As night fell, the business of Chang'an Restaurant became more and more prosperous, and people kept opening the curtain and walked in, and the first floor, which was originally only a few tables to sit on, slowly became lively.

As the saying goes, a companion is like a tiger, although Zhu Cijiong is not the kind of moody tyrant, but in front of the emperor, who dares to talk loudly, so in the process of waiting for the food to be served, Luo Yangxing, Cao Huachun and Wang Zhengnan are all sitting upright, not squinting, and not daring to say a word, the atmosphere can be described as extremely dull.

Zhu Cijiong is the kind of person who can't be idle, so he simply stirs up the topic and discusses the clothing of the diners.

If you want to say that you are really looking for Luo Yang, this product is not only a foodie, but also has a lot of research on clothing, or Xu Erjue would not ask him about the sales prospects of mink coats.

But whoever comes in, whether it is clothes, shoes and hats, he can even say one, two, three.

For example, this person's coat was bought by a certain time-honored brand, and he had to pay at least a few taels of silver; The man's shoes were pure sheepskin, and there was wool in them, and they cost at least a few taels of silver.

For another example, this person is sick, and a satin cloak in winter is worth a few dollars, but it has no warmth effect at all.

Cao Huachun and Wang Zhengnan just secretly watched the diners around them and did not participate in the discussion, but Zhu Cijiong listened with relish.

The money of ordinary people is generally spent on food, clothing, housing and transportation, and this clothing is the best reference for judging the living standards of the people.

From Luo Yangxing's description, he could hear that the people who went to eat in Chang'an Restaurant were basically worth a lot of money, and the clothes, shoes and hats cost more than a dozen taels of silver, and they were all rich people.

This Chang'an restaurant can have five or six floors, according to the area of the first floor, not to mention it can accommodate thousands of people to dine at the same time, the attendance rate on the first floor is ninety, and there are really a lot of rich people in the capital.

It seems that there have been a lot of people in the Ming Dynasty who have made a fortune in recent years, Zhu Cijiong is secretly relieved there, Luo Yangxing suddenly said in surprise: "Hey, this person seems to be a little familiar, this clothes, the time-honored brand Hengfengxiang in Shanxi, are not worth a few taels of silver." Shanxi's, such an elegant appearance, who is it, why can't I remember? “

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he raised his head, where is the Shanxi person, he knows the person who came, it is Chen Zilong.

He was followed by a person, who seemed to be Zhang Cai, who was planning to serve as the new Shangshu of the Ministry of Commerce.

At this time, Chen Zilong was diligently letting him in, just with his back to the lobby, and he didn't have time to look inside, so he didn't find Zhu Cijiong and the others sitting on the side.

Zhang Cai said while walking inside: "Oh, Lord Chen, you can accompany your subordinates to inspect your subordinates, you are already grateful, how can you still treat you, this restaurant, at first glance, it is not cheap, let's go back and eat casually, don't break the bank." “

Chen Zilong said with a smile: "Brother Shouxian, you are out of sight, what else is your name Lord Chen, you are going to be a scholar after the New Year, don't I want to call you Lord Zhang, I am no longer the governor, you are not a political envoy, in the future, we will discuss with each other as equals, you can call me Maozhong or Zilong Xian, you are not allowed to call Lord Chen anymore." “

Zhang Cai shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Alas, Maozhong, let's not eat here, it's too expensive." “

Chen Zilong insisted: "What's not broken for the New Year, in order to thank you and Brother Qiandu for your great assistance in the northwest, this meal must be invited, besides, it's not all expensive here, let's order a few slightly cheaper, it doesn't cost much, come, let's find a seat first." “

After that, as soon as he turned around, he waited to pull Zhang Cai inside, but he immediately froze.

It's not that there are no vacant seats on the first floor, but the main thing is that the emperor is sitting at the table closest to the door, looking at him with a smile.

Zhang Cai is so strange, why did this Lord Chen suddenly stand there and not move?

He looked at Chen Zilong curiously, and asked as he looked: "Maozhong, what's wrong with you, have you met an acquaintance?" “

At this time, he also saw Zhu Cijiong, but he didn't see it at first sight, because the emperor was not wearing a dragon robe, and when he reacted, he couldn't help but gasp, "Hiss."

Seeing this scene, Zhu Cijiong hurriedly glanced at Wang Zhengnan.

Wang Zhengnan stood up knowingly, and said to the two of them: "Lord Chen, Lord Zhang, Huang Gongzi has a treat today, if you don't dislike it, let's come together." “

The emperor has a treat, who dares to dislike it, Chen Zilong and Zhang Cai heard this, hurriedly stepped forward, followed Cao Huachun's appearance, and sat down upright.

Zhu Cijiong waited for the two of them to sit down, then pushed the menu in front of them, and said with a smile: "One person will order another one." “

The two of them were in a daze at this moment, and they didn't even look at the menu.

Zhu Cijiong couldn't help but quip: "It's not that I'm stingy, I've already ordered ten, and I can't put it anywhere." “

When the two heard this, they laughed and began to order.

Soon, the dishes ordered in front began to be served one after another, and soon a table was filled.

However, no one dared to move the chopsticks, because the emperor had not yet spoken.

Zhu Cijiong didn't say anything at this time, but looked at Cao Huachun.

Maybe this is a contempt that has been formed for a long time, and the emperor does not dare to eat indiscriminately.

Cao Huachun was not polite, took out a pair of silver chopsticks like a trick, and tasted each dish seriously.

After a while, Zhu Cijiong couldn't help but ask, "How is it?" “

Cao Huachun sensed his internal strength for a while, and then nodded and said, "No problem." “

Zhu Cijiong rolled his eyes and said angrily: "I'm asking how it tastes." “

Cao Huachun put down his chopsticks awkwardly, nodded and said, "This, it tastes very good, no different from the palace." “

And this thing, a folk chef can actually make the taste of an imperial kitchen?

Zhu Cijiong was a little unconvinced, he found a dish that looked familiar, sandwiched it, tasted it, and it really tasted the same as in the palace!

It's really so powerful, he can't help but look at Luo Yangxing suspiciously.

Luo Yangxing was worried, and said hesitantly: "Well, this, there are a few imperial chefs in the palace who have retired in the past few years, and I see that they are idle, so I invited them over at a high price." “

It turns out that this is the case, no wonder there is a taste in the palace, Zhu Cijiong is just curious, and he does not blame Luo Yangxing.

He directly raised his chopsticks and said with a smile: "Come on, come on, everyone is welcome, eat." “

This is a holy oracle, how dare everyone disobey, they all pick up chopsticks and eat carefully.

Zhu Cijiong was a little curious about Zhang Cai, he was originally asked to come back to office after the New Year, why did he come to the capital at this time?

He asked casually: "Shouxian, didn't you go home and have a good rest, and then take office after the year, why did you come over so quickly?" “

Zhang Cai hurriedly put down his chopsticks and said respectfully: "Weichen, oh no, I don't have anything to do at home, so I want to go to the capital first to see what is the difference between the capital and Shanxi." “

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he became interested, and immediately asked, "Oh, is there a difference?" “

When Zhang Cai heard this, he sighed: "The difference is too great, the capital is simply too prosperous, there are more shops on Chang'an Street than the entire Taiyuan City, and the liveliness on the street far exceeds that of Chang'an, the Tang capital recorded in ancient books, this scene is really a rare prosperous age!" “