No one spoke at the bottom, and the fat servant gently pouted at the little guy behind the counter, and the little guy ran out with his back on his back, turned the wooden sign outside, and hung out the words "closed".

The fat servant frowned, his mouth was full of words, and his index and middle fingers tapped repeatedly in the air, as if they were tapping the number of people.

"Huh." Bai Ling tilted her head slightly—she saw that the scarred man from earlier had now walked to the side of the fat servant.

"Why is it only thirty-four...... the fat servant's face is not very good-looking, he turned his head to look at the scar man, "That's it?" ”

The scar man smiled a little embarrassedly, and whispered a few words in the ear of the fat officer, who obviously did not buy his account and gave a low reprimand.

After several tables, Bai Ling couldn't hear what they were talking about, but the ears of the young man on the side moved, "Eh...... There seems to be a shortage of manpower. ”

Bai Ling and the middle-aged man looked at the boy at the same time.

The middle-aged man whispered, "Can you hear them?" ”

The young man nodded, "I can barely hear a little, that official seems to be saying that if you can't find someone before August, you will catch someone from his dart bureau to make up for it." ”

The middle-aged man frowned with some suspicion.

After a while, the little maid handed out a number plate to each person, and each time he called five people to the front to ask for details and sign the pledge.

When it was Bai Ling's turn, the three of them at the table and the two at the back table got up together and walked to the front.

Bai Ling looked at the middle-aged man, and only then did he notice that under his cloak, next to his left crotch, there were two knives, and the scabbards of the two knives collided together, making a slight sound.

As the middle-aged man got up, the people nearby also heard the sound again.

In the Great Zhou, those who can carry swords on the street are not ordinary people - either they have official errands on their bodies, or their ancestors have this honor.

The three of them walked to the front, and the fat servant sat in the middle of a long table, looking at the saber at the middle-aged man's waist, "...... What, there is a history? ”

"Under the Yamen of the former Yuezhou Mansion," the middle-aged man said in a low voice, "It's been five years, I can't stay in office, the Yamen gave me a letter of recommendation to go to Zhuozhou, and when I passed through Huizhou, I saw that you were recruiting troops here, so I came to take a look." ”

"Together!" The fat officer laughed, and glanced at the scar man on the side again, "But you, how can you run to this civilian pile to take on this kind of drudgery, this assistant soldier doesn't have much oil and water......

The scar man also stepped forward in time, "Yes, sir, the money we give in the dart game is much more generous than here, do you or—"

"Just eat and live." The middle-aged man ignored the scar man's courtesy, "I'm not here to make money." ”

Bai Ling listened behind the middle-aged man's back, watching, and she inexplicably felt that the fat servant's expression was slightly stiff at this moment.

“…… Okay. The fat officer's throat moved, "The deposit is two taels of silver, and after you transport the official grain to Jiangzhou, the deposit will be returned to you along with your wages during this time——"

The middle-aged man frowned, "Do you want a deposit?" ”

"That's right, in case the co-ordinators can't endure hardships on the way and run away halfway, then we haven't wasted the food to raise people in vain," the fat servant looked at the person in front of him, and suddenly reacted, "You don't even have two taels of silver on you, right?" ”

The middle-aged man didn't answer, he looked down and took out a somewhat crumpled envelope from his chest.

“…… What about the letter of recommendation from Lord Futai," he asked, "this can prove my identity, and I will not run." ”

"That's not going to work." The fat official waved his hand and laughed, "I can't be the master, why don't you take the letter tomorrow and go to our prefect to see if he can give you an extra note?" ”

There was a low laugh from behind the fat servant.

Where is the prefect's yamen so easy to enter? Besides, this letter of recommendation was not addressed to the Yamen of Huizhou Prefecture......

"Please." The fat official raised his hand and pointed to the door, "We are also pressed for time, the rules are such rules, you have also done an errand for the yamen, you should know, don't delay your efforts with me." ”

The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes slightly, and was about to turn around to leave, when the gold-leafed young man suddenly raised his hand.

"I'll pay the deposit for this big brother!"

There was a sudden silence around him, and the young man stepped forward and took out a large silver ingot from his sleeve, "I don't have any broken silver on me, here are ten taels, and the deposits of the five people from here onwards are all here." ”

The middle-aged man turned his head and looked at the young man, "What are you doing?" ”

"My grandfather said, when I go out and rely on friends, it is fate to meet today, and I can help if I can." Li Yiru said with a smile, "Besides, this money is not spent, when you get to Jiangzhou, you will get the silver back, and then you will each give me two taels of silver!" ”

Bai Ling stood quietly behind the young and middle-aged people, and her eyes kept falling on the scar man and the fat servant in the dart game.

- I always feel that this fat servant doesn't really want this middle-aged man to join.

The fat servant looked at the silver under the lamp for a while, and then took scissors and twisted the silver ingot into three pieces—the color was similar on the outside and on the inside, and it was not fake money.

Bai Ling looked at Li Yiru, this Shuzhou boy has been making generous moves since he was just a young man...... Is this trying to buy people's hearts?

If so, then he can't help but think about this world too lightly.

The fat servant half-pushed and half-accepted the silver on the spot, then looked at the catcher in front of him with complicated eyes, and said softly, "That...... So be it. ”

Soon, Bai Ling followed behind the young man and quickly completed his signature and drawing. She directly entered the relevant identity information with the pseudonym on the road guide, and the whole process was very smooth.

After everyone's entry was over, they followed the fat official and went to the official residence near the yamen to rest.

Under the canopy of the sky, which had been completely darkened, the procession of more than thirty people seemed to be huge, but everyone had not taken a few steps before they were told that they had arrived at the place.

From the moment he left the inn, the number of officials seemed to have increased.

A crazy beggar came running up to him, excitedly shouting "Gold!" Gold! and then disappeared around the corner.

This sight attracted the attention of many people, but Bai Ling only stopped and looked at the official residence in front of him.

Standing here, you can still hear the noisy voices coming from the gambling house in the distance.

I don't know if it's because the lights are dim, and the door of the official residence looks a little gloomy.

"What do you do! Hurry up. The official urged behind him.

Bai Ling crossed the threshold, and then listened to the arrangement to go up to the second floor and enter the house to rest.

There are about a dozen guest rooms, each of which accommodates two or three people. She didn't know the people who lived with Bai Ling, and she didn't care much about where the young man and the middle-aged man had gone.

After entering the house, she did not sleep in the bed, but consciously pulled out a quilt from the cabinet and sat in the corner, then closed her eyes.

To be reasonable, it was originally a good way to travel by "participating in the local co-ordination and transporting grain to Jiangzhou", but after entering the inn, she soon felt that there was nothing wrong here.

So don't say anything, wait for later today, or tomorrow daytime, and just run away.