◎Isn't it natural to follow Anjiu?◎
Just as Pei Ji said, they arrived in Pinglan City two days later.
The carriage was driving in the city, and An Jiu lifted the curtain to look outside.
Pinglan City is much larger than Jiufang City. It is the county capital of Luoan County bordering Qingyang County. The entire city is divided into eight avenues and countless neighborhoods. Walking in the city, you can hear voices everywhere. Hawkers, peddlers, common people and nobles come and go in an orderly manner, and the city is very lively.
Especially since Pinglan City is close to the foot of Mount Hua, where there is a Huashan Sword Sect, there are many people from the martial arts world walking around in the city.
From time to time, people with swords and knives could be seen walking on the street. An Jiu also saw two young men in blue chasing a thief. The three of them were running on the street, scaring passers-by to avoid them. Finally, they were stopped on the street by a group of constables who came after hearing the news and were all fined.
An Jiu's eyes lit up as he watched it, he felt like he was watching a martial arts movie, a real-life one at that!
After a while, the carriage stopped in front of an inn. An Jiu got off and looked up. There were four big words "Fulai Inn" written on the plaque.
"Are we going to live here?"
Lin Qingyan nodded: "Yes."
An Jiu pointed to a nearby inn that looked luxurious and asked, "Why don't you stay there?"
The inn is called "Yunlai Inn". Fulai Inn looks ordinary, but Yunlai Inn is decorated with carved beams and painted buildings. Looking inside from the open door, the floor is shiny and the door is newly painted red. It looks very high-end and classy!
Of course, there are not many people with high consumption. Fulai Inn is crowded with people, while Yunlai Inn is deserted.
Hearing An Jiu's words, He Ziqing said honestly: "The Yunlai Inn charges too much. We can't afford it."
An Jiu looked at Lin Qingyan: "Aren't you the eldest daughter of the Sword Forging Villa?"
Lin Qingyan blushed and said awkwardly, "Sword Forging Villa is just a small business..."
Looking at Pei Ji again, the young man in white waved his fan and smiled: "Pei is just a doctor."
An Jiu thought about it and understood.
Although Zhujian Villa was famous, his family still had to open a shop to sell pots and kitchen knives to make money. The reason why the Lin family was able to make ironware was because they rented a small iron mine from the imperial court and had to pay a considerable rent every year.
As the successor of Medicine King Valley, Pei Ji has to spend a lot of medicinal materials to study medicine, which is also a huge expense. What's more, he often provides free medical treatment and makes little money.
Not to mention He Ziqing, this guy had been practicing martial arts with his master in the deep mountains and forests. When he came down the mountain, he was penniless and had to rely on accepting bounty orders to make a living every time he arrived in a city.
In other words, they only look good on the outside, but are actually a bunch of poor people?
Miss An was speechless for a moment, then she waved her hand generously and said, "Don't stay here anymore, let's go to Yunlai Inn, I'll pay!"
As soon as these words came out, four pairs of eyes fell on her face.
An Jiu: "Why are you looking at me like that? Are you worried that I can't afford it? Don't worry, I have money!"
As she spoke, she fished into her sleeve and pulled out a thick stack of banknotes. Upon closer inspection, she saw that each one was worth one thousand taels!
These were all the bills her father gave her before she went out and she went to the silver shop to withdraw them.
"hiss!"
An Jiu blinked and could clearly hear a gasp. Not only from the people around her, but at this moment, it seemed that everyone on the street was looking at her.
As the focus of everyone's attention, at this moment, An Jiu once again felt the happiness of a rich lady!
Sure enough, is there anything more joyful than spending money in this world? Especially the envious and jealous looks from others greatly deepened Miss An's sense of satisfaction.
Ah Qi blurted out, "Is Minister An so rich?"
An Jiu had actually thought about this problem as well. Anyway, judging from her original body's memory, her father, the Shangshu, did not seem to be a good official... Shangshu An was favored by the previous emperor, who entrusted the young emperor to him before his death. In the past few years, the young emperor has gradually grown up and seems to trust Shangshu An very much.
However, from the perspective of an observer, An Jiu believed that Minister An was already in a very prosperous position. He controlled the government in the name of the emperor, and more than half of the officials in the court were recommended by him, and they also had a special name, the An Party.
This situation cannot continue forever. Once the young emperor firmly secures his position, the An family will fall.
An Jiu was not surprised by this. In novels, bad guys are always bad guys. How could the family of the vicious female supporting character be good people?
An Jiu stopped thinking about this question. She felt that she might not even live to see the An family fall into decline.
"Are you going or not?" She glanced at a few people.
He Ziqing and Lin Qingyan were a little hesitant at first, as they were too embarrassed to take advantage of others, but now...
"Go!" The two looked at each other and said in unison.
As for the master and servant Pei Ji and Ah Qi, their opinions are not important.
The four of them walked into the Yunlai Inn with swagger. This inn lived up to its high consumption. Before they even entered the door, several waiters came to greet them with smiles. Some of them led their horses, some showed them the way, and some eloquently introduced the inn's services.
The four had never experienced such treatment before, especially the country bumpkin He Ziqing. When he entered the door, the waiter brought a copper basin of warm water, and he subconsciously took it and drank it!
After being stopped by the waiter, they realized that this was specially used for washing their hands and faces, so they blushed.
The waiter smiled and said, "The guests are exhausted after traveling all the way. If they come in and wash their faces with hot water, they will feel refreshed and comforted."
"Tsk tsk, this place is really not for ordinary people to live in." Ah Qi muttered softly.
The only one who behaved naturally among the group was An Jiu. The young lady was used to being served and didn't think it was a big deal at all.
It was noon. An Jiu booked four rooms upstairs and asked the waiter to bring their luggage upstairs one by one. Then he sat in the lobby downstairs to order food.
The four of them sat down around the table, with Ah Qi standing beside Pei Ji.
An Jiu held the menu and looked at it for a while before he started to have difficulty making a decision. He said to the waiter, "Bring up all your signature dishes."
The waiter smiled so hard that his teeth were showing and agreed immediately.
The dishes arrived soon and filled the entire table!
Lin Qingyan smacked her lips: "There are so many, can we finish them all?"
An Jiu thought, of course I can finish it, someone will be here soon.
Sure enough, as soon as this thought came to her mind, three people walked into the inn.
The three people, two men and one woman, all wore the same moon-white blue shirt. They stood straight with their sleeves tied tightly, and had long swords hanging from their waists, looking like martial artists.
"Oh, it's the hero from Huashan Sect. Are you here to stay or to stay overnight?" The waiter greeted him enthusiastically.
The three of them waved their hands, and the girl among them said, "Let's go find someone."
A few people looked around and saw An Jiu and his group, and immediately walked towards them without hesitation.
"Young Master Pei," the three of them came to the table and raised their hands to clasp their fists. The first one was a man with a steady face, with a trace of anxiety between his brows, saying, "We are sorry for the trouble you made to come here. I am Zhou Yuli, a disciple of the head of Huashan. These two are my junior brother Xi Guangyuan and my junior sister Zhou Yihan. We are here to seek your help on the orders of our master. I wonder if you have time now..."
Before they could finish their words, An Jiu interrupted them and said, "Hey, hey, hey, we just got here and haven't even eaten yet!"
"This... is our fault." Upon hearing this, the man finally realized that the timing was wrong. He looked ashamed and apologized to them repeatedly.
However, An Jiu's words also attracted the attention of the three Huashan disciples.
The girl was already pretty, and the most striking thing about her was the confidence and boldness in her expression that was as scorching as the sun. Seeing several people looking over, the girl did not shy away at all. Instead, she looked back openly, blinking her bright and charming peach blossom eyes, and sized up the three people curiously.
As soon as the two sides met, two of them were stunned for a moment.
It was the pair of brothers.
A gentleman loves a beautiful lady. It was the first time for the two men to see such a beautiful girl, who looked like a fairy. The girl stared at them without any shyness, which made the two brothers blush slightly.
Seeing that the two senior brothers seemed to be staring blankly, the younger junior sister Zhou Yihan's face suddenly turned dark.
"I wonder who this girl is?" Zhou Yihan asked, waking up the two stunned brothers.
Pei Ji introduced in a gentle voice: "This is Miss An."
The rest didn't say much, but turned to Zhou Yuli and said, "I think you haven't eaten yet? Why don't you join us? You can also tell me about the situation here." He paused and turned back to ask An Jiu, "Miss An, what do you think?"
Lin Qingyan also agreed: "Yes, let's eat together, we ordered a lot of dishes."
After saying that, she also realized that all the dishes on this table were ordered by An Jiu. It seemed not a good idea for her to make a rash decision, so she asked An Jiu: "Miss An, what do you think?"
Lin Qingyan and Pei Ji are both famous second-generations in the martial arts world, one from Zhujian Villa and the other from Yaowang Valley. But this time when they met, both of them went to seek the opinion of the girl in red. The three of them immediately raised the importance of the mysterious Miss An to a higher level.
Little did they know that their behavior was purely out of respect for their financial sponsor.
An Jiu glanced at the three people from Huashan Sect who had suddenly become nervous for some reason, thought for a moment, and then reluctantly said, "Okay."
So they changed to a larger table, and all eight of them sat at the table.
Zhou Yuli was about to tell Pei Ji about the epidemic in Pinglan City. Just as he was about to open his mouth, he heard Miss An say, "Pei Ji, I want to eat shrimp."
Doctor Pei, who was sitting next to her, naturally picked up a shrimp, and then naturally used his priceless hands that had saved countless lives to peel open the shell, pick out the shrimp meat inside, and put it into the bowl in front of the girl.
After peeling, he asked: "Do you want more?"
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Lin Qingyan then called the waiter to bring Miss An a basin of water for washing her hands, as well as a handkerchief for wiping her hands. The handkerchief had to be made of cotton, as other non-absorbent ones would.
Glancing at the surprised looks on the three people's faces, He Ziqing lowered his voice and said to them solemnly, "Remember to use the public chopsticks to pick up food. Don't confuse the public chopsticks with the private chopsticks."
Zhou Yihan asked blankly: "Why?"
Ah Qi, who had already picked up a serving chopstick and filled a bowl of food for himself, looked up from his plate and said vaguely, "Anyway, if you want to eat well, just listen to us. Otherwise, if the young lady gets angry, none of us will be in any good situation."
In just two days' journey, after experiencing An Jiu's numerous mischiefs, the four of them had already fully realized how difficult the eldest lady was to deal with.
Now, the first thing they have learned is to obey the eldest lady in everything.
Besides, isn't it natural to serve Anjiu?
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The manuscript box is set up incorrectly. I posted two chapters today. Qaq I won’t update tomorrow~
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