Stride on the journey (6) (https://www.clewxc.com/book/202108/23/12973.html first release)
Back on the journey(6)
Both of them were stunned, You look at me, I look at you!
Tong Tongxin said, I don’t know if I can coax him to go over because I don’t like the bitterness of the medicine. I bought sweet snacks.
The fourth master was also stunned, and thought to himself that Tongtong is not a stupid person! No matter what, he would not spend money to buy these things knowing that he had no money. Moreover, what did she mean by putting it in the basket in a thief way? It was obvious.
It wasn't sent by anyone.
She didn't explain, just looked at him.
So what should he do? Close the door first, and then ask: "Where did it come from?"
Tongtong gritted his teeth, "I just went out for a trip, and then I thought about buying a basket, and then I went back outside the city to see if there were any medicinal materials, so I could get it back and make it myself..."
Hmm! Reasonable, then what?
Then, Tongtong pointed outward, "I bumped into someone's old lady. She was quite well-dressed. I don't know what happened. She suddenly became ill and almost couldn't breathe. I rubbed her."
Si Ye pointed at this thing and said, "Is this a thank you gift from someone?"
Um!
"Then why are you leaving it in the basket?"
Tongtong pointed towards the beam, "I'm afraid of rats stealing it, so I want to hang it in the air."
Then you are so thief, do you think you are a thief?
Tongtong lowered his eyelids, "That's not... I used medical skills to rub it, and after thinking about it, I regretted it. Isn't this thing not allowed to be exposed?"
That's right! But you just used it, and you didn't tell me where we live? "They sent the snacks back to my house?"
Tongtong shook his head, "That's not true! When I wanted to leave, her family refused to let me go. After a few words, her mother-in-law took this and stuffed it into the basket."
Oh! It seems reasonable to say so!
Si Ye went to wash his hands and said, "Eat it as soon as you bring it! Don't keep it. I must have been eating poorly recently. Just eat it when you open it."
Oh well!
When Si Ye came over, she untied the hemp rope and opened the bag. This was what four bags of snacks looked like.
Tongtong moved her nose and said, "What a snack? I don't smell any sweetness at all." As she spoke, she unwrapped a packet. As soon as she unzipped it, she was stunned. This thing was not a snack.
At this moment, a word came to mind - smoke.
Siye looked at Tongtong suspiciously, "Is this a gift?"
Tongtong bit her to death, "I'm afraid her mother-in-law took the wrong one."
Siye glanced at Tongtong and saw that her eyes were clear and she looked very calm. He said 'oh', "Which one is this?"
I don’t know!
"Where do you live?" The mother-in-law took the things and turned around and brought them over. Her house couldn't be far away from the place where you were rescuing people, right?
"It's right behind Xiangfu Inn..." A map of the county town flashed through Tongtong's mind, and he knew exactly where it was.
Si Ye knew this place. The back of Xiangfu Inn was opposite the side door of the brothel. The staff there were mixed and they also bought things like cigarettes and soil for the guests.
Tongtong said that the other party made a mistake, so he probably made a mistake.
"You pack it up and see if you can return it tomorrow. People like this can't come and go."
Tongtong: "..." Not yet! You really can't tell lies. No, I have to continue to lie.
She said: "...she may not recognize me!" Then she tried to give some suggestions, "Or, find a black market and sell this thing. I'll change my clothes and dress up, so no one will recognize me.
.Otherwise, we will inevitably get involved with such people."
To put it lightly, is it so easy to find on the black market?
Tongtong opened a few more packets. These packets were not that kind of thing, but a common snack on the market, which was relatively fresh. The only thing valuable was that little thing, but the price of this stuff was worth gold.
Si Yebu shouted, "Either, it's ruined. Or..."
"It's not ruined. I need it to make medicine." Tongtong quickly answered, "The amount of this thing is well controlled. It is a good medicine for pain relief."
Okay! Then keep it, "Don't run around tomorrow, just buy some cotton and homespun cloth from someone in the alley. If you don't have enough money, I'll just pay it in advance." Maybe in a few days, there will be extra money in the account, so that I won't have to change it.
Can't afford to wear clothes: "You have changed your appearance, and you will pretend you don't recognize him when you see him."
OK!
She responded very neatly, "I'll go find Aunt Wu in a moment." Fourth Master really believed her, but everything she said was correct and sounded quite reasonable.
But the next day, his heart skipped a beat.
That day he went out from school and went to the bookstore to find the shopkeeper and order some painting supplies. The school had art classes, very serious ones.
While we were talking here, several people from the police station came in and asked, "Has anything been lost in the store recently?"
No!
The shopkeeper must have known this person, so he asked, "Where is the evil going on here?"
This man probably didn't have many rights in his hands. The shopkeeper handed over a cigarette and immediately smiled attentively, "...I don't know who is brave enough to steal our boss's house?"
The shopkeeper was happy in his heart, but he said: "Hey! Who is so bold as to dare to steal Captain Wu?"
Who knows? Isn’t this a cross-examination?
The man took a puff of cigarette, puffed out his eyes, glanced at Si Ye, and then looked him over, "Hey! Is there a new person in the county?"
The shopkeeper said: "He is from our county and is a teacher at the Li family's school."
This man became attentive again, "Hey! You are too blind to see the mountains."
Easy to say, easy to say!
Si Ye talked to him, "Is the county also uneasy?"
The man shook his head, "It was fine before. There were only a few people in the county. We didn't know who was committing petty theft! But it's evil. Our boss lost his money bag earlier, so...
I guess I lost it when I went to the countryside as an errand. But this time I have ruined all my old foundation, isn't it going to piss people off?"
The shopkeeper looked as if he was making a fuss, "Then you have to take good care of the store... But I can't make much money from this store, right? People may not be interested in it either."
The man said: "That's no guarantee! This time, this man is a very talented person and is so bold that he even took away the snack bag."
Si Ye's heart beat faster. This must have cleared up all the old foundations of others! You are really good at it! You are not afraid that people will go door to door to search for criminal thieves and dig out the things you have hidden.
After coming out of the bookstore, he was not in a hurry to go back to school. He wanted to go home first.
The door of the house was open, but Tongtong was nowhere to be seen.
How brave you are, why don't you lock the door when you go out! Just go out like that, and you don't have to worry about someone stealing it.
He was rummaging around at home, and what he brought back was definitely more than just those snacks and that stuff. I'm afraid he had hidden all the valuables.
But even after rummaging through the bottles and jars, I even searched in the kang hole, and even stood on the table and looked at the pitch-black beams, but there was nothing there!
Are you able?
Where has it been hidden?
Before she got off the table, the door was pushed open, and Tongtong came back. He was wearing a red cotton-padded jacket made of homespun cloth, and a small black cotton trousers on his lower body. The shoes were still the original ones, but he was holding them in his hand. This was what he was going to do.
Shoes.
She looked up at him, and he looked down at her. One felt guilty, the other angry.
Is this known? Tongtong wanted to touch her nose.
But Si Ye called her: "Help me come down." The table was shaking, which frightened me to death.
Oh! She helped him down. I don’t know where to start.
Siye asked in a low voice: "Where are the things?"
Tongtong pointed outward, "In the latrine."
Si Ye: "..." He really knows how to find a place. "Don't run around. We'll talk about it when you come back tonight."
oh!
Si Ye thought as soon as he left the house that he couldn't stay in this place. Living on campus or near Li's house was not something anyone could do as they pleased. A decent identity could cover up a lot of things.
Especially someone like Tongtong, who might go out and do something when her brain gets hot.
He was thinking about how to deal with the aftermath, but then he snorted again and said what about fairies! Which fairy can slip through the door and pick the lock?
What on earth is she doing?
Tong Tongxin said that most of them were entertainers.
Really! The more I thought about it, the more it seemed like it. She was making shoes at home honestly, and then the daughter-in-law of the house where she sold porcelain also came to the door with needlework and started gossiping, "Those naughties Liu San said they were arrested by the police."
He was kicked out... He was told that if he dared to enter the county again, he would be thrown into jail. I heard that he was caught and beaten up, and it was said that someone had stolen Captain Wu's house..."
Tongtong looked surprised, "Really? Who is Captain Wu? I just came here and I don't know him."
If you walk down the street a few times, you'll know it's the one with the pimples on his face.
After chatting for a long time, it was time to cook, and the other party replied. Then Tongtong stopped, I bought a cabbage today, so I'm jealous of the cabbage.
After thinking about it, I can afford to eat scrambled eggs.
So, when Siye came back, he saw two plates of food and placed them on the Kang table.
Humph! You are pretending to be well-behaved.
Tongtong spoke in a low voice, "...I can't bear to say that I don't clean up his virtue! Besides, I have to make him know how to be afraid! Otherwise, I don't know how many people will suffer! If I dare to do it next time,
I just got a bucket of red paint and painted his face in the middle of the night..."
The more she spoke, the softer her voice became, because the face on the other side was getting worse and worse.
"A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall." Si Ye said, "People stumble, horses stumble, it's just a normal thing."
Alas! This kind of thing is just an excuse for not being confident in technology. But this is the point on which the two of them can never agree.
So, she had no choice but to admit her mistake, "Just this once..." I will definitely tell you next time, and I won't dare to hide it.
Si Ye scolded her, "I'll pack my things when I get up early tomorrow morning. We can't live here anymore. Let's move to school."
Ah? Can we move it now?
Hmm! It's a small dormitory, the house is relatively old, and it used to be a utility room, but it is the safest place in the entire county. With this amount of property, an ox cart can pull it all.
Tongtong was stunned for a moment, then said: "How about we get there early tomorrow?"
How early?
"Before dawn." Tongtong said.
Siye glanced at Tongtong, she was so thoughtful! She was afraid of being stopped and searched when she was moving back and forth on the street. No one was patrolling or taking care of her at dawn, so she moved quietly.
He hummed, "I told Lao Shi, the bullock cart puller, and asked him to get up early and pull the bullock cart before the students went to school. Firstly, he would pass by the school so as not to disturb everyone, and secondly, he would pull the bullock cart early so as not to delay his work...
…”
Tongtong clumsily picked up a spoonful of eggs for Si Ye, "Eat it! The fried green onions are delicious!"
Flattery!
The two of them didn't sleep much all night. Siye also packed up the tattered stools and tables. Before dawn, Tongtong went to the latrine and collected the things. Then he put them on his body and checked the house. The bullock cart came.
Mrs. Wu also opened the door to clean the door.
Lin Yutong gave the pancakes baked last night to Mrs. Wu, "Give me some points for everyone. It's getting cold now, and I can't keep occupying your place. We have moved to the school. If you have anything, come and see me...
…”
Mrs. Wu responded. She actually felt that the two of them felt quite comfortable living outside. Besides, if the yard opposite could be rented to you, the bullock carts over there would have to leave.
After a few days, I pulled a cart full of belongings. After leaving the alley, Tongtong passed through the street without asking, "Uncle Shi, let's go under the city wall. It's closer this way."
Even this is known.
Tongtong smiled and said, "My father is also a cart driver, I've heard of it."
While joking, she glanced across the street. It was better not to cross the street. All the businesses were open for cleaning. There were also customers in the brothel who got up early and wanted to leave. It would actually be okay if they bumped into her, but if there was such a thing,
Two talkative people are not pretty.
It's better to walk along the city wall. No one here opens the door to the city wall. Besides, people from the outer city gather under the wall. It's a mess every day. Who remembers whom?
Siye looked at Tongtong more and more: It felt like he was always changing wives!
When did she go around the county and write down all the topography? Why did she write this down? Have you had enough of being a gangster? Just pick out anyone you don't like?
Moreover, your brain is too good at remembering this. How do you remember it?
She was confused when Si Ye looked at her, and asked with her eyes: What's wrong?
Siye withdrew his gaze and shook his head. This was to explore Tongtong's past, but it might not be to explore his own past. For such a Tongtong, how great a person must he be?
Flying over eaves and walking over walls? Going high and high?
Hmm! Not guaranteed!
When we arrived at the school, it was really early. The gate opened and the gatekeeper, Mr. Zhao, was very enthusiastic and said, "It's easy to turn around after passing by the playground."
Tongtong smiled at her and said, "Come back home for dinner."
Lao Zhao nodded, feeling that it was not easy for the young couple.
Going around the playground, behind the last row of classrooms, sheltered by rows of tall sycamore trees, there are indeed two inconspicuous rooms against the wall.
The door of one room was locked, and the door of the other room was unlocked on the outside, but there was a curtain hanging on it, so there must be someone living inside.
Since others were resting, it was not easy to make any noise. Siye quietly opened the door, and Tongtong went in to take a look.
The ground was dirt and there was nothing special about it. It must be relatively damp. There was no kang, just a wooden bed. She looked at the gloomy sky outside and felt: Without my money as a thief, we would probably have a hard time this winter.
Siye laughed in his heart: Even with the money you got from being a thief, our winter would not be easy.
A stolen gong cannot be struck! At least, it cannot be struck in a place where everyone knows the root cause!
Tongtong: "..." That's right! So, stay here honestly, I will support you!
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