Chapter 70 Song Shaoyue (2) She couldn’t let anything happen to Wen Yao…

Before leaving, Yan Lang must say goodbye to his brothers and sisters.

They are the two children of Li Wei's family. They are slightly older than Yan Lang. Yan Lang grew up with them and spent the happiest years of his life with them.

Even though Yan Lang is Yan Huinan's beloved son, it is inevitable that people will gossip about him behind his back.

Yan Lang is still young and his mind is not yet fully developed, so he will be affected when he is occasionally exposed to these sounds.

Someone once told Yan Lang that her mother was a criminal of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Although Yan Huinan discovered the truth and beat the man to death, Yan Lang's heart was still deeply hurt.

He longed for his mother and liked the way his father described her to him. He often imagined in his dreams that his mother lived with him.

He would occasionally blame his father, saying that if his father had not made a mistake, his mother might not have left him.

But his father was also very good to him, and he couldn't bear to blame his father.

He just wanted to find his mother as soon as possible.

"Lang'er, these are for you." Li Zizhuo took out the amulet he and his sister had prayed for Yan Lang, as well as the gifts they had made themselves. "I hope you and Uncle Yan have a safe journey. I carved this little wooden horse, and my sister made a bracelet for your mother. If you find your mother, please help us deliver these gifts to her."

Yan Lang didn't understand why his brothers and sisters gave him these things until Li Zizhuo said, "My mother said that Aunt Xie is a very good person. We want to give this to her and ask her to come back to you."

Although Yan Lang is only six years old this year, Yan Huinan did not spoil him. In many aspects, he taught Yan Lang to be independent and strong, and to be as strong as a real man.

Yan Lang also felt that his mother would only like him if he was well-behaved and sensible and grew up to be a very good child.

So he worked hard to train himself in many things and become an excellent child.

He started studying at the age of three. Although Yan Huinan did not force him to study hard at such a young age, when Yan Huinan was too busy to take care of him, Yan Lang would hold the book and read it by himself. If he didn't understand something, he would use a small package and stubbornly carry the small package to ask his brother Zizhuo.

I often read books until late at night. Children tend to get sleepy easily, so when they do, they just hold the books and fall asleep. While sleeping, I waited for Yan Huinan to come back after finishing his official business.

Yan Lang also carried a small package today. He carefully placed all the gifts his older brothers and sisters had given him into the package, carried it in front of him, and patted it gently to make sure it was all in place. Then he nodded vigorously at his older brothers and sisters in affirmation: "Yes! Lang'er got it!"

"Lang'er and Dad have been to so many places, Lang'er is not afraid! This time Dad and I will definitely find Mom!"

Li Zizhuo appeared aloof on the surface, but he was actually a very soft-hearted little man at heart. He pretended to be calm in front of his younger brother, walked up to him, touched his head, and held him in front of him as he said goodbye, "Yeah."

He didn't ask Lang'er if she would be disappointed. Many times before... Yan Lang was in a bad mood after returning.

He would be sullen, locked in his room, not going out to play, and would read books all the time. I wonder if he cried secretly because he envied others who had mothers. He would only tell his brother that he was unhappy.

But I don’t understand that this emotion of his is called: disappointment.

Yan Lang was like this, and so was Yan Huinan.

I went there countless times, and was disappointed countless times with high hopes.

His heart had become numb as hard as stone, and remained stubborn no matter how hard it was beaten.

As long as there is a little hope, he will go. Although the clues sent back this time are also very vague, it is a businessman who once saw a person who looked similar to the woman in the portrait.

But this person's identity and whereabouts were unknown, except that they were in Jiangnan. The merchant only met her briefly, thinking her beauty was unforgettable, but he had no idea of ​​her true identity.

There have been many such vague clues before. Some were to deceive rewards, and some were deliberately to lure Yan Huinan over to harm him. Yan Huinan did not give up and went to all of them.

But they all returned disappointed.

He didn't know what the outcome would be this time. But for some reason, he always felt uneasy and panicky inside, yet his heart was beating faintly.

Jiangnan was the last beautiful memory he and Xie Yun had from their childhood. There, he had made clear his feelings for Xie Yun. It wasn't just a simple liking for a beautiful sister, nor was it the guilt of losing a little girl.

It was the deep desire and affection of wanting to kiss her, to possess her, and to marry her.

He self-deprecatingly imagined that if Xie Yun was there, she might not have forgotten the memories of their time in Jiangnan.

He was looking forward to it strongly in his heart.

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Two months later, in Baixia City, a gentle breeze blew. In a huge pleasure boat, Wen Yao and a fat and strong man sat opposite each other around a table. Next to Wen Yao sat a man who looked thin and petite, with a gentle and extraordinary temperament.

But if you look closely, you will feel that the man's facial lines are too soft, somewhat like a woman's face.

"Boss Wen, Boss Yun, my brothers also need to eat. You want to take this waterway, but you only give us so little. How can I feed my brothers?" The burly man's name is Fang Zhen. He is the biggest bandit leader on this river. He made his fortune in the war-torn years. Now that there are fewer wars, he relies on the small part of the forces he gathered in the past to become the king on this river road. If the Wen family's business wants to go from here to the inland, it must go through Fang Zhen's men.

Wen Yao usually likes to use a folding fan. This fan hides a secret. In fact, it opens into a sharp dagger. The tip of the blade is too short, but it is still sharp enough. Wen Yao's left eyebrow twitched constantly.

The Wen family is an imperial merchant after all, but although Baixia is now the deputy capital, the current Baixia county lieutenant is extremely corrupt and colludes with local bandits. The Wen family can do nothing about it. Now they have to sit face to face with a bandit and discuss this unreasonable condition.

Wen Yao had no patience to argue with this greedy fool. He had already reached the limit of his patience. With just a wave of his folding fan, he could slit Fang Zhen's throat and kill the bastard. "Boss Fang, your appetite is growing. Are you sure we have to take your waterway?"

Fang Zhen, however, didn't take it seriously. He smiled and spread his hands, "Boss Wen is very powerful. If you have other options, I can't control you. But if you want to leave through me, you have to pay my price!"

"You!" Wen Yao was so excited that he almost slammed the table.

But Xie Yun, who was standing by, saw this and held Wen Yao down with her hand under the table, advising him not to act rashly.

Although she and Wen Yao also brought with them highly skilled escorts and well-trained guards, Fang Zhen was a long-time bandit and rogue, and it was still uncertain who would win in a face-to-face fight. But what they feared most was the vicious tactics Fang Zhen might use.

Xie Yun had seen vicious tactics before, and now she and Wen Yao were in a cooperative relationship, so she couldn't let anything happen to Wen Yao.

"Boss Fang, we're old friends with many years of cooperation. If we can't reach an agreement today, we'll indeed suffer some losses in our mainland business, but the Wen family still has overseas businesses and businesses in the north. The Wen family will never fall. But with the money the Wen family has made you over the years, who else can you make as much from? Although Daliang has been driven into the desert, the governance west of Jinzhou is in chaos. Apart from the Wen family, who would dare to take the risk of doing business there? And who can you afford to kill?" Xie Yun explained the current situation to Fang Zhen, "If you are too greedy, you will eventually capsize in the ditch."

Xie Yun's voice gradually grew colder.

Fang Zhen understood what she meant. He had made a lot of money in the Wen family over the years.

But how could anyone complain about having too much money?

He was also annoyed because, originally, it had been agreed that only Wen Yao would come to negotiate with him, but now a tough nut to crack had appeared. This Boss Yun ran a pharmacy in Baixia City. He was a skilled doctor with a reputation for bringing people back to health.

The point is that although his business is not big, Wen Yao attaches great importance to him. Otherwise, how can a person who has just inherited the family business be so at ease in the business world.

This Boss Yun is just like Wen Yao's military advisor. As long as he's involved in any business, don't even think about taking advantage of him.

This guy is young, having just taken over the Wen family's business two years ago. He's decisive but a bit reckless, and an easy target. He saw Wen Yao was already a little angry just now. If Wen Yao was angry, this matter would be easier to handle.

As long as he has something on Wen Yao, he won't have to worry about asking the Wen family for more money.

But he was stopped by this person! Damn it!

This made Fang Zhen feel very angry. He felt that he had been doing things that were rampant for many years, and now he wanted to raise the toll, but he was rejected. This made him very unhappy!

In the end, he had to pay the Wen family according to the original price. Even under Xie Yun's various deceptions and threats, the price was even lower than before. He also had to help the Wen family clear the roads along the river all the way to Quzhou, and ensure that the Wen family's merchant ships had smooth sailing all the way to Quzhou.

When Wen Yao and Xie Yun finally left, Wen Yao's face was full of pride and joy, while Xie Yun looked indifferent. She was even so angry that she snatched Wen Yao's fan and hit him on the head. What a stupid guy!

Fang Zhen was confused and furious.

But not long after Xie Yun and Wen Yao left, Fang Zhen received a message that a group of people, judging from the carriages, should be from a wealthy family and had few guards.

As long as we send a team to ambush them on the road they must pass, we can easily capture them.

Fang Zhen didn't necessarily look down on this group of people at first, but because he had just been severely cheated by Boss Yun, he took this group of people as a vent! He sent a team of people to ambush.

Although Xie Yun left, she was worried that Fang Zhen had suffered a great loss and would send people to follow them and harm them, so she was cautious and sent people to hide in the dark to monitor Fang Zhen's actions.

Sure enough, he sent someone out!

Judging from the direction of their actions, although Fang Zhen was not coming for them, he did not have any good intentions.

Xie Yun hated to see Fang Zhen doing evil the most. If she hadn't seen it, she wouldn't have interfered. But since she had encountered it, she really couldn't just stand by and watch.

She and Wen Yao followed with their men, unaware of the oriole behind them.

A group of people and horses came on the mountain road. Xie Yun couldn't see who was sitting on the horse in front of her because of the thick grass and trees. But she looked at the luxury of the carriage. It was not very luxurious, but it was exquisite. It should be an ordinary rich person.

It would be really unlucky if you were to be struck by a house earthquake.

So after Fang Zhen's men rushed out, Wen Yao also sent people to follow them and act accordingly.

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