With the encouragement of the imperial court, the restaurants and liquor shops of the Ming Dynasty became increasingly prosperous. The restaurant has become the first choice for dignitaries to entertain guests and friends. During the Yongle period, Zheng He went to the West and promoted his prestige overseas, and the envoys and businessmen of various countries gathered in Nanjing, and these restaurants were full of friends, and the grand occasion was unprecedented. These national restaurants stand on the map of the Ming Dynasty, leaving a long shadow for the prosperity and extravagance of the empire. These big restaurants are magnificent. Plaques with celebrity inscriptions are hung outside the door, mostly written in vermilion. I heard that the Son of Heaven Zhengde, who had just succeeded to the throne, personally opened a royal tavern. There are plaques on the left and right sides of the store door, and there are emperor's handwritten "the first tavern in the world" and "the four o'clock should be hungry food shop"; The wine flag at the door is hung high, and it is also the emperor's own handwriting, "This store sells lotus wine at four o'clock". Although the emperor played for a while, it was all imitating the Beijing restaurant. There must be a beautiful shopkeeper at the door of these restaurants to greet them, they wear square headscarves, purple shirts, silk shoes and socks under their feet, and their hands are respectfully crossed, and they say when they see customers passing by: "Please take a seat!" ”

There must be fine wine and delicacies in the building, there are folk brews from all over the world, such as Jingshi yellow rice wine, Cangzhou Cangzhou wine, Jinan autumn white dew wine, Shaoxing wine, Gaoyou Wujiapi wine, Yangzhou snow wine, Chengdu pi tube wine and so on; If the guests are elegant people, they may also drink the home-brewed wine of the scholars near Nanjing, which is more refined and has a lighter taste, such as the Fengzhou wine of the famous literati Wang Shizhen, the Zhenyi wine of the Nanjing scholar Wang Xuchuang, the Fengquan wine of Xu Qidong, the hibiscus wine of Qi Boxiu and so on. Dignitaries and dignitaries may taste the so-called "Ouchi wine", that is, the wine used in the court, such as Mandian incense, golden stem dew, Taixi white, lotus stamen, hibiscus liquid, golden plate dew, gentleman's soup, etc. After all, Ouchi sake is available from the sun, and it is impossible to prepare it at all times, so if the guests do not have such a mouthful, they can also try the "Daikannai Fa Shu", that is, the wine brewed by Guangroji Temple according to the recipe of the Imperial Ouchi, as a substitute.

Most of the people who come to the restaurant to consume belong to the literati and ink writers, even if they are officialdom dignitaries or small people in the market, they often have Yaxing who drink and write poems, so the restaurant also specially prepared a poetry card for the guests to write and express their feelings. If you are too interested in poetry, or if you are confident that you are good at calligraphy and literary talent, you can also wave Fang Xuan on the white wall. Well written, famous through the ages; If you don't write well, you can apply another layer of chalk.

Restaurants also often offer courtesan services, and sometimes, the restaurant is even a green house. At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Tang and Song dynasties imitated the system of "drinking with official prostitutes", and officials were strictly forbidden to store prostitutes in Fengyue places, but they could recruit prostitutes to accompany and sing in restaurants. But the ban was later ineffective, because there were always officials who couldn't resist the temptation of Fengyuechang and used it as a stronghold for making friends and socializing and tangling forces. The Qinhuai area, with its pavilions on the shore, can retain all kinds of literati and merchants, and can only be a gentle township created by fine wine and beauties.

Grandeur is beauty, and sophistication is also beauty. The small and medium-sized wine shops in the Ming Dynasty are naturally not known for their luxurious style, and the wine and food they prepare are not new and expensive. The private liquor store is not large, but it can handle the business of more than a dozen people. The so-called wine and food are nothing more than small wine in the countryside and chicken, porpoise, beef, mutton, no more than six or seven jars of wine, and no more than sixty or seventy catties of meat.

Although this drunken wind building is not a big hotel in the capital, it has become famous because of its proximity to the most famous fireworks place in the capital. It is said that the prostitutes in Goldfish Hutong are very expensive, and the dignitaries and business travelers are very wealthy, of course, the officials dare not swagger away, they all change into civilian clothes and pass quietly.

Jinyiwei set up twenty tables of banquets here, clearly saying that he would congratulate me, but in fact, it was Shi Yi who was the commander of Jinyiwei, entertaining guests from all sides and Jinyiwei's brothers. Although I followed and became the chief, I was at the end. Shi Yi sat in the middle, next to Ma Gonggong, Gu Gonggong, Master Rukong, then Murong Zhao, Liao Jianzhong, followed by Xue Shen, Hua Shichun, Gu Dayou, Ji Maotong and me.

Shi Yi is very good at persuading wine, and he coaxed Ma Gonggong to be happy, while Gu Gonggong still had a stiff face although he also drank a lot of wine, but he chatted with Murong Zhao, Liao Jianzhong and others. Xue Shen was just talking to Master Rukong, Hua Shichun, Gu Dayou, and I had been sitting silently, and Ji Maotong was drinking with the people at the other tables.

Shi Yi and the others were drinking, while telling all kinds of jokes, Liao Jianzhong looked at me a few times, I had the heart to toast, and I felt that I was the youngest, plus the things entrusted by Qiusheng, so that I was not hesitant, hesitating, Ji Maotong came back, full of spring breeze, looking at the three of us quietly, and couldn't help laughing: "Why don't you three drink?" Zhang Ying, today is your big day, you should drink a few more drinks, come, come, first salute a few fathers-in-law and adults, and then, you go to respect everyone! Murong Zhao nodded and said, "Exactly, everyone is here to congratulate you today, you are silent, you are not snubbing everyone's enthusiasm!" ”

Shi Yi listened, and he was upright, I quickly poured a glass of wine, stood up, and said: "My subordinates have today, and it is all the support of my fathers-in-law and adults, this glass of wine, my subordinates did it first!" After speaking, he drank it all, and the father-in-law smiled and said: "This wine is from the palace, you are young, good things come in pairs, let's have another glass!" "To tell the truth, although this wine is delicious, but it is also strong, I have been sitting silently, I have not touched any dishes at all, now Ma Gong is open, I can't refuse, I have to pour another glass, said: "My subordinates respect all fathers-in-law, adults!" As he spoke, he drank another glass, only to feel that his throat was hot, and just after he sat down, Gu Gong said fairly: "In this case, Zhang Ying, everyone has a drink, I wish you a high promotion!" ”

After three glasses of wine, I only felt that the world was spinning, and people sat down strongly, and their bodies were sweating. The people dangling in front of me made me even more dizzy. And they seemed to be talking and laughing, as if the wine was nothing. My eyelids gradually sank, Liao Jianzhong saw it, and said with concern, "Zhang Yingduo", someone around me came to help me, I completely closed my eyes, and I didn't know anymore.

I don't know how long I fell asleep, but when I woke up, it was bright outside, and the surroundings were quiet, and the occasional birdsong came from the window, letting me know that this was still the Pacification Division.

This is Tingtao Pavilion's room, it should be Liao Jianzhong's residence, my throat is dry, it hurts like a hot one, I just wanted to speak, someone said: "You woke up." Hardy, give him honey water. "The person who spoke was Liao Jianzhong, Hardy quickly brought a glass of honey water, I drank most of the glass, and I felt a lot refreshed, but Hardy had a sad face." This was sent by Miss Ningxi of the Hou Mansion! Liao Jianzhong walked over with a smile, I struggled to sit up, bowed my head and said, "My subordinates have drunk too much!" ”

"It's okay, it's okay, you're a young man, you don't know how powerful the palace wine is, but you drank three glasses in a row, and only slept for a day and a night, which is also a good amount of wine!"

"Ah, I've slept for so long?" I almost couldn't believe it, Hardy nodded, and Liao Jianzhong said: "You are also famous, but you have to be careful that the imperial historians impeach you for drinking and misleading." His words sounded like a joke.

"The subordinates won't dare in the future!"

"Hehe, I said it, this time everyone is happy, drink too much, drink too much." Liao Jianzhong still smiled, and after a while, there was a little more ridicule in his eyes, and said, "The first thing you arranged was to send your brother to the Hou Ye's Mansion, and as a result, he was chased back." ”

"What's going on?" My second monk-in-law, a little confused, but also remembered that Ning Boyang didn't come to drink yesterday, Liao Jianzhong got up and walked a few steps, and said: "Let Hardy tell you about this, I still have some official business to deal with, and we will talk about it later." ”

Saying that, he left with a smile.

"What the hell is going on? What about the big brother? I saw Liao Jianzhong walking away, and hurriedly asked Hardy, who cried and mourned, and said: "Big brother let people beat him, and he beat him twice, and he didn't dare to come out at home, for fear of being laughed at!" ”

"He is a hundred households in brocade clothes, who dares to beat him?" I almost said angrily, "The eldest brother was ordered to arrange eyeliner around the Hou Ye Mansion, and as a result, as a result, he saw Miss Ning Xi coming out, and he, he followed, because of the civilian clothes he was wearing, he was beaten by a newly invited nursing home in the Hou Ye Mansion. ”

"And then?" I asked, "Then, and then everyone found out that it was a misunderstanding, and they just gave up." As a result, later, someone really appeared around the Hou Ye's mansion, and the eldest brother led people over, hey, the skills are not as good as others, and other people's families were beaten, but fortunately, they suffered some skin injuries, but they also scared the snakes, and when the team came, the other party left early. ”

I heard it with a hot face, this is the first major event I have done since I was promoted to a thousand households, people live by their faces, not to mention Ningxi. "What's the deal with honey water? How did Ningxi know I was drunk? ”

"Second brother, Miss Ning Xi came to you because of the eldest brother's matter, and learned that you were drunk and not awake, so she went back and found someone to send you. It seems that Miss Ning Xi is good to you! Hardy has always been very old-fashioned, and when he said this, he was a little ridiculous.

"Where's the verbosity? Miss Ningxi is the same as Jin Zhi Yuye, we are just ordinary public people, forget it, is the eldest brother's injury really okay? "Speaking of which, I'm already a little anxious.