It was past noon when I set off, and the driver was a little hesitant when he came.

"If you start now, you can only rest in Tuozhou County at night. He said to the old lady, "It's not a good place." Then he suggested, "It's better to leave early tomorrow, so that you can get to other places before the evening." ”

"What's wrong with this place?" asked the old lady, who had not been to Shui'an for many years, so naturally she did not know these things. The coachman pondered for a moment and replied: "Tuozhou County is a little closed, few people go over, everyone is a detour on weekdays, but recently another route has come to the bandits, and they have to pass through Tuozhou County, after all, it is ...... there"

He paused for a moment, and finally said, "If you really meet a bandit, your life is not guaranteed." "Under the trade-off, everyone still chooses to pass by Tuozhou County, but they will hardly rest there.

"It's just one night, and I'll leave early tomorrow morning. The old lady didn't take it seriously, and ordered the maid to help her into the carriage.

The coachman frowned slightly, even he may not have been to Tuozhou County for a long time, and he didn't know what the situation was now. Although he didn't want to pass through that ghost place, the Shen family gave him a really good reward, so he obeyed the old lady's arrangement and went on the road.

Shen Yunyou sat in the carriage and fell asleep after a while, and when he woke up again, it was already dark.

"Are you hungry?" the old lady asked, Shen Yunyou shook her head, but the old lady still handed over a piece of cake: "Put your stomach first, and we'll eat it later when we get to the inn." ”

Shen Yunyou didn't care, she drank a few sips of water, and before she fully woke up, she heard the coachman outside ask loudly: "Old lady, do you want to stop in Tuozhou County?"

The old lady lifted the curtain, it was almost dark, and it was indeed unsafe to continue on her way, so she made a decision: "Find an inn and stop." The coachman answered, speeding up. After a while, the carriage stopped.

Shen Yunyou got out of the carriage and looked around before the old lady, and there was no one on the streets of Tuozhou County at this time. The wind blew the worn-out wine flags not far away, and it was extremely bleak. I don't know if it's because the place is so small, there are not even a few lanterns.

"It's so deserted. Bai Tao couldn't help but say, Mama Gu helped the old lady out of the carriage and turned her head to ask the coachman, "Is there an inn here?" The place looked empty and old, and she was a little worried.

The coachman stretched out his hand and pointed to a dirty and old door in front of him, which could no longer see the color, and said, "The front is the only one, and it is a little simple, and please ask the old lady to take it, after all, we are on our way." In his memory, the inn was dilapidated, but in the end, there was only that one, and he had to live in it, and he had to live in it.

"It's okay, I'll leave early tomorrow. The old lady replied that she was not so particular when she was away from home.

The Shen family and his party followed the coachman and slowly walked towards the dilapidated door. After approaching, Shen Yunyou finally saw clearly that there was a tattered flag hanging above the door, and the word "inn" was written on it.

The coachman knocked on the door a few times, but there was no movement inside, and he had to increase his strength.

"Coming, coming, urging?" said an impatient voice, and a woman dressed in bright green opened the door. She raised her head and slowly looked at the person in front of her, her expression slowly becoming excited, and even her eyes were shining.

Her gaze made Shen Yunyou a little uncomfortable, but this person looked shrewd, and he was in the inn business, so she didn't speak.

"Xiao Wan, are you dead? Didn't you hear any guests?" Fang Qing, the proprietress of the inn, shouted at the dark place: "Why don't you hurry up and light the lights." ”

A few responses came, the inn finally lit up, and Fang Qing beckoned a group of people from the Shen family into the door. Shen Yunyou looked around, it was not as dirty as she imagined, and the table and floor were fairly clean. The girl named Xiao Wan was dark and thin, and after looking at Shen Yunyou, she pursed her lips, her eyes showing disdain.

"What are you doing in a daze? serve tea!" Fang Qing commanded, Xiao Wan walked away slowly, and after a while, he really brought out a pot of tea and poured it for everyone. Shen Yunyou picked up the tea, and before she could put it in her mouth, a musty smell wafted over, causing her to cough a few times.

The old lady frowned tightly and urged Fang Qing to arrange the room. Fang Qing's eyes swept over everyone, and his fingers moved, as if he was counting the number of people, but after a while, he showed a look of embarrassment: "Madam, there are a lot of you, I'm afraid you won't be able to live." ”

"There are so many rooms, how can you not live in them?" Bai Tao was puzzled and pointed to the rooms on the second floor. The old lady didn't bring many people this time, and those rooms were enough.

"The girl doesn't know. Fang Qing smiled and patiently and gently explained to Bai Tao: "Although these rooms are empty now, most of them have been booked, and there are not many rooms left. Just ......"

She looked at the old lady and Shen Yunyou with a hint of pride, and finally slowly spoke: "It's just that I have a fate with you, and it's not that it's not negotiable, but the price is ......."

Shen Yunyou realized that they had encountered a black shop, and looking at the appearance of the proprietress, it was clear that she was going to slaughter them severely.

"Didn't you mean to do this?" Lingyi asked vaguely, but she didn't make it clear, but Fang Qing's face changed suddenly, she lowered her head and picked up the abacus, and said absentmindedly: "I didn't force you to stay, if you don't want to go, why misinterpret my kindness? ”

The meaning of her words is very clear: she is the only inn in the entire Tuozhou County, and she has no choice at all; the store is also her own, and she said that if someone has set it, that is, someone has set it, and it is useless for others to say anything.

"Anyway, how much do you want?" the old lady understood what she meant, but she didn't want to dwell on it any longer, so she asked directly. For her, what can be solved with money is simple.

Fang Qing put down the abacus and smiled like a flower when he looked up: "Not much, not much, it's nothing to you at all." ”

She stretched out her hand and gestured, but the old lady didn't understand it at all, so she simply ordered the people around her to give her a tael of silver, and asked with an impatient look, "Is it enough?"

"You're a really sensible person. "Although Fang Qing is rich in Tuozhou County, he rarely sees silver. She thought that five hundred copper plates were already a lot, but she didn't expect the other party to be so generous.

She trembled a little with excitement, carefully put the silver into her arms and then commanded Xiao Wan in a loud voice: "Quickly arrange a room for the guest!"

After entering the room, Shen Yunyou finally understood why the coachman hesitated so much, this black shop was really too cold: every corner of the room was covered with cobwebs, the floor and the table were covered with a thick layer of ash, and I don't know how long no one cleaned it.

What's more, there is a dilapidated basin in the middle of the house to catch the water leaking from the roof. Shen Yunyou walked to the bed and lifted the quilt, and sure enough, there was a musty smell. She threw the quilt down with all her might, making a dull sound.

"Whoosh-", a black fat mouse ran out from under the bed, and Shen Yunyou, Bai Tao, and Lingyi screamed in surprise and hugged each other.