Chapter 104: Those who encounter trouble run first
The first group of customers in the tea shop, eight escorts, each received a piece of watermelon and a bowl of cold shrimps, which made their whole bodies cool and comfortable.
After eating, I was not in a hurry to leave immediately, but continued to sit and rest.
Song Qiu didn't urge anyone to leave, even though another wave of people came immediately and occupied two tables.
When this group of guests heard that iced watermelon cost five cents a piece, they were reluctant to eat it. Only one person came with a bamboo tube of iced mung bean soup and drank it while resting.
The bamboo tube is made long, and there is a lot of it in one cup, which is definitely enough to drink.
At this time, the previous escort had rested enough, and then he waved to Song Qiu to come over and settle the bill. He asked, "So the direction of Dongling County is this way, right? How far along does this road go before there is a town?"
At this point, if you want to eat or not, there is no food here. Of course, you have to move forward and continue on your way.
Song Qiu quickly settled the account, and first answered the guest's question for directions, "To go to Dongling County, just keep going straight ahead. The nearest one is Panshi Town. It's still twenty-seven or eight miles away from here. You guys can take a carriage.
If you hurry up, you'll be able to see the town entrance around noon."
Then he said: "The guests ordered a total of eight bowls of cold shrimp and eight pieces of watermelon. A bowl of cold shrimp costs three cents, and a bowl of watermelon costs five cents. A total of sixty-four cents!"
The head guard learned the news he wanted to know, nodded, took out his purse to pay the bill, and without leaving much behind, ordered the bodyguards to lead the carriage and drive on their way.
As soon as the guests at the two tables left, Zhang Lihua quickly came up to clear the tables, took the bowls and went to the back to clean them out.
Old Yuan also wiped the table and arranged the benches.
Soon, two separate travelers passed by. They were wearing ordinary clothes, so they probably weren't traveling long distances.
When you sit in, you just order a tube of mint tea and drink it, rest your feet and quench your thirst.
Several more people came in one after another, some were eating iced watermelon, and some were ordering a bowl of cold shrimp with fermented glutinous rice on ice.
The tea shop was constantly filled with people, and they were busy for nearly an hour.
The heat in the afternoon was even more unbearable. Everyone who had to leave had left, and the tea shop suddenly became quiet.
The chirping of cicadas and insects in the forest on the mountain behind the river can be clearly heard in the tea shop, making people feel a little drowsy.
Song Qiu looked at the sun blazing above his head and felt dizzy. During such a hot period, people on the road would probably find a shady place to rest nearby.
It's almost June and it's very hot.
Song Qiu was very hot and felt thirsty. He quickly opened the ice pan and saw that most of the mung bean soup was left. He simply took three bamboo tubes and asked Old Yuan and Zhang Lihua to sit down and rest their breath.
Zhang Lihua drained the freshly washed bowl into a dustpan to dry, wiped the sweat from her head, sat down and took a sip from the bamboo tube, "At first I was thinking why no one came to the opening today.
, I have been too busy to think about it this time."
"Hey, Ah Qiu, it's a good start today, business is pretty good!"
Old Yuan also laughed, "I was worried at first that this business would not be easy to do. I didn't expect that there would be so many passers-by here when we set up a tea stall. I looked at it. Most of the people who passed by this time came in, right? And
The three of us, all of whom seemed to have brought water bags, also sat in and ate a piece of iced watermelon!"
Song Qiu nodded, "It's hot today, and I'm so tired from traveling. Everyone wants to drink some ice. It feels so comfortable, right? The water bag is holding it, and the water in it is probably hot. Naturally, it's not as good as this ice. In the past,
No, it really does exist, and everyone still wants to eat ice."
Zhang Lihua took another sip of mung bean soup. It was ice cold and comfortable. She felt that she was not hot at all. After hearing this, she nodded in agreement, "If I am in such a hurry and so hot and tired, I would also like to have some ice."
The river breeze continued to blow, and this gust of wind made my body feel hot.
On the official roads in three directions, the strong sun dried out the mud and cracked it. Not a single bird passed by, let alone anyone.
Song Qiu yawned and said: "Nai, Lihua, lie down on the table and have a rest. I'm awake and awake, and I'm watching. There's no one here for a while."
Zhang Lihua, who had gotten up in the middle of the night, couldn't resist anymore. She nodded and lay down on the table, and soon began to snore.
Lao Yuan felt sleepy and got up later. Now he yawned twice and fell asleep completely after a while.
Seeing that both of them were asleep, Song Qiu looked in both directions again to make sure that no one had walked on the road in the distance, so he closed his eyes and planned to take a nap.
He probably only slept for about a quarter of an hour. Song Qiu's ears were very sensitive and when he heard the sound of horse hooves, he immediately opened his eyes.
I straightened up and stretched, and saw two tall horses galloping towards me from the direction of Baishui Town, raising waves of dry dust on the official road.
The sound of horse hooves startled old Yuan and Zhang Lihua and woke up one after another.
Dust was flying all over the sky. Fortunately, the river beach was a little away from the official road, so the dust wouldn't rush into their tea shop.
The two tall horses galloped past without any pause, but after running a long way, they turned around and ran back.
The two young men in smart attire dismounted from their horses. The horses did not hit the tree pole at all, but they did not care about running away.
"Two bowls of tea!"
"Give our horses some water too!"
The two of them sat down and each said something.
Zhang Lihua quickly went to the river to get water to feed the horses. There was a specially prepared wooden basin, and she had fed several times today.
Song Qiu didn't expect that they would turn back. She felt the smell of blood on the two of them. Song Qiu knew that these two people were not good friends. They were just like the young people she met last time. She did not dare to be careless and hurriedly
Get up and say hello.
"Two gentlemen, in addition to mint herbal tea, our tea shop also has iced watermelon, iced mung bean soup, iced shrimp and iced fermented glutinous rice. Do you want just tea or something else?" She greeted politely, although she didn't dare to be careless.
But how to do business still has to be done.
Unexpectedly, the young man had a bad temper. When he heard this, he just waved his hands and said impatiently: "I talked about two bowls of tea, why don't you hurry up and serve it? Why are you talking so much nonsense?"
Song Qiu: "..."
She closed her mouth and silently turned around to pour two cups of mint herbal tea.
The two young men were on their way in a hurry. They finished one cup in a hurry, and then had to drink three more cups.
Finally, he dropped two cents and hurriedly mounted his horse and drove away.
Song Qiu guessed that if they hadn't happened to be thirsty, they might not have stopped on their way.
I was relieved when I saw someone leaving.
Zhang Lihua patted her chest and let out a big breath, "Ah Qiu, did you see that they have such a big knife hanging on their waists? It's really deadly."
It looked like those two people would be frightened and unable to sit still if they stayed a little longer.
Song Qiuben was also nervous. Seeing her like this, he couldn't help but smile, "It's okay. Let's do business honestly and we won't offend anyone. What are we afraid of? Unless we encounter a lunatic, can we be killed casually?
"
"What kind of crazy thing? But this is a bit scary. Since we want to do this business, we have to be careful. Just like your village chief grandpa said, if you encounter something, run first and don't rush forward. Life is important." Old Yuan
He answered.
Song Qiu and Zhang Lihua listened and nodded honestly. Of course, if something happened, they would run away first to watch the excitement or something like that? That would be a big deal!