Song Huizong took a carriage to the rumored 'Sihai family', which looked nothing special from the outside. It's just that this building is more like a tower, such restaurants are really rare, almost all restaurants in the Great Song Dynasty, regardless of size, are only three floors at most, and they are all similar shapes, the only difference is that they are a little different.

"Master, do you want to go in?"

Song Huizong nodded, and he walked forward calmly, followed by four internal guards. Since he is the king of a country, it is impossible not to bring guards, and if an accident really happens, the consequences will be unimaginable. However, in order not to attract attention, Song Huizong let the other guards have some distance from him.

From the outside, it doesn't look special, but once inside, it's different. Even Song Huizong was a little surprised, because the layout here was really strange and strange. As long as a guest steps into the door, there will be a neatly dressed shopkeeper to come to receive him, his words and deeds are very polite, and he is smiling, which makes people feel very comfortable at first.

"Does the guest officer stay in the hotel, or is it sharp?"

"Hit the point!" The eunuch beside Song Huizong was wearing the clothes of a subordinate and replied lightly.

"Is the guest officer dining on the first floor, or on the second floor?"

"What's the difference?" Song Huizong asked this time in person, because he felt that there was something different, so he asked this question.

"This is the place to eat on the first floor!" The shopkeeper said with a smile, "I think the guest officer can see it here, that is, there are more people, and the dishes to choose from are limited, and the fees are relatively cheap; As for the second floor, it's a treat, with a wider selection of dishes and even a separate service, all available, but the cost is not low. ”

Song Huizong was surprised: "Isn't there a third floor?" Why only on the second floor? ”

"The guest officer should be an outsider, and he must not know our rules!" The shopkeeper replied, "We are only eligible to enter by appointment on the third floor, you must know that those ingredients are very rare, in order to ensure freshness and cost, only guests who have made an appointment in advance can go." ”

Song Huizong smiled dumbly, he didn't expect that there would be such a rule. If a meal needs to be booked in advance, this is the first time he has heard of it, but he has heard that even if there is such a rule on the third floor, there are still many people who follow the rules here.

Because of this, Song Huizong would talk to the shopkeeper, otherwise he would not bother to deal with them at all with his identity, and just let the eunuch next to him speak. However, now that they are past merchants, the situation is a little different, and they can only follow the rules here.

Song Huizong followed the shopkeeper up to the second floor, and came to an independent box, on which the three big characters 'Feng Yaju' were clearly written, the shopkeeper enthusiastically pushed open the door, and then went in first, wiped the tables and chairs, and then asked if he opened the window.

When Song Huizong heard the reputation, there was indeed a door and window, so he asked the shopkeeper to open it, and a breeze blew gently; The shopkeeper asked the two of them to sit for a while, and then went out again. After a while, the shopkeeper brought the brewed tea and pastries.

"Does the guest officer drink Longjing, or Maojian, or jasmine tea?"

"Jasmine tea!" Song Huizong smiled slightly.

The shopkeeper brewed the jasmine tea and prepared to turn around and leave. Song Huizong motioned to the eunuch to give him a reward, but he didn't want to be rejected with a smile, and after asking, he knew that this was also the rule here. Whoever works here is not allowed to receive any reward.

"Isn't the boss here too stingy?"

The shopkeeper hurriedly shook his head and denied: "The guest officer is wrong, our shopkeeper here is very good to us, just like parents." Not only did we pay our subordinates, but they also provided me with a place to live, and we also had a reward every month, and our wages were much more than those in ordinary places, and we were able to save three taels of silver every month! ”

"So good?" The eunuch looked at the shopkeeper in surprise.

"That's nature, it's still less!" The shopkeeper said a little proudly, "If you do it well, there will be ten taels or even dozens of taels every month." I don't know much about it, but it's the shopkeeper's rule, so we follow it, and because of this, no one who works here wants to leave. ”

"Then your shopkeeper, have you ever seen it?" This sentence was said by Song Huizong.

The shopkeeper shook his head and said: "We haven't officially met the shopkeeper, but we just heard that the shopkeeper is not here, and the people in the shopkeeper's house take care of it here." ”

Song Huizong nodded, the shopkeeper went down, and then a woman who was also wearing the shopkeeper's clothes came, looking at the age of only cardamom age, but there was no heavy makeup, everything was a natural attire, she smiled and took the menu, let Song Huizong choose.

In addition, there was a woman with a pipa and a veil behind her, who did not greet Song Huizong, but came to a place covered by a screen and began to play a song for Song Huizong. Although it is rare to leave the palace, such a situation is really rare.

Generally speaking, women are not seen in the dining place at all, let alone women who are shop juniors, let alone women who play music. Song Huizong looked at the menu, it was full of some common dishes, and some dishes that even he didn't know, so he ordered a few things and ordered a pot of wine.

The woman smiled and nodded, then wrote down what he said and left. In less than half an hour, the woman reappeared. However, Song Huizong was immersed in the sound of the pipa, he was a rare cultural emperor, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, etc., from the repertoire played by the women, her piano skills were not bad, it was really a pleasure.

Even the woman who brought the food came and didn't notice it, and was completely immersed in the sound of the lute. When the eunuch saw this, he told the woman to wait for a moment. The woman was not annoyed, and then waited for a while, and when the song was over, the man left, and all the dishes were served.

"Guest, you use it slowly!"

Song Huizong nodded: "Who was the woman who played the pipa just now?" With his piano skills, even if he is a musician, why did he stay here? ”

"The guest officers don't know, they are all poor families!" The woman smiled bitterly, "If it weren't for the shopkeeper to redeem us for ourselves, I'm afraid it would be a miserable end!" ”

It turns out that the women who work here are either from brothels, or women who have been sold to brothels, and some are women from poor families, all of whom were bought by the shopkeeper here. They didn't eat dry, they relied on their own skills to do things here, and the money they got went to themselves.

However, there are also some women who have superb skills in playing the qin, and some people will take a fancy to them. The shopkeeper doesn't say anything, they can marry if they want. It's just that so far, no one is willing to get married, even if some people have a noble status, they are still unwilling, just because many of them have experienced such a thing, and they don't want to fall into it anymore, and would rather be an ordinary person.

Suddenly, Song Huizong understood!

He didn't expect the shopkeeper here to be so attentive, if it was an ordinary person, he would definitely borrow them in exchange for greater benefits, but the shopkeeper here didn't do this. Even Song Huizong himself felt a little embarrassed, and even a little appreciative.

When Song Huizong was ready to try it, the woman would carefully light incense, and with the breeze, it was really a great enjoyment in life. Even Song Huizong, who was accustomed to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, felt that this was a paradise on earth, and he had never enjoyed such treatment, so he couldn't help but feel a little envious, and secretly thought: "No wonder there are many people who are worried about such a place!" ”