There were only a few horses in Yanziping. Song Yang recognized it at a glance as an 'official horse' raised in the yamen, and said with a smile: "Did you steal it? Be careful Pantou catches you."
Er Sha was frightened when he heard this, and quickly looked back, as if Pan Tou Er had already chased after him waving his chain.
Seeing the stupid look on his face, Song Yang was even more surprised: "Did you really steal it? Send it back quickly." As he said this, he couldn't help but want to laugh. Even if the yamen is small and the servants usually don't pay much attention to their work, it won't be a big deal.
Let a stupid boy steal the horse. Then, he comforted: "I'll go with you. Don't worry, it won't be considered stolen if you send it back. I told Pantou'er."
When Er Sha heard that he was willing to help, he immediately looked happy and nodded: "Then please remember to plead with me..." After saying that, he turned the horse's head and walked towards the Yamen, but before taking two steps, Er Sha stopped.
He stopped walking and remembered the truth: "No, the horse was not stolen. I exchanged it for the sheep and Pantou'er."
When it comes to Yanziping's Yamen, it's as if Mr. Zhou and Pantou'er opened it in partnership. It's really not surprising that officials and horses are exchanged for sheep. Song Yang just wondered and asked the second fool: "You can do it instead of horses."
What?"
"Go to Qingyang City and show your skills to the imperial envoy. Nan Li is the first rank, and Liu is the second rank." When Liu Ersi said this, his expression was calm and his tone was indifferent, he really looked like a 'first rank'.
After finishing speaking, he paused for a moment, and the silly smile reappeared, and his superior temperament disappeared in an instant: "I heard that you are also going to apply for the election. You have a car, I changed the horse, and we drove the car."
Song Yang curiously asked with a smile: "Strange man Liu Er, what is your skill?"
Liu Ersha has always been honest, but unexpectedly he turned out to be quite naughty at the critical moment. He just smiled and said nothing.
Song Yang asked again: "Then how many sheep did you trade for this horse?"
The silly smile turned into a sad face, and Liu Ersha looked sad: "I'm sorry, all the sheep, a total of forty-six."
Forty-six fat sheep were exchanged for one rogue horse, and even Er Shao knew it was a loss... At this time, Pan Tou'er's laughing and cursing voice came: "Yang Yaozi, you listen to Er Shao's nonsense!"
As he spoke, Pan Tou'er came forward with a few servants, carrying thick ropes on their shoulders, and carriage and horse harness, and said with a smile: "Exchanging sheep for horses is nonsense. The horse was lent to you two by the eldest master, and his sheep are temporary."
He will be fostered in the Yamen and will be returned to him when he comes back."
Liu Ersha was displeased: "If you go to Beijing to be an official, how can you just come back as soon as you come back?"
Pan Tou'er did not pretend to be pretentious with him, but just smiled and said: "When will you come back, when will the sheep be returned to you? There are forty-six of them, and one of them is indispensable."
A yamen servant laughed and said: "Liu Ersha is not at home, and his sheep will not survive for long. It is because we brothers have to take turns as sheepherders these days."
Pantouer handed over all the vehicle equipment he was carrying to his subordinates, and several government servants were busy setting up the vehicle and assembling the shaft. Pantouer took out an envelope from his arms and handed it over: "The official horse-drawn private car encountered trouble with the investigation.
No, this is Mr. Zhou's certificate, proving that you are not horse thieves. Keep it with you and be sure not to lose it. You will have to return the horse and the paper together when you come back."
After saying that, he pulled Song Yang away a few steps and continued: "Liu Er heard about the 'Selection of Talents', and he didn't know what kind of spirit he had. He had to go, but he refused to say that he had the ability... He could
What a bullshit. Originally, I didn’t dare to let him go. If he bumped into the imperial envoy, it would be a huge disaster. But thinking about it again, he has a bad mind and has never traveled far in his life. It’s rare that he is so interested this time. Anyway,
Even though I have watched him grow up, I can’t bear to stop him with a black face and dark eyes.”
Song Yang understood what Pan Tou'er meant: "I'm taking care of him, just like taking him out to play, and he won't cause trouble."
Pantou'er nodded: "Please pay more attention. It's because you are taking care of me that I feel safe to let him go." After saying that, he reached out and patted Song Yang on the shoulder, then turned back and helped to set up the car.
Then I saw Er Sha climbing up and down, his face full of excitement, but he was very busy.
Soon after the car was harnessed, Liu Er grasped the sheep-herding whip and sat down in the driver's seat. Song Yang ignored him and joked and said goodbye to Pan Tou'er and others. Unexpectedly, in such a short time, Liu Er actually became proficient.
I got started and drove the carriage around a few circles with ease.
Pantou smiled in surprise: "I'm afraid this guy is really talented in the art of animals, but that's not right. Otherwise, he would have lost two cows one after another."
Song Yang was about to talk when suddenly there was a clear cry, and a white sparrow flew quickly, hovered in the sky for two weeks, and landed in front of Song Yang. This was Ren Xiaoqiao and his "exclusive channel". Song Yang
He reached out to untie the short letter, raised his eyebrows after reading it, and then laughed...
At this time, Liu Ersha had already driven the car back to the door and shouted to the courtyard: "Song Yang, go on the road in peace!"
Song Yang laughed and didn't take it seriously. He quickly returned the short note to Ren Xiaoqian, tied it on the bird's leg and let it be taken away. Then he waved goodbye to the fellow villagers, jumped onto the carriage, and sat side by side with Liu Ersha.
: "Let's go."
Liu Ersha waved his whip and shouted in a long voice with the emphasis he learned from the storyteller: "Get up...drive...back..." Song Yang quickly reached out and covered his mouth, blocking the last word...
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Qingyang City, the capital of Qingyang Prefecture, is a three-day drive from Yanziping. The journey in the first two days was uneventful. Liu Ersha waved his whip in his hand to drive and chattered endlessly, but he neither caused trouble nor ran around, and was very obedient.
The lizard he had raised since childhood was always lying on his shoulder, with its eyes half-closed, not eating or drinking. If it hadn't occasionally stuck out its tongue, you couldn't tell whether it was dead or alive. At dusk on the third day,
Sha suddenly took out the money bag from his arms and said to Song Yang: "Let's stay at the hotel tonight, I'll treat you." He shook the money bag and it made a rattling sound. It seemed that he really had some coins. Song Yang
I had a big box of rare treasures, but I didn't have much money. I slept in the car for the first two days and was reluctant to stay in an inn.
Liu Ersha had his own thoughts and continued: "Tomorrow, the first day of the twelfth lunar month, the first day of talent selection, we will go into the city. We will wash our clothes and take a shower tonight."
Song Yang originally had this plan, and he couldn't go to 'select talents' with an unkempt appearance. Now he and the fool thought of it together, nodded and said: "Put your wallet away, I have the money for the hotel."
Liu Er was so happy that he put the money bag away happily: "Okay, you can invite me to stay at the hotel, and I will give you a sheep as a gift when you get back."
Song Yang coughed and laughed.
After walking forward for a while, he saw an inn on the side of the road. Liu Ersha cheered and drove forward. Before it could stop, he jumped out of the car, ran into the inn and shouted: "Dude, stay at the inn!" The guy came up to him, full of apologies.
: "Isn't it..." Before the other party could finish speaking, Er Sha reached out and pointed at Song Yang who was gathering the reins outside the door: "I don't care about anything, I have something to say to him."
The waiter also saw that his mind seemed to be not working properly, so he said "Okay" with a smile, and walked quickly to Song Yang outside the door: "I'm sorry, the shop is occupied by a customer today."
They were taking the official road and were approaching the state capital. There would not be too many inns. Song Yang asked, "Where are there any inns nearby?"
The guy had a good attitude and patiently showed him the way. While the two were talking outside, Er Sha stood in the lobby of the inn, watching the tables of guests laughing, eating and drinking. Er Sha was an honest nature and would not take the initiative to cause trouble.
Happy, he looked happy too.
At a table not far away, a young man in a silk shirt saw an ugly lizard lying on his shoulder with a silly smile on his face. He couldn't help but asked with a smile: "What are you doing?"
Er Sha always answered all questions: "Staying in the hotel, Song Yang is treating me, I will do laundry and shower tonight, and I will go to the city to run for office tomorrow."
The young man in the silk shirt was surprised. He obviously didn't expect that a fool would actually join in the fun. They were all in the shop. They all laughed when they heard this. The two fools laughed together, and suddenly felt blessed and asked the other party: "
Are you also going to select talents?"
The young man in silk shirt nodded.
Liu Ersha was very happy: "I wish you all won the election, and we will be officials in the same court in the future."
The young man in silk shirt burst out laughing: "You are an official in the same dynasty? You are very confident. Let me tell you, what are your abilities?"
Liu Ersi didn't even tell Song Yang about his stupid skills, so of course he wouldn't tell a stranger. He shook his head and said nothing.
The young man in the silk shirt was not angry either. He stretched out his hand and patted the empty seat next to him: "Tell me about your skills, and I'll treat you to wine and meat."
Er Sha swallowed his saliva and actually held it back. He continued to shake his head but kept mouthing: "What is your ability?"
The young man in the silk shirt laughed and sat still: "You want to see what I am capable of, it's easy!" As he spoke, his shoulders shook slightly, and a sword light suddenly appeared and then disappeared, grazing Er Sha's cheek.
This man drew his sword urgently and quickly, and his fellow travelers cheered in unison. The young man in the silk shirt smiled proudly, and did not want to talk nonsense with the fool anymore: "I'll take care of the store, you can find another one." Liu Ersi was not injured, but he didn't look at it either.
He knew how the other party acted, but no matter how bad his eyesight was, he could still see the other party pulling out a knife. He didn't dare to talk to them anymore, turned around and ran out of the inn.
At this time, Song Yang had roughly figured out the route, and was about to greet fellow idiots to start the journey, when he saw Liu Ersi escaped from the inn with a pale face, obviously very frightened.
Song Yang frowned: "What's wrong?"
Liu Ersha said nothing and shook his head: "It's okay, let's go quickly." Perhaps he was afraid that the two young passers-by would suffer a loss, or maybe he was afraid that they would cause trouble in the store. The waiter next to Song Yang also hurriedly echoed: "It's okay, it's okay.
Okay, you two should set off as soon as possible so that you can check into the inn before dark."
Song Yang ignored him, just looked at Er Sha and asked: "What happened to your lizard?"
Liu Er was stunned for a moment, muttering, "Liu San is okay," and then reached out to touch the lizard on his shoulder. The lizard he had raised since he was a child was named Liu San.
But upon touching it, Ersha let out a strange scream. The sword of the young man in silk shirt did not hurt Liu Ersi, but cut off the lizard's head.
Holding the headless 'Liu San', Er Sha's hands trembled, his mouth trembled, and his whole body trembled. Soon he burst out crying, completely forgetting about the opponent's knife, and turned around and rushed towards the inn, crying:
"Pay compensation and stay with me!"
The shop clerk reacted quickly and hugged Er Fool by the waist. He couldn't reason with the fool, so he stopped Liu Er forcefully and said to Song Yang: "Sir, the people inside are not to be offended, they are just a lizard.
Calm down the trouble..."
Song Yang ignored his words and just asked: "Are they rich?"
"Money, power, and knives."
Song Yang asked again: "Are all the people inside in the same group?"
"We're all together, no less than thirty of us, and everyone is practicing martial arts..."
The waiter was so confident in his words that he only hoped that Song Yang would retreat. Unexpectedly, before he had finished speaking, there was a sudden rumble of footsteps. The young man in front of him, who was dressed in simple clothes and had a handsome appearance, actually stepped out of the big door.
Xiang walked even heavier and rushed into the inn with great force.