Let's talk about today

In the early morning of the second day, Li Jinzhao woke up from his sleep only to find that Shixia had left.There was a note on the straw where he slept:

There will be a period later, don't read it.

There was a bag next to the note. Li Jinzhao opened it and found that it was a bag of big cakes.

Li Jinzhao was stunned for a moment, but he couldn't laugh or cry.

However, Xiahouyuan's side left him no time to think about it, so he took a short rest and set off immediately.After walking for about two hours, he arrived at the county seat.Qingzhou City is surrounded by mountains to the west, and the transportation is not as accessible as that of Mizhou.He repaired the book and searched for a long time before finding the sender.

He wanted to report the case but he didn't have enough silver on him, so he was afraid that it would be bad for Xia Houyuan to bring officers and soldiers up hastily, so he thought twice and didn't dare to joke about Xia Houyuan's life.

It was enough to spend money, he picked a hotel at random and booked a room for three days, hoping to wait for Li Hu to collect the money before looking for officers and soldiers.

The room was dull, and he opened the window, only to see that the sky outside the window was gloomy, and a heavy rain was brewing.The rain in early spring was still chilling. He thought of Xia Houyuan in the Tianlang House, not knowing whether it was cold or not.But after a while, big raindrops fell on the eaves, and the few pedestrians on the street disappeared for a while.The sky was getting darker, and a few sparse lights were shining on the dark long street, which was indescribably strange.

Li Jinzhao kept watching the rain for a long time, Xiaoer knocked lightly on the door, "Guest officer, do you want to eat?" He replied a little tiredly, "Whatever you want." The room was silent again, and he heard himself sigh.So he got up and closed the window, slowly got up and fumbled to light the lamp, and finally sat on the bed as if he had no strength.

He always felt that he was quite relaxed when he was alone, but at this time, there was an inexplicably desolate atmosphere.

Thinking about it, there was a wry smile on his lips.

After sitting there for a while, the waiter's voice sounded again, "Guest officer, the food is good."

Li Jinchao got up and opened the door. The waiter looked at the empty room, and said with a smile, "Young master, are you alone?"

Li Jinchao replied indiscriminately, "My friend is in Room [-] at the left corner of the escalator."

Xiao Er bent down and smiled, quickly put the food on the table, and said with a smile, "Just now when I knocked on the door outside the room, I heard you, young master, seemed to be suffering from the cold, so I just asked the kitchen to make some fish porridge and Some refreshing side dishes. This fish porridge is delicious, son, you have to taste it, hehe."

Li Jinchao thanked him, but didn't say much.

After Xiao Er left, Li Jinzhao just looked at the fish porridge and side dishes on the table as he passed the table, but he still had no appetite.So he casually rummaged through the few books on the shelf beside him, took a copy of "Luoyang Jialan Ji" and sat back on the bed.

After turning over half of the book in his hand, he felt a little drowsy.It was still a light sleep, during which I always fell asleep vaguely, my head was heavy, it seemed like a dream, but it seemed so real.

Sometimes, it's the face of the father.He dreamed that when he was a child, he stretched out his chubby fingers to get into his father's arms.He couldn't hear what his father was saying.There seemed to be a smile in his father's eyes, but he couldn't see it clearly.

It was in a dream, he suddenly burst into tears, wiped his eyes and opened them, but it was Xia Houyuan's face.

Xia Houyuan was standing on a curved stone arch bridge, it seemed to be drizzle. He was wearing a blue shirt and holding a green bamboo umbrella. The drizzle wet the corners of his lower garment, leaving a dark halo.He looked at him with a smile, and his voice was clear through several layers of smoke and rain, "Everything will come to nothing, let me talk about the present."

He wanted to run towards Xia Houyuan, but the scenery on the side where Xia Houyuan was located seemed to be dynamic. Every step he ran, Xia Houyuan was farther away.The drizzle wet his eyes, and his voice became hoarse and dry. No matter how he shouted, Xia Houyuan just looked at him with a smile.

Suddenly there was the sound of rushing water in his ears, and Li Jinzhao suddenly looked at the flowing water under the square stone arch bridge.Xia Houyuan suddenly dropped the green bamboo umbrella and jumped into the river without warning.

Such a realistic picture, but his own voice can't come out, only a silent choking sob.

When he woke up, the pillow was half wet, and when he touched the corners of his eyes, it was wet, and the "Luoyang Jialan Ji" had been thrown away somewhere.Li Jinchao got up and sat blankly for a long time with no expression on his face.

Only when a watchman passed by outside the window did he realize that it was midnight.No longer sleepy, he put on his clothes and wanted to take a walk outside the door, but he stopped after walking a few steps.The lights in the room next to him were not lit, and there seemed to be two or three people talking to each other.Li Jinzhao knew it was not polite to eavesdrop, but it was only because he had heard his house number.

A slightly rough voice lowered his voice, "I think the person in Room [-] of Xuanzi is easy to attack. He looks frail and single."

Another voice echoed, "I think so too. The appearance is also good. If you can get it, you can sell it to Fengyuelou."

Li Jinchao couldn't listen to what the third person said, and his body was covered with cold sweat, only rationality reminded himself not to startle the snake.He covered his mouth and returned to the room calmly.The lights in the house were burnt out, and suddenly, the wick seemed to be crushed by the last straw and went out.Li Jinzhao suddenly felt that his own destiny was also dimmed like a lamp.

He laughed silently, yes, he has to remember Xia Houyuan.He can't have an accident.

He closed his eyes, got up and opened the window, and there was only the moonlight outside the window.He packed his pitifully small luggage almost in the dark.The door of the inn is locked, and it is impossible to go out through the door.He looked down at the window, and there happened to be a mast standing outside the door, with the flag of the inn hanging on it.The wooden post wasn't very thick, but there was nothing else he could think of right now.Li Jinzhao took a deep breath, groped and grabbed the window sill, and touched the mast.

The room he was in was on the second floor, about two feet away from the bottom.The night was very dark, and even though Li Jinzhao was not afraid of heights, he still felt uneasy.The moment he landed on the ground, he felt dizzy, and when he touched his forehead, he was covered in cold sweat.Looking back at the inn, I saw that it was located in the darkness, only a few dilapidated red lanterns under the eaves, which was very eerie.

Li Jinzhao secretly sighed that the experience of the past few days can be described as thrilling, and ran to the city gate on the other side.

The gate of the city was closed, and the faces of the soldiers guarding the city were drowsy.

Li Jinzhao's face was pale, his steps were unsteady, and he was dressed in white, looking very ghostly in the dark night.One of the soldiers looked at the figure from a distance and shuddered. He slapped his thigh with a frightened expression on his face, "Hey! Damn it!"

The others who heard the words were startled, and their drowsiness disappeared completely.

"Where! Where!"

When Li Jinzhao approached, they realized it was a person.

The little soldier who made a fuss was spit on by others, "Show me carefully! He is clearly a young man with a thin skin and fair face!"

The little soldier frowned and stared for a while.Panting, Li Jinzhao ran to the gate of the city, but found a few soldiers watching him.He smiled shyly, "Why do you guys look at me like this?"

Xiaobing scratched his head, "Are you a human or a ghost?"

Li Jinzhao smiled wryly, "Brother, have you ever seen such an embarrassing ghost?"

"...I've never seen a ghost."

Li Jinzhao could only return a wry smile.

The older-looking man among the soldiers came over and said, "It's Zi Hour now, why don't you come to the city gate alone?"

Li Jinchao clasped his hands, "To be honest, there are robbers in the inn where I am staying today. If I hadn't woken up in the middle of the night and wanted to go out by a ghost, I'm afraid something bad happened already."

The soldier said "Oh" and looked at him with sympathy, but sympathy belongs to sympathy, and he said impartially, "There is still some time before the city gate opens." The deep meaning is that I will not open it.

Li Jinzhao nodded, "I know."

"Then what are your plans?"

"Report the police after dawn."

"Pull it down!" The little soldier spat out the withered grass in his mouth, "The county magistrate doesn't care about such trivial matters."

Li Jinzhao frowned, disapproving, "Small matter?"

The older soldier said, "Regardless of the current chaotic situation, even before the people from Xiliang came in, the government would not interfere in this matter without the county government. Now..." He sighed Tone, "The county magistrate has not seen for four or five days, but some people say that he fled to the capital."

"Abandon the official position and leave?" Li Jinzhao felt a burst of anger in his heart, "How can parents be an official like this!"

He originally wanted to wait for Li Hu to prepare the money before reporting to the officials, and combine the power of the government to wipe out the robbers. Looking at it now, isn't it a joke?

The older soldier patted him on the shoulder, not seeming surprised by Li Jinchao's attitude, "Let's go after dawn, it's a waste of time to report to the county government."

Li Jinzhao stood where he was, feeling at a loss in his heart, since the government was hopeless, what should he do?Back to Muzhou?But when we arrive in Muzhou, will the government of Muzhou City take care of it?Xia Houyuan is holding the position of Lord Hou anyway, so will he care?

He has no bottom in his heart, like falling into a bottomless pit, just sinking.

"Little brother?" The man tugged at his sleeve.

Li Jinzhao came back to his senses, there was only a stiff smile on the corner of his mouth, "I'm fine."

Li Jinzhao was born with a good-looking appearance, even though he was embarrassed, he still had a sense of demeanor.

The soldier said, "You seem to be suffering from the wind and cold. Standing here is not an option. Why don't you go to our night watch resting place and lie down for a while. When the city gate opens, you won't be too late to get up."

After tossing, Li Jinchao also felt that he couldn't hold on. Hearing his suggestion, he couldn't help being moved, "Thank you, big brother."

The place where the night watchmen rested temporarily was indeed crude, but Li Jinzhao felt much more at ease than when he was in the inn. After closing his eyes for a while, exhaustion and drowsiness overwhelmed him. He sighed lightly and fell into a deep sleep.

From time to time, the night wind blows, the old windows rattle, and the raised firewood crackles from time to time. In the silent night, it is even more miserable.Li Jinzhao never thought that he would have such a day.

Is it all God's will?He thought with a wry smile before he lost consciousness.

The author has something to say: This chapter has been delayed for a long, long, long time...... I didn't expect that this pit was not finished yet... I was also drunk after writing [-] words... ………