Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 14 Beggar
"Aha!"

Chen Qingsi walked to Mr. Peng Qi's house with a sigh of relief. After Qiu Huike and Li Hongqing left last night, he did not go back to the house to rest. Instead, he went to the camp where the county soldiers rested in the village and chatted with Kuang Zheng all night, and did not return until dawn.

As soon as they entered the hospital, Chen Qingsi stood there dumbfounded.

Xiaodouzi shouted happily: "Dad, Mom, Brother Qingsi is back."

Of course it was not Xiaodouzi who made Chen Qingsi stupid, but Li Hongqing who was drinking rice porridge next to Xiaodouzi.

Li Hongqing acted like a normal person and said, "Brother Xiao Chen is so rude. He didn't even say hello when he went out, which made my uncle and aunt worried for a while."

Listening to the complaints, Chen Qingsi began to suspect that she had a dream last night. This thought was so intense that she didn't know how to respond.

"Qingwazi, what are you doing in a daze? Come and eat soon." Aunt Peng shouted loudly.

Chen Qingsi had no choice but to bite the bullet and prepare to serve the meal.

But Li Hongqing walked by him holding a bowl and said lightly: "I don't know how to clean up, and I'm not afraid of letting people know what you did last night."

Chen Qingsi paused and said in a low voice not to be outdone: "It's not like I'm visiting someone else's room at night. What's so shameful about it?"

"You?" Li Hongqing raised her eyebrows, then lowered them, and said, "Aunt Peng, the porridge you cook is so delicious, I want a bowl."

Aunt Peng's hearty laughter rang out: "There is plenty, just eat more if you like it."

This time it was Chen Qingsi's turn to feel anxious and asked, "Didn't you leave? Why are you back?"

Li Hongqing chuckled: "Guess!"

"I do not guess you guess guess!"

Chen Qingsi left a sentence, but she was scolding her in her heart: "guess your mother's legs."

He immediately ignored Li Hongqing and walked quickly to the kitchen.

Li Hongqing followed behind, his little mouth turned into a crescent shape, the scene from last night came to mind: "Girl, do you want to vent your anger?"

"Think!" Without any hesitation.

"If you want, you can go back now and find an excuse to live with Mr. Peng Qi. You will be so angry..."

"Chen Xiaoyou has a deep mind, which is different from ordinary people. Such people are often good at planning, figuring out other people's thoughts, and using them to achieve their goals. As long as you don't do anything or think about anything, just be like a wooden pestle near him and let him guess. I don’t know what you mean, but he will be the one who suffers. When the time comes, he will have to open one eye while sleeping..."

But soon, with a touch of sadness, the scene of parting appeared in her mind again:
"It's better not to give up. Although that person is hateful, my grandfather's matters are the most important. Chen Shuo is really a hero. Her last wish should be fulfilled for her by me."

"You have the same character as my girl. Even if you offend Yang Su, you will follow your grandfather and wander around the world. But your grandmother finally restrained her temper for your grandfather. As for you, you really don't care about your father, your mother, and your second uncle. ? That's enough, don't go any further. Chen Shuozhen may be a hero in your eyes, but he is an undisputed traitor to the entire imperial court."

"It's annoying!"

Li Hongqing really missed the days when she was in the world in her early years, how could she have so many things to worry about.

Looking at Chen Qingsi who was hiding from him after serving the rice, Li Hongqing laughed again and decided to bully him for fun.

Chen Qingsi drank the porridge absently. He didn't want to pay attention to Li Hongqing who appeared again, but this girl would appear around him from time to time, making him extremely uncomfortable and inexplicably irritable about this uncontrollable factor.

"Negative!"

When Chen Qingsi heard Peng Qilao calling her, she quickly put the bowls and chopsticks on the ground and stepped forward to answer.

Old Peng Qi said: "You change into slightly better clothes and go to the county with your master today to visit Magistrate Dai, and then go to the Xiao family in the county to set a date to get married with the elder." "Okay!" Chen Qingsi responded. Very happy.

Li Hongqing immediately said: "Grandpa Peng, there are fire phoenix monsters here now. I am a little worried. Please take me with you and take a look at the scenery that Grandpa Peng mentioned."

Chen Qingsi's face turned dark immediately.

Elder Peng, however, had a smile on his face and praised him wholeheartedly.

In this way, a strange combination of three people, a donkey, a cart and a horse set off towards Yixing County.

Elder Peng himself had his own driver, but the village was poor and the donkey cart could not accommodate three people, so Chen Qingsi took the driver's seat.

On the way, Elder Peng talked about Dai Hongling's deeds and wanted Chen Qingsi to know more about him.In his plan, the Lanling Xiao family was no longer reliable. As the head of a county, Dai Hongling still had the power to promote a minor official.

"County Magistrate Dai has been the magistrate of Yixing County for fifteen years. His greatest strength is that he knows how to protect himself and is calm, so he does not seek advancement."

Chen Qingsi listened carefully and murmured in her heart: "I have been a county magistrate for 15 years, and I really don't want to make progress."

"Don't underestimate him because of this. County Magistrate Dai has no connections in the court since his father died of illness. He only relied on his own hard work and walking on thin ice to secure his position for many years..."

After running all the way, the group entered Yixing County.

Yixing County is not prosperous, and is even a little deserted. The people who come and go are a little numb and not very lively.

Peng Qilao and Li Hongqing have long been accustomed to it. This is a common sight in Jiangnan.

Chen Qingsi looked at the beggars on the road and frowned slightly: "Sir, these beggars are very strange. They all take care of their families."

Li Hong's face was green. He had been used to seeing this scene over the years. He said with a bit of coldness: "There is nothing strange about taking care of a family with no future."

Chen Qingsi ignored them and kept her eyes on the beggars.

Elder Peng also looked at both sides of the road strangely and said: "There were not so many beggars in the county a few days ago. What's going on? I didn't hear that there was a disaster nearby..."

Just as he was talking, a fight broke out in front of him. Six beggars surrounded and beat up a beggar, shouting and cursing, and beating him cruelly.

"No reason!"

Li Hongqing gave a sweet shout, spread her wings like a roc, and jumped off the horse, with the long sword at her waist spinning in her hand.She faced the enemy with the sheath of her sword, hitting the opponent's key points with every move. In just a few or five moves, she beat the six slick and fierce beggars until they cried for their fathers and fled.

Chen Qingsi swallowed his saliva. Fortunately, this guy was reasonable and didn't use force on himself. Otherwise, there would be no way to stop him.

Li Hongqing didn't care about the slovenliness of the beggar who fell on the ground. He helped him up and grabbed a handful of copper coins from his heavy money bag.

"Wait a minute!"

Chen Qingsi jumped out of the donkey cart and whispered: "Too much will kill someone."

Only then did Li Hongqing react and glanced around.

Chen Qingsi took two Tongbao, which were not many, from his purse, stuffed them into the other party, and said, "Brother, are you not a local?"

There seemed to be a sparkle in his eyes...

　Brothers, if you have a ticket, please support me. Sorry, I’m busy today, so the update is late!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)