Chapter Seventy-Six: The Inn Heard
The female shopkeeper smiled, and seemed quite satisfied with this answer, so she let go of Mu Chong and led the two to the innermost two guest rooms.
"My shop is really smaller, and the two of you will stay here, but the wine and food in the store are both good in color and taste, so you will go downstairs and taste it after a short rest." After saying that, he turned and left.
Mu Chong slowly faded away from his shyness, and took a deep breath of relief.
"Brother Mu is not infected with the wind and cold, why is his face so red? It's strange, it's not autumn yet, and the weather is obviously very warm. Wen Xuan forced a smile and quipped.
"Huh? Have it? Mu Chong hurriedly touched his face, but made Wen Xuan laugh.
Mu Chong reacted immediately, and said angrily: "Okay, you, you dare to tease me." ”
Wen Xuan smeared oil on the soles of his feet and slipped into his room.
After a day of driving, the stomachs of the two began to growl, and after a simple freshening, they returned to the first floor with the fragrance.
The little two who are quick to do things prepare the dishes and chopsticks in the morning, the wine is warm and the dishes are hot, and the two of them move their index fingers and prepare to feast.
There are all kinds of people gathered in the inn, so it is naturally a good place to inquire about the news, so Wen Xuan paid attention to the "talking" of the guests at the adjacent table while eating.
A big bearded man bowed his body and said, "Hey, have you heard?" There is another famine in the north, and it is said that most of them are full of hungry people! ”
Sitting next to him was a well-dressed scholar, who followed his words and sighed: "Alas, I don't know what the reason is, natural disasters continue one after another, there is no winter and no summer, and the people lack food and clothing, and they are miserable!" ”
An old farmer next to him sat on the ground, took a sip of spirits, and then complained while the wine was strong: "What else can it be, God's retribution!" ”
"Retribution?" As soon as the bearded man heard this, he suddenly came to his senses, "Then brother, what kind of retribution will you tell me?" ”
It is rare to see someone willing to pay attention to himself, the old farmer smacked his mouth, leaned his upper body forward slightly, and immediately showed the look of a person who came over in his deep-set eyes, and said with a bright light: "Then it is needless to say, it is naturally the ...... of the imperial court."
"Ahem." The female shopkeeper coughed lightly and interrupted the old farmer: "Uncle, you can drink wine indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense." ”
After that, he walked to the wooden sign with the price of the drink, and turned the wooden sign with a light movement, revealing four neat characters - Mo Yan Chaozheng.
Although the old peasant was illiterate, he thought he was shrewd, and knew that the shopkeeper was thinking that he had caused unnecessary trouble to the inn with his mouth, so he smiled helplessly and immediately closed his mouth, and swallowed back the "golden stone good words" that he was about to burst out of his throat.
The scholar who seemed to be from a rich family naturally saw those big words clearly, "hummed" dissatisfiedly, patted the short stool near him seemingly magnificently, and said to the old farmer: "Come here to eat some good food and wine, and it will be regarded as the sincere words of the younger generation who bought your old belly." ”
As he was talking, two monks, an old man and a young monk, came in, the old monk was skinny, his eyebrows were white, and the little novice was thirteen or fourteen years old, he had not yet been shaved, and he was born cleanly, but his eyes were slightly gloomy.
"Amitabha, I don't know if I can ask the donor for two bowls of rice." The old monk gave a salute when he saw the female shopkeeper.
"Monk, please come in." The female shopkeeper looked like a person who was kind to the Buddha, and hurriedly instructed Xiao Er to get food.
The female shopkeeper glanced at her store, but unfortunately it was full, and there was a hint of urgency in her eyebrows.
Seeing this, Mu Chong stood up, pointed to the two empty seats beside him and said, "I'll just sit here." Then he carefully instructed Xiao Er to remove the meat dishes from the table, and Wen Xuan also nodded in acquiescence.
The female shopkeeper smiled kindly, led the two monks to sit down, and took the meal from the hands of the junior two and personally served it to the two.
"Thank you, donors." The old monk smiled kindly, and the little novice also saluted.
Mu Chong smiled and nodded, taking it as a return gift.
Monks begging for fasting are everywhere, so such episodes are not taken seriously by the customers in the shop, and they continue to talk about interesting stories in the streets and alleys and rumors that have aroused people's infinite reverie.
This time, it was the turn of a dart master whose words attracted everyone's attention, "Have you heard?" Since the last time a group of Mingjiao people were arrested by officers and soldiers on Huzhou Road, a few days ago Mingjiao was caught by Yuan soldiers on Pingjiang Road An altar master, I heard that he was cut off on the spot, picked up with a gun and hung on the city gate for three whole days! The dart master raised three fingers as he spoke, with an expression of disbelief.
"After all, Mingjiao has gone too far in the past few years, can the officers and soldiers not do anything to them? In my opinion, it won't be long before the tree will fall and scatter! ”
"Look at your little bit of knowledge!" The dart master said disdainfully, and continued: "I heard from the brother of the dart bureau that a few days ago, the Yuan soldiers found the chief helm of the Ming Sect, and the soldiers and horses of the entire thousand households went, and guess what? Even Daru Huachi asked people to kill him! ”
"Wow! And such things! The people at the next table were shocked, and they said that today's meal was really not in vain, and they heard such a new thing.
Wen Xuan and Mu Chong also glanced at each other, a little surprised in their hearts, this news actually spread so fast, so I am afraid that the situation of the overturned boat mountain will also become dangerous.
If the Yuan soldiers really made up their minds to attack on a large scale, then the organs and ambushes in the mountains would naturally be as if they were nothing in the face of the army, and they would not play a decisive role.
I hope this battle can scare those soldiers...... Wen Xuan had a faint foreboding in his heart, and it seemed that he must find a way to establish a place for himself as soon as possible.
"Li Darttou, when you have enough rest, let's hurry up and get on the road!" The female shopkeeper glared at the master and immediately ordered the old patron to be evicted.
In the eyes of new customers, I am afraid that the female shopkeeper does not know the depth of his speech, and is too rude, but those old customers in the store are hehehe, knowing that the female shopkeeper is kind enough to remind him that the time for darts has come, don't break the rules of the dart game "wake up day and night", and also ask him not to break the rules of Mo Yan in his store.
Li Dart smiled, patted his round belly after eating and drinking, and then called Xiao Er, took out some broken silver from his arms and handed it over.
The female shopkeeper took the lead and said proudly: "The old rule, I'll give it back safely." ”
Li Darthead laughed, raised his body and opened his voice, and several dart masters around him responded to the sound and walked out one after another.
"This female shopkeeper is a bit rare." Wen Xuan praised in an inaudible voice, admiring this slightly chivalrous woman.
The old monk heard Wen Xuan's words in his ears, and nodded, "It is indeed rare to see a benefactor with a great kindness. ”
Mu Chong looked at the female shopkeeper left and right in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.