Time passed quietly on the beautiful night, and the bosses from each hilltop of Black Tiger Mountain left their respective hills one after another, before arriving at Niangpi Town.
In Niangpi Town, after entering the twelfth lunar month, the number of caravan escorts has decreased a lot. There is no way, the New Year is almost here, who would take this risk in the cold weather, if they lose, they will not use it for years to come.
But at this time, it became the time for retail investors to come and go. Because of this unique town, they could change into something fresh during the Chinese New Year.
At this time, a rare government official appeared in Niangpi Town patrolling the small Niangpi Town, and the people here became kind-hearted.
On the top floor of the three-story restaurant that stands out from the crowd, the decoration here has changed again. The high chairs in the middle are no longer replaced by stacked mats, and the owner of this restaurant, Mr. Lan, is sitting on the coffee table in the center of the stacked mats.
In front of me, I was making tea by myself. Hot white steam came out from the spout of a small copper kettle baked on a small charcoal stove. Looking across from me through the white steam, I saw an official wearing official uniform sitting there. At this time, this person who stayed
The official uniform of the mustachioed official was loose, and a petite and charming woman was squirming in his arms. The somewhat wretched-looking official's big hands were moving up and down the woman's loose clothes, with a look of enjoyment on his face.
The woman in his arms was also shy and angry.
"Master Liang, I wonder if Xiaguan's tea tastes good." Master Lan poured another cup of freshly brewed tea into Master Liang's empty cup.
"Hmm~, it's delicious and smooth in your mouth, with endless aftertaste." Mr. Liang shook his head with a satisfied expression.
"This is wild tea from the deep mountains. Although it is not famous, it is not much worse than those that are known by name. If you like it, sir, you can take a few kilograms back with you later."
"Well, Master Lan is really thoughtful." Master Liang finally reluctantly took out his busy hand, took the cup of tea that was not hot, took a sip, and continued: "Master Lan runs this town and protects the people passing by.
The caravan here is very gratifying to Lord Zhou Mu, and I have also brought our Zhou Mu’s sincere condolences."
Mr. Lan sneered in his heart: a worthless greeting.
But there was still a gentle smile on his face, and he said: "Don't dare to take it, don't take it. The success of the town today is also the result of Mr. Zhou Mu's care."
Niangpi Town is affiliated to Hezhou. It was originally just a stronghold established by someone here to allow caravans to combine and go through the most dangerous sections of this trade road together. As time went by, the environment continued to change, and this place became
An unknown town was built, and then through someone's operation, the name was marked on the territory of Hezhou.
There is a difference between having a name and not having a name. With a name, you have the right to belong to a small town, not to mention that this is a pass between two states.
So the reason why Mr. Lan in this town is called Mr. Lan now is because the government gave him the name.
Here, Mr. Lao relies on his ability to take both black and white. As long as he abides by Mr. Lan's rules, the caravan can pass on this trade road at a small cost. If it does not abide by it, it will be like the two intercepted and killed.
team. And the bandits here can also pass through here to give away their ill-gotten goods, saving a lot of trouble. As for the government, they can get generous taxes from here every year, and the one in front of them is Lord Zhou Mu’s
Dog legs.
"Sir Lan, have you ever thought about leaving here? With your ability, you are really underachieving here. Master Zhou Mu said that there is a county in the south of Hezhou that just lacks a capable county guard like you. Master Zhou Mu hopes that
....."
Master Liang drank the last sip of tea, and the last sentence he said was serious and heartfelt, which reflected the importance Master Zhou Mu attached to Master Lan.
Starting to get jealous?
Lord Lan snorted inwardly.
Is Lord Zhou Mu jealous, or are you jealous, Lord Liang? If it were you, how much benefit did you give? Lord Zhou Mu, did you vomit out all the food you ate in the past few years?
Mr. Lan sighed and said: "Thanks to Mr. Zhou Mu for your kindness, I really can't help the residents here. I'm afraid that if I leave, they will be in chaos again. I really can't bear to let my hard work be ruined. I'm afraid
Mr. Zhou Mu doesn’t want to see this happen, right?"
Master Lan said it very euphemistically, but his meaning was very clear. Only he can maintain the current relationship between the three.
Mr. Liang frowned and couldn't help but exert force on the thing he grabbed, causing the woman in his arms to suddenly feel pain and almost scream.
After a while, Lord Liang regained his composure and said, "That's such a pity. Since Lord Lan is so considerate of the place, then Liang will reply to Lord Zhou Mu truthfully."
"Thank you for your kind words, Master Liang. I would like to thank you for your kindness." Master Lan bowed his hand.
"It's all a matter of duty, so Liang will take the people back." Although Mr. Liang didn't want to let go of the woman in his arms, he didn't want to continue to be suspicious of each other with this man who didn't understand current affairs. He pushed the woman away and sorted it out.
Good clothes.
"I heard that Mr. Liang is diligent and frugal in his household, and he doesn't even have a maid at home. I happen to have a pair of maids who know a little bit about music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and are well versed in tea ceremony. I will use this as a farewell gift for Mr. Liang."
"Oh?" Mr. Liang's slightly angry eyes flashed with light. Every year when he comes here, he sees that this man named Lan has changed his maids. They are all charming and charming. I don't know where he got them. She has been treating him like that for a long time.
The maid who knows how to serve people is salivating. She has given hints a few times before, but this boy just didn't understand it. She didn't say anything today and instead sent it out. Could it be that this boy indulges in lust? No matter who he is, he is giving it to anyone for free.
don't want.
"Then thank Master Lan for the gift." Master Liang went out first. The two maids in the room glanced at Master Lan and nodded slightly, then packed up their clothes and went out, leaving the restaurant and Niangpi Town.
The room was empty, and Mr. Lan was drinking tea alone. After a while, two handsome figures came in from the outside and quickly took over his work. Compared with the previous pair of maids, this pair was more mature.
She looks like a woman.
The team of government officials returned with a full load of goods. They did not worry at all that the mountain king here would take action against them. They returned to their place before the New Year leisurely.
The government officials have left, and the mountain king has arrived.
Thirteenth Niang came to Niangpi Town with the goods, and she swaggered around the hills and traded with various shops in the town secretly and under the covert gaze. In addition to exchanging silver, she also exchanged necessities. She had been dealing with these bandits all year round.
The shopkeepers have already prepared everything.
Thirteenth Niang was not at all worried about someone stumbling upon him.
"Hey, there weren't any of these things last time I passed by here." Xiao Yanyu said strangely as he saw that there were many more daily necessities in the shops here.
"That's why I brought you here. You know, the little brats in the village cry and clamor to come with me at this time of year, but I don't bring you with me. You know how lucky you are.
"Okay." Thirteenth Niang had an expression of "You don't need to thank me."
Xiao Yanyu looked at him with contempt, with an expression of "thank you for the devil". She knew that a woman was just worried about staying in the village with Chen Mo at this time, and there was no reason to say so high-sounding.
Indeed, Xiao Yanyu guessed part of it right, but not all of it.
Thirteenth Niang left the trivial matters to her men to deal with, while she took Xiao Yanyu around, stopped at a storefront, and walked in.
The boss was a lean man who looked wretched. When he saw Thirteenth Niang coming, he immediately greeted her.
"Thirteenth Niang, recently I asked someone to find more beautiful things, which are definitely on a higher level than last time." The boss rubbed his hands with a flattering look on his face.
"You keep saying this every time I come here, so why don't you say it in a fresher way?" Thirteenth Niang glanced at her with disdain.
"Thirteenth Niang, you only come here once a year. Listening to it once a year is not considered an old tune. Besides, am I right? You have used it. In this place, even if I lie to other people, I can still lie to you."
?"
Thirteenth Niang nodded and said, "Who else would come to buy this thing from you besides me?"
"Hey~, in the past years, I wouldn't have dared to say no to what Thirteenth Niang said, but it's different today." The boss looked around and saw that no one was eavesdropping, then he saw a little girl following Thirteenth Niang.
, was surprised, he didn't notice this at first.
"Xiaoyu, I'll go with you. Don't run too far. You may be kidnapped. You won't be able to see Chen Mo by then."
"snort."
Xiao Yanyu didn't care about the secretiveness between them, so she turned around and walked out, but she didn't dare to go far. Thirteenth Niang's last words calmed her down.
Watching my sister-in-law leave, she whispered: "This can't be..."
"What nonsense are you chewing? Continue what you just said." Thirteenth Niang glared at him.
The shop owner was annoyed and pretended he didn't see anything.
"Not long ago, Lao Wa from Xiaowa Village came looking for this thing mysteriously. What do you think this old man does for this thing?"
"Lao Wa?" Thirteenth Niang was puzzled for a moment, and then she understood. It seemed that Lao Wa valued the young lady he snatched very much, and acted both softly and hard.
"Yes, do you think it's strange or not?" The boss muttered at the side.
"It's not strange, there are many wonders in the world, maybe..." Thirteenth Niang suddenly said.
"Ah~, Thirteenth Mother, are you telling the truth? Could it be that Lao Wa..."
"This matter cannot be messed up..."
Thirteenth Niang stopped talking and left her imagination to the extremely curious boss to guess slowly. Rumors spread in this situation where you know what you know and I don’t know but don’t say it.
Although Thirteenth Niang did not understand what she said, the boss had already seen through it. With Thirteenth Niang's evidence, it was confirmed. After all, Thirteenth Niang's credibility was excellent.
After thinking about it, the boss recalled that today Lao Wa held his shoulder and an adult man spoke to him in a soft voice. He couldn't help but feel creepy and trembled. He felt like he wanted to find a place to clean himself up.