Chapter 222 Employment
If someone invites you to dinner, it would be a waste not to eat.

Pan Yun said to Ling Jing in his heart: "Bring Miao He back, there will be a feast in the inn!"

The black cat, who was opening his mouth to take the meatball that Miaohe stuffed into his mouth, ignored her.

Miao He fed Pan Xiao Hei one fish ball and stuffed the remaining two into her mouth. She squinted her eyes happily and said to Pan Xiao Hei, "This fish ball is delicious, but it's too small. It would be better if it was as big as the meatballs we made during the Chinese New Year."

Pan Xiaohei lowered his head and savored it carefully, muttering in his heart, "For the meatballs you made, I wish I could add a bowl of flour to them all. How delicious can the meatballs be?"

Miaohe didn't hear Pan Xiaohei's thoughts, but Pan Yun in the inn heard them. At this time, she and Miaozhen had already walked into the private room at Song Bei's invitation. She said in her heart: [Are you eating meatballs? I heard that the fish balls and shrimp balls in Ping'an Inn are the best in Nan'an County. ]

After Pan Xiaohei finished eating the meatballs, he called out to Miaohe and meowed.

Miaohe picked it up and said, "You want to eat more? No, we have to save our stomachs for other things. Look, there are so many delicious foods along the way."

"Meow meow meow..." I mean there are delicious food in the inn, we have to go back to the inn.

"I know. Don't worry. When I see fish later, I will buy you one. Junior Master hasn't fed you fish for a long time. I know you are greedy, and I am greedy too."

"Meow——" Pan Xiaohei found that he could not communicate with her, so he could only jump out of her arms, turn around and run towards the inn.

"Xiao Hei——" Miaohe was startled and hurried to chase after him.

Pan Xiaohei ran forward a little and found that she was following him, so he continued to run, leading Miaohe back to the inn.

As soon as it entered the door, it knew Pan Yun's location without being called, and ran straight up to the second floor and ran towards the box opposite.

Miaohe chased after it and saw the cat run to the door of a private room and look back at her. Miaohe's eyes widened instantly.

Oops, Xiao Hei is going to get into trouble!

In a hurry, Miaohe no longer ran up the stairs, but stepped on the stool and jumped up, jumped directly to the second floor, and reached out to grab it. When Pan Xiaohei looked back and saw Miaohe, he felt relieved and broke down the door and entered the box.

Miaohe's hand was about to touch Pan Xiaohei's tail. The tail was super smooth and slipped away from her fingertips in a flash.

Miao He's heart instantly sank. He was unable to stop in time and fell to his knees on the ground with a thud.

Everyone on the first and second floors who saw this scene couldn't help but stand up and look at her. Some of the sword-wielding martial artists even exclaimed in admiration, "What a beautiful Qinggong."

As soon as the door was pushed open, Song Bei's back stiffened. He clenched the teacup and turned around to see a cat slithering in, and the little Kun Taoist named Wuhuo was kneeling on his knees at the door.

Song Bei was stunned and couldn't help looking at Pan Jun opposite him: "This..."

Pan Yun glared at Pan Xiaohei and said to Miaohe, "You can't even walk steadily. I'll punish you by making you eat an extra bowl of rice today."

This voice was like a blessing from heaven to Miaohe. She swiftly got up from the ground, patted her knees and smiled, "Master Junior, the ground is too slippery."

Pan Xiaohei had already jumped onto a chair by himself, with his two paws leaning forward obediently, waiting for dinner.

Song Bei came back to his senses, "Master Sanzhu's punishment is really strange."

Pan Jun said seriously, "She is losing weight and needs to eat less. Asking her to eat one more bowl of rice at this time is a big punishment."

Miaozhen also nodded seriously.

Miaohe tried hard to look sad, but half of the dish had already been served. There were three-color meatballs, including the fish balls she had just eaten, as well as shrimp balls and meat balls.

Next to it is a steaming steamed chicken, which looks delicious just by looking at it.

She really couldn't be sad, so she chose to change the subject, "Little Master, who paid for this meal?"

Pan Yun and Miao Zhen looked at Song Bei together.

Song Bei also smiled and said, "It's me, Taoist Wuhuo, please see if there is anything you want to eat and order some more."

Miaohe immediately shook her head, "I'm not picky about food, I like them all, no need to order more."

Because they were young, Song Bei couldn't invite them to drink, so he poured them tea and asked curiously: "Aren't the young Taoist priests going to the county government to look for their relatives? Why are you staying at the inn?"

Pan Yun sighed and said, "Our relatives are no longer in the county government office."

"Oh? I wonder where they went? Do you young Taoist priests want to go look for them?"

"The people in the county government don't know where they went. They didn't even leave a message. We have no idea where to look for them."

"Then I wonder what the three young Taoist priests are going to do next?"

Pan Yun said, "Brother Song also knows that the three of us are students of Longhu Mountain Academy. Our academy has a study tour every year. If we can't find relatives, we have to complete this course, so we decided to continue the study tour."

Song Bei immediately asked, "Do you three have a specific destination?"

Pan Yun asked directly: "Why, does Brother Song have any suggestions?"

Song Bei smiled and said, "I think the three young Taoist priests are very good at martial arts. To be honest, I have a batch of goods to be delivered to the Citong Port in Quanzhou Prefecture, and I would like to invite the three young Taoist priests to accompany me."

Pan Yun was surprised and pointed at his nose and asked, "Are you asking us to escort you?"

Song Bei said quickly: "Of course not, I also have partners, plus I have invited a few escorts from the escort agency, and there are other caravans with us. There are many people, so we are not afraid of bandits on the road, but..."

He lowered his voice and said, "There are some strange things along the way. We originally wanted to invite a few magicians to join the team. Fortunately, we met three young Taoist priests. How can these Jianghu magicians compare to the Taoist priests who have studied martial arts in Longhu Mountain?" He said, "As long as the young Taoist priest Sanzhu is willing to accompany us and help us solve the problems on the road, I can give you this amount when the journey is over."

He gestured with his fingers.

Pan Yun took a look and asked, "One hundred taels?"

Song Bei: “…”

He laughed stiffly and said, "Master Sanzhu is really humorous. You are joking with me at this time. It's ten taels."

Pan Yun looked disappointed. "Why is the ten-ounce silver deal being discussed so solemnly?"

Song Bei: "...Does Taoist Sanzhu know how much money an escort agent makes for one escort mission?"

"How much do you earn?"

"It takes two days to carry the goods from Nan'an County to Citong Port. Each escort can earn between 20 and 10 taels of silver. The best escort leader can earn 10 taels."

He felt that he had given Pan Yun and the other two the highest treatment, and they should be grateful.

Pan Jun smiled softly, "But what we deal with is different from what the escorts deal with."

She said, "Besides, we can not only deal with unusual incidents, but also help if we encounter bandits."

After saying that, she put her hands on the edge of the table and broke off a piece under Song Bei's gaze.

Song Bei looked at it in surprise, his heart beating wildly.

Pan Jun placed the corner of the table in Song Bei's palm and said with a smile, "We are doing two jobs here, so we should get two wages, right? Brother Song, you can think about it carefully."

Song Bei lowered his eyes to look at the piece of wood in his hand. The cut surface of the wood was uneven and raw, which meant that the table was not rotten and was just broken off.

This is a round table. He can also bend the corners of a square table, but a round table...

Song Bei swallowed his saliva, lowered his eyes to think for a moment, then raised his eyes and smiled: "Okay, the reward for this trip is 20 taels per person. My request is to deliver the goods safely to Citong Port."

Pan Jun didn't even ask what the goods were and agreed immediately.

Song Bei became happy, raised his glass and said, "Then I wish us a pleasant cooperation."

Pan Yun clinked his tea glasses with him, "Happy cooperation!"

Miao Zhen Miao and they looked at each other, and that decided it?
Pan Yun placed an empty bowl on Pan Xiaohei's chair, put some fish balls and shrimp balls in it, and asked, "Brother Song, when are we going to leave?"

Song Bei said: "We still have to wait for a few more people. We will leave as soon as they arrive. If nothing unexpected happens, we will leave the day after tomorrow."

Pan Yun: "We originally planned to leave Nan'an County early tomorrow morning. How will we get food and accommodation while we wait?"

Song Bei: "I will be in charge. You three should stay in Hanshuang. I will never let you down."

Pan Jun agreed with a smile and planned to take Song Bei back to his suite in a while, so that he could look up at the inn and the garden from below.

Pan Yun only asked this question, perfectly portraying the image of a rookie with little experience in the world.

Song Bei didn't say much, just said: "Now everyone is not here yet, I will introduce you to each other on the day of departure."

Pan Yun said nonchalantly, "I just follow orders. What does it matter if I know the people in the same industry or not? I only need to know the person who gives the orders."

Song Bei agreed with a smile and asked them to eat more.

The three people and the cat were not polite at all. They ate until their bellies were full, then said goodbye and left in a reserved manner.

Oh, before leaving, Pan Yun still asked Song Bei for a deposit, "My senior brother said that when you work outside, you have to collect a deposit, so as not to finish the work and not get any money back."

Song Bei took out a ten-liang silver note and gave it to her. "The remaining fifty liang will be paid after we arrive at the destination and successfully hand over the goods."

Pan Yun agreed, picked up Pan Xiaohei, and took Miaozhenmiaohe back to the house.

As soon as the people left, the smile on Song Bei's face fell. He waved his hand and the open door slammed shut.

After a while, the smooth wall was pushed open, and a man walked in from the private room next door. He glanced at the closed door and said, "They look a bit stupid. Why did you spend so much money to invite them?"

Sixty taels is not a small amount. You can buy twelve more good knives with it.

"They are not stupid, they are just inexperienced," Song Bei said, "If they were stupid, they would have been unable to enter the city gate or caused a big incident, but they did not do that, which shows that they are much smarter than ordinary people."

"Why do you invite them? There are no monsters on this road. Do you really believe that there are water ghosts on the road?"

The man sneered and said, "If there really were such things as water ghosts, then Citong Port would have been filled with them long ago. How could it be the turn of this place?"

Song Bei: "I don't care if it's a ghost or a human, I just want the things to arrive at Citong Port safely. The three of them are young, but their cultivation is not low."

Man: “Have you ever fought with them?”

(End of this chapter)