The two of them inquired about each other's recent situation, and then Shen Hao said excitedly:

"Now that you've come to Quanningwei, I, as your uncle, will definitely take you here to try some delicious food. Let me tell you, my brothers and I always come here to eat some fresh food during our vacations."

"Uncle San, aren't you going back to the barracks today? How come you still have time to hang out with me?"

Speaking of this, Shen Hao immediately turned his head to look at the surrounding environment, then leaned close to Shen Jia's ear and said:

"Because you came to discuss something, General Yan asked me to stay with you for a while. You are now considered a member of our military camp, aren't you?"

"Then you think too highly of your niece. I'm just talking business, so even if you try to mediate, it's useless. Forget about the coal mine. Aren't you going to take me out for some good food? Let's go."

"Walk!"

Xu Zhao was still waiting outside. When he saw the two men come out, he immediately reported, "Master, I see General Yan and his group are already heading outside. Is there anything we need to do next?"

"It's alright, the matter has been settled. Our next task is to enjoy the scenery of Ningwei under the guidance of my third uncle."

Shen Hao, who was walking at the end, said with a smile, "Let's go. We in Ningwei can find delicious food wherever we walk on the street."

The three of them traveled together, eating mutton buns, grilled naan, grilled mutton skewers...

There is a time for meeting and a time for separation.

After everything was settled, Shen Jia and Xu Zhao set out on their return journey. Originally, the Shen family did not want to make a big fuss, so they only told Shen Hao the time of their departure last night.

Looking at the huge group of people who came to see her off today, she knew that she couldn't trust that big mouth. Her eyes were filled with anger as she stared at Shen Hao's position.

Perhaps her resentment was too obvious, Shen Hao unconsciously hid his body behind other people, and the idea of ​​saying goodbye to Shen Jia in person immediately disappeared.

Although he didn't know if she was willing, he was extremely afraid of his eldest niece. Not everyone could withstand her aura.

Look, it was just Yan Xu, who continued to urge the horse under him despite Shen Jia's angry eyes, walked in front of Shen Jia, and dismounted quickly and neatly. If it weren't for his firm mind, Shen Jia probably would have been dazed for a while.

But to her partners, or rather, the ones she still relied on for power, she smiled and said:

"I originally planned to come quietly and leave quietly, but I didn't want to trouble the soldiers. So I'll just send you here. Our Xu Zhao is good at martial arts and is also a good driver."

"Your safety is no small matter, Yan Zhou!"

"exist!"

"Take your men and escort Miss Shen to Hezhou and bring her back safely. If anything goes wrong, you are the only one I will ask."

"Yes, I will obey your orders!"

Yan Zhou, who was ordered to escort Shen Jia and the other man, immediately knelt on one knee to greet them. This made Shen Jia, who originally didn't intend to make any noise, just want to hold his forehead and sigh.

They really didn't even give themselves a chance to refuse. Don't they know that if they travel together in a large group, the probability of problems arising will be higher?

But looking at the other person's eyes, Shen Jia felt that even if he refused in person, the other person might not listen to his advice, and might even continue to follow him secretly.

Therefore, he said helplessly: "Thank you for the arrangement, General Yan. We will leave first. If there is anything in the coal mine in the future, you can contact me through Duobao Pavilion or other Shen's shops."

Looking at Shen Jia's helpless expression, Yan Xu was moved, but there were many dangers along the way from Quanningwei to Hezhou, and he didn't want any accidents to happen.

In the end, despite Shen Jia's rejection, he still insisted on his own idea. He watched the other party's carriage gradually go away, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.

Wei Yuan, who had come to see him off, looked puzzled. Looking at Yan Xu who was standing still, he couldn't help but whispered a reminder:

"General, Miss Shen is almost gone. Let's go check out the coal mines in Mount Alba first."

Yan Xu, startled awake by Wei Yuan's sudden voice, paused, immediately turned around and mounted his horse, shouting behind him:

"Walk!"

The group immediately rode their horses towards the Alba Mountains. As the cold wind blew, Yan Xu tightly grasped the drawings in his arms.

There were quite a few people escorting Shen Jia home this time. All in all, there were probably more than a dozen people, and Yan Zhou was still driving for the two of them.

After seeing Yan Zhou riding a horse and following behind Yan Xu, she felt that the position of groom was a bit condescending for Yan Zhou.

Perhaps the number of people returning this time was about the same as when they came. Except for one or two scoundrels who bumped into them without any eyes, the others saw the badges on the group of people and avoided them with their eyesight. What Shen Jia imagined did not happen, and she hoped that she was just being overly suspicious.

After braving the wind and rain along the way, they finally arrived earlier than she had expected. After Yan Zhou and his group sent Shen Jia and the others to the gate of Hezhou City, they left on their own, politely declining her suggestion to let them rest in Hezhou for a day or two.

If she wanted to fulfill her dream of setting up a caravan and participate in the mutual trade, she had to prepare the goods before August.

Otherwise, you will miss the year-end event where merchants from all over the Western Regions gather together. Chen Yuan said that every year around the beginning of winter, the Western Trade Fair will start its annual event.

When Shen Jia thought of this, he felt that his time seemed to be running out again, as it was almost early summer.

Finally, he managed to put his skeleton back together after it was about to fall apart on the road. Shen Jia quickly sent someone to call Chen Yuan, who was in charge of the caravan.

After a while, the two met in the flower hall of Shen's Mansion. As soon as they arrived, Chen Yuan immediately reported the current progress of the caravan to Shen Jia.

"Jia Niang, in the two months since you left, our caravan has begun to take shape. I found the personnel for the caravan in the workshop and the West Market, and they are currently undergoing unified training. The caravan is located on the same street as other caravans, so we can have company when we set out for the market together.

As for the other horses and goods, I'm thinking of making plans after you come back. Do you have any good suggestions?"

"You're an expert here. You'll take care of everything except the cargo. My current plan is to attend the Beginning of Winter festival."

"Then what are our main commodities? Those foreigners in the Western Regions who are used to doing business don't want everything."

"Liuli, you know what? I'm planning to open my own glass workshop."

“No.”

After saying this, Chen Yuan felt guilty and didn't know what to do. He even wondered if Shen Jia had believed some slander and wanted to make something that didn't exist in the world. It was scarce, but could it be made?