The shopkeeper was slightly startled when he heard this. He had seen many merchants, and he obviously didn't think that this pretty boy could afford to live in a room with a big name. @
So he only said, "But Tianzihao is very expensive, ten taels of silver per night."
Hearing this, Chen Ke felt that the other party was simply robbing money.
You must know that buying an ordinary house in the town would not cost more than two taels of silver. He charges ten taels of silver for a single room in an inn. Is this not a money grab?
So he immediately followed the other person's words and said, "This is indeed very expensive. I have to stay here for a few nights. I really can't afford to pay so much money at one time, so I'll just stay in the cheapest room."
The shopkeeper also said, "There is an empty room in the ground floor. I can charge one tael of silver per night there."
Hearing the price, Chen Ke still felt it was very expensive. You must know that one tael of silver is enough for ordinary people to live for a month.
In an instant, he seemed to understand why this restaurant was so well decorated, but there were still no guests. How many people could usually afford to stay in a restaurant of this price.
This means that the Chen family is forcibly soliciting customers from the entrance to the city. If they don't solicit customers, there will probably be no customers here.
So he whispered, "It's quite expensive. Then I'll stay for three nights temporarily. This is my three-night accommodation fee, which is three taels of silver."
After saying this, he took out three taels of broken silver from his arms.
The shopkeeper then asked him to bring out the slip to register.
Then the shopkeeper asked the waiter to lead him to the ground floor room.
Almost all of the places are arranged in cold and damp locations.
The equipment in the house is also very simple. In addition to a wooden frame bed, there are only a table, chairs, bench and a large wooden barrel.
And obviously no one has lived here for a long time, and the house is just filled with dust.
Fortunately, this is not a carriage shop, so at least he doesn't have to be crowded with others.
So he only asked the waiter to get him a copper basin and towel, and then asked the waiter to fill the tub with hot water for him.
The waiter at the shop said, "Hot water is priced separately for a bucket of hot water. I'm afraid you'll need a bucket of water to fill the bathtub."
In the past, whether in Nafang or later at Princess Liang's place, Chen Ke almost always took a bath once a day, and it would not last more than three days even in cold weather.
He has never thought about money, but he doesn't want to leave the capital but he needs money everywhere. If he hadn't prepared some things, he would be really embarrassed at this time.
But now that he was tired from traveling, he hadn't taken a shower for several days, and he was still not used to it.
So he nodded, and then took out an ingot of broken silver from his purse and said, "Here's this for you. Any extra is your tip, but in addition to carrying it over for me, you also have to remember to help me wash the tub." clean."
The waiter got the tip and naturally agreed to his proposal immediately.
While the waiter was busy in and out for him, he himself only opened the window of the room, ventilated it, put on a new mattress, and cleaned the entire room.
After doing this, the waiter will naturally have hot water ready.
After filling the bathtub with hot water and sending the waiter away, Chen Ke was ready to wash away his fatigue.
Unexpectedly, when he was about to close the door, a foot suddenly pressed against his door.
At the same time, he heard a familiar female voice suddenly say, "Brother, wait a minute."
Hearing the woman's voice, he unconsciously opened the door.
Then when their eyes met, both of them were a little surprised.
"Why are you here? Didn't you say you wanted to go back to your hometown?" Facing Chen Ke who was standing at the door, the woman spoke first.
Chen Ke whispered, "Princess, why do you live in a place like this?"
When she heard Chen Ke call her princess, the woman immediately hissed, then looked around to make sure there was no one there, then she whispered, "Don't call me princess, I'm just a peasant woman now, just call me Alan." "
Hearing the woman's words, Chen Ke was obviously a little embarrassed, "How is that possible?"
However, the woman directly touched Chen Ke's chest with her index finger, and then said with a smile, "What's wrong?"
When she spoke, she only resisted
Chen Ke pushed the person indoors.
Chen Ke didn't know what medicine Xu Zhilan was selling in the gourd, so he could only retreat step by step as the other party approached.
After retreating into the room, she stopped moving forward and turned around to lock Chen Ke's door from the inside.
But just after locking it, she apparently quickly discovered a basin of hot water in Chen Ke's inner room.
She looked at the tub, raised her eyebrows and said, "You will enjoy it? Is the water in this tub ready?"
Chen Ke shook his head.
Xu Zhilan sniffed herself, and then asked, "Can I use it?"
Chen Ke wanted to say that men and women are not intimate, but Xu Zhilan was already unbuttoning her coat.
And there is no screen in this small-sized room.
Seeing this, Chen Ke immediately wanted to go out, but Xu Zhilan suddenly stopped Chen Ke and said, "Why are you going?"
"I'll wait for you outside." Chen Ke lowered his head and said.
Hearing Chen Ke's words, Xu Zhilan just stared at Chen Ke for a long time, and then she suddenly chuckled and said, "You won't be shy like this, right? We used to be more extreme than we are now."
However, Chen Ke whispered to Xu Zhilan, "Madam, you said you would let me go. We used to have a business relationship. Now that you have returned the contract to me, shouldn't we talk about it again?" What about the past?”
She didn't expect that this boy used to coax her with sweet words, but now that this relationship was gone, he refused to coax her at all. She thought that this boy should be at least a little bit fascinated by her beauty.
Thinking of this, Xu Zhilan felt that teasing this boy seemed boring.
She just whispered, "Someone will definitely break into my room and steal something later. If you go out and wait rashly, wouldn't it ruin their good fortune?"
Then she stirred the water in the tub with her hand, and then said, "If you are shy, just turn your back. I believe you."
After saying this, she took a bath by herself.
However, because it was a last-minute idea, she didn't bring a change of clothes, so she only asked Chen Ke for his clean clothes to wear. After washing them, Chen Ke dared to turn around, but when he turned around, he saw that he was wearing his own clothes. When he saw Xu Zhilan, he felt that his hands and feet were a little stiff.
Xu Zhilan smiled without noticing, "I've finished washing, do you want to use new hot water, or use the one I used."
Xu Zhilan's words made Chen Ke even more nervous.
In the past, he would naturally use the water that Xu Zhilan had used. Then go back and coax the other person to sleep.
And Xu Zhilan walked towards her wearing her own coat.
He couldn't help but look down at Xu Zhilan, and then said in a low voice, "Hasn't that person left your room yet?"
Xu Zhilan just said, "I think not yet."
As soon as she finished speaking, she lay down on her bed in a familiar manner.
She said, "I'll sleep here for a while. I didn't sleep well last night. I was too sleepy."
After she finished speaking, she pulled off the quilt and lay directly on his bed and fell asleep.
If these things were done by other women, he would definitely think that the other woman was trying to seduce him.
However, when Xu Zhilan did these actions, he knew very well that the other party could not be tempting him. After all, she had been condescending for a long time, so there was no need for her to please others.
And although his relationship with her was extraordinary, Princess Liang did not treat her as an outsider.
But when he thought of the other person's past, the guard beside him, and what she just said about not sleeping well last night, he couldn't help but wonder: Why didn't she sleep well? Is it because of that guard?
After being separated from him, did she get together with the guard again?
Thinking of this, he didn't know why, but he felt a little sour in his heart. He was jealous of the guard who accompanied her.
However, after thinking about this, he just felt that he was ridiculous.
Although the revenge of his parents has not yet been avenged, he is still here thinking about his children's affair.
In the end, he did not get into the tub, but was about to go out and take a shower to calm down, but Xu Zhilan called him at this moment.
"Why are you leaving?
? If someone comes in and I don't know about it, wouldn't I be in danger? "
Hearing Xu Zhilan's words, Chen Ke could only say silently, "Isn't there a guard beside you? Isn't he accompanying you?"
Xu Zhilan didn't know what she thought of. She chuckled, "Why is he accompanying me? He is not mine. After he sent me to me, he naturally left. Now I am alone."
Hearing this, Chen Ke felt inexplicably happy, but then he said seriously, "But you are too crazy. You dare to live in a place like this alone. Aren't you afraid of any danger?"
Chen Ke had never dared to say this to Xu Zhilan before. Xu Zhilan chuckled, "Aren't you still here?"
"You will protect me, right?" Xu Zhilan said with a smile.
Of course, what she said was not true. She was just congratulating this young man at the moment.
However, Chen Ke thought for a while and whispered, "I'm afraid I can't protect you, but I can send you out of the town. Although Anxi has beautiful mountains and clear waters, the atmosphere in this town is not as pure as it used to be. How about you It’s better to leave here. If you move to a place with a good atmosphere, the danger will be much less.”
Chen Ke's words were very sincere. Seeing him like this, Xu Zhilan only felt a little amused. She whispered, "Then let's leave here together, okay?"
However, facing Xu Zhilan's suggestion, Chen Ke smiled and shook his head, "Has Madam forgotten what she said before? We have nothing to do with each other anymore."
If Xu Zhilan had told him this before he knew about his mother, he might have left here with Xu Zhilan.
After all, although he didn't dare to think about Xu Zhilan, he still had some indescribable feelings. However, now that he had jumped into the whirlpool, there was no need to lure Xu Zhilan into it.
