Chapter 143: Scheming (14)
The eldest lady was a little angry at the self-assertion of the shopkeeper in the year, thinking that the imperial food did not even buy the emperor's account, it must be extremely large behind the shili, and she didn't dare to say a word, so she asked with a smile, "The shopkeeper, these tables you let people serve are empty, could it be that the wine and food are ready?" However, the royal food is a little far away from here, if the wine and food are sent so far, I am afraid that it will not taste good when it is cold. ”
"The food of my Imperial Restaurant is unparalleled in the world. Even when it's cold, it's a top-class dish. What's more, after undertaking the banquet of your house, the questions you mentioned will naturally be thoughtful. The shopkeeper's face was a little cold.
The eldest lady awkwardly agreed, "That's good." ”
Xiao Shunzi greeted him with a smile on his face, "Yo, the shopkeeper has arrived, and he really keeps the promise." ”
The shopkeeper bowed slightly, "Seeing that there are many people in your mansion today, can you count the one hundred and ten tables prepared?" ”
"That's enough. The small one secretly counted it, just one thousand and one hundred people, and ten people sat at a table. ”
"Miss Fengsi's estimate is really accurate, Nian thought that there were more tables, but I didn't expect that there would be no more than one and no less."
"My young lady's mind is exquisite. When the tables and chairs are set up in the hall and backyard, it's time to serve. ”
"Hmm." The shopkeeper responded and confessed to a servant.
Seeing this form, the eldest lady asked, "Xiao Shunzi, you seem to be very familiar with the shopkeeper of the year?"
"It's not familiar. Not stranger either. ”
"Didn't you say it, but didn't say it?" The eldest lady lowered her face, "Mrs. Ben is asking you, Yu Pinzhai doesn't even accept orders for the emperor's birthday banquet, why did he take the fourth lady's birthday banquet?" ”
"Take it, take it. Small busy, no time to talk more. If the eldest lady has any questions, let's go and ask my young lady. With that, he went back to the hall. Leaving the eldest lady in the same place, her face turned blue with anger, and many VIPs were present, and it was inconvenient to make a splash on the spot.
"Everyone!" Xiao Shunzi pulled his throat, and the ministers who were already chatting quieted down. Xiao Shunzi said again, "Ministers, distinguished guests! My young lady Feng Jingyun ordered a banquet from Yupinzhai, and the banquet opened one hundred and ten tables. The food and drinks ordered are the best feasts, and you will never be disappointed. Distinguished guests are welcome to be seated. ”
At this time, the tables and chairs were all set up in an orderly manner.
When the ministers heard this, although they were puzzled that the food and wine were still gone, as soon as they first took their seats, some people complained, "Even if the Imperial Restaurant is served, I am afraid that it will take a long time for so many people to eat." ”
"This adult must not have been to the Imperial Restaurant, and since the Imperial Household has intervened, he will definitely not be hungry for you. Their efficiency is faster than that of the imperial court. ”
"Yes......" said the complainer, "maybe." ”
"If you can eat the things of the Imperial Food, no matter how fast or slow, even if you have to wait for a day, the official has waited." As soon as a minister said this, everyone looked at him, and it was a member of the first rank of the court. The first-class officials are willing to wait, and others naturally don't dare to fart more.
Nian Muqing saw that the guests were basically seated, and he clapped his hands three times, and the door of the mansion on the other side opened, and bursts of food fragrance wafted in the air, and the fragrance overflowed, making people salivate.
Hundreds of servants who had been carrying tables and chairs immediately lined up in a long line from the hall of Changle Houfu, separated by a small distance of half a meter, and extended into the mansion at the opposite door.
One dish after another was handed out from the mansion on the opposite side and passed to the first person, who in turn gave it to the person next to him, and the person next to him passed it to the person next to him.