Chapter 19 Grass and Trees Are Soldiers

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The guest rooms are properly arranged, one room for Xiao Mo and Zhao Li, one room for Wan'er and Xiao Pang. I opened the door, but I saw that the house was very empty, and it was so elegant that it was smoked with sandalwood, and the night breeze was refreshing. Although the whole room is not a Qiongluo jade tent, it is also very tidy. The interior is simply furnished, with single beds in the corners and a checkerboard curtain. On one side, the wardrobe shelves, tables and chairs, and the four treasures of the study room are fully arranged, and there is a picture of Hanmei Aoxue hanging on the wall, and the brushstrokes are exquisite. The floor is paved with mud bricks, which are not stained with dust, but slightly damp.

Xiao Mo sat down on the bed when he entered the room, and said: "It's really embarrassing for two men to sleep on the same bed! Lao Tzu is not honest when he sleeps, not only grinding his teeth, kicking the quilt, and sometimes sleepwalking, which is really not suitable for sleeping with others." What's more, Lao Tzu has not recovered from his serious injury, so he should sleep in bed, recuperate, and help you find Xue Chong tomorrow. Brother Zhao was aggrieved and aggrieved, and got together for one night on the red sandalwood carved chair, Hu bed is also a bed, and it is also Zhou Gong's dream interpretation place, all of which are ordinary lying methods. ”

Before the Han Dynasty, they all sat on the ground, and the "mat" made of thatch, leaves or animal skins was spread on the ground, so it was called the ground. The name of the chair was first seen in the Tang Dynasty, and the shape can be traced back to the Hu bed that was introduced to the north during the Han and Wei dynasties.

Zhao Li put the burden on a few cases, and sat on the couch, only a mosquito-repellent incense burner between the two of them, he pointed to the red sandalwood chair in the distance, and said: "What a little ghost, it is actually anti-guest-oriented. ”

Xiao Mo said: "When I am in bed, I can still pull down the curtain to cover it, if I sleep on the chair, Brother Zhao is afraid that I have to be mentally prepared, Lao Tzu snores in Yunzhou City, but there is a rank." ”

Zhao Li said: "I paid the money for the inn, only I can sleep in the bed, you sleep elsewhere, this is a matter of principle." If it is as you say, I can cover the curtain myself, and the effect is average. ”

Xiao Mo said in his heart: "The boy surnamed Zhao is also easy to deceive, do you think Lao Tzu really wants to sleep in the bed? The red sandalwood chair is the closest to the door, and when you pull down the curtain at night, when you are asleep, Lao Tzu can slip away, and if you are discovered, you can also lie that you are sleepwalking." Lao Tzu doesn't care what grievances and hatreds you have, and you don't have the heart of this bodhisattva. If you don't leave, the wedding period of the salt gang leader has passed, how can you join the gang if you can't make a sycophant, Lao Tzu's dream of the rivers and lakes hasn't been done yet, but I don't want to wake up so early. After thinking about it, he shook his head very reluctantly, sighed repeatedly, and said: "Who let Lao Tzu be a prisoner under the stairs, how can people not bow their heads under the eaves? Lao Tzu not only bowed his head, but also went to sleep in a chair, pitiful, really pitiful!" I don't know how pleasant the smile is, but there is no flaw on my face.

At this time, there was a chubby cry from next door, because the body was too fat, the cry was not the glamorous sound of meow, but a little low, which was a match made in heaven with Xu Wanqiu's male duck voice.

Wan'er and Chubby had a lot of fun, she dangled in front of Chubby's eyes with a fan, Chubby's body undulated, swaying left and right in the air with her paws, and the pink meat pad showed her cuteness. It seemed to be very interested in the golden things of Mao Rourou, and its crystal eyes seemed to be dripping water, and it was cute and cute.

The rain and wind rise, and the chill is like maggots on tarsal bones, rendering the tranquility terrifying. The night sky, washed by the rain, shone with a mysterious light.

Xiao Mo saw that he was asleep, tiptoed through Zhao Li's package, and took out the documentary evidence of martial arts practice in Zhongyi and Jiedu, which still carried a heavy bloody atmosphere, and said in his heart: "This object must be useful if it is left by his side, and since then Lao Tzu is a person with evidence, and this heavy sword is also justified." ”

He gently pushed open the door, squeezed sideways through the crack in the door, and acted cautiously, for fear of making a half-minute noise to wake up Zhao Li, and afraid that the gap would be too big and the moonlight would pour, so he would not be able to leave.

He heard Zhao Li's breathing outside the door, even calm and unremarkable, his heart was overjoyed, he walked lightly, walked lightly, walked through the zigzag verandah, and suddenly saw Xiao Er walking out of the guest room with a dinner board, and when he saw Xiao Mo, who was like the God of Wealth, he wanted to come forward to say hello.

Xiao Mo saw that something was wrong, so he went up and covered his mouth, stood his index finger in front of his lips, signaled to silence, let go and whispered: "Be quiet, it's late at night, don't make noise to others." ”

Xiao Er suddenly realized, nodded and said: "The guest officer is really kind-hearted, Bodhisattva-hearted, and stupid, he didn't think about it so thoroughly." ”

Xiao Mo said in his heart: "Your grandfather's, your greeting, wouldn't everyone know that Lao Tzu ran away and almost broke the big thing." He saw Xiao Er delivering food late at night, and then asked: "Who are the people who live here, don't eat when you should eat, eat when you shouldn't, but eat when you shouldn't, you can't see ghosts for half a day, and the whole inn is as promised." ”

Xiao Er said: "They are all merchants who transport grain and sell millet. ”

"Where did you get so many vendors?" Xiao Mo asked curiously.

Xiao Er deliberately cleared his throat and lowered his voice: "There is a lot of chaos outside the city, and no one in Yuncheng dares to go out of the city to grow grain, so the traders outside the city seize the opportunity to transport grain at the risk of death. As a result, the price of food has increased tenfold. Although he knew that he was not a traitor or a businessman, and he would inevitably suffer a loss if he bought it, he couldn't starve to death, and there was no way. ”

Xiao Mo asked: "Since you are a trader, why don't you see the goods?"

Xiao Er nodded to the door and said, "It's all in the house, big bags and small bags, it's really heavy." ”

"Is there no warehouse in the inn to stock?" Xiao Mo asked, looking around, pointing to the low hut next to the stable.

Xiao Er nodded again and again and explained: "Of course there is, but the guests did not agree to put it in the warehouse, saying that they were afraid that we would swallow the goods privately." At present, the government is in vain, and where can anyone dare to file a lawsuit? Strongmen are rampant, and it is common for people to kill people and sell goods. So they have a grudge in their hearts, and it is also reasonable, but they are only four or five people in a room, and they are closed all day long, which is indeed a little suspicious, and the small ones can't ask more. ”

Xiao Mo exclaimed: "Four or five people in a room, there are more than thirty rooms in your store, and there are more than 100 people?"

Xiao Er was calm and calm, and said: "That's the case, Xue Chong's mother's birthday banquet, food and clothing are tight, and it is common for there to be more vendors, which is not surprising." ”

Xiao Mo said in his heart: "Since he is a trader, he doesn't go to the street to sell, and he doesn't show his true face, but he is sneaky here, and there must be a problem with hiding his head and tail." What's more, tomorrow is Xue's mother's birthday banquet, how can grain still be deposited indoors? No matter how you deliberate, it is not reasonable. Xiao Mo asked, "Can you see the appearance of the person who came?"

Xiao Er thought for a moment and said, "A few days ago, there were waves of comes, but not at the same time. They were all dressed in robes and hats, and it happened to be night, so they couldn't distinguish their faces, but they were all big men. Think about the situation outside the city, and it is also the general trend for those who can risk death to transport goods to be stronger. ”

Xiao Mo smiled evilly and asked, "I see that you seem to be very afraid of the boss's wife, what is the reason?"

Xiao Er's body was shocked, his eyes flickered, and he said hesitantly: "No...... No, how could it be, the proprietress is very good, but she only occasionally deducts the monthly money. ”

"You are lying, your clothes are sloppy and unkempt, but your shoes are shiny, which means that you must have obtained the monthly money and bought new shoes. Xiao Mo's deep eyes revealed an elusive texture, and he looked Xiao Er, whose legs were trembling, up and down, and then said: "Because of your profession, you run errands all year round, and the first thing you think of after getting the monthly money is to buy a pair of good shoes to comfort yourself." And the cloth of the shoes is of the finest quality, and you take great care of it, but your wages cannot afford such an expensive thing, but you must have received a lot of money these days. I look at today, your eyes dare not look at the boss lady, and there is no verbal communication, if you say that you have a prejudice against her, but you are obedient, you can't see any dissatisfaction, it can only show that you have a sense of fear of Sanniang from the bottom of your heart. As for the reason, Lao Tzu disdains to know, I just care about where you get this money from? It is better to be rich alone than to be rich in others, and you should not hide it. ”

Cold sweat oozed from Xiao Er's forehead, and he said, "The guest officer should rest early, Xiao ...... There are still some things about the small ones. With that, he ran away.

Xiao Mo raised his silkworm eyebrows, like a dai in the distant mountains, and said in his heart: "None of the broken shops raised by this bitch are normal." A group of vendors with hidden heads and tails, Xiao Er, who is a good drinker but pretends to have a hangover, is interesting, it is really getting more and more interesting!" The corners of the uninhibited lips were slightly raised, as if they were peerless.