Chapter 248 Grassroots

In Qingzhou City in the early morning, the government officials were posting notices at the city gate

It's not too early already. At the third and fourth watch, there will be dung trucks leaving the city and vendors bringing vegetables, melons, pulp and eggs into the city to prepare for business. By this time, the city gate is already busy with traffic.

On the notice board, the ranking of arrest warrants has changed. There is one more thief riding a flaming horse. It is Chen Shi who rides a horse to kill the county magistrate, ranking second on the Qingzhou arrest list.

Li Tianqing still tops the list and has the most rewards.

A young government official had just put up Chen Shi's portrait when the old government official next to him poked his waist and pursed his lips to the side.

The young yamen officer looked over and saw the first and second names on the wanted list, walking towards them.

He hurriedly looked at the notice board and then looked at the people coming. They were indeed the first and second place.

The two young men were both twelve or thirteen years old.

The number one criminal was wearing a white Juren Taoist robe with a black hem, a red ribbon around his waist, and a platinum crown on his head.

The second-ranked criminal is wearing a light green robe with a purple hem, a black silk belt around his waist, and a golden crown on his head.

They were both handsome and handsome, and judging from their appearance, they did not look like the vicious Red Horse thieves at all.

The two of them walked into the city. One was very curious and wanted to see the notice board. The other was more cautious and stretched out his hand to hold him and walked aside.

The young yamen officer hurriedly drew his sword and was about to step forward to capture him, but the old yamen officer slapped him and knocked him to the ground, shouting: "

You don’t want your life? You don’t want your life, but I want my life

The young yamen officer threw the embroidered spring knife aside, covered his face, and said in confusion: "These two criminals must have a lot of silver reward!

Mr. Lu, the envoy of the Salt Division, is a great expert in the realm of gods. If you kill him with one knife, are you looking for death?

The young government official said: "Let's call more people!

The old government officer said angrily: "There are not enough people to kill! Besides, they robbed the money and distributed it to the villages. Many villages received a lot of money.

Nowadays, the reputation of the Red Horse Thief is very good, and the country people are grateful to them. If you really kill the Red Horse Thief, you will never live, you will definitely be beaten to death!

Chen Shi and Li Tianqing walked through the streets and alleys and came to the door of a house.

This family is not big, with three main rooms and one kitchen. It is an ordinary house. It can accommodate a family of four at most, so it seems a bit crowded for five people.

But Chen Shi and Li Tianqing heard the breathing in the yard and found that there were seven people living in this family.

The two of them waited outside the house for a while, and then someone opened the door. It was the man in black who had been performing rituals outside the Temple of Wealth at midnight these past few days.

This man changed into coarse linen clothes and wore a pair of straw sandals.

Although the clothes are old, they are washed very clean.

The man was young, about thirty years old. As soon as he went out, he saw Chen Shi and Li Tianqing standing across the street. His expression changed drastically and he wanted to run away.

At this time, a woman's voice came from behind him, saying: "Will the master come back at noon?

The man froze, not daring to run away, and bravely said: "I won't be back at noon.

Madam, the private school is over in the afternoon. You can go pick up the child.

I...I'm afraid I don't have time.

When he saw Chen Shi and Li Tianqing, he knew that his identity had been exposed. They were so powerful that he was definitely no match. He was afraid that escaping would harm his family, so he did not dare to escape.

A woman came out, gave him a lotus leaf bag, and whispered: "I have prepared some food for you, including eggs and a piece of meat.

I see you've been exhausted these past few days, so don't let yourself be shortchanged.

The man said yes, pushed her back to the room, and said: "I understand, please come back quickly."

Go and take care of my parents for me.

The old man's cough came from the room

The woman went back to her room, probably to take care of the old man.

The man's eyes twitched violently twice, and he walked towards Chen Shi and Li Tianqing bravely.

He was much taller than the two of them, but at this moment he was terribly scared and his body was shaking uncontrollably.

Chen Shi said calmly: "Tell me the truth, what is your name?

The man's body trembled and he said: "The sound of the Luan flute.

If you let my family go, I will tell you everything!

Chen Shi looked at Li Tianqing, who said: "I am not a murderous person.

Chen Shi smiled and said: "I am also a well-known good person in Xinduo.

Brother Luan, let’s talk as we walk.

Luan flute said in a trembling voice: "Where to go?

Although these two people said that they were not murderous people, he knew that their portraits were still on the killing list, ranking at the top, and they had killed several high-ranking officials in Qingzhou!

Li Tianqing smiled and said: "Wherever you go, we will go.

Luan Di said: "I work for Mr. Wan, and I have to go to the medicine field.

I am a herbalist from Wanfu.

Chen Shi and Li Tianqing were surprised.

Luan Disheng is definitely a master. Both of them have seen his skills of transporting five ghosts, flying skills, and controlling evil elements!

His strength can be said to be a top master in the Nascent Soul Realm. If Chen Shi and Li Tianqing were to give it a try, no one would dare to say that they would win in a one-on-one battle.

Who would have thought that such a master would work as a herb farmer for a wealthy family!

Chen Shi smiled and said: "Then let's go to the medicine field.

The sound of Luan's flute led the two of them towards the outside of the city, their tears rolling down uncontrollably.

Chen Shi was surprised and said: "

Weren't you very powerful when you controlled evil elements to attack us? Why are you crying now?

Luan Di's voice choked with sobs: "I took you there because I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to survive. I thought about how sad it was that my wife, children and the elderly had no one to take care of me, so I cried."

Li Tianqing said: "Listening to your conversation, you should be a scholar.

Have you ever taken the merit examination?

"After passing the examination, he was a scholar from Tan County in Qingzhou. Later he passed the examination in Qingzhou and ranked eleventh.

Luan Di Sheng wiped away her tears and said, "After saving two years of money, I planned to go to Xijing to take the exam, maybe I can get a Jinshi.

When I passed through Gongzhou, I was defrauded of all my money by Gongzhou people and sold to a farm, where I almost died.

I finally escaped and begged for food all the way to Xijing. I failed the exam and failed, so I came back.

When he talked about the sad part, tears fell again

Chen Shi felt the same and said: "This is the case in Gongzhou.

I... I have a friend who was defrauded of all his money and sold to a farm.

Li Tianqing glanced at him and said, "Is she the sister of the Hu family?

Chen Shi said: "No, you don't know this friend! ...Don't interrupt, Luan Flute, just keep talking!"

Luan Di said: "

I gave up the idea of ​​going to Beijing to take the exam and returned to Qingzhou. My wife was waiting for me to come back and she didn't mind me being poor.

Although I won the exam, I have been idle at home, relying on my wife to weave and sell cloth.

Mr. Wan saw that I was pitiful, so he asked me to help him grow medicine.

Li Tianqing asked: "Who is Master Wan?

"You don't know Qingzhou Wanjia?

Luan Di was surprised, and then he realized, "That's right, you are from other places, so of course you don't know about Qingzhou Wanjia.

The porridge shed over there belongs to Mr. Wan's family.

Chen Shi and Li Tianqing looked around and saw a porridge shed set up on the right side of the door of a large house. The porridge was cooked and the steamed buns were just out of the pot. They were covered with a cloth and were still hot.

steaming.

There were already long queues of hungry people waiting in the porridge shacks. The queue had no end in sight.

People who look like servants are helping to organize the team to avoid chaos.

Wanfu is the most philanthropic family in Qingzhou, and the head of the family, Wan Shide, is the most philanthropic person in Qingzhou.

Luan Di said, "The Wan family often releases grain and opens a porridge shed to give porridge to the poor. Master Wan's name is Wan Shide, and he is a living Buddha of the Wan family in Qingzhou.

Every day thousands of families give out rice and porridge, and thousands of people line up to wait here.

The Wan family is also an aristocratic family in Qingzhou. Their ancestors were once governors of Qingzhou. Later, the Wan family got rich by doing business.

The three of them passed by the porridge shed and were about to leave the city, but they saw an endless line of people queuing up to receive porridge and steamed buns, all the way to the outside of the city.
To be continued...