Volume 3: Tempered into Steel Chapter 35: Open-Air Hot Springs
The street where Zhu Qizhen stopped was next to the land and water wharf, which was a necessary place for businessmen, so that they could hurry as soon as possible after resting for the night, after all, there were still two hearts missing, and they could not be stopped by a little appetite.
"Uncle, our store has the most authentic specialties in Shaozhou, the room is big and comfortable, it is definitely your best choice to stay in the hotel!" Xiao Er spoke awkward official words and beckoned to Zhu Qizhen from afar.
Zhu Qizhen swallowed his saliva, mainly because he could understand what Xiao Er said, so he didn't choose this restaurant because of some special food.
Xiao Er saw that Zhu Qizhen was shouted at by himself, and hurriedly took the towel in his hand to meet him, and waved it towards Zhu Qizhen without saying anything.
"You came from afar, the wind and dust, our Liuxinju Shaozhou branch, built-in natural hot springs, and the master loosens the muscles and invigorates the blood, for you to drive away all the way to the hard work, you don't want to go again after one night." Xiao Er's diligent lead kept introducing in his mouth.
"Watch your steps! Come on, lead the guest's carriage to the backyard, and feed the essence alive. Seeing that he had arrived at the door, Xiao Er shouted loudly.
The corners of Zhu Qizhen's mouth twitched slightly, I'm afraid it's not the Shaozhou branch of the Laifu Inn......
Xiao Er bent down and didn't see Zhu Qizhen's expression, and was still introducing attentively: "Where are you coming from, guest?" Our store has a car delivery service, if you want to cross the river to cross the river in a hurry is inconvenient, we have a special cargo ship, can help you send the carriage to the designated place, you only need to pay a little labor cost on the line, to ensure that you save money and worry than your own money to take the boat. β
Zhu Qizhen was surprised that Liu Xinju's business was not much different from the logistics in the future. But after thinking about it, the logistics and express industry is rising from Guangdong, and then it is bigger and stronger, which is how many years of development can bear fruit, it is not so strange.
It's just that I don't know if this Liu Xinju has any relationship with three links, one reach and one feng......
Zhu Qizhen threw away the strange thoughts in his mind, and after entering the inn lobby, what caught his eye was the sense of dΓ©jΓ vu of the martial arts story, Xiao Er led Zhu Qizhen to the counter, and directly retired and returned to the post at the door, which made several people more or less relieved, and finally there was something different.
"Shopkeeper, is there a room for seven people?" Without waiting for the boss to speak, Fan Zhong opened his mouth and asked a sensitive question.
The shopkeeper, who looked obviously southern, looked at everyone with a smile, and still spoke politely like a smile: "This guest officer said with a smile, the largest suite in the small shop is a triple room, if you want to live together, I will add a few more bedding for you." β
Seeing the shopkeeper's thoughtful service, Zhu Qizhen squeezed away the nonsense Fan Zhong and said: "Don't mind the shopkeeper, my companion just likes to joke, you just need to find a few adjacent rooms." β
Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper said very seriously: "The satisfaction of the guests is our lifelong pursuit, if you really want to live in a seven-person room, I will open up the three suites upstairs to you, and when the time comes, it is convenient for you to talk about business or something." β
Now it's Zhu Qizhen's turn to open his eyes, is there still this? Changing the house on the spot? Busy said: "No, no, you can just find a few normally." β
The shopkeeper smiled enthusiastically: "Okay, I'll arrange for a few of you to go to the first floor, right?" It's also close to the hot springs, and a few of you in the province have run back and forth. β
"Xiao Er rubs his back!"
"Come on! The guest officer rubs his back! β
Standing in the lobby, he can still hear this kind of conversation from time to time, but Zhu Qizhen is a little puzzled, and he just feels a little wrong in his heart.
Xiong Zongli's words solved his doubts.
"Shopkeeper, your inn, how come there is a hot spring to rub your back, and even just now I heard Xiao Er say that there is also a massage service? I'm a Fujianese, and I've never heard that there are such places in Guangdong. β
The bathhouse was raised in the Northern Song Dynasty, when it was called mixed soup, originally the north and south were the same big pool, but later probably because of the difference in water resources, or the difference in the character of the north and south, the south gradually embarked on the road of independent bathroom, which is also the reason for the dispute between the north and the south in later generations, at this time in the Ming Dynasty, Guangdong and other places have been independent bathrooms, Zhu Qizhen naturally felt that this bathhouse was strange.
The shopkeeper laughed twice and said, "Look, the guest has been away from his hometown for too long, right?" Since our Mr. Liu founded Liu Xinju, branches have gradually opened all over the Ming Dynasty, especially in Guangdong, Fujian, Guangxi, Jiangxi, and southern Zhejiang.
Your hometown of Fujian has been full of Liuxinju Inn, you can go and see it now, with our Liuxinju leading the trend, now it must be the same as us. β
Zhu Qizhen nodded a little abruptly and said, "No wonder, your owner's business is big enough, there is business everywhere in the Ming Dynasty." β
The shopkeeper said proudly with an expression: "It's not to blow to you, not only our eldest master is powerful, but the second master is also powerful!" He's already the prefect of a place! β
"Oh? So, your second master is an official in Guangdong? Zhu Qizhen prepared a clichΓ©.
But I don't know if the shopkeeper said this on purpose, or if it was true, the shopkeeper just replied: "I don't know much about this, I rarely listen to the owner talk about the second master, and he doesn't let us ask, just say that each has its own way of living, and don't let us inquire." β
"Oh......" It turned out that the relationship between the brothers was not good, and he had just colluded with officials and businessmen, but he was a bit of a villain.
"Hey, what do you command, officer? Wait a minute, I'll be right over!
You see what else you have to ask, there's something I need to go over there. If you're not in a hurry, I'll go to your place later to give you a detailed introduction, can you? The shopkeeper said politely to Zhu Qizhen.
Zhu Qizhen saw that the shopkeeper was busy, and he did finish asking, so he politely refused the shopkeeper's kindness, and after thanking him, he came to his room's room with the second child of the running hall.
As soon as he entered the door, a sulfur smell penetrated the nostrils of several people, Guo Mao was the first to start entering the door, looked around, turned twice from time to time, and quickly returned to its original state.
Xiao Er said strangely: "Sulfur is used to dispel dampness, if you are not used to the smell of sulfur, I will take it away from your room, and you can change the bedding to a new one." β
This latter sentence is naturally said to Guo Mao.
Xiong Zongli asked suspiciously: "Sulfur is too toxic and poisonous, aren't you afraid of a problem with using it like this?" β
Xiao Er should be trained, and explained with a professional smile: "You don't know, these are already diluted, and they will definitely not affect your health." β
After getting a negative answer, Xiao Er took him to see another room, and finally decided to ask for a three-person room for Zhu Qizhen, Guo Mao, and Jin Qi, and the rest of the people lived in a two-person room, as much as possible, so that they could take care of them after the accident.
Zhu Qizhen naturally enjoyed the best location, outside the window is the garden of the inn, the flowers and plants are beautiful, and the hot spring advertised by the store is on the left-hand side, leaving a half-person high door panel to cover it, giving the female guests infinite reverie......