The daily routine of wearing a book and abusing literature to cultivate a scholar and Xiaoxianggong

Chapter 21 Fighting Wisdom and Braving Spicy Taste
"Usually we don't close the stall until Youshi. Today's business is good, and all the cars have been dispatched before Youshi, so we have to close the stall. You can find another way—" The cart and horse shop guy is about to close the door after speaking.

"Hey, wait a minute—" Li Xiaodao blocked the door, with a sincere expression on his face: "Dude, I'm really in a hurry, help me find a way?"

The buddy waved his hand: "No way, even if we have a car to return later, we will close after Youshi. You only go to the south of the city anyway, and it's not far away. It's only two steps away."

"Miss, forget it, it's not bad for us to take a walk back like yesterday." Pei Zhiqi understood that the lady was afraid of the figure in the alley yesterday, but he felt that the lady was just overly frightened, maybe there was no such thing as a figure.

Li Xiaodao complained in his heart about the bus and carriage that got off work at 5:[-] p.m.

Annoyed, he could only walk back to the inn with his husband, and he didn't feel like holding hands on the way.

"If my wife finds it inconvenient, go back and discuss it with your parents. Let's go to the horse market in the provincial capital to buy a carriage," Pei Zhiqi suggested in a warm voice, seeing his lady's dejected expression.

I am used to walking since I was a child. My wife grew up in the town, so I may not be used to it. Besides, girls from ordinary families seldom go out, and my wife likes to go out for a walk. It would be much more convenient if there is a carriage.

After listening to Xianggong's words, Li Xiaodao began to think in his heart.

To buy a carriage is to add the cost of driving a horse, isn't it super expensive?And from now on I will have a horse.

In the costume dramas on TV, it seems that only rich families buy carriages, and whoever buys a carriage himself has to feed the horses himself.

But if you have a horse, can you practice riding?After learning how to ride a horse and play around, it seems very tempting to think about it.

But even she began to wonder, as the villagers said, Xianggong's parents didn't go to sea and didn't plant a lot of fields. It's already beyond the reach of ordinary farmers to raise a scholar, but looking at Xianggong's food and clothing, it's not very expensive. Difficult, really confusing.

"Sir, how much does it cost to buy a carriage—er, how much silver?"

"Ordinary horses are about 50 to [-] taels of silver, plus the saddle and the car, plus about [-] taels of silver."

Li Xiaodao took a breath, "So expensive? And does anyone in our family know how to raise horses?"

"I'm ashamed to say that if I want to raise horses, I have to learn a lot. I can only go back and ask my parents. If my parents know how to raise horses and can teach me, that would be the best," Pei Zhiqi replied.

50 taels of silver, I do have it, but it is the money that my mother stuffed into the bottom of the box when I got married, if I spend it casually, there is no emergency in the future.

The 30 taels I earned this time are also intended to be saved for my husband to go to the provincial capital to learn from his teachers. The cost of watching ancient costume dramas is very high, and he has to pay the teacher a lot of money every year.

I have always had enough money, and I have never asked my husband about his family background.

If Xianggong paid such a large sum of money to buy a carriage, would it affect the future exams?
However, there are many people walking on the road, and the topic of money is always difficult to discuss.

"Don't worry, let's discuss about buying the carriage when we get home! It's getting dark, let's go faster."

The lady walked in a hurry, and Pei Zhiqi also walked very fast, but she hurried too slowly, and still couldn't make it back to the inn before dark.

Pei Zhiqi led the way, and tried to follow the avenues according to his wife's instructions, but the roads in the southern city followed the terrain and water flow, and there were few horizontal and vertical avenues, so it was inevitable to cross some dark alleys.

There was a lot of noise from people coming and going on the street just now, but I didn't think there was anything unusual, but when I walked into this deep alley with few people, the sound of footsteps became very clear.

Li Xiaodao silently recited no bad people, no bad people, but it seemed that the spell didn't work very well.

She still heard a few soft footsteps behind her and her husband's footsteps from time to time, as if walking on tiptoe intentionally to avoid being heard.

This time maybe the footsteps were too obvious, maybe it was because he didn't believe it but he was still more vigilant, not only did Li Xiaodao hear it, but Li Xiaodao looked up at Pei Zhiqi, Pei Zhiqi also nodded at her, meaning he heard it too.

It seems that the lady was not frightened too much last night, but that the shadow was real.

Li Xiaodao Jingyin gestured towards Pei Zhiqi with his mouth: "How-how-do?"

Pei Zhiqi looked around, looked at the terrain before and after, and mouthed back to the lady: "Follow-follow-me-"

After walking slowly in a long alley for a while, a short alley turning left appeared on the left, and at the other end of the short alley was another long alley parallel to the current one.

Without hesitation, Pei Zhiqi took the lady's hand, and suddenly accelerated and turned left into the alley.

He was almost running in front, Li Xiaodao was being led and followed quickly, both of them heard the footsteps behind and followed quickly at the same time.

Today I want to see which way people are following.

Pei Zhiqi took Li Xiaodao and walked quickly to the exit of the alley, took a few big steps out of the alley, then immediately turned back and stuck to the alley entrance, listening to the sound of footsteps in the alley behind.

Li Xiaodao was led to trot behind Pei Zhiqi's rhythm, and then turned his head and squatted against the wall, listening to the movement.

Sure enough, the footsteps followed, and they also turned into the alley at this moment.

Pei Zhiqi took a deep breath, and he and Li Xiaodao looked at each other in unison.

He pulled Li Xiaodao behind him and shook his head towards her, meaning not to stick his head too close.

Li Xiaodao anxiously mouthed to him, what do you want to do, Mr. Xiang?
Pei Zhiqi didn't reply to her, but only made a "shh-" gesture.

Officers and soldiers were not allowed to take the saber in the morning, and it is still in the inn.

Pei Zhiqi touched his chest and took out the pepper noodles that his wife gave him last night.

When Li Xiaodao saw that Xianggong had found out the pepper noodles, he quickly covered his mouth and nose with his sleeve, in case he choked and coughed loudly, it would be bad.

Her heart was pounding, she bought the chili noodles on a whim, but she didn't know if it would actually work.

Pei Zhiqi held the paper bag in his hand, and waited quietly, waiting for the footsteps to get closer and closer until they reached the entrance of the alley.

The footsteps in the short alley also slowed down as they approached the entrance of the alley.

It seems that the other party did not hear the footsteps of the two of them moving on, and became suspicious.

The footsteps of the people following in the alley finally stopped at the entrance of the alley.

Suddenly, the long and short alleys, inside and out, were silent.

Pei Zhiqi turned his head and glanced at Li Xiaodao, Li Xiaodao nodded to him, so he held his breath, and carefully opened the paper bag, revealing red powder inside.

Pei Zhiqi moved neatly, and threw the paper bag and pepper powder into the alley!
It was quiet for a while, only to hear coughing suddenly coming from the short alley, and the coughing quickly moved away from the alley, and the other party seemed to be retreating back.

it works!

Pei Zhiqi anxiously wanted to turn around and rush into the alley to see who was following him, but Li Xiaodao held him back and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, sir, if the other party has a weapon in his hand, we are powerless to fight him."

(End of this chapter)