Listening to Elder Wang's words, Wan Jingcheng fell into thought and sighed: "Hey, it seems that my mother's instructions before her death are right, and that Qianguo Lane is even more troublesome." ”

What Wan Jingcheng's mother instructed before she died, he didn't say it, and everyone didn't want to ask, so she looked at him quietly.

Wan Jingcheng saw everyone looking at him like this, and said embarrassedly: "I think of my mother, it was so good at that time." Oh, anything else you've discovered?"

Deng Yunhe: "Yes! The terrible thing is that Xi Li and Hu Tu are simply not human. According to your instructions, Elder Wang went to ask the two of them to buy a sentence, "What are the rivers and lakes that the rivers and lakes are most concerned about at present", when the transaction was made, I had been waiting on the roof, and at the second watch, the two of them flew out of the window of the inn by the river like birds, and got on a small wooden boat, two people stood in the bow of the boat, no one drove the boat, the boat slid quickly along the river, the boat seemed to fly against the water, and I used twelve points of strength to catch up on land. It's not me bragging, even if Hu Hongmin, the lone thief who is alone in the world, may not be able to catch up with him when he is alive. ”

"Hey!" Sighing, Deng Yunhe continued: "I've heard that people with strong martial arts can rely on internal force to drive a boat, but I didn't expect to get off the boat so quickly under the control of the two of them. What's even more terrifying is that I chased for more than ten miles, obviously saw the two of them on the boat, I didn't want to, suddenly someone slapped me in the back of me, and said, 'Elder Deng, it's almost dawn, go back to sleep', I looked back, scared out of a cold sweat, a person standing behind me, it was the Hu Tu with a long beard. ”

Everyone stopped talking, looked at the eldest prince quietly, and wondered: why did the eldest prince come.

Yu Ruoshui smiled and nodded, Yu Hualong seemed to understand what his cousin meant. In order to break the deadlock, Yu Hualong pointed to the water in the west and said, "The eldest prince, Li Protector, elders, the flower boat is here." ”

This is a double-decker flower boat, which should be the most luxurious flower boat in Wanliu Lane. The hull is snow-white, decorated with various colors, which is very eye-catching. The boat was originally equipped with singing music to accompany the music, and visitors can browse the beautiful scenery of Changzhou City outside the canal in the melodious music, and can also parade in the network of Changzhou City to browse the beautiful scenery of Changzhou City.

There are no singers on board today, no music.

Everyone walked up to the flower boat under the leadership of the eldest prince, went upstairs, and sat down at the tea table on the starboard side, accompanied by Li Protector and Yu Ruoshui. The four elders sat down at the tea table on the port side, and the old people in the hall were all seated downstairs.

Tea and snacks were prepared on the flower boat, and three beauties were also arranged to serve tea and pour water.

The eldest prince nodded, and specially praised: "Hall Master Yu is very good at doing things, today's arrangement is very good." ”

After listening to the eldest prince's praise, Yu Ruoshui hurriedly replied: "Thank you for the eldest prince's praise, it should be!"

Yu Ruoshui bowed down and asked, "How to walk the flower boat, listen to the orders of the eldest prince." ”

The eldest prince: "Go upriver and browse the beautiful scenery on both sides of the canal outside Changzhou." ”

The flower boat passes through Dongxiatang outside the city of Changzhou, passes through Qianguo Wharf, arrives at Xixiatang, and then turns the bow of the boat and drives back.

Along the way, everyone talked and laughed, and the eldest son didn't say a word.

When he turned around and passed by the Qianguo Wharf, the eldest prince suddenly said, "Hall Master Yu, this is the legendary Qianguo Wharf?"

Yu Ruoshui didn't know how to return, so he had to respond in a hurry: "Yes." ”

The journey is very short, and the flower boat has arrived at Wanliu Lane Wharf before noon. The flower boat docked for dinner, and the meal was arranged in the Water Pavilion Restaurant in Wanliu Lane, which was arranged in advance by the eldest prince.

After a full meal, everyone boarded the flower boat and returned to Changzhou Xiangyuan Wharf.

All the old people in the Hualong Hall of Changzhou Branch Helm dispersed, and the four elders followed the eldest prince into the Xiangyuan.

Enjoy the garden, located in the canal outside the city of Changzhou in the middle of the half-moon island, is a pink wall around the green willow around the rectangular courtyard, the courtyard is built with a flower bed, there are more than a dozen pots of blooming chrysanthemums on it, there is a tall Xifu begonia tree next to the flower bed, there is a mahogany eight immortal table in the middle of the hall, a gold lacquer carved throne is placed on both sides, behind is a smooth sailing screen, eight red lacquer carved thrones and mahogany coffee tables are placed on both sides of the hall.

Wan Jingcheng led a group of elders into the hall, and after some politeness, Wan Jingcheng sat down on the gold lacquer carved throne in the middle, and the small maid door served the best Maoshan Qingfeng tea.

Wan Jingcheng took a sip of the teacup and said: "Two Yu Hall Masters, I am a junior, and I don't know a lot of old things in the gang, this time I was entrusted by my father to come to Changzhou with the six elders and my Uncle Li to learn about the Qianguo Wharf, and I hope that the two hall masters will help me a lot." ”

Water Qilin Yu Ruoshui and Deputy Hall Master Black Water Ghost Yu Hualong hurriedly replied: "The eldest prince is polite, his subordinates should be, they should be." ”

Water Qilin Yu Ruoshui and Deputy Hall Master Black Water Ghost Yu Hualong were originally cousins, the two have always been of the same mind, after listening to the words of the eldest prince, they glanced at each other, Yu Ruoshui hurriedly said: "The eldest prince, if you have something to say, even if you are told, you will definitely serve your life." ”

Wan Jingcheng: "You're welcome, two Yu Tang masters, I have heard since I was a child that Qianguo Lane is a good place, where it is a paradise for fruit farmers and merchants, a kingdom of fruits, and the freshest and sweetest fruits in Tiannan and Haibei are all there. I've been there quietly twice, and it's really beautiful. Qianguo Wharf is located in the center of Changzhou's water and land transportation, close to the south gate of Changzhou City, where it is convenient and labor-saving to get on and off goods. I have two questions that I can't figure out, so I ask Master Yu for advice. ”

Yu Ruoshui hurriedly replied: "Don't dare to ask for advice, just ask." ”

Wan Jingcheng: "You're welcome, two Yu Hall Masters, my two questions are actually old ones." First, the thousands of wharves on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal basically belong to the Cao Gang, why does this wharf not belong to the Cao Gang, but to the Tang family in Changzhou. Second, the fruit sellers at Qianguo Wharf can dock, why can't cargo ships dock?"

Yu Ruoshui: "Eldest son, what does this mean for your subordinates? Haven't you heard the old gang leader talk about it?"

Wan Jingcheng: "Yes, my father never mentioned it, and we were not allowed to ask. ”

Yu Ruoshui blurted out: "This is not strange. ”

Wan Jingcheng: "Hall Master Yu, even if it satisfies my curiosity. Growing up, I've always wanted to figure out why?"

Yu Ruoshui smiled: "Grand Prince, the elders and Protector Li should know, this is an old thing, and the subordinates don't know how to speak." ”

Yu Hualong quietly interjected: "Eldest Prince, the elders and Protector Li, Qianguo Wharf is very evil, and the Tang family is also very mysterious. In the past few decades, the Cao Gang has had three major conflicts with the Tang family for the cargo ship to dock, the children of the Tang family held a spear to kill the cargo ship on the shore, the river surface was dyed blood red by the sunset, and suddenly the wind was fierce, the fog locked the river, and there were bursts of wailing in the fog, the sound was terrifying, and everyone who heard it was depressed. A lot of people in the gang have experienced it, and this won't be fake. This also made everyone a little more worried and afraid, and few of the gang members were willing to take risks. ”

Wan Jingcheng: "It's very evil, Hall Master Yu, do you believe that there are really ghosts in this world?"

Yu Hualong: "Big Prince, my black water ghost Yu Hualong is a person who is not afraid of heaven and earth, and he is not afraid of death, but Qianguo Wharf is indeed very mysterious. ”

Wan Jingcheng: "That means that there are really ghosts in this world?

Yu Ruoshui: "Yes, yes, eldest son, I don't believe that there are ghosts and gods!"

Wan Jingcheng: "No ghosts, no immortals, that's good! My father is old, let me take care of the affairs of the gang, I don't know anything, I came today, in addition to cheering everyone up, I also want to figure out the old things in the gang, especially the things about Qianguo Lane and Qianguo Wharf, please know everything, please everyone." ”