On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 265 Inn
Money is needed everywhere when going out, and Madam only gave Zhou's mother a hundred taels of silver. When we went there, everyone tried to stay in an inn, which was cheaper and more affordable than staying in an inn.

Staying in an inn, renting a small courtyard, only costs two taels of silver a night.

If they hadn't come back a little late, they wouldn't have stayed at the inn. It was expensive, but they were even more afraid of someone recognizing them.

Because Zhou’s mother said that she would share the remaining money with everyone when she returns.

In this way, no one will be extravagant and wasteful.

The officer had seen many people traveling from north to south, and when he saw the guard carrying a knife and the tone of his voice, he suspected that the other person was also an official officer, but he was just on an errand, so he did not identify himself.

"Okay, the west wing happens to be empty inside, so you can follow me in."

Xiao Xiao slept until now after getting on the carriage. After getting off the carriage, she felt energetic: "I'm starving to death. Hurry up and bring me some food!"

Zhou's mother hurriedly walked to Xiao Xiao and reminded her in a low voice: "Miss Xiao, please speak politely, otherwise you will not be able to enter the Li Mansion."

After finishing speaking, he said to the servant: "Could you please lend us the kitchen?"

The officer received five taels of silver, but he was very talkative and pointed in the direction: "You can use the rice and noodles inside as you wish."

Anyway, there wasn't much rice and noodles left, and there was no meat or vegetables at all, just cabbage, radish, three eggs and a little vegetable oil.

Mother Zhou didn't bother to go to the kitchen, so she ordered the two maids to make dinner.

These two maids, originally ordinary third-class maids, wanted to take the opportunity to please Mother Zhou so that they could enter Madam's yard in the future.

So they are very active in going to the kitchen.

But as soon as they entered the kitchen and saw the remaining rice, noodles and vegetables, the two maids almost cried.

I could only simply cook a pot of rice, stir-fry radish and cabbage, and steam eggs.

During the meal, everyone's expressions almost looked like radish and cabbage.

"Isn't the food too bad?" Xiao Xiao looked at them suspiciously: "The general's mansion is already in such a deficit? Don't you want my dowry to make up for the deficit?"

Xiao Lian picked up the egg custard and poured it into the bowls of her sister, her second aunt, her second brother, and herself: "Stir it up and eat it, okay?"

Mother Zhou saw that the big bowl of egg custard soup was empty, and when she heard their strange words, she wanted to turn the table over.

She made up her mind that she would rather spend more money and have good food and housing in the future, so as not to listen to their nonsense again.

In the next two days, God was so kind that it didn't rain, and even food, drink, housing and transportation went very smoothly.

Of course, the Xiao family are very enthusiastic about food, and everyone orders a favorite dish, which is a waste of Zhou's mother's money.

Even the guards and maids didn't look good. After all, they spent more money now, and after arriving at the house, they would have less money to share.

"Today's lion's head dish tastes good." Wu even used the soup to mix the rice: "The duck meat was stewed until it was soft and tasty without any fishy smell."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Xiao Xiao: "San'er, thank you for letting me follow you. I'll try to cook it when I go back. If it works, we can have a few more signature dishes in our restaurant."

Xiao Xiao laughed after hearing this: "Then we are in for a treat. Don't worry, Second Aunt, when we get to Yuhang, we will definitely have delicacies from the mountains and seas."

Xiao Lian also agreed: "My little sister is right, maybe I can even eat the Buddha and jump over the wall?"

Mrs. Wu smiled happily after hearing this: "Then the relationship is good, our trip will not be in vain."

After hearing this, Mother Zhou’s mouth twitched.

She didn't bother to interrupt their daydreams. It was a shame that they dared to think about it.

Even the wife herself is reluctant to eat it often, that is, she is only willing to let the kitchen prepare it during holidays.

It would be a dream for the Xiao family to eat it.

Xiao Xiao caught sight of Zhou's mother's eyes and asked with a smile: "Mother Zhou, can we arrive in Yuhang at noon tomorrow?" Zhou's mother nodded with a face: "Yes, when we get to the General's Mansion, please be careful. Proceed with caution."

When she thought that the Xiao family had to order three or four taels of delicacies for every meal, she felt so distressed that she wanted to kill them.

But thinking of the threat from the eldest son, she could only remind them of a few rules and etiquette every day.

But even she didn't think the Xiao family was smart enough. Anyway, they were only thinking about eating.

The one hundred taels of silver given by the madam earlier, when they went there, they only spent fifteen taels of silver for accommodation and food.

But in just these two days, more than thirty taels of silver have been spent.

Not only do you need to eat well at every meal, but you also need good snacks and snacks.

He is also very brave in ordering others. After asking for something, he urges himself to check out.

Fortunately, they can reach Yuhang tomorrow. Each of them can get seven or eight taels of the remaining nearly fifty taels of silver, so their hard work will not be in vain.

But the premise is that the Xiao family cannot be allowed to have lunch outside.

Thinking of this, Zhou's mother's heart trembled, and she immediately said: "It's getting late, let's all go and have a rest. We'll leave early tomorrow."

It was inevitable that the Xiao family would not cooperate, so Zhou's mother rarely said in a good voice: "The lunch at the General's Mansion is very rich and tastes better than outside. You will know when you try it."

Xiao Xiao also had no intention of slacking off.

She also wanted to get rid of Mrs. Li quickly so that she could go back early and go to Mingzhou with the convoy?

So he nodded cooperatively: "That's okay."

In this cold weather, there is nothing more comfortable than staying in bed.

It's a pity that God was not on the side of Zhou's mother. In the middle of the night, thunder started and it rained heavily.

By the next morning, Xiao Xiao was too lazy to get up while listening to the sound of rain outside: "It looks like I won't be able to leave today."

Xiao Lian was very cooperative: "Then let's sleep a little longer?"

Except for the first night, where we stayed at the inn, we stayed at the inn for the remaining two nights.

We booked a small courtyard the night before, but last night the courtyard was full of guests, so they could only ask for one sky-sized guest room and three ground-sized guest rooms.

There are two bedrooms in the Tianzihao room, where the Xiao sisters and Wu sleep.

In order to save some money, the two guards and Xiao Erlang stayed in guest rooms with local brands.

After being awakened by thunder last night, Mother Zhou had a restless sleep. She woke up early in the morning and asked the guard first: "We have linoleum on the carriage. Why don't we delay our journey?"

Neither guard was happy.

They can sit comfortably in the carriage, protected from the wind and rain.

But it was a miserable situation for those who drove the carriage. Even if they were wearing heavy raincoats and bamboo hats, they might get wet.

It's winter now, so I'm afraid that if I catch the wind and cold, my bad luck will kill me.

If you want to see a doctor and take medicine, you have to spend one or two taels of silver, and people still suffer, so they all refuse: "Mother Zhou, it's raining too much now, let's wait before leaving?"

Mother Zhou dared to call the two maids at will, but she did not dare to offend the two guards, so she could only compromise: "Then let's go have breakfast first?"

There were more than a dozen guests staying at the inn scattered in the lobby.

As soon as the five of them sat down, someone came over to say hello: "Mother Zhou, why are you here?"