After Xiao Xuan left, Xu Xiang turned his gaze to Xiao Man.

Xiao Man said: "Father is very appreciative of what you have done in Ningdu, I heard that you are going to build a town on the Yellow River beach, there are so many people to feed, there must be a shortage of food, right?" ”

Xu Xiang was stunned, he didn't expect it to be this matter, so he said: "The grain is okay, I can buy some of it in the market, and the fish on the Yellow River beach are not worried, and I can still support it." ”

He is not as short of food as he was when he first took in the displaced people, and Lin Chong's 50,000 stone of grain has not been touched yet!

"Our Xiao family doesn't have much grain in stock, but we are willing to provide you with five thousand stone of grain to solve your urgent needs!"

Xu Xiang smiled slightly, this is the reward for him asking Qin Zhiwei for the secret letter?

"Captain Xiao, you mean that if I can help you get the secret letter, you will give me five thousand stone of grain, right?" Xu Xiang asked.

"No, no, no, Xu Gongzi, you misunderstood! Whether or not this secret letter arrives, this grain will be given to you! Xiao Man hurriedly said.

"Give it anyway?" Xu Xiang was puzzled, although you don't want to give food for free, but you can't be like a fool, you can take it, right?

Some things, but they're very hot!

"That's right! This has nothing to do with MeSign! ”

If it was really Xiao Xuan who appreciated his acceptance of the homeless, why didn't he give food in the first place? But give now?

The sincerity of the Xiao family's grain delivery is far lower than Lin Chong's!

Anyway, he couldn't ask a reason, no matter how hard he thought about it, he couldn't figure it out, so he said: "Thank you for the kindness of the Xiao family, I am not short of food for the time being, if I wait for the lack of food, how about coming to the Xiao family to get it again?" ”

Xiao Man didn't persuade him to accept it anymore, so he said: "Then I will keep the five thousand stone grain for Xu Gongzi, and wait for you to come and get it." ”

"Thank you!" Xu Xiang said from afar.

Subsequently, the two talked about some things in Ningdu City and drank some wine, and Xiao Man asked Xu Xiang to send him back.

As soon as Xu Xiang was sent away, Xiao Man returned to the courtyard and followed the bluestone path in the courtyard to Xiao Xuan's study.

There was no lamp in the room, it was a little dark, but the light of the lantern outside the room entered the study, revealing the blurred figures of Xiao Xuan and his old servant.

"Father!" Xiao Man knelt in front of Xiao Xuan.

"Get up, Xu Changsha is gone?" Xiao Xuan asked lightly.

"Well, someone has already arranged for him to go back." Xiao Man got up, stood aside respectfully and replied.

Xiao Xuan thought for a moment, and then asked, "How likely does he think he is the second prince of the Chu State?" ”

"The child thinks that nine times out of ten, judging from his speech and demeanor, as well as the overall situation of his days in Ningdu, it is difficult for a businessman to have such a vision! The merchant pursues profit, but he uses his vested interests to save those homeless people, not like a merchant! ”

"Haha...... That's an interesting statement! What if he is a bodhisattva-minded businessman? Xiao Xuan laughed and said.

"The boy thinks he's not."

"What did he say about food?"

"He didn't take it, so he may have doubts about the food we gave him for no reason...... Xiao Man guessed.

"It doesn't hurt! He is a person, I think it is difficult to take the initiative to accept the help given to him by others, and can only passively accept it! Whether he wants it or not, he must receive this love! ”

Xiao Xuan asked again: "With Xu Changsha's attitude today, what kind of person do you think he is?" ”

"The child felt that his father's analysis of him was not wrong, and that he was really a very emotional person, and would compromise because of some help and favor for him." Xiao Man said.

"Hmmm......" Xiao Xuan fell into deep thought, waved his hand, and said, "It's getting late, you still have to be on duty tomorrow, so let's go and rest first." ”

"The boy retired first, and the father rested early."

After Xiao Man left, in the dark, Xiao Xuan said leisurely to the old servant beside him: "At this time, he should also run into Beichuan......

When I left Xiao Mansion, it was already early time, and everyone on this street, except Xiao Mansion, had already turned off the lights and fell asleep.

The coachman who sent him back was a middle-aged uncle with a good look, and it was dark and quiet, and the carriage drove in the corridor, making bits and pieces.

After the winter, the weather was very cold at night, but because he was sent back to Xufu early, a pot of smokeless charcoal had already been burned in the carriage, so that the temperature inside the carriage was higher than outside.

The warm carriage made Xu Xiang's drunkenness hit, and he leaned on the comfortable carriage and yawned.

Lu Tianyao was also sitting at the door of the curtain of the carriage, feeling a little sleepy.

Just as he was dimly feeling that he was about to fall asleep, he heard the neighing of a horse, and the carriage shook violently, and he was awakened.

Lu Tianyao had already gotten out of the carriage, he hurriedly lifted the curtain and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

The coachman did not answer his words, but clenched the whip in his hand and looked warily ahead.

And Lu Tianyao also looked like he was facing a great enemy, staring at the front.

Xu Xiang followed his gaze and looked ahead, and a man and a woman appeared in the middle of the road, the male wearing a black cloak, wearing a hat, and a long sword in front of their carriage.

The woman, on the other hand, was dressed in a tight-fitting nightdress, with a high ponytail and a soft sword in her hand.

"Assassins?" Looking at this posture, it seems to be an assassin!

Here are just the three of them, Lu Tianyao has just arrived in Ningdu, it is impossible to offend anyone!

And the assassin could not have come for a coachman, the target must be himself!

"Who is Your Excellency? Why are you holding me back? Xu Xiang asked in a deep voice.

"The one who wants your life!" The man in the hat said coldly, and after speaking, he held his long sword and killed the carriage.

"Young master, stay in the car and don't move!" Lu Tianyao took a light leap, jumped down, and faced the assassin with his bare hands.

The assassin who was the leader saw Lu Tianyao rushing up and said, "I'll pester him, you go and kill Xu Changsha!" ”

Lu Tianyao's strength of the day after tomorrow, when facing this man, seemed to be controlled everywhere, the female assassin directly crossed him and ran towards Xu Xiang, and Lu Tianyao was entangled by the male assassin, and there was no chance to stop her at all.

Seeing that the female assassin's sword was about to stab Xu Xiang, the coachman didn't know where he got the courage to pounce directly on the female assassin's long sword.

"Bang!" There was a loud bang on the ground, and it was expected that the coachman would die under the sword of the female assassin, but it was not.

Instead, the female assassin fell directly from mid-air, her eyes widened, there was a black hole in her forehead, and she was killed in an instant without a trace of movement!

Xu Xiang blew the smoke from the pistol and said lightly, "Want to kill me?" ”

The hat killer was not spared, with Xu Xiang's marksmanship, dealing with the masters below the congenital level is one shot at a time, where is there still time for him to react.

"Gone!" In the shock of Lu Tianyao and the coachman, Xu Xiang walked into the carriage.

When every night falls, there are always some literati and artists lingering in the Qinglou. The sound of the silk and bamboo orchestra and the graceful dance are always unforgettable.

Tianning City is the intersection of Ningdu, Xishan and Beimeng, there is no county government here, and there is no garrison, it is a place that belongs to the three regardless. Countless outlaws, rangers, and passing merchants loved to stay here.

At the same time, Tianning City is also a city that never sleeps, and it is a paradise for men. Almost every street is a Qinglou gambling house, usually at this time in the Qinglou is full of warblers singing and dancing, wine glasses are staggered, the gambling house is also full of noisy sounds, gamblers are even more unscrupulous roaring. However, tonight's Jixia City is different, there are rows of young girls standing at the door of each green building, throwing winks at passers-by, and no one enters, and the gambling house is extremely quiet.

These people rushed towards a three-story restaurant in the north of the city, as if there was something good to do better than a glass of wine and a beautiful woman in their arms.

"Humph!" Jiaoyinfang's Oiran Miaoying stomped her foot, looking very angry, and muttered very unhappily in her tone: "There is a restaurant, everything is good, go there!" ”

A woman on the side who was on par with her said with a smile: "What is my sister angry about, I know that on this day every year, the proprietress of the restaurant will appear and present a dance of heavenly immortals and jade for the drinkers." Therefore, the men in this city, the people who come here, naturally have to go and see it. ”

"Why don't you just dance, my mother will dance too!"

The restaurant is located in the north of the city, just on the edge of the moat, and from the north gate is the main mountain range of Xishan.

The general restaurant is eating and drinking, but the people who come to the restaurant are inside and out, the upper, middle and lower three floors, a total of one hundred and eight tables are full of people, and the tables are full of food and wine, but no one moves their mouths.

After a while, a middle-aged man in a bright red shirt came out from behind, and many familiar people among the guests recognized that this was Lin Quanlin, the shopkeeper of the restaurant.

"Today, the proprietress of our restaurant will come here, and everyone can see the Tianxian Jade Dance!" Lin Quanlin said loudly.

At this time, there was a man in blue brocade not far from the stage, he looked at the shopkeeper and smiled faintly: "It seems that ...... Ningdu ...... It's going to be a strife again! ”

A little girl at the same table with him said, "Brother Ning, why did Sister Qin do this? ”

"Xu Changsha is an unconventional person, from everything he has done in Ningdu, it can be seen that he can only do this now, otherwise...... Great Summer Dragon Sparrow ......"