Happy Little Scholar

"Waste, all of you waste. It's been three days, and we haven't found even a single person. What use is there for me to have you!"

In the Shu Palace, the angry Shu King flipped the table again. Below, the local officials of Shuzhou all lowered their heads and kept silent.

In the counties of Shuzhou, the constables and runners in the yamen, including the militia, and even the county lieutenant personally led people to patrol, but let alone the Taoist nun and the county lord of Chang'an, even the shadows of the blue-clothed and yellow-clothed people were not seen.

Looking for two people in such a large place as Shuzhou is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Moreover, when the order was issued, it was already the second day. Maybe they had already escaped from Shuzhou. Where can I find people!

"Keep looking for me. I want to see the person alive or dead!" The Shu King gritted his teeth and said word by word.

"Your subordinate obeys your order..."

A group of officials responded and walked out dejectedly.

Of course, we have to look for him, even if it's just a show, otherwise it will be difficult to explain to the King of Shu. After all, the officials of Shuzhou will still rely on him in the future...

In three days, the atmosphere in the counties of Shuzhou suddenly became tense.

Patrolling soldiers can be seen everywhere on the streets, and even in remote deserted villages, there are militiamen who keep searching, especially for those unfamiliar foreigners, the patrols are particularly strict.

In Yongzhou City, a long-abandoned courtyard.

A hand suddenly stretched out from the edge of the dry well in the courtyard.

The young man surnamed Fang climbed out of the dry well with difficulty and lay on the ground weakly.

Three days, three whole days, let alone eating, not even drinking saliva, even if the blocked acupuncture points have been untied by themselves, it is difficult to muster much strength at this moment.

"Wait, I'll go find a rope!" He said while lying on the well mouth, then slowly turned around, pushed open the courtyard door, and staggered out.

Soon, a young man with ragged clothes and dust on his face stood in the street in a daze, looking at a noodle stall on the street, and his throat couldn't help but move.

"Ah..."

The noodle stall owner sat on the steps, boredly looking at the crowd on the street, then looked at the empty noodle stall, and sighed leisurely.

"Pah!"

The next moment, all his sight was attracted by the silver ingot on the table.

"Ten bowls of noodles!"

The noodle stall owner couldn't help but feel a little scared when he saw the young man staring at him.

"Ten bowls?" He asked uncertainly.

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up!"

The noodle stall owner shivered when he was stared at by the young man with green eyes, and immediately said: "Okay, okay, wait a moment, the noodles will be here soon."

"Sir, the noodles are here!"

Soon, the stall owner brought a bowl of noodles up, and it seemed that the bowl was empty in just a few breaths, and he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

The young man surnamed Fang looked up and said angrily, "What are you still standing there for! Another bowl!"

"Hey, right now, right now!"

The noodle stall owner hurriedly moved his hands again, glanced at the young man, and cursed in his heart, "You finished the noodles just out of the pot in a flash. You must have starved to death in your previous life. Why didn't you burn to death..."

It was not until the young man ate five bowls that the boss had time to stop and wipe the sweat from his forehead. At this time, many people had gathered around the noodle stall.

"Is it really that delicious?"

One person said in confusion, sat down aside, and said, "Give me a bowl too."

"Pah!" After a moment, he tasted it and spit it out directly. He glanced at the young man and cursed, "You can eat such unpalatable noodles. I thought it was delicious. You must have starved to death in your previous life!"

When he threw down two copper coins and turned to leave, a voice came from behind.

"Hey, you haven't finished your noodles yet."

The man turned his head, looked at the young man, and sneered: "I don't want to eat anymore, what's your business!"

The young man glanced at him and stood up from his seat.

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...

"Eat, I'll eat now!"

The bruised man sat down honestly and ate up all the noodles just now, leaving no soup. Under the pressure of the young man's eyes, he even added more to the bowl, and then asked in a trembling voice: "Is this okay?"

"Go away!"

The young man waved his hand impatiently, looked at the boss, and said: "Keep doing it!"

After half an hour, the boss looked at the pile of bowls next to him in astonishment. Worried that he couldn't keep up with the speed, he added more to each bowl in the end. The young man ate ten bowls in this way, and finally bought dozens of buns from the bun shop next to him, and then left...

With this kind of appetite, he is not a human being, but a monster!

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It is an indisputable fact that Qi is the most powerful country in this land.

Even though they lost to Qi in an important battle, and even lost two cities, and the envoys of Qi did not gain any advantage in the competition with Jing, Qi's strength far exceeds that of other countries in terms of population, economy, and military.

Fengzhou is not close to the capital of Qi, and can even be said to be remote. It takes three days to drive south to the border of Jing.

However, although Fengzhou is remote, it is not poor. It is one of the richest prefectures in the whole Qi.

At this moment, two carriages slowly drove in at the gate of Fengzhou.

The man rode on the horse, looked back, and said, "Brother Li, we are here."

"When we get home, we will arrange for you to stay in the guest room first. After a few days, we will find a place for you to settle down." The big man smiled and said, "You are a scholar. If you don't mind, you can work as an accountant for the family. Although the salary is not much, it is enough for the two of you to live in the future."

Li Yi arched his hands and said, "Thank you, Brother Lin."

The big man waved his hands and said, "Hey, you're welcome!"

Li Yi smiled at him. This big man who had only known him for four days was very kind-hearted. Perhaps because they had "shared hardships" before, he took good care of them along the way.

Including the man in front of him, and in the eyes of all the people accompanying him, he and Miss Liu Er were probably a pair of young men and women who eloped.

Li Yi did not explain their cognition, which saved a lot of trouble.

Miss Liu Er's injury could not be healed in a short time, and she needed to rest and should not travel. It was also a decision he made after weighing the pros and cons to settle down here temporarily.

Although he didn't want to come to Qi, he had no choice in the situation a few days ago. Fortunately, it was not far from Shuzhou, and it would only take three days by carriage. What he had to do now was to send a message back to Yongxian as soon as possible. The news from the brothel must be on the way now. When it was sent back to Kyoto, Ruyi and the others would make arrangements. This round trip would take at least two or three months.

During this period of time, it was also a good choice to stay in such a place that neither the King of Shu nor the Taoist nun would think of to recuperate.

In the past few days, from the big man's mouth, Li Yi also roughly understood what the "Lin family" he mentioned was.

The Lin family can only be regarded as a small merchant in this city. They run several jewelry shops and occasionally do some cross-border business. The girl named Lin Wanru seems to be the person in charge of the family business at present.

The fact that the Lin family can hand over all the family business to such a young woman shows that her ability should be extraordinary.

It's just unexpected that the woman looks weak and weak, and she really doesn't look like someone with any means.

When the carriage reached a certain place, the big man pointed and said, "The shop in front is the family's shop. There is a small yard next to the shop. Sometimes when the shop is busy, the young lady will live there. The young lady just said that someone will clean up the place in the next two days. You can stay there temporarily and wait until there are other arrangements in the future."

After entering Fengzhou City, it took only a quarter of an hour to reach the Lin family.

The carriage drove in from a side door. Li Yi supported Miss Liu Er. The big man led them to a wing room and said, "You will live here for the next two days. If you need anything, let me know. Wait until the yard is cleaned up in two days, and then move in."

Li Yi walked into the room, looked around, turned around, and asked in surprise, "Just this one room?"

"Any problem?" The big man nodded and asked in confusion.

Li Yi was stunned, shook his head, and said, "No."

"If there is anything, remember to call me..." The big man turned around and said when he walked to the door.

After his figure disappeared, Li Yi helped Miss Liu Er to sit down beside the bed and said, "It's urgent, let's make do for two days..."

[ps: I've been busy recently, and haven't updated the public account for a few days. I'll post the reader version of Miss Liu Er's hand-drawn drawings later. I have something to go out in the afternoon, so I'll update later the next day. ]