"You two stand guard outside the door. If you see the thief come back, bring him in." The general manager said a few words to the two Ye Bushu behind him, and then protected Xu Yuanwailang into the restaurant.
The decoration of the restaurant is very simple. There are several wooden tables and benches in the small room, and there is a counter on the inside with a wine jar.
"Please come inside, there are clean seats here." Behind the counter, the shopkeeper came out quickly with a smile on his face.
Jinyiwei Baihu was the first to speak: "Prepare a pot of good wine and some of your specialty dishes. Serve the dishes faster. The gentlemen are not short of money."
"Okay, the guests will have a pot of tea first, and the food and wine will be ready in a moment." The shopkeeper said with a smile, and then said to the waiters in the store, "Why are you so stupid? Why don't you make tea for the guests quickly."
The waiter seemed a little stupid, so after being reminded by the shopkeeper, he took the teapot to the back kitchen to make tea.
"Sir, please take a seat." Jinyiwei Baihu asked Xu Yuanwailang to take the main seat and sat down beside him.
After Xu Yuanwailang sat down, he said to the others: "You should also find a place to sit by yourselves!"
The remaining Jin Yiwei walked to the side and sat down in front of them.
Mr. Bao took several of them to another table and sat around it.
After a while, the waiter came back with a teapot.
"Give this to me, and you go and deliver it to other tables." The shopkeeper took the teapot from the waiter's hand and put the teapot on the table where Xu Yuanwailang was.
The shopkeeper is also a smart person. From the attitude of the people who come in, he knows that this person is the most noble person among them.
Jinyiwei Baihu got the tea from the teapot and rinsed the cups, and then filled the cups in front of Xu Yuanwailang and himself.
"Looking at your appearance, shopkeeper, you must be Han Chinese!" Jin Yiwei Baihu put down the teapot and turned to look at the restaurant shopkeeper standing aside.
The shopkeeper said with a smile: "To be honest with you two officials, the younger one is indeed Han Chinese."
"Hey, how did you know that we are officials?" Jin Yiwei Baihu raised his eyebrows.
The shopkeeper said with a smile: "The demeanor of these people is not ordinary people at first glance, and when the few came in just now, I heard it and knew that this was an official of the Ming Dynasty."
As he spoke, he glanced sideways at Xu Yuanwailang.
"You guessed it right, we are all members of the imperial court." Jin Yiwei Baihu admitted frankly, then pointed at Xu Yuanwailang and introduced, "This is Mr. Xu from the Ministry of Rites. He has made a special trip to Qingcheng by order of the emperor. Canonized as King Shunyi."
"The common people kowtow to the great master." When the shopkeeper heard that the middle-aged man in front of him was a senior official in the capital, he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.
After Xu Yuanwailang came to the grassland, this was the first time that he felt the majesty of his own court officials. He said in a calm tone: "Okay, get up!"
"Thank you, sir." The shopkeeper got up from the ground.
Xu Yuanwailang looked at him and asked: "Since you are a Han, why do you want to open a restaurant on the grassland? This is the territory of the Mongols."
"The common people did not dare to deceive the great master. The common people originally opened a restaurant and lived a decent life. Unexpectedly, not long after, the newly appointed county magistrate appointed him as the leader of the line and forced the common people to give out a thousand taels of silver. The common people I really couldn’t get it out, so my whole family had to flee to the grassland to survive,” the shopkeeper said sadly.
"snort!"
Upon hearing that the restaurant manager in front of him had escaped to the grassland on his own, Xu Yuanwailang snorted coldly and suddenly lost interest in talking to him.
"The common people went to the back kitchen to urge the kitchen to serve the dishes to the officials." At this time, the shopkeeper also saw that the high-ranking official from the capital in front of him was unhappy, and took the initiative to leave.
"Go ahead, remember to bring the wine first." Jinyiwei Baihu waved his hand and signaled the other party to leave. Then he didn't know what he thought of, so he called to the shopkeeper and said, "If there is sorghum brewed, we will send a pot to each table." .”
"The best wine here is the sorghum wine from the Tiger Flag. If the official likes to drink it, the people will go get it." The shopkeeper took two steps back, then turned and left.
Soon, the wine was brought to the table, and the waiter brought another plate of peanuts.
The shopkeeper personally brought wine, peanuts and peanuts to Xu Yuanwailang's table. After putting them away, he said, "Master, drink first. The other dishes will be ready soon."
"Is there any mutton? There should be no shortage of mutton on the grassland, right?" Jin Yiwei Baihu called to the shopkeeper who was about to leave.
The shopkeeper said with a smile: "The mutton has been simmered in the back kitchen. It should be almost ready when a few dishes are served."
"Okay, let's go down, remember to hold on tight." Jin Yiwei Baihu warned, and then waved to indicate that the other party could leave.
The peanuts are boiled and sprinkled with spices, giving them a light aroma.
"Sir, let's have a glass of wine to relieve our fatigue." Jin Yiwei Baihu picked up the jug on the table and filled a glass of wine for Xu Yuanwailang.
Xu Yuanwailang picked up the chopsticks on the table, picked up a peanut, put it into his mouth and chewed it. At the same time, he picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine.
It didn't take long, and the waiter brought out several dishes on a tray.
After running back and forth several times, the dishes on several tables were finally served. Finally, a wooden basin was used to bring a pot of mutton to Xu Yuanwailang's table.
After eating half of the meal, Ye Bushou, who was sent to ask for directions, came to the restaurant.
"Boss, I have already found out the location of the Khan Palace and went to confirm it myself." Ye Bubing saw the food and wine on the table and his Adam's apple twitched.
The boss stood up from the table and said: "Okay, you sit down and have a few bites of food, and you guys, don't eat. Go and get the brothers outside the door to come in and let them eat something too."
Ye Bushou, who had been eating at the table, stood up and went to replace his companion outside the restaurant door.
Mr. Ba left the table and walked to Xu Yuanwailang's dining table. He bowed and said, "Sir, we have found the Khan Palace. When do you want to go there?"
"As soon as I change into official clothes, I will go to meet the King of Shunyi." Xu Yuanwailang said.
The Jinyiwei Baihu standing aside stood up, walked to the counter of the restaurant, and said to the shopkeeper standing behind the counter: "You go find a cleaner place, we adults need to take a shower and change clothes."
"There is a separate room in the backyard. The poor people will take the official there right now." The shopkeeper walked out from behind the counter.
Jinyiwei Baihu said to the Jinyiwei who was carrying a bag beside him: "Go in and accompany the master to change clothes."
The shopkeeper walked in front to lead the way for Xu Yuanwailang and the Jin Yiwei who followed.
Not long ago.
When Xu Yuanwailang came over again, he had changed into official uniform and had a black gauze hat on his head.
"Okay, stop eating and lead the way." He kicked Ye Bu, who was eating food at the table.
Naye Bushou stood up in a hurry, wiped his mouth, and walked out of the restaurant before anyone else.
