After hearing this, Ji Yan hurriedly asked again: "Where did they go to find this Qi Nan Xiangmu?" ”

Sun Dayong said with a smile: "In the north, I heard them say that this thing seems to be in a few mountains in the north, and this local lives in the mountains, and they followed them all the way to the city, just to get the promised guide money back." ”

Ji Yan then consulted the two of them: "You say, how about letting this local come and guide us to the north as a guide?" ”

He has just led the team to set off now, so he is still a little uncertain about what happened, so he wants to be more "democratic" and listen to the opinions of the old rivers and lakes.

Sun Dayong only groaned silently, as if he was thinking.

Mei Yuning said directly: "I think it's okay, as long as we make up for the money and then negotiate the price with him, it should be okay." ”

Sun Dayong saw that Mei Yuning had finished speaking, smashed his mouth and said: "If you don't do this first, let's split into two ways, and people along the way will talk to him first to see his wishes." Along the way, we also have to ask the four Ming Dynasty people, is this local guide reliable? Don't be a fake. ”

He is the oldest, and he is old, so he will not jump to conclusions easily, unlike Ji Yan and Mei Yuning, two young people, who are frizzy and can't hold their breath.

After listening to Ji Yan, he felt that he was thoughtful and very good, so he asked Lao Sun to ask the local old man, and he and Mei Yuning went to ask the four Ming Dynasty people.

The three of them discussed it again, summed it up, unified their voices, and then went out of Ji Yan's guest room together and went downstairs.

At this moment, the downstairs is shouting again, and it is still the local old man, holding the leader of the Ming Dynasty to collect debts.

This is the embarrassment of the traditional neighborhood committee adjustment, when there is a contradiction, someone comes to adjust, although it seems that there is no trouble, but often the contradiction is only temporarily covered up.

After all, this mediation can only alleviate the contradictions and live in the mud.

The contradiction has not really been resolved, and sooner or later it will erupt again.

Ji Yan and Mei Yuning separated the two people who were pulling together, and Sun Dayong pulled the local old man to another corner of the hall.

Ji Yan arched his hand towards the Ming Dynasty man who took the lead and said: "This friend, we are also the people of the Ming Dynasty, Zhejiang people, and we plan to go to the north of Zhancheng, I heard that Your Excellency and the four of you came back from the north just now, I don't know what the current situation is over there?" ”

The Ming Dynasty was a little surprised and said, "What are you going to the north for?" ”

Mei Yuning replied: "We went to the north to look for ebony, this ebony of the city is very precious, it is a good thing to ward off obscurity and evil spirits, and it is very good to make Buddha statues, talisman pendants and so on." ”

At this time, the store had already served food to the four of them, and the Ming Dynasty people nodded while eating: "Well, there are a lot of treasures in the city of Zhancheng, and the ebony is really good, and I also have an ebony pendant myself. ”

Mei Yuning smiled and said: "People say that the family has an ebony half, which is better than a box of treasures, and we are also digging for the owner of the family, and our owner is a famous Buddhist shrine and Buddha statue merchant in Jiangsu and Zhejiang." ”

The Ming Dynasty seemed to believe it, so he said: "I advise you to go back to your home directly, and tell your host, don't think about it recently." ”

Ji Yan hurriedly said: "Why? ”

The Ming Dynasty frowned and said, "You don't inquire about the situation when you go out?" Don't you know that the country of Jiaozhi and the state of Champa are at war? ”

Ji Yan groaned slightly: "We know this, but we heard that after my Ming fleet arrives, this battle should not be able to be fought?" ”

The four Ming Dynasty people estimated that they had just returned to the city from the wilderness, and they didn't know that Zheng He's fleet had arrived.

When they heard what Ji Yan said, they all turned their faces and looked at Ji Yan together, or the leader of the four people said suspiciously: "Da Ming's fleet? ”

Ji Yan explained to them that Zheng He had led hundreds of ships to arrive in Zhancheng in the past two days.

After listening to Ji Yan, the eyes of the four people, who were already cloudy, immediately lit up, no wonder when people say that when they say the word sharp, it can make people forget all hunger, thirst, fatigue, sadness, and pain.

However, one of them was probably too excited, and the wound on his leg seemed to have recurred, and he couldn't help but moan again.

Mei Yuning said: "I don't think this brother is lightly injured, the climate of this Zhancheng country is humid and hot, and I still have to wait for the leg injury to be completely healed before I can get back on the road." ”

This sentence reminded the other party, and the leader of the four-person Ming Dynasty team said: "Thank you for your concern, my brother really has to cultivate for a while......"

After speaking, he turned his head to Ji Yan and said, "If what you said is true, then maybe you can indeed go north again." ”

Ji Yan said: "Is this guide you are looking for reliable?" ”

The leader frowned and said, "Actually, it's still reliable, it's not the first time we've come here to dig Qi Nan fragrant wood, and we've been looking for him every time before." ”

Ji Yan was surprised: "Then why is there such a fuss today?" ”

The leader sighed and said: "Alas, this old man is actually a Han Chinese, but his ancestors fled here at the end of the Song Dynasty, and after so many years, he is no different from the locals, and his family lives in the mountains north of Zhancheng, just to pick some treasures in the mountains for a living." ”

Ji Yan and Mei Yuning both listened with bated breath, only to hear the leader continue: "He has a daughter, and the father and daughter depend on each other, but this time it was not smooth to accompany us to find Qi Nanxiang, and we met a war in the north, so we came back, and the way back was in a hurry, and my brother also broke his leg, but he returned home and found that his home was gone, and his daughter was also taken captive." ”

The leader continued: "But we have been cooperating with him for several years, and we still gave the money that should be given this time, but he wants to advance the money for the next few times, and we haven't made any money this time, and I don't know when this battle will be fought, how can we advance his money." ”

After asking everything that should be asked, Ji Yan and Mei Yuning said that they would not bother anymore and stepped aside.

After a while, Sun Dayong also finished chatting with the old man, and the three of them quickly returned to the second floor for a small meeting.

I only heard Sun Dayong say: "This old man's surname is Chen ......" He repeated it again, he is a descendant of the Han people, and his daughter was taken away, which is consistent with the statement of the Ming Dynasty.

As for asking for money, the main reason is that this old man Chen wants to take the money and ask someone from the government to help him find his daughter, otherwise this army is in chaos, how can anyone find his daughter for him.

The three of them summed up again, and Ji Yan decided to accompany this old man Chen to the north first, and when he arrived near the old man's house, he would see the situation.

Mei Yuning didn't say a word, and agreed directly.

Although Sun Dayong hesitated slightly, he looked at Ji Yan and Mei Yuning's expressions, and knew that this matter was already done, so he agreed.

The three of them discussed it like this, and Sun Dayong went to tell the old man that he would let Chen Laohan set off for the north with Ji Yan and others early tomorrow morning, and they were willing to give him enough money to ask the government to find his daughter.

After hearing this, Chen Laohan was full of tears, which made Sun Dayong, the old Jianghu, also a little moved.

That night, Ji Yan and Mei Yuning still went back to their own room to sleep, and Sun Dayong and that old man Chen slept in the same room, only waiting for the dawn of the next day to go north together.

The next day, as soon as it was dawn, the four of them packed their bags together, settled the bill, and left the inn.

Ji Yan, Mei Yuning, and Sun Dayong all wore a wide bamboo hat, which was very important here.

The climate here is changeable, sometimes it rains, sometimes it is sunny, and it can change back and forth several times a day, so this hat is useful, when it rains, it is to keep out the rain, and when it is sunny.

There are also straw sandals tied with soft bamboo, the water here is high and mountainous, and it is very convenient to climb the mountain and wade in the local bamboo shoes, and it is not slippery.

In the capital of the Champa state, the architectural style is very similar to that of China, except for the extensive use of wood and bamboo, there is not much difference.

However, as soon as you leave the city, the scenery along the way is immediately different.

First of all, there are all kinds of tropical plants, not to mention what coconut bananas can be eaten, as well as various plantain ferns, which are still very different from the mainland of the Ming Dynasty.

Ji Yan was very excited, and while walking, he also looked at the color and picked a few bananas to eat.

Although this banana is not big, it is very fragrant to eat, after all, it is a pure natural banana without pesticides.

The most important thing is that Ji Yan has eaten these tropical fruits for the first time since he returned to the Ming Dynasty.