At this time, outside the city of Teng County, two people were helping him walk into a village.
The two of them followed the ruts on the official road and staggered to the door of the first house in the village.
There is no need to make too many comparisons. Just look at the tall lintel and the glossy mahogany door of that family, and you will know that this family must be the richest man in the village.
"Uncle, please wait a moment, I'm going to call someone right now." The man supporting the old man was Hu Dongcai, who had not been separated from Yinnuo and the others for a long time.
The person he supported was obviously Hu Ke, the magistrate of Teng County.
Hu Ke raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and looked up at the two closed wooden doors with a gasp, "Are we walking a little slower?"
Hu Dongcai let go of Hu Ke and was about to knock on the door when he suddenly paused when he heard Hu Ke's words.
He looked around cautiously and said with some hesitation: "Uncle, although we are not walking very fast, the bandits and the Yang family can't figure out our path. We will definitely not be able to catch up in just half a day."
Hu Ke looked up at the bright sky, and then looked deeper into the village.
Except for a running and barking little black dog with a raised tail crossing the road, there was no sign of anyone else.
An inexplicable chill slowly shot up his back, making him shiver in waves.
As if he saw the doubts in Hu Ke's heart, Hu Dongcai said tentatively: "Uncle, how about you leave the village first, and I will go in alone to find someone for help. When I can borrow money to find a way out, I will go to you again?"
Hu Ke hesitated for a moment, but his chapped lips hurt so much when he moved, and his legs were trembling uncontrollably. He was really exhausted.
After some consideration, Hu Ke directly rejected Hu Dongcai's proposal, "Forget it, I will fall apart even if my old bones continue to struggle. I don't think the children of the Yang family know this place, so I will go in first to ask for a drink of water."
Hu Dongcai nodded, said nothing, walked up the steps with his official uniform, and knocked on the door.
After the door rang three times and after a pause, there was suddenly a rush of footsteps from inside.
The door was immediately opened from the inside, and the person who opened the door was a fat middle-aged man in his forties.
After seeing Hu Dongcai, he was stunned for a moment, and then smiled excitedly, "Old Hu? What kind of wind brought you here? Why didn't you say hello first?"
As he said that, he reached out and grabbed Hu Dongcai's hand and pulled it in.
Hu Dongcai breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed the fat man with all his strength, and pouted behind him, "Old Li, I am here with my uncle today."
The man known as Lao Li stretched his neck and looked down the street. When he saw Hu Ke, he said with surprise and joy: "Oh, our Lao Li family is really happy today. The old county magistrate came to visit, but...
What a great joy.”
After saying that, he let go of Hu Dongcai and hurried out to meet Hu Ke.
After Hu Ke and Hu Dongcai looked at each other, they felt a lot more relaxed. Under the leadership of Lao Li, they walked into the Li family mansion together.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the door, Lao Li immediately turned around and closed the door.
With the bang of the door, Hu Ke's whole body trembled.
Something is wrong!
In desperation, Hu Ke turned around and was about to open the door again, but Lao Li blocked the door tightly, and then there was a cry of murder from behind.
Hu Ke and Hu Dongcai turned around quickly, only to see two middle-aged men in uniforms of subordinate staff walking out of the main room together.
They were followed by more than a dozen strong men holding knives, including yamen agents and mountain bandits. Each of them had a fierce look on their face, and their murderous intent was very frightening.
"Li Luohua, Huang Qingshi?" Hu Dongcai's face suddenly turned as white as paper.