Drunken Spring Pavilion

Looking around, Zhou Wanwan realized there wasn't even a decent quilt in the house. She had two more quilts brought over, saying, "You can use these for now! And these clothes are for the children."

The children in the family were still wearing thin clothes. One of them looked at her and asked, "Mother, is this the Guanyin Bodhisattva you mentioned?"

The woman wiped away her tears and said, "Yes, it's our family's Guanyin Bodhisattva."

Zhou Wanwan smiled slightly at her and said, "Things will get better slowly, don't be discouraged. I'm leaving now, I'll have someone bring some charcoal later."

They're from a mountain village, and now they have more and more charcoal fires.

There are many trees on the mountain now, and some branches are growing particularly fast.

Trees that have absorbed energy grow branches many times faster than ordinary trees.

Sometimes the branches need to be pruned every few days, otherwise it's inconvenient to walk around.

There are many tree branches on the mountain every day, so Zhou Wanwan collected all the usable branches and made them into charcoal.

Some were sold secretly, while others were kept at home.

Several warehouses were also filled with Manman.

After Zhou Wanwan returned, she had more than ten carts of charcoal delivered and some cotton quilts brought to ensure that every household could receive a share.

There weren't many quilts left on the mountain, and we managed to gather five hundred with great difficulty.

Zhou Wanwan sighed and said, "It seems we need to plant more cotton."

Every time these trees come back, they immediately move the house inside, and there are always quilts inside.

Otherwise, there probably wouldn't be enough quilts.

Zhou Wanwan had them take all these things down the mountain.

The people in Dao Family Village were completely dumbfounded when they saw the cotton quilts, charcoal, and some grain.

Old Master Xu, leading a group of people, looked at them and said:

"We are here on the young lady's orders to teach you how to farm. This time we have brought enough tarpaulin to teach you how to grow crops in greenhouses."

You must keep a close eye on it. Even though it's winter, if you do it well...

By spring and summer, we'll have received the first harvest of grain, enough to feed everyone in your village.

These people naturally didn't know anything about greenhouse cultivation, so Old Master Xu patiently taught them.

Soon, one greenhouse after another was set up.

This place is naturally all planted with sweet potatoes, which have a high yield and are easy to grow.

After finishing up here, Old Master Xu returned to the mountain.

The people in all four villages were overjoyed and no longer as sorrowful as before.

While this side was filled with joy, the county government office on the other side was shrouded in gloom.

Cheng Xiao was already in a bad mood because his youngest son had just died.

That Cheng Chao is a complete idiot. His family hired a tutor for him, but the tutor ran away after only a few days.

"County Magistrate Cheng, it's not that I'm unwilling to teach your son, it's just that his studies are a complete mess, and no matter how I teach him, he won't improve."

Moreover, his speech was so rude; I truly cannot teach him.

County Magistrate Cheng looked at the scholar and said, "I'll raise your tuition fee, you..."

The man quickly shook his head and said:

"My lord, please spare me!"

I'm forty-eight years old this year, and your youngest son points a slingshot at me every day. I'm really scared."

Cheng Xiao rolled her eyes in anger. "Go and bring that unfilial son here! He's gone too far!"

But after searching everywhere, I couldn't find him.

His servant was brought in, and Cheng Xiao looked at him and said, "Where did the young master go? Hurry up and tell me."

The servant boy trembled and said, "Young master... young master went to the Drunken Spring Pavilion with that group of rich young masters."

Cheng Xiao almost choked on her breath. "How old is he? Going to such a filthy place, call him back right now!"

But Cheng Chao was far from willing to do so.

As he drank, he said, "Now I know why my dad loves coming here so much; it's such a pleasure!"

The rich kids laughed heartily:

"That's nothing! There's something even more fun to come!"

"How about I take you to the casino later? But do you have any money?"

Cheng Chao chuckled and said, "Of course I have money. Look what this is!"

He pulled out a large wad of silver notes and said, "These are all from my mother. Let's go have some fun later."

Zhou Fuyu's son, Zhou Qingzhou, said with a smile, "Young Master, they said they're going to the casino later. How about we go check it out a little later?"

Cheng Chao always needed some of his own people around him. He thought Zhou Qingzhou's grades were pretty good, so he made him his little follower.

To be honest, Cheng Chao actually quite likes him.

Cheng Chao laughed heartily and said, "Great!"

Then they heard the madam of the Drunken Spring Pavilion calling out to the guests from the front:

"Is this young master's first time visiting Drunken Spring Pavilion?"

You look unfamiliar. Shouldn't someone your age be at home?

"Is it inappropriate for you to come to our Drunken Spring Pavilion?"

Zhou Wanwan was accompanied by a group of children, and the madam, seeing no profit in it, naturally didn't want to entertain them.

Zhou Wanwan immediately handed over a ten-tael silver ingot, and the madam beamed with delight, saying, "Please come in, gentlemen."

Zhou Qingyan swallowed hard and said, "Wanwan, where have you brought us? This... this looks like a brothel!"

Zhou Wanwan looked up at him and said, "Big brother, can't you be a little bolder? Your idea is correct, it's a brothel!"

Zhou Qingyan's legs went weak. "Why did you bring us to a place like this? Isn't this ridiculous?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at her brothers and Gu Sinian and said:

"No, no, no, I think you should come to places like this more often and see more of this place."

Then I learned what a brothel really was.

This will also prevent you from being misled by such decadent places in the future.

Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles.

Zhou Wanwan felt that men should see more and experience more.

The madams looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Young master, would you like me to bring some girls over?"

Zhou Wanwan smiled slightly and said, "Go and call over your top courtesan."

Zhou Wanwan also wanted to see what the top courtesan of this brothel was like.

The madam's face lit up with joy as she said:

"Our top courtesan costs thirty taels of silver, and she's a pure courtesan who only plays the guzheng."

Zhou Wanwan deftly pulled out thirty taels of silver and said, "Call her over here!"

The madam happily accepted the silver and said, "Go, invite Meiniang over."

Just as they were about to invite Meiniang, they heard a loud voice from the next room. "Bring over your top courtesan!"

The madam was now in an awkward position. She chuckled and said, "Young master, the top courtesan has already been invited over there."

"This is the county magistrate's son. He wants to call the top courtesan, and you dare to make excuses? Believe me, I'll send you straight to jail!" someone shouted.

The madam looked troubled and asked, "So how much silver are you planning to pay for these big names?"

What? The magistrate's son needs to spend money?

"What a joke! Do you want to quit this place?" the man snapped.