369. Fleeing the Famine
Tang Fan didn't speak, how could he not be like this. Now he is also extremely weak, and he feels like he is stepping on cotton.
"Just bear with it. When I arrived in the capital, I could have a big meal when I saw my father. He patted his brother on the shoulder and encouraged him with the method of quenching his thirst.
The poor two didn't know the news of Tang Chuan's burial, so they thought about going to their father first to prepare some silver taels and then take the opportunity to act. But it's no wonder that they are here, the location is remote, the transmission of information is relatively slow, and the news of the capital is already on the way, but the two of them have not waited.
No, they had just escaped on their front feet, and the prison got word later. One by one, the guards did not dare to raise their heads.
"I was ordered to convey the news, what is the secret of your pushing?" The soldier in charge of the message was furious.
I sat here and drank tea for a long time, and they didn't say why. He wanted to go to the prison to see people and convey the news of the old marquis's death to his face, but they also pretended to be stupid.
A few jailers kneeling on the ground, you look at me, I look at you, but they don't dare to speak. If the court knew that those two people had escaped, it was afraid that life would not be easy in the future.
The chief guard saw that he couldn't hide it, so he was heartbroken, and told the news of the two escapes.
Convey that the soldier is very angry, there is such a thing. Those two guys really don't know whether they live or die, and they actually despise the royal law so much.
He didn't dare to delay any longer, and while ordering the other party to hurry up and continue the search, he hurried back to the capital to report the news, lest the night be long and dreamy, and those two guys would also do big things that hurt the heavens and reason.
The chief guard hurriedly thanked him and promised that he would definitely atone for his guilt and arrest the prisoner.
As a result, as soon as the messenger soldier rode out, an archer hiding in a branch aimed his bow and arrow at him. Before he could react, he fell off his horse and died instantly.
The guards smiled triumphantly. If this kind of major event spreads to the capital, how can your official fortune prosper?
Tang Fan and the others begged all the way to the capital, and it was five days later. Forced to make a living, they learned to be abducted and cheated, and they learned to beg on the streets. They mingled in a crowd of homeless men and beggars, and reached the capital under this cover.
"Brother, did you say that the prison will report it?" Tang Yan was a little undecided. The two of them killed people and fled, if the officials in the capital knew about this, they would definitely be hunted and arrested, and they would not have thrown themselves into the net when they returned to the capital at this time.
Tang Fan nodded, he was also worried about this, so he had been wandering around the outside of the capital for the past few days, just to find out the situation inside and then act at the opportunity.
At this time, a ragged little Hanako came over and pulled them to say that she had inquired clearly.
"No, it's quiet in the city." Xiao asked Hanako to report the news she had heard.
Tang Fan was overjoyed and handed him the rock sugar gourd in his hand as a reward for his hard work.
When Hanako saw the delicate sugar gourd, her emaciated cheeks were immediately filled with smiles. He didn't say anything more, and just bit the sugar gourd and ate it.
Tang Yan looked at it with a blank look and couldn't help but swallow his saliva. The beggar can't eat enough on his days, and this rock sugar gourd looks sweet and sour, so he is naturally greedy.
"Have you seen our father?" He tried to suppress his saliva and said to the little beggar.
The little beggar suddenly raised his head and stopped chewing in his mouth. He seemed to have thought of something, and just as he was about to speak, two officers and soldiers came over.
"Hey, you want food, hurry up!" They looked disgusted and drove them away like animals.
The three of them nodded expressionlessly, as beggars, everyone avoids them, they are used to this kind of day of being driven around, so they don't feel any shame.
The little beggar biting the sugar gourd didn't dare to speak anymore, and ran away with his sugar gourd.
Tang Fan walked to a remote place and said to his younger brother to enter the city tonight.
Tang Yan nodded, since there was no notice posted in the capital, it means that he didn't know what the two of them had committed. When I see my father, it's not too late to find a way to settle it when I get the silver taels. With his father's prestige, it is not easy to deal with such an insignificant human life.
The two decided to take advantage of the darkness to enter the city, they were so thin from hunger that their whole face changed so much that they were not afraid of being recognized even if they met their former friends.
The little beggar watched them enter the city gate, frowning slightly. There were some things he hadn't had time to say yet.
Tang Fan and the others finally found their father's yard, but found that the building was empty. They both looked at me and I looked at you, and they were dumbfounded for a while.
"Brother, what should I do?" Tang Yan couldn't help but cry first. Didn't they go through all the hardships just to find their father and hope that he would help them? Looking at this situation now, I am afraid that I can't count on it.
Tang Fan didn't speak, just walked along the corner of the courtyard. Finding that the seal on the back door seemed to have been opened, he pulled his younger brother in without thinking.
Tang Yan stopped crying and followed him with his eyes open, wanting to see who the courtyard was now.
As a result, as soon as I walked into the courtyard, I heard a cold voice coming from overhead.
"Stop, you two little thieves!"
The two of them were frightened and did not possess their bodies. The darkness in this courtyard is scary enough, and such a voice coming out of the cold overhead is really so frightened that half of the soul is lost.
The two of them looked back in a trembling state to see who was guarding the courtyard. Why isn't their father here, has he moved away?
But it was said that it was no one else on the roof, it was the bamboo spirit. After Tang Muchen and the others left, he was ordered to take care of the family. Originally, few people came here, but the capital has not been very peaceful recently, and he can't rest assured, worried that those scoundrels who covet the gold, silver and jewelry of Houfu will come to steal in the middle of the night, so he hides on the roof to check. I didn't expect him to guess it.
said that Tang Fan and the others were really thieves, and they didn't wait for the other party to say anything, so they ran away.
Zhu Ling smiled, two cowardly things like mice, and dared to spread wild under their noses!
He thought, preparing to get off the roof. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration crossed his mind. He remembered that the side face of the person just now was very similar to Tang Fan! Is he back?
After screaming bad in his heart, he flew and chased after him. It's a pity that there are still shadows of the two on the street!
Zhu Ling was very annoyed, these two people were so afraid of themselves, I was afraid that their guesses were right. It's just that at this time, they don't accept transformation in the frontier, what are they doing in the capital? Is it to run for funeral?
Wrong! He quickly vetoed it. If you don't come openly, why don't you come openly, you have to sneak around at night.