Chapter 182: Three bowls but no posts
Wu Song said: "Brother, Erlang wants to tell me about something."
"Erlang is going to take leave to go home to see his brother?" said Chai Lin.
Wu Song said: "Yes, I've been away from home for several years. I miss my brother very much. I want to take a half month off and go back to Qinghe County."
Qinghe County is next to Yanggu County, and the distance is very close. It is only more than 500 miles from Cangzhou, and you can get there in five days after riding a horse.
Chai Lin said: "No problem, things are not busy lately. You can go back, you just have to promise me two things."
Wu Song smiled and said, "Is there anything that my brother said."
"First, drink less when you go out, especially if you can't drink too much. I know that you can control yourself in the camp. Once you go out, you may get drunk. There are problems with your five secrets," said Chai Lin.
Wu Song said: "Brother, don't worry, I have figured out a lot of things recently. I used to think about drinking and eating meat, but now I realize that there are many more important things to do. I must control my drinking and not get drunk."
"The second thing is that you choose two soldiers from the camp to accompany you. You must pay attention to safety along the way. Now the world is in chaos. There are many shops like Sun Erniang, so you must pay attention." Chai Lin reminded.
Wu Song said: "Okay, I have handled a lot of cases in the yamen during this period. After learning about these people's tricks, I will definitely pay attention to it."
"There is nothing else to arrange," said Chai Lin.
The next morning, the soldiers gathered for training, and the Chongbu Battalion was temporarily replaced by Liu Xiongda. Wu Song packed his luggage and brought two soldiers, one named Li Huan and the other named Zhang Geng, both men from Chongbu Battalion, came to say goodbye to Chai Lin.
Chai Lin said: "Erlang, I will give you three sets of waist cards and documents for the Cangzhou arresting yamen. Your waist cards are all heads, and the other two are all constables. Your big dark horse was seconded by the stallion. I prepared three other fast horses. You three rode and were also fast."
As Chai Lin said, he took out another fifty taels of silver and said, "You have taken this silver too, buy some things for Dalang."
Wu Song said: "Brother, the silver I rewarded me for this period is 200 taels. I have been useless. Why do I give the money again?"
Chai Lin said: "I didn't give you this fifty taels of silver. It was your big dark horse in the stallion. There are rich families nearby who like your big dark horse very much. They bring a mare and ten taels of silver at a time. This is what the stallion arranges and transfers it to you."
"Thank you brother, but Wu Song can't ask for this money. The dark horse is very edible. It's a meal that can be eaten by three ordinary horses. Brother, please save the money for feeding the horses." Wu Song said.
Wu Song repeatedly refused to ask for the money, so Chai Lin had to accept it.
In addition, there are packed meat patties, jerky, kettle, short knife, etc. on the horse's back.
Of course, we cannot carry our weapons and iron armor. Everyone has a waist knife to defend themselves. The three of them wore ordinary clothes and said goodbye to Chai Lin and rode to Qinghe County.
Wu Song wanted to find his brother Wu Dalang. Wu Song died of both his parents since childhood and was raised by his brother Dalang. Wu Dalang was both a father and a mother. He was frustrated for Wu Erlang, so the brothers had a good relationship.
The three horses selected by Chai Lin are not very famous, but they are very good at walking, without bumps, and are more than a hundred miles a day.
I had nothing to say all the way, and I stayed overnight in the morning. After five days, I arrived at the boundary of Jingyanggang on the morning of that day.
Wu Song said: "I have been traveling for five consecutive days, and the horses can't bear it anymore. I'll find an inn ahead to rest early today and leave tomorrow."
Zhang Geng said: "Okay, it's time for the horse to rest well, and you can't bear to leave anymore."
Li Heng pointed to the flag in front and said, "There is an inn in front, and three bowls are not enough to stand."
Wu Song said: "We just thirsty in our abdomen, so we have a rest here."
The three of them rode their horses to the inn and saw that the inn was quite large, with food and accommodation.
The guy rushed over and said, "Are you three playing the top spot or staying in a hotel?"
Wu Song said: "We also stay in a restaurant and eat. First, settle the horses and feed them with the best forage."
"Okay, please come in the guest."
Wu Song, Li Heng, Zhang Geng and his friend took the horse to the backyard. The guy took clean water and fodder.
They each removed their saddles and luggage, and Zhang Geng said: "You have dinner today, I will clean the horses. We will ride horses more easily these days, so we should also make our blood live."
"Okay, you'll have a meal after you're done," Wu Song said.
In fact, this is the rule of travel. These days, these days are not as good as those of peace. There are many powerful people everywhere in the world, and black shops are everywhere. If you are not careful, you will be done if you take it in one go.
Wu Song and Li Heng came into the store and found a set of tables and chairs to settle.
The waiter asked: "What do you want to eat when the guest officer?"
Wu Song said: "Cut a few pounds of mutton, give two bowls of wine, and then some sesame cakes." Wu Song used to like beef, but later he went to Chaijiazhuang to find out that the so-called beef is all inferior meat, either old or sick. Whoever is willing to kill the meat is to work and cultivate the land.
"Okay, please wait."
After a while, the waiter came up to bring the food, and Wu Song and Li Heng started eating.
There was a man dressed in a businessman next to him holding his fists and asked, "Dao you ask the two brothers, but you have to go to Yanggu County?"
Wu Song said: "Yes, we went to Qinghe County and happened to pass by Yanggu County."
"That happens, after the two of you have dinner, let's work together." said the businessman.
Wu Song was puzzled and asked, "Why do we have to work together?"
"The two don't know that a tiger came up from Jingyanggang during this period, and in just a few months, dozens of lives were injured. Now people are in panic. It takes noon for the hills to pass by, and dozens of people will dare to pass." said the merchant.
This Jingyanggang is the only way to Yanggu County. There are many people coming and going, but I didn’t expect that there would be a big insect. Variety Literature
Wu Song asked: "Why didn't the government arrest the government to eliminate the harm for the people?"
The merchant smiled and said, "The Shi County Magistrate sent the county head to catch the tigers, but he ended up feeding the tigers. Recently, dozens of hunters in the county have been mobilized to capture them. The rewards paid by the county government and the money raised by the rich have increased to 200 taels. If you can't get it, you probably have to increase the rewards."
Wu Song followed Chai Lin during this period and considered many issues, and was deeply influenced by Chai Lin's idea of focusing on serving the people.
Wu Song said: "We have been on the road for several days and are already exhausted. We plan to rest for a day before leaving. You can find another partner to accompany you."
The waiter said to the businessman: "Don't worry, guests, you will naturally gather dozens of people here at noon. It is safe to get a stick together to cross the post."
"Okay." Snatch the snatch
Looking from the store, Wu Song saw that there were sticks selling on the roadside. It seemed that there was a tiger on Jingyanggang. It was impossible to fake, and it had already formed an industrial chain.
After the two of them had dinner, Zhang Geng came to eat.
The three of them had been exhausted for several days, so they arranged for the waiter to open the guest room, and they got up and slept until the sun was westward, and Wu Song woke up.
Wu Song said: "Li Heng, Zhang Geng, there is a tiger on Jingyanggang that harms the people. Do you two have the courage to take it with me? Not only can you eliminate harm for the people, but you can still get hundreds of taels of silver."
They knew about Wu Song fighting tigers in Cangzhou Prefecture and Chai Lin last time. They easily got a reward of more than ten taels, and it was easy to deal with it. It was very easy. The two of them were highly valued by Wu Song and were naturally the best in the heavy infantry camp.
Li Heng said: "You are the battalion commander, you will decide. If you decide to get this tiger, we brothers will naturally follow you."
"Okay, then let's go and get this big insect reward and make some money for the New Year. This inn is not a black shop, so we don't have to worry. Let's clean up and set off now." Wu Song said.
Wu Song was back to visit relatives, and the three of them did not carry bows and arrows and long weapons, which was a pity. Each of them had a short knife and a waist knife.
Chapter completed!