One book in hand, unobstructed.

At a junction between the French Concession and the southern jurisdiction, Coriander and the others encountered a roadblock. The pretentious rich and handsome took out his driver's license, and unsurprisingly, once again easily obtained the right to pass.

The eastern, western, southern and northern jurisdictions of Shanghai are far away from the urban area, located in a remote area, and the environment is far less superior than the prosperous Shili Ocean Market in the city.

The southern jurisdiction faces the French Concession, and the other three sides are surrounded by a tributary of the Yellow River, the river surface of this tributary is narrow and shallow, and there are reefs and reefs, the flood season is short, it is inconvenient for large ships to moor, there are countless small wharves on the riverside, but there is no decent large trading port, so it has not been able to prosper here.

Under Ake's guidance, Coriander finally found Meijia Lane, the old city street.

The ancient lanes are narrow, not polluted by a trace of foreign atmosphere, and completely retain the local elements of Shanghai, where most of the people live are poor farmers and herdsmen and lumberjacks, and there are also some skilled craftsmen with a skill.

Coriander and coriander's father, Lin Sihai, was apprenticed to an old carpenter in his early years, specializing in making furniture for people.

The old alley is a bluestone-paved path, which is not smooth, and the rustle of classic cars on it can be heard, and you can hear the rustle of wheels running over the gravel.

Meijia Lane is very famous in the old city street, a whole alley is lined up with shops of various trades, there are shops that strike iron, shops that sell groceries, shops that sell fishing nets, and shops that sell fried goods from the north and south......

The shuttle of foreign cars here seems out of place, and it is so eye-catching. In the shops on the left and right sides of Meijia Lane, many people probed their brains, and their eyes were weird, as if coriander was a visitor from outside the world.

Finally found a place, Cilantro was full of hope and joy, she even brewed her emotions, ready to meet Lin Sihai, the father and daughter hugged their heads and cried, but-

The thirteenth shop in Meijia Lane, Old Town Street, old woods, timber line-

The thirteenth shop in Meijia Lane, Old Town Street, is not difficult to find, because each shop here is painted with a number on the door. Coriander found the thirteenth shop, but it was not an old woods timber shop, but a shop called Xianghe Cloth Village.

Coriander is ominous.

The space of Xianghe Cloth Village is small, and there are not many fabrics of various colors on display, the color is old, and there is no good material. On the vermilion wooden counter, there are a few more conspicuous and eye-catching fabrics, and on the high stool at the counter sits an old man, who is probably the shopkeeper of this cloth village.

The shopkeeper was originally dozing off, and in a daze, he noticed that someone had entered the shop, and the whole person instantly became energetic, jumped down from the high stool, pushed up the round-framed reading glasses that were almost unstable on the bridge of his nose, and straightened the black melon skin hat with exquisite workmanship on his head, and ran out of the counter briskly with the hem of the coarse cloth shirt.

The old shopkeeper said enthusiastically: "Young man, welcome, our cloth is much cheaper than in the city, you can take a look at it, which style you like, I will give it to you."

Coriander was in a complicated mood, but she still pursed her lips and smiled at the old shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, excuse me, I'm not here to buy cloth, I'm here to find someone." Let me ask you, do you have a person named Lin Sihai here? ”

Knowing the intention of coriander's patronage here, the old shopkeeper was not disappointed, and he looked old-fashioned.

"Lin Sihai?" The old shopkeeper looked confused, thought for a while, and shook his head at coriander, "We don't have a person named Lin Sihai here, why don't you go and inquire elsewhere?" ”

Coriander was not discouraged, "Then was your shop originally a timber shop?" ”

The old shopkeeper waved his hand and shook his head, "How can it be, I have been doing this business here for many years, and this shop is an old industry left by my grandfather's generation, and he has never done a timber business." ”

Vanilla still didn't give up, "Then do you know if there is a timber shop called Old Forest near here?" ”

The old shopkeeper led the coriander to the door of the shop and pointed in the direction near the entrance of the alley, "There is a lumber shop there, young man, you can go there and ask." ”

After thanking the old shopkeeper, Coriander turned back to the alley, and found that there was a small wood shop here, and the shopkeeper was a middle-aged man with two young apprentices under his hands.

She inquired, but still found nothing, and knew that this alley was only for their lumber shop, and there was no lumber shop called "Old Woods".

Coriander can't help but wonder if they are in the wrong place.

She opened the car door and asked Ake, who was reluctant to get out of the car, "Ake, are you sure this is Meijia Lane, Old Town Street?" ”

"This is it," although this is in a remote location, but Meijia Lane in the old city street is still somewhat famous in this area, Ake still knows, he pointed to the direction at the end of the alley, "Meijia Lane is very famous in this vicinity, there is a Niangniang Temple over there, if someone goes to sea in this vicinity, they will go there to burn incense and ask for peace, it is very effective-"

Following the direction of Ake's finger, Coriander looked at the end of the alley, but did not see the shadow of the Niangniang Temple, nor did she smell a trace of incense, so she seriously doubted Ake's words.

With such a sure little look at Shang Ake's sincerity, Cilantro couldn't help but drum in her heart, and doubted herself.

Whether it is as Ake said, just go to the end of the alley to confirm, if there is no Niangniang Temple there, it means that this is not Meijia Lane, the old city street.

Coriander got into the car, patted Gao Fushuai's arm, looked ahead and urged, "Drive."

Gao Fushuai secretly gritted his teeth, thinking that this cargo completely regarded him as a driver.

If the uncle reveals his identity, he will scare you!

The classic car gradually drove to the end of the alley, and there was indeed a Niangniang temple here, because it was not the peak season, the incense in the temple was not at its peak, and there were few people who came to ask for peace.

Niangniang Temple is not difficult to find, and the end of the alley is.

It is said to be a small temple, but it is better to say that it is an alley connected with Meijia Lane. An incense case is set along the wall, on the case is a porcelain Guanyin statue with only half the height of a child sitting alone on the lotus platform with its back to the east and facing west, and there is a three-legged incense burner full of incense ash standing in front of the statue, and there are two wooden incense sticks on each side of the incense burner, and a few sandalwood sticks are sparse in the tube.

When he arrived at the Niangniang Temple, Ake actively got out of the car, ran to the statue of Guanyin, pulled out an incense from the incense burner, and found half a box of matches from the bottom of the incense burner.

He was about to light incense with a match, when the coriander stuffed two more sticks of incense into his hand.

"On the three incense sticks of civilization, respect a sincere heart."

Ake seemed to understand whether he understood or not, but his expression was serious, holding three sticks of incense in both hands, and when the coriander lit the incense in his hand with a match, he immediately turned to face the statue of Guanyin, knelt on the dusty futon, held the incense high above his head, and silently made a wish with his eyes closed.

Infected by Ake's piety, Coriander also lit three sticks of incense.