Being fooled by fierce beasts to travel through the beginning is fleeing famine

A group of people strolling towards the North City Gate with ten horses is still very eye-catching, although there are not many pedestrians on the North Street now.

The closer to the outer city, the more people there are. There are some military households living here, and there are many off-duty soldiers and elderly old men and women who gather and chat on the side of the road.

Seeing their line, especially the string of horses, they all cast strange glances, and as soon as they passed by, they began to mutter.

This scene reminded Qingyan of the alley in their house, every day when they went out or returned home, there was always a group of people gathered there.

Her grandma is also there often, and sometimes she asks grandma to go home together, but she doesn't leave, she only goes back very late, saying that if she doesn't exhaust all those people back home, then there must be some people who are particular about her. their family...

As soon as they arrived in the outer city, the three of He Linling stopped suddenly.

He Linling said to Qingyan: "Ms. Xue, can I trouble you to bring these horses over there? Then you can give us 20 taels for each horse. One tael is your hard work."

Qingyan was taken aback for a moment, not understanding what was going on with the other party, and the distance was only a few hundred meters, so she threw out ten taels of silver?

It was Chou Chou who transmitted the sound to her, and she understood what was going on.

"There are two people at the city gate pretending to rest their feet, but their eyes are furtive. It should be related to them."

"They can see it from so far away? I didn't even see it." Qingyan asked doubtfully.

Chou Chou: "They should have thought of their situation and planed ahead. It just so happens that a blind cat ran into a dead mouse by mistake."

Well, Qingyan's eyes flickered when she heard this, she smiled slightly: "It's only a few steps away, that's ten taels of silver, didn't I take advantage of it?"

He Linling also smiled back, "How come, if we hadn't met the girl, we wouldn't be able to sell at the horse market. This is what Miss Xue deserves."

Qingyan shook her head, took the reins of the horses, and took them to an open space on the side, "It doesn't have to be like this, there are people coming and going at the city gate, it's not good to drive all these horses, I can just go there by myself, Talk to that soldier from yesterday and ask him to come here in person, so you don’t have to drive the horse over.”

The eyes of He Linling and the other three brightened, "That's fine, we'll just wait here, but we still have to pay the [-] taels, and it's just an introduction fee for you, so it's hard work for Ms. Xue."

Seeing her like this, Qingyan didn't shirk it, she knew it was because she was afraid that she would not be able to repay the debt of favor, so the ten taels should be settled this time.

This open space is not far from the city gate in the outer city. It should be used for training soldiers. In front of the open space, there is a row of wooden shelves and a wall. There are some ropes on them. The wooden shelves should be used for weapons. I don't know what to do with it.

It's just right to put the horse here, and it can't be seen from the city gate.

When she got to the north city gate, she still looked left and right, but she didn't find the two words that Chou Chou said. It was Chou Chou who told her the other party's direction and clothes, so she found it.

Those two people looked like ordinary passers-by, as if they were going out of the city, waiting for someone there or resting their feet first, they had no weapons on them, and there were no horses or carts beside them, only two burdens, and there was no difference. The place.

Of course, Chou Chou had checked with his spiritual sense, and there was a sharp knife hidden in the pole, and he just happened to see them looking around, and their expressions were not quite right.

I just don't know if it is the same group as the group that chased and killed the three before. If so, they can be regarded as saving a trouble.

Otherwise, if they drove the horses over just now and were discovered by them, even if they didn't know anyone, they would recognize those horses, and they would definitely count her as a group of three.

Qingyan was afraid of being stared at by the other party, so she just glanced at them from a distance, and then walked past them as if nothing had happened.

Walking to the side gate of the north city gate, I saw the soldier on duty yesterday, presumably he was on duty at this time of day.

Now that the sun was shining, the two of them didn't just stand outside the city gate under the sun, but stood under the gate, checking when there were people, and standing there looking outside the city for a while, and looking inside the city for a while.

There are not many people coming in and out of the North City Gate now, much less than the South City Gate. The two of them just looked this way, and the soldier who bought the horse yesterday looked a few more times, and waited for Qingyan to leave. When he got closer, he confirmed that it was the little girl from yesterday.

Before Qingyan stepped forward, he said something to the soldier on duty next to him, and greeted Qingyan.

Looking at Qingyan, she said curiously: "Girl, it's really you. I didn't recognize you just now when you've changed your outfit. Are you going out of town or..."

That's what he asked, and seeing that Qingyan didn't take anything empty-handed, and didn't ride a horse to drive a cart, she definitely wasn't going out of the city.

He suspected that the other party came to look for him. After all, he told the other party yesterday that if there were still horses, he could still come to him, but he didn't expect the other party to come the next day.

Sure enough, the other party said: "Didn't the military master say yesterday that if you have horses, you can sell them to you? A friend of mine also came here today. He has ten fine horses, which are the same as mine.

At that time, the two of us ate together, and his was two more than mine. If you still need it, you can take a look, but I don’t know if you have time now. "

The soldier hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Is it on the south side of this city now?"

Qingyan shook her head, "No, it's not that far away. It's just outside the city. I drove the horses here. I was afraid that it would block the road when I arrived at the city gate and affect your duty, so I stayed not far from here. It's in the open space just outside the inner city."

The man laughed as soon as he heard it: "That's no problem, girl, wait a moment, I'll go up and talk to you, and I'll go over with you to have a look."

Qingyan smiled and nodded, "Okay."

Seeing people going up the tower like yesterday, Qingyan stood sideways. The doorway on this side was not that wide, and there were soldiers holding weapons inside. If she stood there again, it would affect other people's entry and exit.

The man came down from the tower not long after, and a soldier dressed the same as him came down with him. The soldier took over his post and stood there.

"Let's go, the girl and I will go over there to have a look, and if it's suitable, we will go directly to our horse yard.

It's because the girl is thoughtful, and it's really not easy to say that she drove all the horses to this city gate. "

Although collecting horses is also an official job, but after all, it is his second uncle's job. His job is to guard the city gates, and it is indeed not good for people to see him doing this.

When this person just went up, Chou Chou told Qingyan that yesterday this person's second uncle was not on the tower, only his father was on duty.

Yesterday was also a coincidence, Qingyan happened to meet his second uncle who had just received an errand to buy horses, otherwise the transaction would not have been so easy.

The soldier introduced himself to Qingyan as he walked: "My surname is Feng and my name is Dongyue. I haven't asked the lady for your surname yet."

Qingyan replied: "The little girl's surname is Xue."

When Feng Dongyue heard the surname, he asked in surprise: "The girl belongs to Xue Changshi's family..."

Before he could finish speaking, Qingyan waved her hands and said, "I have nothing to do with Xue Changshi. If I really want to count, I just happened to have a surname. Even if there is a relative, it is probably far away, and I haven't moved around."

She is about to leave, so don't cause trouble for others, it's better to get rid of the relationship.

Feng Dongyue nodded with a smile and did not continue this topic.

He had heard of the daughters of Xue Changshi's family, but they seemed to be married, and they should not be of this age, so he didn't think about the daughters of the Xue family.

Those who are on duty at the city gate, especially his father who is also the prison gate general, know a little bit about the family of the officer above.

He just guessed from Qingyan's outfit today and her surname that she might be a side branch of the Xue family or a relative of the main family.

Even if the relationship is far away, the family conditions should be good. Yesterday he saw that the other party did not look like an ordinary girl, so even though the other party came with a few horses, he did not feel that the other party was just an ordinary girl. The horse dealer probably just happened to get that batch of horses, and because he couldn't take them away, he simply sold them for money.

Although it's a bit strange, why the other party brought the two women with a child and a group of horses, but it's none of his business, after all, his second uncle happened to take such an errand, and if he fell asleep, someone gave him a pillow, and both parties benefited There is nothing to worry about.

As long as the second uncle's task is completed, his benefits will definitely be indispensable. Why not do it for a win-win situation.

Not long after, they arrived at the place where the horses were, and when they got there, they found that there were only horses left there, ten horses were tied to the wooden frame, but the three members of the He family were all gone.

Qingyan rolled her eyes secretly in her heart, she was really too careful.

She felt that she and Chou Chou were thinking right just now, and the other party was really careful everywhere, and it was not at all that he discovered that someone was watching or something.

For the sake of caution, I didn't want to expose it. I should have seen her bring someone over from a distance, so I found a place to hide it.

Qingyan didn't say much, fortunately she didn't say that her friend was waiting here just now, but just said that she asked her to come over and help sell his horse, otherwise it would be really hard to explain and it would easily arouse people's suspicion.

When Feng Dongyue looked at these horses, he knew that they were indeed the same group as the eight horses yesterday, not only the quality was the same, but the saddle style was also the same.

But I have to go through the motions and look at the teeth and hooves of the horses one by one. They are all good horses in their prime, and the hooves have just been repaired for a short time, so they paid for it happily.

This time it was easy to settle the accounts. There were ten horses in total, which happened to be 210 taels. Two 100 taels of silver bills were given, and then ten taels and one ingot of silver was given.

Qingyan took it without saying anything. This ingot of silver happened to be her favor fee, so she just pretended it when the time came.

Then according to Feng Dongyue's request, he helped him drive the horse to a yard not far to the north.

At first glance, the yard looked like a place dedicated to raising horses, and there were two people watching it.

There is only one room in the yard that can accommodate people, and the rest are all stables, among which are the eight horses he bought from Qingyan yesterday.

Those horses bared their teeth or snorted when they saw Qingyan, as if they were greeting her.

Feng Dongyue was a little surprised: "These horses still know you!"

Qingyan smiled and said: "However, I have raised them for a while, and I will definitely remember them if they are fed with good grass and good food."

Feng Dongyue laughed, and didn't take it seriously, and drove ten horses into the stable with her, and told the two horse officers to put some fodder and water in the trough for the horses, and then he and Qingyan Out of the yard.

Before parting, I said that sentence to Qingyan again, "If Miss Xue still has horses, you can go to find me. If I'm not here, you can find my father, and he will take care of it."

Qingyan smiled and agreed, and the two parted ways.

Qingyan walked directly into the city, because she heard from Chouchou that the three of them were waiting in the third alley after entering the inner city. It was a dead end and there were no people in it.

Qingyan asked if the two people on the other side of the city gate were leaving?Chou Chou said that those two people left the city, but they didn't leave. They were sitting in a tea shed beside the official road outside the city, probably wanting to wait for the rabbit.

When Qingyan walked to that alley, she saw three people coming out of it. Without asking any questions, Qingyan took out the two bank notes and handed them to He Linling.

He smiled and said to them: "It's already lunch time, I don't want to earn you ten taels of silver for nothing, why don't you just invite you to have a good meal, after a while, I will go and give you the donkey cart." If you rush out, it won't take much time."

The three of them looked at each other and exchanged glances. He Linling nodded towards Qingyan, "How can Miss Xue be costly? We should pay for this meal. This is a lot of money."

This was not a lie, they never thought that the saddle could be sold for money, and the horse dealer obviously wouldn't remind them, so it was considered a lot of money.

The two sides went back and forth for a while, but in the end He Linling had the upper hand, and the group walked east together. The restaurants were all on the East Street side, and there were only some food stalls on the south side.

Qingyan and He Linling chatted as they walked.

"Did Miss Xue settle here later?"

Qingyan shook her head, "That's not true, I'm out for a trip, I just met an acquaintance passing by here, and I just dropped by, and I'm leaving here tomorrow."

He Linling's eyes flickered upon hearing this, and he asked curiously, "Which direction is Miss Xue planning to go next?"

Seeing her appearance, Qingyan was afraid that the other party wanted to go on the same journey with her, so she replied: "Next, I'm going to the north to find a friend in Ye City."

He Linling said with some disappointment: "Well, what a pity, if the girl goes south, we can still go the same way for a while, and we just have a lookout for each other."