Volume 4

Storm and rain in Jiangnan

Chapter 15

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Lin Nan is still hiking around the mountains these days, but he is used to changing things.

In the past, I wandered around the city, walked around casually, and never joined in the fun, but just listened to others' gossip. I used to go shopping, but now I went shopping in the city, and I came to visit the tile houses that specialize in flowers, birds, insects and fish. In addition, my clothes changed and I became a rich family, and I would talk to people from time to time. After a few days, the people in the flower and bird market in the city had a wealthy family. In order to ask for a concubine, I had to build some rare flowers and plants in the garden. The family background of a good family naturally had high requirements, and ordinary flower and plant masters looked down on them.

In a few days, people in the market started to discuss when they were fine. This person belonged to whom he had such a big fight for a concubine. He threw away the flowers and plants that were very good in the eyes of everyone without even thinking about it. How good are these flowers and plants to satisfy this person's vision? Moreover, it is not enough to have flowers and plants alone, and you have to find a master with good skills, otherwise the scenery you created is not unique enough, which will defile others' eyes?

Wow, is it still a rich man

Oh, if I think about it this way, the entire Xiangyang City is counted. In our industry, there are probably no more than three people who can take on this job in the west of the city, one is Shen Liu, and the other is Xiaoyaozi Reed Chai Stick...

Lin Nan naturally remembered all these information without saying a word. Even where the three people live, someone rushed to tell him. Gu Laodao, Shen Liu, Lu Chaibang... Lin Nan silently muttered the names of several people in his heart and slowly looked for them along the road.

The Lu Chai Band is very thin, so thin that it makes people feel that the wind will be blown away, which is very similar to his nickname. But his man is very young, even similar to Lin Nan. His skin is dark, his hair is messy, his face is covered with dust and green grass juice, and his hands are very big. When Lin Nan saw him, he was trimming a pot of Podocarp. Standing next to him was an obese middle-aged man holding a small purple pot in his hand, staring at the Lu Chai Band's hand intently staring at the hands of the Lu Chai Band.

Lin Nan was also watching. I have to say that the Lu Chai Sticks are very skilled, and a pair of scissors danced rapidly in his hands. Originally, a pot of lush Podocarats looked not surprising, but after he cut them with his hands, you would Podocarats seem to be "living". No, that's the feeling. But Lin Nan noticed that the hands of Lu Chai Sticks were very bad, with thick bones, the nails of the ten fingers were covered with black soil and dirt, and there were some ugly scars on both arms. His clothes seemed to have not been washed for many years, and they looked very sloppy when worn...

Standing on the street and watching for a long time, Lin Nan hesitated for a long time, finally did not come forward to say hello. He sighed in his heart and shook his head and left.

Such a person, no matter how good his skills are, he will not enter the mansion of the governor, because no one will give him this opportunity - craftsmanship is one aspect, appearance and appearance are also the same.

The second person Lin Nan met was Shen Liu.

In Xiangyang City, Yizhihua is still very famous. Because Shen Liu is not only engaged in flower and plant business, but also often wears a flower on his temples. Sometimes it is pomegranate flowers, and sometimes it is crabapple flowers, which usually changes with the seasons. Shen Liu is not only very skilled in gardening flowers and plants, but also has pretty eyebrows and phoenix eyes, which is quite confusing. At this time, he is only in his early thirties, but he still makes many older girls look at him. It is precisely because of this that Shen Liu's reputation is not so good. Because of his good craftsmanship, there are naturally people who praise him; because of his romantic temperament, there are also many people who hate him.

When Lin Nan saw Shen Liu, Shen Liu was wearing a snow-white short shirt, with high cuffs, a head of shiny and soft black hair raised in the wind, and his lips were bright red. He was being beaten by several strong men in the alley.

Outside the alley in the distance, people surrounded Lin Nan, judging from the smell of various gouache and flowers that instantly floated, the youngest among the crowd accounted for the majority. Two pretty maids from unknown families were dancing, while the young one next to him covered his mouth in pain. The men had more passionate conversations, and some shouted loudly, looking like adding fuel to the fire.

This time, Lin Nan did not leave immediately, standing among the crowd and watching silently. The strong men next to him beat him hard, fisting to the flesh, but Shen Liu was also very hard. Even though his clothes were torn apart and beaten to death, he still gritted his teeth and said nothing, which made Lin Nan, who was a little dissatisfied with his behavior, felt a little admiration for him. It was not that he felt that he was right to hook up with a big girl with no problem, but that his attitude of daring to act and facing the results was difficult for the onlookers to hate him.

It was not until the four strong men beat Shen Liu to the ground and only breathed, the crowd dispersed. Lin Nan thought about it carefully for a while and finally left quietly. This time it was not because Shen Liu's image was unqualified, but because Lin Nan knew his father Lin Wu. Although his father always seemed to be at ease in people and things, he had the principle of being a human being in his bones. No matter how good Shen Liu's craftsmanship is, such an infamous person would not have the opportunity to enter the Lin Mansion of the governor and build a garden for Lin Wu.

Then the last thing left is Gu Laodao in the west of the city...

Gu Laodao is now in his sixties and has been working in the flower and plant gardening industry for more than 40 years. Most of the people in the flower and plant gardening industry in Xiangyang City know him. Gu Laodao has a large store in the southwest of the city, but now his apprentice is taking care of it. Gu Laodao will only dance for a few times when he is intrigued and check out his apprentice's skills. Gu Laodao lives in the west of the city. Although it is not a Fugui District, it is still much better than the area of ​​the Li family in the south of the city.

The entrance of the alley is very clean, and two holly trees were planted. The gate of the Gu family was the same as that of ordinary people, but it was cleaner and more four-sided. The horizontal is horizontal, the vertical is vertical, and square. The door frame and the lintel are red, and there are couplets from the Spring Festival. Lin Nan looked very carefully because this was the last person who might have been to the backyard of the governor.

He reached out and knocked on the door knocker. The person who opened the door was a young man who was about the same age as Lin Nan, who seemed to be younger than Lin Nan.

"Who are you looking for?"

"I'll look for Master Gu."

"Oh, my dad is in the flower shop, not at home."

Lin Nan was stunned and immediately came to his senses. What I was looking for was not your father, but Mr. Gu, Master Gu.”

"Oh..." The boy hesitated for a moment and said that now my father is in charge of the matter outside."

"Hehe" Lin Nan smiled and asked Master Gu for something else. Is he at home?" I don't jump.

"I'm not here, my grandfather was invited out more than ten days ago. He said it would be a few days, and it should be. If this guest official has something to do, he might as well come back in a few days. If you order flowers, then you'd better go to Baihuafang."

Lin Nan's heart sank for no reason. Looking at the boy, it didn't seem like he was lying on purpose. But he said just now that Gu Laodao said it was only a few days before. It's been more than ten days now but there is no news. Could it be that something went wrong? Thinking of this, Lin Nan hurriedly asked Xiao, where did Master Gu go? Someone invited him?"

The boy shook his head, it was a saying from the Flower House."

Lin Nan felt more uneasy.

Lu Chaibang, Shen Liu, Gu Laodao... He had seen both of them before, but the possibility was very low, leaving only one Gu Laodao. But at this moment, someone happened to be invited out.

"A dozen days ago..." Lin Nan thought about it repeatedly on the way, and suddenly felt a chill in his heart. More than ten days ago, it was when he was in the capital, and he had not even had time to set off for the south...

If this matter really has something to do with Gu Laodao, then it seems that the line is about to be broken. With the other party's meticulous work, since he can quickly remove the flowers and plants in the yard of the governor's government without any trace, then another Gu Laodao will be missed? Lin Nan frowned vigorously, but he can't draw a conclusion so quickly now. Whether it has anything to do with Gu Laodao, let's see if he can live.

Late at night, Lin Nan was lying on the bed toss and turned and couldn't sleep.

The progress of things was unexpectedly difficult. Even though Lin Nan was mentally prepared before coming, he was still a little irritable. Lying on the bed and looking at the roof, it was pitch black, Lin Nan was calmly enlightened. Suddenly, it seemed as if a flash of eyes, and a thought passed through his mind, which made him sit up.

Yes

It is not a good thing to make things difficult to make things progress; but at the same time, the more difficult the progress is, the more it shows a problem.

Lin Nan's heart has always seemed to be shrouded in his mind these days, and he always thought of it. At this moment, in the dark room, he thought of it like lightning.

The incident happened in the back house of the governor's yamen, which was impossible for ordinary people to enter. Now it seems that the other party can not only easily enter in advance, but also calmly sort out the place where the incident occurred in unknown afterwards, and even replant flowers and plants. From this point of view, the person who does this must be a person who often goes out of the yamen. The status does not necessarily have to be very high, but this kind of convenience must be required.

Looking at the flower craftsman, the way it comes from, but this is just one of the clues; if we look at the clues removed from the flowers and plants, the way it is found. Now, since the way it comes from is broken, what about this way it goes? Is it still broken?

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The drizzle was as soft as a drizzle, drizzling across the land of southern Han, and the rich streets and alleys of Xiangyang City were brightly lit.

May Dragon Boat Festival, Juxian Tower.

Zheng Ci, the governor of Hannan, took office, and was led by Yue Changsheng, the left senator in the yamen. The reception banquets discussed by officials from all over the city of Xiangyang were arranged that night. Although Zheng Ci was a little serious, he was not stupid. He came from the northwest to the southeast and had no time to give him such a face, he would not be able to be the official today. At this time, not only were officials from all over the world, but even the well-known gentry and tycoons came to carry the sedan chair.

The breeze blows gently, and the rain lines on the eaves sway gently toward the side.

Lin Nan sat on the teahouse opposite the street, holding fragrant tea in his hands, staring at the scenery of Juxian Tower in a stunning way.

Volume 4

Storm and rain in Jiangnan

Chapter 15

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Volume 4

Storm and rain in Jiangnan

Chapter 15

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