Since the development of the business in Tanglong Town, many large car shops have been added on the road to the Volcanic Army. These shops do not rely on villages and towns. They have yards on the roadside and a row of thatched houses are built. There are stables in the yard and fodder, which are specially used to entertain passers-by merchants.

On the evening of that day, two farmers led five horses into the car shop. The servant hurriedly came over, led the horse to the stable and said to the two: "Callant, it's hot now, so I'll sit outside, I'll come inside to get tea."

The two agreed and sat at the small table in the yard and stretched.

The servant came to tea and asked, "Do you two want to stay in a hotel? Do you live inside or outside?"

One person said: "What is living inside? What is living outside?"

"The weather is hot now, and you can sleep with extra mats in the yard outside. Just live outside, which is half the price of the store."

After hearing the servant's words, the two nodded together: "Outside, of course we live outside! By the way, our horses feed some essence."

The servant agreed to go, and the two sat together to have tea.

Two guests sitting at a table next to them were talking about local affairs, and one of them bowed and said, "I heard from the two accents, are they locals?"

Seeing the guest dressing outside, he said vigilantly: "Good. I don't know what the customer is doing?"

The outsider said, "I am from the Central Plains. I come here to see my son. I don't know the customs here, so I just ask."

The two farmers laughed and said, "Do your son do business in Tanglong Town? It seems that he is a senior official."

The official agreed in a vague manner and said, "If you two intentionally, what if you sit here together? I ordered a plate of meat and a bottle of wine to use some together. Although this store is big, everything is simple, so I can only use some."

The two farmers laughed together: "This is a store where the merchants transport goods. They are not from the staff members, so they are naturally simple. They are like the guest officials. They should not live here, but should have rested in the town in front. The only thing they live here is for cheap and convenient."

This kind of carriage shop is specially prepared for merchants. Everything is simple and I only eat a few dishes. It is a big shop. It is better to provide food in Tanglong Town, and it provides food. If it is even simpler, you have to cook your own meals.

Four people gathered at the table, and the outsider said, "I heard that the business of frankincense in Tanglong Town has been in a bad state recently and the industry is in turmoil. I wonder if it is right or not?"

The farmer said: "The guest official said it is right. Because of the frankincense business, many merchants in Tanglong Town have paid the money. Could it be that the son of the official also paid the money?"

The official shook his head: "My son doesn't do such a business, so he will naturally not lose money."

After a while, the wine and meat came up, and the four of them sat and ate while drinking, talking about the recent events in this area.

These two farmers went to the Volcanic Army to open fields a few months ago. Ten families joined forces to build a small village. Because the horses in Tanglong Town were cheap recently, the village raised some money together to ask them to buy horses here. With this horse, they can reclaim more land next year.

This year, the weather was good and the harvest was good. The two farmers were in a good mood and chatting and laughing. In the middle of the night, each of them took a mat from the store and put them on the ground and fell asleep. This was the hottest time, and most merchants were sleeping outside, snoring sounded like thunder.

Du Xun hid on the mat, looking at the sky full of stars, and couldn't sleep. Looking around, Luo Jing also opened his eyes, put on his clothes and sat up and said to him: "Supervisor, we can't sleep left and right. Let's talk to the place where there is no one there. Tomorrow we will arrive in Tanglong Town, and then have a good rest."

Luo Jing stood up, sat under the eaves next to Du Xun, and talked some gossip.

Seeing Du Xun's worried look, Luo Jing said, "Sir, are you worried about something wrong with the official?"

Luo Jing nodded: "Once I entered the Volcano Army, everyone said that this place was good, and Dalang was doing a good job. I didn't want to cross the Yellow River, everyone said that something happened in Tanglong Town recently, and many merchants lost all their money. Tanglong Town was afraid that it would be over. Alas, I was thinking that I would go there to see if there was any suitable goods, and we would sell some back and make some money. If I didn't think of such a thing, Dalang was afraid that he was in a mess."

Luo Jing said: "Don't worry, the official has been an official for many years, and he has never seen anything? He will not be stumped by such trivial matters."

Du Xun shook his head repeatedly: "How could this be a small matter? I can find out clearly that this town was built by Dalang, and he took a lot of risks. If Tang Long Town cannot be protected, his career will definitely be bad."

Luo Jing had nothing to say for a moment, so he had to comfort Du Xun.

When Du Zhongxiao reported the matter in the capital, Du Xun did not arrive in time. He agreed to come here to visit him a few months later. He said that he was bringing his son. Before he came, the child was sick again and had no choice but to come with Luo Jing.

As the two of them arrived in Bingzhou, they often heard people mention Du Zhongxiao's political achievements and business prosperity, and the people in this area were all benefiting. After leaving Bingzhou, they were all building roads all the way. It was said that Du Zhongxiao earned money in Tanglong Town. Du Xun was in a good mood along the way and felt that his son was capable and would have a great future. Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the Volcano Army, he began to say that something happened in Tanglong Town, and the more evil it became, the more evil it became. After crossing the Yellow River, many people said that there were too many merchants in Tanglong Town who lost money, and many of them made a living as servants. All industries were in a depressed state, and this town was afraid that it would be over.

Because they were in a hurry to go on a road trip, they didn't ask clearly, and they lived in this carriage shop. The shop was too simple and there was no room for the room. Du Xun and Luo Jing had to sleep in the yard, so where could they sleep?

Just now, Du Xun asked about the situation in Tanglong Town from the two farmers who bought horses. In fact, there was no change in general business. As for the big merchants in the city, these two farmers knew about it, which made Du Xun still worried.

From Bingzhou to Baode Army, Zhouzhou and the states were all building roads. I heard that the General Administration ordered that the mileage of road construction in prefectures and counties was directly linked to the management performance, and local officials were all motivated. The capital for road construction was earned from Tanglong Town. If Du Zhongxiao messed up in Tanglong Town, would the General Administration be spared? Thinking of these, Du Xun was very worried.

His son has a promising future and becomes an official after passing the Jinshi. If these things affect his career, Du Dun will feel unjustly killed.

Sitting under the eaves with Luo Jing, discussing the recent situation. I don’t know when Du Xun fell asleep.

When Du Xun woke up the next day, there was no one in the yard. The weather was hot at this time, and everyone took advantage of the cool morning to rush on the road early. Luo Jing saw that Du Xun was sleeping soundly, so he didn't call him.

The servant came to the water, Du Xun was washing up, and suddenly a big man broke into the outside. When he saw the two of them, he whispered: "It turns out that the official and the ministers are here! Oh, but it makes me suffer!"

Du Xun looked up and saw that it was Shisanlang and hurriedly said, "It was Shisanlang, how did you find this place?"

Shisanlang said, "I know that the officers received the letter from the family. I calculated that the days you should arrive in the past few days, so I asked me to welcome him to the military city. I didn't expect that when I got there, you had already left. I chased him all the way, but I always missed it. I caught up with him last night, but I thought you must live in the town. Who would have thought that you would live in such a place? Well, fortunately we met before we even entered the city, otherwise the officials would have scolded me for not doing things!"

Luo Jing said: "You can only blame yourself. If you don't inquire carefully, how could you miss us?"
Chapter completed!