Chapter 3: Gossip

Xiao Zhiqi breathed a sigh of relief, as long as there was gold, "How many taels?" ”

"Huh?" Liu Ping'an doesn't know this, she hasn't spent money here yet. So she sat down on the spot, untied the strip of cloth wrapped around her calf, and took out the gold ingot inside to give it to Xiao Zhiqi.

Xiao Zhiqi looked at the gold ingot in his hand, gritted his teeth and asked, "So you couldn't run before, just because you had this tied to your feet?" "Xiao Zhiqi really can't wait to smash her head with official silver, it's difficult for her to be so small, it turns out to be these official ingots!

The official ingots cannot be used, each piece is engraved with a number, and the money village does not dare to exchange it without official documents, and the general merchants do not dare to accept it.

So, if you bring this thing, you don't have it.

"As soon as Mao came over, you asked me if I had any money?" Liu Ping'an was alert: "You won't put all the money in the package!" ”

Xiao Zhiqi didn't need to speak, Liu Ping'an knew that he had guessed right when he looked at his expression, "Are you stupid, you have to keep your valuables with you!" ”

"If you hadn't fallen, the contents wouldn't have fallen at all." Xiao Zhiqi finished speaking and walked forward.

Liu Ping'an immediately stood up and followed, "Hey, you give me back the gold, and maybe you have to lose it again." ”

Xiao Zhiqi turned around and glared at her, "Give it back to you, and you continue to tie your feet?" With that, he took the gold ingot into his arms.

Liu Ping'an thought to himself, just take it, anyway, I still have it on me.

Not far from the suspension bridge is a village, and few people walk outside. Liu Ping'an felt strange, but he didn't have time to ask more, but when he was about to pass the village, three beggars came up to him.

It stands to reason that this is not a big deal, but what makes Liu Ping'an feel abnormal is that among the three of them, there is a roast chicken in a broken bowl, and the roast chicken is very complete, but it is not leftovers.

The three beggars didn't pay attention to Liu Ping'an and them.

Just as the two parties were about to stagger by, a beggar suddenly shouted, "Look what that is!" ”

"What, what a fuss." The beggar who said this looked at the man's hand and exclaimed, "What is this strange bird! How did this thing come out in broad daylight! ”

"It's not good to see this thing early in the morning." The beggar on the side said, "Hurry up, don't be stared at by this thing." ”

The direction that the three people pointed to was the direction in which Liu Ping'an came, so Liu Ping'an turned his head to see what the three people were talking about.

Looking back, it's nothing more than an owl.

Liu Ping'an sneered: "Are ancient beggars so ignorant? Owls don't even know each other? ”

"What are you muttering?" Xiao Zhiqi was dissatisfied, "Are you still leaving?" Do you think you're out for spring? ”

"Hey, what are you doing?" Liu Ping'an said with a weak heart: "I am also highly vigilant, pay attention to the surroundings." As he spoke, he kept up with Xiao Zhiqi's pace.

Xiao Zhiqi is a martial arts practitioner and walks quickly.

Liu Ping'an has been locked up in the palace for the past two years, and has always believed that she can escape, so she has never given up exercising, and she can keep up with Xiao Zhiqi with all her might.

After passing through two villages in succession, the two of them were tired and thirsty, and happened to see a tea stall not far away, so they hurried over to buy a bowl of tea to drink.

"Old man, come and have two bowls of tea." Xiao Zhiqi rolled up the wrapping cloth and put it on the corner of the table.

Liu Ping'an looked at the cloth and sighed deeply.

The owner of this tea stall is an elderly couple, who are not young, but they are clean and clean, and they are very neat in their work.

As soon as Xiao Zhiqi sat down here, the old man came over with a teapot and a tea bowl, and his old wife was boiling water behind the stove, and the division of work between the two was very clear.

The old man poured tea for them, and went to the next table to clean up the empty plates, Liu Ping'an was not calm when he saw the empty plates, "Old man, do you sell anything other than tea?" ”

The old man replied politely: "I also sell steamed buns, which are steamed by my wife, and the taste is not good, but it is still okay to satisfy the hunger of people who are in a hurry." ”

Xiao Zhiqi reached into his sleeve pocket and counted the money, "Please take two steamed buns." ”

"Alas!" The old man went to the back to open the steamer, the steamed buns inside were still hot, and the old man took two of them with chopsticks and put them on the plate.

Liu Ping'an poured a bowl of water down, and immediately reached out to get the steamed buns.

The old man kindly reminded, "Be careful of burning." ”

Before she finished speaking, Liu Ping'an bit it down, and saw her chewing the steamed bun in her mouth while sighing.

"The girl is very hungry." The old man poured her cold water for a night, "Drink some water, the steamed buns that have just come out of the cage will be hot and foaming in the mouth." ”

"Well, thank you." Liu Ping'an took a sip of the bowl of water and was bored.

Xiao Zhiqi covered his forehead and turned slightly sideways, really wanting to pretend that he didn't know the person opposite.

Liu Ping'an swallowed the steamed bun in a few bites along with the cold water. Seeing that the other one on the plate hadn't moved, he beckoned, "Uncle, you eat." ”

"You can eat." Xiao Zhiqi pushed the plate a little over.

Liu Ping'an pushed the plate back, "Don't be polite about this, you still have to take me..." Liu Ping'an almost said 'run', and stopped stiffly, "You still have to take me home." ”

Xiao Zhiqi picked up the steamed buns to nibble, and from the direction of Dingxi Town, five people came over.

The five people, wearing long robes and holding folding fans in their hands, looked like cultural people, and when they walked to the tea stall, they heard someone among them say: "Alas, Brother Zhang, there is a tea stall there, let's sit there for a while and then leave." ”

"It's fine. Brother Wen, Brother Qi, Brother Weiting, let's go over and take a rest. ”

The five of them were talking, and they went to the table next to Liu Ping'an and sat down.

There is no way, the tea stall has two square tables.

Xiao Zhiqi was still wary of whether it would be someone chasing over there, but the next table was already chatting about gossip.

"Brother Wei Ting, your eldest sister has practiced in Wenhua Palace for you for three years, and you will definitely be able to pass the scientific examination this time."

"Brother Wen, what you said is not right, Brother Weiting's literary talent is extremely high." That Brother Zhao said, "I heard that the elder sister of Wei Ting's family was able to enter Wenhua Palace or stain his light. ”

The Wei Ting brother snorted and agreed, "It's her honor to go to Wenhua Palace to practice. ”

Liu Ping'an knew that Wenhua Palace was not a certain palace.

The Cultural Palace is dedicated to the gods of the southern country, and it can be found everywhere in the southern country. Large-scale cultural palaces are generally dedicated to five gods, which are the five gods of the southern kingdom. It can bless the believer's good health, family prosperity, and so on.

Anyway, if you want something, you can be blessed, and the business scope is very extensive.

Liu Ping'an listened beside him, and the brother who didn't shoot the right fart at the beginning changed the topic, "Alas, Brother Wei Ting will definitely be able to title the gold list, and when the time comes, he will enter the palace to meet the emperor, and when he comes out, he will be polite when he sees you." ”

"It's all inevitable, and he says what he's doing." Brother Zhao didn't seem to have much to do with this person, and he didn't plan to follow his topic. He lowered his voice and moved on to something else, "Speaking of the palace, I've heard about something big lately. ”