Traveling through ancient times to escape famine, the prince led me to rebel

Chapter 165 Silver Reward

"When I came back from behind the big poplar, the man had already walked past. I only saw his back, and Sister Kong Qing followed behind him." Zhang Xiaohu continued.

Luo Xiaoran raised a subtle arc at the corner of her mouth, nodded lightly, and then continued to persuade:

"Since you didn't see the man's face, do you remember whether he was tall or short, fat or thin?"

"He was very tall..." Zhang Xiaohu scratched his head, tilted his face, and recalled: "He was stronger than Master Sun and walked faster. That's all I remember, and I don't know anything else."

Luo Xiaoran's mouth corners were pressed down again, but her tone remained unchanged, "It doesn't matter, you have helped a lot by telling me about what happened to Sister Kong Qing this morning. This is a reward from Sister."

After saying that, Luo Xiaoran shook open her sleeves, revealing a silver ingot on her palm that was shining in the candlelight.

"You can't do this!" Li Xinghua pulled Zhang Xiaohu aside and waved her hands repeatedly.

Luo Xiaoran directly grabbed Zhang Xiaohu's hand, put the silver in his hand, and said firmly:

"I'm giving it to Hu Zi. You have no right to refuse it on his behalf. Besides, I've already said that there will be a reward for anyone who can provide clues to Kong Qing's whereabouts."

When Li Xinghua heard this, she was stunned for a moment, then showed an anxious expression and quickly explained:

"Ms. Luo, I don't know anything about the reward. I told you the clue about Kong Qing because I did something wrong to you before, and I want to...I want to make up for it."

"What have you done to offend Xiao Ran?"

Sun Qingyuan, who didn't know the whole story of Li Xinghua destroying the wooden bridge, interrupted. Zhang Xiaohu also looked at his mother with a puzzled look. Li Xinghua bit her lip and said, "That's it..."

"This matter has passed, I don't want to mention it again, and you don't have to answer if others ask you.

And to put things in perspective, you went to Hedong Village to help find Kong Qing, not Hexi Village, so you didn't know about the reward.

But I've already said it, you can take the money! It's yours, no, it's what Hu Zi deserves!"

Luo Xiaoran didn't want to expose Li Xinghua's previous bad behavior in front of Zhang Xiaohu, so she interrupted her.

Li Xinghua looked at Luo Xiaoran with gratitude, looked at the ignorant Zhang Xiaohu, touched his head, and finally let him accept the silver.

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After leaving Li Xinghua's house, Luo Xiaoran, who was not very familiar with Daliang's curfew system, asked Sun Qingyuan: "Can we enter Fuyuan County now?"

Sun Qingyuan frowned and thought for a long time, then shook his head helplessly:

"Impossible. After dark, the city gates are locked. The city walls are high, so we can't climb up. There are also patrols at the gates, so we'll be easily discovered."

"During the time I was away, you and Kong Qing didn't get into trouble with anyone, right?"

"No, we both stayed in the village and didn't go anywhere except to Fuyuan County to try our luck and see if we could meet you."

"Okay, I got it. You go back and rest first. Come with me to the city gate tomorrow morning to guard it. Once the gate is open, we will go into the city to find Kong Qing."

"Do you know her whereabouts?"

“I can’t guarantee who the man who took Kong Qing away is, but I have some suspicions.

The day after tomorrow is New Year's Eve. I can't imagine who would lure Kong Qing away at this time, but I must find her!"