Chao Gai and the others went further, and sure enough, about six or seven miles ahead, they saw a conspicuous very fork in the road in front of them, and they thought that it should be the cross slope.

It's just that the cross slope is not the direction of the southeast, the northwest, and presents a "ten" that is not too neat. In the center of the "cross", there is a mountain range, but there is a large forest in front of the ridge, but this appearance is still the same as before, revealing some dead branches and leaves.

However, at the fork in the road facing southwest, there was a large tree, which was very abrupt. It took about six or seven people to hold on to the big tree, and it was all staggered with withered vines. About 200 meters to the southwest of this big tree, there happened to be a somewhat dilapidated hotel, but there was no eye-catching wine flag planted at the door.

"There's a hotel here!"

When Wu Song saw the hotel, he immediately waved his horsewhip and pointed at it, and then led the pioneer horse over.

At this time, I saw that the manger outside the hotel was empty, and there was no guest staying there, and it really looked like a little crowded. But above the threshold, sat a woman leisurely, with a slight rouge on her face, dressed in a green gauze shirt and a bright red skirt underneath. He wears a neat bun on his head, a hairpin on the left side, and an unknown wildflower from nowhere on the sideburns.

At this time, the woman saw Wu Song driving her horse forward, and her eyes showed a look of surprise slightly, and she disappeared in a flash. Then watching Wu Song stand up, the two of them looked at Wu Song who came forward with a slight smile.

"Shopkeeper, do you have wine and meat here, and sell some for me?" , Wu Song looked at the woman in front of him and got up to greet him, and said deliberately.

"The guest officer is joking, the slave family is a hotel here, how can there be no food. If the guest officer is not in a hurry, please enter the store to rest. Here in the slave family, there is good wine and good meat! Besides, out of this cross slope, the house is seventy or eighty miles, but it is difficult to have a second hotel! ”

When the woman saw Wu Song ask like this, she was not afraid at all, and replied calmly with a smile. She could feel that the tall man in front of her did not seem to be an ordinary person.

"Since it's a hotel, why don't you plant a wine flag at the door?" When Wu Song heard this, he said a little complainingly, and then turned around and waved at Chao Gai and the others: "Brother, this is a restaurant, I'll rest here and then it's not too late!" ”

"That's just right!"

Hearing this, Chao Gai smiled, and then waved his hand, and several people came to the hotel.

"A few guest officers, please, in my shop, good wine, good meat, good tea, steamed buns, everything, you are satisfied!" Seeing that Chao Gai and the others arrived at the door, the lady hurriedly beckoned several people in the store to help tie the horses, and at the same time greeted Chao Gai and the others.

Hearing this, Pan Jinlian's pretty face suddenly turned a little pale, and there was a faint disgusting gesture, but fortunately she hurriedly covered her mouth with one hand. Obviously, the woman's words of good wine and meat, steamed buns and steamed buns instantly reminded Pan Jinlian of some things before.

Seeing this, Wu Song and the others pretended not to know, but Chao Gai handed Pan Jinlian, who was apologetic and pale, a reassuring look. However, the woman saw it, but there was an imperceptible smile at the corner of her lips.

Chao Gai and others chose a large square table, Chao Gai sat in the first place, at this time Xu Guanzhong deliberately let Pan Jinlian sit next to Chao Gai, Jiao Ting, Meng Hu was next to Xu Guanzhong, but on the other side of Chao Gai were Lin Chong, Wu Song, and Wu Dalang.

"Shopkeeper, bring your good wine and tea here and bring some first!" , Lin Chong looked at the woman, and then greeted her.

"Okay!"

The woman promised, and then smiled at Lin Chong and said, "The guest officer doesn't come to eat with wine, the steamed buns are all fresh!" ”

"That's it", Lin Chong had already calculated, and when he heard this, he just waved his hand in a matter-of-fact manner: "I'll talk about that later." I waited for this journey to come and ate a lot of dry food, but I was a little hungry and thirsty! Hurry up and get some water and wine. By the way, we have a lady here, and don't forget to make a good pot of tea! You can't be without money! ”

"Okay", the woman said when she heard the man with the leopard's head and eyes in front of her, and immediately smiled and nodded: "That is the case, please wait a few guests, and the wine will be coming soon!" ”

So saying, the woman went to the counter and fetched a jar of wine, and ordered her servants to make a good pot of tea, and in a few moments, the proprietress herself reported these things, put the jar on the table, and poured a bowl of wine for Chao Gai and the other men.

Then, the woman poured a bowl of tea for Pan Jinlian, the only female relative in front of her, and sent it to Pan Jinlian with a smile and said, "What a pretty big girl! At first glance, you are everyone's lady, don't learn from these old men to fight wine! Look at your little face, it must be that these rough men don't know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade! Come, try the eldest sister's pot of tea, refresh and dispel fatigue, and you can also beautify your face! ”

Seeing that this woman was facing her, Pan Jinlian's somewhat pale face suddenly shrank back in fear, and involuntarily leaned towards Chao Gai.

Even though she understood that this tea should have nothing to do with the human flesh, but because of the "power" of the human meat steamed buns, Pan Jinlian was still panicked, looking at the tea bowl in the other party's hand and stunned. Especially looking at the smiling face of the woman in front of her, Pan Jinlian was even more uneasy.

"I said you boss lady", Chao Gai said as he spoke, but he suddenly reached out to catch the tea bowl, and even directly held the somewhat white fingers of the woman opposite along with the tea bowl, and looked at the other party with a smile: "You are so attentive, isn't there something wrong with this wine and tea people?" ”

When he entered the door first, Chao Gai had been secretly staring at the woman in front of him. Sure enough, this person saw that the carriage that Meng Hu and Wu Dalang were holding seemed to be a little heavy, and the marks of the ruts were clear, and his eyes suddenly lit up slightly. Although it was a moment, it did not escape Chao Gai's eyes.

"This", seeing Chao Gai say it directly, the woman was stunned for a moment, but her face did not appear flustered, but she hurriedly pulled out her hand from the palm of Chao Gai: "What is the guest officer, is it possible that the guest officer still suspects that there is sweat medicine in my wine and tea?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Chao Gai and the others all looked at the woman in front of them with some surprise. Chao Gai naturally knew that the other party was likely to be the second year of the dominatrix grandson, but at this time, he deliberately did not reveal his identity.

"Where's the villain?"

At this time, a heavy male voice came from outside the door, and then Chao Gai and the others saw a figure put down the flat pole from outside the door and walked in. Chao Gai looked around, and saw that this person was medium-sized, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a beard, but his shoulders were unusually wide, and he was dressed in a coarse cloth shirt, and walked over to him in a deep voice. Chao Gai thought to himself, this person is probably Zhang Qing in the vegetable garden.

"If you want to eat it, please eat it. If you suspect that this wine is greasy, just don't eat it, and go out to find another home! My family has lost some money, and I have never forcibly stopped you from asking for money for drinks, why do you slander my family so much? ”

Hearing this, Wu Song suddenly became a little annoyed, his face changed slightly, and he was about to get up to deal with the man, but Chao Gai shook his head slightly and stopped him.

"Presumably this is the boss here", Chao Gai smiled, and then said to the man who came: "What you said is also reasonable, after all, when you go out, there is no harm in being careful." It doesn't matter if I wait for a question or two more, right? ”

"That's it", Xu Guanzhong also smiled: "Even this Great Song Dynasty law, there is no such clause, and it is not even possible to inquire, right?" Besides, this sweat medicine was said by the proprietress herself, and my brother was just joking, and he never offended you, so why take it seriously? ”

Hearing this, the man was embarrassed, and he was suddenly asked. Just wanted to speak, but was relieved by the proprietress beside him. I saw that the proprietress smiled and said to Chao Gai and the others: "Don't mind, you guest officers, my official temperament is a little impatient, but I don't smile, you guest officers should be more responsible."

With that, the woman suddenly raised the tea bowl that was still "confronting" Chao Gai in front of her to her mouth, and drank the bowl of warm tea in one breath.

Immediately afterwards, the woman picked up the wine bowl that had just been poured on the table, and suddenly drank it again, which was quite bold.

After drinking the bowl of tea and a bowl of wine in front of her in one go, the woman took the empty wine bowl in her hand and smiled at Chao Gai and the others: "Ladies and gentlemen, there are still some problems right now!" ”

Seeing this, Chao Gai was suddenly a little surprised. Previously, he also doubted that this wine would have sweat medicine, after all, Sun Erniang's eyes glanced at the two carriages behind him, but at this time, seeing that the other party was so bold and not inferior to the man, he was slightly hesitant in his heart.

"Good!" Seeing this, Chao Gai immediately slapped the table: "I'm a little hungry at this time, Xiao Er, bring two drawers of fresh buns from your store!" ”

Hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately agreed, and then trotted towards the room.

Chao Gai then stood up, then looked at the shopkeeper couple in front of him and said, "The proprietress is so arrogant, I don't know if it is possible to solve Chao's doubts?" ”

"The guest officer said that he laughed", the proprietress pursed her lips and smiled, shook her head and said: "The slave family is just opening a tavern in this poor country to make a living, where do you know what the big truth is, but what confusion can you solve!" ”

"Guest officer, the fresh buns you want, please use them slowly!" , that Xiao Er happened to put two cages of steamed buns on the table of Chao Gai and others.

At this very moment

"Definitely!"

When Chao Gai heard this, he also smiled loudly: "This matter is not the only one of you who can solve it!" ”

"I heard earlier that there is a hotel under the big tree on the cross slope of Mengzhou Road, but now it seems that it is your home!"

As he spoke, Chao Gai took a white, steaming bun from the plate, and asked with a smile:

"The so-called 'cross slope under the big tree, how dare the guests pass by.'" The fat ones are cut into steamed bun fillings, but the thin ones are put to fill the river'. Boss, it is rumored that you sell human meat buns in this store, yes or no? ”