During the Jiajing period, the Tang family was in the rivers and lakes and already had a high status in Changzhou, and no one dared to offend the rules set by Tang Lishan.

Although Tang Lishan has already passed away, although many people are saying that Qianguo Lane is a beautiful legend.

However, no one can fail to enforce the rules of Qianguo Lane. Even if there are a lot of people in Qianguo Lane now, even if they are loitering around Qianguo Lane all day long, they are scolded by the fruit vendors.

"Wow, buy some fruit, I see you've been here for four days, hanging out here all day, what's the fun?"

"Buy some fruit, if you don't buy it, go back!

However, those people were in the alley, in front of the rules of the alley, they still didn't dare to breathe.

Jiajing Emperor Shizong Zhu Houxi incomparably worships Taoism, not only sincerely believes in Taoist arts, but also practices them, Jiajing recruited Longhu Mountain Shangqing Palace Daguan Yuan Yuan is a scholar Shao Yuanjie into Beijing, Jiajing five years of life to a real person, ruling the three palaces of the Beijing division Chaotian, the manifestation of the spirit, the Lingji Palace, the general leader of Taoism, and gave a purple jade belt and a gold, jade, silver, and ivory seal.

Before entering Beijing in the third year of Jiajing, Shao Yuanjie made a special trip to Maoshan to worship Tang Xiaocheng, the twenty-seventh head of Maoshan as a teacher, and learn Maoshan Taoism. In the fourth year of Jiajing, Shao Zhenren asked his friend Tao Zhongwen to go to Maoshan again to ask for advice, and asked Tang Xiaocheng, the twenty-seventh head of Maoshan, for advice, and took Tang Xiaocheng's closed disciple Wang Shanren before leaving.

Wang Shanren is the nephew of Lao Taijun, and is now accompanying Emperor Jiajing in the palace.

In the officialdom, people are afraid of the Tang family, and Wang Shanren is the celebrity next to the emperor. Chu Linghao, the eldest son of Chu Lanqing, the prefect of Changzhou, just got engaged to the eldest lady of the Tang family in the spring, and whoever dares to offend the Tang family will send someone to the big thing.

On the rivers and lakes, they also respect the Tang family, the Tang family is willing to give, and the Tang family is anxious for justice and righteousness.

On the rivers and lakes, people are also afraid of the Tang family, the legend of Qianguo Wharf, the mystery of the Tang family does not allow people to doubt, the people of the Tang family even trust the emperor, they must have real skills, if they want to offend Qianguo Wharf by force, it is absolutely impossible.

Fortunately, there are still smart people in the rivers and lakes, not only who know martial arts, but also sometimes use their brains. Force can't be used, but there can always be other methods.

Tang Guiren, the ancestor of the Tang family, had a dream to establish this Qianguo Lane outside Changzhou on the side of the canal, and he said that this is what the Yellow Emperor said, "There is no handsome man in his country, and it is just natural." Its people have no appetite, it's just natural. I don't know how to live happily, I don't know how to die evil, so I don't die; I don't know myself. They don't know how to sparse things, so they don't have love or hate, they don't know how to backslide, they don't know how to go in order, so they don't have any interests, they don't care about it, they don't have anything to fear, they don't drown in the water, they don't get hot when they enter the fire. ”

On the day of its completion, Tang Guiren solemnly promised the people of the world that Qianguo Wharf could only dock ships transporting fruits. Qianguo Lane is the Huaxu country of fruit farmers in the world, no matter who you are, as long as you are dedicated to good and never follow evil, you can live a comfortable life here. The Tang family will defend the peace here with their lives and blood for generations.

For more than 100 years, the Tang family has proved their promise to the world with their actions: businessmen sell fruit to bully the market, and when they return home, they will definitely see a letter nailed to the door with a rusty iron gun. The content of the letter must be: Shame on no faith! Return the money and go to the Qianguo Wharf to work hard for a month. No matter the mountains and rivers, or the wind, frost, rain and snow, the deceitful must do what the letter requires. If he didn't finish it within the specified time, he thought he was unlucky, knelt down at Qianguo Wharf to admit his mistake, and cut off one leg to atone for his sins. If you don't admit your mistakes, or if you want to escape, you will be even more unlucky, either crawling back to the dock with broken legs and admitting your mistakes, or evaporating from the world.

Almost two hundred years later, the Tang family still remembers the promise of Tang Guiren, the ancestor of the Tang family, to the world. I remember what he said to the children of the Tang family the night before he drove the crane immortal: "There are gods in the sky. People are doing it, and the sky is watching. Promises and vows are the confessions of a person's soul to the heavens, and they are definitely not a few simple words that are said casually. Every promise and oath we have spoken will be associated with the gods of the past in heaven. When our commitment resonates with a god in the heavens, and our hearts are intertwined, we will move the gods and never regret it. ”

The Tang family firmly believes that there are gods in heaven and firmly believes that the promise cannot be unfulfilled. Even if the Tang family is facing great difficulties, even if the building is about to collapse, the promise must be fulfilled.

In the fifteenth year of Jiajing, September 13, the sun was shining.

At noon, an old woman who went up the mountain to worship incense went down the mountain from the back of Maoshan Mountain, passed through an orange forest, and saw a lonely old man named Chen Laoshi sitting in front of the orange forest basking in the sun.

Old woman: "Brother, is this orange grove yours?"

Chen Honesty: "Yes, eldest sister. ”

Old woman: "I came down from the mountain to worship incense, I am tired of walking, I am thirsty, can I quench my thirst with a few of them?"

Chen Laoshi: "Eldest sister, these things are worthless here, you can eat them, you can pick them." ”

The old woman picked one and ate it, picked another one and ate it, and then picked another one and ate it, and praised it again and again: "Your oranges are so sweet and delicious?"

Chen Laoshi: "This thing grows in this deep mountain ravine, and it is not delicious." ”

The old woman: "You can transport it to Changzhou City and sell it?"

Chen Laoshi: "Transported to Changzhou City?" Eldest sister, I'm not afraid of your jokes, where will I sell it out? Not to mention that Changzhou City is so far away, forget it." ”

Old woman: "You can hire a boat to transport oranges from Maoshan to Changzhou." ”

Chen Laoshi: "The eldest sister told a joke again, and hired a boat to transport the oranges from Maoshan to Changzhou, but I am afraid that the oranges will not be enough to sell and pay the boat fare." ”

Old woman: "Brother, I'm not joking with you, it seems that you don't know, there is a Tang family in Qianguo Lane, Changzhou, they are good people, they have always been kind and charitable, poor people can get a reward for selling fruits in Qianguo Lane, they are really poor, hire a boat to sell fruits in Qianguo Lane, and the Tang family will reward you to pay for renting a boat." ”

Chen Laoshi: "And such a good thing?"

Old woman: "Brother, do you think I lied to you?"

The old woman: "Your oranges look good and taste good, you must be able to buy them at a good price when you get there?"

Chen Laoshi: "Is there really such a good thing?"

Old woman: "Brother, believe me, your oranges are ripe, hurry up and get the oranges, hire a boat to transport the oranges to Changzhou Qianguo Lane, where you can find a shop you like and sell them." ”

Chen is honest and a real person.

Chen honestly believed the old woman's words, and began to pick the oranges in the orange grove in front of his house that afternoon, transported the oranges to Xiyang Wharf overnight, hired a boat to transport the oranges to Qianguo Lane, and sold them to the Li Family Fresh Fruit Workshop in Qianguo Lane.

After selling the oranges, Chen Laoshi found the Tang family through the bustling crowd, and came to the Tang family to pay for the hired boat.

The gate of the Tang family was closed. Teacher Chen slammed the door hard.

The old Yang Tou, who was guarding the door, opened the door and asked, "What's the matter?"

Chen Laoshi: "I hired a boat to transport oranges here from Maoshan, are you here to get the money for the hired boat?"

Old Yang Tou: "Why?"

Chen Honestly: "I'm really poor, if I can't get the reward from the Tang family, the money I sell oranges myself is not enough to pay for hiring a boat." ”