Chapter 8: The Virtue of Fairness

However, the illiterates do not know how to write "evil fish"; of course, they do not dare to ask. Village Chief Li said that "evil fish" is written as "crocodile," so it is a crocodile.

As for how Village Chief Li managed to bring in the women of "Black Toad Sand," this is not something they need to concern themselves with

In the eyes of the unaware Young Master Yin, the small "Baisha Village" embodies the possession of noble virtues, which is precisely why those from the "sandy wilderness" flock to it.

The reason is that, in addition to the fact that the village chief of "Baisha Village," Li Jie, is particularly capable, "Baisha Village" has one more thing compared to "Heijiao Sand" during transactions

Currently, there are more than ten dedicated pavilions in "Baisha Village," which already appear quite imposing. As long as large artificial structures achieve a certain scale, they possess significant deterrent power

Two dysprosium equal eight loaches, so when calculating addition, the illiterates do not need to consider one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten ... ...

However, these cowards also expressed their concerns and elected a few representatives to complain to Li

Faced with the homeowner's question, the arbitrator was momentarily at a loss for words. He truly did not understand why "Baisha Village" had received crocodile skins, and before they had even had the chance to process them, they had gone to clash with "Heijiao Sand." What was the significance of this collection?

"The solution lies with Sha Ye, the fierce man, who does not fear the Black Flood Dragon. My family is broken and weak, how could we dare to contend?"

The area along the river in the northwest of Furong is precisely the territory of "Heijiao Sand"

Some items were originally traded in "Heixiaosha", but now people would rather take a longer route to go to "Baisha Village"

However, in the spirit of winning people over with virtue, Village Chief Li kindly said to the representatives of the "Shaye" families: "Each of your families should send one woman, and 'Baisha' will exchange one woman from 'Heijiao' in return"

Purely natural crocodile skin without any added preservatives, a piece that is lush green and glossy black

In a grand residence of Yunting, Yunting "Wugeng", as the head of the Zhong family, inquired of the family elder Zhongcai

In light of Li Jie’s "virtue" and Sha Dan’s "fairness," representatives from various families have expressed that the matter of exchanging women one for one is absolutely acceptable

On the trading market of "Baisha Village," there is a price list for goods made of wooden boards. One of the columns lists crocodile skin. At first, it seemed unremarkable, but later a person who could not read asked about it. Li explained that a crocodile is a flood dragon, which naturally puzzled others. How could a flood dragon be written as a crocodile?

As a result, due to this matter, "Baisha Village" has gained an additional character—"E".

"No matter how fierce the white sand beast is, can it be more ferocious than the dragon in the water?"

At this moment, the river leading to "Heixiaosha" is slowly advancing with bamboo rafts, and on the bamboo rafts, each elite member of the "Baisha Warriors" has a piece of crocodile skin strung with hemp rope hanging from their chests and backs

Good things are truly good

Upon hearing about the campaign against the "Nan Chao Clan," Prince Yin remarked with admiration, "Those with virtue in the wilderness will naturally attract followers."

On the quiet yet exhilarating bamboo rafts, those "White Sand Warriors" appear from a distance like a group of sitting crocodiles

The head of the family, today, Bai Sha Yongfu has already left Bai Sha and headed to Hei Jiao

It is essentially a simple balance scale, with the "di" issued by the State of Wu used as weights. Since this balance scale is managed by the dan and is used to mediate trade disputes, it is considered a semi-public item, hence it is also referred to as "fairness"

The notorious reputation of "Baisha Village" was originally known only within a small circle, but after this heated debate, everyone in the vicinity of "Heijiao Sand" became aware that "Baisha Village" had individuals even more ferocious than the dragon.

In fact, if it were not for the fear of Li Jie, this mad dog clad in two layers of bamboo armor, in the past, the "Coalition" organized by the "Black Crawler Sand" would have been enough to scare the "White Sand Village" out of its wits

The elder arbitrator, upon hearing the term "Five Watches," was immediately astonished and exclaimed, "If the skin of a flood dragon lacks a skilled craftsman, how can it be fashioned into armor?"

It is said that Baisha has recently been collecting a lot of dragon skins, and yesterday they were training the 'Baisha Brave Men'. Could it be that a duel with the 'Black Dragon' is imminent?

Holding a stone hammer, the village bully Li Jie, who was shouting loudly at the entrance of the "Trading Market," expressed, "Do these poor fools from 'Heijiao Sha' even deserve to compete with me?"

Some locals from "Heijiao Sha" expressed disbelief, with a hint of sarcasm in their tone, suggesting that they suspected these unfortunate individuals were perhaps too timid and weak, which led to their current predicament

How can Village Chief Li now play the game of "winning people over with virtue" with the representatives of each household

The black eel is insatiable; such eel skin is only worth fifty bolts of cloth? I, from Baisha Village, will offer double that!

Many small contributions accumulate to create a greater whole, and naturally, the strong become stronger. The influence of "Heijiao Sha" extends beyond just the two thousand individuals within its own community

To be able to represent various "Shaye" brands, one must naturally be quite clever. Although they may also be illiterate, they are certainly the cleverest among the illiterates

With the control of "fairness" by Dan, it directly transformed into the notion that what is good for everyone is truly good

However, behind this extraordinary phenomenon lies merely the convenience sought by a certain village tyrant

This ... ...

However, in reality, blood relatives cannot marry; only through external interactions can they obtain women of suitable age for reproduction. The reason why "Heijiao Sha" can be so loud in the "Shaye" is precisely because of the large population, with over 2,000 people. Each year, through "marriage exchanges," there are more or less women from "Heijiao Sha" in every "Shaye".

One by one, they wore frowns and did not brush their teeth. Since Village Chief Li was so fond of beauty and hygiene, he naturally did not allow them to enter and take a look at the grand pavilion.

Over time, the influence of "Black Sand" gradually increased. If women were a bit more talkative, wouldn't their family back home be able to benefit from it?

Those individuals from the "Sand Wild" who came to trade while carrying "Black Toad Sand" were overjoyed to hear that Village Chief Li was so supportive. They immediately expressed their intention to conduct business in "White Sand Village" in the future and resolutely vowed to fight against the oppressive and unscrupulous forces.

Upon hearing about this matter, Yun Ting was even more astonished, exclaiming that the "White Sand Brave Man" possessed extraordinary abilities

Upon seeing that these individuals were as timid as mice and seemed to be trying to take advantage of the situation, Li Jie realized that forming a partnership or alliance with them would undoubtedly be unreliable

With a heart full of intent to chop down the verbose illiterate with an axe, Li Village Head thought better of it and decided to "win people over with virtue." Thus, he explained the origin of the term "evil fish." Considering the weight of the stone axe and stone hammer, his explanation was quite persuasive

With the assistance of "Bai Sha Yong Fu," what can my family do?

The captives, looked down upon by their fellow villagers, immediately argued: "The 'White Sand Brave' is armed and ready, and cannot be underestimated! Though the dragon in the water is fierce, it is not fiercer than the 'White Sand Brave'!"

This thing is called "fairness"

Village Chief Li stated, did you not say that the old man is more ferocious than the river dragon? From now on, the river dragon in the water shall be called "evil fish"

Village Chief Li stated that they would exchange one woman for one woman with the "Black Toad Sand" group, which sounds like there would be no change, as the total population remains the same

Since the two "White-Black Wars" were both won by "Baisha Village", "Heijiao Sand" has been plagued with troubles. Many individuals who once relied on "Heijiao Sand" for their livelihood have surprisingly begun to secretly collude with "Baisha Village".

Wealthy and extravagant

Grandfather is a wealthy man

Nowadays, those captives who have been redeemed, whenever someone inquires about the village head of "Baisha Village," they become distraught and recount to the villagers the ferocity of the "Baisha Fierce Man"

Therefore, even if the villagers of "Baisha Village" are illiterate, this does not hinder the emergence of binary, quaternary, senary, and octonary systems

The illiterate do not understand how Suzhou City operates, but in any case, the establishment of "Baisha Village" has indeed stabilized the somewhat tumultuous "Shaye" area