One or two branches of plum outside the bamboo

Chapter 202 Xiangtong Inn

The rain in midsummer is always irritating.

In the southeast corner of Lushan County, near the Ikai River, there is a small town called Caishi City.

It is famous for the colorful stones on the surrounding mountains.

Da Zhao's colored stones have a wide range of uses, some of which have medicinal value, some are toxic, and some are just plain beautiful in color...

Most of their functions are used in decoration, architecture, painting and clothing.

It is difficult to estimate the color stone powder exported to various places in Da Zhao every year. Yan Qingzhu knew about this place when he read the geographical knowledge of Da Zhao.

Because Yan Qingzhi is a carpenter, the demand for colored stone powder is relatively large. Although Da Zhao has convenient transportation, it is not easy to buy desirable things.

In this way, with this opportunity, a few people still stopped by and turned around.

It's a pity that the god of heaven is not beautiful. As soon as we entered the territory of Caishi City, it started to rain heavily...

All the way to Caishi City, all the rocks are barren.

The four people and four horses galloped all the way, seeing that there was still a long way to go, but the sky was getting dark.

At the end of the run, Yan Qingzhi no longer wanted to enter the city, and just wanted to find a place to stay first.

There was no one on the official road on rainy days, not even the caravans that were often seen in other places.

A few people have no goals, and there is no suitable place to stay around. Not to mention that you can't enter the woods in heavy rain, just say that there are stones around here, and there are no trees to hide.

There are some caves, but they are all halfway up the mountain. Obviously, not everyone can climb the steep stone walls.

Instead, it's better to walk in the rain.

According to Yan Qingzhi's experience, even if there are no tea houses or cart shops around the official road, there must be post houses.

Sure enough, after a while, a rather tall building came into view.

Amidst the rain curtain, two pale red glazed lanterns hang at the entrance of the building.

From a distance, Yan Qingzhi could already hear the noisy voices inside.

"Quick! It's coming to the place!"

She couldn't help but feel relieved, the legs under the hood caught the horse's belly, and the purplish red horse picked up some speed again.

The other three followed, and after a while, the four of them had reached the building.

It was an old inn. After the old plaque was washed away by the rainstorm, the handwriting was much lighter, but the words 'Xiangtong Inn' on it could barely be seen.

There was already a rain tower outside the door, which was not too big. It was still a little reluctant for four people and four horses to stand under the rain tower.

Yan Qingzhi looked up and didn't tighten the reins until she got under the rain and couldn't see the plaque, and the three people behind her were all like her.

There was a lot of people in the inn, but there were not many guys running the hall, Xiao Er.

When the four arrived at the door, no one greeted them.

But there is no more suitable place to stay around here. Yan Qingzhi is reluctant to move forward, so he can only make do with it first. The open-door business place is always more reliable than those unfamiliar mountain villages.

Inside the inn, a female shopkeeper sat behind the counter, leaning her head and looking in the direction of the hall.

In her Qingluo clothes, gray cloth was sewn on the cuffs and trousers. The gray cloth was embroidered with green grass patterns, which were wear-resistant and beautiful.

The temperature here is getting higher and higher, and most of the men are dressed in short shirts.

The women also all wore shorts and trousers, and some wore half-sleeves, exposing their arms.

It doesn't matter to Yan Qingzhi, but because of the presence of Yan Qingzhu dressed as a woman, it is difficult for her to wear half sleeves.

Doing this kind of alternative dress is already the limit. It's not good to let Yan Qingzhu shave for this!
Therefore, except for Lu Jian who wore clothes that were more in line with local characteristics, the other three were still dressed as before.

Yan Qingzhi is still the standard configuration of underwear and blouses.

It's hot to wear like this, but it's so handsome!
Even if the hem of his clothes is wet, when he turns over and dismounts, he can see a trace of chivalry through the hood.

The female shopkeeper, who had just turned her head to take a casual look, was attracted by this trace of chivalry, and after raising her eyebrows involuntarily, she stood up straight and walked to the entrance of the inn.

Yan Qingzhi was about to step forward, but she suddenly thought of something and turned her head to look in the direction of Lu Jian.

"Senior Brother Lu, are we staying here?"

The girl's voice was clear and clear, like a bird in the forest, and as soon as she opened her mouth, it dispelled many of the haze brought by the rainy day.

The shopkeeper's eyes wandered, and his gaze fell firmly on the profile of Yan Qingzhi's face under the hat.

With just one glance, she knew that this was a young girl with a dignified appearance.

Lu Jian has long been accustomed to the blame of the siblings. When there are outsiders, they all pretend that Lu Jian is the backbone, and then some people covet the beauty of the other people, or want to take advantage of them. I'm ready to make money... I'll start with Lu Jian...

Lu Jian: ...

He is obviously just a little guy at the bottom of the food chain, but he has to take the lead in the heart of the big brother all the time.

In this regard, he even has some experience.

Silence is gold is the best way to pretend.

"Correct!"

Hearing Lu Jian's words, Yan Qingzhi pretended to look in the direction of the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper is a woman in her 30s. In this world, 30s is not a young age!
It is just youthful in the later generations, and it can only be called the charm of being placed here.

The female shopkeeper is not tall, but has a plump figure, her hair neatly tucked behind her head and tied with a silver hairpin.

She has slightly dark skin and small eyes, but the corners of her eyes are raised, and she looks at people with a bit of evil charm.

I don't know if it's the temperament or the looks.

Such a location, such an inn, such a shopkeeper, Yan Qingzhi did not dare to take it lightly.

"How many guest officers want to stay at the hotel?"

The shopkeeper walked to the door with a smile and greeted Yan Qingzhi and the others warmly.

Lu Jian spoke in silence.

"Exactly..."

The shopkeeper smiled even more happily, and quickly turned to greet the second in the inn.

"Dog! The guests are coming, hurry up and lead the horse!"

Her voice was full of energy and strong penetrating power, and it instantly spread to all corners of the hall.

The people who were drinking and booing in the hall suddenly fell silent, and all turned to look in the direction of the door.

At the same time, a small boy with a large teapot responded loudly from the other end of the hall.

"Okay!!"

Yan Qingzhi's gaze turned to the guy. Although she was far away, she keenly noticed that the child was extraordinary. Compared with the shopkeeper's ordinary skills, he seemed to be a martial artist!

And while she was observing the child, Yan Qingzhu, who was standing behind her, was looking at other people in the hall.

(End of this chapter)