Then, the maid appeared. Other restaurants have at most a few male waiters, but Juxian Tower uses female waiters. And these maids were all carefully selected by him from the market. Not to mention her good looks, she also knows some rules.
Zhang Wenguan and Xiao Dezhao just started to move forward when two maids came to greet them.
The make-up was not very glamorous, and the dress was very decent. After squatting down and bowing, he said: "Zhang Shizhong, Xiao Shuzi, your place is in front, please come with me."
Zhang Wenguan remained calm while Xiao Dezhao frowned a little. He was going to ask His Highness the Crown Prince what he was doing. Could it be that he wanted to bring his business with him as well?
Zhang Wenguan's position is in the front, and Xiao Dezhao's position is in the front.
Being able to sit here is not because of his high status, but because he is an official of the East Palace, especially responsible for collecting relics and admonishing people. The same is true for Yang Yi. He also takes over the recording work, so there are still things on his desk. There was a blank notebook to record what the prince said and did.
Li Zhi also received the same treatment. No matter what he did, he was followed by officials who recorded "Daily Notes". It's just that compared to the emperor, recording the prince's words and deeds doesn't need to be so detailed.
After he sat down, the maid who led the way came to his case and saluted: "Concubine Xiao, do you plan to drink tea or drink today?"
Xiao Dezhao frowned and said, "Just tea."
As soon as he finished speaking, a cart with a wheel came over. The maid took out a fine porcelain pot and a fine porcelain cup from the cart. After placing them on the table, she stepped aside and knelt down. sit down. It seems that she wants to serve him all the time.
Although there is a screen behind it, there is only a small section to the left and right. As long as you lean back, you can have your own private space.
Seeing that he was very close to the prince, Xiao Dezhao cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, I have a question. I wonder if you can answer it?"
Li Xian was arranging the order of serving dishes for the maid. When he heard Xiao Dezhao's voice, he asked the maid to serve the dishes first. Then he turned around and said, "Concubine Xiao, do you have any questions? But there is no harm in talking."
"The furnishings of Juxian Tower are so extravagant, and there are even maids. I wonder if His Highness is going to open a brothel?"
Seeing Xiao Dezhao's unkind expression, Li Xian smiled bitterly and said: "What a brothel, Xiao Shuzi must have misunderstood. These maids are just to provide convenience for the guests. They only do tasks such as serving tea and pouring water, and do not entertain others."
"However, since your restaurant is specially designed to entertain the children of officials and noble families, it is inevitable that there will be some dandies or perverts who may be tempted."
Hearing Xiao Dezhao's worry, Li Xian immediately smiled: "This is a restaurant opened by a solitary, who has the courage?"
Although he was smiling, Li Xian's expression was very serious.
Thinking about it, no one would deny the prince face when His Highness announced the existence of the restaurant in such a high-profile manner this time. As for those who dare to cause trouble, they probably don't exist.
Heaving a sigh of relief, Xiao Dezhao cupped his hand, which was the end of his question.
Seeing Xiao Dezhao starting to drink tea, Li Xian concentrated on looking at the furnishings here.
Although he ordered Zhang Youcai to decorate the place more luxuriously, he was still very dissatisfied when he saw the real thing.
Get a few pots of flowers and plants, get a few sets of exquisite porcelain and silverware, and get a few maids to serve you. Is this considered luxury? In later generations, it will not even be comparable to ordinary restaurants, let alone high-end restaurants.
However, judging from the reactions of these officials, they seemed to enjoy themselves very much, as if eating here was really good.
What a bumpkin!
Cursing secretly, Li Xian poured himself a cup of tea to suppress the dissatisfaction in his heart.
If he were to personally direct the construction, he would definitely not have such a few superficial decorations and forget about it.
But let’s make do with it first, after all, such a restaurant is enough to outshine the rest.
The maid pushing the tea cart brought tea to those who wanted to drink tea, while the maid pushing the wine cart was busier. Both wine and spirits are very popular, especially spirits. Since tasting After tasting the strong wine, the courtiers, especially the generals, waited impatiently for it to come out. After just a sip of the wine in the jug, they asked the maid to bring up the jug with dissatisfaction, and only gave one jug. what happened.
When everyone's tables were filled with drinks and tea, Li Xian picked up the tea cup and said with a smile: "Since today is the opening day of Juxian Building and the follow-up to Gu's banquet, you must have a good time. As for the future, I hope you will Please patronize us."
The restaurant opened by His Highness the Crown Prince naturally makes people want to patronize it more often.
Seeing the prince drinking all the tea in the cup, everyone picked up their tea cups and drank a cup.
Just one cup made many people make fools of themselves.
Those who drink tea are better. Although they are used to drinking tea soup and don't like this kind of tea brewed only, they can still barely drink it. And the sweetness after the slight bitterness seems to taste good too.
As for those who drink, that's the end of it. Those who have tasted strong liquor are better, they know that they can’t get drunk in one gulp, but they need to drink it slowly, little by little. Although His Highness drank tea and I drank wine, since His Highness drank it all in one go, I had to keep up. Although it was a bit embarrassing to drink slowly, I just drank it all.
The ones who really made a fool of themselves were some representatives of aristocratic families. Although they smelled the strong smell of alcohol, they didn't take it seriously. It’s not that I haven’t drunk the Sanlejiang from Persia, so it’s nothing. However, to their great surprise, they rebelled just as soon as the wine entered their throats. They stopped before the wine entered their throats. They could swallow what they could, but spit it out when they couldn't help it.
Seeing that the representative of the noble family had made a fool of himself, the civil and military ministers all laughed.
Everyone knows that the royal family and the aristocratic family don't deal with each other, so they are naturally happy to add insult to injury.
Especially Cheng Wuting, sneered and ridiculed: "I thought you were also heroes. You could drink it in one gulp like me and spit it out. Who knew you would spit it out? It's disrespectful to spit it out when drinking with His Highness!"
After hearing Cheng Wuting's words, the representatives of the aristocratic family gave up their intention to inquire. Since everyone drank about the same amount, they vomited it out unpreparedly and could only consider themselves unlucky.
As for the Zheng family in Xingyang, Zheng Wen is here today.
The old man's face darkened a lot in an instant. The banquet had just begun and he made a fool of himself. What should I do?
To their surprise, the prince did not get angry, but said with a smile: "You don't know the killing power of this strong wine, so you can be forgiven for spitting it out. I don't blame you, you can try it again. If you can drink it, you can drink it." Drink slowly, if you can't drink anymore, just ask the maid to change wine for you."
Seeing that the prince did not oppose this matter, Zheng Wen breathed a sigh of relief.
There is no other way. Once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of well ropes for ten years. Whether it was the surrender at the West Market Restaurant or the subsequent defeat in the court battle, it all sounded the alarm for them. His Royal Highness is difficult to deal with!
Although Li Xian allowed them to change, after all, none of them had to be replaced.
Fill the cup again and taste it again. This time, no one is bored after one gulp. They all drink it slowly, feeling the hot feeling from the mouth directly to the chest and abdomen.
Good wine!
Compared with this wine, Sanlejiang is only suitable for pouring out shabu-shabu!
However, this wine was too lethal. Just one glass of it made my face burn.
You can drink hundreds of cups of turbid wine without getting drunk, but this wine is impossible. Even if you don't drink ten cups, it is considered a huge amount.
Feeling the intoxicating taste of the wine and looking at the prince who came first, an idea suddenly appeared in Zheng Wen's mind.
Not only him, but also several representatives of aristocratic families around him also thought of something. However, except for the Wang family in Taiyuan, who also came from the head of the family, the other families were different. Those who came to participate were all young talents from the family. They are proficient in poetry, lyrics, and songs, and especially have an extraordinary capacity for drinking. They are talents specially used by aristocratic families to cope with banquets.
Although they are specialized talents, they do not have much say in family affairs. After taking a look at Wang Qiong, the head of the Wang family in Taiyuan, and Zheng Wen, the head of the Zheng family in Xingyang, a gloomy look appeared on their faces.
The head of the family and those in power are not in Chang'an, so they may miss this good thing.
After the first glass of wine, the maid pushed the dining cart and started serving food.
There is no need to share meals. What is placed on everyone's table are beautifully decorated dishes. The portions are not large and can only be tasted.
Several of the chefs in the restaurant have gone to the East Palace Kitchen for further studies, so the dishes served here can be said to surprise everyone. Whether it's fried chicken or any other dish, it's unheard of.
Seeing the prince move his chopsticks, everyone followed closely.
Except for Zhang Wenguan, Hao Chujun and others who had eaten these dishes, everyone else was very surprised.
Although the dishes on the plate are arranged very neatly, especially with the decorations such as other vegetables, and the patterns on the plate, it seems that they are not dishes that ordinary people can afford, and they are vaguely over-decorated. suspicion.
However, I have to say that this dish still tastes good.
Su Qingjie liked fried chicken very much. Seeing that his exclusive maid was still waiting for orders, he pointed at the fried chicken with chopsticks and said: "The general likes this dish very much. Go and ask the cook to make more. Serve it on a big plate and don't need to decorate it." .”
The maid agreed and went down.
Not long after, a large plate of fried chicken nuggets was brought to him.
Seeing that Su Qingjie's request was actually agreed to, several generals made such requests one after another.
Censor Zhou Chang couldn't stand the behavior of these people and couldn't help but said: "This is a banquet given by His Highness the Crown Prince. Why are you so ostentatious? Are you not following the rules just for the sake of your appetite?" "
Although Pei Xingjian was a civil servant before, he has learned to be vulgar since he entered the ranks of military commanders. He looked at Zhou Chang and curled his lips and said: "It's just asking for more dishes. When I am given a banquet by the saint, I dare to Open your mouth, now His Highness is giving you a banquet, what does it mean? Not to mention, Your Highness is giving you a banquet, and we can only respect His Highness by eating well, eating and drinking happily, who wants you to talk too much!"
Hearing that there was a faint tendency to quarrel here, Zhang Youcai hurried over and saluted: "Censor Zhou, Juxian Tower is different from other restaurants. As long as the guests' requests are reasonable, they will definitely be satisfied. Besides, it's only a few hours." A piece of fried chicken is indeed not enough to satisfy the appetites of several generals. I am here to apologize to you. Later, I will definitely give you a larger plate of dishes."
Seeing that Zhang Youcai spoke respectfully, Su Qingjie took something out of his arms, took out his money bag, threw it out and said, "That's right, this general likes this chicken very much. Instruct the cook to make more and take it with you when you leave." .”
Zhang Youcai took the money bag and saluted with a smile: "Thank you, General, for the reward. Don't worry, not only now, but also in the future, if you want to eat something, you only need to send a servant to inform, and the servants of Juxian Tower will give it to you." You sent it to your house."
"Eh? Can you still give it away?" Cheng Wuting's eyes widened.
Zhang Youcai bowed and said: "Of course I can give it away, but this dish is most delicious when it is freshly cooked. Over time, the crispy outer shell risks softening. So, if you want to taste it, It’s better to come to Juxian Tower.”
Pei Xingjian laughed and said: "There is still some distance between Dongshi and Changlefang. However, if I send someone to pick it up quickly, there is no need to worry about it. Haha, you want to force me to come here often, but you made a wrong calculation. However, this second floor is not bad. If I am entertaining guests and having a banquet, it would be good to come here."
Being exposed, Zhang Youcai could only smile awkwardly.
The fact is that many of the people who came to His Royal Highness the Prince's banquet today would not come here on weekdays. At most, they were brought here when receiving guests. In fact, what really makes Juxianlou make money is the takeout service provided by these people. As for the people who really come here to dine, they can only be their family members.
Fried chicken nuggets were very popular among military generals, while Liangpi was loved by civil servants. Seeing that the military generals were already asking for chicken nuggets, some of them couldn't help but tell their maids to get some more cold skin for themselves.
In the hot summer, although other dishes are also delicious, you just need to try them once. If you eat too much, you will easily get bored.
After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, everyone who came to the party today felt that their appetites were satisfied.
Although Cheng Wuting and others felt that they could still drink, when they saw that the prince ordered the case to be dropped, they just let it go, but they still had to keep the wine.
After all the cases were cleared, several male waiters carried tables one by one to the second floor.
After being assembled by craftsmen, the tables turned into a large table that could accommodate dozens of people.
Whether they were civil servants or military generals, they all looked at this huge table and didn't know what it meant.
Li Xian walked to the table with a smile on his face, stretched out his hand and patted it.
As early as when he decided to build the restaurant, he had already thought about the arrangements for the second floor.
It is impossible to attract court officials and children of aristocratic families to come often just by relying on different meals and strong drinks.
And he chose the location of the restaurant in Dongshi instead of Changlefang, which is close to Daming Palace 1, just for this reason.
