Chapter 439: Plundering

On this day, Xu Zhichun and his party planned to stay overnight in Shangluo Town, set off early tomorrow morning, and strive to arrive in Jining by tomorrow evening.

Mu Qi received a message saying that the large ship at Jining Wharf was ready. It would arrive in Jining tomorrow night and he could spend the night on the ship. The ship would set sail early the next morning, and he would no longer have to travel all the way.

By the way, try to see if you can get used to living and resting on the boat.

If you are really not used to it, you can still arrange a carriage.

Xu Zhichun and others were eager to experience life on the ship immediately. It would be best if everyone could adapt, so that the rest of the journey would be much easier.

The travel for more than half a month has been so tiring that it is unbearable for everyone.

Although the carriage was spacious and sturdy and had a certain degree of shock absorption, the roads in that era were so terrible. There were almost no smooth roads. Who wouldn't complain when traveling continuously?

Fortunately, they were lucky. The weather was good along the way. There was no wind or rain, and the climate was mild. If it was the cold winter or the scorching summer, they would be defeated by the sour taste just by thinking about it.

Taking a boat means you no longer have to travel by car, which sounds very tempting!

After entering Shangluo Town and checking into the inn and asking for a good room, everyone breathed a sigh of relief as they could finally rest.

Xu Zhichun smiled and said, "Everyone, go back to your rooms and rest. If you want to go out for dinner, you can go. If you don't want to, you can ask the waiter to bring it to your room. It's still the same old rules."

The old rule was that if you ate at the inn, you could just tell the waiter to put the bill on your room number. If you ate out, you could ask Aunt Qin Qing for payment for how much you ate. At first, no one felt comfortable asking for payment, after all, Xu Zhichun had given everyone a big red envelope of thirty taels of silver on the first day of departure. It was Aunt Qin Qing who took the initiative to ask, and later everyone became calm. They would ask Aunt Qin Qing to reimburse them for how much they ate, and Aunt Qin Qing would give them the money directly without asking any questions.

But without exception, everyone's consumption is within a reasonable range.

Nanny Qin Qing smiled privately at Xu Zhichun and said, "Congratulations, Madam and Master. The subordinates you've chosen all seem to have good character."

A journey reveals a horse's strength, and a journey reveals a person's heart. After all, traveling is such a tiring job, who can keep pretending all the time? They have been doing this for a long time.

Even if you act decently at first, your temperament and character will always be revealed in the details.

Especially as for money, Xu Zhichun doesn't need to do anything at all. Anything related to money is a natural test of a person's character.

No one is clever, petty, or trying to take advantage of others, which shows that their character is indeed decent.

Xu Zhichun didn't mean to test anything on purpose, it was just something that happened conveniently, and she was happy to know what was going on.

At the same time, she felt a little proud. Her husband's vision was indeed good.

Just when everyone had checked in and was about to go back to their rooms, they were stopped by a man who looked like the manager who had just entered the inn.

The steward was in his early forties, with a square face and fair skin. The two servants who followed him were neatly dressed and looked energetic. It was obvious that the three of them came from a wealthy family.

Yu Ji has been in charge of foreign affairs all along the way, and this moment is no exception.

In the past, Xu Zhichun would have ignored it and taken Nanny Qin Qing and the others back to their room.

But she saw that the steward and his two followers were very arrogant, and this arrogance was not mindless and stupid arrogance, but the arrogance of "I have someone above me" and the aura that came from inside out.

In other words, the other party might have a very powerful background, so she was not very reassured and simply did not leave.

Since she didn't leave, Liang Mingxuan, Nanny Qin Qing, Mu Qi, San Lian and others naturally didn't leave either.

Everyone stopped.

Mu Qi glanced at the three managers with some displeasure, thinking, "Where did this person come from? He didn't see that they were all exhausted and just wanted to rest. Forget about knowing each other. We didn't even know each other. What did you ask us to do?"

It would be fine if he just shouted, but he also made “Hey hey——” sounds so rude.

It was Yu Ji who smiled and greeted him. If it were me, I would have just slapped him.

The manager was emboldened by the sight of Yu Ji smiling and speaking in a gentle and polite tone, and felt disdainful.

When you are away from home, your status is given by your family background. My wife is the younger sister of the wife of Marquis Rong'an in the capital. Now I am bringing the young master and young lady to the capital to visit the Marquis Rong'an's mansion and to settle the young master and young lady's marriage.

In such a small place like Shangluo Town, is there anyone more noble than their family?

Steward Bai said proudly, "I don't think you need so many rooms. Please make two of the upper rooms available for us. Hurry up, our mistress, young master, and young lady will be here soon."

Everyone on Xu Zhichun's side looked annoyed, and Sanlian, Mu Qi and others looked even more disdainful.

They work for the Marquis, so who wouldn't be polite when speaking to them?

This inexplicable manager is a brainless villain. Although I don't want to bother with such a villain, it is absolutely impossible to tolerate him.

Yu Ji tilted his head slightly and glanced at Xu Zhichun, who shook his head slightly.

Everyone was already very tired from the continuous journey, so Xu Zhichun specifically instructed them from the beginning to find the best and largest inn to stay in every day. They should take all the upper rooms if they had them, and if they were sold out, they should ask for lower rooms in order, so that everyone could have a more comfortable place to rest.

It's impossible to give it to others.

Yu Ji smiled at the steward Bai and said, "I'm sorry, steward, we don't have any extra rooms. Since we can't accommodate you here, wouldn't it be better if you could be so kind as to find another inn?"

Steward Bai sneered, "This is the only decent inn in this town. Boys, I'm going to talk to you guys seriously. Don't be so shameless. If you don't have the power to defeat me, would I say that? I'm going to save face for you. You should also stop while you're ahead. Don't push yourself into a situation where you can't get out of this situation. It will be embarrassing if you do."

"When you are out and about, harmony is the most important thing."

Yu Ji was so angry that he laughed. He actually said that harmony is the most important thing?

Xu Zhichun: "It's true that peace is the most important thing, so please don't force us. We've been traveling all day, and everyone is tired. Let's go back to our rooms and rest. We'll continue tomorrow."

"Wait!" The steward was furious, glaring at Xu Zhichun and sneering, "You're the boss? Okay. But do you know who our wife is?"

Xu Zhichun: “.”

Just say what you want to say. There's no need to keep it a secret.

Steward Bai didn't expect her to answer, and sneered to himself, "My wife is the younger sister of the wife of the Marquis of Rong'an in the capital. This trip to the capital was to accept the invitation of the Marquis of Rong'an as a guest. Madam, can you please give up the upper room now?"