Jijiexian

The evening banquet will be held as usual.

Tengfeng's right hand was bandaged and placed in an insignificant position. Sitting next to him was a boy he hadn't seen before. He was probably younger than Uncle Yu's son Chang. He didn't speak a word, but whenever everyone When starting a toast, he would always stop whatever food he was eating and fill his glass to join in.

Because of his hand injury, Fujimine had a special female slave beside him to help cut meat and pick up food. It seemed that because of this reason, the boy had secretly glanced at him a few times.

After drinking for three rounds and the atmosphere was harmonious, Uncle Yu, the host of the banquet, called out and asked him to apologize to Tengfeng in front of everyone.

Chang's hair has obviously been carefully tidied up, and it doesn't look messy when attached to his head, and his face is much cleaner. Unlike the clothes he wore in the afternoon, he is now wearing a decent long robe, looking like a man just A young scholar who came out of the academy.

"Guests from afar, please allow me to introduce my child to you, Chang."

Bai Li, who was sitting at the bottom of Uncle Yu, was not in a hurry to pick up the wine glass, but just looked at the young man who stood up. After all, his actions this afternoon made him very angry.

Under Bai Li's gaze, Yu Chang seemed to be a little stage frightened. He raised his glass, and his mouth was not smooth: "Dear friends of the Bai family, I would like to extend my sincere welcome to you, and I also regret the mistakes I made this afternoon. I apologize, Brother Bai Li, I am sorry that I cut your child with a sword this afternoon, if you punish me for this, I will accept it without complaining."

Before he finished speaking, everyone in the Bai family around burst into laughter, except Bai Li.He didn't know who told Yu Chang that Tengfeng was his child.It was his two attendants who bore the brunt of it, but the two attendants hastily swore that they knew nothing.

Yu Chang who was standing in the middle was at a loss, he was still waiting for Bai Li to forgive him.

To his relief, Bai Li finally drank the wine he was toasting.

The banquet came to an end here, and Uncle Yu stood up and said: "Everyone, just now my son Chang has expressed his sincerity. Now, I hope everyone can see my sincerity."

Everyone at the table put down their food or wine glasses, wanting to know the sincerity of one of Chen Guo's most wealthy businessmen.

Is it hundreds of fine horses?Or a whole warehouse of grain?Or is it a skilled craftsman?Or hundreds of hard-working coolies?Or hundreds of sets of weapons and equipment.In this case, the Bai family has the confidence to challenge any powerful tribe in Xirong.

But Tengfeng knew that Uncle Yu's sincerity was his son.

"Everyone, in the past few months, I have been dealing with various families in the capital countries."

"I know the story of the Bai family in the Song Dynasty in the past. Hundreds of years ago, the Bai family was just a small sect of Song Gong's branch, but now it is one of the best big families in the Song country. I know that in the recent Song Peng In the war between the two, the Bai family suffered a lot of losses, but the good news I got is that Peng Jun was injured while hunting in Yushan and passed away. If the family refuses to fulfill the original agreement, Chen Guo is willing to immediately provide a thousand pairs of swords and armor and [-] shi of food."

Uncle Yu's words caused a little commotion in the Bai family, and Tengfeng also raised his head at this time, for fear of missing a word.

"One thousand pairs of swords and armor, twenty thousand stones of food?" Bai Li repeated.

Uncle Yu immediately nodded and said, "Exactly, as long as you agree, the things will be given to you immediately."

"But you just said Chen Guo."

Uncle Yu even laughed and explained: "That's right, this is a condition offered by our widow, not my son."

Bai Li then laughed too, shook his head and said, "This is too different from what was agreed at the beginning, please forgive me for not agreeing."

Uncle Yu nodded, and then said: "I have already done what the widow asked you to do. Next, let's talk about the agreement with the Bai family."

He beckoned, and everyone sat down again, "I will send my retainers to go west along with at least seven skilled craftsmen from the Chen Kingdom, ten soldiers, and fifty farmers. These people will advance by land along the Yu River , my retainers have already prepared enough cattle, sheep, horses, mules and wagons for these people at the pass. At the same time, other goods will also be packed. Everything that the Bai family needs will be in next spring, at the latest Xia Tian arrived at the Bai family's territory in Xirong. I still have a rough map, and I have already taken a fancy to one of the plains, which is very suitable as the initial stronghold. Maybe within two years, the Bai family will win the emperor. It's an edict."

Everyone else at the banquet laughed, only Bai Li didn't smile, he looked at Uncle Yu with a thoughtful expression.

Uncle Yu made the matter too simple. He deliberately downplayed the difficulty of the matter and only focused on describing the prospect. This is very easy to make a careless person lose his way. During this period of time, he will not provide any substantial help to the Bai family going to Xirong, but at that time, it is the time when the Bai family needs material support the most.

A year's time?What can I do?It is estimated that the Bai family came to Xirong after a lot of hardships, so they could only build a temporary camp on the plain he selected, surrounded by a fence made of two sharpened wood, and put the cart on the outside as a barrier. They lived in a hut made of straw and cowhide. A pit could be dug in the middle of the house as a brazier, and a group of raggedly dressed Bai family members huddled together and shivered to warm the fire.

Emperor's imperial seal?How is it possible, whether they can survive the Qiang Rong's butcher's knife without weapons is a problem.

But the other Bai family members present were whispering excitedly, which made Bai Li feel a little annoyed. He didn't like the feeling that his subordinates were stunned by others' words.

"Okay, now for you and my two families to cooperate sincerely in the future and drink this cup together." Uncle Yu said holding his glass high.

Bai Li's eyes were a little gloomy, but seeing that the people around him were affected by the atmosphere, he had no choice but to stand up and drink his own wine.

Finally, Bai Li couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty knows his mistakes and can correct them. We are naturally willing to accept his apology, but what about your sincerity? Will the aid arrive after a year? At that time, the Bai family may be in the barren hills Yeling and a certain Qiang Rong tribe are fighting for a water source, these materials can't give us charcoal in the snow in winter, but they have to be icing on the cake in the next summer?"

Bai Li's words caused a buzz in the banquet, and several businessmen from the Chen Kingdom or gentry dressed as warriors sitting opposite the Bai family all showed unhappy expressions.The originally harmonious atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Bai Li didn't care about all this, and continued: "Then, can the business between us be like this? If we get precious furs, valuable medicinal materials, gems or gold in the west, then we can feel at ease. How about storing all these things and supplying them to our friends when the value of these things becomes the most expensive? Of course, for you, we will still give you the lowest price, which is guaranteed to be cheaper than others. This Can it also be counted as our sincerity?

Voices of dissatisfaction emerged one after another.

Surprisingly, Uncle Yu was not displeased at all, he sat on his seat and looked up at Bai Li who was blushing because of excitement, "Of course it can be your sincerity, please don't doubt me, Mr. Bai , please forgive me for choosing to wait and see when you need help the most. After all, the trip to Xirong is full of dangers, but this does not mean that you cannot trust me, because starting today, I will treat you as my brother and treat your Treat the child as my child. Smooth!"

Uncle Yu ordered.

Yu Chang immediately stood up and took a long wooden box from a servant.

He carefully took out a well-wrapped dagger from the inside. This sword was very beautiful. The stripes on the hilt were obviously carefully carved, and it looked very strong.

"Iron Sword!" Bai Li said with wide eyes.

The people around stretched their necks and stared at the sword. They seemed to know the value of the sword.

"From today, this sword belongs to your child." Uncle Yu said with a smile.

All the Bai family who followed were staring at Tengfeng. Before Bai Li had time to explain, Uncle Yu continued: "Besides, my son, Chang, he is my only son. I entrust him to you, In the days to come, I will ignore him and follow your orders. I hope you can train him and make him a sharp and brave man."

Bai Li didn't have time to react yet.

Uncle Yu asked, "Your Excellency, do you think my sincerity is enough?"

Bai Li opened his mouth, finally nodded and said: "My child took your sword, and I took your child. Yes, I am sincere, I trust you, and we both have another son."