Chapter 25: Pursuit and Escape

As soon as the sky dawned, people outside the store were already shouting and neighing, and it was very lively. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Liangjing Post Road is a good road in the world, you can get up early and walk in the dark, and you don't have to worry about missing the accommodation.

Director Zheng didn't sleep well all night, and after waking up, he looked at Director Chen beside him, who was still sleeping there, and it was not easy to wake him up, so he got dressed and got out of bed and went out of the room.

It was the beginning of May, the sun had not yet come out, the moon was still hanging in the middle of the sky, and the cool breeze blowing on the river gently swept through the town of Octagon, hitting the face head-on, and it made people feel refreshed at once.

Director Zheng turned around and looked at the room where Xiqing and Sun Erlang lived next to him, quietly, without the slightest movement. I touched the thick 100,000 paper coupons in my arms again, and my heart was completely relaxed.

With so many paper coupons on his body, it is extremely inconvenient to walk, sit and lie down, but Director Zheng does not dislike it at all, and he has never solved it no matter what he does. These coupons are not yet in circulation, but once they are lost, who knows what will happen to them? A public official is not qualified to negotiate with the three divisions.

Director Zheng walked around the small courtyard, taking advantage of the cool morning breeze to sober himself and calm down his restless mood. Nearly 400 miles between the two capitals, six big posts, nearly 20 small shops, can be reached by fast horses in one day and one night, and like the huge convoy of the three divisions, I am afraid that it will take ten days and eight days, and today has just begun.

On the edge of the sky, a touch of fish belly was revealed, and the crescent moon in mid-air was hidden, and Director Zheng suddenly heard a "fluttering" sound from his room. Before he could react, he saw Director Chen running out with his hair scattered, his eyes red and he roared in a low voice: "Director Zheng, Director Zheng!" What about Director Zheng?! ”

Director Zheng was taken aback, and hurriedly went up to support Director Chen: "I get up early and walk around the yard, what are you looking for me?" Why are you so flustered? ”

Director Chen looked at Director Zheng for a while, reacted, and let out a sigh: "Scared me, I suddenly got up and I didn't see you around, I thought there was an accident!" Alas, it's all your suspicions along the way, and even I'm afraid of getting into trouble! That's it, after eating this scare, I don't feel sleepy, so call the store to fetch water to wash. ”

Hearing this, Director Zheng was a little embarrassed.

There was a lot of movement here, and the joy over there also got up when he heard it, opened the door and came out and asked, "Two supervisors, the sky has just dawned, are you going to go on the road?" ”

"It's not early, pack up and get ready to go." Director Zheng nodded, "By the way, what about the child surnamed Sun who came back with you yesterday?" Why don't you see him? ”

"He's just gotten up, and it's time to pack up and go out."

Director Zheng nodded heavily, didn't say anything more, and completely let go of his mental calculations.

After a while, the festive went to the front to call the little guy, fetched clean water, and several people washed together.

Sun Erlang seemed to give his hand to a few people: "Thank you for the grace of staying overnight, and I will report it again in the future." ”

After that, he went out the door.

Director Zheng hurriedly stopped: "Don't be in a hurry, the weather is still a little cold in the early morning." It's okay left and right, let's go to eat a bowl of wontons outside the store together, yesterday I saw that the wonton stall next to it was very tidy. ”

After washing, Director Chen's brain completely sobered up, and he felt funny when he remembered that he had lost his soul just now, and said to Director Zheng: "You want to go out to eat again, aren't you afraid of thieves outside?" ”

Director Zheng shook his head: "What are you talking about, Qingping World, there are thieves on Liangjing Avenue during the day!" - Besides, there are all our people outside the door, people are coming and going to pack up the wagons and goods, and there are thieves who are not afraid of them! ”

Hearing this, Director Chen laughed, it turned out that he still wanted to borrow more people to give himself courage.

The four of them packed up, walked out of the yard, and came to the door of the store. The soldiers of the guards, the officials of the three divisions, and the coachmen who drove the car were all busy, and they were in full swing.

Looking at the wonton stall next to it, there were only a few people sitting in it, and there were still many vacant seats, Director Zheng said happily: "We came just in time, if it is late, I am afraid that it will be too late." ”

After saying that, he walked briskly there.

When they arrived at the shop, a middle-aged couple with two and a half children was busy, and when they saw someone coming, the woman came up and asked, "How many wontons do you want to eat?" We eat freshly packed and fresh. ”

Supervisor Zheng said: "Let's come to four bowls, the host's ingredients are heavier, the soup should be hot, and it will be cold in the morning." ”

The woman agreed, and stepped aside to make a ravioli with her husband.

The four of them walked into the shed, found an empty table and sat down, waiting to eat wontons while watching the lively scene outside. The town of Octagon is located between two rivers, and the humidity in the morning is particularly heavy, making it feel unbearably cold.

The sun had not yet come out, and the whole town was shrouded in a thick fog, and the scene on the other side of the road looked hazy. Only the people of the third division team shouted and neighed, and it was particularly lively in the fog.

After a while, the wontons came up, and Xiqing first lay on the bowl and drank a sip of hot soup, but was glared at by Director Zheng and stuck out his tongue embarrassedly. Turned to Sun Erlang and said, "This wonton is very fresh, hurry up and eat it while it's hot." ”

At this time, it would be hypocritical not to eat again, Sun Eryang hugged his fists and thanked him, and picked up the chopsticks next to him.

In the middle of the night, the hot wontons were eaten, and the body eased up, and several people stretched their waists and breathed.

At this moment, three big men came out and entered the shop, one went to ask for wontons, and the other glanced at the guests in the shop, and suddenly shouted: "What a great creation!" I didn't expect to chase all the way and see no one, but I found the thief's bones in this shop! Don't be greedy for food, arrest this little, don't let him escape again! ”

The people at the table in charge of Zheng were all taken aback, and when they heard the thief, they all looked at Sun Erlang together.

But I didn't want Sun Erlang to be at a loss, and looked at the three big men over there with a puzzled face, obviously it wasn't him who did the crime.

The three big men gathered together, and one of them pointed at Sun Erlang and said: "You thief, you don't even know how to escape when the matter is coming, which saves us countless efforts!" Come with me, and get him!" ”

After speaking, the three of them strode forward, kicked the table away, and the middle one stretched out his big hand and grabbed Sun Erlang.

The four of them were taken aback, and Director Zheng reacted first, hiding in the corner, holding the 100,000 paper coupons in his arms tightly.

Director Chen's reaction was a little slower, and he was splashed with some soup and water, and his heart was on fire, and he shouted: "Where did you come from, knock over our table!" Qingping the world, Lang Lang Qiankun, outside the post station of these two Beijing Post Road, dare to openly commit murder, do you not want to live? Later, I caught the yamen, and I didn't know until the board hit my body! ”

"Yamen? We are the people of the Yamen! It is to catch thieves in this kind of place, so that you thieves know that the official law is like a furnace! The big man in the middle was deftly twisted by Sun Erlang's body to avoid the inevitable grab, and he was angry in his heart, and turned to look at Director Chen angrily. We're just catching that thief, and it has nothing to do with you guys, don't make trouble in vain and get into trouble! Otherwise, I will be caught in the yamen and peel off a few layers of your skin! ”

Director Chen looked at Sun Erlang, who looked at him at a loss, thought about it, and took a step back. Since last night, Director Zheng has always been suspicious of Sun Erlang, and now that someone has come to arrest him, maybe he is really a thief?

Seeing that the two adults retreated to the back, the three strong men were overjoyed, and were about to step forward to arrest people, and when they saw the great urgency, they asked loudly: "You say that you are a person from the yamen, and you don't see the official uniform, and you don't see the thief's example, who knows if it's true or false?" ”

Seeing that the celebration did not retreat, Director Zheng was a little anxious, and said to the three people who came: "Everyone, I don't know where you are from the Yamen?" It doesn't look like it's from Kaifeng Mansion, and it doesn't look like it's from the county and town promotion department, if it's a prison town here, there is no reason for you to arrest people like you. ”

The big man in the middle said: "We are from Heyin County, and we have come to hunt down the households under the rule of the county order by the county order!" This is an official business, you guys quickly get out of the way! ”

When Director Chen heard this, he rushed up angrily: "It turned out to be a few errand officers from Heyin County, who dared to be so presumptuous here!" This is under the rule of Kaifeng Mansion, do you have the text of Heyin County? If you want to move the local state capital, the local government can come forward, how can you be like a robber like you! ”

"Ah, you fat man, do you still know about the affairs of the government? Grandfathers have their own county orders, what do you want? As long as you take the person back and hand over the errand, you will take it with you! ”

There are hundreds of teams of three divisions outside, how could Director Chen be afraid of such three people? Hearing this, he became angry, and he took a step to reason with the three of them. There is no official service and no official documents, and these three people are ignored when they go to the government.

Sun Erlang, who had been confused, knew what was going on, stopped Director Chen, and said in a low voice: "Recently, there have been many people who have fled in Heyin County, and these three people should have come to chase our family." Thanks to the three of you last night, I am grateful, how can I bother you again? I'll just let them go, and they won't do anything to me as a child. When you see my parents, just tell them. ”

Director Chen looked at Sun Erlang, and wanted to say something in his heart, but he didn't know where to start, and sighed.

When the three big men saw that Sun Erlang took the initiative to arrest him, they were overjoyed. It's a hundred and ten miles away from Heyin County, Mengzhou, and they really don't have official documents, so it's hard to say what will happen if it's really troublesome. At the foot of the Son of Heaven in Kaifeng Mansion, even a prison town in Bajiao Town may not take the Heyin County Order in his eyes, let alone treat the three of them as the same thing. Arrest people casually under his own rule, and maybe put the three of them in prison if he has a seizure.

Seeing that Sun Erlang was about to be caught by the three of them, he was in a hurry to celebrate, and tears were about to flow out.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a shout behind me: "No, this child and the three of them can't go!" (To be continued.) )