Nongmen beautiful wife

Chapter 51 Tongcheng
Liu Xiaodong and Uncle Hu walked northward for two and a half days according to what the man said, and at noon on the third day, they finally saw the gate of Tongcheng.

The two entered the city gate and found an inn to stay in. Liu Xiaodong asked for two common rooms, and the waiter took them upstairs. Liu Xiaodong asked for a bucket of hot water first. She hadn't bathed for more than ten days and felt all over It was very uncomfortable up and down, and now she can finally rest with peace of mind. She must take a good bath.

Xiang Qin also moved into the inn with Liu Xiaodong. He originally wanted to live next door to Liu Xiaodong, but the innkeeper said that there were already people living there. I was worried that if he forced Uncle Hu to live in another room, Liu Xiaodong would be suspicious if he found out.

Just at this time, a guest who lived opposite Liu Xiaodong wanted to check out, and Xiang Qin asked for this room.

Probably because I have been with Liu Xiaodong for a long time, Xiang Qin also wanted a bucket of bath water. After careful calculation, it has been almost a month since I came out of Taohua Village. Xiang Qin asked someone on the road. It will take more than a month to go to the northwest, and this must be under smooth conditions.

The shortest way from Tongcheng to Xiangcheng is by water, but it takes more than ten days by boat, and it takes about 20 days by land. Xiang Qin guessed that Liu Xiaodong was so eager that he would definitely choose water.

When he arrived at Xiangcheng, he had to go northward for about 20 days to reach the northwest, but Xiang Qin heard that the barbarians and bandits in the northwest were making a lot of trouble, and he was a little worried that Liu Xiaodong would encounter these people.

After Liu Xiaodong took a shower and changed into clean clothes, he went downstairs and asked for two meals to be delivered to her and Uncle Hu's rooms respectively.

She hasn't had a decent meal for more than ten days, so this time she ordered two dishes of braised pork ribs and pine nut corn for the two of them, as well as two servings of egg drop soup, which couldn't be eaten by two people How much, these are enough, and there are also vegetarian ones, which are also very nutritious.

When the waiter brought the food prepared in the kitchen to the two people's room, Uncle Hu also expressed his gratitude to Liu Xiaodong, and hurriedly said that it would be a waste of money to ask Liu Xiaodong to pay for him to stay in the hotel, so how could Liu Xiaodong buy him food? .

"Uncle Hu, don't be too polite. It was agreed at the time. You will send me to Tongcheng. I will pay for all the food and lodging. I should pay for the money. Besides, you will eat with me along the way." I have suffered a lot, and I am very sorry, and this meal is my expression of apology."

Seeing what Liu Xiaodong said, Uncle Hu thanked him again and again, and then took the food.

After a day's rest, Uncle Hu was about to leave for Ancheng. Liu Xiaodong gave Uncle Hu the five taels of silver that he had agreed upon at the beginning, and gave Uncle Hu an extra tael.

Uncle Hu hurriedly said, "No need, five taels of silver is enough."

"Uncle Hu, don't be polite to me. This tael of silver is my hard work for you. I didn't expect to encounter so many dangerous things on the road. I know that one tael of silver is not too much, but it is I've made up my mind, please accept it quickly, there are a lot of people here, it's not good to let others know." Liu Xiaodong also thought that Uncle Hu was an honest and honest person, and he took good care of her along the way. Give him more money.

Uncle Hu was still too embarrassed to answer, "This...this..."

Liu Xiaodong directly stuffed the money into Uncle Hu's hand, "Just take it."

Uncle Hu was rarely at a loss, "Then...then I will accept it, thank you, Xiaodong."

"Well, put it away quickly, Uncle Hu, you must pay attention to safety when you are alone on the road."

"Hey, I see. Then I'll go back first. If you are a girl, you should be careful when you go to a place so far away in the northwest. I heard that the northwest is not very peaceful."

"Well, I'll be careful myself."

After seeing off Uncle Hu, Liu Xiaodong was not in a hurry to leave Tongcheng. She planned to rest in Tongcheng for two days and inquire about the route to the northwest.

After Uncle Hu left, the room next door to Liu Xiaodong was vacant, and Xiang Qin moved to live next door to her, so that he could hear Liu Xiaodong more clearly when he was next to him, so that he could be in time if something happened. Find.

After Uncle Hu left, Liu Xiaodong stayed in his room and did not come out. Only the waiter delivered meals to Liu Xiaodong's room twice at noon and night as Liu Xiaodong requested.

After driving for such a long time, and encountering two dangers on the road, Liu Xiao's expression was always tense. After entering Tongcheng, he relaxed. Liu Xiaodong felt that he had never been so tired before. The meal, just fell asleep in bed.

After sleeping until the morning of the third day, Liu Xiaodong felt refreshed.

After Liu Xiaodong washed up, he went downstairs and asked the shopkeeper how to get to Xiangcheng.

"Why is the guest going to Xiangcheng? It's remote over there." The shopkeeper wondered how she, a woman, would go to such a remote place alone?

Liu Xiaodong explained, "Actually, I'm going to the northwest. My family is there. I also heard that if you go to the northwest, you have to go through Xiangcheng, but I don't know how to get there."

"Oh, so it turns out that the fastest way to get to Xiangcheng is to take a boat by water, but the waterway is not easy, and many people can't stand the turbulence of the boat. You can also take the land road. The land road is much flatter than the water road, but It will take a little longer."

Liu Xiaodong was in a hurry to go to the northwest to collect the bones of his parents and family members, so he naturally wanted to get to the northwest as soon as possible, "How long will it take to get to Xiangcheng?"

"If you go by water, it will take about fifteen days, and if you go by land, it will take about 20 days. I suggest you take the land route." The shopkeeper lowered his voice, "To tell you the truth, I heard that there are water pirates from time to time Well, they took away the money, and took many people to serve as their slaves."

"Water pirates?" It was the first time Liu Xiaodong heard that there would be water pirates, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

The shopkeeper checked that there was no one else around, and then continued, "No, a customer who came to my shop a few days ago often did business at sea, and I heard from him that he was almost taken away by water robbers. He jumped into the water just in time, and the pirates took away his boat, the goods on it, and the silver, and didn’t care whether there was any more on the boat, and he waited for the pirates to leave before returning by himself.”

"Thank you." Liu Xiaodong thanked the shopkeeper, and went back to the room.

Liu Xiaodong was extremely irritable. She intended to take the waterway, which was fast, but after hearing what the shopkeeper said just now, she was worried that if she really encountered water robbers and she couldn't swim, what would she do?
(End of this chapter)