Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 335 The Grand Collection Starts Smoothly

The people of Dongjie Kingdom all wore fur coats, and in winter they wore the fur inside. Fur and long fur were both good things. Wang Xiaohu and his friends knew that their general had a large leopard skin, which was very warm.

Every winter, the bed in the general's central military tent was covered with a large leopard skin, which showed how much General Wang An liked it. This large leopard skin was accidentally found by the soldiers when they went to the mountains to complete their mission.

The beds of generals like Wang Xiaohu were covered with either wolfskin or sheepskin. Some were made by themselves, while others were bought from fur merchants. They all knew that this kind of leather was good at resisting the cold.

The winter wind in the border town is really freezing cold. The officers and soldiers have been training outside for a long time, and it is really hard to endure if they don’t have a warm rest at night.

The soldiers couldn't get any big leather, so most of them found some rabbit skins to wrap around their waists and sleep. Or if there were no big leathers available, a few people would split a rabbit skin and put it in their shoes. Most of the time, they slept with their shoes on at night.

This is also the reason why Su He asked Wang Xiaohu to call on the people to raise rabbits. Rabbits grow fast, nothing is wasted, and their whole bodies are treasures. Rabbit skin can be made into clothes, shoes and socks, and long rabbit hair can actually be spun into yarn to make sweaters. Rabbit meat can be eaten, and rabbit bones can be ground into chickens and ducks.

Rabbit bones are probably not available for chickens and ducks, so the common people will find a way to eat them themselves. The worst that can be done is to simmer them over a slow fire until the bones are soft and chewable.

On the day of the market, General Wang An and the Ninth Prince would not risk going out, but the officials who followed them all went with them. They needed to follow and see the actual situation, and finally come back to give the Ninth Prince a thorough explanation.

The actual signing of the next step requires these prices, and the first time must go smoothly. The villagers of each village drove the only donkey cart in the village, which was full of villagers' things, and happily headed towards the big market.

The big merchants in the town and the city also drove their carts full of goods to the market. Su He's father was going with his four masters, and Su He begged them to go with him to see the world.

Finally, Su He's father took three masters and Su He to the market. Su He wanted to see the price of wool, cattle and sheep. She wanted to buy these things, so she had to know their prices. If she couldn't buy them this time, she would save money and find a way to buy them in the future.

They followed the long convoy and the car in front of them towards the market. People were shouting to each other, there were too many people here, and the shouts of driving livestock were mixed in.

There were so many people and it was so lively that Su He didn't feel how long it took to get there. There was a long market in the middle of the grassland, with a road in the middle and houses on both sides. One side was occupied by their Ansheng country, and the other side was occupied by the Dongjie country.

In the end, as there was no place left, these people simply unloaded their goods and set up stalls nearby. The people from both countries consciously split into two sides.

Soldiers from the two neighboring countries guarded the surrounding areas separately to prevent anyone from provoking trouble and also to prevent someone from coming to retaliate against the other side with hatred. After all, they had just experienced a war, and some people's relatives died in this war, and they still couldn't let it go.

The people in power don't care about the lives of ordinary people, they only care about maximizing their profits. This big fair is their time to reap the profits, and they can't let anyone ruin it.

People from both sides began to wander around the stalls, and when they saw something they liked, they began to negotiate with gestures whether to trade with silver or exchange goods. It didn't take long, and although there was no translator, someone still made a deal, and both sides happily reached a consensus.

Of course, if someone knows some of the other party’s language, communication can be faster and the business can be completed smoothly.