Chapter 51: No Reception
Liu Tong originally wanted to talk to the steward, but he saw that he didn't know what to do, and now that Wu Ji had done it, people in this kind of place were not easy to get along with, so he got up and walked out. Liu Si walked quickly to the front, kicked the steward down, and was about to go downstairs along the way he came.
The red carp pulled Dong Xiaonan away, Dong Xiaonan hesitated, and as soon as the red carp exerted his strength, he also left, and then reached back to take the pipa, and was taken by the red carp with another force.
"What do you want it to do with such a plaything?" The red carp said as he walked.
Luo Tie was behind, and when he saw Dong Xiaonan's rare pipa, he grabbed it with one hand, clamped it under his armpit and followed.
As soon as they arrived at the staircase, several people saw seven or eight men in green hats pouring in from the doors of the first floor, and some of them were still carrying wooden sticks.
Seeing this, Wu Ji stepped down the steps in three or five steps, went to the corner platform, and jumped down. A few people arrived with sticks. Wu Ji was short, and one swept the two guys to the ground.
When the others saw this scene, their hearts were immediately terrified, and at this time, they heard the steward lying on the railing on the second floor shouting, "Kill them for me!" Let them go, the third master can't spare you! ”
The guys immediately went berserk and attacked Wu Ji one after another. Liu Si just went downstairs to the ground, and Wu Ji and Wu Ji knocked the group to the ground with three or five punches.
Liu Tong saw that the other party was just an ordinary buddy, and he was not the opponent of Wu Ji and Liu Si, who had been in battle for a long time, and he didn't want to embarrass them, so he stopped Wu Ji and said, "Idiot, the sixth man will lead the way to get the horse!" ”
Wu Ji withdrew his hand after hearing this, "Blind dog's eye." As he spoke, he kicked down a young man who had just stood up, and walked to the backyard stable.
A few people rode away, leaving Xinglou and a group of people staggering at the door and pointing at the backs of a few people and scolding. Passers-by cast strange glances and watched several people disappear around the corner.
At this time, the cloudy cloud gap has revealed the slanting sun in the west, Liu Si and Wu Ji are in front, Liu Tong and the red carp riding a horse with Dong Xiaonan are in the center, Luo Tie is embellished, and several people gradually slow down along a small river in the city.
The cold autumn breeze swept up the fallen leaves on the side of the street, adding a bit of gloom to the already deserted street. The river is not wide, the water is clear, and the people pass by the tips of the weeping willow branches, and the wind rolls up the fallen leaves on the ground, and floats on the surface of the water, floating with the waves.
Occasionally, pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages pass by the stone-paved streets on the left. All the way wide streets and narrow alleys, bluestone long streets, occasionally bluestone bridges cross from the narrow part of the river, and you can also see three or two women under the steps under the bridge, there are three or two women pulping laundry, chatting and laughing.
Liu Tong searched all the way, and the top priority was to find an inn to settle down before dark. Seeing a wine flag fluttering in the wind from a distance, Liu Tong shouted the sixth child, and Liu Si hurried over.
After a while, Liu Si came back. "Master Hou, the shopkeeper asked a few words, and said that there is no guest room."
"Look further afield, go to the bustling area." Liu Tong saw that it was still dark for a while, so he continued to walk forward.
Liu Si, who led the way in front, ran through an intersection to the southeast. Soon I saw an inn in the downtown area, and several people dismounted and walked into the courtyard, when a man came over, looked at it a few times, and turned back to go in.
Liu Tong was strange, it stands to reason that the guy should greet him with a smile at this time, take the horse and welcome himself into the door. When I was wondering, I saw a man in his fifties who looked like a shopkeeper going out, and said to Liu Si in front of him with a smile:
"A few guest officers, I'm sorry, it's full today, please go to another store."
Is this Zi's Inn doing business so well? Liu Tong had no choice but to get on the horse.
"Sixth, go to a remote place."
Liu Tong thought to himself, could it be that this Zishi is a border stopper, there are many merchants coming and going, and the accommodation is tight.
After walking a mile, he met an inn, and several people no longer dismounted, Liu Tong asked Liu Si to go alone and ask if there was a room first, but after seeing a fat man on the other side and looking at this side a few times, Liu Si still shook his head.
Liu Tong saw that the shopkeeper looked at a few of his people before refusing to stay, and he couldn't help but wonder in his heart.
Continuing to the east, seeing that he was about to reach the edge of the city, Liu Tong saw an inn, the yard was not big, just a one-story building, and almost no people passed by in front of the door, thinking that this store was remote and there should be empty rooms.
An old man was chopping wood in the yard, so Liu Tong handed the reins to Wu Ji and went over himself.
"Daddy is polite!" Liu Tong hugged his fists and greeted the old man.
The old man put down the firewood knife and said with a smile: "Accommodation? ”
"Yes, can I have an upper room?"
"Yes, yes." As he spoke, he was going to lead the horse.
"Daddy," a young woman under the age of thirty trotted from the house.
"Dad, you're confused, where is there a room?" As he spoke, he pulled the old man aside.
"Sixth, go in and see if there is a room!" Liu Tong saw the woman's expression, and knew that there must be something strange in it, how could all the inns in such a small place have no rooms! Anger rose suddenly.
When the woman saw that Liu Si was about to break in, she opened her hand to stop her, "How can you break in, if you say no, you don't have it." ”
At this time, the old man shook his head helplessly, hesitated, and approached. said to Liu Tong: "But Gongzi beat the Huns and Uncle Zhen at the south gate in the morning?" ”
Liu Tong nodded.
The old man was in good spirits, the folds of his face twitched, and he said sincerely: "Xiaomin, small family, small business, I hope that the son will not be embarrassed, Uncle Zhen and Dong Sanye's people have come, if you see you, you must tell you immediately." We can't bear to accuse you, and you can't embarrass the villain, right? ”
Liu Tong suddenly understood, it turned out that these inns did not accept themselves, but they also had some kindness. If you let you move in, you can't eat and walk around without telling yourself, and you can't bear to report it, so it seems that the people here are quite kind, and you can also see how unpopular the so-called Uncle Zhen and Dong Sanye are!
Liu Tong doesn't know who this Uncle Zhen is, but this Dong Sanye should be Dong Sanlin. Liu Tong was not afraid of them, but seeing the old man so frank, it was not easy to embarrass him.
The old man Liu Tong nodded, and then said, "Son, go out of the city quickly, otherwise it will be terrible." ”
Liu Tong had already understood the reason at this time, and he didn't want to embarrass this enthusiastic person, so he hugged his fist at the old man, and then led the horse out of the courtyard.
"Master Hou, it turned out that someone was making trouble, what should I do now?" Liu Si asked after getting on the horse.
"It seems that all the inns can't stay, let's go to the west of the city to find Xu Shuo, let's deal with it for one night first."
At this time, the thin afterglow of the setting sun shines through the clouds, sprinkling one by one, elongating the figure and reflecting the colorful light. Along the way, I occasionally saw a banquet in a teahouse, and the wine shop was fragrant, Liu Tong had something in his heart, and he had no intention of appreciating it and had no intention of going to dinner. Accommodation, such a simple problem is not solved, and other thoughts are gone.
After Liu Si's inquiries all the way, the warehouse is easy to find. The warehouse is in the west of the city is relatively quiet, there are a small number of dwellings around, it covers a large area, the perimeter is surrounded by wooden fences, a gate in front, a tall wooden stake is erected, a gate is arched, and the small seal on the horizontal plaque is "through the road warehouse".
Liu Tong saw from afar that Xu Shuo was piling up goods in the corner of the courtyard, and at this time Xu Shuo also saw Liu Tong, clapped his hands, and dusted off the corner of his clothes to greet him.
"Young Master Luo, it's an honor to be here."
Seeing Liu Tong dismount, he came over and pulled Liu Tong's hand as he spoke. The rest of the people dismounted one after another, and after the red carp came down, they also hugged Dong Xiaonan down.
Xu Shuo saw Wu Ji holding the pipa, and glanced at Dong Xiaonan, who he had never seen before, with some surprise.
"Boss Xu, can we borrow a night today?"
"Welcome!"
Xu Shuo led everyone inside, pointed to the front and said: "I have a yard in front of and behind this warehouse, and there are some rooms in the backyard, which is very spacious. It is a great honor for Xu to be able to come. ”
"Xu Dali, a few of you come here, lead the horse to the backyard, and put on some good forage."
As soon as Xu Shuo's voice fell, a few guys who were moving goods in the corner trotted over, took a few people's horses and walked along the wooden fence, bypassing the front room and going to the backyard.
Passing through the front row of houses from the front door, Xu Shuo led everyone to the backyard, the yard is smaller than the front yard, except for a gap in the south, the house surrounds this yard in a zigzag, it seems very quiet.
Xu Shuo pointed to the north and said: "Our inn often has merchants from other places, and there are many guest rooms, all of which are ready-made things, but the son should not dislike it." ”
"Boss Xu is polite, when you go out, what's the matter, besides, your yard is no worse than those inns!"
"That's it." Xu Shuo said with a smile, and then brought Liu Tong and the others into the main hall on the west side. The main hall is frugal and tidy.
At this time, a stout woman in her thirties came over with tea, and Xu Shuo invited Liu Tong and a few people to sit on the Taishi chairs on both sides. Liu Tong looked at the two rows of Taishi chairs under the main seat, and the coffee table next to them, and said secretly in his heart: "The improvement of this candidate has made these objects appear hundreds of years in advance!" ”
Thinking about it, he sat down comfortably, and when he saw Xu Shuo signaling himself to drink tea, he was not polite, and took a sip of the teacup. I've been a little thirsty along the way. After tossing for a long time, I finally have a place to stay.
"Young Master Luo, those Huns didn't trouble you, did they?"
"Not really, it's just that all the inns don't dare to let us stay. I heard that it was a person named Uncle Zhen and a person named Third Master who were looking for us. ”
Ah, Xu Shuo's face suddenly changed.