"Thomas Albert! A baron?" Qin Lun rubbed his chin, then turned around and asked, "Frank, does this baron live nearby?"
"Well, I know this. The Lord Baron's castle is on the outskirts of the town of Odia, about twenty miles away from us. In the past, Master Stan often went to the town of Odia to purchase, and occasionally asked me to help deliver the goods." Frank After recalling it for a while, he replied seriously that his brain is not smart, but his memory is not bad.
"Then let's go to the small town of Odia!" Qin Lun said with a smile.
Odia Town is an inland town with a decent size, surrounded by three or four villages, including the town, there are a total of more than 1,000 people. The terrain is mainly hillsides and woodlands, and the residents mainly make a living by logging and hunting. The so-called relying on mountains to eat mountains, relying on forests to eat forests, although the standard of living is not considered rich, food and clothing are not a problem.
It was almost afternoon when the two arrived in the town. Although the sun had not yet set, the roads in the small town were deserted and desolate.
Qin Lun frowned. Since there is a noble baron in the town of Odia, it should be regarded as the center of this area. Could it be that a large-scale epidemic has broken out in the small town in this desolate scene
"Frank, where is the hotel here?" Qin Lun turned around and asked.
"I don't know!" Frank scratched his head embarrassedly. When he saw normal people in the small town, he couldn't help feeling a strong sense of inferiority. Every time he comes here, he always bows his head and brows. He does what Old Stan asks him to do, and he never looks around.
Qin Lun felt helpless for a while. As a master of psychology, he understood Frank's inferiority complex very well. This kind of inferiority complex has accumulated over the years and cannot be dispelled in a short time. Since Frank couldn't lead the way, he could only slowly search for hotels along the middle road in the small town of Odia. Generally speaking, the hotels in a small town would not deviate too far from the main road.
In fact, the two of them only walked for a quarter of an hour before they saw two small hotels side by side on the roadside. Qin Lun pushed open the door of the first hotel, and a burst of noise came to his ears.
Compared with the bleak scene of no one outside the hotel, the hotel didn't seem to be affected. The lobby was full of people, and there were very few vacant seats. It seemed that most of them were residents of the town, and they were talking loudly with wine glasses. During the banquet, the geisha with heavy makeup and gorgeous makeup shuttled around, laughing and laughing, but the two entered the door without attracting anyone's attention.
Behind the hotel bar stood a middle-aged man with a generous face. He was wiping the bar with a rag. When he saw another guest coming in, he frowned and sent a waitress over.
"The two are... Huh!" The young waitress just took two steps forward, and before she finished speaking, she found that the young gentleman who was the leader of the two had turned around and left the door, and the big hunchbacked man wearing a mask behind him even said nothing. Hey, followed closely behind with a small suitcase.
"Tch, that's amazing!" the waitress muttered dissatisfiedly, and turned away angrily.
After Qin Lun left this hotel, he immediately walked towards the hotel behind. The business of the second hotel was obviously not as good as that of the first hotel. The lobby was only about one-third full of drinkers, and most of them were older residents.
The owner of the hotel is a middle-aged woman, and the decorations in the store are relatively old. As for the hostesses, not only the number of them is much smaller than that of the first hotel, but they also look much older. It is obvious that the two hotels operating side by side have long since decided the winner.
Although the situation of the guest rooms is not yet known, anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that this hotel is much worse than the first one. It's just that Qin Lun showed satisfaction on his face, took off his gloves, and leaned against the bar counter calmly.
"Young sir, you look very unfamiliar. Are you here to drink or stay in a hotel?" the mid-mature proprietress asked with a charming smile. Although her face was heavily made-up, the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes could not hide her real age .
Qin Lun smiled slightly, the proprietress seemed a little cautious in her inquiry, she probably hasn't been in the store for a long time, and a well-dressed young man like him has been here before.
"I'm Doctor Stan, give me and my entourage two clean guest rooms, and bring some food. My entourage eats a lot, so add more meat!" Qin Lun took out a silver coin from his pocket and handed it over.
The proprietress' eyes lit up. The front of this silver coin has the head of the duke in the Meiser area printed on it. It is a currency with a relatively high silver content. This one silver coin is already equivalent to her usual daily turnover, and it seems that today's luck is pretty good.
"Dear sir, what else do you need?" The proprietress stretched out her slightly fat white palm, pressed the silver coin, her middle finger vaguely wiped the back of Qin Lun's hand, and teased softly, "I want you to arrange a beautiful girl?"
Qin Lun narrowed his eyes slightly, moved closer to the bar, patted the proprietress's plump little hand, and also softly instructed: "Then please trouble the proprietress! However, it is best to find me a more mature old lady, Don't those inexperienced little girls!"
"I'm sure you're satisfied!" The landlady smiled mysteriously, shaking her fat buttocks, called a clerk, and led Qin Lun to the guest room on the second floor.
"Master, actually... I'd rather live in a woodshed or a stable, so I don't need to waste money like this!" After the clerk left, Frank looked at the clean guest room, feeling a little embarrassed.
"It doesn't matter. I want to practice medicine in the town in the future, and I need a follower. The doctor's entourage can't always sleep in the woodshed!" Qin Lun smiled and patted the stooped servant's broad shoulders, and sent Frank away. He turned his head and looked at his body. guest room.
The room was cleaned well but had a slight musty smell. The small town of Odia is surrounded by hillsides and woods. It is located on a low-lying flat land, and there is often mist and heavy humidity.
However, there is a musty smell in the hotel rooms, which also shows that the business of this hotel is really not very good.
"Bang bang bang!" When night slowly enveloped the town of Odia, Qin Lun, who was lying on the bed and dozed off, heard a knock on the door.
Qin Lun got up, smiled slightly, and opened the door. When he saw the person at the door, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows. He didn't expect it to be this person. It seemed that someone had misunderstood him.
"Why, respected Dr. Stan, don't you invite me in for a sit down?" The half-aged mistress, who still had a charm, had eyes like silk, and her white and plump arms gently rested on Qin Lun's shoulders.
Unlike when she was at the bar in the afternoon, the proprietress changed into a pink off-the-shoulder dress again. The face with crow's feet had obviously been carefully dressed, and she didn't look old in the slightest. The top edge of the off-shoulder skirt is full and bursting, revealing a deep groove that draws people's imagination, and two tender snow-white balls.
Compared with the young and beautiful barmaids in the first hotel, in all honesty, although she was a bit older, her figure was not out of shape, and she was plump and voluptuous. If she dressed up carefully, she would have a special charm.
"Hehe, I didn't expect the proprietress to come over to entertain her in person, please come in!" Qin Lun glanced up and down appreciatively, but there was no disturbance in his heart.
"Didn't you expect a mature old girl? Doesn't Catherine suit you?"
Not being turned away, Catherine, the proprietress of the inn, was overjoyed. Although her tone was inquiring, she clung to Qin Lun first, half leaning on the young man's shoulder, and pressed his arm tightly into the room. Between the towering twin peaks.
Qin Lun smiled wryly, rubbed his forehead with his free hand, helped the half-aged lady who was about to fall on top of him, and sat on the edge of the bed.
Looking at a pair of peach blossom eyes that were starting to mist, Qin Lun turned over with one hand, and a gold coin appeared on his fingertips.
"Handsome Doctor Stan, don't worry, let Catherine serve you first!" The landlady's eyes lit up, and the charm of the gold coins woke her up from the high lust just now.
However, the middle-aged mistress who had no arms, uncharacteristically did not accept the gold coin this time, instead, she pressed Qin Lun's hand on her snow-white and soft chest, and slowly fell towards the young man.
"No, this gold coin is to ask the beautiful proprietress about something!" Qin Lun sighed. Facing the hungry proprietress, he couldn't continue playing riddles. When she just woke up, he hurriedly revealed his true intentions.
"Oh?" Catherine, the proprietress of the hotel, was taken aback for a moment, and sat up straight.
"Dear Catherine, do you know the surname Stan?" In order not to annoy the proprietress, Qin Lun showed a charming smile, with a gold coin in his left hand, stuffing it into Catherine's deep cleavage, and tightly hugged the woman's plump waist with his right hand.
"Stan... seems to have heard of it!" Catherine showed a charming smile on her blank face, twisted her body, and put her plump breasts on Qin Lun's arm again.
"My father, Stan, is a businessman who often comes to town, but my grandpa..." Qin Lun said with a flash of his eyes.
"Oh, I remembered! Old Mr. Stan seems to be a famous doctor who lives in the woodland on the hillside north of the town, but his son seems to have given up practicing medicine. Are you the grandson of Mr. Stan?" Catherine finally picked up some distant old memories.
"Yes, I am successful in medicine now, and I want to inherit my grandfather's career. I heard that there seems to be an epidemic in the town, so I want to do my part for the townspeople and get a medical license!" Qin Lun secretly heaved a sigh of relief. , continued to smile and said, "I don't know, dear Miss Catherine, can you help me!"
"How do you want me to help you?" The proprietress was so happy when she heard Qin Lun address her as Miss Catherine, her towering chest made the young man's eyes white.
"Tell me about the epidemic in the town! Also, do you know a man named Stephen Albert?" Qin Lun asked with a smile.
"A lot of what I know is gossip. It seems that someone is blocking the news of the epidemic!" Catherine frowned slightly, "As for Stephen Albert... he is the eldest son of Baron Thomas Albert, and he seems to have passed away for more than a year! What did you ask him for?"
"already dead?!"