Chapter 13 Wang Lun opens a restaurant

During the Northern Song Dynasty, the society was relatively stable, the commercial economy was prosperous, and the business of restaurants in various places was also very prosperous. For example www.biquge.info there are dozens of famous restaurants in Bianliang, Tokyo, such as Zhuangyuan Building, Qingfeng Building, Pan Building, Gaoyang Zhengdian, Zhuang Building, Ban Building, Liu Building, Eight Immortals Building, etc. Others like Daimyofu, CD Mansion, Hangzhou, and Suzhou also have more than a dozen famous restaurants in each place.

Among them, Tokyo's Alum Building "is the first of the Jingshi wine shop, and there are often more than 1,000 drinkers". After the alum building was renamed Fengle Building, "between Xuanhe, more three floors are high, the fifth floor is facing each other, each has a flying bridge railing, light and dark are connected, the bead curtain is embroidered, and the lights and candles are shining. "It is well-known in the country and is a model in the restaurant industry.

On this day, in Jeju City, Zuisun Building is the most eye-catching, it is located in the center of the most prosperous area of the city, and it is auspicious to open today, and people come and go. A few days earlier, Wang Lun had already asked Du Qian to publicize the opening of the restaurant. For this reason, he also made up a nursery rhyme and asked Xiao Lingguan to sing it with nearby children, which is also an advertising effect.

Zuixianlou was renovated and opened on the basis of the original restaurant, and the people who saw the Zuixianlou building again were all sideways. People with a little insight can recognize that now the drunken fairy building completely imitates the architectural style of the Tokyo restaurant, and there are all kinds of colorful paintings at the door of the hotel, wine flags and mast lamps in front of the door.

"Huanmen" is a house-like frame made of bamboo and wood, and bionic flowers or lanterns made of paper or silk are tied to it, which can be found in large restaurants in Tokyo and Hangzhou. There is also a commonly known as "Cai Lou", "Cai Lou" is a small Cai Lou that is tied on the performing arts boat, which is very common on the Qinhuai River.

As for the crimson green curtain at the head of the drunken fairy building, the gardenia lamp with gold and red yarn also has a history. It is rumored that because of the five generations of Zhou Guo Gaozu traveled to Bianjing, the restaurant was decorated like this, and the Zhou restaurant after the Song Dynasty followed suit, and even became customary.

Drunken Immortal Building Cailou Huanmen is two floors high, nearly three storefronts wide, and one is added to the first floor. Each layer is topped with a tent box and a drooping silk edge. In the middle of the front, a plane is protruded as a trapezoidal eaves, and tassels hang under the eaves. On the top of each floor, a towering mountain-shaped flower stand is tied with fine bamboo, and the flower hammer and lantern are tied on it, and various ornaments such as flowers and birds are decorated, which can really be described as a pile of brocade embroidery.

In order to support such a gorgeous colorful building, Wang Lun used ten thick logs. The railings around the restaurant are also carved with colorful patterns. Cailou Huanmen makes people feel the graceful and luxurious, high-end spirit before entering the building. All these make the drunken fairy building stand out and leave a deep impression. Everyone said that this drunken fairy building can be used as a symbol of Jeju and can be compared with the green building in Xiangzhou, Hebei. Cui Lou is the first restaurant in Hebei, carved beams and embroidered columns, there are 100 pavilions, hundreds of guests every day.

In front of the Drunken Immortal Building, there was an acrobatic team invited by Wang Lun to Du Qian, some performing shaking bamboos, some playing with big knives, and some breathing fire, performing one after another. On the third floor inside and the third floor outside, there were many people standing and watching. Wang Xin, Niu Wa, and Xiao Lingguan are all playing hard, and they are all watching acrobatics outside, and one of them has a candy man in his hand.

Walking into the Drunken Immortal Building, there were two guys standing at the door, one on the left and one on the right with a smile on their faces. They wore square headscarves, wore green shirts with the words "Drunken Immortal Building" written on them, and silk shoes and socks under their feet, which was refreshing. What's more, some people asked where they bought the clothes.

Seeing someone passing by, the two waved frequently, and when they saw the guests, they came over to warm up. Bring in the door, say "please sit", then pour a full cup of tea for the guests, and then introduce the restaurant's signature dishes, various water wines, and be polite to customers.

On the first floor there is a jar of good wine, a large jar, and a small jar. Fenjiu, Du Kangjiu, Daughter Hong, Zhuye Qing, Xinghua Village, etc.

Recipes are written on the walls on both sides, and there are also recipes on each table. I saw that the above Lu dishes have sweet and sour Yellow River carp, nine turns of large intestine, soup fried double crispy, clear soup bird's nest and so on. Among them, there are also Jiaodong dishes, which are famous for cooking various seafood, such as dried steamed Jiaji fish and fried conch.

There are also the famous dishes of Zhejiang cuisine in China's eight major cuisines, such as West Lake vinegar fish, raw fried cockroach slices, Longjing shrimp, Zhaohua Tong chicken, and splendid fish shreds. There are also famous dishes of Su cuisine, such as clear soup fire recipe, duck bun shark's fin, squirrel osmanthus fish and so on. There are already three of the eight major cuisines, which makes people speak with gusto.

These guests drank and ate, mainly in the drunken fairy building to watch the show. After the Song Dynasty, in the restaurant, beside the customers, there are often the accompaniment of blowing, playing and singing, so as to relax their hearts and relax their spirits. These flute, playing, singing, juggling, and storytellers are called "hurrying", which is nothing more than a way out.

At this time, the singing in the drunken fairy building just ended, and the storyteller came again, the wonderful excerpt "Catch and Release Cao" in "Quanxiang Pinghua Three Kingdoms". At this time, Wang Lun was the shopkeeper and accompanied Mr. Liu on the second floor. Today happened to be the opening of the Drunken Immortal Building, and Liu Fuzi also came to give Wang Lun Song the insurance policy for the test.

People recruited by other people's restaurants will be accepted as long as they can sing a song and have fun. But no matter how different people are invited, they are all elites in all walks of life, just to make Zuixianlou a hit today. Therefore, at this time, the Drunken Immortal Building was simply overcrowded, and Zhu Gui and Du Qian were very busy.

Seeing that the time had come (nine to ten o'clock in the morning), Zhu Gui hurriedly asked Zhao Xiaoliu to ask the chef Lao Song to prepare, and then went out to find Niu Wa again. Originally, yesterday I asked Xiao Lingguan to cooperate with Lao Song, but after Niu Wa came, Wang Lun was replaced by Niu Wa. Niu Wa wants to repay the favor, and arranging something for Niu Wa can make it easier for him to fit in.

After Niu Wa came back, she mixed in the crowd according to what she said yesterday, and there were Wang Xin and Xiao Lingguan behind her. After yesterday's lawsuit, Xiaolingguan, Wang Xin, and Niu Wa's three and a half children are inseparable, and now the relationship is very good.

The storyteller over there had already left, and the chef Lao Song also came to his side, Zhu Gui cleared his throat and introduced himself: "Everyone! Ladies and gentlemen! The contemptible Zhu Gui was added as the big shopkeeper of the drunken fairy building. Thank you very much for coming, the shop is full of flowers. ”

"The chef next to me is Song Yilang, the chef of our restaurant, who is the best at cooking, and Lu cuisine and Su cuisine are not a problem." Zhu Gui slowed down, and introduced Chef Lao Song to others. And he has the ability to compose poems for dishes, and has the nickname of "poetry kitchen". ”

At this time, a man had already taken out a tray with the names of various dishes, all of which were poems. It is written with poems such as dew like pearls and moons like bows, in the heavenly wish to be a winged bird, Jingwei Weimu, the small garden incense path wanders alone, the geese dot the blue sky character line, a green snail in the silver plate, the peach blossom flowing water mandarin fish fat, and the spring garden can not be closed.

There are many learned people among the people, and there are also many people who have traveled from south to north, but without exception, everyone has never heard of the names of these dishes.

"Then I'll give you two eggs, can you make me a dish with verses?" A crisp voice sounded in front of everyone.

When others heard Niu Wa ask, haha. Tong Yan Wuji, this time the chef of this house is terrible to make a fool of himself, can eggs still make poetry, unheard of.

Lao Song also has some skills, not to mention that Wang Lun has already told him how to do it, and this cow baby is cooperating with himself. At this time, I saw Lao Song smile honestly and replied confidently: "Yes!" Wait a moment. ”

After that, Lao Song went back to the back kitchen, obviously going to cook according to Niu Wa's requirements. All of a sudden, the guests of the Drunken Immortal Building talked a lot, and they felt very fresh. Pointing at the verses of the so-called dish names.

"Shopkeeper Zhu! What kind of dish is this Jingwei Weimu? Taking advantage of this effort, some people were curious and asked about the origin of the name of Zhu Gui's dish.

"Roast pigeon!" Yesterday, Zhu Gui also worked hard to memorize the poems and the names of the dishes one by one, and then quickly answered.

Jingwei is derived from ancient Chinese mythology, and according to legend, the daughter of Emperor Yan was incarnated as a bird. Pigeons are also birds, and roasting pigeons is also close to fire, and wood fires are very appropriate. Some learned people thought for a moment and nodded their heads again and again, and some of them even explained to others.

"And what about this winged bird in heaven?" Someone else asked.

"Roast chicken! Death ascends to heaven, flying with wings. ”

"And this spring garden can't be closed?"

"This is a variety of seasonal vegetables and greens in early spring, and it is difficult to give an example."

Everyone asked a few questions one after another, and Zhu Gui replied one by one, confident. The people who got the reply were also convinced, and they were amazed, and secretly said that there were some doorways in this drunken immortal building.

At this time, the chef Song Yilang also finished the dish, and a guy brought it up.

The two eggs were put to good use, and a total of four dishes were made. The first course consists of two stewed egg yolks with a few shredded greens; The second dish is to cut the cooked egg whites into small pieces and arrange them in a formation, with a green vegetable leaf underneath; The third course is also simple, stir-fried egg white; The fourth course, a bowl of clear soup with four eggshells floating on top.

Wang Lun on the second floor wanted to test Master Liu, so he lowered his head and asked quietly, "Old Master!" Guess what's the poem. ”

Old Master Liu glared at Wang Lun, and secretly said that this kid has a lot of ghost ideas. But although he is old, he is competitive and doesn't want to lose face in front of Wang Lun. And the conceited knowledge is behind him, so he seriously thought about it.

Zhu Gui, who was on the first floor, saw four dishes brought up, and beckoned everyone to come forward to take a look. "Ladies and gentlemen! Today, I Zuixian Building opened, for which the owner set up a lottery. If anyone guesses these four lines of poetry, they will be rewarded! ”

All of a sudden, everyone racked their brains. The reward is not high, but at this time, the Song people are playing a fresh and lively game. Those who claim to be literati are more attentive and want to show their talents in front of everyone.