Mr. Fox in the cake shop

They stood at the gate of the airport for about a minute, when a middle-aged man hurried towards them.

He walked up to Liang Qiuyu and bowed swiftly, "I've kept you waiting." Then he made a gesture of invitation.

Liang Qiuyu began to put on a state of cherishing words like gold again, nodded and followed him to the parking lot.

Chi Ze suddenly approached Gu Xiyang quietly and said under his breath, "I'll see a lot of people later, so don't call Liang Qiuyu directly."

Gu Xiyang was slightly surprised, "Then what should I call?"

"Your Highness."

"..."

The three of them got into a jeep, and they were probably greeted by a driver. After getting into the car, they didn't say a word. Liang Qiuyu had a cold face of a male god of ice, and the car seemed dull as if there was no one there.

Fortunately, the car arrived in the urban area not long after. Gu Xiyang thought about it and said, "If it's inconvenient, I'll get off in the urban area, and we'll call when you're done."

Half a sound after his words settled down, the car was still quiet. This was naturally said to the iceberg on the co-pilot, but the iceberg did not respond without squinting. In an instant, a trace of embarrassment floated on Gu Xiyang's face.He glanced at Akazawa next to him, and Akazawa shook his head, expressing that you can figure it out yourself.

The scenery outside the car quickly passed before his eyes. After a long time, Liang Qiuyu finally responded to him, "It's convenient."

It was the word "him" that made Gu Xiyang feel that he was even more redundant. It was rare for him to do something impulsive, but he regretted it at the very beginning.The car finally arrived at a slightly bustling area, and several hotels passed by in a flash. Gu Xiyang greeted the driver, "Please stop."

The silent driver began to slow down.

"Don't stop." Liang Qiuyu said three words abruptly, "Go directly to the herb store."

The driver started to accelerate again.

Gu Xiyang was a little speechless, he sighed lightly and did not speak again.

Akazawa next to him mouthed him, "You have to be mentally prepared."

"Why?" The same mouth shape.

Akazawa smiled but didn't answer.

Are they engaged in underground business?Gu Xiyang glanced at the person in the front right with puzzled eyes, trying to get clues from his face, but that face was expressionless.

The scenery outside the car began to dim, and they walked through the fashionable and prosperous streets into the old city, and the houses and roads became older as they walked.The car instantly slows down and bumps up and down when walking on an uneven road.The ruined ancient walls and some red advertising banners come into view.Most of the passers-by are elderly, carrying vegetables, holding radios, and leaning on crutches. Their old faces are full of traces of time.

The car moved forward slowly, for some reason, there was an inexplicable sadness when walking in such a place.If it weren't for the eye-catching big-character advertisement on the wall, Gu Xiyang would have the illusion of going back in time.

At the corner of the intersection, Gu Xiyang saw an elderly lady selling sweet potatoes, wearing dirty and old gloves, and holding a steelyard that had been used for an unknown number of years.She took out pieces of baked sweet potatoes from the oven covered in black ash, and placed them on top like a few treasures.

A kind and hardworking old lady, Gu Xiyang couldn't help but feel moved. When he was a child, his grandmother sold sweet potatoes for many years. In the cold winter, he stood with his grandmother on the road and watched the flow of people coming and going.It has been many years since his grandmother passed away, and he is also busy with his livelihood. He has not been back to his hometown for a long time. I don't know if the old house has collapsed.

Just when his thoughts turned, the car stopped suddenly.

The road ahead was blocked by an unremarkable old house, and the car was parked in a dead end.Gu Xiyang tilted his head and glanced, and two people who looked like leaders came up to meet him. They walked to the right side of the car in a compliment, and at this time Liang Qiuyu had already got out of the car.

It should have arrived, and Gu Xiyang also opened the door and got off the car.

One of the two people who came out said a few words to Liang Qiuyu in a whisper, but they couldn't hear clearly, and then they entered the door together.Although this mansion looks dilapidated and dilapidated, it is not very different from the old houses nearby, but in the corner of the gate of the mansion, there is a dusty slate with engraved words on it, which clearly says: Built in 100X of the Song Dynasty.

Song dynasty house?

Gu Xiyang took a closer look again. Although the numbers were weathered and blurred, the Song characters were still recognizable.The history of junior high school and high school Gu Xiyang is a mess, and the various dynasties are not very clear. He has no impression of when the Song Dynasty was established and died, but according to common sense, there should not be many houses in the Song Dynasty. The few dwellings have been restored and turned into national monuments.

"What are you looking at?" Akazawa's doubtful voice brought him back to reality.

"It's nothing."

"Welcome to the Fox Family House, let's go in."

"Is this your home?"

"It's just one of them." The corner of his mouth was slightly hooked, and he threw a flirtatious smile and turned to step towards the high threshold.

The scene inside was a bit different from Gu Xiyang's imagination, the antiquity was immediately reduced by half, and facing the door was a huge flower bed, an ancient tree surrounded by lush flowers.The road is divided into two sides, one of which leads to a space similar to a factory building, and the other side is probably an office space, a neat building with three floors.There are outdoor stairs on the outside. The stairs are made of wooden boards. I don’t know if it’s a hillside or something behind the building. The plants all over the sky are about to swallow up the contiguous buildings.It is a novelty to see so many plants in such a city with more loess than green.

Chi Ze waved to him at the door of the building, signaling him to follow.

There were not many people in the courtyard. When Gu Xiyang walked over, he met a man in overalls. The man stared at Gu Xiyang with weird eyes for two seconds, then quickly disappeared at a small door.

Gu Xiyang frowned, feeling something was wrong, but he couldn't tell.

"Are you selling medicine here?" Gu Xiyang followed Chize up the stairs one after the other.

The stairs should also be some years old, and there is a slight creaking sound when walking on them.

Akazawa pointed to the opposite side, "There is a medicinal material processing factory over there, and the sales facade is on the other side of this building."

"What kind of medicine are you selling?"

"Chinese medicinal materials."

"No wonder there is a smell of Chinese medicine everywhere. How is the Chinese medicine market now?"

"It's not bad. We sell expensive traditional Chinese medicine, which has a fixed market and stable performance."

"What are the precious medicinal materials? Ginseng antler and the like?"

"This is just a part of it. There are many types, but the best-selling ones are those produced locally, such as ganoderma lucidum, snow lotus, musk, rhodiola, saffron, etc."

Gu Xiyang basically only saw these things in books. He remembered that he once read a news that a ginseng of tens of grams was fired for hundreds of thousands. This is a violent industry. "Does Sacheng produce these?"

"There are no ones in Sacheng, but there will be ones on the nearby mountains."

"Doesn't that require specialized people to dig?"

Akazawa shrugged at him sideways, "Digging medicine is easy for us."

Gu Xiyang was a little taken aback.

At this time, they had already reached the middle hall, and the four doors were all open. Liang Qiuyu and the two people just now were sitting on the sofa talking.

The space inside is very large, divided into two sides by the indoor plant arrangement facing the door.

"So she did something wrong?"

"Wu Qi is back, you can inquire carefully." The man who spoke gave a glance to the person next to him, and he immediately took out his mobile phone to make a call.

After a while, a young man wearing sunglasses walked in like a gust of wind.

He went straight to Liang Qiuyu and the others. First, he bowed deeply to Liang Qiuyu, and then took off the sunglasses on his face.

The light in the room was very bright, and Gu Xiyang could clearly see his eyes, a pair of slender pupils, the eyeballs were bright red, and the pupils narrowed into a thin line like cat's eyes.These are not the most important things. What shocked Gu Xiyang was that the moment he took off his glasses, all the plants within his sight withered instantly.

Gu Xiyang shrank back almost reflexively.

Liang Qiuyu swept across his whole body and raised his hand.

The man immediately put his glasses back on.

"You are seriously injured. Let's recuperate first these days."

"Thank you, Your Highness, but Monster Wu was captured by the police. He was also injured and his identity may be exposed."