Chapter 302

Shu Yingtong showed the directions, and answered a few questions about where he came from, where he was going, and how long he would stay in Jun County.

The old shopkeeper registered one by one. When he turned the page, she glanced at the shop book, and the last one registered was a month ago.

She looked around the tables, chairs and four walls in the lobby.

The tables and stools are made of paulownia wood and painted, and the surrounding panels of the table are carved with a bat holding a rope and stringing two copper coins, implying good fortune and longevity.

Most of the tables and stools in the lobby of ordinary hotels are made of pine wood, and the style is ordinary and there are no tricks.

This house uses paulownia wood, also known as Phoenix wood, and it is exquisite and beautiful.

There are many scrolls hanging on the four walls. There are shepherd boys and cows walking on the ridge of the field, farmers carrying baskets to deliver water to family members who harvest rice, old women and granddaughters mixing bran and vegetables to feed chickens, children teasing dung beetles rolling dung balls, and big geese spreading their wings bravely. Chase baby.

The most special one is an old woman in commoner clothes with a hunched back sitting under a big camphor tree, with big patches on her shoulders and neckline. In front of her is a small road with withered weeds and the sunset.

All signatures are the same person: Pengli layman.

Shu Yingtong raised his eyebrows slightly, this person is interesting, his paintings are down to earth, his name is also down to earth, free and easy.

Although I don't know how to appreciate paintings, it's interesting to look at. Each character has a different expression and is vivid.

The furnishings in the entire lobby are not cheap, and the road and city were not closed last month. I could see a few guests coming in and out of other inns when I passed by just now, but I don’t know why there is not even a single guest in this inn.

"Guest officer~Okay~Let Bajin take you there~" The old shopkeeper put down his writing brush and happily reviewed the check-in information in his notebook.

Shu Yingtong glanced casually, then turned her head to glance at the inscription on the painting closest to her, then turned her head to look at the old shopkeeper with several marks on her left cheek.

Uh…

What a weird thing this is...

These hands were raised in front of her, looking at her purse expectantly, with an undisguised smile on her face...

What about the layman?

Anyway, let's be more artistic...

After paying the rent, Ba Jin carried the suitcase and walked towards the hall door, "Guest officer, this way please~"

Shu Yingtong raised her eyebrows slightly, there are obviously stairs leading to the second floor in the lobby of the inn, what is the way to lead her to the back hall?
She stared at Ba Jin who was walking in front. She was thin and thin, with high shoulders, protruding shoulder blades, and no sense of strength in her waist and legs.

Stepping into the back hall, it is a very common supporting courtyard, with a row of houses built on the east and west sides, and a horse shed next to the side door.

There was a young woman sitting by the well in the southwest corner choosing vegetables, and the rows of bamboo poles for drying clothes behind her were empty, except for a few cloth towels.

There is no house built on the north side, and a moon-shaped arch is opened on the wall, and the line of sight is blocked by the stone-carved shadow wall.

"The upper room is here?"

Shu Yingtong stopped and looked around the courtyard with a little surprise.

The oval-shaped lotus pond occupies half of the area, and the pink lotus in the emerald green is slim and graceful, and the early blooming lotus has already formed lotus pods.

An arched wooden bridge spans the lotus pond. Standing on the bridge, you can see red carp swimming in the water.

Semi-circular courtyards, carved beams and painted buildings, shrubs are planted on both sides of the corridor, and wisteria flowers hanging from the top are like waterfalls.

Shu Yingtong secretly slandered, it was just a rockery.
Is the small county inn so generous?
Previously, I felt that one hundred pennies was exaggerated, but now I just feel that I have taken advantage of it?
"Yes, guest officer!" Bajin stood proudly by the side of the lotus pond and said with a smile, "The first guest in our inn is the number one in the county!"

Shu Yingtong walked down the arch bridge and scanned the closed doors, "The lowest occupancy rate?"

"Cough..." The smile on Ba Jin's face gradually froze, and he retorted softly with his lips pursed: "It used to be prosperous before."

He opened his mouth to say a few more words, but thought of the noble young man who said he was going to the county government just now, so he silently rested his thoughts.

Bajin led Shu Yingtong into a room in Zhengbei, opened the window and put the box away, "Guest officer, if you need anything, go to the front yard and call, and you can tell the little one to go out and buy anything, and the little one will serve tea right away." Come."

"No, I'm going out, I'll talk about it when I get back. Give me a map of the city." Shu Yingtong looked around for a while, turned and walked out.

"This..." Bajin hesitated for a while, and said sincerely, "Guest officer, let me just say something, it's better not to walk around in the city right now. After all, the city is not peaceful now, and there are so many people that collisions are inevitable."

The clothes on this little lady are simple, but the swing on her head is of the highest quality.

It's okay to be near the county government office. If you go to those remote or crowded places, no one can guarantee her safety.

"Thank you for the reminder, just give me the map."

Seeing that she insisted on leaving, Bajin couldn't persuade her much, "Well, that's fine, guest officer, be more careful."

The two returned to the lobby, Bajin turned into the counter, took a map from the shelf and handed it to Shu Yingtong.

After careful consideration, I still reminded a few words which places are best not to go.

Shu Yingtong responded casually, and went through the map carefully, engraving the basic topography of the city and the names of the marked buildings in his mind.

"Hehe~ Have you eaten the guts of a leopard in Yunshuiju! Who told you to receive guests!"

A shout came from outside the door, and the old shopkeeper who was dozing on the counter opened his eyes in a daze, rubbed his eyes and stood up, with a flash of sarcasm in his eyes.

Bajin glanced at the old shopkeeper with a bitter face, and seeing him nod slightly, suddenly his face burst into light, and he nodded and bowed to meet him, "Qi Bantou has worked hard to patrol the streets, and I will bring a pot of hot water to moisten your throats for all the servants."

"Go, go, go away, who cares about your bowl of white water!" Bantou Qi stretched out his hand and swept away the eight catties, walked to Shu Yingtong's side with his saber and looked up and down, with a nonchalant face, "Little lady, choose another inn Well, this inn is unacceptable!"

Bajin, who was pushed back again and again, bumped into the door frame, caught up with his back, and stood nervously one step away from Shu Yingtong.

Bantou Qi looked at Shu Yingtong's side face without even shaking his eyebrows. The feeling of being ignored immediately made him unable to get off the stage in front of so many people, so he slapped the counter angrily.

"Did you hear what the poor man said? I said, you can't stay in this inn!"

Shu Yingtong closed the map and put it aside, without giving him a look, turned around and was about to go out.

"Stop!" Bantou Qi yelled, and drew out his saber with a swipe, "This man must be a refugee from another county, arrest him!"

"Bajin, back away."

"oh oh!"

Bajin turned around and ran into the counter and just stood still when Shu Yingtong flicked his cuffs, and a long whip threw a circular arc in the air, making several crackling sounds one after another.

Before the four yamen could react, everyone was whipped on the face, and the pain was burning on the face, and the feeling of shame suddenly overturned the sky.

"Oh! What a big dog! Don't tie it up, give it to me!"

Swish swish!
The sabers were unsheathed one after another, and the furious Bantou rushed up with the saber roaring like a furious hound.

"It's just you?"

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