"Please come in, please." The waiter bowed and made an inviting gesture.
Yuan Hong took a look at the mules and horses in front of him.
In front of you is a large courtyard, and behind it is a row of large tile-roofed houses with green bricks and green tiles. It can be seen that they were built not long ago and are still very new.
There are several straw huts built with sticks in the yard, with pots and stoves inside.
It was meal time, and the cook was busy cooking around the stove.
The sky is high and the air is crisp, there is no wind around, and the aroma of the food fills the entire yard.
Yuan Hong walked a few steps forward, suddenly stopped, turned around, and said to the two guards on the right: "You stay with the coachman and look at the things on the carriage. I will have someone deliver the food to you later." past."
The boxes on the carriage contained cash that was brought back to the capital. Only when his own people were keeping an eye on him could he rest assured.
"yes."
The two royal guards agreed and turned to follow the driver and carriage to the side door.
The side door leads directly to the backyard of the mule and horse farm. The door is large and convenient for carriages and horses to enter and exit.
A man who took care of the backyard opened the side door and asked the driver to drive the carriage into the backyard.
The carriage was parked in the backyard. The coachman and two guardsmen unloaded the wooden boxes from the carriage. Then they untied the animals pulling the carriage from their harnesses and released them. Together with a few horses, they handed them over to the mule and horse dealers. care.
The man led the horse to the manger in front of the stable, and mixed black beans and other concentrates into it, which was specially used to feed the animals that were traveling and pulling carts.
After setting up several horses, the waiter came to the two royal guards and said, "It's dinner time now. Would you like our guests to go to the lobby to have something to eat first?"
"No, you can go down!" One of the guards waved his hand to the waiter, indicating that he could leave.
The waiter smiled and said, "If any of the guests have something to do, just call me."
The Jin Yiwei nodded.
The guy then turned around and left from the backyard.
The row of tile-roofed houses in the backyard and the mules and horses are connected by a back door. If you want to get back to the house from the backyard, you don't need to go around the side door.
The side door is mainly used for the entry and exit of livestock and carriages, making it easier for carriages pulling goods to enter and exit from the backyard.
Yuan Hong led two royal guards towards the large tile-roofed house in the back row.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw five or six dining tables with several benches around them. Two of the tables were already occupied by people, dressed like businessmen who had settled down.
"A few guests, sit here."
The clerk wiped the table with the rag on his shoulder and made a please gesture.
Yuan Hong walked to the table, took off the embroidered spring knife from his waist, put it on the table, casually lifted the hem, and then sat down.
The other two Jin Yiwei did the same thing. They put their knives on the table and sat on the bench beside the table.
Several merchants were eating in the lobby. When they saw Yuan Hong and others coming in, they recognized their brocade clothes and brocade knives at a glance, and knew that these people were brocade guards.
Ordinary people have always had a change of heart when hearing about Jin Yiwei.
How could these merchants dare to stay and continue eating? They put down their bowls and chopsticks, leaned against the wall, and slipped into a room on the side.
Yuan Hong only glanced at the merchants, then withdrew his gaze and turned to the waiter in front of him and said: "Here are some of your specialty dishes. I'm preparing some more pancakes and will take them away later."
The waiter rubbed his hands in embarrassment and said: "This small mule and horse shop is not as good as those big restaurants. It only hires one cook to cook. It usually only cooks big pot meals. I'm afraid it can't make those delicate dishes." Dishes.”
"Then go out and buy some vegetables. You won't be short of money." Yuan Hong casually took out a piece of silver and slapped it on the table. .
The waiter looked troubled and said: "What the guests don't know is that it is more than thirty miles away from the nearest county seat. It takes a long time to come back and forth, and the food is cold."
"Sir, why don't you just eat something casually first? When we get to the county town, I will take you all to have a good meal." said a guard in Jinyi next to him.
Yuan Hong nodded slightly, and then said to the waiter in front of him: "I'll serve six people according to the food provided by your mule and horse shop."
"Guest, please wait a moment, I'll let you prepare outside." The waiter responded, turned around and retreated from the lobby.
Not long after, the man came back with a wooden pallet.
There are several large bowls on the tray. The dishes inside are well-packed, the portions are generous, and the tops are still shiny.
The waiter placed three bowls with vegetables in front of Yuan Hong and others, and then took out a plate with pancakes and placed it on the table.
After putting the things on the tray, he added: "There are still three meals left. Would you like me to take it to the backyard and deliver it to the guests in the backyard?"
"No need." Yuan Hong waved his hand and said, "Bring over the remaining three meals. My people will deliver them later."
"Okay!" the waiter agreed, and then said, "Please wait a moment, guest, I will bring you the rest of the food."
As he said this, the man held the tray under his arm and walked from the lobby to the yard outside.
"The portions of the food here are quite generous." A Jin Yiwei at the table used chopsticks to pick up the food in the bowl a few times, and then added, "Not to mention, there is still meat in it."
Yuan Hong took out a pair of chopsticks from the bamboo tube on the table and said, "Eat quickly. After you finish eating, you can go on your way. We will spend the night in the city tonight."
"Sir, are you worried that someone will do harm to us?" asked the Jin Yiwei beside him.
Yuan Hong looked around and saw that there were only a few of them in the lobby, and then said: "Money and silk touch people's hearts. Anyone with a little bit of vision can see that we have a lot of money with us."
"We are the Jin Yiwei. Is there still a thief who doesn't have a good eye and dares to attack the Jin Yiwei?" The Jin Yiwei next to him frowned.
Yuan Hong picked up a piece of vegetables with chopsticks and put it into his mouth, chewed it a few times and swallowed it, and said: "Don't think that because we are wearing the skin of a royal guard, others will not dare to touch us. If you really think so, then you will die." Far."
"So serious?" The guard in Jin Yi next to him looked surprised.
Yuan Hong picked up a piece of cake with chopsticks and put it in his hand, and said: "The world is not peaceful now. Several Jinyi guards went to Lingqiu to investigate the case before, but they died in the hands of bandits."
"My subordinates know this matter best." Another Jin Yiwei said, "At the beginning, my subordinates were also supposed to go to Lingqiu to investigate the case, but happened to have something to do at home. Now that I think about it, if it hadn't been for something at home, There was a delay, and now my subordinate is dead."
At this time, the curtain outside the lobby door was opened, and the man walked in from the outside.
Yuan Hong and several Jin Yiwei at the table stopped talking at the right time.
The waiter came to Yuan Hong and others' table with a tray.
Putting down the tray and putting all the food on the table, he said: "Guests, the food is ready. Please use it."
After saying that, he took two steps back, turned around and walked to the dining table where people had been sitting before, and began to clear away the used dishes and chopsticks on the table.
After clearing away the dishes on the two tables and wiping the tables with a rag, the waiter walked out of the lobby with the tray.
Yuan Hong said to the two Jin Yiwei at the same table: "Hurry up and eat. After you finish eating, send these three meals to Zhang Qing and the others."
The other two Jin Yiwei buried their heads in eating.
