Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 40
It is said that Zhao Xin bought a few [-]-pound iron pots with a diameter of almost [-] centimeters for the convenience of Zhinai and the other women in cooking.That is, the old-fashioned thickened cast iron pots used in rural households and those used for cooking in cafeterias.

There are currently 310 refugees in the camp, including Zhao Xin and Liu Sheng, the total number is only [-].Four big pots are enough for cooking rice, vegetables, and soup.

The pots that Yalha and the others can often see in Ningguta are small cast iron pots, which are shipped all the way from Guannei and are very expensive.In order to control these ethnic minorities, the Qing court rewarded them with satin, cloth, needles, threads, etc. as a reward every year. Iron tools were absolutely restricted.

Yalha and the other two Kurkachi people saw that Liji and Sheng Haizhou brought people to them, and after putting down the pot, they walked to the iron pot in unison, squatted down and reached out and tapped lightly.

Li Ji looked at the cautious appearance of the three natives in front of him, and secretly scolded the three of them as "bumpers".So he stretched out his hand and took the wooden stick used to carry the pot from the homeless hand, and tapped the stick according to the inside of the iron pot.

The sound of "Dang" was crisp and pleasant, and the echoes lingered.

"Good stuff!" The three of Yalha were so happy.Not to mention cotton robes and shoes, just this pot, this time on the island is worth it.

The three Kulkhazis exchanged glances with each other and nodded.Immediately, he got up and unloaded all the furs he had brought this time from the horse, still in front of Ping Tai.

Pingtai looked through it roughly.Most of these fur goods are black fox skins with good coat color and delicate and smooth tentacles; there are also more than a dozen pieces of deer skins.He estimated that there were more than 100 pieces in total.

At this time the two new Kulkhazis began to carry the iron pots to the horses and tie them up with ropes.Yalha, on the other hand, happily patted the shoulders of Hei Tai, Li Ji, and Sheng Kaizhou, and kept saying "GUCU (friend)."

Sheng Haizhou smiled and handed the package of refined salt in his hand to Yalha.

"Shio (salt)."

Yalha looked curiously at the white packaging bag in the other's hand, with strange symbols and patterns painted on it, making him wonder what it was.

Sheng Haizhou gently tore a small opening in the outer packaging of the salt bag, then carefully poured out some into his hands and handed it to Yalha.

Yalha's eyes lit up, he reached out and squeezed a small amount into his mouth, and soon showed a very satisfied look.

"Deji Dabsun (the finest salt)!"

When the two Kurkazi people who were tying up the iron pan heard it, they immediately called out a few words.Yalha took another pinch and gave the two of them a taste.

"Deji Dabsun!" Both of them exclaimed after tasting it.

The curious Ping Tai grabbed Yalha, pointed to the salt bag first, and tried to say, "Deji Dabsun?"

Seeing that he didn't understand, Yarha first gestured with his thumb and said, "Deji, Deji." Then he pointed to the salt bag and said, "Dabsun."

Ping Tai and others suddenly realized.

Yarha pointed to the safety coat on his body: "Hubtu." Then he pointed to the safety shoes on his feet: "Sabu."

Several people in Pingtai nodded and repeated a few words, indicating that they remembered.

Yalha took an animal skin bag from his horse and poured the salt in the opened salt bag into it very carefully.

When Sheng Haizhou saw it, he simply tore open the other bag of salt and poured it in together.

At this time, Zhao Xin was watching the scene of commodity exchange with great interest, when he heard someone whispering to him not far behind.He turned his head and saw that it was Wang Yuanfang.

Zhao Xin got up and walked to the other side and asked, "When did you come back?"

Wang Yuanfang said: "It's been a while since we came back. After we found out that the natives were here in the morning, we followed them from a distance. We didn't come back from Ximen until we saw our people trading with them." ""

Zhao Xin asked, "What do you call me?"

Wang Yuanfang said, "That Lu Shoushan wants to see you."

Zhao Xin nodded: "Okay. I'll finish talking in a while, let's touch a few."

Wang Yuanfang said: "Okay, I'll let me know. Hey, I said why are you dressed like this? If the little girl hadn't pointed it out to me, I wouldn't have recognized it."

Zhao Xin took off the cloth wrapped around his head and said, "Isn't this without braids? I'm afraid that the natives will see and cause trouble."

Wang Yuanfang smiled and said nothing.

When the two came out of the tent where Lu Shoushan was, they saw Wu Siyu, Ding Guofeng, and Deng Fei all standing outside.

"Liu Sheng and Zhao Liang went to eat. After we came back, that Pan Xiucheng also woke up and said he wanted to see the child. Liu Sheng just brought him in." Wu Siyu said to Zhao Xin.

"How long has he been in?" Zhao Xin asked.

"About 10 minutes." Ding Guofeng added.

Zhao Xin thought for a while and said, "I'll go take a look first, you guys wait a moment, I'll call you if I have something. We're tall people, don't scare them." After he finished speaking, he opened the curtain and entered the tent.

The four people in the tent had already heard voices from outside.As soon as Zhao Xin came in, he saw Lu Shoushan supporting Pan Xiucheng and Xu Funan pulling Xu Shounan, all kneeling on the ground.

"Many thanks to the gentlemen for saving lives, great kindness and great virtue, I will never forget!" Pan Xiucheng kowtowed on the ground, and Xu Funan also pulled his brother to kowtow together.

Zhao Xin smiled and said, "Get up. You are recovering from a serious illness. Take a good rest for a few days."

After seeing the four of them standing up, Zhao Xin asked them all to sit down, and he also sat cross-legged on the mat.After Lu Shoushan and the others saw Zhao Xin sitting down, they also sat down cautiously.

"Brother Lu, what are you looking for from me?"

"Master Zhao, you can just call me Shoushan." Lu Shoushan bowed his hands and said that he did not dare to be the word "big brother".

"Okay, then I'll call you Brother Shoushan." Zhao Xin smiled and nodded.

"Master Zhao, our brothers and the two Young Masters Sun were rescued by you, and you took care of Brother Xiucheng and Young Master Funan. I heard Brother Xiucheng tell me before that you and Master Liu stayed up all night to take care of them last night. Such a great favor, we really can't repay it!"

Zhao Xinyi waved his hand: "Let's not talk about this. What are your plans?"

Lu Shoushan smiled sadly: "After escaping from Ninggu Tower, Brother Xiucheng and I originally wanted to go all the way to the south, but we found officers and soldiers patrolling on the way. I heard a grain carrier before saying that from Daling to the east, There is a fishing village along the river and then to the seaside.

Our original plan was to escape this winter near the fishing village, and when the ice melted in the spring, we would find a boat to head south to Korea.Who would have thought, Brother Xiucheng and Young Master Sun both fell ill. "

Zhao Xin shook his head and said, "From here to North Korea, the sea is vast. If you want to find a small boat to row across, it must be a near-death experience." He paused and suddenly asked, "Do you understand Manchu?"

Lu Shoushan and Pan Xiucheng nodded.Pan Xiucheng coughed twice and said, "Master Zhao, when our brothers were slaves in Ningguta, none of the armored soldiers and the bannermen spoke Chinese, but Manchu. At the beginning, we also I didn't understand it, but I got whipped a lot, so I slowly remembered it.

Brother Shoushan is literate and has a brighter brain than me.He got a lot of news from Qi Ding..."

At this time, Lu Shoushan said: "Master Zhao, you need me and Xiucheng, just one sentence, go up the mountain and go down the sea of ​​fire, be a cow and a horse. I just want to keep the two bloodlines of the Xu family.

When I came to Ningguta, the old lady couldn't do it halfway; the young lady also died the following winter.

Before the young lady died, she cried and begged us to take good care of Master Sun and brother. Xiucheng and I both knelt down and swore.

Mr. Zhao, I know you are a kind person.

You can give up where you live to the Xiucheng brothers and these two children.Such a good house and bedding... To be honest, the Xu family was considered the wealthiest family in Dongtai back then, even in Taizhou.But I don't think it can compare with the furnishings in your house.

Master Zhao, as long as you can take in Master Sun's brothers and give them a full meal.Even if it is murder and arson, I will never frown! "

Having said that, Pan Xiucheng also nodded heavily.The two of them knelt down in front of Zhao Xin again, and kowtowed three times.

Zhao Xin looked at the two in front of him, sighed, and said slowly: "To tell you the truth, I am also bringing a group of overseas refugees here. Their previous situation was similar to yours. The village suffered a catastrophe. But their government doesn't care about the lives of these people at all.

I met them by chance, and it was a fate.If I don't even care, they can only become bones in the wilderness.

Stop talking about this.In the future, I will definitely use the two places.Don't worry, these two children, as long as I have a bite to eat, I will never starve them. "

When Lu Shoushan and Pan Xiucheng heard it, they were overjoyed and quickly said to Xu Funan and Xu Shounan who were sitting beside them, "Quick, kowtow to Master Zhao."

The five-year life as a slave in Ningguta has made the eight-year-old Xu Funan gradually understand some of the difficulties in life. He pulled his younger brother Xu Shounan to kneel in front of Zhao Xin and kowtowed three times.

"Get up." Zhao Xin picked up the two children and continued: "I don't need you to be slaves. I will find someone to teach you to read and read, and I can't let the Xu family's scholarly family lose their inheritance. Wait for you. When you two grow up, help me with things."

"Yes, Master Xie." The boss, Xu Funan, was overjoyed when he heard that he could read and write.

The six-year-old Xu Shonan knew that the master in front of him was a kind man, so he hesitated for a long time, and after focusing everyone's attention on himself, he said rashly: "Master, I can talk to the master. Do you want to play with the sister of the eyes?"

Zhao Xin laughed and said to Xu Shounan, "The big-eyed sister's name is A Miao, and she is also a poor child without her parents. Now there are Kurkachi people outside the camp to change animal skins, so don't go out yet. Wait for the others to leave. Now, if you want to look for it, ask your brother to take you there, but don't leave the camp." After he finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and snorted the little heads of the brothers separately.

Zhao Xin turned to Lu Shoushan and Pan Xiucheng and said, "As for the two of you, stay in the camp for a while to take care of your health."

Seeing that the two people on the opposite side were about to talk, he raised his hand to stop them, and continued: "It's still winter, the sea is freezing, and it will be March or April next year when the ice melts. Trees can't be used for anything other than making a fire. Take a good rest for a few days and wait for your body to recover. When it's time for you, I will naturally have arrangements.

(End of this chapter)