Taiping Inn

The weather in late summer changes suddenly.

In the afternoon, the sun was still shining brightly, allowing Shen Changsheng and the dog to bask in the sun outside the door, but now at dusk, the wind was rising and the clouds were gathering, it was as dark as night, and a heavy rain was coming.

The proprietress stood up and looked at the sky outside the door, and said, "It's going to rain."

Just as she finished her words, the wind blew.

The "Taiping" flag in the yard was blown, and the old tree in the backyard was shaking and making an unbearable sound.

The wind passed through the wilderness, over the mountains, through the dense forests, and arrived at the inn, blowing the tiles on the roof of the inn.

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The dark clouds above were getting lower and lower, like a heavy weight pressing down on the city.

Li Xuandu sighed, "The weather in Huainan Prefecture changes at any time, and it is moody."

"Rainy days are always a good time to kill people." A gentle voice suddenly sounded behind Li Xuandu.

Li Xuandu did not turn around, but he could tell it was the voice of the shopkeeper.

The sky was dim, and the lobby of the inn also became dim. The shopkeeper's face was hidden in the darkness, making it difficult to see clearly. His voice came from behind Li Xuandu, deep and deep. Although his voice was mellow, it felt like a thorn in the back.

Li Xuandu turned around and looked at the shopkeeper who seemed to be shrouded in a mist.

At this moment, a thunder suddenly exploded, illuminating the sky and the earth, and also illuminating the dim main hall.

Under the blue and white lightning, the shopkeeper's face became clear.

The shopkeeper, holding two covered bowls in his hand, smiled at Li Xuandu, his face was slightly pale, and his white teeth were a little creepy in the dim environment.

Li Xuandu's eyes swept over the teacup in the shopkeeper's hand, smelled the tea fragrance, and smiled: "Shopkeeper, you have a good taste."

The shopkeeper handed one of the teacups to Li Xuandu and said in a gentle voice: "This tea is good. It is the first batch of Shifeng new tea this year. It was picked at night when the buds were exposed. It was soaked in boiling Taipingshan spring water. The buds were floating upright in the tea. It can be regarded as top-quality."

Li Xuandu picked up the teacup and took a sip, praising: "Good."

After drinking the tea, the shopkeeper took out a coin from his sleeve. It was round on the outside and square on the inside. The four characters "Peace in the World" were engraved around the square hole on the front, and the four characters "Peace for All Generations" were engraved on the left and right of the square hole on the back.

He threw the coin on the table, and it kept spinning.

The shopkeeper slowly said, "Thousands of years ago, the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty ruled the world and unified the world's currency. The new coin weighed twelve zhu. Because one liang equals twenty-four zhu, this kind of coin is called a half-liang coin. This coin is cast in the style of a half-liang coin, but the material used is changed to pure gold. It is said that gold is not pure, and no one is perfect. As the name suggests, pure gold coins are coins made of pure gold. I think you should know that gold is much heavier than silver, copper, iron, and aluminum, let alone pure gold. Therefore, although this coin is in the style of a half-liang coin, each one weighs one liang. One pure gold coin is one liang of pure gold."

"Gold is not pure, and white jade has slight flaws. There is no pure gold in the world, but it can be made by human power. Nowadays, there are people who specialize in this business, refining pure gold from ordinary gold. I dare not say that its purity is 100%, but 90% Nine is still available, so the price of red gold is about three times that of ordinary gold. Now one ounce of gold can be exchanged for nine ounces and three cents of snowflake silver on the market. Including the smelting cost, one ounce of red gold can be exchanged for about thirty ounces of silver. "

"But in my case, it is not called red gold coins, but Taiping coins. It is not used for spending, but for fortune-telling."

"Just now I calculated a hexagram for the young master and got a Qian hexagram. The hexagram of the Book of Changes says: 'Qian, Yuanhenglizhen'. This hexagram changes to Jiusan. The gentleman works hard all day long, and is vigilant at night, without fault. In short, although the young master is in a difficult situation, there is no disaster after all. "

With a snap, the shopkeeper stretched out his hand and slapped the rotating Taiping coin under his palm, then slowly moved his palm away, revealing the four words "Peace in the World" on the copper coin.

He raised his head, looked at Li Xuandu and said, "Then I will ask for good luck and give this Taiping coin to you."

As soon as he finished speaking, a heavy rain suddenly came in this late summer.

The soybean-sized raindrops hit the eaves, making a crisp crackling sound, and in an instant they gathered into a stream, flowing down along the eaves, leaving a series of silver water lines.

The shopkeeper left with the tea bowl. Li Xuandu looked at the Taiping coin, hesitated for a moment, and still reached out to pick it up, put it in his sleeve, and then clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for the good words, shopkeeper."

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, gradually drowning out the gradually fading shouts and killing outside.

The boss lady smiled and said, "My husband is not a generous person. On weekdays, many people ask him to tell fortunes, but he just won't. This is the first time that he tells fortunes for free and gives a Taiping coin like today."

Li Xuandu smiled and asked, "Doesn't the boss lady feel bad?"

The boss lady stroked her towering chest and sighed, "After all, it's thirty taels of silver. Of course I feel bad, but since the man in charge has made the decision, I, a woman, can't refuse his face in front of outsiders."

Li Xuandu nodded and said, "That's right."

While speaking, Li Xuandu opened the window a little again and looked outside.

At this time, the yard was full of corpses lying in all directions, soaked by rain, and blood mixed in the mud made the ground even more filthy.

The only ones still standing in the Qingluan Guard were two masters of the Yuqi Realm, including the Commanding Assistant, and most of the Jianghu heroes were dead. At this time, the bloody spirit faded, and the remaining people did not dare to die again. They could only hide behind the fairy couple and shrink back.

The proprietress also took a glance and said, "Sir, you don't know that my husband and I have been doing business here for more than ten years. There are countless customers coming and going, including officials, soldiers, bandits, and wanderers. This kind of fight is not the first time. In the past, my husband and I just let it go. After all, we can't do anything with just the two of us."

Li Xuandu took a sip of wine and smiled, "I think it's fake that I can't do it, and it's true that I don't want to do it."

The hostess's eyes flashed with surprise, and then she laughed and said, "Sir, you really like to joke. I am just a weak woman, and my man is... He is a taciturn person who can't do anything. How can he care about such things? "

Li Xuandu said softly: "Summer insects cannot talk about ice. I think the shopkeeper is not untalkative, but he is disdainful of being on the same level with these people who roll in the mud."

The smile on the proprietress's face gradually faded, and she asked softly: "Who is the guest?"

Li Xuandu slowly got up from the bench and smiled: "Didn't I say that my name is Li Xuandu, and I just came to the treasure land today. I don't intend to bring bad luck to you two, but..."

Li Xuandu looked at the two Qingluan guards in the lobby of the inn and said softly: "I just want to borrow the treasure land for a while."