Early in the morning, Gu Sinian and Xiao Liuzi put on two sets of clean clothes, tidied them up neatly, and happily walked out of the lifeless prison.
Because Gu Sinian helped Wu An grow his face and got a chance to go out on the street.
It is simply unimaginable that prisoners can walk out of their cells and move around freely.
However, Wang Tou has been in a bad mood recently and rarely comes out to take charge, so Wu An has become the most influential figure in the prison.
With his support, the other jailers naturally did not dare to stop Gu Sinian and the others from their actions.
"Selling candied haws on a stick~candied haws on a stick~"
"Take a look, it's a fine piece of cloth. Come in and have a look~"
The cries of small businessmen and hawkers echoed in Gu Sinian's ears, it was so lively.
The streets in Fengchuan County are far from prosperous, but there are quite a lot of people coming and going.
The shops and houses on both sides are basically wooden buildings, but in the corners and in the deeper alleys there are many low-rise bungalows made of mud and yellow sand.
You can tell who is poor and who is rich just by looking at the houses.
"How does the store sell this?"
"This is Shiwen."
"what about this?"
"This one is a bit more expensive, fifteen cents.
Hey, hey, don't leave, let's talk about it later, the price is negotiable, hehe. "
Gu Sinian looked left and right, curious about everything. He still had the first month's payment in his arms:
A heavy two hundred copper coins.
It looked like his pockets were bulging, but in fact Gu Sinian found that these two hundred cents could hardly buy anything. After shopping around, he spent ten cents on two large cakes.
That's right, five cents for a piece of cake, two hundred per day is not even enough for Gu Sinian to eat a big piece of cake for every meal for a month.
There was a reason why he bought the cake. He was hungry, he was really hungry.
In the prison, every meal consisted of rice soup with mushy vegetables, and only occasionally could I have a dry meal to fill my belly.
This is much better than those prisoners. Not only do they starve to death every day, but sometimes they have to go out to work. It's a miserable life.
The two of them devoured the pie in three strokes. Gu Sinian patted his belly and said:
"Finally I'm not hungry anymore. I don't even give him a full meal on weekdays. It's so inhumane."
"Humanity? What humanity?"
Xiao Liuzi asked while swallowing the last bite of cake:
"I know the horse path and the official path. What is the human path?"
"Ahem."
Gu Sinian replied awkwardly:
"It's nothing, it's just that I don't have enough to eat and it's going to kill me."
"Damn it, brother Nian looks like he's never been hungry."
Xiao Liuzi said disapprovingly:
“It would be nice to have rice soup to drink these days.
Brother, look at that. From the beginning of the year to the end of the year, those people don’t have a full meal, and they will starve to death one day. "
Gu Sinian looked in the direction of Xiao Liuzi's finger. There was a row of ragged beggars sitting in the corner. The broken bowl on the ground was full of dust, but there was nothing to eat.
There was no expression on the faces of these beggars, no joy, anger, sorrow or anger at all.
Their first impression on Gu Sinian was that of a walking dead, completely lifeless.
Gu Sinian, who traveled from a flower gardening home, had never seen such a scene before, and for a moment, he felt pity in his heart.
Gu Sinian subconsciously murmured in his heart:
"This dynasty does not seem to be a peaceful and prosperous era~"
"Alas~"
Xiao Liuzi sighed and said:
"I'm also scared of hunger. I can't bear to see my brother starving again, otherwise I wouldn't steal anything."
Gu Sinian shook his head and changed the unpleasant topic:
"Hey, since it's a rare occasion, why don't you go see your brother?"
"Uh, this, that."
Xiao Liuzi was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly said:
"No, it's okay. As long as Wu Tou is looking after you, I won't go to see you."
"Chi~"
Gu Sinian couldn't help but smile:
"You love your brother so much, how could you not want to see him?
Let me guess, it was Wu Tou who asked you to watch me to prevent me from running away, right? "
Gu Sinian's meaningful laughter made Xiao Liuzi blush instantly, and he lowered his head coyly. Although he didn't say a word, his expression had already acquiesced.
Gu Sinian is not stupid. He is a prisoner. What if he is released and runs away?
But Xiao Liuzi is different. He has a younger brother who is in Wu An's hands and cannot escape. It is most suitable for him to monitor him.
But Gu Sinian neither blames Wu An nor Xiao Liuzi. This is human nature.
If he really ran away, Wu Anke would have to bear the responsibility, and Wang Zitong might have caught him.
Moreover, Gu Sinian believed in his heart that letting him go out this time was actually Wu An's test of him.
"It's okay, it's nothing."
Gu Sinian smiled and patted his shoulder:
"Go and see if you want. I won't run away. Where can I run away as a helpless prisoner?"
"Really?"
Xiao Liuzi's eyes shone brightly, and his thoughts began to move.
After being in contact with Gu Sinian for so long, he felt that Gu Sinian was not a liar.
"Don't worry, your brother Nian is not stupid. If you run away, you will lose your head."
Gu Sinian smiled and said:
"Go ahead. Let's meet here at dusk. Give your brother thirty copper coins and buy some food. It will be considered as a meeting gift for Brother Nian."
"Okay! Thank you, Brother Nian!"
Xiao Liuzi jumped up happily and trotted away.
Looking at Xiao Liuzi's excited back, Gu Sinian felt a little envious.
No matter how miserable other people's lives are, I still have a family and thoughts, but I am alone~
The next moment, Gu Sinian's eyes turned to the beggar in the corner again, and he stepped forward.
When Gu Sinian walked through the streets, there were two or three more coins in the pile of broken bowls. Gu Sinian didn't say a word from the beginning to the end.
The beggars stared blankly at Gu Sinian's leaving figure, feeling warm in their hearts~
…
Gu Sinian wandered around for a long time, basically visiting Fengchuan County, and finally hurried to the meeting place.
Gu Sinian was walking in a secluded alley, turning his head three times with each step, frowning slightly, because he felt like someone was following him all day long.
"Rustling, rustling~"
There were footsteps again from behind, and Gu Sinian turned around sharply, but there was still no one in the alley.
"Damn it, could it be that you hit a ghost?"
Gu Sinian cursed and turned around, then was stunned.
What caught his eyes were two masked men, all wrapped up tightly, with only a pair of dark eyes exposed.
At the same time, two people also appeared behind them, blocking the entire alley. The key is that these people all held sticks in their hands.
Gu Sinian's heart skipped a beat:
The visitor is evil, trouble is coming~
"Who are you? What do you want to do in broad daylight?"
Gu Sinian leaned against the corner of the wall warily, his eyes rolling. He always felt that the figure of one of the masked men looked familiar.
The masked man said coldly:
"Boy, quickly hand over all the valuable things you have on you, otherwise you will suffer the consequences of your skin and flesh~
If you pay it, you'll get a few less sticks. "
Gu Sinian's eyes moved to the silent man in black, and he raised his eyebrows slightly:
"Niu Erhu, the injury on your butt healed very quickly~
No more pain? "
Before Gu Sinian finished speaking, the man in black beside him subconsciously turned his head and said:
"Hey, Brother Tiger, how did he recognize you?"
"idiot!"
"He is deceiving us! What a fool!"
Sure enough, one of them was really awesome, but he was already stunned by his pig teammates.
Niu Erhu tore off the mask and said with a ferocious smile:
"Boy, now that I recognize you, you will be beaten even more severely today!
You should know why I'm looking for you. "
"It's really you, then the others must be jailers."
Gu Sinian shouted coldly:
"Niu Erhu, and you guys, if you really want to take action, you have to think clearly about the consequences!
How do you explain it to Wu Tou and the county magistrate? "
Gu Sinian's eyes kept moving, thinking about how to escape.
In the first half of my life, I was either studying or taking the civil service exam. I had never participated in a fight. What should I do?
Now the only option is to move out the county magistrate and scare Niu Erhu.
"Lord County Magistrate? Haha."
The corner of Niu Erhu's mouth curled up:
"This place is useless. There is no physical evidence or witnesses. How can you prove that I hit you?"
"Damn, how cunning!"
Gu Sinian stomped his feet angrily. No wonder Niu Erhu chose such a secluded alley to attack. He had already prepared a speech.
"I'll let you know today, don't mess with your Mr. Tiger!"
Niu Erhu stretched out his hand and pointed:
"Fuck me!"
"drink!"
A masked man rushed towards Gu Sinian first, while the two people behind him remained motionless, not giving Gu Sinian any chance to escape.
"grass!"
The opponent's attitude of taking action as soon as he said it made Gu Sinian's expression suddenly change and his heart became extremely panicked.
But for some reason, when the stick was swung in front of him, Gu Sinian instinctively turned aside and took half a step back, and the stick slid directly against his chest.
The masked man almost staggered after his failed attack and said in surprise:
"Hey, the boy reacts very quickly."
"Drink, let's see how you hide this time!"
The masked man rushed forward again, Gu Sinian looked shocked, and was forced back by the flying sticks.
"Boy, don't hide!"
"drink!"
Just when the stick was about to hit Gu Sinian's head, he subconsciously raised his hand and grabbed the masked man's arm.
The masked man was stunned for a moment. Gu Sinian's palm gripped his wrist as if it was a thousand pounds, and the wooden stick could no longer move an inch.
For some reason, Gu Sinian felt that his arms were full of strength, and he punched out without thinking.
"boom!"
"Hiss~"
That punch happened to hit the masked man's waist and abdomen. The guy's eyes popped out, his whole body trembled and he fell to the ground. His eyes looking at Gu Sinian became extremely shocked:
"you,……"
Gu Sinian also looked blankly at the masked man squatting on the ground, and then looked at his fist. Did it hurt that much?
"Damn, what a waste!"
Seeing that his subordinates were knocked down by Gu Sinian, Niu Erhu cursed angrily:
"Come together! Lose one of his legs!"
"superior!"
"Hit someone! Someone come quickly!"
There are thieves here! "
"Someone come quickly!"
Niu Erhu, who was about to give Gu Sinian a good beating, stopped and looked at the entrance of the alley in confusion. Xiao Liuzi appeared at some point and was yelling there.
"Brother Tiger, what should I do?"
"Damn it, let's go first!"
Niu Erhu glared at Gu Sinian and warned:
"Boy! You are lucky today!
Be careful when you go out from now on. When I see you Mr. Tiger, I will go around you! "
Several people slipped into the alley and disappeared without a trace.
Xiao Liuzi rushed over in a hurry and looked Gu Sinian up and down:
"Brother Nian, are you okay? Are you not injured?"
The two of them originally made an appointment to meet, but Gu Sinian never came, so Xiao Liuzi looked around and finally found this place.
Fortunately, he arrived in time, otherwise Niu Erhu and the others would have bullied the small ones~
But Gu Sinian couldn't hear Xiao Liuzi's words. He just looked at his fists blankly and murmured:
"Could it be that I'm good at fighting?"
