Wuxi, in the south of Jiangsu, used to be called "Youxi".

On its territory there is a tin mountain, which is rich in large quantities of lead and tin.

Legend has it that when Wang Jian was in Chu, passing by Wuxi, he got a stone tablet with twelve characters on it:

"There are tin soldiers, and the world fights; Wuxi Ning, the world is clear! ”

So far, Wang Jian changed "Youxi" to "Wuxi".

It's nothing more than a legend.

Wuxi, the land of fish and rice, has beautiful mountains and clear waters.

The most famous is a peninsula located in the northwest of Taihu Lake in Wuxi, because the boulder protrudes into the lake and the shape resembles the head of a turtle, so it is named "Yuantou Zhu".

The rest such as the plum garden, the Jichang garden, the Liyuan garden, all kinds of beautiful scenery are countless.

"Four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasties, how many buildings are in the smoke and rain."

There are not a few people who know these two poems, but a few people know that the Nanchan Temple in Wuxi is the largest of the 480 temples.

In the past, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty excavated the Grand Canal, and Wuxi was suitable for passing through it, and it was precisely because of this canal that Wuxi later developed and prospered.

Wuxi Ximenqiao Wharf is an important waterway hub connecting Shanghai, Nanjing and Wuhan, and it is very lively every day.

How much begging for a living, boatmen, coolies, pickpockets...... Every day, the Ximen Bridge is crowded with people.

The boatman is called "the boatman", the coolie is called "hard work", the pickpocket is called "thief bones", every line has a gang of each line, and the well water does not interfere with the river water on weekdays.

Meng Shaoyuan took his team to the Ximen Bridge Wharf, and saw people coming and going, lively and lively, all of them felt fresh and curious.

I heard a melodious cry:

"Shave-huh...... Shave - old beard swish......"

"What do you mean?" There were a lot of people, and I couldn't see where the stall was, so Zhu Yanni asked curiously, "What are you selling there?" ”

Yuan Zhonghe came to Wuxi to perform several missions, and said with a smile: "It's called 'shaving your head and shaving'." Wuxi people like to bring an old word when they speak. The beard is called the old beard, the old is called the old, and the person with an arrogant personality is called the old soft...... In Wuxi, Shanghai and other places, all the people who shaved their heads came from northern Jiangsu, and they definitely couldn't see people from other places. The master takes the apprentice, only accepts the local ones, and brings three years of rice himself, and the outsiders resolutely do not accept them. ”

"Old Yuan, it's quite familiar." Meng Shaoyuan also laughed, although his aunt was from Wuxi, he had never come: "Let's go, find that hotel." ”

There are many large and small restaurants at Ximenqiao Wharf, but it is not too easy to find one without a signboard.

After searching for about half an hour, I finally found it at the mouth of an alley near the small wooden bridge.

There is no signboard, but there is a broken lantern hanging at the door, only one.

That's the sign.

Business in the store is okay, and three tables of customers eat there.

As soon as Meng Shaoyuan and the others entered, there was a small square table inside, and six people could sit enough.

The best thing is that although the hotel is small, there is a guy.

Generally, a small restaurant like this is either a mom-and-pop shop, or the owner and partner and chef.

The guy came over lazily and opened his mouth: "There are pickles and miscellaneous fish, gluten slices, and big four happy ......"

There is no menu, it all depends on the name of the dish with the mouth of the guy.

When he finished singing, Meng Shaoyuan smiled: "I want a Wuxi pork rib, add two Wuxi famous meat gluten to it, and put more green onions." ”

As soon as he heard this, the man's face changed, and his voice was lowered: "Wait." ”

After speaking, he hurried into the kitchen.

"Looks like the guy is one of ours too." Mudekai said in a low voice.

It didn't take long for a man who was not in a big grade, estimated to be twenty-seven or eighteen years old, wearing a greasy apron, to walk out and come to Meng Shaoyuan:

"The place is small, there are many of you, please sit inside."

The so-called private seat is nothing more than a place for the boss and his friends to rest.

As soon as the man entered, he immediately closed the door: "The place is smaller, more inclusive, in Shimoda Qi." ”

Tian Qi!

This is the person Dai Li specifically said!

Meng Shaoyuan looked up and down: "Why is your name the same as the medicinal herb?" ”

Tian Qiyi was stunned: "My surname is Tian, there are many brothers and sisters in the family, I am the youngest one, the seventh in line, my parents are illiterate, so they gave me such a name casually." ”

"My name is Meng Shaoyuan." Meng Shaoyuan briefly introduced himself and this mission.

Tian Qi listened very seriously, and his brows gradually wrinkled: "I know the affairs of the Luo family, and it is not easy to do. Yang Xinli is a tyrant in Wuxi, and he is also a native of Shitang Bay, Wuxi has his power everywhere, and his residence in Eighteen Bays is full of guests every day, and people who go to Wuxi have heads and faces.

It is definitely not that easy to get him to let people go. The first is that his backer is Ji Yunqing, Ji Yunqing knows many people, and there are all kinds of people who are high-ranking officials and dignitaries. Second, our forces here are weak, and Wuxi does not have any particularly important strategic value, and the above does not attach great importance to it. ”

Meng Shaoyuan had already considered these difficulties before coming.

If it was such a simple task, Dai Lian would never have sent himself.

"Brother Tian......"

"It's okay to call me the seventh, everyone who knows me calls me that."

"Cheng, Seventh."

Meng Shaoyuan was also not polite: "I need to visit Yang Xinli in person, let's salute first and then soldier, do you have a way to do this?" ”

"Yes!" Tian Qi replied very affirmatively: "I have been in Wuxi for three years, not just to open a hotel. Huo Mazi, the boss of the people on the boat, is familiar with me, he is in charge of the people on the boat in Wuxi, and Yang Xinli also wants to give him some face. ”

"Okay, you arrange for me to meet Yang Xinli tomorrow." Meng Shaoyuan muttered there: "Also, I need all the information of Yang Xinli, especially his family." The more detailed, the better. ”

"It's simple." Tian Qi agreed: "I'll give it to you tomorrow." ”

Meng Shaoyuan was a little relieved: "Old Seven, in addition to this matter this time, I have another matter, you have been lurking in Wuxi for three years, the task has been completed, and when this thing is completed, you can go back to Nanjing with us." ”

Tian Qi was silent.

After a while, he said: "I am from Hangzhou, and I was recruited into the secret service in the 20th year of the Republic of China and trained in Nanjing for one year. In the twenty-third year of the Republic of China, he was ordered to enter Wuxi, and this stay was three years.

The taste of Wuxi's local cuisine is similar to that of Hangzhou, and it is all sweet, and I am slowly adapting to it. Originally, I thought I would marry a local daughter-in-law in Wuxi and stay here for the rest of my life. ”

An agent who has been lurking outside for a long time, once he knows that he can finally go back, the emotion in his heart naturally needs not be said.

Not only in Wuxi, but also not just one Tianqi.

In every city in China, there may be an obscure, usually inconspicuous person, who is actually an agent.

Tian Qi stood up: "You haven't eaten yet, have you?" As I said, I'm good at it, so I'll get you some of my specialties for you to eat. Tomorrow, hey...... Yang Xinli is really hard to deal with. ”