Chapter 182 Fighting for each other
Yu Xiaolian's eyes widened when she saw Pearl.

It was the first time for her to see such a round and big pearl.

Seeing Yu Xiaolian's expression, Fu Zhihan knew that there was something to be said for bartering.

At the moment, she said that she has a box of such round pearls, about twenty pieces, but the other dozen or so are slightly smaller, and asked Yu Xiaolian, can she exchange that expensive perfume with a box of pearls?
This pearl is worth a lot, right?Fu Zhihan actually has a box?
Then he cried poor with her, saying that he had no money.

Yu Xiaolian was speechless, she really didn't understand the world of the rich.

Yu Xiaolian nodded immediately, "Yes, very capable."

Although she wasn't familiar with the value of such a large pearl, she and Fu Zhihan had the same idea that if she liked something, she would get it.

Fu Zhihan immediately asked her servant to go back and fetch the pearls.

When a small box of pearls was placed in front of Yu Xiaolian, Yu Xiaolian bartered with Fu Zhihan without hesitation.

Although these pearls were a little smaller than the one in Fu Zhihan's hand, Yu Xiaolian still felt that they were worth a lot, and even felt that she had got Fu Zhihan's advantage.

Yu Xiaolian said, would it be too bad for you to exchange a box of pearls for a bottle of perfume?I don't know the price of this pearl. What if a single pearl is worth a lot of money?
Fu Zhihan said straightforwardly that she only needs to keep the biggest one.

As for those small beads, she didn't really like them, otherwise she wouldn't just throw them in the room.

Small?small?

Not small.

At least in Yu Xiaolian's view, it's not small.

Fu Zhihan's so-called small beads are also about the size of a thumbnail, and all of them are very round, they are considered to be extremely rare among pearls.

Fu Zhihan was generous, so Yu Xiaolian couldn't be stingy, so she immediately gave the sweet-scented osmanthus perfume to Fu Zhihan.

When Fu Zhihan was about to leave, Yu Xiaolian wrapped her another pack of fruit candies, two packs of cream rolls and a pack of chocolates.

After sending Fu Zhihan away, Yu Xiaolian ran to the backyard of the stewed meat shop and told Mrs. Sun and Yu Changhe that Jiang Lin would come tonight and asked them to cook more decent dishes.

It can also be said that Yu Changhe watched Jiang Lin grow up, and he was very happy to hear that Jiang Lin would come.

Mrs. Sun also felt a little like meeting an old friend in a foreign land, and said with a smile that she would cook a few more dishes by herself.

Yu Xiaolian said, "I heard that there is a shortage of people for the war in the south. Except for famous scholars, every family must get a proper year. Just now I heard that someone on the street is rushing to Yashi to buy people!"

Fearing that Sun Fengshou would be taken away by the conscripts, Sun hurriedly said, "Then let's buy one as soon as possible, and wait for the conscripts to hand it over. I'm afraid we won't be able to buy one if we go late."

Yu Xiaolian shook her head, "If you go now, you probably won't be able to buy a man of his age."

Those who are rushing to buy people are actually trying to save money.

After all, buying a servant is only about ten taels of silver. When the time comes to conscript, the servant can be handed over for military service.

If there is no one, then you have to pay thirty taels for exemption from military service, which is not worthwhile.

In the early years, when the imperial court enforced conscription, many people could not afford to pay for their military service, nor did they want to go to war to die.

In order to escape military service, many people hid in groups in the deep mountains, and they would not go home until the captors left.

Some even went so far as to self-mutilate in order not to serve in the military.

There is still life in self-mutilation, and if you go to the battlefield, you may even lose your life, and the common people will not be willing to fight for the court.

When Jiang Lin came at night, Yu Xiaolian dragged her directly into the stewed meat shop.

Mrs. Sun did the cooking herself and cooked a large table of eight dishes, six of which were meat dishes and two of which were vegetarian dishes.

While pouring wine for Jiang Lin, Yu Changhe asked how Jiang Orion was doing.

Jiang Lin said, "Since my father joined the army, he has been with General Yu as a lieutenant general. Everything is fine."

Mrs. Sun also raised her eyes to look at Jiang Lin. She hadn't seen him for more than a year, but Jiang Lin no longer had the childishness of the child king in Hewan Village, and was a little more mature and stable.

Although Jiang Lin came in casual clothes, he came with a sword. Jiang Lin sat down to eat, and Xiao Huzi and Su Jingyue surrounded Jiang Lin's sword on the next table, showing awe.

Little Huzi asked Su Jingyue, "Do you think this sword has ever killed anyone?"

Su Jingyue nodded affirmatively, "It should have been killed."

"How can you tell?"

Su Jingyue pointed at the hilt of the sword with his small hand, and said in a logical manner, "Look... the lines on the hilt of the sword have turned black. This should be caused by the blood coagulation and not being wiped in time."

The little tiger snorted, and then asked Su Jingyue, "Then how many people did you say this sword killed?"

Su Jingyue shook his head, "I don't know. However, judging from the blood stains accumulated on the hilt, there should be a lot."

Little Huzi weighed the sword with his hands, "It's so heavy!"

Su Jingyue also weighed it curiously, and said, "It's okay."

Little Huzi has never learned boxing kung fu, but Su Jingyue has learned it from his brother, and since he came to Los Angeles, he has not given up on it. Instead, he will find time to practice for a while sooner or later.

"Don't touch the guest's things!" Mrs. Sun dragged the two little ones away. This sword has killed many people. It is a murder weapon. If a child touches it, what if I have a nightmare while sleeping at night?
Jiang Lin took a sip of the wine and stuck out his tongue because of the heat. He had drank a lot of wine in the army this year, but he had never drank such a spicy wine. He quickly took a bite of vegetables to relieve himself .

The food in the army was not good, and he seldom ate meat. Although he was mixed with the little general and could eat it a few times occasionally, it had never been so rich.

Jiang Lin, who ate this meal, had a round belly and was very satisfied.

After dinner, Jiang Lin talked about the war in the southern border.

Opposing Yu Zhenwu's army is the army led by Cao Chengtong, the female general of the Great Mongolian Kingdom.

Speaking of Cao Chengtong, Jiang Lin had a hint of admiration in his eyes, and he kept praising Cao Chengtong as a heroine who is not inferior to a man.

Although Cao Chengtong was their enemy, they lost the border town for a while, and Cao Chengtong led the army into the border town.

At that time, General Yu once thought that the people in the border towns would be massacred or taken to the Great Mongolia as slaves.

But things were not at all what they expected.

Cao Chengtong did not order the massacre of the city, nor did he take the people into slavery in the Great Mongolian Kingdom.

The emperor's illness came and went repeatedly, with good times and bad times, often one order at a time.

Changing orders from day to day has become the norm.

The princes all wanted to take part in pacifying the war in the southern border, so as to gain credit points with the emperor.

For a while, the southern border was extremely lively. You said attack, but he said defend the city.

General Yu was troubled by these princes, but he had nothing to do with them.

With the efforts of several princes, the army guarding the border was also divided into several forces, each of which fought independently.

The hearts of the people are united, and the mountains move.

But their hearts were not in harmony, and their opinions were not in harmony. Naturally, Cao Chengtong took advantage of the victory to pursue them and took down ten border cities in a row.

(End of this chapter)

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