Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 33 Shopkeeper Lin

Qu Shaoyang listened to Shui Laowu's story about his past experiences and couldn't help but admire him, "Master is really amazing."

It’s a pity that the rebels had no clear goals, no common beliefs to support them, and no complete program and organization, and ultimately ended in failure.

“What’s the use of being so powerful? In the end, I almost lost my life. I had no choice but to hide in the mountains under an assumed name.” Water Crow shook his head and sighed.

Qu Shaoyang was about to say something else when he heard someone knocking on the door, so he dropped the towel in his hand and went out to open the door.

"You bought it back so soon?"

Qu Shaoyang thought it was Shunzi who came back to buy clothes, so as soon as he opened the door, he spoke without waiting to see who was outside.

"I didn't ask Shunzi to buy any. Here are two sets of clothes and two pairs of shoes. They're both new. You two are similar in body shape, so they should be able to fit you."

Outside the door stood the innkeeper Lin, holding a stack of clothes in her hands.

Qu Shaoyang was stunned, not knowing whether he should take the clothes handed to him by the other party.

"Master, the innkeeper Lin sent us some clothes. What do you think?" Qu Shaoyang turned to look at Shui Laowu and asked.

The old man in the room actually heard the conversation between the shopkeeper and Qu Shaoyang, so he sighed and said, "Lenghu'er, please accept the clothes."

Hearing what Shui Laowu said, Shopkeeper Lin outside breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on his face.

"Take it to your master now. If you need anything later, you don't have to ask Shunzi to buy it. I have it all."

Qu Shaoyang glanced at the shopkeeper Lin and had many guesses in his mind, but he didn't dare to ask too much.

So he nodded, held the clothes and went back to the house.

Shui Laowu took a bath, Qu Shaoyang helped to pour out the water, and then the innkeeper brought hot water again. This time it was Qu Shaoyang's turn to take a good hot bath.

As soon as the master and his disciple finished taking a bath, Shunzi called the barber, who shaved their heads and faces, and combed and braided their braids again.

"Look at my apprentice. He looks so energetic now that he's dressed up."

Shui Laowu was in a good mood. The more he looked at his little disciple, the happier he became.

"Master, after all this grooming, doesn't look like he's almost fifty. If you don't know him, you'd think he's only forty."

On weekdays, Shui Laowu always has an untidy beard and looks old.

Now that he had cleaned up the mess, Qu Shaoyang suddenly discovered that his master was also quite handsome. He was definitely a handsome guy when he was young.

"Alright, you two masters, stop praising each other here.

Let's go, I have some wine in my room to welcome you and your disciple."

Shopkeeper Lin stood aside, looking at Shui Laowu with a smile, and said softly.

Shui Laowu glanced at the shopkeeper and sighed, "I won't bother you, Shopkeeper Lin. I'll take Lenghu out to eat something later."

As soon as these words came out, the shopkeeper's face suddenly turned ugly.

"Liu Dongshan, if you continue to be so distant with me, get out of my inn.

You can go wherever you want, but don’t show up in front of me from now on.” The shopkeeper said, tears welling up in his eyes.

"Master, Manager Lin has good intentions."

Qu Shaoyang had long realized that there must be something going on between the two of them. Seeing the shopkeeper getting angry, he hurried to persuade Shui Laowu.

Shui Laowu glared at Qu Shaoyang, then turned to look at the shopkeeper.

"Ruolan, why are you doing this? Okay, I'll listen to you, is that ok?"

Hearing this, Shopkeeper Lin became happy and hurriedly invited the master and his disciple to go to her residence in the backyard.

Tonghe Inn is not small, with two large houses in the front yard, specially for guests to stay in.

The backyard was smaller, with three rooms. In the middle room was an eight-person table, with eight dishes and two pots of wine on it. Shopkeeper Lin asked Shui Laoya and his apprentice to sit down, and poured wine for Shui Laoya and Qu Shaoyang.

"Dongshan, I'd like to toast you and your little apprentice with this glass of wine. You've worked hard along the way, and this glass of wine is a welcome treat for you two."

Lin Ruolan poured herself a glass of wine, then raised the glass to toast the two of them.

"Thank you, boss." Qu Shaoyang felt that he was now a light bulb of several hundred watts, shining brightly.

This was a bit embarrassing, but he couldn't just turn around and leave. What could he do? Just continue to be a light bulb.

"Boss, this glass of wine is for you. Please show me your hospitality.

Master, I also want to toast you. Master treats me like his own child. Not only did he teach me how to fly rafts, he also taught me Kung Fu. I thank you, Master. I will definitely be filial to you in the future."

Qu Shaoyang could see clearly that his master and the shopkeeper Lin were definitely in love with each other, but he didn't know why they were not together.

Therefore, it was particularly awkward for these two people to get along with each other, and Qu Shaoyang also felt uncomfortable.

In order to ease the awkward situation, Qu Shaoyang could only make jokes, joke around, and keep toasting the two of them, which at least eased the atmosphere a little.

Qu Shaoyang saw that the time was right, so he made an excuse that he was dizzy from drinking too much and left the table early to go back and rest.

After a long and tiring journey, even young people in good health will feel tired.

Now that I had eaten and drunk my fill, I lay down on the kang and fell asleep before I knew it.

He slept soundly, from dusk till midnight. If he hadn't woken up by the urge to pee, Qu Shaoyang would probably have slept until morning.

The room was dark and silent. Qu Shaoyang stood up and scratched the head of the kang, and found that there was not even any bedding on Shui Laowu's side.

Oh, you didn’t come back to sleep at night.

Qu Shaoyang got up with a grin, went out to relieve himself in the dark, and came back to continue sleeping.

When Qu Shaoyang woke up again, it was already bright outside. He looked to the side and saw that Shui Laowu had come back at some point and was still sleeping.

"Master, it's time to get up." Qu Shaoyang deliberately acted mischievously and insisted on calling Water Crow to get up.

Shui Laowu was not actually asleep, he was just pretending to be asleep. He didn't want to be discovered by his apprentice, so he had to turn over and sit up.

"You are full of bad intentions, kid. Get up and wash your face. I will take you to dinner."

The master and the disciple knew what was going on, but neither of them pointed it out. They just put on their clothes and went out to wash.

Then the two of them left the inn, strolled outside, and had breakfast.

In the morning, Shui Laowu led Qu Shaoyang and others for a walk around Andong City.

Andong is indeed a prosperous place, and it is very lively everywhere.

There are various time-honored shops on the street, with a full range of goods and all kinds of new things.

The hawking sounds of street vendors are endless, and their main selling point is good quality and low prices.

“It’s a rare trip to Andong City, don’t forget to buy some things for your family and a few more sets of clothes for yourself.

The shops in this area are all old brands with good reputation. Feel free to look around. We'll meet here later.

Be careful when shopping and watch your wallet."

Shui Laowu led a few guys to the most prosperous and lively street market in Andong City and let them stroll around.

Dazhuzi, Cui Fugui and others came to Anton for the first time, and everything they saw was new.

After hearing what the leader said, several people happily went shopping.

(End of this chapter)