273 Fang Guan's toast
At the end of the 18th century, the French Revolution overthrew the rule of Louis XVI, and a large number of court chefs were scattered among the people, which directly led to the great development of the entire French food culture.
Baked snails, French bisque, veal steak, pan-seared foie gras...... A variety of exquisite French dishes were served, and at first the French diners in the restaurant were waiting to see these Chinese jokes, but when Xiao Letian's very standard table manners were presented, everyone was dumbfounded.
This is really a peculiar Chinese, he actually understands all the etiquette at the Western table. Although the others he brought with him were a little clumsy, they quickly became good under his whispered teaching.
Those French people who want to see the excitement feel very boring, not as much money as this Chinese, want to joke and joke these Chinese table etiquette is not flawed for them, since these Chinese are not fun at all, then it is better to eat their own food.
After the initial restraint, after three glasses of wine, the atmosphere in the restaurant began to gradually soften, and even the tiger girls began to talk in a low voice, laughing softly from time to time, and the inadvertent revelation of all the styles made all the men present feel amazing.
Pierre was already stunned, and he suddenly felt that all the women he had met in the first half of his life were as ugly as goblins, and that he had lived in vain for half of his life.
Pierre is not the only one in the restaurant who has this idea, almost all French men are peeking at these oriental beauties out of the corner of their eyes, especially Ping'er and Fang Guan, who are the focus of men's eyes.
The gaffe of the French man made their female companions angry, and some of them even threw down their knives and forks and walked out, which embarrassed the men at the same table.
In all fairness, French women are not unbeautiful, but they are two styles that are completely different from Chinese beauties, and the most significant characteristic of oriental women is exquisiteness, coupled with the delicate skin that far surpasses that of European women, which deeply attracts French men who love romance.
Pierre was already drunk, and all his eyes were now on Fang Guan's body, this woman with two small dimples who was not tall and laughed was already deeply attracted to him. Pierre is not stupid, he has already probed and understood the relationship between Xiao Lotian and these four women through Guò's observation of words and emotions in the past few days.
Hu Niu is Xiao Letian's legal wife, and she can't move her heart and eyes when she is killed, and Ping'er and Xiao Letian have been eyebrows, and the ambiguity between the two can be seen even if you are blind. Europeans know that Chinese law allows polygamy, so Ping'er is likely to be Xiao Letian's concubine.
As for the little girl who serves the tiger girl, she is too young, and she is black and thin, which cannot be said to be ugly, but it cannot be counted among the beauties.
It seems that the girl named Fang Guan still has a little chance. During these three days, Pierre used the keen observation he had honed over many years of intelligence work to find that the girl followed a group of Chinese without the slightest emotional entanglement. Especially Xiao Letian, looking at this girl is like looking at the sister next door, her eyes are very pure, and there is no trace of distraction.
Pierre guessed right, Xiao Letian should not have taken women on this trip to Europe, but Xiao Letian had to be the first person to travel on a honeymoon in Chinese history because of modern thinking, so he forcibly forced his two daughters-in-law to go to Europe with him.
A native of the Qing Dynasty who is impatient to go to the realm of foreign devils, but she can't stand Xiao Letian's soft grinding and hard bubbles, and finally the two women discussed, rich and wise to keep the house, and the crazy tiger girl accompanied the old man.
Originally, Xiao Letian just wanted to take his daughter-in-law to travel alone, but after listening to it, Fu Hui resolutely objected and said righteously, "You are also not a small boss, don't be so childish, okay? Hu Niu, a girl, accompanies you to the horizon thousands of miles away, and there is no one around you to serve and talk? When the time comes, you go to talk about your business, and leave Hu Niu to deal with the foreign woman by herself?"
Xiao Letian thought about it, and it made sense, and in the end, it was Hu Niu who personally ordered the general, and chose Ugly, Ping'er and Fangguan to accompany her and her master to Europe together.
Needless to say, the reason for choosing a clown is that she is a maid who has grown up with a tiger girl since she was a child, and she is no different from her relatives. And Ping'er is a good hand at managing internal affairs, and managing money and things can definitely make people feel at ease, as for Fang Guan, it is Hu Niu's own request.
Fang Guan is a well-known and good voice in the teaching department, and there is no well-known repertoire in Kunqu Opera, Peking Opera, Pingju and local Bangzi Opera that she is not proficient in. Don't look at Xiao Letian who is not very proud of these traditional repertoire, but he can't deny the lethality of this kind of repertoire to ancient people.
Facts have proved that Hu Niu's choice is correct, and along the way, with Fang Guan's adjustment, the boring journey suddenly becomes colorful. What is even more jaw-dropping is that Fang Guan is actually a musical genius, at the cocktail party of the British businessman in Calcutta, she only listened to the aria in the opera La Traviata, and actually sang it that night.
Xiao Lotian is going crazy, the aria in the opera La Traviata is the famous toast, this song is too popular.
When Fang Guan hummed the melody again, Xiao Lotian took Fang Guan off the boat again without saying a word, and went to visit the soprano at night.
From that moment on, Xiao Lotian began to consciously teach Fangguan foreign languages, and he really wanted to cultivate her well, and he might become the first person to promote Chinese opera.
Black Nobi's wine strength is really not small, twenty years of aging makes the wine more mellow and more drunk, four bottles of wine quickly bottomed out, the generous Xiao Lotian asked for two more bottles, it seems that today must not be drunk and will not return.
Pierre held a goblet and stared at the reddish Fang Guan through the clear wine syrup, and when he gently shook the syrup, the woman's swaying figure seemed to be dancing, and he really wanted to jump into the red sea of wine and dance with this angel from the East.
Pierre's squinting eyes could not escape Fang Guan's eyes, and at first Fang Guan wanted to show him some affection, but this French big nose didn't know how to restrain at all, and it didn't look finished.
Fang Guan was a little pepper, she turned her head to look directly at Pierre, her eyes glared fiercely, and her little mouth was still silently saying something, if Pierre knew lip language, he knew that the little girl was greeting his relatives with a typical Chinese scolding.
At this moment, a soft violin suddenly came from the restaurant, and the resident band began to play music for the guests, and the happy atmosphere in the restaurant became even more intense.
Xiao Letian was a little drunk now, and with the help of alcohol anesthesia, he actually whispered a few words in Fang Guan's ear. As soon as Pierre saw Xiao Lotian and Fang Guan getting so close, a sour taste gushed out in his heart.
Fang Guan seemed to be arguing about something in a low voice, his cheeks became redder and redder, and he began to shake his head desperately, but in the end, he couldn't resist the master, so he could only nod like a chicken pecking rice.
Xiao Lotian excitedly left his seat, walked to the side of the band and whispered a few words, and handed over a few gold francs. The band members immediately stopped the song in their hands with a smile on their faces, and after a short break, a melody that everyone was very familiar with began to flow through the restaurant.
"Oh, La Traviata... Why are they playing opera, could it be that today the restaurateur brought in singers?"
"No, I'm very familiar with my boss, and if he has a new show, he won't forget to tell me...... Oh, look, that Chinese girl is standing up, what is she going to do?"
Fang Guan has seen a big scene, and these big-nosed foreigners in front of her are not enough to make her frightened, I saw this little girl dressed in a dress, wearing the most popular jacquard pleated skirt in the upper class of France, and the whole person stood there with high spirits.
Her mind was so absorbed in the beautiful music that there was nothing before her eyes, and at that moment she was a dancing spirit in music, an angel flying in the white clouds. The moment she opened her mouth to sing "Toast Song", just the first sentence came out, and the whole restaurant was in an uproar.
"Let's raise the glass of joy, the wine in the glass makes people intoxicated, although the moment of joy is beautiful, but sincere love is more precious, the current happiness is not missed, everyone toasts to love. Youth is like a little bird, flying away and never flying back. Look at the champagne churning in the glass, like love in people's hearts. ”
The French were dumbfounded on the spot, such a natural sound actually came from the throat of an oriental girl, and Italian was spoken so fluently.
The song is as clear as a spring in the Alps, flowing slowly through the flower-filled fields, and anyone who approaches this spring will be washed by this spring stream.
The toast song was just the beginning, Fang Guan wrapped up all the boys and girls, and as soon as the few male voices came out, the guests of the entire restaurant were shaken, and even the chef and the guys in the back rushed out.
Then came the more exciting girls' part, and when Fang Guan spoke again, the whole restaurant was boiling.
"His singing was full of sincerity, and it touched me deeply. The most important thing in this world is to be happy, and I live for happiness. If a good flower withers and no longer blooms, youth will never come again. The love in the center of people's hearts will not last forever. ”
"God, this is the sound of heaven, this is the musical spirit of the mortal world...... Let's raise a glass together...", all the French people present stood up with their wines, and it was the climax of the chorus.
In the restaurant, men and women, young and old, regardless of status, all opened their mouths and sang.
"Ah, let's toast and toast to love. Let the beautiful morning glow of the East shine through the flower windows on the carnival banquet......"
The chorus was repeated over and over again, and the band was very cooperative in repeating the tune back and forth, and the atmosphere of the dinner party was so hot that even the people outside the tavern were alarmed.
Countless pedestrians stopped outside the glass window, listening to the beautiful singing inside, and smiles appeared on their faces. Even the French spies hiding in the dark corners walked out with cigarettes in their mouths, staring blankly at the angel-like officials and listening to the sound of heaven.
"These Chinese are really having fun, and it seems that they have given up the idea of running away and are ready to contact the mainstream French society." Hehe, this is very wise, an Oriental politician, even if he is a big man in their country, but when he arrives in France, he still has to honestly obey the emperor's arrangement......"
Another spy next to him took out a match, polished it on the red brick, lit a cigar, and sighed, "Yes, these Chinese cannot defeat us in France...... However, the song is so melodious, what a pleasure it would be to walk in and listen to it with a glass of wine..."
"Haha, don't dream, just with our salary, we can save all of it without eating or drinking for a month, and it's not worth the money for a bottle of wine, you better dispel your delusions..."
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