Chapter 66: The Picky Eater of Chang'an
What kind of artifact is mahjong, which can make the emperor fall into madness and forget his troubles?
After Li Shimin mastered the rules of mahjong, he knew the answer, and then, he also went crazy, and he had to pull Cheng Chuliang to play with him for a while, if he had no money, he could take credit first.
Is this what an emperor should say?
Cheng Chuliang wanted to scold his mother, but he couldn't open his eyes when he didn't see his buddy, in order to treat your father, my buddy didn't sleep all night last night, and I didn't see you say thank you.
Seeing that Cheng Chuliang had dark circles under his eyes, he really had no energy, so Li Shimin was very unwilling to let him go.
As soon as Cheng Shiliang left, he asked Zong Mao Shichao to take mahjong and rushed to the eldest grandson queen with great interest.
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Tang Qingfu, the servant of the ministry.
Tang Qing paced back and forth, looking at the door from time to time, his face was very anxious.
"Sir! Master! At this time, the housekeeper Yang Hua ran in.
"How? Did Cao Guogong agree? Tang Qing asked anxiously.
Yang Hua took a few breaths and said, "Cao Guogong shook his head when he learned that the master was banqueting him in the Drunken Immortal Building. ”
"He refused?"
"Cao Guogong said that he only goes to the restaurant to drink now, and the food in the drunken fairy building is not eaten by people at all, even if he pays his money, he will not go."
Tang Qing was stunned, the Drunken Immortal Building is a first-class restaurant in Chang'an City, and it is also a place where dignitaries and nobles gather, he Li Tao actually dislikes it? He also said that he only went to the restaurant, and the small meal was not delicious in the restaurant, so why did he go anywhere? Is Li Tao's taste so heavy?
"Then did you go to the restaurant to reserve a seat?"
Yang Hua cried and said, "I went, but ...... However, Hou Jing, who brought it to the restaurant, told the villain that the private rooms were booked out within three days. ”
Tang Qing couldn't understand, when was the restaurant so popular, was it so difficult to set a seat?
"You didn't mention me to him?"
Yang Hua's face was ugly, "I mentioned it, but Hou Jing said that even if Fang Xiang Du Xiang went, he had to queue up, and I don't know why, in recent days, the Yunlai Restaurant is very popular, and the nobles go there to eat and drink, and the famous Drunken Immortal Building and Tongfu Building in Chang'an City are becoming more and more deserted." ”
Tang Qing had heard before that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had invested in the restaurant, and everyone went to the restaurant to appease His Royal Highness the Prince?
He said in his heart, it will be too late to ask for it in three days, won't it delay my son's future? Now the good families in Chang'an City are scrambling to find a way, and if anyone is late, they will lose at the starting line.
Yang Hua saw that his master was entangled, and said, "Master, there is actually another way." ”
Tang Qing's eyes widened, "What way?" Say it! ”
"Hou Jing said that you can call for takeout, that is, order a meal, and the guy who brought it to the restaurant will deliver it directly to your home......
"Then you don't want to go quickly!"
For the sake of his son Tang Youren, a loser, Tang Qing was heartbroken.
This kid doesn't like to read since he was a child, he hangs all day long, flies eagles and dogs, doesn't do personnel, and sees that he is going to become an adult, and if he doesn't find a way out, I'm afraid it will be wasted!
Don't even think about this road as a civil official, Tang Qing pondered that it would be better to let him go to the army to experience and fight, and to fight for military merits than to eat at home and wait for death.
Originally, he planned to go to Li Jing, but Li Jing didn't go out of the door, and he was very cold. He had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and found Li Tao.
Who knew that because of the restaurant, he was rejected by Li Tao.
What he didn't know was that the people in Chang'an City were becoming more and more picky eaters, and anyone who had been to the Yunlai restaurant would never patronize other restaurants again.
At first, many people saw that the nobles of Chang'an always came in and out of the restaurant, and thought that they were tying up the prince and taking care of the prince's business, but after tasting it, they realized that the restaurant was the most important place to come, and the food in other places was simply pig food!
Su Yong, the owner of the Drunken Immortal Building, saw that his business was not as good as day by day, and he lost a whole circle, and his double chin was almost gone.
Compared with Yunlai Restaurant, Zuixian Mansion is bigger and more luxurious, the service is more first-class, and the wine and food are the best in Chang'an, so why did the nobles suddenly come to the restaurant?
On this day, Su Yong decided to personally go to the restaurant to find out.
"Yo, isn't this Boss Su of the Drunken Immortal Building, why did you come to the restaurant with us?"
Hou Jing smiled at everyone he saw, including his peers and competitors.
Su Yong looked around, it was a meal at this time, it was full, and everyone was eating very deliciously and enjoying it, and their faces were full of happiness and satisfaction.
There are also various slogans written on the surrounding walls, "There is nothing that cannot be solved with one meal, and if one meal does not work, then two!" "I have a story, you have wine, let's sit and eat for a night!" "Eat all over the world, it's still the most fragrant here!" "Only by eating and drinking well can we serve Datang Sheji well!"
Even when the business of Drunken Immortal Building was at its best, it was not as hot as it was in front of it.
Although he scoffed at the slogans on the wall, Su Yong was envious, "Old Hou, what tricks did you use to attract people over?" ”
"This is not thanks to Cheng Erye, if there is no Cheng Erye, there will be no Hou Jing and the restaurant today!"
Hou Jing's words were like a slap in the face, hitting Su Yong hard.
At the beginning, in the Suguo Mansion, Cheng Chuliang said that he wanted to take a stake in Zuixian Building, but Su Yong directly refused, and Su Yong would not leave.
But who would have thought that Cheng Chuliang became a shareholder of Yunlai Restaurant, and the business of Yunlai Restaurant soared.
This face is smacked, and it hurts hotly.
Anyway, at the time of the Suguo Mansion, he had already said that he was not ashamed, and Su Yong was not ashamed, and asked, "Old Hou, can you introduce Second Master Cheng to me?" ”
Hou Jing looked at Su Yong with a very strange look, and knew that he regretted it at this time? Why did you go earlier?
"Su Yong, if you're here to eat, I'm welcome, if you're here to be idle and nonsense, go out and turn left, don't send it!"
Hou Jing secretly rejoiced in his heart, fortunately he listened to Cheng Erye's words at that time, otherwise, he would have ended up with Su Yong now.
Su Yong saw Hou Jing's resolute attitude and couldn't wait to give him a slap.
Although everyone is a peer, but peers are also strong and weak, once upon a time, Hou Jing saw himself, they all nodded and bowed, and now he is showing off his might in front of him, it is really unreasonable!
Su Yong gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'm here to eat, you can't pick me up, right?" ”
Hou Jing immediately put on a smiling face, "Since we are guests who come to eat, we will naturally be warmly welcomed, but now that it is full, you have to line up on the side!" ”
Su Yong looked at the place where Hou Jing pointed out, seven or eight people were sitting on the pony and waiting patiently, one of them he still knew, it was the boss of Ma Xingma who used to frequent the Zuixian Building and heard about the car dealership.
While Ma Xing didn't find out, Su Yong pulled Hou Jing and said, "Old Hou, I heard that you can still pack and take it away, can you cook me a few dishes, and I'll take them?" ”
"That's easy to say!"
Hou Jing is not afraid that he will take him back to study, Cheng Erye said, he is not afraid of them imitating, the heat of cooking is not something that ordinary people can master.
Waiting for the dishes, Su Yong put on a hat and found an inconspicuous place to hide.
Half an hour later, Hou Jing couldn't find Su Yong, so he shouted, "Boss Su Yongsu, your meal is ready!" ”
Su Yong walked to the counter like a thief, took the food, and whispered, "Old Hou, can you be quieter!" ”
After paying, Su Yong ran away with a food box, Ma Xing just walked to the counter, looked at his back, and asked Hou Jingdao: "Was it Ma Xing from the Drunken Immortal Building just now?" ”
Hou Jing nodded.
Ma Xing said: "Unexpectedly, even the boss of the drunken fairy building came to eat with you, and he made it look like a thief, you said that he also opened a restaurant, why is his food so unpalatable, my Ma Xing used to run to his house every once in a while, and sent him money, now think about it, it's really stupid!" ”