The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 198 The Alley Behind the Inn

"Treasurer Niu, please lead the way!" Gu Chengyu saw that Gu Wanhua and the others were a little tired, so he went into the room to rest and have dinner.

"His mother, you come out to entertain guests, and I'll take the distinguished guests to the room!" Shopkeeper Niu ordered towards the backyard.

"Hey! Here we come!" A crisp female voice came from the backyard, and the voice was a hearty woman.

"Treasurer Niu! Why are you willing to let your mother-in-law come out today? Aren't you hiding well?" A man who was drinking looked up and laughed at Shopkeeper Niu.

"Isn't it because of a distinguished guest?" Another man answered.

"Oh! You are all regular customers here! You are free to do so. These guest officials have just arrived, and I have to say hello! Don't make fun of me, everyone!" Shopkeeper Niu cupped his hands towards the dining crowd. ,Apologizes!

Shopkeeper Niu took Gu Chengyu and the others to the guest room on the third floor, opened the room and said, "Don't mind, gentlemen! They don't have any malicious intentions, they are just rough people, their words and deeds are rough, and they are not bad people."

"The rooms on the third floor are all upper rooms. There are five rooms in total. The room is not very big, but it is still enough for two people! It's just that we can only make do with it, and we can't fit two beds."

Gu Wanhua and the others said it's okay.Although the inn is small, it is also more expensive than the inns in the county seat, not to mention that during the exam period, basically all inns will increase their prices.Gu Wanhua and Sun Xian lived in one room, while Ye Zhiqiu and He Shunian had already put their luggage in one room.

For the rest, it's Gu Chengyu's turn.Gu Chengyu wanted to live alone, but Ming Mo and Gu Wanqian disagreed because they had to serve tea and water at night.

In the end, they were all driven away by Gu Chengyu, and he was not a stingy person, so he booked a room for both of them. Ming Mo wanted to live in a second room, but was stopped by Gu Chengyu's reason that the upper room was close and he would be there whenever he wanted.

"Should the meals of the gentlemen be delivered to the room, or placed in the lobby?" Shopkeeper Niu reckoned that they would not eat in the lobby.

"Of course it was delivered to the room. When we first arrived at the inn, everyone was quite tired." Gu Wanhua replied hastily after hearing what shopkeeper Niu said.

In fact, he didn't want to sit and eat with those men, he would feel uncomfortable.Those people said everything, he, who is married, would blush when he heard those nasty jokes, not to mention that there are still a few unmarried people here!
Ming Mo packed Gu Chengyu's luggage first, and then went downstairs to let shopkeeper Niu prepare dinner and hot water for bathing.

Gu Chengyu took a look. The room was furnished very simply, but not shabby. The quilt on the bed was also clean and soft to the touch.It seems that the inn is still clean, but I don't know if the same is true for the servants and middle rooms.

"My lord! But do you want to wash up first before eating?" Ming Mo and his buddy carried the water into the room, and directed the buddy to bring another bucket.

He knew the young master's habits, even though he was traveling in a carriage, the dust would still get into the carriage.The son loves to be clean, so he must wash it first.

"Well! The meal will be served later, let him watch and pick up two or three dishes! You go out to eat and wash up too! I can do it myself!" Gu Chengyu planned to clean up to relieve fatigue!
The next day, Gu Chengyu looked at the quiet alley outside the window, and was about to go out for a walk to familiarize himself with the surrounding environment.The government examination will be held tomorrow, and he always needs to know how to get to the examination room.

Just when Gu Chengyu was about to look away, he suddenly saw the door of a house in the alley open, and then a woman in a gorgeous dress came out. People don't feel like a woman from a good family.

She looked around, saw no one, waved her hand, and let the other person in the room come out.Gu Chengyu took a closer look, and it turned out to be a man dressed as a scholar. This man was holding a fan in his hand. He looked around to make sure no one was there, and quickly prepared to walk out of the courtyard.

At this time, the woman said, "Damn ghost! Come to me often!"

The scholar left in a hurry without even looking back.The woman sighed and planned to go back to the house.At this time, the courtyard door of the next door opened, and a stout woman straddled a vegetable basket, ready to go to the street to buy vegetables.

Seeing the woman who had just entered the yard, he let out a sound! "Little slut, she lures men into her arms all day long, earning such money, my ancestors will crawl out of their graves in anger!"

Gu Chengyu immediately understood that this was a dark girl Chang.In ancient times, there were not only brothels, but also a lot of dark women Chang. Such women do this kind of business in their own or rented yards, and they are not under the control of brothels!

No wonder there are no scholars living in the inn. One is the reason for the tenants, and the other is the courtyards behind, right?Gu Chengyu didn't believe that this was the only family in the back yard.

No matter what those scholars think about these women, they must be contemptuous and despised on the surface. How can a scholar who cherishes feathers live in such an inn?Those who don't know, just come in and live for two days, you will find out!

Gu Chengyu didn't mind much about these things, and it had nothing to do with him anyway!Close the window and prepare to ask He Shunian and the others to explore the examination room!

"My lord! But you want to go out?" Ming Mo entered the room and asked the waiter to bring the food to the table.

"Today, you don't have to follow me. Go around the street to see what shops are for sale. You can also go to the dental store to inquire. If you choose a good location, the shop doesn't need to be big. Come back and tell me! I plan to open Yipinzhai to Come to Fucheng!"

Gu Chengyu ordered Ming Mo after finishing his meal.

"Yes!" Ming Mo nodded in agreement, feeling a little excited.

There are still two days before Manager Yu can come to Fucheng. The young master entrusted him with the matter, which means trusting him. If you want to become the young master's right-hand man, you must handle this matter well!
Gu Chengyu took out 20 taels of silver from his pocket and gave it to Ming Mo, "Don't be stingy with spending money outside!"

At this time Gu Wanqian came out of the room, "Uncle!"

"My classmates and I are going to go shopping in the street. You and Mingmo go out and buy two sets of clothes for yourself. You can get them from Mingmo!"

Gu Wanqian's clothes didn't fit well, so he had to buy two sets. No one in the Gu family would give him clothes.

"Mingmo has gone out, so there is no one around Uncle, I'd better follow Uncle!" Gu Wanqian didn't want to leave Gu Chengyu, he only felt that Gu Chengyu was forced to accept him, but actually he didn't want to keep him by his side, he wanted to be alone Fight for it so you won't be left behind!
"I was not alone before? Let's go!" Gu Chengyu turned around and went to find He Shunian and the others.

He knew what this nephew was thinking, but Gu Wanqian usually looked well-behaved, but in fact he was too thoughtful, he was afraid that Gu Chengyu would abandon him, and wished he could not leave him, which made him a little irritable.

Gu Chengyu is a person with secrets, of course he doesn't like someone following him all the time!

"Chengyu! We were just going to find you, let's go for a walk together! Let's take a look at the examination room by the way, we are far away, I'm afraid we have to leave early tomorrow morning!" Ye Zhiqiu came to meet him, followed by He Shu year them.

"I'm going to find you too! Let's go together!" Gu Chengyu and the others went down to the first floor. At this time, there were not many people at the dining table on the first floor. It was expected that some people might have gone out to work early.

"How many gentlemen are going out? Did you lock the door?" Shopkeeper Niu was very kind, and his hospitality was very thoughtful.

"Thank you for the shopkeeper's reminder! It's all locked! Go and see the examination room!" Gu Chengyu replied with a smile.

(End of this chapter)