Anyi put on her outer clothes and leaned against the door. Looking out through the crack in the door, she saw a dozen villagers gathered in the yard. They were holding torches and surrounding a pushcart, discussing something.
"Are you sure you want it over there? This is a deal with the army. What if" The man who spoke was the woman's man. His surname was Pi, and his name was Pi Sanwan. He was the leader of the village. He was looking at asked a man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks opposite.
"Third brother, you believe me, this business is profitable, there is absolutely no problem! Our village discovered that this salt pond, as well as the furs and ores of the Westerners, are now hot commodities. The court did not allow trading before and closed the border. Recently, Isn't there a sign of laxity? Besides, we are doing business with the imperial court, so they can't arrest their own people, right?" said the man named Pi Dan.
"That makes sense!" The villagers on the side said, "Our village doesn't do it, but other villages are doing it too. The official salt price is high and the western salt price is low. The price difference is very shocking. No one is a fool, right? "
Pi Sanwan hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's go then. Anyway, it was the army who proposed to cooperate with us first, and they are the instigators!"
Everyone rejoiced, holding torches and quietly pushing the cart out.
Seeing that he was not here for her, An Yi felt relieved. Thinking of what had just happened, An Yi couldn't help but frown.
This is the border between Longjin and Xiting Kingdom. The army these villagers are talking about should be Longjin¡¯s Southwest Army. Previously, this Southwest Army was under the command of Feng Qingchen and had strict military management. In less than half a year, they dared to Are you starting to get involved in smuggling?
If the troops guarding the border start to become corrupt, it will not be too late for this country. There are many such examples in history.
Seeing that these people were not here for her, An Yi sighed, but now she was bent on finding Feng Qingchen, so she didn't care about so much and continued to go back to sleep. When she woke up the next day, she heard Aunt Pi San outside. cry.
An Yi left the room and saw several ladies with cloths tied on their heads in the yard. They all looked sad and comforted Aunt Pi.
Anyi stood aside and listened for a while, and roughly understood what happened.
Last night, the western salt and ore they smuggled were robbed by thieves, and they also captured Pi Sanwan up the mountain and asked Pijiacun to come up with three carts of western salt to redeem him.
There is no shortage in this Xiyan village, so we can make do with what we have. Now we are just in need of people to deliver the salt. The few men who were there yesterday were all strong laborers in the village, and they were frightened by the thieves' aura. , no one dares to go now.
The wives of these men were afraid of offending Pi San's wife, so they came to cry and comfort her early in the morning.
Several women talked around Pi San's wife for a long time, but they still didn't get to the point. No one went to deliver western salt.
"You transport the western salt to the foot of the mountain, and I'll go!" An Yi said calmly.
Pi San's daughter-in-law was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at An Yi: "Madam, are you going? This is no joke, he is a thief, and his methods are very vicious. You are like this"
An Yi stretched his neck and asked one of the women: "You said you men saw a lot of antiques in that den of thieves?"
The woman was stunned for a moment, thought carefully about what she had just said, and then nodded suddenly: "The den of thieves is very gorgeous, like a palace, and there is a lot of money!"
Anyi nodded: "That's enough, I'll go!" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com