In the windy and snowy winter months, the vast grassland is covered with white snow.
The weather was so cold that the breath turned to ice.
Along with the arrival of the snowstorm, there were wanted notices across the territory, posted in various tribes, large and small.
Spies from the Central Plains infiltrated the Xiongnu. The Khan ordered each tribe to investigate the past strangers and arrest them immediately if they were suspicious.
In Yicheng in the north of the Xiongnu, three notices were posted in front of the city gate.
Several people, all wrapped up tightly, stopped in front of the notice.
"It's another weird word. I barely know the word 'six', but I can't read the rest!" The weather was too cold, so Wheat Sui wrapped himself up like a brown bear, with only two fierce eyes exposed under his scarf. It's annoying.
Tian Bao folded his arms and was dressed similarly to Wheat Sui. He only commented on the notice in one sentence, "The Huns' painters are not very good at painting."
The poisonous old man was the most angry, "Six portraits, let alone the dissimilar faces, the old man's hair is the easiest to draw, right? What the hell is this painting? It looks like the old man has a piece of shit on his head!"
Damn him!
Bai Yu and Su Wu were laughing so much that they hugged each other and stood supporting each other.
Bai Xiaofeng pulled down the obstruction on her face, raised her thin lips, and turned around leisurely, "Let's go into the city and have a look. Yicheng is a famous slave city of the Xiongnu. There are slaves captured from all over the country. There are no strangers here." It’s glaring, and the city’s regulations are loose. Let’s stay here for a few days to recuperate.”
After the wanted order was issued, several of them fought hard with the Huns' pursuers. They fought all the way and didn't even have time to breathe.
No matter how talented you are, you will get tired.
Especially now that it is very cold, and we are living in an unfamiliar area, and the food is not adapted to the climate and region. It is really annoying.
"The title of the Wolf of the Xiongnu Steppe is well-deserved. The people are all good at equestrian skills, brave and warlike. If we were any weaker, we would not be able to reach Yicheng." After being kicked hard by the old man Du, Bai Yu and Su Wu could not hold back their laughter. "Find a place to rest here for a few days. We have to re-discuss the strategy."
After a pause, he sighed to the sky, "I never want to be chased by a hunting dog again."
Su Wu, "Hahahaha!"
Almost every household among the Huns kept hunting dogs, which were used to guard their flocks and also to scent and chase enemies.
Pets follow their owners and are just as tough and aggressive.
Along the way, the most tiring thing for them was not only being chased by people, but also being chased and bitten by elusive hunting dogs.
After running around for so many years, they have encountered countless ups and downs. This is the most embarrassing time for them.
Tianbao took the wheat ears and followed them through the snow.
Snow grains crunched under the leather boots.
She raised her eyes and looked into the depths of Yicheng, with a cold smile on her lips, "The city of slaves... Chile drove us here deliberately, just to see what tricks he has set up in the city."
"Leave it to grandpa to explore the road! I'm the best at it!" The old man immediately rubbed his hands with excitement, his eyes shining.
Grandpa is also very good at finding out where to find the road. Give him two days and he will find out which house in the city is rich and has the best products!
Wheat Sui never misses any opportunity to become famous, "Grandpa Du, you must take me with you!"
"Okay, but you can't hold Grandpa back, or I won't take you with me next time!"
"You stinky old man, I've never let anyone down with my skills!"
"snort!"
"Hmph!"
Yicheng is one of the largest cities in the western Xiongnu. Standing at the city gate, you can hear the hustle and bustle coming from all over the city, making it very lively.
But behind this excitement there is a depressing sadness and despair.
Lively, but lifeless.
The liveliest thing is the high-ranking people, who make up one-tenth of the city's population.
The miserable and desperate ones are the slaves who are treated as pigs and dogs, accounting for nine out of ten of the population.
A long street covered with snow, with messy footprints on the snow.
As Tianbao and others walked deeper into the city, they could see shackled people with ragged clothes and unkempt faces.
Groups of people, lined up in rows, were strung together with long iron chains, either barefoot or wearing badly worn shoes, walking slowly and heavily on the snow.
The slaves were surrounded by stewards who were responsible for guarding them. They were whipping with whips and scolding loudly, as if they were driving away the animals.
But the ordinary people in the city are nothing unusual about this and are accustomed to it.
The group checked into an inn at the corner of the street.
Seeing a few people neatly dressed and wearing expensive thick fur coats, even if they were so tightly wrapped that their faces could not be seen, they could still guess whether they were rich or noble. The waiter in the shop greeted them enthusiastically, with a smile on his face, "These guests are staying here." A shop? There are good guest rooms upstairs, how many are there?"
Bai Yu threw a silver ingot over and spoke fluently in bird language, "%...￥%&￥#..."
The waiter in the shop was holding the silver ingot, his eyes blank, "???"
Can't understand.
Bai Yu looked him up and down, with an expression of displeasure on his face, and repeated in broken Xiongnu dialect, "Four upper chambers, if you serve them well, you will be rewarded heavily. I'm here to do business, so I'm not short of money! Merchants from Yicheng City Covering all over the world, you can't even speak a few foreign words when you open an inn. No wonder the business is deserted! If other inns are not full, I will leave now! "
Waiter, "..."
Dare not refute.
He has been working in the inn for many years, and he can speak both foreign and Chinese languages, but he has never heard the language of the country that the man in front of him just spoke.
I don’t know if I came from some small place I’ve never heard of.
But people are generous.
The one who gives the money is the master.
"Yes, it's my fault that I didn't greet you well. Please be considerate! I will take you to the guest room right now! Although our store is small, the environment is not bad. The upper room is clean and tidy, and you can eat in the lobby when you go downstairs. The chef's cooking skills are among the best on this street! You will definitely not regret staying with us!" The waiter made an invitation with a smile on his face.
Bai Yu put his hands on his back, raised his chin slightly and squinted from the corner of his eyes, then slowly led the people upstairs.
The rich second generation ancestor performed in his true style.
The waiter followed closely behind. In order to please the distinguished guests, he said casually, "You guys came to Yicheng to do business and want to buy slaves for fun, right? You look like it's your first time here. If you have anything you want to know, please feel free to ask. Find me!"
"If you don't buy slaves, what are you doing here in this poor place? Waiter, it sounds like you are very familiar with the city. Tell us about it."
"Okay! Let me tell you a little bit!" The customer's tone was condescending, but the waiter didn't take it seriously and kept smiling.
In this slave city that specializes in buying and selling slaves for fun, there are so many different kinds of people, and there is never the most arrogant one, only more arrogant ones.
No matter "most" or "more", ordinary people cannot afford to offend them.
