Chapter 10: The Feast of the Hung Gate

On the top floor, Zhuang Qingming led the Su family to the room booked in advance.

Su Jinxi followed the people through the porch, she heard the noise and noise coming from the various private rooms, and through the door and screen, you could feel the drunken fans and the sound of dogs and horses under the prosperity of this restaurant.

Compared with these, Su Jinxi's biggest worry is, of course, the dinner that will start soon.

Entering the private room, a huge carved yellow rosewood table was presented in front of everyone, more than enough for the Su family of ten people, the table was full of delicate tea cups and plates, and even the chopsticks were delicate like works of art, carved with fine patterns. The chair is a sturdy backrest chair made of mahogany, and it is even a pleasure to sit on it and lean on the back of the chair.

There is another feature of Jiweixuan, that is, the third floor of the restaurant is a square space, and the four corners of the private room are designed as a viewing room with hollow walls on both sides and mahogany pillars instead of supports, which are named after spring peach, summer lotus, autumn chrysanthemum and winter plum, so guests can also see the beautiful scenery of the city outside the window under the shade of the precious plant potted plants on the wall, which is naturally the most sought-after private room in the whole restaurant.

Many people ask, "If it's winter, will anyone still book this private room?" In winter, these four open-air private rooms will be wrapped in strong bamboo curtains to ensure that they are airtight, and they can be lit in the stove in the middle of the house, and the temperature is absolutely the same as in spring.

Especially in July and August, when the weather is slightly cool, in the evening and night, blowing a warm breeze, tasting delicacies and fine wines, this is also one of the most distinctive private rooms of Jiwei Xuan.

Su Jinxi was about to sit down next to Liu Yu'e, but was stopped by the old lady, "Jinxi, you come and sit next to me, eat for a while, I have something to say to you, Yu'e, you can come too, know that you care about your family Jinxi, it's more convenient." ”

Jin Xi and Liu Yu'e glanced at each other, and had to listen to the old lady's words and sit down next to her, and the others also took their seats one after another. The eldest lady sat on the left side of the ancestor, and Jin Xi sat on the right.

Zhuang Qingming asked the old ancestor: "Old Mrs. Su, now, can you serve the food?" ”

The old lady put down her cane and nodded: "Well, it's okay, let's serve!" ”

Zhuang Qingming said to the shopkeeper who was already waiting outside the door: "Spring Peach Pavilion is servingβ€”β€”! ”

The shopkeeper clapped his hands, and a group of ordinary-dressed and well-dressed food deliverers came in one by one in order, carrying all kinds of delicacies and fruit snacks. Enter the private room in turn and gently put down the dishes, and then go out lightly. The smiles on their faces were the same, even the curvature of the corners of their mouths.

Zhuang Qingming told them before that all the service providers of the restaurant were trained by the restaurant itself, and many of them were driven to the street to beg and be homeless since they were children, but fortunately, the owner of the restaurant was a kind person, so he took in these orphans and trained them how to serve guests and serve tea and pour water.

Even Jinxi's best friend Xu Yingying once picked out one of these maids and brought her to her home to serve her own food and daily life, which is enough to see how well-trained the people of this episode of Weixuan are.

Zhuang Qingming came up with the dishes one by one, introducing the names of the dishes one by one. "This is the squirrel Guiyu, the two dragons playing with pearls...... "All kinds of delicacies almost dazzled people's eyes, but fortunately, all the eldest ladies here have seen the world, and these are nothing to them.

In the end, after all the dishes were ready, Zhuang Qingming said: "Old lady, all the dishes are ready, today our boss heard that the third lady of the Su family is going to take the exam of Guihuang Academy, so he specially arranged for me to open the twenty-year-old wine in the cellar of Jiweixuan to entertain everyone." ”

Zhuang Qingming waved his hand and motioned for his subordinates to bring the wine jug.

Old Madam Su said: "Hehe, this Boss Ling is really polite, then since this is the case, the old body will not be polite to you." ”

"Jiweixuan has also been taken care of by the Su family, and this wine should be given to the nobles on an auspicious day, and it also expresses our blessings to the third lady of the Su family and our gratitude to the Su family for taking care of our business." Zhuang Qingming said, and instructed his subordinates to pour wine for the ladies and ladies.

"Then since all the matters have been prepared, someone from my village will go down first to get busy, please use it slowly!" Zhuang Qingming exchanged a few words with Mrs. Su, then pushed the door and retired.

Mrs. Su said to everyone, "Come, let's have a drink, today is a happy day, and it is just in time for the festival, let's also have a good fortune!" Let's eat together today, no constraints, just be happy. ”

The sisters raised their glasses one after another, "Mrs. Xie will take everyone to spend the Lantern Festival together!" ”

Everyone drank all the wine in their glasses and talked nonsense.

Jin Xi thought to himself: "This wine is worthy of the treasure of the boss of Jiwei Xuanling, and it should only be a medium and high-grade wine, it is so mellow, and the aroma of the wine has already entered the nose before the cup is served." And there is a strange floral aroma in the wine. ”

The old lady saw that Jin Xi was just sipping wine, silent, and did not pick up vegetables, and guessed her thoughts: "Jin Xi, are you thinking about why this wine has a floral fragrance?" This is Boss Ling's exclusive secret recipe, which is made by adding a little petals and nectar when making wine, so it has a floral fragrance. She also gave this wine a nice name, called Drunken Flower Brew. ”

Jin Xi said: "It is worthy of the ancestors, and I guessed my mind at once, this wine is indeed delicious, and the aftertaste is endless." ”

The old lady said to Jin Xi when everyone was eating and didn't pay attention to her: "Jin Xi, what about your rejection of the Nine Emperor Princes before......

Jin Xi had just picked up an almond and wanted to put it in her mouth, and when she heard the old lady say this, she was so frightened that she dropped the almond on the ground. "Ancestor, do you remember this......

The old ancestor smiled and said: "Jinxi, don't get me wrong, I didn't mean to interrogate you, I just want to tell you that I won't pursue this matter, as long as you prepare for the next exam with peace of mind." ”

Jin Xi smiled and sandwiched a piece of fish for the old ancestor, and said, "Thank you for the kindness of the old ancestor, I will definitely live up to your expectations." ”

But this conversation was heard by Su Jinruo, who had sharp ears, and she said to the old ancestor: "Old ancestor, this Jinxi sister's refusal of the Nine Emperor Princes can be ignored, but what she experienced before, I am afraid that the blow to her will not be better for a while, and the current gossip ......."

Jin Xi frowned, and thought, "Jin Ruo, a dead slut, is actually saying bad things about me to the old lady again!" Ostensibly concerned about me, in fact, it was saying that I was not qualified for this exam and should not have gone out yet. ”

Just when Jin Xi didn't know how to refute, the old lady got angry.

The old lady angrily hit the floor with her cane, "Shut up! ”