"No problem." Teng Qingshan replied.
Teng Yunlong hastily reminded, "Prepare some wild beast pelts to wrap around the Frost Jade Saber. Hunters will go into the city to sell the beast pelts. This shouldn't attract the attention of the bandits." Teng Yunlong attached great importance to this business. After all, it involved a large amount of silver.
Perhaps it was only a drop in the ocean for the salt merchants, but for Teng Jia Village, it was the entire village's strength.
"Grandfather, don't worry. I will kill whoever dares to touch the Frost Jade Sabers." Teng Qingshan said.
"Good!" Teng Yunlong smiled and patted Teng Qingshan's shoulder. He then stood up and said, "Okay, I have to go with your father. You can go back first. Later, tell your mother to bring lunch to your father. "
"Okay."
Teng Qingshan glanced at his father, who was focused on forging weapons. He then turned around and walked out of the weapon shop.
*****
The next morning, the sky was still dark. Most people in Teng Jia Village had not woken up yet. The members of the hunting squad, the chief of Teng Jia Village, the spear master, and some other important members gathered outside the weapon shop.
"Bundle 10 Frost Jade Sabers into 18 bundles. The last bundle has 12 Frost Jade Sabers!" Teng Yongfan commanded from the side, "Qingshan, all of you use the furs of wild beasts to wrap each bundle of Frost Jade Sabers, then put them into a cloth bag. Make sure that they don't look like weapons from the outside! "
The members of the hunting squad carefully wrapped the sabers.
He took out a large amount of furs and skins that he had obtained from hunting wild beasts in the past. In a short while, all 182 Frost Jade Sabers were packed.
"Yongfan, Qingshan." Teng Yunlong walked over and looked at the two. "You must be careful on the road! Don't let anything go wrong! "
"Yes, grandfather." Teng Qingshan smiled.
Teng Yongfan also said, "Master, just wait for the silver we bring back."
"Qingshan, let's go!" Teng Qingshan said. Teng Qingshan immediately gave an order. The members of the Hunter Squad held sharp spears and some of them carried bows and arrows on their backs. The group of people then left. Teng Yunlong, Teng Yongxiang, and the other clansmen watched this scene from afar. They could only hope that their journey would be smooth.
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After walking for an hour, the sky was completely bright.
On the wide road, the hunters of Teng Jia Village vigilantly paid attention to their surroundings as they advanced with large strides.
"Dad, look." Teng Qingshan pointed to the front. There were corpses on the side of the road in the distance. "Everyone, be careful." Teng Yongfan shouted in a low voice. At the same time, the group of people continued to move forward carefully. As they got closer, everyone could see clearly that there were a total of 12 corpses, all of them were men.
The dried bloodstains had already turned black. These twelve people had long been robbed clean.
"They were robbed. Looking at the corpses, it must have happened last night." Teng Yongfan glanced at the corpses. "Alright, stop looking. Let's keep going."
Teng Qingshan asked as he walked, "Father, no one collected their bodies?"
"Of course someone collected the corpses! So many people die in this world every day. No one collected the corpses and burned them, causing a plague. " Teng Yongfan looked at the corpses, but his emotions didn't change at all. He smiled faintly and said, "This place belongs to a village. When the people of that village come out to farm and discover this, they will naturally collect the corpses."
Teng Qingshan frowned and said, "Bandits are so rampant. We won't meet any bandits on the way, right?"
"Qingshan." A middle-aged man beside him smiled and said, "When bandits kill, they also look at the target. If the target is small in number and rich, of course they will rob! If the target is large in number and has a large amount of gold and silver, they will probably join forces and rob. But for poor hunters like us, we can see that they don't have much money. Moreover, to kill hunters like us, they will kill more of them. It's not worth it. They won't do it! "
Teng Qingshan secretly nodded.
Bandits would also calculate whether it was worth it or not. Poor hunters with little gold and silver were extremely difficult to deal with. Bandits would rarely provoke them.
"Let's go quickly. It's better to enter the city as soon as possible." Teng Yongfan said.
As they moved forward, they could gradually see people working on the fields on both sides of the road.
Teng Jia Village wasn't too far from Yi City, but it wasn't too close either. If one relied on two legs, it would normally take about four hours to arrive.
Outside the city gate of Yi City, a team of hunters wearing animal skins appeared. It was Teng Qingshan and his group. They set off before the sky was bright. Now, the sky and the earth were already bright, and Teng Qingshan and his group finally arrived at Yi City. Fortunately, they didn't encounter any bandits along the way.
"We're finally here!" A smile appeared on Teng Qingshan's face. This was his first time entering the city.
Because the world was too chaotic, the children in the village didn't have the opportunity to enter the city.
"Two copper coins per person." The guard at the city gate said lazily. The entrance fee was also collected according to the person. For hunters like these, who were barbaric and poor, the guards were too lazy to bother them. They would only collect the lowest entrance fee.
After paying sixty-two copper coins, Teng Qingshan and his group finally entered the city.
"Haha, the city is still lively." Teng Qinghu's eyes lit up. "Qingshan, look at how many people are on the street. There are vendors on both sides of the street, and you can't see the end of them! Tsk tsk, when did we see so many vendors in our village? There are so many fun things to do. "
Teng Qingshan also felt the prosperity here. The hawkers were shouting, and some inns and restaurants were trying to attract customers. It was bustling with activity.
"Hey, in the city, don't fight unless it's necessary." Teng Yongfan reminded, "Even if you encounter some bastards, you must fight. Remember, don't kill anyone! It's fine if you kill people outside the city, but if you kill people inside the city, if you run a little slower and get caught, you'll end up in jail. That's the end of your life. "
Everyone understood that the power of the government was only in charge of inside the city. As for outside the city, no matter how rampant the bandits were, the high and mighty Lord of the City couldn't be bothered to deal with them. There weren't enough people to deal with them.
"This time, don't run around. After we sell the goods, we'll walk around a bit and then go back. Do you understand?" Teng Yongfan said.
"Understood." The clansmen all nodded.
Usually, when they came to Yi City, they would have fun. After all, it was rare for them to enter the city. For example, they would go to the casino and play a few rounds. However, the amount of gold and silver involved in this delivery was too great. Everyone didn't dare to let their guard down.
*****
In a quiet and spacious street, there were very few people coming and going. Teng Qingshan and his group were walking on this street.
Beside him, Teng Qinghu smiled and said, "Qingshan, don't be fooled by the small number of people here. At night, this is the most bustling place in the whole of Yi City. Look, that three-story building. Do you know what kind of place it is? Haha, you definitely won't be able to guess. The faces of the women in that place are so tender. Each of them can even drip water if you pinch them! "
"Haha …" The clansmen at the side all laughed when they heard this.
"Qinghu, have you really pinched those women before?" Teng Yongfan laughed and said.
Teng Qinghu rubbed his nose and said, "This place is good, but it's too expensive. A cup of tea costs one tael of silver! It's said that if you want to find a woman, it's frighteningly expensive. "
Teng Yongfan laughed and said, "Qinghu, think about it. The three brothels around here are the three best in Yi City. Moreover, they're built right next to the big merchant guilds. What do they do? Their customers are those rich merchants. Not people like us. "
"Qinghu, if you want to have a taste of women, go to the tofu shop in front of the street. It's only a string of money." The clansmen teased.
"Go go go!" Teng Qinghu laughed and scolded, "I haven't married yet."
"Okay, stop talking. The Yangzhou Merchant Guild is right in front." Teng Yongfan said.
In Teng Qingshan's previous life, he lived in a modern society. He had seen too many big cities. In those big cities, it would take one to two hours to drive across the city. How could this Yi City compare? Of course, the buildings he saw in his previous life were all reinforced concrete buildings. However, the buildings here were full of ancient style. Looking at them, it had a different flavor.
"All the merchant guilds are in this area. The Yangzhou Merchant Guild occupies the largest area." Teng Yongfan pointed to the front and said, "That's the Yangzhou Merchant Guild."
Teng Qingshan glanced over and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
The Yangzhou Merchant Guild's main door was more than ten Zhang wide. It could allow twenty to thirty people to walk side by side. The two tall green stone lions at the door glowed with a golden light, which increased its power. Teng Yongfan sighed and said, "Qingshan, those two stone lions are made of Lapis Lazuli. They are so big. Each stone lion must weigh ten thousand Jin. Just these two stone lions alone are worth thousands of taels of silver! "
The Yangzhou Merchant Guild was extremely rich. This was not a lie.
"All of you, get lost." One of the four guards at the entrance of the Yangzhou Merchant Guild shouted at Teng Qingshan and the others.
"We are here to deliver the goods. Master Li from Jiangning County ordered the goods from us!" Teng Yongfan said.
"Master Li from Jiangning County?" One of the guards frowned and said, "You guys wait here. I will go and inform them."
Teng Qingshan and the group of people waited quietly at the entrance. After a short while, two men dressed in black ran over and swept a glance outside. After seeing Teng Yongfan, one of them said in a clear voice, "You must be from Teng Jia Village. Come in." As he said this, he turned around and walked forward. Teng Qingshan and the group of people followed.
Outside the merchant guild, the luxurious scenery was only the tip of the iceberg. Only after entering the interior would one know the life of a giant merchant.
"Wow." Teng Qinghu's eyes widened.
Teng Qingshan also took a deep breath. The road was paved with huge bluestones. How much manpower did it take to lay so many uniform bluestones? Many of the plants and flowers on the side were not native to Yi City. They were definitely transplanted here. There were also large ponds and other water systems on the side. There was even a man-made spring.
"Even the luxurious villas of the later generations can't compare to this." Teng Qingshan thought to himself, "Moreover, this is only a merchant guild."
The Yangzhou Merchant Guild was number one in the world. Only the Yuzhou Merchant Guild could compete with them.
The buildings inside the merchant guild were large mansions.
"All of you be careful. If you break the things here, you won't be able to afford it." A black-clothed man who was leading the way said, "Also, some of the surrounding mansions are occupied. The people who live there are all big shots like our master. If you offend any one of them, don't even think about leaving here alive. Be careful. "
"Yes, we understand." Teng Yongfan said with a smile.
However, the clansmen were obviously more cautious. The Yangzhou Merchant Guild was a super rich organization that had connections with the eight great sects of the nine prefectures. If they killed some people, even the Lord of Yi City wouldn't care.
"This is the place." One of the men dressed in black said, "For this kind of small business, just tell the housekeeper. Don't go through the main door. If you disturb the master, you will be in trouble. Follow me, we'll go through the back door." With this, they walked along the alley between the two large mansions and arrived at the back door of the mansion.
There were many servants and guards living here.
"Oh, you're here." The leader of the cavalrymen who went to Teng Jia Village to order goods was sitting on a chair with a golden blade. He glanced at Teng Qingshan's group and said, "Come in. Take out the goods and put them on the ground."
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