Xiao Man ran all the way, for fear of being overtaken by the pursuers behind, and when she couldn't run anymore, she stopped, panting and sitting on the stones in the woods.

Seeing that the day had passed noon, and gradually some of the whereabouts had fallen, Xiao Man also felt that he couldn't delay any longer, so he took some stream water, put it in his water bag, and checked that the official seal on his body was still there, and he felt a lot more relieved.

Looking at the place from afar, there was no one in sight, and it seemed that the pursuers did not find themselves running somewhere.

Since there are no chasing soldiers, Xiao Man naturally has to think about what to do next, to say that the silver and dry food are on the carriage, and the silver he carries is only twenty taels, in addition to the silver, it is the official seal of the prefect, and he doesn't know how to go to Yuzhou when he is so alone.

But in any case, it is better to find a nearby village or town.

So Xiao Man cheered himself up, and walked out of the woods, and walked for about half a day, until he finally reached a town, which did not look very rich, and the houses of the inhabitants were in tatters everywhere.

Xiao Man originally wanted to ask the town's government for help, but after thinking about it, maybe this Zhang An had already bought off the nearby government and was searching for him, his identity was so embarrassing, it was better not to expose it at will.

Xiaoman picked up his water bag and found that his water bag was empty all the way, so he walked to a teahouse next to him and asked for a bowl of tea.

To say that Xiao Er of this teahouse quickly brought Xiao Man a bowl of tea, Xiao Man saw the tea made in this teahouse, very insincere, the tea bowl was full of broken tea leaves, and the boiling water was not hot enough.

But after looking at the tattered tatters of this small shop, I am afraid that it will not be able to get a better one, it is nothing more than to let the passers-by rest, so Xiaoman frowned and reluctantly drank the tea soup.

The owner of this tea shop looked at Xiaoman and found that this woman was dressed quite expensively, and she looked like a big family, but her clothes were stained with some mud, and she looked like she was coming from other places.

Isn't such a person just a fat sheep who comes to the door?

So the owner of the tea shop walked up to Su Xiaoman and said, "This young lady, the tea soup is finished, and you haven't paid yet." ”

Xiao Man was stunned, and he didn't know why the owner of the tea shop was so anxious, since he asked for this tea soup, he would naturally give money, so he took out a few pennies from his money bag and put them on the table one by one.

Unexpectedly, the boss directly swept Xiaoman's copper coin to the ground, Xiaoman was taken aback by the boss's vulgar behavior, and quickly stood up, frowning, not understanding what the boss was doing this for.

I only saw the boss's thick big hand, and grabbed it directly at Xiao Man's chest, and grabbed the whole money bag.

"What are you doing, give me back my money bag!"

The boss poured out all the money in the money bag and looked at it, and found that it was no more, no less, just twenty taels, so he smiled and said to Su Xiaoman: "How can there be so many whys, since you entered my shop and drank my tea soup, then you should give money, and all this silver will be given to me, and it will also give you a lesson. ”

Su Xiaoman saw that his money bag was snatched away, and he was naturally very angry, and glared at the other party angrily, but unfortunately the other party was greeted with a more smug smile.

Su Xiaoman took a look, this tea shop owner looks tall and strong, how can he beat him as a weak woman, if he asks for money, he is afraid of provoking him, he will do even more excessive things.

Xiao Man gritted his teeth, thinking that now that he was out of the house, it was not appropriate to cause more trouble, so it was better to give him this money and think of another way.

If you quarrel with him at this time, in case you expose the identity of your prefect and attract Zhang An's killer, it will not be good, Xiaoman's encounter was clearly seen by Zhang An on the side, he didn't expect that he would see Su Xiaoman so soon.

Looking at Su Xiaoman's appearance, Zhang An was a little surprised, seeing that she was beautiful and beautiful, why did she have to think about it, embark on the road of becoming an official, and mix with men.

Just when Su Xiaoman was about to swallow his anger and leave, Zhang An shook his head helplessly, stood up, and said in a crisp male voice: "Give her back the money." ”

Xiao Man turned around and saw a man in black clothes coming out of the crowd, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, looking chic and extraordinary, but he didn't know why there was a gloomy aura between his eyebrows.

Su Xiaoman saw that he was about the same age as himself, and suddenly felt a little cordial, only to see the man unhurriedly said to the tea shop owner: "Quickly return the money bag to this girl." ”

The boss saw that this man didn't look like a martial arts person, he had a scholarly temperament, and he didn't think he was a powerful person, so he could easily throw him out.

So he said impatiently: "Where did you come from, boy, let me tell you, this money was given to me by this girl herself, but I didn't rob it, you don't meddle with it." ”

This Zhang An naturally didn't want to talk nonsense with the boss, so he directly opened the folding fan and approached the tea shop owner, to say that this Zhang An's fan looked ordinary, but at the moment when he approached the tea shop owner's neck, a row of blades was born in this fan.

The blade was against the neck, and it immediately cut a few small openings, and began to flow blood, if Zhang An pushed forward again, I am afraid that the boss would immediately fall to the ground, the owner of the tea shop was naturally very afraid, and hurriedly begged for mercy: "I'm sorry, Childe, it's me who has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai." ”

Xiao Man saw that although the tea shop owner was angry, he would not kill him, so he also helped the tea shop owner to intercede beside him.

"Forget it, it's not a big deal, just get the money back."

Zhang An glanced at Su Xiaoman, then put the fan back, put it in his hand and played with it, the awe-inspiring appearance of killing intent just now disappeared completely, and was replaced by a personable elegance.

The owner of the tea shop didn't dare to slack off, so he quickly nodded and sent the money back to Su Xiaoman, and ran into the store in a gloomy manner.

Su Xiaoman was naturally very happy when he saw that his silver had returned, and said to the man in front of him: "Thank you, son, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have returned this money." ”

Zhang An smiled at Su Xiaoman, like a warm spring breeze.

"It's okay, when you go out, anyone may encounter difficulties, I'm just a gesture, girl, I see you alone, dusty, I think you just came from other places?"

Su Xiaoman nodded, he was still thinking carefully on the road just now, and now he can't find Liniang and the three ghosts of Xiangxi, so he can only go to Yuzhou alone, to say that he is a weak woman, he only has twenty taels of silver on him, and it is really impossible to go to Yuzhou.

After thinking about it, it is safest to find a caravan in the local area and follow the caravan to Yuzhou.

"Yes, I just arrived here and got separated from my companions, so I plan to go to the destination to meet them, but I don't know where the Chamber of Commerce here is, and I want to set off with the caravan."

If you want to find a caravan, you naturally have to go to the local chamber of commerce for help, but I didn't expect that as soon as Xiaoman's words came out, Zhang An laughed.

"This son, what are you laughing at, is there anything wrong with what I said?"

"No problem. I happened to be on my way to the Chamber of Commerce. Why don't we go with us? ”

Xiao Man pursed the corners of his mouth, he didn't expect that he was so lucky, and there was actually a guide to help him.

"Could it be that Childe is a businessman in the Chamber of Commerce?"

Zhang An nodded, and handed Su Xiaoman a small cloth bag that he was carrying, Su Xiaoman opened the small bag and took a look, and found that it was the famous tea seed inside, Emei Drifting Snow, and this tea also had a few snow-white jasmine flowers on it, which was fragrant, so that Xiaoman couldn't help but sniff.

"It turns out that Childe is in the tea business, and this Emei Piaoxue looks of excellent quality, and I think Childe's business is also very prosperous."

When Zhang An heard Su Xiaoman's praise, he immediately laughed, but he didn't expect this Su Xiaoman's mouth to be quite sweet, and he spoke so pleasingly.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's just a small business, I just finished the business, and I bought some spices, ready to be shipped back to Yuzhou."

Hearing that this son was also going to Yuzhou, Xiao Man naturally widened his eyes, he didn't expect them to be so fateful, this son met in the tea stall and saved her, and their destination was the same at this time.

"Is Childe going to Yuzhou too?"

Zhang An withdrew the Emei drifting snow from Xiao Man's hand, and I don't know why he always felt that Xiao Man was stained with the fragrance of this tea, which made it even more dusty and moving, and even the dust on her face could not cover her refinement.

"Not bad."

Seeing that this ready-made horse team was in front of him, how could Su Xiaoman not be excited, so he immediately pulled down Zhang An's sleeve and said: "Childe, that's the case, see if you can take me to Yuzhou together, although I don't have any money, but I can do anything in your caravan, as long as you bring me to Yuzhou, I will definitely repay you!" ”

Zhang An glanced at Su Xiaoman, although he was very soft on the surface, but there was a trace of insidious cunning in his eyes that was not easy for ordinary people to find.

"It turns out that the girl is also going to Yuzhou, since you don't have any money and you are a girl, I naturally want to help, in this way, you can follow my caravan back to Yuzhou together, but there are many people in the caravan, and your identity as a girl is inevitably inconvenient, so I will say to outsiders that you are my maidservant, and you will always follow me."

Hearing that this son was so helpful to him, Su Xiaoman's heart was warm, and he followed behind this son and walked in the direction of the Chamber of Commerce.

On the way, Xiao Man suddenly remembered something, and his fingertips tapped lightly on his chin.