Chapter 177: Can't Escape the Drunken Life
"Toast? Don't even think about it. Li Chuan sternly refused, with the amount of alcohol he had, he could go home with a toast, if it was really a table of toasts, he would die, right?!
"Then you can do it yourself." Li Chengqian sent infinite sympathy.
There are so many bigwigs today, and three-quarters of them haven't grabbed anything, so it's estimated that they are holding their breath at this time, but Li Chuan doesn't even respect the wine, and the consequences are expected.
Li Chengqian secretly poked and poked aside, waiting to see the excitement.
Li Chuan is not stupid, it is impossible to toast, but the water can be drunk.
Datang's wine is not so clear, there is a dull yellow turbidity, how to pretend this?
He had thought about it last night, and had bought a dozen kvasses and mixed them in water, although it was a little hard to drink, but it was definitely not a fake wine.
Xiao Yinzi, who has been silently following him, is the person in charge of blending fake wine.
Li Chuan glanced at Xiao Yinzi and saw that he nodded slightly, this should have been arranged, so he was relieved.
The entire restaurant was wrapped, and those with a bit of identity went upstairs, His Majesty Li Er and the senior officials above the third grade went to the third floor, the other officials were on the second floor, and the first floor was the place where the guards and entourage were arranged.
Of course, some entourages will follow the master and serve behind the master, so they don't have to worry about them at this time, they will know the shift change when they are hungry.
Li Chuan, the owner of the shop, is naturally waiting on the third floor, His Majesty Li Er has arrived, and other important ministers have also come, after all, people with low officials and small positions dare not rush to the big guy.
His Majesty Li Er occupied the largest box, and the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling and other important ministers sat with him.
"What about the millennium boy?" After waiting for a long time, no one came in, and His Majesty Li Er was unhappy.
"It should be arranged outside, after all, there are not many people under him, and he has no experience in holding banquets." Li Daozong was kind enough to help Li Chuan explain, after all, he learned a lot of tea from him, and he planned to continue to learn, and he would naturally help him when it was not related to state affairs.
Everyone nodded, Li Shimin frowned slightly, he still didn't give enough people, but he didn't dare to give too much, after all, no one would like people who were around him.
He still respects Li Chuan, so he let Li Chuan stand on his own.
I don't know that Li Chuan doesn't care about these at all, as long as the people under him can do things, it's best to take care of himself, don't let him worry about it, of course, if you can not let him pay his salary, it would be better.
"Call someone in and ask, when does the feast begin?" Li Shimin didn't care about anything else, just waited for the banquet to start, so that he could come forward to save face for Li Chuan.
As long as Li Chuan is not a fool, he has to accept his affection.
was called in and asked about the opening of the banquet, Li Chuan just looked at the time speechlessly.
I didn't go according to his arrangement at all today, the lion dance only lasted about ten minutes, and these went into the store to rob the goods, and they couldn't let them stand there, so they could only arrange to come to the restaurant, but this time was not enough to delay on the road!
Now don't round it off, it's only ten o'clock, open the table? It's too early.
"I'll ask." Li Chuan ran out of the box tangled and found the newly appointed housekeeper, "Everyone is almost here, can you advance in advance?" ”
The housekeeper was obviously experienced, propped up a serious face, and said: "Basically, they get up early in the morning to prepare, even if it is worse at this time, it will not be too bad." ”
It's almost all soups that need to be boiled and time-consuming, although it is said that you have to drink the soup first when you start the feast, but if you turn it upside down, it is not a big problem.
"Okay, then you can arrange it, and you can take care of the time." Li Chuan was a little worried that the fake wine he prepared would not be enough.
The longer you eat, the more likely you are to have accidents, but it's not good to take the time at this time.
It would be better to know that the opening time should be set a little later!
This is a mistake that must be avoided in the future.
Dried fruits and fruits, as well as refreshments, were served first, but almost no one actually ate them.
After all, none of these ministers are short of money, these things can be eaten at home, and now chatting is much more important than eating.
After all, there are not many opportunities for everyone to sit together and communicate like this, and some people with floating minds will definitely find a friendship with the official.
Tea is a bit expensive, after all, if you talk too much, you will be thirsty.
About half an hour later, the cold dishes began to come up, and then there were all kinds of stir-fried dishes, the combination of meat and vegetarian dishes was very good, and the chef's skills were also top-notch.
And Li Chuan, first was pulled by the people in Li Shimin's box, chatting about some miscellaneous things, and after the dishes came up, they were let go to greet the guests.
As soon as Li Chuan got out of the box, Li Shimin straightened his collar, and then stood up, planning to go out to stand on the platform for Li Chuan.
Yes, it seems that this is what he said, he forgot what he was talking about, anyway, Gao Ming's kid always popped up some new words in his mouth, and they all learned from Li Chuan.
As soon as Li Shimin moved, others were not good enough to sit like this, and they all stood up, and then these officials from the third and fourth grades on the second floor were fortunate to see a scene of big leaders coming to comfort the staff.
My head was a little dizzy, and I didn't know what I was talking about.
In other words, are these adults and His Majesty the Emperor so gentle and easy to talk to?!
In fact, the next day, the Great Dynasty would tell them that such a gentle and easy-talking emperor and important ministers only existed for a moment.
"Where did the Sichuan boy go?" Li Shimin, who said a few words of encouragement, felt that his task was completed and began to look for Li Chuan's figure everywhere.
It stands to reason that as soon as he comes, Li Chuan should appear by his side, why is there no one at this time?!
The eldest grandson Wuji took two steps closer speechlessly and said, "There was an accident, that kid was drunk." ”
Li Shimin: "......" so he sold it to the blind?!
Get angry, turn around, and go back to the box!
Xiao Yinzi couldn't cry or laugh, and said that he would be responsible for providing the fake wine, why did the shopkeeper come over with the wine, and he also took it? After taking it, he drank it, and then drank three bowls, and the result was that in less than three minutes, the person fell asleep, and the personnel was unknown.
Where does Xiao Yinzi know, in fact, when Li Chuan was drinking, he hesitated for a moment, but the taste of kvass mixed with water is actually quite like low-alcohol wine, it has a bit of fermented taste, and after taking a sip, it feels okay, so he poured it in, and was praised by a group of martial artists for his refreshment.
Who knew it would be revealed in a few minutes.
But it's okay, he doesn't have to worry about anything when he sleeps, and naturally someone will go on top.
The person who went up to the top was Li Chengqian!
Who let him have a good relationship with Li Chuan, and this kind of scene, he can't shake the scene if he doesn't come forward.
Wenchen is okay, those martial artists have drunk enough wine, but they will stage an all-martial arts.
As for the people of the family, they sat at two tables alone, and now the young people went to chat and drink with acquaintances.
Only those who hold their own identities are still sitting there, discussing today's crafts.
The family suffered a lot, they couldn't compete with the officials, so when they entered the door, they fell behind, and when they entered the store, they saw empty shelves, or they found friends with good relations, and only then did they catch a few glances at the treasures of the boutique.
I took this look to heart, and I planned to discuss the purchase with Li Chuan during the banquet, but the result was that I didn't even find anyone.
It can be said that the two goals of their coming to the opening ceremony were not achieved.
Very resentful!
When Li Chuan woke up again, he saw the bright sun outside the window.
Nice, another sunny day.
In the blink of an eye, Li Chuan propped up his body softly with his hands and feet, and looked at the small silver that had been silently handed to him with a water cup.
Drinking dry water, Li Chuan raised his head, a little aggrieved, "How can you let me drink?" ”
Xiao Yinzi really didn't want to speak, but he really couldn't carry this pot, "I didn't, it was you who took the wine bowl handed over by the shopkeeper." ”
After finishing speaking, I endured and endured, and finally I couldn't help but complain: "Master, have you forgotten that all you asked me to prepare are small cups?" ”
So how did you have the face, took someone else's sea bowl, and came to blame him?!
Li Chuan silently recalled, he remembered, because he was not used to the Tang Dynasty people's custom of drinking wine with a bowl, so he specially prepared a coffee cup, which could not hold much wine, but it looked actually not small.
According to his plan, with such a cup, he can fool people into the past.
So the question is, why did he take someone else's sea bowl as if he was brain-dead at the time?!
Can't you see how much difference a coffee cup is from a sea bowl? Or was his eyes closed at the time?!
"I was careless." Li Chuan could only use this excuse, and he couldn't find any other reason at all.
It's like being ghosted.
But in fact, this kind of thing is not unusual, he has had such stupid moments before, as if his brain suddenly crashed, and he couldn't help but do something that he thought was ridiculous when he thought about it later.
"Get something to eat, how long have I been asleep? But I'm hungry. Li Chuan clutched his stomach and fell back to the bed.
His limbs were weak and he was so hungry that he decided not to get up.
"You've slept more than a day." Xiao Yinzi calculated, "One more hour." ”
"So now is the time for lunch?"
Little Silver: "......" and thinking about eating?
He turned around and went to the kitchen, the kitchen had been warm with porridge, just waiting for Li Chuan to wake up, and it had been warm for several hours.
After drinking two bowls of porridge and soothing his twitching stomach, Li Chuan gathered some strength, got up from the bed, and then held the ice basin.
It's too hot on this Nima day.
It is said that there will be a big epidemic after the catastrophe, and he said about the epidemic earlier, so he should arrange it when he comes to His Majesty Li Er.
Li Chuan thought that he was still a little uneasy, and decided to remind the emperor the next time he entered the palace.
"Xiao Yinzi, is Xu Jingzong here today?"
"Here, Lord Xu and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince went out to choose a site for the restaurant."
"They? Choosing a location for a restaurant? Li Chuan was surprised, the matter of the restaurant is not so urgent, right? Why did you throw him away?!
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said, first select a few spare ones, and then let the master decide for you."
Li Chuan nodded, this is about the same, after all, it is his restaurant, although he only has a component in it.
"Call the butler." Li Chuan waved his hand.
Xiao Yinzi was ordered to go out, and after a while, the butler walked in.
"My lord, you have something to command." The housekeeper kept a solemn face, even if it was a normal word, and when he said it, it was as if he had given Li Chuan a lot of face.
Li Chuan choked, ignored his expression, and said, "Help me find a few cooks, the kind that can sign a deed of sale." ”
He didn't dare to use it if he didn't sign the deed, and he would leak the formula out of the divide.
The butler frowned, "It's not easy to find. ”
Cooks rely on their skills to eat, generally speaking, they don't have to fall to the point of selling their bodies, and the chefs who really fall to that kind of situation are either unlucky and suffered, and they can't sell themselves, or they are not strong in their skills, and they don't want to find a restaurant to be a worker, and there is another kind of offending the powerful, and people deliberately rectify people.
"Try to find it, in terms of craftsmanship, it's not top-notch, but it's not too bad, anyway, you can look at it first." Li Chuan scratched his head in annoyance, if it really didn't work, he would first take out the cooks of a few shareholders and use them.
The butler answered the call and went down to do business.
At this time, Li Chuan saw that there seemed to be a lot more people in his main courtyard.
"Who are those? It looks very raw. "His Majesty Li Er rewarded it again?!
"They were all bought by the housekeepers, thirteen of them were about twelve or thirteen years old, and five were around twenty years old, all of whom were doing odd jobs." Xiao Yinzi also glanced at the courtyard, and said, "If the master wants to see which cleverness, he can use it by his side." ”
Anyway, Li Chuan's royal identity has not been recognized, and there is no need for eunuchs around him.
Li Chuan glanced at Xiao Yinzi, and then looked at the courtyard again, what he saw was a young man about twenty years old, helping a child carry wood.
"Where did you get that wood?"
"The housekeeper got it, but there was no place to live for the time being, so the housekeeper asked them to build their own shed."
Li Chuan: "......" isn't it?!
"What, let the housekeeper rent a yard nearby, and then let everyone who can't sleep go over to live, just come to work during the day, and let them go back after dinner." Li Chuan is not so bad as to treat employees.
Child labor is enough to do so, no matter how harsh he is, is he still human?!
Xiao Yinzi was stunned, it was the first time he had heard such an order, rent a yard and live for the helpers who did chores? I've never heard of anything like this in ancient times.
"Well, master, are you sure?" Xiao Yinzi couldn't help but ask again: "Is it to let people who can't live in it rent a yard to live?" ”
"Of course." Li Chuan didn't think there was anything wrong with this at all.
People work for you, day and night, so what's wrong with food and shelter?!
With this treatment, in modern times, believe it or not, you can't recruit employees?!
"Yes, the slave will go to the housekeeper." The little silver felt as if it was floating out.
He suddenly found that he seemed to have earned it, and he followed a good master who was too soft-hearted to be good.
will be kind to the new servants and helpers, so I, who has been serving by my side, will definitely have a good future.
At least it shouldn't be like some of our predecessors, the evening scene is bleak!
Xiao Yinzi suddenly came to the spirit, and even his steps were a little bigger.
I secretly decided in my heart that I would have to pay some attention to some skills when answering His Majesty Li Er's questions in the future.
The art of speaking, he, a person who grew up in the palace since he was a child, has no teacher.