Then the group rented a carriage at the wharf, led by Yao Hongxuan, and went to Natongfu Building together, and so on out of the wharf and into the gate of Yangzhou City, the unique dirty and messy environment and condition of the wharf were gone, as far as the eye could see, it was all the wide and spacious stone and brick road, and both sides of the street were full of tall three-to-four-story buildings, and there were few low-rise buildings with one or two floors. Whether it is the Huanlou colored flag of the restaurant, or the pennant and red banner of the Qinglou Hook Column, densely waving with the wind, all kinds of voices gather together, there is the singing sound of the shopkeeper in the restaurant, there is the laughter of the girl and the sound of singing and singing in the Qinglou, of course, the silk and bamboo orchestra and the sound of the glamorous sound.

Cao Yi and the other five girls crowded in a carriage, opened the curtain and looked out, the scene in front of them was similar to Jiangning, but everyone also watched it with relish, all the way from Yangzhou Wharf to Tongfu Building, only to find that the magnificence of Tongfu Inn was far more jaw-dropping than that of Jiangning.

Perhaps the wealth of Yangzhou's cities is far less than that of Jiangning, but in terms of personal wealth alone, the money of the richest man in Yangzhou is definitely far greater than that of the Shen family, the richest man in Jiangning. After all, the salt merchant has been a very profitable industry since ancient times, otherwise the imperial court would not have tried to control him in his own hands, and all dynasties have discussed it.

This Tongfu Building was built by the Liu family, the richest man in Yangzhou, that is, the first salt merchant, so it was able to occupy such a large piece of land in the most conspicuous position on the most prosperous Zhuque Street in Yangzhou City, and built a super inn with more than a dozen yards.

Cao Yi and others rented a large courtyard in Tongfu Building, and there were more than a dozen rooms before and after, which was enough for Cao Yi and others to settle down. Yangzhou, as the transit station and the largest city of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, whether it is a caravan coming from the south or going north, whether it is going north from Hangzhou or going south from the capital, it will choose to stop in Yangzhou for a while. For these chamber of commerce giants, there are dozens of people at every turn, or even nearly a hundred, so it is common to rent two or three yards.

After Cao Yi and the others settled down in the courtyard for a while, they were ready to go out for a walk around the neighborhood, go out for lunch, and go to see the customs of Yangzhou by the way. Although Tongfu Lou is the first restaurant in Yangzhou, in addition to living, it is also very advantageous to eat this piece. However, everyone felt that they would have to live here for at least ten days and half a month in the future, and there would be many opportunities to eat here in the future, so they simply took advantage of the time in the afternoon to go outside to find a place to eat first, and then go shopping after eating.

Today's weather in Yangzhou is very good, Tongfulou itself is in the center of Yangzhou City, and the surrounding are all bustling streets, at this time it is close to noon time, so the pedestrians on the street and the restaurants on both sides of the road are almost full of people.

Cao Yi is like a rich boy, with five beautiful maids, followed by a group of guards, walking and stopping along the way, sucking

It attracted the attention of many people on the road and in the restaurants on both sides. It's not that Cao Yi is pompous, or how majestic the guards behind him are, it's really that the five "female dependents" behind him are too beautiful and moving.

With the looks of the five people of Red Sleeves, Yu Youwei, Jin'er, Qifei and Qingwen, they are all stunning and beautiful when pulled out alone, and even if they can't become an Oiran in the Qinglou, they are at least a popular brand. The identity of this boy in white is very intriguing.

To outsiders, it seems that only two of them are the "maids" of the white-clothed man, and the remaining three are maids...... They judged according to the position in front and back, and thought that the red sleeves and Yu Youwei who followed behind Cao Yi were Cao Yi's "female dependents", while Jin'er, Qifei and Qingwen were maids.

In the city of Yangzhou, the waterway transportation is very developed, from time to time there are people from all over the world to come, so there are often foreign sons and brothers or official eunuchs or just passing through here, or specially come here to play Fengyue, so there are often unfamiliar faces, with a group of guards in Yangzhou City, others have long been accustomed to it.

If it is really a local rich son in Yangzhou City, no matter what, not to mention that they are all familiar friends, but at least they have seen a few faces and are familiar with each other, so now everyone sees such a strange face appearing, and they already know that this is a son from other places.

Originally, such a foreign boy came to Yangzhou, as long as he didn't come to show off his might, everyone would be safe, you play yours, I play mine, get along peacefully, and talk about it when you are jealous in the green building. But like Cao Yi, if you go out with five stunning beauties, it will be considered a typical show-off, since you are an outsider in Yangzhou is so high-profile, then our local gentlemen naturally have to take care of it.

Cao Yi just found a restaurant that looked very good and took everyone in to eat, and there was already news over there, saying that in Biyun Restaurant on Zhuque Street, there was a foreign boy brother, with five stunning beauties to show off his might, openly provoking our local gentlemen in Yangzhou, and now someone urgently needs someone to bring the beautiful maid over to find the field.

They are a bunch of idle second ancestors, every day is either busy fighting horses or thinking about fighting for the wind and jealousy, so they will be interested in this kind of boring topic that can't stand scrutiny, the key is that after most people watch the excitement and don't think it's a big deal, this statement is also spreading more and more, and for a while, there is a lot of noise, and even some ordinary people who are not at the level at all already know such a thing.

More and more people began to discuss and spread this rumor, and some of the gentlemen who were originally looking for fun and feasting in the major Qinglou and nearby restaurants also began to slowly move closer to Biyun Restaurant.

However, Cao Yi and others who were having lunch in the restaurant at this time

But I didn't know, and when I was waiting for the food to be delivered, I was still discussing where to go after dinner, and then I began to taste Yangzhou's local specialties happily.

"Senior brother, it is said that everyone in Minyue came back from Runzhou Province today, why didn't you go to Huamanlou to pick up the wind and wash the dust for everyone in Minyue." At this time, a man's voice suddenly came from the private seat next door, and Cao Yi and the others here suddenly heard the familiar name of Min Yue, and everyone who was eating and discussing also stopped, glanced at each other, and then kept quiet and listened.

"After all, Min Yue only came back this morning, and she was tired of traveling all the way, so I planned to let her rest for a while, and then go over tomorrow to pick up the wind and wash the dust for her." At this moment, another magnetic-sounding voice came.

"However, I heard that Liu Chengze and Chun Yujiang have already gone to Huamanlou at this time......"

"Hmph, the children of businessmen like them have no fame or fame, and they have no real talent and learning, and they usually just rely on the money in their families to buy some poems that are barely eye-catching, and they are vassals and elegant...... This kind of jumping clown is not afraid at all, with the vision and clarity of the moon, he will not have any good feelings for them at all, and he is usually willing to mediate and communicate with them, which is nothing more than for the sake of them being a benefactor of Huamanlou......" The magnetic voice said very conceited at this time.

"That's right, I've long heard that everyone in Minyue admires you very much for being the eldest brother of the first talent in Yangzhou and a great talent like Cao Yi, the first talent in Jiangning......" When the people in Cao Yi's seat heard this sentence from next door, they all turned their heads to look at Cao Yi, and even Cao Yi himself had a surprised expression......

But before Cao Yi could say anything, the voice over there continued to come: "As for the rich sons and the children of the eunuchs, everyone in Minyue has always only been polite to receive and talk, so far, only the eldest brother has stayed alone in the courtyard of Huamanlou and the courtyard of the people in Minyue for more than two hours, and the others are only half an hour at most......"

"Hmph, in my opinion, only Shi Gongzi can really be regarded as the first genius of the younger generation of our Great Yan Dynasty" At this time, another voice came, which should be said by the third person.

"I only recognize the talent of our first genius in Yangzhou, which has been obtained through the challenges of many talents and the test of how many poetry clubs. Like Cao Yi, the first genius in Jiangning, there are only a few poems from beginning to end, or they are poems that they spend money to buy like Liu Chengze, and he doesn't know poetry himself, so only a few poems have been transmitted to us in Yangzhou for more than a year. Either the talents and scholars in the entire Jiangning Mansion are not very talented, so Cao Yi 'There is no tiger in the mountains, and the monkey is called the king', if our four talented people in Yangzhou go to Jiangning, I am afraid that there will be nothing to do with Cao Yi for a long time. ”

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