Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Covenant
Takeshita Bing saw that most of the Chinese restaurants they entered retained the architectural style of the Chinese court era, painting dragons and carvings and phoenixes, resplendent and brilliant, atmospheric and elegant, the materials are mainly solid wood, the pattern is symmetrical, from the perspective of the seat, it is very in line with human biology, and people feel very comfortable when they sit and lean on. The shape of the dining table is mainly square and rectangular, and the walls are mostly decorated with Chinese knots and landscape paintings.
With the change of the times, the progress and development of the concept, the modern Chinese restaurant has gradually appeared, and it has won the pursuit and love of many young people, this kind of restaurant not only retains the cultural heritage of Chinese style, but also has a modern sense of fashion, which makes people rely on and enjoy this feeling.
Although he was originally an authentic Chinese, it was the first time he entered such a restaurant with a rich Chinese retro style, and he also knew that only a few of the billions of Chinese who had truly experienced such an environment.
At most, it only has a little retro-style element, which is too different from such a decoration.
Although he was curious about such an environment that he had rarely experienced, from his point of view, after entering this place, he felt the cultural heritage it expressed, as if he had been to it many times and was very familiar. Her posture is dignified and elegant, calmly and generously watching.
This is a real famous family carved into the bones!
The waitress in a cheongsam led them to the side seats, then gave them a brief introduction and walked away, not uninterestingly waiting for the customers to order.
Looking at the waiter in the distance, Takeshita Bingmi wanted to ask that this history has changed, and there is no braided dynasty, let alone the later Republic of China, how did your cheongsam appear?
Each table is separated by a carved wooden screen, and in the corner of each separate space there is a tall stool with a potted plant of ceramic pots. There are also lantern-shaped chandeliers hanging in the ear, and listening to the tune of the guzheng or guqin floating out of nowhere, the sound is not very loud and noisy, and it is just right in such a quiet environment.
As far as the eye can see, the seats are not full, only about half of them. But as he knew, foreign monks were good at chanting, and foreign things were more expensive, such as steak or something. So, it can't be like cheap fast food restaurants that are full every day.
Under the snow, I flipped through the big menu in my hand, and from time to time I stopped looking at it, thinking about which dish to order according to the pattern on it.
"There are eight major categories of Chinese cuisine, each of which has different characteristics, so there are a lot of choices to choose from, isn't there a brief introduction before each category, you can judge your own taste according to this."
Takeshita Bingmi also picked up another menu, opened it and saw that it was the names of dishes in Chinese, Japanese, and English. However, he didn't come out of one of the two famous schools before, and he couldn't introduce anything systematic, so he could only come according to his own feelings.
It's not specialized in the work that is necessary to contact, and no one can say anything specific well, anyway, they all have one thing in common, that is, whether this thing can be eaten, how to eat it, and whether it is delicious or not.
As for what Michelin-starred restaurants evaluate Chinese food as not delicious, a world that sells tires and takes the opportunity to open a global chain of restaurants to make a name for himself will judge the thousands of years of food culture, and the chef who needs several knives to make a dish is embarrassed to come out and blow it.
"The dishes are really bright."
"Don't worry, it's not a mushroom."
"I didn't say that."
"Yes~ It's me who is foolish." He smiled and looked at the snow, "Actually, I haven't eaten a lot of them, so why don't we order the first course of each cuisine and look like we all want to eat it." ”
Even so, there are eight dishes, are you "彘"? ”
"You have to remember that I taught you how to get started with your Chinese, don't think that I don't know what you say if you say unfamiliar words. Anyway, show me the books you read someday, I'm curious about what kind of books you're reading. ”
Besides, there will be more than eight dishes, I have the impression that the more high-end the restaurant, the less the amount of dishes, don't look at this picture seems to be a lot, maybe it is an enlarged rendering.
After the 90s of the last century, the mud bubble economy burst into a perennial recession, corporate profits have been greatly reduced, staff wages have declined, and stable work cannot be guaranteed, consumption and entertainment have to be tightened, so the reason for the AA system at this time will be formed.
So after eating, after Takeshita Bing saw that after settling the account and leaving under the snow, the snowfall was still insisting on giving him his part of the expenses, and was asking him for an invoice to know the specific amount of money.
"Under the snow, we just had Chinese food." As a last resort, he was about to start sophistry.
"Hmm."
"Do you know the phrase 'do as the locals do'?"
"You know, it means to go to a place and follow the customs of the place. Buddhist Zen ...... "Yukishita was about to recount the meaning of the words she had memorized, when Takeshita Hisumi interrupted her and wanted to continue."
"Then you know that there is such a custom in Xia country, friends go out to party and eat together, and the AA system is not implemented, they are all invited by this person today and by that person tomorrow."
"But..."Yukishita was about to say something, but Takeshita Bingmi interrupted her again, this time I can't let you have a clear logic.
"No, but, so we just ate the Chinese food in the Chinese restaurant, so we have to follow the local customs! This is how you can better experience the charm of Chinese food! ”
"Your logic is so strange~~"
Isn't it strange that I broke it in the back? And the invitation to dinner or something, although it has a long history, is actually a matter of face. They want face, mud bombardment, eh, I'm also mud bombardment now, so I don't want to think about this problem.
"Otherwise, next time we come back, you can invite me then." As he said this, Takeshita Icemi's eyes seemed to light up.
"Do as the locals do?"
"Well, that's right." Isn't it too easy for me to lead me astray? Looking at the snow and thinking about the feasibility of this plan, he felt a little dreaming.
"Okay, then." Sighing lightly, as if reproaching himself for his mistake, the answer under the snow was in agreement with him.
"Okay, then it's an appointment, I'll remember it." Takeshita Bing saw that she seemed to remind her that this agreement was mentioned again, and she didn't think about what excuse she would have to make an appointment with you next time, but she didn't expect to come up with a reason, it was just an accident, not a premeditation.
Such an after-dinner episode passed like this, and Takeshita Himi and Yuki walked back in the crowd, and the purpose of their trip was to buy daily necessities.
It's almost nine o'clock, and this time it's really almost nine o'clock, not when Takeshita Bingmi said to Yukimi that it was almost eight o'clock, it was actually just past seven and a half, anyway, just after seven o'clock, you can also say that it's almost seven and a half, and after seven and a half, you can say that it's almost eight o'clock, and this kind of statement has been there for a long time, so he didn't lie.
When he came to a nearby mall, he and Xue Xia each pushed a shopping cart, shuttling back and forth between the shelves, shopping for what they needed, although he said that, Takeshita Himi didn't need to buy too many things, shampoo, shower gel, laundry detergent or laundry detergent or something, it wouldn't break down for a month, and he still had it in his apartment.
The rice is also well preserved, which is not easy to break, so I pushed a trolley, but in the end there was not much, fortunately, he learned to be smart this time, and the vegetables he bought were relatively large in size, and then there was no regular placement, plus some other snacks, fruits and meat, put it in the basket and not appear empty.
"I've already chosen, what about you, do you want anything else to buy?" After Takeshita Bingmi and Yukishita converged, while asking loudly, he looked at her shopping cart, and there were not many things, but the box of Musashino milk was more conspicuous.
"yes, let's go back then." Under the snow, he pushed the cart forward and walked towards the cashier area.
I don't care if it's okay. Although I don't admit defeat, it's not knowledge in this area, and no matter how hard I try, I can't win against Miura and Hiratsuka.