Mountains and giant beasts, cabins in the woods

Bai Daoyuan, a young man from a once-wealthy family, touched his nose, somewhat embarrassed.

Under Liu Xingmo's gaze, he plucked a handful of loose coins from his purse, making up a total of 190 yuan.

Liu Xingmo didn't count the money carefully, and simply put it away: "You have a daily quota of 50 bottles of Blood Qi Potions, remember to come to Mushroom Fortress to restock in the morning. Hope you can sell all of this stock smoothly, right?"

"Yes, yes!" Bai Daoyuan nodded solemnly, his voice slightly choked, "Thank you for helping me, Bone Sturgeon Caravan..."

"Your caravan's reputation and connections are still intact. As long as goods start circulating, everything will be fine," Liu Xingmo smiled warmly. "Besides, it's better to offer help in times of need than to add to someone's success. When you become successful in the future, be sure to remember today! Hahaha!"

"Thank you for your kind words! I will definitely rebuild the caravan." Bai Daoyuan stood up and bowed solemnly to express his gratitude.

Liu Xingmo then gave some further instructions, including the location of the Mushroom Castle and the sales area...

The young businessman who had just taken over his family's failing business took out paper and pen and carefully took notes.

The young man reached out and patted the boy on the shoulder, said nothing more, and left the dull warehouse into the sunlight.

……

Liu Xingmo's feelings were somewhat peculiar.

Business partners should be as reliable as possible. If you entrust your business to the wrong person, you could suffer huge losses.

Why should we help Bai Daoyuan today?

Perhaps it's because he resembles me somewhat...

"Hehe!" Liu Xingmo shook his head and sighed softly, driving away from the desolate Crescent Lake.

Next, there are four more boxes of medicine; the partner has already been chosen.

Liu Xingmo arrived at the wide main road, found a restaurant by the roadside, sat down, and ordered food.

The streets were bustling with activity, and crowds flowed in and out.

The wooden houses along the street are very densely packed, of varying sizes, one after another. Those that are close together are built directly together, while those that are far apart have walkways laid out on the upper floors.

The same house may have different owners depending on its layout (top, bottom, left, right); different houses may be owned by the same person.

The roads stretch endlessly through a maze of staircases and passageways, leading to every household in the old town.

Door-to-door sales are a skill, and Liu Xingmo, who has delivered newspapers for many years, knows this very well.

Just then, a huge figure appeared in the distance, sandwiched between the houses on both sides of the street.

It was a huge gray wolf, carrying two shipping containers on its back, its four paws carefully avoiding pedestrians as it slowly made its way down the street.

"Waiter, take it all to go! Check please." Liu Xingmo put down his chopsticks.

The shop assistant brought over a few dried lotus leaves and wrapped the food on the plate.

Liu Xingmo packed his things and quickly went downstairs.

He looked up at the eight- or nine-meter-tall gray wolf, waved, and called out, "Third Sister! Stop for a moment."

The gray wolf smelled a familiar scent among the countless tiny figures on the ground. It stopped pawing, lowered its head, and panted with its tongue lolling out.

"Sir, would you like to buy some wine?" Liu Sanniang asked, peeking out of the window of the display case.

"Let me up," Liu Xingmo called to the three rhinoceros beetles.

"What kind of trouble are you going to cause now?" Liu San Niang said irritably, but still ordered the gray wolf to lie down obediently.

The gray wolf's belly touched the ground, and the two huge shipping containers that it was carrying on its back also fell heavily to the ground.

The container is made of wood, square and rectangular, almost the size of a two-story building, complete with doors, windows, and a balcony, and there is a walkway on the top leading to another container.

Liu San Niang opened the door to the first floor of the container, and Liu Xingmo drove the insect cart inside.

The room was rather low, furnished with many sturdy shelves, on which various kinds of alcoholic beverages were fixed, and a faint aroma of alcohol wafted out.

Liu San Niang closed the door and asked, "What exactly are you going to do? Take these things home?"

"No, no." Liu Xingmo picked up the medicine box and placed it on the floor. "I want to ask you to help me sell medicine."

"No way," Liu San Niang refused decisively.

"Don't worry, I'll put GG in the newspaper for you." Liu Xingmo opened the medicine box and placed the medicine bottle on the shelf in the window.

"Fine!" Liu San Niang accepted the offer readily.

"Buzz~" The whole room shook violently as the gray wolf got up.

Looking out the window, Liu Xingmo's view was directly opposite the third-floor balcony of someone else's house, and he could even see a group of people playing drinking games inside the restaurant.

"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!" With each step the gray wolf took, the entire container would tremble slightly.

Liu San Niang leaned against the carved mahogany window.

The breeze lifted her glossy black hair, which turned golden-red in the sunlight.

Her crimson dress accentuated her snow-white skin. The sleeves were rolled up to her forearms, revealing half of her slender, delicate wrists.

Liu Xingmo steadied himself by holding onto the wall: "The scenery here is quite unique."

"Oh my gosh~ You, a great writer, can even compliment people!" Liu San Niang turned around and smiled, the cinnabar mole at the corner of her eye slightly raised.

Liu Xingmo said no more, but instead spread out the packed food and started eating by himself.

Liu San Niang leaned her upper body out of the window, looking down at the bustling crowds on the street.

Just then, a few well-dressed merchants strolled by on the stone path below.

Liu San Niang cleared her throat, her voice as soft as honeyed wine: "Sir, please wait! Our newly brewed plum wine is ice-cold, just waiting for you to try a sip!"

The late spring wind carried the shouts of vendors along half the street and carried the aroma of wine wafting from the containers even further.

The merchant on the ground cheerfully beckoned the gray wolf to stop, greeted the female shopkeeper at the window, and bought a case of chilled fruit wine.

Liu San Niang smiled and picked up a small bamboo bottle: "Sir~ I have some unimaginable treasures here! Just one sip, and I guarantee you'll be..." She then smiled mysteriously, covering her face with her delicate fingers, and said shyly, "Absolutely amazing!"

"Hehehe~" A portly man grinned, his face puffing out with laughter. "Since the shopkeeper said so, I have to try it."

A slender hand placed the small, emerald-green bamboo bottle into a plump hand.

The obese merchant pulled out the stopper, smelled the odor, and frowned. He stuck out his tongue, licked it, and savored the taste, his forehead creased with three deep furrows.

His companion chimed in, teasingly saying, "Hey, Third Brother, are you even capable? You can't even drink this little bit of alcohol, and you've rejected the proprietress's offer."

Another companion chimed in, "Exactly! If you can't do it, then let me do it."

"Stop making noise!" the obese merchant sternly reprimanded his companion, then drank most of the remaining medicine in the bamboo bottle.

He stuck out his broad, flat tongue, licked his lips, and asked the window, "Shopkeeper, how much of this good stuff do you have left?"

Liu Sanniang glanced at the four boxes: "There are still over 200 bottles left, two iron coins per bottle. How many do you want, sir?"

"Ten bottles, please." The merchant reached into his sleeve, pulled out his money pouch, and took out two copper coins.

"Oh my, you're so generous, sir." Liu San Niang smiled and presented nine bamboo bottles.

"Shopkeeper, will I be able to buy this again in the future?" the customer asked eagerly.

"Don't worry, I'll make sure you have enough!" Liu San Niang replied generously.