Jimo County, Daolai Prefecture, Henan!

Jimo County is a small county near the sea, and it is also a small county that everyone knows. The reason why it can become famous is not because there are any big people in the county, but because of the wine, which was spread in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period...... Jimo old wine.

This wine is loved and praised for its long history, unique brewing process and typical local flavors. Du He also tried to drink a few sips after arriving in this Jimo for the first time, and found that the wine was clear and transparent, the wine aroma was rich, the taste was mellow, the taste was slightly bitter and the aftertaste was endless, it was very good, no wonder it could be passed down for thousands of years, and it lasted for a long time.

At this time, Du He was returning from hunting, wearing a piece of animal skin, carrying a hunting longbow on his back, holding an iron fork in his hand, and dressed in the standard clothes of a hunter. On his back there were five long feathered golden pheasants that were hunting and shivering in the wind, and a roe deer, which was more than 30 catties.

Coming to the civilian alley in the west of the city, Du He walked into a three-bedroom house. The house is very small, with only a small yard and a few rooms, with a flower garden on the left and a small vegetable patch on the right.

At this time, an old woman with white hair who was over seventy years old walked out next door, and saw Du He pulling the fence open, and called affectionately: "Yo, Xiang Wazi is back, come, come to grandma's place to eat, grandma has some leftovers here to eat casually, don't care!" ”

Du He smiled: "Grandma Wang, don't be polite, the harvest is good today, I will wash the golden chicken, and I will send you one later!" He smiled and pushed open the door and let out a long breath, in a month's time, he had integrated into his new environment and become a different person!

When he came to Jimo County, Du He found Du Fei's home according to the request of the deceased, but found that the building was empty.

After careful questioning, I understood all the reasons.

It turned out that the Du family was also a big family in the local area, but their parents died early, and the two brothers, one literate and one martial, depended on each other. Good martial arts are called Du Xiang, and good texts are called Du Fei. When he was fifteen years old, Du Xiang took a fancy to Yiren, left his hometown to learn art, and handed over his ancestral business to his younger brother Du Fei.

Du Fei has a good family, takes root in his hometown, marries a wife and has children, and his son is quite nourishing, but two years ago, Du Fei got a strange disease, in order to treat him, his wife consumed all the family wealth, and finally couldn't keep Du Fei and died of illness.

His wife was also dragged down by her husband's illness, exhausted, and in extremely poor health, and the mother and son could not even make ends meet, relying on the help of people in the village. This is not a long-term solution, so a few months ago, the mother and son went north to join their relatives.

Du He thought to himself: "It must be Du Xiang who learned about the situation at home through some channel, so he rushed back with the money in his hand." But don't want to have an accident on the road. He knew that the hearts of the people in the world were sinister, and he was worried that he had swallowed it privately. That's why he offered to give himself twenty silver cakes, hoping that he could fulfill his wish for him. ”

Thinking of this, Du He smiled coldly, this is really looking at people through the cracks in the door, and he looks down on people, but he can't be blamed for thinking so about the situation at that time.

In the face of this situation, Du He didn't know what to do, coming to Jimo was already a delay in the trip, did he have to go north to find someone, he immediately shook his head, but he also made up his mind, even if he had already received the silver, how to send it, as long as he asked where Mrs. Du Fei went, immediately use the post station to quickly repair the book Chang'an, and let Luo Tong deal with the matter.

He knocked on the door next door and asked about the whereabouts of the widow and orphan of the Du family.

It was the white-haired grandma Wang who came out, listening to Du He's inquiry about Du Fei and his wife, the dim eyes kept looking at him, glared at him for a while, and searched in his mind for a while before saying, "You are Xiang Wazi!" You're coming late! Feiwazi has already gone, and orphans and widows have also gone north to find relatives. Alas, it's not easy for that girl to take a little baby, and I don't know how it is now. ”

Du He gave Grandma Wang in front of him a scorching look and a tender appearance, although he was dressed up in about twenty, but compared to Du Xiang, the gap was too big!

He didn't know that Du Xiang was only fifteen years old when he left, how big could a fifteen-year-old be in ancient times? After more than ten years, who still recognizes him.

Du He originally planned to say that he was not Du Xiang, but after thinking about it, his heart moved, but he had a plan: he was missing an identity, an identity that did not make people suspicious, so it was better to be wrong and become this Du Xiang, or to have a legitimate identity in Jiangnan, so as not to let others doubt it.

So, he disguised himself as Du Xiang and settled in Jimo!

This is a full set of plays, Du He knows this truth very well, and now that he has become Du Xiang, he must understand his hometown, understand the Du family, and understand Du Xiang.

That Grandma Wang used to be the nurse of Du Xiang and Du Fei's father, and she had a very high status in the Du family, and she has always regarded Du Xiang and Du Fei as grandsons. Thanks to her proof, no one in the entire Jimo County now knows that he is a fake.

In the past half a month, Du He mingled with the upper and lower levels in Jimo County. The county is not big, and the neighbors are like a family, and the people in the county think that Du He is Du Xiang, who has been away from home for more than ten years, and is quite friendly to him, and soon learns everything he needs, and now even his accent has become the dialect of Jimo's generation.

That night, a merchant carrying a merchant with a merchant came into the place where Duhe now lived, and knocked on the door.

Du He welcomed the people in, and the people walked into the house, and the candlelight shone on his face, reflecting his face, which was Huangfu Haohua.

Huangfu Haohua has been lurking in Jiangnan for two months, and a few days ago, he received a summons from Du He and asked him to come to Jimo to find him and report the situation. When he saw Du He's current appearance, he was stunned, and only said in a half-loud voice: "Childe's disguise is really amazing." I don't even dare to recognize each other. ”

Du He was overjoyed when he heard this: "What you want is this effect, you don't dare to admit it, let alone others...... Okay, without further ado, remember that now my name is Du Xiang, you convey it, don't call it wrong when there are outsiders, how is the situation in Jiangnan? ”

Huangfu Haohuada said: "The brothers are all lurking in Jiangnan according to the instructions of the son, dressed up as various characters to secretly investigate the news. We are all newcomers, most of us have never been to Jiangnan, and we don't have a clue about the tasks given by the unfamiliar son, so far, we haven't found anything. However, we checked the information given by Childe, and it turned out that the eight silks were very precious. In the entire Jiangnan, only the Su family controls the source of goods, and only the clothing shops in the major cities sell it. Because the cost is very high, a finely handmade one almost costs two taels of silver cakes, which is not affordable for small households. According to our survey, only the clothing stores in Suzhou, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Mingzhou, and Fuzhou are in stock in the whole Jiangnan. ”

Du He nodded, calculating in his heart, it seems that if this wants to be investigated clearly, the only breakthrough is the Su family in Jiangnan, Li Shimin also let himself pay attention to the Su family, presumably he also thinks that the Su family is the only breakthrough in the information they have, and immediately said: "The Suzhou Su family is the only key, and it should be treated." Find a way to insert some people into the Su family, I want to know everything about the Su family. ”

Huangfu Haohua was ashamed and said: "It's difficult, I tried, but no." The Su family is very xenophobic, it shouldn't be that they are xenophobic, the Su family started with embroidery technology, and it is also embroidery technology that can have this family business, so they take this craft very seriously, for fear that others will learn it. All the maidservants must be from Jiangnan, and they must be innocent in their family affairs, so we foreigners don't want to enter the Su family to work. Only a few people let me arrange to work in the Su family's shop. ”

"So tight?" Du He frowned.

"Not an exaggeration at all!" Huangfu Haohua looked helpless, "I already want to break my head but I can't put a person in, I'm afraid of attracting attention, and I don't dare to force it too much." ”

"Not bad!" Du He nodded and praised: "You did the right thing, the Su family is a message, but it may not be the only breakthrough." Hanging from a tree can make people short-sighted and misguided. ”

Huangfu Haohua asked, "What is the high opinion of that son?" ”

Du He said confidently: "There is no breakthrough, we can find a breakthrough!" What is the purpose of Li Jiancheng's remnants, isn't it just a rebellion? What does it take to rebel? People are needed, money is needed! And how can we bring down money and people in a short period of time? He had the intention to develop the wisdom of Huangfu Haohua, but he didn't say it.

Huangfu Haohua's eyes lit up, and he suddenly woke up: "I understand, pull sponsorship!" They did not hesitate to take the risk of taking out the gold and silver left over by Li Jiancheng back then, obviously in need of money. But their plan was ruined by Gongzi, and if they wanted to get a huge amount of money for the uprising, they could only get the sponsorship and support of the local big businessmen! As long as we keep an eye on the big businessmen in the local area, there will naturally be some people with ill intentions who will automatically send them to the door. He said with a happy face: "Childe, I know how to do it!" Then he looked confused again, "As for how to get the people to support ...... This, Haohua is puzzled! ”

Du He reminded: "What kind of people say the most convincing, what kind of people climb up and shout, can respond to every call?" ”

Huangfu Haohua slapped his thigh and said in surprise: "Gongzi is really higher than the sky, and we have no clue about how to find so many flaws." ”

Du He said: "This is just common sense inference, they have been lurking in Jiangnan for more than ten years, since they have the intention to rebel, they will try their best to win the hearts of the people, or do good deeds to make people praise, or they are talented, literary and admirable, they will continue to show themselves, over time, he will be a highly respected existence in the local area, and his every move can affect thousands of people." There is a great possibility that one of these people is a monument deliberately erected by Li Jiancheng's remnants, and you should also pay attention! ”

Huangfu Haohua felt ashamed that he had not been able to arrange for people to enter the Su family, and he was eager to pat his chest and said: "Don't worry, Gongzi, Haohua will arrange it as soon as he returns to Jiangnan!" As for the Su family......"

Du He smiled: "I'll go south in a few days, and the Su family will hand it over to me!" ”

Huangfu Haohua smiled weirdly: "Actually, the Su family is not completely flawless, but we can't do anything!" Su Ziyun, the eldest lady of the Su family, the first beauty in Jiangnan, is a breakthrough! ”

(To be continued)