The carriage passed quickly. This time, following the boss to the south, I gained a lot of experience. I will brag about it to my brothers when I return to Tiger Village! The county under the name of Luzhou City is called Bailu County. It is also a place where black deer often appear. Even last month, there was a sensational case of eleven missing people. This is why she sent Wang Liao to investigate in the east, and she brought people here to investigate.
Bailu City is easy to enter and exit, but what surprised her was that there was no fee to enter the capital. It seemed that the county magistrate still had some conscience, at least he was not a corrupt person. However, this point could not be used to judge the whole situation.
There were also many beggars begging for money near the city gate. Tong Wenyao did not rush into the city. Instead, she observed the beggars from the carriage to see who looked smarter. Most of the beggars here were in a group, and it was unknown who was their leader.
After observing for a while, she said, "Brother Cheng, which beggar should you go find to ask about this matter?" Cheng Kuan followed her gaze and saw a beggar who stood out from the crowd. Even his behavior was quite elegant, but one of his legs seemed to be injured, forcing him to sit cross-legged.
Tong Wen Yao took out a tael of silver from her bag and handed it to Cheng Kuan, saying, "Take the beggar out and let him sit in another teahouse." Tong Wen Yao took Dongzi out of the carriage, and even Xiaoxue followed. After she saw it, she stuffed it back into the carriage. Seeing that it still wanted to get out and her words were useless, she directly took out Guaiguai from the space and ordered it to keep Xiaoxue under guard.
Xiaoxue was originally shaking her head and trying to act coquettishly to soften her heart, but when she took out the Guaiguai, her eyes instantly became obedient, and she didn't even dare to move too big, and her claws cautiously tested the edge.
After looking at it obediently with its tongue outstretched, it followed its outstretched hand and crawled onto its back and lay down.
Tong Wen Yao got off the carriage only after she saw that it no longer pretended to jump out like before.
Cheng Kuan couldn't bear to watch the young man walking with difficulty supported by a wooden stick, so he simply grabbed his shoulders with his big hands and carried him to a seat in the teahouse as if he was holding a chicken.
After Tong Wen Yao finished dealing with things here, she walked towards the teahouse. The teahouse at the city gate was the kind that set up stalls, the kind that could be opened by using bamboo to hold up oilcloth. Seeing the beggar being pulled here, he didn't show any restraint and still sat upright. When Cheng Kuan saw him, he said, "Boy, your waist is still injured, don't sit so straight!" Cheng Kuan didn't understand why he sat so upright. Didn't his leg hurt?
Just now he was beaten up among the beggars. If Master Su hadn't asked him to be taken out, he would have probably lost his life. However, seeing that he still looked calm, he couldn't help but wonder whether this beggar in front of him was afraid or not?
When Tong Wen Yao was leaving, she saw some pastries on the carriage and took a few.
Dongzi followed behind, not understanding why the boss had to find a person among the beggars. Why didn't he find a healthy beggar to question? Wouldn't he get more information?
Tong Wenyao didn't really need to question the beggar. With the Xuanfeng Teahouse in Luzhou, she was sure she'd get the information she wanted in a few days. However, upon entering Bailu City, she saw the young man the beggar was talking to. If she was right, he was from the Kingdom of Yue! She knew from the way he sat and the bone bracelet on his wrist how she'd recognized him.
Thanks to Uncle Dou's earlier remark, she knew that the Yue people liked to sit cross-legged, with their left leg resting on top of their right. It was a ritual they learned from childhood. They also wore animal bones, the skin of which was reddish-brown and somewhat black. Through this series of judgments, she suspected that the beggar might be from Yue.
The Kingdom of Yue wasn't far from here, but normally, the people of the two countries were forbidden from interacting with each other, except on the 15th of each month, when merchants from Yue would enter their respective cities to exchange goods for what they needed. However, she looked at the young man sitting in the teahouse, her eyes darkening. His behavior was clearly not that of an ordinary person. If he was from a wealthy family, then it wouldn't be surprising that he would be framed.
The people of Yue have special medicines that allow them to enter and exit the miasma forest. The people of Gan have no antidote, so naturally they cannot enter Yue.
She walked to the table and placed the cake in front of him. She glanced at his expression and said nothing. Helian Xi looked at the cake on the table, swallowed his saliva, looked at her and said, "Sir, do you want to ask me something?"
Even though he was tempted by the cakes and pastries in front of him, there was no free lunch in the world. Moreover, the young master asked him to come here, so he must have something he needed to know, which was why he asked the guards to bring him here.
He had been begging here for almost a year. Aside from retaining his old habits, he had long since forgotten about dignity and face. Only when he was strong could he retain them. Thinking of his brother severing the tendons in his hands and feet and then throwing him here, a hint of hatred filled his eyes. His long eyelashes hid his gaze, and Tong Wenyao didn't notice his emotions.
After a while, a gurgling sound was heard in the air. After this sound came out, Tong Wenyao said, "This cake is for you to eat. How can you talk about things if you are not full?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly reached out and picked up the pastries. Although he didn't eat them quickly, he chewed much faster and finished the pastries that Tong Wen Yao brought in no time. After eating, he picked up the teacup on the table, poured himself a cup of tea and started to taste it.
When Tong Wenyao saw this, she became even more convinced that he was from Yue, because Yue people are usually more left-handed! It can be said that left-handed people account for two-thirds of the population in Yue!
After Helian Xi had eaten and drunk his fill, he finally asked, "What does this young master want to ask me?"
Tong Wenyao took a look and said, "Young Master, are you from Yue?"
Hearing him say this, Helian Xi raised an eyebrow. This was the first time someone discovered that he was from Yue. He raised his lips and asked, "How did you know that, sir?"
Tong Wenyao pointed at his hand and said, "Your left hand betrayed you."
Upon hearing this, Helian Xi couldn't help but say, "Young Master is a person who is as meticulous as a hair and good at observation." His praise indirectly acknowledged that he was from Yue State, and this was also a good opportunity to ask whether Yue State had any giant pythons, so that they could go to Yue State to look for them when the time comes.
"It just so happens that I've never been to Yue. Could you tell me about the rare and interesting things there are?"
Helian Xi obviously didn't believe that the young man in front of him knew so much about the Yue people. Although he had never been to Yue, he must have read a lot of books about Yue, otherwise he wouldn't know their living habits so clearly.
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