These days, places to stay can be roughly divided into three categories: inns, hotels, and hotels.
Needless to say, the last big hotel is of high quality and the charges are naturally high, making it unaffordable for ordinary people.
What ordinary people really live in is an inn, also called a carriage and horse shop. This type of inn has a simple environment and poor hygiene, which makes it cheap.
From the late Qing Dynasty to the present, in order to draw a clear line between the inns with such a bad environment, many inns have simply changed into hotels or inns.
The environment is slightly better, with hot water and meals provided, and most importantly, there are not so many cluttered people waiting.
Gaobeidian is not far from the capital, and many people traveling from north to south pass through it. However, this place is a county town, but it is not much bigger than a town. Moreover, it is too close to the capital, so many people simply bite the bullet and continue on their way.
When visiting the capital, few people stay here.
So there are two inns in this city, with the doors open to each other, but one is worse than the other.
Mo Xiang and Wang Mintong were standing on the street. They turned to look at the 'Huiyou Inn' on the left. The plaque was so dark that you couldn't recognize the handwriting unless you looked carefully. Then they looked at the 'Peng Lai Inn' on the right. Good guy, uh
The plaque was completely gone, leaving only a cover full of black oil stains.
The two girls were in trouble, and Mo Xiang couldn't make up his mind: "Miss, where should we... live?"
Wang Mintong compared it, pointed to the inn on the left and said, "This is the one, it looks a bit cleaner."
After entering the inn, Mo Xiang went to ask the shopkeeper for an upper room, and then went to the backyard and took a look. The so-called upper room was the west wing of a small courtyard. It looked very simple. Fortunately, it was early spring, otherwise the mosquitoes would be there.
There are flies flying all over the place, so it’s really impossible to get down.
For this shabby room, one night's stay costs three cents of silver!
"You are so evil!" Mo Xiang angrily yelled, "Miss, this store is too dark. I should have gone to the Penglai Inn opposite."
Wang Mintong rolled her eyes and said: "You've already paid the money, don't talk useless words. Rest for a while, and then let's find out how to go next."
"oh."
Mo Xiang simply got on the kang, took off her shoes and was lost in thought. Traveling these days was a hell, the carriage was bumpy all the way, and Mo Xiang was so full of food all morning that she almost vomited several times.
Wang Mintong sniffed around: "What does it smell like?"
His eyes fell on the maid's feet, and he immediately took two steps away in disgust: "Hey, why do you smell so bad?"
The maid's ink smell was nothing but fragrant: "I've walked such a long way from home to Xibianmen... Stop talking about me, miss, you stink too."
"Nonsense, I don't smell bad. Ha, it's okay if you don't call me Erya from now on, you can just call me smelly mo. Geez..."
The master and servant were making a fuss for a while, and Mo Xiang probably couldn't stand her feet anymore, so she quickly put on her shoes, took a wooden basin, went out to get hot water, and came back to soak her feet.
After resting for a while, the churning appetite calmed down, and then she felt hungry. Mo Xiang took out the buns and was a little worried: "How can I eat this?"
I don’t know if it was a joke or not. Wang Mintong took one look at the buns and suddenly felt bored. After thinking about it, she simply said: "How about... I see there is a noodle shop outside, let’s go eat noodles."
"Yeah."
The two of them packed up. Wang Mintong took some silver coins and copper coins and was about to go out. Mo Xiang was startled: "Miss, you have to be more careful when going out. You have so much gold and silver in your room. What if you lose it?"
The maid tied the baggage carefully and carried it on her body: "I'd better carry it on my body."
Wang Mintong suddenly said: "You are still thoughtful."
Mo Xiang raised her head and said proudly: "That's right, if it weren't for me, I'm afraid the young lady would have been stolen by someone later."
Wang Mintong twisted Mo Xiang's nose: "If you can, walk quickly, walk quickly, I'm going to starve to death."
As soon as the master and servant went out, they met a man who entered the yard. The man was quite tall, with short hair, sharp eyebrows and starry eyes. He was full of heroism. He was wearing a long gown that was not old and old. It could not be seen that he was made.
What kind of business.
When the man caught a glimpse of the master and servant, he suddenly stopped and looked over as if he was thoughtful.
Mo Xiang suddenly looked stern and shouted inwardly: "What are you looking at! Humph! Miss, leave quickly, that person is so rude."
Seeing the master and servant leaving the yard behind the inn, Yan Shuangying laughed. It was like we never met each other anywhere in the world. I didn't expect to meet Wanyan Tongji. I just didn't know how this girl could come here if she didn't stay at home well.
coming?
Curious in his heart, he simply turned back and followed out of the inn, watching the master and servant enter a noodle shop, and then began to eat.
Tsk, although I don’t know the reason, looking at the situation, Wanyan Tongji must have abandoned his family. This reminded him of Fu Yunzhao back then... Well, there are still some differences. Although Fu Yunzhao acted casually, he was ruthless.
From southern Hunan to Jinmen, I only took advantage and never suffered any losses.
Looking at these two little girls, they look like they have run away from a wealthy family. They are like blank slates. They have no knowledge. They are afraid that they will be targeted soon.
Yan Shuangying looked around and saw a group of Laihan gathered in twos and threes diagonally across from the restaurant. He was beeping and looking at the two women in the noodle shop from time to time.
From the looks of it, he must be eyeing Wanyan Tongji.
He simply found a corner to stay, took a cigarette and a lighter from the small world, and smoked one after another. This body was basically the Qingming Sword, he couldn't eat or drink, and he had no fun. Sometimes even though he knew
He knew that he and his true body were one, but he still couldn't help but feel some resentment in his heart.
You take your wife and children to ascend and enjoy it, while I stay here to take care of the burden for you, and you can't even feel any pleasure while riding a horse. Why?
If you can't feel the fun, then you can only find fun by yourself. Just like in front of you...
The two little girls looked really hungry, and they finished a bowl of noodles in just a moment. Wanyan Tongji handed over two silver coins, collected the three copper coins that the store had found, and then walked out of the noodle shop with the maid.
At this time, several men diagonally opposite also reached a conclusion and immediately dispersed.
The two little girls walked towards the inn, but not far away, they saw a huge wheelbarrow coming towards them.
This wheelbarrow was made to be large. Villagers used this wheelbarrow to pay rent, sell grain, go to the city to buy, or even pull their legs temporarily. The cart was full of wheat straw. It was not known whether it was feed for livestock or food.
Firewood for home use.
The two women in front of them came closer, passed a lean man from behind, grabbed the baggage that Mo Xiang was carrying, and ran past the two of them.
"Huh? Robbery!"
Wang Mintong took a step forward and was about to chase. At this moment, the unicycle tilted and fell in the middle of the road amidst the exclamation of the handlebar. Wang Mintong instinctively took a step away and was about to pursue, but a man holding a box came next to him.
He was waiting for her and bumped into her immediately.
"Hey!"
There was a crash, the wooden box fell to the ground, and the porcelain inside was shattered to pieces. The man grabbed Wang Mintong: "Don't run away, you will pay for my treasure!"
Wang Mintong had some cultivation skills, so she threw the man away with a slight movement of her arms, jumped over the straw, discerned the direction in which the thief was escaping, and chased after him.
Seeing that Wang Mintong could not be stopped, the man grabbed the maid Mo Xiang, which made Mo Xiang burst into tears.
But Wang Mintong chased him for a long way, and seeing that he couldn't escape, the man turned around and went into the alley. When Wang Mintong chased him in, he found that the man was still there, but the baggage had long since disappeared.
Wang Mintong was smart by nature and knew not to be soft-hearted at this time. She stepped forward and kicked the thief down, then stepped on the thief's chest and asked, "Where is the thing?"
The thief pretended to be stupid: "What... what? My mother-in-law is giving birth to a baby and is in a hurry to go home. Why are you kicking me?"
Card!
Wang Mintong stamped on the thief's right hand, and immediately broke his wrist with a kacha sound. The thief screamed in pain, knowing that he was in trouble, and immediately cried: "Thing... Throw it over the wall."
Already."
Wang Mintong jumped over the wall and looked around, but there was no trace of the baggage anywhere. She was also very angry, and turned back to find trouble with the thief again, but the thief only had his hand broken, but his legs and feet were fine.
How could he be waiting there to be beaten? He has long since disappeared.
Wang Mintong looked around, and was thinking about the maid Mo Xiang, so she had to go back first. When she got to the main street, she saw several men surrounding Mo Xiang. The poor little maid had never seen this before? She cried anxiously early in the morning.
Seeing Wang Mintong, Mo Xiang immediately seemed to have seen a savior.
"Miss, did you get your things back?"
Wang Mintong shook his head, and Mo Xiang suddenly started crying again: "What should we do? He said that the lady broke his family heirloom and asked us to pay for it."
"What heirloom?"
The man pointed at the broken porcelain on the ground and said: "Little girl, everyone is watching. If you hadn't touched me, would this baby of mine have been broken? I won't bully you. Let's go to Boguzhai and let the old man palm his eyes."
, you will pay as much as you deserve."
The man just now had obviously put it on his body. If there was nothing fishy going on here, Wang Mintong would not believe it.
She said with a cold face: "Then what if I have no money?"
"No money?"
There was no need for that man this time. The helper around said: "If you don't have money, is it not easy? Just use your body to pay for it. With the appearance of this little girl, she must be the top card in the eight alleys. She can't be sold for three to five hundred at least."
Ocean?"
"Hehe, three to five hundred is less than that. Pu Jie spent a lot of money on being an actor in Jinmen. This girl is just the right age. I think she can sell it for at least one thousand."
Unlike Mo Xiang, who was crying anxiously, Wang Mintong had some cultivation skills. Although Wang Mintong was a little panicked, she still had some confidence in her heart. She thought about the worst case of a fight, and then pulled Mo Xiang away and ran away.
At this moment, a black shadow flew over and hit several men.
"Hey!"
"Who is it?"
Turning around, he saw the thief and another accomplice lying on the ground with bruises and swollen faces. In front of them, a heroic man walked slowly with a blue cloth bag in his hand.
Yan Shuangying looked at those goods and smiled: "Brothers, you are very good at playing. They block the road with a wheelbarrow, grab the baggage from behind, and touch the porcelain in front. This is swallowing up both the people and the money."
There is a saying that those who come are not good, and those who are good will not come. The few guys exchanged glances with each other, and the leading strong man said with a gloomy face: "Which path are you from, my friend? Do you have to meddle in this business?"
"Jinmen Yan Shuangying... It doesn't belong to any road. It's just an uneven road."
"Does this matter have to be taken care of?"
"If the road is uneven and someone steps on it, I will really take care of it."
The man said: "Friends, you might as well ask around. We are Captain Sun's people."
"What Captain Sun?"
"Captain Sun of the security team!"
Yan Shuangying nodded and said: "That's right. Robbery in the street and cheating on one another must be in collusion with the officialdom. So the person behind you is Captain Sun? It seems like that.
I do such dirty things often."
At this moment, Mo Xiang also heard the reason, and immediately shouted: "Okay, it turns out you are plotting against us!"
Wang Mintong glanced at Yan Shuangying gratefully, but there was no need for Yan Shuangying to take action. Wang Mintong's attack was like lightning, but he knocked down several thugs around him in a moment.
Mo Xiang was startled. Seeing how powerful the young lady was, she suddenly gained courage. She jumped up and kicked around for a while, which was a last-ditch attack: "I'll trample you to death, you bad guy! Let you scare me! Let you steal my baggage!"
Yan Shuangying looked amused, and when Wang Mintong stopped, he immediately threw the baggage away. Wang Mintong took the baggage and said with gratitude: "Thank you hero for helping me."
"You're welcome... Jianghu is dangerous, you'd better go home quickly."
Go home? Waiting to be a baby for Xing Shilian? Impossible!
Wang Mintong pursed his lips, and then imitated the content of the novel published in the newspaper and said: "Wang Mintong in Xia Jingcheng, thanks to the hero, the mountains are high and the rivers are long, and there will be rewards in the future."
Yan Shuangying's eyes suddenly looked playful, "Good guy, it turns out you are wearing a vest too."
You can't stay in the place of right and wrong for long. Wang Mintong took the little maid and left without waiting for the carriage team. For fear of being detained by the security captain behind the gang, she immediately left Gaobeidian and headed south.
Yan Shuangying was not in a hurry to leave. The guy's appearance changed after he got into an alley. He asked about Captain Sun's home and waited until dark before he went in.
Since the time of President Yuan Da, in order to maintain local security, the Republic of China has begun to promote security groups. Generally, they are security groups in provincial cities, and there are security teams in counties. The security teams can be large or small, with hundreds of people in large ones and dozens of people in small ones.
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During the Battle of Songhu, most of the troops participating in the battle were police and security groups.
The security team stationed in Gaobeidian only numbered about 30 people, and they didn't have all the firearms. Even so, Yan Shuangying was stunned to have stolen tens of thousands of dollars' worth of money from Captain Sun's house.
This guy can be regarded as a bully. With a little power, he can be said to have plucking the feathers of the goose and leaving the skin of the beast, and he became a nouveau riche in seven or eight years.
Yan Shuangying no longer had to think about the responsibility and simply took the man's soul away, which was regarded as revenge for the people he had tortured.
I returned to the inn and picked up my horse, rode the big black horse slowly, and continued southward toward Wudang Mountain.
After walking for more than twenty miles, I saw a fire rising in the forest, and two smaller figures were huddled beside the fire to warm themselves up. A closer look revealed that it was Wanyan Tongji who called himself Wang Mintong, and the man named Mo Xiang.
’s little maid.
Tsk, we meet each other nowhere in the world, but unexpectedly we bump into each other again.