The Book of Troubled Times

  Chapter 266 Batu

  Actually, even if Sanniang didn't say anything, Zhao Changhe still needed to go to the market.

  Because what Yue Hongling asked him to bring was not food and water, she could grab some from the caravan for a few days, and bringing too much would be cumbersome, and Zhao Changhe planned to prepare food and water for herself.

The supplies that Yue Hongling needs him to bring are mostly medicines and concealed weapon consumables, which have already been used up; it is best to bring a good bow, which is especially useful in this environment. She had a belt when she left the customs early, and it broke early; I also want him to bring some clothes, the last set of clothes on my body has been lost, and even this set is a little damaged, that's fine, it's still rotten.

  Other things are fine, such as clothes, Yue Hongling would never ask others to bring them, but since it is Zhao Changhe, it seems that he can...

  Zhao Changhe was strolling around the market, thinking about it, he still felt that Yue Hongling was so amazing.

  She has been alone in the vast grassland for about three months, and she is really enemies everywhere, with no supplies. But still galloping freely, killing the black wolf king, robbing various merchants, and beating the barbarian's special encirclement and suppression restrictions on the attribute of "women", and beating the caravans like Qiao Er with lingering fears on the road, worrying about the "single horse bandit".

   Even when the ammunition and food are exhausted, people still feel frightened when they see the red shadow.

  Zhao Changhe has to admit that he can't do this kind of thing, not only because of his strength, but also the heart that can endure loneliness.

  But Zhao Changhe subconsciously still has a little worry.

  The strong Hu people are basically mobilized at the front line, and there may be fewer in the rear, but it should not be absent. For example, there should be masters stationed in the Temple of Longevity.

  Because of the small number of people, there is no way to run out all over the world to find Yue Hongling's traces, and it is even more difficult to meet by chance, so Yue Hongling should have never met a strong person. But once the whereabouts are determined, it is very likely to fall into a dangerous situation.

   It stands to reason that Yue Hongling should not have thought of this. After the ammunition and food ran out, there was no need to stay here to die. It only took about five days to make a detour back to Yanmen. What made her stay here? Is there any important idea that you want to finish before leaving?

   While thinking, he bought what he needed at the market.

   Medicines, hidden weapons, bows and arrows are easy to talk about. By the way, I picked a good bow for myself, but it was difficult to choose clothes.

There are quite a lot of women's ready-made clothes here, but there are very few middle-earth styles, all of which are grassland and western regions styles. , the bottom is another long skirt. If you bought it for Si Sichuan, maybe she would still wear it, Yue Hongling would be a ghost if he didn't kick him to death.

  The Central Plains style can only be seen occasionally, and only skirts can be seen. It is understandable that if the Hu people want to buy women's clothes from the Central Plains, it is obviously to dress up their own girls. They are all dressed in long skirts or even palace clothes. There is no market for knight-errant clothes here.

  San Niang’s very common Jingchai sarong has a low cut, I don’t know where to buy it, presumably it was made to order? In short, it is not appropriate to ask her to buy it, and Yue Hongling does not accept it either.

   I didn't expect to get stuck on such a trivial matter...

   "I said you don't have working people here?" Zhao Changhe couldn't help asking the owner of the clothes store.

   "Huh? What's that?"

   "It's a woman who does rough work."

"I said you, a native of the Central Plains, don't you have a good brain? This is a trading place outside the Great Wall, and there are not many aborigines. There are two types of women, one is a female slave brought over, and the other is a person with status. Female slaves are Only the beautiful ones are shipped here, not for work, and it’s almost enough to remove the movable type.”

  Zhao Changhe scratched his head, thought for a long time before saying: "Then give me a set of men's clothes, thin ones, should I have them? The height is about as high as mine. Those who want pants, don't wear skirts like that."

The boss threw away a set of white men's clothes. Zhao Changhe felt that the fabric was quite good when he grabbed it, so he stuffed it into the package and asked, "Where is the market for rare items? I didn't see it after shopping around. For example, the ones with special effects." Treasures, antiques, or something no one can identify..."

   "You are in the wrong direction, the other end is the Odd Object Market."

"Thanks."

  Zhao Changhe left with his bag and looked up at the animal farm next to him. This huge arena and slave auction is the core of the entire market, and the leader of Wuwu is the emperor of the land in it.

The major areas of the market are built around this place, and there are also various restaurants and inns around it. Han Wubing now lives near here, so he can observe the situation of this place at a close distance. The best point of entry, each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

  The whole place still looks very high-end and elegant, and there should be many masters in it. Zhao Changhe has always been not very interested in the situation inside, and always feels that it has nothing to do with him.

  Walk around the animal farm and go to the opposite side to see the Odd Objects Market. Zhao Changhe browsed roughly along the way. There are many kinds of antiques, good and bad, but basically they only dare to claim to be the antiquities of this era, and no one dares to brag about the things of the previous era.

   I don’t know if it’s really not there, or I’m afraid that the money will be revealed. Once the things of the last era appear in the world, everyone in the Tianbang will be interested, and it seems unrealistic to sell them in the market...

  Thinking of this, I wonder if I should really look for a chance to enter the animal farm... If there is any strange item auction, it is most likely inside, and I feel that Han Wubing squats here probably because of this. That fellow is a sword idiot. He said that he has no interest and enthusiasm for the battle between Hu and Han. He is definitely not as interested as himself. It is true that this place full of wind and clouds is conducive to his experience and treasure hunting.

   Just thinking about whether to exchange knowledge with Han Wubing, he suddenly saw an acquaintance in front of him.

  ——Batu, who once fought against Zhao Changhe in Yangzhou with Chili, is said to be He Lei's direct descendant, so he should be his nephew, but I don't know if he is his own son.

  Zhao Changhe's heart moved. It is said that the war lion tribe is not having a good time recently. He Lei, the pillar of the tribe, died unexpectedly in Middle Earth, which was a devastating blow to the tribe. The tribe itself is in a mess because of things like inheritance rights, and other tribes are ready to move because of their turmoil, and may even include the Great Khan Timur.

According to Sanniang, the grain of the Qiao family caravan was supposed to be sold to the War Lion tribe, but it was sold to the Wild Wolf tribe halfway through. There is a high probability that the War Lion tribe does not know who cut off the food. This is A very typical epitome.

  According to Cui Yuanyong, there are not many people in the Wild Wolf tribe, and they belong to a weak tribe. Even such a small force dares to bite the War Lion tribe. It can be seen that Batu is really sad now...

  At this moment, Batu was talking to a man in the prairie. He was so excited that he couldn't hear clearly from a distance. Zhao Changhe quietly moved to the nearby antique stall, pretending to pick things up, but actually eavesdropping quietly.

  Batu is waving his arms: "I can give you jewels, but I can't give you that! Otherwise, uncle won't forgive me in Changshengtian!"

The man said: "But you want food. Don't you know that food is extremely scarce at this time, and the sweat is more urgent to tackle key problems because of this, and all the Yanmen who have been defeated will eat when they enter the customs. Women have everything that food and wealth can be expected. Get ready for a cold winter, it's not surprising how many people died of freezing and starving."

   If someone is going to be frozen to death and starved to death, Batu's tribe is the most dangerous one. This person looked like he was presenting the facts and reasoning, but he was actually a blatant threat.

  Batu's voice was very angry: "Hu Lie, my uncle also treated you with great kindness..."

  Hu Lie...Zhao Changhe has seen this name on the list of troubled times, and the list is forty-one.

   There is really a list of people here, and the ranking is not low. Zhao Changhe frowned tightly, could this be related to Yue Hongling?

Hu Lie said lightly: "He Lei is your uncle, but he is also the uncle of your other brothers. Who can others help? I know that you are the closest one. Others don't see it that way. Only I am willing to help you a few times. Divided, you find someone else to try?"

  Batu said: "What's the difference between you and them? They want to swallow my tribe, but you want our treasures!"

  Hu Lie said: "That's different, at least I am really willing to give you food. But they just want to swallow your people and treasures."

   Batu fell silent.

  Although Hu Lie also took advantage of the fire to rob, but his words were also true. Compared to others, Hu Lie was reluctant to help.

  Of course, no one knows whether they will turn their backs when the treasure is in their hands. Even if the food is given first, they can still grab it back.

   Do you want to gamble on Hu Lie's reputation? There seems to be no other way to go.

Seeing that he was silent, Hu Lie looked at the sky: "I have other important things to do when I come to Huangshaji, so I don't have time to chat with you here. You might as well think about it carefully. When I come back from my work in the evening, I'll treat you to a drink and discuss the matter later." .”

  Batu said: "He came to kill Yue Hongling?"

  Hu Lie tapped his head: "Yes, you have met Yue Hongling... Do you want to go with me?"

  Zhao Changhe: "..."

  Batu was silent for a moment, then shook his head: "I'm not in the mood. I'll ask someone else..."

Hu Lie just laughed angrily: "Idiot fool. If you ask a few more people, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave Huangshaji alive! Now it's time for every family to show some face, so it's not good to be sweating openly." It’s all about shooting at you, you don’t want to toast or eat fine wine... No matter, let you run into a wall!”

   After speaking, he walked away.

  Batu remained silent for a while, sitting in the booth with his knees crossed.

  He is actually selling jewelry here!

  Zhao Changhe walked to his booth calmly, picked up a string of bracelets: "How to sell?"

   Batu pointed to the sign next to him wearily: "No money, only food, cattle and sheep."

  Zhao Changhe looked at him for a while, then suddenly said: "How can we exchange food for tens of thousands of people?"

  Batu narrowed his eyes and looked at him: "What do you want to say, Central Plains people."

   "It's not like you haven't done business with people from the Central Plains, have you?"

   "Of course. Do you have a lot of food?"

   "I don't have it, but I know where it is, and it's something you can really eat. How about exchanging news with you?"

  Batu asked: "What news do you want?"

   "They killed Yue Hongling, what is the arrangement?"

  Batu's eyes became sharp, and the tiger stared at Zhao Changhe without blinking.

  Zhao Changhe said indifferently: "Yue Hongling killed the Black Wolf King, and he has no grudges with your War Lion tribe. Do you think her life is more important, or your tribe's food is more important?"

  Batu's eyes dimmed, and he sighed: "You are right. But I don't know their arrangement."

   "Didn't they invite you just now? As long as you participate, you can take me along? How about I be your guard?"

  Batu said: "Where can I get the Central Plains guards?"

   "I'll change your clothes, who can recognize who is there?" Zhao Changhe said impatiently: "Is this the ink-stained grassland lion? Can you say a word!"

  Batu gritted his teeth: "Okay."

  (end of this chapter)