Chapter 90 Find Li Jiang
Aunt Li stood under the big tree at the entrance of the village, stretching her neck and looking at the pedestrians coming and going, extremely anxious.

Ruan He and the others had already been there for a day and a night. She was really worried that even an old man could not walk at night, so she could only stand in front of her house in a hurry and wait.

The house was empty all day long. Aunt Li, her husband and her son, and his daughter-in-law all lived in the county town. The two elderly people sincerely regarded the two children as their own.

As soon as Ruan He got off the carriage, Aunt Li, who was not far away, had sharp eyes and immediately showed a happy expression and hurriedly came over.

"It's good to be back!" Aunt Li happily took Ruan He's hand, patted it lightly, and murmured several times repeatedly.

"Come on, let's go back! You must be hungry. I'll cook you a hot meal!"

"Auntie, we have found someone. We will leave for the county town early tomorrow morning. The three of us will rest at your house tonight, okay?"

Ruan He pointed back and introduced Wang Xiaoer to Aunt Li who had stood up: "This is my friend Wang Xiaoer. He is an official. He was reduced to a beggar when he was in trouble. Auntie, please be kind and let him live." Last night.”

Wang Xiaoer came over with rare embarrassment. He silently took out his official badge and showed it to his aunt.

In this place, this official badge is really not as useful as a good-looking face.

For Ruan He's sake, the aunt naturally agreed and brought the three of them into the house together.

Seeing that Wang Xiaoer's whole body was exuding a dirty and sour smell, the aunt boiled hot water for him to take a bath, and then picked out a set of old clothes for him.

At dawn the next day, the roosters in the village began to crow.

Ruan He and the others had already rolled out of bed neatly, simply packed their things, and were about to leave.

She originally didn't intend to disturb her aunt's clear dream all morning, so she quietly planned to leave.

As soon as the three of them walked out of the house and quietly closed the wooden door, they turned around and saw steam boiling on the small stove, with several fragrant flatbreads cooking in the pot.

Aunt Li was also thinking about this. She got up before dawn and kneaded dough to make cakes, thinking of giving them to the children as dry food for the road.

"Be careful on the road, Auntie... Auntie likes your eldest daughter very much. If you have a chance in the future, remember to come back and see Auntie. We in Qingshui Village don't see many distant visitors all year round."

Aunt Li said a few words of caution, then reluctantly watched them get on the carriage hired in the village.

Ruan He sat on the carriage, opened the curtain and looked outside, and saw Aunt Li still standing at the door of the house looking at the carriage.

She lowered her eyes and tightened the big bag in her hand. It contained hot, freshly baked sesame cakes, which Aunt Li had gotten up to make in the middle of the night.

"Auntie will prolong your life." Ruan He raised his eyes and looked at Mu Yunxiao aside, his clear eyes full of seriousness and determination.

Before she fell asleep last night, she secretly added half a pot of spiritual spring water to her aunt's water tank.

After drinking the spiritual spring water, coupled with Aunt Li's already healthy body, she will basically be able to have fewer illnesses and disasters in the next few decades, and live a long life.

The road to the county seat was quite long. As the carriage swayed, Ruan He gradually became sleepy and couldn't help but squint his eyes and take a nap.

As sleepiness spread, her consciousness gradually fell into a haze.

I don't know how long it took...

Ruan He was dazed, his wrist was lightly shaken, and a familiar low and hoarse voice came to his ears.

"We're here." When she opened her eyes, the horse pulling the carriage grunted, and the carriage slowly stopped.

The other two people should be penniless, so Ruan He quickly stood up, turned sideways, took out a small piece of broken silver from the space, and handed it to the coachman.

Wang Xiaoer also noticed that Ruan He could steadily take out the silver twice in a row, and muttered in surprise: "Where did my sister-in-law get so much broken silver?"

Before this, Ruan He was still an exiled prisoner, and all his family assets were confiscated. It was not easy to get money.

However, Wang Xiaoer also asked casually. In his eyes, this couple was very powerful, and nothing they did was surprising.

Before Ruan He could think of an excuse to deal with it, Mu Yunxiao raised his eyes and glanced at Wang Xiaoer calmly and naturally, as if he was just explaining casually.

"I drew calligraphy and paintings the night before, and I sold them when I went to the county town. I also made a lot of money. All the money I got was given to my wife."

After hearing this, Wang Xiaoer nodded and said in agreement: "Indeed, if you don't have money, it won't work anywhere."

He didn't dwell on it any longer, and they went straight to the county town.

The official on duty was standing at the county gate, responsible for checking every citizen who entered the city.

As expected of Tongzhou, those county government officials also have thick eyebrows, big eyes, and upright appearance. One glance makes people question what the selection criteria for local officials are.

"Tsk... Find everyone as soon as possible. Let's get out of here quickly. I'll attract people's attention wherever I go. Even the government officials guarding the city gates here are required to look good!"

Wang Xiaoer naturally noticed this, curled his lips, snorted helplessly, and complained.

Of course, before going out today, he had borrowed a bamboo hat from his aunt and covered most of his face tightly, so as not to even see the local magistrate and be thrown out by the government officials.

They were planning to follow the rules and line up at the back of the queue, waiting to enter the county seat.

Not far away from the outskirts of the city, there were several cries of pain, which immediately attracted their attention.

Several people looked sideways and saw a few shabby-looking, shabby people lying on the outskirts of the city, dressed like beggars.

Beggars are not uncommon, so this is not an unusual thing. What is striking is that a few of them lay on the ground with weak breaths, moaning in pain from their mouths.

A closer look revealed that there were more or less stab wounds on several of their bodies. There was a large bloody gash, and blood was flowing out, staining the weeds underneath red.

How could an ordinary beggar be so seriously injured? It seemed like he was being chased by his enemies.

Wang Xiaoer originally just glanced over casually, but the next moment he froze on the spot, his eyes widened, and he shouted in disbelief.

"Boss!?"

The person lying on his side was clutching the weeds underneath with a painful look on his face. His face was facing towards them, making Wang Xiaoer recognize him at a glance.

That’s Li Jiang!

Wang Xiaoer ignored the queue and hurried towards Li Jiang. Ruan He also looked over in surprise and took a closer look.

It’s really Li Jiang!Why was he injured?
"Go and have a look."

(End of this chapter)

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