After parting ways with the troupe, Zhu Hao and Tang Yin sailed for several days and arrived at the passenger and cargo terminal on the Han River outside Changshou County, Anlu Prefecture.
The beginning of spring.
Merchant ships came and go frequently at the ferry. After getting off the ship, Zhu Hao negotiated with the boatman, while Tang Yinze stood at the ferry, looking at the unfamiliar environment.
Zhu Hao originally thought that Tang Yin was just looking at the scenery and reflecting on his life experience, but when he came back, he found that Tang Yin was staring directly at the female family members coming off an official ship opposite, and there was something wrong with his eyes...
Huh!?
Is this the thought of being full of food? When I left Nanchang Mansion, I was reluctant to leave Lou Suzhen. It was called the seed of infatuation, but now what does it mean to stare directly at another woman?
If you are twenty years younger, it will be a perfect replica of the plot in "Tang Bo Hu Spots Autumn Fragrance". But the problem is that you are now forty-five years old, there is no hope of the imperial examination, and your family is poor. Which girl can like you?
The old bachelor was alone, and his loneliness was debilitating... Zhu Hao couldn't help but wonder, should he find a "wife" for Tang Yin and let him take root in Anlu?
Zhu Hao reminded: "Mr. Tang, shall we get on the carriage now?"
Tang Yin finally came to his senses, looked around and asked, "Where is the carriage?"
Finally, his eyes unconsciously fell on the female family members who got off the boat.
Zhu Hao said: "This is already the Anlu territory. I'm very familiar with the surrounding area. Let's hire a temporary carriage first... to take us to a nearby market town, and then change to a carriage to reach our destination directly."
"good."
Tang Yin withdrew his gaze and followed Zhu Hao.
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Zhu Hao had no one else with him, only him and Tang Yin, old and young, with a small target. After making sure that no one was paying attention to him at the pier, Zhu Hao called a carriage that was parked at the pier waiting for passengers.
On the way to a nearby market town, Zhu Hao asked: "Mr. Tang, do you know the woman who got off the boat at the pier just now?"
Tang Yin shook his head slightly and sighed: "I don't know him, I just lamented my life experience. I thought... I didn't mention it at the beginning."
Not looking at women?
Just think of your own life experience from the female relatives on the official ship?
It's that simple?
When he arrived at the market town, Zhu Hao got off the carriage, gave the driver ten cents for the carriage, and walked straight to the mule and horse market.
Tang Yin followed step by step without asking any questions. Apparently with his knowledge, he understood why Zhu Hao changed cars midway, not only to prevent Prince Ning's Mansion from pursuing him along the way, but also to prevent the Zhu family from tracing his whereabouts.
"It's getting late, let's stay at the inn."
Halfway through, Zhu Hao suddenly changed his mind.
Tang Yin asked in surprise: "Aren't you in a hurry to leave?"
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "I told the driver that we would divert to Jingshan County. I have an aunt over there. If anyone really inquires and asks him, he will definitely tell me what I said...
"No matter who it is, it would be natural to think that my mother and I have no relatives in the local area, so it is natural to go to the next county to visit relatives, but they will not think that we actually settled in Anlu...
"If we leave tomorrow, people who want to know the news will not be able to find out."
Tang Yin frowned: "Did you learn all this from home? The way of Jinyiwei..."
"hehe."
Zhu Hao smiled without explaining.
In order to avoid being discovered, Zhu Hao did not take Tang Yin to stay at an inn in the town. Instead, he found a home in a home. This made Tang Yin confused: "Is this an inn?"
Zhu Hao said: "There are many hotels like this in small places, the prices are cheap, and the shopkeepers will not ask the identities of passers-by. I used to stay in such a place when my mother and I went out to do business... When we got there, I said you are my grandfather."
, don’t let it slip!”
Tang Yin was slightly dissatisfied: "Zhu Hao, I won't stop you from lying, but if you say this... doesn't it make me look very old?"
Zhu Hao looked at Tang Yin with a teasing look that seemed to say, "Aren't you old?"
Tang Yin was a little embarrassed when Zhu Hao stared at him, but finally acquiesced to this statement.
However, as Zhu Hao said, the owner of the B&B will not care about the identity and relationship between the two people. Perhaps these days, with an old man and a young man traveling around the world, there are too many people who have no fixed place to live, so the "B&B" business is
Don’t be surprised to see so many.
Who cares about knowing your identity? If you are really some gangsters, I might get into trouble if I ask, but of course I won't ask if I can.
Stayed one night.
In the early morning of the next day, Tang Yin got up early to pack. Except for the money Lou Suzhen gave him, the rest of his luggage were clothes bought for him by Zhu Hao on the road. Tang Yin didn't spend a penny.
In the morning, Zhu Hao was not in a hurry to reach his destination, but took Tang Yin to find someone.
Tang Yin was suspicious and worried. He could see Zhu Hao's boldness when he led him out of Nanchang and his caution along the way. He was not too worried about Zhu Hao's actions. He also understood that the more hastily he left, the easier it would be for the enemy to leave.
clue.
Soon they arrived at a village outside the market town. Zhu Hao asked Tang Yin to wait under the big tree at the entrance of the village, and he walked in directly.
When Zhu Hao came out, a man was following behind him.
The man asked the villagers to set up a carriage for Zhu Hao, but he didn't seem to intend to drive the carriage himself. It seemed like he sold the carriage directly to Zhu Hao.
Zhu Hao sat down on the driver's seat, turned his head and said to Tang Yin: "Mr. Tang, come up. I'm not good at driving. If you don't like it, you can switch hands with me."
Tang Yin was speechless.
No wonder you are not in a hurry to hire a carriage. Instead, you want to buy a carriage and drive on your own, so who knows where you have gone? The people tracing you also think that you are going a long way. If it is closer, you can walk, so why buy it?
carriage?
After the carriage had walked for a while, Tang Yincai asked, "Is it not far from where we are staying?"
Valley Qian
Zhu Hao smiled and said, "Mr. Tang, have you noticed? You also know that the people behind us are Jin Yiwei and Prince Ning's Mansion. We should be as careful as possible and leave no clues."
Tang Yin took a breath and said, "This was also taught by the person behind you?"
"hehe."
Zhu Hao was too lazy to answer.
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The two drove to their destination.
The remaining road was actually only a dozen miles. Zhu Hao drove the car at first, but when he got to the country road, the road was very narrow and it was a bit difficult to drive. Tang Yin felt so sorry that he got out of the carriage and drove himself.
Zhu Hao didn't enter the carriage either. The two of them sat side by side in front, enjoying the scenery of the countryside along the way while driving.
Because this road is a bit remote, there are no business travelers along the way. Occasionally, there are vendors carrying poles walking in the countryside passing by, and more are villagers rushing to the farmland to work. After seeing this, Tang Yin sighed with emotion: "If it is the New Year,
As an old lady, it would be extremely comfortable to live on just a few acres of thin farmland."
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Do you still want to plant a few acres of peach blossoms and exchange them for wine money?"
Tang Yin squinted his eyes and looked at Zhu Hao: "You even know this?"
Zhu Hao smiled and looked innocent.
Tang Yin wrote "Song of Taohua An" in the 18th year of Hongzhi. There is basically no dispute about this. Historically, Tang Yin built Taohua An Bieyeye and Mengmo Pavilion in the second year of Zhengde.
During the Zhengde period, Tang Yin had no intention of pursuing an official career and only thought about how to support his old age. However, his trip to Prince Ning's Palace made him completely give up on fame and fortune, and he spent the last few years of his life in poverty.
Since Zhu Hao brought Tang Yin back to Anlu, he didn't want the old boy to live a hard life anymore. If he wanted to be a hermit, what was the point of pushing him to Prince Xing's Mansion?
The carriage traveled some distance.
Tang Yin asked: "Zhu Hao, the village you went to first, the man who came out with you, he hurried away on horseback as soon as we drove away... Wouldn't you let him inform and deliberately provide false information to the pursuer?
Bar?"
Zhu Haodao: "Mr. Tang, can you please stop thinking the worst about me? Why should I reveal my whereabouts when I have nothing to do? He was the man who worked for our family before. I asked him to find someone and try to get in touch. This does not involve leaking secrets."
Things."
"Your man? Aren't you afraid that the Zhu family will find out about you from him?" Tang Yin suddenly felt that Zhu Hao was too careless.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "What he did for my family was not an open matter, but a secret deal. It is a bit difficult for the Zhu family to investigate his situation."
Tang Yin was confused after hearing this: "A secret deal? What is that?"
Zhu Hao smiled but did not answer.
Do you want to tell Tang Yin that he is actually engaged in the business of drying salt and trafficking in private salt?
The Zhu family didn't know about this, and besides, they didn't tell the person where they were going. Even if the Zhu family found out, they wouldn't be able to find him for a while.
Tang Yin asked again: "Who did you ask him to find? Could it be that he spread the word in the city that I am here?"
Zhu Hao shook his head: "I'm not that stupid. The person I asked him to find has an official background, but don't worry... This person will definitely not betray your whereabouts. The backer behind him once impeached Prince Ning.
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Tang Yin seemed to have thought of something, frowned and asked: "Are you talking about the Huangfantai of Huguang Chief Envoy?"
Zhu Hao looked at Tang Yin sideways, "Mr. Tang, can you guess this?"
Tang Yin shook his head and said with emotion: "When Huang Fantai was in Jiangxi, he did a lot of things to restrict Prince Ning's palace. He can be said to be a loyal and upright man. It's a pity that he has never been able to meet the person who gave you advice..."
"Oh, the person who gave me the advice has nothing to do with Huang Fantai. Huang Fantai does things openly, so there is no need to save you secretly, right? Besides, what's the point of saving you? Mr. Tang, it's better not to guess."
The more Zhu Hao said this, the more doubtful Tang Yin became.
It is rare for Zhu Hao to be able to get in touch with Huang Fantai, but to ask Huang Fantai to help him would be a bit nonsense... Who else could he be?
How many capable people do you, Zhu Hao, know?
"Zhu Hao, what is the purpose of sending people to find the people in Huangfantai?"
Tang Yin had no choice but to ask Zhu Hao about things he couldn't understand.
Zhu Hao saw that the carriage had slowed down, and it was obvious that Tang Yin was no longer interested in rushing, so he took the whip and said in a leisurely tone: "That's it, Huang Fantai's brother-in-law is a merchant named Su Xigui. He does a lot of business and often travels between
Mr. Tang, have you ever heard of Huguang Prefecture?"
Tang Yin looked a little strange, but shook his head to express his ignorance.
"This person is in Anlu. If he goes to contact Prince Xing's Mansion, inform Mr. Tang that he has arrived, and recommend him in the name of Huangfantai... what do you think of Mr. Tang?"
Zhu Hao gave a reasonable reason.
Tang Yin thought for a while, Huang Zan was at odds with Prince Ning, so his people would naturally not betray his whereabouts.
It is indeed much better for Su Xigui to go to Prince Xing's Mansion to ventilate the news than to spread the news among the people.
"Um."
Tang Yin felt that there was no problem, so he didn't ask any more questions.
Zhu Hao finally succeeded in blocking Tang Yin's mouth.
This old boy...
Are you curious, baby?
Where do so many problems come from?
If I want to recommend you to Prince Xing's Mansion, I can just find a way to inform Zhu San and Zhu Si directly, or find Lu Song, or find someone to inform Jiang Lun, Zhang Zuo, and Yuan Zonggao. Is there any need to follow Su Xigui's route?
Do you think that my half-year stay at the palace was in vain?
How dare you come out and run around when you have no connection at all?