Chapter 156 The bustle of the long street and the bustle of the inn
The Supreme Emperor, who was feasting on the delicious shrimp meat, suddenly let out a sigh and looked outside.
I saw a few waiters walking out of the restaurant, carrying two large buckets and walking towards the street. They went straight to the group of beggars huddled at the edge, took something out of the buckets and gave it to those people.
"Dai Zhu, I can't see clearly what those guys are handing out, please help me take a look."
The manager of Longshou Palace squinted his eyes for a long time before saying in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, my eyes are dim..."
"Grandfather, the waiters in those shops are handing out steamed buns," Xiao Tianfang said uncertainly after taking a look.
Today is the winter solstice, and the soldiers patrolling the streets are even tighter. Those victims can only hide in the corners of the streets and dare not walk onto the main street.
The victims were obviously stunned for a moment, and then they came over one after another after reacting.
The waiter, who was the leader, shouted loudly, and then spoke on the phone again, and the victims actually calmed down and lined up.
When the Emperor saw this, he couldn't help but become curious, "Dai Zhu, let someone go and see it."
"Yes."
As soon as he finished speaking, a few gangsters walked up to the corner of the street and tried to take away the steamed buns from the victims. The waiters in the shop, who were only four or five people, could only stare at them.
The Supreme Emperor shrank his eyes and patted the railing hard. When Xiao Tianfang saw this, he immediately planned to send someone down to stop him.
"Wait!" the Emperor said.
Several gangsters who also looked like gangsters came out of nowhere. Although they were bare-handed, their momentum was not weak. They immediately attacked the gangsters who were robbing the victims, and immediately beat them until they were crying and screaming, and they were busy running for their lives. The waiter in the shop just stared at it from beginning to end, until both groups left, then he picked up the buns on the ground and put them in his arms, then took a new one from the bucket and handed it to the victims.
Not long after, the people sent by Dai Zhu returned. After hearing the report, Dai Zhu nodded and whispered a few words in the ear of the Supreme Emperor.
The Supreme Emperor was speechless after hearing this, and after a long time he said: "It's rare."
Following the Emperor's rare words, Xiao Tianfang's eyes kept flickering, and his thoughts drifted to nowhere.
Yuqiuyi.
Although this large inn is not as deserted as outside, it is far from lively. At least it is much more depressed than when Jialan passed by last year.
"Is this really Yuqiu Station? Why is it so deserted?"
As soon as they entered the inn, the lady who had just got off the carriage looked at the empty inn and said in surprise: "Could it be that the heavy snow in the sky made us go the wrong way?"
"Aunt..." A petite girl wearing a light blue cotton gauze jacket next to the madam shouted, pointing to the door of the inn behind her and saying: "It's not like even the inn's plaque got lost and flew here, right? This place is
If I remember correctly, behind the row of long houses next to me are the stables, and here is a well..."
"Miss Luo has a good memory." Jia Lan just walked out of it and happened to hear the girl's words and praised her.
Jia Lan's sudden interjection sound made the girl startled for a moment, her pretty face flushed slightly, and she quickly lowered her head and blessed Jia Lan: "Young Master Qin."
"Girl, you don't have to be polite." Jia Lan showed a faint smile, and then cupped his hands to the woman: "Mrs. Luo..."
The woman hurriedly waved her hands: "I am just a concubine in the Luo family, and I can't even call me madam. Mr. Qin, please don't call me like this. My surname is Lu, so you just call me Aunt Lu."
Seeing that the other party was very insistent, Jia Lan did not force it and said in a good-natured way: "Yi Cheng said, I'm afraid the road ahead is not easy, and we have to be prepared to spend the night on the road. Is there anything I need from Aunt Lu?"
Need to add something?"
When they heard that they were going to sleep on the street, Aunt Lu and the maid behind the girl suddenly showed a bit of bitterness on their faces. On the contrary, the girl who had spoken before could see it and took over the conversation: "Thank you, sir, for asking us. We have nothing to miss."
Yes, it was all thanks to the help of the young master, and everything was prepared beforehand."
Jia Lan nodded, seeing the bitter look on Aunt Lu's face, thinking of their worries: "Don't worry, we people have camped out many times before, and we have all the necessary supplies, but it's just not as good as living in a post station."
A little more."
After a pause, he said: "Originally, the most convenient way to return to Shenjing is to take a boat through the Grand Canal. If it is not possible, you can also take the overland route along the canal. Unfortunately, there has been a banditry and the river is blocked, so we can only feel wronged by the two of us.
Been walking for a while."
The girl shook her head: "Young Master, you're welcome. There's a lot of chaos everywhere now. As long as we can reach the capital safely, it's worth spending a little more time. Besides, we're just living in a side house, so we can't be considered rich.
We are used to living a hard life, and the fatigue of traveling and traveling is nothing.
Besides, if it hadn’t been for the Young Master’s rescue, we, the master and the servants, would have been killed at the hands of the bad guys. Now even the carriage we ride in is provided by the Young Master. It’s such a great kindness that I won’t forget it, and I don’t dare to be harsh anymore.”
At this time, the woman also suppressed the bitterness on her face and thanked Jialan: "My girl is right, you don't have to worry about us, we can bear these things."
Jia Lan nodded slightly, asked some more questions, then turned and left.
"The Qin family's young master is personable, easy-going, and responsible in his work. He is really good!" Aunt Lu looked at Jia Lan's back and praised her sincerely.
"Yes, it would be great if all the brothers in the capital were like this!" The maid on the side agreed with envy.
"Mom! Dongqing, that's enough. Don't try to interfere with other people's opinions." The girl interrupted the two of them angrily: "No matter how young Mr. Qin is, he is the only son of a minister in the Ministry of Industry. What's more, he is a scholar at a young age and has a bright future.
, wherever we can climb, you can just give up on this!"
"That's not what you said..." Aunt Lu walked away and said: "As you said, he has become a scholar at a young age. He will probably be named on the gold medal list in the future. When the time comes, there will be no guarantee that many people will want to find him. You are destined to be with him.
,Why not seize this opportunity?
Besides, we don’t covet that young man for anything, but we really have a heart to repay our gratitude. With a character like his, we will definitely not be bad.”
Aunt Lu looked at her daughter with burning eyes and said faintly: "After all, I brought you up, and what I care about most is your marriage. Alas... This time, the eldest wife suddenly summoned us to Beijing. I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse.
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The maid Dongqing also said: "In the past three years, Luofu has been indifferent to us, and the monthly money has come and gone. If it weren't for the girl's embroidery work, I'm afraid we would have starved to death in Yuhang!" p>
As soon as she finished speaking, both Aunt Lu and the girl's expressions changed.
Dongqing said the wrong thing in an instant, her eyes immediately turned red in worry, and she said weakly: "Aunt, Miss, I was wrong."
There was silence between the three of them. Aunt Lu looked lonely. Although the girl was holding back, the glint in her eyes still revealed her uneasy mood.
Squeak—
With a shout, the door of the post station opened again, and a large caravan slowly entered the post station. The originally somewhat listless postmaster immediately smiled and opened his eyes when he saw it, and hurriedly greeted him: "Hey, this is not the shopkeeper of the Lin Family Trading Company.
What! Long time no see!"
There were two to three hundred people in and behind the caravan, and there were more than 300 horses alone, as well as dogs specially used as sentinels. The driving was useless. Seeing such a convoy, Yi Cheng's smile became even brighter.
"How's Zhao Yicheng? It's been a long time indeed."
At this time, the girl was helping Aunt Lu to slowly walk up to the guest room on the second floor. When she heard the noise of the caravan, she turned around and glanced curiously. Unexpectedly, she happened to see something. She was so surprised that she said "Ah" and left Aunt Lu and her husband.