sbdcsierra Chapter 355: Scenery of Ubang
Chapter 355: Scenery of Ubang
The man felt bored and snorted, but it didn't attract much attention.
People in China are good at doing business, so every year there are several hundred young people going to other countries, less than a thousand. Everyone is used to it.
Usually young people who do business for the first time are cautious, not so easily deceived, and dare not take any risks.
Gu Qingyun and his group tried to stay relaxed and walked forward. There was a big difference between Wubang and Dayan Dynasty. At least there were not so many blatant shops on the streets. Everyone looked around with some caution.
Wubang has a very strong hierarchy system, and everyone is in danger under the imperial power.
If an ordinary merchant opens a store to sell things, but the sales are not good, he will not be able to collect the rent of the store.
These stores basically belong to the third-tier landlords, most of whom own land at home and have big businesses.
But if the sales are good, if you meet a good landlord, you can just pay more rent. But if you meet a hard-to-talk-to landlord, he will bring people to smash your store, which is common.
For the poor people, Ubang is not a very suitable place to live, and it is even a little scary.
At this time, most of the people who dare to open their doors openly on the street have strong backing or have paid protection fees.
"Come, come, take a look at these delicious and crispy beef patties. Each one only costs eight Dala coins."
The hawking sounds seemed particularly abrupt on this relatively empty street. As I walked further along the street, I found that it was gradually becoming more lively.
The shops here are different, most of them have backstage, so they can sell directly on the street.
What's more, although Wubang is not as rich in resources as other countries, their animal skins have always been the best, and occasionally one or two caves with mines can be found.
There were many merchants coming and going, some of them were selling some daily necessities, some were buying some leather or beef and mutton, and if they were lucky, they could even buy some ore.
Gu Qingyun looked at the things on the street and frowned unconsciously. Although it was separated from Wuji City by a wall, the products here were too scarce.
If Miss An's food and drinks were sold here, I wonder how much money I would make.
At this time, Gu Qingyun didn't even know that Miss An had transformed into the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's Mansion.
Then again, Wubang was highly divided, and they could fight over a small piece of land. If a cave with a mine was found, no matter what kind of mine it was, unless it was in the hands of the royal family, there would definitely be a fight.
So when that person just mentioned something about a gold mine, Gu Qingyun simply didn't believe it. If there really was a gold mine, then there should have been news of a fight, not some business deal.
"Brother Gu, we just got in, we have to find a place to eat. We can talk about collecting the skins later." Xinhai cooperated with Gu Qingyun.
This job was originally supposed to be done by Zhang Qiu, but seeing how timid he was, Gu Qingyun gave it to Xin Hai.
"Then let's find a restaurant to have a meal first." Gu Qingyun responded quickly, and looked around arrogantly, pointing to the biggest sign, Saixi Courtyard.
Everyone smiled in agreement with Gu Qingyun and entered the restaurant.
In fact, there were only Gu Qingyun, Xinhai, Zhang Qiu and his boy who almost became invisible, plus Eunuch Ping and a secret guard dressed as a servant.
The rest of the secret guards disappeared on their own after entering Wuji City. There was no way they could have come in so openly.
So they didn't attract any attention.
"Dear guests, please come in. Oh, these are the important people from Li Country, right? Come in quickly!"
The proprietress who was speaking was wearing a blue dress, and Gu Qingyun paused.
Wubang uses color to distinguish the nobility. The royal family likes colors like purple and blue. The nobles like green and yellow. Landlords will mostly choose red and black and white.
The other common people were mostly gray or brown, and they could not choose too bright colors, as bright colors were the symbols of royalty and nobility.
For example, except for purple and blue, which nobles cannot use, nobles can use all other colors.
A royal family member wearing a blue dress opened a large restaurant on the street, which was Ubang.
Gu Qingyun led everyone in a salute, using the etiquette of the Li country. Last night, Gu Qingyun had taught everyone about it for a long time.
This time, no one made a mistake.
The proprietress saw that they used the etiquette of the Li Kingdom, and such a high-level way of greeting. She quickly understood that this group of people were probably from the Li Kingdom nobility.
He knows what he's doing and he's so smart.
Randomly smiled and said, "Excuse me, everyone. Please come in."
Gu Qingyun returned a smile and walked in. He ordered a few things casually. Gu Qingyun pretended to smile casually, "I wonder if your store has...beautiful girls from other races. The brothers who have been exhausted on the journey all want to listen to some music, watch some dancing, and relax."
The proprietress immediately smiled, as if she understood something very well. "Of course we do. Our restaurant is the largest in the city. In addition to the performances at fixed times every day, you can also choose your favorite lady."
Gu Qingyun smiled, rubbed his chin with his hand, and said, "Then ask the boss lady to find a few girls to play a few songs for us brothers."
The proprietress clapped her hands, and seven or eight girls who looked young came in. The girls sat down and some sang, some danced, and some played the piano.
Gu Qingyun's pupils shrank. Among these seven or eight people, at least three should be from the Dayan Dynasty. Not to mention their facial features, one could tell just by looking at the way they played the pipa.
The way and tone of playing the piano are obviously different in each country.
The pipa of the Dayan Dynasty was the most popular, simply because the young ladies all liked to sing in a humming voice, which sounded soft and low, and was very tempting.
Therefore, for a long time, the pipa of the Dayan Dynasty was famous throughout the entire continent. Gu Qingyun was forced to learn many musical instruments since he was a child, so he had some hearing ability.
While the dishes were being served, Gu Qingyun raised his eyebrows and asked the little girl who came in, "This little girl who plays the piano in your family plays very well, just like peeling the strings on my heart."
The little girl probably listened to the shopkeeper's instructions and was not in a hurry. She just smiled and said, "Sir, you have a good ear. This little girl is from Dayan Dynasty, which is next to your country. She was carefully selected by our shopkeeper. Recently, she has been very popular."
The little girl spoke with contempt, and it was obvious that she did not think highly of the girl playing the piano, and she could even belittle her at will.