Chapter 106: The Desert
Heng San and Heng Si led the horses one after the other on the path, and Zhao fell behind for no reason. They were sure that Zhao would not run away for no reason, so they ignored him.
Zhao walked slowly for no reason, looking around.
He decided that these two people were by no means good, and thought in his heart, in the wilderness here, Granny Xu and Ling Yue, two female streamers, could not get out at all. If you really go to the post station, then when you arrive at the post station, there will naturally be a post officer. I simply took out the talisman letter, told us that we were suspects in the imperial court, went to the Chang'an Tingwei Mansion to bring us to the case, and begged the post official to send us to the avenue. In the future, we will pick up the lively places and walk, and if there is an accident, we will go to the government, and these two people will not dare to go against the government.
Thinking of this, he reached into his sleeve with one hand and went to find the talisman letter that Pang Meng had given him. After groping for a while, his face gradually became solemn, and he stopped and touched it carefully. To his horror, he found that Fu Xin was gone.
Heng San led the horse in front, the mountain wind blew, he leaned back slightly, took a deep breath comfortably, and smiled, as if intoxicated. Although Xu Yu was riding on a horse, after all, she was old and staggering, and she felt that her bones were about to fall apart, so she attached herself and asked weakly: "How far is it?" ”
Heng San pointed ahead and said, "It's in front, not far away." I happened to see a broken road monument on the side of the road, so I smiled and said: "Mother-in-law, look, this is the road monument, which says 'Qiannanyi'." Xu Yu is illiterate, and when she listens to him, she is relieved.
Heng San turned around and found that Zhao Wureason was not following closely behind, he couldn't help but get nervous, stopped his horse, looked back, and found that Zhao Wureason was standing in the distance, groping with one hand on his body, as if he was looking for something, so he shouted loudly: "Zhao Gongzi, hurry up." ”
Zhao nodded for no reason, groped around on his body for a while, and finally gave up looking for it and trotted after him
Heng San pointed to a stone monument on the side of the road and shouted: "Zhao Gongzi, look, this is the road monument of 'Qiannanyi', and it is in front of you." ”
Zhao bent down for no reason, carefully looked at the road monument, and it was indeed engraved with the three Qin seal characters of "Qiannan Station", and said secretly: "The post station was set up by the government, and these two people sent us to the post station, it seems that they are not gangsters." He breathed a sigh of relief, hurried a few steps, and followed the crowd.
Heng San led the horse and walked in front slowly, with a relaxed expression, smiling and chatting with Xu Yu who was riding on the horse.
At this time, the sun is setting in the west, there are no pedestrians on the road, and the surrounding scenery seems lonely. Occasionally, a few chickadees flew out of the grass and chirped, adding some life to the empty slopes.
After walking for another half hour, the surroundings became more and more desolate, and the path did not fall into the thatch. Zhao Wuyin couldn't help but feel apprehensive in his heart, and asked, "How many roads are there?" Heng San pointed to the front and said, "It's not far away." ”
Zhao looked at it for no reason, there was a dilapidated small building on the side of the road in front of him, and thought, it shouldn't be there. When he walked to the side of the small building, Heng San took the horse and said, "It's here." ”
Zhao was taken aback for no reason: "Arrived?" ”
Heng San smiled and said, "It's here." Stretched out his hand to help Xu Yu off the horse. Seeing this, Ling Yue jumped off the horse by herself.
Zhao stared wide-eyed for no reason, looking up and down at this almost decadent small building.
The small buildings were walled with stone, with black-hole door frames and windows, and the roofs were covered with wooden rafters and bark. Perhaps it has been in disrepair for a long time, and clumps of dwarf grass have emerged from the cracks in the walls, leaving mottled marks on the stone walls. There were several pieces of bark on the roof, which were crackling in the wind.
With an expression of disbelief, he pointed and said, "This is Qiannanyi?" ”
Heng San said: "Yes." You see, isn't it written here's 'Shallow South Station'. ”
Xu Yu also felt that something was wrong, and looked puzzled: "What about people?" Why is there no one? ”
"Granny Xu, that's not right, we're not all human." Heng San said with a smile still on his face.
Xu Yu finally understood that these two people had bad intentions, and said angrily: "What do you want to do if you bring us over." ”
Heng Si frowned: "Brother, what do you want to say to them." Get in. As he spoke, he pushed Xu Yu. Xu Yu stumbled and almost fell, but Ling Yue hurried over to help her.
Zhao was annoyed for no reason, stepped forward to block in front of his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and said, "Who are you and what do you want?" ”
"What do you want?" Heng Si sneered: "I want to lock you up here." ”
Zhao Wuzhi and Xu Yu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were stunned when they heard this. "What are you doing here?" Xu Yu asked suspiciously.
"Granny Xu, you don't have to be afraid. We have been commanded to keep you here, and we will release you for ten days and a half. ”
"Why?"
"I won't be able to explain this for a while, but as long as you stay honest, we won't hurt you." Heng San said with Yan Yuese.
Xu Yu thought for a while and shook her head: "No, I'm going to take the two of them to the Chang'an Tingwei Mansion to return to the case, don't miss the trip." ”
Heng Si was impatient, pulled out his knife with a bang, pointed at Xu Yu and said, "Then what nonsense, go in." Xu Yu was frightened and looked at Heng San as if asking for help.
Heng San spread his hands, shrugged his shoulders, made a helpless expression, and said with a smile: "Go in." ”
Zhao had no reason to argue, but Heng Si raised the knife in his hand viciously and shouted, "Go in." Ling Yue gently dragged Zhao Wureason, signaling not to contradict it, and the three of them had to enter the house.
The inn had been abandoned for a long time, and the house smelled of dust. Heng San raised his hand in front of his nose and looked around.
A few rays of sunlight came in through the window, and the room was still bright. It has been uninhabited for a long time, and the original house has decayed, and there are some long and short wooden planks and a few clay pots scattered on the ground. There was an attic in the house, which was more than one person high, and a wooden ladder was placed to go up.
Heng San went over and shook the wooden ladder vigorously, it was still strong, and he cautiously climbed to the attic.
The attic is dark and swarthy, quite low, and people can't straighten up in it, but it's quite spacious. Heng San bent down to inspect it, and then raised his foot and stepped on the partition, showing a satisfied smile.
He went down to the attic and said to the three, "Go up, all of you." Although the three were reluctant, they forced them to go up to the attic.
Heng San instructed Heng Si to move the wooden ladder, and seeing the panicked and helpless appearance of Zhao Wushu and Xu Yu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the attic, the two of them relaxed and walked outside.
The station originally had a courtyard, but the wall had long since collapsed, leaving a few ruins and broken walls. There is a maple tree growing in the corner of the wall, and its red leaves are swaying in the wind, setting off some different scenery.
Heng San took a deep breath, made a chest expansion movement, and said, "The smell in the room is too choking. Heng Si echoed: "Yes, how good it is to blow the wind outside." ”
Heng San touched his stomach and gurgled unexpectedly, so he smiled and said, "I'll go to Qiannan Town to buy some food." After thinking about it for a while, he said, "I may not be able to rush back tonight." There are also two cookcakes here, you should be hungry first. ”
When Heng Si heard him say this, he was not happy in his heart, and said hesitantly: "I will take care of the three of them alone, what if I escape." ”
"It's all locked in the attic, how can you run." Heng Sandao.
Heng Sidao: "This attic is not very high, you can jump down"
"Jump down, don't be afraid of breaking your leg." Heng San patted him on the shoulder, and said in a relaxed tone: "There are three of them, one scholar, and two women. You are a strong man, and you are holding a knife, scare it, who would dare to run. Then he couldn't help but say, untied the reins and turned over on the horse.
Heng Si was helpless, seeing him ride away from the dust.
Zhao Wuyin and Xu Yu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were driven to the attic, and they didn't know what they were going to do, Xu Yu and Ling Yue were so frightened that they huddled in the corner, not daring to make a sound. After a while, he found that there was no movement downstairs, and Zhao stretched out his head to spy for no reason, and confirmed that Heng San and Heng Si were not in the house, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
He sat paralyzed on the ground, complaining in his heart that Xu Fei didn't distinguish between good and bad, and followed the two of them to this place, and couldn't help but sigh for a long time.