Chapter 240: A Potential Agreent
Translator: Fan Translation Studio
Ye Xiaoxian said with a smile, “After returning so to Li Chengru, we still have money to share. Whoever gets the money can buy whatever he or she wants. If they have bought fabrics, they can also make clothes. Even if they haven’t, they will buy so after seeing our new clothes. Don’t worry.” After saying this, she went off to apply so face cream. The cream was also bought in Beihui city. After a long journey across the desert, her skin had beco dry and dark, so hydration beca very essential. Although the cream couldn’t compete with modern skincare products, it was better than nothing.
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The next day, Tarico ca over. He ca for two purposes; to feed the cals and to discuss with the two families when to set off next ti. Since he visited frequently, he beca much more familiar with them. Sotis he learned their language and could now understand simple conversations.
The cal feeding was led by Tarico and assisted by the logistics team. After deciding on the next departure ti, they began purchasing materials. This ti, what the cal team wanted was known to many tribes. Wherever they went, they found the locals waiting for them with materials to sell. Bit by bit, the products they collected for a day could fill a cal’s back.
While purchasing, Ye Xiaoxian asked Tarico, “Have you noticed the rules of the desert? Do you know what we should be careful about?”
Tarico had certainly noticed so secrets about the desert. He was an independent thinker with a strong learning ability. Since he went across the desert with Ji the first ti, he had been observing the phenona there.
He nodded. “Yes, I know so.”
Ye Xiaoxian said, “Ji is Desert Eagle and is more familiar with the desert than us. But he isn’t willing to communicate with us or share his experience.”
He laughed. “Everyone has his advantage which he takes as his survival ans and won’t tell others easily. Not everybody is like , telling you my fishing secrets.”
She smiled with gratitude and said, “But I think we should gain experience by ourselves and not rely on Ji all the ti. If he refuses to guide us one day or make a requirent that we can’t satisfy, we will be put in a tricky situation.”
Tarico looked at her with admiration. He, in fact, had the sa idea. He was aware of Ji’s slyness and selfishness and wouldn’t have hired him if there had been soone else with his experience.
He asked, “After this journey, have you learned anything useful?”
So Ye Xiaoxian told him what she had noticed about the stars and the ripples of sand. These were consistent with his discoveries over all these years. He had also picked up so other experience, including how to handle bandits and how to respond to a sandstorm.
The whole way, they talked very congenially. There were several tis that he put his hand in his pocket for the agate necklace. But since Squire Liu and his servant were with them, he hadn’t had a chance to give her the present.
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Being an old hand, Ji was also purchasing a new batch of products. Since he had only two cals, he didn’t need to go elsewhere to collect materials. When he passed Dati’s house one day, she was hanging up the laundry. Seeing him, she beckoned him over. “Hey, Ji!”
Ji asked, “Madam, do you want to sell anything? Mutton jerky or beef jerky?”
“Co here. I have sothing to discuss with you.” Dati said.
After tying his cals to a stake, he went over to her. Dati ordinarily ignored him, but this ti, she invited him into the yurt and even entertained him with milk tea.
As a shrewd man, Ji saw through her intentions at once. “Madam, do you want to do anything?”
Dati then began asking, “You joined the cal team, right? How did you cross the desert? Did you really earn a lot of money? How did you make it?”
Ji replied, “They have a friend who owns a trading agent in Beihui city, so they only needed to transport the goods there. The business is certainly profitable. They’ve earned dozens of taels from this journey. After all, they have so many cals.”
She asked, “What about you?”
“I’ve rely earned so by guiding.”
Dati tried to stir things up. “They have over 20 cals, but you have only two. The products they carry are certainly more than yours. Aren’t you afraid that they will get rid of you once they beco familiar with the desert? What if they put you out of business?”
Ji heard the ill will in her voice. As long as he split from Ye Xiaoxian and her companions, they would be forced to stop this business.
He smiled. “I’m called Desert Eagle because of my rich experience. Even if I guide them dozens of tis, they won’t be able to learn the directions. So, really, they can’t do the business without .”
“You’re so confident,” Dati responded. “How much can you earn by guiding them and selling your goods?”
He gestured a number with his fingers and said, “Eight taels.”
“It sounds enough for you, but it won’t be more. Even if they’re willing to pay you more, it’ll only be a small sum. You have only two cals to carry a few goods each ti, right?”
Ji then asked, “Do you have any instructions?”
Dati smiled and said euphemistically, “You will know what to do. We can prepare products together and you can sell them across the desert. If I have cals, I will give you 10 taels for guiding and also 30% of the profits made.”
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Ji understood her aning very well.
Her intention was even more clear when she said, “If I have cals.”
How could she have cals? Now that she didn’t buy cals, she must want to take those belonging to Ye Xiaoxian and her companions. To et this end, she had to make them disappear, and the desert was the best place to commit murder.
Those who followed the cal team were all strong n, including the Seventh King’s two powerful guards. If they died, there were only elders, children and won in the two families. By then, they could only sell the cals. As long as Dati bought them, she could then have her own cal team. If she kept her promise, Ji would earn much more money.
Ji didn’t agree right away, and Dati also didn’t urge him. Neither of them continued the conversation. When they decided to cooperate, they would reach the agreent naturally.
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