Chapter 164: Jude Inn.
Genius remembers in a second [Aishang Novel Network biquge.info] to provide you with wonderful novels to read.
High-quality updates are in the inn where Yan Ru'an lives in Beijing, called "Jude Inn", the name sounds very atmospheric, but the grade is really not high, and it is one of the cheapest inns in Beijing. High-quality updates are right here on our website
The shopkeeper of the inn, named Hu Youjin, seems to be a very kind person on weekdays, smiling all day long, with his white and fat face, his eyes are always squinted, looking more and more kind and amiable.
But Yan Ru'an understood that this qiē was just a disguise for this shopkeeper Hu in front of outsiders.
Yan Ru'an had seen with his own eyes that a guy in the inn was slapped more than a dozen times in succession by the kind-looking shopkeeper because he accidentally broke a few sets of dishes, and until the next day, the guy's cheeks were still red and swollen.
Therefore, Yan Ru'an was quite in awe of this shopkeeper. The president loves deeply
Especially since Yan Ru'an's time in the inn, most of the food and accommodation expenses in the inn have been on credit, and now he has owed nearly twenty taels of silver to the shopkeeper, and this kind of awe is even stricter.
And the shopkeeper in front of him, if he knew that he would fail, how would he be ruthless?
…………
Thinking so secretly, Yan Ru'an's expression became more and more stiff, and he saluted at the shopkeeper with some stumbling eyes: "Original...... It turned out to be a shopkeeper Hu, you, why did you come here? ”
The shopkeeper Hu's expression, as kind as ever, said with a smile: "Yan Gongzi, you also know that although there are many guests in my inn, although they come and go, most of them are just some peddlers and pawns, and Yan Gongzi, you are the only one among the guests who take the test, and you are the nobles and guests in the inn." If this branch can be nominated on the apricot list, then my inn can also be stained with some luxury. Knowing that today's test is over, how dare I slack off, so I came here to wait for your good news Gongzi Yan. ”
Speaking of this, Shopkeeper Hu changed his words and asked again: "By the way, can Yan Gongzi take the exam today?" With Yan Gongzi's academic talent, he must be able to be nominated for the apricot list, right? ”
Hearing Shopkeeper Hu's inquiry again, Yan Ruan was afraid that Shopkeeper Hu would turn his face and ask for debts. I didn't dare to tell the truth, but I said perfunctorily with a little panic: "The test, the test is not bad, it should be, it should be okay." ”
However, although Yan Ru'an didn't tell the truth, Shopkeeper Hu had seen a lot of the world, and he was sent to the inn all day long, and he was also the best at observing words and feelings.
Seeing Yan Ru'an, he was flustered at this time. looked stiff again, even stumbling to speak, no longer coping with the past, and couldn't help but have doubts in my heart.
The originally squinted eyes opened slightly, and the originally kind smile on his face also narrowed slightly, and the shopkeeper Hu looked Yan Ru'an up and down. Reconfirmed, he asked, "But is that really the case?" ”
Yan Ru'an's expression became more and more flustered, and he hurriedly nodded and said, "Since this is the case, how can it be fake?" Am I going to lie to the shopkeeper about you? ”
After listening to Yan Ru'an's assurance, Shopkeeper Hu seemed to believe it, and his expression returned to his usual appearance. Still said with a smile: "Then congratulations to Yan Gongzi, if Yan Gongzi is rich in the future." Don't forget to take care of our little shop. ”
"It's nature, it's nature."
At this time, Yan Ru'an just thought that he could cheat for a day, even if it was a day, and nodded again and again.
Seeing that Yan Ru'an still refused to admit it, Shopkeeper Hu nodded with a smile, and then whispered a few words to the innkeeper who accompanied him.
After the innkeeper heard the shopkeeper Hu's command, he looked stunned, looked at Yan Ru'an thoughtfully, and then nodded and left first.
And seeing the direction in which the innkeeper left, Yan Ru'an couldn't help but be shocked!
It turned out that the guy didn't go back to the inn first, but walked in the direction of the Gongyuan! Along the way, I also asked the candidates who had just left the Gongyuan to take the exam!
Obviously, this shopkeeper has begun to suspect Yan Ru'an! The president loves deeply
And the shopkeeper Hu didn't pay attention to Yan Ru'an's expression, but smiled: "Since the test is over now, Yan Gongzi, you can go back to the inn with me, the store has prepared a good banquet on the table, this will try for nine days, Gongzi is really hard, now that it is done, it should be celebrated." ”
Saying that, the shopkeeper Hu didn't wait for Yan Ru'an to refuse, so he forcibly took Yan Ru'an's hand and walked towards the inn.
…………
On the way back to the "Jude Inn", Yan Ru'an became more and more frightened, only feeling confused, and he didn't know whether to confess the truth.
And the shopkeeper didn't ask anything more, just gossip with Yan Ru'an with a kind look along the way, and his attitude became more and more polite, as if Yan Ru'an had already been named on the gold list. But Yan Ru'an looked at the smiling appearance of the shopkeeper Hu, and for some reason, his heart became colder and colder.
In a daze, he couldn't tell the direction of time, and when Yan Ru'an reacted, he had already returned to the "Jude Inn" with the shopkeeper Hu.
The reason why the grade of "Jude Inn" is not high, and the location where it is located is not good, it is close to the smoky miasma of "Eunuch Lane", there are many idle eunuchs wandering around all day, and from time to time there will be theft and fraud. If it weren't for Yan Ru'an's real financial embarrassment, he would never have chosen to live here.
At this time, there happened to be a few eunuchs who had nothing to do, who were wandering outside the inn.
These eunuchs, since the eunuchs, have not been able to enter the palace to become eunuchs, not like the eunuchs in the palace can often rub incense powder to cover the smell, the sanitary environment is not good, there is a smell of urine from afar, people can't help but cover their noses.
In fact, the reason why these eunuchs wandered around the Jude Inn all day long was also because of the idea of petty theft, and they also once beat Yan Ru'an's idea and wanted to steal Yan Ru'an's family heirloom jade pendant. At that time, if it weren't for Yan Ru's peace of mind and alertness, and there was a shopkeeper Hu in charge, he would have been succeeded by these pimply eunuchs.
And when these eunuchs saw the shopkeeper Hu pulling Yan Ru'an back to the inn, they didn't care about the conflict between the two sides, they all greeted each other with no face and no skin.
"Yo! Isn't this Yan Gongzi? Is the exam over? How was the test? ”
"Look at what you said, Yan Gongzi is rich and talented. Naturally, I did very well in the exam. ”
"Shopkeeper Hu is proud now, and there is a jinshi in the store. In the future, if you say it, you will have a face, and the business will definitely be better! ”
"Yan Gongzi and Hu Shopkeeper, you will have to take care of us hard-working people in the future!"
These eunuchs are incomplete, and even their hearts are a little missing and distorted, and now although they are congratulating, there is more sarcasm and jealousy in their tones.
Shopkeeper Hu is also very annoyed by these eunuchs on weekdays, but because of the large number of people on the other side. The temperament is mostly reckless, and it is always difficult to offend lightly, but it is also possible to catch up, and never see any good face.
But today, the shopkeeper Hu turned out to be unusual, bowing back to those eunuchs again and again, and said: "Haha." Then I thank you all for your auspicious words, Yan Gongzi also told me just now, he did very well in the exam this time, and he will definitely be able to be named on the gold list, stained with Yan Gongzi's light, and now I am a noble person in this store! ”
These eunuchs are extreme. I can't see others encounter good things, and I once had a conflict with Yan Ru'an, the previous congratulations were not sincere, and I wished that Yan Ru'an would fail the exam. So that they can gloat. But now I heard that the shopkeeper Hu admitted it, although he was still congratulating. But the complexion is not good-looking.
But at this moment, a mutation protruded!
The innkeeper who went to the Gongyuan to inquire about the news actually rushed back at this time!
"Shopkeeper,! Shopkeeper's! We've been deceived by this man! I saw that the guy shouted loudly, while trotting to the Hu shopkeeper's side, and after a little respite, he stretched out his hand and pointed at Yan Ru'an, and said loudly with an angry expression: "I went to the Gongyuan just now to inquire about the news, and one of them sat next to him when he was going to take the exam, saying that Yan Ru'an suddenly fell ill in the middle of the exam, and the final question was not taken at all, and it was impossible to be nominated for the Xing Bang!" He's lying to us! Shopkeeper, you have to take good care of him, he now owes our store nearly twenty taels of silver, maybe he will run away at some point! "The president loves deeply
As this guy's words fell, the eyes of everyone around the inn suddenly focused on Yan Ru'an's body, watching Yan Ru'an's face suddenly turn pale, and they all talked about it with different expressions.
Especially those idle eunuchs, seeing that the shape shì took a sharp turn, Yan Ru'an was actually hopeless to be named on the apricot list, and under the distorted psychology of schadenfreude, they were all very happy, as if they had made a windfall for nothing.
…………
"Yoh? Didn't Yan Gongzi swear just now, saying that he did very well in the exam? Haha, it turns out that scholars can also deceive people! ”
"You don't understand, it's because you're a scholar that you know how to deceive people better."
"At the beginning, we just touched his portable jade pendant slightly, and he babbled about the words of a saint, and his appearance was disgusting, hey! Master Yan, did the sage teach you to deceive people? ”
"I heard that this Yan Gongzi owes Boss Hu a lot of silver, and now he lies that he is expected to take the imperial examination, so that Boss Hu does not dare to ask for the account, I am afraid that he is planning to cheat some more silver in his heart, and then run away before the announcement of the apricot list! Boss Hu, you have to watch him! There are too many crooked intestines of readers, and it is impossible to prevent it! ”
Listening to the shouts of these eunuchs, Yan Ru'an's face became more and more pale, and he wanted to refute it, but he was already at his own expense, so he didn't know where to start.
However, the shopkeeper Hu turned his face unchanged, but instead stretched out his hand to stop him: "Don't talk like that, Yan Gongzi didn't do well in the exam this time, because God is not beautiful, who would have expected that Yan Gongzi would suddenly fall ill in the middle of the exam?" People are good readers, how can you be allowed to practice like this? ”
Seeing that the shopkeeper Hu was actually speaking for himself, Yan Ruan couldn't help but be stunned.
Could it be that this shopkeeper is really a kind person?
Just when Yan Ru'an was about to say something grateful, the shopkeeper Hu changed his words and said to Yan Ru'an: "However, Yan Gongzi, you also know that I have a small shop here, and I don't have a lot of money, and you have paid a total of nearly twenty taels of silver in the store in the past two months, shouldn't you settle it?" ”
As he spoke, Shopkeeper Hu's originally squinted eyes opened slightly, and a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ps: First update. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to read. )