Unparalleled Concubine

At this point in the matter, Li Xin felt a little more at ease.

Since these two people belong to the official family, at least it means that they will not casually kill or injure people...?

Li Xin took a few deep breaths, managed to calm down, pointed at the charcoal seller lying on the side, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Then what's the matter with my uncle?"

Previously, when he called the charcoal seller, he always called him old man, but now when he talks to outsiders, he naturally has to be more familiar, otherwise it will be unreasonable.

Another policeman waved his hand indifferently: "This old man, he refused to let us perform official duties, and even came to push our brother. He should have been arrested and sent to the prison of Jingzhao Mansion for interrogation. Seeing that he is old, he will not be with you." He counted."

The short man spoke very arrogantly, and when he wanted to say more, the tall man made a gesture to him, signaling him not to speak any more.

Before leaving, the tall man glanced at Li Xin, hesitated for a while, took out a piece of silver from his bosom, handed it to Li Xin, and said in a deep voice, "Young Lord, this is a compensation from Jingzhao Mansion. The official bank is about seven or eight taels, and it is not a problem to go to the bank to exchange a fourteen or five guan copper coin, it is the loss of your house that Jingzhao Mansion compensates you."

The other short man stopped suddenly and looked at his companion with a look of shock and anger.

This ingot of silver is indeed the compensation issued by Jing Zhaoyin, but how can this kind of compensation really fall into the hands of the sufferer? In the eyes of the short man, this ingot of ten taels of silver is their "travel expenses" ".

He was about to snatch this ingot of silver, and shouted as he snatched it: "Second brother, you are confused, how can the lord pay you any compensation?"

The tall man stretched out his free left hand, held his brother's hand that was reaching out to snatch the money, and whispered in his ear: "Brother Ge, do you want money or life?"

The tall second brother's status is obviously higher. When he asked this question, the short man was a little scared, and quickly withdrew his hand, but he was still a little unconvinced, and glanced at the ingot of silver.

The tall man sighed helplessly.

"Your share, brother will pay for it himself later."

Li Xin stood where he was, and did not look at the ingot of official silver from the beginning to the end. He took a deep look at the two brothers, then turned around and ran to the charcoal seller to check on the old man's injuries.

The tall man sighed softly, bent down and put the ingot of silver at Li Xin's feet, and said, "Little brother, the burning of the house is the intention of the superiors, and we two brothers have nothing to do. As for the old man's The injury was caused by my brother's accidental hand, and the injury is not serious, it's cold outside, so the little brother should hurry up and find a place where he can stay, and let's talk about it after tonight."

The tall "Second Brother" obviously knew something about Li Xin and the Pingnan Hou Mansion. He lowered his voice and said, "After a few days of rest, the little brother should leave the capital as much as possible. Brother can also see that someone doesn't want you to stay here..."

After all, the tall man pulled his brother, turned and left the wooden house.

This big man, who can hold down that vicious-looking short man, is obviously not a bad person. The reason why he is suddenly more polite to Li Xin is because he knows something about Li Xin's background and dare not completely offend him. The little son of the Li family living abroad.

You must know that the powerful Lord Pingnan Hou was not in the capital, and he really offended this young man. If that person comes back and recognizes his son, then by virtue of the power of the Pingnan Hou Mansion, they will be killed , or easily.

And the reason why he knew Li Xin's identity was because this short man was indeed a policeman of Jingzhao Mansion, and he was indeed a general of Pingnanhou Mansion.

Watching the two big men go away, a resentment rushed into Li Xinxin's head, and he had nowhere to vent. The young man took a few deep breaths, turned his head and squatted in front of the old charcoal seller, his voice trembling slightly: "Old man, are you okay?" Bar?"

His voice trembled, not because he was afraid, but because he was angry.

There were still a lot of bruises on the charcoal seller's face. Because of his dark skin, he couldn't see clearly. After being called out by Li Xin a few times, the old man curled up on the ground barely opened his eyes, and looked back at the The burning cabin could not help but let out a cry of grief.

"The old man's house..."

Chapter 10

There is a saying that when the book is in use, you will hate it less.

The same is true of ability. Usually, Li Xin didn’t feel that he was weak. During this period of time, he was able to earn about [-] yuan a day, and he even felt that he was doing well. But when things came to an end, Li Xin deeply realized that he How feeble.

Just like now, there are only two ordinary citizens of Jingzhao Mansion, and he has no room to resist.

Because he could clearly see that although the two men were not wearing official uniforms, they both had knives on their waists.

Although this small wooden house is simple, it was built by the charcoal seller bit by bit in the past ten years. At this time, it was engulfed by raging fire. The grief in this old man's heart can be imagined. It was just some skin trauma, but my heart felt like a drop of blood. Just after waking up, I passed out again.

Li Xin gritted his teeth, bent over and carried the old man on his back, then held the charcoal girl with the other hand, and stood up tremblingly.

Fortunately, the old man's body is very thin and not very heavy, and it is not too difficult for Li Xin to carry it on his back.

He glanced at the ingot of silver on the ground, and after hesitating for a while, he said softly to the charcoal seller: "Girl, go and pick it up."

He originally had some "savings", but the money in this era is copper coins, and it is always a bit heavy to carry around, so he kept those few coins in the house. At this time, the whole house was engulfed by the fire. It's impossible to get it back.

Now that the house is gone, they have to find a place to stay. Although they don't want to use the money that the big man left, but now is not the time to lose face. He doesn't understand the "consumption level" of this capital, so he It is necessary to collect as many resources as possible.

As for what the tall guy said...

Li Xin took a deep breath, put the charcoal seller on his back, and then walked towards the capital, but the direction he walked was not the north gate that he usually goes in and out, but a long detour, towards the capital. Go to the south gate of the capital.

At the north gate, someone was staring at him and remembered his appearance, so he couldn't leave easily.

The three of them stumbled and staggered all the way, and they didn't come to the city gate until it was almost evening. At this time, the city gate was about to close. Li Xin turned to the charcoal girl and said, "We will enter the city later, and they will ask us where we came from." , you say that we are local woodcutters."

As he spoke, Li Xin pointed to his mouth, and his voice lowered: "Tell them that I'm dumb."

The reason why the people in Pingnanhou's Mansion were able to find him was because they placed eyeliners at the gate and asked him his name. Now, if he wants to hide it from them, he can only hide his name first.

Not everyone who guards the gate has to ask questions. They usually only ask people who are unfamiliar, or who are sneaky, or who speak with a foreign accent. They don't care about the locals.

Li Xin was from the north in his previous life, but this Li Xin is from Yongzhou in the south, and his speech is quite different from the capital, while the charcoal girl is a native of the suburbs of Beijing. Let her deal with these gatekeepers, It couldn't be more appropriate.

The little girl was very smart, although she didn't know why Li Xin did this, she still nodded.

The two walked towards the city gate with strides. At this time, the city gate was about to close, and it was getting dark early in winter. These people couldn't see what Li Xinchang looked like, but they saw that he was carrying an old man on his back, which seemed a bit suspicious, so One of them held out his hand and stopped them.

"what for?"

Li Xin raised his head and yelled a few times, indicating that he could not speak. The little girl on the other side spoke tremblingly, and said crisply: "Guan Ye, this is my elder brother, he is dumb, grandpa Injured, brother took grandpa to the city to find a doctor..."

What she said was authentic suburban dialect, and the soldiers guarding the gate were all natives of the capital, so they could hear it naturally. Hearing this, he frowned: "The old man doesn't have a human disease, does he?"

At this time, the medical conditions are extremely backward. Generally, big cities, especially places like the capital, will never allow "disease sources" to enter the city, so as long as it looks like they are sick, these people will ask about it. A few words.

The little girl cried: "Grandpa was robbed by some strong men, he was injured, but he didn't get sick..."

The soldier guarding the gate lazily waved his hand, and said impatiently: "Go in quickly, the city gate is about to be closed."

Li Xinxin let out a long sigh of relief, carried the charcoal seller on his back, and walked slowly into the capital.

Although the old man was not heavy, he had to walk at least a dozen miles from the North Mountain to the South Gate. Although he had rested a few times along the way, by now, his physical strength was almost exhausted.

Fortunately, he finally entered the capital smoothly, this time he did not reveal his name, the people at this city gate should not recognize him, that is to say, at least within a certain period of time, people in Pingnanhou's Mansion may not find him.

Li Xin took a deep breath, squatted down slightly, continued to carry the old man on his back, then found an inn in a good location on the street, and checked in.

You also need a guide to stay in the hotel. In order to prevent your name from being revealed, Li Xin still let the little girl talk and pretended to be a mute.

The reason why he didn't go to a remote inn was because Li Xin knew that this era was not safe, and instead of trying to get cheap, it's better to spend more money and buy a peace of mind.

The cheapest room rate in this inn was two hundred Wen a day, and the three of them couldn't live in one room, so Li Xin opened two rooms.

But there is no way, the most important thing now is to find a place to settle down, find a doctor for the old man, and then think about the next step.