There was no one on the avenue in front of the Supervisory Mansion. Perhaps it was because a murder had just occurred. Even the nearby lanes were extremely quiet. Even if someone walked by, they would just run by with their heads down and not dare to look up.
Go to the gate of the Supervisory Office.
Zhou Lang stood in front of the door holding the gift box and gift bag and looked at them again and again, and stared at the policeman on the steps for a while.
The other party raised his eyebrows and his face darkened. Zhou Lang left with a smile on his face and went up with the gift, "Sir, we are here to pay homage to Mr. Yang. By the way, this is our post."
Zhou Lang directly took out Zhou Man's official post.
The other party reached out and took it. He looked more serious after opening it casually. He raised his eyelids and looked at Zhou Lang, "You and Mr. Zhou?"
"Brother and sister," Zhou Lang said proudly: "This is my sister, dear!"
The officer's attitude became a little better and he said, "You know us adults? Have you agreed to visit us in advance? What is the purpose of your visit this time?"
"What business is there?" Zhou Lang said with a smile: "I was just passing through Yangzhou, so I came to see Mr. Yang. He used to be the magistrate of our Luojiang County, and he and my younger sister were officials in the same court. We have a good relationship, so I
come and see."
The officer thought for a while and asked him to wait here while he went in to find Mr. Yang with the post.
Yang Heshu hardly went out at this time and only handled government affairs in the Yamen. After receiving the post, he was stunned for a moment and said: "Invite them in."
The officer responded respectfully and went out to invite Zhou Lang and others in.
In addition to the two pens, Zhou Lang also carried several packages of snacks, all of which were purchased on the spot.
Yang Heshu smiled when he saw what he brought and asked, "When did you come to Yangzhou?"
Zhou Lang said hurriedly: "We arrived more than a month ago, but we didn't stay in Yangzhou for a long time." We went to Suzhou and Hangzhou to buy some goods.
Zhou Lang took a closer look at Yang Heshu's face and felt that he looked pretty good, so he asked directly: "Master Yang, my son is going back to Qingzhou. Do you have a message for Man Bao and the others?"
He said with some worry: "I heard from people outside that you were assassinated two days ago?"
Yang Heshu was stunned for a moment and then smiled and said: "It's not a big deal. Most of the rumors outside are false, so don't listen too much."
He paused and then said: "Just bring a message for me. Ask them how they are and say everything is fine here."
Zhou Lang finally left empty-handed.
Wan Tian brought the tea and couldn't help but said: "Master Lang, why don't you give the things to Mr. Zhou to take away?"
Even writing a letter would be fine.
Yang Heshu shook his head and said: "Now even a mosquito coming in here can't escape the eyes of those people, let alone Zhou Lang. It's best for him not to bring anything with him."
He said: "Is Tang He arriving soon?"
Zhou Lang smiled all the way back, but his expression darkened as soon as he entered the inn room.
Uncle Shi was in the same room as him. He was stunned when he saw this and asked, "What's wrong?"
Zhou Lang relaxed his brows, smiled and said: "It's okay, I was just thinking about whether I could go back a day earlier. We have nothing to do now. If we stay here for one more day, we will spend an extra day on the rent."
Uncle Shi: "...Didn't you say that we wanted to take a good tour of Yangzhou City? And the boat has been booked, so even if we want to leave in advance, they can't do it in advance."
He frowned and asked, "Did something happen to Master Yang?"
"That's not true," Zhou Lang said, "I just did some calculations on the way back. With so many of us eating and living here, we have to spend nearly a pound of money a day, which makes me feel a little sad."
Uncle Shi:......
Since he couldn't leave early, Zhou Lang stopped mentioning the matter. The next day, he still took people out to visit Yangzhou City and bought some popular Yangzhou accessories and ready-made clothes as gifts.
After a day of shopping, they went back to rest early in the evening and got up early the next morning to escort the goods to the dock.
By the time all the merchants' goods were loaded onto the ship, it was already broad daylight. Zhou Lang and his people boarded the ship and officially set off.
When Zhou Zhuzhu came back from inspecting the goods, he couldn't help but pulled Zhou Lang and whispered: "I always feel that our things have been turned over by someone, but after careful inspection, there is nothing missing, but they are not neatly packed. Do you think this is the case on this ship?"
Is there a thief?"
"Can't you?" Before Zhou Lang could speak, another person had already said: "A thief must have lost something. He didn't lose it now. Did it get bumpy when we carried it up?"
"A box of silk and satin is wrapped in oil paper and stuffed into the box. Can the bumps shake the fabrics out of order?" Zhou Zhu said: "Although this is my first time doing business, we brought Shu brocade from home before.
It was a bumpy ride to the capital, and then from the capital to Qingzhou, and it was moved up and down several times. The Shu brocade is what it looks like when you put it in, and what it looks like when you take it out, it is tight and tight."
Zhou Zhuzhu insisted: "It was definitely not caused by bumps, but someone was looking through our things."
Zhou Lang thought for a while and said: "It's okay, as long as you don't lose anything, we can just pay more attention to it later."
He put his arm around Zhou Zhuzhu's shoulders and pulled him into the cabin, "Have a look at our luggage."
Zhou Zhuzhu was careful, and Zhou Lang was not careless. They didn't notice it before, but now they opened their luggage and found traces of rummaging.
Zhou Zhouzhu's eyes widened and he almost jumped up, but Zhou Lang covered his mouth to stop him from shouting.
Zhou Zhouzhu tore off his hand and lowered his voice: "Fourth uncle, what are you doing? This is a pirate ship. Let's quickly find a reason to go back and disembark while the ship has just sailed."
"Shut up," Zhou Lang glanced outside first, and then whispered: "The thief has probably left."
"how do you know?"
Sweat broke out on Zhou Lang's back, and he said: "We didn't lose anything. This thief is obviously looking for something else, not for money. Since he can't find it here, he won't come back again."
"What kind of thief is this? What are you looking for?"
"How do I, a common man, know?"
Having said that, Zhou Lang was still restless along the way. It wasn't until he saw Longchi Pier that he felt slightly relieved.
As soon as the ship docked, he ignored all his priceless things on the ship and gave them all to Uncle Shi and Wednesday Zhu for inventory. Then he picked up his robe and went ashore first, and then went straight to the Yamen of Longchi.
When he saw Fang Xian Cheng, he was as excited as if he saw his parents. He immediately stepped forward and held his hand, "Fang Xian Cheng, where is my brother-in-law? Is he here?"
Fang Xian Cheng was startled. When he recognized Zhou Lang, he quickly said: "Master Zhou is here by chance. Your Excellency just came for inspection and left the day before yesterday. He should be in the county town now."
Fangxian Cheng asked carefully: "Did Master Zhou encounter any trouble?"
Zhou Lang fooled him and said, "No, I just haven't seen him for a long time and miss him. Since he's not here, I'll just go back to the county to find him."