Economic and Trade Song Dynasty

Once a child can't control their weight at this age, it will definitely not be easy to lose weight in the future, so Qin Juan is still worried about Songman's weight.

I remember that several people in their village were very fat when they were five or six years old, and they couldn't lose their fat heads when they grew up...

Therefore, Songman has to pay special attention to his diet and training in the future.

Songman didn't know that he would be in such a miserable situation, because Qin Juan was not around this year, no one cared about him, and Ji Buza dared not say anything about him, so he ate and drank freely and didn't exercise. stand up……

At the age of six, he was already so fat... In short, he was fat.

Sometimes Qin Juan looked at Songman helplessly and felt distressed. He really didn’t know what to do. He kept saying that it doesn’t matter if the child is a little fatter. The next young master of the Heyan tribe, that young master is fat to death, so fat that he can't even climb on a saddle, and he can't lose weight no matter what, because he has been fat since he was a child.

If the young master of the Heyan family is not dead, it will not be Bo Bonu's turn to inherit the position of Patriarch.

When Qin Juan saw Songman wanting to eat everything, he would think of when he was six or seven years old, and when he secretly fed Songman something, he would regret it...

At the age of three or four, the chubby Songman was cute, but he would not be so fat. Chunhua said that he gained fifteen catties because of his face...

"If you want to eat without restraint, there is still a way." Qin Juan said softly.

Songman's eyes suddenly became bright, and he couldn't help himself to eat.

"Is there any way..." Song Man asked in a low voice.

"Three times the training, morning, noon and evening." "If you can persist, we will resume the original diet, and you don't want to be unable to climb the saddle in the future."

"I don't want to..." In order to let Songman know the seriousness of the matter, Ayiga specially told Songman about the young master of the Heyan tribe.

Songman is very scared, but he just wants to eat. King Dayong, Ji Buza, and Lord Luwen were all very busy last year... When he misses his brother, he can only ask his slaves to prepare food for him, and he will do it before going to bed. Thinking of my brother, I would still call my servants to prepare him something to eat... In the end, I watched my belly getting rounder and rounder.

They were about to flee from Luobu City when he realized that the pants couldn't fit in. Only then did Jibuza and the others realize that he had doubled his weight.

"Brother, you will definitely continue to be angry when you talk about your weight. Let me tell you something that you can praise me... woohoo." Songman took out one of his precious bags, "Your baby and mine are all in the bag." Together, nothing was lost."

Ayiga gave him armor, and Huhu gave him a leather belt!Ow!

Qin Juan hugged Songman very happily.

"Brother is happy now, then brother, let's sleep with Songman." Songman blinked expectantly.

Qin Juan stared at Songman's fat belly, and nodded for a long time.

A wolf cub who loves pretty things so much, he can't wait to hug Songman and rub his stomach back to the original shape!

"Brother... why are you touching Huqiu'er's stomach, but it's so comfortable, woo..." Songman lay flat and let him touch it, and even raised his chubby hand for fear that he would hinder Qin Juan from touching his stomach.

"..." Qin Juan withdrew his hand resentfully.Is it that comfortable?Why do you feel nothing when you touch your own?

The next day, there was a little follower in the patrol team. Songman rode a little donkey and followed Qin Juan. Whatever Qin Juan did, he followed. If someone wanted help, he would let him do whatever was easy for a child. Do.

"Brother, do you do these things every day?"

"It's the way it is now."

"Do you ever find it boring to repeat one thing?"

"Yes." Qin Juan nodded, "but thinking about it now is much better than before. If I can live on, and live without disease and disaster, I will feel that it is a kind of boring thing to do. Happiness, being alive is happiness..."

"Hu Qiu'er doesn't understand, isn't brother happy when he's on the battlefield?"

"Not happy." He said with almost certainty, "But thinking of meeting Huhu after the war is over, and seeing Huqiuer, I am happy..."

His voice was faint as if only he could hear it.

Song Man pricked up his ears, but he didn't hear what Qin Juan said behind him. He clamped the donkey between his legs and wanted to catch up with Qin Juan.

"Brother, I didn't hear clearly..."

"Then what is the happiest thing for you, Huqiuer?"

Song Man replied without thinking: "When I was sleeping with my brother."

"..." Qin Juan blushed.

"And when Father Huhu hugged me, although I don't remember what Father Fox looks like." Song Man's voice became weaker and weaker, with obvious disappointment written on his face.

It's been so long, he really doesn't remember what Father Huhu looked like.

From Qin Juan's direction, he could see Songman's trembling eyelashes when his eyebrows were lowered. His heart was touched, and his love for Songman was beyond words: "It's okay, we will see you later."

Perhaps, deep down in his heart, he still loves the self he was before the age of six, so he has always liked children.

It is precisely because of the happiness before the age of six that he was not completely destroyed by the war, and he did not become what he even hated.

"Brother, do you have a father? I haven't heard you mention your father." Song Man suddenly raised his head and asked.

"He... died." Qin Juan choked up.

Songman nodded: "Same as my biological father, they also said that after my biological father died, my biological mother jumped into the river. I was only three months old when Father Huhu hugged me... At that time, I only had Huhu Dad, I don't remember those things, but as long as I can remember, I only have Father Huhu... even though I had several fathers later on."

Songman discovered very early on that whenever he talked about Father Huhu with Brother Qin Juan, there was a smile on the corner of his brother's mouth, which was very faint but beautiful, the kind of smile that came from the heart.

It's a pity that he can hardly remember anything related to Father Huhu.

Why is this so.

"Huqiuer, if you want Father Huhu to hug you...you really can't grow any more flesh." Qin Juan pursed his lips and said lightly. Maybe it's a bit cruel to say so, but he can't afford to hug him. It's too loose, not to mention foxes.

"..." As he talked, he touched the sad part again, Songman lowered his head in pain, woohoo, he will not eat indiscriminately anymore.

"Huqiuer, is your hometown also in Onanhe?" Sensing that he was a little sad, Qin Juan naturally changed the subject.

"Yes." Songman looked at him in astonishment, and blinked his eyes stupidly.

"If King Dayong asked me to take a trip to the Onan River, would you go with me?" Qin Juan asked him.

"I'll go wherever my brother goes, don't leave me, brother." He replied nervously.

Qin Juan smiled: "Don't be nervous...I." I don't want to leave you anymore.

Even if I go back to the Song Dynasty in the future, I will take you with me

I forgot, in this place, you have no relatives.

In addition to the reconstruction in the city, there is also an expansion outside the city, but because of the problem of land occupation, the expansion has encountered some troubles.Qin Juan handed over the matter to Nunu Mohe and Mu Ya.

The signing slave camp of the Jihab camp was disbanded, and the original slaves and the remaining five signing soldiers were given new identities by King Dayong, and they were placed outside the city to live with the herdsmen.

This is probably the first time that slaves and soldiers have obtained the status of untouchables, and they can work and live with the herdsmen.

The task of Nu Nu Mohe and Mu Ya during this period is to mingle with the herdsmen, first understand the herdsmen's likes and dislikes of the land occupied by officers and soldiers, and then persuade them.

Of course, Nunu has other tasks, that is, to draw a map of Luobu City.

Qin Juan knew that when he arranged tasks for Nunu Mohe, he hoped that Nunu Mohe would survive.

After breaking away from the signing slave camp, after losing the oppressive sense of fate, he began to be at a loss and lost the confidence to live. Maybe he is used to being enslaved, maybe he no longer knows his likes and dislikes The anticipation of life was gone.

Qin Juan would occasionally visit Nunu Mohe with newly bought Buddhist scriptures, hoping to see light in Nunu's eyes.

See the hope that Nunu can live.

On the contrary, Mu Ya is a person who loves herds, and soon Mu Ya became one with the herdsmen and learned a lot of herding experience.

At the end of May, Riri gave Qin Juan the money to buy the lamb, and planned to let Qin Juan set off for Wunanhe on the second day of June.

"Don't go through the Great Ordu, you can go around a long way, and if you hurry up, you can reach the Onan River in two months. By the way, help me pay attention to Zuo'an."

He can understand every day, but why should he pay attention to Zuo An?

Qin Juan had doubts. Zuo An sent Master Lu Ba's coffin back to Wu Nanhe. Yue Yue could have asked Zuo An to buy sheep, but Yue Yue didn't do so, even though Zuo An had already set off at that time. It is all acceptable.

So, Qin Juan suspects that Yue Yue doesn't trust Zuo An?

why?

If Zuo An had a different heart, he should have shown it early on, let alone lending soldiers to Tian Ri.

Zuo An has no ulterior motives, but he is afraid of eccentricity.

That's right, Zuo Anzhi's great talent, under King Dayong's command, really gave in.Moreover, Zuo An is loyal to the general, so it is reasonable for Zuo An to be renounced.

So Tianyue just said attention and nothing else.

"I'll give you 20 people. You have to avoid King Kuandan and the Heyan tribe on this trip, and you may be watched by Wu Dusi's father when you come back. Remember, if Wu Dusi regrets the marriage, you must not be in Wunan." He stays for a long time, so you will be in danger of your life."

"Yeah." Qin Juan nodded.

"I believe in you, you have always been the smartest, I can't trust others, I can only trust you, and this task is dangerous, I must tell you the truth." Riri patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry too much about the marriage, It's not important, but we must come back alive."

Coming out of the palace of Yueyue, Qin Juan began to hesitate whether to take Songman with him.It would be fine if Wu Dusi didn't regret the marriage... But even if she regrets the marriage, there is no need to kill them.

He said he would take Songman with him, if he didn't, Songman would be very sad, he didn't want to break his promise with a child.

Proceed with caution then.

Riding through the long street, they suddenly saw a caravan of camels coming in front of the largest inn in their city, they were business travelers.

Because he hadn't seen a business traveler for a long time, he was a little surprised that it was such a large-scale business traveler.

It's been a long time since there was a big business traveler in Luobu City, so he had to go up to say hello no matter what, it's best to let these businessmen stay in Luobu for a while.

Qin Juan got off his horse and walked into the inn. He recognized the innkeeper and the waiters. Could those tall and strong men sitting there eating be from the caravan?

"Excuse me, are you from the caravan?" Qin Juan opened his mouth, and those people were a little wary.

After expressing his intention to come, the waiter also confirmed for Qin Juan that this is their official from Luobu City.

"A few months ago, our boss told us that the commercial tax here is very low, so he asked us to come to Luobu City to do business. We just entered the city and we don't know the specific situation. In fact, we all think that the people here can't afford it. It's too expensive. I plan to deal with some cheap things, so that it will be easier to continue on my way.” The man did not hide anything, and expressed his intention to come.

It is a good thing for Qin Juan to have business travelers come to the city.

They chatted for a while, and when Qin Juan saw that it was getting late and was about to leave, he saw a person rushing in, and the person said in the ear of the strong man, "Brother is not good, that batch of goods was seized by the people from Liangzhou." , our boss was also locked up..."

The voice was very low, if it wasn't for Qin Juan's deep inner strength now, he might not be able to hear clearly at all.

"What?" The burly man turned pale in shock and asked, "Why? It's just a batch of silk and tea. Why did they arrest the boss?"

"because……"

"Because there is no need to arrest the boss for money, we set off for Liangzhou, no matter how much money we want, we have to redeem the boss first." The man said and walked out.

Soon came the sound of camel bells, and the caravan that hadn't rested for a long time set off again.

Qin Juan looked at the camel caravan going away, and didn't know how he felt. He wanted to catch up and ask a few more questions, but he also knew that the businessmen probably wouldn't say anything to him after this kind of thing happened.

Qin Juan turned and went into the inn and asked the shopkeeper, "Have they registered?"

The shopkeeper was startled and asked, "Master, do you want to investigate?"

"That's right." Qin Juan said.

The shopkeeper turned out the ledger and handed it to him.

"They booked a room for seven days, a total of 29 people, half an ingot of horseshoe silver." The shopkeeper explained.

Any business that exceeds ten taels of silver must be registered, and the signature is: Shazhou Buddhist and Taoist Chamber of Commerce Branch.

Qin Juan frowned, staring at these words in a daze.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper was startled: "My lord, are you all right?"

Qin Juan shook his head. If he didn't borrow the name of the Shazhou Buddhist and Taoist Chamber of Commerce, it would be the real Chamber of Commerce.

He has no impression of these people, and the Chamber of Commerce he met that time did not seem to have these people.

But he was already concerned about this matter in his heart, closed the ledger and handed it to the shopkeeper, and he walked out of the inn quickly.

The next day, Qin Juan set off for Onan River, taking Songman with him.

They dressed up as a caravan. Of course, this time, there was a business for him every day. A plant grew from a mountain eighty miles south of Luobu City. The roots of this plant are downy and can be made into blankets and felt hats. , but the appearance is not very good-looking, and it has always been worn by the locals themselves.

He bought a cart every day and wanted him to sell it for money, but he knew very well that the blankets and felt hats in this cart could not be sold for a piece of horseshoe silver.

The caravan of 20 people set off slowly, but Songman couldn't ride his little donkey, because the donkey was too slow, and they had to hurry.

Qin Juan really felt that Songman had lost weight, half a month after they arrived in Suzhou.

Their stay in Suzhou between Liangzhou and Guazhou was planned to bypass Liangzhou.

It was also here that he received another letter from Zhao Huaizhi.

This day is the fifth day after arriving in Suzhou.

The reason why I stayed for so long is also because there is a famous beauty festival in Suzhou at the end of June.

The time was approaching, Songman wanted to see it, and the people accompanying him also wanted to see it, but Qin Juan had never seen it before, so he agreed to stay for a few more days.

Being able to receive Zhao Huaizhi's letter shows that Zhao Huaizhi has someone here.

It's just that Zhao Huaizhi's letter still contains a few simple words: be well, don't read.

He closed the letter paper and put it in his arms, with a faint smile on his face all the time.

After a long time, he has gotten used to not thinking about it.

Perhaps, he really grew up, to the point where he let go of his youthful love.

Or maybe, Zhao Huai is to him, Huhu is to him, that period of childhood thoughts has been sealed in memory.

Maybe, who knows.

The beauty festival in Suzhou started in Xixia, and the clothes of Xixia women are inherited from Han women, which is not much different from that of Song people.

Beauty's Day is after Shen Shi, when it was just getting dark and the lights were just coming on.

Here he can find a bit of the feeling of the Song Dynasty, and there are many Han people living in the south of the Yangtze River.If what uncle said, his family is in Hexi, so there is a great possibility that it is Suzhou.

After a year, Qin Juan's neck could no longer withstand Song Man, so they found a place to squeeze in, and they should be able to see the beauty from here.

On the top of the head is a crown of white jade lotus flowers, the head is covered with beautiful silk flowers, pearls dot the noodles, Zhu Dan dots the lips...

Such a beauty slightly overlaps with Qin Juan's memory of her mother's attire.It's just that my mother's face is still vague... I can't remember clearly, but I can clearly remember a little bit.

At this moment, he admitted that he missed his mother and uncle.

A girl named Shi Shiran walked down with a case in hand and asked the spectators from all walks of life to vote for the beauties.

Songman didn't understand, holding a red ticket that the girl gave him just now in his hand, not knowing what to do, so he looked at Qin Juan.

Qin Juan explained: "She asked you to put this red lottery in front of the beauties you like, and they will count whoever has the most numbers will be the 'Queen'."

The cuneiform characters of Xixia are still written on the red label in accordance with the tradition. At this time, Xixia had been extinct for decades.

This kind of writing will gradually be submerged in the vast history and become a hook for historians.

After Songman carefully looked at the dozen or so beauties, he was a little hesitant, Qin Juan also gave Songman his red lottery: "If you think anyone looks good, give it to her."

Songman finally walked towards a woman in white, and placed two red sticks one meter away in front of her.

After Songman came back, Qin Juan asked him with a smile, "Why her?" In fact, most of the oirans are rich and gaudy, but Songman signed the contract to a girl with beautiful makeup.

Song Man thought for a while and said seriously: "Father Huhu was wearing a white dress when he left me. Just now, when my sister turned around, at that moment, I thought of Father Huhu. My brother said that everything should be The edge of the eye, maybe this is the edge of the eye."

Qin Juan touched his head and suddenly smiled.It's just that he didn't think of Huhu at all, but Songman thought of Huhu at this time... It can be seen that this child has been thinking of Huhu all the time.

Not long after, a new oiran was elected for Beauty's Day.She is a woman with a plump body and gorgeous makeup, but she doesn't feel tacky.To be honest, even Qin Juan was slightly surprised when he saw this woman. If such a woman could be found in such a place, if she was in Dadu or Lin'an Mansion, at least she would be a concubine or something.

Some of the other women who lost the election cried, regretted, and lost their temper in anger.Qin Juan didn't know what was behind this beauty's day...but he felt a little sadness for the fate of these women.

Afterwards, the previous oiran puts on the clothes and corolla that belonged to the oiran for the woman.And the oiran can choose a man to spend the night of becoming an oiran.

When the new oiran puts on new clothes and a crown full of flowers, the voices of the men are getting louder and louder.

"Let's go back, it's not good to be out for too long." Qin Juan was a little disturbed by the men's shouts, but he still couldn't see it, which made him even more emotional about the fate of the women.

Song Man wondered: "Brother, don't we leave after reading it? They didn't leave..."

"It's a bit uncomfortable."

Just as they were talking, someone came towards them.

"My girl invited this young master to come over..." The person who spoke did not expect this person's face to be so tender... The next words were a bit at a loss.

Looking at the back, I thought it was a son from some family who came out to play, but now it seems that it is indeed a son, but a young son.

But the girls have chosen this young master, so it's hard to go back on it, they bite the bullet and said: "Please come in and have a chat with our Hua Kuan Niang by candlelight..."

Qin Juan was speechless, a little angry because he understood what they meant, and suddenly picked up Song Man and said to the man: "My son said he was sleepy and wanted to go home."

Song Man opened his eyes wide: "?"

After returning to the inn, Songman realized that he had helped Qin Juan a lot today, so he dragged Qin Juan to give him a bath.

Qin Juan wiped him dry and carried him to the bed, coaxing him to sleep before he was allowed to leave.

It was already midnight when I came out of the room with two buckets of dirty water.

The inn was so quiet that even the waiters in the inn fell asleep.

He poured out the dirty water, went to the kitchen to see that there was no hot water, and when he came out of the kitchen, he suddenly heard the sound of a flute.

Qin Juan's knowledge of musical instruments is very shallow, and he can't even distinguish the sound of the flute from the sound of the flute...it should be the sound of the flute.

As for why it can be determined, because the tune is not the tune of other ethnic groups, it is undoubtedly the Han people.

Because of this, he stood still in a daze, as if he was trying to perceive where the sound of the flute came from...

After confirming that it was not far from here, he didn't think much about following Xiao Sheng.

This is a small river, and there are several weeping willows beside the river. He has not seen this kind of larger willow for many years.

Because the spring breeze does not pass through Yumen Pass.

The sound of the flute is deep in the weeping willow.

Suddenly he stopped his pace, quietly, a little trembling.

Because he saw the hem of the clothes exposed from the depths of the weeping willow, the snow-white hem reminded him of the boy engraved in his childhood memories.

He originally thought that the youthful admiration would fade away in a hurry and age quietly in the years, but he didn't expect that today, just seeing the hem of the clothes of a person like that would make him feel uneasy.

He thought he let go, he thought that youthful hope was cut off by a year.

Life is in the constant miss and reunion, changing appearance.

Just wait for another year, with dusty face and frosty temples.

When he was about to let go, look at this shocking event quietly, and relive a longing, the sound of a flute reminded him of that youthful loneliness.

So he recalled the goodness of the fox in his lungs and wandering.

The wandering heart is quietly guided by the sound of the flute.

He stood there without taking a step forward.It seems that he wants to listen to the whole flute.

Or, dare not go forward to disturb.

In the dark night, the ancient wind, and the hoarse flute sound in the distance, hovering in the night of Suzhou.

It seemed that at this moment, he felt that he had been reborn and had truly grown into a teenager.

Because, he understood that the cub's attachment to the fox was over.

When he was a restless cub, he turned the pages in a flute.

After today, if he thinks of Zhao Huaizhi, if he thinks of Huhu, he must be warm and gentle, and he will no longer have the bitter pain and the unwillingness and distress he felt towards himself when he was young.

Finally one day, he put on the armor for the man standing in front of him to protect the wolf cubs.