Pseudo master, she just wants to live

Chapter 164 The Station in the Wilderness
The junction of Qingfeng County and Changli County is very remote. Fang Yao and the others followed the official road all the way, but there was no trace of a village.

At this time, it is Shen time, and the sun sets early in winter, and it will be dark if it is later.

Unexpectedly, in this wilderness, there is still a post station, Yang Gao said with a smile: "Now there are wolves, we don't have to be afraid, we have a place to live."

From the outside, the inn looks old. There are two faded old lanterns hanging at the door, swaying with the north wind.

Fan Chen went over and knocked on the door, after a while, a bearded postman walked out listlessly.

Seeing the convoy outside the door, the postman's eyes lit up, and he rushed up to greet him, and said enthusiastically, "Masters, where did you come from? Do you have any imperial documents?"

Fan Chen was dressed in a black brocade silk gown, the style was simple and low-key, with a small beard stuck on his mouth, he said neither humble nor overbearing: "My wife came from the capital to Qingfeng County to find my uncle, and you can take the paperwork with you."

The postman was stunned, and after a while he tried to say: "Your uncle is..."

"My uncle is the magistrate of Qingfeng County, Mr. Huang in the gold."

"what……"

After a brief moment of stupefaction, the postman hurriedly turned his head and shouted to the back, "Boss, boss, come out quickly, the family members of Huangzhi County are here!"

He yelled and started towards the wagon, ready to take the reins, but immediately the two horses kicked and snorted impatiently.

"Brother, just help others, these two horses recognize their masters."

Fan Chen stopped him, the postman stroked the back of his head suddenly, and walked to the side.

After the postman took the carriage to the stable in the backyard of the post station, a man in his thirties came out of the house hurriedly, "Your Majesty is the post chief of the post station. May I ask who is the family member of Huangzhi County? Is there a government official?" Documents?"

Fang Yao lowered her eyes and walked behind Fan Chen. The latter really took out a letter with the official seal and handed it to the postmaster. The other party returned it to him after reading it.

After confirming their identities, the postmaster didn't say much, and took everyone to the backyard in person to arrange a place to stay.

From time to time along the way, he secretly glanced at Fang Yao who was behind Fan Chen.

Pushing open the door of the guest room, a musty smell came out.

The postmaster said again: "Our place is too remote, the conditions are not very good, everyone may have to make do with it tonight."

Fan Chen nodded lightly.

As soon as the postmaster left, everyone walked into the room and looked around.

There is no need to touch the table top, it is covered with a thick layer of dust visible to the naked eye, there are cobwebs on the top of the head, and a few mouse droppings are missing in the corner of the room.

Going further inside, everyone's faces were completely tense.

Not to mention the blackened bedding on the bed in the bedroom, the room was filled with a suffocating stench.

"This room is too smelly, I have to open the windows to let some air in."

Yang Gao ran to open the window in the bedroom, and the next second, he slammed the window shut again, making a bang.

"His grandma's, I said, why is it so smelly, this bedroom is next to the latrine and the stable, and behind it is a big cesspool!"

Fang Yao was dumbfounded, this poor place...how is it so different from the inn she had read in the book!
This inn is not big at all, from the time I entered the door to now, I saw a total of three people, if there is a chef in the kitchen, then there are only four.

Not to mention the bedroom, it is impossible to be clean and tidy. There are layers of dust. When you open the window, you can see the barn toilet.

She looked at Fan Chen, "If an official goes to other places on weekdays, will he live here?"

"The condition of the inn in the wilderness is really bad, let alone a place like Qingfeng County." Fan Chen glanced back, "Hurry up and pack up and have an early rest, so that we can continue our journey tomorrow."

outside yard.

The postmaster whispered a few words to the previous bearded postman, the latter nodded and went out to light the old lantern at the entrance of the posthouse.

The postman stood at the door and looked around, took out a dirty red ribbon and tied it on the door knocker, then turned around and closed the door, and returned to the courtyard.

night.

Fang Yao slept on the bed alone, tossing and turning.

This place is simply not a place for people to sleep.

She put on the mask and wanted to go to the yard to get some air, but just as she lifted the quilt, she suddenly heard a wolf howling that seemed to be in the distance.

Another wolf?
Fang Yao turned her head to the side, trying to listen carefully, but heard someone approaching and talking in a low voice outside.

"Second, did you leave the lights outside?"

"Boss, stay and tie the belt."

"Well, someone should come to collect it later."

Fang Yao was confused, but since it was a post station, it might be a postman delivering letters...

The conversation soon ended, and the outside was quiet again.

She listened carefully with her ears upright, but apart from occasional people going out and walking, and the snow breaking the branches and making a slight click, she never heard other sounds.

Sleepiness gradually hit.

……

late at night.

in the snow.

Two men, one tall and one short, walked forward holding torches. The deep snow soaked their trouser legs below the knees, and they were shivering with cold.

"Damn it, at this time, my legs are almost freezing off."

"You stupid bastard, you know what an ass, you just want to come at this time, if this time..."

The short man stopped in the middle of his speech, turned his head and glanced back, "Did you hear the wolf howling just now?"

"Wolf fart, this is on the official road, how many roads have we traveled, and when have we ever seen a wolf? I'm afraid there is something wrong with your ears and eyes." The tall man hunched over from the cold, and couldn't help but urge Said, "Don't be a godsend, let's go quickly, so we can go back to work."

The short man rubbed his ears that had been blown unconscious by the wind, and muttered in a low voice: "Damn, it must have been caused by this ghostly wind, it made my head full of melon seeds..."

The two continued to walk forward.

But this time, after walking a few steps, the tall man stopped and turned his head to look back.

"Why don't you leave?"

"No, don't you feel that someone... is following us?"

"what?"

The short man hurriedly turned around and poked the torch back. There was nothing in the nearby snow. He couldn't help but frowned, and shouted in a rough voice: "Who the hell is sneaking around behind? Get out of here, old man!" Come out! Don't let Grandpa catch you..."

Halfway through his speech, his body froze suddenly.

Something clammy and cold was lightly placed on the sides of his shoulders, and the warm breath seemed to spit out on the back of his neck...

……

dong dong dong.

More drumming sounded in the station.

Fang Yao opened her eyes in pain, feeling as if she had just closed her eyes, why is it only five o'clock.

After getting dressed and going out, I met Yang Gao and Ah Wu who came out from the side room, and both of them were mentally ill.

The post station prepared breakfast, but Fang Yao, who had smelled the dung pond all night, had no appetite at all, and Fan Chen outside had already led the carriage out.

The post chief led the post pawns to follow, and enthusiastically sent Fang Yao and the others out of the gate.

It was still dark outside, and it was pitch black all around.

The snow had stopped, only sporadic snow scum fell from the trees, the lanterns at the gate had long been extinguished, and a light layer of snow covered the top.

Fang Yao recalled what she heard last night, so she couldn't help asking casually, "What's so important about wearing laces here?"

(End of this chapter)