Yu Xi intentionally avoided Qi Yan's questions, and tried to lead the topic to the dishes that were colorful, fragrant and delicious.

"This water chicken is the specialty of our restaurant. Try it and see if it suits your taste." The boss personally became the "maid" who served the dishes. With a private wave of his hand, the maids respectfully withdrew and left the private room for the two of them.

Qi Yan ate the dish that Yu Xi brought, and his eyes, which were originally as silent as a pool of clear water, suddenly rippled.

"Delicious!" The indescribable taste spread in his mouth. Qi Yan didn't have many beautiful words in his mind, and couldn't describe this wonderful taste fluently.

Qi Yan had never eaten anything from Xuanhu Restaurant in his life.

"This is really delicious..." Qi Yan took another bite and ate it with satisfaction. Yu Xi sat aside and sipped his tea, watching Qi Yan with interest, as satisfied as a child eating syrup.

After a while, Qi Yan was thirsty and asked for tea. He touched the teapot and found that it was very light, as if the tea had been drunk. Yu Xi saw his action and knew what was going on. He did not ask for tea, but opened a jar on the cabinet.

The red cloth was opened, and the aroma inside instantly filled the air.

"Ah, what is that?" Qi Yan's eyes were attracted: "Wine?"

Yu Xi's lips curled up slightly: "Fruit wine. Would you like a glass?" After that, without waiting for Qi Yan to reply, he took two wine glasses by himself, walked to the seat next to Qi Yan and sat down, and divided the wine glasses between you and me.

Qi Yan was a little timid. He looked at the fragrant wine pot and murmured, "I can't drink..."

"Fruit wine, not intoxicating." Yu Xi saw his throat move slightly, obviously swallowing saliva, he must be very thirsty.

Qi Yan thought about it and shook his head: "I'd better buy a pot of tea..."

"Top-grade Maojianer, one hundred and twenty taels of silver a pot." Yu Xi blurted out naturally.

Qi Yan's eyes widened, and his hand unconsciously touched his wallet: "Why, why are you suddenly asking for money?"

"Of course, the things I treat you to are free. But if it's something you want, it must be paid for." Yu Xi's eyes flashed with cunning: "Tea costs money, wine is free, which one do you want to drink?"

Qi Yan really wanted to slam the table and call for a pot of tea, but his money was pitiful. Let alone a pot of tea, he might not even be able to afford a bowl of rice... Qi Yan thought for a moment, and finally raised the wine glass towards himself.

"I'll drink." Drinking is fine! What an unscrupulous profiteer, that pot of tea really cost 120 taels? !

Qi Yan didn't want to verify it. Yu Xi filled the wine glass, and he took a sip. The fragrance lingered on the lips and teeth, and the essence of the aged wine blossomed in the fruity aroma, as if the best was left in the wine aroma.

Pursing his lips, Qi Yan silently pushed the empty cup in front of Yu Xi: "Another cup."

Yu Xi smiled, and that smile seemed to imply that some evil plan had succeeded, but it was fleeting, making it difficult for others to grasp.

After a few glasses of fruit wine, Qi Yan was a little confused, but even if he was confused, he did not forget to bring food to everyone in the prison. In the end, he reminded Yu Xi vigorously to pack up the uneaten dishes and take them back.

The drunk Qi Yan's confusion was even more annoying, and he lacked some of the calmness and indifference when he was sober.

Yu Xi cried out in his heart that it was a bad idea. He was even planning to take advantage of Qi Yan's confusion to "trick" him into signing an agreement to leave the government. After all, Yu Xi admired Qi Yan very much, and didn't want him to waste his prime youth on the dying Daliang.

However, even though he was confused, Qi Yan was still very clear-headed to a certain extent.

"It was a great day today." Qi Yan's face was flushed, but he didn't show any expression: "Thank you, Mr. Yu, for the dinner."

"Ah... as long as you are happy." For the first time, Yu Xi was in a bad mood because his evil plan failed.

Carrying two bags of prepared dishes, Qi Yan walked out of the door of Xuanhu Restaurant. Seeing Yu Xi following him and showing no intention of going back, he gradually slowed down his pace. When Yu Xi was walking at shoulder to shoulder with him, he asked, "Mr. Yu, do you want to digest your food?"

Yu Xi unfolded his folding fan and said, "Well, after a good meal and a good drink, it's good to digest your food."

Qi Yan thought this made sense, so he took the initiative to say, "This street is two streets away from the government office. In addition to this most prosperous street, there is also a different way of life for ordinary people. Although the snacks are not as delicious as those in Xuanhu Restaurant, they are also unmatched."

After listening for a while, Yu Xi realized that Qi Yan was introducing it to him.

There was nothing that could be done about it. They were just two streets apart, and when Yu Xi was released from prison, he was picked up by a luxurious carriage.

The lives of the rich and the ordinary people are different after all. Qi Yan thought so, and so did Yu Xi.

After leaving this busiest street, the surrounding scenery changed to a different level. The people walking around were all wearing ordinary linen clothes. The women did not wear many accessories, and the men were even more honest and strong. Their dark skin showed that they were working people.

The rich and the poor in this neighborhood were not so clearly divided. For example, some government houses were also scattered everywhere, but the lives people wanted to pursue were different. Not

long after walking with Yu Xi, we were blocked by a large group of people in front.

Qi Yan always avoided such situations, but he couldn't resist Yu Xi's curiosity and was pulled into the crowd.

As soon as the scene inside came into his eyes, Qi Yan's feet could not move, as if he was filled with lead and weighed a thousand pounds. Yu Xi was also stunned, because he never expected that the person he had seen a few days ago was now hanging there silently.

In the center surrounded by the crowd was a corpse with its head separated from its body. The body was now wrapped in dry grass, and only dried blood could be seen. And the head was now hanging on a high branch, and blood was dripping from the head, which was very cruel.

Qi Yan will never forget the face of this man.

It was as if the air around him stopped flowing. Qi Yan only felt that he had difficulty breathing, as if someone pushed him. Qi Yan took two steps back and leaned against someone's hot chest.

A warm and indifferent voice sounded behind him: "There are soldiers here, don't be unusual."

Qi Yan's hand reached out in the air, grabbed the hand of the person behind him, and held it tightly to prevent himself from being impulsive.

——The one who was treated so cruelly was that woman. The woman who gave Qi Yan all her belongings; the woman who claimed to go to her mother's house; the woman who was defiled; the woman whose husband was ruthlessly killed by the government.

At this moment, her face, which was as beautiful as it was at that time, is now extremely pale, covered with blood and tranquility.