Li Erlang took the thing and examined it carefully.
No wonder this little beggar was able to enter the city. It turns out he was not really a refugee.
Li Erlang felt relieved. But what should he do with the boy? He was in a dilemma.
Li Yan saw Li Erlang frowning in thought and whispered to her father, "Father, why don't you ask him to help us keep an eye on our uncle? He's unfamiliar, and dressed like this, so he's not very noticeable, so it'll be easy for him to keep an eye on us!"
Li Erlang's eyes lit up. Yes, why didn't he think of it.
Seeing that her father seemed to agree with her idea, Li Yan suggested to the boy, "How about this, we, Gu Li, will help us keep an eye on him, and we'll cover your food during this time. After the task is completed, I'll give you three taels of silver for travel expenses."
The boy was delighted and nodded quickly in agreement. He said his intuition was right.
Seeing that he agreed, Li Yan immediately discussed with Li Erlang, "Father, take him to the town to meet his uncle from a distance! Let him follow his uncle from a distance for a few days and see where he goes and who he meets."
Li Erlang agreed and took the boy to the town.
The boy carefully followed the man to the academy where Liu Zhong came every day. He waited until sunset and finally saw his brother-in-law walking slowly out of the academy.
Li Erlang stood sideways at the foot of the wall, pointing at Liu Zhong in the crowd: "From now on, pay attention to where that tall and thin man goes and who he meets every day. Keep a close eye on him and don't let him find you. Can you do that?"
The boy nodded. This was not difficult. No one would notice him in his current state.
Li Erlang told him the daily meeting place, took out twenty coins from his pocket and handed them to the little beggar: "This is food money, take it first."
She also told the boy not to be followed at night, to be careful, to spend the night in a familiar place, and not to get robbed.
The boy took the money and lowered his head. He seemed a little depressed.
Li Erlang patted the boy's shoulder and said comfortingly, "Don't worry, just help me keep an eye on the good guys, and I'll help you go to your sister's house!"
After telling the boy to be good, Li Erlang hurried home.
It was dark when I got home.
Li Yan returned home first, thinking about the story she promised to write for Zheng Hui. She went back to her room and wrote furiously until Lin came to call her for dinner.
When Li Yan came out of the room, she saw that her father had returned and hurriedly asked Li Erlang about the follow-up situation.
Li Erlang said, "I'll take him to recognize your uncle. I'll let him keep an eye on the person first. I'll meet him at the bookstore tomorrow!"
Lin listened to the father and daughter talking in a puzzled manner and asked, "What are you talking about? Who are you staring at?"
Li Erlang did not intend to hide it from Lin and told his wife what happened today.
Lin gasped after hearing this and asked in disbelief, "Is this true? Should I tell my parents?"
Li Erlang's face also turned pale at this time.
She put the bowl down with a bang and said, "If he really did something so filthy, I'll let him divorce me!"
Lin stepped forward and held her husband's arm, which was shaking with anger.
Li Erlang came back to his senses, afraid that his appearance just now would scare Lin, so he whispered: "Don't tell my parents yet, so as not to worry them. Let's tell them after we confirm the news!"
Li Yan also thought that this matter should not be publicized for the time being. Regardless of whether she was mistaken or not, she hoped that this was just a false alarm.
After dinner, the family washed up and went to bed early.
Li Erlang and his family slept uneasily that night.
Li Yan tossed and turned, the scene in the alley that afternoon kept repeating in her mind.
It was not until it was almost dark that I fell into a drowsy sleep.
Li Erlang stayed awake all night and got up at dawn to rush to the town.
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