At the time of Shen You, the orange-red light of the sunset, like the water-red and clay gold skirts of those delicate little ladies, flashed into the window.

Yu Deli, the owner of Mingyue Building, who was flipping through the account book in front of the window, was tempted by the sun, raised his face, and looked out the window with a look of enjoyment.

The location of Mingyue Tower is quite superior.

It flows east and west to the Bianhe River, which crosses Kaifeng City, and it happens that there is a miniature river bay that arches slightly to the north, which becomes a wharf where you can anchor and mooring.

Mingyue Building is built at the gathering place of wine restaurants and restaurants 100 steps away from the wharf. The restaurant can not only catch the high rollers who come down from the cruise ship or merchant ship, but also, sitting on the second floor window, overlooking the city streets and alleys on the east, west and south sides, the embroidered Buddhist temple, the boat bridge waterway, and most of the good scenery of Kaifeng City can be included in the field of vision.

People in this era, as long as they are not from the bottom of the labor class, have long been not only for food and clothing. Mingyue Building, as a well-known restaurant in the southeast corner of Kaifeng City, "East Water Gate", has luxurious decoration, open landscape, exquisite dishes, and natural guests. Especially with such good weather today, Mingyue Lou doesn't know how many people have received Luo Qihua's clothes and generous diners.

Yu Deli admired the golden water of the Bianhe River under the sunset, and thought of the good business that came into the account like flowing water, and his white and amiable face bloomed with a smile like Miller.

In the midst of his complacency, someone gently knocked on the door of the cubicle that had not been closed.

"The owner." It's the shopkeeper Lao Meng.

Yu Deli turned his head, saw Lao Meng's appearance of wanting to speak and stopped, and said, "Come in and say."

"The owner," Lao Meng closed the wall door and turned around and said, "Second sister-in-law Shen wants to see you." ”

"Which second sister-in-law Shen?" Yu Deli squinted his eyes and thought for a while, "Oh, it's the woman who roasted the pig by the river, what's the matter, I sent a guy who couldn't speak last time, and I was deflated, and she went out in person today?" ”

During this lifetime, due to the increase in grain production and the innovation of wine-making technology, the imperial court was much more relaxed in its control over alcohol than in previous generations.

Under the not-so-strict liquor system, not only palace liquor, government liquor, and private liquor, but also restaurants in the city are allowed to brew liquor. After these "main stores" sell their own brewery, they can pay all the taxes.

But those foot shops, restaurants, and small wine shops do not have the right to make wine, and they must buy wine from big hotels like Mingyue Tower.

A few days ago, Shen Fuzhi sent Ah Si to Mingyue Lou to buy five jars of wine, because the shopkeeper Meng was only willing to give two jars, Ah Si had a bit of a collision between his words, and the shopkeeper Meng simply didn't give one jar. Ah Si regretted that it was too late to be reckless, so he had to go back to the restaurant in disgrace.

Thinking of this festival, a hint of ridicule slipped through the corners of Yu Deli's mouth.

The shopkeeper Lao Meng did not echo it with the same expression, but said with a straight look: "The owner, this woman said that coming here today is not all about the amount of wine. This second sister-in-law Shen is not an ordinary rough woman, she was originally a golden boudoir of a poet and book family. I also heard that her niece was a festival woman who was going to be martyred on the street half a month ago, and she had something to do with Prime Minister Zeng's house, so the owner might as well let her come up and listen to what kind of medicine she sells in her gourd? ”

Shopkeeper Meng has been in Mingyue Building for almost ten years, and he is an old Jianghu who doesn't talk much and has a lot of eyes. Yu Deli understands the proportions of the shopkeeper Meng, if it is an idle person with a dog and a cat, etc., Lao Meng will be dismissed with a few words, and he will not bother himself.

Yu Deli then nodded and promised Lao Meng to bring someone up.

After a while, I listened to the sound of footsteps scattered from far and near. As if he had suddenly woken up, Yu Deli quickly lowered his head and glanced at whether the sleeves of his robe were smooth and clean.

When he raised his eyes again, he saw two graceful women in brocade clothes, old and young, who had stepped in with Lao Meng.

"Second sister-in-law Shen." Yu Deli showed the demeanor of a man, politely got up to salute, and said in his heart, this woman is dressed in decent clothes today, could it be that she went to meet the head of the Dongshuimen Dining Shop, what promise did she get?

Yu Deli glanced at the little lady beside her again, and her eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar, although she was only eighteen or nineteen years old, she was dressed in an old-fashioned manner, and the crown on her black hair was more like the style commonly used by women out of the pavilion. He guessed that this must be the niece who was rumored to have died on the day of the wedding and touched the big head of Zengfu.

I only heard Shen Fuzhi's soft but not humble voice: "This is Sister Yao, my sister's only daughter, Deputy Yu Xing must have heard a thing or two, this child is not easy, God will not die in pity, and in the future, he will follow me to make a living in a restaurant." Today, I took her to recognize the door and visit Mr. Yu, Mr. Don't blame me for being abrupt. ”

On the ground where the various wine shops and restaurants in Kaifeng City are piled up, there are spontaneous food and beverage stores, similar to the trade guilds of later generations. Yu Deli is the deputy head of the food store in the East Water Gate area, and he is a companion of all sizes, and when he sees him, he is called "Deputy Yu Xing".

But in fact, the title he is most happy to hear is precisely "Mr. Yu".

Yu Delizu was originally a six-grade Beijing official, not too big, but he was also a family that ate imperial grain, but in his father's generation, the family fell into the middle of the road. Yu Deli failed to pass the Jinshi exam several times in the year of his weak crown, and barely survived by teaching the neighborhood boys to earn a few course fees. Fortunately, he still looks like Sven, and was photographed by the owner of a small restaurant and became a son-in-law. I never thought that Yu Delike's hard work was not good, the shopping mall was excellent, and after a few years, he made the business bigger, and finally gave it to the Yue family and himself, and earned such a big market as Mingyue Building.

It's just that, deep in his heart, he always has a little obsession with the word scribe, and the scholar can't do it, and it is also comfortable to listen to someone call a few words of "sir".

At this moment, after Yu Deli heard Shen Fuzhi call "deputy", he changed his name to "sir", and the words of introducing her niece were also full of modesty.

He took the initiative to arch his hand again, and said gently: "Where is the second sister-in-law Shen, and what kind of visit is not visited, they are all peers, and they should always walk around." ”

Shen Fuzhi's lips opened slightly, and he smiled with appreciative politeness, but looked at the shopkeeper Meng.

Yu Deli thought that she was going to mention Lao Meng's embarrassment of her buddy, but Shen Fuzhi smiled and frowned and said: "I came to the door today because I encountered a turmoil, which is related to the diners of your restaurant......"

She swallowed the second half of her words, and her eyes remained on Shopkeeper Meng.

Yu Deli was clear when he was on the spot, and said categorically: "The second sister-in-law has something to say directly, the shopkeeper Meng has been with me for many years, and I have long regarded him as my own person, besides, this upstairs and downstairs store, from the guys to the dishes, Lao Meng knows everything about it, and he knows it better than below." If it is about Mingyue Tower, Lao Meng has to listen even more. ”

When the shopkeeper Meng heard this, he hurriedly owed himself to the master's family, and Shen Fuzhi said: "Second sister-in-law, although my family's Mingyue Building, although it is not as good as the big fields of Fan Lou and Yuxian Building, it is also an old store that has been opened for ten years in Dongshuimen. The second sister-in-law said a little terrifying, could it be that my store offended some distinguished customer? ”

Shen Fuzhi sighed lightly, and said in a heartfelt tone: "The guest is not a distinguished guest, but he almost lost his life because of the food in your store, you say, is it a big deal?" ”