"There was a happy event at Mr. Duan's house, and Lei came to ask for a glass of wine without being invited. He also invited Haihan."

Duan Chong was greeting the guests outside the door. Suddenly he saw Lei Meng leading the crowd. His heart sank. He smiled even though he didn't show it, "I don't dare to accept it. Lord Lei, please come inside."

Welcoming the four people into the courtyard.

This is a fairly neat house upon entering. It was built only seven or eight days ago and we only moved in yesterday.

To open a escort agency, you must have a facade.

The original hut and small courtyard are not suitable. The escort office must be conveniently located and spacious, and it must be able to support the appearance and not be too shabby.

Even though this house is just an entry point, it is also very expensive. If you don't have one thousand four hundred and five hundred taels, you can't even think of buying it. It is five or six times the price of the small house that the Cao family purchased a few years ago.

The house where the head catcher Guo Sheng of Luoxiu County lived was about the same size as this one.

The price won't vary too much.

It can be seen that this head catcher has a lot of income on weekdays, otherwise he would not be able to afford such a yard.

This is a heavy asset.

Even though Cao Xin was rich and powerful, considering that at the time with Duan Chong, Ning Shuhua's "confession" was that she only "picked up" more than 7,000 taels, leaving more than 6,000 taels.

Not luxurious.

Therefore, this house is leased.

The rent is sixty taels per month, starting from one year, and the rent is paid in full in one lump sum, plus a deposit of fifty taels.

Does not count as deposit.

The annual rent expenditure is 72 taels.

I would say it's expensive, but it's not cheap either.

The expenditure for opening an escort agency lies in these aspects. We haven't started to purchase horses, donkeys, escort carriages, and escort boxes yet. Only then will the money be spent like water.

At this time, Lei Meng and others did not know that Duan Chong was going to open an escort agency.

Looking at this courtyard and the many people in the world, Lei Meng and Chen Biao looked at each other, each with their own thoughts in mind.

They are not the only ones looking at it.

Many people present were also paying attention to the four Lei Meng.

Since the beginning of the new year, the Embroidery Department has been making a lot of noise in Xijing City. Looking at the world of Xijing, almost no one knows about it. Today Duan Chong led Lei Meng and four others in, and everyone is also speculating on the relationship between the two parties.

"Senior Brother Duan also invited an official from the Embroidery Department today?"

Tang Miao has been getting closer and closer to Duan Chong and his wife in the past few days, and the title has been changed to the more intimate "senior sister and senior brother". The main purpose of the Duan family's banquet today is very clear to Tang Miao and the Tang family, so they know the inside story today

He can be regarded as half a host. Duan Chong has just greeted the guests, and the four brothers from the Tang family are also helping to greet them.

Seeing Lei Meng and others coming in, he hurriedly sent Tang Miao to come and inquire.

"Not familiar."

"Among the four, the first two came to my home in February and wanted to recruit senior brother to join the embroidery department, but senior brother had no intention of doing so. It has been more than a month since this happened, and I don't know why they are here today."

Ning Shuhua shook her head, she was also confused.

I feel a little guilty again.

When Tang Miao heard this, he felt equally uneasy.

The Embroidery Department and the Jianghu people are not 100% antagonistic, but they are definitely not in harmony.

A bad guest is coming to your door today, I'm afraid the feast won't be a good one!

aside.

Cao Xin also guessed the purpose of Lei Meng and others' visit today, but the information was too narrow and difficult to guess.

But before he could think about it, there was movement on the other side.

"Mr. Duan, please!"

"Master Lei, please!"

When Cao Xin heard the commotion, he saw Duan Chong leading Lei Meng and others to have tea, and then went to the courtyard to set up their posture.

obviously.

This meant they wanted to have a hands-on discussion, and I didn’t know what they had just talked about.

But looking at the atmosphere, it's not too tense, it's still within control.

"Walk."

"Go and have a look."

Ning Shuhua was worried and rushed to the front yard with Tang Miao and Cao Xin. Cao Xian, Tang Piaopiao and other juniors who were in the backyard just now also came over when they saw this.

Cao Ren, who had been following Duan Chong in the front yard, came forward to greet him. Without waiting for Ning Shuhua and others to ask questions, he took the initiative to explain: "Lei Siyu said that he admires the master's superb swordsmanship and came here today to ask for advice."

Please teach me sword skills!

This must be an excuse.

As the warden of the Department of Embroidery and Clothes, Lei Meng will not let anything go. This move may have other meanings.

"Uncle, do you know why this is?"

Tang Miao walked towards his uncle Tang Shixiao and asked in a low voice.

Tang Shixiao is now the head of the Tang family. He is already seventy years old. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "It's no big deal. This Lei Si Prisoner recently came to compete with many masters in Xijing City. I think he heard about Duan Xian in the past few days.

My nephew has a good reputation, so I came to give it a try."

As a local snake, Tang Shixiao had wider information channels after all, and he could roughly guess the purpose of Lei Meng's visit today.

"The Embroidery Department has been in trouble recently. Lei Meng is mainly responsible for the 'Iron God' series, but there has been no progress."

"Are they testing senior brother?"

Ning Shuhua will feel relieved when she hears this.

If this is the case, there is no need to worry.

Everyone knows that the 'Iron Gall God' is the most mysterious. Apart from a few iron galls, there are no traces. And Duan Chong is proficient in swordsmanship, so there is no way he can match him.

This Lei Meng was afraid that he was ill and had to seek medical treatment.

After calming down, he concentrated on watching the battle.

at this time.

Duan Chong and Lei Meng were already engaged in a fierce battle.

Both of them are proficient in swordsmanship, and both of them are excellent. As soon as they fight, the light of the sword suddenly rises, and the sound of clanking is heard endlessly.

Among them, Lei Meng's swordsmanship is as powerful as a spear and a halberd, spanning thousands of miles. He is an upright master.

"Get straight to the point."

"Eternal human dragon."

"Standing green and floating green."

Mr. Tang Shixiao, Mr. Tang, was well-informed and recognized the three or five sword moves performed by Lei Meng. He couldn't help but nod his head: "He is indeed a disciple of Fushan!"

Lei Meng entered Xijing City for two months, but he did not deliberately hide his inheritance, and even deliberately leaked it to add fuel to the flames.

After all, once word spreads about his identity as a disciple of Fushan and his official position in the Embroidery Division, it will make it easier for him to move around in the world and make him more comfortable.

In recent days, whenever he came to ask for advice, he would always use Fushan Sword Technique without concealment.

Although Tang Shixiao was old, he still heard about it.

When I saw it today, it was indeed true.

"Disciple of Fushan?"

This was the first time Tang Miao heard about it. When he heard it, he turned to look at Ning Shuhua.

Others don't know.

But because of the cooperation relationship, she and several core figures of the Tang family knew that Duan Chong and Ning Shuhua were from Qishan. Qishan and Fushan were both one of the "Seven Mountain Sword Sects", so their relationship was not shallow.

"Did the flood wash away the Dragon King Temple?"

Tang Miao made some assumptions in his mind.

But there was no time to be distracted at this time, and the fierce fighting on the field became more and more fierce.

Lei Meng's Fushan swordsmanship is dignified and majestic.

But Duan Chong was half right.

The swordsmanship in his hand cannot be compared to that of the sect, but the moves are equally wonderful, and the momentum on the sword is fierce. The sword movement contains the sound of strong wind, making each sword move as fast as a sword, and the sound of wind stirred up becomes stronger and stronger.

, like a strong wind and huge waves, the energy emitted from the sword's edge gradually expanded——

"hiss!"

Including Tang Shixiao, Tang Miao and others, the onlookers felt a chill, their faces and hands were aching from the strong wind, and they involuntarily stepped back.

When he regained consciousness and looked again, he was suddenly shocked to realize that the circle surrounding the two fighting men gradually expanded to a radius of four to five feet, giving them almost the entire front yard.
Chapter completed!