Chapter 40: The three sisters and brothers cooperate tacitly
The three of them ran and laughed as they ran in the direction of the ruined temple, but they didn't know that their future days would also change because of what happened today, especially Lan Yuxuan!
The three of them bought food on the way, almost trotted all the way to the ruined temple, and after distributing the food to everyone, Lan Yukang began to teach everyone to practice martial arts, until it was dark, and the three of them returned to the inn exhausted.
The three of them stepped into the inn, ordered some food from Xiao Er, and asked Xiao Er to send them to the room, and then returned to the room listlessly.
As soon as the three of them returned to the room and washed their faces, they heard Xiao Er's voice coming from the door, "Three guest officers, the meal has arrived!" β
"Come in!" Lan Yuxuan screamed and sat down at the table.
The shopkeeper pushed open the door and walked in, put the dishes on the table one by one, took a step back, and began to chat with the three of them, "Three, the capital is not peaceful today, you must be careful when you go out again tomorrow, and the shopkeeper will let the small one notify you from room to room." β
Lan Yuxuan was a little surprised when she heard the words of the shopkeeper, she didn't find anything unusual when she was on the street today, why did the shopkeeper say that?
So, with a smile on her face, Lan Yuxuan asked, "Little second brother, why are you saying this?" What the hell is going on? You might as well talk to a few of us sisters so that we can pay attention to it, right? β
"It's a long story." The shopkeeper's face lifted slightly, quite a bit of a sell-off.
"Little second brother, come on, sit down!" Lan Yukang quickly got up, brought a chair from the side, put it on the table, and asked the shopkeeper to sit down with a smile.
"Hmm!" Seeing that Lan Yukang was so eye-catching, the shopkeeper nodded, and sat down on the chair very unceremoniously.
"Little second brother, we are closed to news, we are not as well-informed as you, and there are many people in contact, you tell us, what is going on?" Seeing that the shopkeeper sat down, Lan Yuxuan asked again.
"Yes, little second brother, I want to know it too!" Lan'er was also on the side to help.
"Well, since you all want to know, then I'll tell you about it!" Shopkeeper said, put the tray in his hand on the table, and continued, "I heard that someone offended the capital mansion Yin on the street today, and the capital mansion Yin has now called all the painters in the capital to the mansion and is painting the portrait of that person, as if he wants to search for the whole city!" β
"Huh? Still a city-wide search? Who is so powerful? Lan Yukang looked at the shopkeeper with a puzzled expression, diverted the child's curiosity to the maximum, and continued to ask in surprise.
"I don't know about this, but I heard that there are three people, as if they are three brothers and sisters like you, but I don't know if it's a man and two women, or two men and a woman!" The shopkeeper pointed at Lan Yuxuan and the three of them and continued.
"Oh, that's right! The little second brother, how did the shopkeeper know? Lan Yuxuan propped one hand on the table, palmed her chin and asked.
"Who is our shopkeeper, there are people in the yamen who are in charge, and it is not easy to know this." The shopkeeper looked proud, as if the shopkeeper was himself.
Lan Yuxuan saw the smugness on the face of the shopkeeper, so she agreed very approvingly, "Also, if it weren't for someone in the yamen who was in charge of the shopkeeper, it would be impossible to know such a secret thing, right?!" It seems that we are still lonely! β
When Lan Yuxuan said this, the envy on her face instantly satisfied the vanity of the shopkeeper, and she continued to speak, "You don't know, it's okay for our shopkeeper to be wide-minded, let me tell all the residents, so as not to panic when the time comes to search." β
Lan Yuxuan also felt that it was very right for the shopkeeper to say this, if he hadn't said so, he would have been afraid that the three of them would be pressed under the cover tomorrow morning and wouldn't know it!
"Well, the shopkeeper is really a bodhisattva!" Lan Yukang took the opportunity to quickly open his mouth to flatter.
"That's it, the shopkeeper is so good, it's hard to think about such a store business!" Lan'er also followed Lan Yukang's words.
"Yes, little second brother, then you will have a bright future in the future!" Lan Yuxuan also hurriedly patted the shopkeeper's ass, and seeing that the shopkeeper's mouth was grinning to the root of her ears, Lan Yuxuan asked again, "When will the portrait be sent?" β
"What? Do you want a piece of the pie too? The shopkeeper squinted his eyes, looked at Lan Yuxuan, and said with a look of 'I know'.
Lan Yuxuan gave a thumbs up to the shopkeeper, and said with a smile, "The little second brother's eyes are so sharp, he can see through my mind at once, it's really amazing!" β
When the shopkeeper heard Lan Yuxuan's words, he became even more proud, and his chin was raised higher, "That's, it's not me who blows, how many people I see every day, as long as people pass in front of me, I know what kind of person he is, believe it or not?" β
As the shopkeeper said this, he turned his eyes to look at Lan Yuxuan and the others, waiting for their answer.
"Believe, that's for sure!"
"Uh-huh!"
The three of them nodded their heads to express their belief in the words of the shopkeeper, especially Lan Yuxuan, who gave a thumbs up again directly to the shopkeeper, "You read countless people every day, and it is estimated that no one can compare to you with the eyes of people!" β
"Or do you have vision!" The shopkeeper also agreed with Lan Yuxuan's comments, and was full of praise for Lan Yuxuan's words.
Seeing that the three of them were looking at him expectantly, the shopkeeper felt that the courage on his shoulders was heavier, and said again with a mysterious face, "I heard that these three people, those who saw and provided clues, were rewarded with one hundred taels of silver, those who could provide their addresses were rewarded with one thousand taels of silver, and those who could help catch them were rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver!" β
"Wow, that's so much silver!" Lan Yukang's surprised eyes were about to fall out, and he said in his heart, it turns out that he and Sister A, Lan'er, are so valuable!
Lan'er, when she heard the shopkeeper say this, she didn't speak, just looked stunned and stared at the shopkeeper.
Lan Yuxuan secretly scolded in her heart, this damn Baili Junyi actually used the people of the government to deal with him, it was really hateful, he had better pray not to fall into his own hands, otherwise he would definitely die a miserable death! Absolutely call him daddy, call his mother and ignore it!
The shopkeeper didn't know what Lan Yuxuan and the three of them were thinking, but they just looked at the three of them, and they were speechless one by one, and they were even more relieved by the gossip they had gotten, which made his vanity also greatly satisfied.
"Little second brother, that ......"
As soon as Lan Yuxuan spoke, she was interrupted by the words of the shopkeeper, "The portrait is right?" β
Lan Yuxuan nodded, looked at the shopkeeper with a look of anticipation, and waited for the shopkeeper to answer.
The shopkeeper looked at Lan Yuxuan with an eager look, and said secretly in his heart, he is really a clever boy, he knows how to use the opportunity, what kind of money dare to make? This Jingcheng Mansion Yin is a well-known iron rooster, and it is not easy to get a reward from him, but this kid's scheming is worthy of praise.
"The portrait will be sent to the shopkeepers in the morning, and tomorrow morning the officials will start posting notices along the street!" The shopkeeper finally satisfied the curiosity of the three of them, picked up the tray on the table, stood up, and said, "Come on, if you want to see the portrait, please see it at the counter tomorrow morning, I'm going to be busy now, or the shopkeeper will call again in a while!" β
Before the shopkeeper's words fell, the shopkeeper's voice came from downstairs, "Little Erβ"
"Hey, it's coming!" The shopkeeper hurriedly raised his voice, and then greeted Lan Yuxuan and them, "Look, I'm not wrong, you guys use it slowly, I'll go first!" β
"Thank you, little brother!" Lan Yuxuan stood up and thanked the shopkeeper with a fist.
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say!" The shopkeeper nodded, took the tray and walked out of the door, "The shopkeeper, the little one is here......"
Lan Yuxuan closed the door, came to the table, hooked her fingers at Lan Yukang and Lan'er, and motioned for them to come closer.
When the two of them saw Lan Yuxuan's signal, they both stood up, leaned on the table, approached Lan Yuxuan, and waited for his next step.
"You have all heard what the shopkeeper said, you say, what should I do now?" Lan Yuxuan's face was serious, and she looked at the two of them to ask for their opinions.
"Sister, what else can I do? The meaning of the shopkeeper just now is obvious, the capital Fu Yin is the person we saw today, and the person they are looking for must be us! Lan Yukang said directly.
"Yes, Sister Xuan, what else can we do? You can't stay here and be caught by them! Lan'er also spoke.
"That's it, Sister, why don't we go out of the city overnight?!" Lan Yukang saw Lan Yuxuan's entangled face, so he opened his mouth to suggest.
"Out of town, now?" Lan Yuxuan listened to Lan Yukang's words, but she thought that this idea was good, so she asked.
"Well, while the notice hasn't been released yet, it may be easier for us to get out of the city, but if the notice is posted tomorrow, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out of the city!" Lan Yukang thought for a moment and continued.
"But we're out of the city, what should Lan'er do? What about the children in the ruined temple? Lan Yuxuan frowned and said with a tangled face.
"Sister, you have to understand, it's not that we don't help those children now, but that we can't help them if we stay, and it's very likely that we will harm them!" Speaking of this, Lan Yukang turned his head to look at Lan'er and continued, "If Lan'er is willing to go with us, then let's go together, if she is not willing to go with us, then stay." Besides, if she stays alone, she won't arouse the suspicion of those people at all! β
Lan Yuxuan listened to Lan Yukang's words, and praised in her heart, what Lan Yukang said is indeed very reasonable, if he really stays, maybe he will really hurt the children, but do you really want to leave? After leaving the capital, where can you go?