It's because not many people stay in her inn, and it's very expensive. Most of the real antique hunters only show up in the second half of the night, just for the antiques, not for anything else.
There was only Liu Liang, a single woman, who loved staying in inns. She came twice since the dark street opened, so it was hard for her not to remember it.
"Yeah, bring my husband here today."
Liu Liang pulled Zeng Xubai over and said, "Give us the best room."
"good."
The female shopkeeper chuckled and nodded at Zeng Xubai. Her attitude was neither cold nor hot, neither humble nor arrogant. She behaved very well, a rare well-educated woman, just like the ladies of ancient times who had learned all the rules and regulations.
I think this is why, although she looks a little worldly in her clothes, she herself is still as beautiful as a begonia.
Because of her temperament and the way she handles things.
The female shopkeeper took out a bunch of magnolia keys and placed her hands in front of Liu Liang.
After Liu Liang paid the money, she took the key and found the room.
This room might really be the most expensive room in this inn. She had stayed there the last time she came here, and they were lucky enough to meet each other this time.
The guest room is very clean and has a light scent of sandalwood, a woody scent with green grass and leaves, which is very pleasant.
It's the incense burner on the table.
Liu Liang walked over and carefully touched the incense burner with her fingers. The outside of the incense burner was not hot, but still felt warm. She took off the lid of the incense burner and saw that there was still half a burner of incense flakes inside. It was the same smell she had just smelled.
This smell is a bit intoxicating.
Liu Liang had the urge to steal some of the incense back, but after thinking about it, she decided not to. This incense needs to be used with a matching incense burner, and with an incense burner, the room would also have to have the antique charm.
Her house is decorated in a modern style. When she took the incense burner home, she didn't know where to put it, and it still seemed a bit out of place. It always looked a bit out of place, so she just smelled it more often.
And some things, really, just exist in memory.
Maybe if you really get it, you won’t have such expectations anymore.
"Let's go out and eat something nice."
Liu Liang pulled Zeng Xubai and prepared to go out, and also hung the key of the jade orchid on Zeng Xubai's wrist. When the two came out, there were already a lot of people outside, just like a bright street in the daytime, with people everywhere, but most of them were just walking around casually, and then commenting on the place, but there were not many people who actually bought things.
Liu Liang could feel that these people were not regulars in the dark street, so they were not familiar with this place. Those who would really visit the dark street would only appear after midnight.
So most of these people probably came here because of its reputation, just like Liu Liang who came here for the first time. But the difference is that Liu Liang is a person who knows how to enjoy life and will not treat herself badly. So no matter how expensive the things here are, she will buy them and take them.
Even if a cup of tea used to cost a hundred yuan but now costs thousands of yuan, she would still drink it.
Of course, Liu Jing was secretly happy about this. In fact, it would be fine if they didn't buy anything. This way, she wouldn't have to follow the dark street gate and queue for a long time before she could buy what she wanted.
She took Zeng Xubai by the hand and walked past one stall after another. Whenever she saw something she liked, she would buy it. After all, there were two of them eating it. If they couldn't finish it, they could leave it with Zeng Xubai and eat it when she wanted to.
Moreover, they had already agreed to buy more of these things.
After having a slightly full meal, Liu Jing and Zeng Xubai went to the open-air teahouse. It was still as expensive as before, except for the high price, there was really no epidemic.
Just the money for a pot of tea can last for several years if left outside.
"Boss, it seems like there are more people this year?"
Liu Liang was familiar with this shopkeeper, just like the female shopkeeper of the inn. She might not remember her name, but she was familiar with her face. After all, every time she came, she would take care of the business of this teahouse and of course she would also donate a lot of money.
Who makes the teahouse business even more shady than the inn? No matter how good the inn is, at least the guests still have beds and quilts to cover themselves, but here is just an open-air tea stall. A pot of tea and some fruits and vegetables are available, but they still cost hundreds of dollars. It is actually not much different from a black shop.
The shopkeeper added half a pot of tea to Liu Liang's cup and said as he did so.
"The customers are quite discerning. There are indeed a lot more people in the dark streets this year than in the past."
"Is there a reason?"
Liu Liang picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. Well, it had such a light tea fragrance. At the first sip, it didn't feel like anything special, but the more she drank, the more flavorful it became. The longer she drank, the more extraordinary it felt.
So Liu Liang still feels that the money is well spent.
She looked around again. There were indeed a lot of people, and most of them were just there to watch the fun, but few were actually buying things. She just wondered if after midnight, when the real dark streets appeared here, would there be so many people rushing to grab antiques?
Also, isn’t it because everyone knows that the Dark Street may no longer appear starting next year, so everyone wants to witness the splendor of the Dark Street? Of course, there are people like her who just want to buy more antiques to keep?
I’m afraid that if I miss this year, there will never be such a good opportunity again.
Could it be that this is really the case, everyone else knows it, but because she is too ignorant, she is the only one who doesn't know it?
"The guest doesn't know the reason?"
Just when Liu Liang was still thinking about the previous question, he was asked back by the teahouse owner.
"Don't know what?"
Liu Liang put another cup of tea to her lips, but couldn't help sighing in her heart. Could it be that she was really too incompetent, so she didn't even get any information.
"Guest really doesn't know?"
The teahouse owner asked again.
Liu Liang still shook her head.
"Is it because of Gu Kaizhi's painting?"
Zeng Xubai, who had been sitting the whole time, asked tentatively.
The corners of the teahouse owner's smiling lips lifted up a little more.
"That's it."
Liu Liang: “…”
"Because of Gu Kaizhi's painting?"
She was still a little bit unconvinced. She already had a painting by Gu Kaizhi, but she donated it to the country for collection. It was now on display in the National Museum, using the most advanced preservation methods, so that more people could see Gu Kaizhi's paintings and the unique painting techniques of the ancients.
But when will there be another one?
Are Gu Kaizhi's paintings like cabbages now? How come they can be found everywhere?
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