Qin Shen's Inn

After settling down the guests, Qin Shen carried the older one to the bedroom. The little one was very restless when he could walk. He kicked his feet vigorously in his arms, pointed to the ground and said, "Go, go, go..."

Qin Shen pretended not to understand what Dadiandian wanted to say, "Yes, I'm leaving."

Dadian was so anxious, her face turned red, "Go, go...I'm going!" Finally said what she wanted to express, and nodded her head vigorously in satisfaction, "Da, let's go!" .” Dian Dian walked by himself.

Before, I was at a disadvantage because I couldn't speak, and I couldn't ask for anything I wanted.Now that I can speak, the disadvantage is that my vocabulary is not enough, I jump out one or two words, and sometimes my speech is vague, which is easy for adults to ignore.

Of course, Qin Shen, who gets along with the child every day, understands the meaning of being a little bit bigger, and just pretends not to know.

"Yeah, when you grow up, you can have as much fun as you want." Qin Shen held the child's small body, and the stronger he grew, the stronger he grew. If he didn't control it well, he would fall to the ground if he didn't pay attention.

It is not too early for a ten-month-old child to be able to walk, which means that the child is developing well in all aspects. Zhang Tenghai also asked a well-known parenting expert in the industry worriedly, and got a reassuring explanation, so that parents do not have to worry At the same time, parents are advised not to let their children walk more.After all, he is still young and his bones are immature. Walking too much may affect his development.

Qin Shen didn't want to hug the little guy who was as heavy as a meat ball...just for a moment, after all, the time he could hold him was only a few years.

Dadian pouted unhappily, "Bad!"

"Full of air, where did you learn this word?" Qin Shen patted the bigger buttocks, "You even called your father bad and spanked your ass hard."

The big one is like a caterpillar, arching and arching in Qin Shen's arms, with its head pressed against Qin Shen's chest, as if trying to push Dad away and not let him hold it.Qin Shen's heart was sour, and children didn't kiss him when they were too young.But the child's behavior is always unexpected, so he will not kiss the person he likes the most. He arches and arches in his father's arms to sit higher in his father's hand, so that he can hug his father kissed Qin Shen's face with a pursed "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" kiss.After the kiss was over, Daddy called out sweetly: "Dad."

Qin Shen raised the corner of his mouth, "He will act like a baby."

Back in the room, before he opened the door, the door opened by itself. Standing behind the door was Zhang Tenghai. When he saw Qin Shen, he said, "Why did you hug him back?"

"Have you finished calling?" Qin Shen walked in with the child in his arms.

Zhang Tenghai reached out to pick up the child, "I just finished playing, and I'm about to go out to find you."

Qin Shen avoided Kaizhang Tenghai's hand, frowned and said helplessly, "I have to come in, it's stinky."

A little bit ashamed, "Die Die~" He called Daddy. He had taught the pronunciation of this word many times, but he couldn't pronounce the words correctly, so he called out Daddy.

"You know how shy you are, you should tell Dad in advance if you want to."

Looking at Dad in a daze, he doesn't really understand at the moment.He was too old to go to the toilet and would not take the initiative to express himself. When Qin Shen saw him standing on the ground with his butt out and squatting down to exert himself, it was too late.

After taking off the child's dirty diaper, cleaning his ass, and putting on new ones, Qin Shen turned around to get his pants, and his big dots with bare two white lotus-like legs crawled onto Zhang Tonghai's body, supporting his father Arm, stood up tremblingly, he complained!

"beat."

Qin Shen clutching his pants: "..."

Zhang Tenghai was sitting on the edge of the bed, the child stood holding his shoulders, and he touched Dadiandian's little buttocks wrapped in diapers, "You must be disobedient, Dad won't beat you for no reason."

A little bit older still can't analyze such a long sentence, and jumped happily after being touched by his father.

Qin Shen sat next to Zhang Tenghai, and he also complained, "He pointed at the pig and called me again."

"I haven't taught him that way, how could he say that?" Zhang Tenghai was a little puzzled, grabbed the child's hand and pulled him into his arms, and asked him patiently why he pointed at the picture of the pig and called him dad.

The older one didn't understand at first, but he understood under Zhang Chenhai's patient guidance. He stretched out his small hand to touch Zhang Chenhai's stomach, only had strong muscles, and then struggled to get out of his father's arms, crawled to his father's side, He touched his father's belly and said with a smile, "Fatty."

Qin Shen silently pulled up the hem of his clothes, revealing his fleshy belly. His abdominal muscles have never been developed.Seeing Qin Shen's white belly, the older one got a little bit excited, "Meat, meat. Hehehe~" followed by the sound of imitating a pig.

Big Dian Dian likes to see all kinds of small animals, and if he catches Bai Hu Shenjun, he will be beaten up, causing the White Tiger Shen Jun's family to take a detour when they see Da Dian Dian.The inn raises chickens, ducks and geese, and there are too few animals to satisfy Dadian’s desire to know the world. Qin Shen and Zhang Tenghai found a lot of animal pictures, and played "Animal World" for him on a tablet.There is a series about animals living in the city, and one episode is about animals in the farm. When the fence is released, pigs, big and small, run out of the pen. Day of the little piggies.

The pig's cry is magical. Even if Qin Shen deliberately forbids the child to watch "Peppa Pig", it is still inevitable for the child to learn the pig's call.

Seeing Dadiandian's excited appearance, accompanied by immature "humming sounds", Qin Shen thought in a daze that some time ago, when Dadiandian had not mastered language skills as flexibly as now, he once opened his clothes and pinched his stomach Shangrou complained, saying that after exercising for a period of time, the abdominal muscles did not appear, and the flesh was as bulging as a pig.

Looking up at Zhang Tenghai in disbelief, "How old is he, how can he remember?!"

Zhang Tenghai pinched the bigger toes and said with a smile, "Don't underestimate the child's memory."

Feeling itchy in his stomach, Qin Shen lowered his head just in time to see Dadian stretched out his fingers to pick at his belly button, with a curious "O" mouth, as if he had found a treasure.

Qin Shen covered his face, and said dumbfoundingly: "You saw his expression, he's a thief." After he slapped off his little finger, Qin Shen pressed his belly button and said, "Don't pick it, Dad will hurt his stomach if he picks it. painful."

Diandian understood "pain", frowned, and uttered a baby language that he would not use if he could speak, "Huh?"

"Son, you are the cutest when you still can't talk." Qin Shen took the child's two arms and sent them to Zhang Chenghai's arms, "You put on pants for him, I'll go out and have a look. A couple came here just now After registering, I didn’t go to the room, it seems that I have something to say to me.”

"You go, don't delay the business, put on the pants for the child, and I will carry him out."

Back in the lobby, Qin Shen saw that the couple who came before were sitting in front of the bar. The special products brought from the demon world were placed on the table, and the sacks were bulging. They were probably brought to relatives and friends in the world.

It looks like an ordinary middle-aged couple in the world, with wide eyebrows and a little sad. They wear satin clothes, just like the landlords and landlady women on TV. Clothes of a certain age are not popular in the world now. ah.

"What? It's for us!" Qin Shen pointed to the sack and asked repeatedly.

Shi Jiu nodded affirmatively, "Nine-tailed fox Tu Shanjiao asked our husband and wife to bring it. She dragged me to tell you that they will not be able to return to the human world in a short time. Everything is fine for them to live in the demon world. You don't have to worry about it."

Qin Shen turned his head to look at Zhang Tenghai, who was approaching with the child in his arms, and asked Shi Jiu, "Boss Shi, do you know the reason why they couldn't come back?"

When registering, Qin Shen learned that Shi Jiu, a nine-headed lion, opened a restaurant specializing in selling lotus root in the demon world. Because of the encounter in the early years, the nine-headed lion couple is vegetarian, and their favorite is all kinds of dishes made of lotus root .He developed his hobby into a career and opened a restaurant in the largest city in the demon world. According to the husband and wife, the business turned out to be very good.

It used to be good, but now it's not so good.

You can see some sorrow from the brows of the husband and wife, but because of their naturally cheerful personality and calm attitude towards everything, they didn't completely collapse.

Hearing Qin Shen's question, Shi Jiu said, "We don't know the specific reason as husband and wife." Shi Jiu went to see his wife, and Mrs. Shi nodded, affirming her husband's statement.Shi Jiu continued: "The big demon Tu Shan has excellent medical skills and has rescued many poor and weak monsters. He is like a living Bodhisattva. I heard the rumors in the market, and it seems that the big demon Tu Shan went to the demon world to practice medicine and ask for medicine. He fulfilled his wish."

With the Skynet app, Qin Shen and Zhang Tenghai have had contact with Tu Shanjiao and Zhang Ruize who are far away in the demon world in the past few years. Although the frequency is not many, they have a little understanding of each other's situation.Why didn't they come back after staying in the demon world? Qin Shen and Zhang Tenghai had also asked before, but Tu Shanjiao didn't say.If the rumors in the market are true, what did she wish for in the past?

Without the parties involved, guessing is useless.Knowing that everything is fine in their demon world and they are still loved by demons, Qin Shen and Zhang Tenghai are relieved.

Tu Shanjiao and Zhang Ruize asked people to bring some specialties from the demon world, mostly for food, cloth for children's clothes, and toys for the two children. If you can't pick it out, the little frog will "croak" when it is caught, and the two black eyeballs will move, and the big ones will be raised in front of the eyes. The child's two eyes become cross-eyed, watching curiously.

Just when Zhang Tenghai grabbed the child's hand and was about to pull it away, the little frog croaked and stuck a tongue made of cloth to the big little one's nose.

The big one was taken aback, "Bad!" After finishing speaking, unexpectedly, he bit the little frog's head with a whimper, and the little frog "croaked" in a daze.

The adults present all laughed out loud when they saw it.

After laughing, the dishes were served in the kitchen one after another, and it was lunch time.The weather is hot, but the food in the inn is not simple, salt-baked prawns with thick fingers, hand-shredded roosters, salad made of purple cabbage, chicory, cherry tomatoes, beef, clams and tofu soup... There are hot dishes Of course, there will be no shortage of cold dishes. The cold dish that makes everyone stick out their chopsticks is the cold lotus root slices.

The lotus root field outside the inn will produce two kinds of lotus root. In summer, it is crispy lotus root, which is best used for cold salad and stir-frying; in winter, it is powdered lotus root, which is best for making soup. Sugar is delicious.

In summer, Qiu Baocheng likes to use lotus root to make various appetizers. He also boils water with lotus leaves, puts freshly peeled lotus seeds and rice from the inn, and makes lotus seed porridge that is delicious and clear.

There were not many guests today, and the only ones eating in the lobby were Shi Jiu and his wife. Qin Shen saw that the couple went to eat lotus root slices vigorously. After a while, the piles of lotus root slices disappeared, completely discs.Seeing their unfinished expressions, Qin Shen asked Qiu Baocheng, "Brother Baocheng, are there any lotus root slices in the kitchen?"

"I made some extra on purpose, so why don't you just serve it out?"

In summer, when the weather is hot, some appetizers and refreshing cold dishes are used as a side dish. The consumption of appetizers is very large. Qiu Baocheng prepares the amount of side dishes according to the seasons of each season. At this time, the preparation of lotus root slices is particularly large, and the main meal cannot be eaten. Can be consumed as a snack.

Wu Niang pressed Qiu Baocheng's shoulder, the chef was busy with three meals a day and it was already very hard, so they should just do things like serve the dishes.

A large pot of cold lotus root slices was served on the table, and it was full for Shi Jiu and his wife. Qin Shen smiled and said, "There are still a lot, I will add more after eating."

"thanks, thanks."

Shi Jiu and his wife, who were eating lotus root slices, looked at each other with longing and hesitation.

Shi Jiu and his wife didn't deliberately hide their expressions. Qin Shen had a panoramic view of their interaction. He thought he would talk to him after lunch, but he didn't expect that for the next two days, the couple would just go out and about in and out of the inn, wearing their landlord couple The suit went to Hongye Town, and there was a wave of ancient costume fever in the town. Tourists who came to the town took photos and uploaded them on the Internet after seeing them. Afterwards, many people in the town came here wearing Hanfu. new heat.

At that time, Yao Shijiu and his wife, who caused the heat, were not happy because of the tour. Instead, as they stayed in the inn longer, their faces became more and more sad, and they hesitated to speak every time they looked at Qin Shen.They didn't say anything, Qin Shen took the initiative to ask once, but didn't get a response.

Put this matter aside for now, because Qin Shen received a call from Wen Xi, "Xiao Qin, I'm going to Hongye Town in half an hour, and I'm here by high-speed train."

"Really?!" Qin Shen, who was taking a nap, sat up abruptly, disturbed the older brother beside him, turned over, buried his head in his brother's arms, and continued to sleep with his butt facing his father.

Diudiu was also woken up, and shouted in a daze, "Dad?"

"It's okay, you take your brother and continue to sleep." Qin Shen, who got off the bed, said in a low voice.

Diudiu turned over, hugged Diandian to her side, pulled on the air-conditioning quilt, and continued to sleep.

Qin Shen pushed open the door and went out, now he could speak in a normal voice, "Brother Wenxi, you and Duoduo, wait, I'll come to pick you up."

"I called you when I was almost there. I just didn't want to trouble you. I've already ordered a car. The car will be waiting outside the high-speed rail station later. Don't come to pick it up."

"It's not convenient for my family to call the car. Brother Wenxi, you wait, I'll come right away." Qin Shen insisted, picked up the car key and walked out, and stopped when he reached the lobby. Is the inn far from the high-speed rail station? It was quite a distance, and when he arrived in the city, brother Wen Xi and Duo Duo would have to wait for several hours, which was too time-consuming and tiring.

Shaking his head, Qin Shen vetoed his idea of ​​picking up the person, and called Zhang Tanghai, who immediately sent Leo to pick up the person, and when he received the person, Leo called Qin Shen and said One sound, we can meet again in a few hours.

It has been two or three years since the last time we met, and videos, phone calls, etc. will not be able to make up for the lack of seeing real people.Qin Shen still maintains the habit of sending money to brother Wenxi. Under Wenxi's repeated emphasis, it has dropped from five or six thousand a month to one or two thousand, and the name has changed from treating illnesses to giving education fund.

With this money, Brother Wenxi and his son should live a good life.Moreover, Wenxi's participation in the archaeological research of Hubo's tomb is a part-time job for the country, and the salary should not be much worse.

Qin Shen walked back and forth in the lobby with his mobile phone in hand, feeling the most uncomfortable waiting.

If you can't see anyone for a moment, you can't let go of your heart for a moment.

Qin Shen, who was walking up and down grinding shoe soles in the lobby, saw that Shi Jiu and his wife's eyes were dazzled, and Qin Shen couldn't say what was on his lips because of Qin Shen's restlessness.

It wasn't until Qin Shen realized that he was too nervous and looking forward to it, and poured a large glass of cold water for himself at the table to calm himself down, Shi Jiu stopped Qin Shen.

"Boss Qin."

Qin Shen looked at Shi Jiu, "What's the matter, Boss Shi?" Are you finally willing to talk?

Shi Jiu and his wife were sitting by the window. After calling Qin Shen to come over, Shi Jiu sat next to his wife and vacated the seat in front of him.Qin Shen sat down and waited for Shi Jiu to explain the reason.

Shi Jiu smiled wryly, "To tell the truth, Boss Qin, our restaurant in Yaojie had some problems.

It is no match for the loss of good taste, because without the most important thing, new customers cannot be attracted, and old customers will gradually stop coming.

The guests who are still able to come to the door, that is, for the sake of our husband and wife, have accepted a piece of incense.well,"

Shouting to himself, there must be someone asking for something, Qin Shen asked directly: "What do you need me to do?"

Shi Jiu pursed her lips, and said bravely, "Nine-hole lotus is needed."

"This is..." Qin Shen already had a guess, but he was still not sure.

"It's the lotus planted outside the inn. Its name is the Lord of Nine Holes Lotus." Shi Jiu turned his head and looked out of the window. The lotus field along the river outside the window was full of vitality. Cute, there are no more than eight lotus seeds on the lotus pod, as if waiting for people to pick them.

The nine-hole lotus grows all year round, not afraid of severe cold and heat, and is not subject to the changes of the seasons. There are no seasons in its life, only year after year.

Qin Shen must have not looked carefully, the lotus pods picked will not have more than eight lotus seeds.Because there are only nine lotus pods that belong to the taproot hidden in it, and it is difficult for the taproot to produce lotus pods. It is already a remarkable thing to grow one lotus pod after more than a hundred years.

After only a few years of planting, the lotus fields that can spread to dozens of acres rely on the taproot, and if the taproot is injured, all the lotus fields will be destroyed.

Shi Jiu covered his face in pain, his rough big hand knuckles protruded due to hard work, with swelling from years of soaking in water, there is no industry that can easily make money by lying flat, even monsters, think It is not easy to live a good life.Shi Jiu said with difficulty: "The reason why my small shop is doing well and there are so many guests is that apart from the fact that we have a good recipe for making lotus root, it is because the lotus root is good. The nine-hole lotus root is used. But a few months ago, someone A monster with bad intentions poured potion into the lotus field of my house. The monster will be fine after eating it, but the plant will die slowly. When we find it, it is powerless to recover, and the taproot is dead. Alas, the dependence has disappeared. At best, we don’t do it Yes, but..."

Shi Jiu and his wife held each other's hands, and saw the helplessness of life in each other's eyes, "The city lord of the main city wants to eat lotus root. He must present it after he returns from patrolling the territory, otherwise he will eat our daughter. Before the city lord leaves If we were unprepared, we would arrest our girl, and if we couldn’t hand it over, then, then, we would never see her again.”

Mrs. Shi Jiu wiped her tears secretly. Although their small shop is small, it has a good reputation. Ever since the future brother-in-law of the city lord opened a restaurant and his own shop blocked the other's business, the family has not been peaceful, and the lotus fields have been destroyed. It is the method of my brother-in-law.It attracted the attention of my brother-in-law who mainly eats lotus root in the city.

Pity their daughter.

Qin Shen frowned after hearing this, "There is such a thing. You should have said it earlier. You have wasted so many days in the inn!"

Shi Jiu and his wife are honest and responsible, relying on their own ability to make money and raise their children. They regard the Jiu Kong lotus root as their life, so they naturally think that others will not despise it.After hesitating for a few days, he even went to the town to see the human world, to see if there was any solution, and said to Qin Shen with the cheek that the husband and wife were already desperate.

Some good people would rather make themselves suffer than bother others. Once they bother others, they must have no other choice.

Shi Jiu and his wife belong to this kind of people.

Even if they lost the main root of the nine-hole lotus root, they found out about Tu Shanjiao's place when they were in a state of desperation, and knew that there was the owner of the nine-hole lotus root in the inn at the intersection of the three realms, but they still couldn't tell when they got there, because they didn't know how to speak.

Qin Shen didn't know what to say anymore, he was speechless and helpless looking at the couple dressed in Tucai, if his child was snatched away by evil forces, after knowing that there is a solution, he must think about it immediately There is a way to get it, where like Shi Jiu and his wife thought and thought before finally making a decision.

"I got several seeds back then, so I should have produced several taproots." Qin Shen was kind-hearted and would not embarrass an honest person. "How much do you need? Just leave me a taproot. After all, the nine-hole lotus root is very It’s delicious, it’s a shame it’s gone.”

Shi Jiu was so excited that his whole body shivered, "No, we don't need so many, just one, and we can overcome difficulties. With one taproot, we can cultivate tens of acres of lotus fields, boss, Jiukong lotus root too It's precious, we won't ask for it in vain, my old lady and I are good at making lotus root, so I can give you the secret to making lotus root."

This is the foundation of their husband and wife, and it is the most precious thing besides the baby daughter and the lotus root master.

How could Qin Shen ask for it? He was given the secret recipe for opening a store. He probably would not feel at ease when opening a store in the future. "No need, you keep the secret recipe yourself, just make me a lotus root meal and try it."

Shi Jiu and his wife resolutely refused to take advantage of Qin Shen.

Qin Shen refused twice, and just as he was speaking for the third time, a car horn sounded outside, and he stood up abruptly from his seat. The person he was waiting for finally arrived.

Qin Shen rushed out in a hurry, and saw the door of the car was wide open, and Wen Xi was slowly moved to the wheelchair next to him by his son's thin shoulders. Although he had artificial limbs, Wen Xi, who had disabled legs, came after a long journey. When I arrived at the inn, the severed limb was a bit swollen, and the prosthesis could not be fitted, so I could only rely on my son's still not very strong shoulder.

Qin Shen's throat was congested, his eyes were sore, and he took a few quick steps to take Wenxi from Duoduo's hand, picked him up and put him carefully on the wheelchair, seeing his complexion was dark and yellow, his temples were gray, and his face was covered with fine lines. The wrinkled Wenxi's sore eyes finally couldn't hold back the tears and fell down.

"Brother Wenxi, why are you so old!"

Wen Xi held Qin Shen's hand, seeing that he was doing well, that he was younger than before, and felt relieved.With a hearty laugh, he said, "It's easy for me to do research on archaeology. It takes a lot of energy and I will definitely look old. Then I just need to take good care of it." Because he lost two legs, he needed to pay more. Ordinary people want more.

Qin Shen firmly grasped Wen Xi's hand. He was only 37 years old, but his youthful youth was so old...

Wen Xi beckoned his son to come over and call for someone, "Come here, this is the Uncle Qin that Dad keeps talking about. If it weren't for him, your life would have been explained a long time ago. Hurry up and call Uncle Qin, why are you withdrawn today?"

Wen Duo looked at Qin Shen, the 15-year-old boy could not hide the disgust in his eyes, he hated Qin Shen very much.

When Wen Xi urged Wen Duo to call for someone again, Wen Duo said in a calm voice: "He saved me because he owed you. I hate him. He made Dad lose his leg."

"I don't want to call him."

Wen Xi scolded angrily: "It's impolite, Uncle Qin is your savior. Your good life now comes from him. You don't know how to be grateful but say nasty words. Dad has always taught you to be grateful Retribution, the principle of distinguishing between good and evil, right and wrong, taught in vain!"

Wen Duo turned his head stubbornly, his father lost a lot after losing his legs, his mother couldn't bear the pressure and left them, his father lost the job he loved, and his elderly grandparents took on the chores of the family. He only hated himself for not being old enough, Not strong enough to help much.

The uncle surnamed Qin is just buying peace of mind with money. How can he know the pain of their family? It is not easy for his father to make money. Uncle Qin is not easy to save money. He will return it to him one day. difficult.

Wen Duo's eyes were red, and he said angrily: "You saved him, if he missed your money in his heart, why didn't he come to see you for so many years!" Wen Duo is not worth it for his father!

Qin Shen opened his mouth in vain, but didn't know how to explain.