diskusbooks Chapter 281 Increase Sales
Chapter 281 Increase Sales
The mountain behind Laiqu Inn is Meihua Mountain.
Of course you can't chop wood on that mountain. Those plum trees were planted one by one by the proprietress and her group. It was really hard work. It would be painful to chop down one.
So the three of them went to the inn early in the morning, locked the door, hung a wooden sign that read "No guests today", and then walked along another mountain road.
Because it is only early winter, and the weather has been changeable recently, sometimes warming up and sometimes cooling down, there has not been heavy snow.
The way up the mountain is relatively easy to walk.
Most of the leaves on both sides have fallen, and chopping wood is quite particular. After all, different trees will present different effects after being burned into charcoal.
Some charcoal, when burned, not only has a high temperature, but also emits a herbal aroma.
pity.
This is a blind spot in the knowledge of several people.
The three men would cut down whatever tree they liked into sections and put them into baskets.
Come down in one morning.
Mei Sanniang was already sweating profusely, but the cook was in perfect condition. The knife in his hand was just an ordinary hatchet, but when he held it, it had a certain charm.
Almost one tree per cut.
Li Changxiao is also good. Although he usually uses a sword, he is very strong.
But I just kept chopping and chopping.
The dishonest Mei Sanniang had evil intentions and was caught by Li Changxiao while stealing wood from the cook.
Mei Sanniang made a "hush" sound, signaling Li Changxiao not to speak for the time being, and then tried to corrupt his soul with her beauty and let this matter rot in his stomach.
However, Li Changxiao agreed on the surface, but actually ran to complain to the cook. After learning the truth, the proprietress was so angry that she chased him twice with her shoes in her hand.
finally.
Mei Sanniang's deeds were exposed.
Under their supervision, all the outstanding shares were cut off.
He kept complaining:
Two grown men bullying a weak woman like me, bah, so shameless.
Alas, I don’t know who is the boss lady.
The tiger falls in Pingyang and is bullied by the dog.
……
The two were no longer surprised by Mei Sanniang's tricky behavior.
However, a strange thing happened when collecting firewood.
There was a sound in the distance.
Low and obscure.
Mei Sanniang recognized it immediately. She said in a deep voice, "Sacrificial Dao."
The three of them looked at each other and decided to follow the sound and go over to find out what was going on.
Following the sound, we walked about three miles.
The three men lay in the snow, looking towards the top of a mountain. Sure enough, they saw more than a dozen men in white clothes dancing around a bonfire.
"Sacrificial Way - Dancer"
"Sacrificial dance can prolong life, but different sacrifices must be offered. The specific sacrifices are related to what is believed."
Mei Sanniang said slowly.
Li Changxiao didn't know much about the sacrificial Taoism. It seemed that compared to the self-sacrificing Taoism, the life-stealing Taoism, the orifice-opening Taoism, etc., the number of people who prolong their life through the sacrificial Taoism was much smaller, and it was also much more mysterious.
"The sacrifice seems to be two people." said the cook.
The sacrificial way was somewhat evil in nature, so it was not surprising that the sacrifices were human beings. Mei Sanniang thought about it and decided to save the two people. Anyway, she couldn't get along with the people of the sacrificial way.
As for those people from the Sacrifice Sect, how could they be a match for Li Changxiao and his two companions?
Those who had almost no ability to resist were killed and fled in all directions.
The two people who were rescued were a brother and sister.
They were still young, huddling together and trembling. The three men had to choose one person to negotiate with the brother and sister, and the negotiator would be exempted from the job of "carrying firewood".
Mei Sanniang naturally volunteered. She said that as a woman, she had a natural affinity for children, and she would be the most suitable person to do it.
However, the cook refused.
He voted firmly against it.
The boss lady’s behavior is so inappropriate that I’m afraid it will have a bad influence on the children.
The cook was a taciturn person and couldn't utter a word for a long time. After much thought, Li Changxiao was the most suitable person. He happened to have an easy-going personality and was as friendly to outsiders as Mei Sanniang.
Although what he said made sense, Mei Sanniang refused to accept it and sneered, saying that if she was a naughty ghost, then Li Changxiao was a drunkard, they were the same and this rebuttal was invalid.
She sternly rejected the request as the proprietress of the inn and punched each of the two men.
In particular, she gave Li Changxiao, who almost took her job, an extra punch.
At the same time, he was on guard, wondering if these two men would force him to abdicate and covet his position as the "boss" of the Laiqu Inn.
However, Li Changxiao's light words instantly made her unable to refute.
He put down the wine gourd that was about to reach his mouth, screwed the lid on, and said, "I can not drink, can you not be coquettish?"
As soon as these words came out.
Mei Sanniang's face was frozen, she looked defeated. This was really not going to work.
But in the end, Li Changxiao still chose to carry firewood and let Mei Sanniang negotiate with the two children. On the way back, the cook thought about it and made a suggestion that they should take turns to look after them.
Return to the inn.
Such a small thing still took up a whole day. It was plain but not boring.
There was also a hint of smile on the cook's face.
This atmosphere...has finally changed a lot.
"I went to cook."
He tied on his cook's uniform.
The sound also became a bit louder.
It looks very energetic.
As for the two siblings, they were naturally left in the care of a drunkard and a woman.
In fact, the two siblings were not afraid of the two men. They even thought they were very handsome, and their behavior and speaking style were very unique and interesting. They couldn't help but observe their every move and intentionally imitate them.
Li Chang laughed when he realized this.
He coughed heavily.
He looked into Mei Sanniang's eyes.
They each took a step back. He didn't drink, and Mei Sanniang... was a little more dignified.
After all, they are the hope for the future. It would be a great sin if, because of the influence of the two, these two children grew up to be alcoholic and naughty.
The two asked about their origins and reasons.
Only then did I know.
These two men came from wealthy families. Unfortunately, they were caught by human traffickers while traveling, and were sold all the way. Finally, after many twists and turns, they arrived here.
The home of the two siblings is estimated to be dozens of miles away from here. In fact, this is not far from them. It’s just that the restaurant is in a state of disrepair recently, so they are a bit unable to get away.
So they stayed here for a few days.
When you are free, send them back.
Because the cartload of vegetables bought yesterday just arrived and the inn was well stocked with supplies, today's dinner was also very sumptuous.
Three meat dishes and two vegetable dishes.
There is also a lotus root and pork ribs soup.
Five people sat in a row.
There was a fire burning in the fireplace next to it, making the inn very warm, and there was light snow falling outside.
The two children were so hungry that they ate with their heads down.
Li Changxiao and the other two adults were worried. In the early days of the inn, they mostly did business with cultivators. Later, the area kept shrinking, and the Ten Thousand Immortals Summits became more frequent, so some cultivators only came once every few decades.
In addition, with the development of the reform, in addition to "spiritual energy", monks also gradually possessed other magical powers, which could be used to greatly increase their speed when traveling.
Due to various factors, business is not so easy to do.
Nowadays, there are still monks coming to the inn from time to time, or... most monks will come here to sit when they pass by.
But the monk’s money...
It’s not easy to earn money!
At most they would order some tea, take a break, chat a little and then leave.
There are very few people like Li Changxiao who live here permanently.
The main source of income for the inn.
And it has to be the mortals who visit occasionally.
Mei Sanniang put her words here today.
The turnover of Laiqu Inn must be increased!