"I have heard a little about what you said. It shows that this matter is of great importance. If those ministers just took concubines, it would be fine. But I heard that many women disappeared for no reason. I'm afraid this matter is not that simple." Fu Liu said.
Chen Yalan's brows furrowed immediately: "You mean, someone did this on purpose?"
"I don't know either, but I'm just afraid that someone is playing tricks on this matter." Fu Liu shook his head and said.
The two of them rode in a carriage and arrived at an inn.
Since the two of them were out for fun, they naturally couldn't go back to Chen Yalan's home, so they could only stay in the inn.
After entering, the waiter came to greet them immediately. He could see clearly that the two men were dressed richly and must be wealthy.
"Gentlemen, do you want to stay in the hotel or just stop by for a meal?" the waiter asked in a flattering manner.
Hearing this, Chen Yalan said what she had already thought of: "My wife and I have just arrived in your place. We want to stay here for a few more days. Brother Er, please prepare a room for us."
Chen Yalan was born into a family of generals and was taller than ordinary women. She looked half a head taller than Fu Liu. In addition, he had just returned from the border, and the skin on his face had become a little rough due to the wind and sand. Coupled with the sun's exposure, his face was a little dark, making him look like a man. So when she said this, no one doubted their identities.
When the waiter heard this, he immediately led the two people to Room No. 1. As they walked, he kept telling them how good his restaurant was.
When the two of them arrived at the room, Chen Yalan generously gave the waiter a piece of silver: "This is a reward for you."
"Thank you, thank you very much." The waiter didn't expect that he would get a piece of silver just by leading the way. He immediately thanked the two people happily.
He thought to himself, this piece of silver looks like it's worth only a few ounces, which is two months' wages for him! Sure enough, he was not mistaken, these two people are rich.
Chen Yalan told the waiter that they had just arrived in the city and wanted to rest for a while, and asked them not to disturb them before closing the door.
Because they came out too late today, it was already dark. Fu Liu was weak and had been walking for such a long time that she was already exhausted.
So after entering the room, Fu Liu immediately lay down on the bed to rest. Seeing this, Chen Yalan called the waiter to bring hot water. After washing up, the two of them lay down.
Perhaps because she was in an unfamiliar place, Chen Yalan did not fall asleep. She closed her eyes for a long time, but her consciousness was very clear.
Time passed slowly, and Chen Yalan always felt that something was wrong.
What time is it now? Thinking of this, Chen Yalan suddenly realized that the inn she was in faced the street. Logically, she should be able to hear the sound of the night watchman. But now, Chen Yalan looked at the moonlight outside the window. It should be three o'clock in the morning, but she didn't hear any sound at all.
"Fu Liu, have you noticed that there is no sound of night watchmen here?" After discovering this problem, Chen Yalan immediately asked the people around her.
But when she turned her head, she found that Fu Liu had already fallen asleep unconscious.
"Oh, how could I forget that you should have fallen asleep long ago." Chen Yalan sighed helplessly and stopped thinking about this problem. Well, let's just go to sleep today. We can talk about it after dawn if there is anything.
The next day, Chen Yalan woke up at daybreak. She put on her clothes and looked at Fu Liu who was still sleeping. Thinking that Fu Liu was weak, she let her have a good rest first.
So Chen Yalan slowed down, opened the door and walked out.
Since she wanted to get some advice, she naturally had to go to a crowded place, so she did not stay in the inn, but came to the street.
She found a snack stand that looked decent and sat down.
The reason why this place looks nice is that there are several tables here, and most of them are occupied. So Chen Yalan found an empty seat and sat down.
After ordering a bowl of wontons and two steamed buns, Chen Yalan began to eat slowly, while she pricked up her ears to listen to the conversations of the people around her.
As expected, hard work pays off. Not long after she sat there, she heard someone at the next table discussing something.
"Hey, you're talking about the place that's been recruiting female workers recently." A curious voice sounded.
"Yes, that's the place I'm talking about. Why is it so weird? Women will lose their minds after entering it, and will disappear in a few days." The person who said this shuddered at the same time, as if he felt that this matter was very scary.
After hearing this, Chen Yalan was also very curious. In this dynasty, there were very few places where women were welcome, not to mention that women would disappear after entering, which was even more weird.
Chen Yalan said that she paid great attention to these strange things. You know, she came out originally to investigate the issue of excessive concubines, and she happened to encounter it at this time. She heard people say that there was a place recruiting female workers, but those female workers would also disappear for no reason. Chen Yalan felt that there was a certain discrepancy between the two things at the first time.
Moreover, she had a hunch that perhaps what these people were talking about was the truth she wanted to find out.
So she swallowed the wonton in her mouth, stood up, and walked towards the man.
"Brother, excuse me for disturbing you. I just heard you were talking about where you are hiring female workers. Is that true?" Chen Yalan asked in a rough voice, pretending to be curious.
The two were discussing excitedly when someone suddenly asked them a question. They were a little surprised for a moment and turned to look at Chen Yalan.
Seeing that it was a strange man, the two men immediately became alert.
Seeing the two men's expressions change in an instant, Chen Yalan explained, "Brothers, I'm new to Guibao. I heard you discussing this matter, which is inconsistent with the customs in my hometown, so I became curious."
Although her explanation was very reasonable, the two men also knew that what they were discussing was somewhat offensive, and when a stranger asked them questions, they naturally did not dare to say much.
"I see. But brother, you may have heard wrongly. We were not talking about any female workers just now. We were discussing our wives and children at home." One of them thought quickly and said perfunctorily.
The person next to him also agreed after hearing this.
Chen Yalan could see that she probably wouldn't be able to get anything out of the two men. In order not to attract attention, she smiled and said sorry for disturbing them. She didn't continue the question and turned and left.
However, this matter had already weighed heavily on her mind at this time, so after she left, she did not ignore it, but instead asked around if there was any place recruiting female workers.
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