While waiting for the food, the three people listened to the folks in the tavern chatting about everything under the sun. Shuangshuang, feeling bored, just eavesdropped on others' conversations.
If this were the information-explosive modern society, Shuangshuang wouldn't have the interest in listening to others gossip.
Unfortunately, in this era of closed-off information, there's no telling what useful tidbits might be hidden within others' gossip.
Of course, not everything is discussed. Definitely, sensitive topics are avoided; it's usually just trivial domestic talk.
Initially, the conversations were normal, but as the drinks flowed, these men's topics started going downhill.
At one table, a few men, possibly quite drunk, with reddened faces and swollen necks, started talking about taking concubines and brothel Oirans.
