Chapter 352 Wu Ze

He Lingchuan smiled at his back: "He's really nice to me."

Manager Zhao was puzzled: "Isn't that nice?" This Dong has never shown his face or said anything nice. He avoids Master He like he's avoiding evil stars and plague gods. How can he say that he's nice?

Master He's requirements for "nice" are not very high.

"You don't understand." Dong Rui changed his face faster than turning a page. At this time, he thought of escaping instead of showing him his color, which shows that Dong Rui's hostility towards him has weakened.

This guy is alone and determined to come and go, which is quite interesting.

He Lingchuan looked back to the northwest.

More than half a month has passed since the battle of Xiabei on the banks of the Hanshui River. He thinks of Xiazhou and the He family less and less.

Although there are dangers in the demon nest, he has removed the shackles on his shoulders. After smelling the smell of rotten wood and rotten mud in the swamp for a long time, he seems to be used to it.

He doesn't have to go against his heart. He doesn't want to go back.

When you go out alone, the world is vast. The most important thing is that you don't have to play the drama of father-son affection anymore.

It's tiring to pretend.

Besides, he was not valued in the He family. How much influence could the presence or absence of the eldest son of the He family have on the war situation in Xiazhou?

Of course, there was some cause and effect between the original body and his father, but he had saved He Chunhua many times, so it was fair.

I just don’t know how Shan Youjun, Jiao Tai and Monkey Lingguang are doing. He also bought many industries in Dunyu.

He Lingchuan secretly thought it was a pity, and he still had to send a message back if he had a chance.

"Mr. He, what's wrong?"

"Nothing." 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 Fuguo.

Finally there was a road, and it was much easier to walk later.

After leaving the Demon Nest Swamp, the terrain changed quickly, with mountains and ridges lined up, and nine winding streams ringing the belt, a very standard hilly terrain.

Even the official road was not as wide and straight as the one in the southern part of Xiazhou. He Lingchuan found that there were many merchants and civilians coming and going, but many of the post stations and hotels along the way were closed, and there was no food to eat after walking thirty or forty miles.

Finally, they checked into the post station before dark and had hot straw rice.

The locals washed the rice, beans and peanuts, stuffed them into straw bags and steamed them to serve the guests. The peddlers only ate this. The more particular ones, such as He Lingchuan and Manager Zhao, would ask for some fat and mushrooms to be added to the rice and steamed in the steamer, which made it fragrant.

Of course, the price was also expensive.

When He Lingchuan was eating, he found that the meat was not fat enough. It was tender, but it had a strange smell. "What kind of meat is this?"

The porter happened to pass by and came over to take a look: "Oh, field mouse."

He Lingchuan raised his eyebrows. He had been in the swamp for ten days and had eaten everything. It made sense. There was no village or store in front of this post station, and there was no fence behind to raise pigs and cattle. Where did the meat come from?

When eating, Manager Zhao also explained that a few months ago, the emperor's fluid fell from the sky and turned the wild beasts in the mountains into monsters, which hurt people everywhere. Many hotels were attacked and dared not open for business, so the journey was a bit depressed.

The government was short of manpower and weak, and it was not until half a month ago that people were asked to clean up these rampant monsters.

If this happened in Panlong Dreamland, it would probably take only two or three days to solve it; even if it happened in Yuan Country, near Woling Pass where the official power was weak, it would take more than a month to deal with it.

This shows the weakness of Fu Country's national strength.

This country is very small, less than one-tenth of Yuan Country, and even smaller than Xiazhou managed by He Chunhua. And from the map, the territory is narrow and long like a knife, with mountains and hills as the main area, which is a typical seven mountains, two rivers and one field, and the only land is not very fertile.

But it is precisely because of its insufficient soil fertility that it has nothing to ask for. The huge mountainous area actually only produces some miscellaneous minerals, so the surrounding countries can't find the motivation to invade it. After all, there is not much benefit from occupying the land, and it is necessary to station troops, manage the population, and manage food. If you can't scrape out the oil and water, you still have to worry so much.

From this point of view, the external environment of Fu Country is actually quite good.

By the way, Fuguo is adjacent to the Demon Nest Swamp in the west, the Northern Demon Country in the northwest, and eight small countries in the east and northeast.

These countries are about the same size as Fuguo, and the largest one is only twice as big as it. There is no need to laugh at a hundred steps when fifty steps are taken. There are occasional frictions, but no one has the ability to swallow up the neighbor, so basically a balance can be maintained.

For them, the Northern Demon Country seems to be a little disdainful and too lazy to send troops to deal with them.

Shortly after dawn, the caravan finally arrived at Wuze County where the Gan family was located.

This is also the most lively county town in Fuguo. It is built in a valley. The main street is paved with stone slabs. The market is prosperous, warehouses are everywhere, and restaurants and restaurants are lined up. It is common to see hawkers hawking in the alleys, selling smuggled goods from abroad.

In addition to the crowded and low bungalows, He Lingchuan also saw many mansions with their own gates.

The scale of this county town is comparable to two or three ordinary cities.

He Lingchuan was curious about how the people of Fu lived, and they seemed to be living well, breaking the stereotype that poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people.

Manager Zhao said, "If you don't move, you will die. If you can't live on the mountain or the water, you have to move out." Fortunately, Fu is connected to Beijia in the west and eight countries in the east. There is also a large lake in the north, which is a hub for economic and trade exchanges.

In particular, the northern demon country has a preference for certain foreign specialties, and its demand alone can create a prosperous trade route.

Therefore, Fu is a merchant country, and Wuze County is on the main transportation route connecting the east, west and north, which has a great geographical advantage. After Mr. Gan became rich, 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 Yuga family. The high wall directly in front belonged to Gan's mansion. He Lingchuan saw the continuous black roof and imagined that there were 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 door for the first time.

Unexpectedly, Manager Zhao looked around and saw no one around, then suddenly turned around and bowed to him:

"Mr. 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, also known as Gan The master's 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 bad: "What exactly is going on?"

Only then did Manager Zhao reveal the truth. It turns out that the Gan family was just an ordinary town citizen. It was only after Mr. Gan, a head of a family who was able to fight hard, that he started to do business. Especially after getting connected with the spider demon in the Magic Nest Swamp, the family's life was like sesame seeds blooming.

The trouble is that Mr. Gan is too capable and in his prime, so the family can enjoy his achievements in peace.

He Lingchuan understood when he heard this. The Gan family was like a smaller and simplified version of Dunyu Li's family. The death of the head of the family suddenly detonated 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 direction?"

"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 can go to the restaurant in front to rest for a while. When the Gan family's mood calms down, I will Just 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 secluded here, so he poured himself some wine and drank for half the afternoon.

…

The Gan family caravan returned to Wuze County about half an hour later.

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 head 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 died?" Another person came out from the back of the hall, his appearance was very similar to that of the master.

"The second master is also back?" 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 astonished, "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 Devil's 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 cart. 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. He even stopped the bandits from stealing the treasures in the devil's nest. After returning from the battle with other monsters, the Spider Queen became angry and pursued the young man for some reason. However, the two parties reconciled after a while, and the Spider Queen returned. I gave this young man a lot of gifts.”

The second boss couldn't help but interrupt: "Is this really a person?"