Chapter 218: Listening to the News (Asking for a Subscription and Asking for a Monthly Pass)
Drove the carriage to the door of the inn, this inn was different from the ones I had encountered before, there was no lobby in front, and the two houses facing the street were separated into two shops.
There is a gatehouse in the middle that can be passed, there is a restaurant on the right, a teahouse on the left, plus the doorway in the middle, and the word "Penglai" is written in front of the three plaques.
That is, it is written in turn Penglai Teahouse, Penglai Inn, and Penglai Restaurant, which can be seen that they are all one owner.
As soon as the carriage stopped in front of the doorway that said Penglai Inn, a young man greeted her, asked if she wanted to stay at the inn, and beckoned her to drive the carriage directly in.
It is said that the place where the guests live is in the backyard, which is a bit like the model of the later generations with shops in front and hotels in the back.
In fact, the guest room does not necessarily have to be next to the street, but it is noisy and panicked on the side of the street, and it is not solid to sleep, but this kind of guest room in the back is more comfortable.
The man took the carriage to the second place where the cattle and vehicles were put in the courtyard, and then took her to the room on the left behind the door to find the shopkeeper.
Qian Yan held the money, but still carried a burden of clothes to cover up, and other things, such as sheepskin mattresses and quilts, let the ugly and ugly be collected into the space.
Although these may not be lost in the car, she always feels that it is not very clean when placed outside, because she is going to stay here for a few more days, and it is better to put it in the space.
I paid a deposit at the shopkeeper, and I set it for two days, and then I just need to make up if I want to continue to live.
The guest room that followed the guy with the key was still a medium room, but this time it was on the edge of the first floor.
The rooms of the upper, middle and lower levels of this inn are not divided by floor, but by courtyard.
The first courtyard house has two floors, the first floor is a large shop, and the second floor is a lower class house.
The second entrance is the first floor is the middle room and the second floor is the upper class, and there is a courtyard at the back, which is divided into three small courtyards, which are said to be specially prepared for the kind of customers with status, or some people with the whole family traveling, and can live alone in a small courtyard.
The business of this inn is still very good, except for the one on the edge, the middle room is basically full, and when she comes, she can hear movement in each room.
Because it's still early in the morning, Qian Yan is not embarrassed to look directly into people's houses with her divine sense, in case she sees something she shouldn't see, it's not good.
When she used her divine sense to explore the city before, she always looked at a wide range of places, and she wouldn't look directly into people's houses.
It would be too uncivilized to be particularly concentrated.
After the young man took her to the room, he asked if she wanted breakfast, and he could send it directly.
Tilt Yan just used it, of course, she refused directly, but asked for some hot water, ready to wash up, this way can be regarded as a dusty man, yesterday I only wiped it with a wet towel and fell asleep.
I don't know if the last guest just left, this room is quite warm inside, and she won't be cold when she washes.
She can now go in and out of the ugly space, in fact, she can wash in the space, but she always feels a little awkward, and it is better to wash freely in the inn.
By the way, you can also wash the clothes that have been changed, of course, it is not a padded jacket, and she will not disassemble and wash the padded jacket at all.
At this time, the padded jacket is all animal hair or cotton inside, which cannot be washed directly at all, and must be dismantled first.
Animal plush and cotton cannot be washed directly with water, and there is no way to use it after washing.
She was going to go out for a while, and buy a few bigger and looser single clothes in this city, and wear them over the cotton clothes, although it is not very good-looking, but if it is dirty, it is more convenient to wash it directly, just like the kind of smock worn by children.
Tilt Yan took a comfortable bath in the big bathtub, washed warmly, and went directly to the bed, ready to sleep again.
Although she slept outside the city was good, it was still not very comfortable after all, and it was actually a little cold in the second half of the night, and she slept with her head covered in the quilt, somewhat holding her breath.
It's good to recuperate now, and it's not too late to go out for a stroll in a while.
This night, she slept until almost noon before she woke up, and after getting up, she got dressed and went out with money.
Now that I have money, it's a little bigger than before, and it's a little crowded when I put it in my bag, and it's easy to be seen.
Tilt is going to find a tailor and sew a larger backpack in a while, so that she can put the money in it or put something else.
It's more comfortable to stay in it with money, and it's easier for her to carry it.
Although it is now in the shape of a cat, it is not good to go to a place like a meal or a teahouse, and it is not good to hold a cat, in case people are not allowed to enter, it is not more troublesome.
First, I went to a ready-to-wear store and bought two looser coats.
There are a lot of colors, there are group patterns and peony patterns or something, but she doesn't like it very much, and she always feels that the clothes made of satin with patterns are like shrouds, especially the slanted ones.
Although the direction of the placket is different, she just feels a little awkward.
So I bought two plain ones, one autumn fragrance and one light green, these two colors are very fresh, although the style is loose, it looks really good with her fair skin.
Even if it's round, it makes people feel cute.
After that, I bought two sets of cotton underwear, which I changed and wore later.
After buying these, she went to the cloth village again, this city is different, there are not only cotton sales but also help make cotton bedding, the service is in place.
Tilt Yan customized two eight-pound quilts, although it was very expensive, she felt it was worth it.
Although the sheepskin quilt is quite warm, she still feels that it is not comfortable without a cotton quilt, especially the sheepskin quilt is not very breathable, and it is more pressurized when it is really cold, but it is sweaty to fall asleep in a slightly warm room.
Like last night, when she covered her head in the quilt, she was quite panicked.
After paying the deposit and telling the shopkeeper that she would pick it up tomorrow, she went to the blacksmith shop again, told the other party the size and style, and customized two furnace rings.
She was afraid that if there was only one, she would not have to replace it if it burned out, and by the way, she ordered two iron hooks, which were specially used to hook the furnace circle.
After getting these, she directly found the restaurant with the most family in the neighborhood to eat, and listened to the news by the way.
I still found a table in the corner of the lobby and sat down, looked at the dishes and weights on other people's tables, and felt that the amount was much less than that of the county restaurant, so I ordered three dishes and a soup, and the staple food was steamed buns.
While waiting for the food to be served, she used her mind to sweep through the crowd sitting in the lobby, trying to find the chat she was interested in and listen to.
I found that in addition to some parents, they are short-sighted, bragging and farting, that is, complaining to relatives and friends, and wanting to borrow money from each other.
It wasn't until she swept to the private room on the second floor that she heard a table of people inside talking about a troop of cavalry returning to the city yesterday afternoon.
Qian Yan was immediately interested, she just wanted to hear this, she was really sleepy and came to send a pillow.
She was also curious, where did those cavalrymen come back, they had gone to Qingfeng Town to suppress bandits before? Or did you come back from the border?
Although Chouchou only said that he had seen Vice General Wang before, in case Liu Hao's guard was also among them, it might not have found out.
Although they didn't ride horses when they went to Qingfeng Town at that time, it wasn't to prevent those bandits from finding out that they had run away in advance, and maybe they left their horses in Yunling County.
At this time, a man with a goatee sitting in the private room said: "Everyone has indeed seen this, it is said that Deputy General Wang came back with a great news, and he went out of the city with the third son of the garrison overnight yesterday. ”
Another square-faced man answered: "I really know this, my second cousin is working as a deputy steward in the garrison mansion, and he went out of the city with him, and before leaving, he asked someone to say that he was going to Yunzhou for a few days." ”
A round-faced fat man next to him said: "So they are going to Yunzhou, and I don't know if the deputy general Wang brought back good news or bad news, Yunzhou is not close to us, and there is Linzhou in the middle, and I can't come back for ten days and half a month." ”
The person sitting across from him sighed, "You don't have to think about it to know, it won't be good news, if it's good news, how can you leave in a hurry."
And the West City Gate changed guards early today, so there must be something urgent happening. ”
The goatee man sighed when he heard him say this, "It looks like winter is going to be, I heard that Xixia and Tubo have joined forces this time, and it is not like the previous small fights that only looted some villages, in order to get some winter materials."
This time it seems that there is a real war, and I don't know what the situation is on their side, anyway, if it is a battle in the harsh winter, our soldiers may not be able to withstand it.
With so many reinforcements transferred from other places, if nothing else, it is a problem to have winter clothes, not to mention that you have to eat and drink every day, and I am afraid that you will have to collect food. ”
The fat man nodded, "Yes, this court has not been established for a long time, and many places have not been smoothed, and it is estimated that they will not be able to take care of us here for a while." ”
"Eh~ Brother Huaiyuan's words are wrong, just because the imperial court was established not long ago, this border is more important, you must know that this border is like a portal, if the portal is not strict, everyone can enter and exit, isn't it easy to be restrained?" The square-faced man said
"What Brother Liu Wei said is, we really don't need to be presumptuous, Qinzhou is an important checkpoint of the Great Song Dynasty, if it is lost, then the Western Xia and Tubo Dingchang will drive straight in, and the Central Plains will probably be turbulent again.
Therefore, the imperial court will not stand idly by, and will definitely send troops to support, and will also find a way to solve the food and salary. Thinking about it, Li Sangongzi should have gone to Yunzhou to seek cooperation, where General Yang was stationed, and his subordinates were all tigers and wolves......"
When Qian Yan heard this, she was sure that the third prince of the garrison mansion should be Li Hao.
At first, she thought that the vice president Wang that a few people said was Wang Linyan, but if she didn't think about it, the one who came back yesterday was obviously one of Li Hao's guards.
Only then did I remember that Li Hao's two guards were also surnamed Wang, and it seemed that they had been promoted to deputy generals.
Now that I heard this Li Sangongzi again, I was even more certain, and I couldn't complain that I didn't see Li Hao in the garrison mansion, it turned out that he left last night.
Qian Yan didn't visit the garrison last night, she only did it after entering the city this morning.
One is that it is dark and rumbling at night, and her consciousness can't see anything clearly, and she is afraid of seeing something she shouldn't see.
Now that it is confirmed, it seems that the garrison of Qinzhou should be Li Hao's father.
I didn't expect that General Li was still alive, after all, he should have been old before, although I don't know how many years have passed, but I saw that Li Hao's guard was a lot older before, he was still a young man when he saw him before, and now he has become a middle-aged uncle, and he should be indispensable in the coming years.
Of course, the ancients got married early, even if Li Hao was already middle-aged, his father was not necessarily too old, but sixty or seventy years old should be.
Qian Yan took back her divine sense and transmitted it to Chou, asking it to stare at some of the garrisons, if the Li family chatted, it might reveal something.
Finally, I listened to the recent events in the city, most of which were trivial and trivial, and there was nothing peculiar.
After the dishes were served, Qian Yan covered the ugly ugly while eating, so that he could get it into the space to eat, and also fed the rich two mouthfuls by the way.
Fortunately, he was sitting in the corner, and no one paid attention to him, and when he turned his back to him, he made small movements outside, and no one else could see him. Before, when he came in with money, he was a little child, and when the time came, he looked at him twice, and he didn't say anything, after all, chatting is now just a stupid kitten with obedient nests in his arms, and his head seems to be asleep, not like the kind of cat that will cause trouble. A restaurant in Tucheng. There is also a reason for the poor business, the dishes here are more colorful than ready-made, and the taste is a lot better, let's eat first and get married. After eating, I packed two more servings. Otherwise, I packed a portion, I just ate it, and I ordered a few servings on someone else's table, and it looked very appetizing, so I paid the deposit directly. Let the store prepare two suits, and wait for tomorrow to come back and return them. When I went back to the time when I was carrying it directly, I found a place where no one was there to take a look, and I directly received that the space was temporary and the car was vacant directly tomorrow, but it was impossible to go back directly today, or wait for tomorrow to continue eating here by the way, he was by his side, and it was suitable to retreat. I didn't want to go back to the inn directly after eating, and walked around the city casually. Get up and clean up the shop. Appearance shop or something. I bought some eye-catching ones that are not expensive on my face, and I am ready to take them back and give them away, and I am ready to return to the market to give them away. Give it away when you get home. In ancient times, it was much cheaper to buy these in the next door. As for the ones they collect from there, most of them are some fine products, and they definitely can't be given away. Or take it out casually, not to mention how much he is worth, then the light can study the value of this year. It may be that the years of existence are very valuable for research. I am afraid that it will be damaged. And some things are not good, in case there is something like a funeral item, it is not good to wear it on the body, and there will be a mountain god who is not as good as buying a new one, if you don't say it, take it with confidence.