Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 223
The outside of the inn was covered with dark clouds, and the cold wind blew through the door. During the conversation, another five or six people came in. They were all passers-by, and they were also sitting on the ground covered with straw.

The shopkeeper brought them hot water, washed their faces, brought a pot of charcoal fire, and covered their clothes to bake.Afterwards, the shopkeeper greeted the buddy and nailed the wooden boards to the windows to prevent the ground wind from blowing.

A few trivial matters did not disturb everyone listening to the story, and the merchant's words still continued.

One person asked the merchant, "What happened down there?"

The other person also said cautiously: "Yes, don't be tricky, tell me quickly."

The merchant laughed and said, "The next thing is naturally like Liu Ruan entering the rooftop."

Everyone was puzzled when they heard the story, Xun Xueer didn't know when she heard the story, she turned her head to Xu Qing and asked: "Xu Lang, what is Liu Ruan going to the rooftop?"

The other two girls also covered their bodies with blankets, raised their heads, and looked at Xu Qing innocently.

Seeing this, Xu Qing smiled maliciously, brought the heads of the three girls closer, and whispered something in their ears.

But seeing Xun Xueer's three daughters' ears turning red, they all spit out, "Hmph, you men think about such nasty things all day long."

Xu Qing smiled, said how to call it obscene, reached out and grabbed Xun Xueer's hand, and the two leaned gently on each other.

All the merchants have never read any books, and they don’t know what Liu Ruan went to the roof. Several old merchants traveled all over the world and heard a lot of stories. Now they acted as old drivers, and they said a few nasty jokes there, and everyone understood. .

The merchant nodded and continued: "After the work is done, it is early morning when I wake up, and I look at the pillow, the [-]th girl has long since disappeared, only there is hahaha in the quilt..." Speaking of this, the merchant said Not to mention, leaving enough room for everyone's imagination.

Hearing this, everyone said it was a pity, scoring twice and doing morning exercises would be the most romantic.

The businessman turned around and continued: "Looking for flowers and asking willows is actually a common thing. A few of you here have never done it, but it's not as mysterious as this." Everyone smiled, Xun Xueer raised her head and asked Xu Qing, what do you do? Never done it?Xu Qing hurriedly said no, he only asked for directions once, you know.

"The monster is everywhere, just tell me..."

"Shortly after the man got up, the coachman came to call the door, took the man back to the original place, and let the man leave. It's strange, it's just here that it took so much trouble. After the spring night, the twenty-eight girls, the boatman didn't ask for half a cent. "Ship money", this person got such a big favor for no reason."

After hearing what the merchant had said, the person present immediately clicked his tongue, obviously very envious of this encounter.Xu Qing also pricked up his ears, this is amazing!Since ancient times, no money was required to enter the Qinglou. Besides Du Mu, Liu San, and Tang Bohu, how many other people are there?What's more, hearing that this is a [-]-year-old woman is even more extraordinary. If something abnormal happens, there must be a demon.

Therefore, some people doubted: "How can there be such a good thing? I travel all over the world on weekdays, let alone never encounter it, even if I have never heard of it?"

The merchant smiled and said: "There is a reason for this, but it is not enough to share it with outsiders."

Seeing that there were really other reasons, everyone was interested, so they kept asking.But the businessman was showing off, and he refused to say anything more, but he was playing with an empty flagon in his hand, which revealed his thoughts.

I have a story, do you have wine?
Sure enough, some people couldn't help the merchant break the chapter here, and immediately said to the shopkeeper boldly: "Shopkeeper, bring another three catties of wine, and I will treat this man to drink." After hearing this, everyone said that the hero is generous, and I admire it.

Hearing this man's words, the merchant laughed and said, "It's a great hospitality, thank you very much."

Everyone said one after another: "Don't stop, keep talking. They also said to the person who bought the wine, thank the hero for buying the wine, so that this drunkard can tell a story!"

Who is that merchant?It's because there are no clouds in the starry sky, and there is one author who hit the street in 30k.Who is the person who buys wine for the merchants?Subscriber is also.As I write this, I can't help but sigh, thank you all new and old subscribers, without your support, I might have finished [-] books.And pirate users, thank you for liking my story, but you should also say thank you to the subscribers. (Note: Only this paragraph has nothing to do with the plot)

The merchant nodded and said: "Actually, this matter is also a coincidence. I heard that I had a good friend who met Qiantang once by chance. One day after drinking, he was very drunk and told me in detail what happened that day."

When everyone heard it, it turned out to be his friend's business, and they couldn't help but feel more immersive. After all, someone came forward to speak out, right?Everyone was interested and listened with sharp ears. In the inn, apart from the voices of the merchants, there was only the beeping and beeping of the charcoal fire.

"My friend was selling goods in Qiantang. After discussing a business, he got drunk and waited for his family's car by the side of the road, but he didn't come after waiting for a long time. At this time, a car covered with a black cloth happened to pass by, and he The family looks similar, so he mistook it for his own car and got into the car."

"After this friend got into the car, he was drunk and couldn't tell things apart. When he got out of the car, he found that he was already in several rich families and within several tens of feet of dangerous walls."

"This is clearly not my home! He was about to call out, but the driver put a cloth over his head and dragged him into it. At that time, he thought he had encountered a villain, so he was so scared that he didn't dare to resist. Dragging, of course, is also drunk and weak."

"Later, he was dragged to a place. After removing his hood, he saw carved beams and painted buildings in the house, several beautiful maids, waiting around him. My friend asked where this is? The maid smiled and said, why are you willing to come here? Ask."

The whistling sound of the wind passed by the door, the window panel slammed, and the merchants in the lobby spit and flew, and everyone listened with great interest and joy.

The merchant continued: "After a while, another beauty came out. This beauty is even more beautiful than the previous maid, and she is so beautiful that she is not like ordinary people. The beauty doubted that this was not a certain man. The maid said, this is all a mistake by so-and-so The beauty said, so it's over. Then the maid pushed my friend inside, not only serving good wine and meat, but also serving him and the beauty to bathe and change clothes."

Hearing this, everyone in the inn laughed, as if they were that friend, and some people just envied this friend's good fortune.

"After my friend woke up, he didn't understand the matter at all. Seeing that the beauty was fast asleep, he went to the house to search for it in the dark. He got a seal by chance and hid it in his sleeve. The next day the driver sent him to the house. Let's go, he just took the seal and took a look, it turned out to be used by the county magistrate of Qiantang County. My friend was so frightened that he dared to tell me about it when he was far away from Qiantang."

After hearing the ins and outs of the other party, everyone was amazed.

The latter said: "Oh, I see. Could it be that the county magistrate's family has only one daughter, and they don't want to recruit a husband, so they came up with this method."

Some people laughed and said: "Why don't you say that the magistrate's daughter is alone in the lonely boudoir."

"It's all wrong. I think the county magistrate is beyond his power, and his wife is asking for help from others."

Speaking of this, everyone clapped their hands and laughed, nodding their heads as if they had found out the truth. What the parents heard was not the truth, but anecdotes.

Xu Qing also laughed dumbfounded when he was listening, who is this Qiantang county magistrate if he is not Chen Yili who just parted?He has a wife, but only one son, which is not enough for marriage, and his family is not a beautiful building.Besides, he was in his prime of life, so he probably wouldn't neglect his wife.If Chen Yili heard it with his own ears, I don't know how he would feel.

It's just that this story has many flaws, and the content is also very absurd. It sounds like the small advertisements plastered on every street. A certain lady, who invested millions of dollars, gave birth to a child.It is only in Zhenjiang, which is tens of hundreds of miles away, that people believe in the Qiantang county magistrate.

At this time, a person said: "Everyone is envious of this matter, but I think it is a lie. You see, if some villains use this name to kidnap people and ask for ransom, what should we do?"

Another person said: "That's right, want to come to the case of a headless injustice on a business trip in the province recently? Everyone should be careful, don't be greedy for this beautiful fortune."

Several people said: "Yes, I have also heard about this headless case! It was several years ago, also in Qiantang, and I heard that a boatload of big merchants were robbed and killed."

Xu Qing's heart moved when he heard this, and asked others: "What's going on?"

Scholars, farmers, businessmen, scholars can refer to officials, or they can be said to be scholars. Officials are heaven, and it is only natural that they should be ranked first.But as for the scholar, it is said that the poor are the scholars, and he is still ranked first, so many people will not accept it.With no power to restrain a chicken, and no wealth to support one's family, why should one be so proud?

Especially businessmen, they can't get used to scholars like Xu Qing who have no official position, and immediately said with disdain: "What can I say to you? Unless you give me three taels of silver, I will do good deeds and teach you something, otherwise I will meet you on the road." Arrived……"

"Shut up!" An old man suddenly shouted, "Everyone is away from home and has nothing to rely on. How can you say these unlucky words and curse people?"

People who go out and go to sea are more superstitious and like auspiciousness.

At that moment, the old man said to Xu Qing: "Little brother, don't take his scary words to heart. But these things he said are true, and they are not just catching rumors. In the past few years, businessmen passing by here have reported to the Yamen I have sued many such injustices.”

Xu Qing asked with a grunt, "Please tell me, old man, what are the unjust cases?"

The parents of the old man sighed and said: "It is said that there are travelers traveling together, alone or with a few people, traveling north or south from the land, but they disappeared for no reason, and there is no news. This case is difficult to solve. I don't know how much it has accumulated, and the initial Yamen is still investigating, but there are more and more cases like this, and the investigation is endless. Before there is a clue, the Yamen gradually doesn't ask. Over the years, old cases have accumulated, and it is said that there have been no less than a hundred people Missing, as for the others who are not known to others, I don’t know how much.”

After hearing the old man's words, everyone in the inn was shocked.

A young man suddenly smiled and said: "This old man's words are terrible. He's just trying to scare you. Don't listen to him. I think these hundreds of people were recruited by beautiful official ladies to ask for a lot of money and became masters. Then I couldn’t bear to go home and lived a fairy life.”

The old man frowned and scolded: "You can believe this nonsense, where are there so many official ladies begging for a child, and even if there is such a thing, are they just for a moment of joy, and then abandon their family and mother?"

The young man couldn't help being embarrassed when he heard it, and explained: "I just said with a smile, why didn't you object when the elder brother said it just now, and when I said it, you scolded me."

The old man replied: "He is a regular visitor here, and he is here to tell these stories to cheat and drink!"

The merchant just now laughed a few times, but he didn't dare to answer the conversation, he lowered his head and drank by himself.

(End of this chapter)