"Yes, what a coincidence." Song Qiu smiled and replied, "You guys are also on your way so early?"
When the big man caught up with the carriage, he slowed down his riding speed and walked beside the carriage, "Yes! We are going to Shouzhou Prefecture, and the road is still far away!"
Heading to Shouzhou Prefecture?
That can still go the same way as them.
Song Qiu actually couldn't tell which of the two big men she met first, but this was probably the greeting the big man greeted her.
The other one had a cold face, looking only at the road ahead without squinting, as if he was a bit fierce.
Song Qiu estimated that he was the one who kept shouting "Where is my elbow?" yesterday.
There were two more big men accompanying the carriage along the way, and these two big men looked exactly the same, which was quite eye-catching.
Everyone he met would pay attention to him frequently. It was a cloudy day today, and it was quite cold to sit outside. A Ling walked for a while and then Song Qiu came out. Song Qiu was stared at again and again.
, even if you are thick-skinned, you can’t help but blush.
There are so many people on this official road.
It was nearly forty miles from Dajiangji to the next town. They started early and rested once on the way. It was noon when they entered Dongxiang Town.
The last time I went to Dongxiang Town, it was quite relaxed and peaceful. This time I wanted to enter the town, it was already noon, and I still had to queue up.
The main reason is that everyone came via the official road. When we arrived at Dongxiang Town, if we didn’t go in to have lunch and rest, we would continue walking. It would be mid-afternoon before we could find a place to rest.
There are so many people wanting to enter the town, and there is now an interrogation at the town gate, so the speed of entering the town will naturally be delayed.
Song Qiu and the others were queued far behind, and there was a long queue in front of them. It would take at least two quarters of an hour for their turn to come.
Aling touched her hungry belly and saw that there were still two sweet potatoes left in the morning. She didn't care about the coldness now. After asking others, they didn't want to eat them. She stuffed three or two into her mouth and choked down two sips of water.
, the water is also cold. Now, my stomach is full of cold air, but it can't resist the anger in my heart.
She put down the kettle, patted her butt and jumped out of the carriage, "I'll go ahead and ask."
With that said, he went to the front of the team.
Song Qiu stretched his neck and looked forward. He turned around and saw Xiong Er standing next to him. He was startled, "I'm going to town for an interrogation. I guess I'll have to wait for a while. Are you hungry?"
Xiong Er was the one who talked to her. He was the younger brother. He looked quite naive, not as cold as his brother. In addition, the two of them happened to be named Xiong, so Song Qiu called him Xiong Er in her heart.
Xiong Er had a big appetite. She had seen it when they were at the inn in the morning. When they stopped to rest, he ate most of the snacks they brought.
It was already noon and she was hungry, so Xiong Er must be hungry too.
Xiong Er scratched his head, but said: "I just came to say goodbye to you. We are in a hurry and can't stay here. Since we can't get in for a while, we will leave first and see the girl again by chance."
Song Qiu looked at the long queue and understood. He nodded and said, "Okay, I wish you a safe journey."
Xiong Er nodded, turned around and mounted his horse, and walked away with Xiong Da.
They walked for a while, and Aling trotted back. He looked around and saw no one, so he asked Song Qiu, "Where are the two brothers?"
"I just left, what's going on ahead?"
"Left?" Aling glared, "This is really a thief."
With that said, he got into the carriage and whispered to Song Qiu: "There is a notice offering a reward in front of you. The officers are also conducting interrogations to arrest people. I saw the notice and it is the two brothers who are wanted!"
Song Qiu was shocked. No wonder, Xiong Er had such a big appetite. He could eat but couldn't wait. He had to rush on his way. It would take half an afternoon to eat while he was rushing. This was not bad for being hungry.
But it turned out that they knew they were interrogating them, so they ran away quickly.
"Why were they arrested?" Song Qiu was curious.
She didn't comment on Xiong Da, but Xiong Er looked at him and didn't look like a villain.
Aling said with a gossipy look on his face: "The notice says that these two brothers are gangsters who kill many people. There is a reward of one thousand taels of silver for their capture!"
Lihua muttered as she listened, "Are they Jiangyang thieves? They stayed at the inn and walked with us all the way. They didn't kill anyone! They only offered a reward of one thousand taels. So if we expose them, we can get one thousand taels of silver?"
Aling glanced at her, "Is one thousand taels a lot?"
Lihua shook her head. She would have thought it was quite a lot in the past, but now she has seen people with thousands of taels of silver, so she is not so ignorant.
Song Qiu thought for a while and said, "We won't be able to take our turn at this moment, so we might as well continue on our way. When we get to the village later, we can go in and buy some food."
Aling said: "Then you walk slowly first, I'll go in and buy some food, and I'll catch up later."
"Can you turn it in?" Song Qiu asked.
Aling nodded, "The wall on the upper side is not high, so I jumped in."
"Then be careful." Song Qiu said, and then gave her a broken piece of silver.
After Aling left with the kettle, Song Qiu turned the car around, left the queue, and headed back to the official road.
After walking slowly on the official road for about a quarter of an hour, Aling caught up with him and landed on the car seat. Song Qiu could smell the fragrance.
"Bought roast chicken?" She looked surprised.
"It just happened that there was a roast chicken shop not far away from the store, and there was a steamed bun shop next to it. I bought some." A Ling shared the things he brought back with everyone. He also bought hot water for the kettle at the tea stall.
The group stopped, ate roast chicken and steamed buns in the woods on the roadside, rested, and then continued on their way.
We rested in a small town that night. There was also a wanted notice for the two Xiong brothers. Song Qiu saw it personally and said that the brothers had stolen the treasure of a wealthy family in Lizhou Prefecture and killed the entire family. Their crimes were heinous.
, the kind that will be executed immediately if caught.
Song Qiu sighed, he really couldn't believe that the naive Xiong Er would do such a thing.
But I was glad in my heart that I didn't continue walking with the two brothers before they were discovered. Otherwise, it would have been unclear, and the government would have arrested them as accomplices. In that case, even if they were finally figured out, but this time
After a delay, she couldn't make it home before the Chinese New Year.
But Song Qiu never expected that he would meet the two Xiong brothers again.
After spending one night in a small town, we got up early the next day and continued on our way. When we stopped to rest for a while, there were also people stopping to rest in the forest opposite.
Song Qiu took a look and saw that it was the two Xiong brothers.
Ah Ling has already put his hands on his waist, ready to take action at any time if the momentum goes wrong.
Xiong Er also saw Song Qiu and smiled, but he probably knew that Song Qiu must have known that they were wanted, so he hesitated and did not come to say hello. Instead, he and Xiong Da got on their horses and left the place.
Seeing the two people leaving, Aling put down his hand.
As long as the other party does not harm them, Aling will not meddle in arresting people to receive rewards. When she followed her master in the world, she saw many officials taking bribes and oppressing the people. Not all officials do this.
All are good things, at least half of them are not.
Who knows whether what happened between these two brothers is true or false.