It is two hundred miles away from Shanhaiguan to Ningyuan. On the way, you have to climb mountains and cross rivers. In the past, there were many resting places, but now there is only one place to go, which is Zhonghousuo. Although there are many villages along the way where you can stay overnight, it is not easy for business travelers.
I still like to stay here, because there is everything you need to eat, drink and have fun in the small town, and there are soldiers and horses to protect you. After all, if you stay outside, your people and goods will not be safe, but it is different in the guardhouse. No one dares to commit robbery, murder or arson.
It's a matter of fact, and now that military discipline is good, the troops stationed at the garrison will not ask for bribes, but they will accept them if you take the initiative to take care of them.
Ordinary business travelers would come to the city to rest, not to mention the soldiers and horses coming and going. One of the functions of the guard station was a post station. Some time ago, Ma Ke passed here and went to the city for repairs. This time Chang Yu was no exception, and Li Guo was traveling with him.
Others would not choose to drink the northwest wind in the wilderness outside the city.
However, his men did not go into the military camp to repair, but found an inn to stay. A baggage truck with more than ten people turned into a business traveler, and opened a big shop and two upper rooms. His men slept in the big shop, while Li Guo and
Song Xiance each lived in an upper room.
After checking in, the two of them took a shower, then left the inn and wandered around the city. Although they didn't know how glorious the entire guardhouse was before it was abandoned, it is now like a lively town, except for military camps and private houses.
, there are all kinds of shops for eating, drinking and entertainment. Standing on the street, you can hear the noise of eating meat and drinking, and you can also hear the heart-wrenching sound of silk and bamboo...
Li Guo couldn't go to the city, so he and Song Xiance wandered around the city before returning to the inn and ordering wine and food. Although the imperial court had a prohibition on alcohol, it was not easy to use outside the customs. Except for the army, no one drank seriously among the people.
Even if you are a soldier, you will not take the initiative to take care of you. As for the Yamen, where is the Yamen?
The Shao Daozi here is very strong and very popular, but the price is not cheap. After all, there is not so much food to make wine these days. Ordinary people still can't afford to drink it. At most, they can get one or two cups to satisfy their cravings occasionally. The main customers are still coming and going.
business travelers or military men.
Li Guo is not short of money. When others ask for a pot of wine, he just asks for a jar. The Shao Daozi outside the pass is a strong liquor. Usually three bowls can drink up a pretty good drinker. That's not to say that Li Guo
He drinks a lot, but has a lot of people, so he wants it for his subordinates.
Now he has more than ten followers around him. These people are dead soldiers who can go through fire and water for him without hesitation, but they do not have to die to be called dead soldiers. But now that they are out of seclusion, it is different. Regardless of whether they are dead soldiers or not, they all
It was a narrow escape!
Therefore, Li Guo was not stingy with these followers, eating and drinking when they should.
The entourage was divided into two groups, four of them were guarding the baggage cart and eating and drinking beside it, eight of them sat around a table in the inn lobby to eat and drink, while Li Yanze and Song Xiance were having a drink in the corner. Although the wine was strong, the mutton was roasted extremely well.
Well, the crispy texture will whet your appetite.
There were a lot of people in the inn and it was a bit noisy, but Li Guo and Song Xiance in the corner were calm, talking in low voices, drinking wine with their heads down, and occasionally looking out the door in a daze, after a while, they were full.
It was time to check out and go back to the room to rest.
The guy came over to find a deal and said he would give you a discount of sixty taels.
This immediately made Li Guo dumbfounded, "You are ripping off customers!"
The waiter didn't want to and shouted loudly, "If you can't afford it, don't eat it. If you eat it, pay for it. Is this a freeloader?"
Damn it, is my brother a man who is short of money?
Of course it's not bad, but I really can't hold my breath, so I asked the waiter to calculate carefully why this meal only costs sixty taels. The waiter said that a jar of wine is seventy taels, and you asked for three jars, a total of twenty-one taels.
A whole sheep costs thirty taels, and the remaining food adds up to ten taels. The total is sixty-one taels, and I still want one tael less from you.
After hearing this, Li Guo almost vomited blood. He knew that he had entered a black shop. When he asked for wine, he clearly said it would be one tael per jar. Now he wanted seven taels. The whole roasted lamb was said to be fifteen taels. At that time, he was thinking about the poor people outside the Guan.
, prices are high, a sheep costs fifteen taels of silver, and whoever eats it becomes thirty taels, you really think I am a noob.
The waiter explained, "You heard it wrong. Nowadays, wine costs one tael of silver to buy a jar. What are you thinking? It's seven taels, not one tael. There are fifteen and a half roasted whole lambs. What you want is a whole one."
Of course it’s thirty taels!
Oh my god, Li Guo's forehead is congested. He has been pecked in the eye by geese all year round. These bastards have actually got themselves into trouble. Moreover, their techniques are so crude and their appetites are so huge. No matter how expensive the drinks are these days, they are not worth it.
Seven taels, a roasted lamb will never cost less than 30 taels. You must know that thirty taels can buy a cow and many sheep. The price of high-quality mutton in the Ming Dynasty market is only one tael for eight kilograms.
This is no longer robbing customers, this is robbery!
At first Li Guo also thought about spending money to ward off disasters. Although sixty taels of silver was an astronomical figure to ordinary people, it was just a drop in the bucket for him. The main reason was that he didn't want to cause trouble at this moment, although he was not afraid of trouble.
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But he really couldn't stand the tone, attitude and words of the guy. Thinking about his identity, he stomped his feet, not to mention the green forest road, which made him sneeze.
None of the warlords who were entrenched everywhere dared to underestimate him, but he was scolded by the clerk in front of him. What was even more irritating was that the shopkeeper was still helping him from time to time, with a look of contempt and threats: "No.
You can’t get out of here without giving money!”
Just be black, you are so arrogant and domineering!
Li Guo, who had been depressed and depressed for a long time, burst out at this moment and slapped the table: "I don't believe this is evil, but I want to see how you can stop me from getting out of this door." He stood up and walked towards the door.
"Hey, I'm here for the freeloader. Catch him and report him to the official!" The shopkeeper yelled and a dozen guys with sticks rushed out and surrounded Li Guo. Li Guo's men didn't need to give any orders when they saw this.
, the copycats rushed over. The guys in their hands were not sticks, but weapons.
Logically speaking, the man with the stick should have given up when he saw the man holding the weapon, but the store clerks were not at all timid, and their attitude became even more arrogant. They confronted Li Guo's men while shouting and provoking them!
"Hey, let's just say that you guys are not serious people. You actually carry weapons. If you don't come down from the mountain to check on them, you are Tatar spies." The shopkeeper was not afraid at all: "Hurry and report to the military master. We will collect the reward today."
"I'm afraid you won't get the silver reward with your life." After hearing this, Li Guo turned around and came back to sit down. At this time, other diners in the inn had already dispersed and ran outside or in the yard to watch from a distance, for fear that the two groups would get into a fight and accidentally get hurt.
own.
"Hey, you, don't think that you will win with a knife in your hand. When I was playing with the knife, you didn't know where to poke your pee hole." The shopkeeper smiled and said, "I don't believe you dare to use the knife here. At this time
The city gate is closed and there are hundreds of soldiers in the city. How big a wave can you make with just a dozen people?"
"You don't have the final say whether you dare or not. Since you want to report to the official, let's wait until the official comes." Li Guo smiled faintly, stared at the shopkeeper and said, "You don't look like a good person, but
You should be lucky that you didn’t meet me in the pass, for I won’t leave your body intact!”
The shopkeeper laughed loudly: "Guan Nei, don't give me any trouble here. No matter how arrogant you are in Guan Nei, you will have your tail between your legs when you leave Guan Nei! I have the final say in this territory!"
"Look at what you said, you are not a serious businessman. I see you are the one who came down from the mountain." Li Guo spat.
The store clerk laughed loudly when he heard the sound, and the shopkeeper spread his hands: "You are right, I really came down from the mountain, but I am now a good person."
"That's it." Li Guo nodded: "It changed from overt robbery to secret calculation, but do you know who I am? You dare to snatch the head of the ancestor!"
"Don't let me exhale." The shopkeeper looked impatient: "You can either pay the money now, or I'll tie you up to see the official later. It's up to you. If you give me the money now, you can leave. I'll wait for you later."
Now that the man is here, it will not be so easy for you to leave! By the way, one more thing, I am not a hacker. This inn has been open for more than a year, and I am an innocent child. If you don’t believe me, just ask other guests.
If all the customers here are regular customers, if it is really a black shop, how come so many people come to visit?"
Oh, I understand. Li Guo smiled slightly and said, "You are just looking at people's food, and you only bully strangers."