Chapter 191: The Inn Makes a Living
When Li Zifeng arrived at the Hengxiang Inn, the sky was already completely dark, as if dyed with deep ink, black and oppressive. There are only sporadic pedestrians left on the street, the faΓ§ade of Hengxiang Inn is larger, the decoration of the inner hall is simple and generous, the tables and chairs are neat, the ground is also wiped smooth as a mirror, there are three or three foreign merchants sitting around a table in the lobby on the first floor, drinking and punching, the voice is really a little noisy, Li Zifeng sighed slightly.
Xiao Er saw someone coming in, and hurriedly greeted him with a smile, "Guest officer, are you going to be a tip or a hotel?"
Li Zifeng smiled slightly, "Stay in the hotel, help me choose a cleaner room." β
"Okay! After Xiao Er ran to the counter, he casually took a string of keys from the wall hanging on the wall, and walked back to Li Zifeng quickly, making a 'please' gesture, "Guest officer, please here." β
Li Zifeng nodded, and as Xiao Er walked up the wooden steps, Xiao Er looked back at Li Zifeng from time to time, and couldn't help but make a mistake of talking, "Guest officer, are you also here to participate in the beauty pageant in three days?"
"Beauty pageant?" Li Zifeng was slightly surprised, pondering this new word carefully.
"Don't you know?" this time it was Xiao Er's turn to be surprised.
Li Zifeng came back to his senses, "I'm from out of town and I'm here to do some business, so I don't know what beauty pageant you just talked about." β
"Oh, that's right!" Xiao Er seemed a little disappointed, as if he had lost a chattering partner.
While speaking, Xiao Er had already led Li Zifeng to the room, the room was at the end of the corridor on the second floor, the window was facing the backyard of the inn, it was quiet, and the room was relatively spacious and tidy, Li Zifeng was very satisfied, "I'm tired." As he spoke, he took out one or two lines of silver from his body and handed them over.
Xiao Er was puzzled, "What are you doing, officer, this is what I should do, I don't need it." β
Li Zifeng smiled slightly, "Oh, I'm very interested in the beauty pageant you just said, and I would like you to reveal it, if you are free, I also want to go and see it." β
"Oh, is that so?" Xiao Er scratched his head embarrassedly, hesitated for a while, and accepted the silver, "Actually, our inn is full of merchants and rich people. Today came a group of beautiful women, all of them are ready to participate in the beauty contest, the competition venue is in the hall of our backyard, if any rich businessman has a fancy to it, we can also make a fortune from it......"
Li Zifeng listened, his eyes gradually deepened, "Could it be that those beautiful ladies in your mouth were all taken by you, this is a bit like the business of Qinglou." β
Xiao Er's face was embarrassed, "Guest officer, don't tell the outside world what I told you! Our shopkeeper here is a powerful character and can't afford to mess with it." β
Li Zifeng instantly showed a gentle smile, "What are you doing so nervously?" I won't hurt you." Maybe I'll take a crush on one of the girls and bring one back. Oh, by the way, what do I need to do to watch the game?"
Xiao Er breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You don't need anything special, as long as you bring enough silver taels." β
Li Zifeng chuckled, "Okay, I know, I'm sorry for you." β
"Hey..."Xiao Er responded, retiring and leaving, "I'll go get you some hot water." β
"Thank you. β
After a while, Xiao Er came with hot water, and told him to rest earlier, turned to leave, and the room fell silent again. At this moment, the flame on the candlestick shook irregularly.
A dark shadow in the corner did not escape Li Zifeng's eyes, Li Zifeng was not surprised, knowing that it was Piaoyun coming, he walked to the table and poured a cup of hot water as if nothing happened, "Did you hear what Xiao Er said just now?"
"Yes. Piaoyun responded lightly, "Childe asked his subordinates to check the beauty pageant?"
Li Zifeng smiled playfully, "No, you go and help me get a rich kid's outfit." β
Piaoyun was dumbfounded, and it took a long time to hold back a sentence, "You don't really want to bring back a beautiful girl......" Piaoyun said, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed, in his impression, Li Zifeng should not be like this......
Li Zifeng looked at the figure in the corner angrily, and snorted, "Who do you think I am?"
Piaoyun hurriedly made a guilty state, "The subordinates are speechless." β
Li Zifeng retracted his gaze, no longer looked at him, poured a cup of hot water and drank it again, with a solemn expression, "Go ahead and do it!"
"Yes. Drifting Cloud whispered and disappeared.
When night fell, the guests of the hotel had fallen asleep peacefully, and the Hengxiang Inn fell into silence, with a few lanterns hanging sporadically in the backyard, sprinkling a dim yellow light.
At this time, the small wooden door in the backyard was pushed open, and a middle-aged woman with flowers and branches walked in, followed by a man in black, who was also carrying a sack.
After a while, the two walked into the firewood room one after the other, there was no palm lamp in the firewood room, the middle-aged woman lit the candle in the dark, and the man in black threw the sack off his shoulder.
The middle-aged woman lowered her head to untie the sack, and saw a stunning woman with a slightly red and swollen face and tears in her eyes, looking at everything around her in shock, at a loss.
Looking at it in the faint light, the woman was wearing a beige long skirt, the material of the long skirt was extraordinary, but at the same time there were many patches, the woman's figure was curvy, and there were traces of Kodan on her fingertips.
The man in black said coldly, "Is the shopkeeper satisfied with this goods?"
This flamboyant middle-aged woman is actually the owner of this Hengxiang Inn, named Huazhi, and this Hengxiang Inn is ostensibly doing a living in an inn restaurant, but secretly doing a business of beauty pageants for rich sons and royal princes. And the beauty contest three days later was also presided over by her.
Hua Zhi laughed, "It's been a long time since I've seen such a good product." After finishing speaking, she raised her head to look at the man in black and said, "The goods are indeed very good, what price are you going to offer?"
The man stretched out five fingers, and his mother suddenly became excited, and hurriedly took out five taels of silver from his body and handed them five taels of silver, and continued to say to the man in black in front of him, "At this price, you can't add it anymore." β
Fortunately, the man did not say anything, took the money and went out the door.
When he was about to walk out of the room, he turned his head slightly, and his narrow eyes were a little creepy.
When the man in black walked away, Hua Zhi helped the woman in the beige dress up, this girl had an extraordinary appearance, her appearance seemed pure, but there was really a natural charm, at first glance, it was very attractive.
Hua Zhi also seemed to be impressed by this woman's appearance, and the smile on her face was even stronger, "Since you have come to me, you must be obedient and obedient, and I will choose a good place for you." β
She was so frightened and coaxed, the woman in the beige dress was full of tears, so she had to nod again and again,
Hua Zhi smiled with satisfaction, what she loves most is to deal with the famous queen, because after this famous door, the girl has undergone a certain amount of training, not to mention that she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the temperament of the female worker is excellent, this girl is a natural soft child, and she can directly participate in the beauty pageant three days later without training.
If a few more big guests take a fancy to this girl, it will not be a profit, and the money will all come to her.
It's just that she didn't notice that the woman in the beige dress, who seemed weak to her, had an imperceptible smile flashing in her eyes.
(End of chapter)