Refining Demon Tutuo

Chapter 49, Accident

The waiter in the inn warmly greeted the guests who came to the inn.After He Yuan entered the inn, he took a closer look. There was no guy who spoke Mongolian or Hu. Of course, it might be in the kitchen.

There are housekeepers and servants to arrange things like accommodation and meals.In order to take care of him, a single room was specially arranged for him.

He Yuan didn't have any luggage to pack.Nothing happened, the inn had tea soup, He Yuan was not used to drinking it, so after thinking about it, he went back to ask the housekeeper for a piece of tea cake.Ask Xiao Er to bring a pot of hot water.Break off a small piece of tea cake, crush it with your fingers, put the tea foam in a thick porcelain bowl, and rinse it with hot water.When the water was not so hot, he picked up the bowl and blew on the foam and took a sip.

It's a bit bitter, but it's better than tea porridge.In the era without a thermos, it was very troublesome to drink hot water.

After relieving his thirst, after a while, Liu Shaopei came out.Seeing He Yuan sitting here, he paced over.He Yuan also made him a bowl of tea.

Liu Shaopei tried to take a sip, his face froze, probably stimulated by the bitter taste.

"Master He's way of drinking tea is quite new."

"Hehe, it's really bitter to drink like this, but the tea soup has too many condiments, covering up the taste of the tea leaves."

Liu Shaopei nodded after hearing this, and slowly drank in small sips.

"Master Liu, I seem to have heard you talk about the Jingzhao Mansion during this journey?" He Yuan asked.

"This Jingzhao Mansion is where the road rule of Jingzhaofu Road is located. I will go there as a co-prefect. As for what the co-prefect will do, I'm afraid we can make arrangements when we get there."

"Is there no specific jurisdiction for Tongzhi?"

"No. The Jin Dynasty's jurisdiction over local areas was mostly ad hoc arrangements. There is also a Dudu's Mansion above the Fucheng, so there are many officials in the Jingzhao Mansion. When we get there, I'm afraid there will still be some time for you to contribute!

"According to Master Liu, there will be people who will make things difficult for you when you get there. Why don't you tell me, who are your enemies?" He Yuan became interested.

"I'm ashamed to say that after the Song family moved south, the Dajin court established two Han courts in the Central Plains. Unfortunately, they didn't make a name for themselves. Later, I didn't use them. I have served as an official here. Therefore, I have nothing to do with the Jurchen nobles. Enmity. But among the Khitan people and us Han people, there are a few that I can't deal with. Therefore, despite the ups and downs these years, we don't have to be afraid, just deal with them."

While talking, a maid came to invite Liu Shaopei.Liu Shaopei went back to his residence.

He Yuan stayed in the lobby while drinking tea, looking at the inn over and over again.

The inn is not small in size and a bit old.There are more than a dozen square tables in the lobby, all of which are made of poorly crafted firewood, which is better than sturdiness.It was almost time for dinner, there were two tables of guests, and one table was already served with wine.The three shop waiters are busy inside and out.The shopkeeper is a thin middle-aged man with a square face. Because of his thinness, the shopkeeper's cheekbones look high.

When I saw the name of this inn, I once had a thought in my heart.Could this be something from a novel movie?
There was the sound of horseshoes outside the door.The sound moved from far to near, and when he reached the outside of the inn, He Yuan saw through the gap between the courtyard gate and the earthen wall that the knight on the horse did not dismount, but let the horse jog over, and then turned the horse back.In this way, I went to see it twice outside the inn.Then, the knight urged the horse to go the way it came.

The knight didn't hide his actions at all, and many people in the inn saw it.The voices of the two tables of guests who were eating immediately dropped down.He Yuan noticed that the face of the innkeeper had changed.Not long after the knight left, the shopkeeper beckoned over to a shop waiter and gave him some instructions.The shop waiter hurriedly ran into the inn, not knowing what he was doing, and after a while, he saw the shop waiter carrying a burden, ran out of the inn and went straight onto the main road, not knowing where he went.

After He Yuan saw it, he knew there must be something going on.Idle is also idle, stood up and came to the shopkeeper's counter.

Seeing He Yuan approaching, the shopkeeper managed to squeeze out a smile: "Is there something wrong with this master?" The shopkeeper of the inn recognized that he was following the group of people just now. Judging by his identity and attire, this person did not seem to be an ordinary servant. Then he was a little more polite.

"It's nothing, I want to chat with the shopkeeper." He Yuan looked like he was bored looking for someone to talk to.

"Master, please tell me, you don't mind if I look at the accounts and chat with you at the same time?"

He Yuan said with a smile: "It's okay, you look at your account." The shopkeeper pretended to flip through the account book with his thick hands.

"What's the shopkeeper's name?"

"Your surname is gold, gold and silver are gold." The shopkeeper didn't lift his head.

"Is this inn run by your family, or is it the shopkeeper for the owner?"

"The ancestral inn."

"So the shopkeeper is a local." He Yuan continued to ask.

"Yeah, generations have been here."

"I want to ask you something." He Yuan said in a casual tone.

"You said." The shopkeeper's eyes drifted to the door from time to time.

"What does the horseman who came here just now do?" He asked, the shopkeeper stopped immediately, thought for a while and said, "Maybe he was passing by."

"How did he run back?"

"Master is overthinking, the pedestrians on this road are full of strange things, what kind of people don't they have?" The shopkeeper became a little impatient.

"I heard that there are a lot of horse bandits at the intersection of these two roads. This person has nothing to do with them, right?" He Yuan didn't seem to notice that the shopkeeper was in a bad mood.

"Don't worry too much! It's not far from here. There are officers and soldiers stationed there, so there aren't many things to do." The shopkeeper's tone gradually calmed down.

He Yuan didn't ask any more after hearing what he said.The shopkeeper has already made it very clear, if there is nothing wrong, it will be strange.

"Thank you shopkeeper."

"You're welcome."

The conversation between the two people did not deliberately lower their voices, and many guests in the lobby could hear them.Many people laughed at this Toutuo for being stupid.

He Yuan went to Butler Liu and told him about the matter, and the butler immediately asked someone for details.Indeed, when a servant was feeding the horse, he accidentally saw the knight and described the man's decorations.A few experienced guards and housekeepers thought about it, and this knight might be a spy of a horse bandit or a swordsman.

Butler Liu immediately reported the matter to Liu Shaopei.Liu Shaopei didn't dare to be negligent, so people convened to discuss how to deal with this matter.

He Yuan didn't interrupt, the opinion of several people was to leave or stay.If you walk, you are very likely to be robbed and killed on the road. Once you are caught off guard, it is very likely that you will be defeated one by one, and then the entire army will be wiped out.In addition, the people of the Liu family were worried whether this inn would have anything to do with you and the horse bandits?
Several people thought about it, and the only way was to wait until dawn.It is best to have caravans passing by, and you can walk with them.Ku Chen opened his mouth to remind everyone, beware that the inn will collude with outsiders, and they should pay attention to their diet.The butler nodded, and immediately went to make arrangements.

Seeing that there was nothing to do, He Yuan went back to his room, planning to take a rest and prepare for unknown dangers.Just lying down, there was a knock on the door, He Yuan asked, "Who is it?"

The other party did not answer.

He Yuan got up helplessly and opened the door.Looking outside, there was a person standing outside the door that he could never have imagined.

(End of this chapter)