By the way, Pan Suxuan waited impatiently at the gate of Buzhuang... He wanted to peek in several times, but he was afraid that people would find him and make him suspicious. When he was hesitating, he saw Zhao Niantong walking out slowly with a smile on his face. Pan Suxuan hurriedly stepped forward to greet him and asked, "How is the situation?"
Zhao Niantong winked and said, "This is not the place to talk. Come with me." After saying that, he turned around and headed east with Pan Suxuan.
Pan Suxuan followed, and saw Zhao Niantong walking briskly eastward, choosing some lively streets or crowded places, as if he was looking for something? Not long after passing by an inn, Zhao Niantong stopped and said to Pan Suxuan: "Brother Pan, wait for me outside the door for a moment. I'll come back when I go." After saying that, he turned around and entered the inn. After about half a stick of incense, he went out and waved to Pan Suxuan. People continue to walk eastward.
After walking through three inns in this way, Zhao Niantong asked Pan Suxuan to wait at the door. He entered alone and left in a moment without saying much. After coming out, he called Pan Suxuan to continue eastward.
Seeing the fourth inn, Pan Suxuan couldn't bear it anymore and thought to himself: "What kind of tricks does my junior sister do? Don't get into any trouble? I have to follow him and have a look!" Thinking of this, he followed Zhao Niantong into the fourth inn. Inn. I saw Zhao Niantong talking to a man who looked like the owner of the inn in the lobby of the inn... Pan Suxuan slowly walked in and heard Zhao Niantong say: "Honeykeeper, I came all the way here, give me as much as you like. It’s convenient, even if I have to spend more money!”
The shopkeeper said: "Sir, it's not that I don't agree with you. Look at all the rooms in my shop. I really don't have any room for you. If there are rooms, how can we do business?" Do you want to make money or not? Do you think so?"
Pan Suxuan wondered in his heart: "What is this little girl doing? Aren't we living well in the east of the city? Why do we need to change inns?"
I just heard Zhao Niantong say: "I see, isn't the main room on the south side empty? The room is quite big, how about I stay there?"
The shopkeeper said: "Sir, to tell you the truth, you are already the fifth group of people to inquire about this room. The first four groups, like you, are optimistic that this room is not only large but also faces south. It is the main room. However, it has already been The reservation has been made, and the guest has sent someone to inform the villain that he will be here soon, so we have to have a first-come-first-served basis, right?"
Zhao Niantong said: "Who booked this room? Go and talk to him, how about giving it to me? Can't I give him more money?"
The shopkeeper smiled and said: "Haha, the owner who ordered this room probably can't exchange it with you no matter how much money you give. He is the son of a wealthy businessman. He is a rich young master, and his family has a lot of money! To tell you the truth, , this room has been reserved a month ago, and the deposit alone was fifty taels of gold! Moreover, someone was specially sent to completely renovate the room from the inside out. You see this Are there dozens of peonies of different colors in front of the house? They were all specially sent to plant them!"
Zhao Niantong asked: "Oh?! Shopkeeper, who is this person you are talking about?"
"The person he was talking about was me."
Zhao Niantong and Pan Suxuan looked back following the voice, and saw a tall, red-faced man with a round waist walking outside the door. He was wearing a dark gray deerskin hat, a navy blue jade-inlaid robe, and a pair of black soles. He has fast boots and a large golden ring knife hanging from his waist. He looks to be only 27 or 28 years old, but his whole body exudes a domineering air, which makes people feel calm and confident.
When Pan Suxuan saw it, he thought to himself: "What a majestic man! This man can clearly hear the conversation between the two junior sisters from far outside the door, which shows that he has superb internal skills."
Zhao Niantong thought to himself, "When did senior brother come in? I didn't notice... This is bad. I guess he will have to nag me about my carelessness again."
When the shopkeeper saw this big man, he quickly stepped forward and said with a smile: "Master Xiao, you are here. The room has been prepared for you. Please come in!"
Mr. Xiao hummed softly, looked at Zhao Niantong in front of him, turned to the shopkeeper and said, "Shopkeeper Wu, is my room a suite?"
Shopkeeper Wu replied: "Yes, we remodeled your room according to your wishes. There are three suites inside and outside!"
Mr. Xiao said: "Well, leave the inner suite for me and my entourage, and clean up the two outer suites. One for the young man in yellow, and the other for that young man..." He said After that, he pointed at Pan Suxuan.
Pan Suxuan and Zhao Niantong were both stunned. They did not expect that the stranger in front of them could be so generous. Zhao Niantong only noticed this big man. He looked at him carefully and said, "Thank you very much. I was just asking to see if there were any guest rooms. You and I met by chance, and I appreciate your kindness!" "
Young Master Xiao said: "Young Master, you're welcome. I overheard the conversation between you and Shopkeeper Wu outside the door. I guess you are here for the competition in three days. Since we are people of the same profession, why don't you get together and talk about this together?" The scene of a grand event?”
Pan Suxuan was stunned by these words, and thought to himself: "What competition? What kind of grand meeting?" He turned around and looked at Zhao Niantong in confusion.
Zhao Niantong laughed loudly and said: "Brother is so kind, I shouldn't postpone it. However, brother has important things to attend to, so I won't say goodbye today. If there is a chance, I will come back to meet you again in the future."
Seeing that Zhao Niantong really had no intention of staying, Young Master Xiao said, "Since Young Master still has something to do, it is not convenient for me to force him to stay. I will stay in Jinling for a few days, and these two rooms are still reserved for the two Young Masters. These few days The competition is approaching, and it’s probably hard to find a room in an inn in the city. If you two can’t find a suitable place after finishing your work, if you don’t mind, brother, I’ll prepare some wine and snacks here, waiting for the two young masters to come!”
Pan Suxuan was shocked when he heard this, but Zhao Niantong said carelessly: "That's very good. I'd like to thank you here first!" He turned to Pan Suxuan and said: "Brother Pan, let's go."
Pan Suxuan nodded, cupped his hands to Mr. Xiao and said, "Thank you, young master! We'll see you later, farewell!" After saying that, he and Zhao Niantong walked out of the door one behind the other.
