Soon it was spring again, Guo Yang and Anu quietly left Tianshui Village and went to Jicheng.

The salt in the stockade had to be replenished, and some smelting materials had to be made. In addition, Guo Yang wants to see how the world is now, and understand clearly so that he can make the next arrangement.

Their first destination was the Ruyun Inn on the southern outskirts of Jicheng.

It's a great place to be surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the peaks are high and verdant, making them look very enchanting in the spring. A clear river gurgled by, the water was clear, there were fish, but not long, like some frostbitten fingers under the thin ice of spring.

When they arrived at the Ruyun Inn, it was evening, and Guo Yang and Anu rode mules into the compound of the inn.

The inn has three entrances, and at the front are two rows of simple huts, which are ordinary guest rooms. The second entrance is two symmetrical courtyards, each has several guest rooms, planted more than ten peach trees, peach blossoms, fragrant grass, quite clean and elegant.

The last courtyard is the living place of the innkeeper and is not open to the public. From the outside, the apricot trees are blooming, full of fragrance, and the branches are heavy and trembling, sticking out of the wall.

"Shopkeeper, ask for a courtyard." As soon as he entered, Anu walked straight to a rough pine counter and said.

The unique human atmosphere of the inn was quite thick, Guo Yang smelled very comfortable, he found a table and sat down by himself.

On the table behind the counter, there was a sleepy-eyed bad old man, who suddenly raised his head when he heard Anu speak, and a trace of saliva was pulled into a thread.

The old man blinked his two triangular eyes, as if he was quite dissatisfied with disturbing his dreams, and muttered something in his mouth.

"Shopkeeper, ask for a courtyard." Anu had a good temper and still said gently.

"Yard? Nope. The old man wiped the droppings from the corners of his eyes with his sleeve and said impatiently.

"Is there a clean upper room?" Anu asked.

"Nope." The old man muttered.

"Are there any vacancies then?" Anu said helplessly.

"Yes, there are two rooms left in the east wing. One day and one night, I ate and lived two knife coins. As the old man spoke, he stretched out a withered, black, thin old hand.

"Young master......" Anu looked back at Guo Yang and asked.

"As long as there is a place to eat and sleep." Guo Yang said with a gentle smile. He didn't pay much attention to these things, as long as he slept, it was better than the Lijiamen Village when he was in Luoyi.

"Okay, then let's pack up the two upper rooms and get out." Anu handed the two knife coins to the old man.

The black, thin, triangular-eyed old man glanced at Guo Yang as if he was inadvertent, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face, and said: "Two masters, in fact, the backyard is still empty, but the price is slightly higher, but I don't know if the two of you are too expensive?" ”

When Anu heard this, he said, "It's empty, and you still say no, because you're worried that we can't afford to pay for the store?" ”

The old man grinned and said, "Originally, the two courtyards were not rented out to the outside world, and only occasionally let people live when they met distinguished guests. ”

"We're not a noble guest, so let's live in the East Wing, no matter how expensive it is, we can't afford it." Guo Yang, who had been sitting without speaking, suddenly spoke.

As soon as Anu heard that there was an empty yard, he was overjoyed, and was about to speak, but when Guo Yang spoke, he stopped.

"Hehe, this lord, whether it's expensive or not, my bad old man can see it at a glance. Your young master is a dragon and phoenix among people, and the jade tree is in the wind, and at first glance he is a suave and turbid son, so don't be modest. "After all, the old man opened an inn, complimented people, and slipped away, hearing Anu secretly shaking his head.

Guo Yang looks ordinary, black and not slippery, and the only thing that can get on the table is a coarse cloth and linen clothes that are washed quite cleanly. Anu turned his head and looked Guo Yang up and down, making Guo Yang a little uncomfortable.

"What's expensive or not, just two people are in a hurry to beg for a living, and we can't afford to live in your yard, so let's go to the east wing." Guo Yang said lightly.

The old man was stunned, and immediately said with a smile: "Actually, a good room also depends on fate, the old man looks at the two of you pleasing to the eye, so at the price of the east wing, rent it to the two of you for a few days, how about it?" ”

Guo Yang was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid this is a little inappropriate, right?" ”

The old man smiled, and as soon as he said hello, a little guy ran out and led Guo Yang and the others to the second courtyard.

"Two masters, this east yard is called Moon Fox, and the west yard is called Moon Wu, which one do you like?" The little guy was white and clean, not very old, but he looked quite delicate.

"There are so many famous halls in one courtyard?" Anu muttered angrily.

"Second master, you don't know this, the names of these two courtyards are all from our proprietress herself, and I heard from the merchants who came and went, it seems to have a good background." The little guy talked about the proprietress with admiration on his face, and he was very proud.

"What's the origin, tell me?" Guo Yang said with a smile.

"There is a young master Ke from Jicheng who has praised this inn, especially the four names named by our proprietress herself. There are four sides in front of and behind our Ruyun Inn, each with a wonderful name, but it is all named by our proprietress herself. That little guy was articulate and looked forward to it, but it made Guo Yang and Anu secretly wonder.

"The inn is based on the southeast and northwest, each has a name, the north courtyard, named Yueyan, the east courtyard is named Moon Fox, the west courtyard is called Yuewu, and a guest room in the north is collectively called Moon Deer. Listening to that Ke Gongzi, these four names imply the virtue of the elephant of heaven and earth and the king of Wen. The little guy said proudly.

When Guo Yang heard this, he was surprised in his heart, this Moon Yan, Moon Fox, Moon Wu and Moon Deer are another name for the Bagua direction, referring to the east, west, north and south. When he was referring to his father Guo Lu's transmission of his cultivation exercises, he had deduced them in detail, so he knew it as soon as he heard it.

Anu was also stunned when he heard this, and felt that this small Ruyun Inn was really a bit ghostly.

"Your boss lady is really talented." Guo Yang said with a smile, pointing to a pine sign at the entrance of the small courtyard and asking, "The name of this courtyard is also inscribed by your boss?" ”

On the side of the entrance of the small courtyard, a wooden sign of two or three feet in size was hung, on which some unknown black pigment was mixed with ochre, and two ancient pictographic seals were carved crookedly: moon fox.

The font is loose and loose, and it seems quite casual, but it has a natural and simple posture, and there is also some indifference.

Guo Yang was born in a declining aristocracy, but because he was born in troubled times, he actually knew a little about the way of these words, but he couldn't help but ask more questions when he saw that these two words were written very comfortably.

As for Anu, he can't read a few big characters, so he can be regarded as an illiterate person, so he can only stare at those two words.

"Yes, it's our hostess's handwriting. Listening to the discussions of those distinguished guests from Jicheng, this font can be called the best. The little guy smiled smugly.

"The words are written crookedly, like a drunk mother-in-law, a little amorous I'm afraid it's true. In my opinion, those dignitaries of Jicheng are blind. "Anu has always hated the Zhou people, and at this moment, he heard that the little guy was a guest of Jicheng, naturally referring to those nobles of Yan Kingdom, and he was unhappy, so he sneered at each other.

The little guy's eyes widened, and he looked Anu up and down a dozen times, and he couldn't speak for a while. There are not a few distinguished guests in the small courtyard that he attracted, which one is not full of praise for the names and words given by the proprietress, and he can't wait for the proprietress to hear? It was the first time he had seen such a rude person.

Guo Yang heard Anu and the little guy raise the bar, secretly funny, Anu rarely spoke, so he stood aside and admired the apricot blossoms.

The apricot trees of Ruyun Inn are indeed well planted, and each tree is pruned quite chic, unlike the apricot trees in Tianshui Village, which poke a tall trunk directly, and a large area has grown savagely on it, and it looks like some tall dog moss from a distance.

"You layman, even if you tell you, you don't understand, but your son-in-law, in the end, is an elegant person, a very knowledgeable person at first glance." The little guy was so entangled by Anu Hu that he really had nothing to say, so he was a little anxious, and he couldn't help but dislike Anu for not having knowledge.

"Our son-in-law? Of course, that is the dragon and phoenix among the people, the suave and suave, what kind of son of your Jicheng is a stupid pig compared to our son, and he will be less stigmatized in front of me in the future! Anu Ping was silent, but after being teased by this little guy for a few words, he was a little impulsive, and he couldn't wait to pounce on him and slap him to relieve his hatred.

"Your son is indeed an elegant person, but the son of Ke is really knowledgeable, insightful, and has his own demeanor, you old guy, haven't you seen anything in the world?" The little guy was also in a hurry, and even opened his mouth to ridicule Anu.

Anu was annoyed and wanted to have a seizure, but when he saw that the little guy's white little face was flushed, he was a little soft-hearted for a while, but he just clenched his fist with a "gaba" sound.

"What? Do you still want to hit someone? Say that you have no knowledge and no knowledge, and you still don't believe it. The little guy sneered and continued to sneer.

"You!" Anu was not good at words, but when he met a sharp-toothed little guy at this moment, he was really aggrieved, and he stared at the little guy fiercely with two round eyes.

The little guy was not afraid, straightened his chest, raised his face and said, "Come on, do you have the ability to beat me?" It's really uneducated! ”

Anu was furious, shouted violently, and threw a punch with all his might.

Guo Yang was taken aback and wanted to stop him, but because the distance was too far, it was too late to block Anu's full blow.