Ershan glanced upstairs and saw Ling Chaofeng bowing slightly, so he enthusiastically took the young woman upstairs.

The rooms in the inn are all ready-made and clean, but the most north-facing house also costs five taels of silver a night, and the silver ingots photographed by this girl are not small, so Ershan sent her to the south-facing Yunze.

Ling Chaofeng and Xiaowan were standing at the staircase on the second floor, but the guests climbed up tiredly and followed Ershan all the way, and turned a blind eye when they saw them, not thinking at all whether the couple were hosts or guests, they really came to find a place to sleep.

Sure enough, Ershan closed the door and came out and said, "The shopkeeper, the guests don't want anything." ”

Aunt Zhang asked softly, "Don't want hot water?" ”

Ershan said: "I have already laid down and slept, as if I was asleep." ”

Ling Chaofeng ordered: "Go to sleep, get up early tomorrow to prepare for the reception." ”

In this way, everyone dispersed, and Chaofeng took Xiaowan back to the room, Xiaowan sent down the dishes and chopsticks for supper, and brought hot water to wash with her husband. After passing through the second floor, I saw that Yun Ze's room was quiet, this was the most refreshing guest she had met since she married into the inn.

However, no matter what happened this time, she didn't meddle in her affairs, she really couldn't help it, and she had to discuss it with her husband first.

After that, the night was peaceful, and the next day Xiaowan got up earlier than Ling Chaofeng, she was going to help Uncle Biao prepare breakfast, but Ling Chaofeng caught her on the bed and kissed her again and again, which made the little lady's face flush, and she didn't have to wipe the rouge.

Let's say that when there are customers in the store, everyone doesn't eat in the lobby, and then they come to the back kitchen one by one to have breakfast, and Ershan said: "The shopkeeper, Yun Zefang has not moved all night, and the door has not been opened until this time." When I came out of my room last night, the girl was already lying on the bed, and I don't know if she got up and locked the door. ”

Aunt Zhang said: "The girl's family is out of the house, and it is not okay to stay in the hotel without locking the door." ”

Xiaowan said: "Is she tired, when I saw her go up the stairs last night, her legs were weak." ”

Everyone was puzzled, so they had to wait for the guests to reappear.

Ling Chaofeng was going out today for the sake of the plain girl, and there was nothing to do in the store, so Xiaowan continued to pick cotton with Aunt Zhang in the backyard, while reciting the three-character scripture to Aunt Zhang.

This was done until noon, when everyone ate lunch in the back kitchen, and there was still no movement in Yun Zefang.

In the afternoon, there were passers-by who came to ask for water, Xiaowan decorated the house, and said a few polite words, those people had just left, and there was a sudden sound of heavy footsteps upstairs.

I saw a girl who slept with messy silk and slightly swollen cheeks, her eyes were half-open and she was not awake, leaning on the railing, and said downstairs, "Man, please give me hot water and food." ”

Xiaowan hurriedly responded: "This is coming, please wait." ”

So I hurriedly ran to the back kitchen, and I didn't know whether the girl wanted hot water to wash or eat and drink, so I prepared it with Aunt Zhang, and went upstairs with hot water and hot tea and pastries.

In the house, the girl was still lying crooked on the couch, half-asleep and half-awake, and saw them put down their things one by one, swayed up and poured a bowl of tea down, and then said, "Excuse me, can I take a bath here?" ”

Xiaowan and Aunt Zhang were busy with bathing utensils for her, boiling several pots of hot water and sending them upstairs, and when they left, Xiaowan said: "Guest officer, remember to lock the door." ”

The girl was stunned, and suddenly raised her eyebrows, as if remembering that she must not have locked it last night, and nothing happened to her, so she responded with palpitations, followed Xiaowan out, and locked the door.

Half an hour later, the girl came down from the upper floor, and her clothes were still the same as they had been last night, and they were stained with some dust, but they were all of the best materials, and the style was new, and she must be the daughter of a decent family.

In each room of the inn, in order to entertain female guests at any time, a few pieces of rouge gouache were prepared. At this moment, I saw that the girl's face was not a clear soup and noodles, and a thin layer of powder rouge was swept, thinking that she had used it, and she was a particular person.

The long hair that was washed was not yet dry, so only a hairpin was gently pulled behind the head, even if it was so simple, it couldn't hide the natural beauty.

Xiaowan is so envious, if you say that Boss Yue of the rouge shop is a fairy-like character, this girl's beauty is a little sassy and heroic. Boss Yue's eyes are tactful, and he always seems to have thousands of styles, and this one, the eyebrows are clear and thorough, which makes people feel bright for no reason.

"Girl, you're hungry, this is a freshly steamed xiaolongbao, you can eat two bites first." Aunt Zhang took out two delicate cage drawers, on which steamed small soup dumplings with powder, each one was moist and full, just looking at it, you can imagine that if you bite into it, the delicious juice will burst out.

"There's a duck hanging soup in the kitchen, so I'll ask the cook to give you a bowl of noodles." Aunt Zhang said enthusiastically, "Or, do you have anything you want to eat?" ”

"I don't pick, I can eat whatever I have, I'll trouble you." The girl looked a little cold, but she was polite.

Xiaowan passed by her, and saw her carefully blowing the soup bag to dissipate heat, puffing out her cheeks, which suddenly added a bit of cuteness.

Xiaowan felt a thrill in her heart, and hurriedly ran back to the kitchen and said to Aunt Zhang: "Auntie, I have seen this girl, when she was in the market during the Mid-Autumn Festival, she was wearing the same white clothes and green skirts as me, and someone recognized me as a mistake." Later, the man chased her to arrest her, and then I met Xianggong and I, and she had a big quarrel with the man and was carried away. ”

Aunt Zhang said with great interest: "Sure enough, those who can come to our store must not be ordinary people." ”

Xiaowan said to her aunt seriously: "Let's not be nosy. ”

Aunt Zhang smiled: "Was it miserably reprimanded by the shopkeeper?" ”

Xiao Wan's face turned red, it was miserable, but of course she was embarrassed to say what punishment she had received.

Uncle Biao quickly ordered a bowl of noodles, the soup was ready-made, pulled a duck leg to cover the noodles, and sent it to the girl fragrantly.

She took a sip of the soup, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she looked at Aunt Zhang and Xiaowan beside her curiously, she probably didn't expect that there could be such good craftsmanship in the shop in the wilderness.

"This duck soup is not fishy at all, it is delicious." She was very grateful, and so polite, in the end, she was hungry, and then she buried herself in eating, blinked, and ate two steamed buns and a bowl of noodles, and her face also improved.

Aunt Zhang came to put away the dishes and chopsticks, put down a plate of mung bean cake and a pot of tea, and asked with a smile: "The girl's accent listens, but it's from Sichuan and Chongqing?" ”

The words fell, and without waiting for the girl to answer, she only felt that the earth trembled and the building shook slightly, so that everyone looked out of the door, isn't it an earthquake?

I saw that it was from the direction of Baisha Town, the smoke and dust were billowing, everyone was riding horses and galloping, this battle, let alone two or three hundred people, Xiaowan was stunned.

Aunt Zhang frowned, turned to look at the girl in the store, and saw that she didn't care about this movement, so she only sighed heavily, put down the tea that was sent to her mouth.

This large group of people really came to the inn. Outside the door, a carriage came up from behind, as if it were empty, and only a few of the leaders turned over and dismounted, and without greeting anyone, they went straight into the inn.

Xiao Wan remembered that the tall man standing at the front recognized her in the market that day, he was holding a horsewhip in his hand, his momentum was majestic, and his eyebrows were a little more rugged and heroic than Ling Chaofeng. When he stepped into the door, he saw the person sitting at the table, and he was angry, and his voice was like a bell: "Why don't you run away, so good, waiting for me to catch you?" ”

The girl got up slowly, her face calm: "Even if you run to the edge of the sky, you will also catch me back, I don't want to toss anymore." You tell me to go upstairs and comb my hair, and I'll come down when I'm done. ”

The horsewhip in the man's hand lightly pointed and agreed.

The girl went upstairs indifferently, and Xiaowan and Aunt Zhang looked at each other, wondering if she would jump out of the window and escape, but the inn was already surrounded by water, unless she flew away.

Xiaowan could help her, but she promised Xianggong that she would no longer be impulsive and no longer take care of other people's affairs, and that day in the bazaar, although the mighty eldest brother admitted that he was wrong, he apologized very politely and made amends, with a modest attitude, and he didn't look like a bad person. There must be some reason between them.

A quarter of an hour had passed, and the men came in and whispered beside the man, as if asking for something, but the man was not in a hurry, but ordered them to retreat and wait, and after another quarter of an hour the girl finally came out.

She walked down the stairs slowly, Xiaowan and Aunt Zhang were standing on the side, seeing that her beautiful eyes were slightly red, not like grease powder, like a blush after crying, she must have been hiding and crying just now.

"Let's go." The man got up and didn't do anything to the girl, Xiaowan remembered that he was on the street that day, but he carried her directly.

The girl walked a few steps, suddenly stopped, turned to look at Xiaowan and Aunt Zhang, and bowed slightly: "Thank you for your hospitality, the things in the store are really delicious." ”

After speaking, she turned around, and Xiaowan suddenly said, "Girl, please wait." ”

The people in front of the door were stunned, the man frowned slightly, Aunt Zhang was also a little nervous, didn't Xiao Wan Mo go to "save people" again?

But the little lady just stepped forward, quickly wrapped the plate of mung bean cake that had not been touched in a clean handkerchief, and sent it to the young woman, smiling gently: "The mung bean cake made in our store is delicious, girl, can you take it on the road to taste?" ”

She looked at Xiaowan in a daze, her eyes were filled with tears, but she turned to look at the man next to her, and when she saw him nodding, she reached out and took it, choked up, and her voice finally changed a little: "Thank you." ”

Xiaowan said: "If it's delicious, I'll come back later." ”

The man took a piece of silver from his attendant and put it on the table, said to the woman, "Go," and took the man out. Xiaowan followed to the door, and saw that the girl was helped into the carriage, this time there was no need to struggle or force, but everyone was very nervous, and as soon as the person was sent into the carriage, he immediately rode away with a whip.

There was a lot of dust outside the inn, and Xiao Wan and Ershan had to come out to clean up after they left. When Xiaowan sprinkled water and entered the door, she saw Aunt Zhang and Uncle Biao holding the piece of silver and said, "Sure enough, it is a person from Sichuan and Chongqing, and this silver is made in Shudi." ”

She didn't ask much, she took the dishes and went to the back door well to wash, but she couldn't shake away the sadness of the girl in front of her, why are the women in the world so helpless.

Aunt Zhang came to see her and said with a smile: "We are really kind-hearted late, although the girl is reluctant to be taken away, but if you give her a snack to eat, she can be a little happier in her heart." ”

Xiaowan said: "Auntie, why is the woman's family so involuntarily, why are our lives not our own?" ”

Aunt Zhang said with a smile: "Most of them are ladies from aristocratic families, and they will have such thoughts after reading a lot, but you are open-minded." ”

"Is that called enlightenment?" Xiaowan didn't know what she was saying, it was a very profound thing.

Aunt Zhang smiled and touched her head: "We are late, but we must have great wisdom." ”

Xiaowan waved his hand and said: "I haven't finished reciting the three-character scripture yet, and the minister said that he can't finish reciting it on his head in September, and he wants to beat my palm, he is really bad." ”

"If you study in the academy and can't memorize it, you have to hit the board with your palms, but you have to learn it yourself." Aunt Zhang smiled, "Let's fight, don't let the shopkeeper have a chance to punish you." ”

Xiaowan nodded again and again: "I washed the dishes, and I went to endorse it." ”

In this way, when Ling Chaofeng came back, Aunt Zhang said that Xiaowan was working hard in the bedroom, and when he returned to the house, he saw her falling asleep on the table with a book.

Ling Chaofeng took a piece of clothing and gently covered her, and Xiaowan woke up immediately. A mark was pressed on his face, and he said sleepily: "Xianggong, you're back." ”

"It's getting colder, don't sit at the table and sleep, when you're tired, go and lie down under the covers." Ling Chaofeng said, "If you catch a cold, you will have to suffer." ”

Xiaowan gradually woke up, this sound really fresh, how can she go to lie in the bed in the middle of the day, she should not be as lazy as her stepmother, but Xianggong said yes, and she was still happy in her heart.

She was busy changing clothes for Ling Chaofeng, and the two talked about what happened today, and Xiaowan said as if inviting merit and offering treasures: "I didn't meddle with anything today, and I didn't even ask more." ”

Ling Chaofeng sneered: "Should I praise you? ”

But she was in a good mood, and remembered something again, and asked: "My aunt said that the silver was made by Brother Rat, Xianggong, what is Brother Rat?" And the piercing fish, is it a place name, or a fish? ”

Ling Chaofeng was stunned and asked rhetorically, "You don't know?" ”

Although Xiaowan was ashamed, she was not ashamed to ask, and said sincerely, "Can you tell me?" ”

Ling Chaofeng was very distressed, it was not easy for a girl like her, who was closed and suffered a lot, to have such a temperament as she is now.

He went to the gatehouse to bring a large roll of paper, pushed open the candlestick teapot on the table, slowly spread it out, it was a map, and took out a few copper plates and a few pieces of broken silver from the money bag, put down a copper plate and said: "We are here, this is the Baisha River, running north-south, by waterway, you can lead to the capital." He put down two pieces of broken silver respectively, "This is the capital, and here, it is Shudi, Sichuan and Chongqing are not fish, they are places, Bashu and Chongqing." ”

Xiaowan listened very carefully, compared with the surrounding small countries, only to know how big Qi is, and then look at the distance from the capital to Baisha Town, and feel that Su Su's mother and daughter have been hard all the way, but fortunately, Xiang Gong said that Su Su's matter will soon have results.

"They are chasing after Su Su, there must be other reasons, tomorrow we will go to the town, I have something to ask her, if you are here, she may be willing to speak." Ling Chaofeng said, "This time, there will be unexpected results if you are crooked, Wanwan, I'm afraid I'm wrong to blame you." ”

Xiaowan didn't understand, so she only smiled: "Then save it, and if I do something wrong next time, don't scold me." ”

Ling Chaofeng bullied up: "It's better to compensate you tonight, right?" ”

Xiao Wan saw his angry eyes, and said coquettishly: "You think about bullying me all day long, first, let me clean up my things first, the table is messy." ”

After that, Xiao Wan carefully rolled up the map and arranged the candlesticks and tea bowls neatly, she was a diligent and capable little housewife. But she never forgot the events of the day, and asked Ling Chaofeng again: "Xianggong, where did you say that girl will be arrested?" ”

Ling Chaofeng smiled deeply, as if he had guessed something, but only said: "Pingshui meets, let's meet again." ”