Ruan Tang looked bald.
Unexpectedly, I had planned for so long, spent so much money, and almost lost my life, but in the end my hope was in vain.
Xiaofeng and Ling Qing couldn't help but look at each other worriedly when they saw Ruan Tang's appearance.
Finally Xiaofeng couldn't help but said: "Master, if you really like children so much, Ling Qing is willing to help the master find a good man. I believe there will be a better man in this world besides Prince Ning."
"I'm also willing to help Master find it." Ling Qing also agreed.
Ruan Tang looked back at them and smiled bitterly.
There is a saying that is true: It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.
Who wants to eat pork after eating dragon meat?
But she is not the one who gives up halfway.
Once this has been started, it will not be completed until the goal is achieved.
So she spent a lot of money to find a son, and she had to continue this matter.
It's just a pity, she still thinks Prince Ning is the most suitable person, but if you touch a tiger's butt once, it's okay, but if you touch it again, you will die.
This time I had to settle for the next best thing.
It would be fine to find someone worse than King Ning.
"You should hurry up and do this." She ordered.
Xiaofeng and Ling Qing looked at each other, smiled, and responded in unison, "Yes, we will fulfill our master's mission and find outstanding men for him to enjoy."
Ruan Tang frowned and glared at them, scolding: "No big or small!"
Xiaofeng and Ling Qing started to work after receiving the order, and soon they brought back the portraits and information.
But when Ruan Tang looked at it, no one caught his eye.
We had no choice but to let them continue searching.
On her side, the business of the shops has been sluggish recently, so she sold out several shops and got some funds back.
She recently intends to enter the capital city.
The last time she went to Shangjing to have a romantic marriage with Prince Ning, she also thoroughly experienced the prosperity and luxury of Shangjing.
If she could open a shop of her own there, it would be worth several shops here.
But even if she sells many of the shops she owns now, the funds are still not enough.
The shops in Shangjing are in better locations. Not only are the rents expensive, but it also costs a lot of money to establish relationships there.
Therefore, she took the risk and decided to go to Dianzhou.
She asked Xiaofeng to find Qingfeng, and then set off with Qingfeng Chunhan.
However, Xiaofeng and Ling Qing still stayed in Suzhou and helped her continue to look for high-quality men in various places.
A group of carriages bumped along the road for nearly a month before arriving in Dianzhou.
Along the way, Ruan Tang led the convoy through mountains and forests, deliberately avoiding official roads. Therefore, the journey was extremely bumpy.
At this moment, the long-lost smile finally appeared on her face.
Ruan Tang led the convoy into another mountain forest and stopped when they reached the flat land of a mountain col.
Surrounded by mountains and forests, this place is a good place for trading, both private and safe.
The person who responded over there had received the news that they were arriving a few days ago and was already waiting at the agreed place.
After getting closer, I realized that this group of people were all strong men.
The leader was a man wearing a half-mask. Compared with those strong men, this man was slender and dressed in white. He looked a bit like a scholar, and he didn't look like someone who was involved in this kind of smuggling business.
Of course, she's not as good-looking as she is.
Ruan Tang is not coy either. It would be a long night and many dreams, so he should complete the transaction and leave here as soon as possible.
She put on the curtain and got off the carriage, walked up to the pedestrians, and then said to the masked man: "Master, please inspect the goods now. We will pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other."
The man obviously didn't expect that the person doing the deal this time was actually a girl's family, but he traveled far and wide and met a lot of people. His daughter's family was doing business and doing a lot of shady things.
"Girl, you are happy." The thin lips exposed under the mask slightly curved, then raised his hand and waved it lightly.
Someone from his side immediately walked to the convoy brought by Ruan Tang and the others, lifted up the oilcloth, and revealed the large gray-brown clay pots on it.
The men then opened several clay pots, reached out and pinched a few grains of white coarse salt inside and put them into their mouths.
The salty taste spread on the tip of their tongues. After having not eaten salt for a long time, their eyes suddenly shone with gold and they nodded towards the masked man.
The masked man pursed his lips and smiled, "The things the girl brought are indeed good things. These are your rewards."
After saying that, two men carried a large wooden box to Ruan Tang, put it down, and then opened it. It was full of yellow gold ingots.
Ruan Tang resisted the desire to rush up and have fun with the gold.
She calmed down and said nonchalantly: "That little lady is not welcome."
After Ruan Tang finished speaking, Qingfeng stepped forward. After carefully checking and accepting the box, he closed the box and asked people to move it onto their carriage.
And they also moved the jars of coarse salt from her carriage.
Now that the deal is done, there's no need to linger any longer.
Ruan Tang blessed the man, then turned around and walked back to the carriage. After Chunhan helped her get on the carriage, Qingfeng sat on the driving platform.
After their carriage turned around and left, the masked man winked at the strong men next to him.
Soon several of them disappeared into the nearby forest.
Ruan Tang, who was sitting in the carriage, couldn't bear it any longer. He took off the curtain and hat, opened the wooden box, looked at the shining gold, and pounced on it.
She giggled holding the gold.
This was the first time she had seen such a large box of gold.
Seeing her happy look, Chunhan couldn't help but smile.
They traveled through mountains and rivers and went through a lot of hardships. Now they finally completed it successfully and got gold. Everything was worth it.
Qingfeng, who was sitting outside the carriage, was also infected by their happy atmosphere, and a smile appeared on his lips.
But just as their car was walking out of the mountain col and walking through the forest, it suddenly started pouring rain.
It had been dark for a long time, and now it started to rain again. Suddenly, the entire mountain forest was filled with fog, making it impossible to see the way forward clearly.
"Master, the rain is a bit heavy and the mountain road is difficult to walk. How about we take shelter from the rain first? Wait until the rain stops before leaving?"
"There is a cave not far from the place where we just traded. How about we go there first to avoid it?" Qingfeng said.
Ruan Tang opened the car curtain and looked outside, frowning.
It is most unsafe to stay here overnight.
But if you insist on walking in the rain, you probably won't get any benefits.
The mountain road is already rugged and difficult to navigate, and now that it's raining, it's probably going to be even more difficult.
After thinking about it, he said, "Okay, turn around."
But Ruan Tang always felt vaguely uneasy in his heart.
This is not her first time in Dianzhou. Businessmen have traveled all over the world, but this is her first time doing this kind of thing.
Smuggling well salt is a serious crime, and if caught, you will be beheaded.
She had been feeling uneasy along the way, and now she felt even more anxious.
I always feel like something bad is going to happen.
Sure enough, as soon as they turned around and walked a short distance, five or six strong men wearing bamboo hats rushed out in the rainy night and immediately stopped their carriage.
