Zongwu: The Days of Mixing in the Tongfu Inn

Chapter 10

As the night grew darker, the two of them returned to the inn and washed up after cleaning up their dirty clothes before taking a hasty rest. They put their burdens aside and planned to worry about them in detail when they regained their energy tomorrow morning.

After a night of nothing, Zhang Chen and Bai Zhantang got up early the next morning, gathered around the table, and whispered, "Be careful, don't be seen by the shopkeeper, otherwise these will be confiscated."

"This is related to the beautiful life of the two of us in the future," Bai Zhantang said secretly, looking around.

"Don't worry, Brother Bai, there is still some time before the shopkeeper wakes up at this hour, we don't have to be so careful," Zhang Chen looked at the cautious Bai Zhantang and said helplessly.

"Xiaochen, I'm going to find a market for these things now, and I'll bring the money tomorrow night at the latest, and we'll share it.

If the shopkeeper hasn't come back when he gets up, remember to cover for me." After speaking, Bai Zhantang quickly disappeared into the street.

Zhang Chen turned around in the lobby of the inn and found that it was still early, so he took a breath and went back to his room to rest.

When Zhang Chen woke up again and walked out of the room, he found that it was already in the afternoon. Zhang Chen walked slowly into the lobby and found that everyone in the inn was already busy, but he just got up.Tong Xiangyu sat by the bench in the lobby, looked up and saw Zhang Chen and said with a smile: "Hey, Xiaochen, I slept late today, which is not common!".

As soon as Tong Xiangyu finished speaking, everyone in the inn burst into laughter. Zhang Chen blushed and walked over with his head bowed in embarrassment.

"Shopkeeper, I have something to go out, I'll go first." Zhang Chen greeted Tong Xiangyu, and then ran out quickly.

Zhang Chen walked around all the way, looking for gourmet pastries, and after eating and drinking, he came to the county government office just in time to meet the government servant on duty.

"Brother Lu, did you see Uncle Xing in the county office? I have something to ask him for," Zhang Chen shouted loudly.

"Oh! Who did I think it was? It turned out to be Xiaochen. You haven't come to the county government office for some time! I didn't expect that the radish back then would grow into an adult!" Lu Zhenfeng said with emotion.

"Brother Lu said that, if you hadn't helped me back then, I wouldn't be where I am now," Zhang Chen replied with a smile on his face.

The two chatted for a while at the gate of the yamen.

"Look at my brain, I have forgotten the business, you are here to find Lao Xing! I will go in and call you later."

"Brother Lu, I'm sorry, I'll treat you to a drink next time when I have time!" Zhang Chen thanked him and stood by the Yamen, waiting for Catcher Xing to come out.

After a while, Catcher Xing came out of the yamen with a sad face and saw Zhang Chen and asked: "Xiao Chen, what is the urgent matter you are looking for me at this time?".

"Uncle Xing, when Big Brother Bai and I were sparring in Cuiwei Mountain today, we found that the bandits that suddenly appeared were wiped out by unknown people.

Moreover, when we went into the cottage, we found that the bandits were all tied up in the room, and no one else has found out yet.”

"Brother Bai and I counted it as a great achievement, and we are only close to Uncle Xing, the official in the government, so we must not take advantage of others.

Immediately come to the county government to tell you, let you hurry up and take someone there, otherwise, if someone finds out after a long time, this credit will not belong to you! "

After listening to Zhang Chen's words, Xing Butou, who was still frowning, immediately changed his face, and laughed loudly: "My boy, there is no such good thing as hurting you in vain. If you think of me, the opportunity to make meritorious service has finally arrived!"

Xing Tutou laughed and ran back to the county office. Zhang Chen smiled helplessly when he saw this, and then returned to the inn.

When I rushed to the inn, I saw everyone sitting around a long table, devouring food.Not long after eating the pastries, Zhang Chen felt hungry again, and then yelled:
"How could it be without me, and immediately joined the ranks of grabbing food."

After a gust of wind swept through the clouds, the table was already messed up, and everyone started the characteristic tea party in Tongfu Inn.

Everyone fought with each other for a while, and the food in their stomachs was almost digested. Tong Xiangyu waved his hands and said, "Go back and rest, and you have to get up early to greet the guests tomorrow."

When Tong Xiangyu went upstairs, everyone realized that the bowls and chopsticks on the long table had not been cleared away, and the shopkeeper had already gone upstairs to rest.

Zhang Chen sneaked a look at Bai Zhantang, and Bai Zhantang immediately returned a look. The two looked at each other, and quietly slipped out of the lobby.

After Xiao Guo saw the two leaving secretly, Xiucai and Dazui also wanted to leave quietly, so he clapped his palms on the table and said:
"Wait! What are you two doing? You want to run away after eating, why don't you hurry up and clear the table!".

Xiucai and Dazui found out that their intention to sneak away was discovered. The two thought about their strength, then curled their lips and cleared away the dishes on the long table.

Zhang Chen and Bai Zhantang left the hall one after the other and went to the roof of the inn. Zhang Chen said with a smile, "Brother Bai, is everything sold out? It's very fast."

Bai Zhantang said knowingly, "Brother Bai, if you make a shot, you can still miss it."

Then he took out a cloth bag from behind and handed it to Zhang Chen.

These things were snatched by bandits, and they are shady things that circulate in the market. The value is definitely not as high as before, and we sold them so quickly, and we lowered the price. These are sold for a total of 2000 taels. The bills are put in the bag.

Zhang Chen took the bag casually and said casually, "As long as you can sell it, the money is easy to come by and you don't feel bad when you spend it."

"That's not a bad thing to say," Bai Zhantang replied with a smile.

The two of them admired the starry sky on the roof for a while and waited for the moonlight to thicken. Bai Zhantang said: "Xiaochen, I'm a little excited now. Let's use two cups as a supper to help sleep!".

"Then I'll ask Brother Big Mouth to make two more side dishes, and you can find two bottles of good wine and let's have a drink on the roof." Zhang Chen also said with a smile.

"Brother Dazui, Brother Xiucai, let's drink two cups on the roof, and Brother Bai has already gone to find some good wine." Zhang Chen turned over and went down the roof to the backyard and said to Dazui and Xiucai.

Four people chatting in the room, talking about ideals and ambitions
"I will definitely succeed in the exam, and I will definitely shine in my family." The scholar said a little bit after drinking two glasses.

Hearing Xiucai yelling so loudly, the other three just smiled and did not speak.

"I'm just an ordinary person without much ambition, I just want to have a daughter-in-law. After all, I'm the only heir of the Li family for nine generations." Da Zui said with a smile while hugging the wine jar.

"Me! I really like my current life and being an ordinary person is fine," Bai Zhantang said with a painful face.

After Bai Zhantang finished speaking, the eyes of the three people focused on Zhang Chen. Zhang Chen drank the glass of wine in his hand and said, "I! I just want to live a good life now, and protect the people I want to protect and you are mine. family!".

After listening to Zhang Chen's words, the three of them silently surrounded Zhang Chen without saying a word, but an invisible atmosphere warmed everyone.

(End of this chapter)