As the ice and snow melted, the wheat turned green again, and amid the blooming of spring flowers, Zhu Chuan took his remaining goods and left Xiping, heading back to Shu.
Zhao Hanzhang personally went to see him off and generously gifted him two boxes of glazed products, one filled with glass bottles and the other with small glazed mirrors.
"This farewell may take a long time before we meet again. I wish you a smooth journey, Mr. Zhu," Zhao Hanzhang smiled. "We lack grain and fabrics in Xiping, so next time you visit, please bring more of these goods."
Zhu Chuan glanced at the farmers working alongside the road and smiled, nodding his head, "As long as the county lord of Xiping County is still Miss Zhao, I will certainly return!"
In business, not every city is safe, nor does every city welcome merchants.
Some counties, to prevent foreign merchants from encroaching on local business space, devise various ways to drive away business travelers.
