The second floor is not as noisy as the first floor. The drinkers sitting here seem to be more sophisticated, and their voices are not loud. No one is changing cups and drinking wine, and they are all dressed in luxurious clothes. They seem to be in a relationship with each other.
Talk business.
It's said to be a private room here, but it doesn't really count. It just uses hollow screens to separate the tables. Sitting in your own seat, you can clearly see the faces of the people in other seats.
The waiter led them to a seat by the window and went down to greet the guests.
I already got the tip, why keep it?
As the largest restaurant in Jingxian City, Jingxian Restaurant was naturally very fast in serving food. Soon there were many delicacies on the table, and ten jars of fine wine were placed at their feet.
"Old man, didn't you say you often come here to drink with Li Moxian? I think you are like this, it's your first time here, and you don't even know the price of the wine. Are you fooling us into drinking with you again?
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Wan Lei felt deeply that he had been deceived by the old man again.
"No, no, it's my first time to come to this place, old man, but that's because I'm poor. Li Moxian is one of the four most powerful people in the world, so he must be richer than me.
When I drink with others, I can only go to those small restaurants, but when they drink by themselves, they must come to this famous and good place.
If it weren't for us getting rich this time, I wouldn't be willing to come here to try it."
While talking, the old man and Wan Lei drank a glass of wine. As soon as they drank the wine, they felt cold and numb all over their bodies. A cold current hit their stomachs, and their stimulated cultivation became active.
As expected, it was very comfortable.
It's money well spent.
"Let me tell you, this Jingxian frost is just like the cold dew on a winter morning..."
"Don't say that, let's just say, is it possible that he will go to some of those small houses you mentioned?"
"There is a possibility that as long as whose wine is good in Dajin, no matter whether it is famous or not, no matter how big or small the store is, I know it, so let's look for them one by one."
The old man didn't care, since he drank everywhere he went.
Fang Xiaoyu drank a glass of wine and frowned,
"The key is, it's a living person, not a dead thing. He can move on his own. He can't wait in one place for us to find him. Maybe we just left here with our front feet and the other person's back feet arrived."
"There's nothing we can do about it." The old man sighed, but there was no trace of sadness in him.
"Don't you have a jade communication slip or something like that? The kind that can communicate even though people are thousands of miles apart."
"What? Is there such a thing? I don't know. We don't have it here. I haven't heard of it."
"Then what do you rely on for communication?"
"When you get close, you basically have to yell."
"Where's the far one?"
"Mortals rely on riding horses. There are inns dedicated to delivering messages and so on. Those who are far away have fire spirits and can fly to deliver messages."
"What about your fire spirit?"
"He and I don't use the same kind of fire. How can fire spirits communicate with each other? It's useless. I can only find it in a stupid way by asking around."
"Isn't it okay to offer a reward?"
"How much money do you have to offer a reward to Li Moxian?"
The old man asked in return, shutting up Wan Lei.
After all, he is one of the four most powerful men in the world, and his worth cannot be afforded by a reward, and spiritual stones cannot be used as currency here.
It's all the fault of that damn immortal. You tell me, three of the four powerful men are powerful. Just go to the core area of their home to find them, and you'll be sure to find one.
But their mission was to find the casual cultivator.
What is a casual cultivator? It is a carefree casual person who can go wherever he wants, without restraints and freedom.
Wan Lei, who was depressed, could only lower his head and drink wine, and was even bored enough to listen to the chat at the next table.
"Hey, brother Qian, when you came here, did you see the cavalry outside the city?"
At the next table, two people, obviously dressed as businessmen, were drinking and chatting.
"Hey, I've been in this city all the time. Where can I go to see the cavalry? I can't compare to you, Brother Li. You have traveled all over the country and have seen a lot. You can see the customs and customs of all places. I'm really envious of you, brother."
"Hey, Brother Qian, what you said is wrong. I'm just buying and reselling goods to earn a hard-earned money. It's exposed to wind, sun and rain. It's not like you, Brother Qian, making money just sitting at home."
"Okay, let's not say any polite words. When the cavalry arrives, it looks like we are going to fight again."
"Brother Qian" sighed, picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp, with a sad look on his face.
"Isn't that right? This war has greatly affected the trade between the two places. Our caravans will definitely not be able to travel between the two places, otherwise we will be arrested as spies.
Brother, how can I do this business? This damn dog official is so good, so why should I fight?"
"Who says it's not right? After this war, this place will become a major military town. When the time comes, we can seal the city. My brother, I will take the whole family to drink in the northwest wind."
"It's still a small matter to close the city. Brother, your family's food reserves are enough for you to eat and drink without worries, but the key point is that taxes and prices have gone up all of a sudden.
Take this wine, for example. Yesterday it was one piece of fire crystal per jar, but today it has increased to two pieces."
"Okay, if you want to talk about this, I have to explain it carefully.
At the gate of the city, you used to be charged 20 yuan per person once you entered, but now it's 50 yuan.
This rice used to cost two yuan per catty, but now it has increased to four yuan.
The prices of everything are increasing, and it has been three years since we, the merchants, have collected taxes. It used to be 1 out of 10, but now it’s 2 out of 10.
This does not allow the common people to live."
"Come on, if your money is returned to the common people, then who are the real common people?
Brother, you are in a high position and cannot see the suffering of the people. Brother, I have been traveling around all year round and have seen too many things.
For this war, we have to donate food and money. Tell me, spring has just begun and the autumn harvest has not yet come. Who has surplus food? And if the war starts, whether it is the land ruined by the battlefield or the flow of refugees, it turns out that
If the land loses its owner, won't it affect the harvest?
No matter who wins or loses, the people will have a hard time this year.
There were still corvees, so they came down. Fighting a war did not rely entirely on soldiers. Farmers and craftsmen were not allowed to work as civilians to escort grain and grass and build equipment.
There is no one planting in the fields anymore, and I don’t know how many people will die.”
"Oh, prosperous, the people are suffering, death, the people are suffering."
Brother Qian drank a glass of wine and poured the last drop from the bottom of the bowl into his mouth.
In the past, he wouldn't care about this, but now, he doesn't want to waste it.
"Brother Qian, right now, both us and ordinary people are like petrels flying on the sea before the storm, unable to find a place to stay and not knowing where to go.
You can only drift with the tide and eventually die in that wave.