In ancient times, no matter which dynasty, no matter which larger city, the distribution of residents within the city walls was so distinct, the sunrise in the east, representing the noble, was the residential gathering area of the magnates, the buffer zone in the middle was the residence of the merchant magnate, and the west was the civilian area. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The north and south places are mostly important places for city defense and barracks, so they are often heard to be mainly based on the southern camp and the northern camp, and only under special circumstances, or in the case of geographical factors, will the heavy troops be deployed on the east and west sides.

The west-central area of Guangzhou City, the intersection of wealthy merchants and civilian residences, Ping'an Street, is far from the main city road of Guangzhou, but it is also very lively and is also a prosperous area.

Because of its proximity to the civilian area, few dignitaries and dignitaries on Ping'an Street came here, feeling that they had lost their status here, and were ashamed to be in the company of untouchables, but the merchants were not like this, they talked about mercenary, no matter whose money they earned.

Although the common people are poor, but the base is very large, and the daily firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar are even more indispensable, so Ping'an Street is mostly large grocery stores, and there are few large restaurants, tea shops, brothels and other places.

The sun is three poles, close to noon, under the scorching sun, there are few pedestrians on Ping'an Street, mostly some swarthy children playing back and forth, not caring about the sweat on their faces, just playing to their heart's content.

At this time, a person was fanning a fan in the back, wearing a hat, and the person in front was wearing a straw hat, dripping with sweat, pushing a cart of watermelons hard, it was Yang Lin and A Sheng, walking on Ping'an Street.

Yang Lin looked at Ah Sheng, who was sweating like rain, and the anger in his heart was gradually released, and he was very indignant at Zhai Dakun's master and servant's repeated provocations and unkeeping. The little punishment is not only to warn Ah Sheng to be obedient, but also to remind Zhai Dakun not to test his Yang Lin's bottom line again, and not to think that he Yang Lin doesn't know their small actions.

Then, Yang Lin followed Ah Sheng with the cart to the west, and came to an alley, not big or small, with small shops on both sides, all of which were super small, like the kind of stalls selling pasta, or tents selling tea, and so on.

Soon, Ah Sheng stopped, gasping for breath from exhaustion, leaning over, and kept wiping the Han on his face, and Yang Lin also stopped and stood still.

"Ah Sheng, why don't you leave? Isn't it impossible to push, no? ”

It seems that the ancients and modern people have a commonality, men can't hear the word "no", Ah Sheng straightened his waist suddenly, regardless of the sweat on his face, he still said in a gasping voice: "Young master, I'm fine, how can it not work!" The reason for the stop, but we are in the place. ”

After speaking, Ah Sheng pointed to one side, his expression was very relaxed, and finally he didn't need to push the cart anymore, and he could have a good rest.

Yang Lin smiled indifferently, then looked over, and saw a narrow doorway come into view, ordinary and unnoticeable, and pointed with a fan in some surprise: "Are you sure, we have arrived at the place?" ”

Although surprised, not surprised, after all, isn't his secret contact point just a plain, ordinary home?

"Well, yes, young master, this is the place, let's go, let's go in."

The moment he followed Ah Sheng in, Yang Lin felt that there were several lines of sight looking at this side, and suddenly knew in his heart that those were the people of the deaf and dumb hall, who were specially responsible for guarding the door of the hall, in case suspicious people approached, or the government attacked.

At the same time, he also said secretly, no wonder Ah Sheng was so relieved, he casually put a cart of melons in front of the door, not worrying about others stealing it.

Passing through the narrow small door, as soon as the two of them walked into the courtyard, a person dressed as an ordinary person greeted them, and just as they were about to speak, Ah Sheng took the lead in speaking: "Xiao Deng, there is a cart of watermelons at the door, bring a few brothers to move them in to quench everyone's thirst." ”

"Okay, Brother Sheng, I'll go now."

Yang Lin didn't care about Ah Sheng not introducing his identity, so why rush for a while? Along the way, Yang Lin has been evaluating Ah Sheng, and at this time, he is holding a wait-and-see attitude to see Ah Sheng's subsequent performance.

Contrary to Yang Lin's expectations, after the two entered the house, they did not go to a secret room or something like that, but pushed open the wall, and came to a large courtyard, where dozens of people were constantly busy, repairing the house to make it no longer so old, and Ah Sheng then introduced.

"Hall Master, the headquarters of our Deaf and Dumb Hall used to be in Guangzhou, but later due to its decline, it was unable to compete with other forces, so it withdrew from Guangzhou Mansion and took root in other places, this is the old headquarters before, where the hall is located."

"The old hall master considered that you are often in Guangzhou, so he asked people to reopen this place, as the general liaison office of the Deaf and Dumb Hall in charge of Guangzhou affairs, it is just the right place for you to take office, without losing your identity."

Although the houses are a little old and the courtyard is a little barren, in general, Yang Lin is quite satisfied. As if he had thought of something, he couldn't help but ask, "Ah Sheng, is there only one exit in this place?" ”

"No, hall master, there is also a main entrance, the doorway of this courtyard. Otherwise, there is no door, no people in and out, and after a long time, it is easy to attract attention and suspect this courtyard. ”

Yang Lin frowned slightly, not satisfied with this answer, and said in a deep voice: "Ah Sheng, as a former Heaven and Earth Hall entrance, specifically for the purpose of opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, don't you think that only these two doors are too dangerous?" Haven't you heard of the Three Holes of the Cunning Rabbit? ”

"What do you mean, hall master?"

"The meaning is very simple, let the brothers make three more doors in the other three directions, go out in one direction, and make the doors the same as the wall, it is difficult to be found, only the people on the top floor of our deaf and dumb hall know these three exits."

For Ah Sheng, who wants to have a good relationship with Yang Lin, he is public and private, and he knows the situation of the deaf and dumb hall, and he agrees with Yang Lin's proposal.

Whether it is other forces with bad intentions or government personnel, even if it comes suddenly, as long as there are those three gates, they can leisurely withdraw and retain little strength.

After thinking about all this, Ah Sheng hurriedly said: "Okay, hall master, I will arrange manpower and prepare to get three more doors, just in case." ”

"Don't worry, Ah Sheng, you take me around first and see this place."

"Well, yes, hall master, go this way!"

Then, Ah Sheng led Yang Lin to start walking around the entire courtyard, inspecting every place in detail, if it wasn't for Ah Sheng leading Yang Lin, the people in the courtyard would definitely think that Yang Lin was a spy mixed in, looking sneaky, and asked how many guards there were, where are they distributed? What is the arrangement of the dark whistle?

Although he did not doubt Yang Lin's motives, Ah Sheng was also annoyed by the questioning, and for the first time felt that Yang Lin's mouth was so broken and so annoying.

After the whole courtyard was turned, Ah Sheng took Yang Lin to the north house, a living room, which is also a completely decorated house, with a total of two floors, transparent up and down, surrounded by stairs, and I really want to look like a hotel.

In the main hall, a heavily written capitalized letter is pasted there, followed by a coffee table, two seats, and a row of chairs on each side, all of which are made of mahogany.

"Hall Master, you sit here and rest for a while, I will go and gather all the brothers to come and visit you, and get to know you first, they in the province have deviant behavior and improper behavior."

"Well, you go~"

Looking at Ah Sheng's figure, Yang Lin was very satisfied, seeing that the other party did not mean to hide his identity, and faintly flattered himself everywhere, he was no longer ready to make things difficult for Ah Sheng, and gave him a chance to follow him.

Sitting and sitting, feeling bored, Yang Lin began to climb the stairs and look around. (To be continued.) )