Two hundred and seven chapters of the beggar boy
Therefore, this matter should be done very secretively, in addition to letting others know about Gao Zhenyin's scandal, there is also not wanting others to know, this matter was spread by Li Yan.
In Li Yan's rumor-mongering incident, it was the fourth day after the past three days. Early in the morning, Li Yan changed into an ordinary dress, carrying some cash silver, as well as things for self-defense, a short sword and a hidden arrow, and two weapons.
Since the last time he met a bandit, Li Yan began to be cautious when he went out, otherwise in many cases, he didn't know how he died. So it's better to have a self-defense, and during this period of time, the county town is not very peaceful.
On the surface, it looks like the wind and rain are bland, but in fact this is the eve of the storm, as long as the time comes, it will be a bloody storm, and I don't know how many people will die in this county. However, these are not what Li Yan should worry about now, and he should not be worried, after all, he is just a person with no power and no officials.
In addition to the Tang Mansion, Li Yan wandered the streets, looking for this target, but after looking for a long time, he didn't find the person he needed. Although there are a lot of people coming and going on this street, why don't you just find a few?
Just kidding, if you can find a few at random, Li Yan still needs to find no one for half a day? On this street, not everyone can do it, but as long as it is more than money, anyone can do it, but it is not safe, the ghost knows if these people will leak the news, and say that Li Yan asked him to say it?!
If the news leaks out, I know that Li Yan did it, what does this make Li Yan say? Say you saw it with your own eyes? Isn't this saying that Li Yan is unaware of the ghosts and went to Gaofu? Although it is impossible to say that the location rumored outside is different from the location that Li Yan saw, but with Gao Qiang's cunning, it is impossible not to guess in this aspect.
After all, Li Yan is a person who belongs to Tang Liwen, which will make people think like this, and Li Yan will not be able to speak clearly when the time comes. In addition, Gao Qiang and the Turks are mixed together, and among the Turks, there is no shortage of some wise men, and they will inevitably not do analysis.
Just when Li Yan didn't know who to look for, a voice came from not far away, Li Yan looked over according to the voice, and saw that they were two people who were not very old, about fifteen or sixteen years old, their bodies were in tatters and messy, their hair was also messy, and their faces were also pitch black, which were obviously beggars.
When Li Yan saw these beggars, he suddenly flashed slightly, and then his mind flashed, if there was such a thing as spreading the news, no one could do it better than them.
And this kind of people, with a low status, are not conspicuous, no matter what they do, few people can think about them. Even if they think about it, what can they do, they take money to do things, they are very honest, and they will not do anything to debunk others. What's more, Li Yan will cover up his face, so he doesn't have to worry too much about it.
Speaking of which, some people may ask, since they have covered their faces, why not look for those passers-by. Don't say mud and don't show your true face, others will do it for you? Even if it helps, but no one knows, in the middle of the way, will it be changed? Anyway, there are many factors, but these beggars are the best candidates.
If it weren't for seeing these beggars, Li Yan couldn't find anyone, so he let Chen Meng do it, and he directly became a theatergoer who shook his hands. But fortunately, everything is settled now.
When Li Yan saw these two beggars, he covered his face slightly, so that people couldn't see it very clearly. After doing this, I slowly came to the two beggars.
When Li Yan came to the two beggars, the two beggars were still begging for pedestrians on the side of the road.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Miss Childe is fine, give me some money, we haven't eaten for two days."
"Ladies and gentlemen, Miss Childe is okay, give me some money, we haven't eaten for two days."
Li Yan came to these two people, and when he heard such words, it sounded very pitiful, but in fact, he was lying to the ghost, why didn't he eat for two days? In this way, it is useful to deceive those who have good intentions, but it is useless for Li Yan at all.
Because when Li Yan approached them, in the bowl where he saw them begging, there were nearly twenty coppers in the bowls of the two of them, and the two of them combined were also forty coppers, so that the two of them ate a little worse, but they could still eat to their heart's content.
Think about it, but I wrote earlier that Chen Meng ate two buns, two fried dough sticks, a bowl of porridge, and only ten copper plates, and these two people are not full of anything. If you save a little, a week, or two weeks, you can go to the next restaurant, although it is a little worse, but life is also good.
It was still morning time, and in the afternoon they packed up the money and continued to beg, and it was best for them to have nearly seventy copper a day. According to this calculation, the two of them begging for a month add up, and it will cost nearly four or five taels of silver, which is also a lot.
Note: (Please explain here that in the previous period, it should be explained: the currency of the Tang Dynasty used copper, silver, and gold, and the units of exchange were money, taels, and catties.) The method of exchange is to use the decimal system, before the Tang Dynasty, it was in baht, and the corresponding is money, and twenty-four baht is one tael, and twenty-four is the carry.
Changing the previous system before the Tang Dynasty, the decimal system was adopted, that is, a thousand copper plates, which could be exchanged for one tael of silver, and ten taels of silver could be exchanged for one tael of gold, which was calculated. But for the purpose of writing, one tael of silver, worth five hundred copper plates, was used. )
However, Li Yan didn't know that sometimes, they could beg for nearly fifty or sixty copper plates a day. But sometimes, there are only a few copper plates a day, and in some cases, there is nothing at the end of the day. For example, during heavy rains, no one goes out, where does the money come from? Do you give! Under normal circumstances, there are only about twenty or thirty a day.
But none of this has anything to do with Li Yan, Li Yan is here to do things with them, so there is no need to care so much. Li Yan walked in front of the two beggars, squatted down slightly, and still had one or two pieces of silver, in the bowl of one of them.
And Li Yan's action immediately attracted the attention of the two beggars who were begging, and they saw the man with the broken silver in the bowl, looking at Li Yan, with a face of gratitude and excitement, without a trace of fraud.
Seeing the performance of these two people, Li Yan waved his hand without the slightest concern, and said lightly: "I'll give you something to do, do you want to do it?" ”
The two of them, who were still grateful and excited just now, became cold, vigilant, scared, and cautious in an instant when they heard Li Yan's words, but even so, one of them still asked in his slightly hoarse and immature voice:
"What's the matter?"
And the sudden change of these two people made Li Yan slightly stunned, but at the age of seeing these two people, he also understood what was going on. It seems that these people have also been found to do things before, and many of them are dangerous things. In the end, Li Yan can also roughly guess a few points, which is nothing more than not giving money, or beating people.
So it's no wonder that these people will say something to do by themselves, and they will leak a look of fear of themselves, it turns out that there are such things in it. But Li Yan is not like this, as long as they do things well, Li Yan will not do anything about crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, no matter who he treats.
"Hehe, don't be so afraid." Li Yan smiled comfortingly and said: "It's not a dangerous thing, just let you help me spread a message in the city, as long as you can promise to do it, ten taels of silver as a reward." ”
Li Yan said, took out a silver ingot, put it in the bowl of these two people, and said slightly: "This is five taels of silver, first as a deposit, and then after the matter is completed, I will give you five taels." What do you guys think? ”
When these two people heard Li Yan say that they would give ten taels of silver after the matter was completed, they were both skeptical, but when they saw Li Yan and directly gave them five taels of silver, they immediately believed it. Having said that, just spreading a little bit of news in the city is not a big deal.
And even if Li Yan didn't give them the remaining five taels after the matter was completed, they wouldn't say anything, after all, Li Yan also gave them five taels, and for them, they also earned it.
For example, in the past, there were people who asked them to do things, and they did dangerous things, and the reward was only two or three taels of silver. And this job is too easy, you just need to move your mouth and run errands.
So the two of them glanced at each other, and they both nodded in unison, indicating that they agreed to Li Yan's request and helped Li Yan do things.
Li Yan saw that the two agreed, and nodded with satisfaction, what he wanted was such an effect. And the reason why he gave five taels of silver now was that these two people were not moved and half-believed.
This manifestation is often deceived before it is formed. The age of the two is only fifteen or sixteen years old, they are just teenagers who have just entered the flower season, and they are ignorant of many things, and they used to be the same, so they are the best to deceive.
Li Yan saw that this effect had been achieved, so he said lightly: "This is not the place to talk, take me to other places." What's more, this matter has to be spread to everyone in the city, so it takes at least five or six people to do it. ”
When the two of them heard Li Yan's words, they immediately hesitated, but then nodded, packed up their things, stood up, and walked in one direction. And Li Yan is even more behind them.
The three of them walked around the street, left and right, and came to a remote area, where the houses are in dilapidation, if you live in people, it is a typical central air conditioning, east, west, north and south winds, let you blow non-stop.
However, there are really people living here, and these are these beggars, and these beggars are not very old. The eldest was fifteen or sixteen years old, and the youngest was only in his teens.
Li Yan saw a total of five or six beggars here, and there were nearly eight of them with the two people who brought him. Among these people, there are three other women. The three girls were dressed a little better, but just better.
Except for a little neatness, the clothes are not so bad, and everything else is pretty much the same. And the body is still thin, and the development of the body is not very good. Normally, the body is beginning to take shape, but it doesn't.