Chapter 34: Upstairs in Taibai
Taibai Building is located in the prosperous section of Pingjiang City, which is an antique old-fashioned building. It has a history of more than 400 years. According to legend, the first owner of this tavern was surnamed Dong. is a landed talent, when he first started running a tavern, because he was not famous, the business was very cold.
But one night, this Boss Dong suddenly had a dream! He dreamed of a man dressed in white and with elegant manners, standing on the roof of a tavern drinking and admiring the moon! When the man was in high spirits, he wrote a poem with his sword on the beam of the tavern. It reads, Lanling wine tulips, jade bowl with amber light. But that the master may be drunk, and he will not know where it is.
After Boss Dong woke up, he thought it was just a dream he had. What he didn't expect was that the poem was actually engraved on the four pillars of his tavern. Boss Dong, who couldn't believe all this, hurriedly found a master to calculate.
According to the calculations of later masters, the person that Boss Dong dreamed of was the legendary Chinese poet Li Taibai. And this poem on the pillar was also made by the poet. As soon as the news came out, many literati came to watch the miracles of the poets. The tavern business has since become booming. Later, in order to commemorate the poet, Boss Dong simply changed the name of the tavern to Taibai Building. Since then, it has been passed down to the present day.
There are two famous dishes in this Taibai Building, one of which is five-flavor cloud shrimp. The peculiarity of this dish is when the diner eats a shrimp shrimp in his mouth. You will feel the five flavors of sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and salty. It makes people's taste all kinds of soft and soft, and it is not enjoyable.
Another dish in Taibai Lou is crispy ice chicken. The method of this dish is very special, and the ingredients used are also a famous local chicken in Pingjiang, called picky chicken. The peculiarity of these chickens is that they are picky eaters, they only eat malt in the spring and locusts in the fields. Because of this, they don't grow very big, and each adult chicken is only about five pounds. But this chicken is extremely nutritious. Because of the small production, it is difficult to buy in the market.
And Taibailou also brought the taste of this chicken to the limit. From the moment the whole chicken is served on the table, it tastes crispy and icy on the outside, with a crispy texture. But the more diners ate it, the steaming tenderness of the chicken began to linger in their mouths. Let people feel the infinite beauty of food in the first cold and then hot!
This Taibai Building must be booked in advance because of the limited number of private rooms. Fortunately, after Li Chun knew that Yuan Yihu and others had arrived, he immediately booked the best private room in Taibai Building. Under the guidance of the waiter, everyone went upstairs and came to the door of the private room.
Li Chungang wanted to enter the door, but he was suddenly stunned. When you make a reservation, don't you want the best private room in the hotel? But this private room obviously has no name. The furnishings in the room are also very old. In addition to the antique furniture, only a pot of orchids is blooming on the desk in the private room. A faint fragrance also spreads throughout the room.
Li Chun thought that the waiter had gone to the wrong room. Hurriedly asked, is this the room I booked?
Yes sir. You are not wrong. As you instruct, this is the most expensive room in the hotel.
Under these conditions, how high can consumption be? Li Chun regretted booking this hotel a little. I feel like I'm slacking off the guests.
However, the waiter's words choked Li Chun on the spot. Sir, the cost of our private room is 880,000. You'll probably spend more than a million dollars on a meal.
Are you here in a black shop? Such a slaughter! Li Chun asked angrily.
Isn't it you going to book the best private room, this is indeed the best private room in our hotel! And great value for money! I didn't lie to you. If you're not willing to spend here, we're not reluctant. You can bring your friends to eat at another restaurant. However, I would like to remind you that if you are checking out, we will arrange for other guests to come and dine here right away. When the time comes, if you want to come back, we won't be able to arrange it.
I won't regret it! Not to mention the tattered, not even a sofa. After Li Chun finished speaking, he wanted to leave Taibai Building with his friends.
But when he turned around, he looked. Except for Wei Bing and Li Daniu, the other guests were already sitting on the chairs in the private room, all looking at themselves with a smile.
When Li Chun saw this scene, he immediately became aware. It seems that the box of this Taibai Building has a doorway. I came here today without doing my homework, and now I must be embarrassed!
Sir, do you still want to check out? The waiter saw that all the guests had entered the box, and hurriedly asked Li Chunlai.
No, no, no. Li Chun had already put away his contempt at this moment. Honestly took Wei Bing and Li Daniu to sit on the chair.
At this time, Mr. Wu Peien looked at Li Chun and said. Thank you Mr. Li for breaking the bank! This Taibai House really lives up to its name!
As soon as Li Chun heard this, he immediately stood up, bowed deeply and said, The old gentleman will not tell you, I have read very little, and I really didn't see the doorway of this box just now, which made you smile. Please also advise me on the maze!
Since Mr. Li is so modest, the old decayed Liu Banmen has an axe. After Mr. Wu finished speaking, he pointed to the door with a smile and said, the outside of this box is full of white walls, and there is only a small door left in and out. But that's exactly what this box is called. If I'm not bad, the name of this box should be called Nameless. The metaphorical poet is nameless, and he is united in his heart.
I see! Li Chun suddenly realized. No wonder I can't see the name. It turned out to be all metaphors. It seems that I will need to read more books in the future.
Mr. Li, that's not all! Mr. Wu continued, you look at the furnishings all over the house, and the dishes on the table are all antiques from the Tang and Song dynasties in China. All have a history of thousands of years. It's really commendable that it can be so well preserved.
Li Chun immediately understood when he heard this, he dared to love that this room was full of antiques, so he should be careful when he was going to eat. What if you break the cups and bowls, you don't know how much money you have to accompany?
Mr. Wu finally pointed to the pot of orchids on the desk and said solemnly, even though these antiques are priceless, they can't be compared with this orchid!
What kind of orchid is this? It's worth more than an antique! Li Chun asked curiously.
This pot of orchids grows in the tassel country, one of the Linbangs of China. Known as the Emperor's Orchid! It is one of the three major national treasures of the tassel country. Its biggest feature is that it can exude a unique fragrance, and it is said that people who smell the taste of the emperor's orchid every day can not only strengthen the body, but also never forget the taste of the emperor's orchid. And beside the Emperor's Blue, there is also a strange python that grows, which lives on the smell of the Emperor's Blue. Other than that, don't eat any food. This python is known as the Buddha python. It has been waiting by the side of the Imperial Blue all its life.
There is even a legend that the Buddha python protected the emperor's orchid so much because the emperor's orchid would give birth to a flower that became a Buddha every 9,900 years. As long as the Buddha python eats this flower, it will become a Buddha on the ground! Achieve positive results!
As soon as everyone heard that the giant python could become a Buddha by eating the flower of Buddhahood, they immediately looked at the emperor's orchid.
Looking at everyone's eagerness, Mr. Wu said with a smile, don't worry, the Emperor's Orchid on this desk is just a seedling. You see, there are only two orchids on top of its green leaves. According to legend, the flower of Buddhahood does not bloom until the orchid reaches its ninth.
After listening to Mr. Wu's words, Li Chun secretly sighed in his heart and said that he didn't expect this orchid to be so magical. You have to know that you will let the power of Kaiyuan transform it. It's good to get it out and sell it for some money.
What Li Chun didn't expect was that as soon as he had the idea of transforming the Emperor's Orchid in his heart, a small round head immediately appeared in his mind.
Master! Are you calling me? Kaiyuan Power asked in a milky voice.
Let's see, if you can convert this orchid, if you can, we will send it this time. Li Chun said eagerly to Kaiyuan's power.
Kaiyuan Zhili looked at the Emperor's Orchid and said to Li Chun, Master, are you sure you want to convert this orchid?
What's the matter, can't you? Li Chun asked suspiciously.
It's not that it can't be done, it's just that when the Pangu God was creating things, he used the method of mutual growth and restraint on these two small things. Every time this little orchid is born, a baby python is born. Let them grow together and support each other. Now I have ripened this little flower, and you have not found the little snake. The end result of this is that it can only attract other great snakes who are eager to become Buddhas. When the time comes, the big snake kills the small snake, and a big chaos will definitely be inevitable. You have to be prepared!
Then you better not switch, it's not fun to kill. Let them grow freely! Li Chun hurriedly said to Kaiyuan's power.
Ok hosts, we didn't want to ripen it though. It's okay to let it bloom two more flowers. After all, it is fate to meet it, and it is okay to help. Maybe your little orchid, the little snake will also appear.
That's the best thing to do! But I'm going to raise flowers to make money, I'm afraid it's also in vain.
Master! Don't let money blind you and forget your mission! Kaiyuan Power reminded seriously.
It's okay, I know it. Just want to make a little more money to help others. Wait a minute, while they're not looking, we're converting this little orchid.
After Li Chun and Kaiyuan discussed it, they quietly waited for the opportunity to come.