Tricked by a ferocious beast into time-traveling, the story begins with fleeing famine.

Chapter 174 Living in an Inn (Please Subscribe and Ask for a Monthly Pass)

At this time, the man surnamed Li said again: "Hey, let's not talk about the past, let's talk about the present first, it used to be once every three years, this time it started before the time, will it What's the problem? If there are any accidents or dangers, everyone should prepare early so as not to be caught off guard."

Hearing what he said, everyone quickly brought back the topic that had been distorted, and started discussing again.

"Did you say that the bandits went to Qi Nian Village, that's why the noise was caused?"

Many people thought it was possible to agree: "Maybe there is some mysterious existence there. The bandit wanted to enter the village to loot it, and maybe it was swallowed by the gods or ghosts who guarded Qinian Village..."

"It may also be that there are some taboos over there, as long as you touch it, that weird situation will appear."

"Hey, what you said is too outrageous. I think it is most likely that someone touched some mechanism. The village may have been hidden in the mountain wall by the mechanism."

"What you said is outrageous, okay?"

"That's right."

"To be honest, I'm actually quite curious about the situation there. I've heard about it before, but I've never dared to go to see it. One is because I'm afraid of any danger. There are old and young, and I can't bear it." .The other one didn’t meet anyone who went with me, and I really dare not go alone.” said the person surnamed Hu before.

The people next to him booed and said: "Isn't this an opportunity? The sound came to indicate that Qi Nian Village is hidden again. Why don't we go over there tomorrow to see what's going on? There are so many people in broad daylight, so it shouldn't be too late." What danger will arise."

"Yes, yes, I happen to be going west tomorrow, and I'm passing by anyway, so I can stop by and have a look."

A sober person said to them: "Have you forgotten that there is still the remnants of Hutouzhai's escape over there? Then Qinian Village is not necessarily in danger. Those bandits are not vegetarians. They really want to run there and die in the hands of the bandits." It’s too worthless.”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone who was still excited just now became dumbfounded. Yes, why did they forget this, but there are still remnants of bandits over there who haven't been caught yet.

In the past at this time, they were purely delivering food to others. Even if they did not die in the hands of those bandits, they might be used as hostages to negotiate with the officers and soldiers. Take it seriously, otherwise you don't know how you died.

Qingyan nodded secretly when she heard what they said, it seems that there is still someone who understands.

After listening for a long time, I still didn't hear what was going on in Qi Nian Village, but I couldn't continue listening at this time, because Xiao Er had already packed the packed meals.

There were two food boxes in total, and she ordered a total of six dishes, which should be three in one food box.

Qingyan paid the silver and the deposit for the food box, and walked out of the restaurant with one in each hand.

The waiter wanted to ask if he wanted to help deliver it. Their restaurant can deliver it home. Of course, there is an errand fee.

Who knew that the little girl didn't look very strong, but she was quite strong, so she took the heavy food box away easily with one hand.

Xiao Er subconsciously looked at his arm, thinking that he was a big man, and he was carried out twice just now, so he was really ashamed.

Qingyan didn't know that she had hit Xiao Er, so she quickly walked towards the inn with the food box.

This food box is actually a bit difficult to hold, it is square and square with several layers, and you have to lift your hands a little bit to carry it. Although she has great strength, her hands will feel a little sore if she keeps lifting it.

The other one is that it is already dark now, and it was already past seven o'clock when she came out to eat, and now it is past eight o'clock and almost nine o'clock after eating and waiting.

Even if it gets dark late on the northwest side, it is already dark now. Fortunately, most of the shops on both sides of the road are still open. It should be because of the dark night here, so the shops here are closed a little later than other places. Some, of course, will open later in the morning.

With the lights of the shops on both sides, the road was not so dark. When we arrived at the inn, we found that there were many people eating in the lobby of the inn. Qingyan thought that only breakfast was served here, but dinner was also served here.

Of course, it is definitely not as delicious as the ones in serious restaurants. Looking at the dishes, I don't have much appetite. They are just some home-cooked dishes.

The lunch and dinner should be paid separately, otherwise the shopkeeper would not specifically say that only breakfast is included.

Seeing her coming back, the shopkeeper greeted her with a smile, Qingyan also replied, and by the way asked Xiao Er to bring hot water up, she still needs to take a hot bath.

Then, under the gaze of everyone in the lobby, he easily went upstairs with two food boxes.

As soon as her figure turned into the corridor, some people began to discuss, "Did you see that? That food box is from Mi's Restaurant."

"I saw it as soon as I entered the door. The little girl was dressed plainly. I didn't expect to be a wealthy person. The dishes in the largest restaurant in the county are not cheap. If you buy two food boxes, you must have at least five or six dishes!"

"Looking at the dress of this little girl, she quite understands the truth of not revealing her wealth, but she is still not cautious enough. She lives in a middle-level room and goes to the largest restaurant to eat and take out. It is easy to be followed by people."

The deskmate next to him also nodded and said: "Yes, she is still too young. It's better not to be too conspicuous when going out. That little girl looks like a smart person, and she should notice soon."

Qingyan had already arrived at the door of her guest room, and did not pay attention to the discussions below.

Put the food box at the door, take out the key to unlock the candle in the corridor first, let Chouchou observe after entering the door, make sure the room is the same as when she left, then put the food box on the table, He lit the candle on the table, and went to bolt the door again.

Let Chouchou take out the previous food box, put the food in the two food boxes together, and let Chouchou take it into the space to eat, so as to save the food from being cold outside for a while.

At the current temperature, it is not worth lighting a brazier in the house, but it is indeed a bit cold.

Chouchou agreed and returned to the space. It knew that Xiaoer would come up to deliver hot water in a while, so he didn't eat outside.

Qingyan packed up the two food boxes and put them under the table, and they will just send them back tomorrow.

However, it is also a problem that the house is so cold. It is easy to catch a cold when taking a bath. In ancient times, a cold would be fatal.

Now the temperature in the room is about to degrees. It was because she closed the windows before she left, otherwise the temperature in the room would be even lower.

After thinking about it, I took the pottery charcoal basin in the corner of the room, but it was empty and contained no charcoal.

The charcoal basin is made of pottery, and a compartment with a hole is specially burned out in the middle during firing, which can drain the burned ash and let the charcoal fire on it fully burn without scalding the wooden floor.

Today’s buildings are not like the later generations. They are made of cement boards, but now they are all made of wood. If they are burned directly at the bottom of the basin or in that kind of metal basin, the high temperature will burn the metal basin red and it will easily ignite the floor, so This kind of interlayer pottery basin is safer.

Ask Chouchou to take out a few pieces of charcoal. This is when they cooked in the wild before. They didn’t burn the rest, so they let Chouchou put it in the space for later use. This is very good as a kindling, better than dead leaves The twigs burn fast and smoke little.

She is going to see if there is any charcoal seller in the county tomorrow, and then she will buy more and keep it for the road.

Coal can be choking, but it is controlled by the government and used to make iron. Ordinary people are not allowed to use it casually, so it is estimated that they cannot buy it.

Charcoal is still available, and there is also this kind of carbon basin. Qingyan thinks this is very good. When the time comes, I will buy a bigger one and a smaller one. The bigger one will be in some abandoned houses or some ruined temples and caves. Use it when resting.

No matter how cold it is, the small one can be used in the carriage, as long as the protective measures are taken, it is easy to say, when the time comes, put a thin stone slab in the carriage, and then put the charcoal basin on it, as long as it is not particularly bumpy, it should be no problem.

Of course, she will also buy some hand stoves and the like, and prepare everything that can be prepared, so that it will be useless and messy when the time comes.

After waiting for about half an hour, I heard footsteps outside the door, followed by a knock on the door, and Xiaoer's voice sounded at the same time, "Guest officer, the little one is here to bring you hot water."

Qingyan walked to the door and opened it, seeing that the second hand was carrying two buckets of steaming water, she hurriedly opened the door to the maximum.

Xiao Er came in with two buckets of hot water, poured them directly into the bathtub, and then said: "Young one will bring two buckets of cold water up for the girl, and then you can mix the temperature of the water yourself."

Qingyan nodded and thanked.

Taking advantage of Xiaoer's time to fetch cold water, she lit the charcoal fire and opened the window a little. There was some smoke when it was just lit, and it will be fine when it is lit.

There was no need to boil the cold water, so the cold water was delivered quickly. After a while, Xiaoer brought two buckets of water over, helped pour one bucket in, and put the other bucket on the side of the bathtub, carrying an empty bucket down.

Qingyan bolted the door again, brought the burning charcoal basin into the compartment where the tub was placed, and put the little leopard outside, and told Chouchou to keep an eye on it so as not to knock down the candle before entering again. compartment.

I reached out and touched the temperature of the water in the tub, and it was quite hot. I poured half a bucket of cold water into it, then stirred it with the small water ladle next to the tub, and touched it with my hand. It should be in the forties or fifty degrees or so.

Thinking it was just right, she asked Chouchou to take out soap, shampoo, shower gel and bath towel for her, then took off her clothes, quickly stepped into the bathtub and sat down.

This bathtub is only half the height of a person, and it is oval-shaped. You can't stretch your legs when you sit in it, and it's just right for you to sit with your legs bent.

To be honest, Qingyan doesn't like bathtub bath very much, she prefers shower, which is quick and clean, but there is no way, in this ancient times, she can only make do with washing.

First put a basin of hot water in a wooden basin and put it aside, this is for washing the body for the last time, otherwise the water in the bucket is both shower gel and shampoo, and I always feel that it is not clean.

Fortunately, the soap, shower gel and shampoo she brought are all fragrance-free. Although there is a little foam, there is a high probability that Xiao Er will not come up today. The bath water should be cleaned up tomorrow. The foam in the water has almost gone down.

And at that time, she had already checked out and left, even if the other party suspected anything, it was useless.

Because of the brazier, the temperature in the small compartment rose slowly, so it didn't get colder after washing, and even the face was flushed by the end of washing.

Rinse off the bubbles on your body, dry yourself off with a large bath towel, and wrap it around your body.

He wiped his hair with a smaller towel, wrapped it around his head, and walked out of the cubicle.

Her clothes were not brought into the cubicle. There is a lot of moisture here. When changing clothes, they are easy to get wet and uncomfortable to wear, so they are placed directly on the bed.

Anyway, there was no one else in the room, she was the only one, wrapped in a towel and went out.

As soon as she came out of the warm compartment, the cold outside made her shiver.

He quickly retracted his foot, went back to the compartment and took out the carbon basin together, and put it on the side of the bed.

She didn't take a bath for very long, the charcoal fire in the charcoal basin was burning vigorously, making the room glow red.

The charcoal fire was placed beside the bed, and the temperature rose after a while.

Qingyan put on her underwear first, then changed into a set of muslin clothes inside, and put on a jacket she bought before.

Originally I wanted to wear a jacket, but it was colder than yesterday, so I just put on a jacket, and I would wear the jacket during the day.

Stay on the bed for a while, and then take off the jacket when you go to sleep, and try to see if the clothes fit.

Although these ancient clothes are all loose fit, there are still differences in size. After putting them on, I took out a new pair of clip-on shoes and asked Chouchou to put away the changed clothes and embroidered shoes.

He asked her to come out with a small mirror, but there was no other way, as there was no full-length mirror in the space for her to take a picture, so she had to use a small mirror to make do with it.

Put the small mirror on the table and take a look at it from a distance. It's okay, it fits well, but it looks a little fatter.

Just after taking a shower, her face was clean, and even though her hair was wrapped in a bath towel, she still looked pretty.

After putting on the jacket, my body is not so cold anymore, and the end of the charcoal basin is farther away from the bed, so as to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning at that time.

The inside of this house is not so tightly sealed, and there is a window on the west side, although it is closed, but because of the strong wind outside, the paper on the window is blown rattling, and some wind blows in from the gap .

Put the charcoal basin on the upwind, so that the hot air blows over.

Pick up the little leopard, wipe her paws clean, and put her on the bed. Chouchou has already got into the bed, and the little leopard also ran over to lie beside Chouchou.

Qingyan used two bath towels to wipe her hair alternately until her hair was half dry, then she changed to another dry towel, covered her hair, took off her jacket and lay on the bed.

She couldn't wait for her hair to dry. She was quite tired after the day, and she was already a little sleepy.

(End of this chapter)