Liu Qiaoer wanted to take a hot bath. She had always kept the habit of washing her hair every two or three days. She remembered her grandmother saying that before the earth was plagued by alien creatures, they took a bath and washed their hair every day.
But Liu Qiaoer lives in the end times, where water resources are not so abundant. If she wants to stay clean, taking a bath and washing her hair every two or three days is already a luxury.
After I traveled through time, I was able to take a shower and wash my hair every day for a while. But now that I have to travel, I don’t have to be so particular about it.
Fortunately, it is the first month of the year and the weather is still very cold, otherwise, I would smell terrible.
"Okay." Tuoba Xiao was also tired from driving the carriage.
I took the guide into the city and found an inn to rest.
The two of them asked for two adjacent rooms. After they washed up, Liu Qiaoer ordered some food to be sent to the room and also ordered two pots of wine.
In fact, there was a lot of food in the space along the way, so the two of them were not hungry.
Although Tuoba Xiao was of noble status, he was not picky at all. He would eat whatever Liu Qiaoer cooked for him.
This time there were four dishes, two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, one cold and one hot, plus a stack of cakes and two pots of wine.
Tuoba Xiao washed up and came over to eat. He was very satisfied when he saw the food on the table.
"I noticed that you are very particular about food."
Liu Qiaoer nodded in agreement: "Life is all about eating and drinking. Keeping yourself warm and well fed is the joy of making money."
Tuoba Xiao also agreed with this point. After all, during the time when the two of them were together, Liu Qiaoer also found ways to eat delicious food.
Even though she is on the road now, she is not willing to compromise herself at all.
Tuoba Xiao was unwilling to put himself in a difficult position, so he poured two glasses of wine for Liu Qiaoer and himself, and began to stuff them into his mouth in big gulps. It was not known whether the Northern Qiang royal family had no manners or they were just used to it, but they looked like they had been hungry for a long time.
Liu Qiao'er was already used to it and didn't take it seriously. She clinked glasses with Tuoba Xiao and started eating bite by bite.
Suddenly, there were cries and shouts outside.
The two of them were sitting next to the window. Because they were hot from drinking and there was a charcoal fire in the room, they opened the window a crack.
Hearing the commotion outside, Liu Qiaoer and Tuoba Xiao leaned against the window and looked out.
Liu Qiaoer glanced at Tuoba Xiao with disdain: "You are such a troublemaker."
Tuoba Xiao also looked at her disdainfully: "You are also a gossiper."
Everyone has a gossipy heart and doesn’t like to join in the fun.
It was getting dark outside, but there were still people walking on the street. I saw seven or eight horse-drawn carriages parked in front of the inn.
There were three carriages for passengers, and the rest were furniture.
A butler entered the inn first and led the people to the designated courtyard, while the inn's waiter led the carriages through a side door.
Horses have stables, people need to eat, and horses also need to eat and rest.
The people who got out of the three carriages were all wealthy people dressed in brocade clothes, including a girl and several maids.
The one who was crying was one of the girls. For some reason, she was bumped into by a beggar near the inn when she got off the carriage.
She screamed and started crying.
The guards quickly drove the beggar away, but the girl still refused and threatened to beat the man to death.
The guards dragged the beggar into the alley and beat him severely. Only then did the girl give up.
Several people entered the inn one after another. The hosts were arranged to stay in the upper rooms, on the same floor as Liu Qiaoer and the others.
Guards, housekeepers and others were arranged in the backyard. In addition to looking after their luggage, they also had to take care of the horses.
A lot of people came at once, and almost all the available waiters in the inn were dispatched.
The shopkeeper personally entertained this group of guests, and the waiter, who was very discerning, ran up and down, bringing up basins of hot water and pots of tea.
"Hey, what's that smell in this room? Quick, light the incense."
"The bed is so hard. These mattresses have been slept in by others. Go, change our bedding and throw away theirs."
"Girl, just make do with it for one night. The bedding is in the closet and the key is with the old lady. We can't get it."
Unfortunately, that pretentious girl lived next door to Liu Qiaoer. The room was not soundproofed, and the girl's picky voice in the room was annoying.
"You've probably never traveled far before, and you're not willing to compromise." Tuoba Xiao was also a little impatient and couldn't help but complain.
Liu Qiaoer sighed: "Forgive them. Some women have never left home in their entire lives. They go straight from their natal family to their husband's family. Their world is only as big as the palm of their head."
After a delicious meal, Liu Qiaoer looked at the sky, saw that it was still early and the next room was noisy, so she invited Tuoba Xiao to go for a walk by the river together.
The most important factor to determine whether a city is prosperous is the night time. In prosperous cities, the nightlife is often very interesting, and there is no curfew or the curfew is very late.
The inn was a remote place, two blocks away from the bustling street, but from the third floor where they lived, they could faintly see the lights over there.
Tuoba Xiao was also full and rubbed his stomach: "Okay, I'll go back to my room to change clothes and come over soon."
Liu Qiaoer had just washed, her hair was loose, and she simply tied it into a bun at the back of her head with a hairpin. She changed into a long jacket, a pomegranate skirt, and a red cloak on the outside, and was ready to set off.
When I opened the door, Tuoba Xiao happened to be outside. I didn't expect that he looked so good in the clothes of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He was wearing a green brocade robe, a white jade belt around his waist, two jade pendants hanging on the corners of his clothes, and a black cloak that made his skin look as white as jade.
"Your face is really intimidating." Liu Qiaoer couldn't help but sigh.
Putting aside Tuoba Xiao's fickle temperament, if you only looked at his appearance, you would think he was a gentle man. Little did you know that he could make people angry as soon as he opened his mouth.
Tuoba Xiao smiled slightly and stretched out his hand towards Liu Qiaoer: "Let's go shopping."
Liu Qiaoer was holding a lantern in her hand and went downstairs without holding Tuoba Xiao's hand.
Tuoba Xiao followed closely, and the two of them walked side by side on the street, like a pair of beautiful ladies.
As luck would have it, the girl next door was leaning against the window looking down, and saw the two people coming out of the inn. In that inadvertent glance, she saw Tuoba Xiao.
"Who lives next door? Look at that young man. He's really handsome."
The girl's maid was in a dilemma: "Anyone staying in the inn must be a guest, and it's not easy for us to ask about them."
The girl didn't say anything else, but stayed by the window, waiting for Tuoba Xiao and Liu Qiaoer to come back.
The two of them were just strolling around, and it didn't take them long. After all, they had been traveling all day and were very tired. They returned in about half an hour.
The lantern in Liu Qiaoer's hand fell on Tuoba Xiao. She was holding two boxes of snacks and a small toy in her hands. She was walking and playing with them, having a lot of fun.
"They are back. If you don't go and ask them for me, I will go by myself." The girl tidied herself up, opened the door and walked out.
Seeing Liu Qiaoer and Tuoba Xiao walking up the stairs, the girl's eyes rolled and a plan came to her mind.
"Ouch." Tuoba Xiao was walking normally when he bumped into a girl. He turned around lightly and the girl bumped into Liu Qiaoer behind him.
Tuoba Xiao took Liu Qiaoer in his arms and the girl missed her target and fell down the stairs.
"Ouch, I sprained my ankle." The girl cried out in pain.