Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 468 Let them stay in the inn temporarily

After everyone discussed it, the three injured people understood that what everyone said was the truth, so they lay back on the door and prepared to return to their homes and reunite with their families first.

The strong men on both sides had plenty of strength, and it was not too hard for four of them to carry one person.

Everyone thanked Doctor Sun and his companions in unison, and just as they were about to lift the door to leave, they heard someone knocking on the door.

Shen Yu shuddered when he heard the voice.

She was already scared of being knocked on the door tonight, and when she saw someone knocking on the door again, she went over to answer and ask who it was, while muttering to herself, "Could someone be hurt again?"

It was Master Qian's voice outside: "Miss Shen, our county magistrate and prefect are here."

Everyone was startled and looked towards the door.

Shen Yu hurriedly opened the door, and sure enough, there was a group of people standing outside, and several carriages parked.

Standing at the bottom of the stairs were the two adults and the two legal advisors, Qian and Liu.

Shen Yu quickly knelt down and saluted, inviting four people into the restaurant. The rest of the people stood outside and waited silently.

Yang Chi looked serious at this time.

He first asked about the injuries of the three people, and only when he saw that they had all been bandaged properly did his expression soften and relax a little.

Lu Zheng, who was following nearby, looked much happier when he saw that no one was killed.

Zhao Erhe hurried over to report that he was planning to take everyone back.

One of the strong men nearby said boldly, "Sir, their house has collapsed. They have nowhere to live even if they go back. Where can they go for help for the time being?"

"We are worried right now. Although we are neighbors, our houses are all small and shallow. Our own house is barely big enough for us to live in. We really don't have any spare room to take them in."

One person spoke, and everyone saw that the two adults were just listening carefully and had no intention of getting angry, so they became bolder and started speaking too.

"Please be kind, my two lords, and find a place for these people to stay first."

"These three people are injured, so it's not suitable for them to travel long and bumpy journeys."

"Even if we have to rely on relatives or friends, we have to wait until after the first day of the Lunar New Year."

"You can't bring your whole family to seek refuge with your family on the first day of the new year while injured. All relatives will be unhappy to see you."

"That's right, that's right. It's not like we're going to pay New Year's greetings with gifts and fancy clothes."

"With injuries like this, empty-handed, and like a refugee, it's hard to smile. No one will be happy if I go to their house."

Yang Chi hesitated, not knowing what to do for a moment.

He was hesitating in his heart whether he should take the three injured people and their families back to the county government office to settle them down for the night.

Master Qian looked at Shen Yu, who was standing aside and looking at the injured with sympathy, and suddenly had an idea.

He stepped forward and whispered a few words to the two adults.

Yang Chi's eyes lit up, a look of joy appeared on his face, and he nodded frequently following Master Qian's words.

The people standing nearby did not dare to get close to eavesdrop, and were all confused.

Only Shen Yu noticed that several people were looking at her while discussing something. She suddenly felt creepy and felt that it was related to her.

Yang Chi thought for a moment, then waved to Shen Yu, motioning her to come closer.

Shen Yu hurried over with an obedient look on his face.

Yang Chi spoke gently, "Miss Shen, I heard from Master Qian that you rebuilt a house and are planning to open an inn after the New Year?"

Shen Yu seemed to understand something in his heart, and although he was reluctant, he had to answer honestly: "To answer your question, it is true."

Yang Chi said in a negotiating tone: "Look, the houses of these families have collapsed under the snow, and they have no place to live for the time being."

"Can you let them stay in your new inn for a few days?"

"Once they have repaired their houses or found suitable relatives or friends to live with, we will let them leave."

Although he said it politely, Shen Yu knew that the governor was just giving her face, and in fact he was giving an order.

Of course Shen Yu was not very happy.

Apart from anything else, her newly built inn had not even had a single guest yet, but she had to take in several injured people first.

This is an inn, not a clinic!

Although Shen Yu complained in his heart, he did not dare to say no to the governor. For a moment, he lowered his head and was unwilling to raise it.

Li and his companions were listening nearby, and they were not happy about it either.

The three ladies exchanged glances.

Li said boldly: "In reply to your Excellency's question, although my inn is a newly built building, it is also empty inside."

"But there's no paper on the windows, no bed inside, and it's snowing. If you live in there, you'll freeze to death."

Yang Chi knew that the new inn had not yet opened, and it was indeed not auspicious for a businessman to take in a few injured people.

But he had no choice.

On this New Year's Day, he didn't know where to settle these families.

Although the county government office is large, the front office is where official business is handled. We can't let a few families live in the back office.

He had just carefully counted them, and including the family that had not been injured, there were nearly twenty people in the four households.

If he stayed for a few days, Lu Lao Er's back office would be in chaos.

If he angered the clean-loving Lu Lao Er, he would quit his job in anger, and it would be difficult for him to persuade Lu Lao Er to be a good official in the future.

Furthermore, if such a thing happens again in the future, it would set a precedent and turn the county government into a refugee camp.

No, that's absolutely not possible.

After much thought, I decided that it would be more appropriate to let them stay in this unopened inn.

Lu Zheng, however, did not have so many complicated thoughts.

He said generously: "It's easy to deal with if there is no window paper. Send someone to the county government storehouse to get some paper to paste it on first."

"If there are no beds, sleep on the floor. Just put a brazier in each room, that's all."

"They won't be living here for many days anyway. Two of the houses only have one section collapsed. We can just find someone to repair it."

"As for the other two houses, they collapsed more severely. I think they will have to be completely rebuilt."

Master Qian was the most practical. He was the financial master, and the first thing he considered was the food and accommodation expenses of these people.

He made the decision for the county magistrate, "Miss Shen, how about this? You keep a record of how many days they stay."

"When you come to the county government office, I will settle the room fee for them. Oh, and the meal fee as well."

"You have both an inn and a restaurant here, so the problem of eating is solved."

"Just take in these four families for a few days, and consider it a good deed."

Now that the two adults had spoken, Master Qian solved the practical spending problem for this group of people. Now they really could not and dared not refuse.

Shen Yu had no choice but to agree.

Li wanted to say something else, but Jiang and Zheng Sanniang beside her pulled her sleeves, so she had no choice but to shut her mouth tightly and stop talking.

When Lu Zheng saw that Shen Yu agreed, he said happily: "You don't have to worry about pasting window paper and making the bed on the floor."

"These three people were injured and temporarily unable to move."

"I will leave you two more runners to help you with the manual labor. You just need to provide them with some meals every day."