This trip was made very popular by Lu Xu.
People and cars blocked half of the street, so I loaded up all the fresh food I needed to bring at the end.
The second uncle said that they entered the mountainous area where Chongning Mountain and Shuozhou meet. There were almost no villages or towns where they could stay. For this reason, Lu Xu specially brought two iron pots.
Grain, pickles, dried meat, dried meat and Lu Xu’s personal snacks.
He brought a lot of them.
Recently, Hanlu and Xiaoxia have developed biscuits. The taste is a bit dull and hard, and the quality stability is not very good, but they are biscuits anyway.
The biscuits had little moisture and were dry and durable. The two of them packed a large bag for Lu Xu to pass the time while grinding his teeth on the road.
Lu Xu thought that his teeth were fine, but his cheeks hurt even after eating this thing every day.
Surprisingly, the second uncle and Luo Chun both liked these biscuits, which made Lu Xu secretly wonder if they were the ones that tough guys like to chew hard bones and even eat biscuits.
Yuan Manniang basically brought him clothes.
It was summer, and they were prone to sweating while walking all the time. She prepared five pairs of close-fitting clothes, three outer clothes, several pairs of shoes, a dozen pairs of socks, and towels and handkerchiefs for Lu Xu to wipe sweat.
Even the blanket Lu Xu slept on was packed by her. It was a big and heavy bundle. Lu Xu put the bundle on the mule cart he was sitting on, and took a peace charm embroidered by Yuan Maniang from her hand.
Yuan Manniang looked at her eldest son, who was a head taller than her and extremely opinionated, and warned: "Be careful on everything on the road. If anything happens, discuss it with your second uncle. Don't show off."
Lu Xu: "I understand, mother."
He touched the heads of Lu Zhou, La Yue and Lu Rui again and said, "We are almost late. You should go to the academy as soon as possible. I will be back in two or three months."
Lu Zhou nodded and still didn't go towards the county academy.
Lu Yue asked: "Is my brother going to be there for so long? Aren't you going home at night?"
Lu Xu knelt down and hugged her, "My brother won't go home at night. In the twelfth lunar month, I have to take care of the house for him. When I return to the village, I have to look after the chickens and lambs for my brother. When he comes back, I will bring you delicious food. "
Lu Yue nodded, "Yeah."
She also followed Lu Xu's example of hugging her and hugged Lu Xu hard, "Brother, come back early. It's okay if you don't bring delicious food."
Lu Xu smiled.
It was Lu Rui's turn. He had already opened his arms, waiting to hug Lu Xu.
He was the only one in the family who didn't know what Lu Xu was going to do. Lu Xu even wondered if he thought this was some new game.
Wen Zhen's eyes were red, but he was still carelessly enjoying himself.
Lu Xu picked him up and played with him twice, making Lu Rui scream with laughter.
Lu Xu kissed the little pistachio and stroked the little yellow hair on his head twice. "Just eat well, drink well, and grow fat. Wait until I come back to weigh it and see if it's heavy." ."
Lu Rui carelessly rubbed his face against his brother's, pressing and pressing, "Gao Gao!"
Lu Xu threw him a few more times, put him on the ground, and gasped: "Okay, okay, I can't throw him anymore!"
Lu Rui opened his arms and said boldly: "Brother Rui Rui Gao Gao."
This is to throw Lu Xu high.
Lu Xu was about to laugh to death, "Okay, then you should grow up quickly. When you grow so tall, I'll wait for your brother Gao Gao!" Lu Xu stepped on his feet and raised his hands upwards, reaching a position of more than two meters.
Lu Rui, who was no taller than his calf, raised his head and looked up. He didn't notice anything was wrong at all, and he didn't notice that no one in the street was as tall as his brother. He nodded seriously: "Yeah! Rui Rui is high, Gao Gao. elder brother!"
Lu Xu pinched his little face and cursed: If this kid doesn't see him for two or three months and doesn't remember him as his brother, he will be very touched. "Then you have to eat well and listen to your brother, sister, and mother-in-law."
Lu Rui shouted loudly: "Yeah! Rui Rui Fanfan! Brother Fanfan!"
After that, he wanted to drag Lu Xu to the food shop, as if he wanted to have breakfast with Lu Xu.
Lu Xu couldn't laugh or cry.
Yuan Manniang picked him up and said, "Brother is about to go out. Rui'er and brother said it's safe."
Lu Rui looked up at Yuan Manniang, then at Lu Xu, and repeated blankly: "An'an."
Lu Xu lowered his head and bit his little paw, then looked at Lu Wen, Lu Xuan, Han Lu, Xiao Xia, Gou Zi, and Lu Yong.
The eyes of several members of the Lu family were red: "Brother, please come back safely."
Lu Xu responded with a big smile: "No problem!"
Lu Yong: "Brother Xu, have a safe trip."
Gouzi: "Master Lu, have a safe trip."
Lu Xu: "Well, please pay more attention to the store!"
Next, he looked at Yan Junqi and said nothing.
"give it to you."
"Do not worry."
Lu Xu set off.
As they walked, they bid farewell to the people of Guanyang County who saw him off along the road, and the people of Guanyang County who stopped to say goodbye.
Recognizing familiar faces from the crowd, Lu Xu couldn't help but be surprised to realize that he already knew so many people and had such good popularity.
When he left the city gate, he even saw the county magistrate and Luo County Lieutenant in civilian clothes on the north city tower.
Lu Xu was walking beside the car, looking back and clasping his fists towards the tower.
The county magistrate waved to him and seemed to smile at him.
Such a large caravan is rare in Longqing County, and they all come from Guanyang County. If this trip goes well, even if it cannot achieve the grand plan described by Lu Xu, it will bring endless benefits to Guanyang.
Looking at this long caravan, the county magistrate couldn't help but sigh: "I really envy them for being so young."
Lieutenant Luo County was staring at the Luo family children in the team who kept waving to the city tower. Hearing this, he looked towards the county magistrate and smiled slowly, "I envy them even more for meeting adults at such a young age."
When the county magistrate heard this, he laughed heartily.
He, a taciturn county lieutenant, is not the black-faced idiot that others call him!
In the Song family's mansion in Guanyang City, Song Da, who was half-silver-haired, was exercising his legs and feet in the courtyard. Halfway through the exercise, the family's children led a few ship dealers in.
Seeing this, the ship dealer smiled and said, "Master, you are so happy. It's so lively outside and you didn't even go out to take a look?"
Song Da: "As I get older, I have seen a lot of things, and nothing is new."
The ship merchants looked at each other. Although Song Da had a young age, he was only thirty-six or seventeen years old. How could he be considered old?
These words were clearly meant for the "fresh boy" who was not present!
When they heard the sound of the string and understood its elegant meaning, they each smiled without answering.
Song Da withdrew his fist, asked someone to serve tea, and sat down with several ship merchants.
"Isn't the uncle in the state capital? When did he come back?"
"It's been a while, and I'm afraid that if I don't come back, no one in Guanyang will recognize me."
A young ship merchant immediately flattered him and said, "Look what you said, we are taking care of all the business in the state capital through you."
Song laughed.
Somewhat gratifying, some bitter.
"We are all from the same village, and we are all our own people when we go out. Anyone who comes to the state capital Song will help." He turned the lid of the teacup and smiled lightly, "If you are polite, I will help you." Let’s not talk about it, now you can come here instead of on the street, Mr. Song understands this love and will not let down your love.”
Several ship dealers looked at each other, and several of them looked a little embarrassed and looked down at the tips of their shoes without saying a word.
They had just come from the street and had a pretty good relationship with Lu Xu. When the Song family fought with Lu Xu, they, the small ship merchants, didn't want to offend anyone.
They were all wondering, what does Song Da mean? Could it be that he wanted to snatch the river back while Lu Xu was out?
They each evaluated whether they should take sides and which team they should take.
Song Da sneered, "That Mr. Lu went to open the way to the north today. Can't you see clearly what it means? We are the same family who live by the river, and we are not the same as him at all."
Some people were shocked, while others didn't take it seriously.
He thought to himself that Lu Xu had found them first, but they were forced to go overland because they didn't participate.
Several ship merchants, who mainly came from the south and only stopped as far as Guanyang, stared at the roof of the Song family in a daze.
The Song family simply got the news and were afraid that Lu Xu would rush to the state capital to steal business from them. Lu Zhou had already gone overland, and they were still so vigilant. Doesn't it also show their fear of Lu Zhou and the Guanyang Alliance?
Besides, they are not going north. Be it the Song family or the Lu family, what does the north of Guanyang have to do with them?
Lu Xu took the overland route and did not delay buying goods from them. On the contrary, because Lu Xu could not go to other docks to purchase goods by taking the overland route, they also negotiated a large deal with Lu Xu. Lu Xu also promised to transport furs and furs from the north. Herbal medicines, etc., will be sold to them first.
The buyers were bought from them, the sellers were given priority to sell to them, and the risks were borne by them. They were so full that they gave up the cooperation with the Guanyang Alliance at this time.
It’s just that Lu Xu’s travel is unfavorable and he really can’t do the northbound business. It won’t be too late to change his mind when the time comes!
Why be in such a hurry?
Therefore, except for those who had been cooperating with the boat gang, everyone else started laughing one after another. They talked a lot about the situation, but did not express their opinions immediately.
After they left, Song San and Song Er, who had been waiting in the inner room, came out and said angrily: "Brother, this is what Guanyang is like."
"Bah, you are so shameless, what the hell. When the Boat Gang gained power, I don't know who was chasing after us like dogs, nodding and bowing."
Song Da: "You also know that's when the Boat Gang gains power."
The brothers were silent.
Two years ago, or even last year, none of them could have imagined that the Song family, a boat gang that had worked hard for two generations, would end up in such a situation.
Song Da suddenly asked: "What happened to Lao Qi?"
When Song Qi was mentioned, Song San couldn't help but want to lose his temper: "What else can happen? If the elder brother can persuade him, then the elder brother can do it. Anyway, I can't persuade him."
Song Er also said: "I don't know what Lao Qi is thinking. I can't say anything properly, but I have to vent my anger like this."
Song Da waved his hand, "Let's talk about it. He's watching over Guanyang Pier, so that's fine."
The three brothers were silent again.
The boat gang collapsed in Guanyang, and now there is not much left to make a living. As the Guanyang Alliance becomes increasingly powerful, many ship merchants and passenger ships that originally followed them have gone there, and many have blatantly hung up The flag of the Guanyang Alliance.
Nowadays, only the dock that Song Qi took over is still strong. I don’t know whether Song Qi is fierce and Lu Xu deliberately avoids it, or Lu Xu’s focus is not on the dock. The two families have become harmonious neighbors on the waterway and dock.
Guanyang Pier is even calmer than when the boat gang was the only one.
This made the boat gang very confused. Song San even suspected that Song Qi had defected to Lu Xu under the instigation of Song Liu.
Little did they know that Lu Xu just wanted to do business in peace.
And Song Qi, who was tired of fighting, was exactly the same.
Lu Xu did not allow their dock to expand, and Song Qi also tightened the boat gang's territory at the dock. The buffer zone in the middle was gradually occupied by bold fishermen, separating them in the middle.
Whoever does business on both sides can compete peacefully and naturally live in peace and harmony.
Even if they meet someone in the river and something happens, they will help him out.
When encountering a crowded passenger ship, they don’t mind soliciting business from the other passenger ship.
Song Qi seeks refuge with Lu Xu?
That was nonsense. He still resented Lu Xu for beating Song Liu and almost taking half of Song Liu's life.
He and Lu Xu have also been competing. When Lu Xu gave out coupons, he would upgrade the passenger ship. Lu Xu had a favorable price and his ship had a spacious cabin. Each had its own methods and ideas.
As for fighting and settling it like before?
Song Qi didn't want to.
In this regard, Song Qi and Lu Xu have a surprisingly tacit understanding -
The guests on the boat are alive, and the fish in the water are alive. To attract guests and catch fish, force is useless. You have to rely on your true ability to convince the other party.
Be yourself, and the guests will come if you are good.
Song Qi's behavior was too cowardly in the eyes of the Song brothers, who had always been domineering.
In their minds, as long as they can't win, they are inferior.
Song Qi's behavior was tantamount to admitting defeat to Lu Xu.
The Song brothers were depressed for a while, and Song San asked: "The one with the surname Lu, shall we wait?"
Song Da sneered and put down the tea cup, "Wait! Some people never know how high and thick the sky is before their head is broken and bleeding, and they never know how to look back until their neck is crooked. Let the boy named Lu try Try it, after leaving Guanyang, he will know that those mountain roads are not so easy to walk."
Song Er and Song San looked at each other and saw the gloating in each other's eyes.
"He can't get over those mountains without some blood."
"If he can survive, that kid is already lucky."
Song Da looked up at the sky above his head. Surrounded by four walls, the blue sky seemed to be bluer and the white clouds a bit whiter. "He thought that more than 200 people would be able to sit back and relax? If it were that simple, how could it be his turn to make plans."
Lu Xu and his party didn't even know that there was a Song family waiting behind them to watch the show. Anyway, there were more people watching the show, not many more than their family, but not many less than their family. Lu Xu didn't have time to pay attention. He took a rough map drawn by Yan Junqi. We are heading north smoothly according to the planned route.
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