Less than a month after Gu Er arrived in Quanzhou, Zhao Zongquan and his son from Yuzhou were hunted down by a group of rebels whose leader named himself Emperor Zhaode, just like in the original drama. They wanted to sacrifice the heads of Zhao Zongquan and his son, two unpopular clan members. flag, raised the banner of rebellion against the imperial court.

I don’t know if it was due to destiny or something else. Although there was no rescue from Gu Er, Zhao Zongquan and his son had several generals under their command who were good at martial arts and willing to risk their lives for them. Fortunately, several generals fought to the death to protect them. , saved the lives of Zhao Zongquan and his son from the rebels. However, Zhao Zongquan was stabbed by the rebel leader, and his son Zhao Ceying was also stabbed several times.

In addition to Zhao Zongquan and his son from Yuzhou, several unpopular clans were hunted down, which immediately attracted the attention of the imperial court.

Yuzhou is located in the southwest of Beijing, with Jinghu Road to the southwest, the Huaihe River to the southeast, and Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the south!

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is late July. Changbai not only gets married, but also fills a vacancy in the Hanlin Academy. After being admitted to the imperial examination, he was admitted to the imperial examination, and after being admitted to the imperial examination, he entered the official career. It can be said that he is very proud of himself. Even Sheng Hong's face is full of happiness. Wear a smile every day.

On the other hand, Chang Wu, the eldest son of Youyang, failed in the martial arts examination and failed to enter high school. He had no choice but to return to his hometown to get married first and then plan his future.

Sheng Wei had rushed back to Youyang a few months ago to take care of life-long affairs for Chang Wu, leaving all the affairs of Jihai Company in Quanzhou to Shulan and Changsong.

When the wedding day is approaching, the two siblings will rush back early to attend Chang Wu's wedding.

At the same time, Mrs. Sheng, who was far away in Bianjing, had already started to pack her bags and asked Sheng Hong to prepare the boat.

Xiaotao got Minglan's order and left Sheng's house early and went straight to find Wang Erxi who had been waiting in Tokyo for a long time.

In the past two years, there has been little peace in all parts of the country. Water thieves and bandits are everywhere. The Cao Gang was born with the water and relies on water transportation to make a living. It is said that wherever there is water in the world, there are Cao Gang members. Although this statement is a bit exaggerated, But it also shows how powerful the Cao Gang is and how well-informed it is.

Especially the information from the Jianghu that the officials in the court did not pay much attention to, Caobang was the most well-informed.

Nowadays, the largest sales place for the frosting business that the Sheng family and Wang Zhong cooperated with is Tokyo. Mrs. Sheng is now in charge of all the Wang family's properties, so naturally she is not ignorant of the news on the waterway.

"Why is Miss Xiao Tao here?" Seeing Xiao Tao, Wang Erxi's face suddenly showed a smile.

Xiaotao saluted Wang Erxifu, called Brother Wang, and then went straight to the point: "Brother Wang, the old lady plans to leave back to Youyang in a few days!"

I don’t know if it’s because she has been practicing martial arts all year round, but Xiao Tao doesn’t talk much in front of outsiders, and she always gives people a naive feeling.

Hearing this, Wang Erxi frowned and reminded with a serious expression: "Miss Xiao Tao, the road is not very peaceful now. There are several water fish on the water. They are quite powerful. They specialize in robbing and killing passing merchant ships. There are already seven or eight companies. The business became famous, and the local government sent troops to suppress it several times, but with no success.

Moreover, the land is not peaceful now. In many places from the south to the north, there are strong men who dominate the mountains and rob the merchants who pass by!"

Xiao Tao shook her head: "Both the old lady and the girl know what you said, but you don't know the whole story. Brother Wu from Youyang's Dafang will get married in three months, and the eldest lady from Dafang has always

She is not in good health, the old lady is now older, and Youyang is far away. If I don’t go this time, I wonder if there will be a chance to meet again in the future! The old lady just wants to take this opportunity to see the eldest lady in the big house again.

Last time we met."

Wang Erxi still had a serious look on his face when he heard this, but he stopped trying to persuade him: "Although Third Master has given instructions a long time ago, the situation now is more serious than expected. Miss Xiao Tao allows me to make preparations and pick more good players.

Prepare some weapons for emergencies!"

Xiao Tao also knows that this journey may not be smooth, so it is always better to be more prepared: "If there is anything you need help with, Brother Wang, just ask."

Wang Er said happily: "Don't worry, Miss Tao. The Third Master has long expected that the old lady and the Sixth Miss will return to Youyang sooner or later, and has arranged everything well in advance. It just takes some time to gather the manpower, and some arrangements will have to be made on the ship by then."

, By the way, can the female servants who serve you take less of them and bring more strong servants? It is best that they all know how to swim. If they are really in danger, they can also help. "

"I'll tell my girl when I get back!" Xiao Tao nodded cautiously.

After returning to Sheng's house, Xiaotao immediately told Minglan about Wang Erxi's suggestion. Minglan was convinced after hearing this and immediately found Mrs. Sheng and conveyed all Wang Erxi's words.

Old Mrs. Sheng was not one who couldn't listen to others' opinions, so she immediately asked Minglan to arrange manpower with Aunt Fang.

Three days later, everything was ready. Wang Erxi took 32 good men with him and prepared many spears and poles in the warehouse, as well as hunting bows, feathers and arrows, and long knives.

Some of these thirty-two people were elite players in the Cao Gang in the past, and later joined Wang Zhong with Wang Erxi. Some of them were villagers in Zhuangzi. Over the years, Wang Zhong provided them with good food and drink, and they trained every day.

They were good men who dared to fight and kill, and were clean-blooded, had seen blood, and fought with thieves. In the early years, they often traveled south and north to transport frosted cloth, and even followed Wang Zhong to Quanzhou.

It was specially selected by Wang Zhong to leave to the old lady and Minglan before returning to Quanzhou this time.

The day before departure, Wang Erxi led a team of experts to board the ship first and moved into the bottom warehouse. Mrs. Sheng and Minglan did not bring too many female servants, but arranged for a dozen servants to guard the house.

We followed him on board the boat.

As soon as Mrs. Sheng and Minglan uploaded the message, Wang Erxi went to see them.

"According to the news from the Caobang, the Bianhe River is relatively peaceful at present, but there are several groups of water thieves entrenched near Huaiyin. The brothers of the Caobang and the government have suppressed several groups, but only two of them were wiped out.

There are many fish that slipped through the net and escaped, and I'm afraid they all surrendered to the remaining gangs of bandits. I have already informed the brothers in the Cao Gang, and they will come to support us when we reach the realm of Huaiyin."

Old Mrs. Sheng looked at Wang Erxi and nodded and said: "You are Zihou's brother, so I can naturally trust you. Now there are only two female relatives on the ship, me and Ming'er, and there are no men. Zihou has sent you here."

, you will be fully responsible for the guarding matters. It is up to you to decide how to walk and how much you should walk every day. The dozen or so servants of the Sheng family who guard the courtyard also follow your arrangements.

One thing, we must get to Youyang before the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Wang Erxi bowed his hands respectfully and said: "Old lady, please don't worry, everything has been arranged. We are following the cargo ship of the Changping oil mill. There are brothers from the Cao Gang on the three cargo ships of the Changping. Even if we really meet

Thieves, they will also give us a warning so that we have enough time to respond."

"Just watch and arrange these things!" Old Mrs. Sheng knew that she was not as proficient in these matters as Wang Erxi, so she might as well leave all these matters to Wang Erxi.

Wang Erxi said: "Back to the old lady, Third Master's intention is to let Sixth Girl try to be her own person and gain experience!"

Mrs. Sheng's breath was stagnant and she looked at Wang Erxi: "Zi Hou wants Ming'er to take charge of things?"

"Let me take care of things?" Minglan on the side was also surprised and looked at Wang Erxi in confusion.

Wang Erxi smiled and explained: "The third master said that the sixth girl is very smart, has a good plan, and has been taught by the old lady, but she still lacks a little experience and experience, and a little bit of hard work.

Now we have almost prepared everything we need to do. Let Miss Six take charge, and the villain only needs to give a little advice, which will be beneficial and harmless to Miss Six in taking charge of the Wang family in the future."

Mrs. Sheng nodded, "Brother Zhong is interested. In that case, let's listen to Zihou's arrangements!"

"Grandma, I..." Minglan wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Mrs. Sheng raising her hand.

"Zi Hou has thought carefully. You will get married next year. Brother Zhong will be working hard outside. You will be in charge of such a large Wang family. It is also time for you to gain experience and see the world."

"Grandma, my granddaughter has never been in charge of things. I'm just afraid that I can't do a good job!" Minglan said modestly.

"Silly girl!" Old Mrs. Sheng held Minglan's hand and said with a smile: "No one is born knowing everything. Besides, you have helped me manage the Wang family's property for several years. It's just a good time to try to take charge of it on your own.

The taste of."

"How about grandson, let's try?" Minglan blinked her big black and bright eyes, but she couldn't hide the smile in her eyes.

The big ship went all the way to the southeast along the Bianhe River, and parked at the Hewan Wharf in the evening. Caobang and the previous ship Changping had walked on this waterway countless times, and they were very familiar with the entire route. Minglan and

This was not the first time for the old lady to go south. The journey was smooth and she did not encounter any setbacks.

When nothing happened in the morning and evening, Minglan took a fishing rod and sat on the side of the boat with Xiaotao and Danjue to fish. Minglan’s fishing skills were not bad, but they could only be described as average. On the contrary, they were the worst on weekdays.

The unassuming Xiao Tao has harvested every time, making Dan Ju and Cui Wei envious of fishing together.

Naturally, the fresh fish caught every day should not be wasted, so Minglan cooked it for the old lady in different ways, steaming it today, braised it in braise the next day, stewing it the day after, making soup, making soup, pickled fish, etc., etc., all the way

From Bianjing to Huaiyin, Minglan and the old lady ate almost all kinds of fish preparations.

On this day, as soon as we entered the boundary of Huaiyin, several small boats came next to us.

The visitors were none other than Che Sanniang and his wife who had met Minglan before, as well as several men from the Cao Gang. They were all dressed as fishermen, and they also had fishing nets and harpoons on the boat.

Che Sanniang and her husband Shi Keng boarded the Sheng family's ship. After greeting Wang Erxi, they went to see Minglan.

"Brother Shi, Mrs. Che! Are they you?" Minglan was quite surprised when she saw the people coming, but she was more happy. Last time when she followed Wang Zhong south, Minglan had met Che Sanniang and Shi Keng.

, had a good impression of Che Sanniang and his wife, and hurriedly invited them to sit down.

"We haven't seen each other for several years, and Miss Six is ​​becoming more and more sophisticated!" Che Sanniang went around the world to show off her background. She had never read any books, and her speech was relatively simple and straightforward.

Minglan said: "Mrs. Che is still so upright!"

Che Sanniang couldn't help laughing after hearing this. Danju and Cuiwei hurriedly brought several bowls of herbal tea to the two of them to quench their thirst. After drinking the tea and exchanging a few words, they went straight to the topic.

Che Sanniang said solemnly: "That group of water fish has become more and more arrogant. In recent months, they have robbed several groups of passing cargo ships, killing people and stealing goods. Their methods are so ruthless. Our people have fought with them several times and have suffered losses."

We had a lot of manpower. For this reason, my uncle specially transferred me and the leader from Quanzhou. He also brought a lot of elite gang members. We had a fight with these water fish and killed many of them. Unfortunately, this group of water fish and loach

They seemed so slippery that after circling the river a few times they disappeared, and I still haven’t been able to find their home base.”

When saying this, Che Sanniang couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. If the troops from the Huaiyin Command Battalion could be mobilized to join the Cao Gang in encircling and suppressing this group of water fish, they might have wiped out all the water fish long ago. But what about the Cao Gang?

Although they have some power, in the end they are just Jianghu gangs and cannot mobilize the manpower of the Huaiyin Command Battalion.

Although the Xiang army is corrupt, it is still an army after all. It has all the armor and its weapons are sharper than those of the water thieves. Although its combat power cannot be compared with that of the Forbidden Army, it is not completely corrupt. It is still possible to suppress and kill bandits.

"But don't worry, girl, with our brothers from the Cao Gang, we will be able to send the girl and the old lady to Youyang safely!" Although Che Sanniang and Shi Keng came here to suppress bandits, compared to suppressing bandits,

Obviously the safety of Minglan and Mrs. Sheng is more important.

Not to mention how powerful Wang Zhong is now, the Wang family and the Sheng family have always taken care of Caobang over the years. Whether they are going south or north, all goods traveling by water are transported through Caobang, and they do not know what they bring to Caobang.

Considering how much profit they made and how many Caobang brothers they supported, Che Sanniang and his wife also put the safety of Mrs. Sheng and Minglan first.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Not to mention, the sub-rudder set up by the Cao Gang in Quanzhou has already made a big name in the sea with Wang Zhong's blessing, and the gold and silver are even more

It's a lot of money.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mrs. Che!"

"We are all our own people, why are you so polite!" Although Che Sanniang is a woman, her temperament is quite bold. It is precisely because of Che Sanniang's natural temperament that she and Shi Keng can hang out in the Caogang.

It's so prosperous.

"I wonder what to do with those water thieves?" Minglan asked curiously.

Che Sanniang said helplessly: "What else can we do? Unless we can find their lair, otherwise we have to be careful on our own."

Minglan's black and white eyes kept turning, and her eyes were slightly focused: "Since we can't find the nest of the group of water fish, why not use a trick to lure the snake out of the hole! Then follow the clues!"
To be continued...