The shopkeeper showed a smile that was more ugly than crying, and Yu Guang glanced in the direction of the back hall, and shouted at Xiao Er: "Go and change the pot of hot tea for the guest officer, use the tea well, you can't snub the distinguished guest." ”

The man left in response, but he couldn't see anything unusual.

The shopkeeper took a cloth towel, stepped forward to wipe the table, and accidentally slammed the teacup on the table, but fortunately, only a little tea was shaken out, but it didn't get Bai Ling.

"This is an old age, and there is no chance of working, so don't be surprised by the girl." The shopkeeper apologized, bent down to wipe the water stains, and wrote a quick word on the table with one hand.

"It doesn't matter, it's that I'm sitting bored and want to talk to the shopkeeper, but the tired shopkeeper is working." After Bai Ling saw the words, he nodded almost uncheckably, but he didn't mean to get up.

The shopkeeper didn't dare to delay for a long time, and after quickly wiping the table clean, he sighed: "There are not many households in our town, and business is naturally not very easy." In the past, I could count on merchants from other places to settle down, but the nearby towns somehow pulled away more customers, and my business here was not good. ”

"So that's the case, so the shopkeeper doesn't want to think of a way to snatch the business back? In the end, it's open for business, and it's always like this for ten and a half days and a month and there is not a single guest, and this inn won't last long, right? Bai Ling chatted with the shopkeeper as if he hadn't seen that word.

When the guy brought hot tea, the shopkeeper returned to the counter.

But the abacus fiddled with it for a long time, but I didn't see a page in the ledger.

Even the shopkeeper's abacus is irregular, he just does it as he pleases, maybe he wants to do something to pass the time.

Dinner was served in Bai Liu's house, and when Bai Ling returned to the room, she glanced at the counter, and saw that the shopkeeper was glaring at her, but she didn't dare to make too much of it.

"Let someone check what is wrong with this restaurant, and the shopkeeper will also investigate." After Bai Ling returned to the room, he instructed the secret guard.

The shopkeeper's kindness, Bai Ling can only appreciate it.

Leaving at this time, the Bailiu clan will not rest well, and maybe they will be worried about sleepless nights, which will affect their health.

"Slave and maid stay in this house tonight." Begonia has always slept alone in a room, but this will offer to stay.

"I'm going to work hard for you tonight, go and guard my father's side. I'll put some stuff in the room, you just don't worry. Wiping his hands, Bai Ling urged: "My mother is sleepy, don't alarm my mother." ”

Although Haitang was still not at ease, he knew Bai Ling's character and could not regret what he decided, so he stopped wasting his tongue.

Tonight is destined to be not peaceful, and Begonia hates to be separated, so as to leave half of her own guardian master.

After all, it was a day of hurrying, and everyone went to bed early, only the dart master rested in batches, and divided the people into two groups, guarding people and items respectively.

The backyard of the inn.

The shopkeeper stood bent over in the hall, and there was a man with a meaty face sitting on the main seat, and there were several men in the room who were sitting in a gangster posture, and at a glance they knew that this was someone occupying the magpie's nest.

"Waste, you can't even take medicine, those people in your family, you don't have to eat these days, so you can sober up." The man in the main seat snorted coldly.

"Ask for the grace of the big boss, the little father and mother are all old, and the daughter-in-law is still pregnant with a child, so she can't be hungry!" The shopkeeper's face was pale, and he knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "The little one will find a way, and ask the big boss to give the small one another chance!" ”

One of the thieves got up and kicked the shopkeeper on the shoulder, knocking him to the ground.

"Phew! I'm afraid I won't hear any movement ahead? Counting on you, the fat sheep have all gone. Hurry up and get into the dungeon, and if you are crooked, you will chop up those two old things and feed them to the dogs! Although your daughter-in-law has a big belly, it's not bad for a buddy to open a meat! The thief said with a lewd face.

The shopkeeper was frightened, and hurriedly said: "The little one will roll to the dungeon, and this will go!" ”

The house was occupied, and even if the shopkeeper wanted to protect his family, he didn't dare to confront these bandits, otherwise there would really be no way to live.

As for the fate of Bai Ling and the others, the shopkeeper didn't dare to think about it, because after the previous waves of guests were robbed, they all disappeared, and the shopkeeper didn't know where they went.

has already been reminded that Bai Ling himself chose not to go, no matter what kind of fate it is, it is their own creation.

Not long after, two juniors came to change shifts, one went to the kitchen to cook side dishes, and brought two pots of wine out.

"It was cold at night, and the shopkeeper told us to make something to eat for the uncles. I was afraid of delaying your business, so I prepared two pots of wine, that is, one sip per person, which will not be intoxicating. Xiao Er put the wine and food on the table with a smile on his face, and shouted to his companion: "I still have some food, so bring it over, let's make two cups too?" ”

"Okay, you hurry up, it'll be cold if you grind again." Xiao Er, who was sitting at the counter, yawned.

A few of the dart masters who were in charge of keeping vigil in the hall didn't think it was too difficult to endure the night, after all, it was only half a night.

But the aroma of the food and the hot wine will inevitably make you want to eat and drink a few sips.

"Drop it, don't break the rules." Seeing that his companion wanted to drink, the older dart master hurriedly shouted.

"It's very cold this night, our buddies have a good amount of alcohol, and it's okay to take a sip, right?" The dart master retorted.

"The rules are the rules, but the head has specially explained, be vigilant tonight, and don't drink when it's cold, have you forgotten?" The elder dart master pushed the wine and food aside, and lowered his voice to a few people: "You are young, but remember that if you have a head, it is tied to your life, and that is enough." ”

The few people who had been thinking about it also stopped, only the dart master who was going to drink was a little unimpressed.

Xiao Er came back soon, and he didn't look at the dart master's side, so he drank with his accomplices, and the two of them also boasted a few words from time to time, and when they ate, they chattered, which made people hungry.

"The oil lamp is kerosene, you go get some lamp oil." Xiao Er drank a little too much, leaned on the counter, and said, "Dude, squint for a while, you call me if you have something." ”

"With your amount of alcohol, I really can't drink with you, it's not happy." Throwing a peanut into his mouth, Xiao Er, who was cooking, took a small pot of lamp oil from under the counter and went to add lamp oil to the oil lamp to be lit at night.

After a lap, the guy suddenly shouted, "It's water!" The kitchen is drained! ”

The older dart master stood up and instructed the others: "Leave two here to continue to guard, and the others go and inform their own people, the fire in the province will not be able to escape." ”

The inn is mainly built with wood, and if the fire gets too big, I can't imagine what the consequences will be.

The dart masters immediately made their own arrangements, and one of the two who happened to stay was a dart master who wanted to drink.

"What are you doing? Didn't Uncle Zeng say, this wine can't be drunk? When his companion found out, he let out a low sigh.

"Uncle Zeng is old, and he can't help but bow and snake, as if we pin our head to the waistband of our trousers all day long. How many times have we followed the dart, and which time have we ever encountered an accident? It's not that those rich families are afraid of what happens. The young dart master didn't care much, handed the wine jug to his companion and said, "You drink a little, this is a long time, and a pot is usually not sold for two taels of silver!" ”

When the companion heard this, he hesitated for a moment, but he could not bear the smell of the wine, and he also poured two sips, and refused to drink any more, and also prevented the companion from continuing to drink, so as not to be taught a lesson from above.