Chapter 388 - Chapter 388: Chapter 384: The Road Blocked by Heavy Snow_1 (1/2)

Chapter 388: Chapter 384: The Road Blocked by Heavy Snow_1

The snow outside had stopped, but the accumulation was deep, reaching halfway up the knees.

Yingbao and her father stood at the entrance of the inn, gazing into the distance with sinking hearts.

Maybe they could travel on horseback, but and they were traveling by horse cart.

Once the wooden wheels of the horse cart froze, the whole cart would be ruined.

Yingbao went to the courtyard of the inn once again.

Their own horses were all in the stable, and the innkeeper was feeding them shredded forage from a basket.

Xiao Chengjun’s horses were also crammed in the stable, with a few standing outside, leaving a trail of horse dung and urine.

The innkeeper’s wife was cursing as she shoveled the dung and urine with a spade.

In the kitchen, the innkeeper’s two daughters-in-law were cooking, steam was billowing from a large steamer in which something was being cooked.

Returning to the inn, the not-so-large hall was already crowded, as all the guests had gotten up.

Yingbao and her father returned to their own room, took father and son into the cave dwelling, and served them the food they had prepared the night before.

Jiang Third Master finished washing, then sat down beside the small table to eat.

There were boiled eggs, chive egg dumplings, and fragrant sweet rice ball dumplings, and a hot pot of thick rice porridge.

After finishing his meal with soybean paste and fermented bean curd, Jiang Third Master immediately went out of the dwelling with his daughter and son.

Yingbao also let him take a dozen boiled eggs and some rice balls for Mr. Wu and Wei Zhan, saying they were provisions from the Prefecture City.

The inn also provided food, but it came at an additional cost, and there wouldn’t be that many eggs.

Soon after, Wei Zhan ran over: “Yingbao, the snow outside is too thick, we might be trapped here.”

“Then we can wait a couple of days and leave.” It was only October, the accumulated snow would melt in a few days, but after the snow melted, the roads would be muddier and more difficult to traverse.

Wei Zhan sat on a stool next to her and whispered, “Xiao Chengjun and that Chen Tiantian are also in the inn, Yingbao, be careful.”

Yingbao nodded, “I know.”

She was not afraid of those two at all.

Xiao Chengjun needed her and would not dare to act rashly, but Chen Tiantian and Han Yueniang despised the Jiang family and might resort to some means.

However, they also had their own weaknesses, didn’t they?

Her old man said that Han Yueniang was accompanied by a child of a few years old, two years younger than Chen xubao, about four or five years old, probably her own small son with that old man Pei.

Yingbao considered herself not to be a good person; if others played tricks on her and did evil things, she would surely retaliate in kind.

As they were talking, two people arrived at Yingbao’s door, Chen Tiantian and Xiao Chengjun.

“Yingbao, you finally opened the door.” Chen Tiantian greeted with a radiant smile, “You slept so soundly last night. There were so many people that came to the inn, and you didn’t even come out to see.”

Yingbao was sitting in her chair, giving Chen Tiantian and Xiao Chengjun a cursory glance.

The sixteen-year-old Chen Tiantian had become even more beautiful, and she was much taller, similar to a young woman.

The “imprisoned” word on her forehead was covered by a golden floral hairpin, making her look even more enchanting and voluptuous.

Standing next to Chen Tiantian was Xiao Chengjun who should be about eighteen or nineteen. He was wearing a black, unpatterned brocade robe, broad-shouldered and slim waisted, looking handsome and extraordinary.

The two of them standing together, it must be said, matched extremely well.

However, Yingbao felt sickened by these two people; even listening to them speak was nauseating.

“Whether I come out or not is none of your business.” Yingbao said, “Besides, I’ve seen enough of people with tattooed faces, you’re not an exception.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Tiantian immediately changed her expression and looked at Xiao Chengjun ruefully.