It's October, and it's late autumn. Chang'an is located in the western part of the Central Plains, which was colder than the south. Wang Yangming's seven people went back to the west, and the chill became heavier. Fortunately, several people have internal strength, and the cold and heat do not invade, like Chen Baxian, Lu Fengxian, etc., who only wear a single dress all year round. Wang Yangming was well-behaved, wearing a thick robe on his body, this cotton robe was specially sewn for him by Biluo before leaving, the materials were exquisite, the cotton was also thick, and the needlework was not known how much effort it took. Wang Yangming covered his body in his robe, and only urged the horse to walk slowly, but went to see the surrounding scenery.

A few people have been out of Chang'an for four or five hours, but they see that the surroundings are gradually barren, and the forests are all rolling hills, and the maple leaves on the mountains are just right, and the mountains are dotted with golden. The mountains are beautiful, but after looking at them for a long time, they are also depressed. The seven of them were all young men and women, and they laughed or laughed from time to time, discussing that if they went on at such a speed, they might be able to reach Jiayuguan in half a month. Wang Yangming remembered that when he first came, he followed San Yisheng to ride a horse from Juyongguan all the way to Chang'an, day and night, non-stop, at that time his heart was still full of ignorance and fear of this world, and now he is used to being a person in this world.

Halfway through eating some dry food, we moved on. After traveling about a hundred miles, seeing that the sky was getting dark, Chen Ba, the eldest of the several people, said: "Don't go any further, let's find a post station to fight." ”

The seven people also had the military surrender order issued by the imperial court, and they could borrow the land to rest if they found the post station of the imperial court with this thing. But Su Mu was born delicate, knowing that the post station room was broken and dirty, and it was usually only used by soldiers who came and went, those soldiers were all rude, where to pay attention to what conditions, but she was born to love and clean, and she was unwilling to go to the post station to suffer the pickled sin. Su Mu said: "The post station is dirty, why should we suffer that sin." I think it's best to find a good inn to stay, and I'll pay for the room. ”

I heard that some people were willing to pay, and several people were naturally willing. Looking for a passer-by to inquire, knowing that there was a Yuelai Inn ten miles west, Su Mu smiled and said: "Yuelai Inn branches are all over the Central Plains, and the conditions are first-class, let's go quickly." Several people hurriedly urged the horses to go. After walking for ten miles, I saw an inn standing on the side of the road, and the inn was not very magnificent, but it was very clean. Wang Yangming smiled secretly in his heart: "I have heard that the inn where the ancient people lived was either called Longmen Inn or Yuelai Inn, and today I finally saw it, there is actually a chain store like Yuelai Inn in this world." A few people got off the horse, and a little guy had already led the horse to the manger to feed, Su Mu threw a handful of gold leaves to the little guy as a reward, and he was so happy that the little guy couldn't close his mouth, and he didn't see this kind of high roller once in a few years, and he really didn't know what a good day it was today.

A few people stepped into the lobby, and a junior came up and asked, "Are you eating or staying in the hotel?"

Su Mu paid for it, and the rest of the people naturally looked at her, only to hear Su Mu say: "Eat first, then stay in the hotel." Please give some good meals, not afraid of more, afraid of less. Seven more upper rooms. ”

Xiao Er was embarrassed: "If you want to talk about eating, it goes without saying, the small one will give you a good banquet on the table." It's just that this room is not a coincidence, just came to two guests, booked two upper rooms, originally eight upper rooms, now only six upper rooms can live. ”

Su Mu frowned: "So, can there be a middle room or a lower room?"

Xiao Er replied: "Don't hide it from the guests, the upper room has always been booked less, so the preparation is also less, the small shop has a total of eight upper rooms, and there is no more one." As for the middle room and the lower room, it has always been hot, and there is not a single one left today. ”

Su Mu didn't know how to arrange, but he heard Chen Ba say first: "It's okay, just open seven upper rooms, I and Lao Wuyi have always lived together, and the two of us live in one." ”

Lu Feng nodded first, and Su Mu had no choice but to comply with their request, open seven upper rooms, and pay the money. When a few people were waiting at the counter, Wang Yangming saw Xiao Er leading the other two people upstairs, and thought that these two should be the two people who booked two upper rooms. The reason why Wang Yangming paid attention to these two people was because they were dressed very thickly, although it was late autumn and it was quite cool, but the clothes of these two people were so thick that they couldn't even see their gender, and they had thick fur hats on their heads, and they seemed to be very afraid of the cold. Wang Yangming had some doubts in his heart, but he didn't bother to care about these many idle things.

A few people went back to their rooms to put their things, and then went downstairs to eat, and a little servant had already prepared a table of wine and food. Wang Yangming saw that this dish was exquisite and quite flavorful, and he was eating and drinking with the six senior brothers and sisters at the moment, but he remembered the small stove that Biluo opened for himself when he was in the Guozijian, so he was a little worried, I don't know if this little girl is doing well.

While talking and laughing, Wang Yangming squinted at the two of them coming down from upstairs just now and picked a small table in the corner to eat. Shen Qingdai looked at him intently and asked, "Thirteen, what are you looking at?" Her voice was not small, which attracted the attention of the two, and one of them turned his head to look at Wang Yangming, his eyes were full of vigilance. Wang Yangming was afraid that Shen Qingdai would startle the snake, so he hurriedly said: "I didn't see anything, eat well." ”

At this time, there was a commotion outside the door, as if a group of fast horses were galloping, and when they arrived at the door, the horses chirped in unison, as if they were being pulled by the reins, and then they could hear the sound of dismounting, and they saw more than a dozen soldiers wearing Xia Dynasty military uniforms come in at the door, led by a handsome man, and the military uniform he wore was much more luxurious than the person behind him, only to see the man walk to the counter, and before he could speak, the entourage soldiers behind him shouted: "Quickly open twenty upper rooms!"

When the boss saw the ferocity of these people, he was worried in his heart, and hurriedly replied: "Master Jun, it's unfortunate that the small shop is full today." Even on weekdays, when there are no customers, there are no 20 rooms in the small shop. ”

The man in charge furrowed his eyebrows, and his subordinates understood his meaning and said, "Old thing, it's tired and crooked! He didn't even give face to General Du Changqingdu, the dignified captain of Xuanjie." Since there are no vacant rooms, why don't we evict all the guests and make room for us?"

The boss was embarrassed: "The guests have all paid money, the small shop has a century-old reputation, how dare you do this kind of thing......"

The entourage was impatient, stretched out his hand, pulled out the saber on his waist, and threatened: "Do you recognize the guy in Grandpa's hand? Hurry up and drive people away! When you annoy me, let you taste the cold taste of your heart!"

The boss was at a loss for what to do, but he heard Du Changqing, who was the leader, say: "Lao Yu, you are the most anxious." Then he turned to the boss and said: "Yuelai Inn has branches all over the world, and its reputation is naturally very important." I don't think you should be embarrassed by the boss, we will do it ourselves. I don't know which guests booked a room today, so I asked my men to persuade and persuade them. He talked about persuasion, but the people under him showed their weapons, and it seems that this persuasion must not be easy to persuade.

The boss naturally set his eyes on the two people in the corner and Wang Yangming and his party who were talking and laughing. That Du Changqing saw it clearly, and waved his hand to his subordinates, and several people gathered around the two people in the corner.

The two of them had already heard the commotion, and their eyes revealed a strong vigilance. Du Changqing's subordinates called Lao Yu stepped forward and sang a promise: "Two, we are all soldiers who serve the country, and the peace you enjoy is all earned by us from birth and death." Please go to a hotel elsewhere and give us your room. Let the military masters also have a good rest. ”

But one of the two of them clasped his fist and said, "Let's go." The tone is stiff and does not seem to be good at words. Then the two got up and prepared to go to the counter to return the money. Du Changqing stretched out his hand to block the way of the two, and said with a smile: "You two are too easy to talk." It's so refreshing to say yes. ”

The man who had just spoken arched his hand again and said, "Please raise your noble hand." ”

Du Changqing didn't let go, and continued: "It's only October, why are you two dressed like ten cold winters, could it be that you have leprosy and don't dare to see people, so you cover them so tightly?"

The man said: "The body is weak, and it is safe against colds." ”

Du Changqing laughed and said, "I'm curious about this, I want to see what kind of weak you are." Take your hat off and show me!"

The two stood still, Du Changqing waved his hand, and some of his subordinates stepped forward to lift their hats. The man who had not spoken just now moved slowly, only to see his hat being taken off, and couldn't help but let out a burst of exclamation, and everyone in the audience heard his exclamation, but they were more surprised than him, this person's voice was crisp and delicate, and a green silk was exposed, and it was a woman. Du Changqing sneered and said, "I knew that you two were not Xia people. Tell me, are you spies or assassins, and who sent them to Chang'an?"

It turned out that the woman had a high nose and deep eyes, and her eyes were blue, and she could see at a glance that she was a Hu woman. The woman was stunned and did not dare to answer, although her companion resisted, but could not escape the hands and feet of several soldiers, and lifted his hat, this person was also a high-nosed, deep-eyed and blue-eyed, and was undoubtedly a bearded man.

The man hurriedly waved his hand and explained, "We...... The bad guys aren't, they're businessmen. No wonder he spoke very briefly, it turned out that he didn't speak much Chinese.

The woman was so anxious that she jumped to her feet, but her Chinese language was not as good as that of the man, and she only babbled there but could not say a few words.

Du Changqing sneered: "Merchant, then, where is the goods? Where is the proof of trade? You two don't have to hide it, I can see at a glance that you are defectors!"