The situation between Yue Kingdom and Mobei Kingdom is now tense. The two countries have not signed a friendship treaty yet, and both armies have stationed troops at the border. In other words, as long as the ruler of one side has the idea, he can attack the other country at any time.

What's more, the Mobei Kingdom would send troops to harass the Yue Kingdom from time to time, causing a lot of trouble to the border generals of the Yue Kingdom.

"It was possible in the past. As long as you had a formal pass and were a merchant, you could enter the city to buy and sell goods. But now, you also know the current situation between the two countries. It may not be easy for people from Mobei to enter the city." The waiter said truthfully.

"Then how are the things in this shop brought into the city?" Xu Zhao played with the cup in his hand. The cup was just a plain cup with no patterns on it, but it looked brand new.

Since merchants from Mobei Kingdom cannot come in, if there are things from Mobei Kingdom in the shop, how to get the things into the city becomes the key.

"This rare goods shop wasn't originally run by someone from my Yue Country. Judging from the shopkeeper's accent, I'm afraid he's from the Central Jin Country. As for the things from the Mobei Country, those are all traded by the shopkeeper who sends the waiter to the city gate. That way, the goods come in, but the people don't."

The waiter explained it clearly.

Xu Zhao also understood the key point.

Now that he had almost finished drinking the water, Xu Zhao became interested in this rare goods shop.

"Go and take a look?" Xu Zhao walked back to the table and put the cup in his hand back on the table.

Shen Yu was originally accompanying Xu Zhao out shopping, so naturally whatever she said was what she meant.

But there is another annoying matter at the moment, "County Magistrate Qin, the matter of the mad dog biting people is now in your hands."

Qin Huaisheng was still wiping the sweat from his forehead, nodding and bowing, "I obey your command."

"County Magistrate Qin, if anyone else has been bitten, isolate them and don't let them out. If no one is bitten, then everything is fine. Later, the prince will send someone to inquire about the situation, and County Magistrate Qin must explain the truth."

All Xu Zhao could do was give some instructions, she had no other options.

"Yes!"

This girl's words are probably what the prince meant, and Qin Huaisheng cannot ignore them.

"Your Highness, these snacks..." The waiter was originally in the kitchen rushing to prepare the snacks. These snacks were specially made by the shopkeeper, but he was suddenly called into the private room by County Magistrate Qin. The snacks had not even been served yet, but the owner was about to leave, which would be a waste.

If it were Xu Zhao, he would definitely ask Qin Huaisheng to pay for the tea. Judging from his appearance, he must have embezzled a lot of people's money.

But Shen Yu has always been clear about what he does. What belongs to him is his, and what does not belong to him will never be his.

Shen Yu took out some silver from his purse and said, "Pack up all the snacks. We'll come back later to get them."

The waiter was naturally happy to take the heavy silver, and immediately ran out to tell the kitchen to pack up the snacks.

The three of them arrived at the door of the rare goods shop. Qin Huaisheng didn't dare to continue accompanying the two masters, so he hurriedly said that he was going to do something and left.

Without outsiders around, Xu Zhao could speak more easily.

"Your Highness, do you want to defeat the Mobei Kingdom and end the current situation between the two countries?" Xu Zhao stood in front of the shop and did not step forward. His tone was flat, as if he was just discussing what to eat tonight with Shen Yu.

However, Shen Yu was feeling very anxious. If he could defeat the generals at the Mobei border in one blow and force the Mobei Kingdom to surrender, and the two countries sign a ceasefire agreement, it would bring at least ten years of peace to the border. Why not do it?

"From now on, you are my military, what do you want to do?"

If it was about deploying troops on the battlefield, Shen Yu would be experienced, but this was not a battlefield. Shen Yu guessed that Xu Zhao was going to find another way.

"The answer is right here." Xu Zhao pointed to the rare goods shop in front of him that almost no one entered.

Shen Yu was surprised at how a shop could do this, and humbly asked for advice: "Why?"

Xu Zhao then began to speak: "I was just on the second floor of that teahouse when I saw a man carrying a few red carp out. I think they were sold in this shop."

"Red carp?" Shen Yu murmured. What was different about this carp?

"Yes, I read in a book once that there was a general in the Mobei Kingdom who loved cat lovers. He always took his pet with him on the marches and battles, and this cat lover loved to eat red carp the most."

If the man had not walked out of the shop carrying a few red carps, she would not have remembered what she had looked up in the library a week ago.

At that time, in order to find out the information about Shen Yu, he accidentally found the last battle between Mobei Kingdom and Yue Kingdom. The breakthrough was that this raccoon slave loved to eat red carp.

According to historical records of the Mobei Kingdom, after this battle, the Mobei Kingdom's generals took it as a warning and were not allowed to bring their favorite things with them when they went to the battlefield.

"Are you talking about Chatur?" Shen Yu has fought with the Mobei Kingdom many times, and now the general stationed at the border of the Mobei Kingdom is none other than Chatur.

But this was the first time he knew that Chatur loved raccoon dogs.

"That Chatur is eight feet tall, with a burly build, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a long beard. He looks very strong and powerful. If you hadn't told me that, I wouldn't have believed it."

"A person's appearance has nothing to do with his preferences. Don't judge a person by his appearance." Xu Zhao said truthfully.

Who says tough guys can’t like cats? Cats are so cute that even a tough guy can’t resist their cuteness!

However, when I think of the Chatur that I described her as, this contrast is actually a bit funny.

Shen Yu accepted it humbly, "Zhao Zhao is right, I am narrow-minded."

"Let's go in and take a look." It's a bit inappropriate to always stand in front of someone else's store. It's better to go in and talk in detail.

The two walked into the rare goods shop side by side.

There was only one shopkeeper standing behind the counter in the store, writing quickly with a brush in one hand and deftly moving the abacus beads on the table with the other.

Seeing someone coming into the store, the shopkeeper immediately put down what he was doing and walked out from behind the counter. "My two guests, is there anything you'd like? Although our store may look small, we have a complete range of goods. If there's anything we don't have, please let us know. As long as you provide the money, we will naturally have someone find it for you."

The shopkeeper entertained Xu Zhao and the other two with a calm and composed manner.

Xu Zhao glanced at Shen Yu. Shen Yu knew what to do without her saying anything.

"Boss, I just saw a customer outside take a few red carp from you." Shen Yu paused, looked at Xu Zhao with complicated eyes, and after a moment's hesitation, he continued, "My wife liked them very much. I wanted to ask if you have any more."

Xu Zhao, who was observing the goods in the store, was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't show it on his face. He just nodded to the shopkeeper as if pretending to agree.

She had seen scenes and lines like this many times in crime films. In order to get some information, the police often performed role-playing.

When the shopkeeper heard the word red carp, he immediately became alert. He knew very well who had bought those red carps just now.

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