"Hello, Miss Guo! I am Xing Yusen, the thirty-seventh chief police officer in this town."
As soon as Lao Xing walked in, he cupped his fists and said hello to Xiao Guo, who was sitting in the lobby and had changed into green clothes.
"Is something wrong?" Xiao Guo responded impatiently, not even thinking of looking at Lao Xing.
Although Xiao Guo was in a much better mood after a night of guidance from the shopkeeper. But what bothers her the most is people who are trying to show their courtesy for nothing, because she sees too many of them.
And she also knew that the reason why these people were so polite to her was mainly because of her father, and what she wanted to do most was to get rid of her influential father.
As soon as Xiao Liu heard Xiao Guo's impatient tone, he knew that his master had slapped the horse's leg.
Lao Xing also smiled awkwardly, but he was already a veteran and said with a smile.
"Miss Guo, I heard from my apprentice Xiaoliu that you have just arrived in the town and are not very familiar with everything in this town. As the head catcher of this town, Xing, if you encounter anything Excuse me, please feel free to speak up, Xing’s definition is unequivocal.”
Lao Xing said tactfully that he did not dare to directly mention the matter of male and female evil spirits.
Xiao Guo was originally dismissive of Lao Xing's words, but when she heard Lao Xing say that Xiao Liu was her apprentice, she immediately became interested. She glanced at Xiao Liu, who stood silently behind Lao Xing. .
"Are you his master?" Xiao Guo asked curiously.
"Yes!" Lao Xing quickly nodded and half-bent. "
If Xiaoliu has offended Miss Guo in any way, I hope Miss Guo will be more generous and I, a master, will be here to make amends for him. "
Lao Xing still loves Xiao Liu very much. He is afraid that Xiao Liu's behavior last night will make Xiao Guo unhappy.
"No, it's nothing. I admire him very much!" After hearing Lao Xing's apology, Xiao Guo waved his hand and said in an old-fashioned way.
Seeing Xiao Guo like this, Xiao Liu almost laughed out loud. However, he managed his expression very well, and he just stood behind the two of them with a smile and listened quietly.
Even if the two of them talked about him, he would just nod and smile when they looked at him.
Looking at Xiao Liu's well-behaved appearance, Xiao Guo couldn't help but feel a little strange. After all, her impression of Xiao Liu was not such a shy big boy.
The other party dared to yell at her so loudly yesterday, which made her remember it deeply. After all, Xiaoliu was the first person besides his father who dared to yell at her like this since she was a child.
The reason why Xiao Liu acted so invisible was that he didn't want to steal Lao Xing's limelight. Xiao Liu knew that his master was a good-looking person.
Of course, he is not afraid of wearing small shoes. He knows that his master will not do that. He does this mainly because he respects his master.
This is just like some families. At home, the wives are often the boss, but when they go outside, in front of outsiders.
They often leave the decision-making and decision-making power to their husbands, and they themselves only assist and provide some reference opinions. This is the so-called respect.
The same is true for Xiaoliu. Although Lao Xing is not that outstanding, he is his master no matter what.
Moreover, he is still a catcher, and he is just a catcher. Why should he be more eye-catching than his master, who is also his boss?
So as long as Lao Xing was present, Xiaoliu would try his best to keep a low profile as much as possible and never steal the limelight from his master.
Moreover, he was also afraid that the contrast between his front and back would be too great, which would make Lao Xing suspicious.
After all, in the entire town of Seven Heroes, Lao Xing is the only one who is familiar with the former Xiaoliu.
The two of them had not even spoken a word when they saw shopkeeper Tong walking down the stairs angrily, shouting angrily as he walked away.
"Big mouth! Big mouth! Big mouth!"
Seeing the angry look of Shopkeeper Tong, everyone couldn't help but look sideways. Why did Big Mouth make Shopkeeper Tong unhappy?
Shopkeeper Tong looked at the confused looks everyone was looking at her and said angrily.
"This big mouth, let him stay up all night, he actually dares to be lazy and sleep, and see if I don't deduct his monthly payment."
When the big mouth in the kitchen heard what the shopkeeper said, he was about to come out, but he was immediately frightened and shrank back.
He is not afraid of heaven or earth. What he is most afraid of is the shopkeeper's monthly deduction.
Lao Bai, who was following the shopkeeper, quickly advised.
"Forget it, shopkeeper, I don't blame them, I asked them to go to bed."
The shopkeeper turned around and looked at Lao Bai with pain, looked at Lao Bai's faint dark circles, and said with concern.
"Then what should you do? How about you take a rest first?"
Seeing that the shopkeeper cared so much about him, Lao Bai felt warm in his heart, but he still rejected the shopkeeper's kindness.
"It's okay! This little thing is nothing." As he said this, Lao Bai rubbed his eyes.
If the matter of Xiao Guo and the others is not resolved now, Lao Bai will not be able to sleep well no matter how hard he sleeps. Who knows if Guo Juxia will suddenly run out to look for his daughter.
If he was caught again while looking for his daughter, he would have no place to reason.
"Miss, everything is packed."
At this time, Xiaoqing also walked downstairs with a sword and a package on his back.
"Shopkeeper Tong."
Xiao Qing said hello to Shopkeeper Tong, while Xiao Liu and Lao Bai were ignored by her.
Xiao Liu and Lao Bai didn't care about this. When everyone arrived, everyone looked at the shopkeeper, even Lao Xing.
The shopkeeper looked at Lao Bai.
Lao Bai quickly nodded to the shopkeeper, indicating that he had no problem.
"Okay, let's go!" Seeing that Lao Bai was indeed fine, the shopkeeper said.
"Xiucai, you stay in the shop to look after the house, and let Dazui find a carpenter to come back and ask him to help us repair the door."
"Also, tell Li Dazui that if the door is not ready tonight, he will not be able to sleep tonight."
"Yes, from the shopkeeper!" Xiucai responded quickly.
"Lao Xing, the store is not open today, so you can eat somewhere else first." Finally, shopkeeper Tong looked at Lao Xing with a smile and said, she thought Lao Xing was here to eat.
"Well, since you still have something to do, we won't bother you and leave first." With that, Lao Xing took Xiaoliu out.
Through the short exchange just now, he also knew that Miss Guo was a difficult person to deal with.
And in this case, it’s better not to fight.
Anyway, as he got older, he had already given up the idea of going further. He was already content to be an ordinary little head catcher in this small town.
Xiao Liu also followed Lao Xing out, and after Lao Xing and the others left, Xiao Guo and the shopkeeper and his party also set off.
They had a much harder time than Xiaoliu and the others today. They had to run through almost all the nearby towns such as Zuojiazhuang, Shibalipu, Heifengling and Baishiqiao.
Naturally, it was impossible to walk such a long way, so everyone had to go to Shopkeeper Hao in Feilong Valley to rent horses first.
In ancient times, horses were bought and sold at the horse market, but no one planned to buy a horse. After all, the cheapest horse costs more than thirty taels of silver, which translates into more than ten years of wages for Lao Bai and the others.
They run an inn, not an escort agency. The horse is only for one run and will be kept in the future, so it is far less cost-effective than renting it.
And since you want to rent, it is definitely best to find someone you know.
Shopkeeper Hao from Feilong Valley is an absolute old acquaintance. It can be said that it appears many times in the play. Whether it is inviting game meat or the Western Invincible that was bitten to death by 123, it was all by his hand.
Shopkeeper Hao is actually a businessman specializing in animal breeding.
In ancient times, in animal breeding, the most profitable ones were cattle and horses. After all, one was for agricultural needs and the other was for military needs. It can be said that there were no worries about buyers.
Shopkeeper Hao of Feilong Valley is the largest horse dealer in Qixia Town, and the so-called Feilong Valley is actually where he raises horses.
As for dogs, monkeys, etc., those are actually just his side jobs.
Xiaoliu followed Lao Xing and listened to Lao Xing's introduction as he walked.
After the two of them left the inn, they did not go straight to the county government office. After all, the genius was just rising now, let alone the magistrate of Lou County. Even the shops on the street are not open for business yet.
Only shops like Shopkeeper Tong that offer breakfast opened their doors early.
And since Lou Zhixian hasn't woken up yet, it's impossible for Lao Xing to disturb him now.
So he took Xiao Liu to walk around the streets first, not only to patrol the streets, but also to familiarize Xiao Liu with the topography of Qixia Town.
After all, it was too late when they arrived in the town yesterday, so they went directly to Tongfu Inn, the store owner of Tong, without having time to take Xiaoliu around the Qixia Town.
While taking Xiao Liu to get familiar with the environment, Lao Xing also did not forget to introduce Xiao Liu to the people and things in this town.
Qixia Town is just a small town with a small population. Since the population is not large, there are relatively few merchants here, and most of them are monopolies.
The so-called monopoly here does not mean that one company is big enough to monopolize the entire market, but that the market here is only enough to support this one company.
For example, the shopkeeper Hao of Feilong Valley just mentioned, the shopkeeper Qian of the only pawnshop and bank in town, the shopkeeper Liu of Rouge Shop on West Street, and even the current shopkeeper Tong of Tongfu Inn are like this.
But shopkeeper Tong will no longer be there soon, because a Yihong Restaurant is about to open opposite Tongfu Inn.
And when the time comes, the two companies will definitely overthrow the other, because the market in the entire Qixia Town is so big.
Of course, that's all for later.
Lao Xing took Xiao Liu all the way from Dongshi to West Street, then from West Street to Beiqiao, and finally the two of them walked all the way to Nanting.
Sitting in the stone pavilion in the south pavilion, the master and the apprentice could finally take a rest.
Only then did Xiao Liu realize that this so-called street patrol was not that easy. It was almost equivalent to walking through the Seven Heroes Town every day.
But this is also because of the professionalism of his master. Like many policemen who are too lazy to patrol the streets, they just find a teahouse or restaurant to sit in for a day, and then go back after get off work.
The smarter thing is to sit in this place for a while, then sit in that place for a while, so that you can't find any fault at all.
And it is quite rare for someone like his master to patrol every store and street after street.
No wonder Lao Bai said that the security of Qixia Town was maintained by Lao Xing who patrolled the streets day and night.
Also, if a police officer hangs out in front of you every day without any problem, even if you have the idea of committing a crime, you have to consider the consequences.
"Come to Xiaoliu and have a piece of sesame seed cake." Lao Xing handed a piece of the sesame seed cake he just bought to Xiaoliu.
"Thank you, master."
Xiao Liu took the sesame cake and looked at the ancient sesame cake. It didn't have as many fancy fillings as modern ones, and there wasn't any sesame on the surface. It was just made of ordinary grain paste. A penny can buy two.
Seeing that Lao Xing was eating with gusto, Xiao Liu couldn't help but take a bite.
Well, don't tell me, it tastes pretty good.
Maybe it's because it's just out of the oven. It's hot and a little crispy in texture. Although it just tastes like ordinary pasta, it has a slightly salty texture, so it's no problem to eat it.
Xiaoliu looked at Lao Xing while eating sesame seed cakes, and suddenly asked curiously. "Master, have you always patrolled the streets like this before?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?" Lao Xing asked curiously.
"It's nothing, just, master, don't you feel tired?" Xiao Liu hesitated for a moment, but chose to ask.
After hearing Xiao Liu's words, Lao Xing smiled, and then said with a serious face.
"What's so tiring? Patrolling the streets is a police officer's duty and job. Xiao Liu, you have to remember that since you have chosen to be a police officer, you must not be afraid of hardship or tiredness. Think about the people in your heart, so that you can become a good catcher."
Seeing the serious look on Lao Xing's face, Xiao Liu nodded quickly.
"I understand. Master!"
"As long as you know, eat quickly. After eating, I will take you to see Lou Zhixian." Seeing Xiaoliu agree, Lao Xing stood up with a smile.
At this moment, Xiao Liu had a different feeling when he looked at his master again.
Maybe he is really just an ordinary little catcher, with neither superb skills nor outstanding political achievements. He only got the credit for catching the thief in a daze, coupled with the sudden resignation of his predecessor. Become the head catcher.
He neither knows martial arts nor is very resourceful. After he became the head catcher, he only patrolled the streets and drew his sword all day long. In the past three years, he has not even caught a small thief.
But it was such an ordinary little detective who, after three years of non-stop patrolling the streets, made the people of Qixia Town live and work in peace and contentment.
Maybe he just did what a head catcher should do, but how many people in this world can do what they should do?
If everyone could do what they should do.
The emperor works diligently and loves the people, his ministers serve the country loyally, officials ask orders for the people, merchants abide by the law, and the people live and work in peace and contentment.
Then the whole world will be at peace.
But this is too difficult!
But it is precisely because it is difficult that it becomes valuable.
Although Lao Xing was just an ordinary person, he used his actions to protect the peace of the people.
An ordinary person, an ordinary little head catcher, but also admirable.
