The Bai family compound on Suzhou Street was originally the private garden of Prince Aixin Jue Luoli, covering an area of about 50 acres.

Later, in the early years of the Republic of China, it was acquired by Tongrentang Lejia, and it was changed to Lejia Compound, which is the prototype of the Bai family in the TV series "Mansion Gate".

In the end, after the ancient building was repaired and preserved by the Bai Family Courtyard Catering Company, it became one of the representatives of today's Beijing court cuisine and was named the Bai Family Courtyard.

After Lin Dingqiang parked the car, he and Wang Liushun came to the gate of the Bai family's compound.

The magnificent gate retains the characteristics of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the cornices are carved a lot, and the two stone lions of a male and a female at the door are even more vivid.

Lin Dingqiang walked in front, and Wang Liushun followed behind him.

A waiter in a riding coat and a hat with false braids walked up to him, bent down slightly, arched his hand, and said, "You are auspicious." ”

"Huo! it's professional enough!" Lin Dingqiang leaned over and said to Wang Liushun, and then replied to the waiter, "Miss Xin Qing has set a seat." ”

The waiter took out the iPad in the cloth bag, and after inquiry, he replied, "Please move, two of you." ”

The two followed the footsteps of the waiter into this former garden, and what Lin Dingqiang didn't expect was that the waiters inside were all wearing Qing Dynasty clothes.

The women all wore flagheads and flowerpot shoes, and the men wore pigtailed hats and gowns.

When I see a guest coming, I will stop and say hello to you, which is really like going back to ancient times.

As the old saying goes, mulberry pine, cypress, pear and locust, do not enter the mansion.

Although it has now been transformed into a very distinctive restaurant, the scenery is still strictly adhered to this old adage.

As far as the eye can see, the jujube trees and persimmon trees in the garden, plus the embellishments of peonies, peonies, magnolias, cloves, begonias, wisterias, pomegranates, and the inlays of potted plants of strange stones, I am afraid that the imperial garden in the original Forbidden City is nothing more than that.

After the waiter took the two to the edge of the fish pond in the middle of the garden, he bowed down and said, "Two, the lake pavilion is invited." ”

Lin Dingqiang looked at it, Xin Qing was standing on the stone bridge leading to the Huxin Pavilion with a small bag of feed, feeding the various koi in the water.

The cheerful fish brought her happiness, and a hearty smile appeared on her face again.

Lin Dingqiang deliberately looked at the time, there were still 15 minutes to 12 o'clock.

"Thank you. Lin Dingqiang said politely to the waiter, and then took Wang Liushun onto the slate bridge.

Lin Dingqiang smiled slightly: "Is this fun?"

Xin Qing was in a trance when she was feeding the fish, and Lin Dingqiang, who suddenly appeared, startled her, and half a bag of feed fell into the fish pond.

The fish was jubilant, but Xin Qing pouted and complained, "You don't have a sound when you walk!"

Lin Dingqiang deliberately stomped his feet twice, "Isn't this a sound? You're too focused on feeding the fish!"

Wang Liushun was behind Lin Dingqiang and greeted politely: "Mr. Xin." ”

Xin Qing saw that Wang Liushun was there, and she didn't say anything, "Sit down first!

There is only a blue and white porcelain round table in the octagonal lake pavilion, with four or five small round stools, which is in the center of the garden under the lingering blue waves.

Lin Dingqiang gave up the upper seat that was opposite the entrance of the Huxin Pavilion, and sat down with Wang Liushun with his back to the entrance.

At this time, Shu Lan walked into the pavilion with a waitress, who was still holding an incense burner in his hand, and green smoke was slowly emitting outside.

"Xiao Lin, Xiao Wang, it's here!" Shu Lan greeted warmly.

Lin Dingqiang hurriedly got up and nodded, "Just arrived for a while." ”

Shu Lan asked the waiter to put the incense burner on the table, looked at the specially set aside guest seat, and said with a smile: "Xiao Lin, Xiao Wang, thank you for yesterday's incident." ”

"Auntie, you are too polite!" Lin Dingqiang sat up straight, looking like he was going to compete with Wang Liushun, who had been a soldier on the side.

Shu Lan asked suspiciously, "Xiao Wang, where is your mother?"

"She's a little bit of a problem, she can't come. Wang Liu stood up suddenly, it was the first time for him to enter such a high-end place, he was uncomfortable, and said respectfully: "Let me say hello to you." ”

Seeing Wang Liushun's serious appearance, Shu Lan covered her mouth and smiled: "Don't be so restrained, sit down." ”

After Wang Liushun sat down, Lin Dingqiang asked about the smell emanating from the table and praised: "This fragrance smells quite elegant." ”

Xin Qing held her head high and said proudly: "That's for sure! This is the incense made by my mother! It must smell good!"

"I can't imagine that Auntie is still the master of incense!"

Shu Lan said humbly: "It's not a big deal, just idle and boring, and it's blind to yourself." ”

"Mom, what kind of incense is this?" Xin Qing asked.

Shu Lan stared at Xin Qing dotingly, and gently reproached: "Goose pear tent in the incense, didn't you just tell you in the morning?"

"What is the fragrance in the goose pear tent?" Xin Qing asked curiously, "Why do I hear so familiar?"

Shu Lan pursed her lips and smiled: "I'll teach you next time." I saw that Xiaolin and the others were hungry, and we talked while eating. ”

The waiter handed the ordering iPad to Shu Lan, and after Shu Lan briefly flipped through it, he handed it to Lin Dingqiang, "Xiao Lin, you can order it." ”

Lin Dingqiang took the iPad with both hands, took a deep breath, and asked first, "Auntie, do you have any taboos?"

"Not really. Shu Lan replied, "You can rest assured." ”

Lin Dingqiang looked at the exquisite pictures and high prices above, a plate of ordinary cold dishes cost about 100 yuan, and then thought of the dining environment and service attitude, and instantly felt that all this was piled up with money.

He said to the waiter: "The cold dishes should be royal almonds and concubine smiles, and the hot dishes should be aromatic venison, cherry meat, golden sand chestnut rice ao ribbon and lily yams." ”

The waiter explained: "Sir, our venison here is an edible sika deer bred in captivity, can you see it?"

"Yes," Lin Dingqiang then asked, "Do you have any recommendations for soup?"

The waiter replied, "There are papaya snow clams, mullet egg soup and secret yellow chicken soup." ”

"Let's make mullet egg soup!" After Lin Dingqiang finished ordering, he handed the iPad to Shu Lan and asked, "Auntie, what do you think is missing?"

Shu Lan was very satisfied with Lin Dingqiang's order, and smiled appreciatively: "Two cold dishes, three meat and one vegetarian plus a soup, the four of us are enough." ”

Xin Qing said at this time: "Add another pastry!"

"Yes, ma'am. ”

After the order was completed, Shu Lan took out a brown paper envelope from her handbag, handed it to Wang Liushun, and said, "Xiao Wang, this is the money for yesterday's sour plum soup." ”

Wang Liushun glanced at Lin Dingqiang, and after confirming his eyes, he said, "Thank you, Aunt Shu." ”

"Yes," Shu Lan asked politely, "Xiao Lin, Xiao Wang, do you drink?"