jdhmnovel Chapter 259: Looking for Someone in the City
Chapter 259: Looking for Someone in the City
After about two quarters of an hour, the little beggar came back breathlessly and said, "I have already sent all my men out. Don't worry, there is no place in this city that we haven't been to. No one in this city is more familiar with it than us. We will have news in two days at the latest."
Seeing that he spoke clearly and acted sophisticatedly, Zhou Guo asked curiously, "How old are you?"
The little beggar touched his head and grinned, "I don't know how old I am, I only know that since I can remember, I have spent six years in the city, watched the lanterns for six years, and received pig heads for six years."
Six years, if we consider that he started to remember things at the age of five, he would be eleven years old, about the same age as Zhou Mai and Zhou Mi, maybe even older than them.
But his height is the same as Zhou Guo, and he looks only seven or eight years old at most.
Zhou Guo and Zhou Dacang looked at each other without saying anything. He took out four large pancakes from his bag and gave them all to him. According to the appetite of ordinary people, they could only eat half a pancake at a time. These four pancakes were enough for eight people to have a meal.
Zhou Dacang said, "We will come here to look for you in two days. Whether we can find you or not, we will meet here."
The little beggar looked at the four cakes and was extremely happy. He took them and nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, as long as he is in this city, we will find him even if we search the sky hard."
After saying this, he turned around and hurried away with the cake, and the little beggars behind him followed him.
Zhou Guo looked at the situation and frowned slightly.
Zhou Dacang sighed, "It's still too little. I don't know how many people he has under him. The four pies look big, but if there are so many people, each person won't get much."
Zhou Guo said, "Let's talk about it in two days." He took Zhou Dacang's clothes and walked forward again. "Although we have their help, we can't just sit in the inn. We have to look around the city."
Zhou Dacang pulled back his clothes helplessly and held her hand instead, "Don't tear my new clothes."
Zhou Guo turned around and looked at him, puzzled, "I remember you have worn this dress many times, didn't your mother and elder sister make two identical ones for you?"
Zhou Dacang replied, "No, it's just this one. I've only worn it a few times, so of course it's new."
Even in those years when our family was well off, we couldn't always wear new clothes. We could only have a new set of clothes during the Chinese New Year and a new set in the summer, twice a year.
Later, the big one would give the clothes to the smaller one, and the smaller one would give the clothes to the even smaller one. When the clothes could no longer fit the smaller one, they would be altered. If the clothes were too torn to look good, they could be cut up and used to paste soles of shoes.
I've only worn this dress for a month, so of course it's still new.
Zhou Guo thought about the old clothes he had worn before. They were washed white, with patches here and there, and patches on top of patches in some places. He didn't know how many years they were. In comparison, these clothes were indeed new.
She looked down at her clothes, which were also newly made and made of cotton. If she wore them like old clothes, they would have to last at least ten years.
I patted and touched it lovingly. New clothes are still the most beautiful. I have to take good care of them.
The two of them strolled slowly from one street to another on the main street of the county town and became hungry along the way.
Zhou Guo dragged Zhou Da Cang to the first food stall they came across, a noodle stall, and started eating. They had a bowl of noodles, a bowl of rice noodles, a bowl of wontons, a pancake, a few buns, and a few cakes...
The two of them ate from one end of the street to the other, not leaving out any restaurant.
Arriving at the last store, Zhou Guo, chewing on a candied haws, went over to take a look and found that it was selling donkey rolls. He ordered two more bowls.
Zhou Dacang couldn't eat any more. He burped and waved his hands, "I, I can't eat anymore. You buy a bowl and eat it yourself. I really can't eat any more."
Zhou Guo said, "It's okay, you eat one, and I'll eat the rest." He touched his stomach and said, "I can still eat some more."
At this time, I feel it’s great to be able to eat, and I can try all the delicious food on the street.
I can try some other streets tomorrow.
After getting two bags of donkey rolls, the two men each carried one bag and went forward.
Zhou Guo stopped eating candied haws and started eating donkey rolls. He could smell the fragrance of the dumplings covered with soybean flour before he even ate them. They were soft, sweet and sticky, with the aroma of soybean flour.
Really delicious!
One after another, the whole pack of donkey rolls was gone in a short while, as if I hadn’t eaten enough and was still wanting more.
Turning to look at Zhou Dacang, he stuffed the last one into his mouth with a look of satisfaction and enjoyment on his face.
Seeing her looking over, he smiled and said, "The donkey rolls here are really delicious. I'll come back to eat them tomorrow."
Zhou Guo looked at his stomach and said, "...Uncle, you can't eat anymore, right?"
As soon as Zhou Da Cang swallowed the food in his mouth, he burped loudly, then touched his stomach and said, "I really can't eat anymore. There is no room in my stomach."
Zhou Guo looked at his belly and patted it gently, "It's amazing, you've said this several times, and you can still hold it."
Afraid that he would get sick from overeating, Zhou Guo didn't buy any more food. The two of them walked through the streets and alleys, and carefully searched every abandoned courtyard they came across, but they didn't find anyone.
There were also situations where there were beggars at home.
The beggar in the room raised his head casually and saw the two people dressed neatly. At first glance, he thought they were some rich young men out for fun.
After one look, he lost interest at what the two men were wearing. Beggars like them may not have anything else but they must have good eyesight, otherwise they would starve to death.
Other beggars were not so good-tempered. Seeing that the two men were not very old and did not look like the sons of wealthy families, they became restless. They were dressed so cleanly, so they must have something on them, especially the older one, who must be at least seventeen or eighteen years old. He must have money on him, right?
Five or six beggars looked at each other, then sat up from the ground and slowly approached the two of them.
Zhou Guo and Zhou Dacang looked on coldly. They had no idea how many lives they had and how much blood they had shed. Their eyes turned cold and the aura around them suddenly changed.
Before they got within half a meter, all the beggars stopped involuntarily, met the gazes of Zhou Guo and the other man, and after a while, turned around and retreated. Several people stood in a crowd, looking at the two men warily.
One of them asked in a hoarse voice: "What are you doing?"
Zhou Dacang nodded, "Come and find someone."
After a while, several people shook their heads and waved their hands, "No, we have never seen the person you are talking about."
The two had no choice but to come out again.
They walked from dawn to dusk, and they didn't know how many streets they had walked through, how many alleys they had walked through, how many deserted courtyards they had entered, and how many pieces of information they had heard. When they found the person in ecstasy and took a look, they discovered that it was not him.
After a day of hard work, the two were exhausted. They dragged their tired bodies and finally returned to the inn. It was dark, and the road was hard to find. They almost couldn't find the inn.