ask sword 2

Chapter 547 Inn
"What do you mean you can't go?"

Ji Linglang stepped forward and asked with a frown.

The station staff said: "It has been raining for two days in Luzhou. Half a quarter ago, the mountain collapsed and broke a bridge with rails in front."

Chai Chai asked, "How long will it take to fix it?"

"Hard to say."

The staff at the station shook their heads and said, "It's still raining heavily. I don't know when the rails and bricks for the bridge will arrive."

After that, he walked through the corridor, reported the situation to the next carriage, and let the passengers get off.

"Why such a coincidence?"

Ji Linglang lowered her voice, "Could there be other reasons?"

"Let's get out of the car first."

Li Ang shook his head, controlled the Mosi clone in the shape of a flying bird in the sky, and galloped forward along the direction of the railroad track.

Mosi Flying Bird passed through Luzhou City, and saw a half-collapsed stone bridge in the mountains and forests thirty miles south of the city.

Dozens of soldiers from Lifu, Zhenfu Division, and monks in the uniform of Bailu Academy stood under the canopy on one side of the bridge, discussing the possibility of emergency bridge repairs.

There are many means for monks to use in construction, such as the soil transformation talisman in the rain listening environment, the ground splitting technique, burrowing technique, melting iron casting technique, soil melting talisman, blasting talisman and so on in the cloud patrolling environment.

As long as the imperial court is willing to allocate enough resources, the construction efficiency will not be much lower than that of other worlds.

But now it is raining heavily, and the mountains on both sides of the bridge may collapse again at any time. In addition, the river is turbulent and the mud is muddy, and logs drift down the river from time to time.
Forced construction cannot guarantee the quality of the bridge.

After discussing with the group, they decided to wait for the rain to stop before starting construction.

Moss Flying Bird silently monitored their conversation from high in the sky, then swooped down into the mountain forest, drilled under the rock formation, and confirmed that there were no traces of spiritual energy fluctuations by digging the earth and rocks, ruling out the possibility of someone causing trouble or intentionally breaking down the bridge.

Li Ang at the Luzhou station felt a little relieved.

In You Xiao's arms, the baby who had just changed her diaper was frightened by the sound of the siren, and started crying again.

Chai Chai quickly found a sound-proof talisman from the package, handed it to You Xiao, and asked her to stick the talisman under the swaddle to isolate the sound of the siren.

The three-month-old baby obviously couldn't stand the rain, so Li Ang gave up the idea of ​​using his mind to fly to Weizhou. With Chai Chai and the others, led by the station staff, they took a carriage to the city for a rest.

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Yuelai Inn, the most well-known chain-operated inn in the world.

It is actually a bit reluctant to say that it is a chain.There are too many inns with this name, and there is no main rudder or main store. Sometimes there are three or four Yuelai inns in a state city, and you often have to add specific streets to find them.

The Yuelai Inn located on Wangyue Street is the one with the best business conditions and the greatest reputation in Luzhou City.

It's just that at this moment, for shopkeeper Liu of the inn, this reputation has become a burden he doesn't want.

Qingming is approaching, and there are already many people traveling, coupled with the heavy rain, the traffic is blocked, and the inns are overcrowded.

"Guests, please go back, we really don't have any vacant rooms!"

Shopkeeper Liu stood behind the counter, waving desperately with the cashier, but the passengers who were forced to stay in the city due to the rain did not show any face.

Two burly men squeezed through the crowd, slapped a jade waist card on the counter, and said with a smile: "We are the managers of Yulong Company, please be accommodating to the shopkeeper."

Yulong Company is one of the best companies in the Jiangnan provinces. It has emerged in recent years and has the potential to rank among the top ten in Yu Country. It cannot be offended.

Shopkeeper Liu shrank his neck, and the words of persuading the other party to find another inn got stuck in his throat.

"I don't know if the shopkeeper has heard of the name Dingshan Layman? My master returned home with his family members, and please spare three upper rooms."

Jushi Dingshan seems to be the nickname of the previous prefect of Yingzhou, right?Well, another one who can't afford to offend.

"The next flight company."

"In the lower Runzhou Zhang family."

Passengers who claimed to have strong backgrounds reported their names one after another. Seeing this, the ordinary travelers crowded in the lobby had no choice but to borrow an umbrella from the waiter, and went out in the heavy rain to try their luck at other inns.

The cashier seized the gap and said to shopkeeper Liu in a low voice: "Shopkeeper, with so many guests, the remaining rooms can't fit!"

"What else can I do? I can't be offended. I can only be a villain once."

Shopkeeper Liu's expression darkened, he took out a wad of flying money from his pocket, brought a few clerks, and asked them to go upstairs to the guest room to ask if there were any passengers willing to give up the room and use the money to stay in another inn.

First-come-first-serve is the order of the day in everything, the passengers upstairs have already placed their seats to salute, and now that they are asked to leave, naturally 1 people are unwilling.

Shopkeeper Liu had no choice but to pay out of his own pocket, and another hundred dollars in cash, only then did a few passengers reluctantly take the money and leave to vacate the room.

"There are so many people."

Chai Chai walked outside the door of the inn and said in shock.

"After all, it's raining now."

Li Ang listened to the noise in the store, and frowned slightly. With his status, he could naturally show his identity and let the shopkeeper arrange the room, but he didn't usually have the habit of using power for personal gain.

"If there is no room, let's go to Luzhou Ward to stay for one night, shall we?"

Song Shaoyuan suggested: "It's enough to have a place to rest."

"Let me go and ask first, it's best to have a room."

Li Ang stepped forward and was about to ask the shopkeeper when he heard a startled voice from the stairs on the second floor, "Mr. Li Xiaolang?"

He turned his head to look, but saw Jin Guanshi from Jin Wushuan's mansion standing there, with two guards standing behind him.

Li Ang raised his eyebrows and asked, "Boss Jin? Why are you here?"

"Accompany my master back home."

Guanshi Jin's eyes dimmed, and he explained a few words in a few words.

After being diagnosed with cancer, Jin Wusuan's health deteriorated. He stayed in Chang'an City for three months, dealt with the top and bottom of various shops and Liuguang Bank, and officially retired after resigning from various positions.

He wanted to take another look at his hometown of Lingnan at the end of his life, so he took the housekeeper and guards and took the train to the south. Unexpectedly, he also encountered heavy rain and was stranded in Luzhou.

Li Ang was a little surprised and said, "The treasurer Jin didn't bring any family members?"

Guanshi Jin shook his head and said, "I didn't bring it. Da Lang said that he was timid because of his closeness to his hometown, and he was worried about some unfortunate things in his hometown, so he simply let his family members stay in Chang'an."

What's the reason for this?
Li Ang blinked his eyes, and had some guesses in his heart.

The scale of Jin Wusuan's business is really too large, and the chain of interests is deeply intertwined. The biggest share is naturally dedicated to the two emperors and empresses in the Daming Palace.

The rest, Li Yu's clan, nobles from the two capitals, and high-ranking officials and dignitaries all have a share in it.

Some middle and low-level officials don't even know the gift money they have received in private. If you go back to the grass snake gray line, it is also an industry that does not count.

By keeping his family in Chang'an, he was probably showing his loyalty to the emperor and empress.
I hope that the emperor and empress can protect the wealth and stability of his children for the sake of his hard work and hard work for so many years.Don't be a fool.

Li Ang often goes to and from the palace, and he has long understood the reason why the Tian family is ruthless. However, the emperor and empress are quite nostalgic, and Jin Wusuan's children should be safe and sound.

(End of this chapter)