Chapter 40: Joy Inn (1)
Although the trip between the three of them was still hard, fortunately, the relationship between Liu Tiandong and Murong Hui was finally eased and harmonious, and he didn't feel anything, along the way, Liu Tiandong also told Murong Hui and Heshan about the customs of his hometown from time to time (of course, it must be within the range they can accept. ), the two of them sighed uncontrollably.
In this way, they stayed overnight, walked for three days in a row, and finally walked out of the mountainous area of western Guangxi, the road became wider and wider, and the number of business travelers on the road gradually increased. It also gave Liu Tiandong the opportunity to observe more colorful characters with distinctive characteristics of the times at close range. They are dressed in different clothes, including Han Chinese, Miao and Zhuang, walking on foot, and riding horses, and Liu Tiandong is also dressed as a Miao at this time, ordinary and nothing special, especially his unique trendy hairstyle has been tightly wrapped in a black turban, otherwise this will definitely attract many curious eyes.
After walking along the avenue for more than two hours, finally near the evening, a three-story small building on the side of the avenue came into Liu Tiandong's eyes.
In the distance, you can see the guise hanging high in front of the small building: Yuelai Inn.
"It's a familiar scene, but it's similar to what is described in movies and novels. Liu Tiandong muttered in a low voice.
But what is rare is that after driving for many days, I finally saw a place that still looks like a family, thinking that I don't have to gnaw on those hard dry food that is difficult to swallow, and even warm hot water, such joy is simply overflowing, and the fatigue and suffering of a few days have been thrown out of the clouds in an instant.
"Great, I can finally take a hot bath!" Liu Tiandong said to himself happily.
Murong Hui and He Shan were also obviously excited, and the two of them invariably quickened their pace. Maybe it's because the sun is about to set, when the three of them arrived in front of the inn, they found that there were already several carts parked there, and a few people were hurriedly covering the goods on the cart with tarpaulin, listening to them shouting that it seemed that it was about to rain heavily, but the sky was obviously very clear, and no clouds could be seen, which made Liu Tiandong feel a little strange, but at this time he was really exhausted, so he didn't care too much.
At this time, a small man dressed in short clothes and looking like a shopkeeper trotted out of the inn to greet him, and the little two grinned before he spoke, baring his mouth full of yellow teeth, and nodding vigorously at the three people with a smile on his face.
"Three distinguished guests, please inside, please inside!"
"Heh, this little two is polite, although he doesn't look good, but the service attitude alone is completely comparable to the doorman in the lobby of a five-star hotel. It does make one feel at home. Liu Tiandong was overjoyed in his heart, and couldn't help but secretly give a thumbs up.
So, he was ready to respond to Xiao Er politely, "Hello, I'm ......"
But as soon as Liu Tiandong said a few words, he saw that the shopkeeper didn't even glance at him, but rubbed Liu Tiandong's shoulder and slid over directly.
Liu Tiandong was surprised, and immediately looked back, almost biting his tongue, it turned out that he was self-inflicted and made a big fuss. They were not polite to the three of them at all, but behind them, there were three other guests on tall horses and richly dressed.
"Brother Liu, it's okay, you don't have to mind, you and I are dressed like this, how can the store be so courteous? Isn't this the case in today's world? Could it be that Brother Liu's hometown doesn't have such a atmosphere?" Murong Hui stepped forward and touched Liu Tiandong and said softly.
"Oh yes, yes...... , Forget it, let's go into the store and talk about it. Liu Tiandong didn't know how to answer Murong Hui, so he pulled He Shan and walked inside, but he sighed in his heart, "It seems that human nature dictates it, I can't imagine that hundreds of years ago, in ancient times, with my so-called modern society, people's basic reactions in the face of money and power were similar! Is it true that a materialistic society is the king of money and power?"
Although no one greeted them, although it was a little embarrassing, since the inn was open to business, and Liu Tiandong and they urgently needed to rest, it was just a matter of taking what they needed, so they didn't care about it anymore, and the three of them entered the inn.
The interior of the wooden structure of the inn is very dark, and the light is not too good at this time, many places are hidden in the gloom, Liu Tiandong can only look at a rough idea, the first floor seems to be the role of the lobby and canteen, there are seven or eight square tables in the center, three of which have been sitting next to a few people drinking tea, the lobby is on the right hand to the inside, there is a red lacquer counter, on which there are large and small jars, behind the counter stands a fat man with a melon skin hat, at this time, is looking down with the abacus with one hand, looking at a thick book with the other, this guy may be the shopkeeper of this innγ There is a staircase next to the counter, and Liu Tiandong estimates that the guest rooms in this inn may be on the upper two floors.
"Shopkeeper, do you have a guest room?" asked Murong Hui this time.
"Yes, there are only two rooms, how many do you live in?" replied the settler with a slight glance.
"I want both rooms, just clean them! Prepare some hot water and food, we ......"
"Shopkeeper, hurry up and prepare two upper rooms. I really didn't expect that when Murong Hui was asking about the guest room, he was rudely interrupted again, and the person's tone was very arrogant, and almost all the eyes in the lobby looked at that voice.
It's really a narrow road, and it was one of the three people who came back outside the store to steal the conversation, this is a middle-aged man, wearing a cyan dress, and at a cursory glance, he knows that the material is by no means ordinary, it should be silk. As for the other two people, one was about the same age as him, and he was also wearing a blue dress and carrying a burden, and behind these two people, there stood a young man in white with a shiny scalp and a big braid behind his head, and his eyes looked coldly at everyone in the room
At this time, the shopkeeper once again staged what it means to be sycophant and what it means to turn a blind eye.
There is no doubt that Liu Tiandong and they were ignored again, the shopkeeper saw the distinguished guest coming, and he slid out from behind the counter like a loach, Liu Tiandong almost didn't see his movements, his fat oily body had already bypassed the counter, and reached the front of the master and servant.
"It's a coincidence that you have three distinguished guests, there are just two rooms left in the shop, but unfortunately it is not the upper room, but it is very quiet, if you don't dislike it, I will order someone to clean it up." The shopkeeper said to the three of them with a smile.
The middle-aged man who asked "snorted", and then turned his head to look at the young man behind him, as if asking what his master meant, and saw that the young man did not speak, but gently handed the horsewhip in his hand to another attendant, and the middle-aged man immediately understood the meaning of this small action. So, he turned his head and looked at the shopkeeper coldly and said, "Poor country, if you don't go to the room, you won't go to the room, but remember, you must clean it clean and spotless, and then quickly prepare some hot water, wine and food and send it to the guest room, understand?"
Seeing the shopkeeper with Qian Yankai, he immediately nodded like a hen pecking rice and replied: "Understood, understood, wait a minute, I will arrange it to ensure that you are satisfied." After that, he beckoned the three of them to sit in the lobby to rest first, and then instructed the shopkeeper to hurry up to the second floor to clean up, while he personally poured tea and water for the three of them.
"Hey, what does this mean? Shouldn't you talk about first-come-first-come?" Liu Tiandong couldn't stand it anymore, and questioned the shopkeeper.
The fat shopkeeper put down the teapot in his hand, turned his body and looked the three people in front of him up and down for a long time, and then laughed and said, "I'm sorry, our store is full, and the three of you want to stay in the hotel, please go to another house." β