On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 14 Mangcao
  Xiao Xiao followed her mother and the others and stood in the corner, peeking at the men from both families. They all listened respectfully to the chief servant in the inn, but felt inexplicably uneasy in their hearts.

It is said that after the officer collected Master Wu's ten taels of silver, he let them rest in the inn. It was considered a high price to buy a place to stay. It was also a good thing to inquire about some important news.

But aren’t today’s servants all very cool men? Now it's unaccustomed to be so cooperative and talk to them so kindly.

Also, she noticed that the two guards guarding the door were looking at the female family members with their sticky eyes.

This feels very inconsistent.

An idea flashed through her mind: This didn't look like a police officer, but more like a gangster.

Nowadays, most people are afraid of officialdom from the bottom of their hearts. Therefore, when my mother and sisters came in, they felt uneasy and stood on the side without raising their heads.

I didn't notice that their eyes were irregular.

Xiao Xiao also lowered his head following the trend, but his eyes rolled around. He looked around with the corner of his eye and found that only two of the guards' uniforms fit well, while the others were too short or too tight.

There happened to be wind blowing in from the door and window, and she smelled the smell of blood.

It reminded her of the rainy day in Shuikou Village. Xiao Wei and the three of them fell to the ground, soaked in the rain, and the yard was dyed red with blood.

Unfortunately, her memory was too good. That scene was really terrifying and disgusting. She couldn't help but shudder. An indescribable fear arose spontaneously. She couldn't help but retching.

Immediately, her heart moved, she fell limply to the ground, and began to retching again: "vomit..."

Unfortunately, her stomach was against her, and even after vomiting for a while, she couldn't vomit out the sour water.

This frightened Ms. Liu and the others, and they all rushed to help her, asking her what was wrong.

When the guard at the door saw it, he took a few steps back in shock.

It's no wonder they were afraid. Not only was there an epidemic in Yi'an Town, but Xiao Xiao was also afraid of it.

Originally, they were planning to take in all these women, but now even if Xiao Xiao throws himself into his arms, they will be scared to retreat.

The leading officer immediately asked them all to go to the back room to settle down.

Of course, it is impossible to arrange it well and only give one room to the family.

Wu's quick-sighted hands held one of her sons in each hand. She stood by the door and stared at Xiao Xiao warily: "Sanya, what's wrong with you? Do you have a fever?"

If Xiao Xiao was really sick, she would rather go to the yard by herself to avoid being overtaken by her.

After Xiao Lian reached out and touched her sister's forehead, she was worried that her previous illness had not fully recovered. She frowned and asked, "Are you dizzy? How about I make some medicine for you?"

Ms. Liu was about to go through her luggage, but Xiao Xiao held her back and whispered, "Mom, I'm fine. I'm just pretending."

After speaking, he leaned close to Xiao Youfu and whispered: "Dad, I doubt they are not guards!"

He also told all the details that he found wrong.

After hearing this, Xiao Youfu gasped: "As soon as you said it, I realized that something is indeed wrong. Damn bear, if what you said is true, then we are asking for death! "

Xiao Yougui jumped up in fright: "Then we have to leave quickly!"

"Shut up!" Xiao Youfu said with a dark face after scolding his stupid brother: "Mother, go and make some ginger soup. If they are worried, they won't take action right away."

Then he stared at everyone: "You are not allowed to show it. If they ask, just say that Liu and Xiaosan will not feel comfortable if they are exposed to the rain and cold." After hearing this, Wu came over and said coquettishly: "Brother, how about that? Should I pretend to be sick too? Otherwise, I’m afraid they won’t let me go!”

Xiao Youfu looked at his sister-in-law's round figure, rosy face, mud-spattered dress, and the smell of sweat mixed with the smell of pig urine, and the corner of his mouth twitched: "Don't worry, Yougui will protect you. "

I remember when my sister-in-law came in, she was also a girl with an oval face and delicate features.

I don’t know when I stopped loving cleanliness.

He was just glad that he was not in the business of killing pigs, otherwise Mrs. Liu would have had to help, repairing the pig drains and boiling the pig blood, so no wonder there was a smell.

Xiao Xiao sounded helpless. He was obviously talking about something life-threatening, so why did he turn the floor upside down?
  She could only rummage around and find a small package: "There is grass in here. If they really have a problem, use this thing to cook meat for them and kill them all."

Hearing her words, everyone was silent at the same time: How cruel! Don't mess with me, don't dare to mess with me!
  Xiao Youfu felt relieved that she was indeed his daughter. She had the air of a general and could kill bad guys without using her hands.

However, he was still very curious about the treasure that could kill all seven men: "What is Mangcao? Does it smell weird?"

Xiao Xiao unwrapped the package: "No, put it in the meat and cook it together, and there won't be any strange smell!"

Xiao Lian immediately retorted: "It's like you've tried it before!"

Wu looked over and looked disappointed: "Sanya, when has this happened, and you are still playing tricks on us? This is obviously an anise?"

"Illustrations are fragrant," Xiao Xiao explained to everyone, "Mangcao is lighter in color than anise and has more anise."

"The corners of the octagon are rounded and blunt and the outer edge is smooth, while the corners of the octagon are grooved and the outer edge is uneven."

Xiao Youfu also remembered that this was the seasoning he bought before buying the mule. At that time, he didn't understand why his daughter had to buy more than two kilograms of star anise when she wanted to buy oil and salt.

Does the co-author know that this is not an anise?

He was a little flustered: "How did you know?"

He doesn't even know? It should be said that most people would not know.

Xiao Xiao can't honestly tell everyone that I only found out after watching the news.

If she did tell them, they asked themselves where the news was, and she had nowhere to look.

Xiao Xiao talked nonsense seriously: "Some time ago, I went to the town to buy salt, and I happened to meet a doctor who said that the store's star anise was fake and told him not to sell it. He also said that putting two grass anise in a soup would make it better. It will make people dizzy, and in severe cases, they may cause convulsions, foaming at the mouth, or even worse, death.”

Xiao Dalang looked shocked: "Two pills are so powerful, so if you weigh more than two kilograms, wouldn't it mean that you can't die anymore?"

Mrs. Xiao was also very curious: "Since you knew it was fake, why did you buy so many?"

Xiao Xiao opened her moist almond eyes with an innocent and sincere face: "I was afraid that something would happen to others if they bought it, so I bought them all!"

This was of course a lie. When she saw so many wild grasses, she felt that she had no martial arts skills or powers. She just wanted to keep this little thing to give her a little sense of security.

Her cooking skills are not very good, but if she is asked to cook a life-threatening dish, she really knows something.

Mrs. Wu looked regretful: "It's a pity that we are no longer in the town. Otherwise, if we came to argue with the shopkeeper, how could we get him to pay us a sum of money?"

Xiao Xiao admired her second aunt for still thinking of how to get rich through blackmail. She asked in a low voice: "How can we know who they are now?"

(End of this chapter)