The lake water in late April still enveloped Jiang Qingliu's body with a bit of coolness, but it didn't affect his movements in the slightest. In a few breaths, he had plunged into the stream and sailed upstream. Because of the access to Slender West Lake, the water flow is not slow, and it is extremely laborious to sneak in it. Jiang Qingliu is like a mountaineer walking in the water, with stones on his feet, like a swimming fish, and only occasionally pokes his head out slightly to breathe, so it is extremely difficult to see signs of people swimming on the surface of the water. After walking for hundreds of meters, he estimated that he should be close to the easternmost restaurant Tingfeng Building, so he found a shore with dense grass and poked his head out to take a look.

Sure enough, it has reached the back of this listening wind tower, but there is still a gap of six or seven zhang wide in the middle, and there are two guards on the left and right at the back door, so it is obvious that you can't go over from the shore. Jiang Qingliu thought for a while, dived into the water again, groped his hands on the riverbed, and finally found the entrance to a culvert two feet away from him. He estimated the distance, except for this open space of about seven zhang, if the pool was located in the middle of the entire Tingfeng Tower, it would be thirty zhang at most, and it was difficult for ordinary people to swim so far in one go, and it was not too difficult for him. Without further delay, he took a deep breath and plunged into the culvert. I think that the salt merchants in Yangzhou live a very rich life, and they pay attention to details, and even this culvert is built very spacious, and all sides are filled with flat stones, which is very regular. Jiang Qingliu took advantage of the thrust of the water to walk along the culvert that was going diagonally downward for about seventeen or eighteen zhang, and then he felt that his vision had become a little brighter, but after a while, he walked out of the culvert and entered the pool. This pool is less than half an acre in size, and the location should be located in the backyard of the Tingfeng Building. The pond is planted with lotus flowers, although it has not yet reached the flowering period at this time, only the lotus leaves like a pu fan are connected, crowded and crowded, swaying lightly with the wind, but there is also a unique style. There is a stone pavilion in the middle of the lake, with silk curtains hanging on all sides, and the sound of small human voices comes out. Jiang Qingliu hid among the large lotus leaves, and under this cover, he secretly looked around to see where he could go ashore. It's just that for some reason, there is no one in this huge courtyard except for the pavilion in the middle of the lake, and there is nothing to shelter on the shore. He fixed his eyes on the pavilion again, trying to see the people in it.

Suddenly, he was shocked, and his eyes looked at the familiar figure in the layers of lotus leaves under the pavilion in disbelief, it turned out to be Wang Jin, she was here!

He was shocked, but he didn't dare to move, so he had to look at Wang Jin's situation intently. Seeing that Wang Jin's whole body was not in the water at the moment, he only poked out most of his head and hid under a few lotus leaves, if he looked down from the pavilion, it was almost impossible to find her, Jiang Qingliu's heart was slightly relieved. Seeing this situation, he decided to swim closer to Wang Hibiscus first, so that in case the situation suddenly changed, he could rescue him in time. He took a deep breath and slowly dived into the water, silently approaching Wang.

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"Now that you are back, you are my right-hand man, and I hope that you will solve my problems. Hey, you don't know, I've been a bit busy this year. In the pavilion, a middle-aged man in a blue silk robe with a beard spoke with a smile to a capable man in his early thirties who was wearing an indigo short.

"Thanks to the faith of the helmsman, if there is an order in the helm, I will not give up!" The lean man solemnly hugged his fists.

"Okay, with your words, I'm reassured!" The middle-aged man stroked his beard and smiled, drank a drink with the man, and said, "You have been for a year, can the affairs of the brothers be arranged?" ”

The man immediately replied, "Yes." I personally distributed the bereavement pensions of all the fallen crew members to their families. For those brothers who returned to their hometowns, I also bought some fields for them, and asked someone to talk about their family affairs, so that they would be able to live a peaceful and peaceful life as ordinary people in the future. ”

The middle-aged man nodded again and again: "You are really thoughtful." These brothers who returned to their hometowns were still a little reluctant to help the gang before leaving, and you found them a daughter-in-law, but I'm afraid that they won't come back if you invite them back now. His tone was slightly joking, but his eyes were fixed on the man, refusing to miss a trace of his expression.

"The helmsman guessed right. Originally, a few people asked me if I could go back to the Cao Gang in the future, but when I secretly met my future daughter-in-law, I closed my mouth and never mentioned this stubble again. Now that several people have become relatives, life is in honey, and those who just want their wives and children to heat the kang head don't want to come back. The man's face was as usual, and he mentioned the brothers with a bit of amusement. The middle-aged man listened to his gaze, laughed, and said, "It's all hairy young men, this has become a taste of getting to know it, where can I put it." Well, speaking of which, you haven't seen your family for a year, so you can go back and have a look later, and then go to help in two or three days, it's time to rest. ”

"Thank you, helmsman!" The man's face was full of joy, he stood up, hugged his fist at the middle-aged man and said: "In the year I went out, my family also asked someone to write to me, mentioning many times that the helmsman had arranged for them, and even invited a famous doctor to treat my mother several times, Aoki was really grateful in his heart. ”

The middle-aged man hurriedly helped the man up, and said in a dissatisfied tone: "You don't treat me as your own when you see me like this." I sent you out to run errands, and once you were there, it was a year, so naturally I had to take care of your family for you, and I would say something grateful or not. As long as you are faithful and by my side in the future! ”

The two of them were talking in this hall, and their voices could not be suppressed, so Wang Jian under the pavilion could hear it clearly.

She bit her lip tightly, bleeding slightly, and her hand on the stone wall of the pavilion was tightly clenched, and only the clear pain from her fingers could barely resist the urge to go up and ask aloud.

Uncle Ye, why you? How can you be in cahoots with Zhu Ming, kill Uncle Wu, and kill my father!

Aren't you Uncle Wu's most effective subordinate, aren't you my father's friend, and you taught me archery, are these all lies? Why, why?!

Her face was full of tears, anger, coldness, sadness, and hatred made her tremble and breathe rapidly. Jiang Qingliu, who was hidden on the side, also heard the conversation of the people in the pavilion, but what surprised him was not the relationship between the two people, but that they were from the Cao Gang, and one of them was Zhu Ming, the helmsman of the Yangzhou rudder!

Because of the establishment of the dart number, he had already inquired about the origin of this Zhu Ming. More than a year ago, the original Yangzhou rudder owner was getting sick and unable to operate, so he wanted to choose a successor. At that time, Zhu Ming and Wu Shan, who were also the chief stewards, were the most promising candidates. Later, Wu Shan was shipwrecked during a voyage to sea, and Zhu Ming naturally took over the position of the helmsman.

It's just that what do these people have to do with Wang Hibiscus?

He suddenly thought about the news that Qin Ziming had come back from his first acquaintance, and he was shocked, could it be that Wang Jin's father and Zhu Ming suffered the same shipwreck? The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible, and he became a little anxious at the moment. If this is the case, then Wang Jin's actions today are likely to be because of his father's death and he has a grudge against the Cao Gang and wants to wait for an opportunity to take revenge. But she is just a cardamom girl, even if she knows some kung fu, how can she deal with the two adult men in the pavilion? He feared that Wang Hibiscus would act impulsively, so he planned to take her out as soon as possible. But before he could move, he saw Wang Hibiscus take a dagger out, he was startled, and was about to step forward to stop it, but saw Wang Hibiscus throw the dagger and throw it into the pool.

Uncle Ye, this dagger was given to me by you at the beginning, if I am found at this time, will you save me by remembering the old feelings?

"Poof-pass-" The sound of falling into the water came and alarmed the two people who were talking in the pavilion, and Jiang Qingliu saw that Wang Jian didn't seem to have any intention of retreating, and still didn't move. He noticed the sound of people moving in the pavilion, and immediately sneaked to Wang Jin's side, first covering her mouth, and then holding her and diving into the water.

Wang Jin's heart was shocked when he was covered by his mouth, and he was about to struggle, but a very soft but familiar voice came from his ear: "Don't be afraid, it's me." She was amazed, how could he be here? I just listened to him, took a breath, and dived into the water.

The two of them in the pavilion first lifted the curtain and looked at it a few times, and when they saw that there was nothing abnormal, the man smiled and said, "I'm afraid it's the sound of fish fluttering." ”

The middle-aged man didn't think much about it, nodded and said, "Well, I'm just afraid that it is." I've taken this yard down, and I don't think anyone dares to break in. But it's not too early now, and we don't have anything to say at this time. You should hurry home and go home, my aunt and sister are afraid that they are in a hurry. ”

"Then thank you for the helmsman's hospitality, and I'll go home." The man said respectfully.

"Well, let's go together, I'm going back to work, and I still have a bunch of things to deal with." After speaking, the middle-aged man and the man walked out of the pavilion and towards the courtyard.

Jiang Qingliu and Wang Jin, who were in the water, listened to the sound of the two leaving, and slowly leaned out from the water, and after confirming that the person had gone away, Jiang Qingliu whispered to Wang Jin: "Can you swim in the water and hold your breath?" ”

Wang Jin was slightly puzzled, nodded lightly, and said, "There will be some." ”

"Let's go out through the channel below this pool and come with me." Jiang Qingliu led her to swim near the culvert in front of her, and instructed: "This waterway is about eighteen zhang, you try to hold your breath, I will take you out, you must follow me." Wang Jin understood, so he took a deep breath and dived. Jiang Qingliu led her into the culvert, and because it was spacious, the two of them could walk side by side. Halfway through, Wang Hibiscus's speed slowed down significantly. They are going against the current, and they are climbing uphill, although the flow speed is not fast, but it is extremely laborious, and she accompanied her brothers and Qin Ziming to walk around for a long time in the morning, and did not eat lunch, at this time she was even more powerless, and she was a little dizzy. Seeing that she was swimming slower and slower, there were already signs of stagnation, and a pair of strong arms supported her waist and carried her all the way out of the culvert. The two finally poked their heads out of the water, Wang Jian took a deep breath, and it took a while to recover, she smiled gratefully at Jiang Qingliu: "Thank you!" ”

Jiang Qingliu smiled on his face and looked gentle. His let go of his hands was slightly clenched, and the soft touch of the slender waist that was unbearable remained between his fingers, and he couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart. He couldn't help but secretly scold himself for being unproductive, tried to suppress those messy thoughts, and made a boo gesture towards Wang Jin.

Jiang Qingliu observed the situation behind the Tingfeng Tower from the gap in the grass on the shore, and saw that the two gatekeepers were still there, and couldn't help but worry about how to get out as soon as possible. If only he was alone, but there was also Wang Hibiscus, she was a girl who soaked in the water for too long in this weather, and it would not be good to fall ill. He was in a hurry, but saw the back door open, and an old servant carried a food box and said a few words, and the two gatekeepers saw that no one came here at this hour, so they went into the door to eat together. Jiang Qingliu breathed a sigh of relief and said to Wang Jin: "After we go ashore, we will go up the mountain first." ”

Wang Hibiscus nodded, and quietly went ashore with him, burrowing into the woods on the mountain. The two did not go straight all the way, but kept going west, and walked for a distance before finding a sunny open space and sitting down to rest.