The two of them seemed to have something on their minds, and they were not so idle, although they were talking nonsense that no one could understand, they still leaned forward and whispered across the table. It seems that one person wants to get up and leave, but the other refuses. As he spoke, he couldn't stop looking at the road to the west, and secretly looked at Chu, Qu, and Gui.

After about half an hour, two people walked briskly on the west avenue, and the two Hu people suddenly lifted their spirits, left the bottom of the tree, and walked towards the two along the avenue. The four of them saw each other, but they did not go back to sit under the tree, but stood in the middle of the way, and spoke with the sun above their heads.

Both of them are Han Chinese, one is over 50, and the other is less than 30 years old. The two of them walked lightly, steadily and conveniently, and the young man's left shoulder was fluttering with a knife and cloth, obviously both of whom had martial arts.

The old man listened and nodded. After saying a few words, the four of them went to the gate of the city, without looking at the three under the tree.

Qu Lingyu said: "Follow up and have a look." After paying for the tea, the three of them followed and walked towards the city gate. The first four and the last three, everyone knew it, and they didn't want to get rid of it or hide, and the group entered the city safely and securely, and turned into Mitsui Street. The Xiangyang branch of the Kainan Dart Bureau is on this street. The more the three of them followed, the more hesitant they became, and they said in their hearts that it would be possible for these four people to be so bold and bold that they dared to make a move against the Kainan Dart Bureau in broad daylight?

When the four of them passed in front of the Kainan Dart Bureau, they stopped and watched, or pointed with their hands, or nodded, or shook their heads, looking very appreciative. Although the Xiangyang Dart Bureau is said to be a branch number, the store number in front of the door and the flagpole in the door are no different from the Jiangling general number, the same style, but the word "total" is changed to the word "points". Naturally, at this time, the dart board has also been changed to a trade name.

After looking at it for a long time, the four of them crossed the door, walked more than 300 steps, and came to a large mansion on the west side of the street. Someone inside the door came out from afar, and saluted respectfully, as if the servant had seen the master of the house.

The three of them couldn't follow any more, so they turned away after a brief look. After walking a short distance, I bought some odd things from a vendor and asked him about the origin of the house.

According to the hawker's words, this was originally Zhengjiadian, also known as Xinglong Inn, which is an ancestral business, which has been passed down for four generations, and is older than the Song Dynasty. The houses are not only many, but also tall and tidy, and the business is not generally good.

is such an ancestral store, more than ten days ago, it suddenly changed hands to others. The Zheng family received the gold and silver, and the whole family didn't know where to move. After the peddler finished speaking, he sighed and took the burden away.

Gui Hongyu said: "The family surnamed Zheng, will they all be killed?" Chu Qingliu said: "Although it may not be necessary to kill people, there will definitely be forced to buy at a low price." These people, even if they are not short of money, they will not spend money to buy other people's things. ”

Gui Hongyu said: "That being said, we don't have to wait until dark to come back to visit, so let's go in and talk to them." ”

Chu Qingliu said: "What do you want to say when you see them?"

Gui Hongyu said: "Let's just say that we are all invited by the Zheng family, and say that we don't want to sell this store, and we will return the silver tomorrow." The four of us will go out together tonight, and we are not afraid that we will not be able to rob the silver. ”

Qu Lingyu said: "This is a good idea, and I don't want to delay it until dark." ”

Chu Qingliu said: "We only know that this family's original surname is Zheng, and we don't know anything about it. If you really want to talk about it, there will inevitably be loopholes, how can you confront them?"

Gui Hongyu said: "Where to use what kind of question? This is not a lawsuit at the door of the Yaya, this is Chengxing to find trouble with them." If they are thieves, we can just do it, if they are really good people, we will pay for it. You don't have to worry, it's up to me and Sister Qu to talk about it, you just have to pretend to be dumb. "This woman is really gentle when she is gentle, but she is also really rude when she is arrogant, no wonder she can chase the night flood for thousands of miles and there is nowhere to escape.

Chu Qingliu saw that the two of them had this intention, so he nodded in agreement. The three of them returned to the door of the Zheng family's shop, and Gui Hongyu claimed to the gatekeeper that he was the one invited by the Zheng family to talk about the matter, and he wanted to see their principal.

Although the three of them did not carry swords, they could tell at a glance that they were by no means a good match. The gatekeeper was also well-behaved, and only said the word "wait a minute", and hurried into the interior to report. Then he turned around and led the three of them to a small courtyard, where the four people he had met outside the city were sitting around and talking under the flower trellis in the courtyard.

The gatekeeper stepped back, and the four of them did not get up to give up their seats, let alone ask someone to bring tea, but just stared at the three of them.

Gui Hongyu said: "You don't have to look at it, it's useless to look at it." This yard was sold to me a long time ago in the hands of my grandfather surnamed Zheng, and you don't know the inside story and fell for them. Since the surname Zheng is no longer in Xiangyang, I can't rob your yard for nothing, I can spend an extra amount of silver, and I am not afraid of losses. Tell me how many taels of silver you want, and tomorrow morning I will bring you the silver, and you will move out. ”

A Hu said: "You are lying, the surname Zheng is in his fifties, how can you buy this yard from his grandfather at your age?" Although he is a Hu person, he is quite fluent in Chinese.

Gui Hongxuan said: "You people from the Western Regions are really dead-headed. I'm young, but I also have a father and a grandfather, and this house was bought by my grandfather back then. I bought it, I put it here, I haven't come to live in it for decades, and I cheapened the family surnamed Zheng for nothing, do you understand?"

The old Han man said: "What is the purpose of the three of them to come to the door to make trouble? Who is behind the scenes? I bought the things with real money and silver first, and the text is complete, and you want to take it as soon as you say this, is it so easy?

Qu Lingyu said: "No one wants your yard for nothing, my sister just said that she is willing to suffer a loss, and she is not trying to rob you by spending another amount of money." Didn't you hear that?"

The old man said, "If you can find someone surnamed Zheng and let him say in person that you bought this courtyard before, I will give you this courtyard for nothing, and you don't want any money." If you can't find someone surnamed Zheng, then go back and forth from where. ”

Qu Lingyu said to Chu Qingliu: "It doesn't matter if you buy all of this yard, but this matter is obviously justified by us, but it makes them reasonable." If you can't even do this little thing, you will have to blame it, but how can this be good?"

Chu Qingliu said: "We have said what should be said, and it is already benevolent and righteous." If they don't sell it with silver, they will have to rob it. If something happens, it's not easy to blame us. ”

The young man got up and said, "Master, I'll take a look at where they came from and what kind of abilities they have, and dare to talk about robbing." As he spoke, he took off the single knife and sheath on his back and put it on the table in front of him, and he was about to come over and do it.

The old man waved his hand to stop and said, "What do you want this yard for?" If it makes sense, it's not that I can't give it to you, there are houses in this Xiangyang City, as long as you have money in your hand, you have no place to spend it. ”

Gui Hongyu said: "If you want this courtyard to be used for, I can't tell you this, you just wait and see." ”

Qu Lingyu said: "What use do you want this yard for, what kind of use do we want this yard for?" ”

The old man said: "If you don't want to sign up thoroughly, and you don't want to say what you mean, then stand here." When I was tired of standing, I naturally went out. "This person is really stable, to this point, he can still not be impatient.

Qu Lingyu said: "My name is Wang Jiayu, my senior brother's name is Liu Qingchu, my sister's name is Yu Honggui, the three of us are all from Kunlun Mountain in the Western Regions. Many years ago, the top took a fancy to the prosperity and wealth of Xiangyang City, and it is a major gateway to the intersection of the four directions, so it purchased an industry here, and wanted to be a stop when coming to the east. For many years, we have not had any idle time, so we have not come until today, and we have not used this yard. Do you understand what I say?"

The old man said, "Don't talk nonsense. I don't care where you come from, if you can't do this, what will you do?"

Qu Lingyu shook his head and said, "I don't know." However, you will definitely be able to get more people to talk to you. ”

The old man said: "When you go back, you will say that this Zhengjia store was bought by Mr. Ding on Kongtong Mountain sent me Lu Chongheng to buy it first." When friends from Kunlun Mountain go east in the future, as long as they are willing to go from Xiangyang, I will take care of food and housing, eat and drink well, and entertain well, and give horses and silver before leaving. If you say that, the top will not blame you. I don't ask you who the boss is, but I still have this certainty, and the boss will definitely not blame you for such a punishment. How long will you stay in Xiangyang? I, the Guangcheng Goods Company, have chosen auspiciousness and is scheduled to open in five days, so if you can stay for a few days, you might as well come and see the excitement. ”

Lu Chongheng is the number one disciple in front of Ding Yangzhen, the head of the Kongtong faction, and has followed Ding Yangzhen for nearly 40 years. Although the Kongtong faction rarely walks in the east, it only needs to know a little about the inside of the Kongtong faction, and no one knows that the Kongtong faction still has a Lu Chongheng, and they can't imagine that it will be the person in front of them. With his identity and martial arts, although he said a lot of words and was full of strength, it could not be said to be excessive.

Kongtong sent him to come to Xiangyang and sit in charge of scheduling and operation, which is really the most suitable. Looking at this faction, the Kongtong faction did not want to come out in a surging formation, but wanted to encroach on one city and one place step by step, and advance steadily, which was beyond the expectations of the three of them. Regardless of whether they opened a warehouse or a trading house, it was naturally all superficial, and they still had to fight and kill them behind the scenes, otherwise, would they not have failed the good martial arts of their Kongtong faction? In this case, it is better to wait here for a few more days to see how they will act and how they will open a trading house.

Chu Qingliu clasped his fists and saluted, and said, "It turned out to be the hero of Kongtong Pailu, who didn't know what to do, and smiled when he saw it." The three of us will stay in Xiangyang for a few more days to see if there are any other suitable houses. When the auspicious day of the Guibao arrives, as long as it is not too disturbing, we will definitely come to the door to congratulate you. Lu Chongheng was also generous, signaling that those who didn't know were not to blame, and asked the inn where the three people lived, saying that there would be a post to send it later.

The three of them took their leave, had lunch, and spent some time in the street before returning to the store.

Ye Flood did not return to the store until after dinner, and according to his temperament, if he did not go to prostitution, he must have gone to gambling. Tell him about the affairs of the Kongtong faction, for example, someone has arrived in Xiangyang, and he has bought the Zheng family store near the Kainan Dart Bureau to open a Guangcheng goods store, and the leader is Lu Chongheng, the eldest disciple in front of Ding Yangzhen, and he doesn't care. It's just that when it comes to the day, they are going to eat at the banquet when the market opens, and they don't want to care about anything else.

After breakfast the next day, Lu Chongheng really ordered someone to send an invitation to the three of them. Qu Lingyu played with the invitation sticker in his hand and sat alone in a trance.

After sitting for a short time and drinking half a cup of tea, he suddenly stood up and said to Chu Qingliu Gui Hongyu: "I'm so confused, I shouldn't come to Xiangyang, I should accompany my father in Caizhou." From last night to this morning, I have been in a state of panic, and I have to rush back to Caizhou. You are not allowed to stop me, you are not to go back with me, and you are not to ask me what I am going back for. As he spoke, he went back to his room and packed his bags.

Qu Lingyu has always explained to Chu Qingliu clearly when he acts, and he has never pretended to be mysterious like this. Chu Qingliu and Gui Hongxuan followed her to her room, and Gui Hongxuan said: "Sister Qu, even if you don't say it, I still want to ask, what are you going back to Caizhou for? Why don't you let me go back with Chu Shaoxia?"

Qu Lingyu said: "Because Xiangyang also has to keep someone to take care of it, if the Kainan Dart Bureau suffers a loss, someone will definitely say that the senior brother ignores the righteous feelings, and he will blame himself for the rest of his life." Master can't afford this, and I can't afford it. I have to go to Caizhou, only I can do this, my father, Uncle Shi, Uncle Wu, they can't do it. It's as simple as that, you don't have to ask any more questions. No matter how much I ask, that's all I have to say. ”

After cleaning up, the two sent Qu Lingyu to the door of the store, and Qu Lingyu advised: "Senior brother, sister Gui, what will happen on the day the Kongtong faction opens the market, I can't predict it." In a word, if you can fight, you can fight, if you can't fight, you will retreat, just go, don't fight hard, I went. "Mounted on the horse, ignoring the large number of pedestrians in the street, whipped the horse and drove away.