Chapter 3: The First Encounter

Yongxiu County welcomes guests to the inn.

"Uncle Lin, where are we going?" In the guest room, a little boy in a white undershirt, with his hair shaved short, leaving only a small handful of hair braided in pigtails at the back, was sitting obediently on the bed, and asked the man who was struggling to pick up the wick of the oil lamp.

The man was wearing a dark blue robe, and his hair was carved with a white jade jade ornament, and a thin hairpin like mutton fat white jade, but it was crystal clear.

was originally the appearance of a delicate and noble son, but at this moment, he hunched his waist, holding a wooden stick and laboriously carrying the oil lamp and lamp flowers, and lost the temperament of a noble son in an instant.

"Don't bother me, why can't this light light be lit for a long time? I saw that the store just picked it up, and it lit up. Lin Yao was a little angry, and threw the wooden stick on the table, "Don't pick it, it's a waste of my strength." With that, he sat down and picked up the pastries that were placed on the table and ate them.

The little boy squirmed and crawled off the bed, ran to the table and climbed up on the stool, picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and put it in his mouth, and picked up the small wooden stick that was thrown aside. The chubby little hand pulled the wick of the oil lamp twice with a wooden stick, and in an instant the oil lamp became brighter.

Lin Yao took a bite of osmanthus cake in his mouth, and suddenly felt that this oil lamp was really annoying.

"Uncle Lin, why don't we settle down in this Yongxiu County." The little boy looked up at Lin Yao while biting on the osmanthus cake.

"Why?" Lin Yao asked casually.

"Because Uncle Lin, you don't have any money! And my grandfather said: Those who have achieved great things, even if they live in the downtown area, they can still calm down, and living here can also hone my state of mind, right? The little boy shook his little fist and said solemnly.

Lin Yao glanced sideways at him, "Oh, really? Isn't it because the little daughter of the shopkeeper downstairs is pink and cute, that you want to stay? ”

"Hehe," the little boy touched his head when he heard this, looking a little embarrassed.

"Okay, you want to be here, just here."

"Hey, hey, I know Uncle Lin, you're the best."

On the second day, Lin Yao went downstairs to get food, and when he was early, he asked the store if there was any clean house for sale in Yongxiu County.

"What kind of house do guests want to buy? There are many local businessmen coming and going, some of them live for a short time and some for a long time, so the housing transactions in Yongxiu County are also frequent, and there are many people who do the business of Zhuang Zhai, and they are clear about the houses for sale in the local area. Guests can find them to inquire about things, which can save guests a lot of energy. The boss asked as he put the freshly baked naan on a plate and handed it to Lin Yao.

There are many Hu merchants in Yongxiu County, and this food also draws on the habits of some Hu merchants, naan cakes are simple and fast to make, crispy to eat, and with a local clear soup is really delicious, Han people and Hu people can eat it, so many shops also use this as a breakfast supply.

Lin Yao took the plate and asked: "Different tooth people should have different houses in each person's hands, I want to buy a bigger and cleaner house, I don't know if the store has any good tooth people to recommend?" With that, he placed ten copper coins on the table.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper waved his hand again and again, and pushed the copper coin back in front of Lin Yao. "The guest can't do this, he can't do it, it's just a matter of a few words, and the guest can't do this. However, if the guest wants to buy a cleaner and larger house, I recommend the guest to find the Zhang family lady in Jingmingfang. She is a famous mansion in Yongxiu County, and her subordinates have taken over many houses, and the big and clean house you want is only afraid that the general mansion has no teeth. I know her well, and if a guest wants to ask her anything, I can also help her deliver a message. ”

"Then it's annoying to the store," Lin Yao took back the copper money and thanked the store. When I turned around, I saw the shopkeeper's daughter holding a bowl of soft noodle dumpling soup, sitting on a small round table and eating it slowly. Lin Yao turned around and went to the counter to ask for a small plate, filled a naan cake and put it in front of the little girl.

The little girl was sitting at the table and eating the soup seriously, when she suddenly saw a bag of bread in front of her eyes.

When I looked up, I saw a handsome and handsome young man looking at him with a smile, and for a while he couldn't figure out what the situation was, and looked at him with big eyes.

Lin Yao smiled and said, "This is what the little boy who played with you yesterday invited you to eat, and he said that the sesame cake you shared with him yesterday is delicious, thank you."

When the little girl heard this, she remembered that there was indeed a fair-looking little boy who played with her all morning yesterday, and she also shared half of his sesame cake.

"Guests don't have to be so polite. If that little guest likes to eat sesame cakes, I will leave some for him when my aunt makes it again in the future, and my aunt will make Qingtuanzi later, which is also very delicious, and when the time comes, I will ask Sister Yun to send a few to him to taste. The little girl replied in a milky voice.

"No, no. If he wants to eat, I'll tell him to come down and get it himself. Don't bother running, lest you make him lazy. Lin Yao waved his hand and touched the top of the little girl's head, I have to say that it was really comfortable, turned around and picked up the food that was put aside and went upstairs.

The quilt on the inside side of the bed was bulging, and a big round white buttocks were exposed in the corner

"Smack", Lin Yao slapped his white buttocks.

"Uncle Lin!" There was a call from the nest of Lu Jinyan's urn.

After Lin Yao finished fighting, he sat down at the table and ate the naan cake carefully, this naan cake is really good, the outside is charred and the inside is tender, and the meat of the bread inside is also very delicious.

Lu Jinyan slowly climbed out of bed, washed his hands and face on the side, and scooped up a piece of cake, and ate it slowly.

"I've got something to do later, so stay in the inn and don't run around." Lin Yao carefully instructed while eating the cake.

"Well, come back early, remember to buy me two strings of sugar gourds!" Lu Jinyan replied in a daze.

After Lin Yao went downstairs, he asked the store how to get to the post station, and after getting an exact reply, he followed the store's instructions to the nearest post station and sent the letter he had just written.

It was still early, and there was still some time before the time for lunch. Lin Yao wanted to wander around in this Yongxiu County, and it was also considered to remember the road, so that he would have to live here for a long time in the future.

Although it is not yet the time to open in the afternoon, because there are too many commercial trades in this Yongxiu County, although there are not many people on the road at this moment, it is by no means a few, and you can see the hurried traders and merchants along the way.

Lin Yao was walking aimlessly, and suddenly saw a group of people in front of him hugging together, chattering as if they were watching something lively.

When I got closer, I found that it was a mother-in-law in a coarse cloth short brown shirt who was pulling a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl and talking loudly.

"The little lady of the Lu family can't be a man without paying attention to benevolence and righteousness, my wife and son can't earn a few dollars of silver all year round, my house The lady of the Wang family is willing to buy it for an extra three dollars of silver, why don't you let me sell it?" The rough-clothed woman pulled the sleeve of the little lady surnamed Lu and glanced around.

Seeing that there were more and more people around, the mother-in-law suddenly sat on the ground and pulled her sleeves and howled. "However, my husband died early, leaving my orphans and widows to live in a dilapidated mud house. Now my son's illness needs money for treatment, so he has no choice but to sell the broken mud house. I handed over this house to Lu Xiaoniang, you help me try to sell it, but the lady of the Wang family privately asked me and was willing to give me three more dollars to buy my house, this is my Hao'er's life-saving money, why did Lu Xiaoniang stop me today? Can't I sell my own house yet? ”

When the people around heard this, they began to point their fingers at the little lady, and they all whispered that this little lady of the Lu family was not sympathetic, and now the spectrum of this mansion is getting bigger and bigger, and her own house can't be sold by herself.

Lin Yao glanced at the little lady in the middle of the crowd, and saw that the little lady was looking at the mother-in-law who was splashing on the ground with a calm face, as if it was not himself who was in trouble.

Lin Yao suddenly felt that this little lady was a little interesting, if it was the little ladies he knew in Xuzhou City, he was afraid that he would be scared to cry when he encountered such a thing.

Lu Yunque glanced at the people around him who were watching the excitement, and then looked at the old woman of the Liang family who was rolling on the ground, and was a little helpless for a while.

This mother-in-law of the Liang family is indeed waiting for the money from the sale of the house to seek medical treatment for her son, and asked herself to find a good buyer for her five days ago, and she also tried her best to find a buyer who is willing to pay twelve taels of silver, although it is not a high price, but it is also a not low price.

Originally, it was a good discussion, but yesterday I had asked the county dental official to register the sale, and the business was completed.

But somehow, the lady of the Wang family in Shengpingfang suddenly found the Liang family's mother-in-law today, saying that she was willing to buy her house for three more dollars, and the Liang family's mother-in-law wanted to regret not selling it to the original buyer when she heard that she could get three more yuan, and came to her house early in the morning to find herself.

Lu Yunque got up early this morning, and the mother-in-law of the Liang family didn't find herself in her own house, so she went to this place to look for herself, and finally found herself here.

When Lu Yunque heard her say that she wanted to take back the house, he directly rejected her.

The dental officials of this county government have all been registered, and the house is already owned by the buyer, and he will have to pay the balance at the Julian wine store today. Although I also sympathize with this Liang family's mother-in-law, the legal principle cannot be violated, how can I regret it if I have already signed the note? Don't talk about the buyer, even I think it's ridiculous.

The mother-in-law of the Liang family was also very angry for a while when she saw Lu Yunque making such a determination, so she quarreled with Lu Yunque on the street, hoping that Lu Yunque could help her get the house back in the way of face.

Lu Yunque saw that the Liang family's mother-in-law was getting more and more troublesome, and she had no intention of stopping at all, and gradually felt a little annoyed.

The third aunt of the Zhang family asked someone to bring a message this morning, and made an appointment to meet at the wine shop in Fulin Fang at noon, saying that there was a big guest who wanted to buy a big house, and maybe he could sell the house in Mingyue Fang.

Lu Yunque went out at the right time, took care of everything in his hands and hurried to Fulin Fang, but he didn't expect to be blocked here by the Liang family's mother-in-law and couldn't get out.

This mother-in-law of the Liang family is also a miserable person, and she can't bear to say anything serious to her. After procrastinating and dragging on until this time, seeing that it was about to be the hour, he was still four squares away from Fulin Fang!