no soul

"That's the story. It's not easy." Zhang Qianyi finished.

Wan Guchuan sighed.

Zhang Qianyi was puzzled, "The general asked why?"

"It's nothing, I had a dream."

"Your dream even revealed the specific location in the dream, which is quite good." Zhang Yanyi laughed.

"By the way, for the batch of goods that don't want to be opened for inspection, the owner can let them go if they ask." Wan Guchuan picked up a document and put it in front of him.

"Huh? Why are you going to let it go? Didn't you just say firmly that you can't take the slightest risk?" Zhang Qianyi was stunned.

Wan Guchuan: "Did I say that?"

Zhang Qianyi: "..."

"Let it go."

"General, my subordinates think it's wrong. Now is an extraordinary period. If something goes wrong, you and I can't afford it." Zhang Qianyi said.

Wan Guchuan raised his hand and flipped through the official documents in front of him, "Where are you going to send this batch of goods?"

"Qi Ming City."

"It's a three-day journey. After three days, Qiming City will respond, and officers and soldiers must be present for unpacking and inspection." Wan Guchuan said.

"What if it's less than three days?" Zhang Qianyi looked at him.

"If not..." Wan Guchuan stroked the corner of the official document with his finger, "Check thoroughly along the way."

Zhang Qianyi said: "The surname of this batch of goods is Lin, and the Lin family in Pingyang can be blocked at that time."

"Ka", a corner of the official document was torn open, Wan Guchuan let go, leaned back on the chair, looked at Zhang Yanyi, "There will be no problem, I will guarantee it."

Zhang Qianyi sighed, "The owner of the goods just came to ask."

He knelt down on one knee, "This subordinate takes orders!"

Lin Hong said he was fine, but in fact he was still worried about this batch of goods, otherwise he wouldn't have been so worried that he would have poured himself wine.

He looked at the heavily guarded city gate with strict entry and exit, and said to his subordinates: "I'll go in and have a look."

However, he clarified his purpose of coming, and after undergoing multiple inspections, a few steps into the city gate, a few soldiers pushed his batch of goods to him.

The seal was not removed and it was released.

Everyone in Lin Hong was dumbfounded.

The soldiers also pulled the goods out of the city gate for him with a good attitude.

A group of bodyguards watched their boss walk into the city gate, and soon led a few soldiers to push out the goods intact, and the feelings of admiration spontaneously arose.

You know, they have worn out their lips, and they almost failed to keep this batch of goods in a fight!

The five big and three thick men took over the carriages and horses loaded with the goods.

Lin Hong thought, what's going on.

The release of this batch of goods must have something to do with me, otherwise it would not be such a coincidence, it would be useless to try hard and soft, but they were released after he came.

But he doesn't seem to have told anyone...

Wan Guchuan!

I remember he said "Got it".

It turned out that he was a soldier, no wonder he was so good at fighting.

It's not surprising to meet him on the hunting grounds - keep the emperor safe.

I also suspected that he was an assassin...

At this juncture, it is absolutely impossible for the general to let him go. If he can persuade the general to let him go, it seems that Wan Guchuan is a good officer.

Now, there is movement in Nanban, and it is a risk for the whole country to let him go.

Lin Hong's heart felt hot.

Can't trouble him.

"The goods must be delivered to Gule City within three days, and the sword will not stop." Lin Hong said to the bodyguards, "I can only work hard for you."

"Also," Lin Hong said to Tu Hongxue, "Give the money back to my father, and just say I'm not going to accompany you, um... In the future, if he wants to deliver the goods, don't take his money."

Wan Guchuan boarded the city wall.

"General."

"General."

"General." Soldiers saluted all the way.

He stood on the crenel, looking down.

A slender figure standing in the crowd of five big and three thick men is too obvious, the skin is even fairer in the sun, and the black hair is like a waterfall.

Not too close, Wan Guchuan could still see the smile on the corner of his mouth.

Lin Hongruo felt something, and looked up, but there was nothing.

"Hey, I heard that your goods were seized, what happened?" Gu Yunshu bumped Lin Hong with his elbow while nibbling melon seeds.

The season has stepped on the tail of summer, and entered the early autumn, the sun is still high, and the chirping of cicadas seems to be dying. Lin Hong and Gu Yunshu are sitting in the shade of the swaying trees.

Lin Hong leaned on the easy chair, tossed and caught the glowing red apple in his hand, "How about it? Let it go."

"You are capable! You have to come back if you are detained by the military!" Gu Yunshu clapped his hands and slapped off the melon seed shells in his hands, "Do you have connections in the army?"

Thinking of Wan Guchuan, Lin Hong smiled, "Is that right?"

Lin Hong put his hand on the armrest of the easy chair, and Gu Yunshu rested his chin on his arm, looking at him expectantly, "Give me a recommendation?"

What businessmen want is a wide range of social contacts.

"Go away!" Lin Hong raised his hand and knocked his head away, "It's a good idea! Look at your mercenary look."

"Why am I only looking out for profit? Can't I make friends with customers all over the world?"

"No." Lin Hong took a bite of the apple with a "click".

"There is movement in Nanban now, how can your friend make it easier for you?"

Lin Hong chewed slowly, looking down at the apple in his hand, "Tu Hongxue and the others are almost non-stop. They arrived at Gule City within two days, and officers and soldiers stared at them during the inspection in Kaifeng—fortunately, nothing went wrong, otherwise You have to implicate him."

Gu Yunshu observed his expression, "This business is really convenient."

Lin Hong took another bite of the apple, and looked up at him, "What's your expression? What are you doing looking at me like that?"

"This man dares to help you in this way, does he have a good relationship with you? Why haven't you mentioned it before?"

"Why should I tell you?" Lin Hong bit into the apple crunchily.

Gu Yunshu shook his head, "It's too heartless...our relationship for so many years...you..."

"Stop, I'll mention it now." Lin Hong cut off the outrageous conversation he was about to start, "It's the kind of people who go through life and death, um... iron?"

"Don't fool me, where are you going to 'go through life and death'?" Gu Yunshu felt that he was talking nonsense.

"Dream." Lin Hong smiled.

Gu Yunshu looked at him tentatively, "Who is it?"

"Don't ask, you don't know each other."

Lin Hong tossed the apple cores in the nearby grass to make a fertilizer, and took out a handkerchief from his arms.

He was about to wipe his hands, but found that it belonged to Wan Guchuan—the one used to wrap the rusty sword.

He put away the Rusty Sword then put it away and forgot to return it, and his handkerchief had already been given to Wanliang, and he never used the handkerchief after he came back. He thought it was his own, so he took it with him every day and never put it away. new.

His hands were full of apple juice, he twiddled the handkerchief and stuffed it back into his arms, and stretched out his hand to Gu Yunshu, "Give me the handkerchief."

? ? ?Gu Yunshu: "Didn't you take it out by yourself just now?"

"not mine."

Gu Yunshu threw down the melon seed shell, reached into his bosom, and handed him his own, "Which girl's is it again?"

"It's not a girl's." Lin Hong wiped his hands and folded them for him.

When Gu Yunshu heard this, his expression darkened, "What are you doing with a man's handkerchief?"

"...Your words sound so weird...it just happened to fall on my side." Lin Hong returned Gu Yunshu's handkerchief to him, "Thank you."

Gu Yunshu looked at him, but didn't answer, "I'll see you off."

Lin Hong's expression gradually became strange, "What do I want your handkerchief for?"

"It's all apple juice, I don't want it anymore." Gu Yunshu looked away.

"Tsk, at worst, I'll wash it up and return it to you."

"No, you take it."

"Don't pull it down." Lin Hong put it on the table for him, and stood up from the easy chair, "It's almost time, I have to go to the suburbs to check the account book, let's go first."

The slender figure left without looking back, and Gu Yunshu was still sitting there.

He reached out and pinched the handkerchief on the table until his knuckles turned white.

Didn't you say you only like women?What are you doing with a man's handkerchief?

Lin Hong walked towards the outskirts of the city and reached out to take out Wan Guchuan's handkerchief.

The handkerchief was fine, clean, without any grain, let alone embroidery, but the fabric was fine.

If you look closely, you can see some rust on it.

Lin Hong remembered that he wrapped the handkerchief around the rusty blade and handed it to himself...

You are so careful, you must please the girl.

Lin Hong folded the handkerchief again and put it in his arms.

Give it back to him next time.

Lin Hong met Tu Hongxue at the agreed restaurant on the outskirts of the city.

Tu Hongxue had always sent him the ledgers of several branch bureaus.

Lin Hong saw nothing wrong with the account.

Recently, the profit has tripled, which is very good.

Lin Hong's wages for bodyguards are higher than those of his peers, and sometimes there are bonuses, such as the batch of goods he bet on his father last time, flying in two days, which is really worthy of a reward.

Because of this, most bodyguards are willing to hang out with him.

These are the biggest expenses.

It is estimated that a branch office can be opened.

"I want to open another one in the Jiangnan area." Lin Hong closed the account book.

Tu Hongxue looked at him, "Are you going to start charging water darts?"

"Don't bet." Lin Hong stacked the ledgers together, erected them neatly on the table, "You green forest heroes, what's the difference between water and water?"

"There are mostly water darts in the south of the Yangtze River. I'm afraid Changying will have a bad nose when going to escort the darts." Tu Hongxue disagreed.

Lin Hong handed him the ledger, "Jiangnan does not have many water darts, but Jiangnan merchants can only choose water darts, because the reliable escort agencies in Jiangnan only charge waterways."

Lin Hong analyzed, "Now that the 'Water Ghosts' are lingering in the Jiangnan area, their power is growing, and the risk of water darts is also increasing. The price of the 'Jiaolong Escort Bureau' related to them has also increased."

Lin Hongdao: "Not all the big merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, there are many small merchants who have lost their income from exporting because of this, and there are even ordinary people who want to send some things. They need a fair and safe escort agency."

"Changying has also accumulated some word of mouth. It would be great if we can open a family in Jiangnan." Lin Hong smiled.

Tu Hongxue thought about it, "There are some truths, Mr. Lin has his own insights."

"You can go to Jiangnan with me next month." Lin Hong stretched his waist, "It's just a matter of time to visit my brother."

"Okay." Tu Hongxue put away the ledger.

January flies by.

We all know that the blue waves in the south of the Yangtze River in summer are gentle, spreading the lake for ten miles, the green leaves meet the sky, and the lotus flowers are blooming.

Now, it is mid-autumn, the cool breeze is blowing, the emerald green and pink are already withered, and the lotus is thousands of miles away, together with the scattered pavilions and pavilions, revealing a bit of desolation that has lost all prosperity.

The lotus is withered, the lotus leaves are withered, and the heads hang down, but the long stems are still upright.

The sky is covered with a gray curtain, and the lake water also cooperates, choking away the sound and melancholy in the waves.

Lin Hong took a bite of the sweet-scented osmanthus cake.

Horseback riding was still not allowed in the city, so he and Tu Hongxue walked by the lake.

Tu Hongxue took a step behind him, Lin Hong told him to come up, and he shook his head.

Lin Hong handed over the greased paper in his hand, with osmanthus cake on top, "Would you like one?"

Tu Hongxue didn't eat it.

Lin Hong sighed, feeling that there was no one to share, and Jiangnan couldn't enjoy it anymore.

Thin ancient alleys, withered white walls, bucket arches looking up at the sky, with layers of dead leaves on their backs, and bare wicker caressing over the arch bridge railings.

The people in the market seemed to be drowsy in the afternoon.

"Lin Hong." Suddenly someone called him from behind.