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Chapter 71 Blood Bird's Nest and the Song Family

Inner city of Taiping County.

Most of the people from outside the city who came to the previous episode have already left, but the streets are still crowded with people.

If you look closely, you can see many young men and women dressed in silk and satin.

This period is neither early nor late, and there are fewer people in the countryside. It is the time when many wealthy people like to go out.

A large number of vendors, peddlers, and shop waiters were all shouting with a sense of mission.

The aroma of fried fruits, cakes, wine and food intertwined together and wafted freely in the streets.

Fengwei Mansion is located in a prosperous area of ​​Taiping County. Its vermilion gate looks very imposing from a distance.

As one of the most upscale restaurants in the county, Fengweifu is very famous.

Just as Shen Qing returned to the inn, he was called away by Zhao Ba's men. He didn't even have time to eat and was already feeling hungry.

If it were in the past, he would definitely not be willing to come here, but after this trip to Zhao Ba, he made a lot of windfall and immediately had a lot of money in his hands.

He felt more confident, so after returning from the outer city, Shen Qing chose this place to have dinner.

Shen Qing brought Xiao Zhi and others into Fengwei Mansion, and immediately a faint scent of sandalwood mixed with the aroma of wine and meat hit their noses.

Looking around, the lobby of Fengwei Mansion is elegantly decorated.

There is a golden carved screen and famous calligraphy and paintings hung on the walls, with ink dripping in color.

The floor is paved with fine bluestone tiles and the ceiling is hung with gorgeous brass chandeliers, which are dazzling to the eyes.

It was dinner time and the place was bustling with diners.

Almost all the tables in the lobby were occupied. All the diners were well-dressed and were toasting each other happily.

In terms of temperament, he is at least one level higher than Shen Qing and his group.

Shen Xiaohu had never seen such a scene since he was a child, and was stunned for a moment.

A servant standing at the door saw Shen Qing and the others, and hurried over to greet them, "Would you like to have dinner?"

The dog's eyes did not look down on people as expected.

On the contrary, the servants at Fengwei Mansion were very friendly and treated Shen Qing and others equally, without belittling them because of their clothes.

"Give me a private room." Shen Qing said calmly, with a unique calmness in his gestures and movements, which made Shen Xiaohu, who followed him, feel ashamed.

He really couldn't understand why there was such a big difference between him and his cousin even though they grew up in the same place.

"Okay, gentlemen, come this way." The servant of Fengwei Mansion took the lead.

The servant stepped forward, cleared a path for Shen Qing and his companions, and led them to the private room on the second floor.

In the private room on the second floor, wooden carved tables and chairs are arranged neatly, and sunlight shines through the window lattices, making the room bright and warm.

"Gentlemen, please take a seat." The servant took down the rag and wiped the chairs carefully and diligently: "What would you like to eat?"

"Bring me a portion of all your family's specialties, in large portions, and two jars of good wine." Shen Qing casually slapped a few silver beans on the table: "Please arrange them carefully, this is your reward."

"Okay, gentlemen, please take a seat. I'll arrange things right away." The shop servant wiped the tables and chairs, poured tea for Shen Qing and the others, then bent over, took a few silver beans from the table, and left.

Seeing the servant leave, Shen Xiaohu, who had been tense all the time, seemed to let out a sigh of relief and said, "I thought the servants here were all arrogant and domineering, but I didn't expect them to be so nice."

Xiao Zhi explained with a smile: "Hahaha... Little brother, this is probably your first time here, so you don't know how cruel the thugs in Fengwei Mansion are. Anyone who comes here to eat for free or make trouble is either sold into the mines or beaten to death, so they are notorious. Now those who come here are all serious eaters, and they are naturally nice if you give them money." Ouyang Tieniu on the side took over the conversation and said: "Now many desperate people who got rich overnight come to the city for entertainment. The servants here have seen a lot of them and are not so snobbish. On the contrary, those places of ordinary quality might secretly grumble about us when they see people like us."

After hearing what the two had said, Shen Xiaohu couldn't help but understand a lot more.

Fengweifu serves food very quickly.

In less than a moment, the dishes were served one after another.

Ouyang Tieniu was very capable. Before anyone else could react, he had already filled Shen Qing's bowl with wine.

Shen Qing didn't say anything more, picked up the bowl and said, "Fill it up, we've been busy today, let's have some wine."

"Dry!"

Shen Qing raised his head and drank it.

Compared with the previous generation of liquor, the liquor here is much weaker and is all rice wine, with a little sweetness and is very refreshing.

After a few drinks, the atmosphere at the table suddenly became much more lively. Except for Shen Xiaohu who was just eating, everyone else became closer.

Shen Qing asked Ouyang Tieniu: "Tell me about the blood bird's nest."

As a hunter, Shen Qing knew something about the blood bird's nest, a wild delicacy.

This bird's nest is as red as blood and crystal clear.

It is a nest built by a bird called Flying Swallow on the cliff, using a mixture of blood, saliva and a rare red herb.

For ordinary people, blood bird's nest, a wild delicacy, has the effect of nourishing the skin and increasing qi and blood. Eating it can strengthen the body and prolong life.

And for those who practice martial arts, blood bird's nest is an even rarer treasure.

It can not only increase the martial artist's qi and blood, but also consolidate the inner essence, making the body stronger and more confident when breaking through bottlenecks. It is a treasure that martial artists dream of.

There is no pressure to sell such a wild delicacy for over a hundred taels in the market.

If the hunters could get one, the whole family would be able to live a good life for several years.

Therefore, when Ouyang Tieniu mentioned blood bird's nest, Shen Qing immediately became interested.

Ouyang Tieniu thought for a while and said, "Boss, do you know the sons of Song Gongming, the owner of the Song family? This matter must start with them."

"Tell me about it!" Shen Qing picked up a piece of tender beef with chopsticks, dipped it in some hot sauce, put it in his mouth and started chewing.

"Song Gongming has seven sons and five daughters. The most promising ones are the third and youngest sons. Now one is twenty years old and the other is seventeen years old. Both have reached the Qi-nourishing stage."

"In order to help his two sons break through the Qi-nourishing realm as soon as possible so that they can enter the imperial court and prosper the family, Song Gongming wanted to get some wild delicacies to help them break through as soon as possible. The origin of these wild delicacies came from them."

Shen Qing was a little surprised to hear this.

He swallowed the chewed beef in his mouth and took a sip of wine without leaving a trace.

If he remembered correctly, his uncle Li Linfeng was only at the Qi-Nourishing Realm, and the two sons of the Song family had already reached this level of cultivation at such a young age. It was really too terrifying.

Shen Qing asked, "How strong is the Song family?"

"I'm not very clear about the details, but I heard that the four major Dong families in the county all have martial artists above the Yangqi realm, and there are many people practicing martial arts in the family. Even the county magistrates here have to give them some face and dare not provoke them easily."

(End of this chapter)