Rice bug

In the thin morning light, birds chirped.

Lin Dong has made a plan. First, he will go to the town to find a place to stay, and then see if there are any jobs he can do. After earning enough money to go to Anyang, he can start on the road.

The abacus in his heart was crackling, and he asked the driver of the donkey cart, "Is this town big?"

"This town is called Chima Town. It is the largest town on the way to Anyang. The town is mainly rich in snacks, with many businessmen and inns."

Lin Dong's eyes lit up, "There are plenty of snacks?"

"That's right, we're facing the Yellow River, and it's a nice place to live near mountains and rivers." The coachman smiled complacently, "You can grow whatever you want in this area, and you can eat a lot."

Lin Dong instantly felt that he was hungry, his stomach was rumbling, the coachman glanced at him, and handed over half a steamed bun, Lin Dong took it to thank him, and looked at the sky outside the window while chewing.

At this moment, there was a loud bang above his head, as if someone had stepped on his foot severely.Immediately a shadow rolled over and happened to be sitting next to the coachman.

Lin Dong held the bun and opened his eyes wide. The person in front of him was the one who took advantage of the fire that day—Ye Ying!

"Take a ride." Ye Ying brushed back the black hair that fell in front of her, and then saw Lin Dong in the carriage.

The two stared at each other for a while, then Ye Ying suddenly raised the curtain of the car and looked in, "Zang Feilong is there?"

Lin Dong swallowed the bun, shook his head, "Not here."

"...Why are you here?"

"I'm going to town."

There seems to be no problem with this question and answer, but why does Ye Ying feel that the problem is such a big one?

He asked suspiciously, "Aren't you from Zang Feilong?"

"He drove me down the mountain."

Ye Ying burst into laughter, "Why?"

"Because..." Lin Dong thought, he couldn't talk about this matter, rolled his eyes, and said, "I made him unhappy."

Ye Ying didn't believe it, "That guy Zang Feilong has no other skills, but he still treats his brother kindly. Could it be...you robbed his wife?"

Lin Dong was surprised, "Does he have a wife?"

Ye Ying was embarrassed, "Let me make an analogy."

"Oh."

……

The wind passed between the two of them coldly, the driver cast a glance at Ye Ying, and took the initiative to break the silence, "The second boss is also going to town?"

"Ah... um." Ye Ying came back to her senses, one leg was dangling outside the wheel, her arms were folded, and she said casually: "The third child has gone down the mountain again, and the eldest brother asked me to catch him back."

"The third master ran away again?" The coachman laughed, "Actually, if the third master likes it, let him go."

"Go to hell." Ye Ying said sternly: "We are bandits, and he wants to be a good headhunter, isn't that against us? When we go to the ancestor's grave in the future, where will we put our face? "

The coachman laughed happily, "Maybe this is what the ancestors meant?"

Ye Ying reached out and slapped the coachman on the forehead, pouted, "Be careful if you talk nonsense, and I'll beat you up."

The group of three stopped and went, and did not enter the town until noon.

Chima Town is really lively, there are food stalls everywhere on the roadside, inns spring up one after another, lined up along the main road, restaurants and teahouses are also available.

The coachman drove the donkey cart directly to the gate of the town's yamen, and several yamen servants on the stone steps were yawning, when they suddenly saw Ye Ying appearing, they all suddenly became nervous.

"Ye Ying! What are you doing!"

"Where's my brother?" Ye Ying jumped out of the car and said, "Ye Qingshan, have you seen it?"

Several yamen servants looked at each other in blank dismay, and before they could speak, a tall and thick man walked out from inside.He was wearing black and red clothes with a coarse cloth belt and a wooden belt around his waist.

As soon as this person came out, those clerks hurriedly followed him.

"Ye Ying." The visitor said in a deep voice, "Ye Qingshan has already left."

"When did this happen?"

"Not long ago." He thought for a while, and then said, "About a stick of incense."

Ye Ying frowned, and was about to lift her foot to leave, but the man said again: "If you see him, tell me something, although he is determined to be a head catcher, our yamen will never Take someone who has a relationship with bandits, let him die as soon as possible."

Ye Ying paused, turned around, with a murderous look in her eyes, "You don't need to say that I will persuade him to give up, but it's not because of your reasons. What's the use of a government office that can't even beat bandits?"

"You!" A clerk behind the big man suddenly drew his knife, Ye Ying's face remained unchanged, she only raised her eyebrows and smiled teasingly, and disappeared.

After the others left, the big man glanced at the driver who was driving the carriage.

"It's not a good thing to get too close to the bandits in Taiping Village. Be careful when the imperial court sends people to suppress the bandits, you will be included."

The coachman looked at him lazily, without any fear, he just said: "We innocent people only ask for food and clothing every day, if we even violate the law, the Tang Dynasty will be over."

The big man gave him a cold look, and then his eyes fell on Lin Dong who was poking his head in front of the carriage. Because it was an unfamiliar face, he looked suspiciously again, but Lin Dong didn't plan to get out of the car to introduce himself, and neither did the driver. So he just turned around and left after seeing enough.

The coachman waved his whip, and drove the donkey cart to a place with many inns, saying: "The man just now is called Wang Dabiao, the chief of the yamen in Chima Town. If you provoke him, don't provoke him."

Lin Dong nodded, and after thinking about it, he finally asked the question he had been wanting to ask, "Who is Ye Qingshan?"

"Ye Ying's younger brother, the third head of Daying at the top of the right mountain. The Ye family heard that they have been famous bandits since Grandpa Zeng's generation. They have been bandits every generation. I don't know what happened. A rabbit came, Ye Qingshan was born wanting to be a head catcher, and after he was able to go down the mountain, he ran to the yamen twice a day, but the yamen didn't accept him."

Lin Dong showed the original expression, thought for a while and said, "He can go further, to a place where no one knows him, just change his name."

The driver twitched the corner of his mouth, "Don't let the Ye family hear these words, otherwise you will be interested."

Having said that, the driver has stopped the car.

Lin Dong jumped out of the car, looked up and saw a two-story inn standing in front of him, the coachman said: "The owner of this hotel has a good heart, the money is not expensive, you go."

Lin Dong turned around and thanked the coachman. Seeing that he was driving the cart to the market to sell goods again, he turned and went into the inn.

The lobby is not wide, and the tables and chairs are arranged neatly. It is time to eat, and most of the guests are seated in it, and the sound of pushing cups and changing dishes can be heard endlessly.

A little girl ran up to Lin Dong, "My lord, do you want to stay at the top or live in a hotel?"

"All." Lin Dong smelled the aroma of the food and was already hungry, and felt that the steamed buns he ate just now had been wasted.

Xiao Er hurriedly led him to the counter, "We only have Shangfang and Tongpu here, I don't know if the young master is..."

Lin Dong didn't want to share the room with others, so he asked for a room, and it almost didn't matter.It was only after I settled down that I realized that it was easy to speak when my upper lip touched my lower lip, but there was no money in front of me.

Lin Dong took out his purse and almost poured out all the Tongbao.He looked at the faces of the shopkeeper and Xiaoer, thought for a while, and then took out the key with the red thread from his pocket.

The shopkeeper was puzzled, "What is this?"

"key."

"I know it's a key, I mean... don't you think this can be used as money?"

"This is the key to the warehouse." Lin Dong said seriously, "There are everything in the warehouse."

The shopkeeper's face twitched, he wiped his face with his hand, and said patiently, "But how do I know where the key to the warehouse is?"

"The key to the warehouse of the camp at the top of the left mountain."

"..."

Lin Dong's voice was not loud, only the shopkeeper and the waiter heard it.The waiter swallowed his saliva, "You mean, the Zuoshantou Camp over Taiping Village?"

"Ah."

"The second king is Chen Nanhai?"

"...Hmm." What Lin Dong was more curious about was that everyone mentioned Zang Feilong in Taiping Village, but why did Chen Nanhai be mentioned here?The shopkeeper stared at him for a while, then raised his hand to put away the Tongbao, and pushed the key to Lin Dong.

"When I think it's cheaper for you, why don't you hurry up and take someone to live here!"

"Yes, yes!" The shop waiter hurriedly led Lin Dong upstairs.

This amount of money is only enough to stay for one night, not counting the cost of meals.

Lin Dong walked around the room and was satisfied with the environment, then he went downstairs and went to the shopkeeper again.

"The treasurer."

"What, what's the matter?"

"Are you short of people here?"

"what?"

"I want to find a job. I can manage the accounts."

The shopkeeper shook his head, "I'm not short of people, why don't you go to the street behind and have a look, there is a bookstall there, maybe there will be a shortage of people."

The shopkeeper really made it clear that the small book stand is short of manpower, but this job is a personal one.

The owner of the bookstore asked Lin Dong to take turns drying books. Although the bookstall was not big, it took a lot of energy and energy to dry books, let alone pay attention to the weather at all times, and the money he gave was not much.

At the end of the day, Lin Dong was sore all over, and he only got a little money.

But enough for a light dinner.

White rice with a vegetarian dish and a steamed bun.Lin Dong was still unsatisfied after eating a few mouthfuls. He is a big eater, but recently he tightened his belt to live.

Sighing, he came out of the restaurant and was strolling on the street, just in time to bump into a small shop selling honey.

The sweet and greasy smell made him stop and stare for a long time, and finally the boss couldn't bear his scorching gaze and came out to greet him.

"Young master, do you want to buy honey?"

Lin Dong shook his head, but asked curiously, "Does this place only sell honey?"

"There are also snacks." The boss said, "It's all made of honey."

Lin Dong licked the corner of his mouth, "What are there?"

"Uh..." The boss looked at him, it might be Lin Dong's cute appearance, the boss said with a good temper, "Honey buns, honey peanuts."

Lin Dong opened his eyes wide, "Honey Peanut?"

The boss explained to him, "Coat the peanuts with a layer of honey, and then dry them separately. When the honey doesn't stick to your hands, the peanuts will be crispy and sweet, delicious."

Lin Dong swallowed his saliva, "How much does it cost?"

"A bag of five dollars." The boss took out a piece of oiled paper bag, "Do you want it, my lord?"

Lin Dong reached out for his purse, but remembered that he had no money and was depressed, so he heard a familiar voice behind him say, "Two bags here."

The author has something to say: the first update of the double update~~~~

Dibao: The largest official in the town, elected by the local people, not appointed by the imperial court.