sbdcsierra Chapter 357 Can’t leave anymore
Chapter 357 Can’t leave anymore
Logically speaking, if you are with the shopkeeper, even if you can't say you have fine clothes and delicious food, you will never have to worry about food and clothing.
Besides, this is Ubang.
For ordinary people, being able to eat and drink enough was considered a comfortable life. Even many landlords could not afford to keep well-fed maids. It was common for everyone to go hungry one day and full the next.
The resources in Wubang are not abundant, and there is not much to eat, so being able to eat enough is considered a blessing.
Seeing her appearance, she is not pale and skinny, so it can be concluded that the shopkeeper has definitely not treated these people badly in terms of food and drink.
Another possibility is that she is eager to become a phoenix.
Before they came in, they acted like playboys from another country, so she naturally became very interested?
I don't know if there are any other reasons.
But the more I thought about it, the weirder it seemed.
Gu Qingyun frowned, the singing was still ringing in his ears. Soon everyone realized that it was not just that person who was strange, but those young ladies who were singing and dancing kept flirting with him. Gu Qingyun always felt that they were not here to drink wine, but the ones who were singing and dancing were the ones who really drank wine.
Why do I always feel like my moral integrity is compromised?
Sure enough, not long after, the shopkeeper came to the door in person.
"Did you enjoy your meal, my dear guests?" The shopkeeper took a quick look at the dishes and wine. He had indeed eaten quite a bit, so he said with satisfaction, "We also have special dishes today. Would you like to try them, my dear guests?"
As she said this, she kept making faces and it seemed like she was telling a riddle.
"No need. We have almost finished eating. We have to go into the city soon. If my father finds out that I am not doing business properly, I won't be able to come next time."
As he spoke, Gu Qingyun scratched his head, looking as if he was very afraid of his father.
The shopkeeper burst into laughter and said, "Young Master, the special dish I'm talking about is that..."
Gu Qingyun had already reacted at this moment, but Zhang Qiu hadn't. He was stunned for a moment, "If the special dish is not a dish, then what is it?"
"Oh, you young masters are really naive. Tonight is the day when the courtesan in our store will personally receive customers. You really came on the right day." After saying this, her eyes suddenly became sharp, as if she would get angry if they said they wanted to leave again.
Gu Qingyun quickly replied, "There is such a good thing. Your restaurant is so magnificent in Wubang. I think the courtesans inside must be very charming."
The shopkeeper then regained his smile and said, "Young Master, you are right. No one has ever said anything bad about the courtesan in our restaurant."
Gu Qingyun quickly found a staircase and said, "We haven't finished eating here anyway, so we can just watch the show before leaving."
"That's right, young master, you are a wise man. If you miss it, you will regret it terribly. I am also afraid that you will regret it."
After saying that, the shopkeeper smiled and took out a not very delicate wooden plate, "It's fifty Dala coins per person to watch the Oiran dance."
As soon as she finished speaking, the rest of the people fell silent.
One Dala coin is roughly equivalent to ten coins. Fifty of them would be five hundred coins. For the six people present, three thousand coins would have to be paid at once...
Gu Qingyun took out the money with a smile. He had no choice but to pay it. It seemed that they would not be able to leave today without paying the money.
The shopkeeper smiled happily and said, "Young Master, you have a good eye. People like you can make a lot of money anywhere."
She stood in the corridor with a plate full of money and called out, "Cuizhu, serve tea to the gentlemen."
Then he turned around and said, "These fifty Dala coins are not given for nothing. We are naturally happy that you have come from afar and are willing to watch our courtesans dance. In addition to watching nearly two hours of talent shows, we can also give you tea and snacks. After all, you can't just sit there. However... if you want to stay overnight, the ordinary singing and dancing are cheaper, and as for the courtesans... you will know in a moment."
Having said that, she happily took the Dala coins and left. After she left, Gu Qingyun's face darkened, although he could ask the emperor for the money.
But the treasury of the Dayan Dynasty didn't have much money, and the emperor was very stingy. How much money could he get back? Gu Qingyun didn't know.
Everyone else shut up silently at this moment. After all, it was Gu Qingyun who paid the money. Everyone knew the situation just now and there was no way to escape. They could only wait and see.
There were only a few people in the room at this time, and the others who were singing and dancing had already gone downstairs.
"It's a good opportunity to take a closer look at what that courtesan is all about. I think this forced buying and selling has been going on for a long time. No wonder this building is so grand. It turns out that they made a lot of dirty money."
Gu Qingyun frowned, turned his grief and anger into appetite, and scooped another bowl of not-so-tasty coarse grains into his mouth.
"But... isn't this a delay?"
Zhang Qiu looked around. He had wanted to refuse, but when he saw Gu Qingyun took out the money, he swallowed his words.
Xiao Pingzi was furious when he saw his innocent face. "Hey, Master Zhang, I paid you to sit here, and you complain that it's a waste of time. If Master Gu hadn't handled the situation in time, we would have come in vertically and left horizontally."
Zhang Qiu frowned and wanted to refute, but seeing Xiao Pingzi staring at him, he dared not say anything. Recalling what had just happened, he felt that the female shopkeeper suddenly became fierce, and he didn't know why she suddenly became irritable.
If the girl named Cuizhu hadn't pushed open the door, Xinhai would have been eager to stand up.
Gu Qingyun said nothing. He was still wondering in his mind why he had to make money from this courtesan?
Could it be that the Wubang royal family is so poor that it has to rely on forced purchases and sales to support itself?
"My lords, here's your tea." This girl was much more normal than the one who just came.
She didn't even dare to raise her eyes, she just lowered her head and served tea to the few people.
This tea is not a very good tea, and it smells only above average, but for Wubang, it is a rare good tea.
The Dayan Dynasty had severed diplomatic relations with Wubang for many years and was unwilling to import tea from them. Most of Wubang's tea was bought from the Li Kingdom, and the price was high due to this back and forth.
In addition, if ordinary people want to drink milk tea or something, they probably can't afford tea. They just pick whatever tea there is in the mountains, and the tea is not very good.
Cuizhu was about to go down in a hurry, but Gu Qingyun stopped her, "Your name is Cuizhu, what's the name of the little girl who just came to pour us wine? Why didn't she come?"