He Lingchuan looked at his back and smiled: "He is really nice to me."
Manager Zhao was puzzled: "Is this not bad?" This Dong has never shown his true face or said anything nice. He is hiding from Mr. He like he is avoiding the evil star and the plague god. How can he still be called good?
Mr. He's requirements for "good" are not very high.
"You don't understand." Dong Rui turned away faster than turning the page in a book. At this time, he was thinking of running away instead of showing him off, which showed that Dong Rui's hostility towards him had weakened.
This guy is alone and resolute in his comings and goings, which is quite interesting.
He Lingchuan looked back to the northwest.
More than half a month had passed since the Battle of Xiabei on the banks of the Hanshui River. He thought of Xiazhou and the He family less and less.
Although there was danger in the Demon Nest, he took off the shackles on his shoulders. After smelling the smell of rotten wood and mud in the swamp for a long time, he seemed to be able to get used to it.
There's no need to go against his will, he actually doesn't want to go back.
Traveling alone, the world is vast, and the most important thing is that there is no need to play out the drama of father and son's love.
It's so tiring to pretend.
Besides, he is not reused in the He family. How much impact will the presence or absence of the eldest young master of the He family have on the war situation in Xiazhou?
Of course there was some cause and effect between the original person and his father, but he had saved He Chunhua many times, so it was considered even.
I just don’t know what happened to Shan Youjun, Jiao Tai and Hou Lingguang. He also bought many properties in Dunyu.
He Lingchuan secretly thought it was a pity, he would still send a message back if there was a chance.
"Mr. He, what's wrong?"
"It's okay." He Lingchuan came back to his senses, took a deep breath, and felt that his breath was still a little sweet, "Let's go."
The caravan moved forward and entered the territory of Fu Kingdom.
Finally there is a road, and it will be much easier to walk later.
After leaving the Devil's Nest Swamp, the landscape changed quickly. It was a very standard hilly landscape with mountains and ridges lined up in a row, and nine meandering water rings.
Even the official road was not as spacious and straight as the ones built in southern Xiazhou. He Lingchuan found that there were many business travelers and civilians coming and going, but many of the inns and hotels along the way were closed, and there was no food to eat after walking for thirty or forty miles.
Finally, they finally checked into the inn before dark and had hot straw rice.
The locals wash the mixed rice, beans, and peanuts and stuff them into straw bags to steam them and serve them to customers. The vendors only eat this. The more sophisticated ones, such as He Lingchuan, Manager Zhao and others, will ask for some fat meat and mushrooms to be added to the rice.
Put it on the stove and steam it, then it will be fragrant.
Of course the price is also expensive.
When He Lingchuan was eating, he found that the meat was not fat enough, but quite tender, and had a strange smell. "What kind of meat is this?"
The waiter happened to pass by and came over to take a look: "Oh, oh, field mouse."
He Lingchuan raised his eyebrows. He had been in the swamp for more than ten days and had eaten everything. Come to think of it, there was no village in front of the inn or a shop in the back, and there was no enclosure to raise pigs and cows in the back. Where did the meat come from?
During the meal, Manager Zhao also explained that a few months ago, the emperor descended from the sky and turned the wild beasts into monsters, hurting people everywhere. Many hotels were attacked and they did not dare to open their doors for business, so it was a bit awkward along the way.
depression.
The government was short of manpower and weak in power. It was not until half a month ago that people were hired to clean up these raging monsters.
If this kind of thing happened in the Panlong Dreamland, it would probably take only two or three days to resolve; even if it were placed in the Yuan Kingdom, near Woling Pass where official power is weak, it would take more than a month to resolve.
This shows how weak the national power of Fu State was.
This country is very small, less than one-tenth of the Yuan Kingdom, and even smaller than Xiazhou managed by He Chunhua. And from the map, the territory is as long and narrow as a knife, dominated by mountains and hills. It is a typical seven mountains, two rivers and one farmland.
What little land there is is not very fertile.
But it is precisely because of its lack of soil that it has nothing to offer. The huge mountainous area only produces some miscellaneous minerals, so the surrounding countries cannot find the motivation to invade it. After all, occupying the land does not bring much profit, and they still have to station troops.
, taking care of the population, taking care of food, if you can't scrape out the oil and water, you have to worry so much.
Looking at it this way, Fu Country's external environment is actually quite good.
By the way, Fu Country borders the Demon Nest Swamp to the west, the Northern Demon Country to the northwest, and there are eight small countries to the east and northeast.
These countries are about the same size as the Fu Kingdom, and the largest one is only twice as big, so if you take fifty steps, you don't have to laugh at a hundred steps. There are occasional frictions, but no one has the ability to swallow up their neighbors, so they can basically maintain a balanced state.
It seems that the Northern Demon Kingdom has some disdain for them and is too lazy to send troops to deal with them.
Shortly after dawn, the caravan finally arrived in Wuze County, where Gan's family was located.
This is also the most lively county town in Fu State. It is built in a valley. The main street is paved with stone slabs. There is a prosperous market, warehouses everywhere, restaurants and restaurants. It is common for hawkers to sell smuggled goods from abroad.
In addition to crowded and short bungalows, He Lingchuan also saw many large houses occupying one door.
The size of this county seat is as big as two or three ordinary cities.
He Lingchuan was curious about how the people of Fu country made a living, and they seemed to be doing well, breaking the stereotype of unruly people coming out of poor mountains and poor waters.
Manager Zhao said that if you move the dead and move the living, you can neither rely on the mountains nor the water, so you have to go out. Fortunately, Fu State is connected to Bejia in the west and eight countries in the east. There is also a vast lake in the north, which can be regarded as
A hub for economic and trade exchanges.
In particular, the Northern Demon Kingdom has a preference for certain foreign specialties, and its demand alone can create a prosperous trade route.
Therefore, there were merchants from Fu State, and Wuze County was located on the main transportation road connecting the east, west, and north, occupying an advantageous location. After Mr. Gan became successful, he moved his family here, and his business became more and more prosperous.
The caravan went to the warehouse on its own, while Manager Zhao rushed to Gan's house with He Lingchuan.
Rich people like to build big houses, and the Gan family is no exception. Its area is larger than the Yuhe family. The high wall in front belongs to the Gan family house. Seeing the continuous black roof, He Lingchuan imagined that there would be many buildings inside.
However, the two of them dismounted when they got here, and Manager Zhao actually took him into the alley behind.
He Lingchuan frowned, thinking that he was going to lead him through the back door of Gan's house - it was a bit rude to treat a distinguished guest who came to the house for the first time.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Unexpectedly, Manager Zhao looked around and saw no one around, then suddenly turned around and bowed to him to the end:
"Master He, I didn't mean what I said in the swamp earlier, and it was also to protect myself. Please don't worry about it!"
"What's up?"
"Actually, the head of the Gan family is Mr. Gan. When I said that the old lady of the Gan family can take care of things, that's... it was just an expedient statement in front of Zhu Erniang." Manager Zhao smiled bitterly, "The old lady of the Gan family is also Gan.
The master's biological mother's surname is Mao. She lived in the countryside for the first half of her life. In the past few years in Wuze County, she has never been to other places and has never had any business experience."
If he comes clean in the swamp, will the Spider Queen be so angry that she won't be able to eat him?
He Lingchuan heard something was wrong: "What exactly is going on?"
Only then did Manager Zhao reveal the truth. It turned out that the Gan family was just an ordinary town citizen. It was only after Mr. Gan, a head of the family who was able to fight hard, that he started to do business. Especially after getting connected with the spider demon in the Demon Nest Swamp, the life of the whole family became like this.
The sesame flowers are blooming higher and higher.
The trouble is that Mr. Gan is too capable and in his prime, so the family can enjoy his achievements in peace.
When He Lingchuan heard this, he understood that the Gan family was like a smaller and simplified version of Dunyu Li's family. The death of the family head suddenly triggered the hidden danger of the lack of support.
"What about what you promised me in the swamp on behalf of the Gan family?" He Lingchuan was not interested in other people's family affairs. "My identity and guidance?"
"Yes, yes, I will go to the Gan family to report my funeral first." Manager Zhao also scratched his head, "The Gan family will be crying loudly for a while. You go to the restaurant in front to rest for a while. When the Gan family's mood calms down, I will
I’ll introduce it to you.”
He Lingchuan did not object. After all, he did not want to see the Gan family crying in front of him and complaining about everything.
Manager Zhao then invited him to a nearby restaurant, confessed his crime and hurried to Gan's house.
He Lingchuan changed his position by the window. It was quiet here, so he poured himself a glass of wine and drank for half the afternoon.
…
It was about half an hour after the Gan family caravan returned to Wuze County.
A boy slipped out of the back door of Gan's Warehouse, turned around and passed through four alleys, and after looking around for no one to notice, he entered the back door of a shop.
The sun was at its peak, the horses and men were resting, and the dogs were not barking.
Someone was sleeping on a bamboo chair in the back hall, with a thick blanket wrapped around him and a straw hat on his forehead to block the light. The boy came over and said softly: "Master, there is something wrong with the Gan family."
When the man heard the word "Gan Family", he took off his hat and yawned: "What's the matter?"
He looks less than forty years old and has a slightly dark complexion.
"The Gan family's motorcade has finally returned from the Devil's Nest Swamp. Boss Gan is dead."
The boss suddenly woke up: "What did you say, Gan Qing is dead?"
"Who is dead?" Another person came out from the back of the hall, his appearance was very similar to that of the master.
"The second master is back too?" the boy repeated, "I heard someone from the Gan family's caravan say that Gan Qing was intercepted and killed outside the Devil's Nest Swamp, and a group of bandits pretended to be him and led the convoy into the swamp."
"Is this happening?" Both the First Master and the Second Master were surprised, "What do those bandits want? Do they want to switch careers to business?"
The Devil's Nest Swamp is the base camp of cannibal monsters. Except for the Gan family, there are others who want to get in there.
"No, no, this is very weird!" Even the boy who told the story got involved, "These bandits are sent by the snake monsters in the Demon Nest Swamp, and they want to pretend to be a Gan family caravan and enter the Spider Queen's territory to steal
baby."
What kind of magical plot is this? "Stealing it?"
"No, it was a failure. The whole band of bandits were killed."
Both of them said: "As expected of the Spider Queen. Can the Gan family caravan come back?" Not many swamp monsters have good tempers.
"We're back. There's quite a big car. Not only is it fully loaded, but it's also bringing back an extra person." The boy continued to read the information, "He's a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old. According to the caravan man, this boy can be free in the Spider Queen's lair.
Action, and even the bandits stole the treasures in the devil's nest, but he prevented him from succeeding. After the Spider Queen came back from fighting other monsters, she became angry and chased the boy for some unknown reason, but the two parties reconciled soon after, and the Spider Queen also returned
I gave this young man a lot of gifts."
The second boss couldn't help but interrupt: "Is this really a person?"