Chapter 2203 Caution
General Nie brought a lot of soldiers with him, and there were also a lot of guards from the Bai and Yin families. Apart from those who stayed behind to guard the luggage, only two stewards and Daji did not come to take a bath. The rest were in the bathhouse, so at a glance, it seemed that the bathhouse was full of people.
The other party was silent for a moment. They didn't think that more than ten of them could beat so many people, not to mention that looking at the scars on their bodies, they didn't look like they were easy to mess with.
So the other party was silent for a moment and then turned around and left with his men.
Only then did Lieutenant Nie snort, turned around, patted the soldiers on the shoulders and said, "Hurry up and wash. After washing, go out and guard the adults."
Bai Shan and the others returned upstairs with their baskets, first told Mr. Zhuang to go take a bath as well, and then turned around to look for Manbao.
Manbao and Zhou Liru had not returned yet. He thought about it and simply wiped his hair and took Daji to wait outside the bathhouse, fearing that they might encounter something on the way back.
Bai Erlang and the others had nothing to do, so they followed him.
So the five men sat across from the women's bathhouse, looking at the door. Bai Erlang suggested, "Should we shout out to let the people inside know we're waiting outside?"
Bai Shan said: "Let them wash slowly. There is nothing else to do, so just wait."
The guy passing by was frightened by the five people. Seeing them staring at the women's bathhouse, all kinds of expressions appeared on his face for a moment. He hesitated and said nothing, then turned and left.
But soon a young woman came over, twisting her waist. When she saw them, she waved her handkerchief and laughed, "Hey, why are you sitting here?"
She walked forward with a smile, ignoring their wet hair and the obvious appearance of having just taken a bath, and pointed in another direction and said, "Gentlemen, do you want to take a bath? I will take you there. That is where you men go."
Bai Shan looked at her very gently and said politely, "We have washed and are waiting for our companions here."
The woman was stunned for a moment, then smiled and waved her handkerchief, saying, "Why, sir, are you afraid that our inn will eat the young ladies inside? We are a good inn, not a shady one."
Bai Shan said, "We are worried about others, and we have nothing to do, so we will just sit here and wait. Sister can go and do her own thing."
"This..." She came here just to persuade them to leave. Otherwise, what was going on with several men squatting opposite the entrance of the women's bathhouse?
Just as he was hesitating, the door of the bathhouse opened and Manbao and Zhou Liru came out with rosy faces from washing.
Bai Shan was stunned for a moment, then walked forward, put the cloak in his hand around Manbao, and picked up the hat and put it on her.
In an instant, only half of Manbao's face was exposed. She was a little confused and said, "Why? I'm not cold."
Bai Shan said, "The wind is strong, be careful not to get sick."
Where does the wind come from now?
Zhou Liru, who was standing by, asked, "Uncle-in-law, what about me?"
Bai Shan paused, then he remembered that he had forgotten Zhou Liru.
Seeing him overturn the car, Bai Erlang and Liu Huan slapped their thighs and laughed out loud.
Daji turned and left, and after a while he took out a cloak and gave it to Zhou Liru.
Zhou Liru finally put it on, but she still pouted and complained to Manbao, "Aunt, your uncle is lying. He's not afraid of the wind blowing you, he's afraid of you being seen, right?"
The woman beside him also withdrew her astonished gaze. Manbao also noticed her and asked with a smile, "Who is this?"
The woman waved her handkerchief and said with a smile, "I am the innkeeper's wife. The innkeeper in front is my boss. I was busy in the back just now. I didn't greet you when you came. How rude."
Mainly, most of the people who come to stay in their inn are men. Even if they come with women, they are mostly concubines or mistresses. Some are not even mistresses, but maids and singers bought directly to follow the carriage. Therefore, she doesn't come to the front often. What's the point of entertaining a bunch of stinky men?
But it was obvious that the two girls who came this time were of different identities from the previous girls. The shopkeeper couldn't help but be a little more polite. She smiled and sent them upstairs. After they all went in, she turned around and went downstairs with the smile on her face gone.
She happened to run into a bearded man walking downstairs with his men in a rage. She raised an eyebrow and looked at the waiter, who whispered, "They just suffered a loss in the back, so they went to the shopkeeper to reason with him, but he fooled them."
He chuckled and said, "When has our shopkeeper ever been reasonable?"
When the woman heard this, she reached out and hit him on the head, glared at him and said, "What are you talking about? Why is the boss so unreasonable?"
"Yes, yes, I have a foul mouth. I deserve a beating, I deserve a beating."
The bearded man who had left the inn and walked into the adjacent courtyard also slapped someone in the face, nearly knocking him to the ground. He suppressed his anger and said, "Didn't my elder brother warn us not to provoke them? You ignored us and even whistled at us. Now that our skins have been peeled off and stomped on the ground, are you satisfied?"
No one dared to say a word. The person who was slapped was the one who whistled at Bai Shan and the others.
He didn't dare to say a word, and stood aside with his head down, covering his face. Someone couldn't bear to see this and spoke up for him, "Fifth Brother, Eighteen didn't do anything. It's just that those officials are making a fuss, right?"
"Yes, we are afraid of what they might do. The emperor is far away, and there are only a few government troops..."
"Aren't these few government troops more numerous than us?"
The conversation was interrupted, and everyone choked for a moment. After a while, they said, "What are you afraid of? Wait until the brothers come back..."
"Okay, shut up now. Behave yourself for the next two days. Big brother will be back soon. If you piss him off, it won't be just a slap from me."
Everyone shuddered and nodded in agreement.
Bai Shan took the cloak from Man Bao's hand and hung it on the rack. He sat beside her and watched her dry her hair. He told her about the conflict at the bathhouse entrance and said, "There's no movement at the moment, so there probably isn't a fight. However, those people's eyes are not good. You can tell at a glance that they are not good people. Even if we're only staying here for one night, we have to be careful."
Manbao nodded in agreement.
Bai Shan said, "Let's not go downstairs to eat dinner. Let's eat in our rooms and let General Nie and the others eat downstairs."
Mr. Zhuang, however, was unwilling to eat inside. He said, "You six younger ones eat inside, and we'll eat downstairs."
Wei Xingren also told them not to worry.
Manbao knew that they wanted to take the opportunity to find out some information, so he didn't stop them and nodded in response.
Liu Huan was surprised. "You don't want to go downstairs?"
Seeing him eager to try, Bai Erlang grabbed him and said, "Be quiet, can't you see that the way they look at us is not nice? We are all so good-looking, so we have to be careful."
Bai Shan nodded in agreement, "Knowing there is danger, how can we go down and provoke more danger?" They value their lives very much.
Liu Huan was not convinced, "Then why are you fighting with others at the entrance of the bathhouse..."
Yin Huo said, "If we had given in then, we would have been in even greater trouble."
Bai Shan nodded. "We didn't go downstairs to eat in order to avoid trouble, but if trouble comes to us, we must fight back forcefully. Otherwise, if we give in, others will think we are weak and can be bullied, which will only lead to more trouble later."
"Okay, I can't argue with you, but I really want to go down and take a look. I haven't eaten at the inn in the desert yet."
Bai Shan said: "It's okay, we can eat it tomorrow."
He said, "We'll have breakfast downstairs tomorrow and leave after we're done."
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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