Chapter 73 Linzi Smoke and Rain

It was almost dark, but Xiang Zhuang still rushed into the city before the city gate was closed. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThis is not a big city, just a small town called Linzi, which is a small county town that has been submerged in the long river of history in later generations. It's just that the surrounding wolf smoke is everywhere, and there are some rumors in Linzi, the grass and trees are soldiers, and there is a curfew when it gets dark, and pedestrians are not allowed to stay outside.

Xiang Bo frowned, secretly saying trouble. Because it was a confidential mission, according to Xiang Liang's instructions, he didn't dare to tell anyone the route at all, and he came here on a temporary basis, for fear of being followed, so naturally he didn't arrange a foothold. And in the Qin period, there was no inn restaurant, and if you want to stay, you can only live in a house or a brothel, where did such a small city come from? Originally, it was not difficult to find a courtyard slowly, but the time was urgent, and the person who was sent to arrange it first was a private soldier after all, and it was not possible to do this in a war, and he couldn't find a place to stay.

Out of the corner of Xiang Bo's eyes, he suddenly swept a flag on a brightly lit restaurant, and couldn't help but be surprised: "Yanyu Building? He remembered that there was also a Yanyu House in Huiji City, which had been called the No. 1 restaurant in Huiji in just a few months after opening, and he had eaten it last time he went back, and it was indeed novel and delicious, full of dishes they had never tasted. What's more, he remembered that the Yanyu Building could live in people!

"Let's go, go to the Yanyu Building." Xiang Bo hit the horse and moved forward, no matter what, he had to try his luck.

As soon as he walked into the door, he found that he had guessed correctly, the blue and blue curtains separated the elegant seat, and the long square table of the door was filled with all kinds of novel cold dishes, fancy and beautiful. The young men and girls who serve back and forth are very comfortable to look at, the most peculiar thing is that they will only feel quiet but unable to rise desire, even the people who drink in the elegant seats can lower the volume, lively and not noisy, faintly elegant but not oppressive and serious, if you have not seen the market and have no confidence, even if you just stand here, you will feel uncomfortable, not oppression, but self-shame. It's like the heart of a bear now.

When he saw that someone was coming, the shopkeeper came out. The shopkeeper is a man in his forties dressed as an elegant scribe, and there is no philistine who is the shopkeeper in other places, just like the housekeeper of a large family greets distant guests: "How many of you are dining or staying in a hotel?" ”

"Stay in the hotel, also eat, and arrange a separate courtyard for us." Xiang Bo replied.

"Yes, please see, I wonder which courtyard your guests want?" The shopkeeper picked up a notebook on the counter and handed it to Uncle Xiang. It's not right to say it's a book, because it's made of five pieces of ultra-thin wooden planks with high quality wood, which can be read like the pages of a later book, and the two sides of the board are engraved with the size of the courtyard, the price, the facilities, how many people can be accommodated, and other basic facilities, and a top view is also drawn, although it is not exquisite, but it is also rigorous, and it is clear at a glance. Just this hand, it reveals the exclusive grade of the aristocracy, because in this era, literacy and hyphenation are almost the patent of the aristocracy, and half of the people in the world are illiterate. Of course, the price above is enough to discourage these ninety and a half people. Xiang Bo is very satisfied with this service, it is clear at a glance, and there is less noise. He is also a child of a family, and this sense of superiority of status and hierarchy makes him unable to refuse at all.

After picking the yard, Uncle Xiang summoned the shopkeeper and asked, "Why is there a smoke and rain building in Linzi?" ”

"It seems that the guest is a frequent customer of the small shop, and the guest doesn't know that this is a branch of the Yanyu Building, and there is more than one Yanyu Building." The shopkeeper replied respectfully.

"What about the one in Huiji City?" Xiang Bo's expression was different.

"That's our main store in Yanyu Building, have you been there?" The shopkeeper's expression became more and more respectful.

"Oh? Is that one still there? A strange smile appeared on Xiang Bo's face.

"Why do you say that? The branches are all there, and the head office is naturally there. The shopkeeper wondered.

Xiang Bo showed a relieved look on his face. Huiji is now under the control of the Xiang family, and the large and small shops are all living on the Xiang family's snort, since the head office is in Huiji, the relationship between Yanyulou and the Xiang family is definitely not shallow, at least it will not harm him, it is worth believing. "That's it, our line of work lives in Yanyu Building, how about it?" Xiang Bo asked, the province encountered such a dilemma of having no place to live. There is a relationship that is not shallow, and it is more reassuring to live.

Of course, it is not shallow, Ziyan instructed Yuyan to "cooperate" with the Xiang family, and pay 30% of the annual profit, just to be able to get the shelter of the Xiang family's soldiers wherever they go. Of course, it is said that it is thirty percent, and the Yunyan abacus beads are beaten, and it is directly discounted, anyway, the military generals will not settle accounts, even if it is an astronomical amount.

"Yes." The shopkeeper was really exquisite, and he didn't ask where he went, he directly took out a sign on his body and handed it to Uncle Xiang respectfully with both hands, "This is a small shop brand, as long as you send someone to take this token to any branch of the small shop, you can get priority accommodation arrangement, and the price is discounted by 20%. ”

Uncle Xiang accepted it, so that he didn't have to worry about not being able to find a place to live.

But of course he didn't know that in his opinion, the Yanyu Building, who could be trusted, had just settled down and spread the news about them.

"Uncle Xiang lives in Yanyu Building?" Ziyan raised her eyebrows, "It's a godsend." Yuyan, let's go to Yanyu Building. ”

Although there is a curfew, Ziyan wants to enter the city, regardless of whether the city gate is closed or not. It's very simple, the first thing to do in the construction of every smoke and rain building is to dig a secret passage to the outside of the city. And the secret passages in the building are even more unknown.

"Rainbringer." As soon as Yuyan walked out of the secret passage, the shopkeeper was already bent over and waiting at the mouth of the inverted. Because Ziyan's orders were conveyed through Yunyan Yuyan, the subordinates of Anning Taoyuan and Yanyulou all called them Cloud Envoys and Rain Envoys.

"Miss is here." Yuyan signaled that he didn't have to salute, and helped Ziyan out of the secret passage.

"Miss." The shopkeeper was almost on his knees. The shopkeeper of Linzi Yanyulou was originally the housekeeper of a large family, and the big family was sold after being raided, with no food and clothing, and even his wife and children and parents almost died, if Ziyan hadn't saved them, maybe even he would have died. He is also a grateful person, how can he not be excited when he sees the benefactor who saved the whole family?

"Xu Kun, I said, you don't have to kneel, kneel." It was said that he almost knelt down because Ziyan let Yuyan stop him.

"Thank you, Miss, for remembering the little name." The shopkeeper - Xu Kun was very excited.

"Don't say this in the future, but this is your father's name, how can you despise it one by one?" Ziyan waved her hand. "Take me to see them."

"Yes." Xu Kun gratefully bent over and led the way in front.

The sound insulation effect of the Yanyu Building is particularly good, because the walls are particularly thick, and in the particularly thick walls, there are secret passages, copper pipes for sound transmission, and mirrors.

"Is that him?" In the master bedroom of the main house, it was not Uncle Xiang, but the honest and simple young man, Xiong Xin.

But he really didn't seem to have seen the world, and he was very curious about the gorgeous furnishings in the Yanyu Building. That silly look made Ziyan, who peeked in the yard next door, laugh with great joy.

Suddenly, Xiong Xin sat on the bed, with a trace of confusion in his eyes, no longer looking at the surrounding furnishings, looking at something in a daze.

According to the direction of his gaze, Ziyan knew that it was an emerald green flute.

Flute? As soon as his eyes turned, Ziyan suddenly saw something, and a trace of unfathomable smile hung on the corner of his mouth.

I see!

I just found out that this chapter was actually missing, shame!