Chapter 67, Xizhou City That Never Sleeps
Jiucheng is nearly a hundred miles away from Lincheng, but it is also the closest city to Lincheng.
Su Chen and his other men set out early in the morning. When dusk approached, they saw the prosperous figure of the wine city.
From a distance, there was a big word "Wine" hanging on the city wall made of bluestone, and a circle of red lanterns hung around the font, making the word "Wine" brighter and brighter. Even if Su Chen and the other two were far away, they could still see the big word with gorgeous red light.
At the entrance of the city in Xizhou, the full name is usually hanged out, but here there is only the word "白". I don't know that I thought I had entered a giant restaurant.
In addition to the unique city gate logo, what stunned Su Chen and the other two was that there were two long convoys under the city wall. Each carriage looked extremely luxurious, not only with the noble Nanmu carriages, but also with the tall horses pulling the carriage. The most spectacular thing was that many carriages had colorful flags on the roofs, which meant that they came from different countries.
There are two checkpoints at the gate of the city, and the soldiers guarding the city interrogate and check the documents of each carriage entering the city. Naturally, ordinary cities will not be so troublesome, because this is a place where people from many countries gather. In order to prevent fugitives from other countries or spies from Lingguo infiltrating, the identity of each other country must be verified one by one.
Because the convoy was too long and the waiting time was long, many wealthy masters in the carriages stuck their heads out the window and chatted with strangers in the adjacent carriages to pass the waiting time and at the same time they were excited about entering the city.
"Ye Sheng was indeed not wrong. I saw many beauties before I even entered the city!"
Xuan Qi looked at the dresses in the convoy ahead, swaying gracefully, and his expression was brilliant. Those were rich daughters, who felt bored in the car, so he got out of the car and walked around, chatting and laughing with the beautiful people who were with him, which also formed a beautiful scenery in the wine city.
Su Chen sighed that there was such a grand occasion before entering the city. How amazing is the city. He always thought that Yecheng was the most prosperous and lively city in Xizhou. In fact, it was not the case. Yecheng was famous because it was located in the central part of Xizhou and the Prince's Mansion. There were many high-ranking officials there and the political center of Xizhou. The wine city was a veritable bustling and indulgent way. It attracted not only the people of the Frost Kingdom, but also the yearning for the whole world.
The sky went from yellow to dark, and Su Chen and the other two finally arrived at the city gate, took out the waist sign of the general manager of the Ministry of Personnel and unobstructed.
When you enter the city gate, you will find a spacious street. At the end of the street is a towering tower with seven floors. Colorful lanterns are hung on the eaves of each floor. The lanterns rise in a spiral shape. When you reach the top of the tower, a huge lotus lantern blooms, as if illuminating the whole city.
"That should be the landmark of the wine city, Zui Meng Tower, where a thousand taels of fine wine is there."
Xuan Qi exclaimed, he was about to charge forward, but he couldn't rush out at all. At this time, the streets were crowded with people, and the tide of people were rushing in that direction.
They had no choice but to put the horses at the city gate and choose to walk there.
The Zui Meng Tower was too dazzling and fought for the gaze of all the buildings around it. After Su Chen and the other two walked into the street, they found that the shops along the street were also brightly lit, with colorful lanterns hanging in front of every house, bright as daytime.
“It’s too lively here!”
Su Chen couldn't help but speak out, this place and Lincheng were simply two different worlds.
"How can we get into the Zui Meng Tower? I can't squeeze through like this!"
Xuan Qi shouted at the top of his voice, and the sound was so low that it could not be heard in this noisy street.
Ye Sheng waved his hand to Su Chen and the others to tell them to follow him. So they squeezed out of the nearest alley, followed Ye Sheng around and into a cellar, and then walked up the cellar. After a while, they entered the first floor of Zui Meng Tower through the small door in the kitchen.
"My mother was a winemaker here, and I often come in from the cellar."
Ye Sheng explained.
However, at this time, Su Chen and Xuan Qi no longer cared about how they came in, but were shocked by the scene in front of them.
The interior of the Zui Meng Tower is hollow. In the middle of the open hall, there is a giant wine gourd. It is said to be a wine gourd, but it is more than two sections, but seven sections. Each section of the gourd corresponds to a floor. From bottom to top, the gourd becomes smaller and smaller. The spout and the spiral of the tower are combined into one to support the giant lotus lantern.
If you look closely, you will find that there is a long pipe on each section of the gourd, leading to the counter on each floor. In front of the counter, several small second-hand wine jars are receiving wine from the pipes, and then they will give the jars to guests at each table.
Seeing that they looked confused, Ye Sheng explained again: "This is the characteristic of Zui Meng Tower. The seven-color glass pot is cast by the seven-color glass pot and is limited to the restaurant. Only this big gourd wine is sold every day. After drinking it, you can only wait for tomorrow.
The price and craftsmanship of the wine in each gourd are different. The more you go up, the more expensive it is, and the more mellow the wine is, so it is not only necessary to pay for drinking, but also to go upstairs."
Su Chen originally thought that he had brought two thousand taels, which was definitely enough, but as soon as he came in, he felt a little guilty and subconsciously touched the silver notes in his sleeves.
"What floor will we go to?"
Xuan Qi asked.
Su Chen said with a little hesitation: "Then go to the third floor first."
Soon, they arrived at the entrance of the stairs on the third floor. An old bartender who was bloated but insisted on wearing a slim-fitting dress stopped them and pointed to the slogan next to them, "Going upstairs for one hundred taels."
Su Chen was stunned. They came in and walked through the back door. They confiscated the money. According to the rules, they needed to collect ten taels. When they passed the second floor, they paid fifty taels. Why did they need one hundred taels when they arrived at the third floor? It was doubled, and then they would have to pay it to the top floor!
The bartender put on an expression of never bargaining and waited leisurely.
Su Chen had no choice but to take out a hundred taels of silver notes and hand them to her, and then he successfully went to the third floor.
They searched around but couldn't find a seat by the window. They were a little disappointed. They imagined it was very beautiful before they came up. It was definitely a great thing in life to drink wine while enjoying the night view of the city that never sleeps. But at present, they only have a table with an internal fence, and they are still near the stairs. They can catch a glimpse of the bloated bartender as soon as they look up, which is extremely bad.
As soon as they sat down, the waiter on this floor came to their table with a pot of wine. Just as they were about to pour wine for them, Su Chen stopped him and said, "Waiter, how much is the wine on this floor?"
Su Chen was really afraid. The money spent here was like flowing water. If he didn't ask clearly, he was afraid that he would be detained here today.
"Returning to the guest, a pot of wine on this floor is only fifty taels. You just went upstairs and paid a total of 150 taels, which is enough for three pots of wine."
Su Chen and others were slightly surprised. It turned out that the money from going upstairs was not spent in vain and could be used.
Su Chen was a little relieved now.
As soon as the wine was in the cup, the fragrance was everywhere. The three of them hurriedly drank the next cup, which was really extraordinary. Then the waiter brought a few more exquisite dishes. Su Chen still asked the price carefully and found that it was affordable, so he accepted it with peace of mind.
He was wondering if he spent all 2,000 taels tonight, would Xianglan make trouble with him when he went back?
Since it is the most famous restaurant in the world, drinking cannot be just drinking. Of course, there will be some fun programs. After Su Chen and his friends tasted the dishes and praised them, several exquisite women in pink long skirts jumped on the big gourd in the center and stood steadily on the tilted pot surface. They were obviously people with outstanding light skills, which attracted a burst of praise from the guests. Then they began to dance, and from time to time they pulled the ribbon and hovered in the air a few times, like a fairy descending to earth.
Su Chen looked at it for a while and found it boring. He would rather see a group of monks flying in the air and dancing gracefully.
He drank another glass of wine, and looked down and saw a middle-aged man in sloppy clothes wandering around in the lobby on the first floor. He was looking for the remaining wine for every table of guests. He had not had enough fun after drinking more than a dozen tables. It can be seen that he was a full alcoholic, but he was short of money.
At this time, he finally found a table, gently shook the wine pot, and found that there was a lot of wine in it. He was ecstatic. Just as he was about to drink it, two waiters held their arms together and were about to drag it out. The jar of wine was also rudely thrown by the waiter, and it was about to fall to the ground. Suddenly, the sloppy man supported his right foot, caught the wine jar with his toes, and threw it up again. All the wine in the wine jar was spilled out at this time, but it magically turned into a water line and drilled into the man's mouth. The wine jar also fell steadily on the table beside him, but the two waiters were completely unaware of all this.
Su Chen was shocked. He didn't expect that any drunkard would have such skills. He is really a master among the people!
He withdrew his gaze and wanted to see what kind of strange people there were on this floor.
At this time, a beautiful woman appeared at the entrance of the stairs. She could feel her extraordinary temperament just as soon as she saw the ends of her hair and forehead.
As the woman climbed the stairs, her true face slowly appeared, revealing the white veil and the flawless long dress.
Su Chen suddenly forgot to breathe.
Chapter completed!