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Nanyuan Restaurant is located on the entrance of the alley outside the south gate of the General's Mansion. It is only one street away from the General's Mansion, only fifty steps away.

This is a wine shop that combines singing, dancing, food and accommodation. The main building is a large attic with three-story wooden structures on the upper and lower floors, which are connected to one side, just like the courtyard house of later generations.

However, this courtyard house is far more than four lofts, and there are eight other courtyards behind the main courtyard, all of which are two-story lofts with similar architectural styles as the main building.

This is a newly opened restaurant half a year ago. Most of the people who enter and leave the restaurant are officials and generals under the generals, each of whom is either rich or noble.

When the Nanyuan Restaurant opened, it was the most dazzling existence in Chang'an City, attracting countless nobles and gentry from aristocratic families to come, including many prominent men in the court, and even the three and nine ministers of the court lived here for a long time. These rich young men usually did not book a few rooms in the restaurant, but a villa, and even the accompanying entourages and maids lived in. If these villas were not rented but not sold, they would probably have been sold out, and others would never have stepped into the restaurant.

Here are the most beautiful singers and dancers in Chang'an City, as well as mellow and fragrant wines with no market value, as well as poetry and martial arts competitions, which are unique and excellent places in Chang'an City.

When night falls, the huge main building lobby is full, with more than 1,000 seats on three floors and four lofts, but it is hard to find one. Many people cannot get in even if they have money, and they must pay a deposit one day in advance to book. Not to mention the guest rooms, all the guests staying in the hotel watch singing and dancing performances for free, so many wealthy local rich people book a room here all year round, so as not to mention the ones who are rushing to compete for seats in the hall.

It is worth mentioning that all the singers and dancers in Nanyuan Restaurant are selling their skills but not their own, and no one dares to act here, nor do anyone dares to force them. Of course, if they are willing, it is a different matter and is not within the protection scope of the restaurant. This is also due to the current situation. Many young and strong people have died in battle, causing a serious imbalance in the ratio of men and women, thus creating this situation. Moreover, this trend is still continuing and becoming increasingly fierce. More and more young women are entering the fireworks and willow alleys to make a living.

This is the current situation of the entire society, which cannot be changed by a certain person or a prince. Li Li once hated this and tried to ban these smoky places. But after he learned in depth, he realized that it was easy to ban these places. It would make it difficult for tens of thousands or even more women to survive and have no livelihoods. At the same time, many men who are unable to get married will do whatever they want to do and disrupt the public order in the city. Anyway, they have a bad life. They are imprisoned and have free meals to eat. As long as they are not beheaded, they will be unscrupulous.

In view of this, Li Li took a compromise method to control these places and signaled Zhang to open a large restaurant to protect some women with poor backgrounds so that they could survive without restraint. This was also a stopgap measure that was taken by reality, and he took as much as possible. He just wanted to do his best.

Don’t seek good deeds, just seek a clear conscience.

In addition, Li Li repeatedly forced the soldiers of the army to get married and get married, not only to win people's hearts, but also to consider this aspect.

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In the private room on the third floor, Mi Zhu and his younger sister Mi Huan sat at the round table. Through the open sliding wooden door, they watched the singing and dancing performance on the platform of the lobby on the first floor.

The layout of the rooms here is completely different from the current loft buildings. The corridor on the main building is not in front, but behind the room. Therefore, when each room opens the sliding door, you can see various performances in the hall. In the evening, singing and dancing, in another hour, poetry appreciation, and midnight is half an hour of martial artist competition.

Three days ago, Mi Zhu booked five rooms on the third floor of the West Building, and he and his younger sister moved into the Nanyuan Restaurant.

After three consecutive days, Mi Huan looked forward to the arrival of the night early every day, then sat at the round table and supported her chin to watch the performance in the hall. She slept until noon during the day, took her entourage shopping in the afternoon, and watched the performance at night with her concentration; she enjoyed it every day.

When he checked in on the first day, Mi Zhu was also attracted by the performance on the high platform of the hall. He watched it all night with relish, and did not move after sitting down. The next day, although he wanted to continue watching the performance in the hall, he had to consider what was at hand. So he tried his best that day and finally went to Meiwu to meet Zhang under the guidance of the restaurant manager yesterday afternoon, so he asked Zhang to recommend it on his behalf.

Half an hour ago, Mi Zhu received news that Zhang had arrived at the restaurant from Meiwu, and General Li Li would also come to the restaurant tonight to sit for a while. At that time, Zhang would recommend him to Li Li, and whether he could accomplish anything depends entirely on him.

At this moment, Mi Zhu and Mi Huan sat in the private room and watched the performance in the hall. Mi Huan was focused and cheered from time to time. But Mi Zhu had no intention of watching the song and dance, and his eyes were always staring at the north gate of the hall, because it was closest to the General's Mansion. If Li Li came to the restaurant tonight, he would definitely come in through the north gate. Because the north gate was generally not open, only the main gate was opened, but it opened early tonight, obviously to prepare in advance for Li Li's arrival.

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!" A gentle knock on the door came into Mi Zhu's ears. He immediately stood up and went to open the door, but saw the graceful Zhang and a beautiful young woman coming together.

He bowed and welcomed Zhang and the beautiful young woman into the private room. Mi Zhu greeted him while walking, saying, "Mi Zhu met the general's wife. This lady is very kind-faced and doesn't know...?"

Zhang smiled and said, "Brother Zizhong is old, so you don't have to be polite. This is my adopted daughter. She married Guo Jia, the chief of the General's Mansion, a month ago."

"Uh, it turns out that it was Mrs. Chief Secretary in front of him. Mi Zhu was rude and had mistreated. I hope no one would blame her." Mi Zhu said quickly.

Guo Jia's wife Zhen returned the courtesy, "Uncle, don't be too kind. I often bother you at my uncle's house when I was not married. Only then did my niece know that my uncle and Huan'er came to Chang'an. If I had learned earlier, how could I let my uncle live in the inn? I had been negligent before, so I hope my uncle won't blame me."

Mi Zhu smiled and said, "My niece has said it. I am here for business, not for visiting relatives and friends, so I dare not bother you without authorization. Come on, please take your seat, both ladies. Don't just watch the singing and dancing, see who is here?"

"Brother, don't argue. They are watching it???????Huh! Sister Zhang, Third Sister, why are you here too?" Mi Huan responded impatiently, turned his head and saw Zhang and her third daughter standing behind him.

Suddenly, Mi Huan jumped up without any lady, held the arms of Zhang's mother and daughter, and said happily: "When did the two sisters come to Chang'an? Why don't you know?"

Mi Zhu said with a dark look on his face when he heard this, and said to himself: "My little sister is so erratic. It's fine to call Zhang's daughter a sister, but she even called Zhang the sister. This generation is in chaos!"

Immediately, he pretended to be displeased and interrupted, "Don't mess around with me, little sister. Brother Wei told you that your Aunt Zhang is now the General's wife. Your Sister Zhen is the Madam of the Chief Shi. What kind of ethics do you have to call me so randomly?"

Zhang smiled and said, "Brother Zizhong, don't be angry. You and I have been in business for many years and have had contact with each other before. We have had their own relationships. Huan'er is smart, well-behaved and charming. He used to be called that. I think it's very good, why do you need to change it? We are old acquaintances and have rarely met each other in the past two years. Brother Zizhong does not have to be restrained. Once this happens, it's the case."

"This makes the lady laugh." Mi Zhu smiled embarrassedly and immediately invited the Zhang mother and daughter to take their seats.

During the conversation, Zhang said that Li Li would arrive immediately and arranged it to the next room. She came here to instruct Mi Zhu in advance to prevent Mi Zhu from not knowing Li Li’s preferences. Once the conversation broke down, it would affect the friendship between the two families who had known each other for many years.

However, just as they were talking while watching the singing and dancing performances in the hall, Mi Huan, who was originally very interested in singing and dancing, quietly walked out of the private room and under the guidance of Zhang's personal maid outside the door, turned into the private room next door.

When entering the door, the personal soldiers guarding the door were about to stop him, but Li Zhi, who was standing in the corridor, shook his head and stopped him. So Mi Huan walked into the private room smoothly. As soon as she entered the door, she saw two young men standing with their backs to her, standing in front of the sliding wooden door and commenting on the singing and dancing performances in the hall, talking and laughing, and speaking and speaking quite a bit.

"Hey, what are you two saying?" Mi Huan strolled to them, posing as a preacher, pointed at the dancer dancing on the high platform of the hall, and said seriously: "Look at how good they are dancing. You two are still talking here, pointing at the point, and don't talk nonsense if you don't know how to appreciate it. Look at you so young, you are quite extraordinary in dressing. You should be the officials under General Li Li, right? I have to remind you two that the General's Lady is in the next room. As the General's Lady, you must understand the rules. How can you laugh so loudly? If you disturb the General's Lady, can you afford it?"

It goes without saying that the two young people who were well preached by Mi Huan were Li Li and Guo Jia.

Seeing a young and beautiful woman breaking in for no reason, she spoke up and blamed her. Li Li and Guo Jia were immediately stunned by the woman. They looked at each other, but stared at each other with big eyes and a confused look on their faces.

At this time, Li Li's cuff was lifted by the woman: "Hey, what do you think of you? What do you think he is doing?"

When she saw Li Li turning around in surprise, Mi Huan thought he was frightened and couldn't help laughing. Then, she walked to the dining table that had been set up, but saw more than a dozen seafood dishes on the table, and someone had moved.

"You two are really brave. Before the general comes, you dare to eat it first! But it is indeed very rich. I have never seen such a big shrimp before. I haven't eaten seafood for almost a month. If you don't mind, you two will sit down and eat it together. If the general blames you, I will carry it for you."

After saying that, before Li Li and Guo Jia expressed their opinions, Mihuan had already started eating. The shrimp was very skillful in eating shrimp. They picked the chopsticks and pinched off the shrimp head and gently pressed the shrimp tail. The tender shrimp meat broke out from its armor and then started to feast.

This series of skillful movements made Li Li and Guo Jia’s appetite tremble, and he couldn’t help but choke. At this time, Li Li walked to her side lightly and reminded kindly: “Seafood is so strong, eat slowly, be careful to choke??????”

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Chapter completed!