The proprietress leaned half of her body against the door frame, munching melon seeds leisurely and watching Jiang Li's operations quietly.
It wasn't until Jiang Li returned the sword to Xu Haoran that the landlady said with a fake smile.
"Thank you, little girl. The wall clock in our store was always broken, and even though you took the trouble to fix it, it was repaired. You young people must be capable."
The proprietress smiled softly, and "poofed" a melon seed shell on the ground in front of Jiang Li.
Jiang Li's eyes flicked towards the ground.
The melon seed shell spit out from the boss's mouth turned into several blood-stained slender nails after falling to the ground.
"Come in, I'll get you two drink orders."
The proprietress stretched out her hand to push aside the sparse bead curtain at the door, raised her feet and walked into the store.
Jiang Li was silent for a second and shouted from behind.
"Madam boss, we are not two groups of people. Get two drink orders."
Jiang Li wanted to put aside the relationship with Xu Haoran.
Xu Haoran was a little confused about Jiang Li's intention, but under the hint from Jiang Li's eyes, Xu Haoran did not refute.
The proprietress who had already walked to the inside of the counter raised her head in surprise after hearing Jiang Li's words and glanced towards the door.
Outside the tavern, two soldiers were holding horses and had no intention of going inside to sit.
Jiang Li and Xu Haoran are obviously companions.
"Okay, I got it." The landlady said without any embarrassment.
After receiving a positive answer, Jiang Li opened the bead curtain, stepped across the threshold, and walked into the tavern.
Xu Haoran was behind and took another look at the rules at the door.
Before Jiang Li went in, he tapped the last rule on the note twice with his fingers.
Rules of Survival in the Forest Tavern, Article 7:
[After staying in the tavern for ten minutes, you and your companions can ask the proprietress a question, and the proprietress will tell you the answer truthfully. 】
Jiang Li and Xu Haoran had to enter the tavern no matter what, in order to get clues about Zhao Qingqing.
If the two of them go in as companions, Jiang Li and the others can only ask the proprietress one question.
But if Jiang Li and Xu Haoran go in as two waves of guests, they will have one more chance to ask questions.
Jiang Li and Xu Haoran entered the room one after another.
Jiang Li looked around.
The wine tables in the pub are all slender.
People can sit on both sides of the wine table, with two chairs on one side, and a total of four seats at the table.
There were no customers in the entire tavern.
However, there were a few empty wooden chairs facing the wine table, with their backs creaking and rocking back and forth.
Jiang Li walked towards a wine table by the window.
Only the tables and chairs here look relatively normal.
Jiang Li sat down safely, followed closely by Xu Haoran.
Xu Haoran deliberately asked loudly: "Hey, can we share a table? This seat has a good view."
Jiang Li lowered his eyes and said, "Do it yourself."
"Thank you." Xu Haoran sat down diagonally opposite Jiang Li.
After taking their seats, the two turned the wooden chairs next to them at the same time so that the empty wooden chairs faced outside the table.
Woods Tavern Survival Rules, Article 2:
[There are four people per table in the pub. If there are less than four people traveling together, please be sure to remove the extra wooden chairs next to the table, or turn the wooden chairs so that the wooden chairs face outside the table. 】
The proprietress looked at the two men's actions, curled her lips downwards, and came over with two drink orders.
"Let's see what you want to drink? I seem to remember... the last person who entered the store without consuming anything didn't walk out~"
The landlady covered her mouth and snickered twice before placing the drink list on the table seriously.
Jiang Li and Xu Haoran both had an ominous premonition in their hearts.
Each of them took a drink list, took it in their hands, and opened it to make their selections.
On the drink list, each drink has a different price.
Jiang Li looked at the price list and felt a little headache.
If you didn't look carefully, you would think it was a large-scale body trading scene.
Jiang Li flipped through a few pages.
The item she most wanted to order, "boiled water traded for hair," was crossed out and marked "sold out."
After much deliberation, Jiang Li chose a cup of honey lemon tea from the "light drinks category".
It was the cheapest drink in the tavern and was worth ten fingernails.
Choosing this drink was based on price.
Secondly, it is also to avoid the troublesome things in "Rule 5".
Rules of Survival in the Forest Tavern, Article 5:
[All the drinks in the tavern are colorless. If your drink turns red, please stand up immediately, place the glass in front of an empty wooden chair, close your eyes and wait for ten seconds. When the glass becomes empty, say thank you and leave. 】
Avoid it by not ordering a drink.
Xu Haoran took the drink list and didn't really want to order.
But the boss lady's reminder was very clear. If he doesn't order or consume, he won't be allowed to get out alive.
Xu Haoran stretched out his hand and looked at his fingernails.
After careful consideration, he reluctantly ordered the honey grapefruit tea in the "light drink".
Honey grapefruit tea is also worth ten nails.
"Is that all you drink?"
The lady boss pointed at the list and tried her best to promote her signature cocktails.
The price of the signature cocktail is a piece of neck.
The proprietress persuaded: "Mr. Duck and Ms. Giraffe often order this cocktail. It is very delicious! There is an anniversary event in the pub recently. I can give you a 20% discount. How about it?"
Jiang Li smiled and declined politely, "No, boss lady. I'm riding a horse today. Don't drink while riding, and don't ride while drinking."
Jiang Li motioned to the landlady to look out the window.
Outside the window, in the thatched shed in the front yard of the tavern, Jiang Li's horses were still waiting there.
"Don't you have soldiers? Can't you just let the soldiers take you? Besides, when you came, weren't you riding on soldiers?" The boss's wife grasped the loophole and questioned.
Jiang Li thought for a moment and shook his head, "Soldiers have been riding for a long time. From yesterday to today, they can't ride tired."
Jiang Li can't lie in the fairy tale world.
And everything Jiang Li said was true.
The soldiers rode horses and passed the time node of 0 o'clock at night. They were indeed "riding from yesterday to today."
The landlady was speechless.
"What about you?" The landlady turned to look at Xu Haoran without giving up.
Xu Haoran said: "Me too."
The landlady took away the drink order and mumbled a few complaints.
Because the drinks Jiang Li ordered were the cheapest in the tavern, so there was no profit.
The proprietress went to the counter to get the "nail remover" and threw it on the wine table.
"Are you going to pay later or now?" The attitude of the landlady was different from before.
There are still blood stains left on the nail remover from the previous customer.
The scene... reached a stalemate.
Jiang Li and Xu Haoran stared at the pliers for a few seconds, silent.
According to the proprietress, customers who enter the store without spending money will definitely be doomed.
But even the cheapest purchase is a heart-wrenching pain.
"Pay the money later." Jiang Li dismissed.
The landlady looked at the two of them sideways for a few seconds, then turned and left, "Don't even think about eating the King's meal."
As soon as the landlady left, Xu Haoran couldn't help but complain to Jiang Li.
"It's so frustrating! It's a black shop! You have to make purchases when you enter the shop. Who made the rules?! This is not a rip-off!"
Xu Haoran was furious.
As long as the proprietress states in the rules that "you must make purchases when entering the store", Xu Haoran will not feel like he is being ripped off.
"Don't worry, I have a way." Jiang Li stood up and walked outside the tavern.
She came to the pile of "melon seed shells" at the door of the tavern, squatted down and picked them up carefully.
