Chapter 455 Losing the Horse
Song Liyun didn't sleep all night and wanted to leave again in the afternoon, but Song Zhenping refused to agree no matter what.
Xiaoyun has been married for half a year without having a child. Although Song Liyun said that she didn't want to get pregnant early, he still didn't believe it. As a brother, he couldn't say much, nor could he watch Song Liyun ruin her body.
Song Zhenping asked Song Liyun to catch up on some sleep at home while he went to the town to get the migrant worker job list.
Song Liyun also thought that this was fine. Wu Dan was only thirteen years old and needed a nap. It wouldn't be too late to get to Songfeng County before dark and stay overnight.
Unexpectedly, when Song Liyun woke up, it was already two hours later. Not only did Song Zhenping bring the list, but even the town official Song Dequan came.
When he met Song Liyun, Song Dequan handed her the list and told her the whole story.
Just as Song Liyun knew before, Song Erlang originally wanted to take fifty people with him, but the Xia family urged him to leave, so only twenty people could leave early.
Song Liyun frowned slightly: "Uncle Dequan, how many people came from the Xia family, and who are they?"
Song Dequan thought for a moment, his face showing an awkward expression: "The fifty people of the Xia family are all tenant farmers on his farm. They are also capable laborers. They said that they still have about a month to farm, so they will earn money first and then come back."
When Song Liyun heard that it would take a month, her eyebrows jumped. Could she do a good job doing this kind of sudden temporary work?
The problems that Song Liyun could think of were also thought of by Song Dequan and Song Zhenping, and both of them looked unhappy.
But the Xia family is Song Dekui's father-in-law's family, and he has just married a new daughter-in-law, so no one can say anything.
Especially Uncle Kui and the headman's family, they have been very kind to the three brothers and sisters.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a little bad, Song Liyun suddenly laughed: "Uncle Dequan, brother, you don't have to think too much. It would be good if someone could do it for a month. We are short of manpower outside the pass!"
Seeing that Song Liyun was not displeased, Song Dequan's expression also relaxed: "I will carefully select the people who come next time. You are building a wall and a house, so you still need to be able to do masonry work."
Song Liyun thanked him.
The three of them also discussed what to plant and how to manage the land that Mr. Xue had helped to rent, as well as the sales of rapeseed and the acorn vermicelli workshop.
Get everything planned for the new year done properly.
The sun gradually sank to the west, and Song Liyun and Wu Dan rode out of Xiaoshi Village on horseback.
There was a big bag on Wudan's horse's back, which was filled with his favorite roasted sweet potatoes and chestnuts.
The two men conserved their horsepower and drove slowly, arriving at Songfeng County before dark.
Song Liyun had never been to Songfeng County, but she was not unfamiliar with it.
At the beginning, Young Master Lin bribed Cao Jing, the county magistrate of Songfeng County, and sent Captain Jiang and two officers to Qili County to capture the Song brothers and sisters, but they were defeated in Baolinju.
Captain Jiang did not end up well. When he returned, he was dismissed from his position as captain by the county magistrate Cao Jing. He had to spend a lot of money to make arrangements before he could get out.
This incident turned out to be a blessing in disguise for him. He avoided the pursuit of the imperial envoy and watched Cao Jing being captured.
Now that Captain Jiang has returned to his position as captain, he has become much more cautious in his work.
Song Liyun came to Songfeng County because it was the only way to get to Hecheng.
Secondly, it was already dark, so we could go into the city at night and leave early tomorrow morning without alerting others.
The two entered the city smoothly before closing it, and found an inn to stay in. Everything was as Song Liyun had expected, and they spent most of the night in peace and tranquility.
But at dawn, Song Liyun was awakened from her sleep by a rapid knock on the door: "Sir, wake up! Something happened!"
Being in a foreign place, Song Liyun did not sleep well and opened her eyes as soon as the inn waiter checked the door.
Hearing that something had happened, she turned over and sat up, a blue light flashed by her hand, and she took out the stun gun.
He reached out to open the door, and saw the waiter waiting anxiously. When he saw Song Liyun, he shouted, "Sir, your horse is lost!"
In the stable, the space where the two horses were originally tied was empty, with the broken reins still hanging in the air.
Song Liyun asked the old groom on duty with a sullen face, "When did you feed them the fodder?"
The old groom scratched his head and yawned, "We fed them at the second watch. The horses were still there, and Juqing almost bit us! Your horse was too aggressive and bit through the reins and ran away. You can't blame anyone else for that."
Wu Dan's neck veins popped with anxiety. "It's almost five in the morning and you're just saying this now. Why don't you blame others? Where can you find someone else? Can you afford the compensation?"
This is the city, and it's hard to find footprints like on the grassland. There are also noisy voices outside, probably the street cleaners sweeping the floor.
When the old groom heard he had to pay for it himself, he immediately became furious. He put his hands on his hips and shouted, "I only feed the horses. I don't care whether your horse is still there or not. If you're afraid of losing it, don't tie it here. Take it back to the house!"
Wu Dan was so angry that he whipped out his whip and was about to hit the old groom. The old groom simply sat on the ground and started to act like a spoiled child: "Come on! I'll beat you up! If you kill me, I'll pay with my life."
If it were on the grassland, Wu Dan would not mind beating the Wu people who made mistakes, and even a Wu slave could not be exchanged for half a horse.
But this is the Wu Dynasty, and Wu Dan cannot take action.
Seeing that Wu Dan didn't hit him, the old groom became more excited and hugged Wu Dan's legs and shouted.
Song Liyun frowned and glanced at the guy next to her. She saw that although he was anxious, he only urged her to report the case but did not mention going outside to look for a horse.
Song Liyun walked forward, looked at the trough that was as clean as if washed with water, touched the broken end of the reins that was covered with teeth marks, and remained silent.
Seeing that the woman did not panic, but instead touched the reins and looked at the trough, the servant's eyes unconsciously glanced to the back of the stable.
At this time, the old groom was still pestering Wu Dan, as if he was deliberately trying to provoke him.
Song Liyun stepped forward quickly, kicked the old groom, and said to Wu Dan, "Go to the gate and call for the horses. The city gates are closed now, and there's no one on the street. If there's a horse running outside, the street patrols will find it. It won't be too late to go to the county government office and ask about it at daybreak!"
The old groom was caught off guard and was kicked away by her, and Wu Dan also escaped.
It was his first time to stay in an inn in the city, and also the first time he lost his horse like this. He only reacted when Song Liyun reminded him to call the horse.
He didn't even need to go to the door. He just stood by the stable, put his fingers to his mouth and whistled three times. The whistle with a special tone immediately echoed over the inn.
As soon as the whistle sounded, a long horse neighing came from a courtyard behind the wall in response.
The servants and the old groom's faces changed drastically. Wu Dan climbed over the wall and rushed over, only to find that the gate was locked. Behind the gate came the sound of horses' anxious stamping.
Song Liyun grabbed the guy who was trying to escape by the back of his neck and said through gritted teeth, "Open the door immediately!"
The guy tried to play dumb and said, "Sir, what are you talking about? That yard is not mine. I don't have the key!"
He was responded with a resounding slap. Before the man could recover from the blow, Song Liyun had already pressed two fingers on his eyelids and said coldly, "Your eyes are useless. You might as well dig them out and feed them to the dogs!"
In the morning breeze, the waiter could only feel the two fingers were as cold as ice, and he shuddered with fear: "Auntie, calm down, I will open the door right away!"
The key opened the gate, revealing two horses tied securely to pillars.
The waiter, with half his face swollen, begged for mercy in a low voice: "Please, Auntie, please let me go. The horses really ran away on their own. I was bewildered and led them here."
The old groom also changed his rogue look and lowered his head without saying a word.
(End of this chapter)
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