Chapter 22 Entering Xilin City
Xilin City is located in the middle of Shikoku, is a large county town with mixed personnel, it is in the afternoon, the streets are still bustling, noisy and unusual, a prosperous scene
Standing in front of the Xianghe Inn was an elegant-looking middle-aged man and a young girl with a frosty face, none other than Li Zhilian and Shen Zhitang
The boss walked forward quickly, and said with a smile on his face: "Both, do you want to stay?" ”
Shen Zhitang smiled and said, "Exactly"
The boss said, "There are two of them?" ”
Di Gong nodded and said, "I want two upper rooms." ”
When the boss heard that the guests were going to the room, he smiled happily: "Two rooms, no problem!" ”
Shen Zhitang said: "Boss, we are from Nahe County, and we are thirsty all the way, so let's have a cup of tea first." ”
The boss agreed repeatedly, and then said in horror: "Nahe County~ You are from Nahe County, there~ Wasn't it attacked by flying insects and burned by the government?" ”
Shen Zhitang glanced at Li Zhilian, and Li Zhilian immediately said: "Father just took me out of the house to escape, and when I came back, the entire county was gone, so I could only come to Xilin City to find my uncle who opened the medicine hall, does the boss know how to go to this Santang Valley?" ”
The boss was stunned for a moment, and then said: "This~ This Santang Valley has no less than five branches in Xilin City, which is really hard to say."
Shen Zhitang was puzzled: "Just now you said that Nahe County was burned by the government?" ”
The shopkeeper was startled, looked around, and said in a low voice: "I also heard from others, saying that as soon as Lord Naqincha arrived in Nahe County, he ordered a fire, and the entire county was burned to the ground, and his relatives wanted to get the body and were beaten by his guards."
Shen Zhitang slammed the table and said, "It's really unreasonable."
The boss stepped forward, wiped it on the table with a rag, and said with a smile: "It's not!" I've heard that Lord Qincha will come to our Xilin City in a few days, and I don't know how many more sins I will make! ”
As the sun set, the shopkeeper was pouring tea for Shen Zhitang. Six or seven people suddenly poured in outside the door, and the boss immediately put down the teapot in his hand and said with a smile: "How many people, do you want to stay in the hotel?" ”
The leader replied: "Four rooms"
The boss hurriedly said, "No problem." As he spoke, he turned back and removed the key that hung on the wall, "Come with me, several." ”
The boss led the hurried people into a room: "Guys, can you see this room?" The next few rooms are all configured like this, I will give you the key, you will go and see it later, and if you lack anything, come down to me"
The man in the lead nodded, and the innkeeper continued to ask, "Do you see, is dinner eaten below, or is it brought to you in a small one?" ”
The man said, "We're not going down." In a moment you have the food delivered to the room. ”
The boss replied: "Okay~ You wait a while, the meal will come in a while"
It was getting late, and there were more pedestrians on the street, and Li Zhilian wondered: "Why does it seem to be suddenly lively?"
Xiao Er ran forward and ran back with two bowls of noodles and said with a smile: "When the West City Gate opens, it will naturally be lively."
Shen Zhitang asked, "When did this West City Gate open?" ”
Xiao Er replied: "It should be noon!" ”
Shen Zhitang nodded: "Little second brother, do you know who called it open?"
Xiao Er shook his head and said, "This villain doesn't know, maybe the Lord Qincha has arrived!" ”
A middle-aged man walked in from outside the door and said with a smile: "It was called by Lord Hengzhou Thorn Shi, since the city gate has been closed for more than ten days after Lord Yin Wang of Xilin City Mansion was killed by those refugees from the Western Zhou Kingdom, and if it is not opened, I am afraid that it will arouse the anger of the people" Shen Zhitang looked at the person who came carefully, his calm and slightly vicissitudes cheeks, his slender black palms, the man looked around the inn and continued: "Look~ This is full of people, can you borrow a place!" ”
Shen Zhitang laughed: "Yes~Yes~ But wasn't this Xilin City divided from Hengzhou a few years ago to establish a new mansion?" Why is it that Lord Thorn Shi of Hengzhou is in charge now? ”
The middle-aged man took the teacup and said, "Who knows!" This Lord Qincha is still on the way, and this Lord Thorn Shi has come out to take care of things, I'm afraid it won't be peaceful these days."
The shopkeeper went down the stairs and immediately ran over with a smile and asked, "Isn't this Brother Chen?" Why did you sell that ginseng? They all said to sell it to me at a low price. You don't want to."
Di Gongdao: "Oh~ This brother's surname is Chen? ”
The shopkeeper rolled his eyes, pretending to have something to do and walked to the front of the inn to solicit customers, the middle-aged man poured a sip of tea and replied: "In Xia Chen Jiebin, he is a ginseng picker, a few days ago he picked two hundred-year-old ginseng in the deep mountains, and two days ago I took it to Shentang Valley to sell, but the people in Shentang Valley said that they don't accept ginseng now, and you also know that several towns around here are mainly ginseng from Shentang Valley, and no one believes me when I sell it cheaply!" Just now, the innkeeper gave me ten taels of silver...... My brother is still waiting for me in the mountains! I don't know what to do now."
Di Gong nodded slowly and said: "In Xia Shen Zhi, this is the little girl, we are from Nahe County, we are here to go to Santang Valley, you wait for two more days, and when we recognize our relatives, we will definitely think of a way for you!" ”
Li Zhilian's hand trembled slightly, raised his eyes to look at Shen Zhitang, and then quickly picked up a piece of chopsticks and noodles, and bit it mechanically
Chen Jiebin's tears were about to fall, and he grabbed Shen Zhitang's hand: "Brother Tai's words are serious? There are still many ginseng pickers outside, all of whom have been rejected by Shentanggu, and now some people have begun to sleep on the streets in order to sell the ginseng in their hands, so I will tell them this good news."
Shen Zhitang couldn't stop Chen Jiebin, so he shook his head with a smile and continued to eat the noodles in the bowl: "Mercy! After eating, go back and have a good rest, we have a tough battle to fight tomorrow"
Li Zhilian nodded and said, "Got it, teacher~"
Back in the guest room, Li Zhilian asked Xiao Er to send two buckets of hot water, it was the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather was getting colder and colder, she poured water on her head one by one, and finally simply dived into the water, and when she was about to suffocate, she felt that her brain was clear and clear.
Leaping out of the water, he gulped hard
Because of the lack of oxygen, her brain was very dizzy, and the scenery in front of her was not very clear, only the phantom Su Yun's smile and Shen Zhitang's gentleness
It's as if the world is starting to have something to do with her, and she can't just be a duckweed, coming with the wind and swaying with the waves
She knew that she was afraid, because no matter in her previous life or now, what she was most afraid of was the word favor, as long as it was on the table, she would never be able to figure it out
The autumn wind was cold, and she shivered and came out of the barrel. At this moment, she heard the voice in her heart, and she heard the voice whispering to her, Li Zhilian, since you are here and occupy her body, you should take her responsibility, no matter what the result is, you will not come here in vain
After getting dressed, ignoring her wet and dripping hair, she sat down in front of the bronze mirror and looked at her childish but cold face, and the big round face that she had not been aggressive in her mind gradually faded and finally disappeared