The next day.
Xie Fan prepared a jar of wine for each merchant as a gift.
With Dong Zhong here, there is no need to worry about trade matters.
Next, it’s time to think about going to Chujiang.
According to Li Tiannan's reply, the Li family also has business in Chujiang and can help.
Xie Fan settled everything and called Zhang Chao, "Pack your things and get ready to go to Chujiang!"
"Okay, young master!" Zhang Chao was about to leave, but paused again, "How will Cai Die be accommodated if I leave? Her Luo Guo dialect is not very good."
Xie Fan was stunned. He didn't expect that after a few days of getting along, the two of them would actually have some feelings for each other. "Let's take them with us!"
Lin Yue pushed open the door and walked in, "Why don't you take me with you this time?"
"Yue'er, it's a long journey this time, so you'd better not go there. What if we run into the Mountain God Gang?"
"No matter what, I'm going!"
Zhang Chao retreated.
Xie Fan took two steps forward and said, "Good boy, Xie family, only you can control me! It will take a long time for me to leave. If you stay, I can rest assured!"
Lin Yue snorted coldly, her face turned livid, "Then you must promise to come back safely!"
"I promise!"
After Xie Fan finished speaking, he kissed the other party's soft cheek affectionately.
Five carriages and fifteen soldiers brought some goods and silver, and the convoy went down the mountain.
Hui'er followed, staring at Cai Die, "Young Master, the eyes of this Yi countryman are actually blue!"
"What a fuss!" Xie Fan closed his eyes and leaned against the car window, "Have you never seen the wife Nie Yunlong brought back before?"
"I've seen it before, but I've never been so close!" Hui'er took Cai Die's hand and asked kindly, "Can you understand what I'm saying?"
"One, a little bit!" Cai Die replied stiffly.
Zhang Chao stood in front of the car and shouted loudly, "Miss Hui'er, please speak slower!"
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After five days, everyone was exhausted.
In a county called Gulan, I finally found an inn big enough to accommodate twenty people.
Outside the carriage, one person took turns watching, while everyone else went to the guest room to rest.
Xie Fan was dizzy, but he still felt that he should walk around the city.
Zhang Chao followed, and the two took to the streets.
This county is not as prosperous as Liulin, but there are also many businesses.
Among the businesses, wine shops account for the majority.
"Master, Gulan is a place famous for its wine. Gulan wine has a long-lasting flavor, you should try it!"
"Just in time, we also need to find a stable wine supplier!"
Xie Fan came to one of them, called Qin's Winery.
After entering the door, a barefoot child quietly lay beside the vat, dipping his fingers into the wine in the vat.
"It's from the shopkeeper!"
"Here we go!"
With a shout, an old man came to the front hall, "Guests, what kind of wine do you want to buy? Try it first and then buy it!"
Xie Fan pointed at the child, "This wine must be delicious, right? Even the little baby is greedy for it!"
"Zhu! Let me beat you to death!"
The little boy held up his pants and ran away without a trace.
The old man said politely, "Sir, let me get you some to try!"
"Shopkeeper, my surname is Xie, and my given name is a common character!"
"Thank you, Mr. Xie. My surname is Qin and my name is You." The old man brought a wine bowl with half a bowl of wine in it. "You have a taste!"
Xie Fan put it in front of his nose and smelled it.
Maybe it was because I was too tired to smell anything.
He took a sip, and it was indeed very comfortable, with an indescribable feeling of wonder.
He handed the remaining wine to Zhang Chao and looked at the old man, "Shopkeeper, this wine..."
Before he could finish his words, his stomach was churning, and he ran out the door and vomited!
Shopkeeper Qin quickly ran to the jar, took a spoonful, and tasted it. There was nothing wrong with it.
He ran to the door again and looked at Xie Fan nervously.
Zhang Chao sipped the wine in the bowl and didn't notice anything unusual.
Xie Fan wiped his mouth and looked pale, "It's not the wine. I might be motion sick!"
Shopkeeper Qin brought a stool and said, "Sir, sit down quickly and have a rest!"
Xie Fan looked at Zhang Chao, "What do you think of this wine?"
"Master, it's very good!"
Shopkeeper Qin felt relieved. He didn't know what was going on with the guests he met today. "Sir, you'd better come back another day. I think you're a little weak."
Xie Fan shook his head, "Shopkeeper Qin, how is your business?"
"It's just so-so, just making ends meet! My Zhuzi doesn't like to drink, but he steals wine to drink when he doesn't have enough to eat. There is nothing else at home, and there is only some wine left!"
"Gulan wine is famous far and wide, how come there is no business?"
"Young master, are you a foreigner? Only locals can buy my wine. Those merchants from other places must buy it from the imperial court."
Xie Fan stood up and tasted the wine again, but still couldn't taste anything. "Shopkeeper Qin, since the business is not good, please give me the store!"
"This..." Shopkeeper Qin thought the other party was joking and pointed to the wine vat underground, "Sir, this store of mine is not worth much!"
"Shopkeeper Qin, what I value more than this store is you! If my guess is right, all the strong men in the family are gone, right?"
Shopkeeper Qin sighed, "There's nothing I can do about it. I have to work hard to raise the pillar!"
Xie Fan asked shopkeeper Qin to fill a few jars of wine and take it with him to drink on the road, "If you give me the store, you will still be the shopkeeper! Every month, I will give you a monthly fee!"
Shopkeeper Qin politely refused and handed over the wine, "Thank you, Master, for taking care of my business!"
Zhu Zhu ran to the front hall again and touched his belly, "Grandpa, I'm hungry!"
"Zhuzi, we have money, we will buy you steamed buns later!"
Xie Fan glanced lightly and looked outside the room, "Zhang Chao, leave ten taels of silver!"
Shopkeeper Qin turned around and looked at the guest who had just vomited, with surprise on his face.
It wasn't until the money landed firmly in his hand that he calmed down and said, "Sir, you can't do this!"
"Take it! This money is not for you! I gave it to Zhu Zhu!"
Xie Fan walked outside the shop and felt that there was a strong aroma of wine in the shop just now.
Zhang Chao carried the wine jar and followed behind, "Master, let's go back and rest!"
The two were about to stand up when someone pulled Xie Fan's sleeve.
He turned around and looked for Zhuzi's innocent smiling face, "Zhuzi, what's wrong?"
"Grandpa said, this store is for you!"
Xie Fan picked up the pillar and returned to the house, "Shopkeeper Qin, have you thought about it?"
"I can see that the young master is a good person, and you want to help me! I shouldn't let down your kindness! If I can do something for you, it will be considered as repaying your kindness!"
"Shopkeeper Qin, please make a price!"
"Sir, your ten taels of silver are enough!"
Xie Fan waved his hand, "Shopkeeper Qin, how can these ten taels of silver be counted? In this way, I will give you another ten taels of silver as a deposit! I will visit you again tomorrow!"
"It's all up to the master!"
