"Oh?" Xu Zizhen raised his eyebrows. Originally, he planned that after Master Hua secured the territory, he could set up a comprehensive spy agency, and then he would just investigate slowly. He also knew very well that today, Master Hua led people to seize the territory, so how could he have free time to care about it?
This matter.
Hua Ye looked a little anxious and urged: "Brother, let's walk first. I'm afraid it's too late."
Xu Zizhen was even more surprised. What was the concept of being too late? But he didn't have time to think about it. He quickly turned around and told Mo Li'er that he would talk about the formula when he came back. After that, he asked Mr. Hua: "Have you brought anyone here?"
Mr. Hua nodded: "Take it with you, the three brothers are at the door."
"Leave one behind."
"Yes, big brother!" Hua Ye didn't ask why he was leaving someone, and waved to a strong young man.
Xu Zizhen nodded, turned around and whispered a few words to Noila Mo, then waved his hand: "Let's go."
Mr. Hua led the way out the door first, and said to Xu Zizhen as he walked: "Thanks to the care of eldest brother, Laohua has taken over three territories today. From now on, as long as eldest brother says a word, Laohua and I will go through fire and water.
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Xu Zizhen smiled and said, "Everyone has what he needs. I'm lazy and I don't like to do things that stand out. Besides, with your care, it will be much easier for me to make money and do things."
Hua Ye nodded and did not talk about the topic any further. He was straightforward and loyal. Although he had some common problems with gangsters, his principles would never be easily changed. There was no need to keep talking about showing off.
Not interesting.
The two of them increased their speed and walked straight towards the east of the city. Soon they came to a dilapidated and low-rise area. Xu Zizhen raised his head and sniffed, frowning and asked: "Why does it smell so strong?"
Mr. Hua smiled: "This is Loumen, the largest soy sauce production place in the whole Jiangnan area."
Xu Zizhen suddenly realized, no wonder this place looks like a slum, with a strong smell of soy sauce in the air. Who among the richer people would want to live here? After a long time, his nose will develop problems, and someone will fart in front of him.
Can't smell it.
Hua Ye led him around and around in the alley for a while, and finally stopped at a street corner, pointed to a house diagonally opposite and said: "Brother, there are women here, and there are more than one, and they are all tied up.
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Hey, this thing really happened by chance. Xu Zizhen admired his luck. If he hadn't met Mr. Hua and encouraged him to seize this territory, he probably wouldn't have discovered that the traffickers would hide people in this stupid place.
Now that the person has been found, he is not in a hurry to rush in, but asks: "How did you know about this?"
Mr. Hua grinned: "After taking over this site, I sent a few brothers to take over it so that I can collect monthly money later. However, one of the boys recently lost a lot of money in gambling and was eager to find money to plug the hole.
This is the only decent house in this place, so the boy climbed over the wall and didn't find the money, but he found out about it."
Xu Zizhen couldn't help but laugh, and looked at the house again. It had red walls, blue tiles, copper doors and cymbals. Although it wasn't very grand, it was indeed much better than the surrounding houses.
Mr. Hua added: "Fortunately, that boy was able to distinguish the serious from the serious. After discovering this, he quickly slipped out and came to find me without disturbing the people in the house."
Xu Zizhen nodded in approval and said: "Well done, but now you are also the number one person in Suzhou City. Let your brother do less sneaky work in the future, otherwise he will lose his position."
Hua Ye nodded in agreement and did not dare to refute.
Just as he was talking, several cars came from a distance and parked in a row outside the house. A man got out of the first car, a middle-aged man in green clothes and a small hat. He looked around and stepped forward.
He patted the door gently, and soon someone in the room opened the door. The two whispered something at the door, and then they saw someone inside the door starting to carry wicker baskets out and put them on the cars.
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Hua Ye asked in a low voice: "That basket looks wrong, why don't you rush over and arrest someone?"
"Wait a minute." Xu Zizhen thought for a while and said, "This incident has caused panic in Suzhou City recently. It's impossible not to solve the root cause. Let's wait and see where they send the people."
Those wicker baskets were square and densely woven. You couldn't tell what was inside from the outside. They were almost as tall as half a person. Needless to say, Mr. Hua, Xu Zizhen also saw the problem. This size was definitely enough to hide someone.
, it seems that they are a group of people who have almost saved up their tickets, and it is time to move to another place to gather them together.
In a short time, several cars were fully loaded, and the convoy began to move. Xu Zizhen raised his chin and followed with Hua Ye from a distance.
The convoy left the city from Loumen, walked half a circle around the city wall, and came to Changmen in the west. Not far away, a wide river suddenly came into view. Xu Zizhen suddenly understood that he was going to take the waterway?
There is a spacious riverside pier not far outside Changmen. It is bustling with people and cars coming and going, and there are boats loading and unloading everywhere.
Xu Zizhen had never been here before, so when he saw the lively scene, he couldn't help but praise: "This place is so lively."
Mr. Hua laughed at the side and said: "This is called Ten Thousand Wharf, but it is the grain and oil distribution center of the Song Dynasty. There is an old saying that 'Suhu and Huzhou are enough for the world.' The rice grains in Suzhou and Huzhou can feed more than half of the people of the Song Dynasty. This
It is also the season when crops are ripe, so these days are very lively."
Xu Zizhen suddenly realized, and then stared closely at the motorcade. He saw the cars driving straight in and parked at a relatively less crowded place at the end of the pier. A flat-bottomed and wide-sided boat was moored on the shore, with its bow inserted into the pier.
There is a flag with three big characters written on it - Changxing Ji.
"Is this the name of the workshop?" Xu Zizhen asked, pointing to the flag.
Hua Ye shook his head and said: "Changxingji is a time-honored soy sauce shop in the capital. Every year it comes to Suzhou to buy a lot of goods."
Just as he was talking, he saw a young man who looked like a boy coming off the boat. He greeted the leader of the motorcade and then directed the wicker baskets from the car to be moved one by one to the boat.
Hua Ye pointed at the boy and said, "This is the guy from Changxingji. He is the guy who usually comes to Suzhou to purchase goods."
Xu Zizhen was stunned and thought to himself: Am I overthinking it? Don’t be just pretending here, right?
He thought for a moment and asked, "Master Hua, are you familiar with this place?"
Master Hua was delighted when he heard this: "Brother, I am a local snake here, how can I not be familiar with you?"
Xu Zizhen nodded: "Okay, find a way for me to get on the boat."
"Okay." Hua Ye walked over without saying a word. Xu Zizhen followed a little behind, with his head lowered and his waist bowed, as if he was Hua Ye's follower.
The boy saw Mr. Hua walking struttingly from a distance, and hurriedly came up to meet him, smiling: "Hey, what kind of wind brought Mr. Hua to this bad place?"
Mr. Hua glared: "What the hell! This is my land, what's wrong?"
The boy quickly said: "Yes, yes, this pier is certainly not bad. What I'm telling you, brother, is that our product tastes bad. I'm afraid it will hurt your nose, right?"
Hua Ye smiled and spat: "Stop trying to flatter me, what are you buying today?"
The boy smiled and said: "It's just ordinary soy noodles and dozens of jars of vinegar... Mr. Hua, we have paid our share this time. I wonder what your boss is...?"
Mr. Hua waved his hand: "I'm not asking you for money. Are you afraid of a ball? Hurry up and leave. I have to have goods to install."
The boy was stunned, you are just a rogue, what are you pretending to be? Don't you want to take the opportunity to extort some more money? He still had a smile on his face, took out a few pieces of silver from his pocket and stuffed it into Master Hua's hand:
"Master Hua has worked hard, but it's just a small thing, so he deserves tea money."
Mr. Hua nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, you are a good man." He put the money into his arms and waved his hand behind him, "Go and help me."
"Yes, Hua Ye!" Xu Zizhen and another Hua Ye's younger brother responded, and walked over to help carry the wicker baskets.
The boy was stunned for a moment, opened his mouth and was about to say something, but Master Hua approached him, put his arm around his neck and said very affectionately: "Brother, how about you bring me something next month?"
"Ah? That's easy to talk about! What does Mr. Hua want to bring?" The boy quickly came back to his senses.
While Hua Ye attracted the boy's attention, Xu Zizhen and the boy had already carried a wicker basket onto the boat. There were two people on the deck, leaning against the side of the boat, talking and laughing, but looking at each other from time to time.
The cabin seems to be supervising the loading of cargo.
Xu Zizhen quietly carried the basket into the cabin, glanced around, and whispered to the younger brother to get off the boat among the other people. He quickly hid behind a row of wicker baskets when no one was paying attention.
It was a corner in the cabin, the light was dim, but no one could see him when he was hiding here.
These baskets were the same size and looked the same on the outside. He found one at random, opened the lid with force, and reached down to explore. He found that it was cold and rough, with a round mouth and a round belly. It was just an ordinary sauce jar. When he touched the side, it was the same.
The same thing, the whole basket contains four jars, and there are some rags, strips of cotton and other stuff in the middle.
Xu Zizhen's heart skipped a beat and he thought to himself: Could it be that he really guessed wrong?
At this point, he didn't give up, so he took off the lid and touched it, but it was still a jar.
"Damn, it's all in vain!" Xu Zizhen cursed secretly, looking around and seeing that no one was planning to slip off the boat. Since there was no one here, it seemed that people were still in that house, so he had to go back quickly.
At this moment, he heard a moan clearly in his ears, which was slightly weak. Xu Zizhen felt refreshed, as if he had drank a glass of ice water on a June day.