Chapter 7 Earth Dog

Walking along the road, it didn't take long for people's voices to increase, and it should have entered a busy city.

There are many shops on the left and right sides, such as oil rice shop, garment shop, blacksmith shop, north and south groceries.

sniff

Shen Hao searched for a sweet smell and found a roadside stall that sold camellia oleifera. Shen Hao just took a bite, as long as he smelled it, he couldn't walk.

The stall owner was very busy, but he couldn't help shaking when he saw Shen Hao's black brocade robe embroidered with taotie patterns on the chest and the wild goose spine knife on his waist. The original smile on his face collapsed and changed. Be uneasy.

"My lord, what do you want to eat?"

Xuan Qingwei's prestige is not just talking about it, it has a very high deterrent effect on both local officials and ordinary people, and often this deterrence will spontaneously become a habitual fear, such as this Camellia stall owner.

"A bowl of camellia oil, so crispy and spicy." Shen Hao was used to the panicked eyes of the other party, so he found a small table by the side of the booth and sat down directly to eat.

The majestic Xuan Qingwei's elder came to eat at a roadside stall? This is so strange!

So even though he was terrified to death, the few guests who were also eating camellia oleifera at this stall didn't leave. He stood to the side with a bowl in his hand, and while eating, he sneaked a curious peek at the grand master of Xuan Qingwei.

Having eaten with Master Xuan Qingwei, this cowhide can last for a month without getting tired!

Soon a large bowl of fragrant camellia came to Shen Hao.

"Woo!"

After taking a breath, Shen Hao's eyes lit up a little.

"Not bad, very authentic!"

"Hey, as long as you eat comfortably, I'll make another bowl for you if it's not enough."

Hearing Shen Hao boasting that the oil tea he made was delicious, the boss became more courageous. Originally, Xuan Qingwei generally didn't deal with ordinary people, and he heard awe or fear. Maybe it's because this grown-up is so talkative?

"No need, you can't eat too much good food in one go, it's best to eat with a heart."

"Yes, yes, you are right."

After eating a bowl of camellia oleifera, Shen Hao paid the money and was about to leave but stopped. He saw a few ragged figures huddled in the corner not far away, looking eagerly at the food at the camellia oleifera stand.

"Beggar?"

The boss tremblingly accepted the money that Shen Hao forced on him, and when he heard the question, he quickly glanced along, and replied: "Yeah, a bunch of lazy bastards."

"Little boy? Are there many people like this in the city? No one cares about it?" Shen Hao heard the name "Little Boy" for the first time, but he could understand what it meant, similar to a tramp or a beggar.

"There are quite a few of them. One or two are like dirt dogs. They just wander around the street without looking for work. They won't starve to death with the relief from the yamen. It's very annoying."

Earth dog? annoying?

Nodding his head, Shen Hao thoughtfully.

After leaving the oil tea stand, Shen Hao didn't continue to wander, but walked straight towards the bums on the corner of the street.

Just like what the oil tea stall owner said, those bums are really no different from local dogs. When they saw Shen Hao approaching, they immediately backed away, and as soon as they retreated into the alley, they didn't know where they went.

"I can't run away." Shen Hao followed the perception and chased up like a leisurely stroll, his feet seemed to be leisurely but the speed was extremely fast.

After a while, the two ragged guys were blocked by Shen Hao in a dead end.

"Don't be afraid, I'll ask you something."

"...My lord, what's the matter?"

Even a bum knew the origin of the black brocade robe with goose spine knife, and was so frightened that he almost peed out like a quail.

Facing the two pairs of frightened and helpless eyes, Shen Hao smiled and said, "What's your name?"

"Little one, Zhao Gou."

"My name is Li Wu."

Shen Hao: "Zhao Gou, Li Wu? Well, let me ask you, how long have you been in Wuyang City?"

"One year."

"Me, me too."

Shen Hao: "Are there many homeless people like you in that city? Do you know them all?"

"A lot, let's say there are eighty or ninety people, right?"

"I know most of them, but I may not be able to call them by name."

Shen Hao: "So many people? Can we see each other every day?"

"Basically we can see each other, because of the curfew in the city at night, we dare not run around for fear of being beaten to death by Marquis Wu, so we basically spend the night in the Ci'an Hall in Yamen Lane, so we can see each other from time to time. "

"Yes, my lord, who are you looking for?"

Shen Hao smiled and said, "Are there many older people in your group?"

"Old people? Sixty? That's not many, I remember only three or two?"

"It seems that there are not many."

Shen Hao: "Not many? Anyone, can you find them?"

While talking, Shen Hao raised an extra ingot of scattered silver in his hand who didn't know when, and said, "I'll give you one ingot if I find someone, why don't you?"

First went to Ci'an Hall.

"My lord, this is the Ci'an Hall. It is run by the Yamen. There may be some smells in it."

There is also Ci'an Church in Licheng, which is similar to a public shelter. The environment inside was neither too bad nor too bad, but after there were too many homeless people inside, the smell was indeed unbearable for ordinary people.

It was just in time for lunch, and there were quite a few people inside, maybe fifty or sixty people.

I glanced at the food, basically there is no oil and water, just brown rice with some rotten vegetable leaves, I can eat half full, and it is completely overthinking to satisfy my cravings.

Shen Hao's arrival naturally attracted the attention of the Ci'an Hall guards, but Shen Hao didn't say a word, and they didn't dare to come up to say hello hastily, they just waited in awe.

Not long after, Li Wu and Zhao Gou led two old men in their sixties over.

"My lord, find two. Hehe."

With a flick of Shen Hao's finger, the two ingots of scattered silver fell into the hands of the two as agreed. Then he said, "Is it just the two of them?"

"No, not only, but also, it seems that I haven't, I haven't come back. My lord, just wait for me and look for it!"

I didn't expect to see Yinzi, which made Li Wu and Zhao Gou's eyes red like a chicken blood. With money, not only can you exchange for food, but you can also spend the night in a kiln with this thing!

But it wasn't just Li Wu and Zhao Gou who were so anxious, the two old men who were pulled over by them were also anxious. They were still at a loss before, but Yin Zi also understood after hearing the conversation.

"My lord, who are you looking for? I have been in Wuyang City for five years, and I know someone well!"

"My lord, I am also familiar with it. I have stayed longer in Wuyang City for almost seven years!"

Hearing this, Shen Hao laughed and said, "Oh? Then tell me, how many homeless people of your age are there in Wuyang City?"

The two glanced at each other, thought for a while and said, "There are only four of us who are about the same age as us."

"No! There are three of them. One of them got dehydrated and died last month."

Shen Hao narrowed his eyes, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said, "That means there will be one homeless man who is about your age in Yangcheng, counting you two or five? Where is he?"