Ang Lee's transport team didn't stop and continued to head west. After all, the road was very difficult to travel and they couldn't afford to stop and waste time. As for Ang Lee and his guards, it didn't matter when they stopped. Even if they stopped for three to five days, they could quickly catch up with the transport team. After all, the speed of a horse was much faster than that of a carriage. The difference in speed was too great.
Most of the two hundred Dragon Warriors who were in charge of surrounding the village also left. Only fifty or sixty people stayed behind. These fifty or sixty people didn't continue to ambush. Instead, they set up camp next to the village and prepared to stay for a few days.
This was also Ang Lee's idea. Since the road was rugged and the transport team moved too slowly, why not stay in this small village for a few days? The scenery here was so beautiful and there were beauties to accompany him. Where else could he find such a day?
When the transport team left, they left behind two large carriages of food for the village. This allowed the villagers to finally have a full meal. This made the villagers very grateful to Ang Lee's group. Other than the seven people who participated in the illegal inn, the rest of the villagers didn't know why Ang Lee came to their village. However, when they saw how close Daxi 'er and Ang Lee were, they didn't think too much about it. The seven people who opened the illegal inn naturally wouldn't tell anyone about it to avoid making things awkward.
"Daxi 'er, my wife, I'm really happy to have you by my side these past few days. Through these few days, I can see that you're not a bad person. Opening an illegal inn and robbing passersby was just to feed the villagers. It's been hard on you all."
Ang Lee gently hugged Daxi 'er and said.
Da Xi 'er smiled and said softly, "It's Xi' er's good fortune to be able to stay by your side. I'm also very happy. Don't worry, Young Master. In the future, even if all of us in the village eat grass and tree bark, we will never rob again. Da Xi 'er can swear to God."
After she finished speaking, she raised her hand and made a gesture of swearing.
Ang Lee quickly stopped Daxi 'er and said softly, "Daxi' er, you don't have to do this. I believe in you. Come, sit on my lap."
After saying that, he patted his thigh.
Xi 'er's wife was quite beautiful and had a very good personality. No matter how one looked at her, they couldn't imagine that she was a person who ran a black shop. Therefore, she was even more confusing and impossible to guard against. It was also an advantage of running a black shop.
Of course, Da Xi 'er admired the handsome Ang Lee very much. She was happy to accept Ang Lee's request. Therefore, when Ang Lee gave her a hint, Da Xi' er did not refuse. No matter how intimate the gesture was, Da Xi 'er would not refuse Ang Lee.
"Mmm, it smells good."
Ang Lee hugged Daxi 'er, who was sitting on his lap, and sighed softly.
Daxi 'er didn't use any rouge or powder. The village was very poor and they didn't have the money to spare. However, Daxi' er's body did have an intoxicating fragrance. This fragrance should be the unique fragrance of a woman. It could also be called body fragrance. Not everyone had this body fragrance. At least some people had it. Therefore, this group of people was the most attractive.
"If Young Master doesn't mind, let's go inside!"
Daxi 'er smiled faintly. Of course, she knew what Li An was up to. Over the past few days, Li An had been plotting against her.
"Okay, let's go inside. Hahaha!"
Li An immediately carried Daxi 'er in a princess carry and carried her into the house.
"Young Master …"
Daxi 'er hugged Ang Lee's neck. Her voice was as weak as a mosquito's.
"Hahaha …"
Boorish laughter echoed in the room.
A few days passed in the blink of an eye. It was time for Ang Lee to leave. However, Ang Lee was really reluctant to leave. After all, he had the beautiful madam to accompany him every day. This feeling was very pleasant. On the other hand, the boring journey was very boring. It couldn't be compared at all.
"Daxi 'er, my wife, it's time for me to leave."
Ang Lee said softly.
"You're leaving so soon? When are you leaving? "
Daxi 'er's face was full of reluctance. Obviously, she didn't want Ang Lee to leave so soon.
Ang Lee said, "I'll leave early tomorrow morning. I still have a mission to complete. I can't stay for long."
"Can't you stay for one more day?"
Daxi 'er said coquettishly.
Ang Lee shook his head and said, "I've been delayed for many days. I really can't stay any longer. I have to leave early tomorrow morning."
Daxi 'er looked unhappy. She hugged Ang Lee and said coquettishly, "Can't you stay for one more day? Forget it. Since you have to leave early tomorrow morning, let's go to the mountains and have some fun! Look at the scenery here. "
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Okay, then let's go out and have some fun today. Let's create some beautiful memories together. Tell me! What fun places do you have here? "
Daxi 'er smiled and said, "Although we don't have enough food here, there are many fun places. There are even more places with good scenery. I'll lead the way."
"Okay, then let's go!"
Ang Lee said calmly.
The mountain where the village was located was called Qingsong Mountain. It was named because pine trees grew the most on this mountain. Other than pine trees, there were many other trees on the mountain. However, compared to the number of pine trees, there were too few of them.
Where there were mountains, there was water. There were even streams and springs. It was even possible that there were hot springs. However, there were no hot springs on Qingsong Mountain. There were only streams and ordinary spring water.
There were also fish and prawns in the mountain's ditches. However, due to the lack of food in the village, the villagers often went out to hunt for fish and prawns. Therefore, almost all the fish and prawns in the ditches had been killed. The prey in the mountain was always there. However, under the villagers' hunting, the number of prey was not very high. The density of the prey was getting smaller and smaller.
"Qingsong Mountain is indeed Qingsong Mountain. There are so many and tall pine trees here."
Ang Lee said.
Daxi 'er said, "This is Qingsong Mountain. Naturally, there are more pine trees here. However, these pine trees grow too slowly. They can only be used as firewood."
Pine trees grew very slowly. In ten years, they could only grow to the thickness of an arm. It was considered a tree that grew very slowly in nature. It would take at least a few decades or even hundreds of years to grow to the point where it could be used as furniture. However, many small pine trees were more suitable for firewood.
Pine trees had a very special characteristic. It was very easy for pine oil and rosin to overflow. These things were naturally flammable substances. Only a small spark was needed to ignite them. Therefore, pine trees were suitable for firewood.
"There are many pine trees here. There is also a lot of rosin. We don't have to worry about fuel."
Ang Lee looked at the pine trees in front of him and said.
In addition to cutting down pine trees, the local people would also collect the rosin that overflowed from the pine trees. After collecting the rosin, it could be used as lamp oil. At the same time, the rosin was also a necessary material for making torches. Rosin torches were a very common material for torches in ancient times.
"Rosin. It's not very useful. It's just for making torches."
Daxi 'er said.
Ang Lee walked to the side of a pine tree and gathered a large clump of rosin. The rosin was indeed fragrant. It was quite comfortable to smell it. However, it was even better to burn it.
The rosin could be made into amber. The core material of amber was rosin. Without rosin, there would be no amber. In places with more pine trees, there would be a lot of amber. This was for sure. Although the formation of amber took many years, the rosin from many years ago must have turned into amber by now. Therefore, as long as one searched in the pine forest, they would be able to find amber.
"There are so many pine trees here. There must be treasures under the soil of the pine trees. Especially under the big pine trees, there is most likely to be treasures."
Ang Lee said.
Daxi 'er was stunned. She said doubtfully, "Treasures? There is treasure under the pine trees? No way! What kind of treasure is there? "
Ang Lee smiled faintly and said, "Find a few big pine trees and dig under them. Then we'll know."
After saying that, he looked at the guards in the distance and ordered them to quickly clear the dead leaves and dig around the big pine trees. They were ready to search for treasures.
There were more than ten guards who came with them. Their search speed was naturally faster. It didn't take long for them to find a treasure.
"Not bad. The color is not bad. It's authentic amber."
Ang Lee took the amber that had just been dug out and said.
Daxi 'er looked at the amber in Ang Lee's hand and said, "The treasure that Young Master was talking about is this! Can this be considered a treasure? Everyone in our village has dug this up before. Almost every family has one. No one thinks of it as a treasure. It's just a little old rosin with a little bug in it. There's nothing special about it! "
Ang Lee said with a smile, "Miss Daxi 'er, this is indeed a little old rosin and bug. But this thing is called amber. It's not produced everywhere. It can be considered a treasure. In the capital, this kind of amber can be sold for a very good price. Such a big amber can at least be exchanged for a grain. If it's of good quality, it can be exchanged for a thousand grains without a problem. Of course, it can be considered a treasure."
"Wow! This little thing is actually so valuable. The people in our village didn't even know about it. If we knew that it could be sold for a high price, we definitely wouldn't have opened a black shop. All the villagers could have just dug this up to feed themselves. "
Daxi 'er's face was full of excitement. How could she not be happy that there was such a treasure right next to her hometown? This made her very happy.
"By the way, Young Master, the amber here, in addition to the ones dug up in the ground, many of them were picked up by the stream. You can find this kind of thing in many streams."
Daxi 'er said.
Ang Lee naturally understood this situation. After all, there were a lot of tall pine trees here. Naturally, there was a lot of amber. Rainstorms and mountain torrents would wash the soil, washing out the amber in the soil. As a result, these washed out amber naturally appeared on both sides of the river more easily. As long as one looked carefully, they could still find some.
The difference between jade and ordinary stones was that one needed to use tools to knock on it. From the sound, one could tell whether it was jade or not. On the other hand, amber was much simpler. Amber was transparent, and one could easily see the internal structure of the amber. Therefore, it was much easier to find amber among the stones on the riverbed than jade. One only needed to scan it with one's eyes to tell.
"Let them stay here and continue to dig for amber. The two of us will go to the river to pick it up."
Ang Lee said and led Daxi 'er to the stream not far away. He was prepared to carefully search for amber by the stream. As long as he found it, he would give it to Daxi' er to improve the lives of their villagers.
The stream in the valley next to them was very narrow. It was a very ordinary stream, only about ten feet wide and about knee-deep. Because the water was very clear, there was not a single fish or shrimp in the water. One could easily see the riverbed at the bottom of the stream and the round stones.
"Daxi 'er, is there amber in this stream?"
Ang Lee looked at Daxi 'er and asked with a smile.
Daxi 'er said with certainty, "Of course there is. I found amber in this stream before. Others have found it too. All the streams and rivers here have amber. As long as we search carefully, we will definitely find it."
"Well, then let's open our eyes and search carefully. Let's see who finds it first."
Ang Lee said with a smile.
Daxi 'er nodded and agreed with Ang Lee's words.
As the stream water was too clear, the two of them could just use their eyes to search for amber. Therefore, it was not difficult to search for amber. Soon, Li An was the first to discover an amber lying quietly at the bottom of the stream.
"I found one. It should be amber."
Ang Lee was not in a hurry to enter the water. Instead, he went to the side and broke off a branch. Then, he used the branch to bring the amber that had been discovered to the shore.
"A mosquito. It's in good condition. It should be able to exchange for ten days of food. However, that's in the capital city, not here."
Ang Lee said.
The prices of goods were completely different in different regions. For example, food was very cheap in the capital city but very expensive in the Da tribe. Amber, on the other hand, could be sold for a very good price in the capital city but was not worth much in Dazhou. With these two constraints, this amber could not be used to buy anything. It could only be used to buy one liter of rice or even less.
"I found one too. I found one too," Daxi 'er said excitedly.
Daxi 'er said excitedly. She picked up a small piece of amber from a pile of rocks by the shore.
Because it was very small, there were only a few pine leaves in it. It was a relatively low-grade amber. After all, amber came from pine trees. It was more common to see pine branches inlaid in it. Its rarity was far less than amber with animals in it. Its price was also relatively lower. It was much cheaper than the amber that Ang Lee found.
"This amber of yours is worthless. There are no worms in it. It's a low-grade amber. It can't be sold for much in the capital city."
Ang Lee said.
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