Chapter 214: Old Friend
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Dean Yang Dingtian introduced his old friend who lived in Shaoxing City to be difficult to find in the sky and unparalleled underground, Hu Gao thought that it would be very easy to find this winemaker named "Du Kang", but he didn't expect to ask seven or eight wineries in Shaoxing City, not to mention the whereabouts of Du Kang, no one had ever heard of the name Du Kang!
If he hadn't known that Yang Dingtian would never be able to make himself happy in his current situation, Hu Gao would have thought that Yang Dingtian was deliberately playing tricks on himself.
"It's a huge Shaoxing city, and no one knows this Du Kang, no matter how aimlessly you turn around, it's almost dark. Without waiting for Hu Gao to complain, Mu Jin was dissatisfied.
Hu Gao, who was about to complain, heard Mu Jin's words, and his heart felt a lot more relaxed, revealing an unfathomable expression: "It is normal to have the same name as the master of wine, and his whereabouts are unpredictable." β
"The same name as Ming, is the first person to make wine also called Du Kang?" Mu Jin became interested, waving the characteristics of a curious baby, "That should have been many years ago...... But how come I haven't heard of this legend?"
Hu Gao glanced at Mu Jin, did not answer, and said in his heart: If you have heard of it, there will be ghosts, Du Kang is the legendary wine master of my original world, but not the master of totem 6 wine.
Mu Jinke didn't care if Hu Gao gave him a roll of his eyes, anyway, he was used to it, and pestered Hu Gao to continue to ask about the legend of Du Kang.
Maybe he heard the conversation between Hu Gao and the others, and happened to pass by a middle-aged fat man dressed as a wealthy businessman beside Hu Gao to stop, looked at Hu Gao and Mu Jin, and asked, "Are you looking for Du Kang?"
Hu Gao turned his head in surprise, looked at this rich businessman who had no characteristics except for being fat, and hurriedly said, "Yes." Your Excellency knows Du Kang?"
"Of course I do! I'm an old friend of him, and I know where he is every day. The fat rich businessman patted his belly, and seemed to be very proud of his fatness.
What a bonus!
Hu Gao and his entourage walked through seven or eight wineries without hearing any news of Du Kang, but they "picked up" an old friend of Du Kang on the street. The so-called stepping on iron shoes without finding a place to find it takes no effort, probably this is the situation!
"Excuse me, Your Excellency, where is Du Kang now?"
"I happened to have a drink with him, so why don't you come with me?" The fat rich businessman was enthusiastic, and his chubby face was full of smiles.
"Thank you very much. Hu Gao thanked him and kept up with the footsteps of the fat rich businessman.
This time, the expression of the fat rich businessman immediately changed, from enthusiasm to embarrassment. Because of this movement, he realized that Hu Gao and the others were not two people, but four people!
The fat rich merchant stopped, pondered the words for a while under Hu Gao's puzzled gaze, and then reluctantly said, "This ...... This drinking place is probably inconvenient for women to visit. If you want to see Du Kang, you can come with one or two people, not all of them. β
These words were vague, but Hu Gao immediately understood what he meant, and said with a low smile: "Could it be that the wine you just said is drinking flower wine?"
When the fat rich businessman saw that Hu Gao said it so generously, his expression became even more embarrassed, and he nodded or shook his head.
"Haha! Don't be so nervous, it's such elegant fun, there's nothing to be ashamed of. Hu Gao patted the fat rich businessman on the shoulder, with an expression of "I understand you".
"Big brother, what does it mean to drink flower wine?" asked Hua Rong with a blank face.
Also at a loss was Mu Zhuoyi.
Mu Jin knew what it meant to drink flower wine, but in front of his sister, even if he knew, he would honestly pretend not to know. It is a big deal to let my sister know the meaning of drinking flower wine, and it is a big matter to ruin his image of being a wise and martial brother as an elder brother.
Of course, what Mu Jin didn't know was that in the recent period, his image of "wise and martial" had already been almost ruined......
Looking at Hua Rong and Mu Zhuoyi's blank expressions, Hu Gao put on a preacher and taught and spoke seriously, and said, "This flower wine is a kind of drinking." It's just that it's not for everyone. Hua Rong, you are not old enough to drink flower wine, so you can follow them to the inn and wait for me!"
"What?!I can't go either?" Mu Jin heard that Hu Gao's "they" included him, and in a hurry, he forgot that he should continue to pretend that he didn't know the meaning of drinking flower wine.
"What? do you want to come along? are you interested in drinking flower wine?" Hu Gao smiled and gave a small look.
The meaning of Hu Gao's eyes is very clear--your sister is next to you! Are you sure you want to go back after you come with you, and there is a way to explain?
Mu Jin reacted after a moment and waved his hand: "No! I'm just worried about your safety." But if you think about it carefully, there shouldn't be any danger in this Shaoxing city, I'd better go to the inn to take care of my sister and this kid!"
"You don't have to regret it, drinking flower wine is actually a very tiring thing, you know. Hu Gao had an expression of "I'm here for your good", like that, as serious as you want.
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After temporarily separating from Mu Jin, Hu Gao followed the fat rich merchant to the largest place in Shaoxing City-Baihualou. The name of this Baihualou, if you want to say that it is vulgar, is extremely vulgar, but if you want to say that it is elegant, you can also find out a bit of elegance.
In short, it's a very flattering name for all kinds of people. Of course, as a place to drink flower wine, the name is not enough.
This hundred flowers building is like a pavilion, decorated with red silk, and it is very festive. And the furnishings and arrangements of the interior of this Baihualou are extremely exquisite, there are round tables twenty and six on the periphery, there are piano gauze curtains, and double ladders are like bridges, which connect the rooms upstairs that hide the fragrance of flowers with this central piano platform.
When Hu Gao and the fat rich businessman walked into the Baihua Building, the Baihua Building was already full of guests, and the sound of raising funds sounded everywhere, and a warbler sang and danced.
Hu Gao had never seen such a scene in that Fengyue place, and he was a little stunned for a while: "Is this Baihualou so lively every day?"
"Of course not. The fat rich businessman enthusiastically explained to Hu Gao, "Today is the day of Miss Zhuzhu's performance, don't look at it now, it's very lively now, in fact, this is just a warm-up, and the guests here are all here to see Miss Zhuzhu." β
"Miss Zhuzhu?"
"Brother, you are the first to come back to Shaoxing City, this Miss Zhuzhu is the top brand of Baihualou, and there is no man in Shaoxing City who does not know. It is said that it is the top brand, but it is not very accurate, because this Miss Zhuzhu has always been a performer and does not sell herself, and she only appears to perform once every seven days. Brother, you caught up the first time you came, and you were really lucky. β
Entering the Baihua Building, the tone of the fat rich merchant became much more intimate, and if people who didn't know heard his tone, they would definitely think that they were old friends who had known each other for a long time.
"Oh, such a woman, then I should have a good understanding today. Hu Gao was also interested, "By the way, when I see Du Kang later, I would like to ask Your Excellency not to say that I have come to look for him, but only that I am your friend." β
Hearing Hu Gao's strange request, the fat rich businessman frowned: "So you have a plan to find Du Kang? I thought you knew him! This is not good! Du Kang is my friend, and I can't hide it from him." β
"Fifty thousand gold coins. Hu Gao smiled and stretched out his right hand, his five fingers spread, as if he was comparing the number five, and as if he was showing the fat rich merchant the three space rings on his fingers.
The fat rich merchant's brow furrowed even more.
"Who do you think I'm going to betray my friends for a mere 50,000 gold coins? I'm not the kind of person you think!"
"One hundred and fifty thousand gold coins. β
"I'm going to be angry if you say that again! I thought you would say such a thing in vain if I thought you would say such a thing. β
"Five hundred thousand gold coins. β
"Deal!"
Hu Gao and the fat rich businessman smiled happily at the same time......
There is a round table with only one guest sitting in the east of the Baihua Building, and the guests at the round table are dressed in rags, and their faces reveal a sense of decadence and weakness of indulging in wine and overindulgence. The guest's expression was visibly anxious and worried, because the friend he had made an appointment to watch Miss Zhuzhu's performance with him today had not arrived for a long time.
This table was booked in advance by his friend, and with Cheng DΓΉ, who was shy in his pocket, he couldn't do such a generous thing. You must know that on the day of Miss Zhuzhu's performance in the middle of the week, Baihualou has always been hard to find, and every seat has to charge a lot of money to guests, let alone book a whole table.
Only the seats are included, and the cost of the drink is not included. During the time he was waiting, he had already drunk a lot of Baihua Lou's special Baihua Brew, if he had to pay for it himself...... I'm afraid he has no choice but to sell himself to Baihualou to be a turtle duke......
Just when he was full of anxiety, he suddenly saw the fat rich businessman and Hu Gao who were walking towards him, stood up excitedly, and greeted: "Old friend, why did you come? But wait for me, I thought you weren't going to come today!"
"How is that possible!" The fat rich merchant said with a smile, "Miss Zhuzhu's performance, I won't miss anything." β
"Old friend, this is ...... next to you"
"This is a friend I recently met, Hu Gao. The fat rich merchant enthusiastically introduced the two to each other, "This is my old friend, I introduced you on the way here, Du Kang!
From the moment he saw Du Kang, Hu Gao's eyes have been locked on this winemaker who has been hollowed out by the color of wine. In Du Kang's body, all Hu Gao could see was decadence, only weakness, and he couldn't see the slightest trace of his vitality!
How could such a person be the old friend and the master of the magic circle in the mouth of Yang Dingtian, the dean of the War Academy?!