amaotonovel Chapter 269 The hospitable Miao people, the town mayor hosts a banquet for the delegation
Chapter 269 The hospitable Miao people, the town mayor hosts a banquet for the delegation
Mu Wanjun's hobbies were similar to Shen Shuli's, so she also went over to watch the fun.
But she knew her own limitations and didn't go up to cause trouble. She just sat on the side, watching and chatting with the others.
Silver-armored guards are basically all capable of doing this kind of work.
With more than twenty people working together, all the horseshoes were installed in an hour.
Everyone is traveling on horseback today.
Although they weren't physically tired, many people inevitably had chafed chafed inner thighs because they hadn't been on a horse for a long time.
In order not to delay everyone's continued journey.
Shen Shuli provided some medicinal herbs, and Mu Wanjun was responsible for making a batch of wound medicine to sell to everyone.
The medicinal herbs were all produced by Shen Shuli's space, and with the ointment personally developed by the divine physician Mu Wanjun, the effect was absolutely extraordinary.
Apply a thick layer at night, and it will be completely healed by the next day.
Not only did every prisoner's family buy wound medicine, but almost every family in the Su and Shen families also bought several bottles as a backup.
After the horseshoes were put on, the horses traveled faster than before.
It is clear that horseshoes are like a divine aid to horses.
The journey, originally planned for five days, was completed in four days, bringing us to Yucheng.
Jade City.
It is rich in jade.
It was a city that Shen Shuli absolutely had to explore.
Yuzhou possesses the richest jade mines in the entire Dayong.
Eighty percent of the jade artifacts produced in the Dayong Dynasty originated from this area.
Shen Shuli needs countless jade artifacts to upgrade her space, so she has to come here.
Arriving in Yucheng meant that the team had officially entered the southern territory.
Yucheng is inhabited by ethnic minorities.
The clothing, customs, and language of the people here are very different from those in the north.
And they are also very xenophobic.
In the team.
Only Xie Chengyi had some understanding of the customs of Yucheng.
"Captain Su, we're just ahead of Jade City. I suggest we stop for now and try to disguise ourselves before entering the city, otherwise we'll definitely be harassed by the locals."
Upon hearing this, Su Yunhai immediately ordered the team to stop.
“But we don’t have any of the local clothes. If we’re dressed like this, won’t we be unable to enter the city?” Su Yunhai asked Xie Chengyi.
Xie Chengyu: "Don't worry, there are towns and villages around, we can go there to buy some clothes."
"Okay, let's go take a look."
Su Yunhai nodded in agreement, and then instructed everyone: "Try not to talk, observe and learn the language and customs of the local people, and be sure not to offend them."
"Okay, Captain Su, we've got it."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Strictly speaking, Yucheng was a vassal state of Dayong, not a true citizen of Dayong, and did not have much of a sense of belonging to Dayong.
As officials and their family members, they have some understanding of these things.
When you're on someone else's turf, you subconsciously feel a bit short of breath.
No one dared to cause trouble.
Everyone dismounted and led their horses toward the nearby villages and towns.
The architectural style of this town is distinctly different from that of Dayong, leaning towards a more natural aesthetic.
The houses they live in are mostly wooden and bamboo houses, and they have unique shapes.
The people here all wear magnificent silver ornaments on their heads.
Their clothes were also very colorful, embroidered with all sorts of strange and intricate patterns. The combination of colors was not tacky at all, but rather looked very bright and dazzling.
Upon closer inspection, the faces of the people along the way did not look good, and they were likely also affected by the virus.
This shows how widespread the virus's spread is.
However, the symptoms of the people here are not as severe as those in the capital.
This is due to factors such as the climate and environment in the south and the north.
The south experiences more rainy seasons, so even under extreme heat disasters, the damage is less severe than in the north.
Furthermore, the flood control measures in the south are better than those in the north, so the floods did not cause too much damage to the people here.
Furthermore.
The environment in the south is more conducive to the growth of medicinal herbs, and the herbs are not too precious, so ordinary people can buy them and afford to take medicine.
The only problem is that there is no most reasonable and effective prescription, so the disease has been slow to heal.
The group walked in silence, carefully observing the townspeople.
The local people would also look at these outsiders with curious and wary eyes.
Xie Chengyu knows a little of the local dialect and took the initiative to ask people for help.
However, these people would subconsciously avoid talking to strangers, and Xie Chengyu couldn't get any useful information from them even after asking around the whole way.
They didn't get directions, but they did find a small shop selling ready-made clothes.
Su Yunhai told everyone to wait outside, and then he led Xie Chengyu, Xie Chengyuan, Shen Yuehua, and Shen Shuli into the shop.
I discovered that although this shop is a ready-made clothing store, it doesn't have many ready-made clothes, and most of the clothes sold are local specialty fabrics.
Su Yunhai handed Xie Chengyi a silver note, "Help me ask if they have any ready-made clothes in their shop. Just say we have a big order, at least three hundred sets."
Xie Chengyi shook his head and said, "Captain Su, the people here basically don't use money shops or banknotes; they only use copper coins, gold and silver, or barter."
Upon hearing this, Su Yunhai suddenly realized what was going on. He quickly took off the large money bag from his waist, took out a few silver ingots, and handed them to Xie Chengyi.
This shows that these vassal peoples had a very low sense of belonging to Dayong and were unwilling to accept Dayong's customs and habits.
The shop owner had already seen the silver in the hands of these strangers from out of town and guessed that they had come to buy things, so his expression softened a little.
Xie Chengyu communicated with the shop owner in dialect.
"Shopkeeper, we really like your people's clothing and would like to buy a batch of finished garments to take back and promote to the people of Dayong, so that they can also see the culture and heritage of our Miao people. Would you be willing to share?"
Upon hearing this, the shop owner's eyes lit up instantly.
Although they disliked the customs and habits of Dayong, they were happy to spread their own ethnic culture, believing that this was the only way to strengthen their own people.
"Of course! But our shop is too small and we don't have that many ready-made clothes. If you can stay here for one night, I will immediately mobilize all the clansmen in the town to work through the night to make them, and we will definitely be able to deliver them to you first thing tomorrow morning!"
Xie Chengyu was surprised to receive such an answer, and his feelings towards the shop owner became complicated.
"Please wait a moment, I need to consult the leader."
The shop owner was very attentive: "Okay, okay, hurry up and tell me. If you think it's taking too long, I'll try to get more people to make it for you before midnight."
Xie Chengyu recounted his conversation with the shop owner to Su Yunhai and the others, word for word.
Upon hearing this, the expressions on their faces all turned quite strange.
They never imagined that the people of this ethnic group were somewhat wary, though not many.
With just one sentence, he completely controlled the situation!
But what they didn't expect was that Xie Chengyu could come up with this idea to build a good relationship with the shop owner.
She's really smart.
Sure enough, everyone has weaknesses and desires, and Xie Chengyu had them all figured out perfectly.
"Shall we rest here for the night and then enter Jade City tomorrow?"
Xie Chengyu didn't expect such a good result, and his expression relaxed a lot.
Su Yunhai nodded: "Okay, let's rest here for the night. We can learn more about each other so we don't run into anyone when we go to Yucheng."
"Okay, then I'll place the order with the boss."
The shop owner watched the group's conversation with trepidation, fearing that the deal would fall through.
Such foolish citizens of the Great Yong are truly rare; we must seize this opportunity!
Xie Chengyu ultimately ordered 300 sets of costumes, placing the order according to the male-to-female ratio in the team.
The shop owner offered a price of 100 coins per set of women's clothing and 60 coins per set of men's clothing, a price that was lower than Su Yunhai and his group of five had imagined.
These clothes are exquisitely made and embroidered with various intricate and gorgeous patterns.
The price is unbelievably cheap!
Besides.
Su Yunhai also asked Xie Chengyi to order a complete set of jewelry to match the clothes, including shoes.
If you're going to pretend, you should do it to the best of your ability.
However, these jewelry accessories are made of gold, silver, and jade, and their prices are much higher than those of the clothes.
The men's clothing consisted of 180 sets, totaling 100 taels of silver, and the women's clothing consisted of 150 sets, totaling 100 taels of silver. The jewelry and accessories, however, amounted to a total of 281 taels of silver.
These jewelry accessories also need to be made to order, and can also be customized according to customer requirements.
The team has no requirements for these accessories, only that they be fast and of good quality.
Su Yunhai didn't hesitate at all and readily paid one-tenth of the deposit.
The shop owner was very welcoming to the group of outsiders and took the initiative to introduce them to the town mayor.
With locals acting as guides, the other people's attitudes towards these people improved slightly.
Furthermore, the town's chief offered to host a bonfire party for them that evening, and to promote the Miao culture to them.
Su Yunhai had no choice but to agree.
The town doesn't have a place that can accommodate two or three hundred people at a time.
Su Yunhai was worried that there might be a trap, so he didn't dare to let everyone stay separately. He insisted that they just need a spacious place to sleep on the floor, because they wanted to enjoy the beautiful night sky.
The group discovered that as long as they were sweet-talking and willing to praise and flatter the Miao people, they would readily agree to any reasonable request from their guests.
It got dark quickly.
The chieftain couldn't wait to light a bonfire in the square and even slaughtered a horse to make roast meat to entertain the guests.
The Miao women were very hospitable; they all changed into their most beautiful costumes and played their unique ethnic music and dances, creating a wonderful atmosphere.
Many members of the clan had been infected with the virus, but they all went out to attend the banquet despite their illness.
Su Yunhai and the rest of the team were worried about being infected with the virus again, but they had to force themselves to smile and cooperate with the performance.
Shen Shuli and Mu Wanjun, however, had a great time playing with the young ladies from the Miao tribe.
It has a feeling of going back to modern times and having a party.
Until midnight.
The enthusiastic Miao people then gradually left.
Su Yunhai and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He quickly called everyone over and made each person drink a sip of the Lingquan medicinal wine to avoid being infected by the virus.
The next morning.
The clothing shop owner then brought people and packages to the square to deliver clothes to Su Yunhai.
Su Yunhai was surprised that the boss actually kept his word and had the clothes made and delivered early in the morning.
This town is small, with a small population.
There are definitely even fewer people who know how to sew clothes.
In the first half of the night, almost everyone in the town, young and old, was attending a banquet in the square.
These clothes must have been made by those people who stayed up all night to finish them.
There are a full three hundred sets of clothes.
It's all handmade, which shows how hard these people work.
Su Yunhai's emotions were very complicated.
But business is business.
He still had Shen Shuli and Shen Yuehua open all the clothes and check them.
It was found to be impeccable in both details and patterns.
This shows that they weren't just trying to fool or deceive them.
Su Yunhai readily settled the payment with the other party, feeling quite satisfied. He then told Xie Chengyi about his thoughts and asked him to help translate.