Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2457 Jasmine Hotel
While Master Wu was enjoying himself in the bathtub, there was a small disturbance in Chen Lin's room.

The room Chen Xiaobing arranged for the members of the inspection team was a "standard room" for each person, which could just accommodate a master and a servant.Chen Ding took Chen Yu, but Chen Lin took Chen Yue.

Although they are brother and sister, they are still young and young Ai after all, so it would be inconvenient for them to live in the same room.As soon as the Chen brothers and sisters entered the room, they felt very embarrassed-is this to stay or not?

Chen Ding wanted to make some adjustments, but there was only Chen Yue in the whole investigation group, and she couldn't make adjustments with her great abilities.

"Or open another room." Chen Ding said, "At worst, we will pay for the room ourselves." He immediately went to find Chen Xiaobing.

"It's not difficult to open another room." Chen Xiaobing immediately took them to the main station, but the receptionist at the main station looked embarrassed after reading the reservation book: there are really no vacant rooms.

"Can't you adjust one room?" Chen Xiaobing asked.

"There's none left," said the waiter. "They're fully booked these days—you can do it later. Tonight, there's no way."

Chen Lin said: "Why don't I find another inn to stay in. As long as it's nearby, I'll be fine. Anyway, it's just an instruction to sleep at night!"

Chen Xiaobing thought that was the only way to go.Immediately, a driver was sent to send him and his luggage to a hotel in Bopu Town to settle down.

He wrote a few lines on the official document he carried with him, stamped it with his own stamp, and said, "Take this and go to the hotel to register. All board and lodging expenses incurred in the hotel can be recorded."

Chen Lin picked it up and was about to go out.Thinking of her sister, she took Chen Yue aside again, and said with a serious face, "You live alone, you have to be strict, and don't leave your room if you have nothing to do! This place seems to be prosperous, but in fact it is a mixed bag. Don't show your face easily! Cousin, second uncle They are all next door, please ask them to take care of you if you have anything to do. You should not go to the evening banquet—it is inconvenient."

Unexpectedly, Chen Xiaobing heard this, and immediately said seriously: "Ms. Chen Yue is also a member of the inspection team, why can't she not go? Besides, it's a banquet of the Senate, what's the inconvenience?"

Chen Lin was so embarrassed that he had no choice but to say: "Since Comrade Chen said so, you can go - let's go together when I come back!"

The rickshaw driver took Chen Lin and his luggage from the hotel to Bopu Town.Compared with along the seaside boulevard, it is more "marketplace".The streets are criss-crossed and crowded with people.Full of life in the marketplace.The coachman pulled him all the way to a small white two-story building in a secluded side street near the Wenlan River.

"That's right here, sir, take the letter of introduction to register." The rickshaw driver said as he helped him unload the luggage from the back of the car.

"Yes, yes, it's time for you, little brother." Chen Lin took out a token from his sleeve, "Give me a drink."

"Thank you, guest officer." The boy pulling the cart was not polite, said yes, collected the "tip", pulled up the cart and was about to leave, then turned around and said with a smile: "The journey is lonely, uncle can go to Heyuan Street. Keep you relaxed and happy."

Looking at his smile, Chen Lin knew that this Heyuan Street must not be a good place.Turning his head to see the hotel that the coachman brought him, it was a two-story building with whitewashed walls and a brick-red roof.The windows were painted blue again.Looking at it under the clear blue sky, it is almost blinding.

That's all, I saw flowerpots everywhere on the walls, beside the steps, and on the handrails of the balcony on the second floor, with flowers of various colors blooming everywhere.Especially the two big jasmine plants beside the door are in full bloom, and the air is full of the fragrance of jasmine.

"Is this an inn?" If the Longhaowan Hotel was completely beyond Chen Lin's imagination of an "inn", then the "inn" in front of him subverted his perception of an inn even more.

While being suspicious, the two latticed glass doors of the small building opened, and a waiter in white clothes and black trousers came out to greet him:

"Is the guest officer here to stay?"

"This is... Jasmine Hotel?" Chen Lin glanced at the note in his hand.

"Yes, it is a small shop."

"I want to stay at the hotel." As soon as Chen Lin heard that he was right, he immediately handed over the note.

The waiter took a look at the note, and immediately became respectful: "So the guest officer is a guest of the Senate! I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" After finishing speaking, he lifted Chen Lin's luggage, "Guest officer, please come inside."

Walking up the steps and entering the house, I just feel cool in front of my eyes.The decoration here is different from that of Longhaowan Hotel. The foyer is not big, but it is neatly arranged, with fewer decorations, but it is very beautiful.Regardless of the clusters of flowers outside, the foyer is full of green plants.The walls are simply painted white, with a few landscape paintings hanging on them.The indoor furniture is mostly made of rattan and bamboo, with simple and plain patterns.There are bookshelves along the wall, filled with all kinds of books... Although it is not the decoration of a traditional Chinese study room, it can also feel the quiet and elegant taste of the owner.

Compared with the luxury of Longhao Bay, this place made him feel more at ease.

“What an elegant and quiet place!”

"Guest officer, you speak well," the waiter heard his praise, and suddenly regained his spirits, "Our Jasmine Hotel is a well-known elegant place in the local area. Scholars who come from other places to study here like to stay here, and talk here at night. Learning. There are quite a few people who come here specifically to talk about Yaji."

"I didn't expect your proprietor to be so elegant!" Chen Lin nodded repeatedly.

"My proprietor was originally a gentry from the county," the waiter lowered his voice when he said this, "he is also a master Jinshi!"

What happened?Chen Lin was quite surprised.Up to now, at least in Guangzhou, I have not heard of any master Jinshi who surrendered, and the remaining Jinshi are all "never leave or surrender" routines, hiding in their own properties and living in seclusion.I have never heard of anyone coming out to run the industry.Besides, what kind of industry is not good to run, how about running an inn?It's not a "decent business".

Needless to say, this "gentleman in the county" is Liu Dalin.According to the history of another time and space, he has been dead for more than two years now.However, the arrival of the Senate cured his illness and took care of his body in this time and space.Liu Jinshi's body was much stronger than that on D-Day.Although he can't walk freely, he can walk a little with a stick.

Liu Dalin has never formally voted for a team, and has maintained a "cooperative relationship" with the Senate, but in all fairness, he has never caused any trouble for the Senate.Over the years, there have been many private letters from the mainland to inquire about the Kun bandits.He always replied to every letter, in which he said good things about the Senate, and he never answered questions involving military and political affairs.Therefore, it is very favored by the elders.Although with the victory of the second anti-encirclement campaign, the Senate has gained a firm foothold in Lingao and even Hainan Island, and its power has reached as far as the Pearl River Delta.Liu Dalin's use value has actually dropped significantly, but the Senate has already treated this Ming Dynasty Jinshi very preferentially.As the "cultural salon" of Lingao traditional Confucianism, the Molixuan Academy presided over by him has also survived.

Liu Jinshi is not a "rotten Confucian" who doesn't get involved in oil and salt. He doesn't fully agree with the Australians' governance in Lingao, but he also admires the rapid development of local construction and the fact that no one is hungry.Therefore, shortly after the establishment of the County Council Bureau, he accepted the letter of appointment.Become a member of the Conference Board.

Said to be a committee member, Liu Jinshi rarely went to meetings.For one thing, he is not as motivated as other committee members, and he is not keen on working for the welfare of his descendants and accumulating money.Secondly, I have suggestions for local construction. I also feel that my legs are disabled. I mostly stay at home on weekdays and rarely go out. It seems that I can’t say anything.In the end, he felt somewhat guilty towards Daming in his heart.

For these years, he has lived a peaceful life like this, and his family relies on the fields and his income from being the head of the mountain in Molixuan.The family's fields have long been fully contracted to the "Tiandihui".And the "sharing" sent by Tiandihui has always been more than other people's homes. Needless to say, this is an extra allowance that the elders quietly gave him to take care of his self-esteem and reputation--for this point, he is quite grateful to the Senate of.

Most of the servants at home have been dismissed, leaving only a few old servants to follow them.The servants' children and Liu Jinshi's children all went to Fangcaodi to study. Based on their grades, it is reasonable to say that they cannot be exempted from tuition fees, but they are all exempted.

Liu Dalin also talked about Confucianism, poetry and stereotypes to his son.But the son is obviously not material for studying.This made him very disappointed, but when he thought about it next year, what was the use of learning this?Under the rule of the Senate there was no need for these.

The originally peaceful and comfortable life has been broken since three years.For unknown reasons, Liu Jinshi's relatives, friends and old friends suddenly began to visit Lingao frequently.

Those who come are mostly the younger generation of these people.They said they were here for a "visit", but in fact, after they came, they made a few polite inquiries about Lingao's situation, and then went out to make a big purchase, buying "Australian goods".

If it's just for shopping, it's fine, and I'm wandering around the street, asking around.Because of his suspicious behavior, he was even arrested by the police several times.In the end, Liu Dalin was released on bail.

Only then did Liu Dalin know that when he came to "visit" relatives, friends and old friends, in addition to buying Australian goods, he also wanted to buy real estate and land in Lingao - "as a way to retreat".

Originally, Liu Dalin didn't care whether it was buying goods or preparing for the Three Cunning Rabbit's Cave.As long as he came to visit, he always received him warmly.However, these visitors still follow the old habit, and most of them stay at the homes of relatives and friends when they go to other places.

It's a beautiful thing to stay with guests from afar, but there are too many old friends and relatives who can't hold back.In fact, the Liu family doesn't have many relatives on the mainland, but Liu Dalin also had Juren and Jinshi in the same year -- there are hundreds of them.

As a result, the originally quiet Liu residence became crowded with people.Guests are entertained every month.Sometimes one wave just leaves, and another wave comes again.

The Liu family not only has to entertain visitors for board and lodging, but also sends people to accompany them to the streets for purchases, and helps them go to the pier to handle consignment. If something happens locally, the Liu family needs to help deal with the aftermath... Not only is it difficult to bear financially, but life is also severely affected. big impact.

(End of this chapter)