Chapter 1343 The little beggar hiding in the mutton shop
Chapter 1343 The little beggar hiding in the mutton shop
It was not until Youshi that Cheng Jiu and Yu Tie, who had gone out to send letters, returned to the inn.
Chai Yan asked the two of them: "Why have you been gone so long?"
Cheng Jiu was sweating profusely and apologized: "I'm sorry, sir, we are not very familiar with Jiezhou City, so we went to many places and asked many people, and finally we found a horse and carriage agency going to the capital.
The letter was delivered."
Yu Tie was also covered in stinky sweat. It seemed that the two of them had been busy sending letters.
Chai Yan nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Go take a shower and change into clean clothes. We will go out to have a good meal later."
Cheng Jiu asked: "Sir, aren't you leaving today?"
Chai Yan looked at the sky outside the window and said, "It's already this time, and it's not convenient to rush. It's better to go early tomorrow morning."
Cheng Jiu and Yu Tie nodded at the same time, and then returned to their rooms.
Not long after the two went out, Jimo Qiao knocked on the door.
Chai Yan opened the door and asked, "What are you doing?"
Jimo Qiao was not polite at all. He opened the door and entered Chai Yan's room, saying: "Brother-in-law, I just heard them say something about the miracle doctor of Muyue Kingdom..."
"Really, what did you say?" Chai Yan asked as he closed the door.
Jimo Qiao sat down at the table and said: "I heard from those people that the Muyueguo miracle doctor invited by the Gan family is very famous in the Jiezhou area. He has cured many difficult and complicated diseases. He is very powerful...
"
Later, Jimo Qiao told Chai Yan about two patients who had been cured by the God of Mu Yue.
After listening, Chai Yan said: "If you say so, there is a great hope that Mr. Gan's illness will be cured."
Jimo Qiao nodded and said, "That should be the case. Although the Gan brothers and sisters treated us like that, I still hope that Uncle Gan will get better soon. After all, he is my father's good friend. If he is not in good condition, my father will definitely know about it."
It will be very sad.”
"Yeah, I think so too." Chai Yan agreed.
Then, Jimo Qiao rested his cheeks with his palms and sat quietly, not knowing what he was thinking.
Chai Yan walked over and broke the silence: "How about I take you to eat mutton later?"
Jimo Qiao suddenly beamed: "Really?"
"Fake!" Chai Yan said angrily.
Jimo Qiao smiled and said: "Brother-in-law, I have inquired with the shopkeeper. There are many famous mutton shops in the city. Among them, the nearest one to ours is only a tea time away. Otherwise, we can
Go there and eat.”
"Hey, I came prepared, and it plays into your heart!" Chai Yan said with a smile.
Jimo Qiao said with a smile: "That's right!"
Immediately afterwards, Jimo Qiao asked: "But brother-in-law, what if we accidentally meet someone from the Gan family?"
Chai Yan shook his head and said: "It can't be that small, right? Jiezhou City is so big, can you encounter it wherever you go?"
Jimo Qiao thought for a moment and said, "That's right. Besides, the Gan family is busy entertaining the miracle doctor right now, so their people probably don't have time to run around."
"To be on the safe side, let's go out after dark." Chai Yan made a decision.
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It wasn't until the sky gradually darkened that Chai Yan and the other four came out of the inn.
The four of them did not go down the main street, but took a detour through several side streets before arriving at the mutton shop.
The shop is not big, with only seven or eight tables in total, but when Chai Yan and the others arrived, the shop was already full of customers and there were no seats left.
Jimo Qiao looked at the crowded scene in the shop and couldn't help frowning: "I hate it, why are there so many people?"
Chai Yan said: "The more customers say it tastes good, it means we are at the right place."
Cheng Jiu and Yu Tie also nodded in agreement.
Jimo Qiao pouted and whispered: "I don't know how long we have to wait..."
Chai Yan then said: "If you don't want to wait, then let's go to eat somewhere else. On the way here just now, I seemed to see a family with not many guests, so there is no need to wait."
Jimo Qiao shook his head and said: "I won't go, I won't go. A store without customers will definitely taste bad. I have decided to eat here...I'll wait!"
Chai Yan smiled and let her go.
In this way, the four of them waited for a full two-quarters of an hour before they got a table.
Jimo Qiao was already very hungry at this time. He quickly ordered the food as soon as he sat down, and then urged the waiter to serve the food quickly without delaying too long.
It didn't take long for hot mutton to arrive on the table, some roasted, some stewed, mutton soup and mutton buns, which looked very tempting.
Chai Yan tasted some of each dish. In comparison, roast lamb was his favorite. The rest of the stewed lamb, mutton soup and mutton buns all had a slight smell of mutton. Although it was only a little bit, he still didn't like it.
Like it too much.
But Jimo Qiao, Cheng Jiu and Yu Tie were completely different. They were very satisfied with the taste of the mutton. They all said that there was no smell of mutton and it was very enjoyable to eat.
While eating and chatting, suddenly there was movement from the window behind Jimo Qiao.
When the four of them heard the sound, they turned around and saw that a little boy had climbed in through the window.
The little boy was short and thin. Not only was he very slovenly, but his clothes were also in tatters. He looked like a little beggar from the street.
The little boy's movements and expression were very panicked. As soon as he climbed in through the window, he got directly under the table where Chai Yan and the four of them were. Then he curled up into a ball with his hands on his knees and buried his little head in his knees.
between.
At this time, Cheng Jiu wanted to drive away the little boy under the table, but was stopped by Chai Yan.
Jimo Qiao tilted his head and bent down, looked at the little boy under the table, and asked, "Child, what are you doing?"
The little boy looked at Jimo Qiao timidly but did not reply.
Jimo Qiao straightened up and asked everyone, "What's wrong with this child?"
Chai Yan said: "Seeing how panicked he is, he must be hiding from someone."
Cheng Jiu boldly guessed: "Could it be that this child stole someone else's things and was chased?"
As soon as Cheng Jiu finished speaking, he heard the child under the table say: "I didn't steal anything."
Cheng Jiu immediately tilted his head and bent down to look under the table and asked, "Why are you hiding if you didn't steal anything?"
The little boy buried his head and said, "They want to arrest me."
Chai Yan couldn't help but bend down and asked: "Who wants to arrest you?"
The little boy did not answer, but begged: "Masters, please let me hide for a while. I promise, I will leave in a moment. Please..."
Jimo Qiao looked at the little boy and secretly felt sympathy in his heart, and said: "Brother-in-law, why don't we let him hide? He is so small and pitiful."
Just as Chai Yan nodded and was about to speak, two men shouted outside the window...
"Where are the people? Where did they go?"
"Look for it quickly, we can't let that kid escape!"
It was obvious that the two people outside were here to catch the little boy.
Afterwards, the two started looking near the mutton shop.
"Hey, will that kid hide in this shop?" one of them asked.
The other person thought for a moment and said, "Let's go in and have a look."
As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them strode into the mutton shop.
The little boy who was hiding under the table found the two chasing him into the shop, and he suddenly became nervous and panicked.
After the two people entered the shop, they began to search table by table.
When the two came to Chai Yan's table, the little boy finally lost his composure and suddenly got out of the table, trying to escape through the window he had just climbed in.
But the little boy's movements were still a step too slow. As soon as he was half-lying on the window lattice, he was caught by the two men.
"You brat, where are you going?"
The speaker's big hand was firmly pressing the back of the little boy's neck.
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