After two days, the weather was fine and the wind was not strong, Lu Qing ran to Rongyueju early in the morning, she and her sister never fell in love, but she and several cousins were familiar at first sight, especially Yanmin, who was very temperamental with her and smelled the same.

Mrs. Tan and the three girls were having breakfast when they saw Lu Qing coming in with a gust of wind.

Lu Qing said impatiently: "Eat less for breakfast, my brother invites everyone to come to Xianpinju at noon to pick up the wind and wash the dust for everyone." ”

"Immortal Residence?" Yan Min was excited when he heard it.

Tan Yin also asked: "The name is so familiar, you said a lot of places two days ago, I don't remember what it was for." ”

"Gee, you know you didn't take it to heart. Xianpinju is a place to eat hot pot, the box is hard to find, ordinary people have to wait for a month to book a place, my brother is entrusted to the third son of the Marquis of Jingning to book a place, that is his mother's dowry industry. ”

"Hot pot? What is that? ”

"You'll know when you get there."

Several carriages carried the young ladies and their party, and when Tan Yin got out of the carriage and looked at the quaint plaque of Xianpinju, it was almost noon. Although there are three floors in Xianpinju, it is not majestic, and the plaque is not very conspicuous, so there is nothing special from the outside.

But when a few people stood in the foggy, lively and noisy hall on the first floor of the Xianpinju, everyone's eyes widened.

Good guy, it doesn't look big on the outside, but there is a hole inside, and it's more lively than the bathhouse. There are nearly 100 tables in the hall on the entire first floor, and a large cauldron is placed on each table, which is different from ordinary pots, there is a high upward cylinder in the pot, which is steaming, and the meat and vegetables in it are tumbling and tumbling, and the diners are eating so happily. Some people eat with their mouths and noses trembling, some people are guessing boxing and drinking and shouting brothers, some people are talking about the mountains in the south and the north, and some people are holding hands and looking at each other with tears, and when it comes to the depths of love, snot and tears flow together. The whole hall is fragrant and appetizing.

Yanting has traveled from south to north, and has been coming to Beijing to do business, so she is naturally well-informed, and the girls are a little stunned when they see this meeting, and they feel very fresh.

Xiao Er saw Lu Yin, a regular customer, and greeted him, leading everyone to the private room on the third floor to sit down. The rooms are spacious, tastefully furnished, and the environment is quiet, unlike the buzz on the first floor.

It wasn't the first time Lu Qing came, so she didn't even look at the menu, so she ordered the dishes, and introduced them to a few people who came from afar while ordering: "This hot pot!" It is the pot that you see outside with a high cylinder, which is filled with fresh soup made of cows, sheep and chickens, and after the soup is boiled, whatever you want to eat, you can put it in and scald it for a few minutes, and you can eat it. The dish and the meat must be the freshest. As he spoke, he reported the name of the dish for a long time.

Tan Yin was surprised: "This dish is all raw!" ”

"That's right, that's the original taste of the food."

Lu Qing ordered good dishes, and Lu Yin ordered Yanting a unique dew liquor in Beijing, and ordered wine from the Western Regions for the girls. The men and women in the north are bold, and the women are also good at drinking, and the girls rarely drink, but when they go out, Yan Ting nodded to a few, Tan Yin and Yan Min looked at each other and smiled, looking forward to it.

Yan Ting said to Lu Yin: "I came in just now and saw a lot of carriages parked at the door, many of which are BMW incense cars, which must be from the family of the wealthy and powerful in Shangjing. ”

"My cousin is really well-informed, this hot pot is not uncommon in Beijing, this Xianpinju can be unique, because it has three uniques, the first is the "pot", this high copper pot is the originality of Xianpinju, the temperature is high, the meat is under the pot, you can eat it after two shabu, hot pot hot pot, eat is the original taste of this ingredient. The second must be "fresh", the key to this hot pot is to see whether the raw materials are good or not, the beef and mutton of Xianpinju are transported from the Agai grassland in the northwest, and after being killed alive, the blade is as thin as a cicada's wings into thin slices, and it is cooked in the soup, which is extremely fresh and tender. The third must is "wine", the wine of the Western Regions has come to Middle-earth thousands of miles away, and it is difficult to taste so many fine wines elsewhere. ”

Hearing this, Tan Yin said: "We don't have this way of eating, but it's very unique. ”

"That's, by the way, I heard that there is a pork in Hangzhou, which is raw fish fillet, so can you eat it?" Lu Qing answered.

Yan Min was excited when he heard it, "I can eat it, it's delicious, I love to eat it very much, this fish is a live fish that was directly transported from the beach in the morning, and then used a blade to form a piece, but it's a pity that you didn't go to Hangzhou." As he spoke, he couldn't wait to bring him up directly from Hangzhou.

"The products are different in different places, and the food is also different, I have been to the land of Bashu, where there is also hot pot, but the food is spicy and fragrant, and this hot pot is different. Let's just say that this wine is available everywhere, we have rice wine over there, grape wine is abundant in the Western Regions, and sorghum wine is abundant in the north. Yan Ting said.

While speaking, Xiao Er brought up the dishes and wine, and Lu Qing poured wine for the sisters.

"Look, this cup is transparent, this wine red is gorgeous, it's so beautiful." Yan Min raised his wine glass, his eyes were at the same height, and he looked at it carefully.

Lu Qing said: "This is a glass from the Great Qin through the Western Regions, although we have glass in the Central Plains, the price is too high, and it is not as transparent as this." ”

Tan Yin looked at the red and glamorous wine and said, "It seems that there are really a lot of good things in this Western Regions!" ”

Lu Yin nodded and said, "Grapes, cucumbers, and sesame seeds were introduced from the Western Regions. A few years ago, the Central Plains and the Western Regions were cut off by Great Xia, and these fine wines and utensils were all smugglers, and the prices were extremely high. After Yang Che, the Hou of Zhenbei, won Yingzhou at the beginning of last year, although Daxia still controlled most of the Hexi Corridor, its strength was not as good as before, and these things slowly came in, and now there are many varieties and the price is much lower. ”

"I see, it seems that Yang Che, the northern marquis of this town, has given us a good mouth." Yan Ting said with a smile.

"Yang Che! Oh, my gods! I wanted to meet him when he was in Hangzhou last year, but unfortunately I didn't have the chance. Cousin, can you arrange for me to meet him? Even if you look at it from a distance. Yan Min arched his hands at Lu Yin in a gesture of pleading, his big watery eyes fluttering and flickering.

"Ah...... I love it too! Lu Qing also jumped up and let out a long series of screams.

Tan Yin saw Yanmin's nymphomaniac appearance, turned her head and snickered. Yan Ting saw his sister looking like such a puppy, and touched his forehead with his hand, and couldn't stand it anymore.

"The marquis of Zhenbei is high and powerful, how can I see it, the Xu family brothers are quite friendly with him, but it's a pity that ......" Lu Yin seemed to be accustomed to his sister's nymphomaniac, and stopped halfway through speaking.

Tan Yin glanced at Yanya when she heard this, and hurriedly said, "Hurry up and eat, I'm hungry." ”

Lu Qing hurriedly put the meat and vegetables in the pot, and after rolling for a while, he took them out and distributed them to everyone to eat, and it was delicious, especially the beef and mutton, one side was very thin, wrapped in sauce, fat, tender and juicy, and the south ate less, and the way of eating was different. Wine was a novelty, and several girls drank a lot.

After eating for a while, there was a sudden knock on the door outside, Tan Yin sat down, went to open the door, and saw an eighteen or nineteen-year-old noble boy standing at the door, the man suddenly saw so many girls inside, and couldn't help but be stunned. When Lu Yin saw him, he hurriedly stepped forward and introduced him to everyone, it turned out to be Zheng Xi, the son of the Marquis of Jingning, and this immortal residence was his mother's property.

After meeting everyone, Zheng Xi smiled at Lu Yin and said, "I remembered that you asked me to book a seat today, and I saw you coming in just now, so I came over to take a look." ”

Lu Yin and Yan Ting exchanged a few words with him, Lu Qing was quite familiar with Zheng Xi, and several other girls were a little uncomfortable when they saw a strange man there.

Fortunately, Zheng Xi said a few words, and then said: "Brother Lu, Brother Gao, I also have a few friends over there, and I usually like to make friends the most, why don't you go and have a drink or two together, sit for a while and come back?" ”

Yan Ting saw that this person was quite bold, his words were enthusiastic, not polite, he was already well-traveled, looked at Lu Yin, nodded and said: "Thank you Brother Zheng, then it is better to be respectful than to obey." ”

Yanting Lu Yin and Zheng Xi went together, and several girls continued to eat and chat.

Yan Min asked curiously: "Marquis Jingning, as a nobleman, how can his wife's family have such an industry?" ”

Shinong businessmen, merchants are the last class. Xungui owns a large area of mountains, forests, land and fields, although His Majesty is paying more and more attention to business, and today's prince is even more business-oriented, but Xungui's direct business is despised.

"Don't you know, although these princes are noble on the surface, they have a big family, some of them are not deep, but the pomp is not small, they are all holes, and there are only good-looking doors. Lao Jingninghou is proficient in eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, and he has accepted I don't know how many concubines, more than 30 concubines and concubines, and he can spend as much money as he wants. When Zheng Xi's father was still the son of Jingning, the family was empty, and the Zheng family had no choice but to marry the rich, and originally wanted to have a concubine at will, but these rich families were all fine! How can I see it, I had to let the prince marry Zheng Xi and his mother Jin. The Jin family is the richest man in Beijing, and he has always wanted to marry Xungui, and he heard that Zheng Xi's mother's dowry is as much as one million taels. Lu Qing talked about the gossip in the capital.

"What about the two families after they get married?" Tan Yin asked.

"What else, although Zheng Xi's father is not as unreliable and difficult to gamble as Lao Jingninghou, he has also accepted countless beautiful concubines and many concubines, fortunately, this hole has been filled, but the Zheng family has a large population, complicated relationships, and many things."

Yan Ya sighed: "Qi Da is not a coincidence, presumably this Mrs. Zheng will not have a comfortable life. ”

"The marriage is a good marriage between two surnames, the Zheng and Jin families take what they need, one wants to benefit and the other wants a name, as for how this Mrs. Zheng is doing, how many people really care!" Tan Yin sighed.

"Okay, okay, this wine is good, drink!" Seeing that everyone was a little sad by their words, Yan Min hurriedly raised his wine glass to change the topic.

At this time, Xiao Er came in, gave two plates of fresh beef and mutton and wine, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is our best snow cow, a cow is only cut on a plate, there is no one on the menu, and this aged wine is even more precious." ”

Lu Qing was surprised: "This ...... We didn't order it! ”

Xiao Er smiled at her and retreated, and everyone knew that it must have been sent by Zheng Xi.

Since people are well-intentioned, they are naturally disrespectful. This snowfin melts in your mouth and is extremely tender, which is really delicious in the world. The wine was different from what I had drunk before, with a strong color, aromatic smell and mellow taste, and it was indeed a superb wine.

"Well, it's delicious! Originally, I was still too fatty to be meaty. Tan Yin sighed while eating.

Yan Min saw the beef and wine delivered, "I think this Zheng Shizi and his cousin are quite good friends!" ”

Tan Yin said as if listening to a story: "Listening to the story of the Zheng family just now is more exciting than telling a story!" I think that Zheng Gongzi just now is very bold, not like he came from such an intertwined big family. ”

Lu Qing said: "He likes to make friends, originally our family and his family status is also quite different, I don't know if it's because of my mother, my mother and his mother also have a lot of contacts, he and his brother are quite close." ”

Tan Yin silently took a sip of wine, estimating that this kind of drama in which the father relied on his mother's wealth, but ridiculed his mother's businessman, should resonate very well with the two.

"It's not easy to go to Kyoto City, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and the royal family and nobles." Yanya sighed.

Yan Ya didn't say much, her sigh, everyone remembered her tortuous marriage, and they were silent.

After a long while, Yan Ting and Lu Yin finally returned, and everyone ate and drank again before returning home.