Li Jinglong and Xu Yungong soon understood what Zhu Su meant by asking them to pick up the guests. As the auction ended, the restaurant, which was originally empty, became overcrowded in an instant.
Zhu Su was particular about the time he chose for the auction, which happened to be right after breakfast and about to have lunch. By the time the twenty lots were auctioned one by one, lunch time had long passed. The auction venue only provided free tea and no food. Naturally, all the merchants and nobles who came out of the garden were hungry. How could they have the time to respond first?
At this time, everyone discovered that there was a restaurant next to the garden. Hey, didn't the guests come in droves?
Shen Sen, who was in charge of the restaurant, had been prepared for it. He was the successor that the Shen family had deliberately cultivated. The businessman was naturally very good at welcoming and delivering guests. Now he was attracting hungry guests one after another.
The restaurant is built with high ceilings. There is a lobby on the first floor but seating on the second floor. From the seating, you can overlook all kinds of people in the lobby on the first floor, giving you the feeling of seeing all living beings. Shen Sen guided the nobles to the dining room on the second floor. The businessmen and servants of the noble family were sitting in the hall on the first floor, and then walked around the tables on the first floor like butterflies through flowers to introduce the dishes.
Naturally, the noble disciples on the second floor could not be received by him as a merchant, so Li Jinglong and Xu Yungong came in handy. A group of dandies were about to shout and urge the food to be served. They caught a glimpse of Li Jinglong, the leader of their dandies, coming out of the private room. The sound of greetings suddenly spread, which was even louder than that of the businessmen who were exchanging information with each other. A bit lively.
Xu Yungong was not good at such scenes. When he saw Tang Ding, the young prince of Xinguo Duke's mansion, who was relatively familiar with him, he approached him. After some pleasantries, he asked: "Brother Tang is smiling happily, but what good thing happened to him?"
"But there is a good thing. In the auction just now, Brother Yu spent five thousand taels to successfully buy an extremely exquisite glass Buddha statue!" Tang Ding was very excited. The scene of the Buddha's light at the auction just now still remained in his mind. "My father has followed His Majesty in all directions. Although he has gained a great reputation, it is inevitable that he will be tainted with the evil spirit of blood. Although the price of this Buddha is high, if it can pray for my father's blessings and eliminate misfortunes, I, as a son, will be considered as a little bit of filial piety."
As he spoke, he showed off to Xu Yungong: "Brother Xu didn't see it. When the Buddha statue was illuminated by the sun, the seven-color Buddha light it emitted was simply mind-blowing! Just one look at Brother Yu and he felt that his heart was contaminated with Buddha nature."
"It is said that His Highness King Wu invited eminent monks to consecrate these Buddhas for seventy-seven forty-nine days. The Buddhist karma contained in them is indeed extraordinary! Mr. Xu spent his life in the army, so I should get one for Mr. Xu and take it back. That’s it!”
"Yes, yes..." Xu Yungong answered awkwardly. His Highness Fo Guang has long said that it is just formed by the refraction of sunlight. It was no different from the performance that day of picking a rainbow. As for the eminent monk, as far as he knew, His Highness had only come into contact with the unscrupulous monks at Bifeng Temple these days. Those monks whose legs trembled when they saw His Highness could not be some eminent monk. He even captured one who is currently being sent by His Highness to raise horses in the stable. How can any eminent monk perform any consecration ceremony for these idiots?
Moreover, it seems that His Highness once said that the cost of burning these glasses was less than five taels of silver...
Your Highness, King Wu, has such a dark heart...
Thinking of this, Xu Yungong shuddered. Looking at Tang Ding, who was showing off to everyone with an excited face, and the other nobles who were deeply envious of him, he suddenly felt a sense of superiority that everyone was drunk and I was alone. : A group of fools were deceived by His Highness into talking about Buddha's light and feeling Buddha's nature, and they didn't even know about the dispersion of light.
Your Highness is right, ignorance is indeed the greatest original sin...
In Mr. Xu's mind, he already regarded these people as inferior idiots, and by the way, Zhu Su's status also rose to a higher level again. He was more determined to study the "Primary School Mathematics" thoroughly and then truly start to learn the study of objects. Although those strange and twisted numerical symbols look weird, I have gradually become familiar with them. With time, practice will make me perfect, and I will completely master those so-called formulas and equations...
"Huh? It smells so good. What kind of food is it?"
"Here comes the chicken soup!"
Just as I was thinking about it, I saw a fat chef wearing a weird white dress and a big smile, leading his servants to bring cups of chicken soup on trays. There were also boys holding spoons, bowls and chopsticks, and distributing them to the distinguished young men one by one.
The fat cook said with a smile: "You nobles are willing to patronize us. Our restaurant is really prosperous. This chicken soup was specially ordered by our Highness. It has been boiled since the rooster crows, specifically to warm the stomachs of all the nobles. Others. The food will be served soon.”
"His Royal Highness was impeached a few days ago, and it is inconvenient to appear on such an occasion. But I still want to tell you that you must eat and drink well!"
"On the first day of opening, His Highness specifically ordered that you will not be charged any money for the first order. Your nobles, just patronize our business in the future!!"
What the dandies wanted was face, and Zhu Su gave him face like this. The noble dandies immediately shouted that Your Highness is righteous, and their voices almost knocked down the restaurant. Although there was no complimentary chicken soup or free order in the hall downstairs, there were also discounts and side dishes, and the servants and merchants also sang their praises loudly.
"Wow, this soup is so fresh and sweet!" The gluttonous dandy had a taste first, his eyes widened and he was full of praise. How could the others be willing to take a backseat after hearing this? Open the lid, scoop out a spoonful and drink it, and you will feel soothed and relaxed. "What a delicious soup! It's better than the chef at Fule Yuan!"
The fat cook smiled happily, looking unsurprised. He confessed to everyone: "There are many dishes in this building, and none of them are inferior to this soup. I will go back to the kitchen first, and many delicious foods will come later!" He said, like a victorious general. , Long Xiang and Tiger walked back to the kitchen.
Xu Yungong also took a taste, knowing that this must also be Zhu Su's method. Ever since he came to Zhuangzi, he knew that Zhu Su was extremely picky about this dish. He was not satisfied with the chef's skills and even cooked it himself. It is said that the Crown Princess's exquisite cooking skills, which are famous in the imperial court, were taught by His Highness the Fifth Prince. After eating the dishes cooked by Zhu Su, Xu Yungong also felt that the things he had eaten in the mansion before were indeed pig food.
The most important thing is that Zhu Su told him that these dishes are so fresh because he developed a kind of umami powder using the method of studying things. The delicious dishes he and the Crown Princess cook are all due to the umami powder...
This made Xu Yungong even more curious about the study of objects.
In a moment, all kinds of dishes were delivered one after another and filled every table. All the dandies were moving their chopsticks with their index fingers, and they were all astonished. The dishes on this table are all fresh and delicious, and even the dishes you are used to eating here taste completely different from what you usually eat.
"Wow, wow, it's delicious, it's so delicious! After eating the food here, I won't be able to swallow it if I eat the food made by my mother in the future!"
Liao Quan, the crown prince of Deqinghou, shed tears while eating and looked funny. The strange thing is that none of the dandies present laughed at him, and some even nodded in agreement.
After a hearty meal, everyone was full. Everyone sat at the table and reminisced about the delicious food. They felt that both the auction just now and the dishes in this restaurant were very novel. Suddenly, a sound of cloud board was heard, and the restaurant couldn't help but become silent. Everyone looked sideways downstairs. Could it be that there are some novel toys?
I lowered my head and looked down, but I didn't know when a small table had been placed in the hall on the first floor, and then there was a musical prostitute playing the piano and singing: "The rolling waters of the Yangtze River are passing eastward..."
(End of chapter)
