The main reason is that Weigang's driving speed is too fast, and the wheels of the carriage are all solid wooden wheels. If it encounters a slight pothole, the car will feel like it is about to turn over. It is simply more exciting than riding on a pirate ship.
"Monk!" Li Qi couldn't stand it anymore, so he opened the curtain and shouted, "Find a place to rest for a while before going on your way, I'm going to die soon."
When Wei Gang heard this, he nodded: "Okay, sir."
After walking for a while, we finally came to a small town with sparse houses and very few people.
After the carriage stopped at an inn, Li Qi got off the carriage and breathed a sigh of relief.
After walking in, I saw no one at all, maybe because it wasn't time for dinner yet.
The waiter was sleeping on the table, and the shopkeeper behind the counter also looked drowsy.
"Shopkeeper, is there anything left to eat?" Li Qi shouted.
The shopkeeper who heard the voice calmed down, looked at Li Qi and Wei Gang, and then came out of the counter and kicked the sleeping waiter awake: "We have a guest."
The waiter suddenly woke up, quickly stood up and bowed to Li Qi and said: "Two guests, do you want to eat or stay in the hotel?"
Li Qi glanced around the somewhat shabby inn and said, "Let's get some food."
After saying that, he took out a tael of silver and handed it over.
When the shopkeeper saw the silver, his eyes lit up and he quickly took it over and said, "You two gentlemen, please rest for a while. The food will be ready soon."
Just as the shopkeeper was about to leave, Li Qi stopped him: "Shopkeeper, I want to ask you something."
"What do you want to know, sir?"
"I see that no one in your town seems to be infected with the plague?"
Li Qi had not seen a smallpox patient since he came to the town, which made him a little curious.
Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, the shopkeeper's face turned ugly. He pursed his lips and whispered, "Are the two guests from other places coming here?"
Li Qi nodded.
"That's no wonder," the shopkeeper said, "all the people in our town who were infected were sent to mass graves."
"Mass grave?" Li Qi was a little confused.
"Yes, there is a cliff in the woods not far from the town. There is a rule in our town that if anyone here is infected with the plague, he will jump directly from there..." The shopkeeper sighed when he said this
, "It was okay last year, but this year the number of people jumping off the cliff has doubled..."
Li Qi was a little surprised. There is such an operation?
"Do people who jump off cliffs do so voluntarily?" Li Qi asked.
The shopkeeper looked embarrassed and hesitated to speak, obviously he had something to hide.
Li Qi took out another one tael of silver and handed it over: "Shopkeeper, please tell us a little bit."
For the sake of money, the shopkeeper pursed his lips and said: "You two guests don't know something. Even if you are infected, it takes a lot of courage to commit suicide. It is better to die than to live. People who volunteer are not
No, but most of them are forced..."
"Forced?"
Before Li Qi could ask more questions, several people in smart clothes suddenly came to the door.
"Whose carriage is at the door?" the leader asked loudly as he entered the room.
"What does this brother do for you?" Li Qi asked.
The man squinted his eyes and looked at Li Qi and asked, "Where are you from?"
"Kuncheng." Li Qi said.
"Have you reported it?"
"Report?" Li Qi was a little confused.
"Yes, this is our rule. Anyone who comes here, whether they are looking for relatives or passing by, must report it." The man said.
Li Qi asked: "I don't know how to report?"
"Simple, pay ten taels of silver as a deposit. If no symptoms of the plague appear within a month, the deposit will be returned." The man said.
Li Qi was stunned for a moment and thought to himself: Grandma, is there any talk of a deposit in this era?
Looking at the appearance of several people, they don't look like good people. It is estimated that handing over this deposit will definitely be like a meat bun beating a dog, and there will be no return.
"Is this the yamen's rule?" Li Qi asked.
"Yamen?" The man sneered and said, "This is Zhao Yuanwai's rule."
After hearing this, Li Qi roughly understood what was going on.
In all likelihood, Zhao Yuanwai is the local local emperor. These people should be the thugs raised by Zhao Yuanwai, who are responsible for extorting money.
He and Wei had just arrived here in just half a stick of incense, and someone came looking for them so quickly, which meant that someone had noticed us a long time ago.
"Member Zhao?" Li Qi smiled and said, "I don't know whether it is Member Zhao who has the final say, or Mr. Zhang who has the final say?"
"Master Zhang? Which Master Zhang?" the man asked disdainfully.
"Of course it's Mr. Zhang, the governor of Kuncheng." Li Qi said.
"Prefect Zhang?" The man was stunned, then sneered, "Do you know Mr. Zhang?"
"What do you think?"
"Who are you scaring?"
As the man spoke, he suddenly grabbed Li Qi.
Wei Gang was faster than him and knocked him back with a sharp palm.
"If you rebel, you dare to hit me? Let me take them down!"
In an instant, seven or eight people rushed towards Li Qi and Wei Gang. Although Li Qi was not good at hitting people, his lightness kung fu was very good. Almost no one could get close to him.
"Monk, don't be polite, beat me hard!" Li Qi did not forget to tell Wei Gang.
When Wei Gang heard this, he showed no mercy at all. He punched almost to the flesh and knocked everyone down in a few strokes.
And everyone who fell down cried for their father and mother, which was so miserable.
There is no doubt about Wei Gang's horizontal training skills. As long as his pair of bone-breaking hands touch his opponent, they will be disabled constantly.
The leading man didn't expect to encounter a tough fight today. He was a little overwhelmed. He paused for a moment and then said harshly: "Just wait for me!"
After saying that, he ran away without a trace.
The few minions lying on the ground also ran for their lives, as if they didn't want to stay here for a moment.
After those guys left, Li Qi looked at the trembling shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, why haven't the meals been served yet?"
"Oh... Ma... right away." The shopkeeper hurried to the kitchen to urge him.
Li Qi and Wei had just found a seat to sit down and were about to take a drink of water, when a voice came out of nowhere.
"If you beat someone other than member Zhao, it's better to leave here as soon as possible."
The voice sounded a little hoarse. Looking towards the source of the voice, I saw an old man with white hair sitting in the corner, holding a wine gourd in his hand.
Because the old man was sitting on the ground, Li Qi didn't see him when he came in just now.
The old man seemed to have just sobered up. He rubbed his red rosacea with his hands, opened the wine gourd and took a sip of wine before his eyes regained some expression.
Li Qi looked at him curiously and asked: "Old sir, is this person other than member Zhao very impressive? Why can't he be beaten?"