Chapter 25 A False Alarm
Bai Li counted the prey in the space: a wild boar weighing six or seven hundred kilograms, more than twenty wild wolves, and a big tiger.
We had a good harvest tonight. When we get to the exile place, we can continue hunting and eating meat, and we will have a source of money.
I gained a lot, and I also felt relieved when I met Zhao Yuntian who deserved a beating but couldn't beat him. I was in a good mood, and when I returned to Xiaolinzi, ten miles away from Jincheng, it was still dark.
The moon has disappeared into the clouds, and the flickering flames on the fire reveal the family members who are immersed in their dreams.
All the male members of the Bai family slept on the grass next to the carriage. The ground was covered with thick hay and leaves, and a blanket. It was more comfortable than sleeping in the carriage.
Bai Li didn't want to disturb them, so he found a place nearby, released a wild boar and a tiger, and waited for dawn.
Just as I sat down, Li Rong came over from the team like a sleepwalker.
He was used to getting up to urinate at night, and he walked towards this side in a daze.
Bai Li was about to call out to him when he saw him reaching for his crotch...
Bai Li turned his back silently, and suddenly there was a sound of flowing water behind him.
A foul smell entered Bai Li's nostrils, and he covered his nose and stepped back a long way.
She was secretly gritting her teeth in her heart. That thing was so smelly and still so young. Why didn't she be kind enough to help him cut it off?
After peeing, Li Rong shuddered in comfort and turned around to walk back.
A gust of night wind blew, and a trace of clarity returned to his eyes.
Suddenly, I stepped on something soft and elastic.
Um? ? ?
Look down.
“Ahhhhh!!!”
"Old, Tiger!!"
The man was so frightened that he stood there stamping his feet and shouting. Bai Li couldn't bear to watch it anymore and shouted, "Hey!"
Li Rong suddenly seemed to be freed from his restraints. He took a step forward, leaving a shadow, and ran towards the team while shouting "Ahhh".
The noise was so loud that even the dead would be woken up by him, not to mention humans.
When everyone heard there was a tiger, they immediately grabbed their weapons and started fires in a flurry of activity.
"Where's the tiger?"
Li Dong drew his sword and surrounded the prisoner with a dozen yamen runners. This made Bai Li feel more favorable towards them.
In the firelight, a pretty girl stood between a big tiger and a big wild boar.
Bai Zongren saw the tiger lying motionless, and then looked at his daughter with bloodstains on her prison uniform. What else could he not understand?
"Oh, big sister, you are so amazing! You can actually hunt a tiger!"
Bai Liulang was a child after all. When he heard his uncle say that the big tiger was killed by his cousin, he immediately cheered and rushed towards Bai Li. Unfortunately, his mother grabbed his neck tightly and he couldn't run away at all.
Li Dong saw clearly that the two were Bai Li's prey, then looked at his younger brother who was running around and screaming like a clockwork, and slapped him in the face when he passed by.
Li Rong was awakened by the beating, and the looks people gave him were indescribable.
After the false alarm, Bai Li proposed to return to Jincheng to sell the prey.
Li Dong was afraid that Zhao Hai would cause trouble, so he didn't dare to stay, so he agreed that he would lead the team first, and Bai Li would catch up with the main force after selling the prey.
After Bai Li and the other teams left, he threw the prey into the space again, then changed into bloodstained prison clothes, dressed up as a young boy and headed for Jincheng.
After entering the city gate, I walked straight to a large pharmacy based on my memory of last night.
There were many people coming in and out of the Bao'antang Pharmacy, most of them coming to see a doctor and get medicine.
Bai Li went in directly but was stopped by a little medicine boy.
"Sir, would you like to consult a doctor or get medicine? Please wait in line."
"Looking for your shopkeeper,"
Bai Li thought about it and added, "We can talk even if your boss is still here."
"Um...what can I do for you?"
Bai Li looked up at him with a bit of impatience.
"I have hunted a big tiger and would like to ask you if you would like to take it. Can you decide?"
The little medicine boy was startled and immediately said, "I can't make the decision on this. Please wait, I'll go in and inform them."
Bai Li felt less annoyed when she saw that he followed the normal procedure and did not look down on her just because she was a young girl.
Soon, an old man walked out behind the medicine boy.
"Hey, young man, I'm the doctor and the shopkeeper here. May I ask where the tiger is?"
When Shopkeeper Li heard that there was a tiger, he said sorry to the patient waiting in front of him and asked him to wait, then left.
There was no way. Many medicinal materials were in short supply recently, especially after the tiger bone wine, the treasure of Bao'an Hall, was taken away by the owner. He issued a notice for a long time but no one had hunted a tiger and sent it to him, so many prescriptions were difficult to prepare.
The old doctor's persistent desire for precious medicinal materials is no less than the scholar's persistent desire for fine writing.
So when Shopkeeper Li heard about the tiger, he came out immediately. But when he saw Bai Li with empty hands, the hope in his eyes gradually faded, and he finally became a little angry.
"You kid, why are you making fun of me for no reason? Go away! Go play outside. If you keep being so rude, I'll do you a favor."
Bai Li: ...
This old man, why did he chase her away without even listening to her finish her words? He is so rude.
"Old man, I'm here to sell tigers. You don't want them anymore. Why are you so unreasonable in chasing me away?"
When Shopkeeper Li heard that this young man was still trying to cheat, his face turned stern.
“Okay, you’re messing around and saying I’m unreasonable?
Then why don't you bring out a tiger?"
"I just asked you if you would like to buy it and what the price is. Once we've agreed, I'll carry the tiger back here."
When Shopkeeper Li heard this, he laughed out loud.
"Boy, if you really have a tiger, the price is negotiable. If you don't have one, and you're trying to make fun of my Bao'an Hall, you won't be welcome at the gates of Bao'an Hall anymore!"
The ancients feared most about offending doctors and pharmacies. What Manager Li said was quite serious.
The patient waiting in line next to him looked at Bai Li with sincerity, not like a naughty child.
So he persuaded her, "Son, no matter what your purpose is in saying this, you must quickly admit your mistake to Dr. Li and apologize. You will not be allowed to enter Bao'an Hall in the future. This is no joke!"
“That is, are tigers so easy to hunt?
With your tiny arms and legs, you were swatted away by the tiger before you even got close to it. Even if you gave it to it, it wouldn't even be enough to fill its teeth!"
"I heard that last time, an old hunter was in urgent need of money, so he took advantage of his martial arts skills and went to hunt tigers in the mountains. When his son found the tiger, all that was left was a head that had been gnawed to pieces, with no bones left!"
“…”
Bai Li became impatient and just said, "Just wait," and ran away.
A few people were saying, "Doctor Li, seeing that the child knows he's wrong, you can't really refuse him entry to Bao'an Hall from now on."
“That’s right, maybe he was in a hurry to make money, so he might take the risk before buying the tiger.
Oh, this is bad, is that child really going to die?"
"That's really possible. He's not very old. Maybe his family is really facing difficulties, and he wants to take such a risk?"
"What a pity, that child..."
"Look, what is that?"
"Ah! It really is a big tiger!"
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