Upon hearing this, the store owner looked up at Xia Tan'er and responded happily.
"You see, the girl is very noble, but this is your first time in the town? My barbecue is the only one in the town for more than ten years. It is very famous. All the merchants in the town are proud of it, and they say There is no such skill in the Imperial City, and even if the chefs in the mansion learn it, they still won’t be able to prepare my sauce."
"It's so awesome, you have to try it. But shopkeeper, I'd like to ask you something. My brother and I just came back from Linqin, and it was a completely empty city. This... what on earth is going on here? The thing is, I heard that Linqin is extremely prosperous, so I came here because of its reputation."
"Young lady, you don't know something. Something happened to Lin Qin!"
The store owner glanced around and saw that no one else was staring at him, so he put down the skewers in his hands and leaned forward.
"The people in Linqin all moved to Linzhen ten days ago, so we have a night market."
"What happened? There was such a big movement and everyone moved here?"
To inquire about gossip, you must inquire from many sources, and you must not miss any details. Any clue may be a breakthrough.
"The horse bandits have all entered Linqin and robbed them. I don't know if it will be our turn. The county magistrate and the army stationed in Linqin are of no use at all. They can't do anything about these horse bandits. They are only called Linqin. The people moved their residences."
After hearing this, the store owner felt quite resentful. Xia Tan'er continued to ask.
"Who are those horse bandits? They dare to challenge the authority of the government."
"How could they take the government seriously? What they know best is to play with the government. Don't tell others what I tell you, otherwise I won't be able to continue my business."
"Don't worry, storekeeper, I'm the strictest."
Afraid that the store wouldn't believe it, Xia Tan'er made a special guarantee, which made the store relax.
"I heard from my relatives who defected to me that there is a scholar in white among the horse bandits who is from Linqin. I heard that he has become the second leader of the horse bandits. Among all the horse bandits, he is the most thoughtful and secretive. He does business but does not serve as an official. After passing through, he led his people into Linqin through various paths, ransacked every house in Linqin, and fled immediately before the officials came."
Xia Tan'er understood clearly. It turned out that there was such a relationship here. No wonder the official was almost useless.
"There is such a thing, so why would he do such a betrayal?"
"Well, it's a long story. Isn't there a saying that pitiful people must be hateful? This scholar in white is so hateful. He was really pitiful at the beginning."
"How to say?"
"This scholar failed the imperial examination many times, and the last time he came back disappointed. He just came back from the imperial city and found that his home was occupied by bullies. His parents were driven out and killed, his sister was sold to a brothel, and even his own house was destroyed. It became an inn.”
"He once went to the government to report the case, but the bully was so powerful that the county magistrate of Linqin did not dare to provoke him. After that, the bully heard about it from somewhere and ordered his servants to beat up the scholar. , thrown out of the city."
"Surely this scholar is very lucky and can survive in the wilderness, but unfortunately he encountered a horse bandit on the road and was robbed of all his belongings."
"He was so desperate that he wanted to kill himself. He never thought that the leader of the bandits would actually take a fancy to his status as a scholar and take him back to his village to raise him."
"From then on, the scholar in white seemed to be a different person. Not long ago, the bully's home was also robbed. I heard that the scholar was really ruthless. He skinned the bully clean in front of everyone. After being pierced with a sword, the bully's body was whipped and hung on top of the city wall in extreme humiliation."
