Zhao Rang was familiar with the map in the small iron box after watching the brother and sister disassemble it several times. After Yuan Kexin finished speaking, while thinking about it, he returned the map to the shape of a small iron box and handed it back to her.
"Brother Zhao Rang?"
Yuan Kexin asked tentatively.
Seeing that Zhao Rang had not spoken for so long, she thought that Zhao Rang did not agree with her plan.
However, Yuan Kexin himself was not sure of the movements of his brother Yuan Mingkong. After all, he only left such a sentence, which was empty and unfounded. The current situation is complicated, and it is difficult for Yuan Kexin to decide how to deal with it.
After this cry, he became even more panicked, and anxious tears almost came out...
"What's wrong?"
"Don't cry!"
When Zhao Rang saw this, he said with concern.
"Brother Zhao, don't you want to go?"
Yuan Kexin said choked with sobs.
Zhao Rang frowned and pondered for a moment. When did he say this?
He was silent just now, just thinking about going to Nachagan Tologai. The mountains are high, the road is long and the water is long, so he must be fully prepared.
Such a long journey requires at least riding a horse, right?
After the three of them entered the city, their horses were tied up at Xiangtengju. After various incidents happened, there was no need to count on these three horses... I had to buy new ones again.
In addition, along the way, we have to pass through the territory of the Hanxing tribe around the royal city. Whether or not there is an inn or restaurant is another matter, but we still need to prepare some dry food and water for emergencies.
As for the fodder that horses eat, there is no need to prepare it specially.
Although the Gobi Desert is desolate, it is not without any grass. There are clusters of tamarisk, Haloxylon ammodendron, and some unknown drought-tolerant weeds that horses can eat.
"I don't disagree!"
Zhao Rang replied, and then told Yuan Kexin what he had just been thinking about.
Hearing what Zhao Rang said, Yuan Kexin sniffed, forced a smile, and said:
"Then let's get ready?"
Zhao Rang nodded and looked at Ye Sanniang.
Ye Sanniang spread her hands, looking indifferent.
Anyway, she had promised to let Zhao Rang and them see the "moon", so Zhao Rang was her boss along the way, and there was nothing wrong with following his arrangements.
"Ye Sanniang, let Kexin pack her bags in the house. Let's buy three horses first, shall we?"
Yuan Kexin is about the same height and height as Ye Sanniang, so she can wear Ye Sanniang's clothes. It doesn’t matter whether it looks good or not, as long as it does its job on the road.
As for Zhao Rang himself, a grown man doesn't have that much care. At most, he can buy himself a new coat after buying the horses.
"When you're out and about, just call me boss lady!"
Ye Sanniang had no objection to Zhao Rang's arrangement, but she just corrected his name for herself.
Dawei merchants from all over the Western Regions all came from Yangguan.
Anyone who has been to Yangguan, even just passing by, must know something about the reputation of 'Ye Sanniang'.
Although Ye Sanniang herself is not afraid of trouble, because her reputation has been like this for a long time, but traveling with Zhao Rang and bringing along a dragster like Yuan Kexin, she still has to be on the safe side. One more thing is worse than one less thing.
"Okay, boss lady!"
Zhao Rang readily agreed to this trivial matter.
"I call you boss!"
"what does this mean?"
Zhao Rang asked rhetorically.
Ye Sanniang smiled slightly and said:
"You started this matter and I agreed. Are you not the boss or something?"
Zhao Rang waved his hands repeatedly and said:
"The boss has to pay and be responsible. I don't have the ability... I don't want to be the boss!"
As soon as these words were spoken, before the landlady said anything, Yuan Kexin rushed to say:
"Brother Zhao, you are the only man among the three of us! Do you have to be responsible? I will also call you boss, and then I will address you as Sister Ye Sanniang, so that others will not be suspicious!"
What Yuan Kexin said was reasonable and well-founded. Zhao Rang had no way to refute, so he could only nod in agreement and said to Yuan Kexin:
"Then I'll be the boss. But as promised, you have to listen to me along the way!"
Yuan Kexin kept nodding.
Zhao Rang could agree to take her all the way to find his brother. In Yuan Kexin's eyes, it was already a great kindness. How could he cause trouble for him again?
"I listen to you too!"
Ye Sanniang watched the excitement and said it was not a big deal and said from the side.
Zhao Rang rolled his eyes at her and said:
"You and I don't care, we can't! We don't dare to! As long as you don't strike up conversations with others, I will burn the incense!"
Ye Sanniang chuckled for a while, and then she and Zhao Rang walked out the door.
If you want to buy a horse, you have to go to the horse market.
The horse market is located at the inn where Zhao let the three of them stay.
Thinking of the appearance of the waiter in the inn, Zhao Rang felt a little blocked... No matter how hard it was, the waiter turned out to be the chief guard of Princess Lanmo!
But how did they know that the three of them would live in this inn? Zhao Rang never thought about this problem.
"Boss, do you overestimate yourself?"
Ye Sanniang had been thinking hard after seeing Zhao Rang leave the door, so she couldn't help but give a verbal reminder.
"What do you mean, boss lady?"
Ye Sanniang said seriously:
"That inn is next to the horse market."
"Almost two-thirds of the Dawei people in Lanmo Kingdom are engaged in the horse trading business. For Lanmo Kingdom, horses can not only bring them huge profits, but also are an important part of their country's foundation. Tool!"
"If you were the Lanmo royal family, wouldn't you have to find a trusted confidant to lurk around the horse market and observe and record it every day?"
When Ye Sanniang said this, Zhao Rang understood immediately!
The captain of the guard was not doing it for the three of them at all, but had been using his identity as a clerk in the inn to find out information about the horse market.
The only thing to blame is our bad luck. We chose such an inn and bumped into it.
Later, they offered rewards and wanted to buy 500 horses in one go!
For such a big move, the captain of the guard disguised as a clerk would of course report it to his master.
Coupled with what happened in the middle of Xiangteng in the afternoon, can Her Highness the Princess match these three people?
"You're right! It's our bad luck!"
Zhao Rang sighed and looked at the sky.
There wasn't even a cloud in the sky, it was unobstructed and unobstructed, just like his current situation.
Ye Sanniang comforted her:
"You can't say that. At least you met Her Royal Highness once. Don't you know a lot of things?"
“Even if it’s a mixture of truth and falsehood, it still helps!”
Zhao Rang laughed and said:
"The boss lady is quite good at comforting people!"
Ye Sanniang said nonchalantly:
"Sister, I own a wine shop and inn, and all I eat is this bowl of rice brought to me by the welcome guests. How can I say the wrong thing?"
Zhao Rang was full of curses in his heart... Of course she wouldn't have said the wrong thing, because those who said she didn't like to be obedient would have already turned into ashes, right?
While chatting, the two of them walked to Mashikou.
Logically speaking, it was still early in the morning and many stalls should not be open for business yet. Today was unusual. Many people had already lined up in a long queue, filling the horse market with water. Among them were people from Dawei and people from the Western Regions.
Zhao Rang frowned and said to himself:
"Why, is the horse free of charge today?!"
This was heard by an old man next to him, who took over the conversation and said:
"Isn't it just free? The price starts at one tael of silver, and the most expensive ones are no more than ten taels. They are all well-bred war horses produced by the Gongchen tribe and the Lukqin grassland!"
"Little brother, tell me, what's the difference between this price and the free one?"
Zhao Rang was shocked after hearing this.
The price is no longer not cheap, but it’s so bad that you have to sell your wife and pony up your pants!
Zhao Rang was ready to inquire more with the enthusiastic old man, but was pulled to the back of the team by Ye Sanniang.
"Don't you understand why?"
Zhao Rang thought for a while and suddenly realized!
"It's that big horse dealer!"
Ye Sanniang nodded.
As early as when Zhao Rang and Yuan Mingkong planned to see the horse dealer in the inn, he said he was ready to leave.
Because he has been targeted by the people in Yanyu Pavilion, his life is in danger at any time. In addition, the fourth prince Anzuo has issued a ban on his tribe. No matter how many times these horse dealers increase the price, they can no longer sell another war horse from their tribe!
With no way to make money, you can only run away!
Before running away, sell what is left in your hands quickly at the cheapest price, and make back as much as you can. This is a common method for all businessmen.
But now I have to add a little more.
That was because of Ye Sanniang's action last night, the horse dealer knew that his creditor had come after him.
No matter how much you lose if you make a cheap move, at least your life is still there!
If he fell into Ye Sanniang's hands, it would really be worse than death!
"Let's rush in and dig him out, shall we? At least squeeze out all the money he needs to escape. A little bit is better than nothing!"
Ye Sanniang shook her head and said:
"You don't understand these businessmen. They are most afraid of death! Do you think he will still be here, looking at how much the remaining property can be sold for?"
"He must have left last night when he noticed my move! He took all the valuables with him, and the rest that couldn't be taken away, he just gave them to the clerks and asked them to sell them for as many cents as they wanted, as severance pay!"
Zhao Rang really didn't know much about the ways of doing business. He didn't expect that there was such an operation. He just didn't want anything and didn't care about anything! He really became a "hands-off shopkeeper"!
"Okay, then let's wait in line honestly."
"Anyway, he sold the good horses cheaply, which is a good thing for people like us who really want to buy horses!"
Ye Sanniang snorted coldly and said nothing.
Although it was easy for Ye Sanniang to say it, she was definitely not happy in her heart!
The people queuing up and the horses waiting to be sold, whether it was one tael of silver or ten taels of silver, all contained her money. Seeing people just dividing their money without taking it seriously will make no one feel comfortable... Besides, she, Ye Sanniang, has not suffered a loss for a long time. The sparrow blinked!
Zhao Rang originally wanted to say something to reassure him, but he was afraid that he would miss the point and end up being self-defeating. Just look around to see if there is anything new.
