On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 54 Escape 3
  After about a cup of tea, there was a knock on the door of the guest room.

Xiao Xiao opened the door when he heard the voice from the accounting room.

"Girl, we provide this for free." The accountant came in with a tray with a pot of tea and two stacks of snacks.

Then he pointed to the back where the waiter was carrying two wooden buckets of still steaming water, and said attentively: "Sir, there is still hot water in the kitchen. If it is not enough, you can greet me."

Xiao Xiao thought to herself, it is worthy of one tael of silver for rent, and the service attitude is very good.

She thanked her politely, sent them out, and lowered the door bolt carefully. When she turned around, she saw that her two sisters were already filling the bathtub with hot water.

After the three sisters had finished washing, they washed their clothes and ate some snacks with warm tea.

Although there are two rooms, the three sisters still sleep together.

Maybe the sisters would feel safe if they slept together. Anyway, when they woke up, it was already broad daylight.

"Not to mention, this sky-high bed is so comfortable to sleep on." After Xiao Lian sighed, she volunteered: "You are all so eye-catching, how about I go to the pawn shop later? I can find out some information by the way."

Xiao Xiao asked them to look at him: "Look at me like this, even if I go to Sheng Mansion, no one will recognize me, right?"

She put on the short hair she had worn before, and did not apply makeup. She only painted her eyebrows thick and thick, making her look youthful and youthful, and it was almost impossible to distinguish between male and female.

Xiao Xiu gave her a thumbs up: "It's like a new person!"

"Thank you for bringing all these out!" Xiao Xiao looked at them: "I'll put some makeup on you later."

"Okay, okay," Xiao Lian urged her to go out. She was afraid that she would be late and the free breakfast would be gone. "Hurry up and have someone bring food to you. Get more. If you can't finish it, we can take it away." .”

The main reason is that they only bring a set of shorts. Of course, it is more convenient to dress like this when going out during the day.

"Okay, wait until you hear my voice before opening the door." Xiao Xiao warned uneasily before leaving the room.

When she went downstairs, she looked around cautiously. In the hall downstairs, there were about a dozen tables, and most of them had customers. Nothing seemed out of place.

She went directly to the counter to find the cashier: "Excuse me, where can I get the free breakfast?"

The cashier didn't have any impression of him, so he suspected that he wanted to enjoy breakfast in vain: "Which guest room does the guest belong to?"

"Brother, it's me!" Xiao Xiao was secretly happy. He couldn't recognize himself. This meant that his makeup was perfect and he was safe.

She whispered: "My young master came back earlier, but my young master's wallet was stolen. I had to pawn something, so I dressed like this on purpose."

When the accountant heard what she said, he suddenly realized: "I see, you really have to be careful with your finances when going to places with fireworks."

He didn't believe that the young man's wallet was stolen. He was definitely dazzled by the beauty, so he gave away all his belongings to him.

Hey, what a prodigal.

Anyway, thanks to those inexperienced young masters, their county town can be lively and prosperous.

The cashier handed her a sign: "Take this to the kitchen, there are buns, steamed buns, tea leaves, eggs, and noodles."

"There is a pawn shop on the street behind our inn. I can ask the waiter to accompany you later."

"By the way, what's your young master's name? I have to register." Although the accountant is young, he likes to nag without delay: "The police came to investigate last night, saying they wanted to hunt down the assassin who assassinated Mr. Shanda."

"They are said to be three young women. The wanted notices have been posted at the city gate."

"I think they are stupid. If I were an assassin, I would definitely be hiding after I hurt someone. How could I still come and stay at the inn? Do you think that's right?"

Xiao Xiao's heart tightened, and she nodded in agreement: "Brother, you are absolutely right."

Seeing him take out the book to register, he happily announced his name: "My young master's surname is He, and his courtesy name is Yanbin."

She could just say a name casually, but she was afraid that she would forget it later. So I simply borrowed the name of Wu Yanbin, the young master of Mippu.

Wu Yanbin couldn't be his brother-in-law anyway, so Xiao Xiao didn't feel guilty at all for cheating him.

The accountant asked again: "Where is your young master's home? How old is he this year?"

The ancients were not stupid either. Before arresting a criminal, their name, place of residence, and age would be written clearly on the wanted order or pursuit document.

In addition, taxes have been paid in ancient and modern times, and each person's identity number will be on the household registration, similar to an ID card.

Therefore, the household registration room is very important. It is said that without household registration, you cannot stay in the room.

But for the sake of convenience, they didn't register in such detail at the inn.

Now that the government is coming to investigate, the accountant will ask so carefully.

Xiao Xiao was secretly shocked after hearing this, and could only approach the accounting room and whisper: "My fifth son was originally from Yuzhang, and now he has settled in Chun'an County. My son is young and he sneaked out without telling the family. So I didn’t bring my household registration, so I hope my eldest brother can help me cover it up.”

When she was inquiring about information from Ya Ren, she overheard Ya Ren mentioning that this place is not far from Chun'an County, but Chun'an is much more prosperous than here.

Now she can only borrow it and hope to fool it.

What she didn't expect was that they would react so quickly and had already started closing the city for investigation last night.

Then it will be even more difficult for them to leave.

Then living in an inn will be safer than hiding outside.

The main reason is that now everyone in the neighborhood knows each other. No matter where a stranger appears, they will arouse suspicion.

Except in the inn.

The accountant actually met a rich man who didn't know the heights of his fortune. Hearing this, he felt happy and felt that he could get an unexpected fortune.

His eyes lit up, and he acted in a difficult way: "If the government finds out about this, I won't even be able to keep my job."

"Brother, please help me." Xiao Xiao raised his finger and said, "I will give you ten taels of silver for your hard work later."

He was willing to ask for money, but Xiao Xiao was relieved, which meant that he had no doubts.

The accountant tried his best to suppress the upward curling corners of his mouth: "Then I'll write it down for you."

This windfall was more than a month's worth of money.

He turned to the front of the book and copied down the registered residence of the Chun'an guests who had stayed in the store before.

He was also afraid that Xiao Xiao would forget, and if he asked her and revealed the secret, he specially copied the address to her.

This means that there are policies from above and countermeasures from below.

Xiao Xiao wanted to say: It turns out that money can really make people go around.

Now that she knew that there was a strict investigation outside, Xiao Xiao was not in a hurry. She went to the kitchen with a sign and asked him to cook three bowls of shredded pork noodles. She served them herself. After eating with her sisters, she went out to find the accountant. of pawn shop.

The golden crown, jade ring, and jade pendant that Sheng Yang had collected looked valuable, and at this critical moment, Xiao Xiao did not dare to take action at will.

Fortunately, Sheng Yang asked Mama Li to give her some jewelry before.

She had looked carefully before and found that there were no marks or anything on the jade and silver jewelry. They should be jewelry from a gold and silver shop.

(End of this chapter)