"We adults have traveled all the way from Beijing. We are really tired, but this inn is really full. It is okay to say that we forcefully expel these people, but it is still a bit unbearable..." the man sighed.
"If you can't bear it, this is an inn, not an inn. Quickly drive them out. I'll pay for you two to stay in a room." Wang Shiqilang interrupted him.
The man smiled and shook his head.
"Young Master is joking, but you don't dare to do this." He said, "These old, weak, women and children are too pitiful."
"What a pity? What a pity. Just sleep in the wild." Wang Shiqilang said with a snort.
"But then our adults would be pitiful," the man said with a smile.
"Then what do you want?" Wang Shiqilang asked.
"It's a bit hard to say." The man said, "We have official titles but no money. Do you think this will work? I'll use my official title to get a room, and you can give some money to these people who have been kicked out. In this way, we can be considered friendly.
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Wang Qilang's eyes lit up.
The old servant couldn't help but nod.
What a great idea.
Reasonable and reasonable.
"Then I want two upper rooms." Wang Shiqilang said immediately, "I have women here."
The man said oh and looked embarrassed.
"According to regulations, the upper room is for officials and their families..." he said, "Let's do this, two single rooms."
That's okay, at least you don't have to sleep in Datongbu, just make it difficult.
Wang Qishilang nodded.
"Okay, Uncle Gu, you can follow them." He waved his hand and said happily.
The old servant nodded in agreement while looking at the man.
"May I ask where the official is running his errands?" he asked with a smile.
"I don't dare, I don't dare. I'm just a junior official in the Taicang Road Transportation Department." The man replied with a smile.
The transfer department, the old servant was very surprised. This is an important yamen in charge of money and food. It is related to the lifeline of the imperial court. It has always been appointed by officials with outstanding political affairs directors. Naturally, those who can serve as subordinates under the transfer department are not ordinary people.
The old servant was a little happy in his heart. He didn't expect that he would be able to make this connection during the trip and control money and food, which would be useful to the Wang family who were engaged in waterway business.
"Your Excellency, you are humbled." He said even more flatteringly.
The man was no longer polite and nodded.
"Then I'll spare you the expense." He said, turning to look at the guard behind him, and winking, "You and this old man, go do some business. Hurry, your car will be here soon."
The soldiers and guards responded, and the old servant nodded and hurriedly followed. Wang Shiqilang was already happily running outside to talk, but he turned back when he thought of something.
"My lord, please let the kitchen prepare food and wine." He said loudly.
The man nodded with a smile and watched Wang Shiqilang walk away.
On the roadside outside the inn, the Zhou family's entourage also set up tents and lit bonfires. There were three or four others carrying meat and vegetables bought from the kitchen and two jars of wine.
"This little inn also hides good wine..." Manager Cao said to Cheng Jiaoniang.
"If you eat at night to keep away the cold, don't eat too much." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
"Of course it is, of course it is." Manager Cao nodded repeatedly.
"Have you seen that I don't even dare to have a good time in the wild?" Wang Shiqilang said, staggering over with a bit of pride.
"I don't dare to have all the fun when I'm away from home or on the road," said Guanshi Cao.
Unruly servant!
"It's your turn to talk to me!" Wang Shiqilang shouted with a glare, looking at Cheng Jiaoniang, "Okay, I've got the room. Pack your things and go live. As for you..."
He looked at Guanshi Cao and others and snorted.
"We can't accommodate the big bunk beds, so you can sleep here so as not to waste the tents you have set up."
"Where did you get the room from?"
Cheng Jiaoniang, who was sitting on a four-legged stool and put on a cloak and hood, raised her head and asked.
Wang Qishilang became more and more proud, raised his head and hummed twice.
"Sir, I have my own way," he said.
While he was talking, there was a commotion in the station.
"Get out, get out, didn't you hear what grandpa said?" The two guards slammed down the whips in their hands.
An old man holding a child couldn't avoid it, so he turned around and took off two whips to avoid hurting the child in his arms.
Children cried loudly, women shouted, and the already crowded hall became a mess.
"Master Bing, we have already asked them to lay down the floor here..." Yi Cheng stepped forward to dissuade him, his face turned pale and he was sweating.
"What kind of bunks are there on the ground? Get out. I want to eat and sleep here." The guards shouted, raising their whips and then looking aside, "You guys, give them money and tell them to get out and find another place."
The old servant and several followers were stunned.
After hearing Bingwei's words, everyone in the room looked at them, with no concealed anger in their eyes.
"No, no, it's not like that..." the old servant said hurriedly, with sweat on his forehead.
Something doesn't seem right...
But it was too late, no one listened to him.
"We don't want money, we want to live here." One evicted man shouted angrily.
If someone takes the lead, more people will shout.
"Yes, we don't want money."
"Who cares about your money!"
"Bullying others with strength! Is there any royal method?"
Seeing everyone like this, Bingwei yelled and flicked the whip in his hand.
"What are you doing? Do you want to rebel? Let me tell you, our lord is on errands in Taicang under the orders of the emperor. If you don't get out of here, it will delay lord's important work. Who of you can afford it?"
Turns out to be an angel?
Everyone present looked dumbfounded, their anger subdued, leaving only helplessness and injustice.
Yi Cheng looked complicated and couldn't help but step forward.
"Although that's the case, it's not good to drive these people out like this. Most of them are women, children and young people. It's so late at night..." he said in a low voice.
"I'm not unreasonable." Bingwei said with a faint smile, while glaring at the old servant and others beside him, "Why don't you give the money to everyone!"
The old servant was sweating, and now he had no choice but to step forward.
"Here is some money. You can take some and find a place to live..." he said, handing the money to the people in the hall one by one.
No one accepted his money, and some even spat. The young man supported the old man, and the woman held her child in her arms. They walked out of the hall in a chaotic but strange and quiet manner. On the other side, several people came noisily in the backyard.
Cursing and cursing.
"...This is bullying others!"
"...Which dog official is it..."
At this moment, there was a sound of carriages and horses outside the inn, and a dozen or so guards dressed like the soldiers here gathered around to escort a carriage.
"Master Feng is here!"
The guards in the inn shouted loudly, and along with the shouts, they did not forget to whip their whips to drive away these people.
"Get out of here quickly, don't delay Mr. Feng's rest."
Because of this expulsion, the crowd became even more chaotic, and the children who had been comforted began to cry again, causing chaos in the inn.
Seeing the chaos, Cheng Jiaoniang stood up.
"Isn't this the room you want?" she asked.
"If you give me money, it's not like I drove them away in vain." Wang Shiqilang said, looking at the noisy courtyard with an expression that was a little surprised and then happy.
You can actually get so many people away by giving money!
"Hey, adults don't care about the faults of small people. It's rare for us to be together, so you can go in and stay." He hummed to Guanshi Cao and others.
Cheng Jiaoniang glanced at him.
"Who are those people?" She pointed at the guards in the courtyard.
"Oh, our own people, they can help..." Wang Shiqilang said with a bit of pride.
Before she finished speaking, Cheng Jiaoniang raised her feet and walked forward.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Wang Shiqilang shouted with a puzzled look on his face.
Cheng Jiaoniang stopped paying attention to him and stopped on the road at the door.
"Come here," she said.
Although Manager Cao did not dare to get too close, he always stood where he could hear orders at any time and responded immediately when he heard them.
"Stop these daring people who wantonly disturb the people!" Cheng Jiaoniang said, looking at the courtyard.
Manager Cao immediately greeted him, and seven or eight of his followers rushed to the courtyard with their wooden sticks.
"You actually bully the people, you really deserve a beating!"
Accompanied by shouts, the four soldiers holding whips were immediately surrounded by people from the Zhou family, and they were beaten head-to-head without any explanation.
The beating was so sudden that the guards did not react at all. Moreover, the followers of the Zhou family were all carefully selected by Mr. Zhou for their good skills. Four guards were knocked to the ground in three or two blows.
Even the old servant and a few others were not spared.
Everyone in the yard was stunned. When they came back to their senses and heard what they were shouting, they suddenly didn't know who took the lead in shouting hello, and then the cheers started one after another.
Wang Qishilang was also stunned.
"You're crazy! What are you doing?" he shouted as he came back to his senses and jumped to his feet.
Cheng Jiaoniang ignored him and strode towards the door. A man was getting off the carriage parked outside the door.
The man was also startled by such a noisy, screaming and noisy situation. He took off his hood and looked around with a shocked look on his face.
"What, what's going on?" he shouted.
The subordinate staff of the Taicang Road Transport Department who came to greet him were also shocked. They could not help but shudder when they looked at the man in the yard who was holding a stick and striking with precision and ruthlessness.
Fortunately, he came out quickly to greet the Lord, otherwise, he would have been knocked to the ground at this time...
Who is this person?
Most of the people coming and going in the inn were officials. Could it be that some big shot had gotten into trouble?
The big man is very scary, but he is not afraid.
"My lord, I don't know." The subordinate said, with a surprised look on his face, "These people must be deliberately causing trouble!"
As he spoke, he hurriedly greeted the guards on the side.
"Hurry up and catch the bad guy!"
The guards immediately picked up their weapons and responded in unison.
"Wait a minute, wait a minute, let's ask first..." the thin man said hurriedly.
"Sir, what are you asking? If you hit me without saying anything, you must be a bad guy!" the subordinate shouted, urging the guards again.
As soon as he finished speaking, a female voice came from behind him.
"I just beat them without saying anything. These soldiers are really bad guys!"
The subordinate and the adult both turned their heads and saw a woman wrapped in a big cloak standing behind them in the night.
"What are you talking nonsense about? Who are you?" the subordinate shouted with raised eyebrows.
"Hug the grievances of passers-by," Cheng Jiaoniang said.
Hugging passers-by?!
Are you sick?
It’s still unfair! Do you think you’re singing? Why should a dog meddle in a mouse’s business?
Wang Shiliang stared behind him and jumped to his feet. This woman is indeed a fool!
