Gu Yuan brought the group of people to the private room reserved by Feng Bi and said with a smile, "Sir, I will bring it to you in a while."

"Wait," after Gu Yuan walked out the door, Feng Bi pulled him aside, took out a silver ingot from his pocket and threw it into Gu Yuan's arms.

Gu Yuan shook it and felt like it weighed ten taels.

"Go, go to Baiweizhai and buy us some good wine and food. Remember to get the most expensive ones." Feng Bi ordered, "The rest will be your tip."

Hearing this, Gu Yuan looked very grateful and said, "Thank you very much, sir."

Gu Yuan didn't know this when he first arrived in Kyoto, but Feng Bi saw this.

These ten taels of silver are enough to buy the cheapest dishes at Baiweizhai, and there is no way they can feed these eight people.

When Gu Yuan came down from upstairs with the silver, Chen Ying just came back.

"Where are you going?" Chen Ying asked with a frown.

Gu Yuan told him the whole story.

Chen Ying glanced at the private room where Feng Bi was and happened to see Feng Bi coming out.

"Hey, Boss Chen is back? I'm asking your cousin to run an errand for me, you should have no objection, right?"

Although it was a question, the tone was more like a conclusion.

Chen Ying was a small boss. Although he had some friendship with Heyun, he did not dare to offend him as the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

Chen Ying smiled and said, "Master Feng, that's not right. Please wait a moment and I will go buy it for you myself."

Feng Bi sneered, turned back to the private room, and said loudly, "Thank you, Boss Chen."

Gu Yuan watched the whole process from the side and recalled Feng Bi's half-smile on his face just now.

Suddenly I felt like I had done something terribly wrong.

"Brother Chen," Gu Yuan grabbed the corner of his clothes and said hesitantly, "I'm sorry."

Chen Ying sighed, glanced at Gu Yuan, and finally couldn't help but hit him on the head, "It seems like you really need to let this kid see the world."

Gu Yuan covered the place where Chen Ying hit him and asked him, "Do you want to take a lot of money?"

Gu Yuan also reacted at this time and thought that the food and wine in Baiweizhai must be extremely expensive.

Otherwise, if Feng Bi and the others wanted to eat the food from that restaurant, they could just go directly to Baiweizhai. Otherwise, why would they have to go through such a long detour to come to the bookstore?

Chen Ying looked grim, and signaled him to follow her out with her eyes, "Follow me."

It happened that the carriage hired by Chen Ying had not left yet, so it took them to Baiweizhai again.

Inside the carriage.

Chen Ying sighed, looked at Gu Yuan who was huddled in the corner, and scolded him unhappily, "Do you know, kid, that a table of wine and food at Baiweizhai costs a hundred taels?"

When Gu Yuan heard the price was over a hundred taels, he was overwhelmed. What a disaster! He had gotten addicted to playing the villain and ended up getting cheated.

Gu Yuan took the towel off his shoulders and covered his face with it. "What should we do now? Brother Chen, I don't have that much money. You're not going to sell me to Baiweizhai to wash dishes to pay off the debt, are you?"

Chen Yingla grimaced and kicked Gu Yuan on the calf, "What debt can I pay off? I want to sell it, but no one wants to buy it!"

Hearing this, Gu Yuan raised his head, looking hopeless, "So what should we do now?"

Chen Ying sneered, "Great, he's plotting against me, I'll kill him."

Gu Yuan didn't understand. Was there any better solution?

Baiweizhai is not far from the bookstore and can be reached in less than a quarter of an hour.

Gu Yuan looked at the building in front of him and opened his mouth into an "o" shape.

He thought Zhihuan Tower was big enough, but he didn't expect Baiweizhai to be even bigger!

The food here comes in both expensive and cheap varieties. Almost everyone in Kyoto, from high-ranking officials to ordinary people, has eaten here.

It was dinner time now, and there was a tent set up in front of Baiweizhai, with many people eating outside.

Chen Ying brought Gu Yuan in and saw Yu He who was busy with work.

"Cousin, why are you here?" Yuhe was wearing an apron and the abacus in her hand was clicking.

Gu Yuan was stunned when he saw Yu He, "So you are here!"

At this time he also reacted. Since Yuhe was here, did it prove that Baiweizhai was also He Yun's territory?

"Yes, I'm here to help my sister." Yu He didn't even raise her head.

"It's dinner time, so it's a bit busy. Cousin, if you want to eat, just go to the kitchen."

Chen Ying stood in front of the counter without moving, and whispered, "Is the master here today?"

Yu Hearing this, she whispered back, "No, but the Ninth Master is here, at the old place."

Chen Ying nodded, asked Gu Yuan to wait there, and went upstairs. Before leaving, he took the silver that Feng Bi gave him.

Chen Ying walked all the way to the third floor, turned a corner, and slowly walked to a private room. He looked around to see that no one was paying attention, then pushed the door and went in.

He could understand why Gu Yuan waited there obediently. After all, they were not on the same path now, so it was right for him to hide things from him.

After a while, Chen Ying came down.

Then he walked to the counter and said to Yuhe, "Sister, send someone to deliver a banquet to the bookstore later."

Yu He raised her head upon hearing this and looked at Chen Ying.

Yuhe understood, "The most expensive and best one, pay when it arrives?"

Chen Ying smiled and nodded, "Sure enough, girls still understand me."

"Okay, I'll tell the kitchen and have them make it for you first."

After saying that, Yuhe went from behind the counter to the kitchen.

There were no tables in the lobby on the first floor, so Chen Ying asked Gu Yuan to go to the door and bring two free bowls of soup, while the family sat on the steps nearby and waited.

Gu Yuan took a sip and thought it tasted good. "Brother Chen, why is this soup placed at the door?"

Chen Ying held the bowl and said, "It's for beggars to drink."

Gu Yuan was stunned, "Then can we drink it?"

Chen Ying rolled her eyes, "Of course you can drink it, it's free for everyone."

"Oh," Gu Yuan took a sip and tasted it carefully, feeling that it was a bit bitter, "Brother Chen, are there any medicinal herbs added to this soup?

"Oh, you can taste it. It is indeed added, but it is just to relieve fatigue and refresh the mind."

Gu Yuan nodded. When he came back, he noticed that almost all the customers and waiters in the shop would go to the door to get soup.

The guy who went to the door to get the soup would also take the used bowls back and put them on the pile and wash them.

Seeing that Gu Yuan was staring at the door, Chen Ying explained, "Baiweizhai is the largest restaurant in Kyoto, so there are the most beggars at the door."

"At first, a nobleman invited them to a meal. Later, the owner of Baiweizhai set up a shed at the door and put out some side dishes, a few baskets of steamed buns, and a few buckets of soup every day at noon."

"Only beggars and homeless people can eat the vegetables and steamed buns, but as for this soup, everyone can drink it for free."

"It has been half a year now. No matter how busy Baiweizhai is, the steamed buns and dishes at the door are always hot and never fail."

"At first there were waiters watching, but gradually, even without anyone watching, the people knew how to take their own food and took the bowls back when they were done."

Gu Yuan nodded and said nothing.

"Brother," Yu He came back after giving instructions to the kitchen. A waiter brought her a bowl of rice when he went out to rest.

"It'll be ready for you in a quarter of an hour," Yu He drank a mouthful of soup and came to her senses.

"According to your request, the most expensive and best, eight dishes and a pot of signature daughter's red wine."

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