In October, scattered snowflakes have fallen in the northwest, staining the mountains and rooftops, and the rows of red lanterns on the promenade reflect the snow, which is very enchanting.

The original post station full of northwest style was completely transformed into an inn with Jiangnan flavor by Shi Yingying, the subtleties can be seen to be beautiful and elegant, the most distinctive is this string of red lanterns, you can see everywhere in front of the house and behind the house, halo in the orange light, the rugged northwest man seems to have a much softer face.

At the beginning of the lantern is the most lively time of the post station, many caravans rushed here before dark to play sharp, everyone came here, because there is a beautiful and funny proprietress here, laugh with her, talk a few words of chat, the boredom brought by the journey is swept away, sit down in her warm greeting, drink a bowl of hot Lao Baigan, the body is warm, the heart is also hot, and then with a few plates of delicious wine, in the hustle and bustle of the atmosphere, people mistakenly think that they have arrived at the prosperous restaurant in the south of the Yangtze River.

The diligent young man with a snow-white rag on his shoulder, shuttled through the crowd non-stop, served food and poured wine, cleaned up the table, and raised his head from time to time to shout a few times, here, you will never feel cold, only at home.

When the twilight sank, the hall was already empty, and every table was full of people, who were not together, and they became friends after a few words.

Shi Yingying stood in the counter, looking at the lively and full hall, smiling, there are many people and good business, good business makes a lot of money, Du Changfeng only went to Chiba City at the end of the month to deposit money in the silver number, and now he has to run every half a month.

A short-looking businessman came over with a burden, grinned at her, and showed a mouthful of big gold teeth: "Boss Shi, I brought the essential oil you asked for last time, you can take a look." ”

Shi Yingying watched him open the bag on the counter, revealing the bottle of green jade, there were about a dozen bottles, different colors, the bottles were well sealed, and there was still a faint fragrance.

She picked it up and looked at it carefully, "Is it from Nanyuan?" ”

"Don't worry, authentic Nanyuan's goods, I can't get you Boss Shi from anyone." The merchant picked up a bottle and lifted the lid, "You try the feel, it's completely different from Dongyue Damon's goods." ”

Shi Yingying picked a little with her little fingernail and put it on the back of her hand and gently wiped it off, it was really delicate and silky, and the faint fragrance spread out in a thread. She opened a post station, had a lot of knowledge, knew that the goods were right, looked at the seals of each bottle carefully, and smiled, "I don't know the goods, but I believe in you Boss Ma, just according to the price we agreed before." ”

Boss Ma waved his hand, "I like to do business with Boss Shi, to be honest, for this batch of goods, I also have a little friendship, but for Boss Shi, it's worth it." ”

So one hand paid the money and the other hand delivered, the silver and goods were cleared, and they were both happy.

Shi Yingying put bottles of essential oils into the drawer and locked them, for her, this is not essential oil, it is a silver ingot, the essential oil of Nanyuan is a strange commodity in the interior of Dongyue, how expensive it is, there are people to buy it, of course she will not run her own business, only make a difference in the middle price, slowly, she has become a person with great ability in the eyes of some businessmen, and she can get what others can't get. Her main business is to run a post station, and her side business is to be a middleman of various in-demand commodities, and she is also very profitable.

Du Changfeng came over and glanced at it, pouting with some disdain, "You are a woman's family, how can anyone climb up to friendship, and you are not afraid of other people's gossip." ”

"Open the door to welcome all directions, all the guests come, except for you, who will gossip?"

Du Changfeng snorted, "I'm mentioning you for your own good, Boss Shi." ”

"You have to worry about it, Boss Du."

If the two of them don't raise the bar a few words every day, it seems that they won't be able to live their lives, but in a verbal battle, Du Changfeng will never be Shi Yingying's opponent, he snorted, and was about to say it again, when his afterglow flashed, he saw a person coming in from outside, and hurriedly left Shi Yingying to meet him.

The man went upstairs and entered the private room, Du Changfeng personally brought tea in, and smiled slightly, "General Li." ”

It was Li Tianxing who came, after he recovered from his injuries, he has been staying in the northwest, this post station was built by him, after Du Changfeng took over, he also often came and went, and the two were quite familiar.

"How's it going, what's the news lately?"

Du Changfeng lowered his head and poured tea, the large-leaf tea in the northwest was fragrant, the brown tea soup was clear, the entrance was slightly astringent, but the aftertaste was sweet, and it was the most thirst-quenching.

"There's nothing suspicious," Du Changfeng handed over the tea and poured himself a cup, "Are Munda's stragglers still wandering the border?" ”

Li Tianxing laughed, "Meng Da is not afraid, the northwest gate, this general will take care of the emperor." He paused for a moment and said, "From west to south, there are many small countries, and the environment is quite complicated. ”

Du Changfeng smiled, "My subordinates didn't expect the emperor's intentions at the beginning, he is an old man with a visionary." ”

The purpose of Murong Mian's opening of a post station here, he also learned later, this is clearly a post station, but it is actually the intelligence source of Dongyue in the entire northwest, mainly aimed at Munda, after all, Munda is strong and strong, and should not be underestimated.

The post station is large, there are many people who go south and north, there are always all kinds of news to his ears, the speaker is unintentional, the listener is intentional, some seemingly ordinary news is slightly related, and then carefully pondered and analyzed, it has become useful information, prioritized, and transmitted to Lin'an by the post officer in different ways.

"By the way, someone has trouble the general to check." Du Changfeng got up and walked to the window, and by the light outside, he saw someone in the backyard bending over to stack firewood, and raised his chin, "It's him." ”

Li Tianxing glanced over and said, "Who is he?" ”

"His name is Lan Jihua, he is a swordsman in the rivers and lakes, he is very skilled, he saved me and Yingying in the desert, and then he has been staying at the post station, helping to do some rough work to resist food and shelter, and occasionally leaving for a while, saying that he is going to walk the rivers and lakes to do chivalrous deeds, but I always feel that he is a little strange."

"You suspect he's a spy?"

"It's hard to say."

"What do you think is wrong about him?"

"He made the sword superb, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a swordsman, but there is a kind of ...... in him" Du Changfeng thought for a while, "Unusual temperament, like the son of a big family, he deliberately concealed some subtleties, but there was no silver three hundred taels here." ”

Li Tianxing looked at the slender figure in the courtyard and groaned halfway, "What did you just say his name?" ”

"Lan Jihua."

"The surname is Lan," Li Tianxing touched his chin, "There are not many people with the surname Lan in Dongyue, and even fewer in the northwest," he squinted his eyes and thought for a moment, "I have been mixed in the northwest for most of my life, but I have heard of the royal family surname Lan in Nanyuan." ”

"The Southern Plains Royalty?" Du Changfeng frowned slightly, "Is that the mysterious small country rich in essential oils?" ”

Li Tianxing laughed, "Even Nanyuan is rich in everything, and you are not a lonely person." ”

"Hey," Du Changfeng shook his head helplessly, "Yingying has been fighting with the caravan running Nanyuan recently, and with a small bottle of essential oil, she can earn five taels of silver." Nagging in my ear all day long, can I not know? ”