C215 The road to escape is bumpy (1/2)

The stories of the Ministry of Internal Affairs's scouts from Beijing could be compiled into a legend book. Like a stray dog, Jiao Si Shu abandoned his henchmen and left the Tanggu without even saying goodbye. On the way, they hid amongst the kang boat s that were shipping food, not daring to come ashore to eat. Only with the help of the ship's captain did they survive.

Grand Canal in winter was originally not a good time to travel. Although the middle part of the river was barely able to travel, the thin ice on both sides of the river was already growing. In the end, even the middle of the river was covered in ice, causing kang boat to be unable to move when they stopped at the Fragrant River.

He could only rely on Jiao Si Shu's legs to return to the capital step by step. He did not bring much money with him when he escaped this time. In order to let the captain protect him, he gave away all his silver taels. By the time he was on the ground in Xianghe County, there were only two strings of small money left in his arms, not even enough to buy two hundred pieces of paper.

Forget about hiring a car to hire a sedan chair, he couldn't even eat a few meals. Furthermore, the Jiao Si Shu didn't dare to reveal himself to his friends anymore. He could only helplessly buy some cold cakes and walk towards the capital.

However, before he even left Xianghe County, he accidentally found a familiar person. It was General Ding from Tanggu.

Jiao Si'er was hidden by the corner of the wall, secretly sizing up General Ding and his two guards. It seemed that they were at the end of the line and had fallen to the tea house to eat an overlord's meal.

”Scram, the three of you don't look like paupers and scoundrels. Why can't you even pay for three bowls of rotten meat noodles? My teahouse is also a small business. A bowl of noodles costs only five copper coins, and you can't afford to eat it? ”Get lost, even if I feed the dog, I won't give you the noodles …”

General Ding's face turned red from being scolded, the guards around him stared at the three bowls of noodle soup on the table greedily, they wanted to rush forward and snatch it away, but they were not in their own land, they did not dare to act shamelessly.

The owner of the teahouse was also depressed. Although their clothes were dirty, they still had decent clothing. How could they not have fifteen cents? This is also a small business. A bowl of noodles can only earn you a copper coin at most. Grandmother, I'm not someone to be trifled with.

Just as both sides were fuming with anger, a figure suddenly walked over and slapped a stack of coins onto the table. ”Boss, here are twenty coins. The three of them will pay for the noodles, so give me another bowl as well …”

When the General Ding heard the familiar voice, he immediately raised his head, and his eyes became moist. He knew this person for a long time, wasn't this the Jiao Si Shu from the capital?

”Hey, Master Four …” ”I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed!” General Ding blushed. At this time, Jiao Si did not have a single bit of arrogance left. She pressed the General Ding down on a chair, and whispered into her ear.

”General Ding, we are both at a disadvantage because of one person. If we don't help each other, who else can we rely on? ”Hurry up and eat, let's go back to the capital …”

At this point, there was no need for them to go back on their words. The four hungry ghosts carried the big bowl and ate in confusion. In the end, each of them ate three big bowls before they were able to survive.

”Fourth Master, it's a good thing that you appeared. We were just robbed right after we climbed down the kang boat. If it wasn't to hide our identities, I would have already started a ruckus.” ”But after thinking about the responsibilities I have, I endured it …”

”It's all the same. General Ding, don't say anymore. I still have more than 100 copper coins with me. If you save some money, I think we can even get to the capital!”

Unexpectedly, the General Ding shook his head, ”Xiang He County Order, Xue Meng received my grace in the past. I'm preparing to go find him, at least get a few horses to ride. ”You don't even have enough money for us to spend …”

Hearing that, Jiao Si's face turned white, he looked left and right and realized that the owner was alone in the tea house far away, he quickly whispered: ”My good General, don't take the risk, Xiao Letian's power is huge, he's definitely chasing us, don't let him off so easily!”

At this time, two of his janissaries spoke up, ”Master Fourth, aren't you being too careful? We're already at the Fragrant River, and it's already several hundred miles away from the Tanggu. Not far to the west is the Tongzhou, come here, you will be able to see the Beijing, this is the foot of the Son of Heaven, it is the best place, you are overthinking it … ”

The two personal guards and the General Ding quickly reached an agreement. In their eyes, this was a place close to the imperial capital, one of the most tightly controlled areas in the Qing Dynasty. Everyone's safety was guaranteed, so being careful was unnecessary.

Although he was arrogant, he was not stupid. Back in Tanggu, he had already been scared out of his wits by Xiao Letian, and his own sons and grandsons were still under his control. He was very clear about Xiao Letian's ruthlessness.

”I'm sorry General Ding, I can't stay with you guys anymore, I want to go back to Beijing myself, just pretend that you haven't seen me before …” With that, Jiao Si left the tea house and headed west.

Just four hours later, in the garden behind the county magistrate court, General Ding and his personal guards were enjoying a cup of tea. Xue Meng had already agreed to send the county magistrate's team to escort his old friend into the capital, and had even patted his chest to ensure his safety.

Never would he have thought that the Xue County Order would gather all the powerful figures in the county magistrate, and everyone would clench their teeth and prepare to attack.

”Brothers, we have all sworn according to the bloody handprint, drinking blood and wine. Everyone in the Mr. Xiao has to take a lot of money, and Mr. has promised us a bright future for our descendants. Now that the test is here, what do you think we should do? ”