Cheng Tingzhen didn't speak, but turned around and returned to the side of the case, picked up the letter, read it over and over again, and said in a deep voice: "If you say that you make a contract, the hidden poem and the eight characters behind it are not difficult to understand. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info wood ghost for the locust wood, there are more locust trees here, and there are many locust forests in the area. It's just that there is a difficulty in this way, this locust forest is all over the road, there are miles before and after the post station, the letter only says the time and things, but does not say which locust forest to go to, do you have to send people to find it everywhere?"

He furrowed his brow, a slight irritation in his eyes.

The Cheng family is not manpowered, and this letter is strange after all, he always has doubts in his heart, whether this date will go or not, and he has not made a decision.

When Mr. Liu heard this, he put his fingers on his short beard and smiled indifferently.

Before this, he had thought about the content of the letter many times, and had already figured out the meaning of the letter, so he said unhurriedly: "Lang Zhongling only looks at this poem, what is the thing described in the poem, Lang Zhongling must know?"

Cheng Tingzhen was stunned, thought for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

"The place of rendezvous, that is...... Liu Huadu?" He involuntarily raised his voice and said, and then hurriedly lowered his voice, and said with a surprised face: "Could it be that the location mentioned in this letter is Liu Huadu?"

Before he finished speaking, Mr. Liu clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Lang Zhongling is really wise, and it coincides with what the servant saw." The place of appointment that this person said must be Liuhuadu. ”

Although this poem is not written very well, the thing it says is clearly written, that is, catkins or poplars.

"The snow has not disappeared", "Qiong Yao", "East Wind", "Dance in the Sky" and so on, although these kinds of words and phrases are used vulgarly, but they also point out that this poem is recited in the spring, and the characteristics of the seasons and things are written, so they guessed the name of the place.

The catkins also have the nickname of willow flowers, which can be said to be pertinent.

Speaking of which, this willow flower crossing is also a scenery of the Yangzhong Post Station, which is near the post station, going out from the back door, but it is not enough. This ferry port is connected to a big lake, quite a bit of sight, the owner of the post station also bought this ferry, and bought a few exquisite painting boats, for the bored nobles of the post station to enjoy the scenery, day by day, Liuhuadu has also become a gimmick of Yangzhong Station.

The reason why Yangzhong Post Station can be opened so big and there are many elegantly decorated courtyards is because the location is also very good, just connected to several main roads, so since its completion, business is very prosperous. The second is because of this willow flower ferry and the vast lake scenery that got its name, attracting many passers-by to stay at the tip.

The time, place and things of the date have all been clear, but Cheng Tingzhen is still frowning, looking very hesitant.

Although this letter does not seem to have set a trap, and the sentence "protect the monarch without regrets" also has an obvious meaning of help, but this person has been hiding in the shadows, as if he has been staring at the various actions of the Cheng family.

Thinking like this, Cheng Tingzhen always felt a chill in his heart, and he felt uncomfortable.

"Lang Zhongling, according to the servant's opinion, you don't have to worry, you can act boldly. Mr. Liu's voice rang out, and his voice was smooth and unfluctuating.

Cheng Tingzhen raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Please also ask Mr. to solve your doubts." ”

Mr. Liu got up from his seat, walked to the window, looked at the candle shadow flickering on the window paper, and said leisurely: "The only word that the servant says, the only word, is the potential." With the current trend of the Cheng family, Lang Zhongling ...... There is no longer a condition for hesitation or hesitation, knowing that there may be fraud, but also to take risks. ”

As soon as these words came out, Cheng Tingzhen's face darkened, and he looked at the candle on the desk in a daze, speechless for a while.

How could he not understand this?

However, knowing this, he still hopes that there can be a glimmer of room for maneuver, instead of being led by the nose like this, but he has no power to resist.

His complexion turned gray little by little, and a trace of sadness quietly crossed his eyes.

Mr. Liu is right.

Their Cheng family really doesn't have the qualifications to hesitate or hesitate.

Except for a surname, the Cheng family has almost nothing.

Cheng Tingzhen's sons under his knees, the eldest one is incomplete, all of them are mediocre and inactive, even if they spend a lot of money to invite famous teachers to teach, the lack of talent cannot be changed by manpower, and the younger one is too young to support the family business immediately.

If a family cannot continue its momentum for more than ten years, it will be extremely difficult to start over after falling to the bottom.

A ready-made example is the Zhong family.

Just because the children in the clan withered, the Zhong family can no longer be regarded as a scholar clan, and can only survive by helping the Qin family take care of the industry.

And their Cheng family, if he didn't make up for the position of Lang Zhongling, I am afraid that they would not be as good as the Zhong family.

Although the Zhong family has declined, under the care of the Qin family over the years, the family background is quite rich. And their family's foundation is so thin that it is almost impossible to hold on.

Just a few days ago, in order to charter one courtyard and two courtyards, Cheng Tingzhen had thought about it in every possible way. If it weren't for the fact that the Qin family lived in the same post station with them, he would never have been willing to spend that large amount of money to pack the yard.

Cheng Tingzhen's pale face gradually had a wry smile, and he said miserably: "Mr. is right...... It's just that I am the lord of the Lang, and I have the life of the clan on my shoulders, and I can't ...... it," he said at this point, and he couldn't say any more, sighed, and put the letter back on the table.

In other words, it's just an excuse.

He, the head of the family, is really incompetent, so the Cheng family's road will become narrower and narrower, and Huo Zhijian, the newly appointed county magistrate some time ago, has become a boulder in his heart.

He never thought that his land dispute with the Qin family would actually make this county magistrate so dissatisfied. During this period of time, he has clearly felt that Huo Zhijian's attitude towards the Cheng family is getting colder and colder.

And what frightened him even more was that recently, He Duwei was not as kind to the Cheng family as usual, and sometimes he could feel that He Duwei looked at him very unkindly, as if he had done something wrong.

This never bodes well.

In the next few years, if the children of the Cheng family want to come out, I am afraid that it will be even more difficult.

This thought made Cheng Tingzhen's face distort a little, and the pain and depression in his eyes almost overflowed the entire room.

He clenched his fists, trying to suppress the frustration in the depths of his heart.

Today's Cheng family can only advance and cannot retreat, but as long as he has a hint of retreat, the Cheng family will fall like the Zhong family.

That was never what he wanted.

"I see. After a long time, Cheng Tingzhen opened his mouth with some difficulty, and the smile on his face was a little sad, "This letter can only be believed." (To be continued.) )