There were very few diners eating below, and only a few lanterns dangling in the wind hung in the backyard.

Qiu Yan hurriedly went to the shopkeeper to borrow a bright big candle, squatted down next to Lu Chiye, carefully accompanied him, checked the place where the carriage needed to be transformed, and asked beside him.

"Husband, can you be alone? If I need help, how many thugs can I call to help? You're going to have to get it to the Year of the Monkey alone. ”

"Without their help, I've asked them to go to the master and re-nail the horses we need on the road."

"Otherwise, the road ahead is difficult, but I am afraid that it will be delayed for a lot of time, so I can come here myself."

After speaking, Lu Chiye quickly sat down at the door with the light of the candle flame brought to him by Qiu Yan, and began to polish the tools in his hand.

Shen Fengxing watched from the side, only feeling that his eyes were full of curiosity.

In his impression, his brother's health has never been very good, why has he become so powerful during this time?

He had never seen his brother do this kind of delicate manual work before, and he didn't know which master he had learned it from.

After Lu Chiye was busy for a long time, he added a little tool to the wheels of the carriage to facilitate walking on the road.

At the same time, the anti-slip performance will be a little higher.

Around the carriage, there is also a thick layer of waterproof fabric.

Then, after checking the iron palm that had been re-prepared for the horse to make sure that everything was safe, he greeted Qiu Yan and them.

"Let's rest at this inn for the night today, and we'll leave early tomorrow morning, remember to bring dry food." Neither man nor horse can go hungry. ”

"I know, my husband arranged it so properly, we must all listen to you, come on, let's go to sleep first."

As he spoke, he beckoned the other people to go to sleep in the next room.

He was also with Lu Chiye, lying on the bed peacefully.

At dawn on the second day, under the warm invitation of the shopkeeper, Qiu Yan and his party ate several baskets of freshly baked buns, as well as steamed buns and the like, and quickly got into the carriage.

The road ahead is a good thing, but the closer you get to Qiguang Mansion, the more torturous the muddy road becomes.

Sure enough, it was similar to what Lu Chiye thought, the last part of the road was simply too difficult, and there was no chance to rely on the horse to lead them.

You have to put on rain boots underneath, one foot deep and one foot shallow, to find a place where the mud is not particularly deep.

Otherwise, if you step on this foot, it is estimated that you will have to reach the knee position.

Qiu Yan and the others only walked two or three miles, and it took several hours.

When they finally found an extremely simple stall nearby and sat down, the brows of the group were furrowed.

complained about the rainy weather, "When will this rain stop?" If this development continues, we will probably have to go to Qiguang Mansion. ”

"Who's to say it isn't? Madam, why isn't there an official in this neighborhood who has come to repair the road here? It's just too hard to walk. Even Ji Feifan, who has always been the most hard-working, is about to be unbearable.

The rain was incessant, and they had to wear thick coats and help push the wagon.

If this continues, the Year of the Monkey will be able to reach Qiguang Mansion.

"That's right, it's too much trouble." Lu Chiye also frowned.

Several people thought about it for a while, and felt that this road was really difficult.

After inquiring about the routes around here, and learning that he could still take the waterway, Lu Chiye immediately spent a relatively high price, chartered two larger boats, and got the carriage on it.

Although it took a detour to take the waterway, it was much better than being stuck in the muddy road before, and Qiu Yan and the others relaxed a little.

Every time I pass by the towns along the way, I stop to see the local construction.

During the journey, I also got acquainted with a young owner of the merchant's family who traveled with his caravan.

Shaodong's self-proclaimed name is Su Che, and he is a real handsome son, and Qiu Yan's first impression of him is particularly good.

Later, with Su Che's help, they finally got in touch with a boat owner, and they could take a boat to the nearest town to Qiguang Mansion in the future.

Lu Chiye deliberately went with Qiu Yan, and after ordering the best dishes in a relatively large inn, he invited Su Che to sit down and eat something together, thanking him for his great help this time.

Su Che had already heard of Qiu Yan and the names of the couple, and when they were eating with the two of them, they heard them mention that they were going to develop express delivery and some emerging industries, so he showed a strong interest and asked curiously.

"The courier you are talking about does sound quite magical, as long as there is a road to get there, you can send things over, right?"

"Yes, it's just that in some remote places, it will take a little longer, and those extremely fresh food may not be delivered in time, but there is no problem with others." Qiu Yan explained to Su Che seriously.

"In this regard, it takes more manpower and material resources, so the more remote the place, the higher the price of express delivery."

"But my husband and I thought that in the future, we will have to drive the express to several places in our country, and it will not be so troublesome in the future."

"The two of them are so far-sighted, which really makes Su extremely admired."

"To be honest, I have never heard of such an interesting thing as express delivery before, if we can really develop this express delivery industry all over the country, then it will be much more convenient for people in different places to buy things!"

Su Che was extremely interested in the various new concepts of the two of them, and felt that chatting with Qiu Yan and them for a morning was even more powerful than reading books for ten years, and he was about to refresh his perception of this era.

The more they chatted, the more speculative they became, and Su Che didn't hide their limitations, so he took the initiative to mention it, saying that their family was in Qiguang Mansion and they also had some industries.

However, although this famous Qiguang Mansion is watched by the above and has a large area, it is relatively poor and has considerable difficulty in building.

also gave Qiu Yan a little advice, and Lu Chiye naturally remembered it seriously.

In the end, replacing wine with tea, Su Che looked at the two of them politely.

Su believes that if two people take the initiative to help, once this express is developed, Qiguang Mansion will definitely be successfully built soon! If he can cooperate with the two of them to do some business in the future, Su will be grateful. ”

"This is natural, Su Gongzi is thoughtful. After we arrive at Qiguang Mansion smoothly, Mr. Su can ask the shopkeeper of your family to come and talk to us about cooperation. ”

"Of course, if Su Gongzi comes in person, we are more welcome, do business, of course, the more friends, the better." Lu Chiye agreed.

Su Che was extremely satisfied when he saw that Qiu Yan and the two of them were so easy to get along with, and he took the initiative to let the boat owner set off from tonight and quickly send Qiu Yan and them to Qiguang Mansion.

If they can be built as soon as possible, they will definitely make a lot of money as the first batch of local shops to cooperate with Qiuyan and them.

It wasn't until he got closer and closer to Qiguang Mansion that the name appeared in his mind more and more times, and Qiu Yan suddenly patted his head and remembered.

She is saying, why did she sound this name so familiar before, it turned out that she was the daughter of the county commander of Qiguang Prefecture.

However, although he was born in an official family, his life was not good, and his father was an extremely weak man.

The mother is extremely strong, and the patriarchal situation is quite serious, and she doesn't take the original daughter in her eyes at all.

It's no wonder that after she came back, she didn't experience any idea of wanting to go home from the original body's mind, and she was probably heartbroken by her relatives at home.

Therefore, after recovering a little memory of the original body, Qiu Yan did not immediately mention it to Lu Chiye.

The main reason is that I feel that there is no need to go back to such an indifferent and completely impersonal home, and it is better to develop the business first.

Qiu Yan was even thinking a little darkly in his heart.

Her so-called mother is so patriarchal, if she finds out one day that she and Lu Chiye are doing a prosperous business together, she will probably take the initiative to come to the door, right?

In that case, she doesn't have to waste her time with that kind of person who doesn't care.

After more than a day of boat rides, the carriage was finally placed on a nearby town.

Qiu Yan and the others hurriedly sent a lot of silver to the shipowner, and then got into the carriage and went to Qiguang Mansion.

As soon as they arrived at this area, the group found that the customs here are quite different from their local customs.

After settling down with this person for a while, they found an inn nearby and stayed separately.

Then, Lu Chiye only took Qiu Yan with him and began to wander around the streets and alleys.

Qiu Yan held a carton of wild fruits that he had never seen before, and while eating, he discussed with Lu Chiye.

"Husband, you see, there are actually quite a lot of shops here, but the scale is too small, and I haven't seen anything like a chain store in the same one, and it is estimated that the income of the people is not very high."

"Yes, and you see, although there are many people who come out to shop, everyone's dress is very ordinary, and the purchase strength is not strong."

"We haven't seen any more luxurious shops or anything like that, so it's probably a little difficult to develop a business in the future." Lu Chiye added.

"I also think, and husband, I went to ask just now, and some of the things here are very expensive."

"However, these are relatively everyday in other places, and the price is so high, probably because Qiguang Mansion has relatively little contact with the outside world, and the road is extremely difficult to walk, right?"

"If we can develop express delivery in the future, and communicate with the outside world in a timely manner through express delivery, the speed of goods circulation will be accelerated, then the price of those things will be reduced, and consumption can be stimulated."