Chapter 474 Why is Young Master Jiang angry?
"That's right, young lady. Our Muchuan is remote and there are not many merchants coming here. We are self-sufficient in daily necessities. If we really don't have anything, we take mountain products to Huizhou Prefecture to exchange. So this inn is too big and useless."
The shopkeeper explained in a friendly manner, with no awareness of wanting to retain wealthy customers, and was just sharpening an axe.
"Then... I want all three rooms. There must be fodder for the horses, right? We also need some food..."
"We don't have any decent food here, just some game and horse fodder..." The shopkeeper looked at the carts and said, "I'll go get some for you."
Su Qianqian wanted to roll her eyes: Are there no horses here?
"Our Lord Zhou always walks when he goes out. If he goes to Huizhou Prefecture, he takes a donkey cart. We have horses, but they were left by the late Marquis Wuning. After they gave birth to foals, we Muchuan people raised them as children. Who would be willing to ride them! How can we share their fodder with other horses?"
The shopkeeper smiled, but did not hide his contempt for the drivers and the horses that Jiang Baipin and his companions were leading.
"Then I'll trouble you, shopkeeper."
Su Qianqian helplessly spread her hands towards Jiang Baipin: "There are three guest rooms. Miss Zhuang Si and I will share one, and the two maids and the cook will sleep in one. I can only leave one room for you."
"It's okay. We brothers are all men. We are not that delicate. We can just live in the carriage. How long will you stay here?"
Jiang Baipin didn't mind. He had already sent the Qin family to the place of exile safely. With the Qin family's secret guards protecting them, they could leave without worry, even if they had to sleep in the open air for a few nights.
"Staying in an inn isn't a long-term solution. I'll go see if there's a suitable house tomorrow. I'm going to stay here for a while...
I will give you the silver now, or you can go to Cuiying Tower to get it. Brothers, you have worked hard on this trip. I will add an extra 5,000 taels to the original amount as a reward for you. ”
Su Qianqian walked into the guest room, looked around the room, and said to Jiang Baipin.
She didn't hear a reply, and turned around to see Jiang Baipin staring at her.
"Why are you looking at me?" Su Qianqian asked. She had already changed her makeup back and removed the hairy mole on her face. She reached out and touched it carefully, and there was no dust or anything stuck on it.
"Miss Su, are you planning to stay here with the Qin family?" Jiang Baipin asked calmly without any expression.
"Not really, but I still have some things to do that are related to the Qin family, so..."
"Is it related to the Qin family, or to Qin Hanzhang?" Jiang Baipin continued to ask, with some emotions in his eyes that Su Qianqian could not understand.
"Why do you ask? Isn't Qin Hanzhang a member of the Qin family? Why is Young Master Jiang angry?" Su Qianqian still realized that Jiang Baipin was angry.
"No, why should I be angry no matter what you did?" Jiang Baipin turned around and walked out.
Zhuang Yan was looking around, and at this moment he turned his head and winked slyly: "It's true that those who are involved are always confused. They see other people's affairs as Zhuge Liang, but when it comes to themselves, they are completely confused!"
"What are you talking about!" Su Qianqian was puzzled. Her butt was sore from sitting in the car, so she quickly washed her face and lay down to rest for a while.
Zhuang Yan leaned on the bamboo couch in the room and picked up a wild fruit from the table and ate it. It tasted rare and sweet:
"I think this place is pretty good. Although it's not rich, the people are simple and honest. I'll find a house to live in tomorrow and live a secluded life."
"Live in seclusion? You mean to live with Zhu Jin?" Su Qianqian teased.
"What are you talking about? If I move in with Jin, will we complement each other, or will you make it more obvious?" Zhuang Yan did not give in and replied to Su Qianqian.
Qin Hanzhang, who was standing outside the door and preparing to knock, stopped his fingers in the air and listened quietly to Su Qianqian's response.
"I just want food to come to me! I'm hungry, and I don't know what to eat here. I don't have any hope. If nothing works, I'll just let my cook do it."
Su Qianqian changed the subject and stood up to ask about food.
At this time, there was a knock on the door. Zhuang Yan sat up straight and called out to come in.
When Qin Hanzhang walked in, Su Qianqian and Zhuang Yan were both surprised. They looked at each other, and Zhuang Yan showed an expression that said "just watch".
But then Qin Hanjin also followed in, and at this time Su Qianqian returned the look.
"Grandma asked us to invite you two to dinner. County Magistrate Zhou prepared some home-cooked dishes at the county government office. They are very Muchuan-style."
Qin Hanzhang said that he invited the two of them, but his eyes were only on Su Qianqian.
"The county magistrate is hosting a banquet to entertain the people in the marquis' mansion. I'd better not go. This inn also has a chef who cooks food. It is said that his cooking skills are quite good."
In order to refuse, Su Qianqian lied with open eyes.
"Really? Then why don't you invite the chef here over as well? There are only a few of you staying in the three guest rooms, so you don't have to cook for others." Qin Hanzhang said.
Zhuang Yan lowered her head and tried to hold back her laughter.
"Does the chef have no professional ethics? You can go wherever you want to work, that's called betrayal! Anyway, I won't go. I can't make things difficult for the chef."
Su Qianqian pretended to be unmoved.
"Well, I'll send someone to pick you up tomorrow after I've settled you down."
Qin Hanzhang did not insist. After saying this, he said goodbye and left. Only Qin Hanjin was reluctant to leave, looking back every few steps and showing a resentful expression to Zhuang Yan.
"Sister Su, let's go and see how good the chef here is?" Zhuang Yan said with a smile.
The inn's cook was the innkeeper's wife. Although she didn't have any special cooking skills, she managed to make several game dishes fresh, fragrant and rich. The brothers from Mingyue Tower bought a few jars of wine and had a feast.
After the meal, Su Qianqian wanted to pay, but the shopkeeper refused to accept it.
"So you are a friend of the young Marquis Wu Ning. Not only will you not be charged for the meal, you can't be charged for the hotel either. It is our honor to have you eat and stay in our hotel."
"Ah? Boss, if you do business like this, your last inn in Muchuan won't be open for long!
The cost of all of us eating this meal is probably enough to pay your rent for a month. If you don't charge me, do you want your wife to starve to death with you? ”
Su Qianqian placed a silver ingot on the counter.
"Put this silver here first, and you can return the excess or make up the deficit. If there is any game in the mountains, just cook it for us. If you don't accept the silver, you are driving us away."
After Su Qianqian said this, the shopkeeper could no longer refuse, so he took the silver and hurried to the back to find his wife to discuss finding more game.
After dinner, it was still early, so Zhuang Yan went out to walk around. Su Qianqian didn't expose her. The two of them exchanged glances and might have already agreed on a meeting place.
Su Qianqian took Su Mu and Su Zi out as well, with Jiang Baipin following far behind.
"Miss, what happened to Young Master Jiang today? He was not in the mood to eat, and now he is so far away from us."
Su Mu asked in a low voice.
"How should I know? Men are just pretentious!" Su Qianqian complained helplessly.
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