Chapter 340: Let this old slave kowtow to the young master

Curse him behind his back?

Xie Yuchuan glanced at him calmly and said, "Let's talk business."

Han Qiguang naturally came to discuss serious matters with him.

"Li Cai came early this morning to report that someone from the capital came to Wan Lichun last night and forced him to release the ship."

"Did the boat release?" Xie Yuchuan asked after taking a sip of warm tea.

Han Qiguang: "They did release it, but Wanlichun was a cunning guy and released a fake ship."

Xie Yuchuan was puzzled: "Fake boat?"

"Yeah, it's one of those fake boats with mismatched cargo. Wan Lichun did the same thing before the downstream route was opened. He just confiscated the cargo, but it was just a loss of tolls, not a serious loss at all."

Han Qiguang changed his posture and poured tea, saying, "This matter is not a big secret in Qinglong Village. The people in the village who are somewhat prominent have all worked with Wan Lichun. They are reliable in delivering goods and rarely encounter problems, so others are willing to use him."

"I guess this batch of goods is not ordinary, so he is very cautious. Zhao Gong and his men are in the mountains, and their situation is not very smooth. The defenses in the back mountain have been strengthened in the past two days, and there are many strangers in Qinglong Village."

"From other hills?"

"Zhao Gong has some knowledge of the characteristics of the various bandit dens in Panlong Ridge, and the information they sent doesn't seem to be similar."

Xie Yuchuan was silent for a while, "Then it's outside."

Han Qiguang nodded, "I think it's pretty close."

After drinking two cups of tea, Han Qiguang felt that his mouth still tasted bland. He looked up and asked Xie Yuchuan, "Tea alone is bland. How about some wine?"

Xie Yuchuan didn't refuse.

He hadn't drunk for a long time. After entering the city, Han Qiguang had much more freedom. In addition, with Xiong Jiushan's order, he came here under the identity of "Master Guanghan" to "watch over" the exiled criminal Xie Yuchuan on behalf of Xiong Jiushan, which was quite legitimate.

In the inn where the exile team stayed in the city, everyone, from the manager to the waiters running around, were Han Qiguang's men.

To be more precise, these were the people that Xie Yuchuan temporarily "deposited" with his good brother Han Qiguang.

As early as when the Xie family was exiled, Han Qiguang had already placed people in several important "places". On the main routes of the Panlongling Mountains alone, Han Qiguang had planted "seeds" for support along three routes.

At first, because the route to Yucheng was roundabout and remote, not many people were assigned to it.

After the exile team temporarily took a detour, Han Qiguang ordered his men to gather manpower here.

Yucheng is neither big nor small, and it is not easy for strangers to get around. Several old men are running the inn here and doing business. They are busy earning some "hard-earned money" and passing on news from the city to Han Qiguang at any time.

The people called from outside were all kept outside for support. If he and Xie Yuchuan did not move for a day, those people would be outside spying on the surrounding environment so that they could be used by their master without delaying important matters.

Whenever there was any situation outside the city, they would pretend to be traveling merchants, enter the city to purchase goods, stay overnight in inns, and exchange information with people inside and outside. They were mainly a merchant with a constant flow of business, but they were also members of the "Xie family".

Therefore, when a familiar face came in to pay his respects to Xie Yuchuan, carrying a hot wine pot, he couldn't help but look a little surprised.

"You put him in Yucheng?!"

Xie Yuchuan stared at his people and couldn't help but glance at Han Qiguang.

The shopkeeper, who was in his forties and had a semi-long beard, first placed the wine pot and wine glass carefully on the table, then stood up and took three steps back, facing Xie Yuchuan respectfully, knelt down in front of Xie Yuchuan with a plop, and kowtowed to greet him.

"Major General! The old driver is late! Please punish me, Major General!"

Xie Yuchuan quickly stood up and stepped forward to help the man, "Uncle Gan, please get up! You are my father's man. In terms of seniority, you are still my elder. There is no need to be like this. Please get up quickly!"

Gan Rong's old eyes were red. How could he not know what was good for his young master? He gently put his hand on Xie Yuchuan's wrist and stood up from the ground.

How could Xie Yuchuan not be moved when the former master and servant met again today?

"How has Uncle Gan been these past few years?"

"Good! I'm fine! Thank you, Young General, for thinking of me. I have been taking care of my parents in the past few years after returning to my hometown. After my parents passed away this year, I have no worries. I wanted to flatter you and beg for a job, but I didn't expect that you generals are in the northwest... Alas!" Gan Rong sighed, and he didn't know where to start with so many words to say.

Xie Yuchuan said, "Why don't you go to the Duke's Mansion? If you had delivered the message earlier, before anything happened to the Xie family, Grandmother would have been able to make arrangements for you, Uncle Gan."

Gan Rong shook his head. "I'm not like others who are disabled and in need of care. How can I bother them? If the old general hadn't taken care of me, how could I be a filial son? It's difficult to be both loyal and filial. I owe the general's family a blessing and have fulfilled my filial duties to my parents. I have no regrets. I originally wanted to go to the northwest, but now it seems that I, Gan Rong, am no longer lucky enough to be loyal and righteous."

Gan Rong said earnestly: "Young General, I have nowhere to go now, so I come to seek refuge with you, young master. Please don't look down on me because I am old and weak and can't be used by you!"

Xie Yuchuan quickly said, "Uncle Gan, what are you talking about?"

Gan Rong pretended to bow down again, but Xie Yuchuan held him up firmly.

"There's no need to be like this with our family." Xie Yuchuan stared at Gan Rong and nodded.

"Young master, please let me kowtow to you. I should have kowtowed to the old master a long time ago." Gan Rong's voice was hoarse.

Han Qiguang said from the side: "Yuchuan, let him fulfill his wish."

Xie Yuchuan hesitated for a moment and let go.

Boom boom boom——

Three times in a row.

Gan Rong kowtowed three times in front of Xie Yuchuan in response to his "beliefs".

After getting up, the master and servant formally recognized each other. Xie Yuchuan then understood why Han Qiguang had sent Gan Rong to Yucheng to guard the city.

After Gan Rong's parents passed away, the village head and relatives wanted to arrange a marriage for him with a widow, but he refused, saying that he had saved his life from the Xie family, and now that his wishes and responsibilities as a son had been fulfilled, he did not want to continue living in the village.

After selling his family's real estate at a low price, he took the little money he had and headed for the northwest. Before leaving, he had planned to pass by the capital and visit Madam Xie at the Duke's Mansion to give her some worthless local specialties from his hometown. Unexpectedly, when he arrived in Yucheng, he contracted a serious disease and almost lost his life.

It was also a blessing from heaven that he fell down in front of the Lu family clinic, which was known for its kind-hearted and medical skills.

When Lu Hongwen came back from a medical consultation, he encountered this incident and gave it to him.

It took a long time to recover from this illness. After recovering, I didn't want to owe Dr. Lu any medical fees. I thought that my life or death might be uncertain, and I didn't want to owe him such a huge favor before I died.

So he stayed in Yucheng, helping the Lu family clinic to collect herbs in the mountains and do work in the clinic.

Gan Rong sat down and said with emotion, "It was thanks to Doctor Lu that I was saved. Otherwise, I would not be able to see the Major General today."

Xie Yuchuan had a good impression of Doctor Lu. "Is it the sixty-year-old Doctor Lu Hongwen?"

"It's him! His medical skills are extraordinary, and what's rare is that he also has high medical ethics." Gan Rong spoke highly of Lu Hongwen, his savior.

Xie Yuchuan nodded and said, "This person is indeed good."