Chapter 17 Hotel Suspicions
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Li Jing didn't know the route where Tian Hu and his party left, and he didn't even know that Tian Hu had gone out in person, but he had to chase, even if he couldn't catch up, Li Jing could say it when he saw Duan Jingzhu. is to promise that one day he will definitely find Tian Hu and give Duan Jingzhu the confidence to vent his anger.
In general, this pursuit is a matter of attitude, as to whether you can catch people, there are so many roads from Qingzhou to Hebei, where is there such good luck. Of course, you can't help but be prepared to catch up, Li Jing thought about it later, and selected ten sergeants with good martial arts and equestrian skills from the forward battalion, after all, according to Duan Jing's residence, there were quite a few people who entered his courtyard that night.
Duan Jingzhu wants to defect to Liangshan, why doesn't Li Jing want to rein in Duan Jingzhu?
A group of fourteen people all carried weapons, but unfortunately Li Kui's two big axes were not in his hands at this time, and Li Jing did not come to help him buy them, and now Li Kui only has a Pu knife in his hand, Shi Xiu and Lin Chong are all good at making guns, as for Li Jing, he can make a living with a Pu knife.
When the sky was dark, Li Jing saw a hotel in front of him, and said to several other people: "After a night's journey, why don't you go to the front to rest?" ”
Several people were tired all night, so naturally they would not object, as for the ten forward battalion sergeants, they were only ordered by Li Jing.
Seeing that he was about to arrive at the hotel, Li Jing instructed: "In this world, there are many black shops in the wilderness, be careful, don't drink the wine, and boil the water yourself!" ”
Everyone said yes.
When he arrived at the door of the hotel, Li Jing found that the hotel had already opened, could it be that this hotel in the wilderness had to open so early to attract guests? However, he was tired all the way, and Li Jing didn't take it to heart. Lin Chong has served in the forbidden army for generations, and he doesn't know much about the affairs of the rivers and lakes, so he won't care about these details, as for Li Kui, well, don't think too much.
And Shi Xiu has been mixed with the rivers and lakes in the end, he is more knowledgeable than everyone else, and he already feels wrong when he sees that this hotel has opened so early, but he just doubted it, and he didn't say much, and when the hotel owner came out to entertain him, Shi Xiu led the horse into the courtyard, and then he made a discovery.
The owner of the store is a middle-aged man, thinking that he is a little rich in the hotel business, Li Jing saw him coming, and directly gave him ten taels of silver, and before he could speak, he asked directly: "Where is the room?" Take me there! ”
The owner of the shop got the money, so he naturally wouldn't refuse, but his shop was also a black shop, and he only bullied passers-by who were also one-way on weekdays, but Li Jing had a lot of people, and seeing that Li Jing was very guarded, he didn't think about the idea of beating Li Jing, and after thinking about it, there was nothing unsightly in the room, and he didn't look for a buddy, so he respectfully took Li Jing over.
Li Jing beckoned two more sergeants to follow him to help, and then followed the shopkeeper to the room.
On the way, Li Jing asked, "I'm sorry, is there meat in the store?" ”
The shopkeeper smiled: "What a coincidence that the official came, he just slaughtered an old cow the day before yesterday, and now it is just for the official to enjoy!" ”
Li Jing replied: "This is very good, and the money will not be less than half of you." ”
The shopkeeper responded.
When Li Jing arrived at the room, he looked around, but found that there were many freshly used dishes and chopsticks in a corner of the room, and immediately asked, "Are there many guys in the hotel?" ”
The shopkeeper replied: "The official laughed, this small deserted shop, where can I afford to hire many guys, there are only four, and they are all my sons and nephews." ”
Li Jing said with a smile: "In this way, the business of the hotel should be excellent, but I didn't know that there were so many pedestrians on this road." ”
The shopkeeper groaned slightly, only then did he know that Li Jing had found the pile of unwashed dishes and chopsticks, and he didn't defend it at the moment, and apologized: "But it's the guys who are lazy, don't blame the officials!" ”
Li Jing was already suspicious at this time, and wanted to ask again, but saw Shi Xiu open the door curtain and come in, glanced at the shopkeeper next to him, and said in Li Jing's ear: "When I tied the horse, I found that there were traces of fresh use in the stable, and there was still unfinished forage in the stable trough, so there were more than a dozen horses." ”
Combined with Fang Cai's dishes and chopsticks, Li Jing's heart moved, didn't he really meet the group of people who grabbed horses?
At that moment, the two sergeants were instructed to boil the meat, and the beef in the hotel was cooked, and it was good to heat it up. Here, the owner of Li Jingzhao's shop walked outside and asked, "There were many guests in this hotel yesterday?" ”
The shopkeeper knew that he couldn't hide it, so he might as well admit it generously: "What the official said is good, that's right, they got up early in the morning and left, and the official came over soon after they left." ”
"And do you remember where they went?" Although Li Jing felt a little wrong, he was still happy in his heart, this group of people might be Wang Hu's subordinates!
"They walked out of the hotel door and headed west, and they should not have gone far by now!"
This group of people who grabbed horses are going to Hebei, there are two official roads here, one facing north and one facing west, you can go to Hebei, now it seems that this group of people should be Tian Hu's subordinates, but it is good to confirm it again.
Li Jing asked again: "Does the shopkeeper remember that there is a fiery red horse in the horse that these people are riding?" ”
"Listening to what the officials said, I also remembered that when those people came yesterday, there was indeed a person pulling a fiery red horse, but no one rode it, so I was a little impressed."
Li Jing hugged his fist when he heard this, and thanked: "Thank you for informing!" He took out ten taels of silver and gave it to the shopkeeper as a thank-you gift, and the shopkeeper was naturally glad to take the silver, and thanked him even again.
Here Shi Xiu asked, "Do you want to chase it immediately?" ”
Li Jing shook his head and said: "This night is sleepy and tired, let's eat first and then talk about it!" ”
It didn't take long for the meat to boil and the water to boil, and the group ate the boiled beef, and they were all hungry, but they felt tender and delicious, and they all gobbled it up.
Li Jing was eating a lot here, but he didn't know that there was a guy at the back door of the hotel who rode a horse and ran to the north as soon as he went out.
The group hurriedly finished eating, and was about to chase the gang who robbed the horse, the owner of the shop also came to help, the group rode a horse, just walked less than half a mile to the west, Li Jing patted his thigh, and suddenly thought of something wrong, the owner of the shop was too cooperative, since he found the dishes and chopsticks, he asked what the owner of the shop answered, and the answers were all what he wanted, and when he found the dishes and chopsticks, the owner diverted the topic until Shi Xiu came......
This also explains why a deserted village and wild shop would suddenly slaughter an expensive old cow!
Li Jingyi reined in his horse, and did not explain to the people who were looking at him next to him, and directly ordered: "There is a problem with Fangcai's hotel, go back first!" ”