In October, Jiang Dingnan wrote a letter back, in which he mentioned that he heard about smallpox in Beijing in the field, and rushed home in a hurry, and heard that smallpox had subsided outside Beijing, and exterminated the remnants of Chen Guo, and there were no casualties at home, so he was relieved, afraid that he would be caught by his family as soon as he showed up and refused to let him leave Beijing, so he did not enter the house, and went to pick him up and found a like-minded friend, and wanted to go to the rivers and lakes together, and when it was time to come back, he naturally came back, and talked about the family business set for him at home, and heard that he had retired, it's okay to retreat, don't delay other girls.

After reading the letter, Jiang Ji scolded the unfilial son, and he didn't come in when he arrived at the door, and the old lady had to wipe a few more tears and cried: "What do you mean to come back when it's time to come back?" If I'm dead, he won't come back? If he is willing to come back, I will close my eyes tomorrow. ”

Jiang Ji patiently comforted his mother, and asked people to bring the child who delivered the letter, a child from a civilian home, saying that someone gave him a string of sugar gourds and asked him to deliver the letter, they asked what the person looked like, the child frowned and thought for a long time, and couldn't say what he looked like, only said that he was a very tall brother, and after looking around the house, his eyes stayed on Jiang Ji, and said that he looked like you.

The old lady hurriedly asked, "Is that person good?" Have you ever been injured or sick? Can you look spiritual? Was he alone or did he have companions at the time? ”

The child who came to deliver the letter was also stupid and bold, and the old lady was not afraid to ask him, saying that it was very good, and he looked very strong, but he only saw one person. The old lady couldn't ask anything, let the child go home, grabbed a handful of candy for him to put in his pocket and let him take it away, the child was beautiful, the friends did not dare to come, said that this is the place where the nobles live, the father and mother explained that they were not allowed to come here to play, but he was not afraid, the place where the nobles lived, others wanted to enter and could not get in.

On the official road from the capital to Luoyang, two teenagers galloped on horseback, but it did not affect them chatting while hurrying on the road, and the young man in brown horse and green clothes asked his companion in white horse Xuanyi beside him, "You don't go in when you get to the door, it's really unconscionable." ”

The young man in Xuanyi said: "If I go in, I won't be able to get out, and then you will have to wander the world alone." ”

The young man in Tsing Yi said: "Why is it that if you walk alone, it is called wandering the rivers and lakes, and if I walk alone, it is called wandering the world?" I'm sorry for what I said. ”

The young man in Xuanyi said with a smile: "If you have money, you can call it wandering the rivers and lakes, and if you don't have money, you can call it wandering the world, what do you say?" ”

The young man in Tsing Yi snorted angrily, and then said with a smile: "Then I am stained with Uncle Jiang's light, Uncle Jiang took me with him in the rivers and lakes, and I enjoyed a lot of blessings." ”

The young man in Xuanyi smiled happily, "It's good to know." ”

They made an appointment to go to Luoyang, and heard that there was a gang conference in Luoyang City in December, and the imperial court did not allow this kind of gang to exist, but there were still some secret organizations among the people, and there were other banners on the surface. In addition to the dart bureau martial arts hall is a business, the Cao Gang are a little sheep's head to sell dog meat, they are different from those salt merchants, the salt merchants are relying on the sale of salt to make a profit, they are at the dock to collect protection fees to start, at the beginning for these salt merchants to escort the goods, afterwards and the salt merchants to share a piece of the pie, but also to act as a dart master and the like, salt merchants are not all business to see the light, the dart board is a regular dart board, they cherish their reputation, will threaten their safety of the dart they will not answer, the dart board does not accept the Cao gang will pick up, Gradually, these Cao gangs got up, and what they did was not only to give darts to others, not only to collect protection fees at the docks, but also to involve the business on land in the city, casinos, brothels, and money were all their livelihoods, and most of these things were linked to the court magnates, in the final analysis, everyone wanted a piece of the pie, and it was not the ordinary people who were really squeezed.

Jiang Dingnan also learned about these doorways after leaving Beijing, the rivers and lakes are really the rivers and lakes, different from the sect competition and friendship he saw in the book, the righteousness of Bo Yuntian loves and hates at every turn, the real rivers and lakes are actually conflicts of interest, and they are linked to the court, in fact, the court is also the rivers and lakes, he thought that he did not enter the court and entered the rivers and lakes, in fact, there are shadows of his first twenty years everywhere, and he is no longer familiar with the names of those royal relatives and nobles, and the idea of punishing evil and promoting good in his heart has never been weaker than half a point, he feels that this trip to Luoyang, If he finds any evidence, he's going to do it.

The young man who walked with Jiang Dingnan is called Tong Qianyao, in Jiang Dingnan's words, that is an authentic child of the rivers and lakes, how can he be an authentic law? It's just ruffian enough.

Jiang Dingnan is not a good child, I don't know how many people in Beijing say that he has not inherited the wisdom and martial arts of his father and grandfather, and he is as unruly as a gentleman, but he is stunned to silence those people with his achievements in both civil and military affairs, no matter how idle and cynical he is, he still makes those people out of reach.

He thought he was muddy enough, but after meeting Tong Qianyao, he realized that he was a good boy with good roots, and Tong Qiyao was a little ruffian.

The first time we met was in the restaurant in Lin'an, Jiang Dingnan sat alone, Tong Qiyao walked in in the dust, spontaneously sat opposite Jiang Dingnan, and asked if it was possible to share a table? Jiang Dingnan glanced at the empty tables around him, and looked at Tong Qianyao's cunning and smart eyes, seeing that the other party was born well, he allowed him to sit down, and after Tong Qianyao sat down, he ordered lavishly, Jiang Dingnan said in his heart that this kid is not big, his appetite is not small, and this kid is not dressed like a rich family, can he afford to pay so much?

The two don't know each other, Jiang Dingnan is not easy to say anything about others, when the dishes ordered by Tong Qianyao came up, a whole table was filled, Jiang Dingnan originally sat alone and only ordered two dishes and a basket of white rice, he didn't dare to drink when he went out, and he ate simply, he was not a person who was greedy for pleasure, he could be satisfied, Tong Qianyao ordered this table of dishes, and the two dishes he ordered were crowded and had no place to put them, he was not very comfortable, thinking about whether to take his dishes to sit on the table next to him? But doesn't this make him very shabby?

Tong Qianyao didn't understand his careful thoughts, let him eat at will, you're welcome, Jiang Dingnan was not so casual, but he couldn't stand Tong Qiyao is chatter, and told him about the customs of Lin'an, from the rue sugar cake in the Chen Ji dim sum shop on the edge of the West Lake to the osmanthus wine in Yong'an Lane, from the old woman who carried a basket of magnolia flowers on the street to the several major Jinlou jade shops in Ningfang, saying that if he wanted to bring some gifts back for the female relatives of the family, it would be right to go there.

Jiang Dingnan listened carefully, Tong Qianyao was very good at speaking, and he said very well, Jiang Dingnan thought he was a local, and wanted him to be a guide, Tong Qianyao said: "I am not a local, I am the same as you, I came out to travel, this is also the first time I came back to Lin'an, but I looked at the map and the geography of this place in advance, and understood the city thoroughly, so that I would not take the wrong road and spend money." ”

Jiang Dingnan listened to it and felt that he needed to learn this, he also came out to roam the rivers and lakes, to see how nourishing people were, he was rich, but he couldn't find fun, and he was depressed and miserable.

Tong Qiyao was talking about this Lin'an snack, and when he heard someone outside shouting and selling tooth candy, he craned his neck and looked: "I heard it as soon as I said it, I'll buy one and give you a taste, you wait." ”

After that, he got up and went to chase the tooth candy seller, and he didn't come back until Jiang Dingnan felt that something was wrong, that person might not come back, the shopkeeper and a few young people who ran the hall stared at him, he walked to the counter stupidly, and asked if he said that the person didn't know him, and ran away after eating the overlord meal, could he not pay? A few little two were eager to try, so that he had better not challenge the rules of their store, Jiang Dingnan didn't dare to make trouble when he went out, so he had to suffer this dumb loss, and said in his heart that if he let him see that kid again, he would definitely let him pay it back.

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