Chapter 37: Hidden Immortal Tower
To say that in the Chang'an City of Datang, the most prosperous place for commerce is the east and west cities, but at this time, the east and west cities only open at noon every day, and the market closes before the sun goes down, and the business hours are not only summer, but also three hours.
Opening for two or three hours a day is obviously not conducive to the opening of the restaurant, so Li Zhonghua gave up these two places from the beginning.
In addition to the east and west cities, Li Zhonghua thinks the most popular place is Pingkangfang.
In Pingkangfang, there are large and small Qinglou Chu Pavilions, which are open to the sky and are not constrained by time. It is the most famous gold cave in Chang'an City.
Although the Qinglou Chu Pavilion also relies on women to attract customers, it is not a simple brothel, most of the girls in it are masters of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and their skills in poetry are no worse than ordinary readers.
It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a double masterpiece of color and art, the key is that most of them are not selling their bodies.
Although they are also lowly status, their final destination is still inevitably sold by the main family to some powerful people at a high price, or rich merchants as concubines, but at least before selling themselves, they are absolutely innocent, and they have the opportunity to redeem themselves for themselves.
However, there are not many such opportunities, and it is too difficult to earn enough money to redeem yourself, unless you are both beautiful and artistic, but the more famous you are, the higher the price you want to redeem, and it is easier to be favored by the powerful or wealthy businessmen, and they do not hesitate to pay a high price for the house.
There are not many pure restaurants in Pingkangfang, because the Qinglou Chu Pavilion in Datang also operates the business of restaurants and inns.
Li Zhonghua came to Pingkangfang, accompanied by Luo Feiyan and Feng Qiushuang, but both of them were dressed as scholars at this time, and they were responsible for protecting Li Zhonghua's safety.
As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is the only way to win, Li Zhonghua wants to run a large restaurant in Pingkangfang, of course, he must understand what kind of characteristics his peers have.
The largest and most famous green building in Pingkangfang is called Tibetan Immortal Building.
The reason why it is the most famous Qinglou is not only because, among the top ten famous prostitutes in Chang'an City, the Tibetan Immortal Building accounts for more than half, and there are six, but also because the Xianlu wine in the Tibetan Immortal Building is also one.
Li Zhonghua took Luo Feiyan and Feng Qiushuang into the Tibetan Immortal Building, and was enthusiastically led in by the turtle slave.
"The three sons seem to be very faceless! I don't know the surnames of the sons? Turtle Nu asked enthusiastically.
"The surname is Yang." Feng Qiushuang said coldly.
"It turned out to be Yang Gongzi, presumably you are also here to participate, our Peach Blossom Fairy of the Tibetan Immortal Building chose a son-in-law, right? If so, you will need to pay 100 yen per person for tea. Turtle Nu said enthusiastically.
"Ten times per person?" Li Zhonghua asked in surprise.
Ten times! Datang actually has a saying that the tea fee is still there, and it is so expensive, can Li Zhonghua not be surprised?
"Yang Gongzi, ten times the money is actually not much, we Tibetan Immortal Building's peach blossom fairy, usually sing a song, the fees are all ten times to start, today not only will sing, there will be a lot of activities, ten times the money is already super discounted.
And once the Peach Blossom Fairy chooses a son-in-law successfully, no matter how much money the son spends in the future, it will be impossible to enjoy the singing and dancing of the Peach Blossom Fairy. Turtle Nu explained with a smile.
Since he has already come in, there is naturally no reason to just go out like this, not to mention the introduction of the turtle slave, which has aroused Li Zhonghua's great interest.
Listening to and singing a song is ten times, equivalent to 10,000 yuan for future generations, even if it is a big star in the 21st century, the VIP ticket for the concert, this price is enough, right?
Li Zhonghua happily paid thirty yuan, and under the leadership of the turtle slave, he went upstairs, and it can be seen that the second floor of the Tibetan Immortal Building is obviously much higher than the first floor.
In a hall, there were already dozens of people sitting there, obviously also coming for the Peach Blossom Fairy's son-in-law selection activities.
But none of these people know Li Zhonghua, but there is one other person, that is, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Li Chengqian, who came in disguise.
The crown prince Li Chengqian was also surprised when he saw Li Zhonghua coming in, and even a little nervous, for this person who had saved his mother, Li Chengqian's mood was very complicated.
The person sitting next to the prince is Zheng Quan, the attendant of the East Palace, although the streets of Chang'an are forbidden, but as the prince of the East Palace, the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty, of course, can be unrestricted, and besides, they have no intention of going back before dawn when they come out.
Zheng Quan saw the strange appearance of the crown prince Li Chengqian, and swept over his gaze, but Zheng Quan had never seen Li Zhonghua, so naturally he couldn't see anything, but he also found something different.
"Your Highness, it's just two maidservants dressed as men, could it be that Your Highness is interested in them?" Zheng Quan laughed quietly and said in Li Chengqian's ear.
"That man is Li Zhonghua, last time your nephew Zheng San was the woman who wanted to rob him."
Li Chengqian also whispered.
Luo Feiyan and Feng Qiushuang, although they are dressed in men's clothes, they can basically see through it at a glance as long as they are not blind, and they are really daughters.
At this time, at the turn of July and August, the weather in Chang'an is still very hot, and the autumn tigers are raging, even if the two of them are wrapped tightly, the characteristics of women are still obvious, but ordinary people are just seeing through it and not saying it.
In Chang'an, big families, especially the women of powerful families, like to dress up as sons when they go out shopping, and there are not a few people who enter and leave the Qinglou Chu Pavilion.
Even the people who enter and leave the Qinglou Chu Pavilion may not be for women, and there are many people who are purely for entertainment, drinking and eating, and making friends.
Therefore, even if you meet an acquaintance in the Qinglou Chu Pavilion, it is normal, and you don't need to panic when you finish it.
When Zheng Quan heard that this person was the one who killed his only nephew, Zheng San, he immediately became excited, and he wanted to go over now, kill Li Zhonghua, and avenge his nephew Zheng San.
"Don't be impulsive, or Lone won't be able to save you, and you will die a miserable death." Li Chengqian shouted in a low voice.
Li Zhonghua did not recognize the crown prince Li Chengqian, although in the Lizheng Palace, he had a relationship with the crown prince Li Chengqian, and even the crown prince Li Chengqian thanked Li Zhonghua in person for saving his mother.
However, Li Chengqian deliberately kept a low profile at this time, and put on a little makeup, Li Zhonghua was not familiar with him in the first place, and he was not very impressed, but he was just a one-sided friend, and it was normal not to recognize him.
When a maid brought the boiled tea, Li Zhonghua hurriedly asked the maid to change the pot of boiled water, and Li Zhonghua couldn't accept this kind of tea boiled with various spices in the Tang Dynasty.
A lot of people came in one after another, and the entire hall was full of people, Li Zhonghua took a look, and it was estimated that there were hundreds of people.
In front of each person is a small table in the shape of a long bar, and guests are required to sit cross-legged. On formal occasions, it is necessary to kneel and sit, and the sitting posture must be upright, which is the situation of Datang.
The entrance fee of ten yuan, in addition to a cup of tea, you need to pay another fee for ordering food and drinking.
"Give my brother two new drinks." Suddenly, a man shouted.
Li Zhonghua looked up and found that the two were the flying cavalry generals who had escorted him, and immediately raised his hand with a smile, which was regarded as saying hello to the other party.
"It turned out to be the two Cheng Xiao Grandpa, our Tibetan Immortal Mansion is most famous for its Xianlu wine, but I haven't heard of any new wine, that kind of wine that is not in the stream, how can our Tibetan Immortal Mansion sell it." A steward of the Tibetan Immortal Building came to the two of them and said very humbly.
There is no way, these two little demon kings, they can't afford to provoke them, their father is the big demon king Cheng Biting Jin, His Majesty's newly sealed Lu Guogong, and the second wife is the daughter of the old master of the Cui family in Qinghe, which can be described as having the right to ask for money and money.
"Put your mother's bullshit, the new wine is so famous, even Your Majesty and the Empress Eldest Sun are drinking it, when you get to your Tibetan Immortal Building, why has it become a wine that does not enter the stream?"