Farming Space: The Lucky and Lovely Lady Come to Farm

Chapter 57 Too expensive

 There is no moon or stars in the sky.

Every household had lit up lanterns, and the carriages could only illuminate a small area around them, and the surrounding area was completely dark.

The howls of animals occasionally came from the surroundings, which scared the grass in the car and burrowed into the old lady’s arms.

 Uncle Ma got out of the car and quickly adjusted the positions of several cars in the convoy.

The car he drove with Gu Zhang was the first, and the car Gu Sanlang and his uncle drove was the last.

My eldest uncle is from the mountains and often goes hunting in the mountains. Although he is a bit older, over fifty, he is courageous and experienced. He is the last to go and can respond to any emergencies in time.

 After adjustment, keep moving forward.

 The people walking were clinging to the side of the car at this time. The unknown darkness was really scary.

　　If you walk quickly, you will arrive there in two-quarters of an hour.

 But this group of people was very tired after walking for a day, and it took almost half an hour to reach the inn that Uncle Ma mentioned.

 Everyone was overjoyed when they saw the light in the inn.

The inn is surrounded by a low loess wall, which means to circle a place.

Everyone rushed the car in, and the waiter at the door shouted, "We are here—"

The group of people had no experience in going out, and the car was not unloaded, so they all rushed into the inn.

  Qian found a bench and slumped down on it.

Li's body was already weak. Although she rested in the car several times along the way, she was no better than Qian. She leaned on a chair and panted.

Li Chunhua and Chen were in good condition. They hurriedly unpacked their bags and got water to drink.

The men were all gathered in front of the counter. Uncle Ma was asking the shopkeeper, "How can I stay in the shopkeeper's hotel?"

The shopkeeper glanced at the clothes of this group of people and saw that they were all country men. He said slowly: "One tael of silver for the upper room, four buckets of hot water, and five hundred yuan a night for the other rooms, one bucket of hot water, and one bucket of hot water for the whole room." Twenty cents per person, nothing. You have to pay for your own luggage. If you want bedding, you have to pay extra."

"The fodder for the rest of the animals costs five cents a bundle. If you want it, go find the waiter and buy it yourself."

The village chief frowned and said, "Shopkeeper, this store is not cheap for twenty cents. Isn't it enough to even provide a bowl of water?"

The shopkeeper raised his eyelids and said, "It would be nice to have a shelter from the wind for twenty cents. Do you want some water?"

“If you want to drink water, you can buy it separately, one hundred coins a bucket. If you want to drink it, you can collect firewood and burn it yourself.”

Boss Zhang shouted first, "Isn't the water you sell too expensive?"

The shopkeeper shook his head, "Do you know where this water comes from? The water in the well has dried up! I hired people to pick it up from the Yangshizi River more than ten miles away. I have to pay dozens of coins for a bucket of water. If you find it expensive, go to the river and pick it yourself.”

Everyone was silent, the drought was getting more and more serious.

When I came out this morning, I also brought half a bucket of mud and water to my house.

Uncle Ma didn't say a word and looked at everyone. He only cared about things on the way. As for how everyone wanted to stay in the hotel, everyone had their own ideas and he couldn't control it.

The village chief spoke first, "My family all lives in Tongpu, and the roads are still choked, and money doesn't go anywhere."

 “Buy another bucket of water and we’ll boil it ourselves.”

 Everyone also thought that it would be more cost-effective to live in Tongpu.

The village chief has a family of eight, including the elder couple, two sons, two daughters-in-law, a teenage grandson, and a nine-year-old granddaughter.

The village chief took out the money bag from his arms, and while counting the coins, he said to the shopkeeper: "I have two children at home, so I don't need to pay, right?"

　　The shopkeeper rolled his eyes and said, "Why not? Doesn't your baby take up space when sleeping?"

 (End of this chapter)