At night, we rested at a campsite halfway up the mountain.

This campsite is not small. After being repaired by merchants coming and going, there are few weeds on the ground. Most of them are gravel or large flat stones.

Moreover, not long after they arrived, a group of traveling merchants also came from the opposite direction.

There are also dozens of people.

After taking a vigilant look at Fu Zhiyi, Lu Zhenzhen and the others, he carefully placed their resting place a little further away.

Both sides were somewhat wary of each other, quietly settling down and observing each other.

According to Tang Liang's arrangement, all the goods and mules and horses were surrounded in a circle, and then a circle of realgar powder to repel snakes, insects and ants was sprinkled outside them, so that there would be no need to worry about snakes and insects biting people and animals at night.

There was a circle of imperial guards inside, and further inside that was a circle of Lin family members, and then there was another circle of imperial guards, and the innermost layer was Fu Zhiyi, Lu Zhenzhen and the others.

While it was still light, everyone had a clear division of labor.

One group went to collect firewood, another group went to the mountains to look for prey to eat, and the rest of the people were feeding the mules and horses, and some were checking the goods...

Near the camp is a small waterfall and a small pool, but it is bottomless and the water is blue-green.

People and animals have to go to the pond to get water.

Lin Dejiang checked the cargo again and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there was no damage.

Looking at the sky, he was about to go back to his carriage when he saw a figure in the opposite group of merchants who looked very familiar.

The person on the other side also recognized him and came over to greet him with a smile.

I hadn't noticed them from a distance before, but when I got closer and saw the imperial guards, my smile faltered. Where did they find these escorts? Why did each of them exude such a murderous, bloodthirsty aura? It felt like everyone had lives on their hands.

He muttered to himself, but still smiled as he spoke to Lin Dejiang: "Brother Lin Shi, it's you. This is a rare fate. Where did you make your fortune? So many people? Are you going back to South Vietnam?"

Lin Dejiang's smile grew even more enthusiastic. "Brother Huang Shi, yes! I was wondering why he looked so familiar! After not seeing you for so many years, you seem to be getting even richer. Where did you go to make your fortune?"

The two of them talked back and forth for a long time and finally found out the truth.

This Huang Chunsheng was a famous businessman in South Vietnam. This time he had acquired some imported goods from Southeast Asia and wanted to ship them to the capital to sell them for a good price.

Huang Chunsheng found out without much inquiry or guesswork that Lin Dejiang used to be on the trade route outside the Great Wall, but now he is old, or he has offended someone and can no longer do the job, so he wants to return to his roots.

So he made a lot of money, and then sold some things outside the Great Wall and along the way, intending to bring them back to Nanyue and sell them to sea merchants.

However, Huang Chunsheng looked at the posture of Lin Dejiang's caravan and the camping arrangements, so Lin Dejiang could only stay in the middle.

The men and women in the innermost circle, including their servants, are not ordinary people.

Lin Dejiang definitely didn't tell the truth.

Huang Chunsheng understood what was going on, but he still had a warm smile on his face: "Oh, then we are really destined to meet! Come to my place for a few drinks later. You know my chef, he makes delicious roast goose and barbecued pork——"

Lin Dejiang rolled his eyes and agreed with a smile.

After Huang Chunsheng got the confirmation, he said goodbye and said he would go back to wait for Lin Dejiang's visit.

But he did not forget to keep an eye on Lin Dejiang while giving instructions and checking the goods.

After Lin Dejiang returned to the camp, he spoke to a burly man in a friendly and even humble manner.

Then the big man asked him to stand there and wait, and went into the innermost circle and said something to him.

Then he turned back and brought the person to the innermost part.

After a while, Lin Dejiang came out from the innermost part, wiping the sweat off his face. Before leaving, he did not forget to say something to the people around him.

The distance was too far so that I couldn't hear or see Lin Dejiang's expression clearly. I could only see that his waist never straightened up.

This is even weirder.

Huang Chunsheng became more and more suspicious. He returned to his carriage and gave a few instructions.

He got into the carriage and pulled out two small jars from the innermost part. He looked at them, picked one, and carried it out.

By the time Lin Dejiang had packed some snacks, Huang Chunsheng had already been waiting for a long time.

On the table were not only roast goose and barbecued pork, but also South Vietnamese dishes such as rose soy sauce chicken and salted fish and eggplant pot.

That's so authentic.

Lin Dejiang couldn't help swallowing his saliva and sat down with his eyes shining: "You know what, all these years outside, I just wanted this bite -"

Huang Chunsheng smiled and poured a glass of wine: "Come on, come on, this jar of Yubingshao, you have to drink two more glasses today——"

Lin Dejiang smelled the wine and his eyes widened. He couldn't wait to drink a full glass first.

He closed his eyes and savored the taste for a long time before putting down his glass and sighing, "This is the taste."

After two glasses of wine and two bites of food, Lin Dejiang's guard was lowered a little.

Huang Chunsheng kept urging him to drink more, talked about the relationship between the two families, and expressed his envy for Lin Dejiang's current big business, which soon got Lin Dejiang to open up.

Most of the jar of wine went into Lin Dejiang's stomach, so he spoke without any reservations.

After finishing the wine, Lin Dejiang lay down on the table and snored loudly.

Huang Chunsheng's eyes lit up.

Just now he tried to get Lin Dejiang to speak, and although Lin Dejiang was still vague, he still found out that Lin Dejiang was lucky enough to have gotten close to a noble person.

This nobleman is the new county magistrate who was sent from outside the capital to Nanyue. His surname is Fu, and it is said that he is a descendant of the nobles of the capital.

That would be fine, but the wife of this Lord Fu is a county princess!

With such a powerful background, it’s no wonder that everyone in the team looks so fierce.

It makes sense that the purpose is to protect the county lady.

Huang Chunsheng's mind was working very fast at this moment.

If what Lin Dejiang said is true, then after he and the new county magistrate, Lord Fu, arrive in Nanyue and establish this relationship, won't everyone in Nanyue's business circles have to give him face in the future?

With Lord Fu as their backer, the Lin family is likely to surpass them.

But why? His Huang family is no worse than the Lin family, it's just that they don't have this opportunity?

If the Huang family also has such an opportunity, will the Huang family have the final say in South Vietnam's business circle in the future?

The opportunity is right in front of us, and Lord Fu is just around the corner.

If the Lin family can get close to it, why can’t the Huang family?

What the Lin family can do for Lord Fu, the Huang family can do better.

Should I take a chance or play it safe?

Huang Chunsheng sees various struggles and choices.

After a long while, he fixed his eyes, looked down at the drunk Lin Dejiang, and said in his heart: Brother Lin, I'm sorry, but the Huang family also wants to hug Mr. Fu's golden thigh -

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