In a small valley sheltered from the wind, Li Xiang's men and horses rested for the night, and the next morning, everyone packed their bags and continued on their way. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Sima Yuyan said goodbye to Li Xiang, and Li Xiang smiled and told her to take care and went their separate ways.

A day further on, you will arrive at Ruxiang, which is a small county town, but it is very prosperous. Because of the geographical location, it is mostly a place for people to rest, such as inns and inns.

To the west of Ruxiang is Tongguan, which is the only place to enter Guanzhong from the Central Plains, with the Yellow River in the north and the Qinling Mountains in the south, so this place has become the last resting place to enter the customs from the Central Plains. Merchants and officials from all walks of life will basically stay here for one night, and enter Tongguan on the second day.

Ruxiang is a long and narrow county seat, and the county government is in the middle of the whole city, and Li Xiang did not come here with an official identity, but dressed up as a big businessman, ready to go to Daxing to buy things.

As soon as a group of them entered the small county town, the little seconders of the inns and inns of all sizes came up to greet them. This is probably a way of competition here, after all, the largest industry in the entire county is inns.

A group of people rushed up, and immediately called the soldiers who protected Li Xiang to be on guard, Qin Qiong thought that he had entered some wolf's den again, and directly blocked Li Xiang behind him, until those little two guys smiled and nodded one by one to speak, they knew that they had misunderstood, and they couldn't help but smile in their hearts.

Li Xiang didn't have anything to do with himself, he looked at this group of people happily, and suddenly had a feeling of recruiting in the future.

Li Xiang didn't speak, and these soldiers under his command would not give the juniors a chance and keep them out. At this time, a slightly wealthy middle-aged man happily sent it to the front of the crowd, first bowed to Qin Qiong and the soldiers, and then said with a smile: "Welcome to our poor country, in Xia Shen Hongsheng, is the president of this Ruxiang Chamber of Commerce, they let it be frightened, and give it to accompany a crime first." ”

Someone came out to speak, and naturally the group of juniors were quiet, standing aside and watching. Li Xiang also walked out of the guard, looked at Shen Hongsheng and said with a smile: "Mr. Shen is reasonable, I heard that Mr. Shen said that you are the president of the Chamber of Commerce, is there also a Chamber of Commerce here?" ”

"Little brother invited, speaking of this Ruxiang Chamber of Commerce, it has just been established not long ago. A year ago, I went down to Longmen, where I saw a lot of new things, and I contacted the shop and got a chamber of commerce as soon as I came back, haha, it's not worth mentioning, it's not worth mentioning. His mouth was modestly tight, but there was a clear look of pride on his face.

Li Xiang understood this time that he had learned the experience from going to Longmen, so it was no wonder that he could see the Chamber of Commerce here.

He nodded and said, "I see, but it's the first time I've seen such a scene, and this little township is really acting quite different." Li Xiang looked at those wolf-like guys.

"It's because the Chamber of Commerce hasn't managed it well, which has disturbed you. In this way, now that it is approaching evening, why don't you let me do my best to find a good place for you to rest, and then invite everyone to have a meal of shocking wine? "Shen Hongsheng is very good at talking, and always puts himself in a very low position, so that people are very comfortable to listen to.

Li Xiang didn't have any other opinions, nodded in agreement: "Then it's bothering." ”

Shen Hongsheng immediately found a few people among the guys, some were responsible for leading the way to the inn, and some were preparing food, but they were well organized.

Li Xiang didn't care about this, just watched silently, and then followed the guy to the center of the county, and Shen Hongsheng said that he had something to do, and he would go over later, so he said goodbye and left. When the rest of the men saw that they were gone, they dispersed.

Although the county seat is not big, it is basically there, and the sparrows are small and have all the organs. Li Xiang looked left and right with great interest, chatting with the young man who led the way from time to time, and soon arrived at the inn where they were staying tonight.

Not to mention that although the county seat is small, this inn is very large, and it is about to catch up with the Qinxiang Pavilion in Longmen. The three-storey wooden building stands tall and contrasts sharply with the surrounding houses. There are actually two stone lions placed at the door, which is not allowed in the rules of the imperial court, and I don't know if the owner of this inn has a different background, or if he is bold to the sky.

As soon as he entered the door, the little two who led the way shouted: "Your guest is coming, pick up!" "The tail note is long, and it feels like it's on TV.

After that, seven or eight men in the same clothes ran around the inn, like doormen, standing on the inside of the door on the left and right, bending down to salute Li Xiang.

Li Xiang's eyes lit up, this is his own original way in Longmen, it turns out that this boss has also been to Longmen to learn experience. What Li Xiang cares about the most is that this boss can be so careful that he can learn how to greet guests, which is not simple.

Ordinary people go to Longmen to learn big routines, like these trivial things, basically just look at it and pass. As everyone knows, Li Xiang's most exquisite ideas and designs play a role in this seemingly casual place. It shows that the owner here is a shrewd person with a discernment.

Inside, the guys in the inn began to get busy, there were only a few tables in the hall, not enough for Li Xiang to sit here, one of the guys arranged for a few people to go to the inn next door to borrow tables and chairs, and arranged for people to lead Qin Qiong's horses to the back to feed, and the division of labor was clear.

After sitting down, the little foreman came over to greet Li and greeted them, and asked someone to serve some local snacks first, and also made a few pots of tea, saying that the boss would come in person later.

Li Xiang nodded and told them to get busy by themselves, so he chatted with Qin Qiong, Cen Wenwen, and Xia Yushan.

During the two days on the road, everyone basically knew what was going on, it turned out that the Sima girl was the real murderer who kidnapped Li Xiang, how could Li Xiang not seem to have any disgust with that person.

Everyone's gossip heart was in a commotion, and it was not easy to suppress, and he asked Li Xiang to tell him what happened, Li Xiang had to tell him how he pretended to be asleep and deceived Yuyan on the road, and how he persuaded Yuyan to follow him, and even how Yuyan arranged a secret weapon on it before going down the cliff.

Everyone still thinks that Li Xiang has something to hide, or Cen Wenwen relieved Li Xiang, saying that these are true, and he has always been by his side. Everyone giggled and laughed, but it was a lot more relaxed.

At this time, that Shen Hongsheng came in from outside, followed by a lot of guys, but looking at the style and color of the clothes, he was not from this inn.

The guys who came in each had food in their hands and walked to each table steamingly, while Shen Hongsheng followed behind a guy and came straight to Li Xiang, smiling and clasping his fists and saying that he was late, and he was willing to punish three glasses of wine.

Shen Hongsheng feels that he is very easy to get along with, and sometimes he unconsciously feels like an old friend who has not seen him for many years.

This person is still quite talented, his export is full of chapters, and many things are said like telling stories, typical cross talk materials.

Shen Hongsheng was toasting and talking one by one here, and Li Xiang was just slowly tasting the dishes by himself, watching Boss Shen's performance with a smile.

When it was time to respect Li Xiang, Li Xiang waved his hand and said that he wouldn't drink, but Boss Shen insisted that Li Xiang drink, saying that if he didn't drink, he was still worried about being late.

Li Xiang had no choice but to pick up the wine glass and drink it all, which made Shen Hongsheng smile, and then went to find the soldiers at the other tables.

Everyone has been tired for many days, and basically they haven't eaten a full meal, let alone these delicious foods, so the foodie comrades rolled their arms and sleeves one by one, ready to eat.

Watching Shen Hongsheng toast and drink in the hall with ease, Qin Qiong leaned into Li Xiang's ear and said, "My lord, why do you feel so good here?" ”

Li Xiang looked at Qin Qiong with a smile and said, "I won't find out now." ”

"Do you think there's a problem here?" This time it's Cen text.

Li Xiang nodded and said, "Since we entered Ruxiang Township, there have been problems. I ask you, why did those guys pounce on us and pull us to their inn as soon as we came in, when there were so many inns here that were surviving? ”

"Because there are fewer people in the inn!" Cen Wenwen opened his mouth and spoke.

"Yes, that's right, it's because there are so few people here that they steal business from each other." Li Xiang gave the answer and continued: "But since there are few people here, why do you open so many inns? Don't they know that they will lose one day for one more day? ”

Cen Wenwen also nodded and said: "Yes, there is no business and no treachery, who will do the business that loses money." ”

Xia Yushan said: "No, then the inn here doesn't make money, and they still open so much, what's the use?" ”

Li Xiang looked at Qin Qiong and said, "Brother Qin, please take the brothers down to rest first." He turned to Cen Wen and said, "I'll have to rely on you to act in a while, you can't take it lightly." ”

It seems that since he was in distress with Li Xiang. Cen Wenwen's courage and insight improved a lot all of a sudden, and this time he actually agreed directly.

At this time, Shen Hongsheng had already saluted everyone, and turned to pay tribute to Li Xiang again.

Li Xiang smiled and picked up his wine glass and said, "Thank you Boss Shen for your hospitality, I don't have any good things here, why don't you bring someone to let me sit in my room?" ”

"yes, that's exactly what I mean." Boss Shen didn't hesitate, so he smiled and respected Li Xiang. Li Xiang waved his hand this time and said: "I'm already drunk, I can't drink anymore, and the boss's hospitality is appreciated." ”

Seeing that Li Xiang didn't drink, Shen Hongsheng went to Qin Qiong again, and this time he was rejected more completely.

It wasn't until they came down in a circle that they all rejected Boss Shen once. The last glass of wine Boss Shen poured himself and said, "Since you can come here, everyone is my guest." Feel free to do it. Saying that, Boss Shen drank it all by himself.