amaotonovel Chapter 678: Managing the Inn
Chapter 678: Managing the Inn
Li Changxiao checked into Laiqu Inn and found his room on the first floor. After pushing open the door and seeing the inside, he burst into laughter. He didn't know when it had been transformed into a storage room, and only a small bed remained in its original position.
A ray of slanting sunlight came in through the window, and the dust in the air was clearly visible. Li Changxiao rolled up his sleeves and moved the sundries out of the room one by one, placing them in the backyard first, and then considering where to put them after cleaning the room.
Li Changxiao had been coming and going to the inn for a long time and was much more familiar with it than Qingxiao. When he came back, it was like the host returning home, and there was no need to be polite. Qingxiao also knew that Li Changxiao had a close relationship with Mei Sanniang and others. Seeing that he had finally returned, but all the old masters had left, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
I also thought that at least I would have a companion in the future, and I was secretly happy in my heart.
Qingxiao went over to help carry the sundries, going back and forth dozens of times, and couldn't help complaining, "Why does the landlady stuff everything into this room?" After he checked into the inn, he kept the inn in good order and spotless, although it was his personality. But he didn't have much desire to explore, and he had never explored some of the inn's structures or rooms.
It was not very convenient, Mei Sanniang temporarily handed the inn over to him, but she might come back in the future. Qing Xiao did not dare to move rashly, so he kept the original appearance and took care of the environment, and did not do anything beyond the limit.
Li Changxiao's room had never been opened before. Now that he was cleaning it, he felt it was very troublesome. Li Changxiao smiled and said, "She expected me to come back, so she put some miscellaneous things there on purpose, just to keep me busy."
Qing Xiao was shocked and nodded repeatedly. He felt that the one who knew Mei Sanniang the best was Li Changxiao. This evil and sinister behavior was indeed similar to what Mei Sanniang did. He secretly sighed at the depth of their friendship. He was afraid that they were not only friends who embraced each other for warmth after their spiritual energy was exhausted, but also close friends who were compatible in spirit and temperament.
Qingxiao didn't dare to act rashly in going to and from the inn, but when it came to Li Changxiao, no matter how rashly he acted, even if he made a hole in the east and a big pit in the west, when Mei Sanniang came back, he would just curse at her, and if he was a little impatient, he would even engage in close combat, but he would never be really angry.
Or thinking of certain scenes, Qing Xiao smiled for the first time in a long time, but then sighed. The road is cruel, and the beauty is short. He was not afraid to move forward, but now he always looks back.
It took the two of them most of the day to vacate the room. Li Changxiao opened the two windows on the east and west sides, and a breeze blew in, bringing a cool and fragrant breeze that instantly dispersed all the cigarette ash. He patted his whole body hard to shake off a cloud of dust.
If Mei Sanniang, the cook and the others were present, they would have made fun of him, which would have caused quite a stir. In the end, out of "morality", they also helped to take care of the house. But now it was empty and covered in dust, which only told us that Li Changxiao had not been back for a long, long time.
He missed the departure of one person after another. Now, he was the only one left of the former owner of the inn.
Li Changxiao took a broom and cleaned the house inside and out. He then went to the spring in the back mountain to get a large basin of cold water, poured it on the ground, and wiped it with a rag. If three or five people were there, it would be done in an afternoon, but with only Li Changxiao and Qingxiao, the efficiency was extremely slow. It was not until late at night that they were finally able to move in.
In the night, Li Changxiao and Qingxiao sat opposite each other, worrying about what to eat. Qingxiao went outside to pick some side dishes, fried them and ate them.
Qingxiao said: "The world is turbulent now, but this place can be considered a place to live in peace." Li Changxiao nodded in agreement. This place is self-sufficient, has a beautiful environment, is quiet and peaceful, and is indeed a pure land.
He lay on the table, lacking interest, and spent the night like this. The next day, Li Changxiao thought, it was not easy to come back, if he only cleaned his room, it would be unreasonable.
So he took the broom and swept the house inside and out. But when he opened the doors of Mei Sanniang, the cook, the regent, and the second in command's room, he closed them silently and did not move.
Their scent still lingered inside, and Li Changxiao gently closed the door.
Qingxiao heard that there was a market in the town fifteen miles away, so he rushed to join in the fun and buy some necessities. He wanted to buy some clothes, bedding, wooden barrels, etc. for Li Changxiao. But he didn't call Li Changxiao because someone needed to stay at the inn.
After Qingxiao left, Li Changxiao sat behind the counter, looking at the open door of the inn and the green scenery outside. He propped up his head for a moment, feeling bored.
At the counter, there was a money bucket filled with more than ten copper coins. The shapes of the coins were different, some were square, some were round, and some were long.
He was bored, so he took out a few coins and put them in his palm to examine them slowly. He then realized that there were many countries coexisting near the inn, and each country had its own copper coins. Occasionally, someone passing by the inn would pay with their own copper coins.
Today, the area has shrunk greatly, but with the development of the times, the land has been divided up by almost all countries, and there is no longer any unowned land. Whether it is human or animal, the expansion of territory is instinctive. This has also led to constant wars and territorial disputes every year.
Li Changxiao put the copper coins back into the money box and saw a tag next to it with the hotel price written on it. It was still the old style. It was the price that he, Mei Sanniang and the cook had discussed for a whole night when they sat around the dining table a long time ago.
That was the time when the three of them were most attentive and concerned about running the inn. In order to increase the business of the inn, Mei Sanniang asked Li Changxiao to wear a bamboo hat, carry a long sword, and pretend to be a master at a fork in the road three miles away from the inn, so as to attract outsiders to pass by the inn and increase the traffic.
As a result, several ghostwriters came and thought Li Changxiao's behavior was strange. They thought Li Changxiao was a fugitive and wanted to arrest him in exchange for money. In the end, Li Changxiao had to punch each of them before they could send them away.
In fact, with the recent frequent wars, the price of people's livelihood has fluctuated greatly, and the price of coming and going to the inn has long been unreasonable. But the fact that it has not been changed shows that Mei Sanniang has long lost interest in running this inn.
Li Changxiao gently stroked the tag with the price engraved on it, thinking that since he was back, he would tidy up the inn a little bit.