After feeding the exiled criminals, she was forced to reveal herself

Chapter 340: Let this old slave kowtow to the young master
Curse him behind his back?

Xie Yuchuan glanced at him calmly and said, "Let's talk business."

Han Qiguang naturally came to discuss serious matters with him.

"Li Cai came to report early in the morning that someone from the capital came to Wan Lichun last night and forced him to release the ship."

"Did the boat release?" Xie Yuchuan asked after taking a sip of warm tea.

Han Qiguang: "They did release it, but Wanlichun was a cunning man and released a fake ship."

Xie Yuchuan was puzzled: "Fake boat?"

"Yes, it's a fake ship with mismatched goods. Wan Lichun did the same thing before when the downstream route was not open. He just confiscated the goods, but it was just a loss of tolls, not a serious loss at all."

Han Qiguang changed his posture and poured tea, saying, "This matter is not a big secret in Qinglong Village. People in the village who are a little bit famous have worked with Wan Lichun. They are always stable in delivery and rarely have problems, so others are willing to use him."

"I guess this batch of goods is not ordinary, so he is very cautious. Zhao Gong and his men are in the mountains, and their situation is not very smooth. The defenses in the back mountain have been strengthened in the past two days, and there are many strangers in Qinglong Village."

"From other hills?"

"Zhao Gong knows a little bit about the characteristics of the bandit dens in Panlongling, and the message he sent doesn't look like the real one."

Xie Yuchuan was silent for a while, "That means it's outside."

Han Qiguang nodded, "I think it's pretty close."

After drinking two cups of tea, Han Qiguang felt that his mouth was bland. He looked up and asked Xie Yuchuan, "Tea alone is tasteless. How about some wine?"

Xie Yuchuan didn't refuse.

He hadn't drunk for a long time. After entering the city, Han Qiguang had much more freedom. In addition, with Xiong Jiushan's order, he came here under the identity of "Master Guanghan" to "watch over" the exiled criminal Xie Yuchuan on behalf of Xiong Jiushan, which was quite legitimate.

In the inn where the exile team stayed in the city, everyone, from the manager to the waiters running around, were Han Qiguang's men.

To be more precise, these were the people that Xie Yuchuan temporarily "deposited" with his good brother Han Qiguang.

As early as when the Xie family was exiled, Han Qiguang had already placed people in several important "places". On the main routes of the Panlongling Mountains alone, Han Qiguang had planted "seeds" for three routes of support.

At first, because the route to Yucheng was roundabout and remote, not many people were assigned to it.

After the exile team temporarily took a detour, Han Qiguang ordered his men to gather manpower here.

Yucheng is neither big nor small, and it is not easy for newcomers to get around. A few old men are running the inn and doing business here, working hard to earn some "hard-earned money" and passing on news from the city to Han Qiguang at any time.

The people called from outside were all kept outside for support. If he and Xie Yuchuan did not set out for a day, those people would be outside spying on the surrounding environment so as to delay important matters when their master needed them.

Whenever there was any situation outside the city, they would pretend to be traveling merchants, enter the city to purchase goods, stay overnight in inns, exchange information inside and outside, and act as a frequent merchant but a permanent member of the "Xie family."

Therefore, when a familiar face of Xie Yuchuan came in to pay his respects with a hot wine pot, he couldn't help but look a little surprised.

"You put him in Yucheng?!"

Xie Yuchuan stared at his people and couldn't help but glance at Han Qiguang.

The shopkeeper, who was in his forties and had a semi-long beard, first placed the wine pot and wine glass carefully on the table, then stood up and took three steps back, facing Xie Yuchuan respectfully, knelt down in front of Xie Yuchuan with a plop, and kowtowed to greet him.

"Major General! The old driver is late! Please punish me, Major General!"

Xie Yuchuan quickly stood up and stepped forward to help the man, "Uncle Gan, please get up! You are my father's man. In terms of seniority, you are still my elder. There is no need to do this. Please get up quickly!" Gan Rong's old eyes were red. How could he not know what was good for him when his young master did this? He gently put his hand on Xie Yuchuan's wrist and got up from the ground.

How could Xie Yuchuan not be moved when the former master and servant met again today?

"How has Uncle Gan been these past few years?"

"Good! I'm fine! Thank you, Young General, for thinking of me. I have taken care of my parents in the past few years after returning to my hometown. After my parents passed away this year, I have no worries. I wanted to flatter the general and beg for a job, but I didn't expect that you generals are in the northwest... Alas!" Gan Rong sighed, and he didn't know where to start with so many words to say.

Xie Yuchuan said: "Why don't you go to the mansion? If you pass on the message earlier, before anything happens to the Xie family, grandma will definitely be able to make an arrangement for you, Uncle Gan."

Gan Rong shook his head. "I am not like others who are disabled and in pain and need care. How can I bother them? If the old general hadn't taken care of me, I wouldn't have been able to be a filial son. It's hard to be both loyal and filial. I owe the general's mansion a blessing and have been filial to my parents. I have no regrets. I wanted to go to the northwest, but now it seems that I, Gan Rong, am no longer lucky enough to be loyal and righteous."

Gan Rong said earnestly: "Young General, I have nowhere to go now, so I come to seek refuge with you, young master. Please don't look down on me because I am old and weak and can't be used by you!"

Xie Yuchuan hurriedly said: "Uncle Gan, what are you talking about?"

Gan Rong pretended to kneel down again, but Xie Yuchuan held him back with great strength.

"There's no need to be like this with our family." Xie Yuchuan stared at Gan Rong and nodded.

"Young master, please let me kowtow to you. I should have kowtowed to the old master a long time ago." Gan Rong's voice was hoarse.

Han Qiguang said, "Yuchuan, let him fulfill his wish."

Xie Yuchuan hesitated for a while and let go.

dong dong dong-

Three times in a row.

Gan Rong kowtowed three times in front of Xie Yuchuan in response to his "beliefs".

After they stood up, the master and servant formally recognized each other. Xie Yuchuan then knew why Han Qiguang had put Gan Rong in Yucheng to guard.

After Gan Rong's parents passed away, the village head and relatives wanted to arrange a marriage for him with a widow, but he refused, saying that he had saved his life from the Xie family and now that his wishes and responsibilities as a son had been fulfilled, he did not want to continue living in the village.

After selling his family's real estate at a low price, he took the little money he had and headed for the northwest. Before leaving, he had planned to pass by the capital and visit Old Madam Xie at the Duke's Mansion to give her some worthless local products from his hometown. Unexpectedly, when he arrived in Yucheng, he contracted a serious disease and almost lost his life.

It was also God's good fortune that he fell down in front of the Lu family clinic, which was known for its kind-hearted and medical skills.

When Lu Hongwen came back from a medical consultation, he encountered this incident and treated it.

It took a long time to recover from this illness. After I recovered, I didn't want to owe Dr. Lu any medical fees. I thought that I might live or die, and I didn't want to owe him such a huge favor before I died.

So he stayed in Yucheng, helping the Lu family clinic to collect herbs in the mountains and do work in the clinic.

Gan Rong sat down and said with emotion: "It was thanks to Doctor Lu who saved me, otherwise I would not be able to see the Major General today."

Xie Yuchuan had a good impression of Doctor Lu. "Is it the doctor Lu Hongwen who is about 60 years old?"

"It's him! His medical skills are extraordinary, and what's rare is that he also has high medical ethics." Gan Rong spoke highly of Lu Hongwen, his lifesaver.

Xie Yuchuan nodded and said, "This person is indeed good."

(End of this chapter)