LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 703
Chapter 703: Extra Limbs (Thirteen)
When the brothers reached the maple forest in the dark, they saw rows of tents stationed on the edge of the maple forest. There were fires in some open spaces, and groups of three or five surrounded the fire—sleep!
is to sleep, it is the early morning, who is still awake when he is fine.
Several guards in the periphery opened their eyes alertly after hearing the movement, and when they saw the two teenagers get off their horses with confused faces, they turned around and closed their eyes again.
Just by looking at his outfit and temperament, he knew that he was a rich boy, and there was no entourage beside him, so he must have run away by himself.
They follow their masters to Changfenglin every autumn. They have seen many such things, and it is estimated that they will be arrested the next day.
Others closed their eyes when they saw that they were not dangerous, and the night was quiet again.
Pingping and Lele were a little confused. With so many tents and so many people, how could they find their sister.
And in the middle of the night, they can’t quarrel with others, right?
Don’t say a roar, even the movement of walking can make the sleeping person irritable. The two people who hate being woken up will naturally not do such rude things, so after thinking about it, they tied the horse aside. The two of them brought some firewood nearby to make a fire.
Someone opened their eyes and took a look, and they didn’t mind that they took their own firewood, and they turned their heads and went to sleep in satisfaction when they saw that they didn’t make any other movement except lighting the fire.
The fire burned, gradually evaporating the cold air from the two of them, and the two of them slumped on the ground, and both breathed a sigh of relief.
Pingping saw that his younger brother was already lying down, so he could only get up strong and unload the burden from the horse’s back, find a few small steamed buns and snacks from it, and put them on the side of the fire to warm them up.
They are hungry!
I stuffed a few steamed buns and snacks with cold water, and the two fell asleep snuggling with each other, planning to grab the jerky rabbit early the next morning.
The two brothers gradually entered into a sweet dream, and woke up slowly when the dazzling and gentle sunlight shone on their bodies in the early morning. They stretched their waists comfortably and washed their faces with the water in the kettle. Thinking that he only got the firewood yesterday, Pingping hurriedly stepped forward to thank him, and asked by the way, “Brother, do you know where the Lu family’s dried rabbit meat is sold?”
The man looked up at them, stretched his finger in one direction and said, “Go down that road, and you can see it when you turn the corner.”
Pingping stood on tiptoe and glanced over there, only to see rows of maple trees, but he quickly thanked him and decided to call his younger brother over to take a look.
Early line up to eat early, he also specially invited this Xiongtai.
This brother looked at him silently and said, “No need, my son has already sent someone to wait.”
Pingping handed over his hands and said, “Then I’ll say goodbye first, thank you for the firewood you gave last night.”
Xiongtai looked at him sympathetically and said, “You’re welcome, if the young master still needs firewood, he can come here to get it.”
Pingping didn’t think they needed it anymore. After all, they were going to find their elder sister in a while, and even if it was bad, they would still have the Lu family’s dried rabbit meat to satisfy their hunger, but he thanked them sincerely, and then went to ask his younger brother to lead the horse to the Lu family.
As a result, they turned around. Before the two of them saw the Lu family’s house, they first saw the long queue.
Both of them were a little dumbfounded, “Why are there so many people?”
The people who were lining up in front turned around and saw the two teenagers and smiled: “The two of you are late, we will be in line at 90.”
Lele’s eyes darkened, and he asked dumbly, “Then can we still buy dried rabbit meat?”
The person in front hesitated and said, “If the person in front sells less, maybe it will be your turn.”
“It’s only 50 catties in total. One person is limited to 5 catties. If ten people buy it, how can it be our turn?”
The man smiled and explained: “In the beginning, some people did this, but because most of the people who came here were scholars, someone wrote a notice and posted it on a tree next to Lu’s house, hoping that if the visitors did not want to bring gifts or travel far OK, then try to let as many people taste the deliciousness. Since then, few people have bought the full amount, and everyone has only bought a little to try it out, so that people in the back have the opportunity to buy it. So you don’t have to worry too much, you can’t buy it today. It’s okay to come early tomorrow.”
Pingping He Lele breathed a sigh of relief, looking forward to the team in front, secretly praying in his heart that they would be left.
The team moves fast, and the jerky is prepared in advance. As long as the guests report the number, they can weigh it.
So soon it was Pingping’s turn, and Pingping stepped forward and said, “I want five catties of rabbit meat.”
Lu Dalang looked up at him and said lightly, “There are only eight or two left.”
“Ah,” Ping Ping disappointed, “then it will cost eight taels.”
Lu Dalang turned around and put the rest of the rabbit meat on him. After paying the money flatly, he turned around and met a smiling face. Lele was winking at him. Seeing his sister looking over, he immediately stood up with his head lowered and his brows closed. .
Pingping and Lele walked behind An An with their heads lowered and stopped in the middle of the camp. Qin Wu, who was squatting on the ground to make a fire, saw the two young masters when he looked up, choked for a moment, and coughed violently.
“Eldest Young Master, Second Young Master, why are you here?” Except for An Liu, who was following An An with a blank expression, everyone else’s eyes widened.
An An waved his hand and said, “Hurry up and cook, we’ll leave after breakfast.”
The four guards couldn’t help but look at each other, and they all became a little bit nervous. Didn’t the eldest lady want to bring the two young masters with you?
An An has grabbed the two younger brothers by the collars and pulled them into the tent, “I said, why are you so active in helping me with the itinerary, so this is the idea.”
Pingping and Lele have been bowing to her again and again, “Sister, please help us. If we run back at this time, our parents will definitely kill us.”
An An glared at them and said, “You all know that, forget it, I’ll settle the account with you later, hurry up and rest, and we’ll leave in a while. Changfenglin is not far from the capital, if my parents chase after them, they’ll be there soon.”
“Don’t worry, big sister, we have dealt with all the drafts and maps before we go out. My parents won’t think that we are in Changfenglin.”
Lele nodded again and again and was very proud, “We can stay for one more day, buy enough jerky rabbit tomorrow and set off. By then, the people sent by my parents will definitely walk in front of us, and we will play slowly behind.”
Ann silently gave them a thumbs up.
Outside the tent, the four guards were struggling. It should be said that only Qin Wu and the others were struggling. An Liu was a dark guard and was used to listening to only one master’s orders. Gu Jingyun gave him to the eldest lady, and the eldest lady was his Master, what she said to do, he listened to it.
Therefore, he was light and light. Seeing that Qin Wu and the three were looking at him, he shrugged and squatted by the fire to watch the fire.
Zhong Dalang, a former bodyguard, frowned and said, “Don’t look at the sixth, he can’t come up with any ideas. Now it only depends on the opinions of the two of you. Do you need to write to the old man and wife about this matter?”
Hou Er frowned and said, “Listen to the eldest miss.” He is a soldier, and he is also used to obeying his master’s orders. Isn’t their master now the eldest lady?
But Zhong Dalang and Qin Wu didn’t think so, they considered it carefully: “If the old man and wife knew that we concealed something and didn’t report it, I’m afraid they would be angry with me.”
An Liu continued to bow his head and said nothing. Hou Er glanced at him and said, “We are only servants, and before we came out, the old man and his wife said that our master is the eldest lady.”
The four were at a standstill and could only temporarily disperse.
Pingping and Lele left the capital and their parents behind, and followed their sister to play in the Changfeng Forest for a day, drew a lot of pictures, wrote a lot of testimonials, and queued up early the next day to buy five pounds of rabbit meat. Do it and set off.
They did not go straight to the southwest, but followed An’an’s itinerary to play in the east and west for a while, and when they were far away from the capital, the three wrote a letter and returned to report safety.
The letter was sent back quickly. When Gu Jingyun received the letter, both sons had been “missing” for eight days.
He handed the letter to Baolu and said, “They have converged.”
Li Baolu breathed a sigh of relief, and then read the letter seriously, “Let’s give them a leave of absence.”
Gu Jingyun nodded, “People don’t have to give it, just let Qin Wu and the others follow, and give them some money.”
The day after Pingping and Lele ran away from home, the husband and wife were worried, anxious and angry.
But the two of them disappeared for three days in a row, as if they had disappeared from the world. Besides worry, there was pride.
Look, this is their son, an eleven-year-old son.
Li Baolu and Gu Jingyun knew that the first place these children stayed must be something they didn’t know or heard of. At least they didn’t realize that they would stay there, so the people who sent them couldn’t find a trace.
Gu Jingyun and Li Baolu decided at that time that if they couldn’t find them for more than five days, and they were safe, they would be freed and let them decide for themselves.
Li Baolu folded the letter and pinched the channel: “Where are the people who stayed in Zhaoqing?”
“Keep it,” Gu Jingyun knocked on the table and said, “Maybe it will be useful, if they really go to Guanghaiwei.”
“Didn’t the court decide to send troops?”
“The pirates have retired early, and it’s not possible to send troops now to fight in an instant,” Gu Jingyun shook his head and said, “and Da Chu’s navy is not strong, it is not difficult to win the battle, but it will definitely take more lives than the pirates. Go and fill it in. And this is also the main reason why many ministers in the DPRK advocate not to fight. The two children may not see this, but they will definitely do something when they see that the Great Chu has not fought for a long time.”
He doesn’t think his sons are smart enough to survive on the battlefield unscathed, so let’s keep some people in Zhaoqing.
Li Baolu thought for a while and said, “Then I will pay more attention to the movements on the rivers and lakes.”
Although the rivers and lakes and the imperial court have always been well watered, they overlap in many aspects. There are so many pirates along the southwest coast, and they almost slaughtered the city. The rivers and lakes must have become a sensation.
It is not easy to protect the two children from the imperial court, but it is much more convenient to move from the rivers and lakes.
It is not good for the two of them to behave favorably in public, but favoritism in the rivers and lakes is open and upright.
Li Baolu thought about it, and asked the Anbu of Lingtianmen to pay more attention to the situation along the southwest and southeast coasts, and tried to collect some money to send it to the coastal area for disaster relief.