After the Fairy Disappeared

  He Lingchuan looked at his back and smiled: "He is really nice to me."

   Zhao Guanshi was puzzled: "It's not bad?" This surname Dong has never shown his face or said good things. Avoiding Mr. He is like hiding from the evil star and plague god. Is it not bad?

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

   "You don't understand." Dong Rui turned his face faster than he turned a book, but at this time he thought of running away instead of flirting with him, which shows that Dong Rui's hostility towards him has weakened.

  This guy is all in one, he comes and goes resolutely, which is quite interesting.

  He Lingchuan looked back to the northwest.

  Half a month has passed since the Battle of Xiabei by the Hanshui River, and he thought of Xiazhou and the He family less and less often.

  Although there are dangers in the devil's nest, he actually removed the shackles from his shoulders. The smell of rotting wood and mud in the swamp has been smelling for a long time, and it seems that I can get used to it.

   Don't go against his heart, he actually doesn't want to go back.

   Traveling alone, the sky is wide and the earth is wide.

  Besides, he is not highly valued in the He family itself. Whether the young master of the He family is present or not, how much impact can it have on the battle situation in Xiazhou?

  He has saved He Chunhua many times, which is enough to repay the cause and effect between the original body and his father.

   I just don’t know what happened to Shan Youjun, Jiao Tai and Houzi Lingguang. He also bought many properties in Dunyu.

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

   "Master He, what's wrong?"

   "It's okay." He Lingchuan came back to his senses, took a deep breath, and felt that the breath was still a little sweet, "Let's go. "

  The caravan moved forward and entered the border of Fu State.

  Finally there is a road, and it will be much easier to walk in the future.

  After leaving the Demon's Nest Swamp, the landform changed quickly. There are mountains and mountains lined up, nine winding water rings, and a very standard hilly landform.

  Even the official roads are not as spacious and straight as those built in the southern part of Xiazhou. He Lingchuan found that there were many business travelers and civilians coming and going, but the post stations and hotels along the way were closed, and there was no food for thirty or forty miles.

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

The local people wash miscellaneous rice, beans and peanuts, stuff them into straw bags and steam them, and supply them to the customers. The traffickers and pawns only eat this. Those who are more particular, such as He Lingchuan and Zhao Guanshi, will ask for some fat meat and mushrooms to be added to the rice. Put it in the drawer and steam it, it will be fragrant.

  Of course the price is also expensive.

   When He Lingchuan ate, he found that the meat was not fatty enough, but rather tender, and had a peculiar smell of mutton. "What kind of meat is this?"

  Tianzi happened to pass by, and leaned over to take a look: "Oh, field mouse."

  He Lingchuan raised his eyebrows. He stayed in the swamp for more than ten days and ate everything. Thinking about it, this post station has no village in front of it, no store in the back, and there is no pen to raise pigs and cattle in the back. Where does the meat come from?

  During the meal, Zhao Guanshi also explained that a few months ago, the emperor descended from the sky to ooze, and filled the wild beasts in the mountains into monsters, hurting people everywhere. Many hotels were attacked and did not dare to open their doors for business, so it was a bit sluggish along the way.

  The government is understaffed and weak. It was not until half a month ago that someone was asked to clean up these raging monsters.

  If this kind of thing happened in the Panlong dreamland, it would take about two or three days to solve it; even if it was placed in Yuan Country, near Woling Pass where the official power is weak, it should be resolved in more than a month.

   It can be seen that the national power of Fu State is weak.

This country is very small, less than one tenth of Yuan Country, and even smaller than Xiazhou managed by He Chunhua. From the map, the territory is as narrow and long as a knife, dominated by mountains and hills. It is a typical seven mountains, two waters and one field. That little land is not very fertile.

   But because of its lack of soil strength, there is nothing to ask for, and the huge mountainous area only produces some miscellaneous mines, so the surrounding countries can't find the motivation to invade it. After all, there is not much profit from occupying the land, and you have to send troops to manage the population and food, and you have to worry so much if you can't scrape the oil.

  Looking at it this way, Fuguo's external environment is actually quite good.

  By the way, Fu Kingdom is adjacent to the Demon Nest Swamp in the west, and borders the Demon Kingdom in the north to the northwest, while there are eight small countries in the east and northeast.

  The size of these countries and

  Fuguo is about the same, and the largest one is twice as big as it. Fifty steps don't have to laugh at a hundred steps. Occasionally there are some frictions, but no one has the ability to swallow the neighbors, so basically a state of balance can be maintained.

  For them, the northern demon country seems to be a little disdainful, too lazy to send troops to clean them up.

  Not long after dawn, the caravan finally arrived in Wuze County where Gan's family is located.

   This is also the busiest county town in Fuguo. It is built in a valley, and the main street is actually paved with stone slabs. The market is prosperous, warehouses are everywhere, restaurants and restaurants are everywhere, and hawkers are often hawking in the alleys, selling smuggled goods from abroad.

  In addition to the crowded and low bungalows, He Lingchuan also saw many big houses occupying one side alone.

  The size of this county seat is two or three times larger than ordinary cities.

  He Lingchuan was curious about how the people of Fuguo live on, and they seem to be living well, breaking the stereotype of troublesome people from poor mountains and rivers.

  Guan Zhao said, if you can’t rely on mountains to eat mountains and water to eat water, you have to go out. Fortunately, Fuguo is connected to Bega in the west and eight countries in the east, and there is a large lake in the north, which can be regarded as a hub of economic and trade exchanges.

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

  Therefore, Fuguo sent merchants, and Wuze County is located on the main traffic road connecting the east, west, and north, occupying a favorable location. After Mr. Gan made his fortune, he moved his whole family here, and his business became more and more prosperous.

  The caravan went to the warehouse by itself, while Manager Zhao took He Lingchuan to Ganzhai.

  Rich people like to build big houses, and the Gan family is no exception. Its area is larger than Yu Yuhe's house. The high wall directly in front belongs to the Gan family's big house, and He Lingchuan saw the continuous black roof, thinking that there are many buildings inside.

  But the two got off their horses when they got here, and Manager Zhao actually led 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 impolite to treat a distinguished guest who came to the door for the first time.

   Unexpectedly, Guanshi Zhao looked around and saw no one around, so he suddenly turned around and bowed to him to the end:

   "Mr. He, I spoke insincerely in the swamp earlier, and it was also for self-protection. Please don't worry about the large number of adults!"

"What's up?"

"Actually, the head of the Gan family is Master Gan. I said that the old lady of the Gan family can take care of things. That's...that's just an expedient word for Zhu Erniang." Manager Zhao smiled bitterly, "The old lady of the Gan family is also Master Gan. His mother's surname is Mao, and he lived in the countryside for the first half of his life, but he has been in Wuze County for the past few years, and he has never been to other places, nor has he had any experience in business."

  If he confessed in the swamp, the Spider Queen would be so angry that she would eat him?

  He Lingchuan heard something wrong: "What's going on? "

   Only then did Manager Zhao reveal the truth. It turns out that the Gan family was originally just ordinary townspeople, and it was only after Mr. Gan, a hard-working head of the family, that they started to do business. Especially after they hooked up with the spider monster in the magic nest swamp, the life of the whole family was like sesame seeds blooming steadily.

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

  He Lingchuan understood when he heard this. The Gan family is like a reduced and simplified version of the Dunyu Li family.

  " Then you promised me on behalf of the Gan family in the swamp?" He Lingchuan was not interested in other people's family affairs, "My identity and guidance?"

"Yes, yes, I will go to Gan's family to report a funeral first." Manager Zhao also scratched his head, "The Gan family must be crying loudly for a while, you go to the restaurant ahead to rest for a while, and when the Gan family's mood calms down, I will I will introduce you."

  He Lingchuan didn't object, after all, he didn't want to see the Gan family crying in front of him, shouting loudly.

   At that moment, Manager Zhao asked him to go to a nearby restaurant, and hurried to Gan's house after he confessed his crime.

  He Lingchuan changed to the seat by the window by himself. It was secluded here, and he drank by himself, drinking for half the afternoon.

  …

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

  A boy slipped out from the back door of Gan's warehouse, turned around and walked through four alleys. After looking around for no one to pay attention, he walked into the back door of a shop.

  days pass

  One day, people and horses are resting, and the dogs are not barking.

   Someone was sleeping on a bamboo chair in the back hall, with a thick blanket over his body, and a straw hat on his forehead to block the light. The boy leaned over and said softly, "Master, the Gan family has something to do."

  When the man heard the word "Gan's family", he took off his hat and yawned: "What's the matter?"

  The face is less than forty years old, and the complexion is slightly dark.

  " The Gan family's convoy finally returned from the Demon's Nest Swamp, and Boss Gan died. "

  The head of the family immediately woke up, "What are you talking about, Gan Qing is dead?"

   "Who is dead?" Another person turned out from the back of the hall, whose appearance was very similar to that of the head.

   "The second boss is back too?" The boy repeated, "I heard from the people in the Gan family caravan that Gan Qing was intercepted and killed outside the Demon's Nest Swamp, and a group of bandits pretended to be him and brought the caravan into the swamp."

   "There is such a thing?" Both the head and the second head were amazed, "What are those bandits doing? Do you want to switch to business?"

  The Demon's Nest Swamp is the base camp of ogre monsters. Except for Gan's family who can pass through, there are others who can't think of getting into it.

"No, no, this is very weird!" Even the boy who told the story was on top, "These bandits were sent by the snake demon in the Demon's Nest Swamp to enter the Spider Queen's territory pretending to be the Gan's caravan to steal baby."

   What kind of magical plot is this? "Steal it?"

   "No, it's a failure. The whole gang of bandits have been wiped out."

  Both said: "As expected of the Spider Queen. Then the Gan family caravan can come back?" Few of the swamp trolls have a good temper.

"Going back, there are quite a few large carts, not only full of loads, but also bringing back an extra person." The boy continued to look through the information, "It's a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old. According to the caravan staff, this boy can be free in the spider queen's lair. Even the bandits who stole the treasures in the devil’s nest were blocked by him and failed. After the Spider Queen fought against other monsters, she became angry and chased the boy for some reason, but after a while, the two sides reconciled. I gave this boy a lot of presents."

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