Officer Gao and the He brothers, He Gang and He Qiang, were also at the inn. The other yamen runners from the Jingzhao Prefecture were watching over the two prisoners with Master Qian and taking a rest as well.
"Third Miss, this cup is for you. I thank you for passing through Qi'an Town this time, which allowed Qiangzi's body to be found so quickly, and for his family to be found, to be recognized by their ancestors, and to return to their roots!" Du San Niang raised her wine cup, stood up, and toasted Gu Xin.
"Mr. Du, you flatter me!" Gu Xin picked up her wine glass, stood up, and said to Du San Niang, "This is my duty."
After taking a nap, she felt much better, and her mood had calmed down.
After saying that, he tilted his head back and drank the wine in one gulp.
With her hearty and carefree manner, Lu Zheng was genuinely worried that his daughter Xin Xin might become an alcoholic.
The key is that his Xin Xin can drink a lot. No one, whether among the soldiers of Da Zhou or those in the West, has ever been able to drink her under the table.
Du Sanniang also drank a cup heartily, and then toasted everyone present one by one.
To be honest, no one expected Du San Niang to be such a heavy drinker.
Those present, besides Gu Xin, Lu Zheng, Zheng Qiu, and Gu En, also included the white-clad fat man, Constable Gao, and He Gang and He Qiang.
She kept drinking without stopping at all.
After everyone had finished offering their toasts, Du Sanniang sat down and invited everyone to eat.
"Mr. Du, you have quite the capacity for alcohol! I wonder what your plans are for the future? In my opinion, Mr. Du probably doesn't want to stay in Qi'an Town anymore, does he?" The man in white picked up a piece of food, ate it, and then asked.
"Hmm?" Du Sanniang paused for a moment, looking at the man in white with some surprise. She seemed not to have expected anyone to see through her thoughts, and said with a smile, "It's possible that this inn can't stay open. I've been thinking about Qiangzi a lot these past few days. If I continue to stay here, I'm afraid I won't be able to live as freely as before. After all, I watched him grow from thirteen years old to now. It's really hard for me to see a living person just gone like that."
"Is Boss Du planning to go back to his hometown?" Fatty Wang asked curiously.
He remembered what Gu Xin and Lu Zheng had said last night, and tried his best to keep his eyes pure, looking at Du Sanniang as if he were looking at a man.
“I don’t want to go back to Jiangnan either. I haven’t decided where to go yet.” Du San Niang shook her head, poured herself another cup of wine, drank it, and then said, “Perhaps, after dealing with Qi’an Inn, I might go to the capital! Didn’t Madam Gu build a commercial street in the capital? Miss Gu, could you ask your mother to leave me a shop? I’d like to go back to the capital to do some business.”
“Sure! I can do that. Does Boss Du want to continue running the inn? If it’s as big as Qi’an Inn, then I’ll have to ask my mother to keep it as soon as possible.” Gu Xin nodded without hesitation.
The commercial street is not yet open to the public; shops have only been reserved for a few familiar families and their own relatives. So, even if Du San Niang wants to continue running the inn, there are still shops available.
"I don't want to run an inn anymore, it's too much trouble. I'm thinking of finding someone to manage this place so I can open another shop in the capital. Selling flowers would be good, I really like flowers and plants, and I can also blend fragrances when I have free time. The shop doesn't need to be too big, just three rooms downstairs for me to rest upstairs. Of course, it could also be a two-story building with a backyard, as long as there's a place for me to stay." Du San Niang thought for a moment and then stated her requirements.
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