Chapter 130: The Lights Go Upstairs
"Don't go, don't go", Chen Ke threw those invitations to Wulang and said: "They invited me, but they were just curious, let's not let people judge." After a pause, he said, "Unless you invite everyone to go with you." ”
In fact, he took into account the feelings of his friends and didn't want to go alone.
"It's something that no one else wants." Zeng Bu said with some pity.
"If you don't go, you won't go", Su Shi said with a smile: "My dad went out of the city today to attend the cultural meeting, and he happened to go around Tokyo City." ”
"Then let's take a look around Bianjing." Chen Ke said with a smile: "After shopping, I'll treat you to Fanlou, let's go and break the money!" ”
"Fan Suo has to make an appointment at least ten days in advance", Zeng Bu is obviously very familiar with the situation in Beijing: "Let's go now, and we will also eat behind closed doors." ”
"So awesome?" Chen Ke's eyes widened.
"That's the most famous gold cave in the capital." Zeng Bu said with great emotion: "I have been in the capital for half a year, but I have only walked outside, and I have never been inside." ”
"Could it be that the high-end hotel in the capital is just a fan building?"
"There is also a 'Ren shop' with the same name as Fan Lou, but you also have to make a reservation. Zeng preached: "Then it's the Yuxian Tower in the Zhouqiao Night Market...... You don't need to make an appointment. ”
"Then it's time to meet the immortal building." Chen Ke smiled: "Fan Lou will eat another day." ”
"Today, the rich man is the east, how can he not rob the rich and help the poor!" Everyone was excited, so they laughed, turned out of the school street, and went to the royal street.
The so-called royal street is the right way from Nanxun Gate to Xuande Gate of the Imperial City. Straight and straight, a hundred zhang wide, surprisingly wide, divided into five passages, in fact, only the most central one, is for the emperor's exclusive use. There are two more waterways on either side. The bank of the canal is built with huge stones, and the bank is planted with precious flowers and trees such as begonias, magnolias, and hibiscus, and the ditch is full of lotus flowers.
This event is the middle of spring, colorful flowers compete for beauty, the wind blows, countless petals fall into the river, on the road, on people's hair, collar; On the bank of the river is a row of fences separating the waterways, and the romantic Song Dynasty people planted vines all over the fence, and countless couples and tourists rested, played, or murmured under the shade of flowers...... If it weren't for the eye-full Kaizi Luo skirt and the swaying of the tent, you really can't believe that you are living in an imperial society where people eat people.
The side of the flower fence facing the street is called the Imperial Corridor, and the ground is paved with bluestone slabs. Although the name is very magnificent, it is full of shops, houses and government offices, which should be distinct buildings, but harmoniously next to each other, this kind of official has no official appearance, the people have no people, it is up and down for 5,000 years, the unique Song Dynasty style.
But in general, there is still a lack of some life on this street, Chen Ke and they walked north with the flow of people, and soon arrived at the Longjin Bridge in the Vermilion Bird Gate. The merchants here began to increase, but the quality of the goods was not too high, and it was a consumption area for ordinary people to buy daily necessities.
Obviously, there was no way to stop a bunch of foodies here, so they continued north along Yujie to the Bianhezhou Bridge in the center of Bianliang City. The streets began to be crowded and noisy. What Zhangjia Hotel, Wanglou Cave Flower Buns, Li Jiaxiang Shop, Cao Po Granny Meatloaf, Li Sifen Tea, Xue Jia Fen Tea, Mutton Rice, Cooked Mutton Shop...... On the side of the street less than a mile, it is densely packed with hundreds of restaurants and hotels! Like a typical food street in later generations.
The signboards, the pretents, and the pretty girls who solicit business under the stores are dizzying, and the index fingers are moving, but what is really moving is the Zhouqiao Night Market that crosses this street. At this time, the sky is already slightly dark, and the wide bridge deck and both sides along the river are already brightly lit, and the large umbrella tents and paving are connected.
From the beginning of the lanterns, to the third watch in the middle of the night, no matter when you come, it is crowded with people, thousands of stalls are open to you to provide all kinds of frying, stewing, steaming, cold dressing, chicken skin, kidney and kidney, chicken minced, fried sheep x white intestines, preserved food, frozen fish fillet, rabbit, wild boar, wild duck...... Wait, wait, wait, only you can't think of it, you can't eat without you. If you feel tired, there are melons, pears, peaches, apricots, loquats, papayas, and pineapples on the state bridge.
Although they all know that they are going to high-end entertainment venues to consume, who can hold back here, unless he does not bring his nose and stomach. Chen Ke and the others bought a skewer of barbecue in front of this stall, and in front of that stall, they came to a box of preserved meat...... When I saw the food I liked, I paid for it and ate it as I walked.
The entire state bridge was only halfway gone, and Su Shi, the old gourmet, had already stuffed a bad fish, a skewer of freshly roasted pork skin, a wild duck meat, and a few chicken offal and haggis into his stomach. Looking at the crowded stalls in front of him, he really had enough energy to spare.
Zeng Fu came to his side and said with a smile: "Brother Zizhan eats hard, how can he still have the stomach to eat in a restaurant?" ”
"Hehe...... Su Shi disagreed with him, shook his head and said, "What's the taste?" Eating is going to be enjoyable, and the restaurant will not run, this time I can't eat and there will be a next time, and sooner or later I will have a day when I am tired of eating. Although his tone is big, everyone takes it for granted, because they all know his brilliant talent, which can simply fill the Bianhe River on the side, and I believe that in the near future, Meishan Su Shi will become the most shining name in Bianjing!
While speaking, everyone came to the Yuxian Building on the corner where the southern end of the state bridge meets Quyuan Street. This restaurant is four storeys high, the door face is very magnificent, strings of lanterns hang from the roof to the first floor, red men and green women stand upstairs overlooking the brightly lit night market, and are also watched by the people downstairs.
At this time, it was the most prosperous time for business, the people in front of the restaurant shouted and shouted horses, some came alone on horseback, some sat in tall carriages, and more came as Chen Ke and Su Shi walked forward, through the wooden fence blocking the carriages and horses, a few people came to the door of the restaurant.
Before I could lift my feet to enter, I saw a group of men in silk shirts, squatting or standing at the door of the restaurant, watching the guests entering the gate.
Seeing Chen Ke and his entourage of more than a dozen people, a man rushed out, and the rest of the people who moved a little slower let out a sigh in unison...... It's really fast, slow feet.
These people are the so-called "idlers" who make a living, they are called "helpers", they are not people from restaurants, they specialize in seeing guests coming, greet and respond before and after helping, and make a living by rewarding guests. This kind of person is the most knowledgeable and interesting, and also knows the food and play of the restaurant well, not only the guests are happy to have this group of people to take care of, but the restaurant is also indispensable to these people to help, which is a mutually beneficial and symbiotic relationship.
The man who took the lead, when he rushed in front of Chen Ke and the others, he had already stood firm, and sang deeply: "A few officials have been invited, villain Zhang Wu, dare to ask if there is an appointment?" ”
"Nope." Chen Ke shook his head and said, "Come here and cut it temporarily." ”
"The boxes on the second and third floors are full, and there are private seats on the first floor." Zhang Wu said with a smile.
"Then the first floor." Chen Ke sighed secretly, he was always small and looked down on the Song Dynasty, this is a metropolis of millions of people!
"Okay." Zhang Wu turned around and opened the curtain of the door, invited the group to enter, and shouted loudly to the inside: "Twelve distinguished guests on the first floor, please go upstairs ......"
In the Song Dynasty, the first floor was not called a building, and the second floor was the first floor. When Chen Ke heard it for the first time, he was stunned, on the first floor, why did he still need to go upstairs? Later, I realized that the people of the Song Dynasty were doing the same thing as the British. Of course, in order to avoid confusion, we still follow the name of the later generations.
After entering, I saw that the interior of this hotel is deconstructed in a hollow shape, and there is a patio in the middle, there is a stage on the patio, and there is a music class playing on the stage, and the guests on each floor can clearly hear and see.
Chen Ke and his entourage followed up to the second floor, and found a seat adjacent to the patio to sit down, although it is not a single room, but between the seats, there are gauze curtains, creating a relatively ** space for guests, and they will not feel depressed.
After all the scholars sat down, Zhang Wu worked hard, he opened refreshments inside and out, and found the shopkeepers, and asked Chen Ke in a low voice by the way: "How many sisters do you need?" "In the Song Dynasty, Miss refers to women in the entertainment industry.
Chen Ke looked at everyone, although the Song people feasted and drank, and there were no prostitutes or joys, but everyone had the transformation process from a pure boy chicken to an old hooligan. So they are eager to try, but they are ashamed to say it.
"Hahaha, find twelve more elegant, my brothers are tender-faced, don't scare them." Chen Ke said, and couldn't help but secretly scream, Lao Tzu is also the first time...... Of course, referring to this life.
After a while, the warbler and the swallow rushed in, stood there, said ten thousand blessings together, and then waited for the guests to choose.
"Sit anywhere, it's all the same for them." Chen Ke laughed.
The ladies also saw that these scholars were tender, and they were immediately very interesting, and when they looked at it again, they all had extraordinary temperament and superior appearance, and they were even more excited, and they smiled and chose the lovely Lang Jun, sat down beside them, and served them attentively and attentively.
But there are exceptions...... Gorou sat there, like a small mountain, and with an angry look on his face, the girl next to him did not dare to get close.
"Are you afraid of me?" Gorou said with a wink.
"I'm afraid...... Don't be afraid ......" The girl trembled with fright.
"Alas, Gorou ......" Chen Ke in his last life, first run business for others, and then run his own business, every night falls, either on the way, or on the way to **, what battle have you never seen? He took out a dime of silver from his sleeve, flicked it lightly, and landed in the plump deep ditch of the young lady, and said with a smile: "This is my own brother, you can watch it." ”
The young lady hurriedly took out the corner of silver from her ditch, which weighed seven or eight dollars, and her heart was full of joy, and now she looked at Gorou, which was more lovely than anything else.
(To be continued)