The town of Quanshui is not that big. It can be traced back to 600 AD. Today, the permanent population is only six to seven hundred people. Some houses are built along the river. Entering the town is like entering a fairy tale world.
Surrounded by green mountains, flowing clear water, ancient waterwheels, stone churches, and paths stretching into the distance, it’s truly a sight to behold every step of the way. It’s so beautiful.
In the June season, the climate here is very pleasant and comfortable, attracting tourists from all over the world. Everyone has a bright smile on their face, especially the leisure businesses on both sides of the river are basically full of people, drinking ice-cold coffee and chatting. Touching the sky.
"Xiaojun, where are our people?"
"Everyone has dispersed. Junior uncle, how about we find a place to rest and have something to drink first?"
"It's better to settle down first, and then we can take a stroll here at night when there are few people." Li Mo looked at the flow of people around him and found it difficult to find a place to sit and relax. "Mr. Yuli, according to the core information , this place may become one of the treasure troves because one of Philip IV’s most trusted ministers retired here, how do you think about this?”
"There are two main points. The spring town is surrounded by mountains. In ancient times, it was easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as some soldiers are stationed, you can protect the safety here. The confidant was born in Fontainebleau, and this place is quite far from the king's palace. Even if you are retiring, you will not go so far. The second point is that it is also the closest to the Papal Palace in Avignon. You can monitor every move in the Papal Palace very well. Even if something happens, you can rush there and suppress it in the shortest time. So we I think the Knights Templar’s treasure may also be hidden here.”
Most of the places to live here are similar to B&Bs, and there are no tall modern hotels. Because there are many tourists and few rooms, the room prices here are also very high. Sometimes you may not be able to get a room even if you book six months in advance.
But this matter naturally cannot be difficult for Li Mo. If it is difficult, it only means that the money has not been spent enough.
Li Mo lived in a B&B. The house had six rooms. Except for three rooms used by the owner, the remaining six rooms were renovated and rented out. This was their most important source of income. If you want to dine at the host's house, the cost is calculated separately.
There was one room for Li Mo, one room for Chen Xiaojun and Brown Bear, and another room that was originally intended for Dashan and the others to live in. But after Juliet stuffed a stack of money into Dashan's hand, Li Mo smiled and asked them to solve the accommodation problem by themselves. If they couldn't find a B&B, they could just drive to another nearby town and stay in a hotel.
Most of the thirty people who came in the early stage stayed in hotels outside.
The host and his family gave a very warm reception to the young oriental man who had agreed two months in advance and made bold moves. What we had that night was the most sumptuous steak, baked potatoes, and a salad. The host even opened a bottle of red wine.
"Mr. Li, this red wine is produced in Avignon. Try it and see how it tastes?"
The owner is a blond man in his forties, tall and thin, wearing a pair of gold-framed glasses, and speaks fairly fluent Chinese. Quanshui Town receives many tourists from China every year, and Chinese tourists are generous, so basically the residents of the town can speak a few words of Chinese, which is a rather unique scene here.
"Mr. Cass, I don't drink much, so I don't know much about wine, but this steak is very tender and the sauce is very good. I like it very much."
"Haha, as long as Mr. Li likes it. This steak was cooked by my daughter Morris herself. She studied at a chef school for half a year, and her skills are still very good."
Morris is very beautiful, with a white and clean face, blue eyes, long blond hair, and a slender and tall figure that should be curvy and bulgy. She is definitely a top-notch beauty. She was in her early twenties and was sitting opposite Li Mo, slowly eating a small piece of steak.
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She should have inherited her mother's excellent genes. Morris also has a younger brother who is still in school. He seemed a little uneasy sitting there. Most of the time he was engrossed in eating silently. Occasionally he raised his head and glanced at Juliet.
"Where does Mr. Cass work?"
"Working for the government in Avignon."
"That's where we came from today. Now in comparison, I think the spring town is more worth visiting than the Papal Palace."
"The characteristic of the Papal Palace is the accumulation of history. You can feel the supreme authority of the Pope seven or eight hundred years ago. The characteristic of our spring town is the original natural scenery, very clean and pure. When you get up in the morning You can feel the clean smell in the wind with every breath you take.”
Li Mo nodded while eating the steak. It was interesting to hear this.
"Mr. Cass, I saw a building at the highest point. It looks a bit like a castle. Judging from the appearance of the building, it is also obviously different in style from the houses in your area. Has it been there for many years?"
Before Cass could answer, Morris interjected: "The building you are talking about is actually a castle with a history of nearly seven hundred years. If we trace it back to the source, its owner was the king of France, Philip IV. Minister. It is said that he was very respected. In his later years, Philip IV built him a small castle so that he could retire in such a beautiful place. Its owner has changed many times over the past few hundred years, and it no longer belongs to that minister. Descendants.”
"No matter who it is that can become the owner of that small castle, its identity will be very famous in history."
"Mr. Li is very right about this. If nothing else, just say that its owner was very powerful more than a hundred years ago and was a naval admiral of the Kingdom of Fa. Now all his direct bloodline died in the war. Later, the little The castle was inherited by his sister’s son, and now it has changed hands.”
"Does Miss Morris know the current owner of the castle?"
"When I was a child, I often took my younger brother there to play, but I haven't seen the owner for more than ten years. The person who stays at the castle now is an old man who has been employed by his family for decades. I heard the old man say that the castle The owner's business investment failed, causing the company to almost go bankrupt. At that time, he wanted to sell this castle with a history of more than 600 years, but firstly because the price was too expensive, and secondly, it was almost used for vacation, and the super-rich people I didn’t want to spend a huge amount of money to buy that castle just to play for a few days, so I didn’t sell the castle until it was ready.”
"I see."
Li Mo finished his steak, drank some lemon juice, wiped his mouth with a wet wipe and then said, "How much is the price of that castle?"
"The price was originally listed at 200 million euros, but no one was interested, so the price kept falling. Now it is priced at 120 million euros, but no one is paying attention. To be honest, I have visited that castle and it can accommodate 40 people. It’s no problem for people to live together.”
"Miss Morris, is it possible to enter the castle now?"
Morris shook her head: "It's not open to the public there."
"I'm a little interested in that castle. If I can go inside and take a look at the internal layout, and if I'm satisfied, maybe I will pay to buy it. In this way, I can bring my family to stay here for a few months every year. The edge is great for living.”
The four members of the Cass family were stunned. This Chinese man actually wanted to buy the castle, but the price was 120 million euros. What an astonishing figure it was. They couldn't even imagine that someone in the world would actually buy that castle for vacation.
