The Qiu brother and sister also continued to move forward. It was getting dark. Fortunately, there was an inn not far ahead.
Half a cup of tea later, Qiu Yinong and the others arrived at the door of the inn.
The waiter came out and asked, "Dear guests, are you staying here or just stopping by for a meal?"
"It's so late, of course we have to stay in a hotel. Are there any rooms available?" Yang Hu said in a muffled voice.
The waiter knew at first sight that this man was a martial artist, and these people must be bodyguards without a doubt.
"Yes, there are plenty of guest rooms today." The waiter warmly invited them in.
Yang Hu and others dismounted and led the inn into the yard. The inn was neither big nor small, and the lights were on. They had stayed in this inn several times before.
After leaving the horse to the care of the waiter, Qiu Yinong also asked the waiter to prepare some vegetables and fruits for Lu Yuan.
Qiu Hanqing gave him twenty cents, and the waiter happily took it.
Qiu Yinong looked at the inn, then at the waiter, and whispered a few words to Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan kicked his legs, Qiu Yinong patted him, and followed Qiu Hanqing to the hall.
"Where is the original shopkeeper Qian?" Yang Hu looked at the unfamiliar face at the counter suspiciously and asked.
The shopkeeper was immediately delighted when he heard this: "Sir, do you know the shopkeeper in front?"
"Manager Qian's youngest son made a fortune in the north not long ago and took them over. He then sold the inn to me."
As he said that, the shopkeeper took out the transfer document and showed it to Yang Hu.
Yang Hu took a look and hummed, "Arrange some rooms for us and get some food."
"Okay, are these two also coming with the guest?" The shopkeeper looked at the Qiu siblings, who were not well dressed.
Yang Hu was about to say that they were going together, but Qiu Hanqing said, "Please give us two rooms as well."
"Oh, all right. The upper room is three qian of silver a night. The middle room is one hundred and fifty wen. The lower room is fifty wen."
"Give us two rooms upstairs!" Qiu Yinong said, and then put down one or two taels of silver.
"The rest, give us some food, plus tomorrow's breakfast and some dry food, is that enough?"
"That's enough, that's enough." The shopkeeper took the silver and took two sets of keys and put them on the counter.
The shopkeeper was making accounts at the counter with a smile on his face. Qiu Yinong turned around and took a look, and the shopkeeper just happened to look up.
He quickly restrained his expression and put on a warm smile: "Miss, is there anything you need?"
"Oh, I'm tired from traveling all day. Could you please ask the waiter to arrange a hot water bath for me?" Qiu Yinong said embarrassedly.
The shopkeeper quickly replied: "No problem, Zhang Er, Zhang Er, hurry up and prepare hot water for this girl."
"We need it too." Wang Xinrui's maid also spoke.
The shopkeeper kept saying, "Yes, we have them all."
Qiu Yinong went up to the corner of the second floor and said to Yang Hu and Qiu Hanqing, "Second brother, Uncle Yang Hu, something is not right with this inn."
"Oh? The little girl figured it out?" Yang Hu raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.
Qiu Hanqing also looked at Qiu Yinong, who nodded. "I heard some noises in the backyard. I think the original shopkeeper and the waiter were tied up and imprisoned somewhere."
"Be careful with what you eat later. I know a little bit about medicine."
"Then I'll have to trouble Miss Qiu later." Yang Hu was surprised. He didn't expect this seemingly inconspicuous girl.
He was actually a master of internal martial arts and a doctor. After traveling all over the country for so many years, he could tell at a glance whether there was any problem with the shopkeeper.
Unexpectedly, the little girl also noticed that something was wrong.
Qiu Yinong smiled at him and walked towards her room. Not long after, someone knocked on the door.
It was Qiu Hanqing who opened the door and walked into his sister's room.
"Sister, I just went downstairs to take a look around, and there is indeed something wrong with the shopkeeper."
"There's a small room in the backyard that's locked. I wanted to go over and take a look, but before I got close, a guy came out from the side."
"They said it was the inn's winery and warehouse, and outsiders were not allowed to approach."
Qiu Yinong nodded and said, "Then the former shopkeeper should be imprisoned there."
"Second brother, don't take any more risks. Be careful not to be discovered."
Qiu Hanqing nodded, agreeing with Qiu Yinong's words.
"Knock knock." Someone knocked on the door again.
Qiu Yinong approached: "Who is it?"
"Oh, girl, it's me, Zhang Er. I brought you some hot water." The voice of the waiter came from outside the door.
Qiu Yinong went straight over and opened the door. Zhang Er saw Qiu Hanqing was also there, so he just glanced at her and lowered his head.
"Come, pour water into the tub for the girl and clean the tub for her."
Zhang Er was talking, but the two strong men behaved rudely.
He didn't look like someone who was used to doing this kind of thing, so Qiu Yinong and his sister pretended not to see it.
After the hot water was poured in, Zhang Er came out and reported: "Miss, everything is ready. You can go take a bath. Just let me know when you are done."
"Thank you very much." Qiu Hanqing expressed his gratitude.
Zhang Er smiled and said that it was his duty, then he took his men away.
Finally, before leaving, the man looked at Qiu Yinong a few times and saw her sallow face and pockmarks.
There was a flash of disdain in his eyes, and he quickly looked away.
Qiu Yinong curled the corners of his mouth slightly, and Qiu Hanqing looked at the mess on the ground, which was all water.
"These people are definitely not the guys from the inn."
"Well, second brother, please help me keep watch outside." Qiu Yinong said to Qiu Hanqing.
Qiu Hanqing responded and walked out of the room. There was a man guarding the stairs. When he saw Qiu Hanqing come out, he glanced at him twice.
Qiu Hanqing pretended to smile at him in a simple and honest manner, and the man had no choice but to smile at him. Qiu Hanqing began to talk to the other party.
"Brother, why do you still need to stay here?"
"Hey, the shopkeeper ordered us to do that. Aren't the girls bathing? We need to pour out the water later."
A tone of obvious dissatisfaction.
"That must have been hard work." Qiu Hanqing smiled innocently.
The man became curious: "You and your sister are not with the escorts, right?"
"Well, my brother and I are going to a quarry in Zeyang County to visit our parents."
"I think I saw you guys pulling something like a deer. This thing is not easy to handle."
"My sister is a maid in Mr. Zhao's house in our town. Because the master is kind, he lent us the deer."
"I see. Judging from your clothes, you don't look wealthy."
"What are the escorts escorting?" the man began to ask.
Qiu Hanqing scratched his head and chuckled, "We met during our break, but during dinner I seemed to hear the escort leader say he was going to Zeyang County to pick someone up."
"Are they betting on an empty dart?" The man was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted.
Seeing that Qiu Hanqing was still smiling foolishly, as if he didn't understand, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"I see that the little girl among them is well dressed."
"I seem to have heard that girl call Escort Head Uncle, so she must be his niece." Qiu Hanqing smiled naively.
Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of him, the man stopped paying attention to Qiu Hanqing.
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