After time travel, he devoted himself to helping his father with his career.

After thinking about these things clearly, Mingjia was inexplicably excited. "Sure enough, it's fun to scheme against others."

Mingjia still had a lot to know about this trade route. She wrote down all she wanted to know and asked Fourth Uncle Cheng to talk to Dorje later.

That Huo Zelin was too smart and suspicious, which was really difficult to deal with. Moreover, it was the first time that Mingjia had officially intervened in his father's political affairs, and Mingjia felt somewhat unsure.

"When I return to Dianzhou, sort out the things I found and write a letter to Master! It's almost the Chinese New Year anyway, so there won't be any action before the year." Mingjia finally decided to ask Master what he thought.

That night, Cheng Si knocked on the door of Dorje's room with two jars of wine. In less than an hour, Cheng Si slipped back from Dorje's room.

Mingjia heard the noise and came out to check, only to see that Cheng Si was a little unsteady when walking. "Uncle Cheng Si, are you okay?" Ming Jia just took two steps forward when she smelled the smell of alcohol on Cheng Si's body.

"Master Mingjia, don't come here! I smell of alcohol, don't let it get to you!" Cheng Si staggered back, as if he wanted to stay away from Mingjia.

This time when he came out, Cheng Si kept calling Mingjia's name. Now he calls him Master Mingjia again, which shows that he is indeed a little over the top.

The movement in the yard attracted everyone else, and Cheng Si was quickly helped back to his room to rest by two young men.

"Uncle Cheng and Dorje compete in drinking capacity? You really didn't think things through!" Mingjia couldn't help but tease herself, being overconfident in Cheng Si's drinking capacity.

The next day, Huo Zelin also learned about Cheng Si and Dorje's drinking last night, and specifically asked Dorje what they talked about yesterday.

Dorje said they didn’t talk about anything, but Cheng Si pretended to be drunk and ran away!

Huo Zelin... Huo Zelin, who had been hesitating all morning, decided to come to Cheng Si and test what Cheng Si meant?

Shuang'er heard someone knocking on the door, and after asking who it was, she went to Mingjia first. "Master, Huo Zelin is here and wants to see Fourth Master Cheng!"

Ming Jia was drinking tea. Hearing this, he looked up at Shuang'er and asked, "Is Fourth Uncle Cheng awake?"

Shuang'er nodded and shook her head, "I'm awake. I'm probably eating in the kitchen now. But I look at Fourth Master Cheng's state..."

Shuang'er didn't continue, Mingjia also understood. Mingjia put down the tea cup and told Shuang'er, "Bring Huo Zelin to my place! I just have something to talk to him about."

Huo Zelin waited at the gate of the courtyard for a long time, but no one came to open the door, so he couldn't help but frown.

"Cheng Si is just a little guard next to a Daliang official, but he shows off like this! Liang Shengrui, the dog emperor, and the officials below are also useless!"

"Master Huo, our young master has invited you!" Suddenly a voice interrupted. Huo Zelin cursed Liang Emperor Liang Shengrui in his heart, and of course criticized the Liang court.

Huo Zelin took a look at the unfamiliar boy and said, "It's really a pleasure to go into the mountains to receive goods and bring a boy to serve you!" Huo Zelin continued to complain about Cheng Si.

Huo Zelin walked into the hall and found that the little boy who was scared by Dorje the day before was sitting in the main seat. He did not see Cheng Si. Huo Zelin immediately had the idea of ​​turning around and leaving. With such an attitude, there was no need to talk.

"Master Huo, please sit down! Shuang'er, give Mr. Huo a cup of the tea we brought and ask him to taste it!"

Huo Zelin was about to turn around when he suddenly heard the little boy sitting in the main seat speak abruptly. Huo Zelin immediately stopped and turned to look at the child sitting in the main seat.

Shuang'er looked at Huo Zelin and then at Mingjia, feeling a little worried about leaving Mingjia alone here.

Mingjia looked at Huo Zelin and said with a smile: "Master Huo, we are here to chat, not to fight. Let's go make tea!" As Mingjia spoke, he stretched out his hand and made an invitation gesture, indicating that Huo Zelin should sit down.

Shuang'er bowed to Ming Jia and said, "Yes! Young Master! I'll invite Fourth Master Cheng to have tea with Mr. Huo."

Huo Zelin took the opportunity to sit on Mingjia's left hand side. His face was silent but his mind was already guessing Mingjia's identity.

After Shuang'er retreated, Ming Jia and Huo Zelin were the only ones left in the hall. Ming Jia took the initiative to introduce himself: "My surname is Xiao, I am a middle-aged man in my family. My father arranged for Fourth Uncle Cheng to be by my side to protect me."

Cheng Si became famous in a battle on the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Xiao Qingshan also benefited from it. The people of Dianzhou City all know that the newly appointed state magistrate, whose surname is Xiao, has just been transferred from Chuanzhou.

Huo Zelin naturally knew who Ming Jia was, "It turns out to be Mr. Xiao,...nice to meet you!" Huo Zelin paused for a moment, took a closer look at Ming Jia's age, and was a little unsure of what words to use.

Mingjia didn't care what Huo Zelin thought, there were a few things she had to confirm first. "Mr. Huo, are you from Daliang?" Although Ming Jia was smiling, her tone of asking the question was very serious.

Huo Zelin frowned a little. Didn't he just introduce himself? We just met, why would you ask such a presumptuous question? Do the princes of the Daliang official family behave this way now?

Mingjia saw that Huo Zelin did not answer her questions or continue to talk about other things. Mingjia played with the chess pieces in his hand casually, waiting for Huo Zelin to think.

After hearing Shuang'er's words, Cheng Si hurried back from the kitchen. When Cheng Si saw Master Mingjia sitting on the main seat, he walked directly into the hall and stood beside Mingjia, protecting Mingjia silently.

Huo Zelin looked at Cheng Si's actions and knew the young master's status in the Xiao family. "My Huo family's ancestral home is in the Central Plains, but now they all live in Nanzhao!"

Mingjia didn't want to continue chatting with Huo Zelin. With Huo Zelin's IQ, it was easy to guess what she was thinking, and Huo Zelin's position seemed very unstable!

Shuang'er served tea to Huo Zelin. Mingjia suddenly turned to look at Cheng Si and said, "Uncle Cheng, Mr. Huo is here to find you. You and Mr. Huo come to talk!"

After saying that, Mingjia stood up and left. She really wanted to know about the caravans and the tea-horse trade, but she had many channels to find out.

Mingjia was thinking about how long Ye Liangsheng had been in the mountains, and wondered if he could arrive in Cang'er County to join them tomorrow. Mingjia now wanted to leave and return to Dianzhou City as soon as possible.

Huo Zelin felt that although this young master of the Xiao family was young and seemed to do things without any rules and all depended on his mood, he always felt a little uneasy in his heart.

When Cheng Si saw Master Mingjia's attitude, he knew that he no longer planned to cooperate with Huo Zelin, and the conversation after that was about local goods and nothing else.

That evening, Ye Liangsheng and Cheng Wu arrived before the county town was locked up. Mingjia looked at Ye Liangsheng, who was rarely in a state of embarrassment, and quickly told Shuang'er to ask the waiter for hot water and food.

Although Dianzhou is located in the south, the terrain is high and it is surrounded by mountains and forests. Spending a night in the mountains in winter can freeze people to death.