[The book continues from the above, and the last book said that Miaotian found a stronghold hiding from the Immortal Dao, collected the human skin book, and rotated it to see the contents of the book, and it became a Suolong that only people can understand. At the same time, in the teahouse on the edge of the pond, a sturdy sailor on the ship was talking with great interest about the green light he had seen on the Dianchi Lake last night. The more the sailor who knew about it became happier, he excitedly told the many observers around him the legend of a water demon in Dianchi Lake. But it's three points true and seven points false, and most people just listen to it and are skeptical. Among the many observers, there was also the tent man Sha Weng, the leader of the Ma Gang. 】

The mast outside the teahouse is full of seal ponds; Under the warm autumn wind, all kinds of boats, such as large and small caravan boats, double single-color boats and small pulling boats, come and go on the river, leaving one after another broken water marks, and the waves that continue to surge towards the left and right banks, constantly hitting the smooth stones on the bank of the Zhangtang River, scattering into silver flowers.

Those ships of all kinds were loaded with grain, stones, vegetables, meat and daily groceries brought from Chenggong Jincheng along the coast of Dianchi Lake, as well as Kunyang Haikou and Baiyukou. As well as tin pots, antimony pots and earthen pots and clay pots and clay pots transported from central Yunnan and western Yunnan, and southern Yunnan and southeast Yunnan, the purple pottery and white porcelain of Jianshui, the knife and tobacco tea of the Red River, as well as the dried vegetables of brown sugar and the wood fragrance of Panax notoginseng, the star anise grass fruit of Jinping and the brine curd of Yuxi, the Tubu of Hexi and the scallion of Kaiyuan, the Yuba of Shiping and the milk fan of Dali, the cordyceps sinensis and the walnut of Yangbi in Zhongdian, the jade from Tengchong and the leather goods of Lijiang and other mountain goods and native products, sailed into the Zhangtang Wharf. As soon as they docked, the coolies on the dock rushed over, rushed up and began to scramble to help the boatman unload the cargo. Just to be able to move more and earn a little more wage.

The shops and warehouses on the shore, and the tea shops between the tooth shop and the horse shop, are also very lively.

As the black-faced man said the water demon, the surrounding onlookers exclaimed. The eyes that burst out of surprise and went straight to the black-faced man also opened wider and wider.

On closer inspection, it is not difficult to find that most people linger in the surprised gaze in their eyes, with a faint sense of fear.

In the originally lively teahouse, it fell into silence with the silence of everyone.

These people were all boatmen or sailors who often sailed on the Dianchi Lake. Almost every day, they have to go back and forth on the vast Dianchi Lake, if there is really any so-called water demon, they have no reason not to be stunned.

The devil knows if this so-called water demon will be in a bad mood and rush out of the lake and rush towards their boat, and what will happen after that, no one present knows.

"What water monster? None of us have heard of it! One of the observers was skeptical, but after a long silence, he boldly defended himself loudly: "I'm afraid you made it all up yourself." ”。

The fear in his heart forced him to use loud justifications to embolden himself.

The black-faced man who lifted the teacup heard someone refute him again, and he was very unconvinced, and he didn't even have time to take a sip of tea, so he immediately defended with confidence: "What is it nonsense? My men were so scared that they were still shivering, that's the truth. Moreover, don't you know the ancient rumors of Dianchi Lake? ”。

"What legend?" The suspicion of others was once again replaced by interest, and Qi Qi stared at the black-faced man and asked in unison.

"Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a water horse floating out of Dianchi Lake, commonly known as Dianchi Horse, I heard that it can travel 500 miles a day, this is not a monster and what is it? Whose horse can travel 500 miles in a day and still live in the water? The black-faced man took a sip of tea and continued to speak with great interest: "The ghost knows if the ancient Dianchi foal has left offspring in the water. If there is, maybe this monster was what my men saw last night. ”。

After speaking, the black-faced man snorted lightly, and inadvertently looked around at the people, and convincing gradually appeared on his faces, and a look of pride flashed from the bottom of his eyes.

"The legend you mentioned comes from the "Huayang National Chronicles" written by Chang Xuan of the Jin Dynasty." After another short silence, a powerful and loud voice sounded in the crowd: "It is recorded in the book that in the second year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he rebelled and sent the general Guo to seek peace. There is also a record, the elders rumored that there are divine horses in Dianchi Lake, or Jiaoyan, that is, the birth of a horse, commonly known as 'Dianchi Horse', five hundred miles a day. To the time of Emperor Zhang, there are four divine horses, out of the Dianchi River records. To put it bluntly, the mythical Maxima is just a monster. ”。

The person who said this slowly uttered a large passage of classical Chinese as it was.

When everyone heard this, they immediately fled curiously, and saw an old man with gray hair, but not hunched over, and the whole person was full of energy and red face.

His wrinkled face, with reading glasses with thick lenses, added a bit of elegance and bookishness to the old man. At first glance, he looks like an old lady teaching in a school.

A few sharp-eyed people immediately recognized this old man as Qi Gao's tent man Sha Weng.

One of the reasons why Qi Gao's horse gang is strong is that Qi Gao and his wife treat people well. Thinking that winter was about to begin, Sha Weng was sent by Mrs. Qi to Zhangtang Wharf to buy a large number of homespun cloth woven from cotton to make warm clothes for the members of the caravan. But Sha Weng walked around the dock, but did not pick up a good and cheap homespun cloth, and was tired and thirsty again, so he took his men to the tea shop to rest and rest. When I came to the tea shop, I saw the boatmen gathered together, listening to the so-called strange news, and Sha Weng simply came over to listen.

Instead, Shaon, who eats in the caravan, is as proficient in the knowledge of all kinds of horses as the members of the caravan, from breed recognition to the distinction between advantages and disadvantages, to the common sense of raising horses, etc., he knows very well. What's more, in those years, those who could be Mr. Bookkeeper were all knowledgeable.

When he heard the black-faced man slandering Dianchi Ju as a monster, he finally couldn't help but speak. And his words immediately made the other observers focus their attention on him.

"So your people may have really seen a green glow with a fierce light, floating on the surface of the lake. It could also be something like an old turtle, but it could never be a Dianchi horse. After saying that, Sha Weng turned around without saying a word, and walked slowly towards the outside of the tea shop with his men.

Sha Weng has always listened to this kind of rumors in the market, and never takes it seriously.

After walking out of the teahouse, Sha Weng walked around the shops around the Zhangtang Wharf, and finally bought a good and cheap homespun cloth, handed it to his subordinates to hold, and walked back with them.

After the small west gate, walk to the edge of the green lake of Jiulong Pond, and go along the lake towards the Qi Mansion on the edge of the Xima River.

The green lake under the high sky and light clouds is clear and turquoise, as quiet as a mirror. The autumn breeze blows across the Xima River, and there are golden waves on the river surface that rise with the wind, rippling the roads.

After Sha Weng entered the door of the Qi Mansion, he asked his subordinates to put the homespun cloth into the warehouse, and then strode towards the main hall; He was going to report to Mrs. Qi how much money he spent on buying cloth and so on.

When he reached the main hall with its delicate windows and carved lattice doors, Sha Weng heard the voice of Mrs. Qi in the room, and it sounded from the room not far away: "Are you telling the truth?" Did you really see Young Master Mu and Mrs. Mu come back? There was a little joy in his tone.

When Sha Weng, who was standing outside the door, heard this, he saw Mrs. Qi talking to the maid who was standing beside her, with her hands bowed and her head bowed. When Shaon saw it, he had to wait outside the door.

The furnishings in the dusty room are still simple, and in front of the shrine in the middle of the depths, a golden boy is enshrined, which has the same appearance as the golden body of the previous ghost. Of course, this golden little boy statue is also from that person, but there is no little ghost in it, no blood is needed, and there is no harm to the Qi family.

This is Mu Qingming, before he solved the Immortal Dao, he had asked the Daoist to help cure it. And after solving the Immortal Dao, he asked Miaotian to send this golden man to the Qi Mansion. Although it can't make the Qi family's fortune soar, but with the blessing of fortune tricks, it can still make the Qi family's fortune flow for a long time.

"Yes, when I went to buy needlework and thread, I saw them get off the boat from the Yunjin pier." Immediately afterward, the well-behaved maid nodded and whispered back.

Mrs. Qi then stood up, and in a blink of an eye, she saw Sha Weng standing outside the door, and said to Sha Weng: "Sha Weng, you have come just in time; Accompany me to the courtyard of the Mu family. ”。

With that, he took the maid out of the house and stood beside Sha Weng outside the door.

Sha Weng was a little puzzled, and looked at Mrs. Qi with a slightly confused gaze: "What are you doing in the Mu family's courtyard?" ”。

"Before the master left home, he explained that since Rong Baozhai is gone, and Young Master Mu has lost his job because of this, it is better to hire him to work at home, which can be regarded as our reward for him." Mrs. Qi replied.

Mrs. Qi had also visited her in person before, but after learning that Mu Qingming had gone home, the matter was put on hold for the first time.

Sha Weng answered, followed Mrs. Qi forward, called a roadside rickshaw after leaving the house, let Mrs. Qi sit on it and headed in the direction of Sha La Lane.

Is it true that the green light is an old turtle? What does Mrs. Qi want to hire Mu Qingming for? Find out what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.

[The tooth shop of the Lock Dragon Man Small Theater - the tooth shop is a business house or middleman that talks to buyers and sellers in the market, introduces transactions, and draws commissions, to put it bluntly, it is an organized broker. The operation of a dental shop is subject to government approval and tax payment. The tooth shop plays the role of evaluating prices and trade in transactions, controlling the market and managing commerce on behalf of the government, so it is also called the official tooth. 】

[The Seal Pond Wharf of the Lock Dragon Man Small Theater - a wharf with a history of nearly 600 years, can basically be divided into four stages. There are the Ming Dynasty seal pond built by Mu Ying and the Qing Dynasty seal pond built by Wu Sangui, as well as the Republic of China seal pond built in 1932, which is commonly known as the new seal pond. Finally, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, in 1958, due to climate change and urban transformation, the water of Jiulong Pond and Yudai River was cut off, and the grain river of Daguan River in Zhangtang had to be moved west for four miles, and a water depth of four meters was dug in the middle of Daguan River, which can berth medium-sized cruise ships and large internal combustion engine freighters, and is equipped with warehouse yards and passenger and freight terminals, as well as a comprehensive modern new wharf of waiting hall and passenger station. Now, the Ming Seal Pond and the Qing Seal Pond have not only been erased from the map, but even the imprint of the original site has been pressed under the high-rise buildings, and the history of the ancient seal pond for nearly 600 years has not been traced at all. Only the seal pond after the founding of the People's Republic of China and the new seal pond in the Republic of China are still telling the story of the past grain on the river. The Zhangtang Wharf mentioned in the text is the Zhangtang in the Qing Dynasty. Located outside the water gate of Xiaoximen, a low-concave wasteland with the most suitable location has dug a waterhole covering an area of more than 20 acres and a water depth of two zhang, and set up a water transport wharf that can dock 30 or 50 five-masted galleons. 】