Li Sisi looked at the tall constable walking towards them and thought, it's over. They are acquaintances, so they must be helping their own family!
Li Nian frowned, his cold eyes quickly thinking of a solution.
The tall constable stood in front of Li Nian and spread out his palm. A ten-liang silver ingot shone silvery-white in the moonlight.
Li Nian felt a chill in his heart. Was he using his power for personal gain to help his brother-in-law?
"Miss, take the things back," a cold voice slowly rang out. "I apologize for offending you today. I will teach my younger brother a lesson when I return. I apologize for scaring you two."
The tall constable saluted Li Nian and Li Sisi respectively.
Eh? He's actually a Ming official?
Li Nian took the silver back with a polite smile, bowed and said goodbye to the tall constable, and walked towards the inn not far away.
The inn they chose this time was run by an elderly couple. The two old people looked very kind and spoke in a gentle and kind tone.
The inn was very small, without even a courtyard. The first floor contained the old couple's living quarters, kitchen, and dining room.
There are a total of six guest rooms on the second floor.
Two upper rooms and four ordinary rooms.
The two of them chose a room upstairs. The price was not expensive, and could even be said to be very cheap.
The window of the room faces the river. Lying on the bed, you can see the stars in the sky and the fireflies flashing and flying low by the river from the window, as if the stars have fallen to the earth.
I don’t know if it was the scenery that made them sleepy, or the atmosphere of this inn was too friendly, but after washing up and going to bed, they fell asleep soon after.
The next morning, the morning sun shone on the white-walled and black-tiled houses across the river. The sparse willow trees by the river swayed gently in the wind, and occasionally voices of people talking could be heard.
Li Nian got dressed and got out of bed, looking down from the window. There were women washing clothes by the river, and the gurgling water flowed through the stone bridge. The combination of movement and stillness made such a morning particularly peaceful and elegant.
If Master Xiao Yunyu had not been in the small town in the south, she would have preferred to go to the place she had chosen before and experience the beautiful scenery brought by the mountains and flowing water.
Seeing that Li Sisi was still sleeping soundly, Li Nian went downstairs alone, took a casual walk around the neighborhood, and came back with some breakfast packed in her hands.
Li Sisi was chatting with the lady at the inn downstairs.
The old lady said with tears in her eyes: "Alas! Who knew that he would never come back after leaving..."
Li Sisi said with a look of reluctance: "Your grandson died protecting the country. He is a hero and martyr. His death is an honor."
The old lady shook her head, wiped her tears and said, "He's only 17 years old! He doesn't even have a family yet. When his father passed away, at least he left us two old people with something to look forward to."
Li Sisi frowned: "Auntie, do you think there is still a war in the northwest?"
"Hit me! Why not?" The old man brought out a bowl of hot noodles and placed it in front of Li Sisi. "Girl, these are fresh noodles that were just made. Don't be disgusted."
Li Sisi thanked her.
The old man sat down across from her, sighed, and continued, "When winter comes, Xiyuan State has no grain, so they've set their sights on the people of Anyang State."
He shook his head and sighed heavily, "Alas! In the past, the Qi family army was guarding the northwest. Since the last defeat, I heard that the Qi family army suffered heavy casualties. Who knows what will happen to the northwest in the future!"
"Girl, take my advice. Don't go to the northwest. It's not a good place."
Li Nian walked in with breakfast in hand, a polite smile on her face: "We are not going to the northwest."
Li Sisi looked up in surprise at Li Nian who walked in.
Hmm? Nian Nian changed her mind?
Li Nian put the breakfast in her hand on the table: "Sisi, I'll go upstairs to pack up first."
"Oh, okay," Li Sisi responded.
After eating a few bites, Li Sisi came upstairs.
Confused, he asked, "Nian Nian, should we change direction?"
"No change." Li Nian put on his bag and explained, "I'm just being safe. We'll try not to leave any traces wherever we go."
"Huh?" Li Sisi was stunned for a moment, then quickly understood what Li Nian meant and nodded, "I understand."
"Shall we continue our journey today?"
"No rush." Li Nian took out the jade pendant from his waist. "Let's pawn this first and give the remaining money to that person named Ma Shaoyu. Doing good deeds for free is like accumulating merit for yourself."
The two men pawned the jade pendant at a pawnshop, and then went to a pharmacy with the silver bills.
The little medicine boy came up to them as soon as he saw them. "You two are finally here. That young man had a high fever all night and it really troubled my master. You have to pay more for the consultation."
Li Sisi quickly replied, "No problem. Where is he now?"
The little medicine boy replied, "It's in the backyard. I'll take you there."
I followed the little medicine boy all the way to the room in the backyard. The whole room was filled with a strong smell of medicine, especially since the door and windows were closed, the smell could not dissipate, making it even more unpleasant to smell.
Li Nian came to the bed and saw that the man was still asleep, so she reached out and pushed him awake.
Sima Shaoyu woke up in a daze, and when he saw that it was the two of them, he immediately tried to prop himself up and sit up.
Li Sisi looked at his upper body, which was almost completely covered with white bandages, and quickly said, "Just lie down, no need to get up."
"We're here to say goodbye to you," Li Sisi took out a few banknotes and placed them in his hand. "We pawned your jade pendant and gave you some money. You can stay here and recover from your injuries."
"What?!" Sima Shaoyu almost gasped when he heard this. "You pawned my jade pendant?"
Li Nian explained: "It's a pawn. You can redeem it later when you have money."
Sima Shaoyu felt so suffocated that he hesitated several times to speak, and finally just said thank you.
It was a chance encounter, and the two girls had done the most they could for him. As for the jade pendant, they would get it back after his injury healed.
After saying goodbye to Sima Shaoyu, the two of them bought some common medicines at the pharmacy, and then went to the carriage shop to rent a carriage to continue their journey.
There were only two carriage companies in this city that went to the northwest, so the two best friends chose one at random.
When they arrived at the carriage shop, Li Sisi went up to the waiter and explained her purpose.
The carriage attendant asked, "Which city in the northwest are you two heading to?"
Li Sisi said, "We'll go as far as you can in one day. It's up to you to decide."
The coachman asked again, "Are you two planning to go to the Northwest Frontier? To visit relatives?"
"Yeah," Li Sisi replied casually, and asked, "Is there a carriage leaving now?"
"Yes!" the carriage shop attendant shouted, "Xiao Liu, hurry up, there are customers coming."
A murmur came from inside: "Didn't I say we should take a day off today? You can't let..." The man came out, his voice stopped abruptly, and his eyes switched back and forth between Li Sisi and Li Nian's faces.
Li Nian frowned. This person seemed a little familiar?
Li Sisi recognized at a glance that this man was one of the ones who chased them last night!
He immediately pulled Li Nian and said, "Let's go to another restaurant."
The carriage shop attendant blocked the road with a puzzled look: "What's wrong with you two girls? Didn't we just discuss this? Now that I've called the coachman out, why are you leaving like that?"
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