Chapter 22: Red Sleeves
All the way north, the more you go, the colder it gets.
Fortunately in the valley, once out of the valley, Chu Yunsheng shivered coldly, and stopped in the nearest town that day, she went to the pawnshop to take out the gold hairpin jewelry that she had brought out in Chen Yanzhi's mansion before, and added two sets of winter clothes for herself and Dumb, in addition to the coachman's car money, calculating the food and clothing expenses of the three people on the road, it will be enough.
Chu Yunsheng was originally a very quiet character, and he was followed by a dumb man who never said a word, so along the way, except for the old man who was driving the car, he felt bored, so he would find some gossip, and he didn't care if they listened to it or not, and talked about it on his own.
The cold is better than the day.
On the afternoon of the fifth day, when they arrived at Linzi City, which was still a day's journey from the border of Zhao, the sky was already covered with goose feathers.
Not only did the horses driven by the coachman refuse to go, but they are urged by the reins, and when they walk a few steps, the wheels are also slippery, and they cannot move forward at all. In desperation, the three of them had to stay in Linzi City, stay for one night, and wait for the snow to stop on the next day before setting off.
But who knows, because it is the junction of the three kingdoms of Wei, Zhao and Chen, the flow of people is very busy, and there are many travelers who are stranded by this heavy snow.
Chu Yunsheng and his entourage came late, and the coachman took them all over the town, except for the "red sleeve move", there was no other inn with vacant places.
Red sleeve move, is the largest signboard in Linzi City, it set restaurants, gambling houses, inns and brothels in one, there are even rumors in the market, there are underground auction halls that are banned by various countries, as long as you want to shoot something, add money, red sleeves have it.
Of course, the threshold there is also something that ordinary people can't afford.
These are all known to Chu Yunsheng after listening to the coachman's broken thoughts for a long time.
The snow was getting heavier and heavier outside, and if there was no place to stay, she had no doubt that the three of them would freeze to death outside tonight.
Chu Yunsheng stood under the plaque with three bronzing characters in the red sleeves, and subconsciously raised his hand and touched the remaining silver taels on his body, estimating that it was not enough for even one person, but there was no other way, she raised her hand and beckoned the old man to follow the shopkeeper to lead the carriage to the stable, and dragged the dumb who stood behind her like a log, sitting and calculating with her heart, and her steps had already stepped in without hesitation.
In the inconspicuous tent, there stood an old man with gray hair, a wrinkled face, but those eyes were amazingly bright.
Scanning the whole body of Chu Yunsheng and the others quickly, the old man who was sitting at the counter immediately got up with a smile: "Welcome two distinguished guests, I don't know if the two of you came from afar, are they staying in the hotel, or are they coming to our red sleeves to be happy?"
Looking at the old man with a flattering smile, Chu Yunsheng subconsciously weighed his whole body.
Wearing the most ordinary cotton clothes, there is no valuable gold and silver jewelry on her body, before entering the door, she is still thinking about how to pretend to be like a rich man, so as not to be looked down upon and immediately rushed out, however, she doesn't need half a word, this old man is already so earnest, why is this?
Of course, he was not born with an aristocratic temperament, not like an ordinary person, why is that? Thinking of this, Chu Yunsheng's eyes caught that although the old man was being polite to himself, his extraordinarily shrewd eyes were patrolling Dumb from time to time.
She only then reacted.
It turned out that ignoring the stupid essence she knew, his mind was not open and claustrophobic, just looking at his appearance, he was just standing quietly, but all over his body revealed the noble and Qingyue temperament, coupled with the cold mahogany mask and unfathomable internal force......
It's hard to make people look down on you!
Thinking of this, Chu Yunsheng communicated with the old man, and she was a little more confident, she said coldly: "Give us two good guest rooms." ”
"Well, you two please. So saying, he got up and walked over the counter, leading them the way, all the way through the antechamber, and standing in front of a large cotton curtain.
The moment the old man lifted the curtain, Chu Yunsheng only felt a burst of heating mixed with the fragrance of plum, rouge, and aged wine coming to his face.
The purpose is that it is more than three times larger than the ordinary restaurant, the lobby is full, although there are a lot of people, but the strange thing is that the people at each table here are whispering, not as noisy as the general restaurant tea shop, the huge hall, quiet and a little weird.
"Eryuan, quickly take these two distinguished guests to the Yunzi room. ”
Inside the hall, an old man greeted a young man who had just come down the stairs on the left and was still holding a tray in his hand.
The already quiet hall became quieter in an instant, and the diners at each table, who were still whispering to each other just now, stopped what they were doing at this time, and put their eyes on Chu Yunsheng and the two who were standing in front of the curtain.
It's not the first time that so many people have looked up and down, but this time it makes people feel uncomfortable.
Chu Yunsheng thanked the old man in the tent, followed Eryuan, directly crossed the crowd, and walked up the stairs behind the hall.
There are three stairs behind this hall, which extend to different directions.
The one who took the two of them with them was on the far right. Stepping on the wooden stairs all the way, observing the normal hall by the way, Chu Yunsheng muttered in his heart.
Why are the people here so cautious and cautious?
I have to say that this red-sleeved trick really bears the name of this famous country, and the decoration inside and the unique structure of the cave make Chu Yunsheng, who used to live in the palace, can't help but smack his tongue.
Following Eryuan, around the railing, and through several courtyards, they finally arrived at the guest room where they lived, Chu Yunsheng naturally lived in one room alone, and the coachman and Dumb lived in another.
Seeing that Eryuan was about to leave, Chu Yunsheng's heart moved, and he took out the last ingot of silver from his arms, quickly stuffed it into Eryuan's hand, and said: "It's the first time we've come to Red Sleeves, and we don't know a lot of rules, so if there's anything that needs special attention, please mention it more." ”
Eryuan seemed to be accustomed to such a scene, skillfully wrapped his sleeves, took the silver stuffed by Chu Yunsheng, and said with a smile on his face: "The little boy is a distinguished guest of the red sleeve move, how dare the little one say a point, if there is any taboo, in our red sleeve move, we must remember, you can't see it, you can't hear it." ”
"Can't see, can't hear?" Chu Yunsheng frowned and repeated, a little puzzled: "That is, no matter what happens, I just take care of my own eyes and mouth, right?"