Chapter 23 Boil water for cooking
"It looks a bit like this!" The officer muttered to the city gate: "Go, don't cause trouble for me in the city!"
Cao Shuo thanked him and led his horse to the city gate.
The eight men also dismounted and followed him into the city.
Putting the golden beads in his arms, the officer watched Cao Shu and others walk into Wancheng.
"Brothers, I'll invite you tonight, brother." Cao Shu and others walked away. The officer said to several soldiers guarding the city gate: "Each person has another hundred coins to find a woman to play with."
When Cao Shu dealt with the officers, all eight men were sweating.
Each of them is ready.
Once the other party really wants to arrest someone, immediately go forward and kill the enemy and rescue Cao Shu, and then leave.
What they were worried about did not happen. The officer was so easy to deceive and was confused by Cao Shu.
Until then, except for Liu Shuang and another man who had been a thief, the others looked at Cao Shu differently!
The nine people were walking on the street, and the men were anxious and wanted to find a place to hide it immediately, but Cao Shu walked slowly.
It would be fine if he walked slowly. He even ran in and asked what the price of corn is now, and how much it was allocated from other places. It was like a batch of grain was transported into the city!
It's strange that they walked slowly. They met several teams of patrolling Zhang Xiujun on the road, and they just looked at them, and no one came forward to interrogate.
After walking through several streets slowly, Cao Shu and others came to the entrance of a museum.
"Let's rest here tonight." He ordered everyone.
After entering the museum, someone soon led them to tie the horses to the backyard.
Back at the front hall of the museum, Cao Shuo asked the manager: "We have a lot of people, do we have enough rooms?"
Since Cao Cao entered Wancheng, there have been few merchants coming to the city, and Zhang Xiu's rebellion has made Wancheng extremely defeated.
The order that was about to be restored became chaotic again.
Many foreign merchants didn't dare to come here when they heard something happened in Wancheng.
The museum has not had any business for several days.
If this continues, it will be a good idea to close the door.
After finally coming the guests, nine people came at a time, so of course the manager would greet him well.
He smiled and said to Cao Shu: "The shop has good rooms, enough for a few to check in."
"Give me three guest rooms." Cao Shuo said: "Prepare some dishes and corn. We will borrow some food in the kitchen for a few days. We will cook the rice ourselves!"
"There is a chef in the store, so there is no need for the customers to do it themselves." The manager said, "Justs just need to rest."
"I'm used to making it myself." Cao Shuo said: "You won't have less money for food."
"The guest must have been walking outside often," said the manager: "Or wouldn't have been so cautious."
Cao Shu said, "You are a good person. It seems that the store has a good business in the past. Have you seen many people from other places?"
"Of course, people have seen any kind of people." The manager said: "The people who come from the south and go to the north, and those who travel with swords have seen some. Some customers do not eat the food in the restaurant and insist on making it themselves. In fact, you can eat the food in the small shop with confidence, and there will be no problems at all."
"Is there any problem you don't have to say?" Cao Shuo said: "Those who run black shops will also tell customers that our store sells human flesh?"
"What are the guests saying?" said the manager with a stiff expression: "How could a shop do that?"
"Just, don't take it to your heart." Cao Shuo smiled and said, "We have been away for many days and are really tired. Let's arrange the guest room first."
"I'll take the guests to the guest room now." The manager personally led Cao Shu and others to the guest room.
The guest rooms in the museum are built in the backyard, which are a small row of small rooms.
The decorations in the room are very simple. Apart from the bedding, there are only two straw mats and a low table.
After entering the room, the manager wiped the dust from the low table with his sleeves and said to Cao Shuo: "There is a well in the yard outside the guest room. If the guest is worried about the water burned in the store, I will send someone a copper stove and a kettle."
"That's the best!" Cao Shu said: "It's not that you are worried about this, we have this habit everywhere we go."
"I understand, I understand. The guests rest first, and someone will bring a copper stove and a kettle here later." The manager responded with a smile and exited the room.
When Cao Shu entered the room, Liu Shuang followed him.
When the manager left, Liu Shuang came to the door and looked around.
Confirm that there was no one outside, he nodded to Cao Shu.
"When I entered the city, I deliberately circled around twice." Cao Shuo said to Liu Shuang: "I didn't find out what we were looking for, it should be that we were received somewhere."
"Where is the young master who thinks it will be?" Liu Shuang asked.
"It is possible in many places." Cao Shuo said: "The most likely one is the government."
"Do I want to go to the government office to check out in the evening?" Liu Shuang asked.
"Don't be busy for now." Cao Shuo said: "It's too risky to act rashly. You can call the manager over. I'll ask something from him."
Liu Shuang agreed and left the room.
After sending Cao Shu and others to the room, Liu Shuang came to pass the message again and asked him to go there, and the manager also felt a little confused.
I didn't say anything just now, but I just waited for someone to leave before I asked him to go back.
The behavior of the guests who came this time was really strange.
Although he was worried and could not offend the guests, the manager had to prepare a copper stove and a kettle in person and follow Liu Shuang back to Cao Shu's room.
As soon as he entered the room, the manager said with a smile: "Customer, I brought the copper stove and the kettle."
"Liu Shuang." Cao Shuo said to Liu Shuang: "You go to the yard to help me cook some water. I'm a little thirsty!"
Liu Shuang went out with a kettle, while the manager used the fire chopsticks to clamp the charcoal from the copper stove, which made the fire more prosperous.
"It's cold and there's a stove in the room, so the guests can warm up." said the manager.
"The Lord has trouble." Cao Shuo said: "Please come here, I want to ask about something."
"Just ask what guests have to ask." The manager said, "As long as I know, I will definitely say it."
"I'm not hiding the Lord." Cao Shuo said: "I am a grain merchant and resell grain all year round."
"Grain merchant?" said the manager: "Those who can resell grain these days are either rich or noble. The guests are extremely proud!"
"It's nothing." Cao Shuo said humbly: "No matter what you do, you will make a living. I want to open a house like you, without having to sleep outside and earn money by sitting at home."
"We earn little money, not as knowledgeable as customers." said the manager.
"Don't be modest to me," Cao Shuo said, "I just wanted to ask, what price can I sell food in Wancheng? I just asked a few grain sellers on the street, and the price was much higher than other places."
Chapter completed!