in2ebook Chapter 159 Good Luck
Chapter 159 Good Luck
The caravan that Jin Yintang brought to the Hedi Township line this time had as many as one hundred donkey and horse carts, carrying grain, salt, medicinal materials, and some meat, all of which were in-demand goods.
As for safety, in addition to the 500 disciples of the War Hall who were accompanying them and all of them were armed, there was also a battalion of Qin troops escorting them.
Except for a dozen vehicles left in Hedi Township for temporary stationing, the rest of the convoy all headed south. This was an order from the alliance.
Hou Xiaoge established the Yanhuang League naturally in order to better serve himself, so he used the Jinyintang to purchase a large amount of raw jade.
Near Chang'an, there is Lantian jade, one of the four famous jades in China, in large quantities. But after Hou Xiaoge acquired it, the energy feedback from the space was not very large.
And because Qin Province is located in a peaceful area, the price of Lantian jade is not low.
On the contrary, sapphire ore, Dushan jade ore and other gemstone ores produced in the Central Plains have more energy than Lantian jade.
Of course, the main reason was the war and disasters. The price of gemstones in the Central Plains was extremely low. Jin Yintang could exchange one pound of cornmeal for twenty pounds of jade ore, making huge profits.
Therefore, most of the teams had to meet the needs of the leader and go to Nanyang to purchase raw jade.
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A large area at the entrance of Hedi Township was cleared and stationed by the caravan of the Yanhuang League, forming a simple trading market.
The Yanhuang Alliance also wanted to gain fame in their business, so they erected a Yanhuang Alliance dragon totem flag at the door, with trading rules written on it, stating fair trade and no fraud.
“My fellow countrymen, you may not know that many people in our Yanhuang League are disaster victims.
Our leader sympathizes with the difficulties faced by our fellow countrymen in the Central Plains. In recent months, he has donated thousands of stones of grain every month to the Qin army stationed in the Central Plains of Xianmen to help the victims.
I believe that many of these disaster victims have also eaten the relief food provided by my Yanhuang League, and know that I did not lie to you.
But donations are not a long-term thing after all. With hundreds of millions of disaster victims, the leader cannot afford it even if he has mountains of gold and silver.
Therefore, in order to ensure long-term success, the alliance established a caravan to the Central Plains, so that the money earned could be used to buy more food to help the victims.
Since the beginning of winter, food prices have been rising. Many unscrupulous businessmen have taken the opportunity to drive up prices, but we at the Yanhuang Alliance will not do that.
In order to ensure the survival of all our fellow villagers, our grain prices remain at the prices set in October.
One dollar for eight pounds of sweet potatoes and three pounds of cornmeal.
Girls under thirteen years old can pay ten dollars or eighty kilograms of sweet potatoes.
An unmarried girl under the age of eighteen would receive fifteen dollars or one hundred and twenty kilograms of sweet potatoes.
Eight dollars for a married woman without children, five dollars for a woman between 20 and 30, three dollars for a woman between 30 and 40, and nothing for a woman over 40.
Don’t worry if you have young girls at home. After the children go to the Yanhuang League, they will be raised and will later become the wives of the disciples of the league.
See? These are the good men behind me. They have a good income and are the best families in Qin Province. "The man standing on the wall shouted to the people below.
"Boss, this Yanhuang League business is very kind! Qiuju and I can sell it for twelve dollars.
I'm going to use this money to exchange for 80 kilograms of sweet potatoes, and use the rest to buy medicine for you.
With these grains, you and Hei Niu can survive." Li Cuihua said happily while grabbing Hou Minyou's arm.
"I don't want this money and food, but I think this Jinyintang is pretty good. Ask Tiancheng to ask if he can use these ten dollars to take you and your mother to Qin Province.
If that doesn't work, let Tiancheng ask Jinyintang if he can take in Hei Niu.
It would be best if you can find Big Brother and his family to take Hu Zi in. If not, please help find a good family for him!" Hou Minyou shook his head and said.
"Boss, what nonsense are you talking about! I sold my mother and me, but you don't want the food, so wouldn't we have been sold in vain?" Li Cuihua said anxiously.
"I'm afraid my health is not good enough. It's only the beginning of December now, and the food left won't last until after the New Year. It's better to settle you and your mother down." Hou Minyou said with a smile, holding his wife's hand.
Li Cuihua looked at her man and couldn't help crying again.
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"Brother-in-law, the people from the Yanhuang League promised to take my sister and Heihu to Qin Province after accepting Qiuju.
But they only provided five kilograms of sweet potatoes as food on the road, and adults could only walk and not take the car. " Li Tiancheng came back in a hurry in the afternoon and said.
"Tiancheng, this is all our belongings. See how much food you can exchange for them so that your sister can eat on the road, and we can also get to Qin Province." Hou Minyou gave all the kitchen knives, hoes, quilts, etc. in the house to his wife's brother.
"Brother-in-law, how are you going to survive without a quilt?" Li Tiancheng said in shock.
"It's cool. After I die, you can eat me!" After taking care of his wife and children, Hou Minyou became more open-minded.
"Boss, let's die together and give Black Bull to the Yanhuang Alliance." When Li Cuihua heard this, she immediately burst into tears.
"What nonsense are you talking about! The chances of Hei Niu's baby surviving are slim, and it would be better if you, a mother, take care of him.
I don't know what happened to Heidan, you should live well with Heiniu and leave me a descendant, I would be happy even if I die right now." Hou Minyou scolded his wife, knocking her hand away.
"Sister, we don't know if we can survive until the summer harvest after the New Year if we stay. You will have a better chance of survival if you escape." Li Tiancheng persuaded his sister.
"Woo!"
"Why is our life so miserable! Oh God! Why don't you open your eyes and have mercy on us?" Li Cuihua collapsed to the ground and cried with tears and snot.
The next day, Hou Minyou endured the pain in his legs and used a crutch to personally send his wife and children off.
"What's your daughter's name? How old is she? Do you want to redeem her later?"
"Hou Qiuju, I am eleven years old this year. I can no longer afford to redeem myself. I hope the master can find a good family for me." Li Cuihua bowed to the person who was recording and expressed her gratitude.
"Your family doesn't want sweet potatoes, so you want one adult and one child to go to Qin Province instead, right?" asked the owner of Jinyintang next to the recorder.
"Yes, sir. My child's uncle and the villagers fled to Qin Province. I want to see if I can find them in Qin Province." Li Cuihua said with anticipation.
“If my relatives and villagers are in Qin Province, that’s not bad, at least I can survive.
Are there many people from your village going to Qin Province? What is the name? I will ask someone to ask for you when we get to Qin Province. "The shopkeeper nodded and said.
"The village is called Nanjiagou, and most people's surname is Hou." Li Cuihua said quickly.
"Nanjiagou, surname Hou, this name sounds familiar!" The shopkeeper couldn't remember it for a moment.
"Manager Han, you forgot about Houji Luzhu at the train station. You took us there to eat some time ago.
They are from Nanjiagou. Most of the people in the village are surnamed Hou. They bought land in Yuxiangmen and built a village.
Also, it is rumored that the young master of Houji Luzhu has a relationship with the leader of the alliance, and the alliance sells them cheap food every month, and our leader has a good relationship with the young master. "The war hall steward sitting nearby said.