The carriage drove slowly after leaving the Beiying garrison. More than half an hour later, it finally returned to the Gaopeng Inn in Hukou Town.
As soon as Chai Yan and the four of them got off the carriage, a waiter from the inn came over to greet them warmly, with an exaggerated enthusiasm.
After entering the inn, the shopkeeper of Gaopeng Inn also greeted me with a smile, and greeted me with another cordial and thoughtful greeting.
Chai Yan understood that it was like this because his identity was exposed, so the people at Gaopeng Inn worked so hard to please him.
But you will get tired of hearing flattering words too much, not to mention that the shopkeepers only have so much to say over and over...
"Stop!" Chai Yan raised his hand and interrupted the shopkeeper, and said with an unhappy expression: "Shopkeeper, if you and your guys don't quickly change back to what you were yesterday, we won't be here anymore!"
"Ah?" The shopkeeper opened his mouth and was stunned.
Immediately afterwards, the shopkeeper came to his senses and apologized again and again: "Master Chai, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry... I'll change it right away, little people, I'll change it right away!"
After saying that, the shopkeeper called the store clerks to the side. Judging from the way Minato spoke, he must have warned him about this.
"Aunt Qiu!" "Uncle Yan!"
At this time, the screams of two children came from the stairs.
Chai Yan and Hang Baiqiu turned around and saw that it was Yu Tie and Zhang Youde who came downstairs with their second son and third sister.
"The second baby, the third sister..."
Hang Baiqiu seemed to have not seen the children for years. As soon as he saw the children, he walked over quickly and hugged the two children on the left and right, looking very unhappy.
Chai Yan walked over and nodded to Tie, expressed his gratitude, and then asked Zhang Youde: "Did anything happen while we were out?"
Zhang Youde shook his head vigorously and replied: "No, nothing happened, everything is fine!"
"Yes!" Chai Yan responded with relief.
After Cheng Jiu and Guan Maochun also spoke to Yu Tie and Zhang Youde, Chai Yan saw that it was almost noon, so he asked the shopkeeper for a private room and ordered a table of sumptuous food and wine.
The shopkeeper didn't dare to neglect, and quickly ordered the guys to go to the kitchen to work, and repeatedly told them to make the dishes taste good, and not to let Mr. Chai down!
Soon, everyone entered the sword and sat around the big round table.
Zhang Youde was very smart. As soon as he entered the private room, he poured water for everyone. Even Erwa and Sanmei got two bowls of boiled water.
Everyone looked at Chai Yan while drinking water, wanting to hear what was planned next.
Chai Yan took a sip of water, put down the bowl and said: "We will set off early tomorrow morning to the garrison in Nanying!"
Cheng Jiu, Guan Maochun and Yu Tie all nodded after hearing this. Zhang Youde also looked excited, because he thought that as long as he went to Nanying, he would be able to join the army and kill the bandits!
Hang Baiqiu asked: "What about Erba and Sanmei? There are so many bandits around Lintai Mountain. It is too unsafe for their two children to go with us!"
"Yes, sir, it would be too dangerous for them to come with us..."
Guan Maochun also felt that what Hang Baiqiu said was reasonable. If he met a bandit on the way, he might not take care of his children during the fight.
Chai Yan said calmly: "Who said I would take them with me?"
Then, Chai Yan said: "I have thought about this on the way back. After dinner, I will go to the shopkeeper Wu of Huichuntang and ask him to take care of the second baby and the third sister during this time."
Guan Maochun immediately laughed, nodded and said: "Okay, sir, this is the best."
Hang Baiqiu looked at the second baby and the third sister, and asked worriedly: "Can shopkeeper Wu take good care of them? I'm always a little worried..."
Chai Yan then said: "Then let's do this. Sir Hang, you and Erwa and Sanmei will stay in Hukou Town and wait for our return with peace of mind, okay?"
"No! I have to go!" Hang Baiqiu shouted immediately.
Coming to Taishan to investigate was a task given by His Highness the Crown Prince. How could Hang Baiqiu stop in front of the mountain?
Immediately afterwards, Hang Baiqiu looked at Chai Yan and said, "I'll go with you to find Shopkeeper Wu later. I have to ask him how he takes care of his second son and third sister!"
Chai Yan smiled, nodded and agreed, "That's fine!"
"Tuk-tuk-tuk, Mr. Chai..."
At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside the private room, and the voice must have been the shopkeeper himself.
Zhang Youde glanced at Chai Yan and hurriedly ran to open the door. Sure enough, it was the shopkeeper standing outside.
Chai Yan turned around and asked, "Is something wrong?"
The shopkeeper immediately said: "Mr. Chai, a few guys from Zhongyilou came outside and brought a lot of dishes. You... look at this..."
Everyone was surprised when they heard this, wondering who this was. He actually sent people from Zhongyilou to bring wine and food...
Hang Baiqiu looked at Chai Yan doubtfully and asked, "What's going on?"
Chai Yan thought for a moment, and a person appeared in his mind, so he smiled and said: "I know who sent it!"
"Who is it?" Hang Baiqiu asked curiously.
Chai Yan said with certainty: "The mayor of this town, Meng Ruhu!"
"How could it be him?" Hang Baiqiu didn't quite understand. After all, from her perspective, she didn't know that Meng Ruhu and his son kowtowed to Chai Yan and apologized.
Chai Yan said: "Sir Hang, I forgot to tell you that we met Meng Ruhu and his son when we were in Beiying."
With that said, Chai Yan stood up and walked out the door while saying to Cheng Jiu and Guan Maochun: "You two, tell Chief Hang what happened at that time. I'll go outside to see what's going on."
Before he finished speaking, Chai Yan had already stepped out of the private room.
"Master Chai, please..."
The shopkeeper bowed and guided, and the two of them disappeared as soon as they turned the corner.
Hang Baiqiu immediately urged Cheng and Guan: "What happened earlier? Tell me quickly..."
When Chai Yan came to the inn lobby, he immediately saw four men dressed as waiters. Each of them carried two four-story large food boxes in their hands. One look at the splendid scene showed that the dishes served were very rich!
There was also a middle-aged man standing next to the four waiters. Judging by his dress, he should be a higher-level steward.
Sure enough, when the steward saw the shopkeeper accompanying Chai Yan out, he immediately stepped forward and saluted, "Young man is the steward of Zhongyi Building. I have met Mr. Chai!"
As soon as the steward's voice fell, the four waiters behind him also shouted in unison: "I've seen Mr. Chai!"
Seeing such a battle, Chai Yan couldn't help but laugh and asked: "I don't seem to have any friendship with Zhongyilou, so why did you suddenly send me so many things?"
The steward turned slightly sideways, gestured to the food boxes in the hands of the boys, and said politely: "Master Chai, these dishes are the wishes of Mengli Chang, and he also told the boys to deliver them on time..."
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"You mean Meng Ruhu, Mengli Chang?" Chai Yan said deliberately.
"Yes, sir." The steward nodded and said, "Mr. Meng also asked me to tell Mr. Chai that he was very sorry for what happened yesterday and hoped that Mr. Chai would be able to forgive them!"
Chai Yan said unhappily: "Since it's an apology, why didn't he show up?"
The steward was startled, then thought for a while and said: "Master Chai, actually, Chang Meng is right outside the door. The reason why he didn't dare to come in is because he was worried that after seeing him, you... wouldn't be able to eat this meal.
It’s time to eat…”
Chai Yan raised the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "Oh, you, Meng Li, are quite self-aware!"