Chapter 428: Zhao Kuangyin is here

May 12, 2nd year of the Great Song Dynasty (964 AD)

A month has passed, and the Quanjude Kaifeng store has been renovated and officially opened today.

Early in the morning, Du Dalei, Cui Daoshu, and Li Jilong came to the restaurant with a large team of people and began to talk about the opening ceremony.

This month, everyone is tired enough. Pan Lou has begun to sell Wuliangye in Bianliang, after the hard work of those little ladies in Pan Lou, Wuliangye actually sells well, and many guests who come to Pan Lou are very fond of this kind of strong liquor.

Slowly, Wuliangye has become well-known in Bianliang City, and some small stores have gradually begun to purchase goods in Panlou in small quantities.

And the three stores under Du Dalei's plate have already opened, selling luxury goods from Qishan Island. These unique commodities have set off a lot of waves in Bianliang City, causing a wave of panic buying, and they were sold out in just a dozen days. Cui Daoshu had to send someone to deliver a letter to Qishan Island, so that the goods could be delivered to the family as soon as possible.

Everyone was busy, and the shopkeeper of Pan Lou came to Quanjude with a large group of dressed little ladies and flowers.

These little ladies surrounded Shen Yunu like stars holding the moon and entered the hall of Quanjude.

Du Dalei and Li Jilong greeted him, "Haha, thank you to the shopkeeper Wei and all the sisters for coming to Quanjude, Du is so polite." ”

Du Dalei bowed to everyone, and the little lady said with a smile: "Mr. Du is also polite, with the friendship between us, there is no need for this." ”

A group of little ladies all laughed and greeted Du Dalei one after another.

The shopkeeper Wei was holding a pair of bundled scrolls in his hand, and he happily handed it to Du Dalei: "Mr. Du, this is our congratulatory gift from Pan Lou, please accept it." ”

Du Dalei took the scroll, and Shen Yunu helped him untie the rope and opened the scroll.

The paper unfolded, revealing the four big words "Wealth and Prosperity".

These words are powerful and powerful, and they are obviously the work of famous artists.

Shen Yunu said softly: "Mr. Du, this is the character of Tao Gu, a scholar of Hanlin, and it was obtained by the shopkeeper Wei with great effort. ”

Du Dalei said with a smile: "Then thank you to the shopkeeper Wei, I will send someone to frame it in a while, and then hang it up." ”

Shopkeeper Wei nodded: "I brought them here today, just to help, Mr. Du, don't be polite, please assign them tasks." ”

Du Dalei shook his head: "If the sisters can come to enjoy the light, they will let the whole Jude shine, how can they be tired." Please go upstairs and sit down, we will eat and drink well, and there will be a wonderful storytelling performance, everyone must have fun. ”

The little ladies were very happy and asked many questions around Du Dalei.

Shen Yunu withdrew from the circle and took a casual tour of the hall on the first floor.

Li Jilong followed her behind and asked cautiously, "Sister Shen, do you want to find a room to rest for a while?" ”

Shen Yunu turned around and smiled: "Thank you for your kindness, I'm not tired at all." You can go around with me and tell me what is the mystery of the layout of Quanjude. I think the structure of this restaurant is very different from other restaurants in Bianliang, is it the unique style of Jiangnan? ”

Li Jilong scratched his head and said with a smile: "Sister Shen, I don't know why it's so renovated. These are all arrangements between my brother and his brother-in-law Cui Gongzi, and it is said that many places are in Western style, but I don't understand it anyway. ”

Shen Yunu nodded: "I think many places have a very strong exotic style, which is completely different from the style of the Central Plains." But they blend very well, it looks simple, but there is a sense of spaciousness, which makes people feel very comfortable. ”

Du Dalei led the little ladies of Pan Lou to the second floor, took them all into a large private room, and then asked the guys to bring tea, fruits and snacks, and then quietly withdrew.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead, these little girls are so difficult! It's really unbearable!

He was lying on the fence on the second floor, looking down, and saw that the guys were busy, Li Jilong was talking to Shen Yunu with a smiling face, and the shopkeeper Wei was talking to Chen Sanshi.

At this time, someone patted him on the back, "Lao Du, what are you looking at?" ”

Du Dalei looked back and saw Cui Daoshu standing there with a smile.

"Old Seven, where did you go just now?"

"I'm keeping an eye on them in the kitchen, afraid they'll make a mistake."

"Old Seven, there are more than ten little ladies from Pan Lou, and Shen Yunu, who is known as the first beauty in Bianliang City, is also here, you see, it is the one who talks to Li Jilong downstairs."

Cui Daoshu followed Du Dalei's finger and saw that a beautiful woman with an extremely good appearance downstairs was talking to Li Jilong with a smile.

"Yes, she is indeed a great beauty, I don't think she is worse than Liu Yifei." Cui Daoshu said with emotion.

Du Dalei rolled his eyes: "Hehe, there are so many outstanding beauties here, if you don't let them play some skills, it's a bit too wasteful of resources." Lao Qi, when the guests arrived, I would let them go on stage to perform a few shows, especially that Shen Yunu, who is known as the first in Bianliang singing. ”

Cui Daoshu was very curious: "Can her singing level be compared to Fu Hongyu and Qi Jiuniang?" ”

"It should be about the same, they are all powerful singers."

"Haha, you haven't heard anyone sing about your feelings?"

At this time, Du Dalei saw a large group of men coming in at the door, most of them were tall and strong, and they looked like they were not easy to mess with.

Headed by He Tuiguan of Kaifeng Mansion, next to him was a chubby middle-aged man.

Du Dalei hurriedly pulled Cui Daoshu downstairs and walked in front of He Tuiguan.

"Haha, welcome everyone to Quanjude, please sit upstairs."

He Tuiguan arched his hand and said expressionlessly: "Mr. Du, this official has official business, please make it convenient." ”

Du Dalei was surprised: "Official business? Could it be that there are fugitives in our Quanjude? That's outrageous, isn't it? ”

He Tuiguan pulled Du Dalei into a corner where no one was around, and then whispered: "Mr. Du, this official is not here to do things, this is all an order from above." Do you see," he said, pointing to the white-faced middle-aged man, "that is the right-hand man of the official family, Wang Nei'an, named Wang Jien." He was the most powerful eunuch in the palace. ”

"Oh? What is he here for? Could it be that the emperor wants to come to Quanjude? ”

He Tuiguan nodded solemnly: "Mr. Du is very smart, yes, the official family is coming, as well as our Lord Yin, Prime Minister Zhao Pu, and several important ministers of the court are coming." Mr. Du, the people brought by Wang Jien are all people from the Imperial City Division, as well as the guards in the palace, and they will inspect the inside and outside of Quanjude in a while, and do a good job of security, please cooperate. ”

Du Dalei waved his hand arrogantly: "No problem, you can toss it casually, it's a great thing that the emperor is coming!" Haha, this is the most effective advertisement! ”

He Tuiguan shook his head, ignored the nervous Du Dalei, and went back to say a few words to Wang Jien.

Wang Jien waved his hand, and those men dispersed and carefully inspected them in Quanju Delhi.

Du Dalei asked He Tuiguan and Wang Jien to sit down in the hall, and then asked the guy to bring tea and some snacks for the two to taste.

Wang Jien looked at the dim sum on the table, many of which he didn't recognize.

"Mr. Du, what are the names of these dim sums? Why haven't I seen it before? ”

Du Dalei said with a smile: "Wang Neishi, these are our special snacks in Quanjude, this is crab roe soup dumplings, as well as barbecued pork buns, siu mai, xiao long bao, rice rolls, shrimp dumplings, please try them one by one." ”

Wang Jien was obviously very interested, he tasted these snacks in turn, and couldn't help but praise again and again: "Mr. Du, these are so delicious!" It's better than the imperial chef in the palace, if it's possible, can you let the imperial chef learn how to make these dim sum from you? ”

Du Dalei nodded: "It's not a big deal, it's no problem at all." ”

Wang Jien stretched out his thumb: "Mr. Du is bold, I will let the imperial chef learn in a few days." ”

Everyone chatted for a while, Du Dalei took out a few copper cards from his sleeve, and then picked out two and handed them to Wang Jien and He Tuiguan respectively.

The two took it, and He Tuiguan asked puzzledly, "Mr. Du, what is this?" ”

"Two, this is our VIP card for Quanjude, with this card, you can enjoy a 50% discount in Quanjude. And it can be passed on to future generations, as long as Quanjude does not go out of business, it can always be used. ”

He Tuiguan smiled: "Then thank you, this official will not be polite to Mr. Du, and if there is anything in Quanjude in the future, it will be on this official." ”

Du Dalei was very happy when he heard He Tuiguan's promise. The magistrate is the official in charge of hearing cases in Kaifeng Prefecture, and his status is equivalent to that of the president of the court in later generations! With the assurance of the president of the Beijing Court, there is absolutely no one who is not open-eyed and dares to provoke Quan Jude.

At this time, many guests came in one after another, most of them were wealthy businessmen in Bianliang City, as well as some generals who Li Jilong knew.

Du Dalei and Cui Daoshu said that Li Jilong was busy receiving guests, and even the shopkeeper Wei joined in to help greet familiar guests.

After a while, Du Dalei invited a few little ladies from Panlou and asked them to sing the lyrics on the stage on the first floor.

Near noon, a convoy came from outside Quanjude, about a dozen carriages, flanked by some men in civilian clothes vigilantly guarding.

The convoy stopped in front of the Quanjude Gate, and the guards lifted the curtains one after another, and the people inside came down one after another.

Zhao Kuangyin got out of the carriage, then walked to the carriage in front of him, and helped Zhao Pu get out of the carriage.

"Official, Weichen is afraid, this can't be helped!"

Zhao Pu was a little uneasy, Zhao Kuangyin said with a smile: "Zeping, you are my brother, why not?" ”

Zhao Pu reluctantly jumped down with the support of Zhao Kuangyin. Zhao Guangyi and some officials also came over.

"Brother, this is Quanjude, shall we go in?"

Zhao Kuangyin nodded: "Yes, this restaurant is very magnificent, let's go in." ”