On the 15th of July, it was still early, and Wang Zhen and Afu Zhang Luo were bored after a good storefront. At this time, a carriage stopped outside the door, and the shopkeeper got down from the carriage, called Wang Qian, and said, "Wang Qian, come with me, the owner wants to see you." ”

Wang Zhen was surprised: "Shopkeeper, aren't you the owner?" ”

The shopkeeper held his forehead and smiled bitterly: "It's tormenting me!" Torture me! Let's talk about getting in the car, maybe the owner is waiting. ”

The two got into the carriage, and Wang asked hurriedly: "Shopkeeper, who is the owner of our store?" ”

The shopkeeper said: "The owner of our store is Jiankang Zhang, one of the four great families in Jiangnan. The current head of the Zhang family is Zhang Xuan. He wants to see you. ”

Wang Zhen was puzzled: "Why did he see me?" ”

The shopkeeper said: "Let the owner tell you by himself when we meet." ”

Wang asked, "Is the proprietor very rich?" ”

The shopkeeper said: "Then you still need to say? Half of the Happy Square alone is his, and just one month's rent is enough for you to eat and drink for a lifetime. "The king is staggered.

The shopkeeper added: "Wait until I see the owner to give me some rules, don't make any trouble, let me help you take the blame." You know? ”

Wang Zhen smiled and said, "Shopkeeper, what kind of mess can I have." ”

The carriage traveled south along the Royal Street for about an hour and stopped in front of a huge manor. Compared with the mansions that Wang Zhen had seen in Wuyi Lane before, this manor was a little less solemn and a little more fresh and refined. Equally gorgeous, each pavilion and pavilion are all from the hands of masters. Wang Zhen followed the shopkeeper and changed three leading servants before arriving at a hall. Wang Zhen and the shopkeeper entered the hall, only to see a rich boy sitting on the Taishi chair in the center of the hall at the end of the hall, very young, not yet thirty years old. There was a man with a knife standing next to the rich son, about twenty-five years old, the man's face was angular, his expression was cold, and the cold air was pressing. There was a person standing on the right side of the hall, who was the person who played chess with Wang Zhen yesterday.

The shopkeeper stepped forward quickly, bowed to the rich son, and said, "The owner, the contemptible people have brought the king hostage." ”

Wang Zhen followed the shopkeeper and saluted: "Under the king's quality, please meet the owner." ”

The proprietor, Zhang Xuan, waved his hand and said, "No courtesy, no courtesy." You're the king's hostage, huh? Sure enough, a talent. ”

Wang Qiandao: "Xie Dongjia praised, I don't know why the owner ordered someone to find me here, so what's the matter?" ”

Zhang Xuan said: "I have a chess appointment, the housekeeper is not sure to win, I heard that you are very good at chess, so I want to ask you to help me go to the appointment." Would you like to do me a favor? ”

Wang Zhen arched his hand and said: "I am just a nobody, and it is my honor to be used by the owner." It's just that this game must be very important to the owner, what if I lose? ”

Zhang Xuan said: "This is also the reason why I called you over today, although the housekeeper has already tried your chess skills yesterday, I still want to see you before I can rest assured." ”

Wang Zhen smiled and said, "Is the owner relieved now?" ”

Zhang Xuan said: "At this moment, I have the bottom in my heart. Wang Qian, don't worry about going to the appointment for me, I have confidence in you. ”

Wang Zhen arched his hand and said: "Thank you for the trust of the owner, Wang Zhen will definitely go all out." After speaking, Wang Zhen raised his head and looked at Zhang Xuan.

The housekeeper reprimanded: "Wang Qian, Hugh is rude to the owner!" The shopkeeper who was beside him hurriedly pulled the king's clothes.

Wang Zhen saluted and said, "Owner, Wang Zhen did not have the slightest sense of offense. I'm just curious about what the heads of the four great families in Jiangnan are. ”

Zhang Xuan smiled: "I look at you, you also look at me, this is very fair." What do you see in me? ”

Wang asked: "I am fortunate to see it today, I am just to relieve my hunger." The owner is deeply hidden, and my little Wang Zhen naturally can't see anything. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Wang Qian, you are a manufacturable material, when you finish this errand, I will definitely carry you." ”

Wang Zhen said: "It is my duty to do things for the owner, and Wang Zhen does not need to be promoted." ”

Zhang Xuan was a little strange and said, "Do you still want to continue to be a shopkeeper?" ”

Wang asked: "Yes, there are still unfinished things in the future, and you need to stay in the Happy Square." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Okay, I'll send a carriage to pick you up tomorrow, you don't have to say much, just follow the carriage back after playing chess." There's nothing else to do, so go back first. The shopkeeper and the king resigned.

Today is the Midyear Festival, the Taimiao and Taishe hold sacrifices, and fireworks are also set off at night. There are also customs such as worshipping ancestors, releasing river lanterns, and burning paper ingots. The Joy Square is full of festive atmosphere, and tonight's night market is even more lively than usual. There are many hawker stalls selling lanterns, paper boats, incense sticks and other items on both sides of the road. There is an endless stream of pedestrians who come out to play during the festival, and tourists in the Happy Square are rubbing shoulders one after another.

Wang Zhen naturally wanted to go out for a stroll, and when he slipped to the three-way intersection of the street, he found that an altar had been erected in the open space there at some point, and the altar was full of people. Wang Zhen curiously squeezed into the crowd to watch, it turned out that the Wudou Rice Sect took advantage of the excitement of the Midyear Festival, in order to promote itself, and gave free Fu water on the street to treat people's diseases. There were all kinds of magic and strange things on the altar, and Wang Zhen stood for a while and looked at two: the dumb man could speak after drinking the talisman water; Reciting a mantra can bring the patient's soul back to life.

At this time, two people hurriedly carried the stretcher to separate the crowd, rushed to the altar to kneel and bow, and cried to the Taoist priest on the altar about the cause. Wang Zhen looked at the crowd along the stretcher, and was startled when he saw it, Xie Daoyun stood next to the stretcher. The person he had been thinking about day and night appeared in front of him like this, Wang Zhen almost didn't believe his eyes, and his heartbeat was twice as fast as usual. Wang Zhen blinked his eyes before he dared to confirm that it was Miss Xie Daoyun Xie standing in the crowd opposite, and the child from last time was still standing next to her. At this moment, Xie Daoyun was leaning over to speak in the child's ear, and the child nodded.

The two men who were crying under the altar to complain about the cause of the illness lifted the stretcher and prepared to go to the altar with the permission of the Taoist priest on the altar, when a child rushed out of the crowd and tore off the white cloth. The person on the stretcher felt that the white cloth was suddenly lifted, and secretly opened his eyes and turned his head to check the situation. When the onlookers saw that the people on the stretcher had bright eyes, they didn't look sick at all, and they all had a feeling of being deceived, and they cheered one after another. The people on the stretcher were afraid that the prisoner would be beaten violently, so they immediately turned over and ran away with their heads in their hands, and the rest of the accomplices also fled. Seeing the three fleeing, the crowd of onlookers responded with stronger boos, and then dispersed.

The Taoist priests on the altar hurriedly wanted to stop the audience, but unfortunately they couldn't stop it, just like water poured out, and all of them were gone at once.

The Taoist priest at the head was angry and furious on the altar, and ordered his subordinate Taoist priests to catch Xie Daoyun and the child. All the Taoist priests jumped off the altar and surrounded it.