Chapter 427: Market Tracker
Due to the chaos of the market, I never dared to untie the burden on my shoulders. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
There are only a few things in total, but if you lose it, you really won't have anything!
To this day, I still have to cherish this little bit of my belongings!
At this moment, I took out the small bag from it that made me feel very touched to look at it.
I looked at the bag and silently thought about it thanks to the aunt and them...... I can have a full meal!
...... However, after a while, I, who had planned to leave, looked at the stall owner with an embarrassed expression, and for a moment I couldn't even speak.
Yes, at the moment I was stopped in front of the stall and couldn't leave!
It was the owner of the food stall who stopped me, as for the reason......
"Little brother," the stall owner counted the money in his palm, looked at me and said helplessly, "You go to the town for a bowl of money." ”
"It's enough to pick a cheaper stall."
This is only half of the story, and of course there is the following.
The stall owner paused, and continued: "Little brother, don't you know our market here? ”
"The riverside is closed, so everything has to go through the mountain road."
The stall owner said a word of education to me one after another.
It means that I don't pay enough for the bowl of food I eat.
After a few moments, I responded, "That, that...... It's the first time I've come back, and I really didn't know how expensive it was! ”
I didn't even think about it.
Because when I sat down to eat, my mind didn't shift to whether I could pay or not.
Could it be that when I trekked in the mountains with the tsundere boy before, the feeling of lack of money at that time has been forgotten by me?!
It doesn't seem like it!
It's just that this time, although I was embarrassed, I was able to find a gambling house in the town for me to try my hand and win a little money, but what about here?
I haven't seen anything like it!
The plan still couldn't keep up, or in other words, I was so focused on how to get into town that I didn't pay attention to the details around me.
After thinking about it, I had no choice but to bite the bullet and whisper to the stall owner: "That's it, you really can't see it, I can't get more now." ”
I gritted my teeth vigorously and whispered to him, "I have a way, why don't you stay here and help you wash the dishes!" ”
Because, I can't think of a better way to make a temporary emergency.
"You see that the dishes you wash are enough to cover the money I lack, and I will leave when the time comes."
"You see it like this...... Done? ”
I'd love to let him know one thing.
That is, I definitely didn't come to eat white food, and I definitely didn't mean to take advantage!
Truly! In my impression, a bowl of food from an ordinary food stall is not so expensive!
I ignored the location, and he was right that prices in the town should be lower than here.
After hearing this, the stall owner was hesitating when someone stood up on the side.
The bearded man walked up to the stall owner in my sight, and said in a decisive tone: "How much money does he have to pay you, I gave it for him!" ”
As soon as the words fell, several pairs of eyes looked at the bearded man in unison.
I, in particular, am so grateful that I am palpable.
"Ah, that's embarrassing, you're ...... Thank you! ”
I thought it was getting bigger today, but the bearded man at the same table just now stood up.
He is willing to lend a helping hand in an embarrassing moment to solve the dilemma in front of him, and I am naturally grateful to him!
"This ...... Uncle, I don't know what to call you, thanks to your help. ”
When I walked away from the food stall and came to the side of the tree, the bearded man followed me a few steps.
I met his gaze and couldn't help but say thank you again.
"If it weren't for you, I would have stayed to wash the dishes!"
He shook his head, then looked me up and down and said, "What kind of place are you from, I don't hear your accent here." ”
"Me, I live in the mountains outside the town, and it's rare to come to the town once!"
"I've never been here yet."
The bearded man stared at me and asked, "You live in the mountains outside the town?" Which mountain? ”
"Huh?" I was dumbfounded, and suddenly asked me to say this, how am I going to make it up?
The problem is that I don't know which mountain it is, or even the name of the area near my mother's house!
I've been walking in the mountains for so long that I can't even tell where I am.
When I arrived at my aunt's house, I thought about it and it didn't seem to mention the name of the place from beginning to end!
When my aunt told me that the place I arrived at was actually the princess's territory, I was completely confused!
I tried to recall the conversation I had with my aunt and the girls, and I wanted to recall the fragments about it.
It's a pity that I thought about it for a while, but I still didn't find anything about the place name.
I can't really think of what it's called, and I can't lie right now.
It's not like I've been in Sealand, at least I've been to a lot of places.
From Suzhou to Nanhua Town, as well as Beidi Town, I can say some of them, so as not to show flaws.
"I, anyway, I'm really not from here, uncle, no matter what, I have to thank you, I'm leaving!"
I know I shouldn't run at this time.
The situation is that I can't give him any money.
It would be rude for me not to answer if he was allowed to continue with the question.
If I had to answer reluctantly...... Will there be more flaws?
Not only that, but I also have other concerns in mind.
The current town is in a special location close to the Northland.
Before the war, the situation in this area was at its most tense.
My conversation with my uncle, if it continues, there are a lot of people here, what if someone who is interested listens to it and causes me trouble at that time?!
I'm not from here, will I be mistaken for a fine work?
In desperation, I had no choice but to flee, thinking that I still owed my uncle the little money that I paid for me, and I was really embarrassed.
In extraordinary times, I'm sorry uncle!
However, looking at the uncle's appearance, it doesn't seem to be bad for money...... I didn't think much of it, I ran as fast as I could, and I ran into the crowd all at once.
The market is very large, and my uncle should not be able to find me in the blink of an eye.
I ran behind a big tree and hid for a while.
From time to time, I watched the flow of people coming and going, and only when the people who stayed on the street looked like they had changed, did I come out from behind the tree.
Standing where I was, looking around, I couldn't see the beard anymore.
I was alarmed, and I thought to myself that I couldn't stay here for long.
I'm going to find a way to ask the mountain people who need to get into the town as soon as possible.
Follow their car, at least find a chance to get to town before dark!
I have been observing the people coming and going in the market for a long time, and I know that there are many cars that follow the mountain road to the town from this place along the river.
The opportunity I'm looking for...... You still need to ask those people!
Listening to the tone of the mountain people, this entrance to the town was much more relaxed than the one leading to the mountain road by the broken temple where I had stayed earlier.
Especially the mountain people who accompanied the car.
Thinking about this, I couldn't help but look down at myself.
In fact, the clothes I am wearing look very ordinary in the eyes of passers-by, but there are still some differences between me and the mountain people here.
In order to make the journey smooth, I have always been disguised, even when I stopped at the pioneer camp in the mountains of Sealand.
Later, I went to Northland Town to live in the house as a temporary craftsman, and I was the same.
But when I got here, I quickly discovered the difference between me and the mountain people.
Compared to the people walking on the streets of Northland Town, I still look like the mountain people here...... It's not the same.
It's a feeling that even passers-by can spot if they pay attention to it.
I wondered if I should put some dirt on my face or something!
As a person with enough action...... As soon as I thought about it, I immediately went for it.
I walked to the woods on the side of the hill and really found a place by the stream to stain my face.
looked at the clothes on his body because he had driven a lot of muddy roads and looked embarrassed, coupled with the latest "disguise" at the moment.
Combined, I think the difference between the two and the mountain people should be smaller, right?!
...... I walked a little further along the path in the market.
I saw a spot where the mountain people were loading their trucks.
They discussed the transport of things to the town in the open space by the market.
Because the deal here is over.
At the moment, it is the local mountain people who are responsible for transporting things over.
I thought about the identities of these people, and I thought to myself, they probably do things for others.
It's the equivalent of a temporary job they find here.
I stepped forward to look around, and then asked a few words to a kind-looking mountain dweller.
What I didn't expect was that the man was very talkative and quickly agreed to my request.
"Little brother, then you can take our car and take you to town."
I never thought someone was so good at talking!
You know, I also planned a lot of rhetoric that I was going to use to convince people, but I didn't even use a single sentence.
Someone helped me just now and gave me a ride, but this time someone was willing to give me a ride.
Could it be that the bad luck of being taken out of Northland Town and thrown into the mountains is over?
This time and that time!
...... On the mountain road, the car drove fairly smoothly.
The mountain man in the car told me from time to time, and our car was the one at the end of the line.
"Little brother, you don't listen to the accent from our people, you went to the town to find relatives?"
I found a reason to tell him, so I naturally wanted to continue.
"Well, my mother asked me to come, there is a relative in the town, he is old, he has lived here for a long time, my mother said that there is a war in the northland, can you persuade him to leave here."
The mountain people looked at me strangely and asked, "Then why didn't you come earlier and only come here now?" ”
"My house is far away, and I had to leave some time ago, but I injured my leg and delayed a while, so I didn't come until now."
The mountain people looked back at me again and said, "It's okay, your relatives are very old, and they will definitely not be arrested to serve as soldiers." ”
"Big brother, speaking of which, why didn't you go to the army?"
The mountain people said to me, "My brother went to the army, and my father and mother are not in good health, so one of the family must stay and take care of them." ”
After a short pause, he said again: "If you come to recruit again, it will be difficult to say." ”
I could hear what he meant, what he meant was in the army...... It seems that the number of people is enough for the time being.
If the situation changes or the situation changes, it is impossible to say.
I looked down and thought about it, and it didn't seem appropriate to say anything reassuring at this time.
Besides, the situation is still uncertain, and the next conscription may not come so soon...... I sighed and turned my gaze to the side of the road.
The carriage was not running very fast, and it was walking along the main road, and the road conditions were not bad.
According to what the mountain people told me, it won't take long to reach the town!
...... The wind blew through the mountains and forests, and the leaves rustled by the wind.
I wrapped my clothes tightly, then I picked up the bag and put it on my knees.
The carriage continued on its way.
Soon, around a hillside, I could see the town in the distance.
Passing through the woods ahead, we reached the outer part of the town.
I'm finally going to where I want to go, and when I think about going there, I'll get the latest news.
Did the Empress of Sealand set off from the mansion in Northland Town, and what is the current state of the army?
I thought silently in my heart, and I still had to talk about it.
Because I went with the mountain people, I heard that the inventory would be very loose.
They were transporting things to town, and there was generally no reason to stop them.
Besides, anyone who hired mountain people to do things was a big family in the town.
Those people are inextricably linked with the people of the Yamen, and the two sides have always been a community of interests.
It can almost be said that they advance and retreat together.
I still believe the information that the mountain people have told me, and I think I can give it a try.
But I think about it, I think I should be able to pass smoothly, but I'm not sure, and I'm always a little uneasy.
Especially when I was about to go out after walking more than half of the road in the forest, I was even more nervous.
Thinking that I might have to face the town's interrogation in a few moments, and maybe I would have to ask some questions then, I reminded myself to calm down.
I greeted the mountain people before I got into the car, and once I was stopped, I asked him to help me say a few words on the side.
If it really can't be passed, of course, that's the worst-case scenario...... In that case, I put aside my relationship with him and said that I was a passerby who took a temporary ride.
I can't implicate strangers.
...... The sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded in the forest path, and the sound made my heart chuckle.
I heard movement when I was hiding from the rain in the cave before, but now I think about it and I'm still a little scared.
Soon, the sound of horses' hooves was near.
...... When I raised my eyes and saw the scene of being intercepted, I was not good!
There were three horses coming out of the woods, and the one who hit the head was actually the bearded man.
I was stunned for a moment, didn't the other party pay for me at the food stall?
I ran away, and that guy didn't seem to be chasing after me!
A carriage was stopped alone, and the car in front of it didn't even know that we were at the back of the line.
When the mountain people saw those people, especially the bearded man who was leading the way, there was a look of horror in their eyes.