CHAPTER XVI
The coachman found an inn, he stopped the carriage, Xingchun got out of the car first, she helped Ah Lu to get out of the car, Tang Han was the last to get off the car, and Xingchun was also supported. After sitting in the car for a few hours, he felt that the air was fresh, Tang Han took a few breaths of fresh air, and then moved his legs before walking towards the inn. After Xingchun got out of the car, he first observed the outside of the inn before following Tang Han in.
They brought two coachmen with them, because they were afraid that they would not be able to stand alone because of the long distance. Midori told them to park the cart first, tie up the horses, and then go inside and look for a few of them. The two of them nodded at the same time and said yes.
After Tang Han entered, he looked around, and there were several tables of guests sitting inside, all of whom were men, and he couldn't tell what they were doing. The shopkeeper came over to greet him: "Guest officer, please, upstairs or downstairs?" ”
Tang Han: "Upstairs." ”
Shopkeeper Er: "Okay, the guest officer upstairs, please." ”
Tang Han took Ah Lu Xingchun upstairs, and the shopkeeper pushed open a private room and said, "A few people, please sit inside." I'm going to serve you tea. ”
Ah Lu stopped him: "Hey, Xiao Er, our two coachmen stopped outside and came up immediately, you saw them and brought them in." ”
Shopkeeper: "Okay." ”
Tang Han sat on the chair and said, "You two also sit, there are so many rules when you go out, sit down." Ah Lu and Xingchun also sat down separately and waited for the tea from the shopkeeper, and after a while, the shopkeeper came in with two coachmen and tea and pushed the door. Tang Han beckoned the two to sit down as well, the two looked more uncomfortable, and they probably hadn't sat down and eaten with their employers.
The shopkeeper took the teapot and poured a cup of tea for each person and asked, "What does the guest officer want to eat?" ”
Tang Han didn't know if there were dishes in ancient times, so he asked, "What do you have to eat here?" ”
The shopkeeper said with a smile: "We have a lot of home-cooked side dishes here, but the taste is absolutely delicious." ”
Tang Han: "Did you report the name of the dish, or did you have a menu to show me?" ”
The second shopkeeper: "The guest officer is very good, the name of the dish is ........." After he finished reporting, he said: "What does the guest officer want to eat?" ”
Tang Han thought for a while and said: "Let's have a roast chicken, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, braised eggplant, shredded fish-flavored pork, mapo tofu, fried pork peppers, hot and sour cabbage, braised pork ribs." ”
The shopkeeper wrote it down one by one and said, "Okay, guest officer, please wait a moment, I'll let the kitchen cook the dishes immediately." ”
Tang Han finished drinking a cup of tea and picked up the kettle to pour it, but there was no water in the kettle, and Ah Lu called the shopkeeper to take the pot of tea again. After waiting for a while, the dishes came up one after another, Tang Han was afraid that everyone would be restrained, so he said: "Eat them all, don't be polite, wait for a good time when you are full, if the dishes are not enough, you will order it again, and it makes sense to go out without making everyone hungry." ”
After she finished speaking, everyone also picked up chopsticks and ate, the five of them, Tang Han ordered eight dishes, four meat and four vegetables. The two coachmen were not as restrained as before, and the expressions on their faces became relaxed, and halfway through the meal, the shopkeeper came up with the meal: "Guest officer, I'll put your meal here for you." ”
Tang Han: "Hmm. Then she said, "Dinner is here, eat, you are all full, and you have to hurry in the afternoon." ”
Everyone served some food and ate for a while, Tang Han saw that they had almost eaten, so they let Ah Lu go to settle the bill, and she ordered two coachmen to feed the horses. She took Xingchun to the carriage to check how much water was left, and a few people also drank some water in the morning, and she didn't go to the inn to install it when she saw that there was still more water. Just now, several people went to eat, and there was food and water and clothes in the car, but fortunately, no one took them.
Ah Lu came out after settling the account, Tang Han went to a thatched house in the inn again, and set off after waiting for the coachman to feed the horses.
The carriage ran for a few more hours, and Tang Han was afraid that it would be difficult to find an inn when it was late, so he asked the coachman to go to the town to find an inn while it was still early. Tang Han and the others took their things and asked for three rooms, one for Tang Han, one for Ah Lu and Xingchun, and one for the two coachmen. After a few people had a meal, they settled the horse and went back to the room to rest, Tang Han slept a lot during the day and couldn't sleep at night. There were candles lit in her room, and she was lying on the bed tossing and turning, obviously tired from sitting in the car, and she couldn't sleep. I've been sighing all night, why is it so difficult to go out in ancient times? There are no trains, no high-speed rail, no planes, and it takes several days to get to the ancient times in a few hours.
Tang Han sighed while thinking about her previous days, here, you don't have to go to work to earn money, and you can get monthly money every month, but technology can't do it, especially this means of transportation. She fell asleep thinking about it. I wanted to sleep when I heard the movement in the morning, but when I saw that the house was over, it was still important to hurry, so I forced myself to get up from sleep. She Tang Han opened the door and called Ah Lu, Ah Lu had already gotten up, she asked the shopkeeper to fetch water, Tang Han washed up, combed her hair casually, and went downstairs with her luggage for breakfast.
Alas, after breakfast, it was a hurry, but it was better that it was two horses, otherwise one horse would not be tired. In this way, the group of people drove for more than five days to Gaocheng. Tang Han can be regarded as having found hope, she hasn't taken a bath for a few days, she told the coachman to find a good inn to settle in, she wants to wash well, and she feels that she can't see people after a few days.
When she arrived at the inn and asked for a room, Tang Han asked people to prepare water, she took a bath in it, took a comfortable bath, put on her clothes after washing, washed her face and combed her hair, and cleaned up her with Ah Lu and Xingchun out of the inn. She's going to go out into the streets to find out where the beads are, which ones are doing well, and which ones are real. Before leaving, she asked the driver to tell the coachman that they were going to stay here for a few days, and then they would go out to buy some things, and they could rest at the inn or go out for a walk.
Tang Han and the others walked on the street like ordinary women, dressed normally, she saw something strange, she stepped forward to touch it and take a look, and if she thought it was good, she let Ah Lu buy it. Walking to the corner and coming to another street, there are all kinds of beads selling beads, Tang Han's eyes are about to glow, each family has its own unique beads. Tang Han asked the price one by one, and left after reading it.
Ah Midori wondered: "Won't Miss buy it?" ”
Tang Han: "What's the hurry, let's find out the price before buying, what if they specifically offer a high price to us outsiders?" ”
Ah Green: "But how do we know if they're paying a high price?" ”
Xingchun: "Find a place with a lot of people and ask." ”
Tang Han: "Where are we going?"
Xingchun: "Theaters, teahouses, there are people there who read books, and there should be a lot of people." ”
Tang Han: "Let's go, work in the teahouse." ”
When I arrived at the teahouse, there were really a lot of people talking about the front table and said, the back table sat a lot of people, dressed in good materials, this teahouse looked more atmospheric from the outside, and the layout inside looked good as soon as it came in, and it was not strange for the rich to come, it was strange that they were dressed ordinarily and dared to come in. The guy in the store saw them: "Is Miss here to recruit someone?" ”
Tang Han: "Drink tea." ”
Buddy: "Miss, a pot of tea is three taels of silver." ”
Tang Han found a table and sat down and said, "Serve tea." ”
The man looked at her again and said, "What kind of tea does Miss drink?" ”
Tang Han: "Tell me what kind of tea you have?" ”
Man: "The cheapest pot is three taels of silver, and the most expensive pot is ten taels of silver." ”
Ah Lu opened his mouth to speak after hearing this, but he didn't say anything, Tang Han: "Come to the pot for five taels of silver." ”
Man: "Okay. ”
Ah Green: "Miss, they're robbing money so expensive." ”
Tang Han: "This is the money for tea, plus the money for listening to books, it is also worth it." And we're here to find out. ”
Green: "How do we ask?" ”
Tang Han: "Let's drink tea first." ”
Green: "Oh. ”
Xingchun looked around: "Miss, do you want me to ask?" ”
Tang Han: "Don't use it first, and then wait." ”
The guy came over with a teapot and a teacup to serve tea, and Tang Han took the opportunity to ask: "Man, I was deceived by the beads I bought on the street, and I just went to him to return the money, and he still didn't return it, did you say that you want to report to the official." ”
The guy smiled and said, "Miss is new here, right?" ”
Tang Han: "Yes." ”
Man: "That young lady can only buy a dumb loss, the biggest store is a lot of beads, but as soon as she sees someone coming outside, she asks for a price indiscriminately." Some people know that they have to pay a loss, and they will be beaten up as a result. Miss should give up. ”
Tang Han: "Why are they so bold? ”
The man approached and said, "I heard that they are related to the adults in the yamen. ”
Tang Han: "Oh, then I can only give up." ”
Man: "They're powerful, young ladies don't move." Miss can buy it from other houses in the future, and the reputation of other houses is not bad. ”
Tang Han: "Thank you, buddy. ”
Man: "You're welcome Miss slow use." ”
Tang Han and the others were drinking tea, and at this time, a son came in from outside, followed by a few followers. As soon as he came in, he shouted, "Man, people, didn't you see the master coming, and you won't come out yet." ”
Tang Han frowned when she heard this, it seemed that the person was a ruffian, she lowered her head and continued to drink tea.
A guy ran over: "Master, what do you drink?" ”
"Bring some good tea."
"Yes, sir, wait a minute, come right away."
The man kicked the guy and said, "Hurry up." The guy he kicked shook and almost fell, and the group laughed. Tang Han scolded this group of scum in her heart, she resisted the impulse and didn't stand up. The boy turned his head and saw them at the table and walked over: "A few young ladies, can you please sit down?" ”
Tang Han raised his head: "No, we're ready to go." ”
When the boy saw Tang Han's face, he said, "Miss, since you're here, let's sit for a while." ”
Tang Han: "Son, please go back, there is rudeness in the hall." ”
The son: "Who dares to say that I am not going to die?" ”
Tang Han: "That son sits, let's leave." ”
After she finished speaking, she stood up and was about to leave, and as soon as the boy saw that she was leaving, he reached out and grabbed her arm, Xingchun and Ah Lu hurriedly stepped forward Tang Han signaled them with his eyes not to be impulsive. After he made such a fuss, the people next to him looked over, and Tang Han said: "Son, I advise you to take your hand away from me quickly, otherwise I don't know how to die." ”
The child: "Oh, then tell me how I will die?" ”
Tang Han said sharply: "You will be infected with smallpox and die." ”
When the boy heard smallpox, he instantly shook off her arm, let me see the smallpox?