After coming to Nanshi, the two walked in the direction of the inn, along the way Chu Mofeng seemed to have been thinking about something, the two came to the door of the inn, Shi Hanshuang was about to step into the door, Chu Mofeng suddenly shouted: "Shuang'er, you go to book a room first, I want to go to the head office of Wencheng Firm, and then come back, there is money in the jacket, remember to ask for some food to send up." ”

Shi Hanshuang nodded and turned around and entered the inn, while Chu Mofeng walked all the way west along the street at the entrance of the inn, inquiring as he went, and came to the main store of Wencheng Firm. Standing at the door of the main store of Wencheng Firm, Chu Mofeng couldn't help but sigh at the grandeur of the businessmen, especially the merchant family.

I saw a three-storey house built with splendor, about five in and five out of the house as long, just above the first floor of the house, Wencheng business name four big characters printed on a huge plaque, it is said that this plaque is still Xue Daoheng in the world is the inscription of the word.

At this time, the two guards at the door of Wencheng Firm stared at the young man opposite who was speechless with a wary look, and his right hand was tightly attached to the hilt of the knife at his waist, ready to draw the knife at any time. At this time, the young man slowly walked towards the door, the hands of the two holding the hilt of the knife were tense and hard, there were faint signs of blue, a bead of sweat the size of a bean slipped from his forehead, one of the guards looked at the young man in front of him, tried to calm his mind and said, "Are you buying, consignment, or something else?"

The young man smiled slightly, showed a mouthful of white teeth, and said to the guard who was questioning at the door: "Hello big brother, I am from the Xijing branch, and I want to find the shopkeeper of the head office, I have a letter in my hand that was written by the shopkeeper of the semicolon Song Xin Song, can you please go in and pass it on?"

When the two guards heard that they were here to find someone and not to find fault, they suddenly let out a long breath, and the guard from before said: "Wait a while, I will go in and report to the shopkeeper, if the shopkeeper does not see you, you should not be resentful." As he was about to enter the house, the guard suddenly seemed to remember something, and turned to the young man and said, "Give me your name, and I will report it to the shopkeeper." ”

The young man smiled again and said, "You just tell the shopkeeper that you can be surnamed Chu Mingmofeng." ”

"Chu Mofeng, remember, wait a minute. With that, the guard turned and went into the house.

Chu Mofeng waited boredly at the door for about a quarter of an hour, only to see the guard run out in a hurry, clasp his fist at Chu Mofeng and say, "Master Chu, please, our shopkeeper is waiting for you in the main hall." ”

Chu Mofeng followed this guard into the gate of Wencheng Firm, walking all the way around in a circle, occasionally standing a few guards around, but Chu Mofeng could obviously feel that there were many people hidden in the shadows, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart about the caution and fear of death of these merchants.

At this time, the escort who led the way seemed to be able to see through his thoughts, and suddenly said: "Young Master Chu, don't complain about the prudence of the shopkeeper, after all, the Wencheng firm and even the Song family have been able to stand for so many years, and what they rely on is not only integrity, but also prudence. ”

"I can understand that the taller you stand, the more cautious you have to be. ”

When the two came to the door of the main hall, the guard shouted into the house: "Shopkeeper, Gongzi Chu brought it." ”

I only heard a calm voice from inside the room and said, "Go down, please come in with Young Master Chu." ”

After the guard nodded yes, he made a gesture of invitation to Chu Mofeng and said, "Childe, please." ”

After Chu Mofeng pushed open the door and entered, he saw an old man over the age of sixteen standing in the house, Chu Mofeng was about to step forward to say hello, but he didn't think that the old man was the first to speak: "Little guy, how is my daughter doing in Zhangye all these years?"

Chu Mofeng was stunned for a moment, and asked suspiciously: "Old man, I don't know who your daughter is?"

"The old man's surname is Song, and he is the big shopkeeper of the Song family in Lingnan, do you have an impression of the little guy?" The old man couldn't help but smile when he saw Chu Mofeng's puzzled face, and said, "My daughter has refused to come back to take my place since she joined the command of your father, Lord Gao Xi." ”

"Oh... You are the father of Sister Xuanji, the old man of Lingnan Song. Chu Mofeng suddenly realized at this time that the old man in front of him was the contemporary patriarch of the Song family in Lingnan and the legendary figure in the business world, the old man Song Xiuyan, thinking of this, Chu Mofeng hurriedly bowed his head and bowed: "The old man is above, please accept the boy's worship." ”

Song Xiuyan looked at the young man in front of him, he was very relieved, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Hurry up and lighten up, let's sit down and talk." Seeing Old Man Song speak, Chu Mofeng didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly got up and helped Old Man Song to sit down.

Then someone brought tea, and after signaling the people to retreat, I only heard the old man Song speak: "Little guy, I also had a few encounters with your father during the emperor's reign, your father is a good person, and he has been upright all his life, but unfortunately he met Yang Guang's little bastard, this child is far worse than his son Yang Jian, looking at what he has done over the years, it is really outrageous." ”

As soon as he heard Old Man Song sarcastically talk about Yang Guang, Chu Mofeng didn't know how to answer for a while, only heard Old Man Song smile and said: "You kid don't have to be unreasonable, you look at the current uprisings everywhere in the world, people everywhere are not happy, and I don't know how many people are scolding him behind his back, so there is no need to scruple." ”

Chu Mofeng smiled helplessly and said: "Old man, if it's not a boy, I don't want to talk about the court, maybe since I started to go out and practice, I will be numb after watching too much, and I don't want to say more if I am numb, just do what I should do." ”

Hearing Chu Mofeng say this, Old Man Song couldn't help laughing, patted Chu Mofeng on the shoulder and said: "The old man knows that the name of the flower on the other side is widely spread in the western counties, and it is said that many people who have been helped by you have offered you immortal tablets at home, and it is the most commendable thing to still uphold a righteous heart in such a troubled world." ”

"Let the old man laugh, the kid's other side of the flower is just a spontaneous team, it's okay to punish evil and promote good, but if the two armies are fighting, it won't be a climate. Hearing Old Man Song praise himself, Chu Mofeng couldn't help but be humble.

"If a five-baht coin is thrown on the land, you can't see anything, but if it's a consistent coin, or even ten or 100 yuan? When Old Man Song heard Chu Mofeng say this, he couldn't help but nod a few words to him.

After listening to Old Man Song's words, Chu Mofeng suddenly opened his mouth, and hurriedly got up and bowed to Old Man Song and said, "Old Man Xie for your advice, after listening to your words, the kid is really like an initiation." ”

"Okay, no need to say polite words, get up first and tell me the reason for your visit this time. As for Song Xin's letter, you don't need to give it to me, Xuanji has already sent a book to tell me the general situation. I'd like to hear your thoughts now. ”

"Old man, the kid wants to take a trip to Bohai County tomorrow to pick up my mother and brother, and then go to Duling County near Xijing to pick up an elder, and then return to Zhangye together, I hope you can give the kid a detailed reference to whether he should take the water or land route." Listening to what Old Man Song said, Chu Mofeng put back the letter in his arms and told Old Man Song what he was thinking.

After pondering for a while, the old man Song said slowly: "In this way, you go back and forth by water all the way, there are also industries under the name of the Song family in Bohai County, and the Song family is operated by the sea canal, when you set off tomorrow, come here first, I will give you a brand, you hold this brand, and all the business resources under the name of the Song family in the entire Dasui can be mobilized." ”

Speaking of this, the old man suddenly stood up and said sharply: "I hope you don't use this fast brand to do nonsense, after returning to Zhangye, hand over the brand to Xuanji, do you understand?"

Seeing this, Chu Mofeng hurriedly got up and knelt down, kowtowed to Old Man Song and said, "Old man's words, the boy will not dare to forget, and I would like to thank the old man and the Song family for their great kindness to the boy." ”

Seeing Chu Mofeng say this, Old Man Song took a sip of the tea in front of him and said, "I've been chatting with you for so long, and the old man is tired, remember tomorrow's appointment." ”

Chu Mofeng saw that the old man was holding the tea, and knew that this was the meaning of serving tea to the guests, and then said to the old man Song: "That kid will say goodbye to the old man for the time being." Then he turned and left the house, and followed the road he had come from back to the gate of the Wencheng firm.

After thanking the two guards, Chu Mofeng returned to the inn with great interest, and after entering the guest room, he found Shi Hanshuang sitting at the table, holding his cheeks and waiting for him, and couldn't help but feel warm in his heart, and took her into his arms and said: "Shuang'er, tomorrow we will go to Beixian by water, and after picking up my mother and brother, we will go to Duling by water to pick up your mother and brother, and we will go back to Zhangye together." ”

Shi Hanshuang nodded, then left Chu Mofeng's embrace, walked to the door of the guest room and shouted downstairs: "Man, bring the food I want." ”

"Okay, guest officer, you can come up later. With a sound of harmony downstairs, the two guys walked up the stairs with four bowls, four dishes and eight dishes, and after entering the house, they quickly put the things on the table, and said to Shi Hanshuang and Chu Mofeng: "Two guest officers, the food you want has been delivered, you two use it slowly, and the small one retires." After speaking, he turned around and walked out, and as soon as he walked to the door, he heard Chu Mofeng call out to him and said, "Then, this is a reward for the two of you." ”

I saw a hanging of money in the air in an arc and fell into the hands of this guy, and after receiving the reward, the two guys hurriedly thanked the two. Chu Mofeng waved his hand to signal the two to leave, turned his head to look at the dish that Shi Hanshuang wanted, and couldn't help but hold his forehead and said, "I said lady, how good are you to eat? Four dishes, four bowls and eight dishes, and rice, do you think you can finish eating?"

Shi Hanshuang saw the guy go downstairs, instantly changed the appearance of the shy answer just now, jumped to the table and sat down, picked up the chopsticks and started to act on the dishes on the table, and did not forget to answer Chu Mofeng's question while eating: "Please, people are almost hungry and faint, besides, these are the signature dishes of this inn, and the price is fair." ”

The dishes on the table were flicked by Shi Hanshuang's chopsticks, and the aroma became a little stronger, and Chu Mofeng also felt empty when he asked about the fragrance, so he stopped dwelling on this topic, picked up the chopsticks and began to eat them.

After a meal, the two went to bed to rest, and in the early morning of the second day, the two settled the room money and came to the Imperial Doctor's Office, and the guard at the door saw that Chu Mofeng was coming again, knowing that he was Mo Ziyao's friend, and hurriedly let him go without saying a word.

Before coming to Mo Ziyao's clinic, Chu Mofeng knocked on the door and said, "Ziyao, let's go." As soon as the words fell, the door opened with a 'squeak', and I saw Mo Ziyao wearing a lake-blue skirt and carrying a small burden, standing at the door prettyly, first shouting at Shi Hanshuang Sister, and then saying to Chu Mofeng: "You go with me to see the master, I have to say goodbye to his old man." ”

The three of them came to the door of Chao Yuanfang's residence, and Mo Ziyao called softly: "Master, I'm Ziyao, are you up?"

I only heard a sound of 'come in' from the house, Mo Ziyao gently pushed the door open and walked in, and slowly closed the door, half an hour later, Mo Ziyao's eyes were red and she walked out accompanied by an old man, only to see the old man say to her: "Child, from today onwards, you will be considered a teacher, I hope that no matter when and where in the future, you will take Mr. Mo as an example and be a good doctor with medical ethics, go, your friend has been waiting for a long time." ”

As soon as she heard Chao Yuanfang say that she had become a teacher, Mo Ziyao turned around and knelt down in front of Chao Yuanfang, kowtowed and said: "Your old man's kindness of nurturing, Zi Yao is unforgettable, I implore the master to take care of her body, Zi Yao said goodbye." After saying that, he stood up and ran out crying. Seeing this, Shi Hanshuang hurriedly chased out first.

Seeing this, Chu Mofeng made a gesture to Chao Yuanfang and said: "Boy, farewell to Chao everyone, the mountains and rivers have met, let's see you in the future." After saying that, he turned around and left the Imperial Doctor's Office.

When he came to the door and found Shi Hanshuang and the others, Chu Mofeng remembered the agreement with Old Man Song, and said to the two: "You go to wait near the dock first, I'll do something and then rush to find you." After speaking, he walked in the direction of Wencheng firm.

When he walked to the Wencheng business, perhaps the old man Song had ordered it yesterday, and the two guards did not interrogate and took Chu Mofeng to the main hall again, only to see the old man Song standing at the door of the main hall, it seemed that he had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw Chu Mofeng coming, the old man Song motioned for him to step forward, took out a jade plate from his arms, and handed it to Chu Mofeng.

Chu Mofeng took the jade plaque and looked at it, only to see that this jade plaque seemed to be carved from a whole piece of fine Hetian jade, and the snow-white surface of the whole body was mixed with a little red, as if it was stained with blood.

After holding the jade plate in his arms, Chu Mofeng hugged his fist at Old Man Song and said, "The old man still has something to do with the kid, the kid must go all out." ”

I saw that the old man Song took out an envelope and half a piece of jade from his arms and said: "The old man has arranged a boat for you at the dock, enough to seat more than ten people, this boat will follow you all the way to Zhenxian, and then send you back to Zhangye, and then stay in Zhangye and hand it over to Xuanji to deal with, and by the way, bring this to Xuanji." ”

After Chu Mofeng took these two things, he hurriedly put them away, bowed to Old Man Song three times and said, "Old man, the kid has taken his leave, take care of your body." After speaking, he turned around and left the Wencheng firm.

Looking at Chu Mofeng's distant back, the old man Song changed his previous old appearance, and laughed loudly: "Stinky girl, I see how you refuse to become the big shopkeeper of the Song family this time, with this kid as a transition, the old man can finally retire." ”

After Chu Mofeng said goodbye to the old man Song, he hurried to the dock to look for the second daughter, and when he came to the dock, he saw a long boat parked on the shore, this boat was like a large painting boat, although there was only one floor, but it was longer, wider and higher than ordinary boats, I saw Shi Hanshuang and Mo Ziyao standing on the boat and shouting to Chu Mofeng: "Come on, let's take this boat to Su County." ”

Chu Mofeng walked forward, only to see the boat boss come over and say to Chu Mofeng: "Young Master Chu, please show the token of the big shopkeeper." ”

Chu Mofeng took out the jade plate and showed it to the boat boss, who hurriedly hugged his fist at him and said, "Please get on the boat, let's get ready to leave." ”

After collecting the jade card, Chu Mofeng jumped onto the boat with an arrow step and came to the second daughter, only to see Mo Ziyao say excitedly: "Brother Chu, this boat is so long, and it is very comfortable inside, it seems that it can seat a lot of people." ”

The boat boss smiled and said to Mo Ziyao: "The girl is right, this boat was originally the private boat of the big shopkeeper, but now it is used by the prince of Chu, and when you return to Zhangye, this boat is the private boat of the eldest lady, and we have a boat in front and behind, so you can rest assured in terms of speed." ”

After saying that, the boat boss shouted to start the boat, and the boat sailed along the tributaries of the Yellow River towards Bohai County, along the way the three people stayed in the cabin, in addition to eating and sleeping is to see the scenery, unconsciously five days have passed, this morning, the three of them slept in the fragrance, only to hear a slight 'bang', the voice of the boat boss sounded outside the cabin: "Chu Gongzi, we have arrived in Bohai County, Bei County is ten miles east of Bohai County, you can only hire a carriage to go, we are waiting for you here." ”

Chu Mofeng walked out of the cabin, took out the usual money and handed it to the boat boss and said, "This is for you, after all, I don't know how many days you have to go, so this money should be for you to buy food." After speaking, he took Shi Hanshuang and Mo Ziyao off the boat and hired a carriage.

When he came to the carriage dealership, he explained his intentions, and the shopkeeper of the carriage shop suddenly asked: "The guest officer's surname." ”

Chu Mofeng didn't even think about saying a word surnamed Chu, but after hearing this, the shopkeeper drooped his face and said: "Outsiders who go to Zhuxian County will not rent, please go back to the guest officer." ”

Chu Mofeng couldn't help but be angry when he heard this, and when he was about to get angry, Shi Hanshuang suddenly stepped forward and said to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, I'm really embarrassed, my husband is joking with you, my husband's surname is Gao, and he is from Zhuxian County." ”

As soon as I heard that the other party's surname was Gao, and he was from Haixian County, the shopkeeper was even more interested, and asked with interest with his hands around his arms: "Boy, your lady said that your surname is Gao and you are from Haixian, coincidentally, I am also surnamed Gao, and I am also from Suxian County, but anyone with the surname Gao in Suxian County, whether it is an official in the court or a businessman, I basically know each other, what is your name?"

"My name is Gao Wencheng, do you know me?"

"I don't know" the shopkeeper heard this name, and he denied it without thinking about it, Chu Mofeng was about to say something more when he heard it, only to see the shopkeeper suddenly say: "You wait, Gao Wencheng... Is it convenient to say it?"

"The former Shangshu of the Sui Dynasty, the left servant of Gao Xi, is the father. As soon as he heard Gao Xi's name, the shopkeeper hurriedly knelt down and saluted: "I don't know if it is the arrival of Prince Wencheng, please forgive me for offending just now." ”

When Chu Mofeng saw the shopkeeper's attitude suddenly change, he was a little uncomfortable for a while, and asked suspiciously, "Your Excellency?"

"Childe, I am one of the adult's personal soldiers, my name is Gao Cheng, it was the adult who brought me out of the county, and then the adult had an accident, most of us surnamed Gao absconded back to Bohai County, and later after Mrs. Heba came back, we spontaneously protected the county and forbade outsiders to enter the county. ”

"I see, I came to pick up my mother and brother back to Zhangye to officiate at the marriage for me. Please be accommodating. ”

"Where is the childe, the small one will prepare a carriage for you to go to the county. Gao Cheng knew Chu Mofeng's intention, and hurriedly informed his subordinates to prepare a good carriage, and said to Chu Mofeng: "Son, rest assured, in the entire Bohai County, our Gao family is a big family, Childe don't worry about someone treating you badly, remember to show people by their real name when they come to Zhen County." ”

Chu Mofeng arched his hand at Gao Cheng, then got into the carriage, picked up the reins and raised the whip in the handlebar, and the carriage swayed in the direction of Yixian......