The young man from the cottage quickly returned and said to Kang Yueran, "Come with me!"
After entering the village and closing the gate, more than a dozen young men surrounded Kang Yueran and the other person.
Kang Yueran's face turned cold, and she asked, "Is this how you treat guests at Black Dragon Mountain?"
A girl in her twenties stood on a large rock not far away. She chuckled and said, "Black Dragon Mountain treats its friends with daggers, but the prerequisite is that you have to be a friend!"
"Then how can I prove that I am a friend and not an enemy?"
The person next to him walked up to Kang Yueran with a jar in his arms and said, "Put your hand in. If the black dragon doesn't bite you, you are our friend."
Kang Yueran was so angry that she laughed, "How many years has it been since a stranger came to the village? Using this method to test people's hearts is not as reliable as swearing an oath."
The girl pointed her whip at Kang Yueran and angrily said, "How dare you look down on our Black Dragon?"
"I don't look down on your Black Dragon. I just want to tell you that people's hearts are fickle. It's common for someone to be a friend today and an enemy tomorrow."
"Have you asked about us?"
It seems there is a story! "No, this is my second time in Ningzhou. Miss, could you please ask the boss to come out and see me?"
The girl put away the whip and raised her chin slightly, "I am Hua Rongyue, the head of Black Dragon Mountain."
Kang Yueran bowed and said, "Nice to meet you!"
"Aren't you surprised that the boss is a woman?"
Hu Xiaocheng also imitated Hua Rongyue, raised his chin and replied: "What's there to be surprised about? Our girl is the head of Qingping Mountain in Anzhou."
Hua Rongyue was surprised. "You are also the leader of the village? How many people are there in your village?"
Kang Yueran replied, "There's no one left in the village. I asked them to go down the mountain and become ordinary people again."
"Why? Is it because of Duke Lu?"
"No! They are ordinary people. They became bandits only because they had to make a living. I taught them how to do business and run workshops. Now they have a livelihood and don't have to be bandits anymore."
Hua Rongyue sneered, "You want to teach us how to do business too?"
This girl isn't stupid! "Why not? You're guarding a dock. If you make good use of it, your brothers in the village can also live a good life."
"Hmph! That's easy to say. Duke Lu doesn't allow merchants to do business with us. No merchant ships dare to dock at the pier. Otherwise, Black Dragon Mountain is rich in medicinal herbs, and my family has ancestral recipes for making medicine. Black Dragon Mountain... Hmph!"
Merchants coveted the medicinal materials and finished medicines from Heilongshan and only dared to trade with Heilongshan privately. However, there were not many merchants who dared to trade privately, so the prices of medicinal materials and finished medicines were kept very low.
Kang Yueran glanced at the dozen or so stronghold brothers in front of him and knew in his heart that the Black Dragon Mountain stronghold was very poor! "Then our business will be easier to do. I can transport the medicinal materials and finished medicines from Black Dragon Mountain to the north and sell them.
If you have a large group of people in your village, you can also open a large trucking company. I can ship all the goods I bring from the north to us and ship them to various places. Of course, if you don't want to, that's fine. We can discuss it."
Kang Yueran added in a very serious tone, "Others don't dare to do business with Heilongshan, but I do!"
Hua Rongyue remained unmoved. "You are so naive! As long as we open a large cart business and deliver goods once, believe it or not, those merchants will not dare to place orders with you again. In the southwest, Duke Lu's influence is much greater than you think."
"Merchants are afraid to place orders. I can build a warehouse and invite them to come and buy. I'll keep the price low. Huge profits always inspire courage. I don't believe no one will buy."
"Aren't you afraid that Duke Lu will kill you?"
If they want to cooperate, they should make it clear. "I've surrendered to His Royal Highness Prince Ping. If Duke Lu wants to make a move on me, he'll have to think twice. As long as Duke Lu is not stupid, he should understand that if this gets out of hand, it will not benefit him."
With Prince Ping as his backer, Duke Lu would indeed be able to restrain himself. "Are you sure His Highness Prince Ping won't treat you as a discarded pawn?"
"I'm pretty sure, no!"
Hua Rongyue thought for a moment and decided that cooperation wouldn't be bad for her. "Okay! Then I'll cooperate with you this time!" She raised her hand, and the dozen or so brothers surrounding Kang Yue stepped aside.
"Okay! My boat is docked at the pier. Tomorrow I'll find a big trucking company to help deliver the goods for me."
The dock is empty anyway, "Just stop!"
The two sides reached a temporary agreement, and Kang Yueran said goodbye and left.
After returning to the boat, she told Ma Shun and others about the situation and asked Ma Shun to go to the carriage company early the next morning.
Ma Shun nodded in agreement, but he was still worried, "Miss, is Black Dragon Mountain really willing to cooperate?"
Kang Yueran couldn't say for sure. "If we want to ship goods to the south, we must have a dock where we can dock at any time. Heilongshan agreed so readily, I guess they also want to test the waters."
Let's wait and see. No matter what, we should first deliver the goods to Mr. Meng and the Wang family. Once this matter is resolved, we can slowly discuss it with Black Dragon Mountain."
This is the territory of Duke Lu. It would be difficult for her to get permission from the court to build a new wharf. Even if she succeeds in building it, there will be many troubles. It would be better for her to cooperate with Heilongshan first.
"There's a snake!"
In the middle of the night, a startled scream set everyone on edge. Snakes are rarely seen in Anzhou, so many people are afraid of them.
Kang Yueran quickly put on her coat, opened the boat door, and walked towards the noise. Before she could get close, she saw a two-finger-thick snake swimming under her feet. She raised her foot and kicked the snake into the water.
Ma Shun was both frightened and angry. "Girl, they've already caught seven or eight snakes. It must have been done by the people from Black Dragon Mountain."
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