At night, by the Xiliang River, four figures were walking in the dark.
"Zhantang, please hold me up, I'm really tired."
The shopkeeper leaned on Lao Bai beside him and said feebly.
At this moment, she couldn't care less about whether men and women were kissing each other. She was really tired and about to die.
She had walked more ground in one day than she had walked in the previous year.
First from Qixia Town to Feilong Valley, then from Feilong Valley to Heifeng Ridge, then Zuojiazhuang, Shibalipu, Baishiqiao, and finally the Xiliang River.
Although I ride a horse most of the time, riding a horse for so long is too much for even an iron man.
Everyone looked at the shopkeeper's embarrassed appearance. Not only did they not look down on him, but they actually admired him.
At the end of the day, let alone the shopkeeper, who has never practiced martial arts.
Even those who practiced martial arts felt like their bodies were about to fall apart.
But the lady in charge of the shop insisted on following them.
Moreover, the shopkeeper's reputation along the way also impressed them all.
Almost everywhere we go, the shopkeeper will come forward first and explain clearly to others, and then Xiao Guo and the others will apologize and pay compensation.
It can be said that the person who contributed the most today was the shopkeeper. Many victims also forgave Xiao Guo so easily because of the face of shopkeeper Tong.
Seeing the shopkeeper's tired look, Lao Bai also reproached with some distress.
"You said that just to save a little money, you walked back to Qixia Town from Feilong Valley. Is that the case?"
As soon as he heard Lao Bai's words, the shopkeeper, who was still exhausted, suddenly regained his strength.
"Such a small amount of money? It costs me ten taels to go from Feilong Valley to Qixia Town. You might as well kill me." The shopkeeper said with a serious look on his face.
Lao Bai shook his head helplessly after listening to the shopkeeper's words. Everything about this shopkeeper was good, but he was too strict.
Xiao Guo and the others were listening and didn't know what to say.
In fact, they should have paid for the travel expenses along the way, but now they were empty-handed.
In the package, there were only a few taels of travel expenses left.
In fact, some of the previous victims today were fine. People like Doctor Xue, Miss Zhao, and Xiaomi combined, they only lost less than one hundred taels of silver in total.
But they had also chiseled Uncle Ge San's boat before. This Uncle Ge San's boat was not an ordinary boat, but a sailboat with masts.
In order to compensate Uncle Ge for his new boat, they spent more than two hundred taels of silver.
Based on this rough calculation, Xiao Guo and the others lost a total of more than 300 taels of silver today.
I think back then, when the shopkeeper purchased Tongfu Inn, it was only at this price.
After paying off the three hundred taels of silver, Xiao Guo and the others were already running out of money they brought out from home.
Now it is barely enough to pay for the trip home, and as for Shopkeeper Tong's loss, Shopkeeper Tong has not settled it with them yet.
"Shopkeeper Tong, Xiao Guo will never forget your great kindness. When Xiao Qing comes home, I will ask her to send the money over immediately." Xiao Guo said with fists in his hands.
"Miss, you..." Xiao Qing was a little confused when she heard Xiao Guo's words. What did she mean when she returned home?
Xiao Guo looked at Xiao Qing's puzzled expression and explained with a smile.
"They have helped us so much. If we just leave like this, it would be too unethical."
"And there are some things that I haven't figured out yet. I want to stay here and think about it first. I'll send someone to deliver the money after you get home."
"Also, tell my parents that everything is fine with me here, so that they don't have to worry about it. When I figure it out, I will go home naturally."
At this moment, Xiao Guo feels like he has grown up.
"I understand, miss!" Looking at her miss's appearance, Xiao Qing also nodded. She felt that something had changed in her miss at this moment.
When Lao Bai and the shopkeeper heard what Xiao Guo said, they just smiled and didn't say anything out loud.
At this moment, two lights suddenly appeared in the distance.
"Who?" Only a familiar shout was heard.
"Old Xing!"
"Old Xing!"
The shopkeeper and Lao Bai shouted with joy when they heard this familiar voice.
"Shopkeeper Tong! Lao Bai!" Lao Xing and Xiao Liu also recognized the owner of the voice, and the two groups who separated in the morning reunited.
By the way, the reason why shopkeeper Tong and the others are here is because they want to apologize to Uncle Ge San, but why are Xiaoliu and the others also appearing here?
It turned out that when Xiaoliu accompanied Lao Xing on a street tour to West Street, he suddenly wanted to see what the legendary Xiliang River looked like, so he specially asked Lao Xing to take him to see it.
And at this glance, Xiaoliu understood why Lao Bai said that since Uncle Ge San's boat sank, it would have been an extra fifty miles to cross the river again.
This Xiliang River is not an ordinary small river. It is the largest river in the west of Qixia Town. It flows into the Yellow River from southwest to northeast.
The banks of the Xiliang River are wide. If there is no ferry, then you have to go to the narrower part of the upper river bank before there is a bridge for you to cross.
At this time, the two groups bumped into each other again, and they couldn't help but feel happy.
The shopkeepers and the others will be able to go home better now that they have Xiaoliu's light. Xiaoliu and the others also happened to be going to Tongfu Inn for dinner.
The shopkeeper and Lao Bai looked at Xiao Liu's brand new outfit and couldn't help but smile.
"Hey Xiaoliu, how are you? How does it feel to be a policeman?"
Listening to what Shopkeeper Tong said, Xiao Liu smiled and nodded.
"Well, that's good. From now on, I will protect the safety of all the people in the town, including you of course."
"Then please give me more advice in the future, Captain Yan." The shopkeeper, Xiao Guo and others also congratulated.
Even Lao Bai and Xiao Qing were happy for Xiao Liu.
"Okay, okay, don't say anything. Xiaoliu is officially a police officer today. Let's go back to the inn and let Dazui cook a table of delicious food to celebrate." Lao Xing said loudly.
"Not only that, Miss Guo's matter was perfectly resolved today." Shopkeeper Tong also said from the side.
"Really? That's really a double happiness, and it's even more time to celebrate." Xing Captou laughed and said that he could take advantage of the meal again.
And he didn't expect that what Lou Zhixian told him would be accomplished. The male and female evil that had troubled him for more than half a year was finally solved, and he could feel at ease again.
Lao Xing looked at Xiao Liu and couldn't help but think of what Lou Zhixian said. This is a man with good fortune. This is so accurate. Xiao Liu is really his lucky star!
Seeing the double happiness today, everyone happily returned to Tongfu Inn together.
Seeing everyone's happy expressions, Xiao Qing, who was originally worried about her young lady staying alone, also smiled.
Although they didn't get along for long, she could tell that these were a good group of people.
Everyone was talking and laughing along the way, sharing their experiences today.
Among them, there was the incident of Xiaoliu trying the knife to meet the magistrate Lou, and the embarrassing incident of the shopkeeper running out first, but ended up going the wrong way.
This section of the road was originally quite long, but amidst the laughter of everyone, it seemed to be a bit unfinished.
After walking for an hour, everyone finally returned to the gate of Tongfu Inn.
Looking at the four big characters on the plaque at the door, the shopkeeper also said happily.
"Finally we're home." She was exhausted from walking all day today.
In the inn, the broken door has been repaired.
Xiucai, Dazui and Xiaobei were sitting in the lobby waiting for the shopkeeper. When they saw the shopkeeper coming back, everyone rushed out happily.
'Finally we can eat, but they are starving to death. '
The shopkeeper looked at the waiters running towards her happily and nodded happily. She didn't expect that she was so important in their hearts.
"Sister-in-law!" Xiaobei immediately threw herself into the shopkeeper's arms.
The shopkeeper smiled and touched Xiaobei's head. Then he looked at the brand new door and nodded with satisfaction.
"Well, not bad, not bad. Big Mouth, forget what happened last night and don't be lazy next time."
"I understand, shopkeeper. Thank you, shopkeeper." After hearing that the shopkeeper would not punish him, Big Mouth quickly responded happily.
"Okay everyone, today Xiaoliu has officially become a police officer. In addition, Miss Guo's matter has been resolved and the door has been repaired. It can be said that it is a triple blessing. Dazui will prepare a delicious meal today to celebrate."
"Okay!" Big Mouth responded quickly.
Everyone was also happy, and their stomachs were already very hungry.
Everyone had a pleasant dinner. The male and female evil spirits that had been bothering them for half a year were solved, and they also met three new friends. This meal had a bit of a Liangshan Zhongyi Hall feel.
. . . . . .
Night, a night without words!
In the early morning of the next day, Xiao Liu put on his official uniform, picked up his official sword, carried his luggage, said something to Shopkeeper Tong and others, and then walked towards the county government office.
He will move to the county government office today.
In fact, it is not mandatory for police officers to live in the county government office, because police officers are different from yamen servants, and yamen servants must have someone living in the yamen, not only to be able to listen to them at any time, but also to protect the safety of the county magistrate and the yamen.
But the policeman doesn't need to. The policeman has to patrol the streets, so you just need to be able to come as soon as you are called.
But Lao Xing and Xiao Liu both want to live in the county government office, for no other reason than poverty!
As a catcher, Lao Xing's monthly salary is four qian, while as a catcher, Xiao Liu's monthly salary is only one qian, which is one hundred cash.
In other words, a month's salary of a policeman is enough to buy two hundred sesame cakes.
With this meager salary, if the yamen did not include room and board, the policeman would probably starve to death on the streets before he was hacked to death by thieves.
Fortunately, the county government in Qixia Town provides accommodation and meal subsidies. Although the meal subsidies have not been paid for two months, the accommodation is real.
Because the county government has too few manpower, a large number of rooms are empty.
Xiaoliu and Lao Xing had a single room each. Although it was definitely not as good as the guest room in Tongfu Inn, it was still better than Xiucai and Dazui's room.
Xiao Liu walked happily while holding the knife, looking around, not only because he was patrolling the streets, but also because he was very happy at this time.
Xiao Liu didn't expect that in just a few days, he would have a master, a friend, a job, and now even a place to live.
It can be said that the only thing he needs from a happy life now is a girlfriend and a set of self-defense martial arts.
When thinking of these two, Xiao Liu couldn't help but think of Wushuang.
When thinking of Wushuang, Xiao Liu couldn't help but look forward to it. He didn't know if Wushuang was more beautiful and virtuous than the one on TV.
And just when Xiao Liu continued to think about a better life, suddenly a stooped old man walked towards him. Then for some reason, the old man fell down and rushed towards his arms.
Xiaoliu quickly subconsciously gave him a hand.
"Hey, old man, are you okay?" Xiao Liu asked with concern.
"I'm...hungry," the old man said weakly, holding onto Xiaoliu as if he was about to faint.
Seeing the old man's appearance of almost fainting from hunger, Xiao Liu quickly helped the old man to the side of the street.
Xiao Liu looked up and saw a shaobao vendor not far away.
"Old man, wait here for me." Xiaoliu said and walked towards the stall.
The moment Xiao Liu turned around, the eyes of the dying old man revealed two gleams.
'My steps are sloppy, my breathing is messy, my limbs are delicate, and my hands are calloused. This guy has never practiced any martial arts. But this boy actually has hundreds of meridians that are the same, and his energy and spirit are extremely strong. Could it be that there are really people in this world who are born with all the meridians. '
The old man muttered secretly in his heart.
He originally just saw that Xiao Liu's energy was unusually strong, so he wanted to give him a try, but when he put his hand on Xiao Liu's hand just now, he discovered that the other person actually had a hundred meridians.
