The snow outside had stopped, but it was still very deep, half knee-deep.
Yingbao and her father stood at the door of the inn, looking into the distance, their hearts sinking to the bottom of the valley.
If they were riding horses, they might be able to walk, but they were carriages.
Once the wooden wheels of a carriage are frozen, the entire carriage will be ruined.
Yingbao went to the backyard of the inn to take a look again.
The family's horses were all in the stable, and the owner was feeding them with a basket of chopped hay.
Xiao Chengjun's horses were also crowded in the stable, and a few were even standing outside, leaving horse feces and urine all over the floor.
The shopkeeper's wife cursed while shoveling away feces and urine with a shovel.
In the kitchen, the shopkeeper's two daughters-in-law were cooking something in a large steamer, and the whole room was filled with steam.
When we returned to the inn, we saw that the small hall was already crowded and all the guests were up.
Yingbao and Dad returned to their own room, brought him into the cave, and took out the food prepared last night for Dad and his brother to eat.
After washing up, Jiang Sanlang sat down at the small table to eat.
There are boiled eggs, steamed egg and leek dumplings, sweet rice balls, and a pot of steaming rice porridge.
After finishing his meal with fermented beans and fermented bean curd, Jiang Sanlang immediately left the cave with his daughter and son.
Yingbao also asked him to take a dozen boiled eggs and some rice balls to Mr. Wu and his cousin Wei Zhan, saying that they were dry food prepared from the capital.
The inn also provides food, but it costs extra and there won't be that many eggs.
Not long after, Wei Zhan came running over: "Yingbao, the snow outside is too thick, we may be trapped here."
"Then we can wait two days before we go." It's only October now, and the snow will melt in a few days at most. But after the snow melts, the road will become muddier and less convenient to walk on.
Wei Zhan sat on a stool nearby and said softly, "Xiao Chengjuan and that Chen Tiantian are also in the inn, Yingbao, please be careful."
Yingbao nodded: "I know."
She was not afraid of those two people at all.
Xiao Chengjun had a request to ask of him, so he didn't dare to act rashly. However, Chen Tiantian and Han Yueniang hated the Jiang family to the core, so they might use some means.
But they also have weaknesses, don't they
Dad said that Han Yue Niang was with a child who was a few years old. The child was two years younger than Chen Jiaxubao, about four or five years old. He should be the youngest son of Han Yue Niang and old man Pei.
Yingbao doesn't think she is a good person. If someone uses dirty tricks on her or does something bad to her, she will definitely retaliate.
As they were talking, two people came to the door of Yingbao. They were Chen Tiantian and Xiao Chengjun.
"Sister Yingbao, you finally opened the door." Chen Tiantian said with a smile, "You slept so soundly last night. So many people came to the inn, but you didn't even come out to take a look."
Yingbao sat on the chair and glanced at Chen Tiantian and Xiao Chengjun indifferently.
The sixteen-year-old Chen Tiantian became more and more beautiful and grew taller, looking no different from an adult girl.
The word "prisoner" on her forehead was covered by a golden flower, making her look more charming and seductive.
Xiao Chengjun, who was standing next to Chen Tiantian, was about eighteen or nineteen years old. He was wearing a black brocade robe with dark patterns, a broad back and a wasp waist, and looked very heroic.
When the two of them stand together, you have to say, they are really a perfect match.
But Yingbao was very disgusted with these two people and even felt nauseous when she heard them talking.
"Why should I come out or not?" Ying Bao said, "Besides, I have seen many people with tattoos on their faces, and you are no problem."
Chen Tiantian's expression changed immediately when she heard this, and she looked at Xiao Chengjun with grievance.
Xiao Chengjun patted her soothingly and shouted at Yingbao, "Jiang Yingbao! Don't go too far!"
Wei Zhan stood up and stood in front of Ying Bao: "How is this bullying? Isn't what Ying Bao said true? Xiao Chengjun, you are really impressive for protecting a tattooed woman like this."
Anyone who was tattooed on her face meant that she had committed a crime. Even if she did not go to jail, she would be despised for the rest of her life.
Xiao Chengjun's face darkened, and he said in a deep voice: "Don't mind my business, Wei Zhan, I haven't asked you why you are with the guy named Jiang."
After all, Wei Zhan is the nephew of his stepmother Wang, and he is related to him in a certain way, so Xiao Chengjun gave him some face.
"Don't meddle in my business." Wei Zhan directly retorted, and asked coldly: "Don't stand here blocking the way, we are going downstairs to eat."
As he said that, he pulled Yingbao up, pushed Xiao Chengjun aside and walked out.
The innkeeper's wife and her daughter-in-law had already carried two large buckets of rice porridge into the lobby and were calling on everyone to get their food.
Xiao Chengjun subconsciously stepped back, then looked at Wei Zhan resentfully as he pulled Yingbao downstairs.
The lobby was bustling with activity. Guests poured themselves a large bowl of porridge, took two large steamed buns, and sat around to eat.
There was a big bowl of shredded pickled vegetables in the middle of the table, nothing else.
The guards brought by Xiao Chengjun also ate these, but they also brought their own dry food and dried meat, which they took out and soaked in the porridge to eat.
Jiang Cheng made a few bowls of porridge and took a few steamed buns to the big bunk bed for Mr. Wu and everyone else to eat.
Mr. Wu didn't sleep well last night after being troubled by Xiao Chengjun and his gang, and he feels a little tired now.
"I can't leave today." Jiang Sanlang sighed, sat cross-legged opposite Mr. Wu, drank a mouthful of porridge, and did not touch the steamed bun.
Mr. Wu ate two eggs, drank a mouthful of porridge, and said, "Then stay here for two more days. There is no rush."
There was nothing Jiang Sanlang could do.
But he was worried that Xiao Chengjun would do something bad to his group.
They are numerous and powerful, and they are armed. Once a conflict occurs, we will be unable to resist.
Moreover, this place is just a small market town, so even if Xiao Chengjun killed everyone in the inn, no one would dare to stop him.
Yingbao walked in, took out a few packets of pills from her bag, and distributed them to her father, Mr. Wu, her cousin, and Wen Hengyin.
Wei Zhan stuck his head out: "Where's mine?"
"Yes." Yingbao stuffed a medicine bag into his hand and said, "The powder is for stopping bleeding and wounds, and the pills can be taken internally. There are medicines for treating typhoid fever and internal injuries."
She was afraid that if there was a conflict with Xiao Chengjun, everyone would get hurt, so she made preparations in advance.
Jiang Sanlang glanced at his daughter and said, "Yingbao, go back later and don't come out unless necessary."
"Yeah." Yingbao paused and said, "Dad, you guys should stay in the big bunk bed and don't go out. There are still two days before the snow melts. There will be more and more people in the inn. It will be bad if someone occupies the room."
Nearly twenty people brought by Xiao Chengjun were squeezed into a bunk bed, and there was no guarantee that they would come to steal the big bunk bed in his family.
"He dares!" Wei Zhan took a bite of the mixed flour bun and said, "We also have more than a dozen people. Who dares to rob the house?"
He patted the dagger hanging on his waist and said, "We are not vegetarians either."
Jiang Wu echoed: "That's right!"
He is already eleven years old and almost as tall as his sister. In addition, he has been practicing martial arts for many years, so he looks very strong and healthy.
As long as neither of them used weapons, Jiang Wu could easily beat two of them.
Yingbao doesn't think so.
Although there are more than a dozen people on my side, how can they compare with the warriors who have been shedding blood all year round
Once a conflict occurs, Yingbao just wants to capture the thief first and capture Chen Tiantian.