What granddaughter? ! This child must have been abducted by the old man!
The old man originally planned to sell the child, but he didn't expect that it was hit by disasters everywhere, making it difficult to leave and sell.
Now that he was in trouble and it was a pity to throw it away, he thought of selling it to Zhu Bai.
Zhu Bai turned around and said, "Okay, let her stay."
The stationmaster was stunned. Knowing Zhu Bai's temper, he opened the door and let the girl in. He said to the old man, "Okay, leave her here. You can go."
The old man held the girl's wrist tightly: "King Xiang, you see, I have to go back, and I don't have a penny with me. You can do whatever you want to do with it."
Zhu Bai sneered as expected: If she were her biological granddaughter, she should say goodbye with tears instead of asking for money.
He walked over slowly, waved to the old man, and stretched one hand into his arms as if to pull something out.
The old man let go and the girl reached out to take it.
Zhu Bai pulled the girl, protected her behind him, and said coldly: "Well, you are a reckless person, and you have deceived me. Did your colleagues in Yingtian not tell you that they are here?" Did the king suffer a loss?"
The old man was so frightened that he turned around to run away, but was caught by the guards and pinned to the ground.
Zhu Bai said condescendingly and coldly: "Tell me, how many children have you abducted?"
The old man screamed like a pig: "Oh no, it's unfair. This is really my granddaughter."
Zhu Bai turned to the girl and asked, "Do you know him?"
The girl shook her head and said, "I don't know him. He abducted me from home. I want to go home."
Zhu Bai waved to the stationmaster: "Tie him up and send him to the government tomorrow."
The old man started crying and was tied up tightly by the guards, gagged and thrown outside.
Then the guard closed the door and never opened it again.
Zhu Bai muttered: "What's going on? When I come, do I have to kill a few people before I can move forward?"
The stationmaster asked: "King Xiang, what should I do with this child?"
Zhu Bai frowned: "I don't care, don't ask me. Just ask where her home is and ask the passing escort to take her back."
Before he could go out to have a good time, wouldn't he be causing trouble for himself by bringing an oil bottle with him?
The webmaster didn't know whether to laugh or cry: He is indeed still young. As soon as I saved someone, I couldn't wait to get rid of him.
Besides, this is a living person, not a piece of cargo. Why don't you just say "take it back" and take it back.
After half a stick of incense, Zhu Bai completely forgot what happened.
Because the stationmaster knew that he was coming, he asked someone to go to the mountain early in the morning to hunt rabbits and pheasants for him to eat.
At this moment, he was eating delicious roasted rabbit, and he didn't care whether he was a refugee or not, or whether he was a human trafficker or not.
The station master came in and said, "Your Highness, my subordinate asked. The child doesn't remember anything. You see..."
Now I really take it back by the way and I don’t even know where to take it.
Zhu Bai frowned: Oh, are you relying on me?
Logically speaking, a seven or eight-year-old child should be able to remember things. At least he can tell clearly where his home is and what his name is.
Could it be that he is a fool?
But it doesn't look like those eyes are very clear.
Zhu Bai tilted his head and thought for a while, then said: "I will be away for several months this time, and I will be on the road almost all the time. It is inconvenient to bring a girl with me, so I will leave it with you first. You can ask her to help with the washing and cooking." Come on, get her two sets of clothes. Just charge the cost on my itinerary."
The stationmaster wanted to say: Take away the people you save.
But he didn't dare.
All I can say is: "The people who stay and come and go in the inn are all rich and powerful men. It's really unreasonable for this girl to stay here..."
Zhu Bai didn't want to think about the answer: "Hire a cook to help you with washing and cooking. The wages will be included in the station's daily expenses."
The stationmaster thought about it, and that was fine.
It is really inconvenient for Zhu Bai to take a girl with him. He will have to pass by here anyway when he goes back. By then, he will have no excuse.
After Zhu Bai finished eating, he was busy reading the account books and arranging things. He was busy until midnight when he washed up and fell asleep.
I got up early in the morning, had my meal, and got ready to go.
After leaving the gate of the inn, an old man stood by the door and saluted Zhu Bai: "Your Highness, the common people have something to report to Your Highness."
Zhu Bai took a closer look and saw that it was not the one from last night. This person has kind facial features and kind eyes, and is calm and calm. He doesn't look like a bad person.
There was no one else but him, and the others set off early in the morning. After all, we were walking, and it would take us two or three days to get to the next station.
Even that Ren Yazi was taken away by the people transporting goods from the Guan Ya Bureau and taken to the government.
Zhu Bai asked: "Old man, why don't you go with everyone?"
The old man said: "I have received His Highness's kindness and have nothing to repay. I can only remind Your Highness that there are bandits in Jiuli Township ahead. Please be careful."
Zhu Bai raised his eyebrows: "We have eliminated the bandits along the Guanya Bureau Station a long time ago. Did the old man tell you about the past?"
The old man shook his head: "They only appeared after the flood. These people only rob merchants and ordinary people, but they don't dare to rob people from the government affairs bureau, so it makes sense that His Highness doesn't know about it."
Zhu Bai lowered his eyes and thought: This is also possible. After the flood, some people were displaced. The honest ones asked for food, while the dishonest ones naturally robbed and stole.
If they only rob civilians and then kill them, no one will report the crime. The government is focused on disaster relief, so naturally they won't care.
Zhu Bai asked: "You waited until now just to remind me of this sentence?"
The old man raised his hands to Zhu Bai and said, "Yes, after the old man finished speaking, he will leave now without delaying His Highness on his way."
Zhu Bai smiled: "It's hard for you to wait until now. Let's give you a ride. Can you drive?"
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The bandits in Jiuli were originally water bandits. Recently, the government's patrols on the water surface suddenly intensified, so they fled to a mountain forest in Jiuli to rob passing merchants and fleeing people.
They heard that King Xiang was going to pass by today, so they huddled in the forest and had no plans to come out.
Counting the time, Zhu Bai could pass by on horseback in an hour at most.
But it was almost noon now, but they only saw a few scattered people. They looked like poor people and had no money or water, so they didn't even have the desire to take action.
"Then the young prince has gone elsewhere?" A boy asked the bandit leader.
There is water transportation nearby. Although taking a boat is slow, it is more comfortable than riding a horse.
Anyway, Zhu Bai is not short of money.
The bandit leader said: "Wait a little longer."
"Someone is coming." Someone shouted.
The bandit leader took a closer look and saw an old man driving a carriage swaying from a distance.
A thin young man followed on horseback.
The carriage looked like it was used by wealthy people, with fine workmanship, high-quality materials and gorgeous decoration.
The horses are also tall and strong.
I don't know if it was the careless wealthy man who only brought one bodyguard with him when traveling.
"Chief, let's do it," the boy said.
For more than ten days there were only refugees with sallow faces and thin muscles. Such a fat and easy-to-slaughter "sheep", if you miss it this time, you may never encounter it again.
