Ten Thousand Sword Masters

Snapped!

Pi Shanshan slapped Zhao Tiancai, who was reaching out to hug her, so hard he passed out.

"Master." Zhao Si and the men who came with Zhao Tiancai hurriedly helped Zhao Tiancai up.

"Take them down," Zhao Si said, pointing at Pi Shanshan and Pi Feifei.

"stop."

Just then, Xiong Changhai roared, and Zhang Jianyun behind him also looked cold.

"How dare you abduct a woman!" Xiong Changhai roared, then punched Zhao Si and the others several times before throwing them out the door.

"Ladies, are you alright?" Xiong Changhai asked with concern.

"Luckily, Master Xiong arrived in time, otherwise my sister and I would have been humiliated," Pi Shanshan said.

"It was my mistake. I should have sent a few people to protect you," Xiong Changhai said, blaming himself.

"You probably didn't expect this Zhao family person to be so insane," Pi Shanshan said, glancing at Zhang Jianyun, who hadn't said a word.

"I assure you both, I will never let you suffer any harm in Cangxi Town," Xiong Changhai said solemnly.

"Master Xiong, there's no need to worry too much. Just now, there were more of them, and the room was small. If they had all rushed at me, I would have been humiliated. Although I didn't bring any weapons, they don't have the ability to hurt me," Pi Shanshan said.

"It looks like Shanshan and Feifei will have to carry weapons with them from now on. After all, you're both so pretty, you're likely to attract some scoundrels," Xiong Changhai said with a laugh.

"Master Xiong, who is this?" Pi Shanshan asked Xiong Changhai, while looking expectantly at Zhang Jianyun.

"This is the owner of the caravan, my employer, Master Zhang Jianyun," Xiong Changhai introduced in a loud voice.

Pi Shanshan and Pi Feifei looked at Zhang Jianyun with bright eyes, somewhat delighted, not expecting the caravan owner to be so young and handsome.

"On the way here, Changhai told me how beautiful the two girls were, and I came with high expectations. But I didn't expect them to be even more beautiful than I expected," Zhang Jianyun praised.

"Thank you for the compliment, sir." Pi Shanshan and Pi Feifei were both very happy to hear this. Many people had praised them for their beauty, but they had never felt as excited as they did now when Zhang Jianyun praised them.

"I heard from Changhai that both of you girls come from Tuanyuan Village in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Could you tell me about the local customs and culture of the village?" Zhang Jianyun asked curiously.

Upon hearing the question, Pi Shanshan took a deep breath and then began to act quickly.

"All 1354 people in our Tuanyuan Village are Yue people from the mountains. We have inherited the ancient Yue culture and have survived tenaciously in the mountains for 156 years."

"We admire courage, wisdom, and patience. We dare to hunt powerful monsters and climb steep mountains."

"We are skilled at making exquisite jewelry with gold and silver, and we can engrave beautiful patterns on any object."

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Pi Shanshan talked for an hour, recounting the history of Tuanyuan Village up to the present day, during the time of Pi Biao. He described the production activities, cultural preferences, and dietary habits of the Yue people, showing Zhang Jianyun the authentic life in the Ten Thousand Mountains.

"Is the only thing your village can sell right now just animal hides and some gold and silver jewelry you make?" Zhang Jianyun asked.

"Yes, sir, given the current situation in our village, we can only provide animal hides and some gold and silver jewelry at this time," Pi Shanshan said.

"The quantity of these animal hides and gold and silver jewelry is not very large yet," Zhang Jianyun said.

"Master, we can hunt animal hides in large quantities. As for gold and silver jewelry, if you can provide us with gold and silver, we can also make jewelry in large quantities," Pi Shanshan said quickly.

"Your village has a total of 1354 people. How many of them are elderly, how many are women, how many are children, and how many are able-bodied men?" Zhang Jianyun asked calmly.

Pi Shanshan was speechless for a moment, her face turning pale. She stammered, "Our village has over 400 able-bodied men, which is quite a lot. If they all went to hunt monsters, they could get a considerable amount of animal hides every month. We also have over 300 women. If you provide us with gold and silver, they can make a large amount of gold and silver jewelry every month."

"Who will you sell the jewelry you make to?" Zhang Jianyun asked with amusement.

"Sell to~" Pi Shanshan couldn't finish the sentence, her expression extremely gloomy.

"If this is the situation in your village, it's not enough for me to use your village as a purchasing point for the caravan," Zhang Jianyun said calmly.

"Master~"

At this moment, Pi Feifei, who hadn't spoken until now, called out pleadingly.

"The women of our Tuanyuan Village are all skilled craftswomen. We can not only make jewelry for our Yue people, but also for other ethnic groups. We can also make the kind of jewelry that the people of the Yu Dynasty liked, as long as we learn how. We can make jewelry for you that the people of the Yu Dynasty liked."

"I'm just a merchant caravan. I only want to make a quick buck by reselling goods. I don't want to waste my own capital on production. What you're saying to me is beyond the scope of my cooperation," Zhang Jianyun said gently.

"Master, the women of our Tuanyuan Village can also go out hunting to obtain animal hides. If you make our village a purchasing point, we women can also go out hunting with the men," Pi Feifei said with slightly red eyes, sounding somewhat tragic.

Zhang Jianyun fell silent upon hearing this. Was the survival situation in Tuanyuan Village really that difficult? In order to become a purchasing point for caravans, even women were allowed to go out hunting.

After listening to Pi Shanshan's story, I didn't realize that the people of Tuanyuan Village had reached a point where they couldn't survive.

Sensing Zhang Jianyun's doubts, Xiong Changhai said, "Master, the other two villages in the same mountain range as Tuanyuan Village are both purchasing points for caravans. Those two villages are getting better and better, and the people of Tuanyuan Village are also full of longing for a better life."

"Okay, so it's about keeping up with the Joneses," Zhang Jianyun thought to himself, amused.

"Using Tuanyuan Village as a collection point is not out of the question," Zhang Jianyun said, reassuringly.

Upon hearing this, Pi Shanshan and Pi Feifei were overjoyed, eagerly awaiting Zhang Jianyun's next words.

"Our caravan has only recently been formed and we are not very familiar with the situation in the Ten Thousand Mountains. As a condition for me to make Tuanyuan Village a purchasing point, you must join the caravan and help the caravan handle relations with other villages," Zhang Jianyun said.

"We agree," Pi Shanshan and Pi Feifei said without hesitation.

"Your choice is wise. I will provide you with a house in Cangxi Town for you to live in for free," Zhang Jianyun said.

"Thank you, sir," Pi Shanshan and Pi Feifei said excitedly.

"Changhai, you will be in charge of purchasing their houses and arranging their work with the caravan," Zhang Jianyun said.

"Yes, sir, I'll go buy the house in a bit," Xiong Changhai said immediately.

I like the Ten Thousand Swords Master.