After Yan Liuyuan, Hassan, and the others left, Su Lei, who had stopped in the distance, heaved a sigh of relief. This transaction was too important to him.
Yan Liuyuan was right. He had indeed sold everything he had to gather these goods. He even used a small gold bar he had kept in his collection to exchange for it.
The last gold bar the bandits had was hidden in their waistbands. When their lives were in danger, this gold bar could be used as a life-saving travel allowance.
Of course, only the more successful bandits could afford to hide such a gold bar in their waistbands.
This small gold bar weighed about 50 grams and had been passed down from his grandfather's generation. Su Lei then took it from his father, but he did not expect it would still end up in his hands.
The money he had exchanged for today was the last of Su Lei's belongings. All of it had been exchanged for medicine and ironware. If Yan Liuyuan had not come today, he would have had no choice but to set up a stall in town.
The people in the stronghold did not understand why Su Lei would take such a risk.
But to be honest, Su Lei really felt that the opening of the trade route to the Northwest was an opportunity for everyone. Whether they could seize it or not depended on themselves.
At this moment, Wang Ergou, who was standing next to Su Lei, egged him on. "Bro, I've observed them carefully. These people don't even have a single gun with them. All they use are sabers. We have three crude guns on our side. Although they have more people, there's nothing to be afraid of as long as we have guns. How about it? Let's get rid of them."
This person was a little jealous when he saw the fur hides Yan Liuyuan had brought with him. After all, 90% of the fur hides had been brought back by Yan Liuyuan.
Ninety percent of it was worth nearly a million dollars!
The bandits suddenly fell silent. Su Lei looked at Wang Ergou. "Let's rob them, and then what?"
"This one million yuan is enough for us brothers to not have to worry about food and drink for the rest of our lives. Bro, let's do this," he replied.
Su Lei smiled. "My ambition isn't even enough for a million yuan."
With that, Su Lei led the group south. Their stronghold was on the way from the Central Plains to the Northwest.
On the way back, Su Lei found an opportunity to instruct Cui Qiang, "After we return to the stronghold, find an opportunity to quietly kill Wang Ergou."
Cui Qiang was stunned for a moment and looked at Su Lei. He seemed to be very puzzled by this decision, but in the end, he did not refute it. He just nodded and agreed.
Su Lei glanced at him and said with a smile, "This Wang Ergou is too good at stirring up trouble. The last time he got into a fight with the people from West River Stronghold, it was also because he tried to seduce the second-in-command's wife but failed. If we want to walk the right path in the future, we can't let this kind of person live. "
Perhaps Su Lei could give Wang Ergou some money and let him leave to make a living, but Su Lei was worried that this kind of person would leave resentment in his heart and cause him trouble.
Therefore, it was better to just kill him.
Su Lei was a bandit who lived on the edge of a knife. He appeared very polite in front of Yan Liuyuan, but he never hesitated when it came to killing.
Now that Su Lei wanted to change his identity, someone like Wang Ergou definitely couldn't be allowed to live.
Cui Qiang didn't say anything. He was just a thug. There was no need to think so much. Moreover, he had long disliked Wang Ergou. If he killed him, then so be it.
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It took Yan Liuyuan two days to bring Hassan back to the tribe. The horses were all fast horses, and the horses that had evolved on the grasslands were like the precious horses in the storytellers' stories. When the horses ran, the sweat on their bodies would give off white mist in the cold air.
The first thing Yan Liuyuan did when he returned to the tribe was to trouble his Sister Xiaoyu to cook a small pot of cabbage for him.
Hassan watched dumbfoundedly from the side. He realized that when his master ate the cabbage, his face was brimming with a blissful smile.
"Master, is it really that delicious?" Tsetseg watched from the side. She was Hassan's daughter and would spend most of her time in Yan Liuyuan's tent every day. This was something Hassan had instructed her to do.
However, when Yan Liuyuan was thinking, she wouldn't disturb him. She would accompany Yan Liuyuan in a daze. Although Yan Liuyuan would be in a daze for a long time every time, she didn't feel bored.
Yan Liuyuan looked at Tsetseg with a smile and said, "If you want to eat it, try it."
When Tsetseg heard this, she reached out to grab it. Yan Liuyuan shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Didn't I teach you how to use chopsticks? Come on, eat with chopsticks."
Tsetseg looked reluctant and said, "Master, do you think it's too barbaric for us to eat with our hands?"
Before the Cataclysm, the people of the northern grasslands had already used chopsticks to eat, but after the Cataclysm, it was obvious that for them, having hands was more in line with their own cultural attributes and more convenient.
Yan Liuyuan shook his head and said, "I asked the whole tribe to use chopsticks. Some people may think that I despise you for being barbaric, but the purpose of using chopsticks is actually for cleanliness. You don't know how many germs there are on your hands, and you don't have the habit of washing your hands often. Eating meat with your hands all year round is also one of the reasons why the tribe's children used to die prematurely. "
Tsetseg suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, Bohan's child was sick. He was cured after taking the medicine you brought from the South. It's so magical."
Yan Liuyuan nodded and said, "Although I brought medicine back from the South this time, we still have to be careful, including my rule that no one in the tribe can drink raw water. They have to boil it before drinking it. This is also the reason why."
Tsetseg looked at Yan Liuyuan with a face full of admiration and said, "So there are so many reasons? Master, how do you know so many things? "
In the end, Tsetseg saw that Yan Liuyuan's expression suddenly dimmed and said, "It's all my brother who taught me."
"Do you have a brother?" Tsetseg was like a cheerful bird, but Yan Liuyuan no longer answered her questions. Instead, he told her to go find her mother.
Tsetseg understood that this meant that Yan Liuyuan wanted to be alone for a while.
But when Tsetseg lifted the tent flap, Yan Liuyuan saw some people approaching from afar through the opened flap.
He walked out of the tent and waited quietly. There were many of them, and they were dressed in black. It was obvious they were from the Central Plains.
Hassan asked, "Master, should we stop them?"
"Don't act rashly. Tell everyone to keep quiet. I'll handle them." After saying that, Yan Liuyuan took a deep breath. Actually, he had never dealt with people from the Central Plains before, so he would have to adapt to the situation when it came to handling his relationship with them.
Gradually, the figures in the distance got closer and closer. The other party was on foot and even had a saber hanging from their waists.
Hassan called out all the young and strong men in the tribe and got ready for battle.
But when Yan Liuyuan gradually saw the emblem of a flame on the other party's chest, his pupils constricted.
The nearly 100 people who had come to the Northern Plains were actually from the Pyro Company!
Sister Xiaoyu looked at Yan Liuyuan a little nervously. Yan Liuyuan smiled and said, "Let's ask them why they're here first. At most, we'll just fight them."
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