Chapter 182: Bright Flowers
Xia Zhi is anxious like an ant on a hot pot, sweating profusely, there is no other way, the boxy place in the carriage, at a glance, there is no way to hide people, Tian Lidong is also anxious by her side, but he can only do it in a hurry, not to mention that his brain is not as good as Xia Zhi, that is, he is smarter than Xia Zhi, and under limited conditions, it is also very difficult to come up with a solution to the problem.
"Why don't you open the curtain and let the master see, there is a ghost!" Xia Zhi'er listened to the increasingly urgent urging of the officials outside, and secretly regretted it in her heart, she knew that this was the case, she was not in a hurry to go back, it was a big deal to let Mao Shilin and Mao Shiying go directly to Tianjia Village to deliver a letter, it was much better than her Fan Wei, and she blamed herself for being too anxious.
Xia Zhi regrets not worrying, what can I do about this, according to the force value of these few people, it can't be compared with the officials outside, plus the people don't fight with the officials, if they really have something, no one dares to come forward to help.
Xia Zhi's face was pale and bloodless, her suffering these days was in vain, she still couldn't escape from Jia Shi's palm after going around, she knew that it was better not to run, at least she didn't have to suffer. Tian Lidong saw Xia Solstice like this, and he didn't know what to say, so he could only appease Xia Solstice, who was a little flustered, over and over again, and he was also sweating in a hurry, blaming him for being useless and unable to help anything. If he really can't do it, he can't hide, he fights with those people, and he has to let Xia Zhi escape.
Xia Zhi, who was in a hurry to catch fire, didn't notice that Tian Lidong secretly clenched his fists.
Mao Shilin and Mao Shiying, who were outside the carriage, originally thought that Xia Zhi said that there were gangs of traffickers in Guanmiao Town, which was a bit alarmist. It's because children are timid and afraid. But in order to take care of the mood of the summer solstice. Also just in case, the two of them agreed not to rest in the temple town and go directly to the road, but now looking at the posture of these officials, they don't want to let them go at all, they won't collude with these officials to kidnap passers-by to get children.
The two brothers thought they were thinking clearly and looked at each other. Clear each other's thoughts and make up their minds, they must not let Xia Zhi and them come out, otherwise if those officials find out about Xia Zhi and Tian Lidong, what good life do the two children have, and they can't say that they will catch the two children back and sell them.
"Hey...... Official, our brother is really in a hurry, in order to go home early, please make it convenient, you see. This is the household registration of my two brothers, and I will never deceive you. This is a little meaning, please go to tea! ”
Saying that, Mao Shiying took out his and Mao Shilin's household registration books from his arms, and then took out a tael of silver from his arms and stuffed them into the hands of the official. Hey, these people's money was still made up by him, Ah Di and Dr. Mao, and they were going to be used for entanglement along the way, and now they have given it to these people, and they have to be frugal along the way.
"Go, go, who wants your money, sir, I am on an errand, hurry up and open the curtain of the carriage, otherwise the lord will arrest you all on the grounds that you are obstructing official business!" Joke, that night he received a tael of silver from others, he will be so hard to this day, he can't make a mistake at this juncture, he must atone for his sins.
It's bad, this is the voice of Mao Shilin and Mao Shiying, these individuals can't even look down on money, what can I do! The two of them were secretly anxious, and it was not easy for Xia Zhi and Tian Lidong to sit in it, but at this time, Xia Zhi had already calmed down, and he was no longer panicked.
After the official finished speaking, he saw Mao Shiying and Mao Shilin grinding and chirping, and he was hesitant and unwilling to lift the curtain, so he felt that these two people were tired, and he immediately turned to the other official behind him, and made a look, those nobles said that if there are any suspicious characters, they must be reported to them. Isn't the group of people in front of you very suspicious?
"Why, don't you want to lift the curtain of the car, isn't it that the car is not carrying children, but carrying some shady deeds?" After the official finished his eyes, he turned his head to Mao Shilin and Mao Shiying and asked sharply.
Because their car was blocked at the gate of the city on the summer solstice, there were already a lot of people around to watch, Mao Shilin and Mao Shiying were anxious, and they were sweating all over their heads, thinking that they couldn't be good now, but unfortunately they were surrounded by onlookers, otherwise they would have jumped on the carriage and ran, and they could escape.
"Guanye, my uncle is not lying, we really went to see my grandfather and them!" Xia Zhi felt that they couldn't help but speak, and the situation was obviously not in their favor at this time, but she also knew that she couldn't speak, so she could only let Tian Lidong speak, as for what he said, it was indeed true, wasn't it.
"Yes, sir, you also heard, there are indeed only children in the carriage, you see that the children have spoken, you let them go. Two days ago, the two children fell into the river, and they had a big illness, and their health was a little bad, so we borrowed a carriage from a neighbor, hoping that the children would not be frozen on the way back to their hometown, and would be more comfortable, you see......"
Mao Shiying saw Tian Lidong speak, and also said. At the same time, Tian Lidong also followed Mao Shiying's words and coughed vigorously for a while, as if he was going to cough out his lungs.
"That's right, sir, you can make it convenient, the child really can't see the wind, it's really cold outside on this snowy day!" Mao Shilin then said.
"Okay, don't fool your official here, since it's because the child is sick, why didn't you say it at the beginning, I see that you are doing everything you can to excuse yourself, don't you want your master to check it!" Hmph, if I hadn't seen you have two strong laborers before, I was afraid that because of the chaos, I would have lifted the curtain by myself, and now, I just need to drag you and let those nobles come over to check it out.
"How do you say this, I didn't say it before the little one, it's also for the sake of the child, no, I don't mean to stop the official!" Mao Shiying saw that the official had a certificate of anger, so he had to step forward to appease him.
"Hmph, come on, the lord is too lazy to talk with you people, so he quickly lifted the curtain of the carriage, let me see what was in the carriage, I thought that the lord was very idle, the lord told you, the lord is busy, you are blocking here again, the lord will report it, saying that you are disturbing the order, and you can't leave if you want to, let alone the carriage!"
"This ...... This ...... "Mao Shilin and Mao Shiying are even more anxious, this official is dead in his heart, and he must check the carriage, so the summer solstice and Tian Lidong will be in danger. Ay......
"Uncle, forget it, since this official wants to see you, lift the curtain and let him see it, let's hurry up after reading it, this time I see that the sky is slowly getting dark!" At this moment, Xia Zhi is not afraid that others will recognize her, she can't escape anyway, just die.
"This ......" Mao Shilin and Mao Shiying were still a little hesitant, and the onlookers also saw that there must be something wrong with this carriage, otherwise the people in the carriage were all talking, and these two people were still unwilling to lift the curtain, why.
"Uncle, just listen to the summer solstice, anyway, there are only two of us children in this car, let the official finish reading, let's go on the road, there is still a long way to go, don't go back late!" Tian Lidong could only pretend to be calm and speak, he only hoped that this official would just check it according to the old calendar, but the hope for such a thing was a little slim.
"Alright, I'll lift the curtains!" Mao Shiying knew that she couldn't avoid this hurdle, so she could only open the curtain for them to check.
"Summer solstice!" Before Mao Shiying could lift the curtain of the carriage, a shout suddenly came from outside the carriage.
Xia Zhi, who was sitting in the carriage, heard this shout, and immediately widened his eyes, this voice, this voice is......
"Poof", but it was Xia Zhi who stood up and lifted the carriage curtain, and the carriage curtain hit the carriage and made a 'poof' sound.
"Lin Yunlei!"
Xia Zhi stood on the carriage, looking at Lin Yunlei sitting on a horse in front of the carriage, the two looked at each other, Xia Zhi didn't know what he suddenly thought, and tears fell silently, in the past month, Xia Zhi has experienced so much, she has gritted her teeth and supported it, and she has never shed a single tear, even in her serious illness, she has never been so fragile.
Lin Yunlei sat on the horse, saw Xia Zhi standing in the carriage, saw her thin little face was only the size of a palm, and couldn't stop being sour in her heart, thinking that she had suffered a lot, and seeing Xia Zhi's tears falling down, she immediately jumped off the horse, walked to the carriage in three steps and two steps, and hugged Xia Zhi into his arms.
Speaking of which, Lin Yunlei found out that Xia Zhi and Tian Lidong were abducted by human traffickers, and also found out where the two traffickers went, and when Lin Yunlei and his men rushed to the small market, it was already midnight. I can't bear anything, Lin Yunlei can only take someone to live in the farmhouse inn, and wait until the next morning, Lin Yunlei doesn't know that the small market has been turned upside down because of the search for the summer solstice, and he won't care about other things, as long as it doesn't touch his bottom line.
However, after Lin Yunlei ordered his subordinates to take a turn around the small market, he completely changed his mind, when he threw the strip of cloth on the summer solstice, he naturally followed the route of the traffickers to drive the carriage, and a piece of cloth was thrown near the inn, and it happened to be picked up by Lin Yunlei's men.
The subordinates handed the strip of cloth to Lin Yunlei and glanced at it, Lin Yunlei determined that the person who was taken away was indeed the summer solstice, there is no such coincidence in the world, isn't this font the summer solstice, after confirming that the summer solstice is here, Lin Yunlei planned to let his subordinates find someone, but he didn't expect his subordinates to inquire about another matter.
At this time, those traffickers were still rampantly searching for the summer solstice and Tian Lidong in the small bazaar, and they didn't know that they were going to be unlucky. (To be continued......)