After deciding the matter, the three middle-aged men said goodbye to Song Qiu and the others, and hurried home in the car.
Since he had to stop at Liujiaji not far ahead tonight, Song Qiu was not in a hurry.
Simply rest in the shady woods for a while, wait until the afternoon heat has passed, and then slowly move forward.
This road along the official road is just like what the merchants said. The villages you see are all far away from the official road, not adjacent to the official road, and are far less convenient than Songshan Village.
Let's just say that their Songshan Village is close to the official road, and almost no passers-by came to stay in their village before.
Not to mention these places, if we don’t just go to those villages, it will delay things even more.
Moreover, most villages are wary of outsiders coming in. If they want to stay overnight, it would be better to just take advantage of the large number of people and sleep in the open air.
Song Qiu hung up the car curtain and looked at the things on both sides of the official road, thinking about things in his mind.
It was only seven or eight miles away, almost the same distance from Songshan Village to Yanghuai Village. After a while, I saw people.
Like Ping'an Market, Liujia Market also has to go off the official road and walk a short distance.
In a big village, a small street is formed.
By this time, the market had already dispersed, but the two rows of private houses and their own shops were still open.
They are all small shops, and the first one is a tea shop. The cloth flags are floating and can be seen on the official road.
It is estimated that many passers-by came here and saw a tea shop, so they would stop for a drink and a rest, so when the tea boy saw Song Qiu and their carriage, he smiled and greeted them.
"Several guests, please come in for tea!"
After resting for such a long time and walking seven or eight miles, I was not tired, but rather thirsty.
Song Qiu took the lead and sat in, and the others ordered a pot of tea.
The tea was the most ordinary tea, with only a bitter taste, and you would get a mouthful of broken tea residue when you drank it, but it was cheap. Such a big pot only cost two cents, which was enough for several of them to drink.
Song Qiu didn't like drinking tea, so he took a bamboo tube to the tea waiter alone and asked for some plain water to drink.
Du Chuanfu had a scar on his face, and he didn't like to smile. Others would think he was bluffing, so he usually kept quiet when asking about important matters.
Meng Chaoqun came in handy at this time. He spoke kindly and talked to people, so that others would not immediately put themselves on guard.
"Brother, do you have a place to stay during this episode?"
It was already mid-afternoon, and most travelers would have passed here long ago, so there were only Song Qiu and the others in the tea shop, and it was not busy.
The tea boy served tea and went to the side to have some fun with the two old men.
Those two old men looked like they were from this village.
Hearing Meng Chaoqun ask, the tea waiter turned around and looked at the group of people, "Do you want accommodation?"
"Yes, at this point, whether you are going to Gongcheng or Yangping Town, you will not be able to make it before dark. This is your first time taking this road. Why didn't you make the right time?"
"We are just a small market here, but there is no inn. If you really want to stay, go inside and go to the end. That is Xu Shengzi's house. They have many empty rooms and they often provide places for passers-by to stay. There are no outsiders here today.
Come on, it should be empty, go and ask."
Song Qiu listened and looked along the small street to the end. He vaguely saw the house on the right at the end pointed by the tea waiter.
Meng Chaoqun nodded his thanks and paid the tea waiter with two pennies, and the group got up and headed over to the other side.
Seeing the people walking forward, one of the old men pulled the tea boy and said, "Why did you tell them about Katsuko's family? Be careful not to hurt them."
But the tea waiter said: "Well, with two pretty little girls, living somewhere is better than living in the wilderness."
The old man said: "I'm just talking about those two little girls. Those Xu Maozi are not easy to worry about. They are delicious and too lazy to cook. They also have a lustful look on their face. They are too old to be a wife. Even if Widow Li is leprous, he will do it."
You have to stop talking about these two delicate little girls!"
"It shouldn't be possible, right? This is a passerby, and there are three grown men inside! Can Xu Maozi bully him?" The tea waiter also became a little unsure.
There is a market less than a mile away, and the horse-drawn carriage will arrive in a short walk.
The house at the end is a large courtyard made of blue bricks. It looks no worse than the courtyard of Zhang Hugua's house. It also has a courtyard wall and a painted door.
Meng Chaoqun jumped off the carriage and went up to knock on the door.
"Who is it? It's coming, it's coming!" A woman's voice sounded from inside, accompanied by the sound of footsteps.
After a while, the door opened from the inside, and a long-faced woman poked her head out, looking at the strangers outside, including a line of carriages, and said, "You are passing through, do you want to stay?"
Meng Chaoqun nodded, "Yes, I heard from the guy at the tea shop in front that you can provide accommodation here. Are there any rooms available now?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" The woman was very happy when she was sure that she was really here to stay. Money came to her door. "How many of you are there? How many rooms do you want to stay in? There is no one else here today, and they are all empty! It's enough to live in!"
"Just two rooms. How is the accommodation fee calculated?" Meng Chaoqun said.
The woman opened the door wide and removed the threshold so that the carriage could enter, and said with a smile: "It's a simple little place, and it's not a serious inn. It's cheap! Hot water and food are all provided! One room for one person."
It only costs 20 cents a night!"
It costs twenty cents to provide hot water and food, which is not expensive at all.
Ma Liang drove the carriage into the yard, opened the curtain, and Du Chuanfu came down first, followed by Song Qiu and Aling.
The woman saw that the carriage was just an ordinary blue cloth carriage. It looked no different from the passers-by who had stayed there before, so she didn't think anything of it.
But when he saw the two little girls getting off the carriage, his eyes opened slightly.
Especially the one in the blue dress, who is fair and fair. I have never seen such a handsome girl in their village!
Their family has been in the business of providing accommodation for so long, but this is the first time a little girl has come.
The woman subconsciously looked at the door, swallowed, and quickly led a few people to the house on the left.
"You can stay in these two rooms! If you need hot water, just call me. I'll bring it to your room when dinner is ready!"
As he said that, he couldn't help but add, "There are many dogs in our village. Don't walk around late today. Be careful of dogs biting strangers."
Song Qiu and Aling entered a room near the door. Listening to the woman's words, they always felt that she said them deliberately.
There are a lot of dogs in the village, so they can't just bite people when it's dark.
She felt strange, but she didn't think much about it and looked around the house first.
The house is quite tidy, with ordinary farmhouse furnishings, and the bed is simple. The bedding on the bed is not new, but it looks clean. I'm not sure if it has been washed and dried since the last time I stayed there.
Song Qiu decided not to take off his coat when going to bed at night, and just slept like that. When he arrived in Gongcheng tomorrow, he would take a shower and change clothes.
There was someone staying overnight, so the woman quickly went to the stove to light the fire and have hot water ready at any time.
When she came out, she saw her man coming back with a hoe. She looked at the guest who was silent after closing the door, and quickly pulled him into the kitchen. When she entered, she lowered her voice and said, "I'm afraid it's going to be bad! There are passers-by staying here today.
There are two pretty little girls inside! Mom took my eldest brother to my uncle's house, and I won't be back today, right?"