Economic and Trade Song Dynasty

Qin Juan went to Bancheng, and within three days, he heard some people in the caravan in front talking about how the army from the Western Expedition was coming back.

Impossible, the Western Expeditionary Army will come back only when there is nothing left to grab.

Yueyue once told him that after Wokuotai Khan succeeded to the throne and lived a luxurious life, because he had no money to continue to maintain it, he had the eldest sons Xizheng.

Maybe this will be one of the bigger reasons. The Mongolian royal court can really spend money and not save money.

If there is a war, it is mostly because the money has run out.

This time, he didn't bring anything to pitch a tent with. After nightfall, Qin Juan planned to ask the caravan to borrow a tent to live in.

"If you think one night is too expensive, you can go to Bancheng with us. We will give you a tent and arrange meals for you." The caravan said to him.

Qin Juan touched the remaining silver on his body, because the horseshoe silver given by Zhao Huaizhi was cut into several small pieces with the money at Diermifu Inn, and now there are only two pieces left, so he reluctantly handed one piece to the man: "You keep your word."

The man: "The most important thing for a businessman is honesty. Since I am not afraid of trouble to take you with me, I will definitely keep my promise. But one thing, if we encounter robbers, we will all run together, and we must not run alone. If you can’t do it, go find another place.”

Qin Juan nodded in agreement.He has traveled to and from the desert grassland for so many years, and he still knows the management of these caravans. The more talkative the better, the easier it is to get along.

For dinner, before going to bed, I ate mutton soup, which is a flour paste with minced mutton.

Qin Juan didn't like it, but he didn't waste it. After eating, he went into the tent, and there were already seven or eight people lying in it.

They are all men, and because they have been on the road for a long time, they have not taken a shower, and they smell like sweat...

Qin Juan couldn't stand it, but he was really sleepy after driving for three nights.

I chose a nearby bed where no one was sleeping, used my luggage as a pillow, and fell asleep.

Sleeping until late at night, Qin Juan vaguely felt someone beside him, the sound of subtle breathing, and careful probing... He woke up quickly, but he didn't open his eyes.

Until the hand reached for the luggage under his head... He grabbed the man's hand violently.

The man wanted to break free from his restraints and run away, but Qin Juan broke his wrist with force.

The man wailed in pain, and Qin Juan said in a low and cold voice: "Speak louder, it will wake up the others. No one here can tolerate you."

The thief also understood that if the people here knew that he was a thief, they would definitely be driven away.

Surrounded by thunderous snoring, Qin Juan looked into the eyes of the thief in the darkness, and his cold voice sounded again: "Why do you want to steal from me?"

"I saw that you were so generous during the day, so I thought about it. No one who jumped in here got more money than you."

Qin Juan narrowed his eyes and shook off his wrist: "I won't argue with you about this tonight. If there is a next time, I will directly inform the leader of the caravan!"

Seeing him let go, the thief scrambled and ran away.

Qin Juan lay down again, the noise of those people snoring made him unable to sleep at all, he got up and walked out, strode for a while and then came back.

After sweating, it's easy to sleep when I come back.

When I woke up the next morning, someone outside the tent was calling for breakfast.

It was only then that Qin Juan realized that those who gave the money would eat it directly, and those who did not give the money had to pack up the tent and everything in the tent before they could get a bowl of noodles.

In the words of the caravan steward, their leader Ken showed mercy and brought these people along.

Qin Juan ate two bowls of noodles and a meat pie. He looked at the figure of the man who was packing the tent in the distance, and he recognized the thief from last night almost at a glance...

The man was tidying up his things, and when he turned around, he met a pair of sharp eyes. He was startled, and suddenly lowered his head... At this moment, his hands were shaking when he was tidying things up. I don't know if he was regretting or in fear.

He must have had the guts to dare to provoke that person last night. The reaction of that person last night was not like an ordinary person at all. He was pinched by the hand before he even touched the luggage. It was incredible.

The steward of the caravan yelled, telling them to pack up and come over to get breakfast.

Those few people ran over, only the little thief from last night staggered at the end, small and short, with a skinny physique, Qin Juan narrowed his eyes and looked at him for a while, and suddenly realized that he was looking at him like this again Go down, I'm afraid this person will scare away.

Because I was at the end, I only received half a bowl of noodles, and there was no more pot left.

The man had a mournful face, sat far away, and ate bit by bit.

He didn't notice that when he was about to finish eating, there was already a person standing in front of him.

Qin Juan was standing in front of him, holding his chest.

The moment the man raised his head, he almost dropped the bowl.

"Grand... No, sir, please forgive me, I am not a thief, I just really have no money, last night was the first time I was thinking about it, I was wrong, I know I was wrong..." The man stammered A pass.

Qin Juan didn't expect that he could speak quite well.

He suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled the beard on the man's chin...

The man covered his face violently.

Qin Juan clearly noticed that this man's chin was fairer than his face.

Another disguise.

Qin Juan returned his beard to him, wiped his fingers, raised his chin and asked, "How old are you?"

"49."

Qin Juan raised an eyebrow, of course no one else could see him wearing a mask: "Fart!"

"..." The person in front of him lowered his head after putting on his beard, "39."

"Still honest?" Qin Juan pursed his lips.

"nineteen……"

Qin Juan: "Huh?"

"Stop it! It's really nineteen!" The man suddenly frowned and stood up with his hips akimbo.

Qin Juan: "Oh."

"..." Jin Qiu was speechless for a while, "What do you mean..."

"What's it called?" "Huh?"

Jin Qiu wants to cry but has no tears: "Qiu Qiu."

"I asked your real name, are you grinding my patience?"

Jin Qiu swears that if he can go to Dali one day, he will definitely... just can't swallow today's breath, he is so fucking useless!

"Jin Qiu." He bowed his head and replied.

After being silent for a while, Qin Juan took out the remaining piece of silver from his pocket and threw it to Jin Qiu.

Jin Qiu instinctively went to pick it up, and waited until Qin Juan was far away before realizing what was in his hand...

Jin Qiu's eyes turned red.

What kind of person is this?

He couldn't understand, in this era where money is more expensive than life, but you can't really buy anything, there is such a person...

He has been down all the way to this point, no one is willing to help him, he always understands that the only one who can help him is himself, he walked all the way from the west because of a dream.

His mother was sold to the west by a Dali woman named Mari City, and sold to the city owner there. Later, when the Mongols came, Mari City was destroyed under the iron hoof. After the death of his parents, his life was only a dream. Dali in China.

He walked to Diermi with the best dream of Dali in his childhood, and it seemed that he was getting closer, and it seemed that he was still out of reach...

He has experienced many hardships along the way, but he has never seen anyone who is willing to give him money.

He suddenly rushed over and hugged Qin Juan: "Big brother, big brother, little brother is wrong, from now on you will be my big brother, woo woo..."

"..." Qin Juan was held upright by him, and instinctively wanted to throw him away, but luckily he was restrained, and in the end he didn't move, allowing him to hug him for a while.

Moreover, if Jin Qiu's age is true, he should be younger than Jin Qiu...

Qin Juan didn't mention this because he was afraid of his embarrassment, but whispered: "Let go."

Jin Qiu waited for a while before letting go. As soon as he let go, Qin Juan walked away and got on his horse.

Over there, the steward of the caravan yelled, "Pack up your things and set off!"

They had to travel thirty miles that day, and those without horses like Jin Qiu rode camels from the caravan.

The caravan will recruit some honest hard workers to help them move things and pack things along the way. This kind of hard workers don't get paid and just eat. Jin Qiu came all the way here.

As for dressing up as an older person, he can avoid "conscription", and he is short and thin, and others can't see it if he puts on a beard.

The camels walked slowly, and Jin Qiu and the others were at the end. Jin Qiu suddenly found that the boring and heavy life had a little bit of fun.

At least he would look at the figure walking in front when he was very tired.

Even Dali's dream has become colorful with today's sunset.

The Dali in Aniang's memory, the gorgeous Dali, the magnificent mountains and rivers, the handsome men and beautiful women, the young people there are passionate, the young girls are soft and beautiful, men, women and children are good at singing and dancing...

The people of Dali must be like the boy in front, beautiful

After doing this for three days, they had already walked half of the distance and entered the very center of this sea of ​​sand.

"Check the water bladder." Every hour, the steward would have someone yell at them.

Qin Juan has more than ten water sacs, and he only has six days to go. Besides, he has been here once. This sea of ​​sand is far less terrible than the Taklimakan Desert, so he is not worried about it.

It was completely dark, and after walking for a while, the leader of the caravan should have a sudden abdominal pain or something, so he asked the accompanying doctor to look at it, and then set up camp on the spot.

When he came here, he also followed the caravan, but he changed two in a row. He didn't want to change this time, because he had no money, and he thought it was troublesome. It's just that the caravan moved too slowly, and he wasn't used to it.

Although he walked by once when he came, he didn't dare to choose to walk alone easily, because he had already reached the center of the desert.

It didn't take long for something weird to happen.

Several people are complaining about stomach pains...

The doctor was busy going back and forth.

An hour later...

There were a total of 57 people in the caravan, and 49 of them had abdominal pain and diarrhea, and even heavy foaming at the mouth, and were unconscious...until now.

Qin Juan immediately understood that it must be unclean!But why didn't he?

Fortunately, there are seven others who are in the same condition as him, including the caravan steward and the six peons.

"Is it because the hard workers are playing tricks! Only the hard workers are fine!" Someone said while clutching his stomach.

"The caravan steward and the two lodgers are fine!"

"It's weird... It hurts me to death..."

"Be patient for now, the doctor is already thinking of a way, and the manager is also going to investigate..."

The person in charge soon came to Qin Juan: "Now that something happened to the caravan, it's normal for us to be the only ones, so we need to do more."

"I understand, you can tell me." Qin Juan replied.

"I've already arranged for us to take turns on duty at night. You go to bed first. When someone calls you later, you get up and work. That's all for now."

"En." Qin Juan nodded lightly.