Shen Xingwan went back to Shen's house, met with the old lady and told her her plan.
The old lady pondered for a moment and said, "As long as you have an idea in mind, have you figured out how to enter Beirong? Now that the two countries are at war, border checks must be strict."
"I was thinking of ways in the past. I had to actually see the situation there before I could make a decision." Shen Xingwan said.
The two discussed some more things, and Shen Xingwan went back to Zhuangzi that night.
Huayan didn't even sleep waiting for her to come back.
Sake and pots were placed in the yard, and Huayan didn't need anyone to wait on her. She just started eating with long chopsticks and was enjoying herself.
When he saw her coming back, he greeted her, "Come here, the meat is cooked just right."
Shen Xingwan was really hungry, so he sat down, took the chopsticks, and began to eat politely.
The two clinked glasses and felt refreshed after a glass of green plum wine.
Shen Xingwan said with some regret, "I'm leaving for Beirong tomorrow, so I can't accompany you. I'll ask Jiang Shiyilang to handle business matters with you."
Hua Yan sighed and drank all the wine in the cup, "There is a time to get together, a time to say goodbye, and a time to meet again."
The two drank happily.
Finally, Huayan placed a small white jade token in her heart, "This is a token that only belongs to the direct descendants of the Hua family. Although I don't know what you are going to do when you go to Beirong. But there is a Shangluo building not far from Beirong.
If you need anything, go there and find a shop called Huachou."
Shen Xingwan accepted her kindness and said, "Thank you very much."
Hua Yan patted her shoulder and said, "I'm betting on you to win this round. I'm waiting for the prosperous age you promised me."
After saying that, he waved his hand gracefully and staggered back to his room.
Shen Xingwan clenched the jade plaque in her hand. Although the road was slow, there was always someone by her side to accompany her.
In order not to alarm anyone as much as possible, Shen Xingwan only slept for a while and was ready to set off before dawn.
She selected eighteen people from Nightingale and Liuying, plus Shen Ruoyan and Coach Lin, and a group of people from Liyan set off on fast horses.
She didn't ask anyone to see her off. There were a lot of people watching her. The less people knew about her activities, the better.
Li Yan quickly got on the horse and asked with some confusion, "Why are you taking me?"
He has an overall autistic image, and he is not very familiar with Shen Xingwan.
"If you can fight, you have a strong ability to survive in the wild." Shen Xingwan said with a smile. After all, he grew up among wolves.
The team of more than 20 people took an unconventional route. Under the leadership of Coach Lin, they quickly shook off the tail behind them.
Ten days later, halfway through the journey to the border, a group of people stopped in a small town and rented a yard in a small alley, pretending to be rich people who had escaped from poverty.
After a night's rest, Coach Lin personally appointed the four-man team that was best at spying and disguise, and asked them to set out first to explore the road and infiltrate Beirong.
The rest of them were once again disguised as caravans escorting goods. Such caravans shuttled between country borders, making dangerous money, and were least likely to be suspected.
Shen Xingwan quickly assigned everyone's identities. Coach Lin called Lin Niang to the outside world. She was the general manager of the caravan and had rich experience. After her husband passed away, she ran the caravan alone.
Shen Ruoyan calls Lin Yan her biological daughter. Shen Xingwan and Liyan are a brother and sister. They are orphans adopted by Lin Niang and have followed the caravan since they were young.
It was rare for Li Yan to say, "Then what will I be called from now on?"
"Your name is Lin Hu, and my name is Lin Lu." Shen Xingwan said.
"Why do yours sound so nice and mine sound so tacky..." Liyan said dissatisfied, he always felt that Shen Xingwan did it on purpose.
Shen Xingwan said without changing his expression, "Our current character is a caravan that deals with various religions and people to make a living. Of course, the name should be down to earth. Deer and tiger are both animals, and they sound like the names of brother and sister."
Liyan still didn't like the name, and he couldn't convince her, so he went to practice swordplay in the yard.
They stayed in this town for almost five days. A wave of people went to buy goods. The caravan couldn't be empty.
The other wave is responsible for wandering around the town and inquiring about all kinds of information. Since they are pretending to be a caravan, they can't reveal their secrets as soon as they open their mouths.
Five days later, a group of people set off and approached the border with more than ten carts of goods.
The car carried mostly medicinal materials that are currently in short supply at the border, as well as daily necessities such as salt. The entire caravan seemed small, but the goods it carried seemed very sophisticated and they were all profitable.
They even met other caravans on the third day, most of whom were camping in the wild to rest.
We were all old people who had traveled all over the world. They were roasting meat and drinking wine, and they seemed to be happily mingling together.
The largest caravan has about a hundred people. The leader's surname is Zhang, and everyone calls him Zhang. The other caravan is not big in scale, and the leader is young, and everyone calls him Du Lang.
Lin Niang said with some worry, "I don't know what the border situation is like. It's not easy for us orphans and widowed mothers to beg for food."
Mr. Zhang took a puff of leaf smoke and said, "It is said that many people have begun to flee. Prices there have soared. If you can sell the things, you can make a fortune."
On the surface, the three of them seemed to be exchanging news, but Shen Xingwan heard clearly from the sidelines that everyone was on guard and they were all old foxes with no leaks.
That Du Lang asked, "Which direction are you going? If you go along the way, you can go together and the road will be safe."
Mr. Zhang said with a smile, "It depends on the situation. If the fighting is fierce, we will not dare to enter the city."
Lin Niang also said, "We are just a small caravan here begging for food, we don't dare to take risks."
Everyone had tacit reservations. After all, the world is a dangerous place. There are also cases of murder and smuggling among caravans.
Du Lang smiled and said, "I would like to go to Beirong to have a big vote."
"Du Lang is so brave." Lin Niang praised him.
Soon the place to stay for the night was set up. Shen Ruoyan came over and called, "Mom, sister, please rest, we have to get up and go on the road tomorrow morning."
Lin Niang stood up and patted the dust off her body, "It's getting late, let's go to bed."
If you live in the wild, someone must keep watch at night.
Li Yan was assigned to lead a guard for half the night. He was sitting next to the fire holding a big knife, looking menacing.
Shen Xingwan and the three of them entered the tent. Shen Xingwan's face was painted with Chanyi's special potion, which made her skin yellow, which fit the image of a woman on the go.
Lin Niang lowered her voice and said, "That Du Lang seems to be paying too much attention to Beirong."
In the chat just now, he kept leading the topic to Beirong, intentionally or unintentionally.
"Let's just wait and see what happens." Shen Xingwan said, "Let's see what he wants to do."
As long as she didn't take the initiative to cause trouble for them, she didn't bother to care. What they had to do now was to cross the border and find a way to sneak into Beirong.
Surrounding the fire were night watchmen sent by three caravans. The people from the Du family's caravan were talkative and kept talking to Li Yan.
It's a pity that Liyan doesn't talk much, especially to outsiders. No matter what the other party says, he just sits there without saying a word.
The other party couldn't hold it any longer, "Is Brother Lin actually mute?"
"I just don't want to talk, you are very noisy..." Liyan said expressionlessly.
