"Master, let's find an inn to stay in first."
Emperor Jing nodded: "That's fine, it seems that I will stay here for a few more days."
Then the two started walking on the street.
There is no rush to find an inn. There are many new things in Taoyuan County, and Emperor Jing is a bit overwhelmed by them.
"If all the counties and cities in the world were like Taoyuan County, I wouldn't have to worry about it..." Emperor Jing sighed in his heart.
Suddenly, Guo Tianyang's eyes lit up!
"Master, there is an inn here!"
Emperor Jing looked up and was speechless.
It is really called Youjian Inn. There is also a small official character in the lower right corner of the plaque. I don’t know what it means.
Emperor Jing raised his legs and walked in. Guo Tianyang breathed a sigh of relief behind him.
When a customer came in, the shopkeeper greeted him warmly.
"Welcome, gentlemen! Should I stay in the hotel?"
"Stay in the hotel."
"Okay, our hotel is divided into first, second and third class rooms. The first class is five taels, the second class is three taels, and the third class is one tael. I wonder which class you two live in?"
Five taels and one night! ?
Guo Tianyang was not happy and took a step forward: "Why is your inn so expensive? Five taels per night, is it just to kill outsiders?!"
The shopkeeper hurriedly waved his hand and said with an apologetic smile: "What are you talking about? We are an honest shop. If you go out and ask around, this is the price!"
"We are still a government-run hotel, and the price is at least 20% cheaper than outside!"
Emperor Jing became interested upon hearing this: "Official camp? An inn owned by the government?"
The shopkeeper nodded: "Exactly! All the big industries in the county are basically government-run. This inn was named by our county grandpa himself. It was built to facilitate foreign merchants."
"I'm telling you, don't be too expensive for the five or two first-class rooms. When merchants come to purchase large quantities of goods, you may not be able to grab all the third-class rooms!"
"Okay! Just get a first-class room!"
Emperor Jing thought for a while and then made his decision.
This Taoyuan County is getting weirder and weirder!
A servant led the two of them upstairs, carrying a pot of tea.
After being sent to the house, the waiter poured two cups of tea for the two of them attentively.
"Two guests, please try this tea. The water in our Taoyuan Town is famous for its sweetness!"
"I'm going out first. If anything happens, just pull the red rope at the door and I'll know."
Pulling ropes to call people is a bit interesting, and it can be found in this palace!
Emperor Jing nodded and the boy closed the door and left.
"Your Majesty, please have a cup of tea. I haven't eaten well on the way. I'll get you some food and drinks."
"Not urgent!"
Emperor Jing raised his hand, then picked up the teacup on the table and looked at it carefully.
The light yellow tea soup is crystal clear, with two stretched tea leaves underneath.
"This tea is also different from the capital."
Guo Tianyang also picked up the tea cup and smelled it: "Yes! It has a refreshing fragrance. Let me taste it for Your Majesty first."
After saying that, he took a sip.
Then he narrowed his eyes and said: "The fragrance is light and elegant and seems to have a medicinal aroma, which is far better than the tea soup in the capital! The tea is good, and the water is also good! I didn't expect that tea can be drunk in this way!"
Emperor Jing took a big sip directly. He was indeed thirsty during this journey.
"As expected! The fragrance is pleasant! Haha, this Taoyuan County is getting more and more interesting..."
"Your Majesty! Look at this wall! I didn't notice it just now! This wall is covered with white cloth! No wonder it looks so clean and tidy."
Emperor Jing touched the wall with curiosity and found a piece of rough material that should be made of white linen.
But it looks very refreshing visually.
Guo Tianyang walked to other rooms again, and not long after, a scream came from inside the house!
"Ah! Your Majesty! There is a well in this house!"
What! ? Is there a well? Where is the well on the second floor? ?
Emperor Jing quickly walked over.
I saw Guo Tianyang lying on a ceramic toilet and marveling at the water inside.
There really is a well! Emperor Jing was shocked.
Guo Tianyang knocked on the toilet and yelled: "It's actually porcelain! It must be difficult to make such a huge one, and it would be too extravagant to make a wellhead!"
"Moreover, the shape of the well is very strange. Why don't we ask the waiter to ask? The store owner is really ingenious and moved the well into the house. But why is the mouth of the well so small?"
After speaking, Guo Tianyang picked up a handful of water from the toilet and drank it.
He praised: "It's really sweet and refreshing! Good water! Really good water!"
"Your Majesty, you want to try it too! I'll call the waiter!"
After speaking, Guo Tianyang ran to the door and pulled the red rope. After a while, the waiter came up.
Guo Tianyang took him to the toilet and pointed at the "well mouth" and said: "Xiaoer! Why is there a well here!?"
The boy had obviously seen this scene many times, and he explained skillfully: "Two gentlemen, this is not a well, but a toilet, also called a toilet."
"???"
...
Christine bucket!?
Guo Tianyang suddenly felt like he was struck by lightning! He glanced at Emperor Jing with a guilty conscience, only to receive a murderous look.
Guo Tianyang frowned and said with a flushed face: "How can this toilet be placed in the house! Why is the latrine indoors!"
Emperor Jing also looked strange. Fortunately, he didn't drink just now. Otherwise, where would the emperor's face be in the future?
The waiter continued to explain: "Sir, you don't know. Many of our new-style inns in Taoyuan County are like this."
"This toilet is very convenient. You see there is a rope connected to the water tank. When you are done, you pull the rope and the filth will be flushed away."
Guo Tianyang suppressed the nausea in his heart: "Where is the water tank?"
"You see, many inns have a huge water tower set up next to them. Someone refills the water every morning. As for the water tank in your house, it is hidden on the ceiling."
Emperor Jing nodded thoughtfully. When he came just now, he was still confused. There was a large barrel standing on an elevated stand next to many buildings in the city. He didn't know what it was used for.
It turned out to be a water tower specially used to hold water.
Guo Tianyang's nausea was getting worse and worse, and finally he couldn't suppress it anymore.
He lay down on the toilet and swallowed.
The waiter said excitedly: "Yes! Yes! Many people vomit like this after drinking too much!"
After Guo Tianyang finished vomiting, he stood up and glanced at the waiter bitterly.
The waiter stepped forward and stretched out his hand to pull the rope, and a stream of water rushed down, flushing the toilet clean again.
The unpleasant smell that I had just finished vomiting also disappeared.
Emperor Jing was amazed when he saw it!
Then he asked curiously: "Then where did all this filth go?"
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