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Although Xie Wan has never been to Cangzhou, he looks very indifferent.

Slowly, it took two days to finally reach the boundary of Cangzhou. Qian Zhuang stood in front and chose an inn near the downtown. When he booked a room and downloaded the menu, he went back to pick it up. Xie Wan and his party just entered the gate. Although Huo Yan in the front of the car was dressed so ordinary that he could not be ordinary, he still wore a hat, which was very low-key.

Xie Wan and others knew that he had an enemy, so they followed him.

Huo Yan didn't say much along the way, and even seemed to be interested in everything. But occasionally if there is any abnormal noise, he will also concentrate in a very short time. Most of the time, he is almost a very competent escort, bold, careful and taciturn. The two-day journey also made Qian Zhuang gradually change from the polite "Huo guard" at the beginning to the easy-going "Xiao Huo".

But when Xie Wan thought that Cheng Yuan and others guessed that he might be a dwarf, the bad factor in his bones couldn't help running out.

While waiting for Qian Zhuang to book a room in the yard, she stared at him with a smile: "In fact, you don't have to be so careful. I see that there are many shops selling fake hair on the street. You might as well get a hair cover, change your clothes and dress up as a maid outside me. It's better than hiding your head and tail like this.

Huo Yan looked at her with the tip of the grass in her head: "Pretend to be a maid?"

"You definitely don't dare." She spoke leisurely.

"I dare, I'm afraid you dare not." He looked at her and raised his lips and said, "You know, if you pretend to be a maid, you have to wait on her. Do you want me and Xing Zhu to take turns to wait in front of your bed, or do you follow you step by step to bathe and change clothes?"

Xie Wan gritted his teeth and choked for a long time without saying a word.

Qian Zhuang booked a room for Xie Wan.

Several people ate separately, so she called Qian Zhuang and others in.

"You will start early tomorrow morning. Qian Zhuang, you know the helmsman of Tian. Go and make an appointment with him and say that I want to invite him to dinner in the city. Xing Zhu, you go to the dock and explore the truth. Mr. Cheng, stay in the inn and go downstairs to listen to what everyone is talking about. Gu Xing and Huo Yu, you two, just go to the street with me.

Everyone had no objection to this. After a little bit of trifles, they split up and went back to the room.

In addition to being the hometown of martial arts, Cangzhou is also rich in preserved meat, and the greasy fragrance of preserved meat is floating on all the streets. Gu Xing hired a mule car, circled around the city half a circle, and finally chose a teahouse to drink tea for a while, listening to a few twists and turns. Huo Yan had no objection to these. When drinking tea, he accompanied him to drink tea. When listening to the play, he bent his knuckles and gently tapped on the table with his singing.

Xie Wan noticed it and said, "Do you often listen to the play?"

He replied, "In the past, when you were free, listen to it."

Xie Wan paused and said, "You are so numb in a Beijing film."

He smiled and suddenly said, "Your official language is also very standard."

Xie Wan glanced at him proudly and said with a smile, "Because I'm smart!"

He glanced at her and smiled. I met a girl before, as smart as you.

Xie Wan turned his head when he heard the words and said, "Your favorite girl?"

He picked up the tea with a smile, "Maybe."

Du Liniang on the stage sang again. Xie Wan was attracted and ignored him.

I didn't go back to the inn after lunch.

Cheng Yuan was chatting with several tea guests downstairs. When Xie Wan came back, he found an excuse to leave and went upstairs.

"In the end, it is close to the port, and four or five of the ten topics discussed are related to transportation." Cheng Yuan said as soon as he entered the door. It's really not calm on the dock. Black and black things happen almost every few times, but the weight is different. It is said that it is not only the boundary of Cangzhou, but also the whole canal. And the farther away from the capital, the more powerful it is.

Xie Wan said, "Isn't it treated in the Cao Gang? Don't they have rules?"

"What's the use of having a regulation?" Cheng Yuan said, "The sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the chief helmsman can't go down to patrol from time to time. This kind of thing is that you don't have to look up at the bottom, and a chain has been formed for a long time.

Xie Wan was speechless.

The Cao Gang was originally one of the three sects and nine streams, but it was later helped by the court, which was also regarded as half a government office. But in fact, this kind of black-eating thing belongs to the internal affairs of the gang. As long as it has not affected the transportation of the Cao Dynasty, it is impossible for the court to have

But in this way, it is the merchants who suffer. Most of the merchants who open rice and money have no official background. Like the Ning family, who can they cry when they encounter interception and blackmail? It's just to sue. The water is deep in the government's office. Not to mention throwing the situation into the stone sinking into the sea, he may inform the Cao gang in private, and then the Cao gang will blacklist you, and you will have no place to cry.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help sighing: "If the Cao Gang is not rectified, it will ultimately affect the transportation. I'm afraid there will be trouble in the future.

Huo Yan glanced at her and sat aside and looked at the tea cards on the table.

Cheng Yuan said, "It's a pity that we talk lightly, even if we are worried, there is no way."

He spread out his hands and sighed.

Qian Zhuang came back at the same time as Xing Zhu in the evening.

Qian Zhuang said, "I have made an appointment with the rudder. He said that he would wait for the girl in the lucky building in the city at noon the day after the day."

Xie Wan looked at Xing Zhu and said, "What have you gained?"

Xing Zhu said, "The maidservant pretended to be a lady selling sugar-coated haws and stayed at the dock all day. On the surface, there seems to be nothing abnormal."

Xie Wan did not expect to find any great clues as soon as he suddenly went there, so he calmly let them go down to rest.

The next day, he wandered around the city again.

It seems to be out to play, and there is nothing urgent to do.

On the third day, Tian Kun sent someone to send a message in the morning and evening, saying that he had booked the elegant room in the Lucky Building. Please come by. Xie Wan was quite surprised. Didn't he say in advance that she would invite him? Why did he wait for her to come here? I thought it was just the host's politeness, so I didn't delve into it.

After breakfast, Xie Wan drank tea as usual, and then dressed up and took Cheng Yuan and others to the Lucky Building.

Perhaps because the people of Cangzhou are good at martial arts, the buildings in the whole city are bold, and the lucky building is a solid brick and wooden building, which shows the years.

When Xie Wan and his party arrived, two of the people standing at the door suddenly turned around and went inside. Xie Wan put on his hood and looked at Cheng Yuan. Then he entered calmly. He walked under the wooden ladder and saw a middle-aged man with a dragon head on his waist leading two subordinates to the stairs quickly. When he was halfway, he had already arched his hand to Xie Wan.

"Do you dare to ask this Miss Xie San from Qinghe?"

Xie Wan looked back at Qian Zhuang. Qian Zhuang stood up and said, "Do you dare to ask you?"

"In Du Biao, my master has been waiting for the third girl in Guixiang Pavilion for a long time!" Du Biao stood aside with a smile and bent down to make a request.

Xie Wan does not often deal directly with Jianghu people, but he also knows what kind of position the helmsman of Caobang has in the world, and what is the significance of merchants who want them. At present, Du Biao's status around Tian Kun is not low. It's really interesting for Tian Kun to welcome her in such a way.

Xie Wan smiled and said "please" and then walked up the stairs.

The elegant room of the Lucky Building is the same as its name. Except for being easy to understand, it has no characteristics at all, and has nothing to do with elegance. But the temper of these thick men is very good, because the chopsticks inlaid with gold foil, glazed bowls and plates, and tables and chairs decorated with gold patches all show the wealth here.

Tian Kun's temperament is also as direct as the style here, with a beard, thick eyebrows, big arms and round waist, and tigers.

Seeing Xie Wan coming in, Tian Kun stood up and arched his hand and said, "Miss Xie!"

Gu Xing stood outside, and the rest of them stayed in the room. Xie Wan looked around the room before he walked to the table and said with a smile, "Master Tian, I've been looking forward to you for a long time!"

Tian Kun spread out his hand and said a word of invitation, and Xie Wan took the opportunity to sit down.

Tian Cong brought four people, like Xie Wan, who left someone outside the door, and Du Biao in the door led the other two to stand behind him. On Xie Wan's side, Cheng Yuan was on the side, Huo Yan and Qian Zhuang were left and right, and Xing Zhu waited from the side, but he had a little more momentum than Tian Kun.

Tian Kun said, "The third girl came from afar. Today's meal is reasonable for my Tian to invite me, and the third girl must reward me with this face."

Xie Wan stared a little and said with a smile, "Since Lord Tian has such a good meaning, I'd rather respect than obey."

Tian Kun also laughed and said, "I have heard that Qinghe Xiefu Shili's heir is a famous family in Hejianfu. Now Lord Xie Rong, the head of your family, has become the humer of the prince. The second master was in Guibang High School a few days ago. As a rough person, I must pretend in front of the third girl. Unexpectedly, the third girl turned out to be a cheerful person!"

Xie Wan smiled, but said, "It seems that the rudder Tian already knows my origin."

When Ning Dayi came to the dock with Luo Juqian Zhuang to look for Tian Kun, she told her not to reveal her identity because she didn't want to know. Now Tian Kun seems to be polite, but his words explain her background, which shows that he has investigated her in the past two days. Combined with his abnormal behavior just now, it seems that Tian Kun's enthusiasm today is not simple.

She looked aside slightly, and Qian Zhuang and others quietly moved forward and stood around her on both sides.

Seeing this, Tian Kun was not moved and said, "In the girl's words, she is really smart."

Xie Wan said, "The rudder master is the number one figure in the territory of Cangzhou, and he is also a famous hero in the world. Xie Wan wants to make some money in a small business, and he has to rely on the rudder master to reward him. It seems that Xie Wan will treat today's meal.

"Isn't the third girl being pretentious to Tian?" Tian Gang's eyes suddenly surged with some sarcasm, "Tian was the third girl's caretaker when she was a child, and she could expand to such a large industry in a few years. He must be an understanding and cheerful person, but unexpectedly, I still saw the wrong person! It's just the money for a meal. The third girl twisted her mother so much!" RS