C100 (2/2)
But when they were eating, the door suddenly rang. He thought that Da Qing was here to pick him up, but when he opened the door, he walked into Constable Li and his subordinates.
Jinxin's body trembled, her expression immediately changed as she pulled her daughter into her embrace.
”You have guests?” However, Constable Li smiled and said, ”Manager Ling, I'm here to ask for money.”
Ling Chaofeng slowly unfurled the scroll and revealed a smile. He turned around and said to his family: ”That brat, the Awareness Source, is a document sent by the imperial government.”
The Constable Li laughed: ”The Lord Prefect asked me to come immediately to congratulate you. I'm afraid you guys don't know yet, but it seems like I came the right way. Your inn is truly an impressive place. I estimate that next year, there will be a top scholar appearing here. When we get back, you guys can change your name to the top scholar tower. ”
The Uncle Biao said that they were currently on duty and could not drink. The Aunt Zhang then said: ”How late do you think it is for you to be in town? It's only a trip back to the Li Prefecture, you can't be at ease in the middle of the night. I immediately went to get a room. Several officials are staying in the inn for the night. I have always been under your care and have never entertained you properly before. ”
Ling Chaofeng also said: ”The Li Prefecture is too far, Brother Li, let's leave tomorrow morning.”
Jinxin nervously hugged her daughter. The three corpses were still stacked up at the back door, they would need to keep the officials to stay for the night. How great would that be if they found out that she had gone to save her daughter's life, leaving Little Xuan for someone else to take care of?
”It's fine.” Xiaowan held Jinxin's hand gently and smiled confidently, ”Hubby, he will make the arrangements.”
Jinxin froze for a moment, then stiffly nodded her head.
That night, the Fast Catcher stayed in the main rooms on the south side of the second floor. After cooking a few more dishes, the officials were all drunk and carried upstairs to sleep.
On the other hand, Jinxin brought her daughter to live in Ershan's room in the backyard. Just now, Ling Chaofeng told Constable Li that she was the niece of the Uncle Biao and had come to visit him.
Xiaowan didn't know if the corpses were still piled at the back door, but she wasn't afraid at all. She lied on the bed and thought about everything that had happened today, and very quickly, Ling Chaofeng returned.
”Still awake?” Ling Chaofeng leaned on the side of the bed and asked lovingly, ”Did I scare you today?”
Xiaowan shook her head: ”With you here, what am I afraid of? Besides, this is not the first time that someone has died in our inn. ”
Ling Chaofeng laughed: ”I don't know if it's good or bad for you to be so indifferent to life and death.”
Xiaowan caressed his face and said, ”Of course it's good.”
Ling Chaofeng laid down and hugged his lovely wife in his arms. The attitude that Xiaowan had during these two days made him feel extremely gratified, but it was not at all a pleasant surprise, because in his heart, late at night was always like this.
”Master, Jinxin is really good-looking.” Xiaowan said as she raised her head to look at her husband. ”As for me, I will compare myself to her. Which one of us is prettier?”
Ling Chaofeng deliberately looked at it carefully. Xiaowan pouted and said angrily: ”You still have to think about it, Ling Chaofeng. Have you grown some skills?”
Ling Chaofeng said: ”Don't you already have the answer?”
”That's my answer, too. What about you?” Xiaowan crawled up and sat on his body, domineeringly holding his face, ”Quickly tell me, which one of us is prettier?”
However, Ling Chaofeng frowned, and coughed dryly: ”Where are you sitting, are you doing this on purpose?”
The Xiaowan wriggled her fart. Ling Chaofeng didn't dare to press the Xiaowan down on the bed anymore so he could only lift her up and put her down. He covered her with a blanket and said hatefully, ”If you continue to provoke me, I won't be polite anymore.”
Xiaowan was fearless: ”You dare?”
Ling Chaofeng said: ”Take every note, once you're done, we will slowly calculate.”
Xiaowan smiled weakly, as gentle as water. ”Master, kiss me once, okay? Just once.”
Ling Chaofeng kissed her as if he was kissing her, but then said angrily: ”What should I do now, why are you so evil?”
With the gentle help of the Xiaowan, Ling Chaofeng finally resolved the ”trouble”. The happy occasion in his room was naturally not something that could be told to others, and with this peaceful night, although there were a few people from the yamen who lived in the shop, everything was peaceful.
In the morning of the second day, Uncle Biao made the sobering wine soup and wrapped a few bags of salted pork. After breakfast, Constable Li and the others left.
When Ling Chaofeng sent it out, the Xiaowan asked the Aunt Zhang, ”Why didn't you give me the money?”
The Aunt Zhang laughed: ”The current silver is too much of an eyesore, shopkeeper has a sense of propriety.”
She only saw Jinxin walking in from the back door. Her face was pale from fright as she timidly asked, ”Th-how did they … It's gone? ”
Xiaowan laughed: ”They have been taken away, rest assured, at this time, I am afraid that they have already turned to dust.”
Jinxin nodded her head in a daze, but still felt it was inconceivable. She had come to the inn right away, she knew that unless she died, she would only be able to survive if she came here.
When Ling Chaofeng returned, the girls were no longer in the store. Aunt Zhang came in with a bucket of water to wipe the floor, and said to him: ”Xiaowan and Jinxin are at the back door well. Susu and Little Xuan will go with my son to pick up the chestnuts.”
Ling Chaofeng walked towards the back door. Beside the well, Jinxin was using his sleeves to wash the replaced pillow towel, while Xiaowan sat at the side to give her the soap horn. Jinxin said: ”I was willing to marry him, but now that we are married, everyone has changed. Actually, I was able to endure the fact that they treated me badly. However, they did not even let their child go.