Chapter III. Jian asked Beiyan 236
When it comes to the consumption experience in Nankang, even for an old fritter like Shen Gui, who has seen all living beings in heaven and earth, it is definitely enough to deserve the eye-opening comment.
In the midst of Huang Jing, a brother with a different surname who has been separated for more than 40 years, and the praise and praise that he did his best, everyone carefully sat down in the main hall of the cyclamen residence.
As the saying goes, if you are courteous to others, you must ask for something, and if you meet this kind of stranger who comes up to make friends for some reason, if you don't want to take something from you, you are planning to hurt someone! There is never hate for no reason in this world, and there will be no love for no reason!
Now that night has quietly fallen, Changle Street on the bank of the Qinhuai River has also been changed into another set of somewhat ambiguous and light gauze clothes; But after Shen Gui and the others sat down, they could not only see the bustling red men and green women on the street, but also experience the quiet and serene atmosphere in the front hall of the inn at the same time! Needless to say, it must be the old brother Huang Jing Huang who has chartered all the rooms in the entire cyclamen!
It's no wonder that the young guy in the afternoon spent all day concentrating on serving Shen Gui and his group!
This cyclamen inn has three floors; The first floor is the main hall, which is an ordinary food business on weekdays; Although the quality of the food is definitely not as good as the restaurant franchise store next to Xinghualou; But at least there is no shortage of ordinary home-cooked food, snacks to accompany alcohol, and essential foods such as late-night snacks; As for the entire floor of the second floor, there are only four private rooms; In front of the door, there are four wooden nameplates of spring, summer, autumn and winter. Shen Gui and the others haven't had time to find out for the time being, so they don't know what's going on.
As for the third floor of the inn, there are eight upper rooms; Although the size of each room is not very different, the furnishings and arrangements are different, and each room has the flavor of each room......
It can be seen that if the four rooms on the second floor are not super high-end rooms, then it means that this top inn located in the most expensive area of the entire Huayu Continent is completely supported by the income of the eight rooms on the third floor! And the most amazing thing is that this cyclamen house has a history of more than 200 years......
Therefore, it is definitely impossible for people to lose money in this business!
Since it can't be a loss-making deal, the price of these eight rooms is naturally conceivably expensive...... It can be seen that although this Huang Jing has a slick face; But his meeting with Shen Gui and others must be full of sincerity!
The more a top businessman with a big business, the more he knows the hard-won truth that every copper plate is hard to come by; Perhaps their daily lives may not be simple and simple; But no mature businessman would make an investment with no expectation of return......
In other words, it is true that Huang Jing spent a lot of money on Shen Gui and others, but he must also have absolute confidence that he can at least return to his roots!
"Ladies and gentlemen, Huang is a guest today, so I have a few words that I want to make clear before the banquet begins; In this way, brothers... You can have a drink and feel comfortable with the girls for a while, right? Cough...... Huang invited you to a banquet today, although it was not "Hongmen Banquet", let alone "Ganlu Temple", but there was indeed something important to ask for! ”
Speaking of this, Huang Jing sank his speech, and glanced at Shen Gui and the Qi family brothers who were looking around; Seeing that the three righteous brothers had no objections, he continued to speak:
"But you are guests from afar, although my Huang family is also a descendant of Youbei, but after all, I was born in Nankang, so before talking about business, I have to allow Huang to do his best to be a landlord. Everyone in the world knows that in the eyes of our Nankang people, there are only mountains of gold and silver, and all the words that we say when we open our mouths and close our mouths are copper coins. On this point, of course, I Huang is the same; However, the negotiation method that does not make the purchase and sale is not benevolent and righteous is only applicable to outsiders; And what is the relationship between the four of us? That's a real relative who broke his bones and tendons! So let's not talk about buying and selling today, but only about benevolence and righteousness! I, Huang Jing and my brother, have never been just buying and selling, only helping each other! As for what I want to ask my three brothers to do me a favor? I'll go to the second floor to eat first, and after we've eaten and drunk enough, we'll talk slowly! If not, once this matter is spread, if someone scolds me for Huang Jing's age, but I don't understand the word benevolence and righteousness, it will still be secondary; If those ignorant puppets and misunderstanding the three brothers coveted this table of weak wine, then wouldn't I, Huang Jing, have to crash to death in front of the door of the cyclamen? Hahaha......"
Huang Jing, a fat old man with sparse gray hair, waved his hand at the guy who was waiting on the side while saying nice words in his mouth; Then he took the tea bowl on the table, gently pecked a mouthful of the clear tea soup, rinsed his mouth, and then spit back into the empty cup next to him, and then walked to Shen Gui's side and raised his arm towards the second floor:
"Please also ask the prince to clean his mouth with tea first, and then how about we sit down in the private room on the second floor? The master chef in the back kitchen has already cut and matched! I know that you love to eat Jiangnan cuisine in Xinghualou, and today the entire Xinghualou has been completely closed, and all the people in the kitchen, even the master and apprentices, can all be waiting for you in the room of this cyclamen! ”
After finishing speaking, Huang Jing continued to hunch his waist and bow his head motionless, waiting for Shen Gui's next move.
After the other four people saw Huang Jing's style, they immediately turned into four big red faces! These four young masters and young ladies are not fuel-efficient lamps! Although the two brothers of the Qi family were born in the Orion Civilian Family, one of them is the head of the tooth industry, and the other is the top snitch who dominates the world, how can they not have seen the world? Whose hand will be short of money to squander?
And the two girls' families, needless to say; One of them is the only daughter of Li Deng and Li Qiyuan, the richest man in Youbei Sanlu; And the other one is even more exaggerated, the royal family of Genhong Miaozheng, the princess of Youbei Sanlu, and the sister-in-law of His Majesty Emperor Xingping! The identity is unattainable, and the days of fine clothes and food have been lived since childhood!
But it was the faces of such four nobles that made a Nankang businessman who only knew how to chase profits and stinks slap him in the face!
The tea cups at both ends in front of everyone are not stomach warming tea for people to drink, but for gargling and clearing the tongue! No wonder the dry dishes on the table in front of me are all nut preserves and honey-stained flower petals, but there is no half of the pastry! It turned out that the table full of seats on the first floor was just for those nobles who went home from shopping to rinse their mouths and clear their breath!
It seems that it is not enough to have gold and silver seas, those soil buns who have never seen the world, even if they give him more silver, they can't spend Huang Jing's sound!
Of course, the knowledge points of this Qingkou banquet are also a real blind spot for Shen Gui!
Under the guidance of Huang Jing, a big medicinal herb merchant, the five people who entered the city like a bun slowly walked into the box on the second floor engraved with the nameplate of "Xia Chang".
Rao is Li Le'an and Yan Shuqing, who were born in the pavilions and pavilions since childhood, and they were also deeply touched by the unreal picture scroll behind the door, and involuntarily let out a "wow" sigh at the same time!
It doesn't matter how elaborate and elegant the furnishings are in this room! Just saying that the full-frame scenery facing the flower boat veranda of the Qinhuai River is already beautiful. The entire wall facing the door has also been converted into a semi-open heater; Around the warmer, in addition to the two mottled copper mirror candlesticks, there is also this light and translucent white gauze curtain, which can be used to block the wind and dust at any time......
This kind of dreamlike and magnificent scene, although due to the deafening laughter of the woman in the painting boat, is not suitable for falling in love; But for ordinary family gatherings and old friends, it can play a role in adjusting the atmosphere and relaxing emotions.
It may be that there are guests present today, so the subordinates who are in charge of the entire banquet are all half-grown teenagers with fair skin and clean faces; As they put the appetizing candied fruit on the table, the "Winter Collection" private room opposite was also lit up with a dim flickering candle; Immediately, the sound of the harp echoed in the cyclamen inn as if it were flowing water......
Shen Gui was also a little speechless by the beautiful scenery; He listened to the sound of flowing water in his ears, and looked at the noisy and lively Qinhuai River in the distance, and he was really speechless for a moment......
"Oh? Could it be that the prince is interested in stepping on the painting boat and visiting the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River in person? Hehe, but Huang advises you to go again tomorrow; Because the top Qing Qi people among all the painting boats today are in the winter box at this time, feasting for you! ”
After Shen Gui listened to Huang Jing's words, his pupils instantly dilated several times! Immediately, he stared at Huang Jing, who was calm and relaxed, with a gloomy and sharp gaze:
Huang Jing ...... Who are you in the Huang family? ”
"Since the prince opened his mouth to inquire, the little old man should report it truthfully. Below is the current head of the Huang family, and he is also the big owner of the Huang family's business! ”
In fact, Shen Gui had already had this guess, but he never dared or didn't want to believe that such a top family that monopolized the medicinal material market south of the Huajiang River and even in the foreign regions of Fanbang actually wanted to ask himself to help, and it was not even counted that the head of the family, Huang Jing, would come forward in person, but he was still so condescending and noble, putting on such a groveling appearance and attitude, and he did not hesitate to entertain himself with financial resources and manpower!
It's not just a matter of money! But the Huang family has given the so-called face project to the extreme! And now that I haven't talked about business, I have already made such a big amount of blood; If he really finishes this errand, then the reward that Huang Jing can give is also rich and knowable!
But what do the Huang family want to ask themselves to help with? Judging from such a level of early investment, could it be that he entered the palace to assassinate Emperor Yongjia of the Nankang Dynasty?