Shen Yun's original plan was to find Bai Yutang first, and then find a home inn near Bai Yutang to stay.

However, after entering the city, he realized how unrealistic this idea was - in line with the principle of "the road is on the mouth", after passing the city gate, he looked for a loyal uncle in the crowd, and stepped forward to ask: "Uncle, how to get to Bai Yutang?"

No, this uncle seemed to be frightened, his face changed suddenly, he shrank his head, turned around and walked away!

How can this be? Obviously, I'm speaking in official language. Didn't Master say that in the provincial capital, everyone can understand the official language? Shen Yun was left in place, confused.

Maybe this uncle is afraid of life, or he is not good at words...... Next, he learned his lesson and asked another young and strong brother for directions.

This time, he finally figured out what was going on.

The eldest brother quickly glanced at the direction of the city gate cave, pulled him to the side of the road, and whispered: "Little brother, Bai Yutang has fornicated with traitors and has been seized. And the head of the lord of Otang hung outside. Don't be foolish!"

Shen Yun was petrified on the spot.

When he came back to his senses and wanted to inquire a little more, the kind big brother would have long disappeared into the crowd of people coming and going.

I don't know where the Pavilion Master and Brother Fu are? Are they okay? Shen Yun only felt a heavy heart.

Bai Yutang has become a taboo, so he can only let it go and inquire about it slowly. He touched his chest. There, Humber helped him sew a hidden bag. The title deed given by Mr. Chen is inside.

The small courtyard given by Mr. Chen is in Tianshuijing Lane in Nancheng District, only two streets away from the city gate.

Shen Yun temporarily changed his mind and decided to go to the small courtyard first: he felt that Bei Dashuai was worthy of his name. The kind-hearted eldest brother reminded him right, for the sake of a small life, he still asked less blindly. And there are two loyal old servants left behind in the small courtyard of Master Chen. He asked them about the news, which was convenient and safe.

He followed what Master Chen said and searched all the way.

When he walked to the ground, he saw a field of half-man-high barren grass and a few blackened broken walls.

If it weren't for seeing an octagonal well made of green bricks under an old locust tree, exactly like what Master Chen described, he would almost have thought he had found the wrong place!

There are three middle-aged women washing clothes by the well. Shen Yun stepped forward and asked them, "Three aunts, may I ask, is this Sweet Water Well Lane?"

"That's right. It used to be called Sweet Water Well Lane. One of the round-faced fat aunts broke the news quickly, "In the summer of the year before last, there was a family walking in the water in the middle of the night. The area was burned to the ground. ”

Shen Yun sighed secretly: Today, my luck is really enough! I found Bai Yutang, it was confiscated, and the head of the hall master was hung on the city gate; I looked for Tianshuijing Alley, and it was burned to the point that only a few walls remained!

"Little brother, are you here to look for relatives?" asked another aunt curiously.

Shen Yun's heart moved, and he nodded hurriedly: "Hmm." He made up a nonsense on the spot, pretending to be Master Chen's nephew, and came to look for the old servant of the family.

Expressing the facial features of the two old servants, he looked sad and said, "The family has not been in contact with them for more than two years. We never knew it was burned. Alas, I don't know where their old couple went. ”

"Ah, the man you are talking about is very similar to Lao Chen!" the round-faced aunt looked sympathetic, "Lao Chentou and his family are old, and their legs and feet are inconvenient, so they couldn't escape the fire." ”

"Yes, yes, yes, they have no children and no daughters, they are still ...... soldiers" An aunt said and quickly changed her words, "Uh, no, it was the neighbors who helped to restrain them." ”

The aunt next to her helped to divert the conversation: "Ouch, it's very pitiful, I heard that he was killed by a fallen beam." ”

Shen Yun once again felt the strictness of the ban at the entrance of the provincial city - on the way, he had also heard the saying of "heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals". That's the rebels' self-proclaimed name.

The summer before last, during the rebel occupation. Therefore, it makes perfect sense that the "heavenly soldiers" helped to converge.

The small courtyard was scorched, and I had to find another place to live. Shen Yun asked the three aunts, are there any new rules for staying in the inn now?

"Little brother, do you want to live in a hotel?" the round-faced aunt stood up enthusiastically, "My family is the one who opened the store." If you are a good citizen, as long as you have the road guide of the fairy mansion, you can live at will. If you are a pariah, it will be more troublesome, in addition to the road guide, you must also have a guarantee. ”

"Her family is an old store that has been open for many years, and her credit is good. ”

"It's the one at the intersection in front of you. Little brother, you should have seen it when you came over. ”

The other two had a good relationship with her, and they all spoke for her.

Shen Yun remembered, and when he passed the intersection in front, he did see an inn called "Ke Yunlai". The door is not big and clean. In particular, the window paper is white, and the red window flowers are pasted on it, which is very eye-catching.

The round-faced aunt was very sharp-eyed, and seeing that he was a little moved, she struck with a hot iron: "Little brother, why don't I take you to the store now?" ”

"There's Aunt Lao. Shen Yun arched.

My husband's surname is Zhang, and everyone calls me Aunt Zhang. The round-faced aunt was overjoyed, and hurriedly put away the vegetables and baskets on the well platform, and said goodbye to her two companions.

She was very good at talking, and when she found out that Shen Yun was a good citizen, she immediately changed her name and changed her name to "Gongzi".

Knowing that Shen Yun had come to the provincial capital to take the martial arts hall, she was very sorry: "Son, you came at an inopportune time. Most of the martial arts halls in the city have collapsed. The few remaining martial arts halls were all of the ones that had not been known before, and the Immortal Mansion had not officially allowed them to accept apprentices. ”

Shen Yun "clucked" in his heart, and said secretly: Could it be that you are going for nothing?

"Aunt Zhang, what should the people in the provincial city do if they want to learn martial arts?" he asked unwillingly.

"What should I do, wait with peace of mind!" Aunt Zhang pouted, "I heard that the Immortal Mansion is going to set up a brand new Great Martial Arts Pavilion, and the masters led by them are all invited by the famous Great Martial Sect from outside. If that's the case, when this big martial arts hall is opened, the remaining ones are estimated to be unable to open. I also heard that the rules of the new martial arts hall must be learned from the outside, which is different from the previous ones. What kind of different method is it, and now it has been spread through ups and downs, and everyone has their own opinions, and no one can tell whether it is true or false. ”

"Did you say when the new martial arts hall will open?" Shen Yun was attracted by this news.

Aunt Zhang shook her head: "Some say that it will open at the end of the year, some say that it will be at least next year, and some say that it will definitely open within three years." Anyway, Xianfu has not released the list, and these are not allowed. ”

That's just as well. Shen Yun planned in his heart: Anyway, there is no other good place to go, why don't you find a job in the provincial capital first, settle down, and wait for the new martial arts hall to open?

Soon, Yunke arrived. Aunt Zhang called her man, that is, the shopkeeper Zhang, to come over and greet the guests: "Shen Gongzi wants to stay in the hotel, one." ”

Shopkeeper Zhang heard that the guest in front of him was a good citizen, and saluted with a smile on his face, and asked, "What kind of guest room does Zhang Gongzi want?"

Shen Yun looked around the lobby of the store, the furnishings were simple, but they also had a few cases in the window, and they were neatly cleaned up. It was past dinner, and there were no guests in the lobby, only a fourteen or fifteen-year-old man who was cleaning the tables and chairs.

He was very satisfied, and nodded in response, "It's good to be clean." Stay for three days. Along the way, he saw that there were many shops in the provincial capital, and people came and went, and it was very lively. So, within three days, he should be able to get a satisfactory job, right?

"Okay! The small one arranges a local number room for you, the price is very cost-effective, only 70 yuan a day, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, and hot water can be called at any time. You pay a deposit of two taels of silver first, and when you check out, the room money will be deducted from the deposit. If you don't have enough, please make up for it when you do. ”

Shen Yun had never stayed in an inn, but the experience of staying in the hotel was written more than once in Taishizu's codex. When he was in Shixiu County, in order to inquire about Shen Jiumei's whereabouts, he also went to the inns around the boxing gym to inquire. The price of Yunkelai was nearly double that of Shixiu County before the military disaster. However, thinking that this is a provincial city, and after another military disaster, he thinks it is still a good deal. The most important thing is that he has a huge sum of more than 400 taels of silver, and he is not short of money.

"Okay, in place. ”

The shopkeeper invited him to sit at a square table, went to the red lacquered counter in front of him and took the registration book, and smiled apologetically: "You see, this is also the new rule of Xianfu, and all guests staying in the hotel must register in detail as required." Please show the way to the small one, and the small one can register for you. ”

Shen Yun glanced at the book. In addition to the name, place of origin, and age, there are also status levels, physiognomy and physical signs on each page, which are indeed very detailed.

Since it was the rule of the Immortal Mansion, there was no need for him to embarrass the shopkeeper. immediately took out the road guide and gave it to the shopkeeper.

The latter registered them one by one according to what was written on the road. It's just that here in physiognomy and physical signs, he made changes and wrote: long eyebrows and sideburns, handsome face, and long posture.

It was the first time that Shen Yun had been praised as "handsome", and his cheeks were a little hot.

After registering, he paid a deposit of two taels of silver. The shopkeeper called the guy who cleaned the table and chairs to guide him: through the moon door in the lobby, through a long corridor, turn a corner, and there he arrived.

The room is not big, and there are beds, tables, chairs and other furnishings, all of which are simple ordinary household items. In addition, there are basins, bowls, handkerchiefs, bedding, etc., all of which are complete.

It should be that there are no people living in the house for some days, and there is a smell of tide in the house.

Without waiting for Shen Yun to speak, the guy quickly opened the window.

Immediately, a peach blossom tree jumped into the window.

Shen Yun walked over and took a look, and it turned out that there was a small garden next to it. In addition to two peach trees planted side by side, a few tufts of greens were also planted.

The peach blossoms are tender and blooming, adding a lot of color to the room.

Seeing that he was attracted by the garden, the man smiled on the side: "The vegetables eaten in the store are all grown by ourselves, and they are freshly eaten and picked, and they are very fresh." ”

Shen Yun nodded and did not answer.

The man put the white porcelain teapot on the table, wiped the table neatly, and said, "Dinner will be more than an hour, when the time comes, will the son go to the lobby to eat, or will he ask the little one to come to the room?"

Shen Yun was a little tired: "Trouble the little brother to bring me a bucket of hot water, I want to wash." In the future, I don't have to worry about three meals a day, and I go to the lobby to eat by myself. ”

"Yes. Wait a minute. "The man should go down, and when he leaves the room, close the door for him.

Shen Yun took a long breath, sat down at the table in front of the window, poured himself a cup of hot tea, took a sip, and said in his heart: It turns out that staying in a hotel is like this.

In other words, watching Taishi Zu write about living in a hotel from the codex, and living in a hotel by himself, is really a completely different feeling.