatly reduced, had to deal with the invasions from the surrounding areas and had no time to retaliate.
Farmers are busy with spring plowing and herdsmen are busy with grazing.
After finally surviving the winter, the livestock have lost a lot of weight and need to go to the summer pasture quickly, otherwise they will miss the first crop of tender grass.
Everyone put down their scimitars and picked up their whips. It was now the busiest, yet quietest and most peaceful time of the year on the Dilu grassland.
The Wuda tribe had no experience in selling furs before. Although there were caravans coming to them now, the quote was too low. Zhao Tingduo decided to go to the Wu Dynasty in person to inquire about the price and channels.
His first stop was Suijinwei.
Zhao Tingduo already knew that Captain Luo had been collecting furs everywhere like a boy giving away money.
Since Broken Gold Guard has a connection, I naturally have to come and take a look.
He had just stayed in Suijinwei for one night when he heard Wang Zhong talk in detail about the Song family's help in selling furs.
Because of a gang-on-gang situation, the Wan family's manager and a servant were injured and needed to rest for some time.
Unable to decide on the furs, Zhao Tingduo planned to meet the Song family the next day to discuss the acorn vermicelli in the town.
The Wuda tribe also needs these foods. Since the Song family and the garrison have shares in them, he can exchange them for furs.
Who knew that before he even saw Song Liyun, he would see the signal cannon rising into the sky.
Now that he was living in the Song family, he didn't intend to reveal his identity, but first he wanted to get to know the character of this partner.
Two days passed in a flash, and Song Liyun didn't care about the affairs of Tianxiang Tower.
Now that the matter has become a big deal, a small person like her has no right to ask. Anyway, the guards will support her even if the sky falls.
She only takes care of her own family affairs.
The thatched shed where we made paper at home was destroyed by the people from Tianxianglou, and now it’s just the right time to rebuild it.
Song Liyun has included cardboard processing in her list of ways to get rich, and plans to renovate the processing shed, expand the scale and prepare for formal production.
This time, she didn't use anyone from the town.
The Acorn Food Factory cooperates with the town and the garrison, and it can be regarded as a gift to the people of Suijin Town. She doesn't care how much money it can make.
The second carton factory must belong exclusively to the Song family and have no involvement with anyone else.
Even the people who built the sheds were not drawn from the town.
Song Liyun asked Manager Mu to bring a group of people directly from the countryside.
Because making paper pulp requires a large amount of water, Song Liyun dug two pools near the river next to Baolinju and installed a water wheel and a large millstone.
Upon hearing that construction of Baolinju was about to begin again, Carpenter Mu, who was still recovering from his injuries, also ran over.
His arms weren't working well, so he watched others do the work.
Carpenter Mu works slowly, mainly because he is too meticulous. In his eyes, no work can be done perfunctorily.
What surprised Song Liyun was that Abu and Zhao Ashi, who did not need to work, were not idle and actively participated.
Although Abu is young, he is very strong. He carries the pulp trough by himself, which is supposed to be carried.
The handsome soldier named A Shi was also able to endure hardships. He did all the work himself, and took on all the dirty and tiring work.
He is also eager to learn and asks a lot of questions, even to the point of being a bit annoying.
While he was working, he pestered Song Liyun to explain to him what a windmill was.
"Zhao Ashi, can you wait until I hand this blueprint over to the workers?"
Song Liyun looked at the person who blocked her way and was speechless.
Today, when I was watching workers repairing a water wheel and stone mill by the river, I casually said that where there is a river, water can be pumped with a water wheel, and where there is no water, a large windmill can be erected to provide power.
Unexpectedly, this sentence aroused Zhao A Shi's special interest. He was determined to get to the bottom of it and insisted on getting to the bottom of it.
Seeing how anxious he was, Song Liyun couldn't help but mutter to herself: I have to find time to go to the garrison to find Captain Luo and find out whether this man is our undercover agent.
How can you chase after someone to find out their background like this?
When Zhao Tingduo saw Song Liyun frowning and remaining silent, he knew that she was annoyed with him.
If it were in the tribe, no one would dare to look at him like this, but Zhao Tingduo was not in the habit of losing his temper with ordinary people.
Zhao Tingduo looked at Song Liyun sideways, her long eyelashes fluttering. "Leave it to the workers again. You've said this several times, even when I was carrying wood."
There was actually a hint of complaint in his words.
Song Liyun's heart seemed to be poked by something, and she softened immediately: "Okay, when I'm free tonight, I'll tell you what a windmill is."
"It's a deal!" Zhao Tingduo smiled, his face filled with youthful vigor.
"Uh, sure, sure!" Song Liyun felt her nose getting hot, so she left quickly. She couldn't let her nose bleed again.
Yesterday, people were asked to go down to the river to place wooden stakes.
It is still April and the river water is still cold. Song Liyun is standing on the river bank with ginger soup.
Several workers were still a little hesitant, but Zhao A Shi asked them clearly what to do, and then they took off their coats and went into the water.
Standard wet temptation.
Zhao A Shi looked a little thin on the outside, but the permeable inner garment wrapped around his body perfectly outlined his body curves.
Song Liyun started bleeding from her nose on the spot, but fortunately everyone's attention was on the river and no one noticed her loss of composure.
The workers stayed in the town at night. Song Liyun gave some silver to Manager Mu and asked him to arrange food and accommodation.
Zhao Ashi and Abu were sent by the garrison to carry out a mission. They stayed in Baolinju and lived in the front yard with Han Ming.
Because of Abu and Zhao Ashi, the nights in Baolinju are no longer quiet.
(End of this chapter)
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