After Zhou Jin left, Su Shi did not leave in a hurry, but fell into deep thought, unconsciously playing with the empty tea cup in his hand.
At this time, You Gui hurriedly walked in. Lin Mo was about to step forward to stop him, but Su Shi had already woken up and waved to him.
You Gui came to Su Shi with a puzzled look on his face: "Has Her Royal Highness left?"
Su Shi said: "His Royal Highness has something urgent and needs to go back to the palace to deal with it. Now I am a little hungry. Although the food and wine on the boat are very expensive, I am too lazy to run away."
A smile appeared on You Gui's face, which was like an orange peel, and he said, "Although the food and wine on the boat are extremely expensive, I know they are worth every penny."
Su Shi sighed: "A meal costs at least a thousand taels. If you don't find a reason to comfort yourself, wouldn't you really be taken advantage of?"
You Gui left the room with a smile on his face and went to prepare dinner for Su Shi. Lin Mo said heartbrokenly at the side: "Sir, it's still early in the day. It's better for us to set off immediately and rush back to the house."
Su Shi said: "You have been traveling all day and you should be tired. Just take a rest here and eat before going back."
Lin Mo wanted to persuade him again, but Su Shi had already stretched and said with a smile, "I'm tired too."
Since Su Shi said this, Lin Mo couldn't say anything more and had to sit down silently.
The candle was dim, Feng Ke picked the wick with a needle, and the dim candle finally became a little brighter.
Feng Ke nodded with satisfaction, because he didn't like places that were too dark.
A middle-aged man dressed as a Taoist priest was leaning against the wall and meditating with his eyes closed.
When Feng Ke walked in, he did not open his eyes, but the bright candlelight seemed to disturb his mind.
Gu Yingkan slowly opened his eyes and looked at Feng Ke, who was dressed in white and had a delicate face.
"Why are you so anxious to find me?"
Feng Ke looked around at the simple room and said, "Of course it's because of something urgent."
Gu Ying's face didn't change and he just asked calmly: "What's the emergency?"
"Do you know that a big event happened in the capital today?"
"I don't know." Gu Yingkan said, "King Zhou Yi of Qi must be looking for me everywhere now. I don't even dare to leave this room. How can I know what is happening in the capital?"
Feng Ke said: "After today, I'm afraid Zhou Yi won't have the mind to care about you."
Gu Ying's eyes showed a hint of surprise: "Why?"
Feng Ke sighed: "Compared with Yu Dongyuan's quality library, the troubles he encounters now are bigger and more difficult to solve."
Gu Yingkan couldn't help but ask: "What trouble is he in now?"
"Su Shi."
"It's him again?"
"Who else but him would dare to cause trouble to King Qi?"
"What did Su Shi do again?"
Feng Ke said: "He just opened twenty-eight grain shops, thirty-five restaurants and five jade shops at the same time today."
Gu Ying's eyes widened and his jaw almost dropped to the ground. He murmured, "When did the General's Mansion become so rich?"
Feng Ke thought deeply and said: "The General's Mansion has no money, but Qianqiu Zhiku has plenty of money."
Gu Ying was surprised and said: "Isn't the money from Qianqiu Zhiku..."
Feng Ke said silently: "Those people would never have imagined that Su Shi would actually use their money to deal with them."
Gu Yingkan smiled and said: "It is not easy to do business in the capital. Once his business suffers a loss, how will he be able to pay back the money from Qianqiu Qiku one year later?"
"It's a pity that he never seems to lose money in business." Feng Ke sighed: "I estimate that Su Shi earned at least two hundred thousand taels today."
Under Gu Ying's shocked eyes, Feng Ke took out two crystal clear small wine glasses from his arms and placed them on the table.
The candlelight shines on the wine glass, reflecting bright light.
"What's this?"
"Wine glass."
Gu Yingkan stood up, walked to the table, picked up the wine glass, and kept playing with it: "What kind of wine glass is this?"
"Glass wine glasses are available in the five jade shops opened by Su Shixin." At this point, he paused and continued: "Do you know how much this wine glass costs?"
"have no idea."
"It's not expensive, it's only ten taels of silver."
Gu Ying's hands trembled and he looked at the wine glass that could only hold three yuan of wine: "It's so expensive? Who would buy such a small wine glass to drink?"
Feng Ke sighed: "There are also wine glasses that can hold three ounces of wine, but the price is ten times more expensive."
"One hundred taels!"
"And there are only a hundred wine glasses of various types for sale every day, and I only managed to grab two of these three-cost wine glasses."
"What are you trying to do with such a small wine glass? Wouldn't it be too troublesome to use it for drinking?"
Feng Ke patted the small wine jar he brought on the table and said, "Because this kind of wine glass is the most suitable for drinking this kind of wine."
Although Gu Yingkang knew that Feng Ke had brought a jar of wine early in the morning, he didn't care. When he heard what he said, he couldn't help but ask, "What kind of wine is this?"
"Wine will be served."
Gu Yingkan frowned and said, "Isn't it a poem about drinking wine?"
"This is the wine made by Su Shi. Just like the poem he wrote, it is also called Jiangjin Wine."
After speaking, Feng Ke gently lifted out the cork on the wine jar, and the aroma of wine immediately filled the wine jar.
Just smelling the aroma of wine, Gu Ying could see that he was already intoxicated.
"What a strong drink."
Then he became addicted to alcohol and couldn't help but pick up the wine jar and fill the glass.
The wine was as clear as water. Gu Yingkan picked up the wine glass and looked at the water-like wine and couldn't help but said: "This wine looks so light, why does it have such a strong aroma?"
"Try having a drink."
"Have you drank?"
Feng Ke nodded slightly, and then sat down leisurely.
Gu Yingkan raised his glass without hesitation and drank it all in one gulp.
As soon as the wine entered his throat, Gu Yingkan immediately felt as if his throat was on fire, and then the wine flowed down his throat, burning like a flame along the way. Then the alcohol rushed to his head, and his face suddenly turned red.
“Good wine!”
Gu Yingkan let out a breath, because after the strong emotion, the aroma of wine lingered in his chest.
"A good glass will go into the wine."
Feng Ke seemed to know that he would react this way, so he was not surprised. He just said lightly: "Do you know how much this glass of wine costs?"
"How many?"
"This jar of wine costs sixty taels of silver, which is only one pound, so this glass of wine costs almost one tael of silver."
"Is this wine so expensive?"
Feng Ke smiled bitterly and said, "You still think it's expensive. There won't be more than five thousand people drinking this kind of wine in the capital today."
Gu Ying looked slightly startled: "Why?"
"Because each Qianqiu Restaurant can only sell a maximum of one hundred catties of imported wine, and each person can only buy one catty."
At this point, Feng Ke said again: "Do you know that if I sell this jar of wine on the street, I can sell it for at least one hundred taels of silver."
Gu Ying couldn't speak anymore and stared blankly at the wine glasses and wine jars on the table. He felt as if his heart was being pressed down by a big stone and he felt a panic.
After a long time, he smiled bitterly and said, "It seems like we shouldn't help Su Shi at all."
"It's the teacher's intention to help Su Shi, and even if we don't take action, I believe Su Shi will have a way to resolve the crisis."
