The farmer looked a little embarrassed and said with a wry smile, "Don't be polite. What do you mean by yours? We are rough people and we are not used to hearing that. My last name is Liu, and I am older than you. If you like, just call me Brother Liu. We are all ordinary people, there is no need to be so particular!"

Yuan Ge nodded slightly stiffly while clutching the bag, and called softly, "Brother Liu, we two sisters will always remember your life-saving grace..."

Farmer Brother Liu rubbed his hands and smiled, as if he didn't know how to respond. Then he pointed in the direction behind him and introduced, "My home is not far from the city gate. The place is not big, but there is an idle house. If you don't mind, you can stay at my home... Don't worry, my wife is always at home. She is also a warm-hearted woman and loves to be lively. If you two go over, she will be very happy!"

Yuan Ge looked back and gave her a look, and it looked like the two sisters had discussed it before she clutched the bag and whispered, "Then... then I'll trouble you, Brother Liu. We sisters have been wandering all the way and finally made it to the city, but we didn't find the relative that mother mentioned. Our money has been spent and we are about to live in a dilapidated temple... It's a great honor to meet Brother Liu. Didn't Brother Liu say he had a daughter? How old is she?"

The "sister" looked lively and outgoing, but the "sister" was very nervous and followed her closely like a frightened bird.

Liu Mazi led the way while looking the two of them up and down. Madam Jin said that the soldiers outside were checking closely recently and they had to be careful and cautious in doing things. There were not many girls of the right age nearby, so he targeted the girls from outside. However, he didn't know the details of the girls from outside, and he was afraid that they were spies of the soldiers, so he deliberately found two little gangsters to stage such a drama to test the waters - if the girl followed the two little gangsters without any suspicion, it would appear suspicious.

Liu Mazi said with a smile, "She is three years old, just like her mother, chirping like a little sparrow, so noisy! But the girl has not been seen these days, and was taken away by her grandmother. The old lady missed her child, so she took her to stay for a few days." There was an obvious smile in his words, and the smell of fireworks sounded particularly real, so real that even Yuan Ge began to doubt whether his nose was wrong. How could this be the Liu Mazi who couldn't find a wife at such an old age, and finally met one, but she had other intentions and was waiting for an opportunity to get close to him, and whose whereabouts were unknown recently?

No matter how you look at it, he is just an ordinary farmer, cultivating his own one and a half acres of land, with a hospitable wife, and a cute chattering girl. His life is ordinary and perfect.

Maybe, this is the life Liu Mazi really wants!

Yuan Ge sighed silently and followed Liu Mazi to the city gate. The inspection at the city gate these past two days was very strict and cautious. People with unfamiliar faces, unknown identities, and strange people were not allowed to pass. But Liu Mazi didn't know what tricks he used and he passed easily. Yuan Ge was a foreigner, so he was checked strictly. The other party raised his eyelids and looked at Yuan Ge, then lowered his head to open the customs document in his hand. His fingertips trembled slightly, and he closed the document with a "snap". He blurted out "you" but swallowed it back when he met the other party's eyes. Then he pretended to be calm and handed it back, waved his hand, and added, "It's not peaceful these two days. Girls should be careful when traveling."

Yuan Ge took the document and nodded slightly, "Thank you for your advice, sir."

The other party took a half step back and avoided him. The not-so-obvious forged document contained a black eagle token of Lord Song, the commander of the Jinyiwei of the Northern Pacification Division. If it were in the past, he might have to verify its authenticity, but at this moment... he didn't dare to check it. The higher-ups had already said that whoever dared to mess up the affairs of Jingzhao Prefecture and the Northern Pacification Division at this critical moment would not only lose his job, but also his head!

The two women were sneaking around, perhaps in disguise to do a confidential job. If he publicized it like this... it would ruin the job. It would be fine for the little salary, but if they lost their lives on this job, it would be a big loss! The guard shook his head, looked back at the two women who had already left the city, and called out, "Next!"

The Black Eagle token of Mr. Song was given by Jianshu. As for where Jianshu got it from, Yuan Ge did not ask, and he did not know the real value of this token. After leaving the city gate, Yuan Ge patted the document like a treasure and put it in his bag, then smiled and said, "A big city is a big city. The entry and exit are checked so carefully... Think about it, when have we ever seen such a scene..."

The little girl had just escaped a disaster, and now she seemed to have forgotten about it. She was still talking and laughing, and sighing to herself. Only the "sister" still looked timid. Liu Mazi smiled and pointed to a courtyard in the distance where he could see the smoke from cooking. "That's my home... The investigation is not always like this. It seems that there was a murder case recently, and the murderer has not been found yet! If the girl goes into the city these days, she must be careful and attentive."

The lively and enthusiastic sister uttered "Ah", covered her mouth, and after a while, she murmured, "Big cities are so dangerous..."

Liu Mazi listened and suddenly wanted to laugh. What a simple little girl. In their eyes, big cities must be the best, prosperous and lively, without hunger and cold, without beggars and refugees, everyone can have enough food and meat, officials and wealthy businessmen gather here, it is a place of great natural beauty.

Jinniang was once so naive...

Inside the west city gate, horses galloped in, startling the people passing by. Everyone raised their heads and cursed, and suddenly shut up when they saw the man who got off the horse was dressed in a flying fish suit. The Jinyiwei got off the horse and ran straight to the city gate guard. He raised the token in his hand and asked concisely, "Did you notice a woman with strange behavior when you left the city today?"

The guard shook his head and was about to say that everything was normal when the guard at the opposite door spoke hesitantly, "Well... I saw two people... who were a little, just a little bit strange..."

……

In less than a cup of tea, several fast horses rushed in from the West City Gate, where order had just been restored. One of them held a token in his hand from a distance, shouting all the way, "The Imperial Guards are investigating a case! Get out of the way! The Imperial Guards are investigating a case! Get out of the way!"

Someone managed to dodge but still got a mouthful of dust, and cursed at the horse's rear end that was already flying away. However, someone with sharp eyes beside him whispered to stop him, "What are you talking about? Didn't you see who the first one was? It was Commander Song Wenyuan! You're cursing at his life!"

Has another earth-shattering case happened? Everyone looked at each other, and felt that Shengjing was shrouded in dark clouds recently.

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