There are countless bookstores in Hangzhou, but there are only a few that are really famous and surnamed.

Xu Wei sent some people to inquire a little, and then focused his attention on the three families of Zhou, Wu, and Wang.

Before Miaofengtang came to Hangzhou, these three together accounted for almost ninety percent of the share. The rest is just drinking soup.

Obviously, these three are the most suspicious.

But it's still a bit difficult to determine which one.

So Xu Wei decided to send his guys to these three stores to investigate and see if he could find some clues.

What surprised him was that in addition to the Wu family, the other two stores had imitation books of Journey to the West.

This seems to say something to some extent.

At least it shows that these two families are very sensitive to this book and the appearance of Miaofengtang.

As for the Wu family, whether you say that he is slow to react, or despise his opponent, he doesn't seem to react too drastically.

Xu Wei couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

The Zhou and Wang families were extremely influential in Hangzhou, and their relationship was intertwined.

It is not difficult to set a fire.

The difficulty lies in how to avoid everyone's eyes and ears, and set a fire unknowingly.

You must know that every neighborhood in the Ming Dynasty will be divided into districts, and the yamen will be patrolled by special personnel.

Could it be that someone from these two families greeted the yamen in advance, so they wantonly set fire to the murder?

Thinking of this, Xu Wei couldn't help but gasp.

It would be terrible if that were the case.

But even so, he had to look into it.

Otherwise, how to get Xu Gongzi's trust?

Miaofeng Hall was burned down, and the clues were naturally broken. In order to dig something deeper, Xu Wei decided to lure the snake out of the hole.

He still has the latest manuscript of the five Journey to the West biography in his hand, and he decided to use it as bait to reveal some rumors and go out to see who will take the bait.

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Little Penglai.

In a pavilion near a rockery, Zhou Youde squinted his eyes and listened to the troupe singing "The Legend of the Sword".

One maid pinched his shoulders for him, and another hammered his back.

Zhou Youde hummed with great enjoyment.

I have to say that this southern song sounds more comfortable than the northern song. The Kunshan dialect hummed a hundred times, which was refreshing.

"Master, it's a happy event."

At this moment, Zhou Dafu, the steward of the Zhou family, came up and said with a smile on his face.

"What a happy event."

Zhou Youde didn't even look at him, and asked lazily.

"Master Qiqi, it's the legend of the Journey to the West... Some people say they can get the latest book manuscripts. ”

When I heard that there was virtue this week, I came to the spirit.

A few days ago, this book turned the Hangzhou book market upside down.

The Zhou family is the overlord of the bookstore industry, and there is almost no one to beat from printing books to selling books.

It's just because this book was disgraced, and I had to make some imitation of Rausch's book.

Even so, the big head was still taken by Na Miaofeng Tang, and the Zhou family could only drink soup with it.

When did he Zhou Youde suffer such humiliation!

In the end, Zhou Youde couldn't bear it anymore and decided to teach these outsiders a lesson.

Since you don't want me Zhou Youde to make money, then don't make any money!

A fire burned Miaofeng Hall clean, and Zhou Youde was also in a good mood.

Hate to hate, but he still admires the manuscript of the Journey to the West.

Therefore, after hearing that someone could get the manuscript of this book, Zhou Youde immediately said: "Tell me carefully." ”

Zhou Dafu immediately added fuel to the news he heard and told Zhou Youde again.

"Is this man really that capable?"

Zhou Dafu was anxious to make contributions, and said with a smile: "It's true." This person is an old buddy from the head office of Miaofengtang Dinghai, who is responsible for sending the latest manuscripts to Hangzhou. He sent the manuscript from the Hangzhou branch of Miaofengtang. As long as we get him, we can get the manuscript earlier than the Miaofengtang Hangzhou branch. ”

Zhou Youde squinted his eyes and savored it carefully, it seemed to be such a truth.

"Is there any fraud in it?"

The old buddy of the Xu family suddenly turned back, which is a bit unusual.

Zhou Youde is an old fox, so naturally he will not make a rash move.

"Don't worry, the villain has already inquired clearly, otherwise he wouldn't dare to report it to the master."

Zhou Dafu swallowed a mouthful of spit, and said beautifully: "Although this person is an old buddy of the Xu family, he is depressed. Originally, the Xu family wanted to promote him to be the shopkeeper of this branch, but he was grabbed by this Xu Wei's eyebrows and beard. is both the head office shopkeeper and the branch store manager, which is simply not a way to live. ”

"Oh? So he has a grudge against the Xu family? ”

Zhou Youde felt a little interesting.

"Isn't it, as the saying goes, people die for money, birds die for food. To whom do it or not? Since it is not reused in the Xu family, why not change the owner? ”

Naturally, the owner must be sincere, and the name must be accepted.

It seems that this old man of the Xu family is planning to use the manuscript of the Journey to the West to make a statement of nomination.

"If you want to talk about the city of Hangzhou, who doesn't know the name of our Zhouji Bookstore? As long as the old man is willing to make a move, I'm not afraid that this kid won't post it. ”

As soon as Zhou Dafu finished speaking, Zhou Youde glared at him fiercely: "What do you mean that I am willing to make a move?" ”

Zhou Dafu hurriedly slapped himself in the mouth.

"Oops, villains can't speak. The lord forgives the sins, the lord forgives the sins. ”

"Alright, don't pretend."

Zhou Youde snorted with some disgust: "Do things beautifully, and don't leave a handle for others." ”

It's not that you can't do this kind of thing, but you can't do it too clearly.

What's more, Zhou Youde also plans to use this person for a long time, so naturally he doesn't want his identity to be exposed too early.

"Hey, the villain understands!"

Zhou Dafu nodded hurriedly.

"Let's go down. Don't influence me to listen to the play. ”

Zhou Youde waved his hand impatiently and closed his eyes again.

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Xixi, Hongyuan.

In the corridor, Hong Miaoyun paced as if she were worried.

Xu was tired of walking, so she leaned over and sat down.

Looking at the koi in the pond, she was a little distracted for a while.

"Miss, Miss..."

Hearing Cuiwen's voice from a distance, Hong Miaoyun turned her head to look, and sure enough, she saw the little maid running in a hurry.

"What's wrong?"

"Miss, have you heard, Miaofeng Hall was burned down by a fire."

Cui Wen ran to the front and said breathlessly.

"What?"

Hong Miaoyun was quite surprised.

It's so good, how could the shop suddenly catch fire?

"A fire burned the shop to the ground. This time Miaofengtang is hurting. ”

The little maid said with some frustration: "I don't know how many days it will take for Miaofeng Hall to reopen, it seems that I can't watch the Legend of Journey to the West for the time being." ”

She and Miss have been chasing this book recently, and it is really uncomfortable to suddenly break off.

Hong Miaoyun bit her lip and said, "This is also a matter of no choice, just wait a few days." Good books are worth the wait. When Miaofeng Hall reopens, you will give me a reward and talk about it. ”

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