Chapter 248 Zhou Gui
“The horse’s hoof prints are gone.”
Shitou looked at the two forked roads and was in trouble. Which way should they go?
Didn't hear Xiaohuan's answer, Shitou looked back, "Xiaohuan, you...sister?!"
The boy's eyes widened, why was his sister behind them?
Shang Wan: "..."
The sound of horse hooves was so loud, and they followed them all the way. They thought they were following quite covertly, right?
"Sister, I have nothing to do with Shitou, so I just wanted to help." Xiaohuan said something that even made her feel guilty, with a flattering smile on her face.
Before Shang Wan could say anything, the little milk baby sitting in front of her sighed, shook his little head and said, "Not good."
Shitou: "..."
Xiaohuan: "..."
Don't laugh at the fifty steps and the hundred steps, okay?
Shang Wan looked at the two of them: "Have your affairs been arranged?"
"It has been arranged." Xiaohuan immediately replied, "The new dishes have been put out, and the cooks know how to do it." It won't matter if I leave for a few days. "
Shitou followed: "I made an agreement with Master to make up for the missed homework. I will not take part in the quiz this time and will go back to write essays until Master is satisfied. ”
God knows how much he hates making fuss, but...he gave it a go!
After hearing what the two of them said, Shang Wan nodded, "Okay, let's go together."
We can't drive people back since they are both here.
Shitou immediately cheered, Xiaohuan also smiled, and followed Shang Wan to Baoji County.
After riding horses for two days and one night, near dusk, the three adults and one child saw the city gate of Baoji County.
Shang Wan explained: "Find an inn to wash up, and then go to the city to inquire about news."
"Okay."
"Okay."
Shitou and Xiaohuan successively In response, the three of them dismounted and led the horses into the city.
Yuanyuan sat on a tall maroon horse, observing the passers-by with her big, round eyes, a little excited on her little face.
"Sister, there is a notice over here." Shitou noticed the notice posted on the wall and led his horse over to look at it.
Shang Wan and Xiao Huan also led their horses over.
There are three notices, two are offering rewards for catching thieves, and one is reminding people that there are bandits, be careful and don't leave the city unless there is nothing wrong.
Shang Wan glanced at the notice a few more times and said, "Find an inn to stay first."
"Okay."
There were three inns in the city, and Shang Wan chose the liveliest one to stay in.
"Sister, why do we live here?"
"It is easier to inquire about information when there are many people." Shang Wan asked the innkeeper to open three rooms.
The waiter led the three people upstairs, Shitou said: "Bring some hot water up, we want to take a bath."
The waiter agreed, "Please wait a moment, sir, the little one will go right away." Bring me some hot water."
Xiaohuan called to him, "What are the signature dishes in your store?"
The waiter naturally stopped and said the names of the dishes.
After hearing this, Xiaohuan ordered one meat, one vegetarian, one cold soup, and then ordered an egg custard for Yuanyuan alone.
The guy wrote them down one by one, turned around and went downstairs.
"Check everything in the room." Shang Wan said this before pushing the door open and entering the house.
Shitou and Xiaohuan looked at each other and went to their rooms to check.
Two waiters brought hot water. After the three adults and one child had washed themselves, the meals were also served.
The food was delivered to Shang's evening room. Shitou and Xiaohuan came in front and back and sat down at the table.
"Sister, there is nothing else in my room." Shitou picked up the bowl and said.
While feeding Yuanyuan some egg custard, Xiaohuan said, "I don't have any in my room either."
Shang Wan nodded, "Let's eat first, and we'll find out the news later."
< br>"Okay."
The cooking skills of the cooks in this inn are average, and at least the custards are not steamed well. Yuanyuan took one bite and was so disgusted that she wrinkled her little face into an eighteen-fold bun.
The little guy’s mouth has long been fed by the various ingredients grown in the spiritual field and her aunt Xiaohuan’s good craftsmanship.
Shang Wan did not force her, and took out the milk bottle from the space and handed it over. Yuanyuan reached out and hugged her, drinking milk.
Xiaohuan looked at the custard, "When you come back later, I will borrow the inn's kitchen to make some midnight snacks."
Shang Wan was helpless, "Just spoil her."
“Isn’t it the same for you and your brother-in-law?” Xiaohuan smiled, who wouldn’t spoil the little baby in the family?
The little baby continued to drink milk without any conscious thought.
After taking a short break after eating, the group went out to inquire about news.
As the night got darker, Xiaohuan and Shitou came back and were waiting in Shangwan's room.
"Sister, why aren't you back yet?" Xiaohuan looked worriedly at the window. It will be curfew in a while.
Shitou was about to tell him to look for it, but he heard a knock on the closed door.
“Who?”
"Yuanyuan."
The soft and waxy little milky voice is very recognizable.
Xiao Huan quickly went to open the door, but saw a man besides Shang Wan and Yuanyuan outside the door.
The man is around thirty years old, his face is pale and haggard, and his eyes are still black and blue.
Xiaohuan knows this person.
This person is the leader of the caravan guard. His surname is Zhou and his name is Zhou Gui.
Zhou Gui nodded to Xiaohuan and called out: "Miss Xiaohuan."
Xiaohuan stepped aside and waited until the three of them entered the room before asking: "Why do you look like this? ?”
Zhou Guo looked at Shang Wan, and Shang Wan said, “Sit down and talk.”
Xiaohuan said, “I made supper and heated it up on the stove. Let’s eat together. While talking.”
She went downstairs to get supper.
Shitou glanced at Zhou Gui and asked Shang Wan curiously: "Sister, where did you find him?"
"I met him on the road." Shang Wan said and pinched him Round fleshy hands.
It was actually discovered by Yuanyuan, to be precise, it was discovered by a calico cat.
Xiao Huan came up with supper, and the four children and one child talked while eating.
Zhou Gui had a bad appetite, so he put his chopsticks down after moving them for a few times, and took the initiative to talk about what happened to the caravan.
"We met bandits."
The three adults and one child all looked at him, waiting for him to say more.
Zhou Guo was inexplicably nervous, licked his lips and said: "The bandit leader is a woman with good martial arts, and Boss Qin seems to know her.
After the bandits surrounded us, the woman Let Mr. Qin go to the side to talk. Because we were far away, I couldn’t hear what they said, but the two of them kept looking back at us.”
"Then what?"
"Then the two suddenly quarreled, and the bandits attacked us. They had cartilage on their hands, and everyone was unprepared. They were all attacked. The bandits attacked the caravan together. They took everything away."
Shang Wan stared at him: "How did you escape?"
"I...I..." Zhou Huo lowered his eyelids and pursed his lips. It took several times to say, "I hid in the chaos, and the bandits didn't find me."
"Besides you, did anyone else in the caravan escape?"
"No." Zhou Guo shook his head, "I was watching from the side. Everyone else was tied up, not a few."
"No casualties?"
Zhou Guo said truthfully. : "More than twenty were injured, but no one died."
Shang Wan asked: "Where is Tan Zhang?"
"Boss Qin was slashed in the back by the woman," Zhou Guidao, "It shouldn't be fatal."
Shang Wan put down the soup bowl and wiped the soup stains from the corner of his lips with a handkerchief before asking: "Why didn't you send the message back?"
Zhou Guo clenched his hands nervously, "I...I ran away in the middle, scared. I was punished by my boss, so I didn't dare to send the message back."
Shang Wan's eyes turned cold, and his voice also became colder, "So you are going to just ignore it and leave after you recover from your injuries?"