This old He's store was built in a very grand manner, with black and white plaques hanging on both sides of the wide courtyard door. Qiao Xianyong followed the two waiters to the courtyard, and saw that the area was larger. Indeed, as the waiters said, the parking lot
Dozens of escort cars are more than enough.
There is a row of wing rooms surrounding the courtyard. The waiter introduced, "There are eight rooms in the east wing, including two large rooms, four medium rooms, and two small rooms. There are five rooms in the west wing, with the same layout. To the south is ours.
To the east of the door you just entered through is the teahouse and dining hall. The guests like to have a lively meal, so they eat in the hall. There are also private seats. If you want to keep things quiet, you can be sent to your room."
Qiao Xianyong pointed to a row of wing rooms directly opposite the gate and asked, "What about the north wing?"
With a smile on his face, the waiter nodded and said, "To tell you the truth, this north wing is the residence of our shopkeeper, and there are several rooms. Except for very expensive guests, it is not open to the public on weekdays."
Qiao Xianyong counted silently in his mind. There were thirty-two people in Baisha Escort Bureau's trip. If they were squeezed together, this inn would probably be able to accommodate them.
"Are there any guests now? How many spare rooms are there?"
The younger guy hesitated and said, "There's someone coming to Beijing..." Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the older guy. He stared at the young guy fiercely, then put on a smile and said,
"When I returned home, there were not many people there. There were only two or three distant relatives of the shopkeeper who passed by and stayed here. They occupied one big room and one middle room. They were all my family members. So if you come to live here, just stay with me.
This yard is almost covered."
Qiao Xianyong took a quick look at the internal layout of the inn, fearing that Bouncer Li would be impatient and urge him, so he took two waiters to reply to Bouncer Li. He had been thinking about something in his mind, and at this moment he couldn't help but ask, "Since
It's an old store. Why do I see that the blue bricks look like new mud? The furniture is also brand new, as if it was newly made?" He looked at the two of them doubtfully and said, "Your accents are different from those in Hejia Village.
It doesn’t seem like a person carrying burdens to sell goods.”
The two waiters looked at each other and said with a smile, "Sir, you are overthinking this. Why is our old store so good? Isn't it just because it grows longer and newer? A century-old store can't let it leak when it rains.
, if the wind blows, it will blow up the house, do you think this is the truth?"
Before Qiao Xianyong could ask any more questions, several people had already reached the front of the Baisha Escort Agency's team.
Captain Li seemed to be very impatient with waiting. He pointed at Qiao Xianyong with a riding crop in his hand and asked, "Why have you been here for so long? What's going on? I'm starving to death!"
Qiao Xianyong said with a troubled face, "This old He's store is enough to accommodate our escort team. It seems that the environment is also the best in this village, but..."
"Needless to say, let me inform you that the escort car is about to start. We'll stay at He's Old Inn tonight!" Escort Li waved his hand, interrupting Qiao Xianyong's words. He raised his whip and rode towards the inn. The two waiters listened.
When Li Biaotou said this, he grinned so hard that his gums broke out, and he hurriedly held a lantern and trotted along, leading the way.
Even though Qiao Xianyong now had all kinds of worries and doubts in his heart, he had no place to say anything, so he could only follow the escort team and walk slowly in the direction of He's old store.
By the time a group of people were waiting to park the escort carriage in the courtyard of the old He family store and take the horses to the stables outside the store to settle down, it was already dark. Except for the inn, the village was still brightly lit.
, and fell into a black and dead silence.
The head escort Li told the escort, "Pass this message, leave three people in the courtyard to guard the escort carriage first, while the rest go into the dining hall to eat and rest to build up their strength. The three on guard will eat later."
Another shift, another shift at Yinshi, and another shift at Chenshi, ready to start!"
As soon as escort Li gave the order, more than thirty people cheered together, especially some old escorts. Although they knew that the rules of the escort agency prohibited drinking, who could really bear not to drink a few drinks secretly when they were out.
It is true that the young handymen had never done much work in the escort agency. They did not know the hardship of such a long journey, and their feet were blistered after walking for a whole day. At this moment, they wished they could rest and go to bed early.
Captain Li waved his hands proudly and said, "Don't be so happy, cheer me up! We are escorts, and we are not bringing you out for fun! Who will be on duty at night?"
These thirty or so people were pushing and shoving, and they all made up all kinds of strange reasons why they couldn't stay up all night. In the end, only three people were pushed to the outside alone. It was the person who originally lived in the same room with Qiao Xianyong, the simple and honest Guo Tieniu, a man of few words.
Liu Dayuan, naturally, is also indispensable for Qiao Xianyong, who is always assigned to do various chores.
There is a certain reason why these three people were recommended by the public. Although the bodyguards did not recognize them, the bodyguards were not willing to do the hard work of being on duty late at night, so they naturally recommended them to the government servants who did odd jobs. Among these fifteen odd jobs.
After having been together in the escort agency for four or five days, they naturally knew very well who the soft persimmons were. Many of them even secretly thought that these three people would be the replacement for the second and third shifts arranged by escort chief Li.
It's worth it.
Qiao Xianyong, Liu Dayuan and the other three people watched eagerly as the crowd dispersed. Soon after, the aroma of meat and vegetables came from the dining hall, mixed with the cheers and cheers of the crowd. They must have been happy to eat.
Half an hour later, the voice of a singing girl accompanied by pipa came from among them. It was probably the "flower girl" mentioned by the two waiters earlier who was adding to the singing.
Liu Dayuan and Guo Tieniu were both people who did not like liveliness and did not like to talk. They sat on the stone benches in the courtyard and stared at the escort cars in a daze. Although Qiao Xianyong was also very quiet, he was young.
After all, people's nature is lively and they can't sit still, so they stood up and looked left and right.
After a while, a short bodyguard came out followed by two guys. Qiao Xianyong saw that it was the bodyguard who introduced him to Baisha Bodyguard Agency on the first day. His surname was Xu. This bodyguard Xu stopped in front of Qiao Xianyong and others and said, "You guys
Please give me some hard work tonight, and Mao Mao and others should come out to replace you later." After he made a gesture, a waiter behind him brought a wooden box and said, "Here is dinner for the three of you.
Just don't eat inside. It's okay to eat outside and look at the scenery. It's delicious, delicious and delicious." After saying this, he turned around and entered the bustling dining hall without waiting for anyone to reply.
The waiter carrying the wooden box silently placed the food box on the stone table next to Qiao Xianyong, turned and left. The other waiter also held a food box and looked at Qiao Xianyong with a smile. It was the young man who took him into the courtyard to explore the store.
Man.
Qiao Xianyong couldn't help but ask, "Little brother, is this food box also for us?"
The guy shook his head and walked towards a medium-sized room in the east wing.