Chapter 70: Two days of lockdown
The two of them were alerted to the roadside vendors.
Most of the people nodded to indicate that they knew, and some of them thanked a few officials smartly.
One of the vendors asked, "Why?" ”
One of them was quick and irritable, and asked, "In order to catch the assassin, don't you understand people?" ”
The peddler was at a loss and asked, "What assassin did you catch?" ”
The catcher became even more irritable, hitting him on the head with a water and fire stick, and scolded in disgust: "I still have to tell you this?!" ”
A few catchers walked all the way forward, scolding and scolding. The peddler was treated like this, and he didn't dare to scold them in front of them, and when they left, he cursed and cursed.
Pedestrians in the long street have given way, and they are simply chasing fast as street bullies.
Tang Dou'er tugged at the corners of Tang Herou's clothes: "Sister, can't we come to set up a stall tomorrow?" ”
Tang Yourou nodded with his chin: "Let your second sister go over and ask?" ”
Tang Youniang immediately panicked and hid behind her: "Young Lady doesn't dare!" ”
Tang Yourou teased his sister, laughed proudly, took out a bag of preserved fruits from the bag, walked over, and saluted Kuaiying: "Uncle Guan!" ”
Catch quickly lowered his eyes and looked at the little girl in front of him, with a serious expression: "Isn't this the little girl who throws pots over there?" What's wrong, who bullied? ”
The little girl handed over the whole package of preserved fruits in her hand, and smiled and groaned: "Please Uncle Guan eat preserved honey fruits, this is given by the traveling merchants who came to the village, but it is delicious." ”
"That's it? Keep it for yourself. His unsmiling expression softened.
"This is for you! Thank you so much the day before yesterday, if it wasn't for you carrying me back from the alley, I would probably have been bitten by a rat on my fingernails! Tang Yourou recalled yesterday's events and shuddered.
Catch Kuaiha laughed, teasing her for having the courage to set up a stall by herself, but even the rats were afraid, and blamed her for not being so reckless, and chasing the traffickers by herself.
Tang Youniang was stunned by their side.
My sister's courage is really too big, and she dares to chat with the official like this. You must know that the small vendors around are eager to avoid these catches!
The old man was very irritable with the others, but when his sister brought him the preserved honey fruit, he actually smiled, showing his sallow teeth, and he was not at all as fierce as usual, and they were already talking happily by this time.
My sister is really amazing, and everyone seems to like her very much!
After a few words of greeting, Tang and Rou got to the point and asked about not being able to enter the city the day after tomorrow.
It turned out to be for Jing Gongzi's birthday. Prince Ji will soon arrive in Yuncheng, but in the past two days, the assassins hiding in the county town have become even more blatant, and even broke into Jing Gongzi's house and tried to kidnap his maid.
The prefectural decree decided to lock down the city for two days to capture the hateful assassin in the city.
Uncle Guan took out the wanted warrant, pointed to the bounty on it, and said, "If you see the assassin, you can tell us the clue." Those who catch it will receive a bounty of two hundred taels. ”
"Two hundred taels?!" Tang Yourou was shocked, looking at this wanted notice, he only felt that the people above were a little familiar, "Isn't this the trafficker flower thief who did evil before?" How dare he go to Jing Gongzi's mansion to steal people? ”
Uncle Guan seemed to have had several rounds of confrontation with him, and when he mentioned him, he gritted his teeth with hatred: "This kid is like a mouse, extremely cunning!" My brother was injured because of him, and I don't believe that such a lockdown can't catch him! ”
Tang and Rou casually cheered up the catchers.
She doesn't want to care about the troubles in the city, but she can't go out of her way to arrest people for the sake of bounty. She was now barely able to protect herself from offending these vicious people.
The lockdown means that only the North City will open in the four cities. But that place is near the county office, the number of stalls is limited, and the people who can set up stalls there are by no means ordinary vendors. Tourists didn't say that there would be restrictions, but if the soldiers at the city gate were not allowed to enter, they would still not be able to enter, and they could only rest on the outskirts of the city.
Tang and Rou saw that many small vendors who didn't have time to be notified would go to the outskirts of the city to set up stalls.
But the place is not big enough, and there are many displaced people, many people, and there are not all people coming and going.
In the wealthy area of Nanshi, human traffickers will still take advantage of the chaos to kidnap children, and if they are on the outskirts of the city, they will run away without a trace, and they will not even be able to chase them.
So, she decided to take a two-day break.
Go home to do farm work, pick herbs and mountain treasures, and ask the aunts and uncles in the village to buy some exquisite handicrafts. The day after tomorrow, the pot throwing prizes will be replaced with mountain goods and agricultural goods, which can also help them save a cost.
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The three of them went to the western suburbs to catch an ox cart back to the village, chatting about Jing Gongzi's birthday along the way.
Tang and Rou guided their younger siblings to think about what the rich and noble people need to purchase for their birthdays, and what materials will lead to higher prices. That is, to chat casually and increase their knowledge and thinking skills.
Jing Gongzi deserved to be the topic of conversation, and even the young lady became a little gossipy, asking why he had gray hair.
Tang and Rou simply popularized albinism, and they gained the adoring eyes of their younger brothers and sisters. She was worried about revealing her stuffing, so she deduced that she accidentally heard it when she went to the hospital to buy medicine, and warned them not to talk nonsense.
Tang Youniang asked: "Sister, Jing Gongzi won so much gouache last time, don't you ask us now?" ”
Tang and Rou didn't know what Jing Gongzi thought, and he always felt that he couldn't look down on such a few taels of silver gouache. But he had to prevent him from suddenly asking them for gouache at the door, and he said, "Anyway, you have to keep some bottom, and you can't spend all the money." Such a boy has a somewhat eccentric temper, and he must be careful when dealing with such a nobleman. ”
Tang Youniang nodded: "Well, Youniang remembers!" ”
Tang Dou'er nodded and replied seriously: "Dou'er also remembers!" ”
Tang Yourou looked at their expressions and couldn't help but reach out to stroke their heads, sighing secretly in their hearts.
These two kids are so well-behaved!
The young lady is precocious, sensible, thoughtful in doing things, and tries to make every effort possible. And Douer is at the most lively and active age. He was so fond of hunting, but he also abandoned his Uncle Ah Jin and came to set up a stall with her without complaint.
When the Chinese New Year comes, she must prepare New Year's gifts for her two children, and she must make them happy in the future.
When the three of them passed around the corner on the outskirts of the city, Tang and Rou suddenly noticed that someone was following them behind them.
Most of the people who went to the outskirts of the city at this point took an ox cart back to their respective villages, but this person was empty-handed, with a stick of grass in his mouth, and looked like an idle gangster.
When he came to take the ox cart yesterday, this person was there, but he didn't arouse Tang Yourou's alarm at that time. It's all too obvious to be here today.
This man must have come from a bad person.
Tang and Rou took the young lady and Dou'er's hands and urged them to speed up their pace and go to the place where the ox cart was parked.
"Isn't this a soft girl?" Grandpa Luo stood nearby, with a flat pole at his feet. The two baskets were empty, but I could still smell fishy.
"Grandpa Luo!" Tang and Rou were pleasantly surprised, took their younger siblings and walked briskly towards him.