after being kidnapped by the general

After this dismount, Dadan became a lot more honest. While eating and drinking, he never forgot to ask Chu Hechao for rewards, but Chu Hechao dismissed it perfunctorily with the excuse of "doing things for the court, and the court rewards him".

Dadan dared not speak out, biting the flesh so fiercely that he wished he could chew the bones together.

But even after accumulating a lot of anger, Dadan tasted the difference in this meal.

I can't tell exactly what is different, there is a big or small difference in taste, but in general, it tastes better than what I eat on weekdays.

After the banquet was over, Dadan was a little bit unsatisfied. At this time, someone brought up a small plate of snow-white powder.

Dadan took a closer look, and saw that it seemed to be salt, but he was not sure.He dipped his chopsticks and tasted it, and then he was taken aback.

His subordinates also dipped some salt into their mouths, and after tasting the taste, they all showed shocked expressions.

Yang Zhongfa was refreshed when he saw their new-to-the-world appearance, and he laughed unceremoniously, "Master Karasuma has never tasted such a good salt."

Dadan shook his head with an ugly face.

Yang Zhongfa and others laughed unceremoniously.Even if some generals saw such delicate and white salt for the first time today, they still resisted the shame of not showing surprise.

After laughing, Yang Zhongfa clapped his hands twice.A soldier pulled a cart of salt to the side of the banquet.

Yang Zhongfa said in a tone of "you have taken advantage": "Recently, we have obtained a batch of fine salt of excellent quality. I wanted to keep it for myself, but since you helped me pacify Pan County and Luo County In terms of credit, I will give you a part of it for you to try."

Dadan's eyes lit up, he stood up and went to the car and cut through one of the sacks with a dagger, exposing fine white salt in the mouth.

Although there are still some yellowish coarse salt in these fine salts, the color is indeed better than Dadan has ever seen, and the bitterness is so low that it is almost non-existent.Dadan was very moved, he smiled and said greedily: "Master Yang, you mean to give me all the salt?"

Yang Zhongfa sneered, "Master Karasuma thinks too much, and the salt is naturally to do business with you."

Without waiting for Dadan to ask again, Yang Zhongfa said that the price of a liter of salt was several times higher than the normal price of salt.When the price was mentioned, Dadan's expression changed, and he gritted his teeth and said, "This price is too expensive!"

"Would you like to buy it or not?" Yang Zhongfa didn't bother to talk to him, and turned to Yuanli and sighed, "I didn't expect Mr. Karasuma in Shanggu County couldn't even get this little thing out. He has no money to buy it, and we don't want to sell it! This salt It's only a little bit in total, and it's a bit less, and even Gu Lichi has never tasted salt, how can he, Lord Karasuma of Shanggu County, eat it first?"

Even the leader Gu Lichi has never eaten.

Dadan suppressed his anger, and his heart began to waver.

Yuan Li smiled softly and spoke softly, but his contempt almost pierced Dadan's face, "Karasuma people are only worthy of poor coarse salt."

Dadan's suppressed anger suddenly flared up, he took the opportunity to show it, pointed at Yuan Li and shouted angrily: "How dare a child who has not yet established a crown dare to humiliate me like this, come on!"

Several subordinates immediately picked up their weapons and stood up.

Yang Zhongfa, He Lang and several lieutenants stood up at the same time, with angry faces, they stood beside Yuan Li and cursed back without flinching: "Wait for your defeated generals, who dares to attack the general Zhonglang in our army!"

"General Zhonglang?!"

Dadan didn't believe it at all. He turned his eyes and shouted at Chu Hechao: "What is the meaning of the general! I can't bear to let a person who has not yet established a crown sit with me at the same table, and now this person is speaking rudely to me again." , the general will do nothing, and watch me being bullied? Or even if I belong to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, in the general's heart, I am still a barbarian like the Xianbei Huns?"

Chu Hechao looked up at Dadan, and asked slowly, "Then what do you want me to do?"

Dadan grinned ferociously: "Cut off this man's finger and apologize to me."

As soon as these words came out, the others burst into laughter.Dadan was puzzled, and saw that Chu Hechao also smiled.Chu Hechao looked at Yuanli, couldn't help laughing, "Sister-in-law, Dadan wants me to cut your finger, what do you think I should do?"

sister-in-law? !

Dadan gasped, and looked at Yuan Li in horror, belatedly realizing that he had said something wrong.

Yuanli's expression remained unchanged, and he looked at Dadan innocently, "Did I say something wrong? I saw Karasuma-sama so hesitant, and thought it was Karasuma-sama who couldn't afford our fine salt, so I said something." The truth. Could it be that I misunderstood it?"

He stood up and said loudly: "If Master Karasuma can afford salt, then I really don't know Taishan. I will apologize to Master Karasuma, if I am not wrong..."

He turned his head and said narrowly to Yang Zhongfa: "The fact that people in Karasuma are only fit to eat low-quality coarse salt should spread all over the world soon."

Dadan was suddenly pushed to the forefront.

If he bought it, so much money would really make him feel distressed.If you don't buy it, it's shameful for a Karasuma-sama to be so stingy.

Dadan looked gloomy, "If I bought it, how are you going to apologize to me?"

"If Karasuma-sama buys it, then we will take another step back on the fine salt. When some of these fine salt are sold to you, you will be charged for gold and silver, and some will not be charged for your money. Instead, we will barter with you to show My apologies. In exchange for the cattle, sheep and other livestock raised by your ministry, as well as the Baimi people captured by Pan County and Xiangluo County. One liter of salt is exchanged for 50 people, what do you think?"

After hearing this, Dadan was really moved.

The white rice captives were not important to them. Taking them back would mean killing them as slaves. They relied on grazing and did not need these people to farm.To exchange white rice for fine salt, this is a sure-fire business for them.The people of Karasuma don't have many things, but they have a lot of livestock such as cattle, sheep and horses.

What's more, Dadan was very rich after looting the spoils of two counties just now.He calculated it in his mind and felt that the price was acceptable, but he still said: "No, there are at most thirty people for one liter of salt."

Yuan Li was waiting for his words, and said simply and neatly: "That's 30 people."

Dadan asked questioningly again: "Can you make the decision?"

Yuan Li just smiled and said nothing, he turned his head to look at Chu Hechao, and gave Chu Hechao a quick wink.

If it wasn't for the light of the fire shining on his face, if it wasn't for the fact that he had been talking and Chu Hechao had kept his eyes on him, otherwise he would have missed this blink.

But Chu Hechao suddenly felt a little teasing, wanting to tease this little sister-in-law who was doing everything well.

He shook his wine glass unhurriedly, and asked, "Can you make the decision?"

Yuanli: "..."

Fortunately, Chu Hechao only teased Yuanli for a moment before giving a positive reply: "Of course he can make the decision."

They didn't tell Dadan that the salt was obtained by Yuanli, it was to protect Yuanli from being targeted by the Karasuma people.Dadan also didn't realize at all that these fine salts had something to do with the young man Yuanli.

Because of this transaction, Karasuma was busy all night sorting out the materials for the transaction.

They took gold, silver, treasures and slaves with them, but the cattle, sheep and animals had to go back before they could be given to Chu Hechao.Chu Hechao was not afraid that they would not give them back. Early the next morning, the two parties handed over the salt and the other. Dadan was so distressed that his face trembled. He was not in the mood to stay longer in Zhuolu County, so he left with his troops.

After being far enough away from Zhuolu County, Dadan stopped with a gloomy expression, and said to his subordinates: "Go and send a few words to the leader, and tell him the changes we saw in the Chuhe Chao army. And the one who didn't stand the crown The boy is also very noteworthy, send someone to inquire about his news, and send it to the leader together."

The subordinates immediately dropped off and left.

Dadan still looked ugly.

He held the rein tightly, looked at the road covered with weeds in front of him, and thought grimly in his heart.

Today's humiliation and lost money, in the future, Dadan will definitely get back ten times.

After Shanggu County was pacified, [-] troops left Zhuolu County.

They did not return directly, but went back one by one in the order of the captured cities to check the situation of the cities built by the white rice crowd.

As we walked, the weather gradually became less hot, and it began to feel cooler in autumn.

The fields are bright yellow, and it is the autumn harvest season.

Due to the impact of the war, many people fled with their families.There is no one to take care of the fields, especially the tens of thousands of mu of land in the powerful land, and no one collects the rice when it is ripe.After Yuanli noticed this situation, he suggested that soldiers should be used to harvest rice.

Chu Hechao agreed.

The combat effectiveness of the [-]-strong army is not just talking, and the [-]-mu field can be harvested in almost a day.Every time the rice is harvested in a place, it needs to stop for a few days to rectify.Not only to thresh the rice, but also to give the soldiers enough rest time.

In order to encourage the soldiers, after harvesting the rice, the soldiers will get an extra bowl full of fresh rice every night.

The freshly harvested rice is the sweetest. Because of this bowl of rice, the soldiers are full of energy every day, without complaining about bitterness or tiredness.

As the leader of an army, Chu Hechao also took the lead to go to the field, cutting rice and threshing millet.As soon as he moved, the generals also set an example, and a group of soldiers fighting wars suddenly became farmers working in the fields.

Although the weather is not as hot as in summer, it is still scorching hot.Especially when the scorching sun hits the head at noon, it is even more dizzy and dizzy.

Chu Hechao gave an order to the soldiers to start harvesting rice before the sun rose, to rest when the sun was scorching at noon, and to continue working in the afternoon when the sun was no longer so hot.

Yuan Li didn't slack off either, he threw himself into the labor with full of vigor, and harvested the golden crops all over the field together.

Not long after, the sun rose.The coolness is only at the hour of the morning, and the last bit of coolness has been worn away at this moment.The sun is bright, the ground is restless, and the worms in the rice crawl around, spitting on the ground and disappearing in an instant.

Soon, Yuan Li's face was flushed from the sun, and he was sweating profusely.

He bundled up the rice he had harvested and piled it up. When he looked up, several working generals around him had already taken off their clothes boldly and were working shirtless.

Yuan Li twitched his eyes and looked at Chu Hechao who was beside him.

Although Chu Hechao didn't take off his clothes, he rolled up his sleeves. Beads of sweat wet his chest and back.He worked much faster than Yuanli, and now he had finished working his own piece of land, and was sitting on the haystack to rest, with sweat dripping from his chin, very leisurely.

Yuan Li couldn't help but said: "General, there are many small burrs on the rice, don't you feel itchy when you roll up your sleeves to cut the rice?"

Before Chu Hechao could speak, He Lang, who was not far away, put his hips on his hips and shouted, "Itchy! But don't worry, Mr. Yuan, there is a river nearby. Let's jump into the river after cutting the rice!"

Only then did Yuanli remember: "That's right."

There is a river nearby.

Chu Hechao glanced coldly at He Lang from the corner of his eye, and moved to Yuan Li.Seeing Yuan Li's flushed face and the small burrs sticking to his neck and face, he pinched a piece of grass and put it in his mouth, and suddenly asked, "Are you tired?"

Yuan Li was taken aback, nodded, "Tired."

Chu Hechao bit the grass root in his mouth, and a sweet smell filled his mouth. He squinted his eyes and wiped the sweat from his chin, "Do you want me to help?"

Yuan Li was flattered, "Is it possible?"

Chu Hechao smiled, got up and patted the burr on his trousers, turned around and left unhurriedly, and waved his hand leisurely, "See you tomorrow. If I can see you tomorrow, I will help you harvest the rice."

Yuan Li always felt that what he said had some deep meaning, just as he was thinking, the sweat on his head dripped onto his eyelashes, he raised his head and wiped his eyes, but the debris on the back of his hand rubbed directly on his eyelids, making him unable to open them so hot .

Yuan Li felt bad, closed his eyes and rubbed his eyes to find the towel he put aside to wipe his face, but kicked the stone sickle, and when he was almost hit by the sickle, he was suddenly pushed aside by a big palm With a tug, she was pulled into a fiery embrace.

Panting heavily, Chu Hechao seemed to have run over from a long distance, gnashing his teeth angrily, and said, "Sister-in-law, are you playing and dancing here?"

Yuanli still couldn't open his eyes, his eyelids were red, he grasped Chu Hechao's arm blankly, "The burr rubbed against his eyes, and he couldn't open them."

Chu Hechao cursed in a low voice, told him to stand still with a stern face, went to the side and took his towel and looked at it. The towel was full of burrs and debris from the rice, and it would only make it worse if he wiped it.

Chu Hechao came back to hold Yuanli back, and strode towards the edge of the field.

Yuan Li couldn't see, so he was cautious and didn't dare to take too big a step. Chu Hechao staggered two steps out of five steps.He didn't say a word, trying to adapt to Chu Hechao's pace as soon as possible, but suddenly, Chu Hechao stopped.

Yuanli's face was itchy and hot, he resisted the desire to scratch, and asked in his ear, "What's wrong?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Li felt that someone came up behind him, stretched out two strong arms, directly strangled his waist, and lifted him from the ground alive, like an adult lifting a child.Immediately afterwards, Chu Hechao took him to the ridge with strides.

Yuan Li couldn't touch the ground, and his waist was in pain from being strangled. After realizing what kind of posture this was, his expression cracked instantly.