The carriage continued to move forward in the night.
"Boss, it will probably take more than two hours for us to reach the provincial capital!!"
Song Yi walked to the carriage, brought food, and spoke casually.
Wan Zhuliu stuck his head out and nodded, then glanced at the person following behind him.
Sitting on the horse's back was a timid little girl, about fourteen or fifteen years old, very thin, but her eyes were twinkling and quite smart.
"Is this your sister?"
"Yes, Boss!" Song Yi glanced back lovingly, then said in a low voice, "Her name is Song Yu. She has congenital cartilage disease and cannot walk."
After saying that, he turned his head away again, "Yu'er, call someone!"
"Hello, big brother!"
"Why call him big brother? Call him boss!" Song Yi immediately criticized.
"Hey hey—don't talk about her, just call me big brother. Is Sister Yu'er sleepy? If you are, come and sleep in the carriage!"
Wan Zhuliu hurriedly waved his hand to stop Song Yi.
This kid has a problem with his thinking. Why is he calling himself boss? He acts like a gangster.
The girl was a little scared, screamed and hid behind Song Yi.
Wan Zhuliu did not force it. He chatted with Song Yi for a few words, then stood on the rack in front of the carriage and took out the "Dragon Jade Fragment" from his arms and stared at it carefully.
"Big brother, since you've left a letter, why don't you write down all the details?"
After some research without any results, he returned to the carriage and began to regulate his breathing and internal energy to nourish his qi and blood.
The next morning, the carriage entered the city.
According to the location on the letter, Wan Zhuliu found the Wan family.
They had already bought a yard under the arrangement of the escort team, which was bigger than the one they had before in Hongsong.
As soon as they saw him, Mr. Wan and his wives, children and the elderly all burst into tears.
Although they didn't know what was going on, they were aware of the danger while hiding all the way and were all worried.
Old Master Wan was also looking at him. After all, Wan Zhuliu was the real backbone of the Wan family.
"It's all right now. Let's settle down in the state capital and continue the fur business. We can take it one step at a time!"
His words reassured everyone, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Wan Zhuliu glanced at the concubines and said, "Since we're in the provincial capital, Yunlong Academy is well-known far and wide. I'd better arrange for my younger brothers and sisters to study at the academy so that they can find a proper livelihood in the future!"
"Follow Zhuliu's arrangements!" Several concubines echoed.
Wan Zhuliu nodded with satisfaction.
The provincial capital is not like Hongsong. If his cousins continue to cause trouble like they did in the past, it will inevitably bring trouble to the family. So he might as well send them all to the academy to calm down.
After settling his family, he went to another courtyard, where the escort team of Zhenyuan Escort Agency was located. Yao Yun was also there. Zheng Yuan's coffin was parked in the middle of the courtyard. It had been sealed, and the Taoist temple was also arranged, ready for the funeral.
He quietly walked into the arena, helped Yao Yun to the main seat, and then bowed to the escorts present, "Brothers, thank you for your hard work these days!"
Hearing the sound, the crowd below squeezed forward anxiously.
"Captain, something's happened to the master. What should we do? Can the escort agency still be open? Our wages..."
Hearing the noise below, Wan Zhuliu raised his hand to suppress it.
"Although my eldest brother has unfortunately passed away, the escort agency still exists. From today on, my sister-in-law Yao Yun is the new owner, and business will continue as usual."
Upon hearing this, the voices below became even more chaotic.
Wan Zhuliu pointed someone forward and said, "You speak first!"
The man was an old escort who had worked in the escort agency for five or six years. What he said represented the opinions of the majority of people.
"Captain Escort, the foundation of our Zhenyuan Escort Agency is in Hongsong. Now running to the provincial capital and starting from scratch is... unwise!
Besides, although the mistress is the widow of the master family, she is still a woman after all. How can she control such a large escort agency?"
"Yes, most of us are from Hongsong. We left our hometown and came to the provincial capital, and we can't make much money..." The others also echoed in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, Wan Zhuliu nodded in agreement.
He naturally would not force anyone to do anything. As the old escort master said, there were many people from Hongsong in the escort team. These people had wives, children and elderly parents. It was impossible for them to set up a new business in the state capital and abandon their family business.
Thinking of this, he said in a deep voice: "Over the years, brothers have made contributions to the escort agency. Now it is time to part ways. I beg you to consider the face of the old master and pay the severance pay after the funeral.
If you still want to follow me, I, Wan Zhuliu, can't guarantee that you will become rich, but I will make enough money to live on."
Hearing this, the escort who was about to say a few words fell silent.
Originally, they just wanted to get more money, but now that things have come to this, saying anything more would seem a bit unkind.
The funeral was kept simple, which was also Yao Yun's idea. She didn't invite any of her family members, and it was all arranged by Wan Zhuliu.
I was busy until late at night before I finally had some free time.
After changing into mourning clothes, Wan Zhuliu wore a black robe, rode a large chestnut horse, and left the provincial capital.
After about an hour, we arrived at Liuhou.
He took advantage of the night and came to the yard he bought and waited for a while.
Soon, several figures were seen wandering around stealthily.
After wandering for nearly half an hour, he headed towards a street.
Wan Zhuliu followed quietly without making a sound.
Soon, it stopped in front of a low building.
Looking up, the three big words "Cuixiangyuan" come into view.
He narrowed his eyes, his figure flashed, and he continued to follow, and soon landed in a side room.
"Boss, we're back!"
"Well, how's it going? Did that man come back? Did you figure out his identity?"
Several minions knelt down hurriedly, "Boss, this man only came back once yesterday, and he left after less than half an hour. We wanted to follow him, but... we lost him!"
"waste!"
There was a sound of tea bowls overturning, followed by the rough sound.
"I have heard that the owner of this courtyard is a foreigner who makes money like water and has great martial arts skills. He defeated He Jin with just three blows of the stick.
He Jin thought I was a fool and deliberately spread rumors nearby to lure me into taking action. I'm afraid he wanted to use this guy to deal with me.
Hehe, I won’t be fooled!
You guys keep watching, if that man comes back, go up and deliver a message.
Go talk to him and tell him that the woman causing trouble was sent by He Jin. She's not me. It's better to resolve a feud than to create one. Do you really think I, Hu Ergan, have eaten for nothing all these years?
"Boss, you are wise. Boss, you are wise!" The henchman complimented him a few times and went out the door.
When I walked to the aisle, I just raised my head and saw an extremely burly figure blocking my way.
“…”
Before they could even make a sound, they were all knocked unconscious by a slap.
Then, under the huge shadow, the door was slowly pushed open.
"Why don't you just get out of here? Why are you coming back to do this again..."
Hu Erganzi didn't say anything else, but stared at the tall man at the door.
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