A few people went up to the restaurant and found a place by the window.

The restaurant is luxuriously decorated and has a lot of customers. On a wall by the staircase, several wide and long silk cloths hang down as a background, and several rows of wooden signs are neatly arranged in front of it. Lian Yi glanced upstairs, good guy, I saw that these wooden signs were written on the special dishes of this restaurant, what "pearl jade jade delicacies", "lotus duck flower willow plate in the middle" made people drool when they heard the name.

As soon as they sat down, Xiao Er's dexterous eyes turned around on these people, originally these were women, he should naturally ask the only man, but the girl in white was sitting in the main seat, and her temperament was very good. I thought I should ask the woman in white, but as soon as the woman sat down, she looked out the window, ignored him, and didn't look like ordering food, so Xiao Er was very embarrassed. When he was hesitating, he saw the beautiful girl in red on the right hand side announcing the name of the dish lightly and quickly.

"Let's have a roast duck first, then a roast chicken, and some roast mutton...... Braised beef costs five pounds ......"

Xiao Er was stunned.

She then said briskly, "Meat alone is not good, some vegetarian dishes, it is better to have a plate of fried vegetables, then stir-fried bamboo shoots, and small stir-fried wild mushrooms." ”

Xiao Er quickly took the note, his handwriting was crooked, and it was estimated that only he could understand it.

Lian Yi didn't give up, and continued to order, "I also want a fresh fish, it's best to steam, Dongting Lake is the best, and Yangcheng Lake is also fine......

Xiao Er finally remembered it, and then looked up at Lian Yi. In fact, these dishes are greasy and abundant, and these people are enough to eat. But if he continued to order, he would naturally not object.

Sure enough, Lian Yi opened his mouth again, Xiao Er's face showed a happy expression, and the brush in his hand was ready to go. However, Lian Yi stretched out a hand to cover her mouth, Lian Yi's face was very small, and the fingers of this hand were thin and long, almost covering her entire face.

But Shen Man smiled while pressing Lian Yi, "That's enough, let's go to these first." ”

Xiao Er left satisfied.

Shen Man asked Lian Yi, "You don't have a menu, how do you know so many names?" ”

Lian Yi picked up the dates on the table, put them in his mouth and bit them, "I remembered it when I went upstairs just now." ”

"There are so many dishes on the wall, you remember them all?"

"□□ is not far from ten."

Shen Man was surprised, but after following Tang Jiu for a long time, he was naturally used to seeing these capable people, so he was not too surprised.

"What's the big deal about that," Xiao Li Ye clasped his hands, leaned back and raised his chin proudly, "I have memorized everything, word for word, and I have memorized it like a stream." ”

Lian Yi snorted, "You want to show me backwards?" ”

Xiao Li Ye also snorted, "I won't be embarrassed here." ”

Watching them bickering, Shen Man smiled and glanced at Tang Jiuyue, who was calm and composed, and just drank tea by himself. Even if they really remember it, it's nothing, if Miss Tang goes out, I'm afraid that she can remember where everyone downstairs is sitting.

When the dishes were put on the table, sure enough, Lian Yi was the one who ate the most, followed by Xiao Li Ye, Shen Man was full without eating much, and Tang Jiuyue only moved his chopsticks a few times before stopping.

At this moment a man in a long gown from an adjacent table came over for no apparent reason, looking to be about forty or so, with a handful of goatee on his chin. He stood next to Shen Man and Lian Yi, looking at the dishes on the table, he couldn't help but stroke his goatee and squinted his eyes and smiled, "A few of you have just come to the capital, how can you only eat food and not drink alcohol here?" ”

Tang Jiuyue changed her usual tone and asked gently, "According to Mr., what kind of wine should we order?" ”

The goatee said triumphantly, "Naturally, the bamboo leaves here are clear." ”

Tang Jiuyue smiled, "Mr. seems to be a regular customer, we are new to the city, we don't know the characteristics of the capital, and I ask Mr. to ask for advice." That means to sit down with the goatee and talk.

Shen Man vacated the position beside him and moved inside. The goatee sat down, and at first he took a bite of beef, chewed it in his mouth, tender and fragrant, and was satisfied.

"I wonder what's going on in the capital lately?" Tang Jiuyue asked. "I've heard that the Magnolia Festival here is very lively."

Shen Man willingly went to the shop to send a jar of expensive bamboo leaves, and then poured the goatee on it.

Goatee said satisfied, "The Magnolia Festival has passed, and now the most lively and eye-catching thing is the annual Yin-Yang Dao exam." ”

"Oh?" Tang Jiuyue raised her eyebrows, "This is a big event." ”

Lian Yi hurriedly put down his chopsticks, leaned in and asked, "How far has the big exam go, I heard that there are six major gates of Yin and Yang Dao first, and each person can apply for up to two exams, among them, the astronomical gate is the most difficult." ”

"That's nature, among these six gates, the astronomical gate and the arithmetic gate are the most special. Historically, the gate gate has come from the astronomical gate, and the astronomical gate is large enough to pass the fortune of the world, and the small one can spy on personal numerology, so everyone yearns for it. As for this arithmetic gate, it is the foundation of the other five subjects, but it can become a big examination category on its own, some people say that those who can pass the arithmetic door will be able to pass the other five subjects. ”

Xiao Li Ye asked, "Then which candidate has the best momentum now?" He turned the teacup in his hand and asked, seemingly unintentionally.

Goatee said, "That is naturally the direct descendant of Zou Gatekeeper, Zou is the most popular son!" He paused for a moment, and then said, "But this time it's hard to say, Lord Zou and Ning Xiangye have always been not very good at dealing with each other, and this time the examiner is these two." I have heard that Shouhua and Xu Jingkang are also good. ”

Tang Jiuyue is actually impatient to listen, these people are all famous, but they don't have anything to look at.

And Shen Man suddenly thought of something from their conversation, if this was the Yin-Yang Dao exam a few years ago, then was it the one that Tang Jiuyue participated in? If it is the one that Tang Jiuyue participates in, then there will inevitably be a name in the future - Ding Feng.

As he was thinking, he suddenly heard a woman's soft voice say, "Tian'er, just sit here, right?" She pointed to the window near Shen Man's table.

Xiao Er was extra cautious, because it was a good-looking mother and daughter who walked over. The portrait of this mother and daughter is carved out of a mold, with melon seed faces, almond eyes, and curved willow eyebrows. The daughter is at the age of Ruhua, and although the mother is older, she is comparable to the concubines in the palace with this appearance.

But their clothing was not the best, and although it was also satin, the pattern was obviously not as luxurious and refined as in the capital. The material is ordinary, and the accessories are ordinary. But the capital is a place where the dragon and the tiger are hidden, and the shopkeeper does not dare to slack off when he sees that these two people have extraordinary appearances.

When the mother and daughter took their seats, the daughter looked out the window with a curious glint in her eyes. The mother looked at her daughter lovingly, and after a while smiled, "Tian'er, the days will be long in the future, you don't have to worry." ”

The girl who was called "Tian'er" said, "It's rare for my father to let me go out, and I don't know when the next time it will be." ”

"Your father went to the Prime Minister's Mansion today, and I don't know how things are going. If you can see Xiangye and get his permission to shelter, your life in the capital will be better in the future. ”

The girl smiled and said, "Well, I hope my father will be there a qiē shun lì." ”