I played as an assistant in ancient times

Chapter 245 Come Back First

Shen Xiaoye rolled her eyes at her and was about to say something when she saw a group of people driving two or three year old cows slowly approaching.

She patted Xuanmiao's arm and said, "Tell your brothers and sisters, let's walk slower."

Xuanmiao was puzzled: "Why? If you are slow, you won't be able to grab a good position to pound cattle in the city's cattle market.

The eldest sister said that we can leave the day after tomorrow at the earliest."

"I have my reasons. If you want to discuss the matter of the little black cat moving into Taixu Temple, just do me this favor." Before Shen Xiaoye finished her words, the little black cat, who was lying in the bamboo basket behind her and licking cheese, refused to give in.

It meowed and jumped onto her shoulder, whispering, "Why did you sell me out?"

When Xuan Miao heard it meow, he immediately took out some freshly smoked jerky as a bribe, “So you guessed it.

Then I will go to the back and tell my senior sister, remember to promise me."

"Well, I promise to talk to you." Shen Xiaoye didn't say it would definitely work.

The little black cat took the dried meat, glared at Shen Xiaoye, and jumped back into the bamboo basket. It was more comfortable to stay on the bamboo container in the hot weather.

Shen Xiaoye sent Xuanmiao away, and told the hired soldiers to walk slower, and told them that they could pick up cow dung at any time. They immediately agreed.

One of the older men even said to her, "Girl, can you give us a price for this cow?"

"Of course! But there isn't enough military farmland in Daning, and there must not be much private land left. Are you sure you want to buy a one-year-old calf to raise?" Shen Xiaoye thought it would be better if he bought a three or four-year-old calf.

The old man smiled and said, “You can raise it and rent it out to others.

When merchants transporting grain arrive in the fall, this city and the nearby villages will become bustling, and they can also be used to transport goods and people."

"You have thought it through. Pick the best ones and we will give you the best price." Shen Xiaoye waved generously and accompanied the first customer to drive and select cattle.

By the way, I also carefully watched how many cattle were driven away by the people herding cattle nearby.

After hesitating for a long time, it turned out that, apart from her and Master Wu Qi, there were more than a dozen groups of people who came and went. Each time they drove away the calf, there were at least two or three hundred people, and the maximum number was more than five hundred.

Moreover, these groups of people did not go into the city, but headed south together.

She now had a clear idea in her mind. Thousands of livestock were distributed as rewards in a steady stream, and on the surface the emperor had kept his word.

Probably, those who came to pick up the calves and claim the reward were not the only ones who had sneaked into Mobei first.

Shen Xiaoye returned to the city with this question, but neither her uncle nor Lu Guan were at their residence.

It was not until the emperor held a banquet in the parade grounds in the evening that she saw them and her own team members.

There was enough meat that night, and everyone, whether soldiers or civilians, could eat it.

Although they could only get a little bit of wine and drinks, the soldiers still ate and danced until late at night.

During the meeting, the emperor said passionately: "Why should I not live in a high bed and a big palace, and enjoy fine clothes and delicious food, but lead you to fight thousands of miles to make the northern barbarians unable to raise their heads?

Because I want to take advantage of the fact that while I am still relatively young and can draw a bow and ride a horse, I can work with everyone to keep the fierce enemy out of the country, and make them afraid to go south and plunder my people for three or five generations.

Let our future generations have a safe and comfortable home."

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

"Your Majesty, I will fight with you again in the future."

"Long live your Majesty."

"Long live, long live!"

Tens of thousands of people were howling and screaming, which frightened the captured Dada nobles.

Shen Xiaoye's understanding of the emperor deepened, especially when he heard Lu Guan say, "Did you know that from the very beginning of the return journey, the emperor arranged for the Imperial Horse Guard to divide the captured supplies and horses into three batches and send them south.

The largest batch would be shipped from Liaodong and directly to the south for sale. He had his eyes on the whole world.

So even if all the cattle and sheep here are killed, there are still many left.”

She said: "The emperor is indeed extraordinary.

Hey, Master Lin should know about this, but he avoided me when I went to ask about it.

Also, does my uncle know?"

Lu Guan: “My uncle, who went north to meet us, didn’t tell me much, let alone Master Lin.

Shen Changsui is old, so he should be able to guess something."

“So I can’t wait for you to go together, I have to go south early tomorrow to check the market conditions.

I hope that in the end, the price of the cattle sent away earlier will push down the price in Shuntian Prefecture, and then I will not be able to make any money from these hundred or so cattle.

Catch up with them and ask them, if they are willing to sell at a low price, I can buy more. "Shen Xiaoye took action as soon as he said it, and soon he found the people in Taixu Temple and agreed to leave one or two days earlier.

Including the cattle that Qiqige and Barte bought through the matchmaking, and the ones given by Morichi who was rescued by her uncle, she had caught up with more than 300 heads.

Furthermore, she and the Taixu disciples were not even considered non-staff members, so they did not need to accompany the main group and could leave quickly.

Unexpectedly, five women dressed as men also wanted to accompany them.

Shen Xiaoye was still confused at first, but after knowing that these five people were not really employed by the Tiqi but were the children of outside personnel who occasionally assisted in the operations, he felt relieved and joined them.

But she thought that her uncle needed to go back for reference as soon as possible, so she urged him to go with her.

But Shen Changsui still had some unfinished business, so he had to wait two days before leaving.

Shen Xiaoye gritted his teeth and offered a high price to buy two good horses for him.

But Lu Guan said: “My second brother has already prepared the horses, so he won’t delay your uncle.

Maybe he is even better than you at Linghe."

Shen Changsui also promised that he would be home before the end of July, which made Shen Xiaoye feel a little more at ease.

It was because she was quick in pursuit that as soon as a large number of cattle entered Ji Town, they immediately attracted the attention of nearby merchants, and those people simply offered the highest price.

As a result, she came out later than those groups of people, but arrived at Linghe County first.

Because the eldest senior sister stayed in the grassland, the disciples of Taixu Temple sent people to drive their cattle back to the foot of the mountain, leaving only Xuanmiao and two other male disciples to escort Shen Xiaoye.

"Mr. Wu Qi probably took another route. We didn't run into him along the way." Shen Xiaoye handed the cow to Xuan Miao and others to look after it, and said goodbye to the five girls who had changed back into women's clothes at the ferry. The little black cat flew into the city to find Shen Cungeng.

When she was wondering whether she could feed all the 300-plus cows in the county town, she happened to meet Xin Laojiu who was looking for work on the shore with his empty cart.

Hearing that she brought a lot of calves, Xin Laojiu patted his chest and said, "I will help you train them. Not to mention three hundred, even eight hundred can be sold in Linghe County.

Moreover, we can cross the river to Baohe County to sell a batch.”

"Brother Xin is right. Please come and take a look at the goods first, and then we can make further arrangements.

A few of them got sick while on the road, please help me keep an eye on them and decide whether to save them or not. "Since they couldn't be saved, Shen Xiaoye could only reluctantly sell the beef.

When the two of them left the ferry and headed for the bridge, they saw Shen Cungeng running towards them, holding the little black cat in his arms. "You're finally back. My father said he would go to meet you, but Fourth Uncle wouldn't let us because he was busy at home."

"Fourth uncle came back first?" It seems that uncle's return route was not through Jizhen.

After Shen Cungeng greeted Xin Laojiu, he pushed her onto the Xin family mule cart and said, “Several days earlier than you, Mr. Pan pushed him to teach desperately.

When Xiaomao came, Fourth Uncle was still taking an exam in the teacher's study."