"Now that the matter has come to this, Miss, it's better not to be too sad. You can leave the green hills without worrying about having firewood! Although your goods suffered a lot of damage, they were finally saved!" Lu Chen said.
Guo Xiuyun turned around and glanced at the trucks in the caravan, looking at the burned silks, she felt heartbroken and bleeding: "What you said is easy, these goods are the entire wealth of the Guo family, and now they are like this, you know
How much do I have to lose?"
"There's nothing you can do about it. Who told you to offend a villain? If you had been more vigilant, maybe this wouldn't have happened!" Lu Chen sighed softly.
Guo Xiuyun was stunned for a moment and looked at Lu Chen in surprise, "You know!"
"Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this was premeditated. Would ordinary bandits directly burn your goods?" Lu Chen shook his head and said.
Guo Xiuyun smiled bitterly: "Brother is so smart, you have noticed this! Maybe my Guo family is destined to have this disaster!"
"As long as you know clearly in your mind what to do, a shrewd businessman like you should have your own plan in mind!" Lu Chen fiddled with the matches and smiled softly.
Guo Xiuyun said with a sad face: "As a woman, how can I fight against those arrogant and unreasonable villains?"
Lu Chen didn't say anything. He couldn't interfere in other people's family affairs.
When Guo Xiuyun saw Lu Chen didn't say anything, he sighed and said, "Hey, why am I telling you this! I've already caused you trouble, and I don't know how to thank you!"
"It's okay, your caravan took me in out of kindness, and I helped you teach those gangsters a lesson. It's only natural that I should repay your kindness. If you want to be grateful to me, you don't have to!" Lu Chen said calmly.
Guo Xiuyun said with sincere gratitude: "My brother is very chivalrous at first glance. If you hadn't taken action today, our caravan would have been doomed!"
"Don't praise me like that, otherwise I'll be embarrassed!" Lu Chen said in a very kind tone.
"Brother, you are so funny!" Guo Xiuyun covered her mouth and smiled, her beautiful eyes flashing: "I haven't asked you your name yet!"
"The surname is Lu, and the single name is a cloud!" Lu Chen said casually, without telling the other party his real name. Of course, there is no benefit in knowing his real name. When going out, it is better to be cautious!
Guo Xiuyun smiled lightly: "My brother's name is Lu Yun. What a coincidence. There is also a cloud in my name. It seems that we are very compatible!"
"A fate?" Lu Chen was startled when he heard this, and then he smiled warmly and said: "We are far apart, and meeting each other is fate!"
At this time, Lao Wang, the personal butler next to Guo Xiuyun, stood up and suddenly bowed to Lu Chen: "Brother, I was blind during the day. I don't remember the faults of villains. Please forgive me!"
"Old sir, there's no need to be polite. I've received your favor and it's only natural that I help you. I'm so polite. There's still a long way to go to Jingzhou, and I'll have to trouble you for a few more days!" Lu Chen said.
He glanced at the housekeeper, Lao Wang, and smiled slightly.
This old Wang acts cautiously and thinks about the caravan. This is understandable. Besides, Lu Chen is not the kind of person who cares about everything.
"No trouble, no trouble. It's our caravan's honor for me to join our caravan. You can stay as long as you want!" Lao Wang Liandao, the housekeeper, admired Lu Chen's broad-mindedness.
There are only advantages and no disadvantages to having such an expert stay in the caravan. There is no need to be afraid when you encounter tough bandits next time. Of course Lao Wang is very happy.
Having seen Lu Chen's powerful strength, everyone in the caravan felt that he was an unfathomable mysterious master. Compared with the previous indifference, their attitude now became very enthusiastic.
The sky soon dawned, and the morning sun rose slowly in the east, shining on the official road, a blood-red color.
The corpses of the gangsters were lying on the ground, randomly discarded on the road like garbage. The bloody scene was shocking.
It is conceivable that there must have been a thrilling fight here last night.
The caravan took a short rest and continued to set off towards Jingzhou.
According to their current driving speed, it would take four or five days to reach Yuyang County in Jingzhou. Lu Chen was not in a hurry and slowly followed the caravan on the road, enjoying the beautiful scenery of the mountains and rivers on the roadside.
On the fourth day, the caravan met a group of bandits on the road. According to the past rules, this time they had to pay a huge toll. Otherwise, these greedy bandits would not let a big bandit go.
The fat sheep' slipped away under your nose.
On the official road, the caravan and the bandits were confronting each other. The atmosphere was tense and they were ready to fight at any time.
A group of bandits surrounded the caravan. The leader of the bandits was a strange-looking dwarf and demanded that the caravan hand over 100,000 taels of silver for travel expenses.
If you dare to refuse, the bandits will make harsh words, and they will make sure that the caravan will be stripped of chickens and dogs, and the blood will flow into rivers, and the arrogance will be very arrogant.
One hundred thousand taels of silver is a huge amount of money, and the caravan can take it out, but the loss would be too great.
This business trip was originally difficult to do, but if the bandits took away another piece of flesh, the caravan's business would basically be a waste of water.
The eldest lady naturally refused, but the bandits would never let them leave without paying the money.
Just when the caravan was in a dilemma, Lu Chen suddenly sprang out from the caravan like lightning, struck directly with his sword, and cut the bandit leader in half on the spot, scaring the group of bandits into fleeing in the blink of an eye.
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Under the protection of Lu Chen, the caravan drove for five days and finally arrived at Yuyang County, Jingzhou safely.
The caravan was able to reach Yuyang County safely. Lu Chen, a mysterious master, played a huge role. In order to thank him, Guo Xiuyun invited him to visit the family.
Lu Chen had no place to go for the time being, so he readily agreed and followed the caravan into Zhengcheng.
The Guo family is a well-known and prominent family in Zhengzhou. In the early years, their silk business spread all over Jingzhou. Many of their shops were operating prosperously, earning a lot of money and having strong financial resources.
After the owner of the Guo family became rich, he spent a lot of money in Zhengcheng to buy a house with two entrances and two exits, covering a large area.
As a distinguished guest of the Guo family, Lu Chen received warm hospitality after entering the Guo family, and was then arranged to live in the east courtyard by Guo Xiuyun. The environment inside was very elegant, and there were all the handymen and maids at his service.
After all, Lu Chen's help to the caravan is obvious to all, how dare the Guo family neglect it.
After he moved into Guo's house, he realized how difficult it was for Guo Xiuyun.
There are five people in the Guo family, including his father and his dumb uncle, and his two teenage brothers and sisters.
My mother died in my early years, and my father suffered from injuries and illnesses due to overwork and overwork in his early years of business. Now he can only take care of himself at home.
, completely unable to take care of himself.
Her uncle was mute, was born with a disability, and could not take over the family affairs. Her two younger brothers and sisters were still young and not sensible yet. She was in charge of the entire Guo family. Because of her shrewdness and ability, she made a name for herself in the business world of Zhengcheng.
She became known as a strong woman.
After Lu Chen stayed at the Guo family, he wandered around Zhengcheng for two days and collected a lot of information about the 'Wanjian Villa'.
According to his understanding, Wanjian Villa was founded more than 800 years ago and is extremely famous in Kyushu. It controls nine towns in Lantian County, Jingzhou, and controls a population of nearly 10 million. It has a long history, has far-reaching influence, and has a long history.
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Different from the eight major sects, this force rules Lantian County with the direct descendants of the family as the core. After hundreds of years of development and growth, the number of descendants of this family has reached nearly 200,000. The descendants of the family can be found in the corners of major towns.
Lantian County's management can be described as impregnable.
Within Lantian County, Wanjian Villa is almost like a local emperor, with absolute right to speak.
There are three current heads of Wanjian Villa, Jian Haifeng, the leader of the first village, Jian Junxiong, the leader of the second village, and Jian Shaoze, the leader of the third village! All of them are masters who have reached the innate realm.
And their young village leader is Jian Wuchen, who shined in the Qianlong Competition half a year ago.
The enemy Lu Chen wanted to find should be hidden among them, but the Wanjian Villa family has nearly 200,000 children and a large population. Finding the murderer is like finding a needle in a haystack, which is not easy.
Five or six days passed in the blink of an eye. Lu Chen had a good rest at Guo's house.
On this day, the weather was fine and the wind was sunny. He was preparing to say goodbye and thank Miss Guo for her hospitality, but he unexpectedly encountered some troubles.
"Guo Xiuyun, you bitch, come out here!"
"Don't try to hide today. When will you pay back the money you owe me?"
"Yes, come out quickly. I still have my rent. Isn't it time to give it to me?"
Who would have thought that suddenly, a large group of people rushed into the Guo Mansion, clamoring to settle accounts with Miss Guo, and the entire Guo family mansion was in a commotion.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the housekeeper Lao Wang immediately sent guard Dong Qiu to stop him. He turned around and rushed into the lobby to report what happened outside to Guo Xiuyun.
Guo Xiuyun was dressed in a purple dress, elegant and elegant, and walked out of the lobby with an expressionless face. Looking at the messy situation outside, her brows could not help but be furrowed. She immediately scolded: "Everyone, please be patient and tell me what you have to say!"
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"Miss Guo, when will your store owe me the 150,000 taels of goods? My Xuesha Fang has been unable to turn over funds recently and is in urgent need of this money. Last time, I told you that I would give you half a month to raise it, but now I see
The time is up today, please give me an explanation!" An old man dressed as a member of the Communist Party of China shouted to Guo Xiuyun, with a sad look on his face.
"Guo Xiuyun, and mine, your store borrowed 180,000 taels of silver from our bank for turnover, when will you pay it back!" Another skinny man followed closely and said with a fierce look on his face.
"Xiuyun, it's time to pay the rent for the dozen or so shops you opened in Zhengcheng. I'm here today on behalf of the small business owners. It's not easy for everyone, but you should give me an explanation!"
As they talked, the remaining dozen debt collectors became more and more excited, and they all rushed to find Guo Xiuyun and used various reasons to ask for an explanation.
