Chapter 1372: A small inn on the border
When Yuan Shang heard Ah Heng's words, he looked incredulous.
That expression seemed to be saying: How could there be such a shameless person!
But whether to stay or not was never his decision.
Shi Li looked at Ah Heng with a smile.
He looked honestly helpless, just like the down-and-out scholar often mentioned in ancient storybooks, and stood there politely.
"Just stay. There are plenty of empty rooms in the inn anyway."
Shi Li chuckled and made a decision, her eyes sweeping over the indignant Yuan Shang, "I'll leave it to you to arrange. I'll go back and get some sleep. I'm so sleepy!"
Her bedroom was at the back of the second floor. Walking up the stairs, her slender figure was as beautiful as a painting. Ah Heng stood there, his eyes never leaving her.
until--
"Clap!"
A rag hit him in the face.
Ah Heng subconsciously caught the rag and was about to get angry again, but he saw Yuan Shang looking at him with a fake smile.
"What? You still want to stay and have dinner? Take the rag and wipe the tables and chairs quickly! Quickly!" Yuan Shang said unhappily.
Ah Heng grabbed the rag tightly, lowered his head and said submissively, "Okay, I'll wipe it right away."
At this time, Shi Li had just walked up to the second floor. Hearing the sound, she leaned against the railing and looked down. She smiled lightly, then went into the bedroom without looking back.
After closing the door, Shi Li did not make up for the sleep. Instead, she sat in front of the window, took a pen and paper and began to write.
——Brother, I picked up someone today.
——That person was quite good-looking, and after waking up he said he had lost his memory.
——I kept him here, you won’t be unhappy, will you?
……
After writing on two large sheets of paper, Shi Li finally put down the brush and blew on the letter paper with satisfaction. When the ink was dry, he put it in an envelope and placed it on the table as usual.
"I want to eat peach blossom cakes, but Susu's is not tasty..."
Shi Li wandered around the room aimlessly, then sat on the edge of the bed with her lips pursed, a hint of frustration revealed on her beautiful face.
In the past, she could just move her mouth and enjoy the most delicious peach blossom pastry.
I felt a little aggrieved for some reason, and muttered to myself, "It hurts for about ten days a year, it's not like I can't stand it, it's so annoying..."
His words were full of complaints and grievances, but unfortunately there was no one around him, so it was useless to say anything.
After taking a breath, Shi Li returned to the table and wrote a few big words on the paper.
——Brother, I want to eat peach blossom cake!
After writing, he didn't care whether the ink was dry or not, and just stuffed it into the envelope.
Through the open window, I suddenly saw a team of carriages and horses coming from a distance, as if it was a passing caravan, heading towards the inn.
"Any business coming?"
Shi Li blinked in surprise and continued to look out the window.
She soon saw that the leader was a young man in brocade clothes, who looked to be one or two years younger than her. He was dressed in noble attire and rode a tall horse, which made him very eye-catching.
The boy seemed to notice her gaze and looked up.
He also had a handsome face with sharp eyebrows, and seemed to look somewhat like Ah Heng, whom she had just picked up. Perhaps she really knew him.
Not only can we take the person away, but we can also pay her a reward. This deal will be a good deal.
Thinking of this, Shi Li smiled, turned around and walked out of the room.
Without even having time to go downstairs, he leaned against the fence on the second floor and shouted to the people downstairs: "Open the door, there are guests!"
Yuan Shang was sitting at the table closest to the door, chewing sunflower seeds and instructing Ah Heng to clean the tables and chairs. Upon hearing this, he forgot who was the big and small king, and said in a sarcastic tone, "What are you dreaming about, Madam Boss? Even ghosts don't come to such a remote place!"
Shi Li: ...
Ah Heng: ...
The person who just walked out the door: ...
Shi Li immediately stopped smiling, squinted her eyes and whispered two words, "Complain."
"Okay, I'll open the door right away!"
Yuan Shang changed his attitude faster than turning the pages of a book. He stood up with a somersault and opened the door of the inn with great brisk steps.
He didn't expect that there would actually be a group of people coming outside.
Tsk tsk, more than a dozen people protecting a carriage full of goods, it would be strange if the business trip didn’t make a loss!
Just as he was about to say something sarcastic, he heard the sound of Shi Li walking down the stairs.
"Open the door and welcome guests. Yuan Shang, please pay attention to your service attitude!"
Although Yuan Shang didn't understand what "service attitude" meant, he guessed what Shi Li meant. He swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth and greeted the visitor with a forced smile.
The young man in brocade clothes walked in first, his eyes looked around, casually passing by Yuan Shang and falling on Shi Li, who was wearing a bright red dress.
"This girl..."
"Call me boss lady." Yuan Shang spoke, like a cat whose bottom line had been stepped on.
The young man in brocade clothes glanced at him, met Shi Li's half-smile, and called out "Boss Lady" readily.
"Sir, you must have traveled a long way. Would you like to stay in a hotel or just stop by for a meal?"
Shi Li looked at this man, who was dressed in noble attire and the finest brocade, and her smile grew wider.
Her inn had been closed for half a year, and now she has met a fat sheep when it opened!