In the hall on the first floor of Yangzhou Zuixian Building.

Zhen Qian sat quietly at a dining table in the corner of the hall, opposite to Fujiwara Shuo, who looked confused, neither of them spoke, the noise in the hall seemed to have nothing to do with the two, and they both focused their attention on the plate in front of them.

Drunken Xianlou morning tea and afternoon tea has become a scene in Yangzhou, when it first opened, it was only a few scattered business trips that could not take care of eating early, but soon a variety of fine workmanship will attract the picky Yangzhou people early, now even the bad weather such as wind and snow, the diners who come early have to wait to turn over the table, and even some high-rollers for convenience, specially booked a expensive seat, in order to feel the atmosphere of the morning and afternoon tea of Zuixianlou.

Previously, other restaurants in Yangzhou looked down on the unusually prosperous morning and afternoon tea business, but compared with Zuixian Lou, it still pales in comparison, and the famous Zuixian Lou morning tea and afternoon tea have become synonymous with Yangzhou's exquisite dim sum.

A pot of fragrant tea and black tea, plus a few plates of exquisite dim sum, listening to the storyteller and singer singing a little song, making an appointment with two or three friends, chatting and laughing between hundreds of thousands of business finalized, or the poetry is full of ink to inscribe a poem on the wall, attracting countless people to stop and watch.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are many people, the deeper the rivers and lakes, and the drunken immortal building has become the distribution center and distribution center of news, no wonder Zhen Qian just came to Yangzhou on the second day, Zhang Tianbao's invitation came to the door.

Three days have passed since the oolong incident, Zhang Tianbao used 500 guan to buy Yuerong from the old bustard and send it to Zhuangzi in the countryside, waiting for what Yuerong's fate will be, Zhen Qian is unwilling to think and guess.

Yesterday, some people envied Yuerong for entering Zhang's house, and some merry and talented people beat their chests and shouted that a flower was stained with copper smell, and they would never see Yuerong's graceful dance in the future. In just one day, Yangzhou City seemed to have forgotten the appearance of the moon, and talked about An Lushan's first month in the imperial court, accusing Li Linfu and Absi of conspiring against the great crime.

Fujiwara Shuxiong's expression was extremely exaggerated, he picked up a crab roe bun from the cage drawer, bared his teeth and grinned like Zhen Qian, and opened a skylight on the crab roe bun, but unfortunately the skylight was too big, and the juice flowed everywhere, making him in a hurry, looking up at Zhen Qian, who had already eaten the sixth crab roe bun, sighed and said without words: "I didn't expect to eat crab roe buns so much!" ”

"Crab roe **** thin, fresh and fragrant, the soup to the mouth, not salty or light, the taste is moderate, the soup into the stomach, there is still a trace of residual fragrance in the mouth, which makes people have an endless aftertaste. This crab roe bun is a morning tea boutique pushed out by the drunken fairy building, you can't eat it without making an appointment in advance, and there are 12 words to eat crab roe buns: gently lift, move quickly, open the window first, and then suck the soup. ”

Zhen Qian threw Fujiwara Shuxiong a hollow wheat straw and said: "The easiest way is to use the wheat straw to slowly suck out the juice in the crab roe bun, be careful not to burn your tongue!" ”

"You seem to have something on your mind, is it because of Yuerong?" Fujiwara Shuxiong inserted the wheat straw into the crab roe bun, sucked it gently, sandwiched a few very fine shredded ginger, dipped it in vinegar and put it in his mouth and said, "Don't you like Yuerong?" How to regret it! ”

"It has nothing to do with whether you like it or not, don't talk about her, tell me about the maritime affairs you inquired about?"

Seeing that Zhen Qian wanted to speak and stopped, Fujiwara Shuxiong knew in his heart that Yuerong used the next three indiscriminate means to seduce Zhen Qian, there must be someone behind him, a Qinglou woman is not so bold, since Zhen Qian is unwilling to say, Fujiwara Shuxiong can only pretend that he doesn't know anything: "The maritime merchants who cooperate with the Zhang family are very clean, mainly operating the three sea routes of Silla, Wa and Bohai, and they are also preparing to develop to the southern route in recent years, but there is no manpower for a while, and the gale loss last year is not small, and it is difficult to recover in a short time!" ”

"So, is the Zhang family's current predicament real?" Zhen Qian will be suspicious.

"It should be true", Fujiwara Shuxiong's eyes darkened and said: "Last year's gale, our sea ship docked at the Runzhou River also suffered a lot of damage, and it will not be completely repaired until mid-February, and the time to return to the Japanese country will probably be delayed!" ”

Zhen Qian took a sip of tea, got up and said, "You eat slowly, I'll go back to my room to rest for a while, and we'll go to Zhuyu Bay for a while later!" ”

Fujiwara looked at a table of exquisite dim sum, and said with some reluctance: "If you don't eat it, it's a pity to waste it......."

Back in the room, Zhen Qian sat down at the table and picked up the information that Wang Tianxing had investigated from the Moxiang Bookstore, read it carefully, and said, "Are you sure it's not the same group of people who are following us?" ”

Wang Tianxing was a little unsure and said: "There are at least a dozen people on the other side, and they don't find any connection with each other, they live in three different courtyards, and Yuerong has contact with four or five people who live in Liujia Alley, they rarely show up, they are very vigilant, our people can't get close at all, and they don't know what to do inside." The people in the remaining two places did not find any connection with Wang Bo, Wang Bo rarely went out these days except to visit businessmen everywhere, if there was a secret connection, there should be another channel! ”

"What can be concluded now is that the people who have private contact with Yuerong are secret spies, and these people should have followed us from Luquan County to Yangzhou, so they dare not show up easily for fear of being recognized by us. If there are secret spies in Luquan County, then it means that there are also secret spies in Yangzhou, but I don't know if there is a connection between them, you ask Moxiang Bookstore to stare these three places to death for me, and find someone to draw pictures for them, I want to see who is spying on me! ”

"And the maritime merchant?" Wang Tianxing hesitated for a moment and said, "Do you want to send someone to keep an eye on it!" ”

"Moxiang Bookstore doesn't have extra manpower, it's impossible to keep an eye on everyone, these materials are enough," Zhen Qian said with his finger pointing at the information on the table.

"Did Da Lang find something?"

Zhen Qian sneered: "The Zhangjia maritime merchants think they are very smart, but they are all secret, and there are still flaws exposed?" ”

Wang Tianxing scratched his head and said, "No problem!" Maritime merchants have a good reputation in Yangzhou, and they have never heard of bullying people, is it ......".

"Rabbits don't eat the grass on the edge of the nest, don't you think the behavior of the maritime merchants is a little similar to ours? Don't you understand this truth? Zhen Qian very patiently instructed Wang Tianxing and said: "The actions of maritime merchants in Yangzhou are not necessarily able to find any problems even if they dig three feet into the ground, but you have forgotten that these people have been doing business abroad for longer than staying in Yangzhou, since they regard Yangzhou as their lair, they will naturally not have any out-of-the-ordinary actions in Yangzhou, but it is completely different outside!" ”

Wang Tianxing still didn't quite understand the meaning of Zhen Qian's words, "Da Lang means that these people are robbers?" ”