On the evening of the fourth day of the trip, Lao Jin and Yu Jin saw the flag flying in front of Wangbo Inn from a distance. The journey went extremely smoothly. As a guide, Lao Jin also followed them to eat and drink. It was very enjoyable, but it felt like it was not enough.

It's already half way to Wangbo Inn.

Lao Jin pointed to the front and said: "That is the Wangbo Inn. It is the only inn in this desert, because there is only one well in the entire Wangbo Desert. You must know that there is a well in the desert that is better than gold.

Even more precious. So although this Wangbo Inn is not as good as those inns in the city, and even looks a bit old due to sand erosion over the years, the price is not cheap at all. But in the eyes of those of us who are used to walking in the desert,

, this Wangbo Inn is a real oasis. Not only can we rest here and have a hot meal, but we can also take a hot bath. "

When they heard that they could take a bath here, the guards who had been there for four days cheered secretly.

Lao Jin got off the camel first and led it to the pillar of the flagpole outside with ease. But when he turned around, he found that the door of Wangbo Inn was closed. He was a little puzzled and knocked on the door and said: "Lao Zhou, is it?

I am, Lao Jin. You have closed the shop before it gets dark. You, an old guy who only cares about money, are no longer doing business?"

It seems that Lao Jin is very familiar with the owner of this inn, and his tone of voice is unpretentious. But the person who opened the door for Lao Jin was an old woman with gray hair and wrinkles on her face. She was holding a lamp that flickered on and off.

He held up the oil lamp and said in a hoarse voice: "The guest wants to stay in the hotel?"

When Lao Jin saw that it was not Lao Zhou, he looked inside and asked, "Who are you? Where is Lao Zhou?"

The old woman glanced at Lao Jin and said, "Old Zhou's son had something happen to him in Qin. He asked me to come over and look after him. He won't be back until a few days later."

When Lao Jin heard that Lao Zhou's son was in trouble again, he sighed: "Hey, he is also a hard worker. His little brat always gets into trouble. Even when he is old, he still has to wipe his ass."

After thinking about it, Lao Jin stopped talking about Lao Zhou's son and turned to the old woman: "I, the guests, want to stay in the hotel. Do you have any guest rooms here?"

When the old woman saw that there were at least twenty people behind Lao Jin, she said: "There are rooms, but no guests have come over these days. But there are only seven rooms in the inn, so you can make your own arrangements for your stay.

But I have agreed, according to the rules set by Lao Zhou, the three large rooms at the top cost fifteen taels per night. The four small rooms at the bottom cost fifteen taels per night. It doesn’t matter if it’s a penny less.”

When Lao Jin heard this, he laughed. Thinking that Lao Zhou was still reaching for money from the coffin board, he said: "This old guy is so virtuous. Isn't it because his ancestors burned high incense and he was poached by him?"

A well and then hit the line of the Traveling Gate."

When the old woman heard this, she was a little angry and said: "Don't talk about the travel gate. I don't know what happened over there in Jin. All the guests who had already been confirmed were cancelled. Otherwise, the place would not be deserted.

"

Lao Jin was also puzzled and said: "Forget it about you, even the travel gate of Jinmen Pass has been closed for more than ten days. It is said that there is a big customer above who has booked the entire route of the travel gate of Jin State."

The old woman felt disappointed when she heard about the traveler's door, so she said in other words: "You guys come in and sit down for a while, and I'll clean up the room upstairs."

After saying that, the old woman opened the door wider, then went into the inn and lit all the four lamps on the wall. There was more light in the originally dark inn, but compared to the inn in Jinmenguan where she stayed before, it was really bright.

There is one heaven and one earth.

Lao Jin led Yu Jin and his party into the Wangbo Inn. It looked like no one had cleaned the inn for several days. The tables and stools were all covered with a layer of light dust. Lao Jin embarrassedly stepped forward to help clean the tables and stools.

After that, Yujin and the others were asked to sit down.

Ah Da, who was carrying a guqin case and a bamboo stick, felt familiar when he saw the old woman at the door, but he couldn't remember where he had seen her before. When he entered the inn, Ah Da said something to Ah Si in his ear.

A common saying among people in the Valley of Nowhere: "If something changes, be alert."

Ah Si walked forward calmly, the silver needle flashed in his hand, and he felt vigilant in his heart.

In the lobby of the inn, Grandma Ji asked Lao Jin: "Is this the same here before?"

Lao Jin said: "It will be cleaner when Lao Zhou is here. I think the old woman just came to help look after it for a few days, so she didn't pay much attention to it."

Granny Ji asked again: "Where is the shopkeeper here from?"

Lao Jin said: "He is from the Qin State. He used to be an old guide. Later he was lucky. One time he almost died of thirst here when he dug a well. Later he took root here.

.He is a boss who is very demanding of money from outsiders. Every time we passed by and couldn't afford to stay in a hotel, he would charge us three taels of silver each to sleep on the table in his hall for a night. Later, we all got to know each other, and he became acquainted with us.

He only charges us half a penny and will provide us with a bowl of hot noodle soup." Lao Jin scolded Lao Zhou with a smile, thinking that this old guy would be interesting to get along with in the future.

After hearing this, Granny Ji remembered what the old woman had just said and felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so she stopped asking any more questions.

Ah Da looked at the direction of the counter and suddenly asked: "Can that old Zhou know how to settle accounts?"

Lao Jin smiled and said: "He likes to chat and joke with us based on his little plans."

Ada's expression turned cold when he heard this. Although there were no signs of fighting on the walls, tables and stools, the counter was empty. There was not even an account book, let alone the abacus that Lao Jin mentioned.

Lao Jin also noticed something was wrong and said with a smile: "Lao Zhou is really a master of tricks. He even takes his abacus with him when he goes out."

Ah Si looked around, then flew up and climbed onto the beam with one hand to check again. He saw that there were only footprints crawled by insects and nothing else strange. He faced Ah Da from the top.

After shaking his head, he came down.

At this time, the old woman happened to be walking down from the second floor. She saw Ah Si jumping down from the beam and asked in confusion: "Guest, what are you doing?"

Ah Si smiled and said: "A bug just fell down, so I'll see if there's a bug hole or something above it."

The old woman made a sound and said: "The wind and sand are strong in the desert at night. These little bugs like to find quiet places with no wind. If you light some lights, there will be more bugs."

Grandma Ji didn't care whether there were insects or not. She asked, "Has the guest room above been tidied up?"

The old woman replied: "It has been packed out. Which of you wants to live in the three rooms upstairs? Those three rooms are relatively larger, and there are big wooden barrels for bathing. The four rooms below are smaller, and can accommodate two people in one room."

"

After hearing this, Grandma Ji said to Guo Zheng and his entourage: "It will be fine for me and the young lady to live in an upper room. Guo Zheng will make arrangements for the rest of you."

Tonight it was Guo Zheng's turn to be on duty, so he guarded his men and said, "I'm giving you an advantage. Whoever wants to live well can go. Anyway, it's my turn to look after you outside tonight, and it doesn't have much to do with me."

At this time, Lao Liao rudely chose the room next to Yu Jin and Granny Ji, and then found three guards with whom he had a good relationship to squeeze into a bed. The remaining guards also found preparations with whom they had good relationships.

stay together.

Just when they were still discussing how to stay, a piece of paper in Shi Wu's hand suddenly sank and was inserted directly into the sand of the inn. Shi Wu felt that there was something rustling crawling under the sand.

When he wanted to explore further, a chill surged out of his heart. He whispered: "Grandpa, I..."

As soon as he saw that Shi Wu's condition was different, Ah Da immediately picked him up, grabbed the dried venison in the bag and put it into Shi Wu's mouth. Shi Wu's whole body gradually became cold, he chewed the dried venison and pointed down and whispered: "

Grandpa, it seems like..."

Seeing the pain in Shi Wu's expression, Ah Da asked him to stop talking and said, "Don't worry about anything else. Just take it easy first."

Shi Wu frowned and his whole body began to tremble.

When Lao Jin saw Shi Wu's symptoms, he asked with concern: "This baby was fine just now, what's wrong?"

Ah Da Dao: "He has a cold illness. I need to take him to rest."

Yujin had heard about Shi Wu's illness from Ah Si before, but she didn't expect it to be so serious. She felt that Shi Wu was in a world of ice and snow. She hurriedly said: "Uncle, please take Ah Nuan to rest quickly."

Bar."

After thanking him, Ah Da asked the old woman: "Is there a charcoal stove or something like that here?"

The old woman replied: "The rooms below us are all heated with kangs, and they will be warm as soon as you go up."

Ah Da nodded and said to everyone: "Then I will take him to rest first."

As he said this, Ah Da glanced at Ah Si, who understood and continued to stay here with Yu Jin and the others.

The incident happened suddenly. The guards arranged the rooms at will and went to their rooms to rest. The old woman asked Guo Zheng for the money for their hotel and then helped them boil water. But before she left, she looked at Ada's room.

His eyes were full of curiosity.

It was night, and the temperature dropped extremely low in the desert. Lao Jin and Guo were wrapped in thick quilts and watching the camels and goods outside by the fire. Lao Jin said that he was embarrassed to eat their food and asked them to pay him to live in it.

At the inn, I stayed vigil outside with Guo Zheng.

Guo Zheng was also so happy. He always felt that he and Lao Jin had endless things to talk about. He happened to be depressed at night, and he couldn't be happier to have Lao Jin chatting with him about anecdotes in the desert.

Ah Si did not go to Ah Da's room to sleep. Ah Da always had a strange feeling in his heart. This place looked too much like a scene that had been cleaned up after being massacred. However, neither Ah Da nor Ah Si found any clues. Ah Da knew that Yu Jin

In order to be safe, he asked Ah Si to lie down on the roof of the room where Yu Jin was. If there was really a problem with the other party, that would be the best place to start.

The old woman first boiled two large pots of hot water for Yujin, and then carefully heated the scalding stones and kept them nearby. She told her to put a few scalding stones into the water as soon as it warmed up when she took a bath, so that the water would be rehydrated.

After a while, she continued to heat hot water in the back kitchen, but she added not only dry firewood to the stove, but also white bones whose flesh and blood had been chewed clean by scorpions. The firelight flickered, and the old woman was covered with wrinkles.

With a sinister smile on his face, he said: "You just take a comfortable bath, then sleep well and wait for me to take you on your way."

In A's big room, he found that Shi Wu couldn't sleep this time while chewing dried venison, and even wanted to get out of bed.

Ada asked: "What's wrong?"

Shi Wu whispered: "For some reason, there was a voice in my heart telling me to go to the lobby of the inn just now."

Seeing that Shi Wu had better rest early, A Da said: "Xiao Wu, it may be that you haven't had a cold for a long time, and now you have a sudden attack and you are not used to it. Eat a few pieces of dried venison and wrap yourself in a quilt."

Go to sleep, Grandpa is here with you."

After hearing this, Shi Wu could only say: "Okay."
Chapter completed!