Chapter 62: The Xiao Family
After finishing their wontons, the two of them headed in the direction the innkeeper had pointed out.
The streets grew increasingly crowded.
Peddlers carrying shoulder poles, women with baskets in hand, elderly women leading children by the hand passed back and forth, brushing shoulders as they went.
Seven or eight carriages were parked in front of the carriage rental shop—some open cargo carts, others covered passenger carriages. A few drivers squatted by the wall, drinking water from coarse porcelain bowls while chatting.
A young worker in a short, belted jacket was feeding grass to a horse; the animal swished its tail and lowered its head, eating contentedly.
No sooner had Lu Fengmian stepped inside than a plump middle-aged man approached with a smile.
“Looking to rent a carriage, sir? Where are you headed?”
“To Lin City,” Lu Fengmian replied.
The man sized them up, his gaze lingering briefly on Lu Fengmian’s seemingly expensive robe. His smile became even more enthusiastic.