Chapter 45
"Rou Rou! What are you doing?" Qin Huan ran in from outside the inn and pulled back Tang Rou, who was standing in front of Bei Qiao with her neck stiff.
"Huanhuan, you're here!" Tang Rou hugged Qin Huan's arm and said, "This is what made you a suspect..."
"Stop." Bei Qiao raised a hand: "Miss, you have found the wrong person, right? I have only been in Linjie City for a quarter of an hour." It is better to interrupt, this girl seems to be unable to control her mouth.
"How is that possible! You are the one who is so good-looking that Huanhuan waited for her at the door of the inn. What happened? Wuwuwu..." Tang Rou spoke quickly, but Qin Huan covered his mouth quickly, at least he didn't let her reveal all her embarrassing stories in public.
Bei Qiao: "..." So this girl named Huanhuan finally found the inn, and because she lingered there, she encountered an accident. But what does this have to do with me?
"Hmph!" After being warned by Qin Huan with his eyes, Tang Rou didn't dare to say anything else. She just kept snorting: You are a troublemaker!
Bei Qiao calmly met Tang Rou's accusing gaze: "...Excuse me, can you please move aside now?"
Tang Rou reluctantly moved aside: "Humph! You really don't have her in your heart, wuwuwu..."
Qin Huan covered his mouth with his hand again: I feel so tired. I'll break up with her for a long time after I go back.
"Sister, why are you running around again?" Just as Qin Huan was about to drag Tang Rou away, Qin Guan, who had heard the news, rushed over and said, "Go home quickly. I'll take care of the rest. I'll make sure those guys get the punishment they deserve."
"Brother!" Qin Huan released Tang Rou's arms from holding Qin Guan, tears streaming down her face. In one day, she went from being an ordinary person to a suspect, and was nearly arrested and thrown into jail. At the time, she felt anxious and angry, but now that she had come to her senses, she felt only fear.
"Okay, don't cry." Qin Guan rubbed his sister's head buried in his chest: "Home has prepared your favorite snacks, waiting for you to go back...sister!" Qin Guan was shocked to see his sister suddenly close her eyes and faint. He quickly picked her up and rushed out the door. He jumped onto the carriage outside the door in a few steps and went straight to the clinic on the next street.
"Sorry to trouble you." Picking up the handkerchief that Qin Guan dropped on the ground, Tang Rou bowed her head towards Bei Qiao, then ran after him.
"It's okay." Bei Qiao raised an eyebrow as he watched Tang Rou leave: She was like a hedgehog with its hair standing on end just now, but now she is so calm. The change was so fast. Could it be that her previous provocation was just an act? Why?
"Sir, this is your key, please keep it." After completing the formalities, the waiter handed an exquisite room key to Bei Qiao.
"Okay... wait, you got the wrong key. I booked the Di room." Seeing that the key was the key to the Tian room, Bei Qiao paused with his outstretched hand: the Di room here costs one hundred wen, while the Tian room costs two hundred wen.
"That's right, sir." The waiter waved his hand: "This is what Miss Tang instructed before. If you have any questions, you can check it yourself." The user's check-in record can be found on the forum, including check-in time, room type and charges.
"Okay, thank you." Bei Qiao put away the key: I had already given you the order before, it's interesting and very thoughtful.
Without thinking about what happened before, Bei Qiao took the key upstairs and opened the door of the Tianzi room: "Oh..."
Well, it’s worthy of being a 200-wen room. Not only are the various configurations worth the money, but the complimentary desserts also look great.
Sitting at the table, Bei Qiao picked up a piece of dessert and put it in his mouth. He quickly opened the forum and posted a purchasing request for Linjie City.
Yu Qian, who was online the whole time, quickly replied: Qiao Qiao, is there anything over there that Yuanshan Village doesn’t have?
Qiao Qiao from the Escort Agency: As for food, we have dried seafood here, which tastes similar to the ones sold outside and can be kept for a long time; as for clothes, we have no special style, but elegant colors and very delicate hand-embroidery; as for accessories, we have jade and tourmaline, but they are too expensive and I can’t afford them.
Escort Qiao Qiao: That's all I can think of for now. What do you want to buy?
Writer Yu Qian: Eat whatever you want, and read a few more storybooks. I need more inspiration!
Qiao Qiao from the Escort Agency: We don’t accept random orders.
Writer Yu Qian: Then please buy me the storybook. I want the best-selling one of Hu Yuexuan this month. The price should not exceed one hundred coins!
Qiao Qiao from the Escort Agency: Got it. I’ll go take a look first.
After leaving the room and locking the door, Bei Qiao went downstairs to ask the waiter for directions and successfully found Hu Yuexuan.
In this alternate world, papermaking was highly valued, and movable type printing was widely used. As a result, books were no longer a precious commodity monopolized by the wealthy. Even the poorest common people would buy their children a copy of the Three Character Classic to help them learn to read. Of course, rare and valuable copies were still very expensive, and some could not be purchased even with silver.
Of course, storybooks are not treasures that cannot be bought with money. In times of peace and prosperity, people have enough food and drink and begin to pursue spiritual satisfaction. Occasionally, they will buy some storybooks to pass the time.
Bookstores in other worlds vary greatly in their offerings and decor, driven by the diverse philosophies of their owners. Some sell only famous works and the four treasures of the study, offering elegant seating for students to review their studies. Others sell comic books, toys, and even babysit. Some sell storybooks, along with illustrated trading cards and character costumes—what we now know as official merchandise.
The Hu Yue Xuan bookstore Yu Qian mentioned is a bookstore specializing in storytelling novels. The store has a wide variety of storytelling novels, and while most readers are interested in the genres of old-fashioned scholars, Hu Yue Xuan's books are also popular with children, who can even find their favorite picture books there.
"Excuse me, what is the most popular storybook this month?" Bei Qiao didn't know much about Hu Yuexuan, so he asked the clerk standing at the door to greet customers.
"It depends on what kind of books the customer likes. If it's a romance novel, the best-seller right now is 'Breaking the Prisoner.' It tells the story of a heroine who, trapped in a mortal danger by her beloved, manages to stop the loss and successfully kill him." The clerk glanced at the bookshelf where Bei Qiao spent the most time, then turned and took a few books from the shelf at the door. "This one with illustrations is 120 wen, and the one without is 70 wen. Also, these are some of the best-sellers lately, and they're priced the same as 'Breaking the Prisoner.'"
"Okay, thank you. Let me take a look first." Hu Yuexuan store is very large. Bei Qiao found an empty corner in the store and pretended to flip through the book to read the introduction. Secretly, he quickly opened the forum and sent the title and introduction to Yu Qian.
After receiving the reply and the transaction request, Bei Qiao spent 70 wen to purchase the storybook, thus completing her shopping mission. Upon returning to Yuanshan Village, she would receive the 70 wen cost and the 7 wen purchase fee.
Holding the storybook that the clerk had packed, Bei Qiao walked out of the store and went to the nearby snack street for a stroll. In the end, he didn't buy anything and went straight back to the inn to log off: Anyway, he didn't see anything particularly new, so he might as well log off and eat. His mother should be back soon.
Bei Qiao took off his holographic glasses and opened the bedroom door. He called out "Tangyuan", but heard a response coming from the kitchen.
"Tangyuan! Don't go to the kitchen!" Bei Qiao was worried that the kitchen door was not locked, so she ran over to try to rescue the bag of flour that might have been destroyed by the cat. As a result, she found that Qiao Lin was already in the kitchen: "Mom, why did you come back so early today?" At least twenty minutes early.
"I'm out on a business trip this afternoon, so I don't have to punch in, so of course I can come back early." Qiao Lin turned off the gas stove and let the range hood continue to work. "I made some braised pork for you today, and I also bought you half a watermelon. Come over and eat."
"so much"
"I didn't ask you to eat it all. Take as much as you can eat. And here's some more."
"Snacks" Bei Qiao was as shocked as seeing the sun rise from the west, because Qiao Lin didn't like her eating snacks. Every time she bought snacks home, she would be complained about eating junk food. Now, her mother actually bought her junk food in large packages.
"Well, the mall was having a sale, so I grabbed a pack. What's the matter?"
"It's okay." It seems that my mother is very happy.
Qiao Lin was indeed very happy. As an ordinary person, her daughter was able to buy her a gold bracelet less than three months after graduation. She was so proud that she wanted to learn to walk sideways like a crab.
Qiao Lin: Walking sideways is an exaggeration, but it’s true that I feel like I’m floating.
While Bei Qiao was eating and snacking offline, Qin Huan, who had woken up in the clinic after treatment in another world, had been sent home by his brother. He was sitting on the bed, hugging his knees, and was in a daze. The medicine on the table had gone cold, and the maid quietly came in, took the medicine bowl away, and prepared to reheat it.
Tang Rou asked another maid to bring a mahogany stool and sat beside the bed, quietly accompanying Qin Huan. After waiting for a long time, Qin Huan finally spoke.
"Rou'er..."
"Yeah, I'm here. What's wrong?"
"Am I stupid..." Qin Huan buried her face in her knees. When the body was discovered this morning, she was just an ordinary witness, but...
For unknown reasons, her usual playmates falsely accused her during questioning by the police, claiming to have witnessed her murder. Later, the housekeeper inexplicably came forward, claiming she had no alibi.
Everything happened too suddenly and too absurdly. Fortunately, Ying'er was smart and slipped away to report the news when they were not paying attention. The thugs she brought with her were also reliable enough and did not let anyone take her away by force, otherwise the consequences would be unpredictable.
"You're an idiot! How many times have I told you that the housekeeper isn't a good person, and neither is anyone else. You just didn't take it to heart, and now you're suffering, aren't you?" Tang Rou reached out and poked Qin Huan's head: "You usually talk as much as I do, why don't you refute it?"
"I didn't react at the time." Qin Huan curled his lips: "And that officer didn't even listen to me. He came up and tried to pull me. I was so angry that I asked... What right did he have to arrest me?"
"Why? Because he's not an official!"
"What"
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