The old man stroked his beard and continued, "The third place is the Kunzhou Restaurant!"
Gu Chengyun interrupted the old man: "Is a restaurant a must-visit place for good food? Isn't this the same as the second place?"
The old man stretched out his hand, shook his finger, and gave him a knowing look: "The food at Kunzhou Restaurant is a bit of a mystery to me; I haven't been able to eat there yet. However, I've set a goal: in December, I'll take my whole family and book a table. The most popular dish right now is hot pot, so I'll order that. They say it's fragrant, spicy, and delicious, with all sorts of side dishes. If you have plenty of money, you'll probably be able to walk on thin ice afterward. Besides the food, Kunzhou Restaurant also has fine wines—the kind of strong liquor that even soldiers shout out after just one sip." "Very good. As for the fruit wine, hehe, the young ladies all love it! Those tough young ladies from the Goddess Kingdom, after drinking the fruit wine, become as gentle as the young ladies of our Great Zhou! Besides fine wine, Kunzhou Restaurant also offers beautiful women and scenery. A beautiful woman's dance is worth a thousand gold pieces, a beautiful woman's song is worth ten thousand taels. I personally saw a young nobleman from Jinnan Kingdom carrying a basket of jade stones, hoping to ask a beautiful woman for a private song and dance, but unfortunately, he was refused by the owner. There's a special stage over there, built with special stones, and the sound is very loud."
Gu Chengyun was even more bewildered. Jieyou Pavilion, the only brothel in Kuncheng, actually refused a basket of jade.
Has the owner of Jieyou Pavilion made a fortune? Or has he had a change of heart and decided to let the girls there perform but not sell their bodies?
"Old man Feng, what are you dawdling for? Third Miss is looking for you! Why aren't you going?" At this moment, a middle-aged fat man rushed over, said a few words, and pulled the old man away.
Gu Chengyun looked at the public latrine in front of him, hesitated for a long time, and then went in.
Once inside, you can immediately sense the difference. Although there is a smell, it's definitely not the smell of a typical outhouse. Moreover, there are no chamber pots in this outhouse, and it's not dirty at all.
Someone nearby noticed the bewildered expressions on the faces of the master and servant and realized they were new to Kuncheng, so they explained to them how to use it.
Gu Chengyun only urinated a little and found the outhouse incredibly convenient.
Of course, he can't come here often. There are so many people, all sorts of people, which doesn't fit his understanding. But he can install one in his own home!
So he decided that when he visited the new magistrate the next day, he would ask about the construction of the outhouse. Didn't the old man say that it was built by the magistrate's son?
After leaving the outhouse, Gu Chengyun headed towards the three must-visit places.
It was already afternoon when he arrived in Kuncheng. After visiting three places, he returned to the Gu family's residence. Upon further reflection, he realized that Old Man Er was right; these were definitely places he had to visit.
The hot pot at Kunzhou Restaurant is delicious, and spicy enough! The liquor is strong; his head is starting to hurt, so he needs to sleep.
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Not long after Gu Chengyun entered the city, Gu Shouxin received news that the young master of the Fuzhou tea merchants had arrived.
Gu Shouxin knew about the connection between his family and the Fuzhou tea merchants. When he looked at the files before, he just thought that since everyone had the surname Gu, if the Fuzhou tea merchants knew how to get things done, then he would take care of them.
Now that he knows his grandfather, who is also Grandma Gu's father, was the direct descendant of the Gu family's tea business, well, he can't take care of him anymore.
He was also thinking that once Grandma Gu and Gu Ren's father recognized each other, he would join forces with his cousin to take back the Gu family in Fuzhou.
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