It is said that Duan Shiyuan went out for a while, and then sent some food, Chao brand fritter porridge. And then it never came again.

The monkey said to Zhu Qing while eating: "Sister, I think Brother Duan seems to have a tacit understanding with us, and he thinks of everything we think about for us." ”

Zhu Qing said: "I feel this way too. It seems that Brother Duan already knows what we do. But he doesn't ask, he doesn't ask anything. It's just that everything is arranged. ”

The monkey said, "This is a man who is very deep in the city. On the one hand, we have to thank him, and on the other hand, we have to be careful. ”

Zhu Qing said: "It's nothing more than a few possibilities. The first possibility is that he is a common man with a sense of justice by nature. The second possibility is that he is a spy of the devil. The third possibility is that he is a person from the bat net. ”

The monkey said, "Whoever he is, we must know it." Whether it is friend or foe, it is easy to test. ”

Zhuqing said: "I hope he is a good person." ”

The monkey said, "Let's eat something and get to work." ”

Zhu Qing said: "Shall we go to No. 8 Silao Lane, or shall we go to the East Asia Photo Studio?" ”

The monkey said, "We still go to No. 8 Silao Lane, we have been to Shucheng many times, but we have not been to that place yet." ”

Zhu Qing said: "According to the explanation of sweet potato Zhang Gong, it seems that it is still a public place. ”

The monkey said, "We don't have to guess this, we'll know when we go." Let's go and ask Brother Duan, where is Silao Lane. ”

Zhu Qing was stunned for a moment and said, "I know what Brother Monkey means." ”

The two took the used dishes and chopsticks, went back to the store through the secret passage, washed the dishes and chopsticks in the well, put them back in the kitchen, and then walked into the store. Duan Shiyuan had just sent off a guest, turned around and saw the monkey and Zhuqing, and said with a smile: "Have you eaten well?" ”

The monkey said, "Thank you, big brother, we have eaten well." ”

Zhu Qing said: "Big brother, we want to put our business aside for the time being and go to have fun, where do you see the fun?" ”

Duan Shiyuan said: "There is nothing interesting in Shucheng, you can go to the City God Temple." ”

The monkey said, "We want to go to Silao Alley to see, how to get there?" ”

"Four Old Alleys?" Duan Shiyuan seemed to be taken aback, but then said lightly, that is the Lu family's garden, you can also go and see it. It was at the west end of the city, five miles away. Walk out of this shop and go less than half a mile to the south, turn right and walk west, and ask over there. ”

Zhuqing said, "I still have to go back and get something." ”

The monkey said, "I'll go back with you." ”

The two returned to the small courtyard from the dark passage. He took out his disguise and disguised himself as two young students. I walked out of the small courtyard from the door behind the osmanthus tree, and found myself in a narrow alley.

The monkey said, "Sister Zhuqing, pay attention to the way, otherwise you won't be able to find it back." ”

Zhuqing said, "It's okay, I remember." ”

The alley was less than three feet wide, zigzag, winding around the residential area, and it took a long time to walk into a relatively wide alley, and then half a mile forward before reaching the street.

The monkey said, "No wonder Brother Duan said that the devils didn't find that small courtyard." I can't find my way back now, anyway. ”

Zhuqing said: "It's okay, I remember the road." ”

The monkey said, "How else can I say that I can't do without you?" Without you, I would have to get lost. "The monkey pretended to be stupid. Zhu Qing couldn't help but laugh "poof".

Silao Lane actually has no alley and is an open public place. This is the garden of the Lu family. The Lu family was once the most prominent family in the history of Shucheng. His ancestor was the fourth official and served as the governor of Jiangxi.

Later, the Lu family declined. Since the Republic of China, Lujia Garden has been used as a leisure place for residents.

The garden covers an area of more than 100 acres, with a compact structure, a harmonious layout and an elegant environment. There is a circular lotus pond, there is a small road bend, a lotus pond is separated into the shape of a Taiji diagram, there are two arch bridges on the path, there is a pavilion at the fish eye of the Taiji diagram, and there is a path to access.

There are rockeries on the south side of the lotus pond. To the south of the rockery is a small square, the size of one acre. Further south is an octagonal pavilion, and there are many paths around the square. Even though it is winter, the garden is still green with pines and cypresses.

There are double benches scattered throughout the garden. The monkey and the bamboo green wandered around and counted them, and there were eight benches in total. Each chair is numbered with white paint. The benches on the south side of the rockery are numbered eight.

This is what Zhang Gong said about the No. 8 bench? When Song Daguang was dying, he said: "Four old alleys...... The number eight ......" also refers to this bench?

Monkey and Zhuqing pretend to be two men and women in love and talk in a low voice in the gazebo.

Zhang Gong said that he was on a bench to deliver information to the pumpkin. Pumpkin is always reading with a newspaper in hand. And Pumpkin doesn't seem to be alone, sometimes a young man, sometimes an old man, sometimes a middle-aged man.

Is Pumpkin coming today?

The weather is cold and there are not many tourists. But there are still visitors in the garden. A middle-aged man walked outside the pavilion, and Zhu Qing whispered, "Brother Monkey, this person knows martial arts." ”

The monkey said, "I've noticed it too." Let's take a look, there are several such people. ”

The two of them walked out of the pavilion and walked around the garden for a while, and Zhu Qing said, "There are at least ten people here who know martial arts. And they are all first-class masters. ”

The monkey said, "That's not normal. Ten martial arts masters pretend to be tourists to wander around here, there must be a purpose. ”

Zhu Qing said: "Let's see if these people are devils." ”

The monkey said, "I have a way, you come." ”

At this time, a tourist dressed as a martial artist was walking this way. The monkey said something to Zhuqing, who suddenly laughed, and then clenched his fists to hit the monkey.

The monkey ran away, and while running, he looked back at Zhuqing, who was blushing and chasing, and generally slapped the monkey. The monkey ran sideways, not looking ahead, and crashed headfirst into the fake tourist.

When the monkey saw that it had hit someone, he hurriedly bowed: "I'm sorry!" ”

The man seemed very annoyed, and a low curse came out between his teeth: "Eight grids! "But the monkey had heard it clearly.

As soon as Zhu Qing saw that the monkey had hit someone, he no longer made trouble, and also came over and bowed: "I'm sorry." ”

When the man saw Zhuqing, a smile appeared on his face: "Yo Xi! ”

As soon as the monkey pulled the bamboo, the two ran away.

The monkey said, "These guys are all Japanese. ”

Zhu Qing said: "What are they doing here? ”

The monkey said, "It should have something to do with bench eight." You see, here it is. ”

A middle-aged man in a dress sat down on bench No. 8 and took out a newspaper to read.

Zhuqing said: "Could this person be a pumpkin?" ”

The monkey said, "I'll try it." ”

When the two came to a secluded place, and seeing that there was no one around, the monkey quickly wiped his face and put his coat back on. It became a middle-aged clerk.

The monkey said, "Sister." You're waiting for me here, ready to cover me. Don't reveal your identity until you have to. ”

Zhu Qing said: "Brother Monkey, be careful. ”

The monkey nodded, and walked out, and walked around the square for a while, only to see that the devils who pretended to be tourists were all around, forming an encirclement around the benches.

The monkey pretended to have nothing to do and walked towards bench eight.