There was indeed a small grocery store in the rest stop that sold everything.
After Wang Mazi handed the peasant woman over to Wang Laotongsheng, he no longer cared about her.
He carried a basket of wood ear mushrooms and dried shiitake mushrooms and walked towards the kitchen.
In the lobby, a merchant was delighted to see the wood ear mushrooms.
"Boss, give me some fried black fungus. Use some fatty pork and plenty of oil."
"Okay! Wait a moment, this fungus hasn't been washed yet."
"Okay! Take your time, we're not in a hurry."
It was getting dark.
Lanterns were hung at toll booths and rest stops, illuminating the road.
Li Dashan originally thought that no more carriages or horses would pass by.
Unexpectedly, I heard the sound of horse-drawn carriages coming from the direction of Luozhou. Judging from the noise, there was more than one horse.
The convoy is approaching.
It was not the caravan that Li Dashan had imagined.
Judging from the carriages and people, it seems like a wealthy family is traveling.
No matter if it was a caravan or a wealthy family, as long as they used carriages and horses, they had to pay tolls.
Li Dashan was doing the registration diligently and responsibly.
The other steward got off the carriage, paid the toll, and asked, "Are there any rooms in the rest stop?"
Li Dashan was stunned for a moment, then shouted towards the rest stop, "Wang Mazi, someone's staying at the hotel."
Wang Mazi ran out hurriedly, "Sir, are you staying at the hotel?"
The steward had a stern face and was calm and composed. "Have you come to the room?"
"Yes, yes, yes. We have two types of upper rooms here: one with a courtyard, and the other a two-story building. It's cold in the mountains, so I suggest you stay in the upper room on the second floor. The quilts are all washed and dried in the sun, and no one has ever used them. There's hot water all night long, and there's a bathroom so you can take a shower."
"etc!"
The steward came to the most luxuriously decorated carriage and bowed to ask for instructions.
A moment later, the steward told Wang Mazi, "Open three rooms on the second floor. Also open five rooms for the servants."
"We don't have servants' rooms here. We only have double rooms, triple rooms, quad rooms, and bunk beds."
"Then open five four-person rooms."
"Okay. Please come in, sir. The carriage and horses are in the stables and are guarded twelve hours a day. Don't worry."
Several female relatives got out of the carriage.
In the front is an old lady.
It happened that Niu Dazhuang came out of the toll booth. He casually glanced at the carriage and exclaimed.
Because he saw the family emblem on the carriage.
Nowadays, only wealthy and powerful families have family crests.
Boss Niu chuckled and said, "So they are a wealthy family."
It looks like you are going to the capital?
After a cup of tea, Wang Mazi settled these distinguished guests.
Boss Niu strolled to the door of the rest stop, waved, and called Wang Mazi over to ask him some questions.
"Have you found out? What's the story?"
Wang Mazi chuckled. "If I were to go out and get some information, wouldn't I be able to find out? I asked the steward, and he said the master's surname is Qu, a family of military commanders, a wealthy family in Tengzhou, and they're visiting relatives in the capital. And I see that the old lady seems unhappy. I'm afraid she's not visiting relatives, but is going to the capital to call for justice."
"How do you know they're going to the capital to bring an army to bear?"
"I listened to a few of their sentences and heard them mention the Marquis' Mansion. Tsk tsk, the relatives of the Marquis' Mansion are indeed a wealthy family."
The wealthy family that Wang Mazi mentioned was none other than the Qu family in Tengzhou, Aunt Qu’s in-laws’ family.
Miss Qu's marriage was not going well, and she also offended Madam Zhao.
When the news spread from the capital to Tengzhou, Mrs. Qu immediately became furious.
Aunt Qu refused to follow her husband to the northwest to eat sand, and she endured it. She also endured her refusal to return to her hometown in Tengzhou to fulfill her filial duties.
Aunt Qu always said that she would find a marriage for Miss Qu in the capital.
A few years have passed, and not only has there been no marriage, but I have also offended an important person. What should I do?
So, Old Lady Qu decided to go to the capital in person to take care of her daughter-in-law and granddaughter.
The group settled down in the room on the second floor.
The upper room was indeed clean and warm.
Mrs. Qu Er served Mrs. Qu hot soup.
"It's so cold, the old lady shouldn't go out. Just send someone to tell my sister-in-law."
Old Madam Qu frowned, "What success is there? She relies on the support of the Daihou Mansion, and no one will give her face. Only when I go to the capital in person and use my status as her mother-in-law to control her, she will be a little afraid."
The "she" that Old Lady Qu was referring to was Aunt Qu, the eldest wife of the Qu family.
Old Madam Qu was very annoyed. "She has lived in the capital with the fourth girl for several years. I'm afraid her heart has become wild. The old lady of the Dai Hou Mansion is very protective of her shortcomings. I'm afraid there will be a dispute with the Dai Hou Mansion."
Mrs. Qu Er said, "No matter how protective the old lady of the Daihou Mansion is, she can't stop my sister-in-law from returning to her husband's family to fulfill her filial duties. We have people in the Qu family. She has lived in the Daihou Mansion with the fourth girl for several years. She is really not afraid of being gossiped about.
What's more, the fourth girl has offended the nobleman, and even her marriage was rejected by the nobleman with just one sentence. It would be unacceptable if the mother and daughter did not return to the Qu family. "
Mrs. Qu nodded and said, "We'll be in the capital in a few days. We'll see what the situation is like then make some plans."
"The daughter-in-law listens to the old lady."
That night, the merchants staying at the Balipu rest stop were all very satisfied.
In the middle of winter, having a warm bed, hot soup, delicious meals, and hot water all night long was a wonderful experience.
The next morning, the merchants got up early and planned to set off after breakfast.
The guys at the rest stop were busy greeting customers, harnessing horse-drawn carts, donkey-drawn carts, mule-drawn carts, and ox-drawn carts...
Last night, the peasant woman who spent a penny to stay in a large dormitory, carried the medicinal herbs she had bought, three feet of cotton cloth, and salt, and prepared to set off back to her home in the mountains.
She walked out of the rest stop which was as warm as spring, looked back at the lobby, a smile in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.
She made up her mind that next time she got some mountain products, she would sell them to the rest station and bring her child out to see the world.
Even if you have to spend a penny more to sleep in a dormitory, it's worth it as you can drink free winter melon soup.
If I sell more mountain products, I'll have enough money for the family's medicine. Maybe I can even have meat during the New Year.
When the head of the family recovers next year, we can hunt some game and sell it to the rest station.
If you are lucky, you can collect medicinal herbs in the mountains and sell them to rest stops.
This place was wonderful, better than the farthest town she had ever been to.
The peasant woman walked into the mist of the forest, a smile always on her lips.
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