Chapter 211

"Too much nonsense, we are in a hurry, bring the good wine and food quickly!" one of the men said in a rough voice.

Qiu Zhanggui agreed repeatedly.

After entering the kitchen, he immediately asked the chef to start cooking, and Du Ruo naturally didn't stay idle; she handled the spicy ones herself.

Soon, steaming hot dishes were served.

Qiu Zhanggui and Du Ruo hid on the side, observing the reactions of those few people.

Those men were probably really in a hurry, eating voraciously, especially the spicy dishes, which were actually all wiped clean!

"Waiter, two more plates of this, this, and this, and ten more bowls of rice!"

Qiu Zhanggui trotted over and glanced at the table.

The additions were indeed all spicy ones.

"Guests, is the food to your taste?"

"Are you deaf?" The man who spoke before glanced at him unhappily, "If it wasn't to our taste, would we order more? Are we looking for abuse?"

Ah, this, Qiu Zhanggui's face twitched, and he accompanied with a smile, "Yes, yes, yes, guests, please wait a moment, I'll go arrange it."

Just as he was about to turn and leave, another man called him; compared to the previous one, this one was much more polite.

"Manager, these dishes have a peculiar taste and are very delicious; is it your exclusive secret recipe?"

Qiu Zhanggui's mind raced.

If he said it was a secret recipe, it wouldn't count; Lady Du definitely wouldn't sell it only to Zui Meng Ju, and before long, people in Wutou Xian would probably all know.

So he smiled and said, "Actually, it's just using a rare seasoning, it can't be called a secret recipe."

That person was even more interested, "What seasoning?"

"Chili pepper." Qiu Zhanggui answered truthfully.

Chili pepper? The few men exchanged glances, and the polite man smiled, "Can you sell me a few of those chili peppers? I'll take them back for my family to taste."

Qiu Zhanggui was not very willing; there weren't many left in total.

"One tael of silver each!" So expensive, they probably wouldn't want them, right?

The man took out a tael of silver from his bosom, "I'll take them."

Qiu Zhanggui: "..."

Fine, if you are willing to be a sucker, then I'll give them to you.

He took the silver and went into the kitchen, had the waiter send the chili peppers to the main hall, and then gave the silver to Du Ruo, "It seems the market for these chili peppers is really good, there's a path forward."

Du Ruo didn't be polite either, took the silver and smiled, "Then what does Qiu Zhanggui say?"

What else could he say? Such a promising business must be done; what's more, if he didn't do it, and Du Ruo sold the chili peppers to someone else, would there still be guests coming to his Zui Meng Ju?

Qiu Zhanggui pre-ordered one hundred jin and paid a deposit of twenty taels.

They agreed to have the goods delivered in a few days.

After the discussion, Du Ruo said goodbye and walked out of Zui Meng Ju.

Just after she left, those few men followed out; the rough-voiced man looked at the long-shaped objects in his hand while walking and muttered, "This thing looks like that thing, is it really the chili pepper the Prince keeps talking about?"

"Not sure, but it's possible."

The polite man sighed, "Our brothers have been out looking for someone for half a year, we've almost turned the entire Da Zhao upside down looking for a girl surnamed Du, and we still haven't found the right one; it won't be easy to report back."

If we didn't find the person, finding the chili peppers the Prince wants can be considered an explanation.

The others also sighed.

One of them said, "The Prince is really strange; what kind of woman can't he get? Why must he find that so-called Miss Du? By the way, who is that girl, to have our dignified Prince Yu so infatuated?"

The polite man frowned, "Don't discuss the master's affairs; just do as you are told."

The few people talked as they walked toward the city gate.

Du Ruo, however, didn't go to the city gate.

The chili pepper matter was settled, but she didn't want to go back yet; she planned to stay in the county for another night or two and wait for news.

Maybe Jiang Li would return tomorrow? That way she could go back with peace of mind.

She stayed at the same Haoyunlai Inn as last time; it was close to the Xian Ya, and the people inside all knew her, so she felt safer.

However, that night, Du Ruo had a nightmare.

In the dream, Jiang Li was pierced like a hedgehog, covered in blood.

Countless people stood opposite him with bows and arrows, and he was standing on the edge of a cliff, letting the hurricane blow his black hair; his eyes, which usually carried a smile, were now filled with coldness and anger.

Suddenly, he jumped...

"No!" Du Ruo sat up from the bed abruptly, covered in cold sweat.

Her heart was pounding violently, as if it were about to jump out of her chest at any moment.

Was Jiang Li in danger?

Or was she just overthinking, so she had thoughts during the day and dreams at night?

Du Ruo was restless, paced in the room for nearly a quarter of an hour, and finally decided—

Go to Yugui Shan!

She really couldn't rest easy without seeing Jiang Li safe and sound with her own eyes.

She left as soon as she decided, packed her belongings, went to the street to buy some dry food and snacks, and then went straight to the Xian Ya.

Wei Ming's eyes widened, "Sister-in-law, why are you here again?"

Du Ruo was straightforward, "How do I get to Yugui Shan?"

"You, you don't want to go and see for yourself, do you?" Wei Ming shook his head like a rattle, "No, no, Yugui Shan is close to Lingbi Xian, more than thirty miles away! Besides, the road is not peaceful, refugees and beggars can be seen everywhere; you are a woman, and you look like this, it's definitely not safe!"

Du Ruo had made up her mind, "It's okay, I have the ability to protect myself, you just need to tell me the route."

Although she didn't have martial arts, she had the system, so she would be fine.

But obviously, Wei Ming didn't believe it.

No matter what Du Ruo said, he refused to budge and insisted on persuading Du Ruo to go home and wait for news.

"Then forget it, if you won't tell me, I'll ask someone else." Du Ruo turned and left.

Wei Ming was anxious and hurriedly stepped forward to stop her, "Sister-in-law, you really can't go! Yugui Shan is full of dangers; if Head Jiang finds out, he will be worried to death!"

As the words fell, a voice came from behind.

"Aman, you want to go to Yugui Shan?"