"My husband's accent doesn't sound like a local one..."
While the Madam was speaking, she reached out and touched Wei Hao's chest, but Wei Hao avoided it without leaving any trace.
"I am from Beiyang Prefecture, and this is my first time in Xiayi."
Entering this restaurant listed as "Tianxiang Pavilion", it is a seven or eight-story pavilion with red and pink decorations inside. Most of the idle ladies are playing musical instruments. They are all on the first and second floors. Wei Hao can just walk in.
See them looking lazy and tired.
Entertainment clubs are similar. When you are busy, you don’t feel tired. Only when you are idle will you really lose your energy.
The main reason is that I have no income and it is not easy to be scolded by my boss.
"I'll order a table of wine and food, so I don't have to sleep."
"Oh my, Mr. Lang is still an elegant guest..."
This old woman is good at talking, and she said while soliciting, "I'm not bragging, this 'Jie Er Miao' from 'Tianxiang Pavilion' is one of the best in Ankangfang. Besides, this dish is also a girl's skill.
The most popular dish in the restaurant..."
"The boss really knows how to talk."
Wei Hao smiled and praised the old madam, because the old lady said "tangzi cuisine" is not a local specialty.
The so-called "Tangzi" is another name for brothels in Wei Hao's hometown of Beiyang Prefecture. It is a term with very local characteristics.
The old bustard heard that Wei Hao was from Beiyang Prefecture, so he said that his "cooking dishes" were the best. It really depends on the person's talk, he is quite good.
"Ah hahaha, the more I look at you, the happier I am."
He covered his mouth and smiled proudly. The charm of the old bustard was still there, and his smile was dazzling, which made Wei Hao even more greedy.
She is a proficient in fortune-telling. One look at Wei Hao's stature and temperament, and she is sure that he is a well-traveled and well-funded beast of burden, and he will definitely be a pleasure to play with.
It's a pity that it's not interesting if you just come to eat.
However, the money for the entrance tea, the tabletop, and the private room...that's probably not a penny less.
Unless you're given a sleepover, it's free of charge.
Wei Hao found a place to sit down. It was a bright and bright corner facing the street. The tables and chairs were neat and clean.
After sitting down, Wei Hao took out a silver ingot and pressed it on the table. Then he looked at the madam with straight eyes and asked, "Talk to me and give me more money."
"Oh! My dear, I have been waiting day and night for a good person like you. Don't just talk, you can do anything you ask me to do. There is a big exam coming up in the next two days.
I am just an obedient dog in front of a good man..."
"It's your turn to make money."
Professional, very professional, Wei Hao appreciates it very much!
As a technical service employee with such a good professional attitude, Wei Hao had to admit that Xiayi's entertainment clubs, even if they were just mediocre ones, were much better than the top restaurants in Wufeng County.
"Good man, what do you want to talk about?"
The old madam stuffed the silver ingot into her bra, but the madam didn't care. The deep groove was exposed, and she pulled her bellyband specially for fear that Wei Hao could not see clearly. She had a plump figure and a round body. Although she was not as good as a young girl, she was very different.
It's charming.
A romantic woman can have some personality, even if she has characteristics.
"Whether it's romance or courtship, my good husband, you can talk about whatever you want, I will listen to you."
No way, the silver ingot Wei Hao gave was different. It was imperial silver, a large piece of twelve taels, and for normal expenses, it was cut into pieces with scissors.
"Is there anyone here talking about court affairs?"
"Hi! My brother, you don't come very often. If it were the past few days, there would have been more scholars chatting here with me about the affairs of the court, this current situation, and the affairs of the court, just like the emperor standing in front of his husbands. Not even as good as them..."
Taking out a piece of silk and wiping the corners of his mouth, the madam suddenly said, "Good man, do you prefer white fish or white shrimp?"
"Let's chat while eating? Do you have any recommendations?"
"You are from Beiyang Prefecture, so naturally I will listen to you..."
"Then steam the white fish and boil it
Shrimp, if there is snowcress and bean paste soup, that would be good too. I don’t know if there is bean paste in this situation.”
When others heard this, they thought it was shabby and that it was all rubbish.
But little did they know that it is not easy to eat white fish in Xiayi during this leap month. White shrimp is even more difficult. And the third dish, pickled vegetable and bean paste soup, may sound like it only costs a few bucks, but in fact it is the best. Dear.
Because in this pickled cabbage and watercress soup, the pickled cabbage is indeed snow vine, but the watercress is not beans such as broad beans, but the gill meat of a sand eel.
Even in Beiyang Mansion, a small bowl of pickled cabbage and bean paste soup is just one tael to start with, and then you can go with it as you go.
Wei Hao's words when ordering dishes were, firstly, to show that he was indeed from Beiyang Prefecture, and secondly, to see how much this "Tianxiang Pavilion" weighed.
Don't look at the madam's various flirtations. Her words, both inside and outside, are all temptations.
It's a place where people gather together. If you want to make more money, you won't be able to survive without some moral skills.
Sure enough, the madam, who was just having fun at first, now understands that the rough guy in front of him is not a talent from out of town, but also a smart person at heart.
Immediately, I stopped looking at him and couldn't figure out what this rough guy did for a living.
can not tell.
It's really weird.
This is also the first time I have encountered this situation, and I can't tell the origin of the other party at all.
"Good man, just take a look. Here we are at Tianxiang Pavilion. I can't let you go home disappointed."
After saying that, the madam put her hands on her hips and twisted her hips, swaying her way to the booth and shouting, "Hurry up and make the snowcress and bean soup. This gentleman here is an authentic Beiyang man, don't try to fool me by tearing broad beans..." …”
After she finished shouting, she ordered a few more singers: "Cui Liu, Ru Yan, Xiao Xiang'er, come here and play "Dian Crimson Lips" for this gentleman... Don't stretch and yawn, twelve The silver ingots can’t hold your little bitches, please give me some energy!”
"Serve tea! Serve good tea! Brew the "Jinglong Tea" purchased from Chaohu earlier. Don't use boiling water. Keep it warm..."
"Light a burner of incense and what are you doing standing there in a daze? I care about your food, drink, toilet, and sleep. You don't need to pay for rouge and gouache day and night? Get busy!"
A sound was heard, and Wei Hao was stunned for a moment. This old madam was quite capable of taking care of things.
Not long after, the entire pavilion was buzzing with activity. When the madam came back to sit with her, the tea was already on the table. The tea soup was replaced with the right temperature, and several large plates of candied dried fruits were placed on the table.
The girl holding the pipa and bells in the corner has already begun to play. The singer is standing in front, a good-looking girl with fair skin. She holds an emerald green silk scarf as a handkerchief and sings to the sound of the pipa and bells. , sang a song "Dianpin Lips".
Wei Hao didn't understand much and didn't like hearing it. He just pinched the walnuts with his fingers as if eating peanuts, which was quite pleasant.
The madam who was sitting with him looked at it for a while, and the walnut hammer he had prepared became a decoration...
Click.
After crushing a walnut, Wei Hao picked up the walnut meat and asked, "Boss, if I walk in the entertainment field, can you tell me which princes and grandsons I cannot offend?"
"Oh! Mr. Lang, you have asked the right person. This capital has hidden dragons and crouching tigers, crouching tigers and hidden dragons. Who is the god and who is the brat? I am Men Qing'er..."
As she said this, the old lady started to criticize her and said, "To say that this girl is the most arrogant in the house, she must be the Seven Kings and Twelve Dukes. She comes from these families. She is the most powerful person. If you can recruit one, ...My "Tianxiang Pavilion", I won't have to worry about food and drink for three years. "
The implication is that the "Seven Kings and Twelve Dukes" will not come.
"I know the seven kings. What do these twelve princes say?"
The so-called "seven kings" are the seven brothers of the late emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty. Each has its own fiefdom and each holds treasures. They are completely different from the unlucky Sijulang.
Wei Hao still has a very clear understanding of the "Seven Kings", but he doesn't know much about the "Twelve Dukes". He only knows that Li Huairou, the provincial servant under his sect, is the "Gong of Zhao", which means he has real power, titles, and strong strength. , from the court
Get trendy.
There are not many other prime ministers who are granted public titles, usually they are just marquises.
Therefore, Li Huairou's status is indeed different.
The old bustard then began to comment on the "Twelve Dukes", which are the twelve important figures who were ennobled and founded the county. In addition to the current provincial minister, there are also former ministers, as well as the former Zhongshu Province Zhongshu Ling and Shangshu Provincial Shangshu Ling. , chamberlain, provincial chamberlain, chambermaid...
All together, they are all wealthy families concentrated in Jingwei, Heluo, and their fiefdoms are also quite prosperous, and they are by no means a miscellany.
From the professional perspective of the madam, he has a clear understanding of which company is the richest, which company can best take care of business, and which company has the most power to fight against competitors...
Wei Hao also found a lot of useful information from the old bustard's mouth.
For example, take Li Huairou, Wei Hao planned to kill him in the capital. In Beiyang Mansion, Li Huairou was extremely mysterious in Wei Hao's eyes, and he was a big boss hidden behind the scenes. He needed various means to deal with him.
But in the eyes of the old bustard, Xianggong Li's hands and eyes were astute. Even if there was only one housekeeper at home, he could still support a group of helpers who could transport food and water to the southeast of Xiayi.
There are as many as seventeen or eight thousand coolies who work to transport grain and unload goods. If they all come to "Tianxiang Pavilion" to have sex once, and each time they get half a tael of silver, it will still be eight thousand taels or less.
In addition, the old madam said that Li Xianggong always traveled with formal honors. After all, he was the founder of the Yitong Third Division, and his status was aloof. No matter how hard he filed, he still had the style of a Xianggong.
Even the madam explained Xianggong Li's travel route very clearly, including where to turn when taking Zhuque Street, and where to stop when taking Chunming Street.
Wei Hao was satisfied and added money on the spot!
Talk therapy is very effective!
Dude.
Another ingot of silver was pressed on the table, and at the same time he added a small ingot, one tael of goods, but it was used to send away the three singing girls.
So "Dian Jiang Lip" single cycle...
Anyway, I don’t understand it, and everything sounds the same.
The boiled shrimps were on the table. Wei Hao peeled the shrimps and asked, "I'm new here. I originally wanted to go to the West City to see the Great Altar of Protecting the Country, but I heard that there are more than one altar. Why is that? Which one should I go to?" Authentic?"
"My dear husband, you have asked the right person. There is a way here, but there may not be good information about my concubine elsewhere."
Quickly stuffing the money into the ditch, the madam held up her plump breasts with both hands, then smiled and wanted to lean over, but saw Wei Hao tapping his finger on the table, "Just talk, I won't sleep with you."
"..."
I was a little embarrassed. I thought that the "escort" was always an expert and had many years of experience. However, I was interested in it, but I was ruthless.
But Lang is rich, and although he seems ruthless, he is also affectionate.
The madam pretended to smile shyly, then waved the silk and said, "Do you know how to cultivate yourself?"
"There is also a fairy who can move clouds and bring rain in my hometown. Xu Yisun from Beiyang Mansion is also the direct descendant of the "Great Master Protecting the Country."
"That's easy to say!"
The old bustard suddenly said with a look on his face, "This 'Guoguo Dharma Altar', ah, a place where you have to go to worship the sacred weapon of Sheji, is the authentic one. The rest that cannot be sacrificed and refined are not authentic."
"Is there any more to say?"
"Isn't that right?"
The old bustard suddenly looked excited, "The ministers from the Rites Department and Honglu Temple came to spend the night, but they talked a lot about this. They all said that with the "Sacred Artifact of Sheji", they can recreate something. Anyway, it is good for Daxia." In the future, any droughts, floods, insects, etc. will be gone.”
"The Sacred Artifact of Sheji...sounds really powerful."
"That's natural. The gentlemen of the Tingli Department can hang up the Demon King and beat him. I'll beat him as hard as I beat my son."
"So powerful?"
"That's what I said, how can I know the truth?"
Seeing that Wei Hao was willing to listen to this, the old bustard struck while the iron was hot and continued: "Speaking of this sacred artifact of the country, in addition to the Ministry of Rites, the ministers of Honglu Temple have also mentioned it. I actually remembered that the seven kings were from the mansion. I also had a few words about worshiping him."
"Seven kings" worship? That must be the sword fairy who comes and goes?"
"Oh, that's really a master who can kill people with flying swords. It's not easy, he's very tight. But no matter how tight he is, it's not as tight as my mother... I'm so tight. My legs are entangled with each other. It won't take a moment to call him. Discouraged..."
As he spoke, the madam cast her flirtatious eyes wildly, but Wei Hao felt nothing at all. Instead, he pondered over the words, and then said: "The sword immortal also knows about the 'Sheji Divine Artifact,?'"
"Didn't I say before that we have to sacrifice and refine it?" I heard the worshipers say that the sacred artifact of Sheji is in the house of the seven kings. Is there some kind of treasure that was gifted by the late emperor? What kind of tripod is it? It is one of the nine big treasures cast by Emperor Taizu. one of……"
As soon as these words came out, Wei Hao suddenly became energetic, "Could it be that the Seven Kings also want to refine the 'Sheji Divine Artifact'?"
"If there is a purpose, then it must be refined. It will be beneficial to the country."
"makes sense……"
Wei Hao narrowed his eyes slightly and exposed the shrimp meat. He immediately had some concerns and was ready to explore the "Seven Kings" mansion.