The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 32 Chapter 32
Under the sensation of the two people, the cattle came towards the pass quickly. When the sun was about to set, Duan Wuji and Tie Niu finally rushed the cattle into the border pass.

When the soldiers guarding the pass saw the two children beating so many cows and horses, they smiled and said, "You two brothers, you've made a fortune now, can you reward us brothers with a sip of wine?"

According to the laws of the Sui Dynasty, the country encouraged border trade, and no border officers and soldiers were allowed to block border trade unless a war broke out.

However, according to the order of the old emperor, the Great Sui Dynasty encouraged the import of livestock such as cattle and horses, but slightly controlled the export of materials.

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "Brother Shoujun, if there is nothing else, you can have this wine.

You wait, I asked the guy from the Shaoguo restaurant to deliver two barrels. "

After finishing speaking, Duan Wuji urged the horse, and went straight to the Shaoguo restaurant not far away. The waiter of the Shaoguo restaurant came over carrying two barrels of wine.

The soldiers were overjoyed when they saw it. "Thank you, brother, thank you, brother, why don't you drink some wine in this cold day?"

At this moment, the official came over.

The official looked at the two barrels of wine and said with a smile: "This wine is really good, but you can't drink while on guard duty, if you let your superiors know about it, you will be beheaded.

Hey, why don't you just carry it to my tent and let's have a drink together after you get off work. "

The soldiers had no choice but to send four people to carry the wine in.

Duan Wuji poked the iron bull with his hand.

"Brother, let's go. This place is not very safe. We are talking about driving him a few dozen miles before it is very dark."

Tie Niu nodded helplessly. "Well, well, brother, everything is at your disposal."

After finishing speaking, the two of them drove the herd of cattle and continued to walk towards the pass. They didn't find a carriage and horse shop until Ding Gengtian.

The Huangzi on the top says Xu's old shop.

The two drove the cattle in and handed over the horses to the shop assistant.

"Shopkeeper, these animals are being fed to me with good grass and materials, how much should we pay?

In addition, cut ten catties of sauced beef for us, and ten flatbreads. "

"Okay! Guest officer, please wait a moment."

With that said, the guest guy ran out.After a short time, the shop assistant brought up the flatbread and beef.

The two of them have been hungry and full all day long these days, and they have already scraped off the oil and water in their stomachs.

The two of them picked up the flatbread and rolled up the beef beef, and ate the whole meal. When the two of them were almost full, the shop clerk asked with a smile, "Guests, do you want some soup?"

Duan Wuji thought for a while and said: "You can bring us two big bowls of egg soup."

"Okay! Just wait a moment!"

In a short time, two large bowls of egg soup were served.

Two people finish the soup.

Duan Wuji said to the store clerk: "Shopkeeper, arrange a good room for us, we are going to rest."

"Okay! Two guest officers, please follow me."

After the two came to the guest room, they lay down on the kang and fell asleep immediately.

When the sun was three shots, the two talents slowly woke up.

The two got up from the kang and stretched their muscles.

The guest guy came running over.

"Guest officer, what's for breakfast?"

Duan Wuji thought for a while and said: "Well, you can come to us as you did yesterday.

In addition, if you prepare [-] more pancakes and [-] catties of sauced beef for us, we will eat delicious food on the way. "

"Understood, you wait a moment."

The time is not long, and the meal will be served.After the two of them were full, they wrapped the flatbread and beef prepared by the store, paid the store's money, and drove their cattle straight to their hometown.

Along the way, the two were hungry for food and drink, Xiaoxing stayed overnight, and after seven or eight days, the two finally returned to their hometown.

Duan Wuji blasted the cattle into the yard of the cowshed, and walked straight towards his home.

As soon as Duan Wuji entered the courtyard, he felt beautiful in front of his eyes. He saw a row of more than a dozen houses that had already been built, all of which were green brick and tile houses.

Newly painted windows, and several small pathways built with blue bricks in the yard.

The walls of the courtyard are as high as two people, and they are all made of gravel and lime.

Seeing this, Duan Wuji's heart brightened, and Duan Wuji walked into the room happily, only to see several carpenters making furniture in the room, and Duan Yanqing was watching happily with a teacup.

When Duan Yanqing saw Duan Wuji walking in, he immediately stood up happily.

"Wuji is back! Master, come and have a look, Wuji is back."

Duan Yanqing has such a loud voice.

Liu Caihua and Duan Changsheng both ran out after hearing this.

The whole family was overjoyed, they circled around Duan Wuji.

After turning around for a long time, Duan Yanqing grabbed Duan Wuji's hand and asked: "Wuji, how many cows did you sell this time? Tell Dad quickly."

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this: "This time, we sold 150 or four calves back. Then, are they all in the yard of the cowshed?"

Duan Yanqing laughed out loud.

"Wuji, you are so courageous, you bought so many cows all at once! Now let's send it again.

Wuji, why did your third grandfather send someone to inquire about whether you came back or not.I didn't expect you to come back today, what a joy!

Hey, Changsheng, let's go and see for ourselves. "

Liucaihua heard this and shouted: "Wait for me, I'll take a look too. Er Dan, let's go, let's all go there."

Duan Wuji smiled and said, "Let's go, let me have a look, and I will make you happy."

The family immediately got up and went straight to the yard of the cowshed. They saw the yard full of cows and a few good horses.

Duan Yanqing was overjoyed when he saw it, and Duan Tingqing happily said to Duan Changsheng: "Changsheng, you see that the cows have been sold back, you should go to Duanjiaji to inform your third grandfather and his family."

After hearing this, Duan Changsheng immediately turned around and ran towards Duanjiaji.

Half an hour later, I saw that Duan Yingchun pushed the third grandfather over with the cart.

When Duan Yanqing saw it, he hurried over and helped Third Grandpa off the stroller.

"Third Grandpa, why did you come here in person?"

The third grandfather tapped the ground with his cane, and said with a smile: "Well, I'm very happy to hear that the Wuji cattle dealer is back, so I'll come and see for myself."

The third grandfather walked around the yard of the cowshed twice on crutches, and said to Duan Yanqing with a smile: "Well, this year's cows are really good, much fatter than last year's. Oh, Ting Qing! How much is the cattle dealer this year at home?"

Duan Yanqing shook his head with a smile.

"I haven't asked Wuji about this yet.

Hey, Wuji, your third grandfather is asking a question. "

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Back to the words of the third ancestor, each cattle dealer will get two taels of silver when he returns home."

"Ah? It's so cheap! How can I say that this cattle dealer hates money."

Duan Wuji looked at the third grandfather with a smile.

"Grandpa, how many calves do you plan to have this year?"

The third grandfather thought about it for a while and said, "Wuji, can you give me fifty heads at once?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said, "Okay, why not! Let's follow whoever!"

"Well, welcome the spring, hurry up and send them 100 taels of silver tomorrow."

Duan Yingchun smiled and nodded.

"Father, I know."

"Let's go, let's take a look at the house built by Yanqing's family. I heard that the house you built is very beautiful when I'm at home. Let me take a look too."

Duan Yanqing laughed and said: "Third Grandfather, I'm going to invite you these two days, you see that the house is almost finished, and I'm planning to ask you to warm the house for us.

Third Grandpa, since you are always here today, then don't leave, just stay with him here for a month or so.

At that time, I will send you back. "

"Well, it's fine to live here for a few days, and pay back your newly built house. The house is already empty, right?"

Duan Yanqing shook his head with a smile. "Third Grandfather, I don't have time to spend. I didn't even spend 2000 taels of silver to build these houses. I'm worried about how to spend the rest of the money."

The third grandfather shook his head and smiled. "Duan Yanqing, what kind of luck did you get? Where did you get so much money? I'm afraid that the richness of your family has already surpassed mine, right?"

Duan Yanqing laughed and said: "Third Grandpa, how dare I compare with you? You have been rich for many years, and I am nothing compared to you."

The third grandfather shook his head when he heard this.

"Yanqing! Don't put a high hat on your third grandpa."

The third grandfather waved his hand at Duan Wuji.

"Wuji, come here too. And you Tie Niu."

After hearing this, the two of them immediately followed the third grandfather and went straight to the house.

The third grandfather entered the spacious yard and kept nodding his head.

"Well, Tingqing, is the building magnificent enough? This is probably the first one within a radius of ten or twenty miles around us."

After entering the room, Duan Yanqing quickly moved the third grandfather to the right seat and sat down.Then he gave up his seat to Duan Yingchun.After everyone was seated, Liu Caihua quickly served fragrant tea and two plates of snacks.

The third grandpa smiled.

"Yanqing, you now have something to be an old man. It's really enviable!"

Duan Yanqing smiled.

"Third Grandpa, what you said is far away. I'm called Carpe Diem, what about the old man? I'm far away."

The third grandfather glanced at Duan Wuji and said with a smile: "Wuji, tell me, how do you plan to raise this year's cattle?"

Duan Wuji was taken aback when he heard this: "How to raise it? It's still the same as last year, grazing and raising it. How troublesome it is to raise it!"

"I mean, you and Tie Niu are the two of you?"

Duan Wuji listened and nodded. "Yes! What's the matter?"

The third grandfather laughed and said, "Can you two let it go? There are so many cows!"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Why can't you let it go? Third Grandpa, you don't know that in the desert, there are hundreds of cows that are grazed by one. If they can let them go, they come to us, but they don't come here. Can’t let it go? Not at all.”

The third grandfather listened and nodded. "Well, it's fine to let it go. Then we will be the same as last year. Tieniu counts as my person, and all his expenses count as mine. Can the two of us still raise it together?"

"Okay, why not? Let's make an agreement like this. But every day, you have to send someone to bring us lunch at noon!"

The third grandfather laughed and said: "That's for sure, you don't have to worry about cleaning the cowshed. I will send someone to clean these things."

"Well, that's fine."

"Then when are you going to herd the cows?"

"Well, let's start tomorrow. Let's start with our family. Let my father deliver food to us tomorrow. Your family will deliver it later.

Hey, dad, don't we have one hundred and four cows here, and I plan to give four to Brother Tieniu's family, do you think it's okay? "

Duan Yanqing laughed and said, "Why not? You can just figure it out."

Tie Niu laughed when he heard this.

"Brother, I've touched your light."

"What's the point of it! Which of us is with the other. Come on, little proprietor, and let us tend our cattle."

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