After noon, I watched a few black clouds gradually gather in the sky.

After a while, it pressed over the top of his head.

The chariot boy suddenly stopped his horse and jumped out of the car with great agility.

After knocking a few times on the window frame, I looked down at the meaning of his finger gesture, and said to Cui'er on the side: "I passed by this road just now, and I didn't even see a cave." ”

"I'm afraid the momentum of this rain is not small, so it's better to hurry up and catch a ride, maybe you can find a foothold in front of it."

They both nodded.

The little guy had already asked my opinion, jumped back into the carriage, and galloped all the way to the horse.

Rounding the mountain road, there is a village not far ahead.

"That's it," I laughed, "and look around, there's always a place to stay." ”

The carriage soon arrived at the village, but to the disappointment the remaining houses were all in tatters.

The speed of the car slowed down, and I walked to the end of the village, separated by a long distance, before I saw the sign of the inn.

I was suspicious in my heart, and beckoned to Cui'er and said, "You let the driver go down to explore, it is clearly a deserted village, why is this inn open there in a good manner." ”

In my conception, this is a bit illogical.

Cui'er didn't move, but smiled and said, "Girl, the slave maid wants us to take the main road, although there are not many cars and horses encountered along the way, but there are a few occasionally. ”

"Since there are more people passing by on this road than on the path, it is normal to have an inn on the road, and the guests who come and go always have to stay at the hotel."

I bowed my head and said, "Although the words are good, it's better to be careful, and the two of us will go straight down." It's not very convenient, let the driver go to explore the road first. ”

"Cui'er, you take out the dressing box, let's change the outfit, so that I will be more at ease."

When Cui'er heard this, she first told the driver a few words. Then the boy jumped out of the car and walked in the direction of the inn.

Cui'er re-combed my hair, and after a few times, her craft improved a lot.

"No, Cui'er," I shook my head, "the simplest way to tie your hair is fine, and you don't need any ornaments, and this dress." It's gorgeous. ”

I picked among the baggage, chose a pale cyan robe from the several sets of men's clothes I brought, and picked up a coarse cloth shirt for Cui'er.

After some care, I look like a weak scholar, and Cui'er is naturally a scholar who reads with me, judging from the clothes alone. It's a person from an ordinary family.

The carriage we sat in was also the ordinary style of Qibei because it had been considered for a long time. There are not many elaborate and ornate decorations on it.

There were no flaws in the people, horses, and cars, but I still looked at it carefully, and after thinking about it, I got out of the car and waited for the little guy who was exploring the road to come back.

"Girl, he's coming." Cui'er tugged at my sleeve and said.

Not far away, the little guy was trotting all the way back, strangely. He's not alone.

There is also a big lady behind him, this is ...... I frowned and thought about it, Mo is not the hostess of the inn.

It's not just the two of them. He was followed by a small yellow dog.

If the lady is the proprietress of the house, the dog is naturally the watchdog of the inn.

Without waiting for the little maid to make a gesture, the eldest lady walked up first and smiled at me: "This little boy, but you want to stay in the hotel?" ”

I nodded and saluted.

The eldest lady was fifty years old, with gray hair and a very kind face, and she said to me enthusiastically: "I can't open my mouth when I look at that child, and I'm afraid that he can't say it clearly, so I came to you directly." “

She happily welcomed us to the inn, and the yellow dog kept wagging its tail at us along the way, looking very docile.

I couldn't help but tease the little yellow dog, and the eldest lady smiled: "Ah Huang looks at the little boy as a good person." “

Cui'er grinned, tugged at my sleeve, and winked at me.

The eldest lady and the little maid walked in front, and we opened a distance to follow.

Cui'er couldn't help but say loudly: "Childe is a good person, a good person. “

I raised my hand and knocked her on the head, deliberately lowered my voice and said: "This is the inn's guard dog, accustomed to seeing guests staying overnight, if it pounces and barks and bites, won't it scare the guests away." “

"Even if I'm not a good person, can a dog see it?"

Cui'er said happily: "You can see it, aunt...... Childe is a good person. “

"You better don't say anything, but your aunt and son-in-law, so as not to show flaws."

When I arrived at the door of the inn, I saw that it was a small courtyard, and the total number of rooms was only seven or eight.

The number of people this inn can accommodate is obviously limited.

The eldest lady explained to me: "The road next to us is the only way to go to the southwest, and generally people from Qibei to the southwest come to eat and stay in my place. “

My heart moved, and I said, "Auntie, how have you been looking at the guests recently?" “

"It's not much, it's the same as before."

"According to you, I've been here all the way, and I haven't seen any other inn after walking for a long time, do you have enough rooms here for guests?"

"Little boy, don't you know, you came from the north of Qi, and it was the first time you went to the southwest, right?" Auntie glanced at me and said.

"Yes, I'm going to the southwest to meet my teacher."

"He moved to the southwest a few years ago, and this time I went to see him after I communicated with him."

"It's the first time I've been there." I replied.

"I say, little boy, although I have walked a long way ahead, after passing by us, we can walk for about half a day to reach a small town in front."

"Most of the guests, who can catch up, go to the town to stay, and I am here after all."

"But there are also people like you, who are about to change the sky, for fear that they will encounter heavy rain and have nowhere to hide when they reach the middle of the road, or when they walk here, they will see that it is almost dark, so they will stay in our small inn for one night and have a meal."

I understood what she meant, so there weren't as many guests as I thought, which explains why this inn only has so many rooms.

As she said, many people would rather make a few more trips to the town ahead.

The town. It's also a place that isn't marked on the scroll I'm carrying, and I thought I'd have to add that later.

Maps are always just a tool for reference, and many roads can only be known if you have walked them yourself.

Walking into the small courtyard of the inn, the eldest lady's husband came out, and the husband and wife looked very kind.

Judging by their posture, the three of us should be the only guests at the Visitor's Lodge today.

Auntie, let's settle down first. I shared one room with Cui'er, and the little guy who drove the car lived in another.

One of the larger rooms was the lobby of the inn, with a few square tables and a dozen benches.

I randomly picked a table and sat down, my aunt was still talking to us, and her husband had already gone to cook.

I saw that Cui'er and the little maid were standing aside, and hurriedly beckoned: "You two, come here, how can there be so many rules outside." Sit down and eat together. ”

Seeing this, the eldest lady smiled and said to Cui'er: "You little sons are so good. ”

With that, Cui'er winked at me with a smile again.

I ignored her either.

In fact, when she lived with me in Huxin Pavilion, she ate at the same table every day.

It's the little guy who is driving the car, sitting there with his hands and feet a little uncomfortable.

The smell of food wafted in, and all three of them were a little hungry. Fortunately, it didn't take long.

A plate of golden scrambled eggs, a large plate of turquoise fried greens, and rice steamed with sliced bacon and meat. In addition, a fresh fish caught in the nearby river was steamed with ginger slices.

The dishes are the most home-cooked and simple.

The three of us removed half of the pot of rice, and Cui'er said it was delicious.

The little guy couldn't speak, but he ate the most.

By the time he finished his last meal, the rain had already poured down outside.

The wind and rain were urgent, and it looked a little scary, so I drank the tea brought by my aunt, looked at the roof of the house and said, "Auntie, what's going on in the deserted village next door, is there no one living there?" ”

"No," the eldest lady said as she added some tea for me, "There were still a few families living there." Later, he also moved to the southwest. ”

"I heard that in the past few years, there has been a city lord in the southwest, and he is in good hands."

"Don't say it's the families in the deserted village. As I told you just now, many residents of the town that have been half a day's journey have also migrated to the southwest. ”

I smiled slightly, put down the teacup and said, "According to what you say, my teacher moved there, and he moved right." ”

"That's right," the eldest lady looked at me with a very loving look, "The little boy is a good heart, he knows how to remember the teacher, and he still runs to see him from afar." ”

There was a bit of sentimentality in his voice.

I caught the momentary love and asked, "You and your uncle live here, and there is no one else in the family?" ”

I can't ask too directly, so I can only say it in a slightly tactful way.

"My son went to the southwest, and he came back the year before last, and he was the city lord of the southwest region I talked about, he recruited some people, and my son was also the one who did the work below."

I asked, "What's his name?" ”

The eldest lady looked at me in surprise.

I smiled and said, "Since I'm going to the southwest, I'll help you inquire about it by the way when I arrive, tell him that you miss him very much, and let him come back to see you, okay?" ”

"The tutor has been moving to the southwest for several years, and he has some connections in the city, so it shouldn't be difficult to inquire about individuals."

"Okay, good," the eldest lady shook my hand excitedly and said, "Little boy, you are so good, it couldn't be better, I thank you first." ”

I silently wrote down what my aunt said.

The rain had lightened outside, and Cui'er was already yawning on the table.

I stood up and pushed her to the eldest lady and said, "Let's go to sleep and come back tomorrow morning." ”

…… As soon as I returned to my house, it was raining heavily outside.

Cui'er and I were lying on the bed, the quilt was thin, the mountain was cold, and I couldn't sleep steadily.

After about an hour of confusion, there was a sudden commotion outside.

Cui'er was alert, lying at the window and listening to the movement outside the yard.

Wrong!