Chapter 21: The inn fires

readx;? In the Penglai Inn, Lao He's family stood there with a sad face, talking to the guests, and when they saw Su Nuoyu coming back, Lao He hurriedly walked over. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Before he could speak, Su Nuoyu asked with concern: "Lao He, sister-in-law He, is something wrong?"

Lao He nodded, pointed in the direction of the back kitchen and said, "Somehow this morning, the kitchen suddenly caught fire." ”

"Fire?" Su Nuoyu heard this word, and the fire in his home not long ago instantly appeared in his mind, his face turned pale in an instant, and the whole person couldn't help but take a step back. Xinyun held her up and asked, "Miss, what's wrong with you?"

Su Nuoyu took a deep breath, calmed down, shook his head, signaled that he was fine, and turned to look at Lao He: "The loss in the store is serious?"

When it came to the loss, Lao He was even more anxious, and Sister-in-law He interjected: "Although the kitchen is on fire, the loss is not big, and it can be repaired in two or three days." However, everyone was in a panic at the time, and the fire was too big, and everyone left the room. I don't want a thief to take advantage of the chaos to steal a few guests' things, and now we can't tell if we have a mouth!"

In the interval between Sister-in-law He's words, the guest who had just spoken to them came over and said reluctantly: "Old He, you must give us an explanation for this matter today! The thing was lost in your store, and you must be responsible to the end!"

"That is, the fire came suddenly, maybe it was you who were guarding and stealing yourself!" said the other man.

Su Nuoyu sighed, she glanced at Lao He sympathetically, at this time, it was indeed reasonable and difficult to distinguish. Unless the thief is caught, it will be difficult for Lao He and his wife to prove their innocence.

It's just that in this matter, she is not a party to the party, and she has no position to speak, and it is imperative that she should check her own things. Thinking of this, Su Nuoyu turned to Xinyun and instructed: "You go and check our things!"

Lao He accompanied the smiling face and explained: "Ladies and gentlemen, my shop has been open for more than ten years, how dare I swear by my life and ancestral tablet, I will never do such a conscientious thing!

"Then we don't care, the things were lost in your shop! You can't leave them alone!" A man of about forty said, "Who can prove your innocence! Today's matter, either you will arrest the thief, or you will be responsible for compensating us for our things! Otherwise, we will see you in the yamen!"

Lao He still wanted to speak, but Sister-in-law He took his hand, stood up and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you a way, you can see if it's feasible." Let's go to the yamen to report the case first, and it's best to find the thief, if we really can't find it, let's talk about compensation, okay?"

The people looked at each other and asked, "Then according to what you say, how long do we have to wait? We are all passing by when we come to the capital, how can we have time to spend with you?"

At this time, Xinyun hurriedly ran out of the room and shouted, "Miss, it's not good! Our silver ticket and your jewelry are all gone!"

"What?" Su Nuoyu looked at Xinyun in disbelief. Those are all her belongings, and now she is alone, and she has never thought about making a living before her father's revenge is avenged. What should I do?

Xinyun hurriedly ran down from the second floor, hugged the baggage, and showed Su Nuoyu: "Look, we originally put it here, but now there is nothing!

Faced with the sudden loss, Su Nuoyu only felt like a bolt from the blue, and he had no idea for a while.

Lao He and Sister-in-law He looked at each other, but they didn't expect that there would be more losses! The people before looked at Su Nuoyu and said: "Shopkeeper, look at it, we are staying in your hotel without any defense, and you can't ignore this kind of thing! In my opinion, it is your business whether to report to the official or not, and the losses should be compensated to us first! When you catch the thief in the future, it will be good to ask you to pay back the money!"

Lao He has a bitter face, everyone knows that the yamen is the most unreliable, if the thief is not caught in the end, won't he have to bear the loss? Speaking of which, Lao He is not evading responsibility, but for so many years, his son's health has been poor, and he has to see a doctor and take medicine for many years, and the income of this inn is barely enough. This incident is even worse for Lao He and his wife!

Su Nuoyu didn't speak, from the bottom of her heart, she was willing to believe in the personality of Lao He and his wife, but being penniless was also a very practical problem. She was silent, looked at Lao He, and waited for him to give everyone an explanation.

Lao He looked at Su Nuoyu with a grateful face, at least she didn't press every step. Su Nuo looked away. She can be unaggressive, but if she is asked to stop there, she will naturally not be able to. What's more, she only agreed with the people of Moxian Pavilion today, when others come to the door, what will she give to others?

Lao He was bitter in his heart, and pulled his sister-in-law to the side to discuss in a whisper. After a long time, Lao He Fangcai came over with a drooping face, and said: "You don't have to worry, I will be responsible for today's affairs to the end! In this case, I have already asked my wife to go to the government to report to the government, please forgive me for two days! If there is no conclusion on this matter within two days, I will definitely pay you money first! Just two days! The cost of food and lodging for these two days is all mine, what do you think?"

After hearing this, these people hesitated for a moment, nodded their heads one after another, and said, "The shopkeeper, just do what you say!"

Lao He breathed a sigh of relief, there was finally room for maneuver. He could only hope that the people of the Yamen could arrest the thief within two days, otherwise, he could only accept his fate!

Lao He bowed to everyone with great gratitude, and those people pretended to pat Lao He's shoulder generously and said, "Shopkeeper, this is what we can talk to, otherwise you won't be better off if you change people!"

"Yes, we don't want to embarrass you too much, let's just two days!

Su Nuoyu looked coldly at those people who looked like saviors in and out of their words, and a trace of annoyance rose in his heart. Lao He walked over and asked cautiously, "I don't know what Miss thinks?"

Su Nuoyu asked Xinyun to take out all the silver on his body, and then said to Lao He: "Just according to what you say, but the cost of these two days is still mine." Lao He, I'm very sorry, I am also responsible for this kind of thing, it is I who did not take good care of the money, so I cheapened the thief. ”

Lao He looked at her with satisfaction and said, "If Miss can say such things, she knows that she is a reasonable person." I've already said that the cost of these two days is a small shop. I'm grateful that you'll be able to give me two days!"

Su Nuoyu had a faint firmness written on his face: "No need. Even if it hadn't happened today, I would have stayed overnight. Besides, I'll have no problem paying that amount. ”

When Lao He heard this, he no longer insisted, but expressed his gratitude again and again.

Su Nuoyu looked at Lao He's back, and a trace of unbearability suddenly rose in his heart.

On this kung fu, Sister-in-law He has already returned with the people from the Yamen, and the person who came is Zhao Wu's subordinates yesterday, who can be regarded as having a holiday with Lao He. He listened briefly to the situation, and then said, "Okay, I already know the matter, you can wait patiently!" After speaking, he turned around and prepared to leave.

Lao He changed color slightly, he obviously recognized this official errand, but where is this attitude to solve the case, it is clearly just a matter of coping with it. Lao He opened his mouth to call the man, and said grovelly: "This official, I want to ask, can you solve the case within two days?"

The official turned around, his eyes widened, and he shouted: "What are you urging? The yamen was opened by your family? You say a few days, just a few days? Who do you think you are? Let you wait and wait!"

It has always been the people who don't fight with the officials, so Lao He had to play haha and accompany him with a smiling face: "Don't be angry, the little one doesn't mean that......"

"That's not what you mean, just wait patiently!" the official turned around and left with a high spirit.

Seeing this, Lao He sat down on the stool, according to this situation, let alone two days, even ten days and twenty days, there must be no hope! Lao He and Sister-in-law He looked at each other, and their hearts were already cold.

Those few people who had already promised Lao He began to get restless again when they saw this, and the attitude of the official messenger was already very clear, and it would definitely be no fun to solve the case within two days! After they discussed, the man in his early forties came to Lao He and said: "Shopkeeper, this money will have to be repaid sooner or later, so why don't you give it to us now! It doesn't make sense to delay it for two days, isn't it?"

"Miss, these people are going back on their word, it's too unrighteous!" Xinyun whispered in Su Nuoyu's ear with some righteous indignation. Yesterday, Lao He's help made her never forget, in her opinion, Lao He is a good person, and she really felt sorry for Lao He in this matter!

Xinyun's voice was not loud, but it was still heard by the middle-aged man, and the man's face sank when he heard it, and he walked up to Xinyun and accused him unhappily: "What are you! Standing here and talking without backache, we are not righteous? If you are righteous, or you will compensate us for the shopkeeper!"

Xinyun was snatched white by him, his face was flushed, and he bit his lower lip tightly, not knowing how to respond.

Su Nuoyu chuckled lightly and said: "Are you having a weak heart? Did she say anything wrong about you? You used to make a savior one by one to show your generosity, but after seeing the attitude of the official, you also changed one hundred and eighty degrees, isn't it a reversal? Since ancient times, there is a saying that a gentleman is hard to chase! A manly husband should speak loudly!"

Su Nuo's words were not loud, but they were full of truth. The man's face was blue and red, and he was annoyed.

Lao He watched the two masters and servants of Su Nuo speak for him, and was full of emotion. Just as he was about to speak, Xiao Er hurried over from the backyard, and said as he ran: "Shopkeeper, it's not good! It's not good! The dog has fainted again! Go and have a look!"

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