The next day, the master took Zheng Qiu to set off early, first came to Zuishan Tower, and then set off from Zuishan Tower, turned left and went to Daoxiangju.

Daoxiangju is a three-storey wooden building, and the eaves of each floor are hung with strings of rice ears. These ears are roasted over a low heat, and you can smell the faint aroma of rice as soon as you get closer.

Daoxiangju is the best inn in Bihe Town, and it costs a silver coin to live for a day, and a silver coin is in Zuishan Building, which can eat big fish and meat for three days.

As soon as Zheng Qiu and his master approached the gate of Daoxiangju, the big man in charge of the door stopped them. The big man put a two-zhang long red lacquered wooden stick in front of the two of them, and said with a straight face: "You are not here to stay in the hotel, you are not allowed to enter if you don't stay in the hotel." ”

The master arched his hand: "This big brother, we are here to find someone, do us a favor, let us go in?"

"No!" the big man pushed the wooden stick forward, forcing the master back into the street, "Daoxiang Juli is all people with status, how can you poor ghosts go in." ”

"We're really just looking for someone and won't bother the other guests, we ......"

"If you can't enter, you can't enter!" The big man looked vicious, and the wooden stick was pounding on the ground, looking like he was going to beat someone.

The master and Zheng Qiu had no choice but to retreat across the street and stand under the eaves to think about it.

"Master, don't let me in. ”

"Don't worry, good apprentice, let's wait here and see if anyone comes out of it. ”

Zheng Qiu nodded, borrowed a bench from the shop next to him, and sat down with the master to wait.

The sun rose higher and higher, and at noon, a young man walked out of the gate of Daoxiangju, wearing a robe and holding a paper fan, like a rich son.

When the master saw it, he hurriedly pulled Zheng Qiu and ran over to inquire together. But before he could finish his question, the young man frowned, turned his face away, and walked away from the two of them.

It doesn't matter, the first person didn't ask, so wait for the second one.

Wait, wait, ask, ask, all afternoon, Zheng Qiu and the others waited for three more people, one came out of Daoxiangju, and two went in.

But these people ignored Zheng Qiu and the master, and either turned around and left, or stood back by the gate and let the big man drive people away.

I can't even ask a question, how can these people be like this, Zheng Qiu looked down at his clothes, he didn't look like a beggar, was he so unwelcome.

The sky gradually darkened, but the master told Zheng Qiu not to go back at night, just wait here, he went to a nearby shop to buy two pieces of bread for dinner. Slowly, the streets quieted down, the lights in Bihe Town began to go out, it was late at night, and most people had fallen asleep.

Zheng Qiu couldn't stay asleep, leaned on the master's shoulder and snored, but the master didn't sleep, staring at the door of Daoxiangju with half-squinted eyes. As for the big man who stood at the door during the day, holding a wooden stick, he had already gone into the Daoxiang House to rest, and now there were only two closed door panels.

After a long time, the door slowly opened, and a short man in a coarse cloth garment stepped inside.

The man placed the lantern in his hand outside the door, and then hummed and hummed through the door and brought out two large wooden barrels. Then he took out another pole and gently closed the door. Picking up two wooden barrels and hanging the lanterns on the flat poles, the man staggered away from Daoxiangju.

"Good apprentice, wake up. The master patted Zheng Qiu's back, "Someone has come out, let's go and ask, we will definitely be able to ask this time." ”

Zheng Qiu rubbed his confused eyes: "Is there anyone else at such a late hour?" ”

He shook his head vigorously and twisted his right hand into his leg, trying to sober himself up quickly. Hiss, it hurts, Zheng Qiu jumped and followed the master to chase the man.

"This big brother, I want to ......"

"Ah!" said the master, when the man cried out as if he had been bitten by a snake, and he jumped to his feet, and the barrel on the pole shook violently, and the lid of the barrel fell to the ground.

As soon as the lid of the bucket fell off, the sour smell diffused in the air, and Zheng Qiu immediately felt nauseous when he smelled it, and he retched twice and covered his nose and withdrew far away.

"What are you doing in the middle of the night!" the man touched his chest and panted in fright, "Scared me to death, scared me to death!"

"Sorry, we didn't mean to. Big brother, please close the lid of the bucket, this smell is too big. The master also covered his nose, shook his head and coughed.

The man picked up the lid of the bucket and covered it, and waved his hand to try to dispel the smell in the air: "There are rotten sour radishes in the garbage today, and the smell is indeed bigger than usual." I said you old and young, you don't sleep at night, what are you doing here?"

"Big brother, we just want to ask something. ”

"Ask something at night?"

The master arched his hand at the man: "We are looking for someone, and the person we want to find may live in Daoxiangju." But we can't get in Daoxiangju, and no one wants to take care of it during the day. Big brother do you a favor and won't delay you for long. ”

The man smiled: "You old man is quite smart, you actually know that someone will take out the garbage in the middle of the night." For the sake of you've waited for me so long, tell me, who do you want to find? As long as I know, I'll tell you. ”

"Good apprentice, don't hide so far, the smell is small. The master beckoned Zheng Qiu over, "Tell this big brother about the person you are looking for." ”

When Zheng Qiu finished describing vividly, the man shook his head: "I haven't seen the two people you said, are you mistaken, they are not in Daoxiangju." ”

Seeing that the man picked up the barrel and wanted to leave, the master hurriedly stepped forward to grab him. "Big brother, if you think about it again, these two people are not ordinary people, they are both cultivators. There must be something special about it, you think again. ”

"Oh, you old man don't have to pester me, there's nothing special about it. The man shook off his master's arm, his tone a little annoyed.

Walking more than ten zhang away with the bucket, the man suddenly stopped and turned back. "I just thought about it, to say that there are special ones. ”

The master and Zheng Qiu pricked up their ears all of a sudden, and their eyes were fixed on the man.

"The entire third floor of Daoxiangju was packed, but I only received garbage twice on the third floor, and it seemed that the third floor was empty most of the time. ”

The master stroked his beard, thought for a moment, and asked, "That big brother, do you know when the third floor was taken away?"

"Uh...... It seems to be the time of the New Year's Pass.,Yes.,I was taken away on the second day of the New Year's Pass.。 ”

Hearing this, Master Yan looked down at Zheng Qiu, and both of them showed joy in their eyes. The master asked, "Then do you know when the third floor will be packed?"

"It seems like there are nine days left. ”

The master bowed and saluted: "Big brother, thank you so much, I ......"

The man waved his hand to the side: "Old man, your gift is too big to bear." I know that, I hope you can find someone, I'm still alive, gone!"

After the man left, Zheng Qiu jumped and jumped holding his master's hand, and he almost turned his head with joy: "Master, master!

The master raised his index finger and pressed it to his mouth: "Shhh, don't shout so loudly, the neighborhood is sleeping in the middle of the night." Let's go home, and we'll wait every day tomorrow. ”