At noon the next day, Zhao Liang and a few gentlemen came to Lu Xiaoxian's house on time.

Lu Xiaoxian greeted them outside the door early, which surprised Zhao Liang and the others.

Obviously, it was their bad luck to find Lu Xiaoxian first, but Lu Xiaoxian not only didn't care, but treated them with such high courtesy. They really couldn't understand why Lu Xiaoxian did this.

"Master Lu, I'm disturbed, I don't have anything to send when I come to the door for the first time, I brought two catties of tea to you, don't dislike it, please smile!" A gentleman beside Zhao Liang bowed his hand to Lu Xiaoxian.

Lu Xiaoxian's eyes lit up, he didn't expect that there were still people among these gentlemen who would know some etiquette.

He returned the salute and asked, "I wonder what this brother is called?" ”

"My surname is Fan, my name is Fan Ziming!"

"It turned out to be Brother Fan, disrespectful husband!" Lu Xiaoxian took the tea with both hands, "Then I might as well be respectful!" ”

Among these gentlemen, except for Zhao Liang, Fan Ziming is the most weighty.

Zhao Liang's father was the governor of Yingzhou, and he was the emperor of the soil.

And Fan Ziming's father is the richest man in Yingzhou City, named Fan Chong.

The Fan family has silver, and most of the expenses of these gentlemen on weekdays are provided by Fan Ziming, so he has a lot of right to speak.

In fact, it is not that Fan Ziming really knows etiquette, it was his father Fan Chong who instructed him to do this.

Yesterday, after Fan Ziming returned home, he told Fan Chong about his entanglement with Lu Xiaoxian.

Fan Chong listened to it, and said after a long time: "This Lu Xiaoxian is not simple, you have made friends with each other, maybe there will be a time when you can use it in the future!" ”

Saying goes; "Many friends, many paths".

For businessmen, friends are an intangible asset, wealth and power, and Fan Chong, who has been in business all his life, knows this well. His keen sense of smell told him that Lu Xiaoxian was by no means an ordinary person, such a person must make friends, even if he can't make friends, he can't become an enemy.

It was precisely because of this idea that Fan Chong prepared high-quality tea and asked Fan Ziming to give it to Lu Xiaoxian as a gift for his visit.

Lu Xiaoxian invited everyone into the house, and there were already roast chicken, grilled duck, pig feet and other snacks on the table.

On the table on the side, there was also a long unopened wine jar, at least a dozen jars.

With such a sumptuous meal and so much wine, everyone clearly felt Lu Xiaoxian's hospitality.

"Come, come, come! You're welcome! Feel free to do so! Lu Xiaoxian greeted everyone.

Zhao Liang, Fan Ziming and others were not polite, and everyone let go of their belly and ate it.

Lu Xiaoxian sandwiched a piece of dish, frowned, and said dissatisfied with Xing Feng, who was waiting on the side: "I invited your guests to dinner, why did I get some ordinary dishes to pass away?" ”

Listening to Lu Xiaoxian's words, everyone couldn't help but be stunned.

With such a sumptuous dish and excellent taste, even in the best restaurant in Yingzhou, it may not be possible to hold such a table with full color and aroma. They thought it was already very good, but who knew that Lu Xiaoxian was not satisfied.

Xing Feng hurriedly replied: "Master is angry, I'll go to the stove room to see if there are any new dishes!" ”

After Xing Feng left, Lu Xiaoxian picked up the wine bowl and said to everyone: "It is my Lu Xiaoxian's blessing to know you, after drinking this bowl of wine, we will be friends in the future!" ”

Last time, I took five hundred taels of silver from others, and this time I ate such a sumptuous banquet, even if these gentlemen are not cheeky, they are somewhat embarrassed.

Zhao Liang said to the crowd: "What Lu Gongzi said is right, after drinking this bowl of wine, Lu Gongzi is."

I've been waiting for a friend! Come on, we're done! ”

"Wait!" Lu Xiaoxian took over, "In order to show my sincerity, I want to toast each of you with a bowl of wine separately!" ”

After that, Lu Xiaoxian saluted Zhao Liang first.

followed by Fan Ziming, and then toasted everyone in turn.

After drinking seven or eight bowls in a row, Lu Xiaoxian finished toasting.

Seeing that Lu Xiaoxian's face did not change, and he talked and laughed, he couldn't help but praise in his heart: It is a good amount of wine.

At this moment, Xing Feng carried a dish and followed Wu Liuhou into the house.

Zhao Liang knew Wu Liu, and when he saw him coming in, he couldn't help but ask strangely: "Shopkeeper Wu, why are you here?" ”

Wu Liu saluted Zhao Liang and said: "Zhao Gongzi, there will be no Wu shopkeeper in Yingzhou City in the future, I, Wu Liu, am now the cook under Lu Gongzi!" ”

Everyone listened to Wu Liu's words, and a strange expression appeared on their faces.

The shopkeeper of the exquisite restaurant would be willing to be Lu Xiaoxian's cook. No wonder this table of food is so delicious, and it is not difficult to have a chef like Wu Liu.

Lu Xiaoxian pointed to the dishes brought by Xing Feng and asked Wu Liu, "Master Wu, is this your new dish?" ”

Wu Liu looked at Xing Feng and put the dish on the table, and then replied respectfully to Lu Xiaoxian: "Childe, this is my newly created dish, I have named it, it is called the Emperor's Daughter's Festival!" ”

"The emperor's festival? Why did you come up with such a strange name? Zhao Liang muttered, carefully looking at the inconspicuous dish in front of him.

It looks like a wild vegetable, with small yellow flowers and feathery green leaves, sprinkled with green onions, and it looks very beautiful with yellow, green and white.

"Isn't this a bitter chrysanthemum? It's all over the city! A gentleman recognized it, and he looked at Wu Liu in puzzlement.

Chrysanthemum is also known as the emperor's flower, of course the emperor's daughter is very bitter to be a widow and keep the festival, no wonder Wu Liu's dish is called the emperor's festival, because he thought of it, Lu Xiaoxian couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

Wu Liu nodded and said, "It's the bitter chrysanthemum!" But no one else can make this dish! ”

Lu Xiaoxian raised his chopsticks and said to everyone: "Come on, come on, taste it first!" ”

Zhao Liang was not polite, and first put a pair of chopsticks in his mouth.

The bite is bitter, and the taste goes straight to the seven orifices.

To be chewed carefully, the recipe is bitter and sweet, sweet and refreshing, and the mouth is full of relish, and the lips and teeth are fragrant.

"Yes, that's good!" Zhao Liang was amazed.

The crowd also eats with relish.

Lu Xiaoxian finished eating, and nodded with satisfaction.

He asked Wu Liu, "How do you make this imperial maiden to keep the festival, and why does it taste so peculiar?" ”

Wu Liu replied: "Returning to Gongzi, this time for picking bitter chrysanthemums is very important. The harvest is best just after the end of the hour, and the dew on it is also the most nourishing. Before eating, soak in clean water for two hours, remove the earthy smell, pinch off the roots, and put it in a wicker basket. Then marinate it with my homemade eighteen flavors for two hours, and then put it on a plate after it is thoroughly flavored! ”

Everyone didn't expect that a plate of ordinary-looking bitter chrysanthemums would be so complicated to make.

Lu Xiaoxian asked with interest: "In addition to this emperor's festival, are there any new dishes?" ”

"Of course there is, but ......" Wu Liu paused, "the next dish process is extremely complicated, and we have to wait a little longer!" ”

Zhao Liang was very curious, and he asked Wu Liu, "Can you let me wait for you to see and understand?" ”

"This ......" Wu Liu set his eyes on Lu Xiaoxian.

Lu Xiaoxian said generously: "They are all invited by me."

Don't worry about it. Besides, I also want to see Master Wu's craft. If there is nothing inconvenient about Master Wu, let's take a look! ”

Wu Liu nodded: "Okay, son, please come with me!" ”

Several people followed Wu Liu in the direction of the stove room, and when they came to the door of the stove room, they saw a large group of roosters, running and screaming like crazy. Even if you can't scream, you can't make a rooster crow.

Zhao Liang felt strange and stepped forward to take a closer look.

He was shocked to see that every chicken had blood in its mouth.

Looking back at a corner of the courtyard, there was a pile of dead pigeons.

After reading it, Zhao Liang's doubts became even heavier: the heads of these pigeons were cut in half, and they looked extremely terrifying.

When I entered the stove room, I saw a bunch of dead fish thrown by the door, and the stomach was cut open, and the fish intestines were everywhere.

Zhao Liang was shocked and asked Wu Liu, "Master Wu, what the hell is going on?" ”

Wu Liuyi said seriously: "These chickens, pigeons, and fish are used by me to make new dishes, and I only took one part of them......"

It turns out that Wu Liu's new dish is called Baiqigui, which needs to be prepared with rooster tongue, pigeon brain and grass carp swim bladder, and more than a dozen kinds of condiments.

After listening to Wu Liu's introduction, the faces of the gentlemen turned green.

Lu Xiaoxian also felt that Wu Liu's dish was a little too extravagant, but looking at the faces of the gentlemen, he knew that his dish had shocked Zhao Liang and the others, and he didn't bother to care about it anymore.

Zhao Liang swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked, "Then what to do with these dead chickens, pigeons, and fish?" ”

Wu Liu said disdainfully: "For this dish I made, the ones outside are just a bunch of stinky meat, and it's a big deal to lose it!" ”

Back in the house, Zhao Liang couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "I thought that I had already eaten very finely, but when I saw it today, I realized that compared with Lu Gongzi, what we used to eat was no different from pig food!" ”

Fan Ziming and the others nodded in unison, and they also felt the same way.

Lu Xiaoxian laughed and said: "This new dish will have to wait a while before it can be served, I will give you another bowl!" ”

After that, Lu Xiaoxian began to toast everyone one by one.

When the birds returned to the nest and came to the table, everyone was eagerly waiting, thinking that the first product would be the fastest.

When Lu Xiaoxian ate the vegetables in his mouth, he only felt weird, but the taste was indeed delicious, and it was really a rare delicacy in the world as Wu Liu said.

Lu Xiaoxian looked at Zhao Liang again, and saw that he was chewing slowly, savoring it carefully, with a look of satisfaction and happiness, as if he had arrived in Elysium.

The other delinquent eyes are also half-open and half-closed, completely intoxicated by them.

As Wu Liu's new dishes were put on the table one by one, the whole banquet became lively.

They had eaten this meal for more than two hours, and Lu Xiaoxian toasted everyone separately from beginning to end.

After a while, the four jars of wine were drunk.

This is equivalent to the others drinking two jars together, and Lu Xiaoxian drank two jars alone.

Everyone was a little drunk, but Lu Xiaoxian seemed to be nothing.

Sure enough, it was massive, and everyone couldn't help but be amazed when they saw it.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Lu Xiaoxian wiped his mouth and said to everyone with a smile: "Brothers, we have drunk enough wine and eaten enough, now we can go to be chic and happy!" ”

"Chic and happy?" Zhao Liang asked puzzledly, "Where can you be chic and happy?" ”

"Of course it's going to the Qinglou!" Lu Xiaoxian said as a matter of course, "With fine wine, wouldn't it be a big pity not to be accompanied by beautiful women?" ”

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(End of chapter)