Chapter 682: Cold and Selfish

Qi and Qian had a dispute over the fifty-mile land of "Yingbigou". Each has his or her own reasons and cannot explain anything to the other, so the only way to end the conflict is through fighting.

There are four high mountains in "Yingzui Valley" with beautiful scenery, and there are three cities and counties nearby. Giving it away for no reason would affect the national destiny in a big way, but it would be cowardly and incompetent in a small way, and it would bring infamy for the world.

However, the two kingdoms of Zhou and Chu also had some involvement with the "Yingbigou" and wanted to get a share of the pie. The four kingdoms were in chaos and the people were in dire straits.

Li Changxiao opened the door early in the morning and saw a farmer's family, old men, women and children running away to escape from this turbulent place. Li Changxiao cleaned the door of the inn in an orderly manner, not noticing the commotion at all.

A kind-hearted man who passed by advised him that things were not peaceful here, and if he wanted to survive, he should clean up as soon as possible and stay away from the place of right and wrong.

Li Changxiao laughed it off, thanked the other party for his kindness, and took out some dry food to give to the other party to eat on the way.

The number of guests at the Lailu Inn dropped sharply, and Li Changxiao sighed. The business was really ups and downs. He had just started to gain momentum, but he encountered something like this.

No matter how much business acumen he had, it was useless. But he had enough money and the inn was still "alive", so he was satisfied.

Over the past month, more and more people were fleeing on the road. A waiter and a cook from Laiwang Inn suddenly found Li Changxiao. The two of them looked embarrassed. They wanted to say something, but they couldn't.

Li Changxiao asked the two of them, but planned to leave. He also told the two of them that if they were worried about turmoil, there was no need to do so. As long as they went to and from the inn for a day, no one could harm them.

The waiter and the cook hesitated, but decided to leave. Firstly, the Laiguang Inn is no longer as prosperous as it once was, and secondly, it is our nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. The waiter and the cook only knew that their shopkeeper had good medical skills, but they didn't know what happened in the fight.

The two persuaded Li Changxiao that although they went to seek refuge together, the cook had a relative who did some small business in a large and stable city. Go and seek refuge with that relative, and everyone will be safe.

Li Chang shook his head with a smile and let the two of them leave. He gave them a few taels of silver before leaving to help them have a smooth journey and get together easily. The two of them looked ashamed, but still felt overjoyed and left the Lailu Inn as if they were running away.

Qing Xiao looked depressed and ran out to curse a few times.

The waiters, cooks, accountants, and anyone with relatives at home who came and went from the inn were all specially brought to Li Changxiao to treat Li Changxiao's illness. Even some relatives were favored by Li Changxiao.

At that time, they even swore that they would come to the inn loyally and do their best for the rest of their lives. However, now that the turmoil has just begun, they have to leave the inn.

Although it is human nature, there is always some unethical behavior. This is what makes Qing Xiao angry.

The waiter, who was still staying, suddenly retorted: "This is an employment relationship, but now that there is civil strife, and they won't leave, why don't they stay here and wait to die?"

Qingxiao said: "You!" The waiter's eyes widened and he didn't shy away.

Li Changxiao stopped Qing Xiao's curse and just smiled calmly. Within two days, another waiter from a famous store handed in his resignation.

The waiter bowed and said, "Shopkeeper, you accepted me into the inn. I'm grateful to you, but I also did what I had to do. I owe you both reason and reason. I'm leaving."

After saying that, he left decisively.

Qing Xiao was angry in his heart. If the principle of equality was true, the debt this waiter owed Li Changxiao would take two lifetimes to repay. Not to mention medical treatment, even the daily salary is far more than that of waiters elsewhere.

Li Changxiao looked at the other party's leaving figure, sat on the Grand Master's chair, tapped the armrest with his fingers, and smiled lightly.

Since someone set the precedent, all the remaining workers left within a few days. After a period of prosperity in the large Lailu Inn, only Li Changxiao and Qing Xiao were left.

But many people passed by in front of the door. Residents of small towns and villages with a radius of dozens of miles often have to pass by the entrance of the inn if they want to escape from the chaotic area.

This resulted in that although there were many passersby in front of the door, no one stayed in the hotel. Li Changxiao obviously noticed that more and more people were fleeing, and their clothes were becoming more and more plain.

At the beginning, people who fled often rode in carriages and wore fine clothes. It was obvious at a glance that they were children of wealthy people, and they had heard the news early. As time went by, the situation became more and more serious, and a war broke out, completely entering the eyes of the people.

The people who are fleeing now are wearing straw sandals and coarse linen clothes, walking in a hurry and numbness. Li Changxiao sighed suddenly, took out the jar for storing money, and asked Qing Xiao to buy rice.

Then the two of them cooked rice porridge early in the morning and gave it away on the roadside. Anyone passing by could get a bowl of porridge for free. To put it simply, Li Changxiao never minded being kind to others. Especially seeing how pitiful all the fleeing beings are, I can't help but feel pity and help if I can.

This continued for several months, and all their savings at the Laiwang Inn were spent. In the end, Li Changxiao and Qing Xiao had no choice but to go hunting in the mountains and catch some game for food.

On this day, soldiers from the Kingdom of Qian came over. They heard that a certain big city had been surrounded. No water could enter, and no one was allowed to leave. The siege was extremely brutal.

The worst thing is the people inside.

The number of people who fled gradually decreased. Li Changxiao didn't know why, so he didn't bother to investigate. He just guarded this three-acre land all day long, leisurely and quite comfortable.

One day, Qing Xiao suddenly asked: "Brother Li, in the face of such a chaos, should we do anything?" Li Changxiao replied: "No."

Qingxiao suddenly felt a cold feeling, sighed softly, and returned to his room. But Li Changxiao's attitude of being so high-spirited that it had nothing to do with him always lingered in his heart.

He felt conflicted. He clearly felt that Li Changxiao was kind and good, but sometimes he was cold and selfish.

Li Changxiao could guess what Qingxiao was thinking, but he didn't try to explain it, because Qingxiao didn't misjudge him. He was indeed cold and selfish, but also kind and good.

And as time went by, he became more and more naturally cold. But he always believed that if someone fell in front of him, and that person was not an unforgivable person, he would still save him.