Chapter 80: The Banquet
"It's a good thing, but it's horribly expensive, and if it were somewhere else, I'm afraid not many people would buy it."
After drinking this pot of wine, Laiyi was also full of praise for this wine, but thinking about it, it was still too expensive to buy a pot of wine with ten taels of silver, so he also said something to Chen Gong.
After all, if it is changed to another place, the degree of richness is not as good as this Jingshi, I am afraid that not many people are willing to pay so much money for the auction, and this word reached Chen Gong's ears, and he didn't say much, after all, what can he say at this moment.
"I won't comment on this, I just happened to meet today, why don't we go in and eat something else?"
"This, it's okay, I haven't come out to shop in this capital these days, but now that I've come out and met Lord Chen Gong again, it's better to choose a day than to hit the day."
Laiyi didn't mind Chen Gong in front of him, and at this moment, Chen Gong invited him to dinner, so even if this matter reached Chongzhen's ears, I am afraid that there would be no problem.
This Tianxianglou, which is different from the restaurants elsewhere, the main hall in the middle, is in a hollow state, in all directions above, at this moment can obviously see the scenery below, and I don't know what festival it is today, at this time, this big opera troupe, is still babbling and calling above.
After the influence of the Yuan Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty, in the late Ming Dynasty, it was obvious that storytellers and singing operas were indispensable, and this is also the case, the folk music project is also different from the past, at this moment, it looks extremely festive.
"What kind of festival is today, or has it been so lively all the time?"
"Ahaha, it's not so lively, it's just a feature of Tianxianglou, come and make, since I am inviting you to a banquet today, then, let me invite this meal, what do you want to eat, you can order it now."
"Eat, I have to think about this, I've been very appetizing lately, or I'll eat something lighter."
"Well, okay, then eat something light."
Chen Gong didn't seem to be the first time to eat and drink in this place, and after going up to the second floor, he also chose a good position to sit down, and the big opera troupe below was obviously also in business, but it was quite comfortable.
Subsequently, he also heard Laiyi say that his appetite was not good, and he also ordered a few hors d'oeuvres, I have to say, the speed of this serving is quite good, this is just the menu, and after a while, the dishes are all on the line.
"Isn't Lord Chen a frequent visitor here?"
"Why?"
"This ordinary restaurant doesn't have such a fast serving speed, but Lord Chen's table is extremely fast."
"Ahaha, this is not my problem, it is always like this in Tianxianglou, I haven't been here a few times, but the speed of serving the food also makes me extremely smacked, and it is also for this reason that I came back for the first time, and I also asked the person next to me, but I didn't think about it, guess what the person next to me said?"
"How?"
"Ahaha, what else can I say, they said that this level is based on this layer as a system, so the speed is naturally a lot faster."
"I see? However, since it is a system of one floor, the expenses of the people employed in it are probably a lot. ”
"I don't know about this, after all, I don't know much about business."
Chen Gong did not answer all the questions, but after saying this, he also turned his head to look at the dishes on his table, and said that since the last time he came to eat, he felt more and more that the dishes at home were not as good as these.
And Laiyi next to him didn't have much feeling, and then, seeing Chen Gong like this, he felt that this person was also an ordinary person.
"Hey, you hurry up and eat it, if this dish is cold, the taste here will be greatly reduced."
"yes, okay."
Lai Yi is also quite contemptuous of Chen Gong like this, he himself is a southerner, and although the cuisine on this table looks almost the same as that in the south, he still thinks that this dish is fragrant in the south.
Therefore, this Chen Gong can show such an expression, thinking that it is only because of two things, one thing is that this guy is an authentic northerner, and he has never seen real orthodox southern cuisine, and on the other hand, it is because he loves food.
also had such an idea, and then, he also moved his chopsticks, but who would have thought that when this dish was eaten, Laiyi was also stunned in place.
"Ahaha, how is it, are you amazed?"
"Why is this dish so delicious? What kind of condiments are put in this? ”
"Khan, I don't know about the condiments, but when I heard His Majesty talk about it, it should be inseparable from MSG."
"MSG?"
"Yes, although I don't know what MSG is, but I think about it, it must be his credit to be able to make the cuisine so delicious."
Chen Gong noticed Laiyi's expression at the beginning, the kind of disdain at the beginning, he obviously didn't want to say more, after all, there are some things, only after doing it, he knows what the hell is inside.
It was also for this reason that the moment he moved his chopsticks, and then his face was shocked, every move, every change in his expression, did not escape Chen Gong's observation.
"There are still such things in the world, no, I'll ask their kitchen later, and then ask for some to go back to eat."
"That's not necessary, MSG, I heard that His Majesty made it up, let alone you, even if it is a first-class minister above the court, they can only look at it dryly."
"I see, I see, it seems that I am still rude, but I didn't expect that I, a southerner, still look so much like a layman, it's really rude."
Laiyi obviously pulled his thoughts back, he came to Tianxianglou, obviously shocked one after another, before thinking that he was not meticulous enough, and when he really came back to his senses, he gradually discovered some of the things that were wrong.
Amazingly, to be able to make such a Tianxiang Building in Kyoto, behind him, I am afraid that there is something behind him, and as Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, he is not a fool, naturally, this thing is from him.
It's just that what is this Chongzhen building for establishing Tianxiang Tower? That's the point.
"This time, thanks to Lord Chen's love, let the contemptible people eat such a delicacy, if he is still destined to meet in the future, then in the future, I will also make an East banquet to invite you for a while."
"Hey, it's okay, just eat happily."