Jiuquan Town? Uncle Jiu's Hometown!

One day, Hao Shuai and Bai Rourou reached a small town on their way. They were already not far from Maoshan.

Since it was getting late, Hao Shuai and Bai Rourou decided not to hurry. They planned to enter the town and rest for the night.

Who would have thought that before they even reached the town, Hao Shuai would catch the rich aroma of wine.

Though Hao Shuai wasn't much of a drinker, he could tell this was an exceptionally fine wine.

Curious, Hao Shuai stopped a passerby and asked, "Young man, what's this place called? Why does it smell so much like wine?"

"You don't even know about Jiuquan Town?" The young man he'd stopped gave Hao Shuai a look as if he were some country bumpkin, then explained, "Our town is famous throughout the surrounding area for brewing wine. The wine here is made using secret recipes, and it was even offered to the imperial court as tribute in the past..."

Hao Shuai hadn't expected the random passerby he'd stopped to be such a chatterbox. Unfortunately, though the young man rambled on and on, Hao Shuai didn't take in a single word.

At that moment, only one question was circling in his mind: Jiuquan Town? Why does that name sound so familiar?!

It took Hao Shuai a good while to remember: Jiuquan Town was Uncle Jiu's hometown!

Hao Shuai had heard Uncle Jiu say before that he was born in a town not far from Maoshan, and that the town was called Jiuquan Town.

Later, he had gone to Maoshan to study his craft. After mastering it, he went down the mountain and settled in Renjia Town, though he occasionally returned to Jiuquan Town for a while.

Since this was his master's hometown, Hao Shuai had to