When Shen Luo arrived outside Songfan County, it was already past the hour of Xu and the city gates were closed.
Seeing that he could not enter the city, he urged his horse to head towards a small town in the east of the city.
Songfan County has a prosperous business. This small town is located on a major road out of the city. There are many shops in the town, forming a large market. Most of them are inns that provide accommodation for traveling merchants.
There is a waiter guarding the door of each inn, shouting one after another, trying to attract business.
"Sir, do you want to stay overnight? We have hot water in our store, freshly braised beef shank, which is delicious, and we have stewed goose in the pot. I guarantee you will be satisfied."
"Sir, please come to our Deyueju. The 'Bai Ri Xiang' wine we brew is famous far and wide. I guarantee you will want to taste it again after trying it once. Please stay here."
Seeing Shen Luo approaching, shop assistants from several nearby stores swarmed over him, vying to greet him.
Shen Luo ignored these waiters, glanced at the surrounding inns, and drove his horse towards a small inn with ordinary decoration and relatively hidden location, which made the waiters very disappointed. After all, Shen Luo's clothes were quite gorgeous, and the horse he rode was also a good horse. It was obvious that he was a rich guest.
There was also a young waiter guarding the door of the small inn. He looked only fifteen or sixteen years old, with a pair of big eyes rolling around, looking very smart.
"Sir, do you want to stay in our hotel? Although our hotel is not big, it is quiet and the price is very reasonable." Seeing Shen Luo coming over, the young waiter greeted him with a smile on his face.
"Give me a quiet room upstairs, and some food, richer ones." Shen Luo had been fishing in the river for most of the day and was already starving.
"Okay." The young waiter showed an excited smile on his face, took the reins of the horse attentively, and walked into the inn.
When the waiters from other nearby inns saw this, they all looked at him with a mixture of envy and jealousy.
Shen Luo turned over and got off the horse, but as soon as his feet touched the ground, he suddenly felt weak all over, as if a hole appeared in his body, sucking away all his strength.
There was a buzzing sound in his ears, his vision went dark, and he fell to the ground with a thud.
"Sir, are you okay?" The young waiter was startled and hurried over to help Shen Luo up.
Shen Luo looked at the waiter with difficulty, opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but he didn't even have the strength to speak. Not a word came out, and his face turned pale quickly.
"What happened? Did you fall off your horse?"
"No, I just saw that man get off his horse and suddenly fainted on the ground. I think he had an acute illness."
"Xiao Sanzi, the guest you brought in this time looks like a troublemaker."
The people outside seemed to notice the commotion here and gathered around, talking about it. Waiters from other inns also gathered around and made sarcastic remarks. Some of those who had been rejected by Shen Luo before showed an expression of gloating.
Seeing more and more people gathering around him, the young waiter became anxious and sweaty, and hurriedly called for people into the store.
There were not many customers in the store at the moment, only two waiters and a thin middle-aged man wearing a clerk's hat who was looking through the account book at the counter.
The three of them also noticed the situation outside and hurried out. They were all surprised when they saw the situation in front of them.