C46 (1/2)

Su Zhi pulled a large and small step into the room, and politely asked, ”Is there anyone here?”

No one answered her. The deserted and desolate storefront was in stark contrast to the crowded restaurant on the other side.

”Is there anyone here?”

This time, she raised her voice and tried to walk into the lobby.

He had only taken a few steps when he heard the faint sound of someone reading a book, ”Confucius said: 'If a gentleman is not strong, then he is weak; if a scholar is weak, then so be it. ”The Lord is loyal, and if no friend is better than he or she, do not fear to change him or her.”

Hearing the sound, Su Zhi was overjoyed. She looked around for the sound and asked, ”Is the wine house available?”

The voice of the student stopped and said indifferently, ”Go to the other side for tea and food. Get some lodging upstairs. One tael of silver per night for extra nourishment. The deposit will cost you half of the money.”

Su Zhi could not help but be speechless as she looked around 'Flowers all over the floor'.

Perhaps because it had not been cleaned for a long time, the house was covered with cobwebs, and the tables and chairs in the center of the hall were covered with a thick layer of dust.

'Bang! 'A huge rat fell on the ground in front of the counter, knocking over the empty wine jar and smashing it into pieces.

How dare she ask for a tael of silver in such a situation? If it weren't for the fact that she was afraid of spending money like running water and couldn't bear the time to settle down, Su Zhi wouldn't have brought her child to suffer even if she had to stick to such a place.

Thinking about how embarrassed she was, she could only endure it for now and politely said: ”It should be the shopkeeper, right? I, a woman, brought my child to a relative with me, and I don't have much money in my pocket.

The studying voice had completely stopped, Su Zhi looked into the room, but there was still no one there. She thought that it was just annoying her, so she said, ”I won't disturb you for too long, but when I find my friends, I'll be leaving soon.”

It was inconvenient for her to go out, especially since she was a weak girl and had brought two little children with her. She had no choice but to come up with an excuse.

”In that case, please do as you please, my wife. No wine is served in this shop. The deposit is exempt. Do you have any money in the shop …?” ”I'll give you less than six cents.”

Accompanied by a clear and gentle voice, the curtain in the inner room was opened by someone. A young man in a blue shirt walked out of the room with a book in his hand as if he was wandering in the clouds.

Her hair was uncombed and tied with a cotton scarf. She was dressed like a scholar. Her face was as white as jade. She was fresh and handsome. She looked elegant and gentle. She was kind and amiable.

From the looks of it, he was a young master who had yet to have a weak crown on his head.

When Su first heard his voice and then saw him, she was secretly surprised. She did not expect the owner to be so young.

”Good job, Shopkeeper.”

Su Zhi nodded and met the scholar's gaze. She was still as poised as before when facing him.

When the young scholar saw that she was a woman with two children, he felt sorry for her after the journey had been full of hardships and fatigue. He shook his head and said, ”Wealth and nobility are the desires of man. ”Being poor and being lowly is the same as being evil. If one does not follow the same path, it is also impossible to not go …”

Su Zhi listened to his lecture very patiently without disturbing him.

After the scholar had a good talk with him, he finally realized that there was still someone like Su Zhi. A hint of red appeared on his jade-white face, ”I'm really sorry. I've been studying hard. I don't want to see any guests at this store today.”

Su Zhi smiled and expressed her understanding. ”It's not a bad thing for a man to study well.”

The scholar nodded, closed the book, and pointed to the guest room upstairs. ”Since you want to stay here, please do so. I haven't had a single customer for three or four months anyway, you guys can come and get more popular. The kitchen has rice noodles, if you're hungry, you can make your own.

”Oh right, cockroach, insect, ant, mouse and so on. You don't have to care too much about them. Going out on a map is very convenient.”

With a stiff expression, Su Zhi took out some silver from her purse and gave it to him, then went up to find a room on her own.

Behind him came the impassioned sounds of a scholar reading.

This Flowery Mansion's store was very big, but it didn't have much customer traffic. If it was an ancestral shop, it wouldn't pay too much rent.

However, how could such a scholar, who only knew about the situation, possibly operate a shop like this? What a pity that such a huge hotel was such a pity.

Su Zhi made some comparisons from room to room. Finally, she found a relatively clean and tidy room with better ventilation. After a simple cleaning, she finally settled down.