Xianyu Infrastructure, I have a lot of troops in my hands

The next time Meng Xiaoshan stood in front of Xie Xian was in the villa in Shangyu.

His face was pale and he stared at the ground with his head down.

"This guy really has some tricks up his sleeve." Xiang Jie said. After some 'friendly' communication, Meng Xiaoshan told him everything he should and shouldn't say.

"The largest local gang is the boat gang, but recently due to the court's maritime ban, many fishermen were driven here. The place was already a mixed bag, and now it's even more chaotic."

He glanced at Meng Xiaoshan, who felt his gaze and his body trembled violently.

"This new young man formed a sea gang in order to earn a living, and now he is causing chaos inside and outside the city."

Xie Xian nodded. This was how the court had always done things. As long as the orders from above were carried out, the people below would naturally do everything they could, even if they could get something for nothing.

What does the noble lord have to do with the life-and-death fights among the common people's gangs?

No matter how the gangs quarrel, they are all vying to be their dogs. They just need to wait for the winner to emerge and continue their previous extravagant life.

"Besides that, the Salt Gang is the richest here, the Beggar Gang is everywhere, and the most prestigious is Chongyang Temple."

Xie Xian sighed. This Taoist temple was indeed the most powerful. In this era, elegant conversation was popular. If one did not know the Book of Changes, Laozi and Zhuangzi, one would be kicked out of the group chat directly.

There are indeed many gangs, big and small. Xie Xian said, "It's best to be careful when you first arrive."

Meng Xiaoshan breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that his life was saved.

Then, the lady in red said, "If you really want to do it, we'll deal with both ends cleanly. We don't cause trouble, but we're not afraid of it either!"

Meng Xiaoshan:.......

There are bound to be conflicts in the underworld, and of course one’s own people cannot suffer losses.

When they went out the next day, the girls of the Xie family found that there was a new receptionist. Wherever they went, the receptionist named Meng Xiaoshan would tell the origin and interesting stories of the place in detail.

It's just that he was too timid and didn't dare to accept the money they gave him as tips. Also, he was afraid of my elder sister, and was scared to death.

Xie Minyan had seen this before. The wooden plank for getting off the boat was too narrow, so he would rather jump into the water than get within three feet of his sister.

Meng Xiaoshan, smiling on the outside, was actually thinking, "I must have been out of my mind to come and provoke these people."

He thought Xie Xian, who was the most soft-hearted, watched him fall into the lake and drank until he was full. Then that night, Xiang Jie, a smiling tiger, used his superb massage skills to make him experience it, unable to live or die.

There was also a masked man who never spoke, but always stared at him sinisterly, even when he went to the toilet.

He had been living in great torment these past few days. He knew that although these people did not reveal their origins, the methods they used were not something that ordinary guards from noble families could possess.

Moreover, these two people with such means were only called the guards of the queen. Thinking of this, he felt that his death was not unjust.

During the day, he took the Xie sisters to visit various places, and at night Xiang Jie and Meng Xiaoshan went out to pay homage to the mountain leaders.

Xie Xian was not idle either. The next day, she received a message from Wang Yu inviting her to go appreciate the cherry blossoms, and she gladly agreed.

They have been wandering around Shangyu these days, as outing is a tradition here. While making arrangements and preparing things, Xie Xian was worried that the place to enjoy the flowers was a bit far away, so it would be more convenient to rent a yard nearby.

Xiang Jie said that this was not a problem. He had made great progress in the past two days. When people heard that he was just a news buyer and not a territory hunter, and that he was generous, they were naturally willing to give him face.

It just so happened that the Salt Gang was running various businesses there, so it wasn't a problem to find a small yard to take over.

The reason why Xie Xian was unwilling to live in a dormitory was mainly because there were too many of them and it was really troublesome. With the money, it would be better to just rent a yard to live in.

Xie Xian actually also planned to buy property here. Not to mention anything else, she could make a lot of money just by opening a guesthouse.

Because of the quiet conversation in Kuaiji, the inns here were expensive, and even many people moved into the homes of the villagers at the foot of the mountain. Xie Xian never fought an unprepared battle, so she gave money to Xiang Jie to rent a garden in advance, and then set off with her sisters.

In order to adapt to the local customs, Xie Xian bought some silk clothes for everyone. With the introduction of a local named Meng Xiaoshan, they realized the differences between the customs here and those in the north.

As they traveled along the way, they rarely saw noble ladies traveling, but no one was very interested in the hat. In the north, they wore the hat to block the wind and dust, but here they wore it to cover their faces.

Xie Xianzi thought that she was not the most beautiful woman in the world, so she disdained the trouble and made no preparations. However, Meng Xiaoshan next to her seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Little did I know that this incident would cause me a lot of trouble later on.

The owner of the newly rented garden had moved to the north, and because the place was too big, he didn't want to rent it out to others, so it was left until now, and Xie Xian just happened to take advantage of it.

But the rent of thirty taels a month was really not cheap. Xie Xian looked up and saw that the location of the garden was perfect, right next to the mountain road, and there was a river not far down the mountain, so the transportation was convenient.

The garden is not big, covering an area of ​​one thousand acres, with thirty or forty rooms in front and back. There are many flowers and trees planted in it, and the scenery is very beautiful.

"Sister, this garden is so beautiful." Xie Minyan said cheerfully.

"How can I not be beautiful? It's thirty taels a month!" Xie Xian said this, but she didn't look distressed. You can't be stingy with money when you go out to play. Otherwise, if you don't save money and don't have fun, that would be a loss.

As soon as the door opened, Xiang Jie was waiting beside him, and there was an old servant guarding him. "Your Excellency, please stay in this courtyard. It has been cleaned yesterday. If you have any questions, you can go to Yuzui Village in front to find me."

The old man spoke tremblingly. He was just a gardener for someone else. He handed over the key, took the deed and the money, and left without stopping.

Xie Xian looked at his receding back and narrowed her eyes. There shouldn’t be anything wrong with this garden, right?

But they will only stay for a dozen days, and they are not buying the house, so it should be fine.

Xiang Jie seemed to see what Xie Xian was thinking, and he said, "It's the garden of a wealthy businessman in the city. Two brothers fell out over the family property, and the garden was given to the youngest son."

But it was stated at the time that the garden could only be lived in and not sold, so in order to save his nerve, the youngest son mortgaged the garden to the Baihe Academy on the mountain as tuition.

After the academy acquired this courtyard, it usually just left it alone, waiting for people to rent it. It sent an old servant to guard it, but because it was not good at management, even though all the guest houses at the foot of Kuaiji Mountain were full, the garden had not been rented out.

The man is not short of money, and he is very selective about the garden. He does not rent it to money-conscious businessmen, common people, or crude warriors.

Hearing this, Xie Xian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This was really a personality trait. If this happened in modern times, people would ridicule her for being crazy!

But in this era, anything normal cannot reflect the elegance of a celebrity.