HLnovel Chapter 241 It’s raining
Chapter 241 It’s raining
The innkeeper waved to Shen Zhiqiu and signaled the waiter to go in and notify him.
Then he turned to Shen Zhiqiu and the others and said, "You ordered a lot of noodles, so you may have to wait for a while. There is hot water in the kitchen. Do you want to wash up first? I will ask the waiter to send it to your room later."
Shen Zhiqiu was not the kind of person who didn't know what was good for him, so he returned the favor: "We have a lot of people, and I guess the water we prepared is not enough. The guys at the post station have some work to do because of us. We can just fetch water to wash up, and if there's not enough hot water, we can boil it ourselves."
The people of Shenjia Village also echoed: "Everyone is busy preparing meals for us, we can just get hot water ourselves."
The innkeeper saw that these people were sincere and nodded in agreement.
But the kitchen is busy, so go to the tea room to cook. There are two stoves and two burners.
He also personally pointed out to Shen Zhiqiu: "The tea room is the one on the west side, you can go there by yourselves."
After saying that, the shopkeeper did not leave, but went into the kitchen. He had no other thoughts, but felt that it was not easy for these people, both old and young, to flee all the way to where they were.
Besides, looking at the situation today, it is obvious that they have been on the road since it started raining. There is no place in front of them and no shop behind them. They can only move forward in the rain. Even though they are wearing straw hats and raincoats, they are still soaked through.
Seeing that the oldest is in his seventies and the youngest is only one year old, it's really pitiful.
The key point is that these people are very kind. Knowing that there are other guests in their inn who are cold, hungry and tired, they also go around from the back and enter their house.
When people see it, they want to help, not for any reason, just to feel at ease.
"Don't be angry. Think about it. It's not easy for these people to come all the way. It started to rain heavily in the evening. You should be able to see how heavy the rain is. They came to our store at this time. They must be very hungry.
After we finish cooking this meal today, I will give each person an extra five copper coins. If you don’t pity them, you should at least give me some face.”
I have to say that the shopkeeper has a kind heart. Knowing that the kitchen guys were unhappy, he came over to comfort them.
The chef in the kitchen also waved his hand and said, "Boss, it's okay. We have also heard about how difficult it is for refugees fleeing famine. They are just young apprentices who have little experience."
The master chef could understand this, as he said this because he was afraid that the shopkeeper would blame the apprentice.
The apprentice who broke the spoon lowered his head and kneaded dough. He was a little regretful. He had asked for leave tomorrow and wanted to go home to see his family, but it was raining and he couldn't leave even if the rain stopped.
I was angry, and when Shen Zhiqiu and the others arrived at the right time, they bumped into each other, and I couldn't control my temper for a while.
Now I felt a little regretful. I really shouldn't have done that. I was mainly afraid that the shopkeeper would mind, so I quickly apologized:
"Boss, I was just ignorant. Please don't take it personally. I wanted to go home tomorrow to take a look, but it's raining and I can't go back. I'm just upset for a while."
The innkeeper was cheerful all the time, without any regrets: "It's okay, there is little rain in this season, I guess the rain will stop after a while, it can't keep raining, don't worry."
In the tea room, Shen Zhiqiu and his group kept talking about the shopkeeper while fetching water and boiling water.
The old ladies said: "This shopkeeper looks kind and speaks with a smile."
Some men nodded: "Yes, he is really kind. Let's chop more firewood for them before we set off."
The big bunk bed where Shen Youyou and the others were was divided into two rooms. Shen Youyou, Shen Daya, Shen Erya and the other girls were all there, as well as three little girls.
The large dormitory opposite was where my grandfather and other boys lived.
What Shen Zhiqiu meant was that men and women should be separated first, and when the hot water was brought up, they could wash up first.
Shen Youyou and Shen Erya were wrapped in a quilt and wearing a single piece of clothing that they had just changed.
I sneezed several times in a row, and my head felt a little dizzy, and my scalp felt like it was wearing a tight hoop.
There was constant thunder and heavy rain outside, and it felt like there was a hole in the sky.
The rain flowed down the eaves of the post station, like a waterfall dropping three thousand feet.
Shen Erya was next to Shen Youyou, and she could feel her body temperature. She was worried, "Youyou, do you have a fever?"
Shen Youyou nodded woodenly: "It seems a little, it's okay, I'll be fine after a good sleep."
She felt a little sleepy and felt that she could hardly keep her eyes open. Perhaps this was due to the fever.
But the sisters were worried, so Shen Daya immediately put on her coat, got off the kang, and walked out.
I happened to run into the waiter who was delivering brown sugar ginger water.
The waiter saw that it was a pretty girl and stuttered: "Well, I, our boss asked you to bring you some brown sugar ginger water."
When Shen Daya heard this, she thought they came at the perfect time. Before everyone went out, Grandpa Guo said he would make some medicine for everyone to prevent colds.
But it shouldn’t come so soon. My sister has a fever now, and this brown sugar ginger water comes at the right time.
She didn't think much about whether the waiter was embarrassed to talk to a man, so she just took it openly, but also said thank you to the man several times in a row.
Shen Daya hurriedly carried the wooden barrel back to the room. Yes, it was a wooden barrel. After all, there were many people, so the waiter thought to just use the wooden barrel as it could hold more.
At this moment, the waiter was holding another wooden barrel and stood there blankly for a long time, thinking: "I didn't realize that there were such beautiful girls among the clay figures just now."
However, everyone likes to look at pretty girls, but business cannot be delayed. He came to his senses and immediately picked up a wooden barrel and knocked on the wooden door of Mr. Shen's room.
Mr. Shen was also very anxious. There was also a little kid in the room who was just like Shen Youyou, sneezing non-stop.
He is the only one in the room now. When he touches his forehead, it feels hot. When he touches his forehead, it feels hot.
When he heard someone knocking on the door, he just shouted, "Come in."
"Sir, our shopkeeper sent us some brown sugar ginger water. Please drink some to warm your body."
Master Shen: "Oh, that's great. We really need this. The kids seem to have caught a cold."
When the waiter heard this, he hurried into the room to help Master Shen pour brown sugar ginger water for the kids. After they drank the hot water and covered themselves with the quilt and worked up a sweat, they would feel better.
The little kids were also well-behaved. They knew they had to travel tomorrow, so they would drink the ginger water obediently even without brown sugar, let alone with it.
Each of them holds a bamboo tube in their little hands and doesn't need anyone to feed them.
He was so well behaved while blowing on the tea and drinking it in small sips.
I haven’t had sweet water for a long time, and I feel that today’s brown sugar ginger water is particularly delicious.
His head was still dizzy, his face was red from drinking, and his eyes were shining.
After everyone finished drinking the brown sugar ginger water and washed up, it was really late, but the rain showed no sign of stopping.
Fortunately, the waiter also informed at this time: "The noodles are ready, sir, do you want to eat in the lobby, or have it delivered?"