flstandardbreds Chapter 177 Mountain Inn
Chapter 177 Mountain Inn
When Shen Yuanzhou turned around, he saw the smile on his younger sister's lips. He always felt that there was some gloating in her smile.
He must be thinking about something bad again. Thinking of this, he quickly shook his head. No, no, I must be dazzled!
His younger sister is so nice, how can he, as the third brother, think like this?
It rains a lot in the Jiangnan region, but fortunately they were lucky and it didn't rain for five or six days.
Until this afternoon, the weather was gloomy in the morning, but it didn't rain, so they still hurried on their way.
It was not until mid-afternoon, more than an hour before dark, that a drizzle began to fall from the sky.
Shen Li got into the carriage and took out a topographic map of Jiangnan given by Lu Jing. They had been traveling quite fast these days and would reach Suzhou in another 5 days.
However, she lifted the car curtain and took a look at the drizzle outside. It was raining now, so the trip might be delayed for a few more days.
Gradually, the rain became heavier. Shen Changshan saw an inn over there, but it was still some distance away from the official road and required walking along a mountain road to reach it.
He also felt that the rain was getting heavier and the temperature was slowly dropping, so he made a decision immediately and drove the carriage over there.
Soon, the carriage stopped at the door of the inn, and two waiters came up and shouted, "Sir, please come in!"
Shen Li got off the carriage and glanced at the inn in front of her. This inn seemed unusual!
Soon, a short middle-aged man came out of the inn and said to Shen Changshan, "Sir, there are still many rooms in our inn. Please go in and take shelter from the rain."
Shen Changshan nodded, stepped aside to let the women and children in the team go in first, and the remaining men took their belongings from home, and asked the waiter to pull the carriage to the back to shelter from the rain.
This inn is naturally not as good as the inn in the city, but at least it is a place to shelter from the rain, and no one complains.
Shen Changshan originally wanted to ask for an extra room for Shen Li, but was stopped by her.
"Dad, there aren't many rooms in this inn. I'll sleep with Bai Yao today."
"it is good."
After Shen Changshan responded, he looked around the inn calmly. He didn't feel it just now, but now he inexplicably felt that there was a gloomy atmosphere in the inn.
His eyebrows wrinkled unconsciously, but after thinking about it, he decided to just stay there and didn't bother with it anymore.
Now the rain outside is getting heavier and heavier, and there is a cold wind, so there is no way to travel.
After everyone settled down, they started to prepare dinner. Since there were so many of them, they borrowed two stoves from the inn. Today they cooked a big pot of rice and everyone ate together.
Shen Li stretched out her fingers and wiped them on the table, and dust came onto her white fingertips.
Smelling the faint musty smell in the room, she took out two sachets from her bag and placed them on the bed. As for Bai Yao, she had already gone downstairs to help cook.
When it was getting dark, two more carriages came outside. Shen Li saw from the second floor that a family of four got off the carriages. The two children were not very old, about five or six years old.
When the woman came in, she was still complaining about the bad weather. After seeing the environment of the inn, her brows never relaxed.
In response to this, the innkeeper behind the counter still had no smile on his face and continued to entertain the guests with a smile.
After sending the two upstairs, he and the proprietress next to him looked at each other. There was an inexplicable excitement in their eyes, which was caught by Shen Li who had been paying attention to them.
It seems that Jiangnan is not as safe as imagined.
He left the sight quietly and walked down the stairs, and the innkeeper felt as if someone was watching him from behind. He turned around but saw nothing and thought he was being too cautious.
Shen Li walked into the kitchen at the back. The kitchen was quite spacious. Her mother and others were cooking. Shen Li picked up the ladle, scooped up a scoop of water, put it to her nose and sniffed it gently, but did not add anything in.
Noticing that a servant at the door was looking at her, Shen Li pretended to take a sip of water from the water, and the waiter then looked away.
After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms to rest. Shen Li went to her parents' room and asked her eldest brother and third brother to call the people in charge of each family.
As for why he was called over, it was naturally to discuss tomorrow's schedule.
Soon, Shen Qi'an returned to the room and closed the door. His expression became serious. "Ali, you are right. The waiters in the store really asked us why we called someone?"
"Fourth brother, sit down first and wait for the eldest and third brothers to come back."
"it is good."
Soon, the people notified by Shen Jingyuan and Shen Yuanzhou arrived one after another, and the two of them also returned.
Just as Shen Qi'an was about to say something, he saw Shen Li making a "hush" gesture at the corner of her mouth, and he immediately closed his mouth.
He gave Shen Changshan a wink, signaling him to speak. Shen Changshan was also very understanding and started discussing the itinerary with everyone.
The person eavesdropping outside listened for a long time but didn't hear any useful information, so he tiptoed away.
Shen Li raised her hand to ask them to stop. Xu You asked softly, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this inn?"
"Haven't you noticed that these waiters are exceptionally strong?"
After she reminded them, everyone remembered that, yes, those waiters did not look like ordinary people at all, but like people who practiced martial arts.
Seeing that they had figured out the trick, Shen Li whispered, "Everyone be careful tonight and don't sleep too deeply. Also, families with children should pay special attention."
There were not many girls in their team, the rest were women, the only two being Shen Li and Bai Yao.
The people in the room nodded silently, and then heard Shen Li say: "When people in the inn send you some incense or water later, don't touch it. As for the incense, just put it out."
Shen Changshan saw Shen Li finished speaking, then he spoke: "Okay, everyone go back and rest, and relax your expressions."
Upon hearing this, several people walked out of the house. When they saw the waiter downstairs, Lin Hu nodded slightly to him.
"Brother, if there is any noise at night, you should stay at home and keep an eye on your sister-in-law."
"Well, I see."
Sure enough, less than a quarter of an hour after everyone had left, the waiter from the store brought incense to the room.
"Sir, it has been raining a lot recently, so there is a faint musty smell in the room. I am worried that you may not be used to it, so I brought some incense."
With Shen Li's instructions, everyone accepted it calmly, and after the waiter closed the door, they immediately went to extinguish the incense.
At midnight, the waiter, the boss, and the boss's wife were all gathered in the lobby on the first floor. They whispered a few words to each other, then separated and went to the door of the guest room.
I saw them skillfully take out the daggers they carried with them and gently pry the door latch.