It was not early, and it was about the same as when Changying caught them in shape.

She found the place where she had been hiding and hid, and before long a few men dressed as craftsmen came out carrying logs, and when they reached the shore, some of them threw something into the water.

After about a few moments, through the twilight, she saw ripples on the surface of the water, and someone floated from under the water, wiping his face and talking to the shore.

Changying saw this person clearly, and didn't say much, while he was talking to the people on the shore, he flew up, directly hit him in the waist with a long rope, and then dragged him to the shore, the man was caught off guard, and fell to the ground like a fish!

"Go back! Go see where General Xu is? Invite him over! ”

Xu Lan has been investigating the details of the two merchant ships for the past few days, and after repeated contacts, he has successfully negotiated with the person in charge of the Fuzi ship on a batch of tea.

"Tea is transported by water, and moisture prevention is the first priority, I don't know what measures Mr. did to escort the tea before?"

The person in charge groaned for a moment and said, "We have a very good boatman and boatman. ”

Xu Lan smiled slightly, and was just about to speak, when Hu En came to report in his ear.

After listening to him, he gently bowed his hand to the master: "There is a letter from the next house, I will leave first, and then discuss it with Mr. in detail another day." ”

The boss enthusiastically sent him down the ladder.

When he arrived at the wharf, he was still dressed as a young rich businessman, and when he saw Changying knocking melon seeds under the tree, he hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Changying looked at him twice, and then led him into the door with a smile: "...... The one surnamed Wang has already asked Zhou Liang to inquire, his family lives in Zhi'an Lane in the east of Huzhou, he lives in Huzhou, and his family has a slight income.

But this person is generally educated, because he is the only son in the family, and he has the habit of being a son, in the early years, his father was afraid that he would sit on the empty mountain, so he gritted his teeth and paid to help him find a gap in the lifting division.

According to the neighbors, in recent years, they have obviously had more money, and their wives and children have also become picky about their use.

"After He Min was escorted, he was closed for a while, and he has gradually loosened up in recent days, and a few days ago, he found that he was inquiring about the new Qi prefect's hobbies."

To put it simply, this Wang Zhao is a typical petty official who is good at speculation.

After listening to this, Xu Lan entered the house and glanced at a few people kneeling on the ground, and then walked out of the door and said: "The more inconspicuous and greedy people are, the easier it is to be used as a tool to ask for money, don't take it lightly, since you already have a goal, then follow the vine and find him out from him." ”

Since he is an errand officer, then he can't be caught as a gourd drawn by the person in front of him to extract a confession.

Changying pondered, and then said: "The people who just caught it also spit out some news, they said that the Fuzi and Longzi ships had only docked in the river bay more than a year ago to do this.

He said he couldn't figure out why the soldiers along the river didn't catch them smuggling, but it was true that no one ever stopped them.

"More than a year ago?" Xu Lan stared at it and pondered, "No wonder he didn't know much about river transportation when I talked to the person in charge. ”

"Let General Su immediately go and check the materials in the treasury to see if he can find out when the number is wrong?" He turned to Hunn.

Changying asked him, "Where did you come from?" ”

Xu Lan told him about going to the ship.

"The clues are fragmented. If this investigation continues, it is a matter of time before the dock involved is found, but Zi Lan said that the Dingwangji dock is also involved in maritime business, which is a big scope, and now there is no clear context. ”

Changying nodded when she heard this.

Huang Ji has already come out here: "Boss, what are these people going to do?" ”

Changying looked at Xu Lan.

Xu Lan thought for a moment: "You can't let it out." He turned around and took them back to the guard house at night, and locked them up first. ”

Huang Jima slipped away.

Xu Lan retracted his gaze and looked at Changying: "Have you eaten?" ”

"Nope."

"I didn't eat either." He said. "Why don't you go back to the city and find a restaurant to eat?"

Changying thought for a while: "The noodles of Xinglin Ji outside Nanfeng Lane are good, just drop by, go there." ”

After speaking, he was not allowed to refuse, so he got on the horse with a smile first.

……

Huo Rong didn't go to the dock much for a few days, and the rest of the things were handed over to the people below.

The Jingshi side will not reply so quickly, of course, even if there is no reply, it is normal. The people sent to Tongzhou have also been gone for four or five days, and they should have arrived, but it will be ten and a half months before they return.

After dinner, he walked in the courtyard as usual, Tong Qi suddenly came in, looked at him from a distance under the porch, and then pursed his lower lip and walked over: "Master, the weather is good today, why don't we go outside for a walk?" ”

Huo Rong didn't seem to hear it.

He spent a lot of time away all year round, and it was obvious that he could not run out on this wonderful, quiet evening.

Tong Qi thought for a while, and said: "I heard that the area of Nanfeng Lane is full of markets, and there are constant pedestrians at night, so it is a good place to understand people's livelihood." ”

Huo Rong was still unmoved.

Tong Qi had no choice but to say: "Xinglinji at the mouth of the alley heard that the braised meat noodles are selling well, General Xu and Shen ...... General Shen seemed to like to patronize them. ”

The two legs that walked forward stopped at this point, and then the whole person also turned half of his body.

Braised pork noodles are the signature of Xinglin Ji, and Changying was the first to know that Tan Shuyin brought her here.

Tan Shuyin has followed her father to garrison troops in various places since she was a child, and has more experience than her in how to find this snack restaurant.

She didn't tell Mother Wu when she went out of the city before, thinking that she wouldn't keep the meal, and it would be troublesome to cook it freshly, so she obeyed Xu Lan's proposal.

The store is small, and the two of them found a table in the corner.

"Can you eat enough? If you can't get enough, add another bowl. After eating half a bowl with her head buried in her head, Changying couldn't help but laugh when she saw his slow and logical posture, "If it doesn't work, pad your stomach first, and then go back and let the cook make something delicious." ”

"Yes. I'm not a rice bucket. Xu Lan chewed the braised pork and smiled helplessly.

Originally, I finally invited her to a meal, and I wanted to find a better place, but she dragged her here, and it was strange that this expression could be comfortable.

Changying didn't care and buried her head in eating herself.

She couldn't get used to these before, and she always felt that she couldn't get on the table, but when she fell into the dust, what did she care about what the table was not on the table?

Xu Lan looked at her who was eating noodles seriously, and his eyes softened: "Changying, how could you come out to practice by yourself so young?" ”

He knew that most of the Jiangmen women needed to go down to the barracks for training, but he remembered that he never seemed to see her relatives come to visit.

Changying smiled without saying a word, and hung his head to pick up a handful of noodles.

Xu Lan pondered for a moment and continued to move his chopsticks. "Are your parents well? How many siblings are there in the family? ”

Although they see each other every day, they find that they don't know anything about her.

She smiled slightly during the day, but she seemed to be separated from people by 108,000 miles.