Zhao Ding'an curled his lips and was about to speak when Ye Kai continued: "It's my father's body. He was killed by horse thieves on the way. Boss Deng of the caravan kindly lent us a car to let us go into the city."
Upon hearing this, the doorman felt relieved. He walked to the back of the car, picked up the straw mat tube with his scabbard and looked at it. He saw a pair of big feet standing straight up. He knew it in his heart. He frowned and shouted: "
Go away quickly, it’s so unlucky.”
No matter how greedy the servants are, they don't want to get involved in this bad luck. As for whether they are involved in any murders, it is not their business. But even if they kill people, they will not be transported to the city, only to outside the city.
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When the gatekeeper let him go, Zhang Tietou quickly whipped the carriage and drove it toward the city gate. Several young men followed the carriage and trotted a few steps, and then jumped on after passing the city gate.
Seeing that he was far away from the city gate, Zhao Ding'an asked: "Ye Kai, why did you say that Niu Er is your father?"
Ye Kaidao: "If I say it's Niu Er, I'm afraid it will be a big trouble. You must know that this is not a corpse, but a whole thousand taels of silver. Can you guarantee that those soldiers are not motivated by money?"
Zhao Ding'an said: "But... said it was your father..."
Ye Kai smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, my father doesn't know where he died anyway."
Everyone praised Ye Kai for his quick wit and flexible mind, and he was worthy of being the accountant among the Thirteen Taibao. Ye Kai was also very happy, smiling with his lips pursed.
The city of Lanzhou is very lively, with shops everywhere, door plaques one after another, and many people coming and going. Looking at the dazzling array of goods in the shops, the teenagers can only be stunned, but those who look down on others
The waiter was unwilling to greet them, and complained that their carriage was blocking the front door, and asked them to go away quickly.
These days, the rich bastards and seniors. These young people are all famous people near Shibali Fort, but when they come to Lanzhou Prefecture, they can only be regarded as beggars. The psychological gap can be imagined.
, look at other people's outfits, and then look at your own outfits, it's really a world of difference.
The carriage turned a few corners and finally found a secluded corner to stop. Zhao Ding'an said: "Let's collect the reward money quickly, buy some things and go back. The way these city people look at us is really disturbing.
Can't stand it."
Everyone agreed, but where to collect the reward? Zhang Tietou claimed that he had been to Lanzhou Prefecture more than a dozen times, but he had to admit that he followed the caravan every time and never dared to run around privately. For such a huge
In Lanzhou Prefecture, he, like everyone else, had a dark look in his eyes.
Lanzhou Prefecture is so big that it is impossible to carry a corpse around, so Yuan Feng decided to first find out where the Yamen is and the process of receiving rewards, so as not to be blinded.
Zhao Ding'an and Ye Kai were left watching the carriage. Yuan Feng and Zhang Tietou went to find the Yamen together. After walking a dozen steps forward, they met an old man who looked kind-faced. Zhang Tietou asked politely:
"Excuse me, old man, where is the Yamen of Lanzhou Prefecture?"
The old man said: "Brother, what you are asking is wrong. Lanzhou Prefecture is a provincial capital. There are several yamen alone, including the governor's yamen, the military and horse division yamen, the punishment division's yamen, the prefect's yamen, and the patrol merchants' yamen.
Yamen, Ma Zheng Yamen, which Yamen are you looking for?"
When they heard so many yamen, both of them felt dizzy. There happened to be a notice posted on the big tree next to it, with a silhouette of Niu Er drawn on it. Yuan Feng pointed to the notice and said: "We are looking for someone out of this place."
Announcement Yamen."
"Oh, it's the prefect's Yamen. Go south after exiting this street and turn left at the next intersection," the old man said.
The two of them clasped their fists together and said thank you: "Thank you, old man." Then they went straight forward. As they walked, Zhang Tietou said: "Brother Feng, have you noticed that the old man looked strange when he heard that we were looking for the prefect's Yamen?
Very."
Yuan Feng said: "Well, that's true. Let's go and take a look and we'll know why."
Following the old man's instructions, they easily found the prefect's Yamen, but they were disappointed. This could be considered a Yamen, but it was deserted, the door was tightly closed, and there were grass growing in the gaps between the paving stones in front of the door.
, the two stone lions next to the door are even more mottled, and the entire door does not look like a magistrate's yamen.
They had the courage to go up and knock on the door, but no one opened the door after knocking for a long time. Just when they were wondering, a salesman walking down the street came next to them and smiled at them: "You are from out of town."
Zhang Tietou nodded, and the salesman continued: "If you are running for office, go to the governor's Yamen; if you want to file a complaint, go to the Inspector's Yamen; for business disputes, go to the Inspector's Yamen; if you knock at the magistrate's Yamen, it won't matter if it is broken."
People take care of you."
"Is this magistrate's office empty?" Zhang Tietou asked.
"It's not empty. It's just the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year. It's just for the occasion. This magistrate's office is just a decoration in Lanzhou Prefecture."
After the salesman finished speaking, he shook the rattle and walked away, leaving the two people standing there looking at each other.
Which song is this song from? The dignified magistrate's office was in a dilapidated state. It only opened on the 3rd, 69th, and 9th. It was thought to be a vegetable market. The two of them walked back angrily, cursing as they walked. In fact, this matter
It's because they don't understand the rules. Not to mention the prefect's yamen, even the county yamen are not open every day. They only open their doors every day and night. If they receive a few petitions, they are considered good. This is the officialdom system of the imperial dynasty.
When they returned to the place and mentioned this, the four of them felt embarrassed. Today happened to be eighteen, and it would be half a month until the next time the Yamen opened. How could they wait?
The sun was already high, and the four of them all had rumbling sounds in their stomachs. No matter how depressed they were, they still had to eat, so they drove the carriage to find a hotel.
They had been eating and drinking with the caravans along the way. None of the four of them had had any experience in restaurants. Looking at the swanky restaurants with big signboards, they naturally did not dare to enter, so they could only look for simple small restaurants on the roadside.
, finally found a ramen restaurant near the government office.
The ramen restaurant has a small front, with a tile-roofed room serving as the kitchen and private room. There is a shed outside, with seven or eight rough wooden tables and chairs inside. It looks extremely simple, and the customers who come here are all dressed in short clothes.
The main ones are peddlers and lackeys. The price is written on the water sign in front of the door: five yuan for a bowl of noodles, plus two yuan for adding meat, and words such as no credit.
Only Yuan Feng knew the Chinese characters. When he saw the words "No credit allowed," he subconsciously asked: "Do we still have enough money?"
Because we walked with the caravan along the way, there was basically no cost. Besides, they were here to receive money, not to spend money, so they brought very little with them, just two small silver coins.
, it can only be synthesized into four pieces of money, and they are all placed on Ye Kai's body.
Ye Kai said: "It's enough, we can eat three bowls each." After saying that, he stretched out his hand to touch his arms, and they were empty.
I quickly touched the boot shaft again, but found nothing. There was an inconspicuous hole at the bottom of the boot shaft, and the money probably leaked out from here.
Seeing Ye Kai's actions, everyone understood that the money was lost.
Four taels of silver is not a small amount. There are still more than ten days before the government office opens. They are counting on these four taels of silver for food, drink and accommodation. As he watches Ye Kai rummage through his clothes, there is still no trace of the money.
"Maybe it fell on the road. Go back and look for it quickly." Zhao Ding'an said anxiously.
"Forget it, just throw it away." Yuan Feng said.
"That's not okay, that's money." Zhang Tietou was also furious and wanted to swallow Ye Kaisheng up, "I told you to show off! I told you to show off, and you have to put it in your boots. Now it looks good."
Ye Kai was sweating profusely and his face was red. He also said that he must get the money back. Seeing that Yuan Feng could not persuade them, he had to let them go. The carriage stopped at the door of the ramen restaurant for the time being, and Yuan Feng took care of it.
With.
The three people left in a hurry, leaving Yuan Feng alone. Although it was already March in spring, it was still very cold in the shade. Yuan Feng tied the horse's reins to a small tree and found a sunny wall to squat on.
Under the sun, the warm sunshine shines on the face, which is very comfortable. However, the fragrance wafting from the ramen restaurant makes the gluttons in the stomach protest again, and the chirping sound is very loud, which makes several people passing by feel excited.
Look sideways.
As a fifteen or sixteen year old boy, Yuan Feng's self-esteem was still very strong. He tightened his belt two buckles in embarrassment, hoping to stop the noise, but it didn't help. In desperation, he had to
Turn your face to the side.
Suddenly, a mouth-watering smell floated over, including the mellow aroma of beef, the fragrance of coriander, and the richness of chili peppers. The taste was so real, as if it was right in front of him. Yuan Feng couldn't help but swallowed a mouthful of saliva with a gulp, and turned to look.
, there was indeed a bowl of ramen placed on the ground in front of me.
The light yellow noodles are of medium thickness, the soup is clear, and there is a pool of bright red chili oil shining on them, which is set off by the white melon and green coriander, as well as two or three light red dry-cut beef slices on top.
Scenery, for a young man who has been hungry for most of the day and is growing in body, the temptation is not small.
Looking in front of me, a **-year-old little loli was looking at me with big eyes, with one little hand still in her mouth and sucking. The little girl was quite beautiful, and her two hairpins were combed smoothly.
There is also a big silver collar around his neck. The clothes on his body are clean, neat, simple and elegant, but they are slightly ill-fitting, as if they are made from adult clothes.
"Brother, let me treat you to some noodles." The little girl spoke with a Huguang accent and her voice was as tactful as an oriole.
If a vulgar restaurant waiter brought a bowl of noodles for Yuan Feng to eat, he would definitely think it was a bowl of noodles. But when this pretty girl treated him to noodles, the feeling was completely different.
"Look, my fingers are all hot." The little girl showed the finger she had sucked just now to Yuan Feng. Naturally, there were no traces of burns. However, the road behind the little girl was full of traces of soup. It looked like
It took a lot of trouble to bring this bowl of noodles.
Yuan Feng didn't know whose child this was, but he was moved in his heart and opened his mouth to ask the child's name. Suddenly a middle-aged woman ran from a distance and shouted: "Miss, stop, why are you messing up again?"
run."
The little girl stuck out her tongue, made a face at the woman, then smiled at Yuan Feng with her two newly pierced tiger teeth, and ran away quickly.
Everyone in the ramen shop saw all this and was not surprised. Only a few people sitting outside smiled.
Yuan Feng was still reluctant to eat this bowl of ramen. He waited until dusk, when Zhao Ding'an and the other three came back dejectedly. Then the four of them squatted together and ate the bowl of ramen among themselves. The owner of the ramen shop was kind enough to help him for free.
They heated it up and gave them several bowls of free noodle soup, and that was how they got over their meal today.