Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang left Kaifeng Prefecture and headed to the west pier in the city. There were more people on the road than the previous two days ago. The major shops also took the opportunity to do business. The sounds of hawking and shouting at the doors were one after another, which seemed very lively. There were queues at the doors of some big deals. Taibaiju set up a big pergola outside the door, so that the guests waiting for the seat could sit and have a cup of tea first.

There were notices of finding people at the intersection and some eye-catching places. Old Chen had ordinary appearance and no obvious characteristics. Such an old man was everywhere on the street, and it felt difficult to find.

When the two arrived in the west of the city, as Xiao Liangzi described, the roads in this area were very wide, with many cars and horses, and there were no small alleys.

Many major business halls in Kaifeng City are here because there are wharfs and official roads in the west of the city, making goods easy to enter and exit.

Zhan Zhaohe Bai Yutang came to Lanfang Pavilion and saw several carriages parked at the door, rolling up rice paper on the carriages, and the guys were busy decentralizing goods.

An old man who looked like a scholar was holding an abacus and was paying the accounts, while a few young men were making records.

"The big shopkeeper."

Zhan Zhao greeted the old man.

When the old man saw Zhan Zhao, he hurriedly put down his abacus and said hello, "Mr. Zhan."

This old man is Tao Ben, the big shopkeeper of Lanfang Pavilion.

Lanfang Pavilion is very business-making, and there are branches everywhere.

Tao Ben was happy when he saw Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang and asked, "Two young men, are you looking for Ziwu Lane?"

Zhan Zhaohe Bai Yutang is also a little embarrassed.

Tao Ben shook his head, "I've come today and asked me if there is a Ziwu Lane near Lanfang Pavilion, saying that it was because of Qiaoji cloth shop that lost a cloth dyeing master?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both nodded.

Tao Ben waved his hand, "I am a native of Kaifeng. I have lived here for most of my life. There is no such place as Ziwu Lane in Kaifeng City, so there is definitely not."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang also expected it, but they were still disappointed.

"Why is the alley called Ziwu Lane?" Tao Ben felt that the name of the alley was inexplicably unknown. "Zi is the north and Wu is the south. Ziwu Lane means an alley that runs north and south. There are so many alleys in Kaifeng City, either north and south or east and west. Then half of the alleys in the city are Ziwu Lane?"

Tao Ben complained a few casually and went to continue to keep the account. Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang stood there and looked at each other, inexplicably feeling that what the old man said seemed to make some sense.

Ziwu has only two meanings. If it weren't for Zi and Wu, but the time seemed to have nothing to do with the alley. The rest was just north and south... It makes sense to say that the alley is just.

The two left Lanfang Pavilion and walked towards the dock, discussing this matter while walking.

"Can it be some kind of dialect?" Zhan Zhao asked, "The alleys that are traveling north and south are called Ziwu Lane."

"Go back and check where old Chen and Master Wang are from?" Bai Yutang thought for a while, "Maybe that's the case. Not every alley with a name. Will there be a unified saying that the north-south ones are called Ziwu Lane?"

Zhan Zhao nodded, "It makes sense, but there is no reason no one else has heard of it!"

"That's true." The fifth master also nodded, "I asked so many people, but no one of them knew this."

The two of them chatted and arrived near the dock.

It was just past noon, and the sun was shining at this point, and most boatmen and transporters were taking naps, and there were not many people on the pier.

Before the ship from Xiankong Island arrived, Zhan Zhaohe Bai Yutang found a teahouse, went up the second floor and asked for a seat by the window to sit down, and wait while drinking tea.

In the distance, several large ships were sailing towards the pier, and the black tower ship was quite grand.

"Whose fleet is that?" Zhan Zhao asked Bai Yutang curiously.

The fifth master glanced at the flag on the bow of the boat and said, "Boat from Wulong Village."

"What sect is this?" Zhan Zhao had never heard of such a village. "Are you a cowhide or a water village?"

The fifth master said, "Shuizhai, in Bazhou, is probably an acquaintance of the Tang Sect. I heard from my second brother that Wulong Village is a new sect. He took the opportunity to grow bigger when Gaohe Village was not lagging behind. It seems that he is quite rich, but it is not very clear about the specific details."

"It's very quick to make money on a boat transportation. Did you eat the chassis of Gaohezhai?" Zhan Zhao was quite curious.

"I guess it's right." The fifth master knew a rough idea, "I don't know who the village leader is. Judging from the posture of the fleet, it's quite ostentatious."

Zhan Zhao nodded and pointed at another fleet that appeared in the distance, "Is it the ship from Xingkong Island?"

Bai Yutang also saw it, "Well, it must have arrived."

The two left the restaurant and rushed to the dock.

At this time, the fleet of Wulongzhai was just about to enter the dock. Some people came down one after another on the boat. Several carriages were loaded with many things, all of which were covered with the red "囍" character, which looked like a gift.

Zhan Zhao is a little gossipy, look at Bai Yutang - are you familiar with the Tang Sect? Are you so polite?

Bai Yutang also felt that there seemed to be a little more gifts, could it be a relative?

The two stood at the dock waiting for the fleet on Xiankong Island, and looked curiously at the Wulongzhai fleet.

At this time, an old man with a very stylish walk down from the boat.

The old man was over 60 years old, with a burly figure and gray hair, and a sword around his waist. He looked like a master.

Zhan Zhao touched his chin... This old man looked familiar!

Bai Yutang touched him gently, "Isn't that Wu Shanchuan!"

Zhan Zhao was reminded by Bai Yutang, "Wu Shanchuan, the leader of Wujiazhai, I said he looked familiar, so the former Wulong Village was Wujiazhai?"

"It should be so, Wujiazhai is also in Bazhou." Bai Yutang muttered thoughtfully, "It's a bit interesting..."

Zhan Zhao inexplicably heard a bit of the show from the fifth master's words that he had no warmth.

Bai Yutang whispered in Zhan Zhao's ear, "Have you heard of Wu Shanchuan and my godmother's gossip?"

Zhan Zhao blinked, "I heard Jiu Niang say that Wu Shanchuan and Mrs. Tang are old acquaintances, what are their gossips?"

"It is said that when Wu Shanchuan was young, he liked my godmother very much. He sent someone to propose marriage early, but my godmother refused to marry him. Later, they all started their own families. A few years ago, Wu Shanchuan wanted to betroth his eldest daughter to Brother Tang, and also came to ask about marriage. As a result, the eldest brother had already had a crush on someone, so he refused. In the end, he had a young son who came to propose marriage and wanted to marry Brother Tang, but the result was..."

Zhan Zhao was amused and crying, "Did you mean that you were rejected three times when you mentioned the kiss? "

Bai Yutang nodded.

"That's a bit miserable..." Zhan Zhao was puzzled, "Why are you so polite and giving such a heavy gift?"

"Maybe it's not that simple." Bai Yutang continued, "I heard Tang Sidao talk about it before. One year, the younger sister refused the proposal of several young masters of the sects. Wu Shanchuan told everyone that the younger sister was more determined than the sky and her life was thinner than paper, and she was not golden branches and jade leaves. I don't want this, then, don't you want to marry the prince and general?"

Zhan Zhao felt that the old man was heartbroken and had a small heart. He was so old that he said bad things about his juniors. "Are you really marrying the general? The old man was slapped in the face."

"When you were playing the ring before, the flying bamboo bear was disturbing the ring..."

The fifth master just started to stare, Zhan Zhao kicked him, "Why are you talking about this?"

"When my younger sister got engaged to Zhu Xiong, everyone actually knew that she didn't want to marry, so she deliberately said." Bai Yutang said, "But Wu Sanchuan specially sent someone to send three pots of peonies, one pot of purple pods, one pot of yellow cloth, and one pot of red. The "pod cloth" secretly mocked the younger sister for 'can't get married'."

Zhan Zhao frowned, "This old man is so incredible! Tang Sidao tear him up without a hand?"

"It was said that the brothers of the Tang Sect were very angry at that time." said the fifth master, "So after the younger sister got engaged, Tang Sidao sent someone to Wu Shanchuan to Huangkou Shanchuan, saying thank you for your golden mouth, and mocking him for his slander."

Zhan Zhao felt quite funny, "So the old man is going to resolve his past grudges, or is he going to fight again?"

"My mother said that Wu Shanchuan had told her son to marry the princess before, but she was going to suppress the Tang Sect... Maybe this time it was for the princess, right?"

"Princess?" Zhan Zhao thought for a while, "Zhao Lan?"

"It seems that Zhao Zhen is just such a fairly old princess?" Bai Yutang smiled, "I feel that his temper is older than his younger sister, and the empress dowager is willing to marry her so far?"

"Take it down." Zhan Zhao shook his head, "Zhao Lan always misses her idol Xie Yan, but Wu Shanchuan should be ready to be rejected by the Fourth Company."

"Xie Yan is pretty good." Bai Yutang asked, "Can it work?"

"The Empress Dowager asked Pang Yu to find Xie Yan in the palace two days ago. It is said that she is very satisfied." Zhan Zhao waved his hand as he said, "Or what if the old man gave birth to another one, and try it when Xiangxiang grows up?"

"Then I was rejected for the fifth company?"

...

The two chatted happily, and they saw Wu Shanchuan in the distance seemed to see them.

The old man bowed, and Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang bowed to him.

Wu Shanchuan looked in a good mood, got on the carriage, and a large convoy entered Kaifeng City.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were still looking back, and always felt that looking at the back of the convoy's rushing away, this trip was probably not simple, not simple...

While the two of them were gossiping, the ship from Shankong Island also arrived.

"Fifth brother, Zhan Kitten, hahaha!"

With a full sound of energy coming, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang knew that it was the third brother Xu Qing.

Sure enough, Xu Qing stood at the bow of the boat and waved to them. Han Zhang and Lu Fang also came out, and Jiang Ping was carrying a basket of big crabs that Zhan Zhao brought.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang smiled and waved his hand - his brother is here!

...

The huge convoy from Shankong Island was also sent to Bai Mansion in a huge way.

After settling down several brothers, Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao returned to Kaifeng Prefecture, preparing to continue investigating the missing case.

As soon as I entered the gate of Kaifeng Mansion, I was meeting Lin Yehuo who ran out with a basket.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at Huo Feng with a basket carrying a dog in confusion. Before he could ask him where he was going, Lin Yehuo spoke first, "You two are back, someone has reported the case."

"What happened again?" Zhan Zhao was surprised.

"Go in and take a look, it's so weird." Lin Yehuo said and ran out of the door.

Zhan Zhao asked him, "Where are you going?"
To be continued...