Chapter 34: A Chance Encounter While Traveling (Part 1)
Although Wuqiu Town is just a small town with a population of only a few thousand, it is located at the junction of Jingji Road and Hebei and Shandong. It seems very lively on weekdays, with endless traffic, horses and pedestrians. Especially the Wuqiu Post in the town, which is run by the government, has almost always been a year old. Even in this hot summer season, people still come here to stay in a hotel from time to time.
After a day of travel, Sun Tu and Yaer lived in this inn when they saw it was getting late. Before leaving, Chao Gai gave him the money he had found from them, and the money he found from them that night, did not have to worry about money at all. After entering the inn, he directly asked for a room to rest.
The shopkeeper and the clerk of the official station were both knowledgeable. They did not underestimate them because they were young, nor did they ask more. They settled them down very politely, and then served them with great affection and delivered famous local dishes to the room.
After a few days of running around, Ya'er, who had just recovered, was really tired and went to bed early after using some meals. However, Sun Tu remembered his thoughts in the dark sky outside the window.
He was considering his future. If he had a good memory, he would face a catastrophe in the prosperous Song Dynasty more than ten or twenty years later. Shandong, who was in the north, would be the first to be affected. How should he deal with it? Should he leave this place of right and wrong earlier and run to Jiangnan to avoid the upcoming military disaster?
But after thinking for a while, Sun Tu had no idea. After all, he is just a powerless and powerful commoner now, and it is not so easy to escape from Shandong. Moreover, I don’t know how many difficulties and variables you will encounter when you go to Bianliang this time. Maybe you can only take one step at a time and go with the flow.
Just as Sun Tu sighed secretly and felt a little powerless, a noise suddenly came from outside, which made his brows frown immediately. The upper room he had booked was not just one room, but a whole yard. According to the principle, it would not be so troublesome outside. It would be better if Ya'er woke up.
Just when he wanted to go out to see what happened, the door outside was knocked on. With doubts and dissatisfaction, Sun Tu walked out and opened the yard gate. Then he saw the innkeeper standing there with a shame and bowing repeatedly: "Guest, I'm really sorry. Your room has been taken by these officials, so I can only let you move aside." As he spoke, he gave in to the side so that Sun Tu could see the four or five people following him dressed up.
These were a few luxuriously dressed travelers. There was a handsome young man in the middle but a little pale complexion. There was a little boy beside him. Several other men who looked like slaves were also looking at Sun Tu with condescending eyes.
"What's this? You have to come first and then come?" Sun Tu said dissatisfiedly: "I have paid the store for a long time."
Before those people spoke, the guest had already explained: "The guests don't know anything. They all have tickets for the Beijing post. The villain must obey the orders and invite the guests to forgive them." As he said that, he bent down and bowed his hands again and looked like he begging.
Only then did Sun Tu realize that this latecomer actually had the background of an official government. He could not only eat and live in various stations across the country with post coupons, but also get the best hospitality. In comparison, the one who spent money to stay in a hotel was inferior. This is the strict level in ancient times. No matter how much money it is, it is nothing in front of the official family.
Since the rules were like this, Sun Tu didn't want to cause trouble, so he planned to make a step back. But before he could speak, perhaps seeing that he was slow to move, a man stepped forward and shouted, "Why are you still going to be too late? Let's leave quickly. If you dare to drag it out again, be careful to take you as a gangster and take you into the government for punishment!"
Seeing that the other party was so arrogant, Sun Tu was also angry. But at this moment, the young man spoke: "Tong Zhuang must not be rude, and this guy didn't say he would refuse to give in." As he said that, he bowed to Sun Tu: "Forgive me, brother, I really have to rest because I am not in good health, so..."
Sun Tu didn't expect that the master was so easy to talk to, and his mentality calmed down. He nodded and said, "Since there is such a rule, I should give in. But please wait for a while and wait for me to call my sister up." As he said that, he looked at the young man deeply and found that the other party's face was indeed bad, and he seemed to have a ill body.
Seeing that the two sides had reached a settlement, the gang finally felt relieved and quickly followed Sun Tu into the house with a smile, helping him organize his belongings. At the same time, he kept saying thank you, saying that the money in the store today must be returned in full.
When Sun Tu brought the package and shouted Ya'er with a confused look on his face, he passed by the official guests who actually checked in. He then found that the young man was even weak and weak. If it weren't for someone supporting him, he would have fallen down.
It seems that this person is indeed very ill, and it is reasonable to have to go to a room for rest. When Sun Tu thought of this, his anger was half gone, and he followed the friend to a room not far away and settled down again.
After that, he was speechless all night and slept until dawn. Sun Tu was awakened by the sudden quarrel from outside. When he heard the movement, he frowned deeply, because the movement actually came from the side of the room he had given up last night.
After looking at the little girl who was sleeping soundly, Sun Tu didn't wake her up, so he got up and walked out to see what happened. When he came outside, he saw one of the rich slaves holding the collar of the innkeeper and shouting: "Okay, you dare to shirk responsibility if you have any such incidents! My young master was fine when he came last night, why did he feel unconscious today? It must be that there is a big problem with the food in your store!"
When the shopkeeper heard this, he was so scared that he was no longer looking at him and shouted: "The guest is wronged, it's too late to serve you young, how dare you hurt the distinguished guest? The food in our inn has always been clean and innocent, so how could there be any problems?"
"I dare to give up my mouth, I'll hit you something that doesn't open my eyes!" Haonu became even more angry when he saw this, and immediately slapped him over and slapped the shopkeeper to the ground.
The couple in front of them were so scared that they dared not move, and they didn't even come forward to support their shopkeepers. Seeing that these guys were so bullying, they not only threatened but also started to take action. Sun Tu couldn't stand it anymore, so he immediately stepped forward: "What are you doing? Your young master was in poor health when he came last night. I can testify that, but it has nothing to do with this station!"
"Wow, it's you boy again. Do you want us to see the official?" The Haonu recognized Sun Tulai and threatened immediately.
"I think you are the one who wants to see the official. This is an official station. You beat the people in the government and you dare to be so arrogant!" Sun Tu replied without any concession, and then said: "You shouldn't your top priority now be to treat your young master? What problem can you solve when arguing here? If he really has something to do, I'm afraid you won't be able to escape!"
"You..." Haonu was speechless when he heard this. At this time, the boy also walked to the yard and said, "Uncle Zhuang is right, so please ask the doctor to treat the young master as soon as possible."
Seeing that even the book boy in front of the young master said this, the Haonu didn't dare to bother him anymore, and immediately pointed at a friend and said, "Hurry up and invite the doctor in the town to treat my young master. If you come too late, be careful of your skin!"
The guy quickly agreed and ran out in a flash. He did not dare to neglect the reputation of his own station.
But when he came back soon, he was empty and there was no doctor following him, which made the shopkeeper feel a little anxious: "Where is Doctor Liu?"
"It turns out that Dr. Liu was invited away yesterday, but now there is no one in the clinic..." The guy said helplessly.
At this moment, things were really out of control. Even the book boy who spoke for the shopkeepers and others of the station no longer knew what to do. And the noble slaves even took advantage of the problem: "Okay, you actually dare to use such nonsense to swear us!" As he said that, he wanted to go forward and take action...
Chapter completed!