Wang Shi almost screamed in surprise as soon as he got out of the car, but Wang Mu, who had been on guard, covered his mouth in time and whispered in his ear: "I'll pretend not to know this place later, you know?" Although Wang Shi didn't understand, he nodded obediently. Wang Mu let go of his hand and led him into the courtyard.

"Childe, Mr. Qin is back."

Jiang Qingliu, who returned to the main room to prepare for dinner, was slightly surprised when he heard the words of the little man who entered the door: "You came back so early?" ”

Without waiting for the little guy to answer, Qin Ziming had already stepped into the house with one foot and said, "Childe, I'm back!" ”

Jiang Qingliu was about to ask him what was going on, when he saw Wang Mu and Wang Shi who came in later. Seeing that the two of them had unconcealed worry on their faces, and vaguely felt that something had happened in his heart, he stood up from the table, walked to Wang Shi and Wang Mu's side, and asked softly, "Why did the two younger brothers have time to go to this mansion today?" ”

Qin Ziming on the side didn't wait for them to greet him, so he explained what had happened in a few words, and said anxiously: "Childe, Miss Wang has been gone for almost an hour, and I'm afraid that something will happen, so I want to come back first and find a few people to look for it together." ”

When Jiang Qingliu heard that Wang Jian left suddenly alone and had not returned, he who had always been calm and composed, became impatient, and his temples jumped suddenly. He frowned, and said in a deep voice: "If you think about the situation carefully, why did Miss Wang suddenly run out, it is impossible that there is no reason. ”

Qin Zi thought carefully and said, "I didn't have time to ask, Miss Wang ran too fast." However, she was like that, well, it was kind of like she was chasing someone. ”

Running fast? Jiang Qingliu had a slight clue in his heart, and said: "Think about it again, is it chasing people or chasing carriages, or people riding horses?" ”

Qin Ziming recalled the scene at that time, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he slapped his fist and said: "It seems that he is chasing a carriage!" That carriage, when I think about it, seems to be an ordinary camphor wooden carriage, and there is no special decoration... Heck, isn't it like the carriage I just rented! ”

Jiang Qingliu said: "You rented a carriage to come?" ”

Qin Ziming nodded: "Yes, I left the horse where I was, so that Miss Wang would know that I didn't go far." ”

Jiang Qingliu nodded, and said to the little guy next to him, "You go and invite the coachman in." ”

When the driver came in, he was a little nervous and a little overwhelmed. Jiang Qingliu's heart had calmed down at this time, he sat in the hall, gently invited the coachman to sit down, and served tea again, before asking, "How many years has the master been doing this car rental business?" ”

The coachman held the teacup and said crampedly: "The second child has been doing this for seven or eight years. ”

"I see that although the style of your carriage is simple, it is very strong and well-maintained, I wonder if it is your own car or rented from the car dealership?" Jiang Qingliu asked again.

"Yes, it's rented. It costs a lot of money to keep a carriage, and we basically rent a carriage from a car dealership. You don't have to worry about these care and maintenance, and the car dealership should be done. The coachman replied.

"That means that the carriages rented on the street are basically the same style?"

"There are also different, but few, most of them are carriages of car dealers."

"I see." Jiang Qingliu was stunned, and said: "Then does the master know which places the guests who play in Slender West Lake like to go after enjoying the scenery?" We are new to the city, and we are also planning to go around Slender West Lake, but we don't know what other good places to go around. ”

When asked about this, the driver felt that he had asked about his strengths. He swallowed the tea in his mouth, and said sharply: "What a coincidence that Childe asked, I spent the most time in Slender West Lake, and I know a lot about the places that guests like to go." To say that the most to go, is the Slender West Lake to the east near the canal there are many famous restaurants, such as what Guanyu Pavilion, Tingfeng Tower, are all connected in one piece. The environment is exquisite, the environment is also clean, and many rich families will go to eat after visiting the lake. Then there is Chunxi Fang, after all, the cyclamen is famous, and there are many famous restaurants around, and there are many people who go there. There is also Rouge Lane in the south of the city, where there are the most red mansions, and the grandfathers and sons love to go there. ”

When Jiang Qingliu heard this, he felt a little more sure in his heart. He continued to say gently: "The master is really familiar with this, and the next time I go to Slender West Lake, I will also go to these places that the master said." ”

The coachman said modestly: "Childe is too polite, you can know these by asking anyone." ”

Jiang Qingliu exchanged a few words with him, glanced at Qin Ziming, Qin Ziming understood, and stepped forward and said: "Son, I have to rush to Slender West Lake as soon as possible, so as not to let the horse be led by someone, so I will leave." ”

Jiang Qingliu bowed slightly, and after seeing Qin Ziming leading the coachman out of the door, he solemnly said to Min Chong: "You lead two teams of people, one team to Chunxi Fang, and the other team to Rouge Lane, be sure to search carefully!" ”

Min Chong agreed, but hesitated again, and said, "What about the restaurant over there in the Guanyu Pavilion?" ”

Jiang Qingliu squeezed his fists and said, "I'll go over there in person." Without waiting for Min Chong to stop him, he continued: "Whether you find it or not, you will return home in two hours." Also, Miss Wang is wearing men's clothes today, so be sure to pay attention when searching. Go ahead! ”

Min Chong had no choice but to retreat.

Jiang Qingliu walked to Wang Mu and Wang Shi again, and said softly: "You two stay at home for the time being, and wait for Brother Jiang to help you bring your sister back." ”

Wang Mu and Wang Shi have always trusted Jiang Qingliu very much, seeing that he spared no effort to help find his sister, and asked about his sister's possible whereabouts in a few words, they were grateful to him and admired and worshipped. At that moment, both of them nodded obediently and stayed at home waiting for news. Jiang Qingliu gave a few words to his subordinates, and then walked out of the door.

Jiang Qingliu is actually not the first time to come to Yangzhou. In his early years, he traveled with his master, and he also went to Yangzhou several times, and stayed for several days on one or two occasions. It's just that every time he arrives in Yangzhou, Master disappears and doesn't come back until he leaves, so every time he wanders around Yangzhou City by himself, he has been to almost every corner, and he naturally knows the terrain of this city.

Now his whereabouts should not be publicized, and it is not appropriate to come out to find Wang Hibiscus in person this time. It's just that he is extremely worried about Wang Jin's situation at the moment, and he really can't just sit and wait for news. However, because he had no plan to go out today, he only wore a linen robe, his hair was only tied with gray cloth strips, and there was no decoration on his body.

Because of the swagger of horseback, he walked, fortunately he still remembered the terrain, so he took a shortcut, from the narrow alley of no one all the way through the kung fu, galloping and leaping, but a stick of incense more, and then arrived at the causeway alley that is only a bridge away from the shore of the lake where the Guanyu Pavilion is located.

He didn't rush to the Rain Pavilion, but hid in the corner of an inconspicuous alley, intently looking at the situation outside. At this moment, it was only a little past noon, and there were still many families driving carriages to and fro at the gate of Guanyu Pavilion, and Qin Ziming, who hurriedly rode a horse, was also among them.

Jiang Qingliu swept the crowd at the door of the Guanyu Pavilion again, and sure enough, he found the maid he had seen in the restaurant that day, and Qin Ziming had already taken the initiative to go up and say hello. The maid was startled at first, and then seemed to recognize Qin Ziming, so she hurriedly ran into the pavilion, ran back after a long time, and invited Qin Ziming in. Jiang Qingliu then withdrew his gaze and began to look at his surroundings.

The restaurants in this area are built by the mountains and rivers, the front is the Slender West Lake, and the back is the hilly low mountain, as long as there is any change, the guards at the door of the restaurant can be seen at a glance, and it is not possible to detour the backyard from the front.

He looked around, and the weeping willows were planted along the shore of the lake in this area, and the tender branches were undulating like silk, which was beautiful, but could not hide the human figure. So this path doesn't work either.

He frowned slightly, and continued to observe the terrain. At this time, the sun was blazing, and the dazzling sunlight was shining like broken gold on the surface of the lake, but Jiang Qingliu keenly captured the sparkling waves that flashed frequently in the low mountains. With a flash in his mind, he figured it out, straightened his clothes, and walked out of the alley.

A few hundred meters to the east is the place where the Slender West Lake meets the moat, as a common transportation channel for the salt merchants of the two Huai, not only a wharf has been built here, but also a lot of small shops and stalls that buy and sell simple edible food. Jiang Qingliu walked to an old man's stall selling baked cakes, squatted down and picked up a few baked cakes. The old man hurriedly greeted him warmly: "Little brother, do you want to buy the baked cakes, my Zhang Laohan's baked cakes are famous, and they have been sold in this piece for many years." ”

Jiang Qingliu handed him a few pieces of baked cakes in his hand, and said with a smile: "Uncle, I'll just buy these pieces, you can help me wrap them."

The old man hurriedly took the oil paper package for him, and took the copper plate in his hand with a smile.

Jiang Qingliu took the baked cake and did not leave, but turned around and pointed to the hill behind the restaurant, and said curiously: "Uncle, what is the name of this mountain, it looks like the mountain in front of my house!" ”

When Zhang Laohan saw the place he pointed, he smiled and said: "This mountain is called Horseshoe Mountain, which was inconspicuous before, and no one knew it, but it was later that this restaurant was built, and this name spread." ”

"Oh? Horseshoe Mountain? It's kind of like that. The mountain in front of my house is similar to this, but it has no name. However, there are many streams on the mountain of my house, and there are many fish and shrimp in it, so I wonder if this mountain is the same. Jiang Qingliu said again.

When Zhang Laohan saw him in a Taoist robe, he thought that he was a little Taoist priest who came out with his master, and when he saw the similar scenery of his hometown, he felt homesick. He felt a little pity in his heart, so he introduced Jiang Qingliu in detail: "Some of them, there are several small ditches on this mountain, and one of them just passes through the back of these restaurants, and flows into this thin West Lake from the front. The old man pointed to a faintly visible stream in the east, and continued: "That small ditch was not so wide back then, but when these restaurants were built, the entire ditch and the Slender West Lake were dug and widened, so that water could be diverted into the courtyard to store a pond or something." ”

"It took a lot of effort to build these restaurants, Yangzhou businessmen are really rich!" Jiang Qingliu sighed.

Zhang Laohan said with a smile: "Most of these restaurants were opened by salt merchants, and when they were first built, the formation was big, and many people were invited to work, and they were built in a month, and now they are also one of the most expensive restaurants in Yangzhou City." ”

Jiang Qingliu nodded again and again, said goodbye to the old man, and walked near the stream. When he reached the shore of the lake, he saw that the stream was in front of him, and that there was no one else around, so he plunged down into the lake under the cover of the trees.