Chapter 239: Meeting

Chengnan Jingfang.

Seen from the sky, this large area of ​​low houses is separated by four long and narrow alleys, and the four alleys intersect to form a big well, hence the name of Jingfang.

Narrow lanes, low houses, dense population, and dim lights are the main theme of entering the workshop at night. People who work outside during the day return to their nests at night, and every household emits smoke and a choking smell of fireworks. Filling the narrow streets, many people don’t have kitchens at all, they just set up stoves under the eaves outside the houses, all kinds of sewage flow across, and occasionally rotten vegetables and leaves fly out from somewhere, patter When it landed on the ground, a few wild dogs would come out of the shadows, stretch their noses to sniff, and leave disappointed.

The men who have worked hard all day are sitting on the threshold, holding big bowls and slurping the food prepared by the woman, while talking loudly to the neighbors about what they have seen and heard today. If there is something unknown to everyone, it will attract exclamations one after another, and the vanity of the man will be greatly satisfied in the exclamations.

The dolls are the happiest, chasing each other in groups of three and four, and the dim lights can't stop them from having fun in the game at all. The running figure shows that although the life here is hard, there is always no problem to have a full stomach. At least it didn't make the dolls hungry.

Zhang Yi wore a felt hat on his head, a straight coat, a pair of straw sandals on his feet, a coil of rope hanging around his waist, and a shoulder pole in his hand. He strode along the narrow alley. Roughly speaking, Zhang Yi's attire is no different from that of the men living in these alleys, but if it is in broad daylight, someone with a heart can easily see the flaw, that is, Zhang Yi is no different from the people who live here, no matter in terms of skin color or temperament. There is really a big difference between people. Especially beside Zhang Yi, there is also Cuihua who is also dressed up in the same disguise.

The two walked in the alley, and many people raised their heads and looked at the two of them. It is not uncommon for a man to return home at this time. It is very common here, but a woman also comes back at this time. But it is rare. Both of them are strangers, and they have attracted everyone's attention. Ten out of ten people who live here know each other. If they don't know each other, at least they are familiar.

Looking at the eyes of the crowd, Zhang Yi pulled down the felt hat, his face full of anger, "If you are not allowed to come, you want to come, see, there is no secret, everyone is staring at us !"

Cuihua also felt a little regretful at this time, lowered her head, hurried on the road, heard Zhang Yi's reprimand, and argued: "I miss my hometown, I just came to see it, and it's not What shameful things, besides, how can the people here know us, after today, we will not come to this kind of place, and they can't go to our kind of place, and we won't see each other, what are we afraid of. "

"Shut up!" Zhang Yi said angrily, "Tianci is the county captain's personal soldier. Tianci came here in person and pretended to be like this to see you. There must be something wrong. In the future, your man is doing things outside, so don't ask about it." , broke the matter of the county lieutenant, I peeled off your skin."

Cuihua flattened her mouth, but finally did not answer back. In the past two years, as Zhang Yi's status has become higher and higher, his words have become more and more important at home. It's not like when he just married her, just one Just boy.

The southernmost part of Jingfang is the Xiaoyang River that runs across Jicheng, and this river also provides an endless stream of water for the moat of Jicheng. On the side, Cao Tianci chose this place as the place to meet Zhang Yi. Cao Tianci finally decided to be here after repeated choices.

The terrain here is complex, forward is the chaotic residential area of ​​Jingfang, behind, Xiaoyang River provides them with another escape route, if they encounter danger, no matter whether it is forward or backward, they will not be forced to a dead end .

Under the dim light of the oil lamp, Cao Tianci sat quietly at the table, waiting for Zhang Yi.

The door was gently pushed open, and a man came in, and reported in a low voice to Cao Tianci the whereabouts of Zhang Yi all the way since he stepped into the well. After listening to the man's report, Cao Tianci nodded in satisfaction. One didn't show anything to make him suspicious.

It was an accident that Cuihua followed, but it was precisely because Cuihua also followed that it made Cao Tianci's income a little more secure.

"You guys retreat, wait for my news." Cao Tianci waved his hand.

"Are you staying here alone?" The man was stunned and asked. Cao Tianci was very young, but he was quite respected among the Fufeng soldiers. First of all, he had fought many battles with Gao Yuan. First of all, he has already won respect. Second, he is in charge of the Military Justice Department, which is a formidable department, and these men who followed Cao Tianci to Jicheng know more than ordinary Fufeng soldiers. It is clear that apart from the superficial duties of the Military Judiciary, there is another hidden and deeper function, except for those involved, other people have no way of understanding it.

"It's just me, that's enough!" Cao Tianci waved his hand, unsmiling, he was very dissatisfied with the man's performance, even if the other party cared about him, as what he was going to do now and what he was about to do, he was a qualified subordinate There shouldn't be any problems at all, they just need to do their best to do the things assigned by the above.

Looking at Cao Tianci's expression, the man seemed to have come to his senses. He bowed and bowed without saying a word, the same as when he came in, and quietly exited the room. The door closed with a creak, leaving behind a dim lamp The oil lamp and the solitary Cao Tianci.

After a while, there was a light knock on the door, Cao Tianci stood up, went to the door, and listened quietly to the sound outside for a while, the two breathing sounds were very heavy.

He opened the door, with a rare smile on his face, "Brother Zhang, you are here, sister-in-law Cuihua, we meet again."

Zhang Yi and Cuihua came in, they met their old friends in a foreign land, their faces could not contain their joy.

"Little Tianci, you have grown taller again." Cuihua beamed, "I was really shocked when I saw you during the day. I didn't recognize where you were lying at first. If it weren't for your Fufeng words, I really dare not recognize you, how are you? How is the county lieutenant? How is your father?"

As soon as she entered the door, Cuihua couldn't suppress the joy in her heart, and asked like a burst of firecrackers, while Zhang Yi on the other side shook his head and smiled wryly, the world is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change, Cuihua has only this kind of virtue.

Although he doesn't like Cuihua calling himself Xiao Tianci, Cao Tianci is still very moved by the other party's sincere joy and emotion. Although there is no special expression on his face, he still feels some warmth in his heart. Point at Cuihua head, "everything is fine."

"The county captain really shouldn't go this time!" Zhang Yi's face was very heavy, "I heard a lot of news in Jicheng, saying that this time the county captain jumped into Ye Tiannan's set up. In this trap, there must be no return, this is almost a semi-open secret in Jicheng."

"The county lieutenant has to go!" Cao Tianci replied simply, "Brother Zhang, sit down."

Zhang Yi sat down, "Tianci, are you the only one here? The county lieutenant sent you here, I wonder if the county lieutenant has any orders?"

"Of course I'm not the only one!" Cao Tianci sat across from Zhang Yi, "But they are all in another place, here is just a temporary foothold I chose."

Zhang Yi's eyes flickered. After more than a year of experience, Zhang Yi had long been understanding, and he immediately understood the meaning of Cao Tianci's words, and his face could not help but become a little angry.

"You don't believe me?" There was even a trace of cruelty in his tone, "Tianci, don't forget that when I followed the county captain, you still didn't recognize the county captain, even your father .”

Cao Tianci looked at Zhang Yi quietly, "Brother Zhang, I'm afraid that this kind of thing can't be explained by knowing each other sooner or later. For more than a year, I have been born and died with the county lieutenant. As for you, you are good at dancing and dealing with high-ranking officials. Among the nobles, there are great Confucian scholars in talking and laughing, and there are no casual contacts. Who is qualified to enter the Xianyun Tower, who is not a big shot in Jicheng. After staying among these people for a long time, you are still as loyal to the county lieutenant as before? I have to be careful. There is no need to speak secretly in front of a wise person, my arrangement today is indeed a defense against you."

Cuihua on the side widened her eyes, and she finally realized that Cao Tianci was doubting their husband and wife's loyalty to Gao Yuan, so she couldn't help being furious, and reached out to catch Cao Tianci's ear, "Cao Tianci, How dare you believe us?"

Cao Tianci's reaction was extremely quick, how could it be possible for a person who climbed out of the rain of swords and arrows to have Cuihua, a woman, grab her ear and avoid the side of her head.

At this time, the anger on Zhang Yi's face subsided, looked at Cao Tianci, and said in a deep voice: "I don't need to show my loyalty to the county captain in front of you. Tell me, what the county captain wants me to do is to get along with you." Even if my husband and wife's lives are at stake, I will also do a good job for the county lieutenant."

Cao Tianci nodded, but didn't directly answer Zhang Yi's words, "You brought your sister-in-law with you today, but it made me lose most of my suspicions. Brother Zhang, don't blame you. I can't help it if you are in this situation now." Take precautions, this is not aimed at you, although I, Cao Tianci, am young, I also know that no matter what I do, I am responsible to the county magistrate, I hope you understand this."

"I see."

"That's fine!" Cao Tianci took out a letter from his pocket, "This is a letter from the county captain to Miss Ye Jing'er, I hope you can find a way to pass it on to her."

"Although I have been in Jicheng for a long time, and the people I know are mostly high-ranking officials and dignitaries, but Godsend, you have to understand that in the eyes of those people, I am just a shopkeeper, a guy who does things for others, and they smile at me. , just looking at the people behind Xianyun Building, it is impossible to really gain the trust of these people, and up to now, Ye Tiannan has never been to Xianyun Building, let alone Miss Jinger, this How can I pass the letter to her?"

"This is your business!" Cao Tianci said calmly. "I don't care what to do, I only know that this is the order of the county captain."

Zhang Yi didn't speak any more, put away the letter, and hid it in his arms, "It's just this?"

"Of course not." Cao Tianci paused, "delivering the letter is just a small incidental task, and I have another purpose here. And this matter is the main purpose of the county lieutenant sending me to Jicheng."

Zhang Yi took a deep breath, "What does the county captain want me to do?"

"The county lieutenant wants to weave a net, an intelligence net. The position you are in now is the best person to do this!" Cao Tianci looked at Zhang Yi without blinking, and said every word .(To be continued.

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