There are no inns in the desert, but there are inns, which provide accommodation and supplies for passing merchants and travelers.
The inn was right on the roadside. Before their carriage arrived, a waiter warmly greeted them. Seeing that there were so many people in their group, he said apologetically: "Masters, there are only three upper rooms in the store."
Everyone: ...That’s really unfortunate.
Guy: "But our hotel is the only one within a hundred miles."
Mr. You quickly asked: "I remember there is a small town just past your inn."
Usually small towns are located near oasis.
The waiter grinned and said, "Yes, there is an oasis more than a hundred miles along this road."
So now the only thing that can supply supplies is their inn, which is the only business.
Everyone had no choice but to choose to stay. Mr. You said very obediently: "The guys and I will squeeze into the lower room. The adults can rest in the upper room first."
Nie Canjun thought for a while and felt that he could neither compete with Zhou Man, the chief official, for a room, nor could he compete with Yin or the county man for a place. He glanced at Mr. Zhuang and felt that although his official position was equal to that of the other man, he would never compete with him.
It was not good for such an old civil servant to occupy the room, so he waved his hand and asked people to take the carriages and horses to take up positions and take care of them, while the others went into the inn to rest.
Mr. Zhuang lived in the upper room with two travelers. The bed was a bit small, but there was a wooden couch in the upper room, so you could still sleep on it if you squeezed in.
But Bai Shan and the others were different. The four teenagers went to see the so-called lower room, which was the Datong Shop, and were successfully forced to retreat. They obediently returned to the upper room and said, "Let the four of us squeeze in."
Man Bao waved his hand very generously and said, "Just move the wooden couch in my room over."
Daji took the guards to move, and the servants took out their bedding, tubs and other items from the car and brought them to the room to replace them.
Not only the clerks in the store, but also Mr. You were stunned for a moment.
Seeing that they were so surprised, the steward turned to them and smiled and said: "Several of our young masters are a bit uncomfortable with beds, so they have to use the bedding and pillows they are used to."
The guys reacted and took a look at them, only to realize that they were different from the merchants who passed by before, and their status seemed to be more valuable.
They smiled, then took the bedding and tub from their inn and waited to take them down.
It just so happened that there were so many people living in the lower room at once, and they needed quilts.
Zhou Liru also took out the bedding of their aunt and nephew from the carriage, while Man Bao took out daily necessities such as tubs and towels and put them in the room.
They also stayed in this way when traveling abroad, except that they used to live in an inn, and the maids at the inn would help with all these things.
It’s pretty good to do it yourself. I went up and down Manbao twice. After some exercise, I felt that the pain from riding in the carriage for a day was much relieved.
She opened the window and looked down, and met the eyes of a few people sitting under the greenhouse outside drinking tea. Manbao smiled politely at them, nodded and looked away, only to see the endless yellow sand between the sky and the earth.
Endless Yellow, then withdrew his gaze.
She closed the window, and the people in the shed also looked away. One of them licked his lips and said, "Brother, this little lady is really good-looking. She has thin skin and tender flesh. She doesn't look like the people here at all."
The other party also withdrew his gaze, drank all the wine in the bowl, and said: "Put your tricks away, don't you see, this is an official's house."
The other party was stunned and asked: "Why do the officials take our path?"
He said: "There is a lot of banditry on the other road. Since the road there is blocked, naturally we have to go this way."
The other party became excited and shouted: "Is it because of smallpox?"
Their boss said nothing.
He said: "According to me, the smallpox has just passed and everyone is still panic-stricken. If we take this opportunity to conquer one or two towns, plunder and leave, it will be enough for us to be rich and wealthy for a lifetime."
After closing the window, Man Bao turned around and went out to look for Nie Canjun. Nie Canjun was talking to Bai Shan next door. As soon as Man Bao opened the door and came in, they both turned to look.
Man Bao closed the door, turned around and said, "The people living in this inn seem to be a little different. Nie Canjun, do you want to send someone to find out?"
Nie Canjun nodded solemnly, "Master Bai is also talking about this matter with the official. I also feel that the people staying in this inn seem to be too brave. The official will go check it out soon."
Man Bao nodded and whispered: "Keep an eye on our luggage."
Nie Canjun decided to spend the night and arrange for twice as many people to guard the luggage.
After he retreated, Bai Shan asked Manbao, "You feel it too?"
Man Bao said: "I went up and down twice, and their looks made me very unhappy."
She said: "Let's rest early today and leave early the next morning."
Bai Shan agreed and asked the steward to arrange supplies.
There are so many of them who need to eat and drink on the road, even if they only prepare a lot of food and water for two days, this kind of thing is always done by the steward, but because the feeling of checking in this time is not very good, Manbao decided to go there in person later
Look at the prepared water.
As a result, before she could go, the steward came up to her with a look of helplessness and bowed: "Master, Miss Man, the food and water in this inn are too expensive."
Man Bao didn't even ask how expensive it was, and said directly: "Then just buy some vegetables. We still have the rice, noodles, meat and eggs we brought with us."
Steward: "...and water."
"Just make up for it."
The steward stressed: "The water here costs money, and it's very expensive."
They replenish raw water along the way and boil it yourself on the way, so you can just go to the well to get it. Usually the waiter at the inn can arrange it for you directly, so you don't have to worry about it yourself. You don't even think about paying for water.
Man Bao later realized, "Oh, this is a desert, water will be expensive."
Bai Shan stared and asked, "There is little water here, can I still bathe?"
Man Bao also became nervous, "Can't you take a shower?"
Steward:...Is this what we are talking about now? Aren't we talking about money?
Bai Erlang also turned to look over and said to the steward seriously: "I must take a bath!"
Liu Huan: "Not bad!"
Yin You on the side smiled and said: "Money is not an issue."
The steward breathed a sigh of relief and was about to say goodbye when Bai Shan suddenly stopped him and asked, "How much does the water cost?"
The steward said: "Twenty coins per bucket."
Everyone stared at each other, and even Yin You couldn't help but gasped, "How much does our hotel room cost for one night?"
Steward: "Eighty cents." After a pause, he added: "Not counting bathing."
Bai Erlang turned to look at Bai Shan, "I remember we lived in an inn, and a room only cost fifty cents, right? The rooms in the inn are much better than this."
Bai Shandao: "Things are rare and valuable. There is only this inn on this road. Is their well separate?"