Chapter 14 I have difficulties that I can’t express.
“Mom, we don’t have that thing like a road guide. We don’t need to stay in an inn, just find a wall.” After Tianshu listened to the shopkeeper’s words, he looked at the embarrassment on his mother’s face. With an expression on his face, he said quickly.
The other children heard what the eldest said and understood what was going on: "Mom, you go and stay at the inn by yourself. We will wait for you outside tomorrow morning."
Well, depending on which inn my mother enters, she will sleep on both sides of the front door and the back door, so she won't be afraid of her running away secretly.
The children were very sensible, but their words didn't make Hong Xiaoduo happy. Even she didn't have a way to lead that thing, so how could she stay in an inn?
Even if she had the road to stay in an inn, she wouldn't be able to sleep with seven children sleeping on the street!
"Little lady, is it possible for you, and you don't have it either?" The shopkeeper looked at Hong Xiaoduo's expression and asked tentatively what he guessed.
Hong Xiaoduo said nothing, which was equivalent to responding to the shopkeeper, yes, you guessed it right!
"Master, in this small and remote town, we are not so strict, right? Besides, looking at her as a young lady, she still has seven children, she will definitely not be a fugitive who commits evil.
How about I go to Mrs. Lan’s place to have a chat first?” The woman looked a little anxious and stepped forward and said softly.
The woman would be like this not just because she had just done a business, but because she really didn’t think there was anything wrong with these seven people. Could it be possible to really let them sleep on the street at night?
"As you said, we are not strict about the accommodation issue. Mrs. Lan also has people in her son's yamen. If he agrees to stay in his inn, naturally there will be no yamen inspection shop. Bo Yi said that even if they went to check, it was just a matter of honor.
The key point is that if the young lady and the others don't have a guide, it will be inconvenient for these seven little ones. It doesn't matter if you put on good clothes or not." When the shopkeeper said this, he looked at Hong Xiaoduo a little worriedly.
Although you are not very old at this age, you should know about the road guide when you go out, right? Also, if she doesn’t have one, where did she come from? If it's close, can't we just go home?
If she came from a long way, how did she get here without any guidance?
Is it true that it is like the rumor that people in the world don't care if they have road guides when they go out, because they have skills, and no city wall can stop them if they want to enter the city or prefecture.
The shopkeeper glanced at the sword at Hong Xiaoduo's waist again, thinking about the scene of this little lady flying over the city wall, and it felt quite exciting.
"I, no one wants to cross the road with me wherever I pass." Hong Xiaoduo had no choice but to lie.
What else should I do? No one would believe her if she told her how she got her original identity, and they might even say that she was possessed and talking nonsense.
She also couldn’t explain the identity of this chivalrous woman. Where did she come from and where did she live? Ask her? She also wants to know, okay?
"Ah? But I don't know where the little lady came from and where she wants to go?" the shopkeeper asked smoothly.
Could it be that the young lady's home is nearby, so there are no big cities and counties in the place she passes, so there is no need to check the road guide.
“Is this it?” Hong Xiaoduo was speechless and didn’t really think about making up a lie.
I don’t know what dynasty this is. Even if she knew, she was confused when a completely unfamiliar dynasty asked her to make up two fake place names!
“Look at me, I’m so talkative at the moment, how can I ask this little lady these things? Since it’s inconvenient to say, just pretend I didn’t ask. Why don’t you wait now and let my wife ask about her relationship with a fellow countryman? Good Mrs. Lan, one of the three inns in the town is owned by her son.
Madam, you also heard something about it just now. Mrs. Lan's son has a good friend in the Yamen. You should tell him first that you don't have a road guide and see what he says.
If he agrees, just go and stay.
If that doesn't work, then we can only stay at Xiaofu'an Hall outside the town tonight. However, the distance is quite far, and if we walk there now, they are all so small, and we might not be able to reach them in the dark. "The shopkeeper's wisdom did not continue to ask questions, but continued to give suggestions.
Well, Hong Xiaoduo wanted to say that he would bother his aunt, but when he thought of beating the evil man, he didn't know whether he would die or not. Live, don't implicate the innkeeper when the time comes Not to mention the storekeeper, it would be bad if the shopkeeper and his wife were affected.
“Thank you both very much. I also took them to eat. It’s better to walk to the nunnery when they’re full. I’ll arrive later. Arriving late, it doesn't matter if you walk at night at this time of year. ”
After that, he took the children and walked outside.
The shopkeeper and his wife sighed and walked to the door of the shop. Although they did not understand the specific situation, they just wanted to help. "Hey, is that little lady just here to coerce you to donate clothes?" The woman who was running over to gossip holding the half-filled shoe sole was a woman in her late fifties.
"Aunt Tong, what are you making up? I bought it and gave you money." The shopkeeper ignored the famous and troublesome eighth woman on the street. His wife ignored him and responded casually.
Mrs. Tong didn’t mind the shopkeeper’s indifference at all, and continued: “What do you think they have to do with each other? These days, rich people will never do good deeds with that kind-hearted person. Use the money to buy new clothes for such a bunch of little beggars.
You think she must be a little kidnapper, right? I saw that those little beggars, although they were dressed in tatters, were all pretty and pretty. Once they were washed and put into clean clothes, they were all fair and good-looking.
She can’t be the one, kidnap them, put them into clean clothes, tidy them up, and then sell them for a good price. "
"I said Aunt Tong, please don't think the worst of people, okay? You still have time to gossip here. I just saw your third daughter-in-law going out. Don't use the money in the store to buy rouge pollen again, right? "The shopkeeper really couldn't stand listening anymore.
"What, the third child went out again while I was away? Oh, this prodigal bitch, no, I have to go and have a look. "When Mrs. Tong heard this, she stopped asking about the gossip and hurried back.
The woman glared at the shopkeeper: "You are telling me, she is already old, you are teasing her to do this. What, the next time I saw it, there was a lot of noise, and the neighbors were not quiet at all. ”
"Humph, there is no good thing in their family, not to mention the shoddy things that are lacking. The women in the family, no matter how old or young, love to gossip out of nothing and make other people's families uneasy. , It’s really amazing for such people to come together as a family,” the shopkeeper said, while looking at the shop diagonally opposite with disgust.
The woman felt it was funny, and suddenly thought of something: "Master, the shop is not busy now, why don't I go to Granny Lan's to have a look."
The shopkeeper smiled: "Go ahead. , she is a little lady, she looks like She’s not a hateful person, and she doesn’t dislike them either. She didn’t agree just now because she was afraid that something would go wrong and we would be implicated.”
The woman nodded after hearing this. He took off his clothes and left.
At this time, the clerk who had been standing outside moved forward: "Shopkeeper, I'll go in and sort out the hangers."
"No need, this is your wages yesterday and today. You can count the forty coins and take it with you." The shopkeeper said as he walked into the counter, grabbed a few handfuls of copper coins, counted them and pushed them over.
The waiter was very puzzled when he heard this: "Shopkeeper, you want to fire me just because I drove away a few beggars? Who am I doing this for? I am not afraid that they will affect the business of the shop. What am I doing? Do you want to drive them away from being evil?"
The shopkeeper was not upset when he heard this, and said calmly: "Everyone knows that business is not easy these days. In fact, my shop doesn't need to hire people. Your stepfather agreed to use you.
Think about what you have been doing these past two days? Yes, you are very diligent, but when you look at guests, you first look at their clothes and guess their identities. Those who wear silk and satin, you nod and bend down to receive them.
Those who wear ordinary cloth, you just ignore them. If they ask you a few more questions, you will become very impatient. If they don’t buy anything, you will ask them before leaving. Listen to your sarcasm.
I don't dare to use a guy like you, no matter how clever he is, so I'd better find another job. "
After hearing what the shopkeeper said, the waiter A Kuan was still dissatisfied. He felt that he had done nothing wrong at all. He angrily reached out and grabbed the copper coins on the counter and put them into his arms; "Huh, Who cares about doing this with you? "
Seeing A Kuan leave angrily, the shopkeeper sighed and shook his head. It doesn't matter how good the relationship between the people who entrusted him is, he can't bear this kind of character. He doesn't have the responsibility and energy to treat other people's children. Come here and teach me.
Let’s talk. Ah Kuan, who had been fired after two days of wages, wanted to go home angrily and talk to his stepfather properly. He didn't go far before he saw those one, one, and seven children in front of him.
Isn’t it their fault that they quit their jobs?
Although twenty cents a day's wages are not much, it's good to have two meals a day. It's not a high wage, so I can marry a wife.
Hmph, I can’t do my job, and you guys are leisurely looking for a restaurant here...
(End of this chapter)