Chapter 1161: Xingyue Tower is difficult
Immediately, Jiang Wan and Song Jiuyuan told about Sheng Duo's farce, and finally said helplessly:
"This girl is simple-minded and doesn't know that people are treacherous. If she gives money like this, she might be targeted by someone with ulterior motives."
"So that's why you asked Song Yi and the others to keep a closer eye on it?"
Song Jiuyuan wrapped the cloak tightly in front of Jiang Wan, fearing that she would be cold, and held her tightly in his arms.
"Wanwan, if it's really cold, why don't you go in and rest. I can ride the horse by myself."
He felt sorry for Wanwan as she had to travel so hard on this journey.
"I can still hold on."
Jiang Wan didn't want Song Jiuyuan to bear the burden alone, so they both set off on their journey.
When they were tired, they would rest in the space and eat. Sometimes it was dry food, but most of the time it was meals prepared by Jiang Wan and Song Jiuyuan themselves.
The six or seven-day journey was compressed into four days by the two of them, and on the evening of the fourth day, they arrived at Chengzhou Prefecture.
Compared to Jiuzhou, the people here seem to rarely go out, and everyone stays at home during the winter.
The twelfth lunar month has long passed and the weather is gradually warming up, but there are not many people on the streets.
Since he was traveling incognito, there was no way Song Jiuyuan could reveal his identity.
The two chose an inn in the center of the city. Compared with the outskirts of the city, there were obviously more people coming and going here.
After simply placing their luggage in the inn and their horses in the stable, Song Jiuyuan and Jiang Wan went to the largest Zuixianlou opposite.
"Serve your signature dishes."
Song Jiuyuan didn't even look at the menu. Chengzhou and Jiuzhou are hundreds of kilometers apart, so the tastes of the people are naturally different.
The people of Chengzhou like sweet food, and Jiang Wan prefers spicy food, but it’s also nice to try other flavors occasionally.
The two of them chose a seat by the window and did not go into a private room, because if you want to understand a place, you have to observe more.
Sitting by the window, Song Jiuyuan gently turned the teacup with his fingertips, frowning.
"Wanwan, I have been to Chengzhou once on business before. At that time, Chengzhou was obviously more prosperous."
It's only been a few years, why is there such a big difference?
"Could it be related to Xingyue Tower?"
Jiang Wan lowered her voice. Both of them were skilled in martial arts, so even if the voice was very low, it could be heard.
"Maybe. I'll ask my subordinates stationed here to check it out."
Song Jiuyuan nodded slightly. He was not quite sure about the reason, but his intuition told him that it might be related to Xingyue Tower.
"I'll ask the people in the branch shop later."
Jiang Wan is now a business owner, with businesses spread all over Dafeng, so his source of information is naturally more sensitive.
While the two were talking, the food was served, and every dish seemed to be sweet.
The table was full, but Jiang Wan could only finish one candied apple as an after-meal fruit.
She suddenly felt a little regretful, "Husband, do you think we are stupid?
Why don't you go to your own shop and come here to cause trouble?"
She suddenly remembered that Cheng Jin's hot pot shop also had branches everywhere.
Whether it is warm in winter or cool in summer or a hot pot shop, the taste will not be difficult to swallow even if it is slightly adjusted.
"Let's go find a teahouse next time."
Song Jiuyuan sighed, the food was not as delicious as the one in Wanwan's space.
Although he has to do everything by himself, he is happy to be with Wanwan.
"You are right."
Jiang Wan took a sip of tea with difficulty. It was finally time for dinner and more and more people came in at this time.
They used chopsticks to eat, occasionally clinking their wine glasses together.
It must be said that the food at Zuixianlou was not quite to her taste, but the wine was very well brewed.
The taste is mellow, although a bit strong, it is still within Song Jiuyuan's acceptable range.
Just seeing that Jiang Wan had just drunk a small cup and wanted to drink more, he snatched the glass from Jiang Wan.
"Wanwan, your alcohol tolerance is average, you can't drink too much."
Thinking of Jiang Wan's appearance when she was drunk, Song Jiuyuan couldn't help but think that drunk Wanwan was actually quite cute.
However, Jiang Wan came here to do serious business, so she listened to the advice and quietly took out a bottle of fruit wine from the space under the cover of the package and sipped it slowly.
But he had sensitive ears and listened to the conversations of people in the restaurant.
"Old Chen, didn't you go on a convoy mission? How come you came back so quickly?"
"Don't mention it now. My employer is unwilling to pay protection fees to Mingyue Tower. The people from Mingyue Tower won't let me go, so naturally I have no choice but to come back first."
"Shh, keep your voice down. We can't afford to offend Mingyue Tower. We can make up for it by making fewer trips to other places."
“…”
In the eyes of these people, Xingyue Tower seems to be a very scary existence.
But Xingyue Tower is just a gang organization?
"Look, those guys are going to Yuexin Tower again. Even they are part of Xingyue Tower. What can we do to resist?"
"Forget it, when I save enough money, I will take my mother back to the countryside."
“…”
Jiang Wan followed their gaze and saw several people quickly walking into Yue Xin Tower.
Although she didn't go in, Jiang Wan intuitively felt that it was a brothel, and a brothel closely related to Xingyue Tower.
"Those people should be from Chengzhou government."
Song Jiuyuan narrowed his eyes. Although they were wearing ordinary clothes, he could tell from the arrogance in their eyes that they were not ordinary people.
Moreover, the swords in the hands of the people behind them were distributed by the yamen runners.
"It seems that Xingyue Tower is truly all-powerful in Chengzhou."
Jiang Wan's tone inevitably carried some sarcasm, and she wondered if these little emperors knew about it.
However, Xingyue Tower has been entrenched here for several years. Even if they knew about it, it would be difficult to clean it out.
"Everyone, the Xingyue Tower you just mentioned is a restaurant?"
Song Jiuyuan looked curious. Holding his wine glass, he turned around and looked at the people at the next table.
He also deliberately spoke with a Kyoto accent, making people guess that they were from outside the area.
"You all know about Xingyue Tower?"
The people at the next table chuckled, "Judging from your accent, you must be from outside. Let me give you a piece of advice.
Stay away from the people in Xingyue Tower, or you will die without knowing how you died."
"If you keep your voice down, aren't you afraid that the people in Xingyue Tower will hear you?"
Someone quickly reminded the person who had just spoken, and even looked around.
Although the movements are somewhat exaggerated, they are enough to illustrate the power of the Star Moon Tower.
“We are indeed newcomers to Chengzhou, and our master sent us to Chengzhou to explore business opportunities.
If it is appropriate, my master would like to open a few shops in Chengzhou."
Jiang Wan smiled at them friendlyly and took the two untouched meat dishes on the table to the next room.
"The two of us can't eat so much, and we haven't touched these two dishes. Please don't be disgusted."
The people at the next table were ordinary workers. There were seven or eight of them sitting there, and they only ordered four or five dishes.
They were drinking most of the time, which was enough to tell that they didn't come to Zuixianlou often and were not financially stable.
Sure enough, when they saw the dishes sent by Jiang Wan, their smiles became more sincere.
“Alas, we are all from Chengzhou, I advise your master to give up the idea of opening a shop in Chengzhou.
It was OK to successfully open a shop here in the early years, but it is too difficult to start over again, and it was difficult to get through Xingyue Tower."
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