Chapter 271: Foreshadowing in the Wilderness (1)
Could it be that this delicate-looking little woman is the proprietress of this desolate inn? When the leader of the big Han saw this woman, he couldn't help but secretly speculate in his heart, in his imagination, probably only a woman like a spicy and brutal aunt could preside over such a deserted place.
"You're the proprietress here?" Some of his brothers had already come out and asked. Just save his business.
The woman rolled her eyes, and reluctantly glanced at the questioner, her arms folded under her chin, as if her head would fall off the neck as if she let go.
"Nonsense, didn't you hear the little duck call me the boss?"
"Ducklings? How did Lao Tzu know who the little duck was? "Dahan was obviously also provoked, indeed, being ridiculed by a woman in such a deserted place is really not a comfortable thing.
"Ouch," the woman herself sat up straight, but she still didn't look at him squarely, and her tone was still the kind of indifferent that could infuriate people, "Yes, there are four people up and down this inn, except for me in front of me, since it is the little duck I shouted, who do you say the little duck?" ”
The big man was choked and angry.
The little duck hurriedly stepped forward to play the round game, and threw the hand towel used to wipe sweat around his neck, "This master, the little duck is small." It's time for your old man's mind. ”
The big man glanced at him, became even more angry, stretched out his fist and knocked on his head, "Bastard, what does such a big man do call such a name that can't be put on the stage?" ”
The little duckling's face was full of grievances, and while rubbing his head, he didn't dare to cry out in pain, "What this master said makes some sense, but ...... But," his voice lowered, as if he was complaining about grievances to the big man he met for the first time, "but the little boss insisted on giving the little one such a name that makes people cry and laugh, the little one...... There's no way around it. ”
Looking at the wrinkled little face of this little guy together, Dahan felt a little sympathetic to this person at this time.
"Little duckling, what are you muttering there?" The woman shouted at this end, and the frightened duckling trembled, and quickly turned the bitter gourd face into a smiling face, and ran towards the other end, "Nothing, nothing, the shopkeeper, you command, you command." ”
"Luo Man," the big man who shouted and talked to the duckling, "Wilderness Village Store, don't talk to them too much, let's hurry." Luo Yan nodded, "Yes, boss." ”
"Little Er, just do as you say, we will bother you to buy all the camels and forage before we leave tomorrow, and the silver will not be missing yours."
"Well, good for you." Xiao Er went happily.
The woman retracted from the window, glanced at their group, and said something to a little boy beside her, the child's big black and translucent eyes turned back and forth, smiling like a camellia blooming on the mountain, the big man led by him couldn't help frowning, and secretly called Luo Yan, who was walking in front of him, "Old Luo, this shop is weird, I want my brothers to be vigilant." ”
Luo was stunned for a moment, and nodded quietly.
That night, they settled here and rested. Although this is a post station, but the scale is very small, after they live in a dozen people, three-quarters of the housing here has been stained, when it is almost dark, and a few guests come to the point of staying in the store, so that this small shop is already full overnight, and there are no more empty beds.
There is a hall downstairs, and there are four or five small tables in the hall, which is considered a dining room. At dinnertime, everyone came down from the upper floor, sat together, some knew each other, some did not know, you said a word to me, and after a while, these Jianghu guests became one and began to call each other brothers.
Behind the counter of the shopkeeper, the female shopkeeper wrapped her hair with a piece of cloth with a blue background of flowers, and a little broken hair flowed out of her forehead, and she was also dressed in a coarse cloth dress with light blue flowers and green flowers, but when she wore it, she looked so elegant and chic. Instead, it brings out her slenderness and beauty.
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food. There are already some people who can't hold back their lonely hearts among these high-rollers who wander the rivers and lakes, and they want to go over to talk to the female shopkeeper, but the female shopkeeper comes and does not refuse, talking and laughing with the guests, and they don't forget to point to the ducklings and their little guys to work.
Some people in the hall are drawing a wine order, some people are talking about their dreams, and some people want to take this opportunity to climb the relationship. If it weren't for what happened later, the atmosphere here would be harmonious and beautiful.
These people could have had a peaceful night.
Because some of them, after drinking too much, they faltered and began to lose their temper. It is also possible that they originally wanted to get themselves drunk, and then took advantage of the opportunity to get drunk to plot against the female shopkeeper.
However, when the high-roller put his big hairy hand less than a foot away from the female shopkeeper's chest, a cigarette pouch slapped directly on his wicked wrist, and the burning red cigarette pouch pot left a new black burn mark on his hairy hand.
And the owner of the cigarette pouch pot is the person next to the little duck who didn't let go of a fart just now, and he turned out to be a young guy when he was dressed up.
"Ouch! Ouch! Scald me, burned me. The owner of the wicked hand screamed at the heat, and jumped back and forth with his hand in his hands, which looked very funny.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, this master, the little one is not intentional, and if the little one is not careful, it will burn you. Look at what it says. "That little guy hurry up and pay for it.
The female shopkeeper did not raise her head, but continued the abacus in Bara's hand. glanced at the cigarettes knocked off the ground, sighed distressedly, and smiled softly at the guest who came to settle the bill but took the opportunity to rub the oil, "This guest officer, a total of fifty taels of silver." ”
"Fifty taels?" The guy screamed and didn't forget to accuse the woman of evil deeds, "Liar! Lao Tzu asked for a total of two pots of wine, two side dishes, one hot car, where is it worth fifty taels of silver? ”
The female shopkeeper listened to his roar, and did not change her expression at all, and said lightly, "The wine and food are only a few dollars of silver, but you look at the tobacco that fell on the ground because of you, but it is a new product that has been transported from Dali for thousands of miles, and it is only fifty taels for you, do you say it is cheap?" ”
The guest's eyes were straight when he heard this, and he stammered for a long time, and finally became angry and punched his fist, "You little bitch! Dare to be here for the black uncle's silver! Tired of living? ”
"Boss, they look like they're going to be in trouble." Luo Yan whispered to the person next to him, seeing that the man was about to pull his fist on the head of the female shopkeeper, Luo Yan couldn't help but get up and meddle with things, but was grabbed by his own boss's wrist, "Boss? They bully people, how can we ignore it? ”
The eldest of his family said very calmly, "Look again." ”
Luo Yan had to sit down, secretly lucky.
"Ouch, uncle, you're scared to death. Ouch. The young man with the cigarette pouch took the opportunity to make amends, but his elbow pushed just under his side, and the man's fist was choked in mid-air. The hairy guest's face was distorted, and then he looked at the female shopkeeper with a flower-like face just now, only to feel that she smiled at herself, and there was a moment of dizziness in front of her.
As soon as the body is weak, it will fall.
"Little duckling, little moth, help this guest officer to the guest room to rest, he seems to have drunk too much." The female shopkeeper ignored the previous suspicions and asked the little two to help him upstairs.
The little duck and the little moth, the young man with the cigarette pouch pole, said yes, and then picked up the guy one after the other and walked into the backyard.
Two of the three guys left, and in the front hall, the shopkeeper himself had to come out to serve wine and food to the guests.
When passing by Luo Yan's table, several of them invariably felt that this woman had a faint smell of medicinal fragrance on her body, which was very tasty and fragrant.
The big man at the head frowned even deeper.
During a meal, the people in the hall were full of worries, and they always felt that the time when this person was drunk was a little strange, but none of them wanted to bother with this idle matter and wade into this troubled water. Everyone went back to their rooms to rest as if nothing had happened.
The dining room was as light as a bean, only the shopkeeper was left to settle the accounts, and in the quiet dining room, the crackling sound of the abacus beads was very crisp.
"How long are you going to spend here?" The little moth with the pole of the cigarette pouch appeared beside her again, still silent.
The female shopkeeper seemed to be used to this kind of conversation, and continued to settle accounts, "It's fun here, isn't it?" ”
"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. If you stay in this place where it meets the desert, will you be able to hide back in Nanjun? The little moth said without mercy.
The female shopkeeper smiled weakly, "Who said that I wouldn't go back, I'm not afraid that there will be some people who will not die in the Central Plains rivers and lakes for more than a year, and they want me to heal." ”
The little moth was silent for a while, and seeing that she was laughing heartlessly, she could only sigh angrily, "Until next month at the latest, it can't be delayed any longer." ”
"Okay, maybe, I won't be tired of playing until next month." The female shopkeeper smiled elegantly. "This place, I bought it for her in advance, but I don't have to manage it well, well, how good the terrain is here, the desert in the north, the territory of the Great Qi Kingdom in the south, and Beidi across the sea, this kind of place, it would be better to be a stronghold of a mirage."
"Don't always use the mirage master as a shield, I know what you're thinking, you're not thinking about the little girl in Yilan Garden. You've calculated that she'll pass through here sooner or later, so arrange someone in advance to pick her up, right? ”
The female shopkeeper finally put down the abacus in her hand and looked at him seriously, "I said ghost heart, if you don't come to expose me for a quarter of an hour, will you die?" ”