Chapter 482: Slave Robbery
Although it was just a cow leg, Fang Zheng was digging until sweat broke out on his forehead, and several guards came forward to help.
On the other side, Song Liyun, Song Dekui and Lin Qingyuan did not go forward to see the bloody scene, but were talking about silk.
Lin Qingyuan said, "The silk from the south is better. I have some there, but not much."
Song Liyun shook her head: "I plan to give this business to the Wan family. You should mainly buy refined salt and sugar from there."
Salt and sugar are strategic materials at all times.
Especially now that Mida City has to meet the consumption needs of tens of thousands of people in the Mida River Valley and Kara Mountain area, which is almost one of the four areas of the Dilu Grassland.
Lin Qingyuan's caravan was already struggling, and it was impossible for him to focus on the silk business.
Song Dekui just listened quietly by the side. All he could do was assist Xiaoyun.
Just as the three of them said a few words, there was a burst of exclamations from the other side of the wooden stake: "Ah! The arrow is out!"
"No barbs, what's going on?"
"Just pressing this wound will stop the bleeding, it will stop the bleeding! Oh my God! If my brother had done this back then... he wouldn't have died!"
As soon as Song Liyun turned around, Zhao Tingduo came flying over and picked her up horizontally, spinning her around on the spot: "Ayun, you... are really...!"
Lin Qingyuan and Song Dekui were also attracted by the crying and laughing sounds of the guards.
The skin and flesh of both cow legs were turned over, revealing two arrow wounds.
Even though they were both laymen, they could see something was amiss.
An arrow was dug out of the flesh. The muscles at the wound were severely damaged and the white bones could be seen.
The other arrow was wrapped in silk and pulled out directly from the flesh. The wound was naturally just a hole, with no other traces.
What is going on?
What's going on?
Everyone looked at Song Liyun who was walking over, their faces full of excitement and surprise, wanting to know the reason for this miracle.
Song Liyun was also excited at this time.
Before the end of the world, she was just an ordinary college student and had no chance to learn about the equipment of cavalry in the cold weapon era. She didn't even know about armor.
After the catastrophe, the weapons developed by various countries were all optical instruments, which were even further away from ordinary people. If she hadn't come here, she probably would never have been so pristine.
Iron is always a scarce resource, and it is impossible to equip the army with real iron armor on a large scale.
Even the fifty sets of elite armor used by Zhao Tingduo and others only had iron plates on important parts such as the chest, back, and lower abdomen, while the rest of the body was all leather armor.
Firstly, it is convenient for movement, and secondly, there are not so many iron ores.
Therefore, the army mainly wore leather armor, but it was still very dangerous to face bows and arrows.
Because high-quality silk is soft and tough, arrows can penetrate leather armor but not silk.
The silk would wrap around the arrowhead and pierce into the flesh.
Pulling out an arrow will not remove flesh, and even if the arrowhead is stained with poison, it will not penetrate the silk. This is the true effect of armor.
However, Song Liyun didn't want to go into details yet. She said to the excited crowd, "The truth is actually very simple. Everyone knows that softness can overcome hardness..."
Before he could finish his words, a man ran in from the front yard shouting.
"Madam, City Lord, hurry! Someone is trying to steal the little slaves!"
The person who came was a maid from the Di clan in the city lord's mansion. She looked panic-stricken and frightened.
Most people present could understand her Di language, but everyone looked a little confused, as if they were listening to something from another world.
Someone wants to steal the city lord and his wife’s little slave... Where did the slave come from!
Song Liyun suddenly reacted.
Oh no, I was only thinking about the lining of the armor and forgot about the twenty children sent by Steward Wan.
In the morning, Manager Wan brought the child. She simply asked the reason and asked Shayi to take the child to eat, and then sent him to the big bathhouse for a bath.
There is a separate room specially set aside for the City Lord's Mansion in the bathroom area, which contains several small hot springs.
Apart from Song Liyun and Zhao Tingduo who would occasionally go there to take a bath, Sha Yi and the three Di women in the mansion often went there to bathe.
It would take at least half a day to clean all twenty children.
It has been more than three hours now, he should be back soon.
"Ashi, these are the children that Manager Wan gave me!" Song Liyun said anxiously.
Zhao Tingduo was still holding a bow and arrow at this time. His face darkened: Who is so bold as to rob people in the city, and they are his wife's maids and servants.
He said to the guards who had already reacted, "Come here, two people, come with me to take a look."
At this time, everyone was still wanting to listen to Song Liyun talk about the function of silk. Being interrupted by this, they felt furious and rushed out.
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The time goes back to an hour ago, in the afternoon in Mida City, the sun was still hanging high above our heads.
There are still people coming and going on Shatu Street.
The Di Lu people who came from afar were leading their horses, wearing only a dirty undershirt on their upper body, with their leather coat loosely piled around their waists. They were walking among the wooden houses and shops, looking around.
His eyes were glued to the things in the store with burning and surprise, unable to extricate himself.
The rich variety of goods here obviously exceeded their imagination.
From time to time they would stop to marvel at the piles of gorgeous fabrics, exquisite woodwork, and fine porcelain.
Although there were caravans entering the tribe from the grassland before, the small items carried in the horse-drawn carriages could never compare to such a grand scene.
What's more, there are restaurants and taverns here. Looking at the people eating meat and drinking wine in them, the alluring aroma makes them swallow their saliva.
The shop assistant greeted them in Di language: "Hey, guests who have come from afar, here we have delicious barbecue and sweet wine, come and eat meat and drink! There are also beautiful girls waiting for you in the tribe not far away!"
I was already itching to do it even without shouting, and now that I was shouting, I couldn't move my feet.
Several people gathered together and started whispering.
Anyway, they had spent more than ten days to drive the sheep here and had already sold them. They had silver and gems in their arms, so they could stay for a few days and enjoy the rich supplies of the Wu Dynasty people.
The leading man tied his horse in front of the wooden house and walked into a dumpling shop. "What kind of food is this? How much is it?"
He ate barbecue every day and wanted to try something he had never seen before.
The boss, who had nothing to do every day and temporarily changed his job from caravan guard, saw that there was business coming in and said happily, "These are dumplings stuffed with mutton and scallions. Try them, everyone! The mutton was just slaughtered this morning and it smells delicious!"
The leading man looked at the tables and chairs in the wooden house, tentatively sat down, and then gestured to the other five or six people to sit down as well.
He slammed his scimitar on the table and shouted to the cook, "Feed us all well and don't cheat us!"
The boss saw him slamming the knife on the table and frowned, "Hey, you guys should be careful. Put the knife away and don't wave it around.
This is Mida City. You can buy and sell things, but you can't cause trouble, or the city lord will drive you out."
Walking on the vast grassland, it is impossible to move forward without a sword and arrow. The sword they carry with them has been integrated into the soul of the Di people and cannot be removed.
In order to allow the Di people to enter the city with confidence and choose goods, Mida City allowed them to bring in knives.
(End of this chapter)
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