Ang Lee was surprised that the crows could drink, and their capacity for alcohol was not low. It seemed that humans were not the only ones who liked to drink, there were also animals like crows. However, alcohol was harmful to the body, and the harm was not small. If a person drank too much, they would get liver disease. He did not know if a little bird like the crows would get alcoholic liver disease.
Alcohol was addictive to humans, and similarly, after animals drank alcohol, they would also become addicted. Birds like the crows were no exception. Once they tasted the sweetness of alcohol, they would always want to drink more, and eventually become addicted to alcohol.
In fact, not only could crows drink, they could also learn to smoke, as long as they were patiently taught. After all, crows were a relatively intelligent animal, and their intelligence was relatively high, much higher than most birds. In many fairy tales, crows were described as stupid birds, which was very unfair. This was probably because people hated crows, so they deliberately made up stories about crows. In reality, crows were very intelligent birds.
Among all the birds, only the crows were able to learn the human language, except for the famous parrot. These two birds had the ability to speak the human language, which was very rare and valuable, and it was enough to show the intelligence of the crows.
Since the crows could drink, Ang Lee could not be too stingy. He had to leave more for the crows, and even give them a few bowls before he drank.
"This wine is quite strong, good wine! Come, fill this big bowl with wine, and put it under a tree thirty steps away, and set up a bonfire next to it. "
Ang Lee said.
The guard beside him obeyed, and immediately brought a big bowl of wine to the designated tree, and set up a bonfire one step away.
When the guards went over, the crows on the tree only cawed a few times, but they didn't leave. After the guards left, the crows didn't rush down and just quietly watched everything. Occasionally, they would caw twice to show their presence.
"Assistant Minister Li is really generous, leaving the best wine for the crows, haha! These crows are in for a treat, I'm afraid they will all be drunk tonight. "
Guo Ziyi said.
Ang Lee smiled and said, "I just want to see if these crows really like to drink. They should be able to come down from the tree at a distance of thirty steps."
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, a few bold crows jumped down from the branches. After looking around vigilantly, they walked towards the wine bowl and tried to drink a few mouthfuls.
"Gua gua …"
Perhaps it was because it tasted good, the crows cried out excitedly a few times, which attracted more crows to fly down from the branches. They fought for the wine as if they were afraid that they wouldn't be able to drink it.
"Haha! What a bunch of drunkard crows. They're actually fighting over it. I'm afraid this bowl of wine won't be enough for them. "
Ang Lee said with a smile.
Although the wine was not enough for a large group of crows, Ang Lee did not intend to satisfy these crows. After all, these crows were just beasts. Good wine was for humans to drink, and it was enough to let the crows have a taste. How could he let them drink until they were full?
Because there were too many crows, the big bowl of wine was quickly finished. The crows that had not drunk enough were cawing unhappily, as if they wanted Ang Lee to give them more wine.
Ang Lee and the soldiers had already eaten their fill, but there was still a lot of wine left. However, he did not intend to give it to the crows, but to the soldiers instead.
"It's getting late, let's go back!"
Ang Lee finally had enough fun and prepared to return to the Summer State City to rest. Tomorrow's arrangements were simple, and that was to go to the streets of the city to scout for information and see if they could find any traces of the horse bandits.
As for the scenic spots around the Summer State City, they had a month's time anyway, so they could take their time. Within a month, they would definitely be able to explore all of these areas.
When they arrived at the city gate, the soldiers guarding the city saw Guo Ziyi leading the team, so they opened the city gate without saying anything. Ang Lee entered the city together and took a small path back to their residence quietly. They did not alert anyone so that they could hide.
"Hanlu, you've been depressed the whole way. Do you not like to go out and play?"
After returning to their residence, Ang Lee looked at Li Hanlu and asked.
Li Hanlu sighed and said, "First we went to Helian Bobo's tomb, then to Shben's old city. They were all dilapidated places, so how could I be happy? However, it's good to be by your side. It's just that I'm naturally cold and aloof. When I'm not particularly happy, I always feel unhappy."
Ang Lee pulled Li Hanlu to the pavilion in the small courtyard and sat down gently. He took Li Hanlu into his arms and gently stroked her forehead. He said, "I've neglected you all day today. Now, I'll make it up to you."
Li Hanlu understood and said softly, "It's windy outside. Let's go to the room!"
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
Ang Lee held Li Hanlu in his arms and walked to the room where they lived.
After undressing, Ang Lee held the naked Li Hanlu in his arms and said softly, "My wife's skin is still so soft and smooth. After so many years, it hasn't changed at all."
"Then what are you waiting for?"
Li Hanlu's eyes were full of desire. It was a look of complete desire to be pampered. This look was so charming that Ang Lee could not control himself more and more.
What followed was a long-lasting pampering. After so many years, Ang Lee's ability had not weakened at all. Instead, it had become stronger and stronger.
The next morning, Ang Lee and Li Hanlu went out quietly with their makeup on. They went to the busiest street in Summer State City.
Last time, they mainly went to a teahouse. This time, they mainly went to a restaurant. They went to different places to have a look. This way, they could find more clues.
The largest restaurant in Summer State City only had two floors, but the area was large enough. The total area of the upper and lower floors was three acres. It could be considered a large restaurant. In the capital, there might be larger restaurants, but in Summer State City, this scale was already very high. After all, the population here was limited. If the restaurant was too big, it would appear empty, which was not conducive to creating enough people.
"My wife, let's go to this one!"
Ang Lee and Li Hanlu walked into the largest restaurant, ready to taste the delicacies here.
In order to be able to inquire about the information he wanted, Ang Lee deliberately chose the lobby on the second floor. Sitting in that position, he could hear the most sounds. Anyone who came in from outside the door could be clearly seen.
"What would you like to eat, sir?"
The waiter saw that Ang Lee and Li Hanlu were well-dressed. He knew that they were big customers, so he came over to greet them very warmly.
Ang Lee naturally had to be worthy of his clothes. He said heroically, "Good wine and good food, just serve. Don't hide it. Go quickly."
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment. The wine and dishes will be here soon."
The waiter responded very politely and immediately went to deliver the dishes.
A forthright customer like Ang Lee was probably the type of customer that all stores liked the most. With one sentence, he asked the store to just serve the dishes. Who wouldn't like such a generous customer?
For example, in the future, when people watched live broadcasts, they would casually spend hundreds of thousands of yuan and then leave without looking back. They did not even leave behind a word or two, which made people happy but also confused. Any streamer would hope to meet such a rich person to support them. This kind of sudden wealth would make people very excited.
And a local tyrant like Ang Lee, who didn't even ask about the price of the dishes when he entered the restaurant and directly asked the store to serve good wine and dishes, also made the store very excited. If they met such a local tyrant, the store's business wouldn't be bad. They could easily make a fortune!
"Sir, these are the signature dishes of this small restaurant. See if they are enough."
The waiter quickly served the dishes. He didn't let Ang Lee wait for a long time, showing a good service attitude and ability.
Ang Lee looked at the dishes. The dishes were not bad, but the quantity was too small. It didn't seem generous enough. Although it was enough for two people, Ang Lee couldn't eat all the dishes! He had to leave half of the quantity, so that he could appear generous. As for wasting ingredients, there was no need to consider it. Ang Lee was not short of money. Why should he care so much? Moreover, the food shortage problem in the Tang dynasty had been solved long ago. All the people could eat and wear warm clothes. So, he didn't have to care too much.
"How can this be enough? Give me five or six more side dishes. Pick the best ones. "
Ang Lee said with dissatisfaction. He threw a string of money to the waiter and said, "This is for you. Take it!"
"Oh, sir, you are really a good person! Please wait a moment, wait a moment. "
The waiter politely ran to serve the dishes again.
In any era, the rich were always more respected. Even in the ancient society where the status of businessmen was low, as long as you were a rich businessman, you would be flattered by many people. Because you were rich, others would spare no effort to please you in order to earn money from your pocket.
As for the poor, even if you were the most advanced scholar, as long as you didn't have money, you wouldn't be able to step into the door of a restaurant. Eating and dashing was not something a scholar could do. He would be beaten half to death.
It was precisely because the rich had too many benefits that people would spare no effort to pursue money and thus become gold worshipers. In the ancient society, due to the confinement of the mind, the trend of gold worshiping was not too serious. But in the later generations with abundant materials, gold worshiping was very serious. It was much stronger than the gold worshiping in ancient times.
And no matter how many people criticized the low level of gold worshipers, it couldn't change the established fact that most people liked money. This was something that no one could change. After all, without money, nothing could be done. Only with money could many things be done.
Even so, as long as they took good care of themselves, the rich could age more slowly. With the advancement of science in later generations, maybe one day they could develop a way to infinitely prolong people's life. In this way, the gap between the rich and the poor would be even bigger. Because the rich could afford to extend their lives, the poor had nothing and certainly didn't have the money to extend their lives. Even the rich could arbitrarily customize their appearance according to their own preferences. But if the poor didn't have money, they certainly couldn't do this. Plastic surgery also cost money.
"The spring plowing is at most a month away. Now is a great opportunity to do the business of farming tools and seeds. We can't miss it."
"Yes! Yes! Now is a good time to do this business. If we miss it, we will earn a lot less money! "
"But we all know the truth. Don't the horse thieves know it? I'm afraid the horse thieves will rob us along the way! If we are robbed, the loss will be great. "
"Yes! These horse thieves are the most greedy. If these farm tools are robbed by them, then we will be in trouble. "
"What are you afraid of? We can directly transport the goods from the railway. Would the horse thieves have the guts to rob the railway? Even if they were given ten guts, they wouldn't dare."
"It's easy for you to say that. There are only so many people in Xiazhou City. How many of them can buy farm tools? We can't just do business in this city! What about the surrounding counties that don't have railway connections? Changze County, Dejing County, and Ningshuo County are all about a hundred miles away and have a large population. Are we going to give up on these businesses? "
"It's really difficult! It would be best if the people in the counties all ran to Xiazhou City to buy farm tools. "
"Haha! Brother, you really know how to think. These farm tools and seeds are not a small number. How is it possible for a farmer to carry them for a hundred miles? Moreover, the horse thieves don't just rob us merchants. If ordinary people carry too much goods, they will also rob them. Ordinary people don't have the guts to do that. "
"You don't say. If it weren't for the horse thieves, the price of the farm tools and seeds in the counties of Xiazhou wouldn't be so high. If there isn't a high enough price difference, then how can we do business?"
"That's true. But no one knows if they will be so unlucky as to be robbed by the horse thieves. If they are lucky and don't encounter the horse thieves, then they will have made a fortune. If they are unlucky and robbed, then they will have lost everything. How is this business! This is clearly gambling! "
"So, are you guys going to bet or not? The opportunity is right in front of you. "
"Let's go all out. The opportunity to make a fortune is right in front of us. No matter what, we have to catch it. We can't let the opportunity to make a fortune go to waste."
"Count me in. I'll go all out too. At worst, we will lose everything. As long as we move together in numbers and the imperial court's troops patrol from time to time, not all of us will be robbed by the horse thieves. When the time comes, those who are not robbed must take care of the brothers who are robbed!"
"Yes, that's right. Those who make a lot of money must not forget the brothers who are robbed. If you can help them, help them a little."
A large group of merchants gathered together to discuss how to make money. Ang Lee listened quietly at the side.
"You people don't have to be so pessimistic. Isn't there a high-ranking official in the imperial court? And he came from the capital. Can we let the horse thieves continue to be arrogant? Can't we wipe out the horse thieves in one fell swoop? "
Ang Lee couldn't help but speak loudly.
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