After leaving the inn for half a year, when I came back, I felt like I was in a different world.

Su Muxian stood at the door of his inn and looked in, it was the time of the meal, and the noisy seats were full, and four or five people dressed as junior two were shuttling back and forth, and there was no time to stop. Looking at the tables, chairs, benches, upholstery, etc., they are all new, and they seem to be expensive.

She took a step back and took another serious look at the door.

It is indeed a Jianghu inn.

What had happened in the past few months to make her little broken inn what it was now?

"It's someone I arranged." Jiang Yuanzhong thought that she was curious about who the people in charge were inside, so he took the lead in explaining, "Aren't you worried that the inn has been closed and will affect your business in the future, so I will let people come over to manage it." ”

They walked into the inn one after the other, and soon someone greeted them.

"Are the two of you sharpening or staying in the hotel...... the man didn't finish speaking, and when he saw Jiang Yuanzhong's face, he restrained his flattering demeanor, and said in a proper manner: "Young owner." ”

"It doesn't have to be so special, it's just the same as usual." Jiang Yuanzhong said.

"Yes, young farmer." The man answered in a serious manner.

Jiang Yuanzhong: "......"

Jiang Yuanzhong: "Forget it." ”

They walked to the counter, where a middle-aged man who looked like a scholar was working with the shopkeeper.

"I have some personal matters today, and I need to come back tomorrow."

"Okay, okay." The substitute shopkeeper replied with a smile.

"Then it's settled, I'll take my leave." The scholar arched his hand, turned around and passed by Su Muxian.

Su Muxian stared at him until he reached the door, then turned his head to look at the back of the counter and smiled like the acting shopkeeper like Maitreya Buddha, and wondered: "Who is this?" ”

"This is Uncle Fu, who has forty years of experience in managing inns, and he was originally a person under the Divine Sword Villa, but now that he is gone, please come over and help manage the inn." The same man from before said, "The one who went out just now is the storyteller I recently hired." ”

Uncle Fu seemed to recognize Jiang Yuanzhong and Su Muxian, and nodded with a smile to say hello.

"Young owner, shopkeeper Su."

He took out the account book from the drawer and handed it to Su Muxian, and said, "In the past few months when Shopkeeper Su has been away, the old man has managed it on his behalf, can Shopkeeper Su check it?" ”

"Since Uncle Fu is a person from Divine Sword Villa, I am naturally trustworthy." Su Muxian shouted Uncle Fu, but he didn't refuse, took the account book and flipped through it, the net profit in the past few months was unprecedentedly high, and there was no additional expenditure.

Su Muxian: "...... That doesn't make sense. ”

Uncle Fu looked at it, and then smiled: "Why is it unreasonable?" ”

He raised his hand and pointed to the new decoration in the inn and said, "I ordered someone to renovate it, and after that, there were more customers than before, and there was no one to make trouble, so business was naturally easier." ”

…… I still don't believe that there will be no one fighting and making trouble in the inn.

Su Muxian swept around in the direction of his finger, and suddenly found that there was a line of small characters added under the paper that was originally pasted on the wall.

- Make trouble in the store, don't worry about killing you.

Feed! This is an inn, not a black shop! Is it really okay to threaten guests like this?

She glanced at the little two who were busy before and after, all of them were burly men, and immediately realized the truth of this sentence, and the actual effect seemed to be good.

"And what happened to that storyteller just now?" Su Muxian asked curiously.

"In addition to the inn and the hotel, there are occasional guests who come to rest and drink a bowl of tea by the way, and I invite a storyteller to hope that more guests will be when it is not a meal." Uncle Fu explained, "At present, the results are still remarkable. ”

People who know how to do business are just different.

Su Muxian sighed with emotion, then grabbed Jiang Yuanzhong's sleeve, and said seriously: "Leave Uncle Fu behind, I'll spend money to hire him." ”

What a pity that this group of people managed the inn so well while she was away and let it go.

Jiang Yuan shrugged his shoulders: "Uncle Fu has long since quit, this is for my sake to help, let's come back now, he will go back to take his grandson." ”

Uncle Fu responded with a smile on his face: "The young master is polite." ”

Su Muxian asked reluctantly, "What about the others?" How many can you keep? ”

"I have other things to do, so I'll stay for another month at most." Jiang Yuanzhong said as he walked to his room, "After so many days, let's rest first, and then think about these things when we wake up." ”

Su Muxian is still a little worried, now that she and Jiang Yuanzhong are back, it is still unknown whether the others will come back, if these people sent by Jiang Yuanzhong are withdrawn, the inn will be semi-paralyzed again.

"Forget it, let's go rest first."

She sighed and leaned on the railing to go upstairs.

……

Two days later, Uncle Fu packed up his baggage and left.

Su Muxian propped his head on the counter and sighed, suddenly heard a commotion from the window, looked up, it turned out that the storyteller he had seen a few days ago was telling a story, about the high/tide, but it whetted the audience's appetite again, attracting the people around him to urge.

At this time, there were not many people in the inn, almost all of them gathered around the window, Su Muxian quietly leaned over, only to hear the storyteller talking about the next part.

“…… What is that place? It's a palace, and it's a place where ordinary people can enter. His Majesty the Emperor also thought that the general trend was going to go and King Qin's conspiracy was about to succeed, but who expected that things would take a turn for the better at this time. ”

The storyteller took a sip of the teacup, with a leisurely attitude, tickling everyone's curiosity even more.

"What a turnaround, sir, you should say it quickly!"

"That's it!"

Everyone urged, and there were already a few people who couldn't bear it and had a few small money to pay for the reward.

Seeing the copper plate falling into the jar and making a clanging sound, the storyteller twisted his short beard and continued: "This turning point is nothing else, it is four or five people in the rivers and lakes. ”

Someone ridiculed him: "Didn't you say that it was difficult for ordinary people to enter the palace, how could these people get in?" ”

Some people also retorted to him: "Eh, this is talking about ordinary people, these may be outsiders?" ”

The storyteller smiled and watched them argue with each other, and said incomprehensibly, "If you have any doubts, listen to me slowly." ”

"This King of Qin colluded with a group of Jianghu people led by the leader of the Wulin League to prepare a rebellion, and it happened that these four or five young people learned of the conspiracy, so that they could follow all the way in disguise, and mixed with King Qin's people and horses into the palace, and jumped out at the most critical moment. King Qin intended to rebel, and the guards were already his people, and naturally no one could see through these people who wanted to enter the palace in his people. ”

The storyteller said slowly: "But what you said is not bad, these four or five Jianghu people are really powerful." Among them, Murong Jingxue, the owner of Murong Villa, who is known as the Divine Sword, is in his twenties, but his martial arts are among the best in the rivers and lakes, defeating many old-timers who have been famous for a long time, and he is the leader of the younger generation. ”

He fell down, but someone impatiently asked, "What about the rest?" ”

"The rest are said to be the young owners of Shenjian Villa, but the source is extremely unreliable, and it is difficult to conclude whether the news is true or not." Mr. Storyteller stopped and took a sip of water to moisten his throat, "But most of them should be people on the list of promising young people in the rivers and lakes, so they have the ability to contain King Qin's side to King Huo and bring soldiers to the rescue." ”

"However, among the four or five of them was an unknown chivalrous woman, who, when the assassin stabbed at His Majesty the Emperor, threw her weapon and leaped forward, blocking the sword for His Majesty. If it weren't for her, I was afraid that His Majesty the Emperor would also be more than lucky. The storyteller sighed, "This woman is really a heroine among women." ”

"Women don't let their eyebrows go." Some people followed suit.

"And what happened after that? How is this chivalrous woman's injuries? ”

The storyteller said: "After King Huo arrived with his troops, these four or five people retreated, and no one knew what the injury of this chivalrous woman was. However, His Majesty the Emperor said that anyone who has made meritorious contributions to saving the driver will be rewarded, so this chivalrous woman can be regarded as a blessing in disguise. ”

He coughed lightly, shook the fan in his hand, and said, "Okay, the story of "The Heroine Rescues" is over, let's talk about another story." ”

The startling trees fell, and there was silence in the field.

Everyone held their breath, only to hear that Mr. Storyteller opened his voice slowly: "Once upon a time, there was a girl surnamed Chen in Shili Town, Tongxiang City, because she heard that her childhood sweetheart's fiancé entered Beijing to catch the top prize and was recruited by the prime minister as a son-in-law, and she entered Beijing alone in anger......"

Su Muxian heard that he was no longer interested here, so he slowly retreated from the crowd. Before leaving, I heard someone ask: "Could it be another drama of Chen Shimei?" ”

She glanced back, only to see that the storyteller shook his head and said, "No, this girl studied hard for three years, and finally became the best female teacher in the capital......

I didn't hear what the rest said.

When she returned to the counter, Jiang Yuan saw her walking back with a smile on her face, and couldn't help but be curious: "What story did you hear?" ”

"The storyteller is telling the story of us breaking into the palace to save the holy car." Su Muxian smacked her lips and said, "Emma's news spread too quickly, and it didn't take long for it to be adapted into a story and spread, and I became a chivalrous girl." ”

As she spoke, she suddenly had a pause, pursed her lips and said, "But the story is too outrageous, and it is said that the emperor has a reward, and I haven't even seen a shadow until now." ”

It seemed that God was sincerely going to oppose her, and as soon as the last word came out, a loud voice came from outside - "Report!" ”

"Su Muxian is not there? Come out and take the order! A little old man rushed in with a roar and ran to the counter non-stop, "You're the shopkeeper Su, right?" Ouch, don't look at me, His Majesty's Holy Purpose is waiting outside! ”

The little old man wiped his face, and he didn't even have time to hold his official hat before urging Su Muxian to go out to receive the order.

Su Muxian stared at him twice before he realized that he was the legendary county lord, although he was still a little confused about the development of things, but he still followed him to the outside of the inn.

I saw the gongs and drums outside the inn, firecrackers rang out, and a group of officials stood in the middle of the road carrying something covered with a red cloth, and a person who looked like a eunuch waited patiently with a bright yellow holy decree. Finally seeing Su Muxian come out, he stepped forward and saluted and asked, "But Su Muxian is the shopkeeper of Su?" ”

Su Muxian replied with trepidation: "Exactly...... Folk Girl. ”

She thought about it, and with years of experience in reading books and listening to gossip, she finally chose the self-title of Minnu.

However, the father-in-law who was in charge of the decree was not in the mood to worry about these things with her, so he unfolded the decree and said, "The people's daughter Su Muxian took the decree. ”

What to do next, Su Muxian didn't know at all.

“…… Is it to kneel? She glanced at the county lord, and the other party was so anxious that his face was flushed, and he couldn't wait for him to come up on her behalf to receive the order.

"Miss Su's body is only recovering, and Your Majesty has authorized you to stand and receive the order." The father-in-law who delivered the decree said with a smile.

Then he read: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said: The people's daughter Su Muxian because of her virtuous character and excellent inn, so she gave the royal pen to write a gold plaque to show her reward." Chin this. ”

Su Muxian: "......"

What the hell is this?

If it weren't for the fact that there were too many people present, she couldn't help but pluck out her ears to see if she had heard it wrong.

"Miss Su, take the order." The father-in-law who delivered the decree reminded in a low voice.

"Oh, oh." Su Muxian reacted and hurriedly wanted to accept the order, but was given a look by the county lord before hurriedly adding, "Thank the emperor for the reward." ”

After receiving the order, the group was about to leave, and seeing the expression on Su Muxian's face, the father-in-law who passed the decree smiled and leaned over and said, "The girl is curious why she said it like this?" ”

Su Muxian nodded: "Please also ask my father-in-law to solve his doubts." ”

As he spoke, he handed over a piece of silver with great interest.

The silver was prepared by Jiang Yuanzhong intimately, he stood on the side and listened, his father-in-law glanced at him and didn't say anything, and continued to explain: "Your Majesty means that the events of that day should not be spread as much as possible, just know it in a few hearts, and there is no need for irrelevant people to know." What's more, if the girl's identity is exposed, she may cause some trouble. ”

He arched his hand with a smile: "The girl should understand, I won't say much about the rest, farewell." ”

……

After watching the excitement, the passers-by who gathered also dispersed.

The golden plaque was carried into the inn, and Su Muxian took off the red cloth with her hand, only to feel a flash of golden light, almost blinding her.

“…… Sure enough, it was the emperor, and he was really generous. ”

Su Muxian stared at the golden plaque and sighed.

It's too ostentatious, it's too eye-catching to hang up, and it's definitely going to be stolen.

"Who would dare to steal the things given by the Emperor?" Jiang Yuanzhong said, and summoned his subordinates to command them to hang up the gold plaque, "Yubi himself, the emperor will be your living signboard in the future, are you afraid that business will not be good?" ”

Su Muxian touched his chin and muttered: "It's too." ”

Soon, a new plaque was hung.

Su Muxian stood at the door of the inn, stood on tiptoe and looked at the plaque above his head, looked at the words "Jianghu Inn", covered his eyes with his fingers as if he couldn't take a second look, and said, "Emma, it's too flashy." ”

The sun shone down and fell on it, illuminating the entire plaque in gold.

"It works pretty well." Jiang Yuan nodded.

Su Muxian walked left and right twice, and suddenly said, "Jiang Yuanzhong." ”

"Huh?"

"I guess, aren't we ......?"

"What?"

Su Muxian stopped and stood still.

"Isn't it time for us to consider opening a branch? As you said, with the emperor's own handwriting, it's not a dream to open all over the country! You see those chain inns called Longmen and Yuelai, which one has a golden plaque from the emperor, and we have a very advantage. ”

After she finished speaking, before Jiang Yuanzhong could speak, someone behind her suddenly burst out laughing.

Who would dare to laugh at her idea of such a great idea?

Su Muxian turned his head angrily, and saw a man in brown clothes behind him standing in the shade opposite, carrying a burden in one hand and sticking the other hand in his slightly curly hair, revealing a simple and lazy smile.

It's Wang Meng.

Su Muxian's eyes widened in surprise, Wang Meng met her gaze, and the smile on the corner of her mouth deepened a lot.

"Xiao Su's shopkeeper's idea is really good."

"Why are you back?" Su Muxian was still surprised.

Wang Meng raised his eyebrows and said, "Listen to the meaning of Xiao Su's shopkeeper, is it not that I am welcome to return to the inn?" ”

As he spoke, he walked towards the inn with his baggage, and Jiang Yuanzhong and Su Muxian also walked in with him.

"I'm not going to diswelcome you." Su Muxian said, "I just thought you wouldn't come back for a while." ”

"It's nothing, and I'm homeless, so I have to come here and ask Xiao Su's shopkeeper to take me in." Wang Meng said with a smile.

Su Muxian glanced at him: "Less poor." ”

"Eh, by the way, what about Miss Hu? Do you still come to the inn after returning to Shuzhong? She suddenly remembered the two men.

Hu Xiaodie and Tang Yu were still with Wang Meng in front of the Tang Gate in Shuzhong, and what he knew should be more important than her and Jiang Yuan.

"I can't say for sure." Wang Meng smiled mysteriously and sat down at the table.

"I'll talk to you slowly when I'm done drinking."