Along the Lu Canal, just three days to Qufu, Zhao Jiu perennial running rivers and lakes three ways and nine streams have to understand, the rivers and lakes are more easy to come, this road is not lonely.

Entering the realm of Qufu, Zhao Jiu looked at the rolling canal and said: "Qufu, don't look at this place is not big, but it is the heart of the canal. ”

Chu Haoyu knew this history, nodded naturally, and said: "I heard that Huo Jiaxian is not only a good rudder, but also an expert in water control, building dams to intercept water, digging rivers to divert water, and surveying springs to replenish water, which led to the prosperity of the Lu Canal." ”

Seeing that Chu Haoyu actually praised the enemy, a different color flashed in Zhao Jiu's eyes, but he smiled and said: "Sun Gongzi is really very human, unlike the old brother, a layman." Huo Jiaxian is known as a murderer, but in Qufu is a figure worshiped by thousands of families, so that many people think that the treasure of the Cao Gang is in Qufu, especially the Nanwang Gate built by Huo Jiaxian, I don't know how many times it has been turned over. ”

Glancing at Zhao Jiu, Chu Haoyu opened his mouth and asked, "Listen to what the elder brother means, is it not in Nanwangzha?" ”

Zhao Jiu shook his head and said, "Who knows? The Huo family first started from Weishan Lake, because Nanwangzha is famous in the world, therefore, these two places are most likely to be hidden treasures, but in the past 30 years, everyone has searched Nanwangzha and Weishan Lake and failed to find clues, and now, they are all focusing on the Dragon King Order. ”

Nodding, Chu Haoyu asked, "Mo Fan Dragon King Ling is in Qufu?" ”

Zhao Jiu nodded heavily, opened his mouth and said: "Brother just said that the Huo family is a figure of the Buddha in Qufu, and many families still have his tablet, that is, the first emperor pacified the Cao Gang, in order to appease the people of Qufu and Jining, and also held a water burial for the Huo family, and the 24th of last month was the 30th anniversary of Huo Jiaxian's sacrifice. ”

"Thirty years." muttered to himself, but Chu Haoyu asked with a smile: "Could it be that there are any characters on the sacrifice day?" ”

Haha laughed, Zhao Jiu opened his mouth and said: "Brother Sun is really thorough, someone found Huo Jiaxian's loyal servant by the river, Huo Hai." At that time, Huo Jiaxian had four loyal servants around him, known as the river, the river, the lake, and the sea, which also represented Huo Jiaxian's ambition. These four people are also first-class masters, each with extraordinary careers, among which Huo Jiang has long been killed in battle, Huo He and Huo Hu died under the Chu army, and only Huo Hai is nowhere to be found. Originally, they thought that Huo Hai would be buried first for the Huo family, but they didn't expect to be incognito in Qufu. ”

Hearing this, although Chu Haoyu didn't make a sound, he felt a burst of emotion in his heart. Thirty years is enough to change a person's appearance and bearing, but someone actually recognized Huo Hai, who is also a close confidant of Huo Jiaxian, and is familiar with Huo Hai, but time has made them enemies, and the world makes people more than this.

At this moment, Zhao Jiu continued: "Huo Hai is the smallest, but his martial arts are the highest, and now after thirty years of hard work, his martial arts are unfathomable, so no one dares to approach, and then he carefully investigated Qufu little by little, and finally found Huo Hai, but because of this, the news was leaked. ”

Suddenly, Chu Haoyu suddenly flashed a light, but it was already dissipated. The Chu family's eagle guard monitors the world, but how can there be no news about such a big matter as the Dragon King Order? Strange in his heart, Chu Haoyu's expression did not change in the slightest, and said: "Brother Zhao is a good method, he actually probed so clearly, junior brother admires!" ”

Haha laughed, Zhao Jiu said disapprerovitically: "Brother, I am also well-informed, and the others are not worth mentioning, and they can't be compared with Brother Sun." By the way, I almost forgot about business, it was all our brothers who talked about it, forgot, forgot. As he spoke, Zhao Jiu actually took out a few small bottles from his arms and began to change his appearance, not avoiding Chu Haoyu's face at all, and said at the same time: "Brother Sun, our master and servant are here to do jade trading, from Ya Yuxuan, a century-old store in the capital, you are the master, and the elder brother is the servant." ”

I don't know what kind of medicine powder Zhao Jiu is, and when he applied it to his face with water, his face immediately turned yellow. He smeared his neck and palms, and between the palms of Zhao Jiu's waves, the two big gold teeth on his mouth disappeared immediately, and then said with a smile: "Young Master, how is it?" ”

The last sentence is an authentic Beijing film, even Chu Haoyu can't hear the difference, and Chu Haoyu is extremely curious.

Seeming to see Chu Haoyu's curiosity, Zhao Jiu smiled and said, "The rivers and lakes are small, let Brother Sun laugh." ”

At this moment, Zhao Jiu's face was slightly yellow, with a thin face, and some cold eyes, giving people a solemn feeling, which was completely different from the breath just now. Looking at Zhao Jiu, Chu Haoyu nodded and said, "Brother has good means, I don't dare to recognize each other, it's just that I don't know if what my brother saw just now is your true face Brother Zhao?" ”

Zhao Jiu was stunned for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "Zhao Jiu, I have been in the rivers and lakes for most of my life, and this is the first time I have performed the disguise technique in front of people, but I didn't expect to be so praised by my son." Speaking of this, he shook his head, Zhao Jiu's tone changed, and said: "The gold lord behind Ya Yuxuan has the same surname as Brother Sun, and you still call yourself Sun Qicheng, Brother Zhao Fu is the second shopkeeper of Ya Yuxuan, and he went to Nanyang to purchase a batch of jade. ”

Qufu is a Confucian holy land, so it makes sense, and there is really a Yayuxuan in the capital, but Zhao Jiu chose Yayuxuan, and wanted to come to this trip related to jade.

As Chu Haoyu expected, Zhao Jiu continued: "Brother Sun was born in a family, he must be proficient in jade, the purpose of our trip is to wash the jade Zhai, Huo Hai is stealth to the Jade Zhai. ”

Nodding, Chu Haoyu opened his mouth and said: "It seems that Brother Sun has arranged everything, but as you said, Brother Sun, Huo Hai's martial arts are not bad, and thirty years of penance are unfathomable, although the younger brother has some martial arts, how can he compare with an old monster like them?" ”

Haha laughed, Zhao Jiu immediately said: "What Brother Sun said is very true, but the elder brother has no other skills, and he knows a lot about the left and right ways of the side. As he spoke, Zhao Jiu took out a delicate porcelain bottle from his arms and said, "Brother Sun, this is rotten bones and soft tendons, don't look at such a big bottle, it is worth 100 gold." This is the antidote, Brother Sun must take it. ”

Taking a dark cyan pill handed over by Zhao Jiu, Chu Haoyu directly took it into his arms and said, "Since Brother Zhao has thought it through, the junior brother will obey all orders." ”

Zhao Jiu laughed again and said, "Since Brother Sun believes in my Old Zhao so much, I will only wait for the Dragon King Order to be handed over to Brother Sun for safekeeping." ”

When they got ashore, the two went their separate ways, Chu Haoyu went to the Confucian Mansion to worship, and Zhao Jiu disappeared into the streets. Before he knew it, it was already twilight, and when he came out of the Confucian Mansion, Chu Haoyu saw Zhao Jiu at a glance, wearing a cyan robe, his face was solemn, and he looked like a housekeeper no matter how he looked. Zhao Jiu's side was followed by a young man of one or twenty years old, and his appearance was also shrewd.

Zhao Jiu naturally saw Chu Haoyu in a white Confucian robe, and immediately greeted him and said, "Young Master." ”

Nodding his head to say hello, Chu Haoyu looked at the gray-clothed young man and asked, "This is?" ”

In Chu Haoyu's elongated voice, Zhao Jiu immediately replied: "Young Master, this is the second child of Qufu Shuyuzhai. Shuyuzhai is also a decades-old shop, there are some names in Qufu, just from the west into the batch of goods, I want to ask the young master to take a look. ”

With a soft sound, Chu Haoyu opened his mouth and said, "Old housekeeper, you have said so, I think I have already seen it, how about it?" ”

Zhao Jiu said with a lot of money: "There are seeds." ”

Suddenly, Chu Haoyu showed an interesting look and said, "That boy really wants to take a look and lead the way." ”

Seeing Chu Haoyu raise his footsteps, the gray-clothed young man was overjoyed and said, "Son, please come here, the little one has already prepared the carriage." ”

It didn't take long for the three of them to rush to Shuyuzhai, and the old man in brocade clothes greeted him. The old man is not tall and slightly fat, and his round head always seems to have a smile, but his slender eyes are shining with a fine light.

Looking at Chu Haoyu, the shopkeeper Dong said with a smile: "When I saw the son, the old man knew what is as gentle as jade, and he deserved to grow up in the jade pile, is the old shopkeeper good?" ”

With a faint smile, Chu Haoyu opened his mouth and said: "There is a shopkeeper who is worried, my father is still in good health, but he is old and has Sun Rongyi all day long, and he rarely asks about business again." ”

The fat shopkeeper laughed again and said, "If the old man has a junior like Gongzi, he will be happy." Please, please! ”

Welcoming Chu Haoyu into the backyard, Shopkeeper Dong personally poured a cup of tea for Chu Haoyu, and then said with a smile: "I heard Brother Zhao say, Son, is this going to Nanyang?" ”

Picking up the teacup and smelling the faint fragrance, Chu Haoyu praised the good tea before opening his mouth and said: "The shopkeeper Dong also knows that the country and the people have been safe and secure over the years, and the market is getting better and better. It's just that the little nephew is young after all, and his father specially arranged for Steward Zhao to accompany him. ”

The smile on the face of the shopkeeper Dong never seemed to break, and he immediately smiled: "Sun Gongzi said that he was laughing, just looking at the jade pendant on the son's waist, he knew that the son was not good." After a pause at this, the shopkeeper Dong changed his tone and said: "It's just that this is Qufu after all, a small place, and it can't be compared with the capital!" ”

Following the tone of the shopkeeper Dong, Chu Haoyu chuckled and said, "I heard the housekeeper say that the shopkeeper Dong just entered the batch of goods from the west?" ”

The shopkeeper Dong nodded like a chicken pecking rice, and said: "Dissatisfied with Sun Gongzi, the old man specially went to Anxi and bought a batch of good materials, and there are a few pieces of seed material that are not much more than Gongzi's, but Qufu is really too small." With a wry laugh, the shopkeeper Dong had already stood up and said, "Son, you wait a while, and the old man will take it for you to see." ”

When the shopkeeper Dong disappeared, Chu Haoyu couldn't help but glance at Zhao Jiu. Zhao Jiu stood behind him, looking at his nose and nose, his nose and his heart, as if he couldn't move anything, and that Zhao Jiu was really 108,000 miles away. Seeing this, Chu Haoyu couldn't help but smile, picked up the tea and tasted it slowly.

Soon, the shopkeeper Dong trotted all the way back, and even gasped for air in his mouth. After stabilizing his body, the shopkeeper Dong smiled and said: "Old, old, let Sun Gongzi you see and laugh." Sun Gongzi, you can take a look first. As he spoke, the fat shopkeeper placed three boxes on the coffee table.

The box is simple, the carving is also extraordinary, I want to come from the hands of a famous artist, especially this box, it is actually golden silk nanmu, Chu Haoyu couldn't help but smile when he saw it, and said: "The shopkeeper has a heart." ”

At the end of the words, the smile on Chu Haoyu's face had already dissipated, and he carefully picked up the jade pendant and watched it, and seeing Chu Haoyu's demeanor, the shopkeeper Dong looked at Chu Haoyu with some expectation.

The jade pendant is not big oval, but it is crystal white, delicate and moisturizing with almost no flaws, at first glance it is the finest mutton fat jade, and there is a big-bellied Maitreya Buddha carved on it, and the smile is very gratifying. The moment he saw the jade pendant, a smile appeared on Chu Haoyu's face, this time it was not to confuse others, but to really like it, thinking about giving this jade pendant to the queen mother.

After carefully looking at the three pieces of jade, Chu Haoyu nodded and said: "They are all the best mutton fat jade, and the carving is also extraordinary, but the little nephew doesn't understand, why does the shopkeeper Dong want to make a move?" At the end of the words, Chu Haoyu turned his head and stared straight at the shopkeeper Dong.