Chapter Eighty-Five: Eating
The canteen of Baoyuan Bureau has all kinds of tables, chairs and benches, and they are all good things that have been moved out of Qingyuan Bofu, plus the food tastes good, and the materials are solid and solid.
Many officials have given up the idea of going home to eat, and prefer to eat in the canteen.
"Lord Wang.."
"Lord Wang.."
"Hey, don't get up. . . Keep eating, this official is here to eat, just like you! ”
Seeing Wang Siqi coming, the officials and colleagues who were eating all put down the dishes and chopsticks and stood up. And Wang Siqi just shook his head and waved his hand to stop them one by one.
"This taste! Yes.. I'll just say it! The women of these artisan families, the craftsmanship is absolutely nothing to say, and they can help these artisan families make more money, and help our Baoyuan Bureau solve the problem of eating, why not? ”
"Yes! Lord Wang, since I have this canteen, I finally don't have to go home to eat my wife's cooking. I feel like I've gained a lot of weight! ”
"Hahahaha!"
....
Sitting on a bench outside the cafeteria, listening to the voices coming from inside.
Zhao Benchang couldn't help gritting his teeth with hatred, and muttered in his mouth: "You're a good kid, but you're really slamming the door!" This official is also a senior member of the DPRK and the Central Committee, and when he arrived at the Baoyuan Bureau, he was even reluctant to let me have a meal. ”
Just then, a woman who was cooking came over.
I saw Zhao Benchang with gray hair and sitting at the door.
Wiping his hands, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "This adult, why don't you go in to eat?" ”
"Humph! This official doesn't eat the food that comes from it! I can't afford to eat here. ”
"Look what the adults said. The rice of our Baoyuan Bureau is very fragrant! Even our Lord Wang always eats here, and always praises me for my good craftsmanship and delicious food! ”
"So, sit down, I'll get you a meal!"
After the woman finished speaking, she didn't wait for Zhao Benchang to speak, and walked straight into the cafeteria.
It didn't take long for a bowl of rice to come out.
The stoneware bowl was filled with a bowl of pork stewed cabbage, and there were two big white steamed buns on it, and Zhao Benchang, who was already hungry with his chest against his back, had no intention of stopping it.
Without the slightest prevarication, he took it.
was about to eat, but heard Wang Siqi's voice in the cafeteria: "Old man, remember to go to the account office of the Baoyuan Bureau after eating to pay the food fee for today's noon, and our Baoyuan Bureau's meal will have to be cashiered!" ”
Hiss...
This kid..
If you weren't old, you wouldn't be hungry! Zhao Benchang couldn't wait to put the bowl in his hand on Wang Siqi's head, but at this time, he could only answer hatefully: "This official will naturally not shorten your meal money!" ”
....
Sit at the table.
Ergouzi looked at Wang Siqi with some curiosity and said, "Lord Wang, since this bad old man is very bad!" He also impeached you to the emperor in the court, why did the lord give him a bowl of rice to eat? ”
Wang Siqi casually grabbed a piece of pork and put it in his mouth.
Chew it lightly and the fat will burst out in your mouth. Fragrant! The fragrance is indescribable!
Then Wang Siqi explained with a smile: "This old man can't find me anything, but if I really let this old man go hungry in the Baoyuan Bureau, then I think that our Baoyuan Bureau is poor and can't even give out a bowl of rice!" ”
"After all, this official is in the capital, and he has always had a reputation for being kind and charitable... It's just a bowl of rice, and I'll let the account office charge him more money! ”
.... Benevolent.
Well.. The Yingying Yanyan of the Hidden Flower Pavilion and the Hundred Flowers Building all said that Wang Gongzi has always been very benevolent, especially for women who are confused.
Never owe money!
After eating, Wang Siqi, who wiped his mouth, got up and was about to leave, and Zhao Ben, who was sitting outside the door and burying his head in eating, saw Wang Siqi come out and couldn't help but speak: "Can Lord Wang stop first, Rong Benguan finish eating first, and then leave together?" ”
"Then wait for Lord Zhao?"
"Good!"
Ergouzi and Wang Siqi glanced at each other, and sat down not far from Zhao Benchang one after another.
Biting down the big white steamed bun in his hand, Zhao Benchang said with a smile: "One thing to say, your Baoyuan Bureau's cooking skills are good, have you learned it from a restaurant in the capital?" ”
"Have you studied in a restaurant?"
Wang Siqi couldn't help but smile dumbly and continued: "Baoyuan Bureau is just a small household, and Rao is every day this meal is just a solid material, and it is the taste of ordinary people's homes. ”
"On weekdays, it's okay to eat here, but if you take it out to entertain people, it will be a little unproductive."
Listening to Wang Siqi's words, Zhao Benchang rarely did not reply.
Instead, he nodded, and continued to eat with some recognition, and after a while, he raised his head again, touched his mouth casually and said, "Okay!" Lord Wang... Thank you for the hospitality of the Baoyuan Bureau, I'm full, let's go? ”
"No hurry, no hurry..."
Wang Siqi stretched out his hand to stop Zhao Benchang, and then said with a smile: "Lord Zhao, could it be that you forgot something?" ”
"What?"
"Food? Lord Zhao is really a noble person who forgets things, and he forgot this stubble as soon as he finished eating..."
Hearing Wang Siqi's words, Rao is Zhao Benchang also felt that his face was a little unbearable, and he quickly nodded and said, "Look at it, this official is old.... I can't even remember this little thing, so I'll give it here."
"As a minister of the imperial court, this official will naturally not lack your money."
Feeling out a piece of broken silver, Zhao Benchang wanted to hand it to the second dog standing aside, but the second dog did not take it directly, but shook his head and said, "Lord Zhao... Perhaps, some are not enough. ”
"Isn't that enough?"
In today's Ming Dynasty, the purchasing power of silver is still extremely strong.
In Zhao Benchang's opinion, the silver he gave was more than enough, but who said that he had already eaten the food of the Baoyuan Bureau?
Gritting his teeth, he thought he was going to the restaurant today...
Took out another piece...
Ergouzi continued to shake his head.
"Shhhhh Lord Wang, is it possible that this meal from your Baoyuan Bureau is higher than the price of a meal in the most expensive restaurant in Beijing? ”
Wang Siqi stood aside playfully, and said with a smile: "That's still far away, if this is changed to the Tibetan Flower Pavilion... Without a thousand taels of silver, I may not be able to let Lord Zhao out. ”
"And now, ten taels is enough!"
"Ten taels? Why don't you grab it! ”
Ten taels of silver! Where did he come from to eat ten taels of silver in a meal, Zhao Benchang couldn't help but grit his teeth, and his hatred for Wang Siqi was even more plain.
Then he said: "This official did not bring so much silver, and asked Lord Lao Wang to send someone to my house to fetch it..."
"Okay!"