The peasant girl who escaped the desert: she cried when she found the cruel prince

Chapter 112 The strange stranger

Wan Baoquan pulled the old blacksmith aside: "Master Tie, please keep your voice down. We are looking for someone with connections. We have to hide this thing so that no one can find it."

Jingli, who was doing intensive training in the mountains, came back and was shocked to see Wan Bao Quan had brought back so many pig iron blanks. Wan Bao Quan was a talented person. He was not good at farming, so he was very good at working outside.

When Jing Li saw the well-connected person Wan Baoquan mentioned, she felt something was wrong.

The so-called well-connected person Wanbaoquan brought back was called Liu Kui. Liu Kui was a businessman in his thirties. He was a tall man and dressed like a scholar. At first glance, he always made people feel... Somewhat inconsistent.

While Wan Baoquan was handing over his account to Jing Li, Jing Li asked about this person in detail.

It turned out that this well-connected Liu Kui traveled to Liao and the Central Plains, did a lot of business, and had good friendships with many local officials. Wanbaoquan followed his path and bought back this batch of pig iron.

Liu Kui heard that Wanbaoquan lived at the foot of Laobei Mountain, and he wanted to come to the mountains to join in the fun. He said that their place was all plains, and they had never seen any big mountains. He wanted to come to the mountains to see if he could get some food. Take it out and sell it.

They helped him a lot, and Wan Baoquan felt embarrassed to refuse, so he took it upon himself to bring him back.

Wanbaoquan saw Jingli's solemn expression and felt a little uneasy: "Ahli, do you think there is something wrong with Liu Kui?"

Jing Li smiled: "There are not so many questions. We have just settled down. When outsiders come, we always have to inquire more."

Wan Baoquan breathed a sigh of relief: "What you said makes sense. If Brother Liu hadn't helped me so much, I would have been too embarrassed to refuse him. I wouldn't have wanted to bring a stranger to my house."

Since we have guests at home, we have to prepare two dishes for entertaining. Chef Fan took out wild boar meat and made pork stewed vermicelli and mushroom twice-cooked pork. He also mixed some pickles with cold dishes and made a plate of peanuts. Serve.

Uncle Tiesheng, Jing Dafu, and Wanbaoquan accompanied Liu Kui to drink. This wine was not rice wine, but wine brewed by local methods in the book in Jingli Na's space. She wanted to see how pure it was and whether it could be put into the market.

Facts have proved that the wisdom of the working people is infinite. She explained the production method. Thanks to Wanbaoquan, his family used to make wine. Jingli just said it, and Wanbaoquan's brother was able to understand it.

Brother Wanbaoquan brewed it according to her method. It is comparable to the Shaodaozi of later generations. It is spicy and pure without any industrial blending.

Several people drank with Liu Kui. Liu Kui had traveled extensively and experienced a lot, so his drinking capacity was not a big deal, but the alcohol content of this wine was not comparable to that of sake in this era.

After a few glasses of wine, Liu Kui was so drunk that he passed out.

The door creaked open, and Jing Li slowly walked in: "Take off his upper clothes!"

Uncle Tiesheng and Jing Dafu were both startled, and Wanbaoquan was slightly embarrassed: "Ah Li, this is not good, what on earth are you?"

Wanbao Quan wanted to say that you are a big girl after all, but looking back, he thought, this big girl of theirs is different from the other girls.

Jing Li turned around and faced the others: "Uncle, take off his clothes and see if there are any tattoos on his back."

Uncle Tiesheng and the others were relieved when they saw Jing Li turn around. Jing Dafu reached out and untied Liu Kui's coat.

When Liu Kui's back was completely exposed, Jing Li heard the breathing sounds of several people.

"Does he have a totem tattoo on his back?" Jing Li asked without looking back.Uncle Tiesheng and others looked surprised: "Ah Li, you didn't even turn around, how did you know this person has a tattoo?"

Jing Li turned around and pointed at Liu Kui: "Do you think his figure is a little too tall and strong? We are in the north. It stands to reason that people in the north have thicker bones than people in the south."

"But this man is not only tall and tall, but also has clear facial contours and deep eye sockets. He is obviously more like the Khitan people from the Liao Kingdom."

"Khitan people believe in gods and like to tattoo totems on their bodies. This man's tattoo is actually a wolf head, so his status in the Liao Kingdom should be quite high."

Wan Baoquan's face turned pale: "I actually lured the wolf into the house and brought the Liao people back. I don't know if they would know about our place and take the opportunity to attack."

"It should be worry-free for the time being. As I expected, this person is probably here to explore the terrain and want to see if there is any favorable terrain that can be attacked nearby." Jing Li comforted Wan Baoquan.

Uncle Tiesheng frowned: "The Beishui River is about to freeze now. Once it freezes completely, the Liao people can cross the river at any time. Our place is too dangerous."

Jing Li disagreed: "Danger and opportunity coexist. It is precisely because this place is dangerous that we can live here peacefully and not be targeted by anyone who wants to."

"As for the Liao people, they can cross the river to rob, and we can naturally cross the river. After all, we are short of one or two animals in the pasture after spring plowing."

Jing Dafu's eyes suddenly lit up: "Ah Li is right, you bastard, they can cross the river, why can't we cross the river? I heard that the Liao people are good at raising horses, and the horses are tall and strong, we here Many people want to buy it, but they won’t sell it!”

Jing Li snapped her fingers: "Uncle Dafu, you have great ideas!"

Jing Dafu chuckled: "We have trained for so long, we can't rob officers and soldiers, and we don't dare to fight bandits at will. But if we attack the Liao people, the King of Wei above us should only be happy!"

Jing Li snorted coldly: "That's something I haven't seen before!"

Jing Dafu was startled and was about to ask Jing Li what he meant.

"What should we do about this person?" Uncle Tiesheng pulled his clothes to cover Liu Kui's body. The girl's family still had to pay more attention.

Jing Li touched her chin: "Is Grandpa Tie's stove ready? Can it start burning?"

Wan Baoquan's face softened: "The old man couldn't wait to burn it in the afternoon. He wanted to see if the soil could withstand fire. The stove is still burning right now."

Jing Li clapped her hands: "Let's take him to the next door to the blacksmith for interrogation."

Jing Dafu and Uncle Tiesheng dragged the unconscious Liu Kui to the door next to the blacksmith's workshop. As for the blacksmith's workshop, it was not allowed to be seen by outsiders. It was safe and hidden by several large houses.

Mr. Jing got up when he heard the noise. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Ge and Mrs. Fan, two old ladies who were busy turning over the pickles, also came over after hearing the noise.

"Ah Li, what's going on? But what happened? Is there going to be another war?" Mr. Jing was a little panicked. After all the experiences of escaping from famine, what he was most afraid of now was that he would suddenly run away again one day.

Jing Li comforted him: "Grandpa, I haven't fought and I don't know how to fight. I just caught a little thief and I plan to interrogate him. It may be a bit bloody. How about you guys go back and rest first?"

(End of this chapter)