Transmigrating into a book: After getting married, I found that the target of the strategy has chang

The next morning, Gu Changfeng rode alone to the south of the city.

In order to get the correct information and avoid being discovered by Zhou Chaoyang and his men, he wore a dark brown robe and a fox fur scarf, bought two servants in the south of the city, pretended to be a businessman, and lived in the largest restaurant in the south of the city. Although it was the largest restaurant, it was still far behind the ones in the capital.

The two servants he picked both looked extremely vicious, and they could protect this "weak" master well.

"Waiter, two rooms upstairs." Gu Changfeng lowered his voice and placed a silver ingot on the table.

The waiter had a sly look in his eyes. He was motionless when he saw the silver. However, he wanted to take it but couldn't. "Sir, our upper room is full..."

Gu Changfeng frowned slightly, and one of the servants immediately yelled and "accidentally" dropped the knife on his back to the ground.

The waiter was startled, as if he recognized the hero, and quickly changed his words: "Yes, yes, yes... There is one more room. I wonder how long you plan to stay?"

"Two days."

The waiter thought for a moment and said, "Then please follow me. But I may have to inconvenience the two people behind you... There are still plenty of seats on the first floor."

Gu Changfeng nodded, thinking that he really didn't want to live with strangers.

"This room was previously reserved by a gentleman. Normally, we don't let anyone stay here. Thank you for staying here for a day. I will change your room tomorrow."

As soon as the door was opened, a strange smell came from inside that had not been ventilated for a long time.

It smelled like old clothes that had been bitten by mice, mixed with the scent of a woman's rouge.

The waiter went over and opened the window, then carefully wiped the table and said, "Master, please keep the key. No one has lived in this room for a long time, so we need to ventilate it. There are snacks and food downstairs. If you need anything, just let me know and I'll take the other two masters to the first floor."

Gu Changfeng waved his hand and did not ask who the "master" who had booked the house for a whole year was. He now had an inexplicable urge in his heart. According to the nature of this novel, this house must be one of the places where Zhou and Zhou Chaoyang had stayed. It would be even better if he could find some token of love or something like that.

He searched through all the drawers and cabinets, and found that the shop had indeed cleaned out everything. Only under the mattress did he find a handkerchief. It was impossible to tell what color it was originally, and some of the threads of the clumsy embroidered flowers were broken. Apart from that, he found nothing else.

I couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

This handkerchief looks really worn out, and the stitches are not good, it looks like it was made by someone who has just learned embroidery. If you look closely, the part of the handkerchief covered by the needlework is a bit dark brown, as if it was accidentally rubbed with blood from a finger prick.

"Master, Master?" There was a knock on the door.

Gu Changfeng stuffed the handkerchief into his sleeve and pushed the door open to go out.

"How's the matter I asked you to investigate going?"

"My Lord, we are in Xiangxi Village."

The two servants were quite clever. Knowing that he wanted to inquire about the flood that happened a few years ago, they immediately went to look for a nearby village that had suffered from the flood. Now they have found out that the village is only five miles away from the restaurant. They can go there on horseback to have a look. If they move quickly, they might even be able to catch dinner at the restaurant.

"One of you stay here, and the other one will come with me."

As they approached Xiangxi Village, the servant said, "Master, there have been rumors in recent years that the imperial court will allocate funds for governance in Xiangxi Village. We can use this as an excuse to get closer to the villagers."

"A few years ago, floods submerged many villages in the south of the city, and all the crops were washed away. The nearby villagers either went to seek refuge with relatives or starved to death. Only Xiangxi Village remained because it was located on a higher ground than other villages. After the flood, this place suffered from an epidemic. Those who survived today are the lucky ones who were not infected."

Gu Changfeng thought about it. The imperial court did intend to control the flood in the south of the city, so they sent Zhou Ling to take a look. Zhou Ling also renovated the river channel according to the imperial court's wishes and distributed free porridge and steamed buns as relief food for ten days... Because there was another epidemic here, no officials came here anymore, and the news could not be spread. Did the imperial court concede that they did not need help?

Or did this money go into someone else's pocket?

No matter what the truth is, he will go and investigate it himself.