Chapter 87: Staying in a dwelling
After only a dozen breaths, the herpes on the man's hands gradually became swollen, and after another quarter of an hour, the blisters on his entire arm were gone, except for the redness and swelling of his own scratches. He let out a long sigh of relief, and was about to scold two sentences to relieve his hatred, when his partner on the side blocked his mouth:
"How can this red scorpion venom be so easy to solve? People have obviously let you go, don't be ignorant of what to do! If you annoy that girl again, your bones will turn to ashes!"
At this point, in the distance. "What poison did you put on his arm?" asked the whistle. The insidiousness of being a master, and the nature of being an apprentice are not far behind.
"It's just a little bit of scorpion powder. The scorpion that I caught on the road a few days ago made it contribute a little bit of venom to me. Ning Xiaoxian said, "I reduced the poison effect, and he will be fine." Even without medication, the swelling will naturally subside after a quarter of an hour. "She's very soft-hearted, and it would be nice to punish those who offend her lightly, and there's no need to kill anyone.
The whistle sighed. Such a little girl who is like a flower and jade, she wants to squat on the side of the road to catch poisonous insects and squeeze venom, this scene feels very strange just by imagining.
Ning Xiaoxian chatted with the whistle while walking, only to know that there has been an endless stream of caravans stationed in Rock City in the past few days, and many caravan leaders are not like Deng Hao who share weal and woe with his subordinates, and as long as the caravan members have spare money in their hands, they can naturally find a good bed to sleep in. Although the price of the boat is rising, it is generally more than sixty percent higher than the off-season, but the inns in the city are basically full, not to mention the separate room, and the basic situation is that it is difficult to find a room.
And the so-called B&B, to put it bluntly, is a small family inn run by private owners. However, she had only heard of a farmhouse running a homestay in the countryside, a big city. Is it true that the government also allows B&Bs to grab guests freely?
The whistle is really not a good commentator. She asked for a long time before she could pry it out of his mouth.
After the original Iwajo became a well-known tea town, more and more caravans came here to collect tea in spring and autumn every year. Even the lord of the castle ordered the entire rock castle to be more than doubled in size, and built a merchant inn. The problem of accommodation is still getting bigger and bigger.
Although the idea of building more inns is tempting, it cannot be implemented, because after the peak season, the number of customers is greatly reduced, and so many inns may even lose their old capital, and maybe they will close their doors. Therefore, the city lord came up with a solution, that is, to open the homestay to solve the housing problem of merchants, especially independent merchants.
Originally, the city rules of Iwaki did not allow residents to do business in their own homes, but all business had to be done in the city's East Market. However, the lord of the city changed the rules a few years ago, and not only allowed the residents' gates to be opened in the direction of the street. I also agreed that everyone should set up shops on the street and do some business along the street. Especially during the peak season, the government is especially generous, allowing residents to rent their spare houses to guests from other places.
With more than 30,000 residents and more than 170,000 people, Yancheng itself is a new city that has just been expanded. Silver is a great thing, and the peak season twice a year is a good time to attract gold, and there is really no one who does not want to make this money in vain. As soon as this decree came out. The contradiction of insufficient rooms has been greatly alleviated, and even some small caravans live directly in private houses.
Of course, most of the caravans were reckless men, and some were originally thieves. Hands and feet are not very clean. In order to warn Xiaoxiao, Iwaki set up a military patrol shop every 900 steps on the street, and the corner patrol in the shop. During the day, traffic order is maintained, and the flow of people and vehicles is diverted, and at night the government and commercial residences are guarded. Anti-theft, fire prevention, and prevention of accidents.
After the first year of opening the B&B. There were two thefts, but they were quickly cracked, and the arrested thieves and their caravans were severely punished. Later, due to the effective security measures and the caravan supervised by itself, it was basically safe and sound for so many years.
The whistle led her to the residential area, and after nine turns and eighteen turns, he gently knocked on the door of a house. The answer to the door was a woman about twenty-seven or eight years old, plain and light, with beautiful eyebrows, and when she saw a whistle standing outside the door, she blurted out: "Mr. Hua?"
Ning Xiaoxian blinked, he had always called the whistle long and the whistle short, and at most added the word "brother" with a suffix, but he didn't know his name.
The whistle coughed lightly and said, "Talk...... Girl, this Miss Ning is a guest of our caravan. Now that the inn is full, I want to borrow a place to stay here. I wonder if there are any empty rooms?" and when he talked to the woman, he looked very awkward. Ning Xiaoxian thought to himself, aren't we women, why aren't you so embarrassed to talk to me?
"Yes. Just move in. The woman surnamed Tan readily agreed, opened the door and welcomed the two in.
After talking for a few words, Ning Xiaoxian learned that the name of this sister was Qinghe, who was widowed a few years ago and lived in her deceased husband's house with her youngest son. When the outpost passed by here alone two years ago, he stayed at her home.
"A big man lives in a little widow's house, isn't he afraid of other people's gossip?" Ning Xiaoxian doubted, the whistle is not like such an imprudent person. It wasn't until she saw the guest room that she was relieved. It turned out that the wing room that Tan Qinghe was talking about turned out to be a small courtyard with a single door, with an independent door, and it was dozens of steps away from her house.
She was very satisfied with this courtyard at first glance. There are several side rooms in the courtyard, and there is also a small kitchen, and there is a shallow pond in the courtyard, and a few bushes of bamboo swaying slowly in the wind, which is quite elegant. The most important thing is that as soon as the courtyard door is closed, it becomes a small world of its own, and no one can quarrel with her. This is to be placed in a first-tier city in China, it is a small villa with a courtyard, and it is worth a lot of money!
Taking advantage of Tan Qinghe's efforts to walk away, Ning Xiaoxian bumped the whistle with his elbow: "This sister Tan doesn't seem to be short of money, otherwise this courtyard can accommodate four or five people, why doesn't she rent it out?"
"Her deceased husband originally had a few noodle shops on Main Street, and he was relatively wealthy. ”
She stopped talking, only looked up and down at the whistle with her eyes, which made his face red, and said angrily: "Don't think nonsense and ruin people's reputation!"
But pull it down, she hasn't started to lose yet, why will someone's reputation be ruined?
Changtian also sighed helplessly in her ear: "You are really gossipy." He had just learned this word not long ago, and to learn it was to use it.
Maybe it's for the sake of the whistle's face, the rent charged by Sister Tan is also cheap, two taels of silver a day, if Ning Xiaoxian is willing, you can go back to Sister Tan's courtyard and have three meals with them. This price is very fair, in the peak season of tea harvesting, Yuelaiju has to charge five taels of silver a day in an upper room, and it is not a yard of its own. So even if this matter was negotiated, the whistle looked at the sky, said goodbye and left, Ning Xiaoxian always felt that his back looked a little wolf.
On the first day of living in someone's yard, out of politeness, why should I have a meal with the master? So this day's dinner was used in Tan Qinghe's courtyard, this woman has been taking the child alone for so long, and the cooking skills are also very good.
Sister Tan's son is not yet eight years old this year, his milk name is Chengcheng, his little face is square and white, and he has dimples on his face when he laughs, which is very attractive. As soon as Ning Xiaoxian saw him, he inexplicably thought of Erhu in his heart, and then thought of Sister-in-law Song, I am afraid that it will be difficult to have the opportunity to meet again in the future, and I can't help but feel a little sad.
This Cheng Cheng is a self-acquaintance, and when he saw the beautiful girl as a guest at home, he immediately shouted to his sister and sister, and he didn't recognize his life at all. Being made such a fuss by him, Ning Xiaoxian's sadness in his heart was also diluted a lot, plus Sister Tan is worthy of the surname Tan, her words and deeds are very decent, and after eating a meal, talking and laughing Yan Yan, and the guests and hosts are happy, it is actually the most peaceful meal that Ning Xiaoxian has eaten in more than a month.
Changtian was a little depressed. This girl is careless, but he sees it in his eyes, this kid always takes advantage of the two women talking and secretly looks at Ning Xiaoxian. Everyone is a man, and Changtian knows too well which parts men like to aim at the most to peek. What this little guy sees the most is his high chest, thin waist, slender thighs, but he still has an innocent look on his face.
"It's a natural little color embryo. Even if he knew that this little ghost was too young to do anything, he was not very happy, and he always had a feeling that his cake had been touched by others.
Therefore, this night, Ning Xiaoxian entered the Gods and Demons Prison, and saw that Changtian's face was not very good-looking, and the demon spring water under his feet was sparkling, which made his face even more cloudy. "It seems that I'm not the only one who has mixed feelings. Ning Xiaoxian thought that yesterday's strange atmosphere had also affected him. But this person hasn't said a word since she came in, what kind of trouble is this embarrassing aura going to make?
Changtian is troubled. He had the heart to keep the girl with nerves thicker than a wire away from the boy, but what to say? The little boy was not yet eight years old, and he didn't make people laugh out of his big teeth when he said it.
It's been a long time since I've been so aggrieved. After a long while, he let out a long sigh and said listlessly, "Practice the tenth form of the guide technique today." In addition, you can start to learn the supporting Qi technique. ”
From the 10th form onwards, the Guiding Formula is equipped with a corresponding pranayama method, which requires the user to touch his tongue against his teeth, gradually inhale, and slow down the exhalation. This method is a pranayama technique that gradually prolongs the time of breathing, and the key points are to breathe lightly, slowly, evenly, long, and deeply. At first, you will exhale until you count to a hundred, then slowly prolong it, and finally you will exhale until you reach a full thousand. After practicing Xiaocheng, "put the feathers on the nose and mouth, exhale and wait for the feathers not to move", which means that the feathers are placed on the mouth and nose, and the breath will not be disturbed. This harmonizes the inner and outer breaths, with the outer breath being slender and even, and the inner breathing continuous. After a long period of practice, it can solidify the internal organs, collect the breath, nourish the qi, and have many wonderful uses. (To be continued......)