Xiao Ding and everyone went to wander around the streets of Yangzhou City, and by chance at the corner of a certain street, they saw the little jingle bell of the splendid fang.

At this time, Tinker Bell was standing at the door of the Splendid Fang branch on the corner of the street, speaking to the clerk inside.

Xiao Ding didn't know what was going on in this shop, so he walked over.

When the others saw Xiao Ding walking towards this side, they all followed him and gathered around him.

Tinker Bell was stunned at first when she saw Xiao Ding coming, and then when she saw Xiao Ding, she immediately shouted happily, "Brother Tian, why did you come here?" ”

Xiao Ding smiled and said to Tinker Bell, "I happened to pass by, and then I saw you." Seeing that you are speaking to the apprentices as if you are the master, I will come and take a look......"

When Tinker Bell heard this, he pouted and said in a long voice: "Brother Tian——, you make fun of me!" I'm just telling the junior sisters how to deal with those noble sons' troublemakers. ”

"Senior sister? Aren't you the youngest junior sister in your Fairview Workshop? Xiao Ding asked suspiciously.

"The junior sister I'm talking about is the junior sister of the outer gate, and in the inner door, of course I am the youngest junior sister!" Tinker Bell explained.

"It turns out that the sect of your splendid workshop is still divided into inner gate and outer gate?" Xiao Ding said with relief.

"Of course, the people of our inner gate usually practice martial arts and protect our industry from being bullied. The senior sisters and sisters of the outer gate are mainly responsible for the daily work of the Splendid Workshop. For example, managing these stores and so on. Tinker Bell continued.

"I see!" Xiao Ding suddenly realized, it turned out that within the sect, the division of labor was clear, and each performed its own duties, but it was also in order. However, Xiao Ding still had doubts, so he continued to ask, "Then why, as an inner disciple, you came here to take care of the affairs of the outer disciples?" ”

"Of course, the master sent me here! Today, there are guests in our splendid workshop, and the master and sisters can't get away, so they sent me over to deal with the affairs here. Tinker Bell explained.

"Oh, that's right!" Ding finally understands why Tinker Bell is here today.

"Brother Tian, since you are here, let's not stand outside and talk, you come with me to the chief helm of our sect, my master and senior sister are all on the side of the chief helm, if they know that you are here, they will definitely be very happy." Tinker Bell invited sincerely.

Xiao Ding thought about it, anyway, he was idle, and he was forced out by others when he went shopping. Why don't you go to their splendid workshop and meet a few old friends.

So he replied, "Then I'll go and disturb you." With that, he made a gesture of please.

After Tinker Bell said a few more words to the two women in the shop, he took Xiao Ding and the others and walked in the direction of their sect of Splendid Workshop.

These people behind Xiao Ding, she only knew Sun Dasheng and Fan Sanpang, these people, she had seen them when she was on the battlefield in Jiaozhou. There is also a civet cat, she also saw it when she was in the military camp outside Zhongzhou, and she knew that the civet cat was one of Xiao Ding's wives. But at this time, she didn't know that Xiao Dingyuan's wife in Yongzhou's hometown had passed away.

The general rudder of Jinxiufang is located in the southeast of Yangzhou City.

It didn't take long for everyone to come to the periphery of the main helm of Fairview Workshop under the leadership of Tinker Bell.

On the side of the street, on both sides of the gate of the Splendid Fang, a large row of stores was opened, all of which were all the shops of the signboard of the Splendid Workshop, which were furnished with various fabrics such as silk and satin, silk brocade, linen yarn and cotton, whether it was high-grade or low-grade, expensive or cheap, rare or popular, colorful or elegant, all of them were available. When you see this large row of inventory in the Splendid Workshop store, you will be amazed, there are so many styles of fabrics in this world!

In addition to the shops selling fabrics, there are also several embroidery workshops at the easternmost end, where they sew finished clothes, bedding, and embroidered handkerchiefs. The finished fabrics of this era were all hand-sewn without the assistance of various machines in later generations. Therefore, the embroidery girls employed in the general embroidery workshop also have higher requirements for their craftsmanship.

There is an embroidery workshop next to the shop that sells cloth, which can be regarded as a one-stop service of the splendid workshop. No wonder Jinxiufang is doing so well in Yangzhou, which is completely for the convenience of customers! Thinking about what customers think, this is the highest level of business sales. What customers need, we will provide you with what, so you still have to worry about not making money?

Tinker Bell has long been accustomed to these stores on both sides of the big guys. She walked in front without stopping at all, and led Xiao Ding and the others directly to the gate.

The gate of the Splendid Fang sect is also very tall and mighty, and there is a huge plaque on the archway, which reads a few big characters of the general rudder of the Splendid Workshop. Because there are too many stores named Jinxiufang in Yangzhou, the word "Zongrud" is added to the plaque here to distinguish other stores.

With Tinker Bell leading the way, the guards at the gate did not stop him in the slightest.

Xiao Ding and the others successfully followed Tinker Bell into the compound.

After entering the courtyard, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.

Xiao Ding has also been to many martial arts sects. I have already seen the true face of many martial arts sects.

However, as soon as he walked into the large courtyard of the Splendid Workshop today, he immediately felt the difference of the Splendid Workshop.

The buildings in the courtyards of other sects are either quaint and full of vicissitudes, or majestic and full of majesty. Or simple, full of vulgarity......

However, the architecture in the courtyard of Splendid Workshop can be summed up in one word: exquisite. And the color of the dyes painted on the surface of the building is also very gorgeous. At first glance, it seems that all the people living here must be women, or the residence of aristocratic young men.

The courtyard is not only full of carved beams and paintings, winding corridors, but also planted with various trees and flowers, although the winter is not over at this time, most of the flowers and trees have long since withered, but there are a few plum blossoms in the courtyard are still in the cold and snow, embellishing a few brilliant colors for this large courtyard.

In addition, there are a lot of pines and cypresses in the courtyard, rockeries and strange stones, which are also silently adding color to the courtyard in this winter. Although the overall courtyard of the general rudder of Jinxiufang is large, it is divided into independent chic courtyards. Each courtyard has its own unique character and style. There are almost no identical courtyards here, and basically every time you walk into a small courtyard, you will feel bright and pleasing to the eye.

Xiao Ding is a person who has entered the Kyoto Imperial Palace, and he feels that even the buildings in the Imperial Palace are not as chic and exquisite, warm and comfortable as the buildings here at the head of the Splendid Workshop. Relatively speaking, the architectural style in the palace focuses on atmosphere and majesty, while the architecture here focuses on elegance, small and beautiful, which is more suitable for women to live.

Tinker Bell led everyone through the hall to a relatively large courtyard in the center. Xiao Ding felt that if he wandered around the various small courtyards in the courtyard of Splendid Fang, if no one led the way, he would definitely lose himself.

The courtyard that Tinker Bell led everyone into is the residence of the head of the house, Yuan Caiyi. There was a reception hall in the courtyard, and at this time, Yuan Caiyi and her disciples were chatting with the two guests.

When Tinker Bell went in to report, he didn't care about the presence of guests, and went in and shouted, "Master, Master, guess who I brought here?" I brought Tian Xiao Ding Tian from Zhongzhou City here. Without waiting for Yuan Caiyi to speak, she first said the answer, and then looked at Yuan Caiyi with a smile, waiting for Yuan Caiyi's instructions.

Several female disciples beside Yuan Caiyi shouted in surprise when they heard Tinker Bell say that Tian Xiaoding was coming:

"What? Little junior sister, you said that Brother Tian is here? ”

"Little junior sister, don't lie to us, you really brought Brother Tian here?"

"Where is Brother Tian, invite him in!"

“……”

The disciples reacted strongly, but Yuan Caiyi said to Tinker Bell in a strange tone: "You kid, you're so old, you're still so careless, don't you see the guests of the Spirit Sword Villa here?" It's so loud and loud, it's shocking! ”

Tinker Bell stuck out his tongue mischievously, bowed his head and said, "Yes, Master, the apprentice knows that he is wrong, and he won't be next time." "If Xiao Ding saw it at the scene, he wouldn't believe what she said to know that she was really wrong. This is obviously a naughty child who has been spoiled by his elders, and it is just lip service to say that he is wrong, and he will not say that he will not next time, but in fact, it is impossible.

But Yuan Caiyi obviously didn't continue to pursue her meaning, but said: "Where is Tian Shaoxia now?" Go and bring him in! ”

When Tinker Bell heard this, he readily agreed, and ran out. Yuan Caiyi looked at the back of Tinker Bell running out, shook his head, and sighed softly: "This kid ......"

The middle-aged guest who was sitting under Yuan Caiyi's drooping hand sighed when he saw Yuan Caiyi, so he opened his mouth and persuaded him: "Senior Yuan doesn't need to mind, after all, senior sister, she is still young and her work is not stable. ”

Yuan Caiyi shook his head and said apologetically: "The little apprentice is ignorant, which makes the two virtuous nephews laugh!" ”

At this time, Tinker Bell had already led the people who were waiting outside the door to the hall.

As soon as Yuan Caiyi saw Xiao Ding coming in, he immediately got up and left his seat and came down to greet him in person.

The two guests, seeing that Yuan Caiyi had already taken a seat to greet them in person, thought that the person who came must be some kind of distinguished guest, and they also stood up and looked at the large group of people who walked in from the door.

Yuan Caiyi saw that so many people had followed Xiao Ding in, so he hurriedly sent his disciples down to prepare tables and chairs, prepare tea, etc.

After Xiao Ding came in, she also exchanged greetings with Yuan Caiyi and her disciples, shushing the cold and asking for warmth, and sitting down with gossip.

After everyone returned to their seats, Xiao Ding saw that in addition to his own group, there were two other guests in the hall. They are all about thirty years old, with strong bodies, ruddy complexions, and each carrying a weapon, and at first glance they are people who practice martial arts.

In fact, when Xiao Ding walked in just now, the two of them also arched their hands towards Xiao Ding in the crowd, but Xiao Ding didn't notice the two of them.

After all, his attention was mainly focused on the head of the sect, Yuan Caiyi, and at the same time, the group of flowery female disciples around her. There is such a group of beautiful women greeting him, where can Xiao Ding take care of the two big men in the crowd?

At this time, Yuan Caiyi, as the host, began to introduce Xiao Ding and the two guests to each other for the first time.

It turned out that these two people were two direct disciples from Li Jianhao, the owner of Lingjian Mountain Villa. One is Li Jianhao's eldest disciple, named Bai Fengfeng, and the other is Li Jianhao's tenth disciple, named Yang Dianfeng. Because these two people are both disciples of the owner Li Jianhao, they are brothers, and their martial arts and swordsmanship are not bad, and their names are different in the same phonetics, so they are often called "peak two swords" on the rivers and lakes.

When Xiao Ding heard that one of these two people was called Bai Fengfeng and the other was Yang Dianfeng, he naturally thought of the words "vitiligo" and "sheep epilepsy" in his heart, and couldn't help laughing in his heart, and secretly said in his heart, it turned out to be two patients with incurable diseases!

This time, Li Jianhao sent the eldest apprentice to lead the ten apprentices to come to the Splendid Workshop together, of course, for the sake of the Lingjian Villa and Teng Snake Island to set up a ring to fight. He hoped that the Splendid Workshop would also be able to send a master to help the Spirit Sword Villa to help.

Bai Fengfeng and Yang Dianfeng were also a little surprised when they heard Yuan Caiyi introduce Xiao Ding's identity. They didn't expect Xiao Ding to come to Jinxiufang.

They have also heard of Xiao Ding's name, especially there is a saying circulating in the rivers and lakes that Xiao Ding got the Red Refining Flame Fruit that Li Xingchen stole at the beginning. This rumor is naturally the version spread by the old fairy of Teng Snake.

As for whether this is true or not, no one can say. Because there is also a version of the rumor spread by Xiao Ding on the rivers and lakes at the same time. It is estimated that in this matter, except for the two parties involved in Teng Snake Lao Xian and Xiao Ding himself, no one in the rivers and lakes will be able to completely figure out what is right and what is wrong.

In addition, Lingjian Villa also sent a lot of people to participate in the martial arts conference in Yuqing Mountain, and at the same time, they also participated in going to Jiaozhou and Jiangzhou to encircle and suppress Tianluomen and Disha Valley. It's just that the person sent by Lingjian Villa to lead the team at that time was a cousin of the owner of the village, Li Jianhao, that is, the uncle of the two people in front of him. The two brothers were in trouble at the time and did not participate in the battle, so they only listened to the brothers from Jiaozhou and Jiangzhou after they came back, and discussed how Xiao Ding was brave and witty, anticipating the enemy like a god, etc., but they had never seen Xiao Ding himself.

Xiao Ding naturally hasn't seen the two of them either. After listening to Yuan Caiyi's brief introduction, Xiao Ding was already clear in his heart at this time. After all, Lingjian Villa and Jinxiufang are both the two best Jianghu sects in Yangzhou, and Lingjian Villa will naturally think of Jinxiufang for the first time when it asks for foreign aid, and it is necessary to send a big disciple of the top door to come to pay homage and invite it in person.

Xiao Ding said secretly, it seems that the ring match between Spirit Sword Villa and Teng Snake Island should not be underestimated.