Go to ancient times and engage in construction

The abandoned logging site is higher than the surrounding area, and it is a large area of ​​flat land. Because it has not been used for several years, the flat land is full of weeds.Last year's lush weeds had already withered after a cold winter. This year's weeds have just emerged from the land, and they haven't grown into a climate yet. They haven't grown tall yet. Nagano has completely occupied the flat land, and it seems that the sense of desolation is not enough.

The five dilapidated houses are located on the south side of the lumber field, facing east-west, with walls on three sides and no walls on the north side. They used to use wooden boards as doors, but now because they are abandoned, the good wooden board doors have been removed, leaving only the middle one. Only the bottom of the two remaining doors is intact, and several holes have been broken at the height of the shoulders of the wooden doors. It is probably because of these holes that these two doors are preserved.

Because of the need to guard against the attack of ferocious beasts at night, the other four no-doors have been densely planted with tree trunks thick as calves as doors to prevent the invasion of wild beasts. The trunks are as tall as a person.Such a thick trunk is already the thickest tree around the logging camp.At the east end of the dilapidated house, there is a stable with ten horses of different colors, three mules, and three unloaded carriages.

Zhao Xuan followed Ma Ren to meet Zheng Yuming, and Bo Yao quickly dismounted to follow. In a strange place, he did not dare to leave the lord alone. Settle down on the lumberyard.

Zhao Xuan followed Ma Ren to the broken house, saw the ten grazing horses, and couldn't help squinting his eyes. He felt that this kind and generous businessman had quite a lot of money.

Zhao Xuan felt right. When he saw Zheng Yuming sitting in front of the fire, he couldn't help being stunned for a moment even though he was well-informed. Such a handsome young man is really rare.

Zhao Xuan was taken aback when he saw Zheng Yuming, and Zheng Yuming looked up and saw Zhao Xuan was also taken aback.He came to Daqin more than three years ago, and he has never seen anyone as tall and neat as Zhao Xuan.Zhao Xuan's height was about 1.8 meters. Compared with the adult males in the Wu Kingdom whose average height was less than 1 meters, Zhao Xuan's height really caught Zheng Yuming's attention.Zhao Xuan's facial features were a bit similar to Chu Chaohui's, but the contours of his face were not as sharp-edged as Chu Chaohui's, and looked much softer, less sharp than Chu Chaohui's, and more refined.

"This is Chen Guohang, a merchant who buys furs, and he came here looking for a place to shelter from the rain."

Ma Ren's introductory voice brought Zhao Xuan and Zheng Yuming back from their daze.

"My lord Liang Xuan, thank you for your caravan's generosity." Zhao Xuan took a step forward and saluted with fists in both hands.

"It turned out to be a colleague, disrespect and disrespect, I'm Chu Yu, a native of Lu, who deals in medicinal materials." Zheng Yuming quickly stood up and returned the gift to Zhao Xuan.He borrowed Chu Chaohui's surname, and used a word in his own name as his name.

"It's fate, I'm here for the first time to buy goods in Qimen Mountain, and I'm not familiar with the place. I only heard people say that Qimen Mountain hunters have furs for sale, so I came here recklessly. If I didn't see your caravan staying on the road There are traces of mule carts on the side road, Chu Xuan and the guards are about to sleep in the open, and suffer from the cold rain and wind." Zhao Xuan had a good impression of Zheng Yuming when he met him for the first time, and he wanted to get along with each other, so his words carried There is a strong sense of gratitude in it.

"I have never been here before. I only hired a local strong man as a guide to find this place to take shelter from the rain. I am ashamed of your praise. I just borrow flowers to thank you... I really want to thank you for borrowing something from others. We have to thank the original owner of this logging camp together." Zheng Yuming originally wanted to thank the Buddha with flowers, but when he mentioned the word Buddha, he suddenly realized that there was no Buddha in Daqin, so he quickly stopped talking and changed to a common saying.

"Yes, we want to thank the original owner for saving us from the rain." Zhao Xuan admired Zheng Yuming's honesty. "But Liang still wants to thank Brother Chu for his concession."

"Brother Liang, you are welcome. I see that your body is already wet. Why don't you dry it by the fire." The other party was kind, and Zheng Yuming also warmly invited Ma Ren to take a simple wooden stool by the fire for Zhao Xuan to sit down. .

"Then Liang will be impolite." Zhao Xuan smiled brightly, and strode towards the wooden bench beside the fire.

Just when Zhao Xuan was about to walk to the wooden bench next to Zheng Yuming, the wood 'suddenly' jumped in front of Zheng Yuming, stopped Zhao Xuan, and put on an attacking look towards Zhao Xuan.

Zhao Xuan stopped and confronted the wooden man and dog.

"Wood! Come here!"

Zheng Yuming smiled awkwardly. He didn't know why Mu Mu's personality changed so much. It turned out that in the 21st century, Mu Mu was only very vigilant at night. If people who went to the villa during the day hadn't behaved strangely, Mu Mu wouldn't bark in warning and would be sent by the blue light. After arriving in Daqin, Mu Mu became wary of anyone other than his master, especially for tall people, Mu Mu's reaction was even stronger.

Zheng Yuming felt that it should be Chu Chaohui's abduction of him at the beginning, the appearance of Blu-ray, and the physiological changes in Mu Mu's transformation from a big dog to a small milk dog, which caused Mu Mu's temperament to change drastically, becoming especially protective of his master and holding grudges.And Zhao Xuan's appearance, which resembled Chu Chaohui's figure, touched Mu Mu's sensitive heart.

When Mu Mu heard the master's order, he let out a 'woo', feeling unwilling, but his loyalty to the master made him obediently run to the master's side, squatting at Zheng Yuming's feet.

"This wolf dog is very heroic." Seeing such a loyal wolf dog protecting its master, Zhao Xuan nodded in praise.

Zheng Yuming pampered the dog's hair on Mu Mu's back. "Mu has just grown up and has a childish temper." Yes, after 14 years of growing up, he has just grown up again, and rejuvenation is about Mu.

Wood stood guard outside, his dog fur wet from the rain.As soon as Mu Mu was taken care of by his master, he lay docilely at his master's feet, lying on his dog's paw and dozed off, his slightly closed dog's eyes were not far away from Zhao Xuan's attention.

Zhao Xuan walked to the fire, and looked curiously at the foldable simple bench that Ma Ren opened for him. This kind of bench was covered with animal skin and used as a supporting wooden fork.

"Would you like some clear tea?" The fire was covered with an iron frame, and a copper pot was placed on the iron frame. In the copper pot was the mountain spring water next to the lumber camp. When Zhao Xuan sat on the bench, the water had already boiled .

"Thank you!" Zhao Xuan felt much more comfortable as soon as he sat by the fire. If there is a cup of hot tea, it would be great.

Ma Ren quickly fetched the tea set and made hot tea for the two of them. The teacups were made of bamboo tubes.Zheng Yuming’s utensils for this trip are mainly sturdy and easy to carry. Utensils such as glass and porcelain will be damaged due to bumps in the road, so they are all excluded from the luggage. Zheng Yuming is not interested in gold and silverware, so most outdoor eating utensils are used Made of bamboo, iron, copper and other materials.

Holding the bamboo cup, Zhao Xuan was affirmed of Zheng Yuming's identity as a merchant. He thought that although this group of merchants rode high-end horses, their equipment was very suitable for traveling outside, and the fact that the equipment was not extravagant proved Zheng Yuming's identity as an ordinary merchant. .

Zhao Wuzai Boyao followed to the gate of the dilapidated house, saw Zheng Yuming alone in the dilapidated house, stopped in his tracks, and only stood at the door of the dilapidated house to observe the surrounding situation.Zheng Yuming's appearance makes people unable to guard against him. Compared with Zhao Xuan, who is all-rounder in military and military skills, Bo Yao has more confidence in his lord.

The only person in Zhao Guo who had met Zheng Yuming was Wu Xian, Zhao Xuan's concubine. When Wu Xian met Wu Wangsheng's officials, he was surprised that Zheng Yuming had a handsome face.However, compared to Zheng Yuming, who was outstanding in appearance, Wu Mian was most impressed by Chu Chaohui, who was also outstanding in appearance. In that meeting, Chu Chaohui sang the leading role, and Wu Mian's aggressive attitude towards Zhao Guo left a deep impression on Wu Mian. When returning home to report to Zhao Xuan, he described Chu Chaohui the most. Zheng Yuming deliberately showed humility, giving Wu Mian a gentle and gentle posture.When Wu Xian came back and described it to Zhao Xuan, Zheng Yuming was a modest beauty.

As for beauties, Bo Yao and Zhao Xuan both believed that beauties are delicate and should be hidden deep in the courtyard and should not appear in the barren mountains.And Zheng Yuming's slender and tall figure couldn't be compared with being weak. For the first time, neither Bo Yao nor Zhao Xuan connected the handsome businessman in front of them with Zheng Yuming.

Ma Ren poured good tea for Zheng Yuming and Chu Chaohui, then retreated outside the door, and invited Bo Yao, who was observing the surroundings: "This good man, please come down to see the house."

"Please!" Bo Yao hurriedly clasped his fists in appreciation.

Ma Ren led Boyao to Xishou, pointing to the two houses on the west side: "These two houses are for your use."

"Thank you!" Boyao bowed his hands to express his gratitude, and turned to call the guards to move the luggage into the dilapidated house. There was a hole in the corner of the dilapidated house, but because of the wind direction, there was not much rainwater coming in.Zhao Xuan's team didn't bring a tent when they went out. When sleeping in the wild, Zhao Xuan lived in a carriage in the procession. The other guards built a fire on the spot and slept on the floor next to the fire. Now it's raining outside. , can find a shelter from wind and rain, for the people who sleep on the street, it is really a blessing.

"North of this lumber mill, there is a big stream with clear water, where you can eat and drink." Ma Ren told Boyao where the water was drawn.

The reason why the lumber camp was built here is that there is a big stream in the north. It is inconvenient to transport the felled wood. The stream originates from Qimen Mountain and flows from west to east. The logs are thrown into the stream, and the stream will transport the logs to At the intersection of the rivers below, they were transported to the city by horse-drawn carts. The streams helped the loggers save half of their transport capacity.

Bo Yao appreciated Ma Ren's kindness one by one, and his guard against the caravan was immediately lowered.

The tea that Zheng Yuming entertained Zhao Xuan was roasted tea, the tea was fragrant and sweet, and Zhao Xuan liked it very much.

"This tea is not bad, is it a special product of the Lu country?" Zhao Xuan drank tea that was boiled, and he had never seen this kind of tea that was brewed directly with boiling water.

"This is a special product of Wu State Ulsan. I bought it when the caravan of my family went to sell goods."

The tea that Zheng Yuming carried was this year's spring tea, which was picked and baked by the Eagle Tribe on the surrounding mountains, and Tuoxiong sent a fast horse to Kangcheng for Zheng Yuming to drink.On behalf of Zheng Yuming, Yu Kui transferred the tea-making technology to the Eagle Tribe and jointly opened a tea-making company with the Eagle Tribe.Last winter, the Eagle Tribe transplanted wild tea trees from the surrounding hills to one place and grafted tea seedlings. After three years, the tea company will have a large amount of tea to sell.

"Ulsan special product!" Zhao Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, this place in Ulsan touched his nerves very much. "Brother Chu, have you been to that place before?"

"Never, this is the first time I was sent by my family to Wu to buy goods." Zheng Yuming lied naturally, and the version of this set of rhetoric was set before departure.The reason why he chose the State of Lu was because Zheng Yuming knew Zhou Cheng's hometown better. Zheng Yuming's language had Mandarin accents, and the language of Lu State also had Mandarin accents.

"I heard that there are many novel goods in that place." Zhao Xuan has sent people to investigate the source of many luxury goods in the Zhao country market, and many clues point to Ulsan.

"That's right. The brocades and silks in Nanbu, Ulsan are very exquisite. The clothes and fabrics grown at home are all bought from there. It is said that ceramics and carriages are all from there. Brother Liang, if you are interested, you can go there to buy." Zheng Yuming's team has everything The utensils are all from Nanbu and the valley, in fear that someone will tell the truth, so I simply give a reason for the source.

Now that Nanbu has the entire Wu Kingdom to rely on, and he is no longer afraid of Xiao Xiao’s prying eyes, Zheng Yuming wants to sell the industrial products of Nanbu Ulsan to all parts of Daqin, of course he has to promote the commercial products there.

"Oh, Mr. Liang will definitely go there in the future." Zhao Xuan's heart sank. Even merchants in the country of Lu know about the products of Ulshan in Wu country, so it seems that they should not be underestimated.

While the two were talking, Daniel came in with a net of fish. "My lord! See what Daniel catches in the stream behind!"

Fishing nets are made of hemp fiber, which absorbs water and swells easily, and is easy to rot when wet. If such a fishing net is used for three days, it needs to be exposed to the sun for two days, and for three days to fish, the idiom of drying the net for two days comes from this.

"..." Zheng Yuming rubbed his forehead, is Daniel trying to die?Isn't Mr. Yelling betraying his identity?

After Daniel finished yelling, he caught a glimpse of a stranger sitting beside Zheng Yuming, saw Zheng Yuming rubbing his forehead with his hand, and realized that he had slipped his words.

"My lord, hey! When did this lord come here?" Although Daniel made a slip of the tongue, he quickly made amends, and immediately called Zhao Xuan the same way. He played the role of his original identity, a rude and ignorant mountain man. Etiquette, it is not surprising to use titles indiscriminately.

"What are you yelling so rashly? Come and greet the guests." Zheng Yuming held down the wood that was eager to move when he saw the fish. The guides here are mountain people who don't know etiquette."

When Zhao Xuan heard Daniel calling Zheng Yuming 'Master' at the beginning, he was slightly suspicious, but Daniel later dispelled his doubts in his heart by addressing him.

"No problem! This strong man is straightforward. Brother Chu, don't blame him."

"I've met you, my lord!" Daniel saluted Zhao Xuan with his fish bag in his hand. He felt that he was called wrong anyway, so he was wrong to the end.

"Exemption!" Zhao Xuan had something to tell Daniel, and his attitude towards Daniel was very kind. "I heard that there is a great sage in Qimen Mountain. Have you ever met a strong man?"

When Daniel heard the businessman in front of him suddenly ask about Daxian, he couldn't help being vigilant. He looked at Zheng Yuming and found that Zheng Yuming nodded to him, implying that he spoke truthfully.

"Of course I know! Is there anyone at the foot of Qimen Mountain who doesn't know the great sage! I even cut firewood for the great sage!"

"Oh, can you tell me about Daxian?" Zhao Xuan was happy, knowing Daxian's situation from local residents would help him understand Daxian better.

"Daxian came to Qimen Mountain nine years ago. I only know that Daxian's surname is Gongsun. After Gongsun Daxian came to live here, he helped the people around him make water trucks for irrigation. When it rains and winds, he tells us in advance..." Daniu likes to talk about Daxian the most, since Zheng Yuming told him not to worry about it, he just talked about it like before.When Daniel spoke in detail, Zhao Xuan listened very attentively.

Zheng Yuming sipped his tea and carefully observed Zhao Xuan's demeanor. Zhao Xuan's demeanor had the aura unique to a superior person, and Zhao Xuan's special attention to Daxian made Zheng Yuming suspicious. Da Niu once said that there are many The dignitaries came to invite the great sages to come out of the mountain, could it be that Zhao Xuan is the dignitaries?