It was already the time to hold the lights. I was far away and couldn't see the old man's appearance clearly. Now I'm getting closer. Zhao Shiqing couldn't help but look at the old man who sounded very unique.
The old man's figure was thin and shriveled, like a dead branch swaying in the wind. The white-washed Taoist robe appeared wider and wider. The rugged shoulder blades raised sharp edges under the old Taoist robe, and coupled with his wrinkled like dried dates His ordinary face added a bit of funnyness. Zhao Shiqing remembered the old monkey dressed up in a very handsome manner at the temple fair.
As the old man was cursing, he suddenly found someone looking at him. He looked back and faced Zhao Shiqing's smile that was laughing.
"What are you laughing at?"
Zhao Shiqing was caught with a snicker and laughed openly: "Old man, tell me, why is the name of this inn bad?"
The waiter beside him was so anxious that he hurriedly said, "Girl, this old man is a lunatic, don't be as knowledgeable as him."
Before he finished speaking, the old man cursed angrily: "You are the madman, your whole family is a madman, and your family tree is full of madman!"
The waiter was also angry. Just say it, what should I do to my ancestors?
If you weren't worried about scaring away the customer, you really wanted to beat him.
"Forget it, you are old, I won't bother with you."
The waiter looked at Zhao Shiqing again: "Miss, there are just two rooms now. Do you think you should clean it up for you first?"
Zhao Shiqing glanced at the loach, and the loach immediately said to the waiter: "You have someone go and feed our horses first, and then take me to check in the room."
The waiter was overjoyed and was too lazy to care about the old man and Zhao Shiqing. While calling people to lead the horse, he accompanied Niu and Ling Bo in to arrange the room.
Looking at the waiter's back, the old man cursed, "The dog's eyes look down on people."
Zhao Shiqing smiled and said, "Old man, why is the name of this inn not good yet?"
The old man looked at the loach and Ling Bo who had already entered, and then looked at Zhao Shiqing: "Girl, aren't you together? Why don't you go in with me?"
Zhao Shiqing: "Aren't I waiting for the old man to tell you the name of this inn? I'll go in after you finish talking."
The old man is such a thirsty child.
"Okay, for your sincerity, I will tell you."
The old man turned out a folding fan like a magic trick. He opened it with a snap and slapped it a few times. Zhao Shiqing quickly took two steps back and wrapped the thick cloak on her body.
The old man glanced at Zhao Shiqing, who was wrapped in thick shape, then looked at his thin clothes, proudly erecting his shriveled chest, and his big fan whistled: "Young man, he has a bad physique!"
Zhao Shiqing stepped back again: "It's far worse than you."
Seeing that she knew her self-awareness, the old man was very satisfied and finally closed the folding fan. Zhao Shiqing breathed a sigh of relief.
The old man raised the fan high, and Zhao Shiqing subconsciously raised her legs, preparing to find a place to shelter from the wind, but saw the fan in the old man's hand suddenly turned around and pointed to the three big words "Cynical Come".
"Did you see it? This inn is actually called Xiankelai. Little girl, I'm asking you, do you know what immortal is?"
Zhao Shiqing: What I hate most in my life is "I will test you".
However, she is a polite little girl.
"Immortals are people who become saints in their flesh and have fulfilled their merits."
The old man looked at him and touched the goatee's beard and nodded: "The little girl is good at learning."
Zhao Shiqing: So this is knowledge?
The folding fan in the old man's hand turned direction again. Just when Zhao Shiqing thought he was going to fan again, the folding fan pointed to the entrance of the inn.
"Little girl, I'm testing you. Whose business is this inn doing?"
Zhao Shiqing: "The inn is of course welcoming guests from all directions, and doing business with guests from all directions."
The old man's eyes flashed: "Can these guests who come and go from north to south become saints in their bodies and have fulfilled their merits?"
Zhao Shiqing shook her head: "Of course not."
The old man raised the folding fan in his hand for the third time. Just when Zhao Shiqing thought he was pointing somewhere again, the old man slapped the folding fan in his palm. Maybe the force was not grasped properly, and the old man patted himself in pain, and oh.
But what is this pain in the face of truth?
The old man shook his head and said to Zhao Shiqing: "Since the person who came here is not a saint who has become a saint in his body and has fulfilled merits, how can he be called a celestialis? If he comes, he is not afraid of the wind blowing his tongue, so I asked them to change their names. Why What's wrong? ”
Zhao Shiqing nodded repeatedly: "Yes, you are right, you are right, this inn should be renamed!"
The old man raised the folding fan in his hand again. Just when Zhao Shiqing thought he was going to hit him again, the old man's folding fan slapped her shoulder.
Zhao Shiqing's body flashed, and the folding fan wiped her shoulder and patted her empty.
The old man didn't care and said to Zhao Shiqing, "Come on, my friend, I'll let you go in with me and ask the inn owner to change the three words "Chen Chou".
Zhao Shiqing: I think you have put too much salt in your meal, so you are idle!
"Hehe, good medicine is bitter and honest. The inn owner will definitely not listen to advice, but I have an idea."
Old man: "What's the idea? Tell me quickly."
Zhao Shiqing blinked her big eyes: "You bought this inn, let alone changed the name, if you demolished this inn, no one dared to take care of it."
After she finished speaking, she wanted to leave. It seemed that Ling Bo had already ventilated the room and cleaned it up.
But when I looked back, the old man stood there thinking, "No, right?" Does the old man also think she made sense?"
But the old man suddenly looked at her: "Good idea, this is really a good idea, but I am short of money and can't afford this inn, little girl, I look at the beads on your head, the cloak on your body, and the just-contact These three tall horses that you have grown up are valuable at first glance, and you are a reasonable and transparent person. So, buy this inn and I personally write a plaque for you to ensure that you are like a guest. It's heard everywhere, what do you think? ”
Zhao Shiqing looked at him vigilantly, and understood everything. This old man pretended to be crazy and stupid, but in fact he was a liar. Maybe he was in the same group as this inn. This inn is a black shop!
The black store is good, I have never stayed in a black store yet.
Zhao Shiqing gave the old man a thumbs up: "Old man, he is tall, he is really tall."
After saying that, she turned around and entered the inn. The old man's shout came from behind: "Don't leave, I promised, will you buy the inn?"
As it turns out, the only one who hacked was the old man, and the inn was not a black shop.
Not only is it not bad, this inn is in line with Zhao Shiqing's wishes, both in the room and food.
After a good night's sleep, the next morning, Zhao Shiqing and the other two left the room, left the county town, and went to the village below.
They went to two villages, and as the legendary one could hear the sound of weaving everywhere in the village. Zhao Shiqing sat on the big bluestone in the village, closing her eyes, listening to the sound of weaving one after another.
Loach knew nothing and looked around. He grew up in the capital since he was a child. Now that he has come here, he can see everything novel.
Ling Bo's attention was all on Zhao Shiqing. She looked at Zhao Shiqing with concern. Others didn't know, but she knew that she knew the purpose of Zhao Shiqing coming to Wu.
Lingbo was sold by his relatives, so she never thought it was better to find his relatives, but that day, when she saw Zhao Shiqing walking out of Suining Palace with her own eyes, she had tears in her eyes.
At that moment, she thought that the second lady was different from her. The second lady must have been abandoned by her relatives. Her relatives must be looking for her. The second lady's biological mother would definitely not treat the second lady like Princess Nie.
So when Zhao Shiqing said that she wanted to come to Wu, Ling Bo supported it. The second lady is so smart. The second lady suspects that she is from Wu, so she must be.
Ling Bo looked at Zhao Shiqing sitting on the bluestone, closing her eyes and concentrating. She urgently hoped that the sound of weaving cloth would make Zhao Shiqing remember what she had happened when she was a child.
Time passed like water, and I don’t know how long it took, but Zhao Shiqing finally opened her eyes.
"Miss Second, have you remembered it?" Ling Bo asked with concern.
A trace of disappointment flashed in Zhao Shiqing's eyes, and she slowly shook her head: "No, nothing."
The three of them came with excitement and left in disappointment. When they returned to Bailu County, they rushed into the city the last time before the city gate was closed.
Seeing that Zhao Shiqing was not in high spirits, Loach said with a smile: "Yesterday, I heard from the waiter of the inn that there is a street in Bailu County that specializes in business for foreign merchants. There are snack stalls on the street, and the business is done very late. Even all night long.”
Lingbo was interested: "Is there no curfew here?"
There are curfews in Liang and there are curfews in Beijing. However, along the way, I have encountered places where there are no curfews, but they are all small places, such as Zhaoting Town, Bailu County, and it is very prosperous, not those remote towns. Comparable.
Loach smiled and said, "I asked specifically, there is no curfew. Those cloth merchants who come from afar all live in the county town. The reason why the yamen does not have curfew is to let the people make their money."
No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!
Of course Lingbo knew what loach means. The second lady loves to play and eat. The second lady is in a good mood, so everyone is really good.
"Miss Second, I can't sleep even if I return to the inn so early. Why don't we go to that street to stroll?"
Zhao Shiqing was indeed intrigued. She didn't have much hope at first, but she was just a little disappointed.
"Okay, we are also outsiders, so of course we have to go to places where only outsiders will go."
What's the point of not being slaughtered when you go out?
The three of them walked and inquired, and soon found the famous Zaike Street in Bailu County.
Before we got closer, we heard the hawkers from afar.
"Sugar Cake, sweet white sugar cake."
"You can eat the candy driver without going to the capital."
"Fried lanterns, the best lanterns on the beams and ground!"
"Bei Yan roasted lamb legs, those who pass by come and try it. Bei Yan roasted lamb legs."
Zhao Shiqing looked at Ling Bo: "Is the blown lantern awesome?"
Ling Bo: "I haven't heard of it. I've eaten fried croquettes. The fried croquettes made by Aunt Wang in the village are so unpleasant. She is reluctant to put oil on it, and the meatballs are all battered."
Loach: "I have lived in the capital for 16 years and have never heard of a candy driver."
So Zhao Shiqing and Ling Bo, two girls who grew up in Liangdi, tasted the best fried lanterns in Wudi. Well, something similar to fried croquettes. I don’t know why it is called fried lanterns.
Loach went to eat the candy-fried chestnuts in Beijing. It turned out to be the fried chestnuts. Because Wu does not produce chestnuts, these chestnuts come from afar, so the fried chestnuts are not right. The sugar-fried chestnuts are very expensive.
Although it was not satisfactory, the three of them were very interested. They bought whatever they saw, ate while walking, and bought a pound of fried fish for Xiao Yao.
"Hey, Miss Second, look, is that the crazy old man from yesterday?"
When Zhao Shiqing saw it, she was really.
"What crazy old man? This is an old liar and a big fool. I fooled me to buy an inn yesterday. No, we have committed a big taboo for outsiders."
Loach hurriedly asked, "What's the big taboo?"
Zhao Shiqing: "You can't show off your wealth. Eat quickly. Don't let this old liar see that we have bought so many delicious foods."
The three of them quickly stuffed the things in their hands into their mouths, but it was too late. The old liar had seen them, strictly speaking, they saw Zhao Shiqing.
"Ah, my friend, I actually saw you here. It's better to meet by chance than to meet me. Let's go to the stall over there to sit and talk about the scriptures and talk about the scriptures and theories. How do you think?"
Zhao Shiqing: "Do you have money to treat you?"
Old man: "I won't hide it from my friend, I'm short of money"
Zhao Shiqing pointed at her head: "Do you think I have a big head?"
Old man: "What's the solution?"
Zhao Shiqing: "It means you think I'm so easy to cheat?"
Old man
Zhao Shiqing turned around and left, Ling Bo whispered: "This old man may not really want to cheat money, he may have encountered difficulties."
Zhao Shiqing asked, "How did you see it?"
Ling Bo said, "Miss Second, have you not paid attention to the shoes on the old man's feet? Those shoes look very valuable, but they are just worn out."
When Zhao Shiqing heard this, she turned around and looked, but the old man was already hidden in the crowd and could not see it.
Ling Bo said, "That old man's shoes look ordinary, but the material on the upper is priced at silk, and Jintingchun sells ten taels per pair."
Jintingchun is the largest and most expensive ready-to-wear shop in Liangdu, and of course, it also sells shoes.
Ten taels a pair of shoes, even the young ladies from wealthy families don’t buy as much as they want.
Loach: "Miss Lingbo, you are right, right? That old man, his robe is so colorless that he can't tell. Do you think he can wear 100-two-one pairs of shoes?"
Ling Bo snorted: "You underestimate me!"
Zhao Shiqing did not doubt that Ling Bo would not misunderstand the jewelry, clothes, shoes and socks.
"Has this old man encountered a thief?"
Loach quickly waved his hand: "I didn't steal it, I've turned aside."
Zhao Shiqing: "You have already carved the guilt of being a thief into your bones."
Having said that, Zhao Shiqing has decided that if she meets the old man again tonight, she will definitely buy some meat buns for the old man.
Some people just couldn't resist the muttering. Zhao Shiqing and the other two walked from the south end of the street to the north end, and then from the north end to the south end. When they were about to return to the inn, they heard a quarrel.
"How come you are ungrateful, old man, why are you ignorant? I saw you wandering around here for a long time. You feel pitiful and kindly invite you to eat meat buns, but you turn it over to the beggar. You are deliberately disgusting me, right?" (This chapter Ended)