Wish Junshou and Tianqi

Qingzhou, Yuanshan Inn.

Although it has entered autumn, it is the time when the sun's rays are still relatively strong, and it is also the warmest time of the day. The whole sun is shining brightly, like a faint golden glow on this place, and the sun shines everywhere. Everywhere is plated with a little golden light, which adds a bit of charm to the autumn scenery.

Although there is no cool wind at noon in autumn, the sky is clear and white clouds are floating in the sky.Some of these white clouds are connected together, like silver waves rolling in the ocean; A cloud of different shapes, like sea stone flowers blooming on the island reef, the wind gently blows the clouds, passing by them, just floating in the air so quietly, without saying anything.

"A pot of sake, pan-fried side dishes, and a plate of roasted beef, please eat well, guest officer."

The nimble young man is holding a plate to eat on the left and right, and a jug of wine is hooked on the little finger of his left hand. He walks with wind, his steps are brisk, but the dishes are placed safely. Some are malnourished, tall and thin, but they are very energetic and have a natural smiling face.

This inn is not big, guests live upstairs, eat downstairs, there is a stable in the backyard, and a few bedrooms for the handymen in the shop, facing the door and directly opposite the counter, behind the counter sits a female shopkeeper, wrinkled. Frowning, flicking the abacus once and for all.

The guests who come and go are called the shopkeeper Qiuniang. I heard that there is a word "Autumn" in the name, and those who come and go are called Qiuniang. She is in her thirties, and she is a capable and mature person. Handy.

It's just that the officers and soldiers confronted the Nanshan bandits recently, and the surrounding pass was sealed off. In the past, people who went south and north to do business had to pass through here.

The account book was turned over and over, there were so many pages in total, and there was no calculation. In the past, when there were many people, although the inn was busy, at least I had real money in my stomach.

Nowadays, those who do business and transport darts all dislike the cumbersome procedures such as clearing dishes when passing through the Qingzhou Pass, and they all divert to Yuezhou.

Moreover, after being sealed off for several days in a row, the purchase expenses in the inn could not keep up. Food and drink were all sent to the officers and soldiers who were encircling the valley ahead. Can't go on.

"The officers and soldiers are surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside. The formation is quite big!"

"Hmph, which time it wasn't thunder and rain, they didn't even dare to enter the Nanshan Valley, let alone go straight to the bandit's lair."

"That's right, it's going to be raining non-stop in autumn, and there will be floods again. It will be very difficult to suppress the bandits."

"It's only been two years, and the agreement that has been made has been abandoned. I heard that there are military division commanders in the village, and they are all self-sufficient. The officers and soldiers are surrounded at the foot of the mountain. I think it is a waste of effort."

The shopkeeper raised his eyes, looked at the two talking loudly in front of him, his frown deepened, and he winked slightly at the young man.

The young man understood immediately, cleared his throat, approached the two people, and whispered: "You two guest officers, you should be careful with your words, this officer and soldier often comes to our place for dinner, don't be overheard."

After the two listened, they immediately peeked left and right, fortunately there was nothing else in the inn except the two of them, so they breathed a sigh of relief, and replied repeatedly: "Naturally."

It was almost noon when Song Yanqing, Chu Shou and his party arrived at Qingzhou. They were ordered to travel this time without making any announcements, so a lot of time was wasted when entering and exiting the gate. The carriage that could have been going directly turned left and right It didn't stop until noon.

Sitting in the carriage, Chu Shou poked his head out excitedly, saw the flags of the inn fluttering in front of him, and said happily: "Here, let me just say, I remember that there is an inn here."

The carriage soon stopped at the entrance of the inn. A tall man squatting at the entrance of the inn had already seen a group of people from a distance. Standing on the long wooden bench outside the inn to count on his toes, he murmured: " one two Three……"

He couldn't help being overjoyed, and shouted inside: "Three carriages, it's a big guest."

The voice was rich and resonant. When the young man heard it, the corners of his thin face grinned, and he repeated to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, there are three carriages."

The shopkeeper's eyes lit up at first, then softened and started to ask, "Three carriages..."

Then he patted the young man on the shoulder and said firmly: "Xiao Jiang, go and see if there are enough food and drinks in the backyard. By the way, go and ask your brother if raw meat and cold food are ready. Go quickly."

After listening to the shopkeeper's order, Xiao Jiang immediately turned around and ran to the backyard to inquire.

Qiuniang flapped her round fan quickly, looking left and right on tiptoe, eager to count the number of people. If the number of people exceeds, then she will boldly challenge those officers and soldiers.

"Small man Yuanshan inn's errand Chengfu, do you guys want to rest?" Cheng Fu saw the carriage parked firmly at the entrance of the inn with a smile on his face, he immediately got up to greet him, took the reins of the horse with his smile on his face, He asked courteously towards the first carriage.

Shen Yike lifted the curtain, walked out with a bow, nodded slightly towards Cheng Fu and said, "There are six of us, two men and four women, do you have enough guest rooms?"

Without thinking about it, Cheng Fu quickly nodded with a smile and said, "Enough, enough!"

Not to mention people, the stables in the backyard of the inn have not been opened in the past few days, so six people are naturally enough.

"Please, my little one, take the carriage to the backyard for you, and let the horse rest and rest!"

Shen Yi nodded harshly, walked backwards with his hands behind his back, tapped the carriage lightly with his knuckles, and said in a low voice: "My lord, princess, you can come down now."

Chu Shou lifted the curtain, squinted his eyes, and replied coldly, "What do you call me?"

Shen Yike laughed when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Miss, Miss Chu, Mr. Song, get out of the car."

"Well...thanks, Mr. Shen for the reminder." Chu Shou raised his hands and fisted, with rounded mouth corners and a particularly bright smile.

With a smile on the corner of Shen Yike's mouth, watching the two get out of the car, he "accidentally" saw Song Yanqing's deep eyes, and immediately restrained his smile, and said in a serious voice, "My lord."

A group of people got out of the car and entered the inn, and the shopkeeper immediately came up to him, pretending not to know, and said, "Yo? Young masters and ladies, are you going to be a top student or staying in the inn?"

Shen Yike took out money from his pocket, put it on the counter, and said to the shopkeeper: "To stay in the hotel, the money will be used for food and lodging expenses first, and if it is not enough for you, then we will pay."

Qiuniang's eyes lit up, she immediately put away the money on the counter, and said repeatedly: "Enough is enough, enough for everyone to stay for three days, if it weren't for the government and bandits' recent actions, it would be longer than three days."

"Bandits? Didn't they make an appointment two years ago and not disturb each other? Did they change their minds so quickly?" Chu Shou took over the conversation and asked.

"Hey, you know a lot about this lady, and you did make an appointment, but this... this bandit is suspected of communicating with You Yan, who smuggled the Nanshan Copper Mine and caused a great disaster..." Qiu Mother whispered the reason to them, and then peeked outside the door, wary of officers and soldiers.

"Ah?" Chu Shou exclaimed, covering his mouth with his hand, "This mountain bandit is so bold?"

"This bandit has always been daring. He originally thought that Nanshan was barren, but unexpectedly there are copper mines behind the mountain..."

"If the bandit is timid, then it is not called a bandit..." Qiuniang laughed, and called Xiao Jiang to come back from the backyard, and immediately turned around and said, "Where did you go? Go and take some guest officials upstairs." Stay."

Xiao Jiang responded with a smile, and led them up the stairs bouncing around.

Chu Shou continued to inquire while going upstairs: "Brother, I heard that the bandits occupying the top of the mountain are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Recently, there have been floods nearby. Why are officers and soldiers still surrounding them? How inconvenient!"

Xiao Jiang first called out "sister" sweetly, then frowned and said, "You are right, I don't know what they are planning, maybe it is to control the flood in Nanshan?"

After Chu Shou heard this, he nodded and just smiled, and didn't ask any more questions. The shopkeeper and the waiter had a very tight relationship, and it was useless to ask about it.

Upstairs, there are a total of five wing rooms in pairs. When it was time to divide the rooms, Xiao Jiang had a difficult time. He pointed at Chu Shou, Song Yanqing, Shen Yike and Mu Huashu, scratched his head and said, "You two together , you two together, you two together again? Am I right?"

Song Yanqing turned to look at Chu Shou, wanting to hear her opinion, Chu Shou did not disappoint him, approached Song Yanqing and took his arm and said to Xiao Jiang: "It's right for us to be together..."

After Song Yan listened, an elusive smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he let Chu Shou hold his arm.

But in the next second, he was pushed out by Chu Shou, and Chu Shou enthusiastically planned:
"Why don't we share a room with Ah Shui and Sanqian, you and Young Master Shen, and Ms. Mu alone, how about that?"

Shen Yike resolutely agreed with Chu Shou's proposal under Song Yanqing's naked and gloomy eyes, and expressed his satisfaction.

Mu Huashu didn't say much, her complexion was not good, the carriage bumped all the way and she was dizzy, and she only nodded slightly after hearing Chu Shou's suggestion.

This is the best way to divide. With the support of the majority of people, Chu Shou also quickly implemented this plan, but there was one person who was quite aggrieved and followed Chu Shou closely.

"I said... little Mr. Song, why don't you go to the next door and have a rest..."

"I want to stay with you for a while longer." Song Yan leaned back against the chair, his eyes were clear, and he slightly raised his eyes to watch Chu Shou come and go, with a smile unconsciously on his mouth, and his tone was soft.

Ah Shui and Sanqian, who were tidying up at the side, glanced at each other secretly, and it was the two of them who shared the same carriage with the young lady along the way...

After hearing this, Chu Shou replied with a smile: "Instead of sitting here and staring at me, you might as well go down and inquire about the copper mine."

"You can't even find out, how can they tell me?"

"Huh? Maybe the shopkeeper likes your white and clean little gentleman!" Chu Shou leaned against the desk beside him, teasing him sideways.

Song Yan listened, but was not angry, turned his eyes and swept his eyelashes, gave a soft "hum", turned his face away and ignored Chu Shou.

Seeing his appearance, Chu Shou grinned happily with his big teeth bared.

The music wasn't over yet, but the door over there was slammed three times, attracting everyone's attention.

Chu Shou got up, opened the door suspiciously, and a strange figure came into view.

The woman was very petite, a full head short of Chu Shou, with a delicate face, red lips and white teeth, and her skin was shining white.

She wears a high bun on the top, wears silver ornaments on her head, and her black hair is matched with silver rings. She is very exquisite. Silver flowers are decorated among various birds and butterflies. They are connected by silver chains, but the small ones are tinkling with silver bells.

The necklace is like a spiral, with eleven strings of silver pendants hanging from the lower edge, but various patterns are carved on the plane, which is very different from the Central Plains style. Not only is the necklace, but she also wears an exquisitely crafted bracelet , and wide rings are all woven with extremely fine silver wire, with relief or engraved patterns on them, which are extraordinarily exquisite.

She was wearing a cross-neck blouse with exquisite embroidery and a dark blue pleated skirt, with dark background and dark flowers, rich and heavy, combined with embroidery, exquisite and extraordinary, and the clothes were covered with silver pieces, silver chains and small silver bells, During the movement, the silver ornaments collide and make a sound of lingling, as if placed between mountains and flowing water, refreshing and special.

However, it is said that Miaojiang women know the art of witchcraft, it seems that it is not ordinary, perhaps smelling danger, seeing this woman's well-dressed appearance, Chu Shou couldn't help setting up his guard, For no reason, I was a little more wary.

However, she still couldn't help exclaiming in her heart, this is the woman from Miaojiang, she tried to go south a few times before, but every time she walked along Youyan's surroundings, she was forced to stop the journey before setting foot in it So much so that she has an inexplicable regret and persistence for not being able to step in.

The Miaojiang woman raised her hand to support the door, raised her chin and said in an almost commanding tone: "Hey, let's change rooms."

Chu Shou looked at her eyes and tone, no matter what kind of woman she was, she had seen it or not, she turned her eyes cold, and left a sentence: "I'm sick..." and closed the door directly.

The door was closed unexpectedly, causing the woman to swallow her unfinished words. She became more angry and continued to knock on the door.

Chu Shou's footsteps at the beginning stopped again, and at this time the other three people in the room gathered at the door again, wanting to see what is so sacred?
She opened the door again, the woman's hand that was about to knock on the door stopped in the air, looking at the four people in the room, she withdrew her hand embarrassingly, and said in a very unbeatable tone: "It's just a change of room, what's the matter? "

After speaking, she looked at the back room again, nodded in satisfaction, and continued: "There is plenty of light here, the location is good, there is wind and sunshine..."

"Miss, we have packed everything, please find another vacant room." Sanqian interrupted her in a rough voice, telling her not to covet our room anymore...

Unexpectedly, the woman lowered her head, covered her mouth and smiled, then took out more than three times the money from her bosom, handed it to Chu Shou and said, "I will exchange it with you for three times the price, do you want to change it or not?"