Chapter 36: Bounty
But he couldn't afford to wait, and the search warrant for the pacifier would likely take effect the next day.
Then, he only had the option of "looking for Granny Mu", which could not only leave Pinggu County quickly, but also have the opportunity to obtain more medicinal materials.
Granny Mu's whereabouts fell on Wu Laoba.
But this guy turned a few corners, but walked into one of the biggest and brightest inns in the local area and asked for a room.
Chitose couldn't help but smile: "Yes, how did I forget that the city gate has been keyed?" After dark, the county town must close the gate to avoid danger, and the door will be opened the next day when the rooster crows. "Let's rest for the night, too. ”
The boy stepped forward, but he didn't choose this inn. He turned on his tiptoes and headed for another inn next door. This is only a two-story building, and the door is still peeling off the paint, which is not comparable to the one where Wu Laoba stayed.
Chitose: "...... Hey, I'm going to live there. "This little slam!
The boy tugged at her by the sleeve and dragged her into the inn. The shopkeeper asked, and he fixed his eyes on Chitose.
Knowing that the order of the pacification envoy had reached here, he could not reveal the fact that he was dumb.
Stared at by his burning eyes, Chitose was full of complaints, and the words he said were inexplicable: "Shopkeeper, an upper room!"
She accentuated her tone with the word "upper room". It's just that she doesn't want to live in a good inn, and she doesn't even want to touch the places where the peddlers and pawns have stayed!
The boy had no objections. Tonight, the target is still a murderous mountain bandit, he can sleep for three hours at most, and he doesn't want to spend money on useless enjoyment. I don't have much money in my hand, and every cent has to be used on the cutting edge.
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When the rooster crowed, Wu Laoba opened his eyes. He stretched his waist and shook the tall man awake vigorously: "Wang Ding, get up, you have to go back." ”
He had a good dream last night, he didn't remember the specifics, but he vaguely dreamed that a big beauty was smiling at him, more beautiful than the Nine Heavens Fairy. So when he woke up, he was refreshed, and the gloom of being trapped and plotted to fall from his horse yesterday was basically swept away.
With this stretch of hand, he found that there was a lot of black mud between his fingers. Looking back at the bed, there were also some mud spots.
He washed his hands with water and didn't pay attention to it. I drove back and forth for 100 miles yesterday, what's wrong with some dust on my hands?
With a task on their part, they didn't have the leisure to sit down and use breakfast, but just took out their horses and bought a few steaming buns on the side of the road to deal with them.
The horses were cared for with the utmost care at the inn, combed and fed with sufficient fodder.
Wang Ding chewed so hard that he suddenly pointed across the street: "Hey, there is an announcement posted there, could it be our ...... yesterday?"
Wu Laoba "shh
This new kid is too reckless, he will come as soon as he opens his mouth! Don't look at the street where people come and go, what should I do if I am listened to by someone who cares?
He really didn't want to bring such a burden with him, but there was a rule above that two people must go together to run errands for Granny Mu, so as to urge each other so as not to escape with money alone.
After all, the amount of each transaction is enough to eat and drink incognito for ten years.
Wang Ding let out an "oh" and quickly changed the topic: "Brother Ang, did you go out in the middle of the night? I didn't see you when I got up to pee." ”
Wu Laoba glanced at him angrily: "Are you sleeping?"
I slept soundly last night, Wang Ding thought about it, and he wasn't sure if he was dazzled.
Yesterday, the mountain bandits robbed the goods and destroyed the mouth, and it stands to reason that the official office should not have received the news and issued a notice so soon. However, Wu Laoba still had a sudden break in his heart and got into the crowd watching the excitement.
There is a new portrait on the wall, and judging from the hairstyle and face shape, the person who is wanted this time is unprecedentedly young. Knowing that few of the onlookers were literate, the official posted the portrait and shouted twice: "An eight-year-old mute boy who is wanted has an old disease in his throat can get 50 taels of silver tattoo for the person who reported the news, and 100 taels of silver tattoo for those who directly twist it to the office!"
The crowd of onlookers burst into discussion. Even if it is a notorious mountain bandit, the bounty of a single person is not so high! What bad things has this kid done that hurts the heavens and reason?
Wu Laoba stared at the portrait and frowned. This painting is very ordinary, basically only drawing two eyes and one mouth, who on the street does not look like this? This is the painter of Yicheng according to the request of the pacification envoy, he has not actually seen what the little mute looks like, can only act as a soul painter.
However, Wu Laoba was very unhappy, this painting inexplicably reminded him of the little ghost who dug a pit and made him jump yesterday. The horse is gone, and he is laughed at by his companions for a long time. If he has a chance to see him again, he will definitely ##种肠子都掏出来 this little bastard!
"Let's go. He dragged Wang Ding away from the crowd. No matter who is wanted on the notice, the bandits must be very careful in the city, and now that the matter is done, then get out of the city as soon as possible.
The city gate was opened, and they left Pinggu County without any problems.
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Wu Laoba walked too fast and never looked back, so he didn't see the boy walking out of the post house next door with a bamboo basket on his back, and stood across the street at this time.
The white cat poked his head out and used his shoulder as a support, looking at it with relish: "Tsk, you are finally wanted, the pacifier's movements are a little slow." ”
He compared the action of counting copper plates, which means "how much"?
"Huh?" Chitose reacted at this time, "If you find your whereabouts, you will have fifty taels, and if you are arrested and handed in, it will be doubled, and the reward will be a full hundred taels!"
Her voice was exaggerated, but fortunately only he could hear it.
Fifty taels! The boy was also stunned, his whole body didn't add up to that much.
Touching the two dollars in my pocket, I really want to sell myself.
He and Wu Laoba were originally in the same direction, but when they were about to reach the East City Gate, they stopped on tiptoe and tied the horse to the side of the drinking horse manger.
There are many such stone troughs behind the city gates, so that the mules and horses of distant guests can quench their thirst.
There was also a special person to watch over it, and the boy stuffed five copper plates for him. An eight-year-old child led the horse by himself, which is not a common scene, and the other party was about to ask, but was blocked by his copper plate.
The bounty notice has just been posted, and most people don't know about it yet. The boy couldn't wait any longer, and had to leave quickly, or there would be more people waiting in line to catch him.
The boy walked straight north. And the road is still a little familiar.
Chitose reminded him: "Don't let Wu Laoba go too far. The things I put on him have a distance limit, and I can't keep up with them if I exceed a dozen miles. ”
He secretly estimated the time, and when he had time, as long as he was sharp, he quickened his pace at the moment.
I couldn't turn a few corners, and I was in front of me the yellow gate of the yellow house.
As the richest man in Pinggu County and the top five local tyrants within a radius of 500 miles, the Huang family's façade is very magnificent, the finchs under the eaves are exquisite, and the bricks on the lintel are finely carved, which is more than a step higher than the surrounding buildings.