From Jiu Shu's world

Chapter 68

A few people entered the lobby of the inn. There were only five or six Eight Immortals tables in the huge hall, which seemed a little empty. Two kerosene lamps were placed on the counter, one on the middle table, and the lights were not very bright, making the hall seem a bit empty. It was dim, and there was no one else in the living room except the innkeeper in front of the counter.

Just after nightfall, this inn is deserted, not as crowded as those inns in the city.

It's no wonder that it is a roadside inn after all, where there will be an endless stream of customers all day long, and some are just merchants in a hurry, even if this merchant stays in the inn, he is exhausted, how can he spend the night with you here Stay in the hall.

The owner of the inn walked out of the counter when he saw everyone entering the door holding the lights, and said enthusiastically, "Why did shopkeeper Su arrive so late this time?"

Shopkeeper Su shook his head and said, "Don't talk about it, something has delayed you on the way."

Upon hearing this, the owner of the inn knew that shopkeeper Su didn't want to talk about it, so he changed the subject and asked, "Are the guests eating or staying at the inn?"

This is a polite remark, except for the merchants who come and go in this wilderness, who would come here to eat on purpose?The boss sat down on the table in the middle facing the crowd, and at the same time was courteous to shopkeeper Su. Shopkeeper Su has been doing business on this road all year round, and he is familiar with the owner of this inn.

The shopkeeper Su is a rare person today, so he cupped his hands to Henry Zhang and his party: "Today, Su Mou is grateful for the help of a few people, and Su Mou will treat everyone tonight. Please don't decline the simple food."

The owner of the inn heard that shopkeeper Su wanted to treat guests, so he squinted his eyes and said with a smile, "Treasurer Su treats guests with kindness. I have slaughtered a new cow in my shop today. Would you like to serve some of this beef?"

Shopkeeper Su nodded and said, "Two catties of fried beef, three side dishes, and a jar of good wine."

The innkeeper nodded happily, and then shouted towards the back curtain leading to the kitchen beside the counter: "Chen Er, two catties of fried beef, three side dishes, and a jar of good wine."

A voice behind the curtain replied, "Okay."

Shopkeeper Su turned his head and asked, "Why did Boss Qian invite a new mistress?"

Boss Qian replied with a smile: "The little girl went home to visit her relatives before. This is the young man I found in the town a few days ago. This young man is quite clever."

Taking advantage of the time between serving dishes, several people opened their own rooms, one for Henry Zhang and Ji Mengyu, one for shopkeeper Su and the old man Wei Wu, this time shopkeeper Su didn’t come forward to treat guests, not because of the rent but because of his ability to behave , It is polite to treat guests to dinner, but it is a private matter to open a room and stay, which is naturally left to others to solve by themselves.

Speaking of which, opening an inn on the side of the road is more particular than in the city. It should not be hung like wind chimes and brooms. Live in a human room.

The shopkeeper who opened the shop also knew some rules. Henry Zhang felt that the shop was very dark when he first entered the door, and thought it was something weird, but when he entered the shop and saw a table in the farthest corner, he understood that it was what's the situation.I saw three small bowls on the table, and there was some food in the bowls.

This is obviously a trick for entertaining little ghosts, but the money shopkeeper is a life-saving person. He didn't open a nightclub, but opened a restaurant according to the usual practice to reserve seats for those invisible guests. Etiquette, I invite you to dinner, don't mess with me, we have nothing to do with each other.

This is why some old stores always have one or two tables, even if they are full, the boss will not invite you to sit there, but open a new table for you.

This is also the reason why only the counter and the table in the middle had a lamp in the living room just now.Normal guests who come at night will naturally sit in places with lights, so they won't go to the invisible guests and bump into them.

The little second part-time chef behind the curtain served the food very quickly, and Henry Zhang even suspected that the money shopkeeper recruited him because he was greedy for him to get one salary and do two jobs.

This Chen Er looked young, although his appearance was ordinary, but his pair of beady eyes made people feel that he was a bit clever.This Chen Er did not retreat to the back kitchen after serving the dishes, but poured wine for a table, and asked: "Shopkeeper Su, do you think my dishes are satisfactory?"

Shopkeeper Su nodded: "That's right, it's much better than the previous cook. How did your skills come here?"

This Chen Er is a man who can talk, he poured wine for shopkeeper Su, and said with a smile: "Look at what you said, this army is in chaos. If shopkeeper Qian didn't take me in, I would have starved to death."

This Chen Er praised Boss Qian, and then asked: "What kind of livelihood do you go to Xishan to do in such a turmoil? After all, this Xishan is still plagued by plague?"

Shopkeeper Su said: "It's worthless to sell some medicinal materials."

With a vague sentence, shopkeeper Su didn't want to say more.On the contrary, the second thief Chen secretly glanced at Mengyu several times, his eyes were full of evil light.

Ji Mengyu immediately slapped her across the face, and said in a cold voice, "Hmph, what do thieves look at, be careful I'll dig out these tricks."

After finishing speaking, Ji Mengyu got up and went up the stairs and went back to the room.She couldn't eat this table of food, so she happened to meet Chen Er who was peeping at her, so she got angry and slapped her, and avoided eating.

This Chen Er was slapped in the face and apologized again and again, and shopkeeper Qian also came out to apologize: "Oh, this kid has never seen the world, and I can't see that girl's beauty. I'm really sorry. Chen Er! You bastard, don't hurry up." Get me in."

Henry Zhang said with a cold face: “Next time, be careful of your eyes.”

Saying so, Henry Zhang secretly put a few Gu worms on Chen Er's body secretly.The lewdness in Chen Erfang's eyes was real, but the peek was somewhat deliberate, no matter how you looked at it, it seemed to have some other purpose, not a black shop.

Shopkeeper Su saw that the atmosphere was not right, so he said: "Chen Er, go to the back and deliver food to Ah Si, don't come out again."

Chen Er repeatedly said yes, but while nodding his hands, Henry Zhang noticed the look of success in his eyes. Sure enough, there was something wrong with Chen Er, I was afraid he was looking for something.

As soon as Chen Er left, Shopkeeper Su toasted a lot of wine, and the atmosphere rose.

While Henry Zhang, shopkeeper Su, and old man Wei Wu were toasting, another person came to the door.

With a "squeak", the door of the inn opened.A strange wind blew in, and the hall was quiet for a while, Henry Zhang also turned his head and stared at the door.

A beautiful woman in white came in at the door. Although her clothes were a little dirty, she was beautiful, with long hair hanging down to her waist, and a plump figure. She was just a beautiful young woman.It's just that her face is expressionless and her eyes are a little dull, which makes her a little less beautiful.

Why did a woman come to the shop in the middle of the night in this wilderness?The three of Henry Zhang were in doubt.

But Shopkeeper Qian said, "Miss Lin, you are here. The rice noodles you want are ready."

Shopkeeper Qian's opening let a few people know that Boss Qian and this woman are acquainted, but why does such a girl come to the store at night to make rice paste?
The woman nodded, and then threw something on Boss Qian's counter. She stretched out her pale hand, picked up the big bowl of rice flour, and was about to turn around and leave.

Unexpectedly, Boss Qian stopped her and said, "Miss Lin, the price of rice has risen quite a bit in this turmoil. What you gave is not worth a bowl of rice porridge."

The woman turned around and stared straight at Boss Qian without saying a word.Boss Qian was flustered and said hurriedly, "Miss Lin, I'll give it back to you this time, but it won't work next time."

The woman nodded her head, said nothing, turned around and went out the door with the bowl in her arms. It took only a few minutes to go back and forth, and she only said a word "um". She was a beautiful and strange woman. .

Shopkeeper Su was familiar with Boss Qian, so he asked at the beginning: "Boss Qian, who is this? Why do you come here in the middle of the night to buy things?"

Boss Qian smiled and said, "Maybe it's a young lady from a rich family who fled to a nearby village and doesn't know how to cook, so she comes here every day to buy a meal. It's been half a year."

The inn owner, Shopkeeper Qian's words are full of loopholes, but if you want him to tell the story of this woman, he doesn't know, it's just a conversation, just guessing.

Only Henry Zhang looked thoughtfully at the direction in which Boss Qian and the woman left.

After hastily eating dinner, everyone went back to the house, only one person opened his eyes, and there was a lustful light in his eyes, he said: "I can't touch you, and I can't touch a village woman?"

The person who opened his eyes was Chen Er, the waiter in the shop. Now his eyes were full of obscenity, and his mouth was full of cruel words. He was still a submissive shop waiter there, and he was clearly a thief who came down from the mountain.

He entered this inn as a waiter, a spy, to find out the merchants coming and going, and secretly report a letter. If these merchants can't walk for twenty or thirty miles, there will be a large number of bandits robbing people on the road.

Today, he made a fool of shopkeeper Su, and then went to the backyard to find out that the goods in this cart were medicinal materials for curing the plague with Ah Si.

This thing is not cheap in Xishan now. Although it is not as expensive as gold, it is still worth a lot.So he returned to the back kitchen contentedly, and went out to report in the middle of the night.

But I didn't expect to meet that girl Lin who came to buy rice noodles just after I came out.He was hiding behind the door curtain and staring straight at him with his eyes, revealing his lewdness.

He was already tickled by Ji Mengyu's beauty today, but he couldn't touch her, and even got a slap in the face.Seeing Miss Lin again tonight, I really can't suppress the evil fire.

So he got up secretly in the middle of the night, and wanted to follow Miss Lin to do that animal thing, and then report to the village. It was really a plan to kill two birds with one stone.

He tiptoed and sneaked out the door. Although he didn't know Miss Lin's address very well, but these days, he knew exactly how Miss Lin went to and from.

As long as you go along this road and investigate carefully, you will definitely find Miss Lin.

He smiled obscenely, and walked out the door, following the way Miss Lin came from.

However, in this inn, he was not the only one who woke up.

The old man woke up too.

The old man had sharp eyes, and he could tell something was wrong with Chen Er at the dinner table. He didn't sleep in the middle of the night, watching Chen Er's every move through the crack of the door.

When he went in the direction of Miss Lin who had just come, the old man snorted coldly, what a beast.

Then he mentioned the things in the white cloth bag and followed them out.

(End of this chapter)