Tangled

Originally, he thought about not eating anything, but when he came back from Yiran Garden, Lang Jiu had his hands full of cakes to eat.

Shen Qiqi held a pot of peonies brought back from Yiran Garden in her hand. She took scissors to prune them when she entered the door.

"Girl, this flower probably can't be saved."

Wei Zi was infested by insects, and even a specialized gardener couldn't save it, so it would be a waste of effort to bring it back.

"If you like it, girl, I can go and buy a few plants."

"I just want to try it. I don't have money to spend, so it doesn't matter if I try it."

She originally wanted to throw away something, but she happened to have some free time, so she thought of trying to bring it back.

Even if the dying flower cannot be saved, there will be nothing in its heart.

"You go back and rest for a while. I won't go out and it's safe here. Nothing will happen."

When she first came back, she noticed something was wrong. Yesterday, so many people came to the inn to eat, but now it was dinner time, but there was no one downstairs.

The inn was quiet, and there was no sound at all except for them on the second floor.

Thinking of the innkeeper's actions when she left, she knew without asking that the inn must have been booked.

There are only four of them in such a big inn, so why spend so much money.

She just thought about this in her heart, but had no intention of saying it out loud.

After sending Lang Jiu out, she turned over the mud in the flower pot again. Seeing that the roots were a little smelly, she thought about changing the pot of mud for it.

I went downstairs with the flowerpot, thinking that there must be some mud on the riverside I just passed, so I planned to go there, but before I could go out, I was blocked by the shopkeeper.

"Don't blame me, girl. It's just that the noble man who was with the girl yesterday said that if the girl is alone, she cannot be allowed to leave this door."

"The girl also knows that I am just a shopkeeper and cannot bear this responsibility, so it is better for the girl to listen to the advice."

Shen Qiqi didn't expect that Gu Tingshu had told her this. Now that she couldn't go out, she could only retreat.

"In that case, please ask the shopkeeper to ask the second brother to help me find some soil. I want to change some soil for this pot of flowers."

"That's it. If you want to change the soil for the flowers, you don't have to go out. There happens to be a vat of black mud in my backyard."

"It was my grandson who wanted to plant something, but she was too young, and whatever she planted would die. After a few times, she lost interest."

"I was afraid that she would make a fuss about planting again in the future, so the mud was not poured out. Now it's time for the girl to replace it."

While talking, the shopkeeper had already led Shen Qiqi to the backyard. After pointing to the large vat in the middle of the yard, he went to the corner and got a shovel.

"Does the girl want to do it herself, or does the old man want to help?"

"I……"

"Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, where are the people? Why can't you see anyone? Come out and wait on me."

A rough voice came, interrupting what Shen Qiqi was about to say. She subconsciously looked forward, but her sight was blocked by the wall.

"Girl, don't be weird, I'll go take a look."

She didn't want to trouble the other party at first, so after hearing what the shopkeeper said, Shen Qiqi quickly motioned for him to go and get busy.

"Go ahead, shopkeeper, I can do it myself."

The shopkeeper nodded and went forward. Shen Qiqi squatted down and heard intermittent noises while playing with the flower pots, which seemed to be a dispute.

She put down the shovel in her hand, took a few steps forward, and hid behind the door to watch.There were five or six tall foreigners with fierce faces who came. Maybe they had stayed here before when they came to Ningzhou, but they insisted on staying here now.

The other party had a tough attitude, and despite the shopkeeper's persuasion, he did not give up.

"Don't worry, the store has indeed been booked. You should find another place to live. If you find it troublesome, I have an inn that I am familiar with. I can ask the boy to take you there."

"Shopkeeper, our brothers always stay with you every time we come back to Ningzhou. When we come back today, you say you can't live here anymore. What's the big deal?"

"You just said that there are only four people staying in the hotel. Such a big inn has more than ten or twenty guest rooms. How can they accommodate four of them?"

"We brothers are very approachable, and we are guests from other countries. Customers who want to come to your store will not refuse us to live here."

Hearing this, the shopkeeper was very embarrassed. The other party made it clear that he had to stay and they were all regular customers. It was hard to offend him.

Several waiters stood aside, wanting to say something, but they were afraid of each other. They had grown up in this city, so they naturally knew how hard foreigners' fists were.

Although you can call the city guards to come over, you can't open the door to do business, so why bother to offend your guests?

Moreover, foreigners have the smallest minds. If they offend someone badly and take revenge secretly, even if the prefect can catch the person, he will have already suffered the consequences.

In the midst of a dilemma, Lang Jiu came down from upstairs, faced the trembling shopkeeper, and said, "Where is my girl?"

"Sir, the girl is in the backyard."

"Hey, are you a guest staying here? This inn is so big, I guess you won't care about me waiting to stay here!"

The leader of the big man said that he wanted the people behind him to go upstairs.

Langjiu drew his sword and stood in front of several people, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"I think the shopkeeper has made it very clear. If you guys want to force yourself, don't blame me for being weak."

The air was filled with invisible gunpowder smoke, and the two sides were facing each other, as if they were about to start fighting in the next second.

When the shopkeeper saw this, he broke out in sweat. Both sides looked like they were not easy to mess with. If a fight broke out, the store would suffer.

"You two, please calm down. Guards will pass by from time to time. If you two get into a fight, you will be driven out of the city."

"Since the store has been booked, let me recommend you to another inn. Don't worry, that inn will definitely not be worse than mine."

The shopkeeper was really afraid that there would be a fuss, so he tried to persuade him in various ways.

Seeing that Lang Jiu was not easy to bully, the other party relaxed a little. The shopkeeper took a look and said all the good things to say before taking everyone out.

This farce was finally suppressed. The waiters on the side breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly found a sign to hang up, indicating that they would not accept guests on these days.

"This subordinate has neglected his duty, please punish me."

Unexpectedly, Shen Qiqi went downstairs without paying attention. When this happened, Lang Jiu held his fists and lowered his head, asking Shen Qiqi to punish him.

"I'm fine. It's not your fault. You didn't neglect your duty."

Shen Qiqi didn't expect him to say such a thing, and shook her head after regaining consciousness.

"I want to change the potting soil for Wei Zi, can you help?" Afraid that he would apologize, Shen Qiqi hurriedly changed the subject.

Lang Jiu looked at the shovel she was holding, then at the pruned Wei Zi, and nodded.

"By the way, don't tell your cousin what happened just now. It was nothing in the first place. If you tell them, they will worry again."