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Chapter 59 Stone
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Early the next morning, harsh whistles rang out around the convoy.

This is to remind everyone to get up and have breakfast quickly, the convoy is about to set off.

"Commander," a patrolling soldier came running over on horseback, "someone is looking for you ahead."

Ren Ning rushed over on horseback.

Not long after, when he saw the situation in front of him clearly, he couldn't help but have a strange expression on his face.

In the cold morning fog ahead, a row of people stood neatly.

There were not many people, just over a hundred, all of them had gray hair, and their bodies were more or less mutilated.

It was the veteran guarding the mausoleum in Xiaotian Garden opposite.

Ren Ning even saw Tieguai Li, who was always promoting his eldest granddaughter, and Cyclops, who was blind in one eye, at a glance.

When Tieguai Li recognized Ren Ning, both eyes were shining.

Haha!

He tapped the crutch in his hand excitedly.

"It's you, Kid Ren? I didn't expect to become a security commander at a young age. The future is boundless. Old Li, I really saw the right person."

"That's right." Cyclops had always been at odds with Tieguai Li, and it was rare for him to nod in agreement at this meeting, "In the future, he will definitely be the candidate for the general."

Before Ren Ning could reply, Tieguai Li was pulling his clothes and started promoting his eldest granddaughter again.

"Boy Ren, do you now know that my granddaughter looks like Wangfu? Look, you just got to know her, and you were promoted from an ordinary bodyguard to a security commander who sends souls back to their hometowns. If you marry her, you will definitely be promoted to To the level of a general."

"I'm excited. Why don't you go to my hometown to propose a marriage when you send the soul back to your hometown?"

He waved his hands haha, "The dowry doesn't need to be expensive. Money or land deeds are too vulgar. You just need to bring two geese."

Cough!

Ren Ning had no choice but to play dead.

While wiping his sweat, he dealt with Tieguai Li a few words, and then asked about the situation.

It turned out that these veterans guarding the tomb came down the mountain specially to send the heroic spirits back home.

Ren Ning was stunned and straightened his back.He took a step back and bowed his hands in salute.

Veterans are much more casual.

They waved their hands haha, some raised their knives, and some even raised their crutches.

"Best journey, brothers."

"Be sure to go home safely."

"In the next life, we will continue to fight on the battlefield together."

……

With the sound of blessings, the team quickly packed up.

Ren Ning got on his horse and saluted the veterans lined up in the morning mist again.

With an order, the convoy began to roll forward.

Lei Er rode his fiery red Ben Lei and followed beside him.He silently glanced at the veterans who quickly disappeared behind the convoy.

"Old Ren," the two are both Guan Luping's personal guards, they have been training together for several months, and they have a close relationship, "You let Ma Dali leave last night?"

Ren Ning nodded, talked about the matter of Pingxi City and the caravan, and finally said: "He will go to Pingxi City to contact the caravan first."

Lei Er gnawed something in his mouth again, and said vaguely: "This is too weird."

"There are coffins and ashes in our convoy. Aren't ordinary people the most taboo about these? Someone is willing to travel with us?"

Ren Ning chuckled.

"I also asked this question last night. However, Ma Dalong said mysteriously that the other party would not dislike him, saying that we will know when we arrive in Dingxi City. I just let it go."

In this way, the convoy headed east.Every two hours, he stopped to rest and eat. In the evening before nightfall, Ren Ning asked the soldiers to survey the terrain early, and stopped to rest as soon as they arrived.

In the afternoon of the second day, the capital, Pingxi City, appeared far ahead of the convoy.

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Two tall horses ran towards them, one of them was carrying a machete and had a full beard. It was Ma Dalong who had left the night before.

Riding on the other horse was a woman.

The woman is petite, but has a rough face.At first glance, it looks like someone who has been working hard outside for a long time.

"Commander," Ma Dali ran up to Ren Ning, "Fortunately, this is Gu Shengnan, the owner of the Gu family's caravan."

so young?

Gu Shengnan quickly cleared up the surprise on his face, and cupped his hands like a man: "Gu Shengnan from the Gu family caravan in Pinghai County has seen General Ren."

She explained: "Victory wins, Nanmu's Nan."

Ren Ning nodded with a strange expression on his face.

He doesn't mind if the other party is called Sheng Nan, Leftover Nan or Sheng Nan.

Instead, Xiang Youmeng mentioned the Gujia caravan on the Xiliang Grassland.It's a coincidence that I met here.

"The head of the ancient merchants has long admired his name. But I, Ren Ning, am not a general now, but a personal guard of a famous general. Just call me a commander."

Gu Shengnan made a few greetings and naturally responded.

The convoy didn't stop, and the three of them turned around and headed towards Pingxi City.

Ma Dali said beside him: "Commander, we have negotiated the relevant conditions. All the carriages of the Gu family caravan have been prepared outside Pingxi City. We can set off together tomorrow morning."

Ren Ning nodded and looked at the only female business leader in the entire Yunchui Empire with a smile.

"Gu Shangshou, Lao Ma should have told you what kind of team we are. Are you really willing to walk with us?"

Gu Shengnan nodded with a smile, "Naturally. Under Ma Qianchang's lead, our caravan has cooperated with Yanfeng soldiers several times. Every time we cooperate, we are very happy."

The military discipline of the Yanzhen Fortress is strict, and the subordinate soldiers are powerful and upright.Inviting them to accompany the caravan can not only ensure the safety of the caravan, but also don't have to worry about them being guarded and stolen.

This is much more reassuring than spending a lot of money to hire bodyguards.

Ren Ning nodded, and asked directly: "Then what exactly is your caravan transporting? If it is contraband from the empire..."

Gu Shengnan quickly waved his hands, "The Gu family is a legitimate businessman, and they never do anything that violates the laws and regulations of the empire."

She didn't want to tempt Ren Ning, "Except for some livestock and furs from Xiliang, most of the others are stones dug out in Pingxi County."

Stone?

Ren Ning was really stunned this time.

"Ore?" he asked.

In Yunchui, the status of merchants is not high.

Every long-distance caravan is usually supported by one or even several powerful forces.Otherwise, the caravan will not go far.The funds for running a business are nothing, just the customs clearance documents along the way can kill many small caravans.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the ancient caravans can transport all kinds of ores.

Gu Shengnan understood what Ren Ning meant.She smiled slightly and shook her head, "It's not ore. It's stone, the dragon stone used to build houses and tombs."

Ma Dali, who was next to him, quickly explained Fan, and it was only then that Ren Ning understood what these Panlong Stones were.

He had actually seen this kind of stone before.

The entire Yanfeng Fortress, including the large and small barracks inside, were built with this kind of stone.

The land in Pingxi County under his feet is barren, and there is no special output.This kind of Panlong Stone can be said to be the only material available in Pingxi County.

Its stone is as white as jade, and its stone is as hard as steel. It is a good material for building houses, archways and tombs.

However, what really made this stone famous throughout the Yunchui Empire was the name of the stone.

Panlong!

There is a dragon coiled on this stone.

It's a good thing to hear.

As with many folklore, there is often an indisputable myth behind a particular name.

Ren Ning curled his lips secretly.

He had read countless stories in his previous life, and he could guess the legend behind this stone even if he closed his eyes.

As he expected.

It is nothing more than that in ancient times, poor people dug up this stone and found that there was a dragon coiled on it. The family has prospered since then, and if it is a little bit more nonsense, this family may even become the lord of a country.

It doesn't matter if the story is true or not, anyway, it spread, and the supply of this kind of stone has been in short supply since then.

Even the imperial palaces and imperial mausoleums far away in the imperial capital were built with this kind of stone.

What the emperor likes, other high-ranking officials and local wealthy families naturally flock to it.

Of course, it would be courting death for non-royal people to use this kind of stone to build houses on a large scale, but it is still possible to use it to build graves for ancestors.

So it became a profitable business to dig out these stones and send them to the rich east and south of Yunchui.

Ren Ning suddenly realized.

Anyway, the stones are used to build graves, so it doesn't matter if there are more coffins and ashes in the convoy.

While talking, the convoy arrived at the foot of Pingxi City.

After camping on the spot, Ren Ning and Lei Er went to visit and inspect the Gujia caravan in person.

The two of them turned around, and the caravan of the Gu family was also very long, except for some livestock fur brought back from Xiliang, the others were really all white stones.

Only then did Ren Ning feel relieved.

(End of this chapter)