Wangshu City Fuyin Teahouse

In the elegantly decorated teahouse, the tea guests are bustling and crowded, wearing coarse cloth clothes, and the little guy with a towel on his shoulder holds a tray in his hand, or holds a teapot, or a fruit plate, or a melon seed and peanuts, and is busy and dexterously walking through the guest room one table after another, and delivers the guests' things to the front as quickly as possible.

To say that this teahouse was only erected a year ago. It is said that the owner of the teahouse was an old and wealthy merchant. When he was young, his son and daughter-in-law were killed by robbers who blocked the way, and since then they have not remarried and have been alone.

Lin Lao sold all his family property, came here to open a teahouse, listened to music, chattered, and was also accompanied by someone, and being able to spend his old age in peace was at least more comfortable than dying in the house quietly.

"Phew!"

At the door, a richly decorated carriage came to a steady stop at the shouting of the groom.

The little guy who specializes in welcoming guests took a look, and immediately came to his senses, and hurriedly dusted off his body with the towel on his shoulder, half-hunched over, and greeted him with a smile.

The door curtain opened, and a young man in a black brocade robe walked out slowly, followed by two teenagers, one strong and one thin, and the somewhat thin young man still had a black cloth on his eyes.

As soon as the three of them stood still, the little man immediately greeted him, and at the same time beckoned another little man in charge of the carriage and guided the coachman to the backyard.

"Sons, do you listen to books or drink tea?"

"Listen to books and drink tea, and find us a bright spot on the second floor." The brocade-clothed young man at the head said with a smile.

"Well, the three of you, please." The little guy smiled, greeted the three of them, and then quickly walked in front of the three of them and led the way.

These three people are naturally the three of Tang Jin, and this Fuyin Teahouse is the contact point established by Fang Datong with Tang Jin's support. It is also the temporary headquarters of Tang Jin's spy network.

Going up the stairs to a box at the end of the second floor, Tang Jin and the three of them sat down in turn, ordered some tea and snacks at random, and gave the little guy who led the way a piece of loose silver, and sent it away, and for a while there were only three people left in the box.

The three of them drank tea and ate pastries, listened to the lively opera sung on the stage below, and drank two colors from time to time, as if they had come to listen to the music and drink tea, as if they had forgotten the real purpose of coming here.

Click!

Suddenly, there was a slight noise on the wall beside Tang Jin, and a wooden board was silently removed, and a teenager who was almost the same height, dress, and even face shape as Tang Jin walked out of the wall.

Tang Jin didn't look back, just got up slightly, blocking the young man behind him, and then suddenly moved under his feet, staggered behind the young man, and then quickly burrowed into the wall under his cover.

Immediately afterwards, Qin Hai and Fang Xiaoer on the side concocted the same method, quickly switched positions with the stand-in, and then drilled into the wall, carrying the mechanism on the wall to restore.

Quietly, Tang Jin and the three of them completely disappeared into the box, leaving only three stand-ins who looked the same from a distance.

Inside the wall, there was a staircase that only allowed one person to pass, and the wall was inlaid with oil lamps for illumination.

Counting the tiles under his feet, he walked twenty steps, then reached out and pushed a stone brick on the left wall, and at the same time kicked the stone brick under the right wall with his right foot, and suddenly the ground in front of him slowly moved sideways, revealing a stone staircase downward.

The three of them then went down, pushed open a small door, and suddenly opened up in front of them. I saw that a beautifully decorated hut of about 50 square meters appeared in front of me, the house was covered with fine pine wood and luxurious carpets, and rows of neat bookshelves were placed in it.

In the house, Fang Datong was serving a bunch of tea sets, and just after pouring three cups of tea, Tang Jin and the three of them pushed the door in. Fang Datong hurriedly put down the teapot in his hand, walked quickly to Tang Jin and said, "The villain Zheng Qian pays a visit to the prince." ”

Tang Jin couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, "Elder Fang, your occupational disease is getting worse and worse, and your name is really ...... There are straightforward enough. ”

Fang Datong was stunned when he heard this, knowing that he had said the wrong thing, but he didn't care, he just smiled, then looked at Fang Xiaoer, and said a little excitedly: "You stinky boy, you don't know how to come to see me once for half a year, little white-eyed wolf, you are so big for nothing." ”

Although he was scolding, the faint mist in his eyes betrayed his mood. Although Fang Xiaoer couldn't see the tears in Fang Datong's eyes, he could also hear the meaning of his grandfather's words, but because Tang Jin and the others were by his side, he didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only smirk and scratch his head.

Tang Jin didn't bother when he saw this, it was extremely difficult for the grandfather and grandson to see each other on weekdays, anyway, he didn't have anything urgent, so it didn't hurt to wait.

Fang Datong chatted with his grandson for a few words, and asked about his son's recent situation, knowing that he had become the prefect, and happily sighed two sentences of "My son is talented", and then stopped talking.

Tang Jin came to him today, there must be something, if he patronized and talked about his own affairs, a sentence or two is fine, but after a long time, he will lose his sense of proportion, which is still very clear to Datong above.

"I don't know if the prince is here, but what do you have to command?" Fang Datong left his grandson and said respectfully to Tang Jin.

Tang Jin didn't beat around the bush, and said directly: "I heard Xiao Er say that he once told you to pay attention to the news of Yue Fanzhai, and I came here today to ask you if you have found any useful news." ”

"Is the prince planning to start working on Ye Meng's affairs?" Fang Datong immediately asked. As the only spy under Tang Jin, he knew about Ye Meng, so Tang Jin immediately thought of it as soon as he asked.

Tang Jin nodded. Suddenly, Fang Datong showed a smug smile on his face, rubbed his hands, and said excitedly: "That Shizi, you are really here, I just got an important piece of information about Yue Fanzhai the day before yesterday, and I was thinking about when to send it to you, but you came directly." ”

"Oh? What intelligence? Tang Jin asked in surprise.

Fang Datong waved his hand, motioning Tang Jin to wait, then quickly walked to the desk, picked up the top open letter and handed it to Tang Jin.

"This is the list of goods that the boss of Yue Fanzhai entrusted me to transport to Shicha County, Qingshi Prefecture, most of my tea is from Shicha County, and I have to send people to Shicha County to pick up the goods every half a month on weekdays, for convenience, Lao Yu bought an official road on the side of the government, and every time I buy goods, there are official officials escorting the car......" Fang Datong paused slightly, and the smug look on his face became stronger, "Recently, there have been more bandits around Shicha County, but most of the caravans in and out of Shicha County have been looted, The local government has been encircled and suppressed several times by the other party by the other party to escape by the steep mountain, but the old caravan, because it is on the official road and escorted by officers and soldiers, is the only few caravans in the city that can safely enter and exit Shicha County, so many merchants have come to the door, wanting to ask the old man to help buy goods. ”

"Oh? And what's going on? But...... So what? Tang Jin shook the directory in his hand, and said flatly: "The goods on me are all normal rice grains and pastries, it is a pastry shop, the branch is trapped by bandits, there are no raw materials to enter, the head office supports it, it is reasonable." ”

Fang Datong nodded with a smile when he heard this, stroked his beard and said: "Common sense is reasonable, but according to the old investigation, Yue Fanzhai has no branch in Shicha County, and besides, he has a ...... in this cargo."

Pointing to one of the ingredients, he said, "The juice of the stone flower grass can be used to color the cake and decorate, but at the same time, it can be boiled into soup and drunk, and it can also be used for analgesia." ”

As soon as these words came out, Tang Jin's eyes immediately became interested. There was no need for Fang Datong to say more, Tang Jin instantly figured out the connection. A pastry shop that existed as a stronghold of a killer organization suddenly delivered a large amount of food to a city with no branches, including painkiller drugs, which is not a big deal...... Who believes?

Thinking of this, Tang Jin unfolded the list of goods in his hand again, and after a slight sweep, the corners of his mouth slowly pulled out a smug smile.

"What did the prince find?" Fang Datong saw Tang Jin's smile and knew that he had made a new discovery, so he dared to ask.

Tang Jin didn't say anything, just stuffed the list into Fang Datong's hand, and said to himself: "It's too expensive." ”

"What's too expensive?" Fang Xiaoer frowned slightly, Fang Datong looked at the list, and then looked at Tang Jin with a puzzled expression.

Tang Jin glanced at him, pointed to the directory in Fang Datong's hand, and said with a smile: "The things on this list are too expensive, I roughly calculated, the things on this list are all high-grade goods, and everything is very expensive, and all the goods on the entire list add up to nearly a thousand taels of silver." ”

Then he paused slightly and continued: "And Yue Fanzhai is just a pastry shop, although the business is good, but the cost is also high, I remember that I have seen the monthly profits of the major shops in the city in the palace before, and Yue Fanzhai only makes a profit of one hundred or ten taels of silver per month......

Speaking of which, there is no need for Tang Jin to say more, Fang Xiaoer and Fang Datong already have a clear look, and obviously understand the connection, but Qin Hai on the side looked at the three of them with a confused expression, completely out of the situation.

In fact, he had been stunned since Fang Datong handed over the list to Tang Jin just now, he could understand every word that the three of them said, but when they were put together, he couldn't understand anything.

"It's not...... What do you mean? Is there any problem? Qin Hai scratched his head and asked.

Tang Jin glanced at him helplessly, patted him on the shoulder and said, "What does it mean to make a profit of one hundred and ten taels a month, and to supply a county town that doesn't even have a branch with nearly a year's profit in one go?" ”

"What does that mean?" Qin Hai still asked rhetorically with a confused expression.

Tang Jin sighed, patted his forehead and said, "Let's put it this way, you earn ten taels of silver a month, but you take out one hundred taels to buy food for Xixi at one time, why?" ”

"Because Xixi is my sister and my most important person." Qin Hai said as a matter of course.

"Yes, so is Yue Fanzhai! The essence of Yuefanzhai is a small stronghold of Ye Meng, so what is important to it? ”

"Bigger base or headquarters...... You mean! There is a good chance that there is a bigger stronghold in Shicha County! Qin Hai finally understood.

"Be confident, take the possibility." Fang Xiaoer patted Qin Hai's shoulder on the other side, and also smiled a little helplessly.

"So...... What's next? Fang Xiaoer asked Tang Jin tentatively.

Tang Jin glanced at him, took the list, a flash of joy flashed in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Of course, I went to Shicha County." ”

(To be continued)