After Shangguan Yun and Zheng Ang and Lu Rongweng said goodbye, they walked more than two miles west along the Yangtze River, as the saying goes, 'to save the fire, you must save the fire, and to save people, you must save thoroughly', if he walks away like this, he is afraid that the 72 businesses in the south of the Yangtze River will be destroyed by Jin Wancheng, and Zheng Ang and Lu Rongweng will not be able to save their lives. He couldn't bear to see this tragic incident, turned back again, showed the ghost step, and went straight to Taihu Lake, walked for two days, and arrived in Suzhou. Shangguan Yun wanted to inquire about the existence of the 72 businesses in Jiangnan, so he went to a tea shop at a crossroads to see if he could get some news.

Suzhou is located in the south of the Yangtze River, with a dense water network and vertical and horizontal rivers, which are no different from the lanes in the Central Plains. Boats come and go in the river, and people on both sides of the river also rely on small boats to travel, and the carriages and horses are of little use here.

The tea shop is built next to the river, and the river is under the railing, and the tea shop has also built a small wharf, and the other side of the tea shop is a narrow path. This tea shop is located in a traffic fortress, where people of all colors gather, and there is no shortage of three religions and nine streams. Fishermen and merchants rest here to quench their thirst, state officials and inkmen also talk and laugh here, and occasionally meet high-rollers with swords and swords.

At this time, it was still morning, Shangguan Yun sat in an inconspicuous corner, ate cakes with tea, and listened carefully to the words of these people, but no one mentioned the matter of the seventy-two businesses in Jiangnan. When it was almost the middle of the day, I saw two small black boats approaching the wharf, and two people jumped out of the boat first, who seemed to be two merchants, but they did not know what goods they were selling.

The two of them walked into the tea shop in a few steps, and before they sat down, they urged the wine and food, chicken, duck, fish, wine, vegetables, fruits and vegetables to ask for a lot. When the man saw that the big customer had come, his legs and feet were very sharp, and in a few clicks, the table of the two of them was full. The two of them waited for the dishes to be served, but they both sat respectfully, not moving chopsticks, but taking two sips of tea from time to time, it seemed that they were waiting for someone.

After waiting for half an hour, another black boat came from the river, and before the boat could stop, one of them jumped down, and the man walked a few steps to the two men before him, and whispered a few words. The two men looked astonished, and one of them took out a large ingot of silver from his bosom, which was a hundred taels in number, and he put it on the table, and went out with the other two.

The guy in the tea shop hurriedly walked over, and when he saw that there was a lot of silver, he hurriedly shouted: "Don't hurry away, the guest officer, you have given too much." The three men did not look back, but jumped on the boat and urged them to hurry away, and the man smiled when he saw this, and hurriedly collected the money and wine and food on the table.

Shangguan Yun secretly felt strange, the two of them came in and called so many dishes, and they were busy leaving without tasting it, and they didn't care if they gave too much silver, although there were no surprises in the world, but these two people acted too amazingly. Shangguan Yun hurriedly met the tent and followed the three people along the riverbank, intending to take a look.

After walking for more than 30 miles, I saw a big black lacquer ship coming opposite the three small boats, although this big boat was not as luxurious as the vermilion building boat that Zheng Ang and Lu Rongweng were riding, but it was not affordable for ordinary people. Before the three boats could get closer, the three men shouted, "Two shopkeepers!"

When a person came out of the cabin of the big ship, he saw that he was as fat as a ball, his face was full of pockmarks, and he had a thin beard under his nose, which was Zhuang Yan, the second shopkeeper of the 72 firms in Jiangnan. Shangguan Yun recognized the person, and he was overjoyed in his heart, he hid his body so as not to be discovered by Zhuang Yan.

Zhuang Yan saw the three people on the boat, his face was very disgusted, and he screamed impatiently: "Get out of the way, I still have important business, how can I have time to listen to your nonsense." ”

When the three people on the boat heard this, they first retreated their boats to the side, and they all respectfully bowed their hands to the bow of the boat, and said, "The second shopkeeper is good!"

Zhuang Yan snorted coldly and said, "The salt tea you collected, everyone will transport it to Taiyuan Mansion, and whether it will be a profit or a loss in the future, don't blame me." ”

The three of them were overjoyed when they heard this, and one of them nodded and said with a smile: "As soon as the second shopkeeper Chrysostom opens, we will naturally have a lot of money, and we will never lose it." ”

Another person said apologetically: "Today's opportunity is unfortunate, and the next time we have the opportunity, we will thank the second shopkeeper for his kindness." ”

The other person bowed his hand respectfully and said: "If the second shopkeeper can see my family's tea, I will personally send it to the second shopkeeper another day." ”

Zhuang Yan said disdainfully: "Just your bad tea, can I still drink it?"

The man who was going to deliver the tea was busy and said: "Yes, yes, the second shopkeeper drinks naturally good tea, and our inferior tea is placed in front of the second shopkeeper, which will also stain the eyes of the second shopkeeper." ”

Zhuang Yan didn't want to listen to his ramblings anymore, and waved his hand impatiently: "Hurry up, go quickly, if you don't get out, no one in Taiyuan Mansion will dare to accept your things." ”

How dare the three of them say another half a word, stand aside respectfully, and let Zhuang Yan's big boat pass.

Shangguan Yunben hid behind a big tree by the river, and when he saw Zhuang Yan's big boat sailing away, he hurriedly chased after him. After following for a mile or two, seeing Zhuang Yan enter the cabin, Shangguan Yun jumped onto the big boat while the oarsmen on the boat were not paying attention, hid in an inconspicuous place outside the cabin, and waited for Zhuang Yan to take him to the Jiangnan Seventy-two Firm.

The boat was rushing through the wind and waves in the river, and after walking for nearly a day, he saw a vermilion boat coming from the opposite side, which was the building boat that Zheng Ang and Lu Rongweng were on, and the oarsman on the black boat saw it from a distance, and hurriedly beckoned Zhuang Yan out of the cabin.

Zhuang Yan came to the cabin, first asked the oarsman to turn the bow of the boat, and when the big vermilion ship approached, the two boats went hand in hand. Lu Rongweng and Zheng Ang had also come out, Zhuang Yan jumped onto the Vermilion Building boat and greeted Lu Rongweng, and Zheng Ang also saluted him. Zhuang Yanxi said: "I also said that Runzhou went to find the chief shopkeeper, and I don't want the chief shopkeeper to come back." ”

Lu Rongweng looked suspicious and asked, "Zhuang Yan, why are you looking for an old man?"

Zhuang Yan said with a smile: "It's not a big deal, Jincheng sent the head of Jin to bring more than 300 heroes and heroes, who are guests in Dongting Mountain, he said that there is something to discuss with the chief treasurer." ”

Lu Rongweng's face changed greatly, he looked at Zheng Ang, and saw that he was also full of surprise, and hurriedly asked, "They have so many people, don't they want to destroy my business?"

Zhuang Yanqi said: "Why did the chief shopkeeper say this? Although there are many people in Zhuangzi, all of them are heroes and heroes of the righteous path, and the head of Jin has been polite since he arrived in Taihu Lake, and the old man of Soul Chaser Ke and Ling Xiaozi are also good at talking, how can they destroy my business?"

Lu Rongweng relieved his mind slightly, and he said slowly: "The Baizhai master of Dongting Ninety-Nine Water Village has been killed by Jin Wancheng, and Baihua Valley can be regarded as destroying them. ”

Zhuang Yan was shocked and screamed, "Is this news true?"