The arrogant little husband is desperately flirting with the hunter

After a few days of recuperation, Zhengfu's health had improved greatly, so the others planned to continue heading towards the provincial capital. This time they did not say a word to the escort agency, even though Marquis Zunyuan's servants repeatedly said that the marquis had given instructions.

Chu Xiao just said lightly, do you think we need protection?

As soon as these words were spoken, the servants were speechless, and even the escorts felt a little ashamed. With the skills of these two people, it was hard to say who would protect whom if they really walked along the way.

Besides, some of their people were injured, and they had to borrow people from other escort companies to re-arrange the journey, which would delay them for a few more days at least.

Even though everyone felt that they would feel more at ease following them, they did not dare to delay their journey and could only see them off reluctantly.

Occasionally, when they passed by a town, the three of them would rest for a day or two. Chu Xiao and Yan Zhenshen would wander around the village, and Zhengfu would wander around on his own. He was smart enough not to ask the two what they were going to do.

When they were almost at the provincial capital, Yan Zhenshen and Chu Xiao actually ran into the mountains just because they heard that a tiger appeared on a certain hill.

A few days ago, I happened to hear the servant of Zunyuan Hou say that this tiger was worth a lot of silver in Kyoto. For Chu Xiao, who was already very short of money, this was a windfall, so there was no reason for him to refuse it.

But it was a pity that wild animals in the mountains were not easy to find. After running for three days, I didn't even see a single tiger hair. But it was not a complete loss. I was surrounded by a pack of seven or eight wolves. The fur should be able to sell for more than ten taels of silver in the city.

As for the wolf meat, it cannot be wasted. Take it back and cook it to serve as a snack for the hunting dogs. However, the wolf cubs must be given special treatment. Otherwise, eating their own kind would be too cruel.

Yan Zhenshen didn't think as much as her husband did. He followed the traces on the snow and caught a few rabbits. It was rare for him to run up the mountain every day, and he really enjoyed it for a while.

When she was holding up the rabbit ears to show her husband, she had an inexplicably proud expression on her face. Perhaps it was because she was in a strange environment and felt different. She felt that being able to catch a rabbit was more proud than catching larger prey.

Chu Xiao really likes Brother Shen's pride. No wonder the book says that reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. Walking more and seeing more, changing places will greatly change your state of mind.

Look, his brother Shen has changed a lot. Chu Xiao suddenly thinks that it is a good idea to travel all over Da Xia with brother Shen. He especially wants to see what the naughty Yan Zhenshen his parents look like.

However, at Yan Zhenshen's age, it is inappropriate to be naughty, but it should be okay occasionally.

Chu Xiao didn't force it when he couldn't find any trace of the tiger. He went straight to the city without any delay. The main reason was that he had no money left and he just wanted to go to the city to unload the goods.

Merchants have fixed places to stay in many places. Zhengfu did not go to the inn after entering the city, but took the two of them into an alley not far from the city gate.

The ox cart stopped at a courtyard. The door was empty, unlike the other houses with many mansions. The red lanterns hanging on both sides had turned yellow and black due to wind and sun.

Coupled with the faded red door, Chu Xiao subconsciously moved closer to Yan Zhenshen. Why did he feel a little creepy just standing at the door?

Zhengfu got off the ox cart and knocked on the door. Soon the door creaked open, and an old man with gray hair and a weathered face looked at him with a frown.

Apparently, he was quite familiar with Zhengfu. He pointed in another direction and said, "Go to the side door. Bullock carts can't enter this way."

"Uncle Li, are there any rooms left?" Zhengfu didn't leave in a hurry, but asked one more question: "Are there two rooms left in the east wing?"

"The main house is empty." Uncle Li said, and waved his hand quickly: "Go to the side door quickly, don't get the cow dung at the door, I still have to clean it up."

Following Zhengfu to the side door, someone helped unload the ox cart. Uncle Li came over soon and led them inside. When he saw two unfamiliar faces, he explained the rules of living here as they walked.

This used to be a villa of a wealthy man, mainly used to keep his mistresses. Because it was confiscated by the government due to a crime, it has a very bad reputation and no one would want such a villa even if it was sold at a low price.

This Uncle Li used to be the steward of the other courtyard. He used some connections to buy the courtyard at a very low price. In order to earn some income, he rented it out for a long time, either long or short term. Anyway, the price was much cheaper than that of the inn.

The yard is not small. In addition to the main house, there are more than a dozen rooms. Some of them are already occupied, so there are seven or eight rooms left to choose from.

Zhengfu had been here many times. He went straight to the east wing after entering the yard. He whispered to Yan Zhenshen and Chu Xiao, "We have to live in a small wing like this in winter. Uncle Li is very stingy and doesn't give us much firewood. The bigger the house, the colder it will be in the second half of the night."

His voice was not loud, but Uncle Li obviously knew what he was talking about. He snorted and laughed, "I also provide firewood and meals here. Firewood is five cents a bundle, and meals are twenty cents a meal."

When they came over, they really saw the bundles of firewood. It was such a small bunch, I'm afraid that the children in the village would pick up more than this by just going around the mountain. It all cost five cents. Chu Xiao just wanted to laugh.

However, the city has a large population, and in winter the demand for firewood and charcoal is not small, so the price is naturally much higher than in their county town. If he had known that the price of firewood in the city was so high, he should have filled the space and sold it here.

But it was no use thinking about it now. If it was cold at night, he would go somewhere else with Brother Shen to chop some wood. Since the house was not big, they would not need too much.

Seeing that they were silent, Uncle Li continued, "There is also a small kitchen in the east wing, you can use it to boil water and cook, but you have to bring the necessary items yourself, and you have to pay a five-cent wear and tear fee each time you use them."

Chu Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly. It seemed that Zhengfu was right. Uncle Li was really stingy. He even charged for using the kitchen.

I guess a lot of people have raised doubts during the conversation. Uncle Li smiled and said, "Anyway, this is our situation. The East Wing costs 70 coins a night, and a bundle of firewood is given as a gift. You can fetch your own water, and boiling water is also considered using the kitchen. Also, we have a curfew, and the door will be closed on time at midnight. If you can't come back, it's best not to climb over the wall and get caught by the guards. If you ask me to bail someone out, you have to give me one or two taels of silver as a reward for my hard work."

Yan Zhenshen and Chu Xiao had been to the provincial capital once and knew that there was no curfew here. Restaurants and inns were all open at night, especially the brothels and gambling houses, which were extremely lively.

Because of this, the city guards patrolled more carefully. If Li Bo could say that, it seemed that many people were caught and taken to the government office for climbing over the wall.

So Chu Xiao felt that he didn't have the ability to climb over the wall.

Li Bo got a nod from Chu Xiao and glanced at Zhengfu again. "The conditions at the inn of three or four hundred coins are not much better than mine. Seventy coins is a fair price."

Zhengfu's face turned slightly red instantly and he nodded repeatedly. Only then did Uncle Li leave with satisfaction.

Chu Xiao took a deep breath after seeing the people leave, and turned his head to look at Zhengfu: "Can this old man really do business like this?"

"Good quality and cheap." Zhengfu took his package into the house and said, "Besides, Uncle Li's son-in-law is the head of the guard army. Living here is safer than staying in an inn."

Chu Xiao understood now. No wonder he could bail someone out when he was caught climbing over the wall. It turned out that there was this relationship between them.

He seriously suspected that Li Bo emphasized that climbing over the wall was not allowed just to stir up some people's rebellious psychology and to earn a few taels of silver as a reward for their hard work.