Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Tower
There are seventy-one dishes, no less than ten tables, Hongling is indifferent, Xiaoqing is dazed, noon is the time when the traffic in the purple building is the most, and now more than half of the places on the next floor are occupied by these two people, which will naturally cause many people's side eyes......
The Purple House has been the preferred restaurant for the dignitaries and nobles in the royal city for many years, since the Purple House was built until now, no one has ever seen such a big battle here, the court has always been very strict about corruption, and there has never been a person who is not afraid of death who dares to be so extravagant under the eyes of the king, and I don't know that the middle of the dozen tables of delicacies is sitting in the middle of the house is the gentleman of the house, if the master knows what these two people are doing today, I am afraid that a stern lesson is indispensable.
The little officials who were afraid of things saw this battle, so they immediately hid far away, even if Xiao Er kept them again and again, they couldn't stop them from leaving so fast, and in the purple building now, except for some dignitaries who had already settled down early and had no time to leave, there was only the food zone in the southwest corner of the first floor.
It's the ordinary people outside the purple building, I don't know where to get the news, more and more people gather outside the door, the crowd pushes each other and probes in, and one of the short people can't wait to climb on the head of the previous person to look inside, and when the shopkeeper reacts to drive away the crowd, the threshold of the outer door of the purple building is about to be broken.
Xiaoqing and Hongling sat motionless among the various delicacies, and there was not even a trace of emotional fluctuations between their eyebrows and eyes.
Finally, the sharp-eyed people probed to see the two people in a corner of the house, they were dressed in black and blue cotton clothes, and the boy in black clothes was holding a bamboo and wood folding fan in his hand, and the boy in blue was sitting opposite the folding fan with his fists in his fist at this time.
"The restaurant opposite is so domineering!"
"It seems that the shopkeeper on the other side is here to give Zilou a dismount."
"In my opinion, these two little boys can beat Zilou, I'm afraid they will be bluffed sooner or later."
"Hey, I see, in the future, these two restaurants will fight sooner or later."
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Outside the door, there were constant rumors of people watching the play and eating melons, and I saw the shopkeeper behind the counter of the Zilou looking at Hongling and Xiaoqing with a blue face and a white face, wondering if these two people came to smash the field today.
The shopkeeper of Zilou did misunderstand Hongling and Xiaoqing, at first when the shopkeepers stacked dishes on the table one after another, they really didn't think too much, until a few small guys came over with a table, Hongling and Xiaoqing were slightly surprised, table after table, and the mood of the two of them had already changed from indifferent to surprised, from surprised to shocked, from shocked to speechless, from speechless to now indifferent and dazed.
As for why so many people suddenly came to watch, the approximate reason is that I don't know how many small officials who were frightened by this vast scene and ran out met other small officials who were about to go to the Purple Building, and when the two secretly shared this scene, they were listened to by the idlers on the road.
Xiaoqing finally couldn't bear it anymore, and asked Hongling in a low voice, "Childe, how is this good?" ”。
Hong Ling quietly glanced at the dishes around her, and now the noise outside the door is getting louder and louder, and the dignitaries who are still dining in the purple building are also in a hurry to settle the account and escape, and now the little two people in the purple building are gathered at the door to block the crowd, and the shopkeeper's eyes staring at Hong Ling and Xiaoqing are almost bursting out.
"Can the craftsman say when the plaque of the restaurant will be good?"
"Up to two days"
Hong Ling bowed her head slightly when she heard this, the corners of her mouth hooked evilly, and a hint of banter crept up in her eyes.
I saw her slowly get up from her seat and walk slowly towards the door, and the shopkeeper immediately rushed out from behind the counter, blocking Hongling's way, and said, "Childe, you two haven't settled yet!"
This reminder was less polite than seven points domineering, so that the crowd pushing and shoving inside outside the door stopped for a moment, and did not push or make trouble, quietly looking at the two people in the door.
Hong Ling glanced at the shopkeeper disdainfully, "How many silver taels?" ”。
"Two thousand eight hundred forty-six taels"
Hong Ling glanced indifferently at the shopkeeper of the Purple Mansion and asked, "That's it?" ”。
The uninhibited eyes, disdainful smile and elegant expression really stung the shopkeeper's face, and the crowd of spectators outside the door almost couldn't help but applaud this handsome boy, you know, this purple building has always been open to slightly powerful people, and those flat-headed people have always been expelled, especially the shopkeeper, who has always raised his nostrils to speak to the civilians, and now seeing that there is another person doing this to him, everyone has already secretly blossomed in their hearts.
"Let them in"
The shopkeeper of the Purple Mansion only thought that he had heard it wrong, and asked in a daze, "What did you say?" ”。
Only then did Hong Ling lock her eyes on his face, and said word by word: "My son said, let the people outside the door come in."
"Why?"
"They are the guests of honor at today's banquet of my son, why do you say?"
Hearing this, there was already an uproar outside the door, this handsome son not only scolded the shopkeeper who looked down on people without saying anything, but also wanted to feast everyone, which is a big deal.
"Do you understand what I'm saying?"
Hong Ling's voice suddenly raised an octave, and the shopkeeper trembled, "This, this, this, and this are not in line with the ceremony."
"Since you don't let the guests invited by this son come in, then this son doesn't need to pay you for this meal, don't pass, don't send it", he said, and walked a few steps in the direction of the door with his feet freely.
"Huh... Childe stays", the shopkeeper's reaction was extremely quick to block Hongling's way, his face was very tangled and twisted for a long time, and then he said to Xiao Er and Xiao Jie at the door: "That's it, let them come in."
Everyone cheered and rushed towards the southwest corner, every time they passed by Hong Ling and Xiaoqing, they didn't forget to politely say thank you, and when the civilians at the door sat down one by one, Hong Ling signaled the shopkeepers of the Purple Building to greet them carefully, and she stood on the side for a while.
Xiaoqing's heart was full of doubts, so she leaned into Hongling's ear and asked, "Miss, what do you mean by this?" I saw Hongling smile mysteriously, "You'll know later."
After that, Hongling led Xiaoqing to sit among the civilians and drink tea and have fun together.
At this time, the hearts of the common people seemed to be set off by a huge wave of turmoil, this high-ranking gentleman was willing to dine at the same table with people of low status such as me, what kind of virtuous quality should this son have, thinking of this, everyone had more respect for the two sons of red and green in their hearts.
In the midst of the staggering, everyone was very happy with Hong Ling, so they all asked her to get up and say a few words, and Hong Ling shirked a few words and stood up and walked to the center of the crowd as if she couldn't help it.
"It's an honor for someone to be able to feast on you today, and it's just chatting with you brothers to know that you have always been discriminated against and xenophobic by this building, and you have never had the opportunity to taste this delicacy, someone red is very sorry for this, and you also know that the newly built restaurant opposite is contemptible, and this morning I and Qing Gongzi finalized the name of the restaurant, named ' Lingxiao Tower', here someone is willing to make a promise for everyone, as long as Hong is alive for a day, then this Lingxiao Tower will be open to you for a day, all visitors are guests, whether it is a dignitary or a farmer or a businessman, it is the same in Lingxiao Tower, and there will be no discrimination"
Speaking of this, the cheers and praises of the long-suppressed ordinary people on the seats were already unconscious, and Hong Ling swept past the shopkeeper of the Purple Building who was watching from a distance with a faint smile, and then said: "Everyone present today will go to my Lingxiao Tower to register after eating later, and on the day of the opening, Hong will invite each of you to have a dish!" ”。
After the words fell, there was another round of warm applause, and Hong Ling arched her hand and bowed to the people under the seat, and said: "Brothers, Hong is really grateful", and then sat back next to Xiaoqing.
Taking advantage of the high interest of the crowd, the two said goodbye to all the guests one by one, settled the bill, and went to Lingxiao Tower to wait.
When she arrived at her own restaurant, Xiaoqing took off her guard and looked at Hongling with admiration on her face, "Miss did this, but for the opening of the restaurant?" ”。
Hong Ling smiled indifferently, "Learned, right?" Haha, I don't tell her in general."
After Xiaoqing prepared the pen and paper, after a while, there was a long queue outside the door, after it had been registered, it was still two hours in the afternoon, Hongling stretched her waist and came to Xiaoqing's side, and roughly browsed the list, there were about 100 people.
Since then, there are all kinds of good names of the red boy and the green boy in the market of the royal city, and the mystery of the 'Ling Xiao Tower' that has just been built and has not yet been on the plaque seems to have been slightly revealed, and the common people who pass by the Ling Xiao Tower every day will almost look at it a few more times, and unconsciously, the good name of the Ling Xiao Tower has been spread to be a household name, and the two sons of the red and green have also been passed on so well and so godly.
Soon, the news reached Chen Jinye's ears, Chen Jinye sat in front of the bookcase in the study, hooked the corners of his mouth very quietly, and said: "It seems that this king has to meet this Liu Ling'er again."
After saying that, he got up and threw the hem of his clothes, strode neatly, and walked in the direction of Hongling's courtyard.