Yuanshan Inn.

The fire-like flags were beating in the slightly white night sky with the wind, and the forests on both sides were whistling desolately behind the bare hills.

The moon sanks the west mountain, and there were sounds of horse hooves from not far away, and dust flew, gradually becoming a figure.

A group of officers and soldiers were all wearing light armor and riding large horses towards the inn. The horses were strong and heroic.

Soon a group of people stopped at the door of the inn. The person in charge stepped forward and raised his hand and slapped the door heavily, and then twice, until the inn lighted up the candlelight and the door was opened in a small gap.

Qiuniang was wearing a shirt, holding a candlestick in one hand, and supporting the door in the other, revealing her snow-white jade arms like lotus roots, and spring suddenly appeared.

Although Qiu Niang is no longer young, she is a famous beauty nearby, with a unique charm and a unique taste.

The officer and soldier couldn't help but blushed slightly, his eyes drifting, and he didn't dare to look around.

"Yo? Master? So late? But what's wrong?" Qiu Niang asked.

The leader cleared his throat, covered his shyness, raised his hand and showed a token, engraved with five big words from the Qingzhou Shuntian Mansion, and said in a straight voice: "The government searched, the bandits in Linglong Village wandered down the mountain secretly at night, the shopkeeper... Did you hear any movement?"

Qiu Niang raised her eyebrows, frowned unconsciously, and thought about it: "I did not see any bandits, but I was all strong and strong. They were all in the world and had kung fu on them, so even ten bandits were not a problem."

Her voice was a little soft and she made the leader feel soft. He just looked in, and his plan to search for people was reduced a little.

The Yuanshan Inn can be prosperous in this place where bandits are rampant, caravans appear, and fish and dragons are mixed, so there must be no problem with basic guarantees.

More importantly, they were willing to cooperate with the government and the reserve supplies for encircling and suppressing the bandits were all from the Yuanshan Inn, and they were indeed very obedient.

"Where are the people who stayed here today? Is there anything unusual?" The leader narrowed his eyes and asked cautiously.

Qiu Niang suddenly had her eyes flashed, her hands tightened when she grabbed the door frame, glanced back, and smiled, "It's all the caravans that are coming and going, and they don't wake up even when the sky collapses."

Qiu Niang's little move was caught by the officers and soldiers. He frowned and looked in. There seemed to be nothing abnormal inside. He lowered his eyes and thought, pulled the corners of his mouth and said, "It's better to let our brothers go in and check it out, which is more safe."

After saying that, the leader raised his hand and was about to push the door, but was stopped by Qiu Niang. She smiled and said to him: "In the past few days, in order to capture the bandit Qingzhou, our inn has sent a lot of food to you, the officials. Finally, a guest came, so he pointed at these copper coins to maintain the expenses... It was a pity that the sky saw me, don't scare my guests."

"It's really nothing?" The leader didn't give up and asked.

Qiu Niang stretched her eyebrows and smiled, and said, "It's really nothing, it can't be true."

After saying that, the leader looked at Qiu Niang, put away the token, and took out the paper that had been folded several times from his arms. After unfolding it, there was a portrait of a man inside. The ink traces were not dry, but it could still be distinguished: the translucent eyes of Shi Feng and the thin lips... He asked in a deep voice: "Have you seen this person?"

Qiu Niang looked at it carefully and was shocked. Isn’t this person the young man who is generous today?

She shook her head and confronted the leader's eyes again, with her eyes firm, "I don't know you, I haven't seen you before, in any case, I'll have to go to our inn."

After saying that, the leader glanced at her calmly, then gently folded the portrait, put it in his arms, turned around and took the group to the horse again, raised a wave of light dust, and ran towards the nearby village.

Qiu Niang put away her clothes, closed the door gently, turned around with a candlestick in her hand, lowered her eyebrows and said, "Girl, I've sent you aside, can you... let him go?"

Mu Huashu turned sideways, the sharp dagger in his hand gently left the neck of the guy Xiaojiang, and quickly retracted it into the sheath.

Xiao Jiang immediately ran towards Qiu Niang and stood tremblingly behind her. Qiu Niang hugged him in her arms and stroked her back to comfort her.

Mu Huashu stood with his hands behind his back, wearing a slim robe with ivory white horse mane embroidered ivory. His broad belt was tightly tied around his waist, and his long hair was hanging down, looking particularly elegant and easy-going. She glanced at the two people in front of her and solemnly bowed: "How many offensives."

Qiu Niang and other friends did not dare to say much when they saw this, and just waited cautiously to see her next move.

Ke Yanhui, who was also left in the inn, also stepped forward and bowed gently: "Shopkeeper, if something urgent happens, I really offend you."

Qiu Niang looked at him, took Xiao Jiang's hand, and had to nod her head gently and nodded.

Cheng Fu, who was holding the horse, rubbed his hands and walked up to Mu Huashu nervously and said to him: "There is a horse missing in the stable. I saw it with my own eyes. The young man who paid today rode away. I didn't see anything else."

Shen Yike originally found that Song Yanqing had disappeared in the room, so he rode a horse and chased him out to check. The horse's low neighing sound woke Cheng Fu up. He climbed the window and saw only one person. As for the others... that was beyond help.

"Who, did you see my little sister?" Ke Yan smiled gently and looked at the inn mate earnestly. Everyone shook their heads. Who wouldn't sleep in the middle of the night without any trouble and go out...

When Ke Yanyue found out that Ke Yan was missing, Ke Yan was anxious and then asked with great fanfare.

Mu Huashu didn't want to get involved when he heard the news, because even if Song Yanqing, Shen Yike and the others disappeared, she felt that it was quite normal.

They came to investigate the copper mine smuggling in Qingzhou, and they did not make any statement when they left Beijing, so she was indeed a little disgusted with Ke Yanhui, who wanted to make a big deal.

"Miss Mu, my little sister is willful and playful. When she was sleeping, she muttered that she lost face today and wanted to compete with the young master. I guess she must have followed them. Please tell me that Miss Mu will reveal it and go and quickly get back the little sister so as not to hinder the business of the people."

Mu Huashu sat upright on the bench with a dagger in her hand. She raised her eyes slightly and sneered: "Young Master has reached a conclusion so hasty, I really want to ask why I said this."

The two of them had eyes intersected, and you didn't let me, I didn't let you.

When the undercurrent was surging, Ke Yanyue appeared on the corridor on the second floor. She trotted all the way, stepped onto the stairs and said, "Brother! I'm back."

Ke Yan turned his head and immediately met him. He stopped again, hid his joy in his eyes and said in a deep voice: "During the middle of the night, have you gone everywhere? Do you know if there are bandits wandering around nearby?"

Ke Yanyue lowered her head and said, "I...", then held it back again, turned to look at the two people walking slowly behind her.

Chu Shou still had a green robe with wool branches, and dark green tassels hanging on both sides of her bun. She searched her eyes, stretched her waist and said, "I said you are talking and reasoning. It was your girl who was wandering around at my door in the middle of the night, which made me wake up in the middle of the night, instead of begging me to help her catch people. Who is serious in the middle of the night?"

"If my Azhi hadn't been reasoning and helpful, I wouldn't have helped you in the middle of the night!"

Chu Shou said, and snorted gently, hugging Song Yanqing, who was on the railing with the handrail, he changed into a plain-faced blue dress, with dark green strips tied around his waist, his hair tied high, hanging between his neck, his hairpin was covered with white jade clouds and crane patterns, like a young man in green, with starry eyes under his eyebrows, his eyes were as deep as a flat lake, his lips were slightly raised, and his face was like a crown of jade.

Before he could speak, he also looked full of agreement - he was in a state of turmoil and colluded with each other.

When Mu Huashu saw him again, he stood up after a moment of scrutiny, looked at Song Yanqing with worry, and called out: "Sir!"

Song Yanqing nodded slightly at her, and soon she quickly turned her eyes back to Chu Shou. Her smiled and her lips round, completely losing her tiredness when she came back just now. The tassels on both sides were swaying, which was so eye-catching.

They just turned back from the backyard, settled Na Cangcuo and Yuetong master and servant, touched the black and cleaned up for a while, and wanted to quietly go to bed without knowing it, but Ke Yan Yue ran over again, knocked directly on the door, saying that his brother was gone, and then they stood up.

After hearing this, Ke Yanyue curled her lips, squinted her eyes and stared at Chu Shou, clenched her fists with both hands. After being asked by her brother whether it was just as Chu Shou said, she turned her head and stamped her feet, gritted her teeth and said, "Yes! I found Cangcuo's trace in the middle of the night and asked the young master to help catch people-"

Ke Yanhui frowned and asked tentatively: "Catch someone? Could it be..."

She nodded, met her brother's eyes full of confusion, and said with a smug tone. She patted her chest and said with certainty: "Yeah, I've brought it back, and I'm lying in the room at this time... But, we used some small means, and Cangcuo and Yuetong were still unconscious and not awake."

After hearing this, Ke Yan raised his eyebrows immediately, raised his hand and pointed at Ke Yanyue again and again. He wanted to say a word but he would stop. Even if he asked him to find Cangcuo, he had to think more. In the middle of the night, he would do such a dangerous thing without hiding it. It was really hard to do something!

"Oh, oh... brother, don't be angry..." Ke Yanyue was busy turning back, raised her eyes and met Chu Shou's expression on her face, and then pointed at Chu Shou and said, "Cangcuo is very respectful to her. When she said that the young master, she followed us without waiting for me to do anything..."

"Follow? Didn't you say you were unconscious?"

"Yes... are all. It was the first time she saw the young master. Maybe she was a little excited... and fainted with excitement."

Ke Yanyue explained weakly, and she didn't expect his brother, who was as strict as his father, to nod and praise her. Thank God for leaving some face to her in front of so many people...

Chu Shou looked at the scene downstairs and smiled helplessly at Song Yanqing. Then he turned around and went downstairs, walked to the inn, took out a ingot of silver from his arms, and said, "Shopkeeper, it's going to dawn. We are in a hurry to rush to the city. We have to ask you to arrange some food for us. After you have enough food, you can go on the road. You are knowledgeable and there is no need to explain some things in detail."

Qiu Niang took the silver, stuffed it into her sleeves, nodded quickly, and replied a few times, "Okay... OK..."

"Xiao Jiang! Go and ask your brother to get up and cook. Chengfu, go and feed the horse more, go and go quickly!"

Xiao Jiang and Cheng Fu received the order and immediately found a way to do things skillfully. Qiu Niang touched the silver, lowered her eyes and thought, then raised her head and called Chu Shou, smiled and said with a hint of embarrassment, "We shouldn't have talked too much, but we helped conceal the official, if it was found out, our small inn would be unpleasant. Miss, you are sensible, otherwise... we can do a good job in a business?"

After hearing this, Chu Shou curled his lips, and he was worthy of being the shopkeeper. He was brave and never gave in. She looked at Qiu Niang and replied, "Let me tell me?"

"Now the officers and soldiers are more strict in their control. We are difficult to do business and we are hitting walls everywhere. We have to make good purchases for the officers and soldiers. The inventory in the cellar is going to be used up. We are afraid that this business will not be able to continue. We must also make plans early. We cannot fight for the bandits before they have finished their fights, so we have to pay for their daily expenses for them one day, and do such a business that only loses but does not make any profits."

"Now looking at this situation, the management of Qingzhou City may only be stricter. It is not easy to enter the city. You need to interrogate the visa ultimatum, and the procedures are particularly cumbersome. However, I can help you, but the condition is that you have to send me a letter to the restaurant in the city called Shuiyunjian, report my Qiuniang's name, and help me buy it with some basic expenses. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? I wonder what the girl wants?"

Qiu Niang smiled slightly, looked at Chu Shou quietly, waiting for her to answer.

Chu Shou smiled and lowered his eyes. Looking back, Mu Huashu and Song Yanqing stood upstairs, not knowing what they were saying. She turned her head and nodded gently without thinking, "I wonder how the shopkeeper... are going to help us?"

"I can go out to caravans and help you disguise yourself as caravans. I have a ready-made caravan ultimatum here. As long as a few young ladies nodded and agreed to this, they can arrange it for you immediately." Qiu Niang raised her hand and stroked her hair, her eyebrows flew up, her eyes were smart, and her eyes were bright, and she added: "It can save a lot of worries. The official also brought the young master's small portrait today and asked people to identify it everywhere. It was not the purpose. By then, the business was completed, and we would naturally be more tight-lipped."

Chu Shou pulled the corner of his mouth and thought: Little statue? Shen Yike's small statue? When Shen Yike covered them up the mountain, he had already revealed the identity of the Censorate Censorship with the soldiers guarding the mountain. Logically speaking, the provincial government got its name and was very respectful, but now it has made a small statue and asked people to identify it everywhere. It makes no sense... Could it be that I want to explore whether the court has sent someone to come together?

It's true... After all, it was quite strange when Shen Yike appeared. If she was the chief officer of the state prefecture who surrounded and suppressed the bandits, she would have doubts. Who could ride a horse in the middle of the night to investigate the unproblematic landscapes in the south of Qingzhou...

Chu Shou thought, laughing, but even though he thought so, in connection with what he saw and heard this night, he became more and more determined: there is really something wrong with the government.

Then she responded directly to the shopkeeper: "Yes, please prepare quickly, the shopkeeper."

Qiu Niang was stunned for a moment and asked: "You are so happy, you don't need to ask about the other young ladies..."

Chu Shou waved his hand, blinked at Qiu Niang, threw a charming eye and patted his chest casually, "No need, I'm the biggest here."
Chapter completed!