Tian Sheng Monster Hunting

Chapter 21
From Luozhou, go back to Qingzhou, cross the two borders of Qinglu, and then enter the territory of Luzhou.Luzhou is to the north, and it is mid-April at this time, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temples are just in full bloom. The green mountains and green waters are not as green as Qingzhou, but they seem to be covered with a veil, which makes them feel desolate.

Hu Yuan voluntarily gave Zhuangzi back to Shengyang, and Shengyang decided not to care about it, and accepted Zhuangzi to put him at ease.In short, he has offended the Prince's faction, and the officialdom in this life is at an end, and he will spend a few days in style.

"Commander Song." Sheng Yang lifted the curtain.

Song Yi seemed to be still thinking about why His Highness insisted on giving him such a big house, which made him feel embarrassed, and received such a big gift for no reason. In the future, the Holy Majesty would ask him about the princess mansion. Did he say it was still If I don't say it...it seems like a conscience...

Sheng Yang's shout brought him back to his senses, "What is your Highness' order?"

Sheng Yang seemed to have seen through his thoughts, and said with a playful smile, "Where are you?"

"Your Highness, the Luzhou Station is just ahead."

Luzhou Station is the largest station in Beiguan.

Luzhou has a vast terrain, mostly steep mountain roads, and it borders the foreign country of Beili, where 30 Beibei troops are stationed.Military battle reports, grain and grass need to be operated, and people who go to trade have a lot of goods and letters. All letters, grain, grass, and horses from the north to the south of Luzhou are transferred here, which can be said to be an important strategic place.

Sheng Yang got off his horse, and heard from Yun Yang that Luzhou is a place where people from different races live together, which poses a serious safety hazard. There are also many bandits, and there are some monsters who slipped through the net, so you need to be more careful when walking in it.Since they entered Luzhou, they changed into simple commercial carriages and wore plain clothes. Even Sheng Yang only wore a blue gauze skirt. Just looking at the clothes, they were just ordinary businessmen's family members.

After getting off the carriage, Sheng Yang and the others felt that the scene in front of them seemed a little weird.

This is the largest post station in Beiguan, but there is no flow of people and horses as imagined, and the business is busy. There is a man at the door who is feeding the horses in the stable. There are a few thin horses in the stable. look.There seemed to be a hole in the roof tiles of the post station, a few piles of straw were patched randomly, and the dirt and dust were scattered all over the floor, as if it hadn't been cleaned for some days.

"It's really dirty." Sheng Yang covered his mouth and nose in disgust.

"Your Highness, bear with it a little bit. There is still a town more than a dozen miles ahead. I will go there at night. Let's just eat a bowl of hot food before leaving."

"It's okay, let's see what's going on."

"Hey," Wen Ming caught a passing person who was staggering with a wine jug, and he was clearly dressed as a servant, "Where's your postmaster?"

The boy gave him a strange look, "What postmaster! What is a postmaster!"

Wen Ming was speechless, let him go, and walked forward, there was an acre of field on the right side, which was already deserted, and the stable on the left side, the horses inside were old and young, but none of them were strong.

"What's going on?" They all looked at Song Yi, after all, he was the most familiar with Luzhou.

Song Yi scratched his head at a loss, "It's strange, I used to hang around here when I was a child, it was crowded with people and it was very lively. Even if I went to Pingyang to take office two years ago, I was still resting here. There are many horses in the field, and there are still corns that are taller than people, and there are more horses in the stable at the gate than in this stable, and they are all good horses."

The three of them looked at each other in blank dismay. How did the first station in Beiguan become like this?

After entering the inn in this post station, I finally saw a few people in action.

The first floor of the inn is very large, there are only two or three tables of individual guests, and they eat boiled potatoes with tea, which looks boring.The servants were all sitting around the counter of the shopkeeper, three or four men in their prime of life were much stronger than the horses just now.

"Here comes the guest! Please come inside, guest officer, please sit down!"

The boy was very enthusiastic, and rushed over in unison. As soon as they sat down, they surrounded the table like a wall, fearing that the guests would run away.

"What would you like to eat, officer?"

Wen Ming and Song Yi looked at the menu, and then at the boiled potatoes at the two tables. They were a little puzzled. The beef, buns, and noodles were all available. Why do those people only eat boiled potatoes? Could it be that people in Luzhou love it? Eat potatoes?

He raised his head and said to the boy, "Here's a catty of beef, cut into thin slices, and served with a hot and sour bowl."

The boy's expression was a little strange.

He only looked at the menu and didn't pay much attention, and said, "Let's have three more bowls of noodles, make them a little heavier, don't cook the noodles for a long time, and don't mix them raw, and each bowl of noodles is served with a fried egg."

The boy's expression looked like he hadn't cleared his bowels.

"I won't serve the wine. I will accompany you to the palace... My lady is on the way and it is not convenient to drink. Serve a pot of the best tea. I heard that the Luzhou black tea is bright and clear. It tastes warm and delicious. I only taste it in the mansion." However, I haven’t tasted it in the local area yet, so you go and make a pot of hot water, it’s so cold here, our lady drank it to keep you warm.”

As soon as the words were finished, Wen Ming looked up to see if he had memorized it properly, but he heard the whole room roaring with laughter, and the servants laughed so hard that they couldn't straighten their backs.

Wen Ming's face darkened for a moment, "Why are you laughing!"

"My lord! My lord! You are from Pingyang, right? How can we be so particular here? It's good to have a mouthful of white noodles."

"Okay, then don't be particular about it, and bring some meat and vegetables." Seeing that Wen Ming's expression was not good, Song Yi made peace.

Unexpectedly, the boy said with disdain on his face again, "I think you are just ordinary merchants. If you want such expensive things, can you afford them?"

Song Yi also suddenly became angry, he looked down on people when doing business, he unconsciously grabbed the sword on the table, and scolded, "These are just ordinary food, not delicacies, why can't you eat them?" Get up! Do you still look down on people when doing business?"

The boy also noticed the sword in his hand, swallowed his breath, and said slowly, "It's not that I look down on you adults, it's because we in Luzhou are short of resources, especially food, which is very expensive. A portion of noodles costs half an ingot of gold, and a portion of meat costs one ingot of gold, not to mention the black tea you mentioned just now, it is a very precious thing, no!"

Wen Ming looked at Song Yi suspiciously, he didn't expect Luzhou to be so miserable, how did you live here for so many years.

Song Yi also looked at him, beaming, no, I didn't know this at all, it was normal before.

"One serving of beef, three bowls of noodles, and a pot of boiling water, serve them quickly." Sheng Yang, who was enjoying watching the excitement, said.

The young man looked at Sheng Yang in surprise. This young lady is beautiful and charming, with indescribable elegance and majesty in her gestures, her words are cold, and there is an orderly tone that is unconsciously revealed by someone in a high position , making people feel that everything that comes out of her cherry red mouth should be unquestionable.

Although they don't do business very much on weekdays, they have met many people. At first glance, this lady is not an ordinary merchant girl, but rather a young headed mother of some Beijing official's family.

"One serving of beef, three bowls of noodles, and one pot of tea! From the shopkeeper!" He shouted, "A distinguished guest!"

The guests at several tables in the lobby all looked over in unison, thinking that this kind of rich man, who has been wronged and rich, would eat such a dishonest meal.

"Miss, please wait, we will do it right away!"

These boys all ran into the back kitchen, and immediately a man ran over with a pot of water.

"Guests use tea first. This tea is from our shopkeeper's private collection. The best black tea is not expensive. Three ingots of gold."

"it is good."

Wen Ming motioned for him to pour it, and the boy smiled so hard that his face was rotten, "Look, the best tea soup is still full of golden flowers!"

I thought I had all the wine money for this year...

"Hurry up and prepare the meal."

The man behind roared, and the servant's smile disappeared instantly, and he walked away dejectedly.

The man stepped forward and bowed, "This lady from the official family is Chi Qiang, the postmaster of the post station in Xialuzhou."

(End of this chapter)