32 The village behind the mountain is damp and cold

"It seems that the relationship between the horse inspector and the officials is good, these officials are still guarding on both sides of the official road so late," Shen Shanhe said

"How are we going to get over?" Chu Xingjue said

"Let's take a detour, go around the mountain, these servants can't stop Mu Qingyi and them" Shen Shanhe opened his mouth and said, what he didn't know was

The first of these officials was to intercept Mu Qingyi and Qin Yi to figure out where they had left Qingshui County, and second, to seize Shen Shanhe

They received an order from Wang Zhixian, and along with the order came a sentence, don't fight with Shen Shanhe, just trap him, if not, let him go

When Wang Ming went to the county government at that time, he gave Wang Zhixian a picture of Shen Shanhe, and asked Wang Zhixian to follow the map and act immediately

Wang Ming knew that with these servants alone, he would not be able to catch Chu Xingjue and that kid. He wanted to know if they had left Qingshui County, and if so, where they had left from

"People in the imperial court, acting on orders, disobeying orders, is a capital crime" Chu Xingjue opened his mouth and said, walking in front, every time he raised his leg, he was a little sore

"If the order is wrong, raise your legs a little higher," Shen Shanhe said, and a thin branch slapped on Chu Xingjue's back

"If you make a mistake, someone has to take responsibility" Chu Xingjue said, grinning, not lightly

"This mistake is likely to kill someone," Shen Shanhe said

"No one is a saint, something happened, let's solve it, find a countermeasure, and avoid it from appearing again in the future" Chu Xingjue said

"Act according to the law, but it seems that there are some people who are above the law, such as the people who chased and killed you and some high-ranking people," Shen Shanhe said

"You can't talk nonsense, Chu Yi is above the law, and I don't know if a high-ranking person is above the law. If there are no facts, no evidence, you can't talk nonsense."

Chu Xingjue opened his mouth and said

"I just said casually, it's almost dawn this day, hurry up, go to the back of the mountain before dawn, don't let those officials find us, go quickly"

Shen Shanhe opened his mouth and said, Chu Xing did his best to speed up the pace...

The sky was slightly bright, and the two climbed to the top of the mountain, looking into the distance, a flat river, one after another cities and villages of different sizes, sitting on the plain

"The morning air is so fresh, the smell of grass and trees, ah. Let's go, drink something with soup, with a little spicy," Shen Shanhe said

"I've been hungry for a long time, that village is the closest, it looks quite big, there must be a place to eat" Chu Xingjue stretched out his hand and pointed to the village that was a little blurry in his vision

"Okay, let's go," Shen Shanhe said

It didn't take long for the two to come to the entrance of the village, Qingshi Village. In fact, the village is not far away, and Chu Xingjue's vision is blurry, probably because he is too hungry

The huts on both sides of the dirt road were closed doors and windows, and after walking for a while, I heard a little movement, and when I turned the corner, the sound disappeared. A hut with the courtyard door open, and the sound came from here

"Two little brothers, what to eat," an old man of about sixty years old looked up and said loudly

"Let's have two bowls of soup, one bowl of spicy, Brother Chu, what about you" Shen Shanhe walked forward quickly and said

"It's light, it's hot when you walk. Shopkeeper, let's drink some water first," Chu Xingjue said

"Two bowls of dragon noodles, one bowl of spicy, one bowl of clear soup" The shopkeeper shouted into the backyard, "Wait a minute, the noodles will come soon, drink some water first"

"Shopkeeper, we are new here, why did everyone suddenly stop talking," Shen Shanhe said

"They, maybe they're tired, they've worked all night, two of you use it slowly, I'll go to the backyard to urge," the shopkeeper said, turning around and going to the backyard

"Brother Chu, when I went down the mountain, I saw that the wheat fields around this village had been cleaned up and cleaned, what kind of work did they do overnight?"

Shen Shanhe said in a low voice

"Now in this season, the farm is busy, maybe it is grinding your own wheat. It may also be to work for a large family, the wheat of a large family, that's a lot."

Chu Xingjue opened his mouth and said

"But I don't smell like it, they have moisture on them. We are in Qingshui County, and there is a mountain across the mountain from Qingshi Village here, and there is no rain or anything. It's nothing to say that there is moisture on one person, I smell that all of them have moisture on them," Shen Shanhe said

"Corpse gas, do you suspect that there is any cemetery here, they are robbing tombs illegally? There is a possibility of this, tomb robberies are done at night," Chu Xingjie said

"It's not corpse gas, it's moisture, damp dampness, don't you smell it," Shen Shanhe said

"I'm almost hungry, I didn't smell it," Chu Xingjue said

"I think this dampness may have been around for a while, if they were just damp yesterday, how could it be lighter when the breeze blows"

"We sat for a while, and the smell got heavier and heavier. And you look at the way they look, their eyes are red. We stopped talking as soon as we came."

"We're outsiders, and they don't want us to hear it. In this way, after a while, after eating, you go and ask them, where is Langzhong near here, and heal your legs."

Shen Shanhe opened his mouth and said

"My legs?" Chu Xingjue said

"You walk like you like you have a sick leg. You just said that you were suffering from the wind and cold, and there was moisture on your legs," Shen Shanhe said

"Okay," Chu Xingjue said

"Two little brothers, the noodles are here, this bowl is light, this bowl is spicy, the chopsticks and seasonings are on the table, just call me if you have anything"

The shopkeeper brought out two bowls of noodles, steamed, and spoke

"Shopkeeper, the wheat harvest in our village is early enough. What about the two of us, we have a small business at home, how do you sell your wheat?"

Shen Shanhe opened his mouth and said

"There isn't much land in the village, and it will be cleaned up in a day or two, and the price depends on how much you want," said the shopkeeper

"The land in the village, when we came, we took a look, it is really not much, there can be a few hundred stones of wheat. How about buying more, cheaper, all of them?"

Shen Shanhe opened his mouth and said, glancing at Chu Xingjue

"No problem, we'll share it evenly," Chu Xingjue said while eating

"Where are the two little brothers from?" asked the shopkeeper

"We, who came from the capital, have also traveled a lot of places, and are about to return to the capital. When you're hungry, find a place to eat, and by the way, ask if your wheat is for sale," Chu Xingjue said

"What kind of business do the two little brothers have at home?" said the shopkeeper

"Making pastries, the people in the capital are delicate and can sell them at a good price. I often hold all kinds of banquets or something, and I need a lot of things," Chu Xingjue said

"I hear what you mean, are they both pastries?" said the shopkeeper

"Two families, my family makes pastries, his family makes some gadgets, and uses wheat straw to make some gadgets," Chu Xingjue said

"As for the capital, no one of us has been here. In the past, when we did business, we all did it with the Qingshui Inn in Qingshui County, with receipts, vouchers, two little brothers, what is the name of the shop at home"

The shopkeeper said

"My house is called Derui Fang, and his house is called Baiqiao House, we didn't bring this voucher you said, and it is not very convenient to follow us to the imperial city. You see, the silver ticket with the Chase number was passed throughout the Liquor Dynasty. We negotiated the price, paid the money, and you can go to Qingshui County to pick it up at any time."

Chu Xingjue opened his mouth and said

"Chase number, okay, I'll discuss it with the big guy," the shopkeeper got up and left his seat, and went to discuss with the villagers

After a while, the shopkeeper walked back to Chu Xingjue's table

"We discussed, the whole village is 1,200 stone wheat, 600 taels, what do the two brothers think," said the shopkeeper

"One thousand two hundred stones, I will give one thousand taels, I want to know when it can be shipped out at the earliest, are the wheat stalks and ears separated?"

Chu Xingjue opened his mouth and said

"We are all separated, and our village harvests wheat early every year, and we will pack up the wheat as soon as possible and sell it at a good price. You give a thousand taels, it's a bit much."

The shopkeeper said

"Not much, not much, six hundred taels is the price of the wheat, and four hundred taels is the price of the wheat that you have put away. One thousand taels, you take it."

Chu Xingjue took out a silver ticket from his arms and handed it to the shopkeeper

"When will the two little brothers send someone to harvest the wheat, we should also be ready," said the shopkeeper

"About ten days," Chu Xingjue said

"Shopkeeper, is there a smart Lang Zhong near us, he has an old leg problem. When we came out, one was to harvest wheat, and the other was to look for Langzhong, and they all said that there was a wonderful hand in the countryside, and we tried our luck."

Shen Shanhe opened his mouth and said

"Lang Zhong, there are a few around here, and they all live in the city. I don't know if we're smart or not, but when we're sick, we can eat some herbs and we're done."

The shopkeeper said

"Well, are there any herbs here to cure the cold? Let's try, maybe it will work," Shen Shanhe said

"Yes, I'll get you some, crush the leaves, and try the juice on the sore spots," the shopkeeper got up and went to get the herbs

Shen Shanhe and Chu Xing looked at each other and smiled, and they cooperated well

"Two little brothers, give" The shopkeeper walked back with a few herbs

"Thank you, the shopkeeper, the medicine money and the food money, you can see how much" Shen Shanhe said

"I don't want silver, I don't want silver, you have all given an extra four hundred taels, count me as two little brothers," said the shopkeeper

"How can that work, a yard is a yard. Meals and medicines all have to be paid, so you can take them, and we will finish eating, and we will meet again."

Shen Shanhe took the herbs on the table, got up and walked towards the outside of the village, Chu Xing raised his legs and followed behind...

"Two little brothers walk slowly," the shopkeeper shouted loudly in the back, cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks on the table

"Brother Shen, let's just leave?" Chu Xingjue asked

"There's no inn here, there's no place to live," Shen Shanhe said

"You're thinking far away, you're thinking about going to bed at night. I see you're curious about this village, don't you want to take a look at it again?"

Chu Xingjue asked

"Of course you have to watch it, but in broad daylight, it's not good-looking. We can't stay in the village all day, it's okay to drink too much and pretend to sleep, it's just uncomfortable."

Shen Shanhe opened his mouth and said

"Brother Shen wants to find out at night, so where are we going now" Chu Xingjue asked

"In which direction is the Imperial City?" Shen Shanhe asked

"North," Chu Xingjue said

"Let's go north first, and then turn back later," Shen Shanhe said