Chapter 29 Footwear

Yan Feiyan straightened up, shook her two muddy hands, raised her arms to wipe the sweat on her forehead, and supported her sore waist with one hand. Looking at the rows of green seedlings in front of her, she couldn't help blooming from her lips.

Sun Shao gave her this good platform and gave her thousands of cattle and new agricultural tools in advance. In just half a month, the men, women and children of Baihuzhai went to fight together. After the hard work of the stars and the moon, more than 2,000 mu of land were finally completed. In order to rob the farmer, she, the owner of the village, also came to transplant seedlings. If she didn't try, she didn't know that this transplanting work was really not easy. She only did it for more than an hour, and her waist seemed to be unable to straighten up.

Look at the progress. She is the slowest. Even the limping father Mu is faster than her, and the sharp Mu Zhiqiu's performance is twice that of hers.

"Miss, are you tired?" Mu Zhiqiu finished inserting the seedlings in his hand. Seeing Yan Feiyan's tired look, he smiled and said, "Go to the sip of water first, and come back after a break."

Yan Feiyan really wanted to rest for a while, but she looked at the people who were still working hard and was a little embarrassed.

"Miss, don't look at it. It's the first time to do it. It won't last long." Mu Zhiqiu threw away the seedlings, washed his hands in the field, and then strode over, pulled Yan Feiyan and said, "Let's go, I'm going to rest for a while. Oh, hey, my old waist..."

Yan Feiyan was amused by her exaggerated appearance and joked, "Why are you like that annoying King Yue now?

Mu Zhiqiu raised her eyebrows and said, "Do you have it? How can I be like that bad guy?

"This action is also like." Yan Feiyan giggled. Mu Zhiqiu was also happy. He touched his upturned nose and sighed: "Those who are close to the red are red, and those who are close to the ink are black. It's all because I followed the young lady and often saw that bad guy, so I learned badly."

"You have learned badly by yourself. Why do you involve me?" Yan Feiyan glanced at her, raised her arm, and wiped off a mud spot on Mu Zhiqiu's nose with her sleeve. The two walked to the ridge of the field together. Mu Zhiqiu picked up a pottery pot and poured two bowls of water, handed a bowl to Yan Feiyan. He picked up a bowl by himself, went to Mu's father again, fed him a drink, and then poured half a bowl for himself and drank slowly.

Looking at the light green paddy field in front of him, Mu Zhiqiu smiled and said, "Miss, there will definitely be a bumper harvest this year, and you don't have to worry about food in winter."

"Not necessarily." Yan Feiyan sighed.

"Why not necessarily?" Mu Zhiqiu smiled and said, "Although the land we opened is such a piece, it is enough to feed the people in our stockade."

"You only think about the people in the stockade, but you still owe them a lot of money?" Yan Feiyan pointed to the ploughing cattle that were plowing the field and said, "These cows and these ploughs are free of charge? If the weather is smooth this year, we can still have some food left for the winter. If God doesn't take care of it, I'm afraid it's not enough.

The smile on Mu Zhiqiu's face faded. After a while, he said, "I knew that he was not kind. He gave us the cow and plow credit for no reason. It turned out that it was to collect rent."

"Without these cows and ploughs, can we make so much land?" Yan Feiyan smiled helplessly and said, "I gritted my teeth today and paid back the credit. It will be easier next year."

"Well, if you don't have to pay off the debt next year, it will be much easier." Mu Zhiqiu nodded as if he were making a wish.

"I'm not worried about the debt." Yan Feiyan subconsciously looked east. It was Jingua Mountain in the distance. Jingua Mountain is very busy now, and Sun Shao is building a city. Although Yan Feiyan couldn't see anything, she always felt that the shapeless King of Yue must be patrolling his territory again.

"It's not a debt, what is that?" Mu Zhiqiu asked puzzledly, and Xing's eyes were wide open.

"It's a barbarian." Yan Feiyan stagnated for a moment: "We have got such a good piece of land. The Yi people will be jealous, and they will come to grab it."

"How dare he?!" Mu Zhiqiu jumped up, patted his chest and shouted, "Does he dare to rob us? Look, I won't hack him to death.

"How many strong men are there in the stockade?" Yan Feiyan looked up at Mu Zhiqiu, who was full of righteous indignation, and said angrily and funnyly, "Do you know that we owe him a lot of money just to treat those wounded?"

Mu Zhiqiu was dumbfounded. He was stunned for a while, and then sat down in frustration. He picked up a piece of earth pimple angrily and threw it into the field, as if the paddy field was Sun Shao: "He is also too dark. How many buckets of grain did he use with a stone of alcohol? It was sold at a sky-high price of 5,000 yuan.

"Can you do it?" Yan Feiyan asked, "If you can do it, we will do it ourselves. You don't have to buy it from him."

"If I can do it, will I wait until now?" Mu Zhiqiu pouted depressedly: "It's him who is too shameless. Even if we go to Dongye to buy it ourselves, we don't need so much money."

"You bought wine, not alcohol." Yan Feiyan corrected, "Wine and alcohol seem to be the same thing, but they are actually two different things. Don't you see it?"

Mu Zhiqiu didn't say anything. Of course, she can see that in the past, they used the wine bought from Dongye to heal their wounds, and the effect was a little better than salt water, so everyone liked to use it, and they didn't feel any difference. Now they bought alcohol from Sun Shao, which is several times more effective than the wine they bought themselves. Except for a few seriously injured people in the stockade, they were not saved. Most of the other people recovered, and even Lei Zi, who was the most seriously injured, broke through the life-and-death barrier, which made them greatly relieved. Of course, there is also the credit for the medicine given to them by Sun Shaoxun, but it is undeniable that the effect of this alcohol is indeed much better than that of alcohol.

Things are good, but they are too expensive. Dongye's wine is 100 yuan per bucket, that is, 1,000 yuan per stone. With the cost of going back and forth, a stone of wine is about 2,000 yuan, but Sun Shao asked for 5,000 yuan for one stone of alcohol, and said that it was cheaper for them. It was simply shameless. For this reason, Mu Zhiqiu was so angry that he secretly took out the portrait and stabbed it several times.

When they are angry, they have no place to buy this kind of alcohol, so they can only be blackmailed by Sun Shao.

Mu Zhiqiu did not calculate the account carefully, but such an estimate, Yan Feiyan's words were not false. He owed a little here and a little there. In the end, most of the two thousand mu of land were planted for Sun Shao. What's more serious is that those barbarians don't know this. They only see that Baihuzhai is rich. At that time, they will definitely come or borrow or rob it. In short, they will take some money.

"Well... we were attacked by the Yi people. Doesn't he care?"

"He doesn't care." Yan Feiyan's face turned gloomy and said hatefully, "He said that we were just neighbors, and we didn't submit to him. We were not his people, so he didn't care."

Yan Feiyan was ready to bow to Sun Shao at the beginning. After all, Sun Shao's soldiers suppressed the situation. With the strength of Baihuzhai for the rest of her life after the robbery, it was impossible to stop it, but she suppressed this idea from the bottom of her heart. Although Sun Shao used this good place to relieve her enmity with her, how could she easily turn to her enemies - even Was it the former enemy who bowed his head? To her surprise, Sun Shao did not ask her to submit. He showed an extremely tolerant side. He agreed with the existence of Baihuzhai's reading power and did not need to submit to him. Yan Feiyan was grateful at the beginning, but now she found that this is not necessarily a good thing. Sun Shao said that since I am not a minister, I have no obligation to protect you. When the Yi people come, I can help, but there is a price to help. Yan Feiyan doesn't have to think about it. This price must be something she can't imagine.

Speaking of which, he still wanted to force Baihuzhai to surrender to him and become her people, just in a different way.

Yan Feiyan originally held the mentality of procrastinating day by day, but looking at the happy hard work of the whole village, and in the end, it may be an empty time, she still gritted her teeth with hatred. In the dream, she didn't know how many times she strangled Sun Shao's neck, but what frustrated her was that even in the dream, Sun Shao seemed to be unable to kill him. No matter how hard she tried, Sun Shao's annior's face still shook in front of her, full of the abomination of the villain's ambition.

"Humph!" Yan Feiyan angrily poured the water in the bowl into the field, and the mirror-like water suddenly twisted. In a trance, it seemed that Sun Shao's smiling face flashed in it again. Yan Feiyan became more and more angry. She raised her muddy feet and stepped on the water vigorously, splashing mud. Mu Zhiqiu was caught off guard and jumped up and shouted dissatisfiedly, "Miss, you stained my new shoulder. This is what my sister Bai gave me."

"Simier Bai, sister Bai, I just gave you a beautiful dress, and you forgot that she used to be a anniper?" Yan Feiyan glanced at her, but found that Bai was standing in the distance with a smile. She just heard her words clearly. She couldn't help but be embarrassed. She wanted to explain, but she was embarrassed, so she had to turn her head and pretend to be unhappy.

"Lord, are you still hating me?" Bai Yu slowly came over and looked at the busy people in the field. At a glance, he found Mu's father, and shouted loudly, "Dad! Dad!"

Father Mu looked up and said with a smile, "It's Bai Jun. What's the matter? Why did you come here?"

"Your Majesty, please discuss with the village owner."

"That's right." Father Mu turned his head to look at the rest of the field behind him, and hesitated for a moment: "Can I finish these steps?"

"All right." Bai Yu smiled and took off the knife in his waist, bent down to take off his boots and snow-white footwear, rolled up his trousers, strode to Mu's father, grabbed the seedlings in his hand, and smiled, "Dad, go up and rest. I'll do it."

"Oh, how does this make you a captain now?" Mu's father quickly stretched out his hand to grab the seedlings.

"What lieutenant, I'm a personal guard beside the fifth general." Bai giggling and said, "Let me do it. It's not that I haven't done it."

Mu's father smiled and didn't insist any more. Mu Zhiqiu came over, helped Mu's father back to the field, helped him wash his feet in the water, and put on straw shoes. After such a while, Bai Yu had finished inserting the seedlings more than a dozen steps away, strode back, washed his feet quickly, and put on his footwear and boots. Mu Zhiqiu glanced at her pair of foot clothes embroidered with a small flower with envy: "Sir sister, your foot clothes are silk, right? It's so beautiful."

Bai Yu took a look and said with a smile, "It's the ice buns of Linzi."

"Ice? Isn't it cool, otherwise you can't wear war boots. Mu Zhiqiu's eyes flashed and asked curiously.

"Do you know when you touch it?" Bai Yu stretched out his foot. Mu Zhiqiu glanced at her, quickly wiped her hand on her body, and then touched it carefully. The smooth hand felt cool, as delicate as the baby's skin. She couldn't help screaming: "Really, miss, you touch it. It's really cool and slippery."

"What is the identity of Captain Bai?" Yan Feiyan gave a cold look, got up and left. Disdainful words came from afar: "Aqiu, don't look at it. You can't afford it."

"Is this expensive?" Mu Zhiqiu didn't wait for Bai Yu to answer, and said affirmatively, "It must be very expensive. It's shipped from Linzi so far away. You can't buy it without 300 yuan." Before she finished speaking, her face turned red, because she didn't know where Linzi was at all. At the same time, she also felt that the 300 yuan was probably guessed low, although for her, it was already sky-high.

"Five hundred and thirty yuan." Bai Yu said disapprovingly, "This is a new product in Linzi. The first batch is only 200 pieces. The Qingzhou herdsman specially gave it to the king. The king rewarded me two pairs, and the fifth general rewarded me with two pairs. If you like it, I will give you a pair, and another pair to the village owner. Just say that I sold it to you, otherwise she will definitely not accept it.

When Mu Zhiqiu heard that it was the king of Yue who appreciated cypress, he immediately remembered that Bai annihi's credit was to annihiretion. His face just sank, and when he heard that he heard that he wanted to give her a pair, he suddenly turned into anger and said shyly, "How can I receive such a precious gift? You'd better keep it yourself."

"It's okay." Bai Yu put his arms around Mu Zhiqiu's shoulder and said with a soft smile, "We are good sisters. If we have something good, we should share it."

Mu Zhiqiu not only felt that he had no merit, but also really liked the pair of ice clothes, so he muttered, "You are fine. Now there are many rewards. We owe a lot of money to your king in our stockade, and I don't know if we can pay it back at that time."

"Who did you hear that?" Bai Yu smiled and looked around: "Tell the owner of the village to reassure her that the king will not force her to be desperate. If there is still a problem this year, can you apply for partial return in batches? Isn't it much easier to return it in three years?"

"Is this okay?" Mu Zhiqiu was stunned.

"Of course." Bai Yu smiled and said, "Where does the king lack your money? He was afraid that there would be too many benefits to the stockade, and others would misunderstand.

"What's the misunderstanding?" Mu Zhiqiu looked at Bai Yu blankly.

Bai Yu didn't answer her immediately. He turned his eyes and smiled, "I'll give you two pairs of clothes. You are suspicious. If the king suddenly sends so many ploughing cattle and iron ploughs to the stockade, do you still dare to accept them?"

Mu Zhiqiu nodded with enlightenment: "That's true. If you have nothing to do, you will be annihilated or thieve." When the words came out, she suddenly remembered that Bai Yu was not from Baihuzhai now, but the personal guard of Sun Shangxiang, the fifth general of King Yue's aunt. It was very inappropriate to say this in front of her. She quickly covered her mouth and looked at Bai Yu with a guilty heart. Bai Yu didn't think so, but just smiled quietly.

After catching up with Yan Feiyan and Mu's father, they greeted each other with Guan Chao who came to greet each other. The group of people rode horses to Jingua Mountain. There were no horses in Taiwan. These horses were brought by Sun Shao. Mu Zhiqiu rode on horseback and felt very fresh and arrogant. The envious eyes of the people next to her made her very enjoyable.

The hoof sound is special. After walking for half an hour, I came to the foot of Jingua Mountain. The appearance of Jingua Mountain has changed. After simple treatment, the original mountain road became a market. Merchants set up simple shelves on the roadside. Some directly spread a piece of cloth on the ground, put all kinds of goods on the cloth, and shouted loudly, attracting the attention of pedestrians. Most of the people who come to buy things are nearby. They carry their own mountain goods on their backs and look at them as they walk. When they see what they like, they stop to negotiate the price. They simply use their fingers. If it is complicated, they have to call an interpreter. Those who can speak a few words in the white tiger village are unwilling to work in the village. They do a day's of translation here. You can get more than 100 yuan of income, which is much faster than making money by farming.

Mu Zhiqiu sat condescendingly on the horse. She could see clearly the goods in the stall and tent next to her, and she felt fresh, but when she touched the empty pocket, she could only sigh secretly. In desperation, she had no choice but to have a good time. Suddenly, her eyes were attracted by a pair of foot clothes. She pulled Yan Feiyan next to her and shouted in surprise, "Miss, look, Bingwan!"

Yan Feiyan turned her head and looked at it. Sure enough, it was a pair of iced foot clothes like the foot clothes that Bai Yu had just worn. She took a look at Mu Zhiqiu, who had small stars in her eyes. Suddenly, she strangled the reins and jumped off the horse. She stepped in front of the tent in three steps and two steps. She pointed to the pair of feet that were hung in the middle and said, "The shopkeeper, look. This."

The round-faced shopkeeper, who was talking about business with a black and thin Yiren, hurried over and smiled first: "Yanzhai mainly looks at this?"

"Hmm." Yan Feiyan nodded. Although she was a little surprised that the shopkeeper knew her, she didn't make any unexpected look.

The shopkeeper quickly took off the cage hanging on the pole, opened a frame, carefully took out the pair of foot clothes, and held it in front of Yan Feiyan with both hands. Yan Feiyan didn't pick it up. She pointed to the frame in surprise. Originally, she thought it was an empty shelf, but now she knew that it was a box of two transparent crystals, but the crystal was so pure that she didn't notice it.

When the shopkeeper holding his foot clothes saw Yan Feiyan in a daze, he whispered, "Master Yanzhai?"

"You...you use such a precious crystal to install this?" Yan Feiyan felt that this was a little fuss. These businessmen really didn't hesitate to spend a lot of time.

The shopkeeper did not correct her. This is glass, not crystal, but she thinks that crystal is better. The purpose of doing so is to make people feel that this pair of foot clothes is precious. He nodded with a smile and sent it to Yan Feiyan with his feet in his hands. Yan Feiyan took it over and looked at it carefully. Lie said that the cool feeling on these feet was really irresistible.

"How much is it?" Yan Feiyan asked. She carried a piece of horseshoe gold on her body, and she thought she could buy this pair of foot clothes, so that Mu Zhiqiu would not forget Bai Yu's annihilaration experience for a pair of foot clothes.

"One thousand." The shopkeeper smiled even more sweetly and raised a finger.

"One thousand?" Yan Feiyan sneered: "You don't understand, do you? This pair of foot clothes is only four or five hundred yuan.

The shopkeeper's face did not change. He looked at the smiling Bai Hui behind Yan Feiyan and said, "Master Yanzhai is right. This pair of foot clothes can indeed be sold for 550 yuan, but you have to have the badge on this man's body."

Yan Feiyan turned around and took a look. There was a badge on Bai Yu's left chest, indicating that she was a lieutenant under the fifth general. Naturally, she didn't have this, so she said dissatisfiedly, "Do different people have different prices?" How can your shopkeeper do business like this?

"Master Yanzhai, I'm not the only one doing this. You can ask. Whether you sell this foot clothes or not, as long as it is a businessman from Yueguo, it depends on people's bids. It's the same price for me to buy it. Either I'm a Chinese or another price. These pairs of clothes, I think that Baihuzhai and our Yue are allies, and you are the owner of Yanzhai, only paid 1,000 yuan for other Yi people. Hey hey hey, if you are less than 2,000 yuan, no one can sell it to you.

Yan Feiyan was confused by him, but she smiled so sincerely and didn't know what to say. She said angrily, "One thousand is one thousand. I'll buy it." With that, he took out the piece of horseshoe gold from his purse and handed it over.

"It can't be sold now." Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper did not pick up the gold. Instead, he shook his head, put away his foot clothes, and carefully put them in the frame and hung them again. If you are willing to buy it, you can pay a deposit of 500 yuan first, and I will bring it to you next time. This pair is a sample, which can only be seen and cannot be sold.

Yan Feiyan was really angry. She stared: "If you don't sell it, I'll ask someone else to buy it." It's just a pair of foot clothes. You think it's a rare treasure.

The shopkeeper is not impatient, and he smiles more and more kindly: "It's not a rare treasure, but this kind of foot clothing does not exceed five pairs in Yizhou at present, which are all used as samples. Not to mention a thousand yuan, even a gold, no one will sell it to you."

"Five pairs?" Yan Feiyan was stunned. Bai Wei had three pairs of captain. How could the whole Yizhou not have five pairs? By the way, he should refer to the market. Bai Yu was appreciated by Sun Shao and Sun Shangxiang, not counting the quantity in the market. She looked back at Bai Yu, stopped talking, got back on the horse angrily, and left with rein.

He got on Sun Shao's boat and walked into the flying house. Sun Shao was sitting in a group with Cui Qian, Chen Hai and others, drinking tea and gossiping. Chen Hai chewed a betel nut in his mouth and ate a pair of snow-white and neat teeth red. It looked like a big mouth of a blood plate. As soon as he saw Yan Feiyan and others coming in, he grinned and scared Mu Zhiqiu behind him and hid back.

"What's wrong with Lord Yanzhai?" Seeing Yan Feiyan's resentful face, Sun Shao couldn't help asking curiously, "Who provoked you?"

Bai Yu smiled and hurried over to explain. Sun Shao laughed and rubbed his hands awkwardly: "This is the rule I set. I can't blame the shopkeeper. This... There is something different inside and outside. Of course, it's cheaper to sell it to your own people."

(to be continued)