This was not Luo Guanzhong's first visit to Nanjing. He had seen this Fuhua Building before, but he didn't know it was related to Xu Da.
He followed the captain in without going up to the second floor. The waiter on the first floor came up to him and said, "Sir, there is no cooking for breakfast."
"Boy, are you awake?" the captain asked the other party.
"Hey! Wu Dongjia, I fell asleep, confused, and had many dreams. I just woke up. I took over from the ugly time, and it was... Oops! What do Wu Dongjia eat?
Breakfast includes steamed buns, wontons, pies, tofu puffs, soy milk, spicy soup, fried dough sticks, and a bunch of side dishes. I don’t know what they are, but I’m making them later!
These are all prepared for guests staying at the back. Usually no one comes here to have breakfast. "
The waiter rubbed his face to try to wake himself up and introduced the breakfast prepared for the customers in the backyard.
Luo Guanzhong didn't understand and asked directly: "Since Fuhua Building knows that no one comes to have breakfast when it is open to the public, why is the door open?"
"Hello, distinguished guest! The door on the other side is also open! Some people feel lonely when walking at night. Let's light the lamp and open the door to make lonely people feel a bit of warmth.
But they didn't want to sleep here, so they all ran to the library. This lamp is used to illuminate the road, and it can also illuminate people's hearts.
At night, it's especially uncomfortable when it's dark. There's a place with bright lights, and it's free of charge. Even people who can't think about it will stop.
In the past, people would jump into the river from Xuanjin Bridge because the Qinhuai River elsewhere was too bright.
Now no one jumps into the river from here, because people in the library are always watching, have you gone over there?
They will take the initiative to come out, ask about the situation, or store your luggage, or take you in. "
The waiter wiped the table as he spoke. Even if someone had wiped it last night, he still had to wipe it again to show respect for the customers.
"Yes, but they didn't take me in or ask me." Luo Guanzhong said this as a rebuttal.
"That's because Wu Dong's family has a man next to you. Why don't you go there and try it yourself? Look, someone stopped, looked over, and then looked at the other side. Is anyone coming out?"
As the boy spoke, he pointed at a passerby, who was indeed like this and was taken in by people from the library.
"Then what's going on with him?" Luo Guanzhong wondered.
"God knows, maybe I just can't sleep and go out for a walk. What do you want to eat?" The guy couldn't run over and ask.
"Just look at the arrangements!" Captain Wu didn't want to bother choosing meals.
"Then let's have wontons. There are a lot of wontons. You can eat them with Jubiqi's fish sauce." The waiter said not politely and turned around to ask someone to bring them to them.
Luo Guanzhong compared his memories and found that they were different. Why were the Nanjing nights in the Ming Dynasty so bright and warm?
As if he could read Mr. Luo's thoughts, Captain Wu said with a smile: "This is Xiaqiu Village. Remember, don't speak ill of Xiaqiu Village when you are doing hard work, otherwise they will really beat you."
"Where is the person? Give me a sign from the opposite side and let me eat here. I am a new person who wants to take the imperial examination."
The person who had been pulled in just now came out with many wooden signs in his hand. He entered Fuhua Building and asked.
"Brother, sit down, don't be in a hurry, come right over." Captain Wu greeted him helpfully. He pushed the other person to a seat on the table next to him, and wiped the table with someone else's rag.
"Old Wu! Do you think you can help clean the table without paying for the meal? I suspect you have ulterior motives!"
Shopkeeper Xu came out with a plate of soy sauce beef. It was obvious that he had bought a dead cow.
"I'm afraid you'll poison me, so I'll be more diligent and you won't be able to bear it. I've already drank more than a tael of barley wine. Brother, just sit down and I'll give you wontons soon."
Captain Wu said hello to Shopkeeper Xu while speaking to the students coming from the library.
"Hey! It's the library's sign. Little brother, can you eat wontons?"
Shopkeeper Xu saw the sign on the table and had to say hello to the student first.
"Anything is fine. I just came here and walked around there. It's too expensive and I can't afford to eat. You don't spend money here, right?" The students who came here were most concerned about money.
"It doesn't cost money. Look at the person cleaning the table next to you. I don't even want his money, and I even give him soy sauce beef. Hahaha! Don't worry, little brother, you will be home when you reach the library."
Shopkeeper Xu admitted and put a large plate full of soy sauce beef on Captain Wu's table to be distributed to Captain Wu's waiters later.
"They really didn't lie to me, saying that you, Shopkeeper Xu, are the best." The student felt relieved.
"Yes, they are right. Who told me that sometimes when my store is too busy, I have to ask them to help with cooking!" Shopkeeper Xu said and laughed again.
The guy over there is back, pushing a cart with universal wheels.
"Give this little brother a bowl first, and a portion of beef with soy sauce." Good shopkeeper Xu did it to the end.
When someone passes a sign across the street, you have to serve it well. Then when you are busy, you can also ask the rice cooker to help you cook.
Moreover, Xiaqiu Village doesn't need any money. The relationship between the two parties is too close. Sometimes, Xiaqiu Village has no time to deliver meals to the students, so they leave from Fuhua Building.
Luo Guanzhong just finished his breakfast in a daze. The wontons were so fresh! Can fish sauce be made like this?
There are also two fried eggs, which are round. Why are they so round?
"Man, what's going on with these eggs?" Luo Guanzhong couldn't help it anymore. He had seen other people's fried eggs, and they were all the same.
He was thinking about how skilled this was, and it wasn't like he had never fried eggs before.
"Put it in a mold and it will become a circle once fried. If you want another shape, we can change the mold."
The waiter from Fu Hua House said and brought over a fruit plate of watermelon and cantaloupe.
"Old Xu, are there still watermelons and cantaloupes now?" Captain Wu asked, taking a look at the fruits.
"The shed behind the lunch box restaurant in Xiaqiu Village is going to be demolished. We will no longer build sheds there. This is where the gardeners came from.
But their watermelons and cantaloupes are available all year round, and they moved the whole village here, so I don’t tell others.
In the winter, you can come here to buy it, scoop out garlic sauce, and eat beef. It’s not easy to encounter it once. "
Shopkeeper Xu accompanied him to eat, but he didn't eat breakfast either, and now he continues to drink with others.
"Do you have tendons? I'll take them with you." Captain Wu was also polite. His ship was a passenger ship and he introduced Fuhua Building countless times when he brought people to Nanjing.
"I sent it to Xiaqiu Village last night. They exchanged the cream cake for me. Someone is here to celebrate their birthday today. Just give up!" Shopkeeper Xu was very honest.
"Give up, do I still dare to snatch things from Xiaqiu Village? When I came here last night, thanks to them being behind, otherwise my boat would have been damaged if not smashed. The current suddenly became stronger and I didn't even feel it. , do you think it’s scary or not?”
Captain Wu talked about the frightening moment and thanked the Xiaqiu Village fleet for reminding him.
"It rained before, so we sailed in the middle of the night. I was lucky. Ah! Zhu Lichang, why did you come so early in the morning? Is it because the village doesn't cook for you, are you hungry? Come on, I have something here... yo! Silly man !What do you want to eat? Don’t worry about the length of your meat.”
Shopkeeper Xu was talking when he saw a group of people appear at the door. Zhu Yichang, the head of Xiaqiu Village, took the lead and made a joke, then changed his attitude towards the village guard.
(End of chapter)
