"It's okay, I have money to give."
Xie Mingchi seemed to see what she was worried about, and after that, he took out a large, heavy bag of money from his waist.
Before Hua Shi could react, he stuffed the purse into her hand.
Hua Shi was stunned and subconsciously squeezed the silver in his purse through a thin layer of cloth.
After reacting, he stared at Xie Mingchi.
"No…that's not what I meant."
Looking at Xie Mingchi's serious expression, Hua Shi inexplicably felt a little funny.
She lowered her voice again and said, "I'm worried that the inn is no different from a restaurant. It's just a place to stay. The prices of the dishes they prepare are higher than those in ordinary restaurants. They are just black shops that cheat people out of their money."
I hadn't noticed it just now, but when I heard the waiter announce the names of the dishes, which were almost all meat dishes, Hua Shou reacted belatedly and thought of this problem.
And...just now the waiter only announced the names of the dishes and didn't even tell her the prices. She was really stupid. How could she have forgotten to ask?
There was no menu in the inn, let alone any clearly marked prices...
She had watched many TV dramas before, and many of the inns were black shops that cheated people. In the worst case, they would sell human meat buns and human meat dishes, while in the worst case, they would charge exorbitant prices for dishes.
Hua Shi was thinking wildly, and he lowered his voice and quietly told Xie Mingchi his thoughts.
Unexpectedly, after hearing what she said, Xie Mingchi suddenly looked at her and laughed out loud.
Hua Shi looked confused, frowned, and said seriously: "What are you laughing at? I'm serious."
Xie Mingchi's voice was filled with laughter. "Don't worry, this is Taohua Town. You may not know this, but Taohua Town has very strict regulations on merchants. Those human meat bun inns you mentioned rarely appear in the streets and alleys of Taohua Town. Even if they do, they are hidden in those dark places."
When Hua Shi heard this, he immediately became curious: "Why do you say that? Can you tell me about Taohua Town? This is my first time here, I don't know anything."
Seeing that she was genuinely curious, Xie Mingchi cleared his throat and slowly told her everything he knew about Taohua Town.
It turned out that the area where they were now was almost close to the border of Gaoche Kingdom. It was an area with high mountains and long roads. There was only one town, Taohua Town, also called Taohua City, within a radius of hundreds of miles.
I heard that there have been wars in various countries for many years, both big and small, and chaos has arisen several times. The situation is turbulent, and the masters in high positions are busy with the wars and have long ignored this place with high mountains, long roads, poor mountains and bad waters.
This also led to the fact that in this vast desolate area, except for Taohua Town, several other nearby towns all established their own systems and armies.
In other words, the entire town, enclosed by this gate, had its own local tyrant. Due to the emperor's poor governance and the dire situation, amidst the chaos, someone, using their own means and concealing the truth from their superiors, established their own power and took over the governance of the entire town...
Hua Shi listened and was silent for a while. He asked curiously, "According to what you said, this city is out of the control of the emperor. If people knew about it, how could the emperor of Gaoche let it go? Wouldn't he send troops to take back these lost towns?"
Xie Mingchi lowered his voice and said, "I guess it's possible, but the situation has been turbulent in recent years. I heard that the person sitting in the high position is addicted to wine and food and doesn't care about these border towns at all."
Hua Shi felt something was magical and fell silent.
As for the other world...it seems like something big might happen, but I can accept that...
Moreover, this world was completely different from the one he knew. Given the turmoil, it was understandable that something like this would happen...
Then, Xie Mingchi slowed down his voice and continued speaking.
The person who is now in charge of this entire town is the City Lord Fang - Fang Yishui. It has been nearly five or six years since he took over the management of this city after replacing the previous city lord.
The vast majority of the credit for Taohua City's current prosperity can be attributed to City Lord Fang. It's precisely because of his strict control that the people living in the town dare not cause trouble under his nose...
“…That sounds okay.” Hua Shi tapped his chin lightly with his fingers, nodded, and murmured.
Just as Xie Mingchi was about to continue speaking, the waiter led two people, holding trays loaded with dishes, and walked quickly towards the table for two.
"Excuse me for waiting, my two guests. The dishes are coming soon."
The waiter bent down and spoke to Hua Shi and the other two with a smile, then turned around and waved, signaling the two people behind him to bring the dishes.
The two men put the dishes on the table swiftly. When the waiter saw that all the dishes were served, he said to Hua Shi and the other man, "Take your time to eat and try the delicacies of our Chunhe Tower."
Hua Shi looked at the waiter who was so respectful and polite, and felt a little strange. He turned to look at Xie Mingchi and asked in a low voice, "Why is the waiter so polite?"
Logically speaking, she and Xie Mingchi were just ordinary guests in the inn. Even if they were trying to make money, their attitude in attracting customers would not be as polite as that of the waiter.
Xie Mingchi took a pair of chopsticks and handed them to Hua Shi. After listening, he said casually, "That's not the waiter, but the owner of this inn. His attitude towards guests has always been like this. Because of his good attitude, it seems that many people are happy to stay here."
It's just a way of welcoming customers. If you have a good attitude, others will naturally be willing to patronize you. It's nothing strange. Most of the shop owners in the town are like this.
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