The rain in the sky was getting heavier and heavier, and even the road could not be seen clearly. Although Hu Er had already put on a straw raincoat, he still couldn't stop such heavy rain. Especially when he was still riding on the horse, the horse was shivering. If this continued, people might be fine, but horses might not be able to stand it.

"God, when people are unlucky, they can get too much rain when they drink cold water. They can encounter such heavy rain when they go out!" Hu Er cursed in a low voice, intending to find a place to shelter from the rain, but there are not even a tree around, let alone a house that can shelter from the rain.

In desperation, Hu Er could only move forward in the heavy rain. Speaking of which, Hu Er was an escort before, and often encountered these storms on the road. However, in the past, he used to walk along with an escort team, and at least he had a look after it. Even if he encountered storms, he would carry tents and other things in the team, so he could temporarily avoid the rain.

But now Hu Er has only one person. Apart from the straw raincoat on his body, there is nothing else to block the rain. And if he falls ill, there is not even a person to take care of him, and maybe no one will know that he dies on the road.

Thinking of this, Hu Er couldn't help but curse. He had done a good job in the escort, but since the train was opened, the journey from Beijing to Taijin no longer needed an escort. After all, the train was not only fast, but also very safe, and the price of cargo was cheap, so he snatched the business of their escort agency in one go.

You should know that from Beijing to Taijin is the most lively commercial road. Many escort agencies rely on this road for dinner. Now that this road is gone, the business of the escort agencies is greatly affected. If many escorts are fired, Hu Er will be one of them.

"Damn the court, if you hadn't been to any train, I wouldn't have fallen to this level!" Hu Er wiped the rain on his face and cursed again. Although many people were saying that the train was good, and some even traveled thousands of miles to the capital to see the train, for Hu Er and others, the train was their life-and-death enemy, and they even cursed the court.

After losing his job, Hu Er also thought about finding other jobs. After all, people always have to eat, but he is used to being an escort, and always feels that other jobs are not free, so he doesn't work for a long time in the end. Fortunately, someone introduced him to do private work, that is, to deliver letters to others. In fact, it is still similar to an escort, but it is always much harder and more dangerous to go on the road alone.

Thinking of this, Hu Er couldn't help but sigh, but when he thought of his job, Hu Er was still cheering up. This time he finally took a fat job and someone asked someone to send a letter to Jingzhou. You must know that it takes nearly two months to get from Beijing to Jingzhou, and it takes half a year to go back and forth.

The reward for such a long time is of course very generous. It can be said that as long as Hu Er can deliver the letter smoothly, he will not have to worry about money in the past two years.

Thinking of this generous reward, Hu Er finally cheered up again and seemed to have some heat on his body.

As the saying goes, when Hu Ergang was energetic, he suddenly saw a building vaguely on the roadside in front of him. This made him happy and immediately urged his horse to run away. As a result, when he approached, he found that there was an inn on the roadside.

"God finally opened his eyes!" Hu Er shouted in surprise when he saw the inn and immediately urged his horse to come to the door of the inn. However, he found that there were also many cars and horses parked in front of the inn, and they probably came to shelter from the rain like him.

Hu Ergang jumped off the horse in front of the door, and immediately a waiter enthusiastically stepped forward to help him lead the horse, and then sent it to the horse shed next to him to take care of it. Hu Er also stepped into the inn and saw that there were many people sitting in the hall, with various wine and food on the table. These people were eating and chatting. With the current weather, they would definitely not be able to leave today.

Hu Er walked to the shopkeeper and asked, "Does the shopkeeper still have a guest room?"

"Yes, this store has both a shop and a single room. Which one does the customer want?" The shopkeeper also greeted with a smile.

The so-called treasury means that there are two rows of treasurys in a large room. More than a dozen or even dozens of people sleep in the same room, which only costs a few cents a night. After all, there is nothing to pay attention to when going out, and this kind of treasury is cheap, which saves much money than sleeping in a single room.

In the past, Hu Er often slept in this kind of bed when he was escorting. After all, their team of escorts had more than a dozen or even hundreds of people. It was enough to sleep with several large beds. However, now he delivered a letter by himself, and the letter was very important and required no mistakes, so Hu Er did not dare to be careless.

"Let's open a single room, and prepare to order food to deliver it to the room!" Hu Er replied immediately.

"No problem, please come with me!" The shopkeeper agreed immediately, and then took Hu Er to the backyard. The backyard was full of large and small rooms, with a single room at the innermost point.

The shopkeeper opened the door of a single room and then reached out to invite Hu Er in. The decorations inside were also very simple, just one bed and one table. After all, inns like the roadside were generally large car shops, and only those who were on the way would make do with each other for a night, so there was no need to be too luxurious.

"Shopkeeper, can there be hot water in the inn?" Hu Er asked again. He had been soaked in his body. If he didn't take a hot bath, he would be worried that he would get infected with the cold tomorrow, and it would be bad then.

"Yes, yes, this shop has a bathhouse that specializes in bathing, each person costs five cents each time, you can see it when you go out and turn right." The shopkeeper said diligently again.

"Okay, the food will be delivered later, I'll go and wash it first!" Hu Er immediately ordered.

The shopkeeper agreed, then talked about the precautions in the store, and then left.

Hu Er immediately took off his things. After all, he must bring a lot of things to deliver the letter by himself. The most important ones are two, one is the weapon, and the other is the bamboo tube he has been carrying behind him.

Weapons are used for self-defense. Although the public security of the Ming Dynasty is getting better and better now, you should be careful when going out. As for the bamboo tube, it is a tool for placing letters. Paint is applied to prevent it from being plugged in. The mouth is tightly plugged with a plug, and a fire paint is also sealed. The fire paint must be complete and there must be no damage. Otherwise, Hu Er will not get any reward if he sends it to Jingzhou.

So Hu Er was very careful when taking the bamboo tube. After taking all the things off, Hu Er didn't take off the wet clothes on his body. He just looked for dry clothes and then prepared to go to the bathhouse to take a shower before changing.

However, when Hu Er was about to leave, he suddenly turned back and put the bamboo tube on his back. The person who was carrying the darts kept darting away. Although he didn't think someone would rob his letter, it would be better to be careful in everything. For example, if there was a problem with the letter, his reward would be wasted.
Chapter completed!