When I returned to the inn, the boss was still sitting there with no words. It wasn't until I asked for hot water to take a bath again that he opened his palms energetically:

"Chenghui, twelve articles!"

I took out the money and watched as the boss went to the kitchen to light a fire and boil water, and then divided six buckets before sending them to the room.

After he filled up the tub and got out, sweating profusely, I complained to Xiaolian:

"You said, he can't even bear to invite people. It's so hard to earn twelve cents...why bother?"

Xiao Lian also blinked: "If he hadn't given up the two cents for the lantern shell, he wouldn't have even a single customer at this moment."

"Looking at it this way, it's normal to be reluctant to hire a friend!"

I was tired after a hard day today, so I took an early rest at night. Unexpectedly, at ten o'clock in the morning, the pink and white lantern quietly entered the room again!

This time, Xiaolian was alert and beat him up without mercy, almost breaking the fragile lantern shell outside.

"Even if you are a monster, you are not allowed to enter the girl's residence in the middle of the night!"

That lantern is also aggrieved:

"You've already said that I'm a monster. How can we, who hold lanterns and candles, be divided into men and women? At worst, I'll be a girl too..."

After saying that, he suddenly changed from a man wearing a pink shirt to a woman wearing a pink shirt.

She has a pointed chin, big eyes, and a slender waist. She sways as she walks. The woman has no sense of beauty at all, but she looks like a melted candle!

Xiaolian couldn't bear to look at her and turned her head away. I really couldn't accept the aesthetics of this lantern, so I could only sigh:

"That's all, you'd better change back to a man."

The lantern changed again and looked at us sadly:

"You are so demanding."

Then he added a sad face: "The owner of this shop is really hateful. Yesterday, I bargained with him in my dream until dawn, but he refused to give up even half a penny. How could I, with such an old body, have the nerve to say that I was worth ten pence?

money?!"

"Bah! Ten cents is enough to buy a new lantern!"

Xiaolian and I were in awe.

Let's just say that this boss saw monsters in his dream, and he was not afraid at all and could even bargain with people. Such courage is really unworthy of his talent when he runs an inn.

But if he really becomes a cultivator...

Xiaolian didn't know what she was thinking of, and she snickered with me at this moment: "If he were a Taoist priest, I'm afraid he would even secretly save some of the incense from the ancestor!"

Oh, this boss is so powerful, I even felt a little pity for him when I looked at the lantern.

"In this case, let's get ten cents for ten cents. This boss loves money so much. Over the years, you have made his store lose money every day, and it has made people suffer."

Of course the lantern was angry, but there was nothing he could do about it at the moment. Besides, I was willing to spend ten cents, so he reluctantly nodded.

After thinking for a while, he suddenly came over and asked in a gossipy manner: "Tonight I saw that the Zhu Mansion in front of me was filled with ghosts. There were people crying and howling, and there was also a capable Taoist priest. Do you know what's going on?"

This lantern is not hanging for nothing, he is quite good at asking for information.

Xiaolian then told what happened tonight one by one. She was very capable. The simple plot made her talk ups and downs with twists and turns! Even the lantern held her chubby body and shook it left and right.

Akira, very nervous.

I yawned and thought of Bai Xuan, who had stopped talking after blushing tonight, and fell asleep in a good mood.

…

The second time it was early in the morning.

I just walked out of the inn and saw Zheng Xiaolang waiting at the door like yesterday, and I couldn't help but be surprised.

"Zheng Xiaolang, why are you here?"

"Didn't Miss Zhu say she recognized you as her adoptive brother yesterday? Now you should work hard to study and become literate?"

Zheng Xiaolang smiled shyly: "Sister, don't worry, I'm not a careless person. It's just that I promised my sister that I would help you get things done. What's more, the house is in a mess now, and my sister also needs some help.

It will take time to clear things up.

The teacher you invited will not be able to enter the hospital until the beginning of next month. Before that, I will do more trivial things to thank my sister for her kindness."

I also became happy.

Having an authentic guide makes traveling around the city more fun.

In this case, today I will focus on buying some snacks and supplies, etc., and then go make an appointment with the caravan.

Zheng Xiaolang was thoughtful. While asking about the months of various candies and snacks, he remembered again:

"By the way, sister, the mutton soup I took you to eat yesterday, Uncle Zhu, turned out to be the old housekeeper of this mansion!"

"No wonder everyone tried to persuade him to change his stall to avoid being bullied and troubled by the servants in the house, but he refused to do anything."

Zheng Xiaolang was also full of surprise when he said it.

The few words he knows now and the news about Zhu's mansion that he finds out every day are all left behind intentionally by Uncle Zhu.

"Uncle Zhu has been staying there to inquire about the situation, hoping to find an opportunity to take revenge. I heard that early this morning, he didn't see anyone coming out of Zhu's mansion. He was surprised and thought something had happened, so he hurriedly leaned on the wall and peeked in -

—”

"Who knew, it was such a coincidence that Mr. Zhu, who had just finished washing himself, was lying on the recliner. When he raised his eyes, he saw him. I heard that all of a sudden, tears started to flow down."

When he said this, I was really glad.

With a loyal butler like Uncle Zhu and a wonderful daughter like Miss Zhu, Mr. Zhu must be an extremely outstanding person.

It's a pity that I am now paralyzed for half my life...

No!

Don't think so!

"Zheng Xiaolang, I think Mr. Zhu has been imprisoned for so many years and is still able to hold on despite wasted days and nights. He must be an extremely extraordinary person."

"The imperial examination is very difficult nowadays, and you are not enlightened at a young age. You will definitely have to put in more effort than others."

Zheng Xiaolang nodded: "I'm not afraid of hardship. I want to support my sister and my adoptive father, Mr. Zhu."

I nodded, thinking about the future of being named on the gold list, and I was very optimistic about Zheng Xiaolang. But I couldn't show my emotions, lest he would know that I was floating in my heart.

So he told him again:

"When you enter the mansion in the future, even if you can't do anything well in school, if you can learn more about how to treat people and treat people around your sister and Mr. Zhu, you will definitely be good at it in the future."

Zheng Xiaolang agreed obediently.

And at this moment, the two of us came to the door of the inn that we had explored yesterday and saw a large number of horses outside the inn, slowly waiting to go in. There were obviously more people inside and outside the inn.

This is……

Zheng Xiaolang became excited!

"Sister, look, there are so many horses suddenly. They must have returned from collecting and selling goods!"

Zheng Xiaolang's identity has changed now, but he is still as stable as ever. At this moment, he is not in a hurry to go forward and inquire, but silently watches the people in the caravan coming and going.

Only after everyone finally came to an end and the door of the inn was tidy and tidy, did he walk over again:

"I would like to ask you, how much are the people in the caravan worth?"


Chapter completed!