After hearing this, the landlady immediately nodded in agreement: "Oh, good..."
Then, the landlady brought a small jar of wine and two wine bowls, and said with a smile: "If you get bored waiting, you can drink some water first to relieve your fatigue."
"Thank you, boss lady." Chai Yan nodded politely.
Then, the landlady quickly went to the kitchen.
After a while, the busy sound of the landlady could be vaguely heard from the kitchen.
Chai Yan motioned to Yu Tie to sit down and let them drink wine together to quench their thirst.
Yu Tie responded, then filled both wine bowls with wine, and placed one bowl in front of Chai Yan.
Chai Yan picked up the wine bowl and smelled it gently, then took a small sip and said: "Well, this wine is better than I thought."
Yu Tie also took a sip and nodded in agreement.
Just after drinking less than half a bowl of wine, the landlady came out of the kitchen, holding two side dishes in her hands, and said with a smile: "Young master, let's use this to drink wine first. The chicken is still steaming in the pot, it will be ready soon."
When the lady boss put down the dishes, Chai Yan asked, "Madam boss, why are you the only one in the store?"
The landlady sighed softly, shook her head sadly and said: "Young master, I don't know. Originally, my husband ran this wine shop. I usually helped him with the chores, but then he became ill and suddenly became seriously ill.
I just left... I have no choice, I have to make a living, so I can only maintain this wine shop by myself."
When Chai Yan saw that he had touched the other party's sadness, he quickly said: "I'm sorry, boss lady."
The landlady immediately smiled and said, "It's okay, sir, it's been many years, so it doesn't matter if you talk about it."
Chai Yan nodded slowly, and then asked: "By the way, boss lady, I just heard from the village chief that all the men in your village have been captured by the Pitz people and used as coolies?"
The landlady immediately began to complain: "Yes, sir, those Pitzers captured all the men in our village, and no one bought my wine. It's really..."
Suddenly, the landlady interrupted and said, "Oh, sir, you guys eat first, I'll go to the kitchen to see if the steamed chicken is ready."
After saying that, the landlady ran into the kitchen.
By the time the boss lady came out with the hot steamed chicken, it was already more than a quarter of an hour later.
The landlady put down the chicken, poured wine for Chai Yan herself, and asked, "Sir, where are you planning to go?"
Chai Yan replied: "Oh, we are going to Yuanhe Fort."
The landlady was curious and continued to inquire: "What are you going to do in Yuanhe Fort?"
Chai Yan smiled slightly and responded casually: "It's a bit of a private matter, so don't mention it."
Seeing that Chai Yan didn't say anything, the landlady stopped asking, and then said: "Don't misunderstand me, sir. I just want to remind you that when you arrive at Yuanhe Fort, you have to go in at dawn. If it's night, it's best not to get close."
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"Oh? How do you say this?" Chai Yan immediately put down his chopsticks and looked at the landlady very seriously.
When Chai Yan saw him like this, the landlady blushed and her heart skipped a beat. She lowered her head subconsciously, a little shy: "Yes... you are such a young master. Yuanhe Fort is now full of people from the Pitz country. During the day
Checkpoints are very strict, and no one is allowed to approach at night. If anyone is disobedient, those Pitzers will directly..."
Speaking of this, the landlady made a murderous gesture to match her expression.
Chai Yan immediately showed surprise and fear, nodded and said: "Thankfully the boss lady kindly reminded me, otherwise my master and servant would have suffered a loss without knowing why. Thank you, thank you very much."
"You're welcome, you're welcome. You are my guest, so you should be." The landlady waved her hands in embarrassment.
Chai Yan picked up the chopsticks to pick up the vegetables again, and after taking two bites, he asked with confusion: "By the way, boss lady, isn't the fighting taking place at Qingyuan Pass? Why are there Pitzers stationed at Yuanhe Fort?"
The landlady was just a village woman, so she didn't know anything about fighting. She immediately shook her head and said, "Then I don't know. I also heard about this from a few people from Pitz who often come to my place to have drinks."
Chai Yan looked at the boss lady in surprise: "Boss boss, do you still understand Piz Mandarin?"
The landlady immediately smiled and waved her hand and said: "How can I understand the Piz dialect? Some of them can speak our language, and then that person reminded me that if I go to Yuanhe Fort, I must not walk at night, otherwise
He was shot to death with a cold arrow and didn’t even know it.”
The landlady paused, then suddenly added: "That person seemed to have said that all the men from our village and the two nearby villages were sent to Yuanhe Fort. I don't know if that's true."
After hearing this, Chai Yan suddenly fell into thinking.
If you follow what the landlady said, then Yuanhe Fort is most likely the location of the granary in the rear of the Pitz people, otherwise it would not be so strict.
"Thank you, boss lady, we will pay more attention to it." Chai Yan stood up and prepared to leave.
The landlady suddenly felt reluctant to leave, and hurriedly persuaded him to stay: "Why don't you sit here for a while, and I'll invite you to have another drink and talk, okay? Don't worry, the wine from now on is mine, and I don't need to pay for it."
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It wasn't that the landlady had any ill feelings for Chai Yan, but that during this period of time there were no young men visiting the village, and the landlady didn't even have anyone to talk to and joke with, so she was very bored and wanted to find a man to talk to.
Chai Yan happened to be gentle and handsome, so how could the landlady be willing to let him go so quickly?
Chai Yanxin said: How can I have time to chat with you? So he wanted to refuse, but suddenly, a man's voice came from outside the house: "Chun Niang, Chun Niang?"
This accent is very strange, the words are not straight and the accent is not round.
The landlady was startled when she heard the sound, her face suddenly changed and she said, "No, why is he here?"
Chai Yan hurriedly asked: "Who is it?"
The landlady said: "Sir, you go and hide in the back. This man is from Pitz, a soldier. He often comes to my place secretly to have a drink."
Chai Yan looked stern and hurriedly called Yu Tie to go to the backyard.
Halfway through, Chai Yan suddenly turned back and quickly took away the set of bowls and chopsticks on the table.
The reason is very simple. Chai Yan doesn't want people outside to find two sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table as soon as they come in. That would be no different from being exposed.
As soon as Chai Yan and Yu Tie hid in the backyard, a Pitz soldier entered the house.
"Chun Niang, I'm here to see you again." The man said with a smile.
"Yes... yes, thank you very much."
Chun Niang was very nervous, and from time to time she glanced at the door leading to the backyard.
The Pitz soldier turned his head and saw the food and wine on the table. He immediately smiled curiously and asked: "Huh? Chun Niang, what day is it today? Is there such a rich meal?"
Chun Niang's mind was stuck and she didn't know how to answer. She suddenly started to sweat on her forehead.
The Pitz man wondered: "Chun Niang, what's wrong with you? Why are you so sweaty?"
Chun Niang's brain suddenly changed, and she said wisely: "Brother, to be honest, today is my man's death anniversary, so I specially prepared some of his favorite dishes..."
"Oh, that's it." The Pitz man had no doubts and believed it immediately.
Chai Yan in the backyard also heard clearly what the proprietress said, and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing bitterly.