"Wang Jiancheng, this is your Degui Restaurant?"

Looking at Li Zhi's expression of wanting to laugh, Wang Xiang looked depressed, now is the time to eat, the major restaurants in Chang'an City are overcrowded, but the Degui Restaurant is crowded, and there is only one table of people eating in the huge restaurant.

"Maybe the guests are all eating in the private room on the second floor." Wang Xiang said embarrassedly.

Because he had already received a notice from Steward Wang and Xiaoya, as soon as Wang Xiang entered the door, Wang Degui greeted him.

"Young Master, you're here."

Wang Xiang nodded and said, "I brought two ...... with me today Dear friend, you arrange a good location. ”

Wang Degui said with a smile: "The private rooms on the second floor are empty, and they will be prepared for you in the morning." ”

"Haha!" Li Zhi finally couldn't help laughing when he heard Wang Degui's words.

Wang Degui looked inexplicable and didn't know why Li Zhi suddenly laughed, but he also knew that the identities of the two people brought by Wang Xiang were not ordinary, so he could only laugh along with him.

Wang Xiang looked at the layout of the restaurant and shook his head in his heart, you must know that the first feeling of guests entering the restaurant is not the quality of the dishes, but the environmental layout of the restaurant.

That's right, it's soil, if you have to use two words to describe it, it's very earthy, and the walls and pillars around you are at least painted with a layer of paint even if they are not covered with gold and silver, and what is the matter with the bare wood exposed outside? Is it possible that what do you want to play, get close to nature, and return to simplicity?

There are also those tables and chairs, although the hall on the first floor is not a private room on the second floor, but it can't be too casual, at least put it neatly, what does it look like to be messy, don't take out the table with a corner of it.

"Degui, do you know why our restaurant business is not good?" Wang Xiang asked lightly.

Wang Degui's face flushed for a while, and he snorted: "Young master, the food in our restaurant is cheap, and the amount given is also full, which is more affordable than other restaurants, but for some reason, the business is not as good as other restaurants." ”

"Affordable? Is it affordable to open a restaurant in Chang'an City? Will the people who can eat in the restaurant care about a little more money or whether the amount of food is too much or too little? The people who really care about the benefits are ordinary people, how many times a year can they go to the restaurant to eat? ”

Wang Degui inherited his father's temperament, but he was honest but not shrewd enough. But now is not the time to talk to him about these things, Wang Xiang sighed and said, "Take us up first."

The private room on the second floor is much better than the hall on the first floor, but it still can't satisfy Wang Xiang, with a strong nouveau riche atmosphere, he can't help but think of Ning Xiang's painting boat, which is called a master.

After sitting down, Wang Degui went to prepare for the dish, Li Chengqian looked at Wang Xiang with a smile and said: "Wang Jiancheng is not only talented in poetry but also knows how to plant auspiciously, but I didn't expect to be good at managing a business, which is really versatile." ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince made fun of it, all I know are some small paths, how can it be compared with His Royal Highness the Prince's road to governing the country."

Li Chengqian laughed heartily when he heard this, "The planting method of poetry and auspiciousness is not a small way, but if Wang Jiancheng wants not to be criticized by others, it is better to have less involvement in this business, and it is not good for Wang Jiancheng's reputation to spread it." ”

In ancient times, the status of merchants was not high, and merchants were at the bottom of the list, and if officials were doing business, they would be looked down upon by others, businessmen valued reputation, and businessmen pursued profits, so Li Chengqian was also persuading Wang Xiang.

Wang Xiang shook his head with a wry smile and said: "I never thought about being an official, and when the potato matter is over, I want to resign from Your Majesty and continue to be my little marquis, then it will be comfortable." ”

Li Chengqian couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Wang Xiang's words, and his expression didn't look like a joke.

"I'm afraid that Wang Jiancheng will be disappointed, the potato has a lot of credit, and my father will definitely promote Wang Jiancheng when the time comes."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can you help me tell Your Majesty, you don't need to be promoted, you just need to reward some more gold, silver and jewelry."

"You ......" Li Chengqian opened his mouth and pointed at Wang Xiang for a long time without speaking, and finally said angrily: "When the time comes, you can say it yourself." He muttered in his heart: No wonder this prince did not join King Wei's Literature Museum, if it weren't for his father's direct order, I'm afraid he wouldn't want the post of eunuch, and he actually didn't want to be promoted, but only wanted some gold, silver and jewelry as a reward, and he was afraid that there would be no gold and silver with an official position.

After a while, Wang Degui personally brought the meals, all of which were ordinary meals, and Li Zhi and Li Chengqian both frowned, which was much worse than Baiweilou.

"Why aren't there fresh vegetables?" Li Zhi asked dissatisfiedly.

Wang Degui hurriedly replied: "The kitchen only has some dried vegetables that were stored last year, and fresh vegetables will take another two months to grow." He didn't know that Wang Xiang would build a greenhouse, and this was the first time Wang Xiang came to Degui Restaurant after crossing over.

Li Zhi's mouth became furious after eating hot pot once at Wang Xiang's house, pouting and fiddling with the food on the plate and said: "Why didn't Wang Jiancheng get some fresh vegetables to the restaurant, and the hot pot, why didn't the restaurant have it, no wonder the business was not good." ”

Li Chengqian also asked with great interest when he heard this: "I have long heard the young slave say that Wang Jiancheng's family has fresh vegetables to eat in winter, I don't know if it is true or not?" ”

Wang Xiang nodded and said, "I did learn how to build a greenhouse from a merchant in the Western Regions, and I can grow vegetables in winter, but because there are not many vegetables planted, I don't supply them to the restaurant." ”

Seeing that Li Zhi was still unhappy, Wang Xiang shook his head and said, "That's it, I'll go to the kitchen to see if there's anything delicious." ”

Li Zhi smiled sweetly and urged: "Hehe, Wang Jiancheng go quickly, it would be better if there was the Sprite that I drank last time." ”

Wang Degui whispered: "Young master, these are already the best meals in our restaurant." ”

"You're here to greet you, I'll go to the kitchen and have a look."

When Wang Xiang went downstairs, Wang Degui thought of a question: Does the young master know where the kitchen is?

Of course, Wang Xiang didn't go to the kitchen to find food, what could be found there, he went downstairs and found a hidden corner and entered the warehouse.

At first, Wang Xiang was worried about whether the things in the warehouse would deteriorate after a long time, but after so many days, the vegetables in it were exactly the same as before, and they were not shriveled and yellowed at all, which made Wang Xiang feel very surprised, and it seemed that the things in the space would remain the same as when they were first put in.

I found something to eat, tore off the package, and then took out another bottle of Sprite, and Wang Xiang walked out of the space.

Back in the private room on the second floor, Li Zhi immediately smiled when he saw the food brought by Wang Xiang, but Wang Degui looked sluggish, is there so much food in the kitchen? Why don't I even know?

"Young Master, is this food from our restaurant?"

"These are the ones I had sent me a few days ago, so you don't know yet, by the way, there are some vegetables on the counter downstairs, and you asked the kitchen to make them." Wang Xiang casually made up a lie, and then commanded Wang Degui, and then went downstairs with a puzzled face.

"Potato chips!"

Li Zhi cheered in surprise when he saw that the food brought by Wang Xiang actually had potato chips, and suddenly thought of something and said nervously: "This potato chips are made of potatoes, and my father said that he is not allowed to eat potatoes." ”

Wang Xiang then remembered what Wei Chi Jingde said last time, and his heart was cold, Nima, just now he only thought that Li Zhi likes to eat potato chips and forgot about it, but fortunately he reacted quickly, and quickly explained: "This is all done before, and it is a waste not to eat it." ”

Li Chengqian was very curious about the food brought by Wang Xiang, and did not pursue the matter of potatoes, and asked, "Wang Jiancheng, what kind of food are these?" ”

Wang Xiang pointed to the food on the table and explained one by one: "This is spicy enoki mushroom, this is Songhua egg, this is braised duck palm, this is sauce-flavored beef......"

"There's beef?"

Hearing Li Chengqian's surprised voice, Wang Xiang couldn't wait to slap himself, why did he forget about the beef, "Well, because Zhuang Shang accidentally fell and killed a cow some time ago, he made some sauce-flavored beef." ”

Li Chengqian looked at Wang Xiang with a smile and an expression that I understand, then picked up a piece of beef and threw it into his mouth to chew, praising it: "The meat is crispy, yes, even my prince's mansion can rarely eat beef, and the cow on Wang Jian Chengzhuang falls well." ”

Wang Xiang finally breathed a sigh of relief, Li Chengqian pointed at the Songhua egg with chopsticks again, and asked in surprise: "This is an egg?" Why is it so crystal green, it is like agate. ”

"This Songhua egg is an egg made by a special method, and the taste is different from ordinary eggs."

Hearing Wang Xiang's explanation, Li Chengqian shook his head and said: "Why is it called Songhua Egg, I think it is appropriate to call it Agate Egg." ”

"Brother the prince said that if he called it an agate egg, he would call it an agate egg." Li Zhi didn't care about this, he couldn't wait for so much food he had never seen before, and he was not happy to eat left and right.

After a while, the fresh vegetables were also served, and Li Chengqian sighed while eating: "Although the dishes of Degui Restaurant do not look as exquisite as those of Baiwei Building, the taste is also fresh. Especially this spicy enoki mushroom and agate egg, I have never tasted like this. Maybe it was spicy enoki mushrooms, Li Chengqian drank a few sips of Sprite and suddenly burped, which made Li Zhi giggle.

"Wang Jiancheng's Degui Restaurant has these delicacies, why don't you take them out, so that the business is so light."

Wang Xiang said with a smile: "I am planning to take a break in the restaurant after a while, and I will also introduce some new dishes, and I will invite the two highnesses to come over and cheer at that time." ”

"I'm going to come over and cheer it on." Hearing that there was a new dish Li Zhi immediately excited, Wang Xiang smiled and said: The future Emperor Gaozong is actually a snack goods, and it seems that with the food we know in later generations, it can also be mixed well in the future.

The three of them were talking happily, and Wang Degui suddenly ran upstairs.

"Young master, a little maid from the martial family came to deliver a letter saying that something happened to the lady of the martial family."

"What!" Wang Xiang was shocked when he heard this, and immediately thought of that naughty little Lori.