Volume 1 The Strange Murder Case of the Provincial Women's School Chapter 1 The Place of Foothold (1)

Zhang Jizu knows that his hometown Taozhen has become a tiger's den in Longtan for him, and the gang in Dingshan will never give up, and staying any longer can only be a dead end. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoSo he decided to find another place to stay, so why did Zhang Jizu go to the provincial capital of Hangzhou? In fact, there is Zhang Jizu's own calculation among them, Zhang Jizu knows that if he wants to find out the truth, with the strength of only him and Ali, it will not work at all if he has no power or money, and someone must help. At this time, Zhang Jizu's mind thought of the Li family, that is, the Zhang family's in-laws. The Li family is also a big family in Tao Town, and now the whole family has moved to Hangzhou with their own business, although Zhang Jizu does not like this marriage, but now he can only take refuge in his future father-in-law. It's just that the worst thing now is that he and Ali are in a hurry to flee for their lives, and they haven't brought out their suitcases, wallets or even coats, and it is estimated that these things have long been burned to ashes. Zhang Jizu only wore a shirt and vest, and after some tossing, he also got dirty, and Ali didn't go anywhere, and even ran too fast just now, and lost a shoe. Zhang Jizu reached out and pulled out his trouser pocket again, and there were more than 30 yuan, which was only enough for the ferry tickets for their master and servant to go to Hangzhou and fill their stomachs once.

"But there's also that golden phoenix, which should be very valuable." Zhang Jizu thought about it and touched the pocket of his shirt again. "No, you must not fight this golden phoenix unless you have to." He immediately dispelled the thought just now, because this thing seems to be too important now, it is not only a precious relic left by Old Man Zhang to Zhang Jizu, but more importantly, there may be a big secret hidden behind this golden phoenix, and this secret may be related to Old Man Zhang's sudden death.

The master and servant didn't dare to stay any longer, nor did they dare to return to the town, but fortunately, Ali knew a mountain road leading to Fengxian Town, so under Ali's guidance, the two went on the road in the dark. Ali was afraid that he was wearing a shoe, so he simply threw the single shoe and hit his bare feet, so the two of them finally came to the ferry port of Fengxian Town step by step, after crossing a mountain range. However, it was not yet dawn, and there were hardly any people on the streets, and of course there could be no boats. It's not a problem to wait like this by the river, and it's really cold and hungry after walking more than ten miles of mountain roads. Coincidentally, in a sheltered corner not far from the pier, there was a vendor who walked the streets and alleys to buy supper, and was napping with a flat pole, and there seemed to be something still boiling on the small stove beside him.

Zhang Jizu touched his stomach and couldn't help it, so he took Ali to the food stall. Raising his nose and smelling a fragrant smell, it seemed to be chicken soup, Ali quietly opened the lid of the casserole and looked at it again, swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "Tsk! It smells so good! It's chicken soup wonton! ”

Ali's voice woke up the napping hawker, and when the hawker saw two big men standing in front of him, he thought he had encountered a robber, so he stood up at once, holding a flat pole in his hand, and asked nervously: "You, you, what are you going to do?" ”

"This little brother, don't be afraid, we are people in a hurry, because we are a little hungry, we happened to see you have a stall here, so we came over." Zhang Jizu stepped forward and hurriedly explained.

The peddler looked Zhang Jizu up and down, and saw that the person in front of him was wearing a dress, although it was not very neat, but it was not ordinary people who could afford to wear a dress at that time, so he relaxed his vigilance, put the flat burden in his hand aside, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was sleeping in a daze just now." I only have half a pot of wonton here, do you want a bowl for the two of you? ”

"Okay, let's have two bowls of wonton first." Zhang Jizu said.

The hawker took out two small stools from the bamboo basket, and then filled a bowl of steaming chicken soup wonton for Zhang Jizu and Ali, and sprinkled some ginger shreds on it.

The vendors were stupid at this scene, and they said, "Are these two hungry there?" It's clear that it's been a long time since something has been out. So he approached and asked, "How about you, you two, do you want to have another bowl?" This time, I'll put some shrimp skin in your soup, and it will taste even better. As soon as Ali heard the hawker say this, he immediately stopped his movements, raised his head and looked at Zhang Jizu with eager eyes, Zhang Jizu smiled bitterly, and said to the vendor: "Thank you, little brother, we still have to hurry, let's drink a bowl today!" Then he turned around and patted Ali and said, "Ali, when you arrive in Hangzhou, the young master invites you to the best restaurant in Hangzhou, and how about you eat the famous West Lake vinegar fish, Dongpo meat, and flower chicken?" This trick really worked, Ali immediately put down the bowl, wiped his mouth with his big hand, and nodded with a smile, these two bowls of wonton cost two people a dollar, but their physical strength has obviously recovered.

After waiting for a while, the sky was basically bright, and there were more people on the dock, of course, the so-called passenger ship was only a small boat that could only accommodate a few people, but the biggest advantage of this kind of boat was that it was cheap, Zhang Jizu and Ali only needed to pay three yuan each to sit in Hangzhou. The boatman is a man in his thirties, probably tanned his skin on the canal for a long time, but he is quite bold. So Zhang Jizu asked him about Hangzhou Qi Jinzhai, and the boat family saw that the young man dressed as a young master spoke very casually, and there was no arrogance, so he chatted with Zhang Jizu.

"This gentleman, are you going to inquire about Qi Jinzhai? That's a big businessman who everyone knows in Hangzhou, and I heard that the owner's surname is Li, but he is very shrewd. Zhang Jizu then learned from the boatman that the Li family's silk business has monopolized the entire Hangzhou, and the Li family has become the richest businessman in the provincial capital in just one or two years.

"I didn't expect it, it's really thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, although the Li family was originally a big family in Tao Town, it is still much worse than the Zhang family, not to mention that it is in the provincial capital of Shangjia Lin to hide the dragon and crouching tiger, but now I really dare not think about it!" Zhang Jizu thought with emotion in his heart.

Two hours later, the boat docked at a small pier in Hangzhou, and Zhang Jizu said goodbye to the boatman and took Ali ashore. Walking on the road of Hangzhou, the provincial capital, Zhang Jizu's mood seemed to improve slightly, after all, he was finally about to find a place to rely on and settle down. Because of the description of the boatman, coupled with the two of them asked passers-by along the way, they soon found a large satin village hanging with a plaque of Qi Jinzhai, and the façade was very magnificent, but after going in to inquire, I learned that this was just a branch of Qi Jinzhai, and if you want to find the owner of the house, you have to go to the main store on Wulin Road.

"I didn't expect the old Li family's business to be so big!" Zhang Jizu couldn't help but say.

"Young master, it seems that we really have hope this time, the master is really prescient, and you have set such a good family affair for the young master." Ali was also happy for Zhang Jizu.