"Isn't the Lingxiao Inn ten miles away from Baisha Town, what is she doing in the town?" Xu poured water for them and asked curiously, "What do you look like when you see her?" ”

When the family at the head of the village came back from the field and was dragged into the fence yard by the crowd, the woman said, "I saw a little lady, wearing a rose-red jacket, bright and bright, looking very similar to your Xiaowan, and another woman a few years younger than us, sitting in a carriage to buy her a string of sugar gourds to eat." ”

When everyone listened, they talked about the Lingxiao Inn that had just died the wife of a high-ranking official in the capital the day before yesterday, and sure enough, every time someone died in their store, they went to the town to sell steamed buns.

Someone said, "It seems that the people in the inn are good at your house, and the woman may be her mother-in-law." ”

But someone said: "That Ling Chaofeng doesn't seem to have a father and mother, but there is a female miscellaneous worker in the inn." ”

Xu Shi spit out the skin of melon seeds, crossed her legs thoughtfully, and Aunt Wang of the next door asked her, "Xiaowan didn't come back?" ”

"I just want to send her out, where do I expect her to come back, she doesn't cause trouble for me, if she comes to find trouble over there, I will be Amitabha." Xu Shi waved his hand, "That little goblin of the Mourning Star, the farther away the better." ”

The Li family at the head of the village said: "Don't say it, Xiaowan's appearance is good, that day I saw sitting in the carriage in good clothes, I was afraid that I would be dazzled, not like a child of a family who has suffered hardships, but like a girl from a rich family." ”

Xu Shi glanced at her and sneered: "She didn't suffer at home...... his eyes swept over everyone, patted the melon seed skin on his body and said, "Hurry up and go back to cooking, don't starve your men." ”

The women laughed and left, whispering whispers, they must have accused Xu of abusing Xiaowan in the past, she spat angrily, and swept the skin of melon seeds with a broom.

Aunt Wang next door pulled her and whispered: "Sister, don't blame me for being too talkative, you think, Wenbao's father is outside all the year round, and Wenbao is still so young, not to mention that there are still more than ten years to count on." The work in the field up and down the family is all on you, if the eldest son-in-law is a middle-aged person who can be called, even if he doesn't make the effort to produce some silver, he can help the family, right? ”

Xu's eyes lit up, and Aunt Wang said: "The dowry alone is one hundred taels, not to mention our village, the big families in Baisha Town are not so generous, and the family must be good." ”

"What do you mean, auntie?" Xu Shi frowned, his slender eyes were full of calculation, and he said timidly, "I can't afford to mess with Ling Xiao Inn, they kill people, that Ling Chaofeng is a monster." ”

Aunt Wang said: "Seeing is believing, inquiring and taking a look, it is also your duty to be a mother, who can say anything about you?" If you can get some out of Xiaowan, won't it all be Wenbao Wenjuan in the future? ”

His eyes rolled slightly, and Xu said, "Let me think about it." ”

In the afternoon, Ling Chaofeng went out to do errands, Uncle Biao took Ershan to purchase, and heard that there were businessmen passing by tomorrow to stay, so he quickly followed Aunt Zhang to clean the guest room.

Aunt Zhang taught Xiao Wan the words on the door number of each room, and Xiao Wan asked, "How much does it cost to live in this house for one night?" ”

"The four rooms in the south are ten taels of silver a night, and the four rooms in the north are five taels of silver a night, and the drinks and meals are counted separately."

Xiaowan froze, although she hadn't touched the money much, she knew the value of the money. Ten taels of silver, meet a thrifty family, a family of three or four people buy enough food for a year not to starve, here, only one night is not considered to be the food money?

"No wonder there are no guests." Xiaowan said, "It's so expensive." ”

Aunt Zhang smiled: "Don't say it, there are quite a few of our guests." ”

Xiaowan was skeptical, and secretly laughed at how worried she was, she didn't know anything, the store naturally had a living in the store, and she really began to treat herself as a proprietress.

The sheets and pillows in the eight rooms were all clean, although Mrs. Sun had changed them before they came, and they only lived in two rooms in Yunpeng and Yunlai, but in order to be worthy of such an expensive hotel money, they really had to replace them diligently.

She went to the back door well with a stack of sheets and pillows, and filled a large basin with it.

It was already getting dark, and I didn't know if I would be able to finish washing before sunset, so Xiaowan fetched water from the well while thinking about how good it would be if I could finish the work sooner.

She turned around with the bucket and was surprised to see a whirlpool in the basin, the sheets and towels were flying in the water, and the bucket in her hand flew over with a whoosh, the dirty water was splashed out, the clean water was poured in, and the laundry stick flew up and knocked on its own......

Aunt Zhang heard Xiaowan screaming in the store, hurriedly ran to the back, and saw Xiaowan sitting by the well, she asked nervously, "Wan'er, what's wrong?" ”

"Water, water......" Xiaowan stammered, but as soon as Aunt Zhang appeared, the water basin returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

"Water rats?" Aunt Zhang smiled, "Are you scared?" It's autumn, they're going to find food for the winter, don't be afraid, wait for me to sprinkle rat poison and see if they dare to come. ”

Aunt Zhang helped Xiao Wan up and ran to prepare rat poison, Xiao Wan squatted by the basin, stared at the water and sheets in the basin for a long time, cautiously reached out and dialed it, and did not move again.

Is she dazzled? Was she dazzled?

Suddenly, the water in the basin spun rapidly, and Xiaowan immediately ran back to find Aunt Zhang and pulled her to watch with her, but as soon as Aunt Zhang appeared, everything was calm.

"Where, where are the rats?" Aunt Zhang looked around, didn't see anything abnormal, saw that the little lady's face was flushed, and said angrily, "Don't be afraid, when the raticide is sprinkled, you will definitely not be able to see it." ”

Xiaowan wanted to speak and stopped, how should she explain to her aunt?

"Shop?" At this moment, a soft female voice came from the front door, "Is anyone there?" ”

Let's talk about Lingxiao Inn, I am not afraid of no guests, and there are often uninvited guests.

Xiaowan followed Aunt Zhang to greet the guests, only to see two carriages parked in front of the door, and a little maid surrounded a young woman and walked up.

The woman's figure is tall and slender, like a wicker beside the river embankment in spring, swaying and swaying, graceful and graceful. But she is not as enchanting as the second lady of Sun Fu, with a goose yellow gauze skirt, high green silk, gentle eyebrows and a demure temperament, and a good aroma.

"Guest officer, are you eating or staying at a hotel?" Aunt Zhang asked with a smile.

"Give me a bowl of tea." The woman smiled slowly, shook a fan in her hand, looked up and down the inn, and said, "From the dock to the town, such a long road, so desolate, there is such a decent inn." ”

Xiaowan brought tea and sent it to the table, the woman looked at her carefully, and smiled: "The little lady's face, why don't you rub the rouge, although she is naturally beautiful, but I see that the dust is raised when the wind blows here, and it must be maintained." ”

Saying that, the maid who ordered her to accompany her sent a lot of bottles and cans, saying that they were for wiping her face and maintaining them, and she smiled: "I don't know which one of your shopkeepers is, I will come to visit again another day, Huaiyin has just arrived, and I hope to give me more advice." ”

New to the city?

Aunt Zhang looked at this posture and seemed to understand something, only to hear the maid next to her say: "The newly opened rouge shop in the town is the livelihood of our young lady, and the ladies are invited to come often." Rouge gouache, what is fashionable in Beijing and Jiangnan, we have everything in our store. ”

The woman bowed to Aunt Zhang and Xiaowan slightly: "Little girl Yue Huaiyin, be polite." ”

She drank tea, and then took a subordinate to leave in the car, came to the west at dusk, watched the group go to the golden sunshine, Xiaowan said: "Auntie, that lady is so beautiful, like a fairy." ”

Aunt Zhang touched her head and said with a smile: "It's not uncommon, we have a fairy daughter in our family." ”

Xiao Wan was excited, and hurriedly ran to look at her bed sheets and pillows, and was really dumbfounded, nailed to the back door like a wooden man, and the things that were still soaked in the basin just now were all washed and dried, neatly and neatly.

What's going on, what the hell is going on?

As the sun set, Ling Chaofeng rode back from Baisha Town, and when he saw two carriages going to the town, he took the initiative to give way to half of the road, passed by the carriage, and went straight to the inn.

"Miss, the son who just rode by, so handsome and chic, there are such characters in this small place." The little maid lay in front of the window and looked at it from afar.

"Really?" Yue Huaiyin gently shook the fan and smiled faintly.