novelraw Chapter 636 634: An Unpleasant Journey
Chapter 636 634: An Unpleasant Journey
"Hey, bring the wooden stool over." At this moment, a woman in her forties or fifties walked out from the stall. Her face was expressionless, like a zombie, with purple lips and a dark complexion. She walked up to the people and took back the wooden stool that the tourists were sitting on, including the one Zhou Xun was sitting on.Zhou Xun glanced at the woman, somewhat angry. Lin Mu was even more furious, thinking how despicable she was. Couldn't even sit for a while? Many people cast disdainful looks at the old woman. As a stall owner, a business person, even if you are just an ordinary stranger, you shouldn't treat foreign tourists like this, right?
Some people who originally wanted to buy water or raincoats turned away and chatted with friends without looking at her again after seeing the woman's attitude. Lin Mu also felt disgusted, as if this stall owner only had money in her eyes! And with not a trace of a smile on her face, just like a zombie!
It was pouring rain, and this female stall owner seemed to have the intention of taking advantage of the situation! In front of them, there was not a trace of joy or courtesy for friends coming from afar! Lin Mu really wanted to smack her hard, feeling very angry inside!
The heavy rain had lasted for over an hour and was still pouring down. Some foreign tourists were quite tough, climbing up in the rain directly. Some others were climbing up wearing ten-yuan raincoats, but Lin Mu estimated that those raincoats wouldn't be very effective!
Zhou Xun had been climbing for so long and standing for so long that the ground was already wet from the water coming down from the mountain, making it impossible to find a place to sit. Being a girl, Zhou Xun naturally couldn't physically endure it. Lin Mu looked at the store owner, "Boss, can you bring out some chairs for us to rest on?"
Originally, Lin Mu didn't want to approach the store owner because he was indeed very disgusting, only having money in his eyes without any humanity! But now, there was no place to sit, and Zhou Xun, being a girl, made one feel very sympathetic! Lin Mu had no choice but to plead with the store owner. The middle-aged man glanced at Lin Mu, his face still like a zombie, expressionless, "The chairs are only for those who eat."
Moreover, the large bowl of noodles that cost fifteen yuan at Canglong Ridge had already risen to thirty here. Damn, it's probably the most expensive large bowl of noodles in Huaxia! Lin Mu wasn't short of money, and not long afterwards, he would own the entire Huashan tourist area, but he couldn't stand the stall owner's attitude of fawning at the sight of money.
"Isn't there no one here now? Let us sit for a while, and we'll give them back when more people come," Lin Mu said.
"No way, no food, no seat," the stall owner said with a straight face.
Lin Mu looked at the stall owner, really wanting to slap him, "Damn, he's greedy for money!"
"Come on, Xiaoxun, sit here." Lin Mu packed the moisture-proof mat they brought into a bag and placed it on the ground. Standing for a long time was very tiring, and Zhou Xun, unable to hold on, immediately sat down!
After two more hours, the rain finally began to stop gradually. The tourists under the rain shelter started climbing up again. Although the sunrise couldn't be seen, it wasn't easy for tourists to come up here, so they still wanted to climb to the top to experience the scenery.
"Big star, the rain has stopped. Why don't we head down? Anyway, we can't see the sunrise. We can come back when we're free," Lin Mu said to Zhou Xun.
"It was hard enough to get here, let's continue to the top," Zhou Xun stood up and said.
"Can you still hold on? My heels are starting to hurt!"
"Hmph, don't underestimate me, I'm fine," Zhou Xun said with a pout.
"Alright then!" Lin Mu looked into the distance where mist surrounded them, resembling a heavenly paradise. The sky had already begun to lighten, and looking down was very spectacular, "Big star, do you think it won't rain as we climb higher?"
"It probably won't, let's go, people are already starting to climb," Zhou Xun said.
Lin Mu nodded, then continued climbing with Zhou Xun. The higher they climbed, the steeper it got, and soon it started to drizzle again. Fortunately, Zhou Xun had brought an umbrella, so the two of them were not too troubled. After climbing a certain distance, they finally came to another stall. But this stall was different from the one below, as it was set at the front of the path where passersby could take shelter from the rain. At this stall, only the dining area was covered with a tent, and the people sitting inside were mostly eating.
Looking at the misty sky with the drizzle, the sound of waterfalls and flowing water in the mountains was continuous!
"Let's go, we should reach the top in about half an hour," Zhou Xun said.
"Let's stop for a while. If it rains heavily as we go up, we'll be drenched," Lin Mu said.
"Alright, I'll listen to you, let's stop for a bit," Zhou Xun nodded.
A few tourists behind them also stopped here, standing in front of the stall, holding umbrellas to shelter from the rain. Unfortunately, a few minutes later, the rain poured down again. The unscrupulous boss, upon seeing this, was overjoyed and directly moved a long bench, laid with rain tarps, to block the entrance to the rain shelter.
This unscrupulous boss was more slippery than the previous stall owner, spoke a bit more, and had more facial expressions, but still had a dark complexion, giving a sickly impression, with no sense of business acumen whatsoever! The stall owner placed the bench in front and shouted to the tourists in the rain, "Raincoats, thirty yuan each."
"Damn, it's a real rip-off. They were already a rip-off at twenty yuan below, thirty here," Lin Mu cursed.
"Let them rip-off, they're ripping off their parents, huh," Zhou Xun also said angrily.
Traveling far away for leisure, yet encountering such bosses left one disheartened. Though the scenery was beautiful, their character was awful! The stall owner continued to shout happily while the rain kept pouring down, seemingly the heavier the rain, the happier the boss was!
"Come in for a bowl of noodles to shelter from the rain, thirty yuan a bowl, and you can stay inside for half an hour," the store owner chuckled.
"Damn, it's thirty yuan for a bowl of instant noodles just to hide for half an hour?"
Lin Mu was not only furious but also felt a bit saddened. A perfectly good tourist spot was ruined by a few flies! The tent was very spacious, but the store owner stood at the entrance, deliberately blocking people from entering, and only allowed customers inside! If it weren't for this rain, who would have thought that such a beautiful tourist spot would have such a filthy side!
The eyes of these stall owners seemed to be filled with nothing but money, and the money they earned felt more like heartless, black-hearted money. Seeing the stall owner's face, tourists standing outside didn't enter, nor did Lin Mu and Zhou Xun, preferring to get soaked to the skin rather than go in! Such people were too hateful, and Lin Mu secretly resolved that when he took over the Huashan area, he would definitely get rid of such people, leaving them no place to cry!
Some tourists, disgusted with the store owner's demeanor, ventured into the rain and continued climbing. After a short discussion, Zhou Xun decided to keep going, and Lin Mu had no choice but to accompany her with an umbrella, feeling somewhat like a pair of star-crossed lovers! Of course, Lin Mu and Zhou Xun weren't the only pair of star-crossed lovers in the rain; there were many others, but this was the perfect way to enhance their bond!