This inn is second to none in Kaifeng Prefecture and even in the entire Henan Province. It has a large front door, a high gate tower, a horse-mounting stone, a horse-mounting stone, and horse-tethering posts in front of the door. The town house has stone lions on the left and right.
Twenty-four red lanterns hung high under the eaves, illuminating the front door of the inn as brightly as day.
Chen Maohong was dazzled by the magnificent carved beams and painted buildings inside the inn, and said to himself: "This is the place where people should live."
Sun Liu took Li Tianmu and four others to the back house, and introduced them as they walked: "The rooms here are divided into nine levels, in order, the upper and middle ordinary rooms in Tianzihao, the upper and middle ordinary in Renzihao, and the upper and middle ordinary rooms in Dihao.
The upper room booked for Mr. Li is the Tianzihao, which is the best room in our house.
"The rooms in Tianzihao are all in the back house. They are all in independent courtyards. They are spacious, clean and quiet, and no one will disturb you. There is a main room and two side rooms in the courtyard. Considering that there are four of you, I am afraid that I will not be able to accommodate you.
I booked two sets of Tianzihao apartments, which means two sets of courtyards."
Li Tianmu said: "One courtyard is enough. We don't need two. We can sleep apart."
Sun Liu smiled and said: "That man has already paid the money. If you don't want to live here, you can stay with me."
Li Tianmu asked: "How much money does it cost per day to buy a house in this Tianzhihao?"
Sun Liu smiled and said: "It's not much, just nine taels and nine cents of silver."
Li Tianmu was secretly stunned and thought: "This night costs nearly ten taels of silver. It's really ridiculously expensive. Who in the brain would come here to spend the night?" He said casually: "I'm afraid no one will live in such an expensive house.
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Unexpectedly, Sun Liu said with a smile: "Master Li doesn't know something. Our Tianzihao upper room here has no worries about guests. If it weren't for that gentleman's face, I wouldn't be able to book it if I wanted to?"
Li Tianmu thought to himself: "How can this not make sense?" He couldn't help but ask: "Who lives in the houses in this Tianzihao house? Ordinary people should not be able to live there."
Sun Liu smiled and said: "Of course the common people can't afford to live there. They are all officials from the imperial court who come to Kaifeng on business. Whether they are soldiers and criminal workers, or officials and household rites, as well as the Yushitai, Jinyiwei or the East Factory, as long as they come
When they come to Kaifeng Fucheng, the local yamen will book the highest-standard Tianzihao apartment in our house to show their respect for the superiors. Throughout the year, we have a constant stream of superiors coming to Kaifeng, and the supply of Tianzihao apartments exceeds the demand at all.
Not enough to live in.”
Li Tianmu sighed and said: "This is spent on the people's wealth and anointing, and the unruly people in the court will suffer."
Sun Liuyi was startled and hurriedly said: "Daxia Li doesn't dare to talk nonsense. This means that Sun Liu listens to me. If it were someone else who reported it to the government, Daxia Li would be asking for trouble."
"Ha--" Li Tianmu laughed loudly, "It's no harm to talk about it. Those gentlemen in the government cherish their lives very much and will not come to trouble me, Li Tianmu."
Sun Liudao: "When I was young, I had long heard that Daxia Li was brave and courageous. Today, when I saw him, his reputation was indeed well-deserved."
Li Tianmu said: "Brother, you are overly praised. Li Tianmu is not as good as the legend says."
Everyone came to Tianzihao to go to bed, and what surprised Li Tianmu was that there were maids serving here. Sun Liu said that these maids were charged separately, and one person was charged three hundred cents a day. Li Tianmu glanced at it and found that there were four
A maidservant was standing by, thinking: "This night will cost more than one tael of silver." So she said: "We don't need these many people to serve, let them retreat."
Sun Liudao: "The money has been paid, so just leave it here. Bring a basin and water so that someone can serve you."
Li Tianmu thought it would be good to have maids to help Dong Qing with some chores, so he kept them all.
Chen Zhenshi lived in the upper room, Dong Qing lived in the east wing, and Li Tianmu and Chen Maohong lived in the west wing. Li Tianmu lit a big red candle as thick as his forearm and took a look. The room was clean and simple, and the bedding was brand new.
Still quite satisfied.
Li Tianmu wondered how he could get used to living in a small inn after living here? No wonder the ancients said that it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.
As soon as everyone settled in, Sun Liu ordered the maids to set up a table in the hall and put on a table of high-quality banquets. The food and wine were all brought in food boxes. They were hot out of the pot and filled with aroma.
Kaifeng Fuda Inn integrates food, accommodation and entertainment. The chefs here are all top-notch in Henan. They serve all the major cuisines from the north and south. Guests can order whatever they want, and there is nothing they are not good at.
Chen Maohong was happy when he saw that there was a big dinner, and the anger on his face disappeared. He saw on the table were all kinds of animals from the mountains, geese in the clouds, cattle, sheep, and fresh food from the sea. The wine was also good, it was Shaoxing's famous wine Nuerhong.
Before eating, Chen Zhenshi still used the silver needle to test the poison. Seeing that the silver needle was not black, everyone felt free to eat and drink. They were all hungry. The previous bowl of noodles could not fill their stomachs at all. This time, everyone opened their cheeks and raised their molars.
, and had a hearty meal.
After the banquet, the remaining tables were removed, and the maid brought the best West Lake Longjing tea for everyone to digest.
Sitting in the living room, Li Tianmu said: "Second Master Uncle, it doesn't seem like the other party is an enemy?"
Chen Zhenshi said: "You take such good care of me, so you shouldn't be an enemy."
Li Tianmu asked: "Does Uncle Second Master have any friends in Kaifeng Mansion? Could this be done by an old friend of yours?"
Chen Zhenshi shook his head and said: "I have no friends in Kaifeng. Tianmu, could it be your friend who did it?"
Li Tianmu thought for a while, shook his head and said: "My nephew has no friends in Kaifeng. Who is this person? What is his purpose? It's really hard to figure out."
Chen Zhenshi said: "This person is obviously here for you. You must ask for something when you are polite. Just watch, he will show up sooner or later."
Li Tianmu said: "Second Master Uncle is right. If there is nothing else to do, my nephew will go to the courtyard to practice martial arts."
Chen Zhenshi said: "Go."
Li Tianmu felt that Chen Maohong had just eaten very happily, and the unpleasantness of the small restaurant should have passed. Seeing that it was still early, he wanted to ask Chen Maohong to come out to practice Kungfu for a while. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the west wing, he heard Chen Maohong snoring.
After having enough wine and food, I fell asleep.
Li Tianmu frowned and thought to himself: "This Maohong can eat and sleep at the same time. He can fall asleep so fast. He can just touch the pillow. Just go to sleep and don't call him. Hey, this apprentice doesn't need it at all."
My kung fu and martial arts are mediocre, and I don’t know how to be strong, so what should I do?”
While thinking about it, Li Tianmu retreated and stood in the courtyard. The courtyard was very spacious and surrounded by red pines, green cypresses, flowers and trees.
Li Tianmu held his breath and concentrated, stretched out his posture, and just wanted to practice a set of palm skills to move his muscles and bones, but he found a man lying on the west wing looking furtively.
"Friend, since you are here, just show up." Li Tianmu said loudly.
The man in the room was startled and thought to himself: "As expected of Li Tianmu, he is indeed worthy of his reputation. I was careful enough, but I didn't expect him to find out. No matter what he found out, the ugly daughter-in-law will eventually see her parents-in-law, so it's not good to keep hiding like this."
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The man stood up and said, "I'm interrupting Mr. Li's Qingxiu." After saying that, he jumped down and stood opposite Li Tianmu.
Looking through the moonlight and candlelight, Li Tianmu saw in front of him a young man, about 20 years old, of middle-to-upper-middle build, with a yellow-white mirror face, handsome appearance, and luxurious clothes.
The young man jumped down from the house. Li Tianmu didn't look at him. He just glanced at him and knew that his martial arts skills were mediocre.
As soon as the young man's feet touched the ground, he bowed and saluted: "Junior Yu Bozhong pays homage to Hero Li."
Li Tianmu said: "No need to be polite. If Li guessed correctly, our coming here should be related to you."
Yu Bozhong smiled and said: "Master Li knows things well. He has indeed asked Mr. Sun Liu to move this place. How about it? Are you still used to living here? If you need anything, Master Li doesn't need to be polite, just speak up."
Li Tianmu smiled and said: "There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. What is your intention in doing this?"
Yu Bozhong said: "Does Master Li still remember Yu Zhong?"
Of course Li Tianmu remembered what happened in the afternoon, only half a day had passed, so how could he forget it.
He said: "That's natural. What's your relationship with him?"
Yu Bozhong said: "That is the housekeeper in the lower house.
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Li Tianmu remembered that Yu Zhong reported that he was the general manager of Yu Da's family in Kaifeng Fucheng, so he said: "It turns out to be the young master of the Yu family. How is Mr. Yu Zhong? Has he returned home safely?"
Yu Bozhong said: "My lord, I'm thinking of you. Old Yu Zhong is all well. Thanks to the great lord, he came to the rescue, otherwise old Yu Zhong would not have been able to escape this disaster."
Li Tianmu said: "Although I saved Yu Zhong, he is your servant after all. There must be other reasons for you to be so polite to Li. When you are polite, you must ask for something. Li doesn't like to beat around the bush.
Just say it bluntly."
Yu Bozhong thought for a moment and said, "Master Li, I'll tell you the truth, I do have something to ask of you."
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