Chapter 239: Martial Arts Competition to Recruit a Bride
After a while, two figures came towards them. Lin Baoer looked closely and saw that they were Si Gou and a little girl.
The little girl looked very young, and should be only about thirteen years old, still a child.
"Mr. Lin, Miss Lin." Si Gou called obediently.
Before he left, he asked the names of the two people, and Lin Baoer did not tell him directly as he wanted.
It reflects that there are countless people with the surname Lin in the country. If she is afraid of everything just because of a name, then she is not Lin Baoer.
"This is Atuan." Si Gou introduced, and then stared at the roast chicken in Lin Baoer's hand.
This girl named Atuan looked quite introverted. From just now until now, she did not dare to raise her eyes or even look at them. She just hid half of her body behind Si Gou, timid and cowardly.
Si Gou also knew the purpose of the two people, so he didn't waste time and asked Ah Tuan directly: "Ah Tuan, when you were with Xiao Jiang and the others before, did you notice who had a scar on their hand?"
Lin Baoer couldn't help but interrupt, "It doesn't have to be a scar on the base of the right hand, any scar will do."
"Yes, yes, yes..." Si Gou smiled and nodded, looking at Ah Tuan expectantly.
After a long while, no one spoke, and Lin Baoer looked over strangely.
Ah Tuan clenched her fingers nervously, and her face was very uneasy, especially when she found that several people's eyes were on her, that expression was even more obvious, and her breathing became rapid.
"She can't speak?" Lin Baoer was puzzled.
"No..." Si Gou was also a little embarrassed. He tugged at Ah Tuan's sleeve and whispered, "Ah Tuan, tell me, they just want to know something. Just tell them. They also bought roast chicken and cakes. As long as you tell them, they are all ours."
"Haven't we eaten for a long time? There will be food soon..."
Lin Baoer and Lin Zhishen heard his voice, but they didn't show any abnormality.
After being comforted by Si Gou for a while, Ah Tuan raised her eyes and nodded timidly, "Yes, yes..."
"Yes?" Lin Baoer's eyes lit up.
Lin Zhishen's attention was also on her.
"Who?" Even Si Gou became curious. He was just going to trick the two of them into picking up some food, but he never thought that Ah Tuan actually knew.
Ah Tuan glanced at them quickly and lowered his head again, "Xiao Jiang."
"Xiao Jiang?" Si Gou was surprised, "Doesn't he always wrap himself up tightly? How did you find out?"
"Once he got his hands dirty, and I saw it by chance. There is a scar as big as a fingernail at the base of his right hand."
"Then do you know where he is now?" Lin Baoer asked.
This time it was Si Gou who answered, "I have only seen him three times, and every time he wrapped himself up tightly, and he always appeared at night. After resting in the ruined temple for a night, he would leave the next day."
Ah Tuan also nodded timidly.
This gave Lin Baoer a headache. If so, it would be the same as not finding him at all.
The two of them only knew this, and Lin Baoer did not ask any more questions, and gave them the roast chicken and cakes.
But before leaving, Lin Zhishen specially gave them a few taels of silver and said, "If he shows up in the next two days, come to Lai Fu Inn to inform us, and ask for news about him for us."
Si Gou couldn't help but nodded.
On the way back, Lin Baoer tore off the ornaments on her head and sighed, "Forget it, it's only seventy taels of silver."
I don't know why she was so stupid to insist on the seventy taels of silver before, not only wasting time, but also delaying their plan to hurry on.
Lin Zhishen tilted his head to look at her, handed her a handkerchief, "Wipe your face."
The lower and upper jaws of that delicate little face were dusty, and it was obvious that they had accidentally rubbed them when chasing Si Gou just now.
"Don't think too much, if we haven't caught him by the time, we'll leave." He said.
In this case, Lin Baoer had no choice but to nod.
Back at the inn, Lin Baoer went straight back to rest, but Lin Zhishen quietly came to the back of the inn, and soon a man in coarse linen shirt trotted over.
Lin Zhishen directly threw him a piece of silver, with a faint expression: "Within two days, find the man named Xiao Jiang, and the news will be fine."
The man took a bite of the silver in his hand and immediately agreed happily.
The next day, Lin Baoer felt that the previous method was useless, so she didn't go out much that day, and just stayed in the inn.
But not long after, Lin Zhishen knocked on her door, "I heard that there is a martial arts competition to recruit a bride in the north of the city, do you want to go?"
Martial arts competition to recruit a bride?
Lin Baoer opened the door with a swish. Her face was no longer as gloomy as before. Her eyes were shining. "Go!"
She had never seen a martial arts contest to select a bride in ancient times!
...
As soon as she approached Xuanwu Street, Lin Baoer was shocked by the crowds of people on both sides of the street.
[There are too many people...]
As expected, gossiping and watching dramas have been a human pleasure since ancient times.
"Why did Mr. Jiang give in? Didn't he always disagree with Miss Jiang's method of fighting to win a marriage?"
"That's because Miss Jiang threatened to die. Could it be that Mr. Jiang really wanted to watch his daughter die?"
"But I remember that County Magistrate Wang's son doesn't know martial arts? Will this trick work? Do you really want to give her up?"
"You don't understand this, do you? Just wait and see."
Listening to the conversation between the two people next to her, Lin Baoer was puzzled.
Why do these two names sound so familiar?
Lin Zhishen whispered in her ear at the right time: "When we first arrived at the Lai Fu Inn, some people were discussing the two of them."
After hearing this, Lin Baoer immediately remembered and suddenly realized.
It seems that this forced marriage drama has a sequel.
But because there were so many people next to the stage, Lin Baoer couldn't even see what was ahead even when she stood on tiptoe, which made her very depressed.
There was no other way. Finally, Lin Zhishen took her to another corner, and then she could see the whole arena.
A large flag with the name of Chiang was hung next to the arena, fluttering in the wind. Four people were sitting on the main seat above. The two in the middle were quite old and seemed to be talking to each other in a friendly manner.
The two people next to them were very young, a man and a woman. The woman had a blank expression on her face and was wearing a dark blue dress. She looked like a lady from a wealthy family.
The man had a smile on his face, waving a folding fan in his hand with a frivolous expression.
Lin Baoer guessed their identities in an instant.
"The one on the right should be the county magistrate's son they mentioned,
right?" "Then that old man is the county magistrate?"
Lin Zhishen looked at her helplessly, and reluctantly admitted her words, "Yes, you see the group of people on the right, they are all carrying weapons."
Only the county magistrate can have such a grand show.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
