The shopkeeper, who was standing next to him, quickly caught the waiter.
Then he personally blew the sleeping gas.
Taking advantage of the moment when Xiao Er fell to the ground, Zhao Qingyan pulled the balloon off the bamboo tube.
This time, the shopkeeper blew the sleeping powder in very easily.
After finishing playing, he ignored the waiter lying on the ground and quickly continued playing in the next room.
The waiter, who looked somewhat sleazy, came back after blowing out the sleeping powder.
Upon seeing the boy on the ground, they kicked him, but seeing no reaction, they dragged him away with obvious disgust.
About fifteen minutes later, the lewd waiter, along with the innkeeper and another waiter with a wet head who looked just like the innkeeper, appeared in Zhao Qingyan's room.
As soon as the hidden door was opened, the waiter, who looked just like the innkeeper, pounced on the bed with a lewd expression.
Just as he was about to pounce on the bed, Zhao Qingyan kicked him away.
Just kidding, we're going to sleep on this bed later, how can we let it be contaminated by this filthy stuff?
The soft light of the luminous pearl instantly illuminated the room.
The other two were about to run away the way they came when Zhao Qingyan hit them in the back of the knee with a pebble and they fell to the ground with a thud.
They stepped forward, each taking a kick to break the leg bone.
Then they opened the door and threw the three of them into the hallway.
Taking advantage of this moment, I released my two sisters-in-law and the child.
Zhao Qingyan also closed the door to the dark room.
Hearing the commotion, the others also came out of the room. Upon seeing the people groaning on the ground, the Zhao family members revealed a chilling smile.
Han Jia then stepped forward.
"Gentlemen, let us brothers handle the interrogation. Let's not disturb the children's rest."
Then, Han Jia and the others dragged the three of them directly into the icy and snowy landscape.
The details of the interrogation are unknown.
The next morning, after the Zhao family had breakfast, Han Jia explained the origins of the three people from the shady inn.
The shopkeeper's original name was Ge Li, and he used to be a hoodlum in Cangzhou.
He had been on the run for many years because he had accidentally killed his lover's husband.
Later, he secretly returned to his hometown and accidentally ran into his son and nephew who had committed a crime. The three of them then had company and started hanging out together.
He's carried bags for others, run errands, stolen, and robbed.
I've done all sorts of things.
Living a life of constant ups and downs is ultimately not a sustainable approach.
They fled to this grassy slope and found it deserted, yet many travelers from afar passed through.
I spent all the money in my pocket, bought some tools, and went into the mountains to cut down a lot of small trees.
They built this inn using adobe bricks.
I must say, these three men are really capable.
With just those cumbersome tools, they managed to make the inn look quite decent.
Even the tables and benches in the lobby were all made by the three of them, who sawed the wood and planed it piece by piece.
If you don't know any mortise and tenon techniques, then just use nails.
In short, as long as the product is usable, that's fine.
As for cooking, I'm naturally not very skilled, except for making steamed buns, which I can manage to do alright.
Every morning they steam a pot of buns. If a customer passes by and someone buys them, they sell them; if no one buys them, they eat them themselves.
At first, he really did turn over a new leaf and try to make a good business and live a good life.
Over time, perhaps because he had just been reborn as a human from the animal realm, he couldn't help but start doing bad things again.
The passing guests were all different kinds of people, men and women, young and old, rich and poor.
The three of them started to think about the guests who checked in each day.
Prepare sleeping pills and sleeping gas. Then continue digging the tunnel.
They would target any lone customer who looked wealthy.
Later on, they didn't even let any wealthy family move in.
After all, practice makes perfect, and one's appetite grows bigger and bigger.
Almost all the men were killed.
The women were kept imprisoned by the three men. Once they had their fill of them and found something new, they would sell them to brothels.
Or they might be sold deep in the mountains.
Some women were even drugged to make them mute or had their tongues cut out before being sold.
The methods were extremely cruel and outrageous.
What goes around comes around; no one escapes the wrath of Heaven.
This is like kicking a hornet's nest; we've run into the Zhao family.
If they hadn't been so impatient, and had drugged the person the moment they entered, they might have actually escaped this ordeal.
Of course, there is no such thing as "what if" in this world.
After being caught by the Zhao family, he was subjected to torture before being handed over to the authorities.
They were to be executed by slow slicing.
Because the case was extremely serious, and because it was reported by many people who had passed the imperial examinations, and because Han Jia had presented the official badge of the Duke of Huguo's mansion.
The county magistrate, upon receiving the report, was nearly startled.
Naturally, we must handle the case properly, including tracking down the whereabouts of the woman who was sold.
Although the buying and selling of people is legal in the Divine Dragon Kingdom, there are still rules governing this trade.
Only immediate family members, that is, biological parents, have the right to sell their children.
As for other people, such as grandparents, uncles and aunts, and brothers and sisters-in-law, no one has the right to sell them.
Not to mention outsiders, and buyers who purchase these people from dubious backgrounds are also responsible.
For example, unconditionally returning the person who was bought.
If the person who was bought sues the buyer, the buyer will also be implicated.
Therefore, this case has become much more difficult.
These three, Ge Li and his father, are truly despicable.
For three years on that grassy slope, they committed countless evil deeds. Hundreds of lives were lost at their hands.
The Zhao family and their group can be considered to have rid the people of a scourge.
Because of the Caoweipo case, the government funded the construction of an inn every thirty li along the official roads.
All guests staying at the inn must be registered and recorded so that the government can easily access their information.
All the inn's needs were delivered by government officials.
Therefore, this measure not only helped increase the government's revenue in the future, but also provided great convenience for ordinary people traveling long distances.
Of course, these are all things to be discussed later.
The day after the Zhao family arrived in the capital, the whole family went out for a stroll.
Although it was very cold, it couldn't dampen the family's enthusiasm for exploring the imperial city.
The streets were all red, and even more so, every shop had lanterns of different shapes hanging in front of it.
After all, tomorrow is the Lantern Festival.
This is a day for family reunion, and every household hangs up what they consider to be the most beautiful lanterns to express their hopes for a happy and harmonious reunion.
Especially when someone in the family is away, hanging a beautiful lantern in front of the door is a way of hoping that the person returning home can find their way back more easily.
Whatever the reason, it's all about wishing for good fortune.
The Zhao family bought a lot of things to take back with them, especially writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones.
Each child has a small lantern.
These uniquely shaped lanterns are loved not only by children, but also by mothers like Liu Xiaohua.
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