The outer city of Jinling has a large population and a strong commercial atmosphere, while the inner city of Jinling does not have as many households as the outer city, and the streets are spacious and clean, and the environment is quiet and elegant.

The three provinces and six ministries of the Great Song Kingdom, other major yamen, and foreign official missions were concentrated in the inner city of Jinling, which added a lot of solemnity to the place, and also made the residents of the inner city appear to be more compliant than those in the outer city.

Most of the residents in the inner city are incumbent and official eunuchs, the military descendants of Lord Yin on their ancestors, the great Confucian talents with poetry and painting, the head of the Baiye Guild, and the most unfortunate are also wealthy businessmen and wealthy families with the status of donors.

It is precisely because these people are either rich or expensive that they have a particularly high degree of recognition of their identity as residents of the inner city, and because they are afraid of the majesty of the Son of Heaven, no one dares to do anything out of the ordinary, and they do not allow their subordinates to do anything wrong in the capital.

Of course, there is no shortage of areas and places in the inner city that are full of lights and drunkenness, but there is always a lack of a sense of pleasure in the outer city for entertainment and consumption.

The residents of Jinling City all know that if they want to have a good time in Jinling City, they still have to go to Yuhua Lane, and now Tianhuo is wandering around Yuhua Lane with his newly met good brother Wanfeng.

Yuhua Lane is really very different from other markets in Jinling City, there are no ostentatious signs, banners, no heavy makeup service staff in front of the store to solicit customers, almost every store outside the decoration and door is similar, only the size of the store is different, it looks particularly neat and orderly.

The merchants of Yuhua Lane have a natural sense of superiority, they don't look down on those vulgar and boring businesses in other blocks, and will only use those inferior means to attract guests, but they don't know the way of doing business - "integrity and quality" is the king to win, the continued prosperity of Yuhua Lane, is through the old customers word of mouth to have today's popularity, everyone cherishes the reputation of their own stores.

Tianhuo listened with great interest to Wanfeng's explanation of the origin of Yuhua Lane, the ears of the gray kite and the green cow are extraordinary, and they can naturally hear clearly, but they didn't expect Wanfeng to look lazy, but his eloquence is very good, and the slightly exaggerated tone tells the story is very attractive, it seems that Yuhua Lane is really a place where Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Tianhuo couldn't help but ask after listening to it for a long time: "Brother Wan, listening to you say this, it seems that you really know more about Yuhua Lane than ordinary people, you live on this street, right?"

Wanfeng smiled and said, "Brother, you guessed right." There is a saying, born in Si, grew up in Si, I am an authentic Yuhua Lane person, can I not know about this place?"

Tianhuo didn't laugh at Wanfeng and said with a smile: "If the younger brother didn't guess wrong, my brother's family not only lives in Yuhua Lane, but also has an industry on this street, right?"

Wanfeng's fat face rarely showed a hint of blush, it seemed that he was guessed by Tianhuo, he defended a little anxiously: "Brother, it's not my brother I deliberately solicited customers, although my family's Vientiane House is not the most famous restaurant in Yuhua Lane, but my family's food and service are not worse than others."

Besides, we are brothers, I can provide you with free accommodation, you are from other provinces, if there is a lot of inconvenience in the long-term guest house, you still need someone to come forward to guarantee, there is no such problem in my house, this is not a pit for you, right?"

Tianhuo saw the sincerity on Wanfeng's face, patted him on the shoulder and said, "What my brother said, how can my little brother not believe it, I will go to Vientiane Tower at noon today to taste it first!"

Wanfeng immediately smiled and said: "Good brother, I have a treat for my brother at noon today, I must let you have a good meal!"

Qingniu couldn't help but say to the gray kite again: "Senior brother, Master's vision is really accurate, and he chose this fat man from the street at a glance, and now the problem of food and accommodation has been solved, which is amazing!"

The gray kite nodded and said: "I'm afraid that the master is not only to solve the problem of food and housing, but there are also a series of deep meanings behind it, but we can't guess him." ”

Qingniu nodded frequently, deeply convinced, his admiration for Tianhuo was increasing day by day, and he had long forgotten the fact that his cultivation realm was much higher than that of his master.

Wanfeng soon brought the three of Tianhuo to a medium-sized restaurant in the middle of Yuhua Lane, and from a distance, you can see the three words "Vientiane Building" on the plaque with a unified specification, which looks no different from other restaurants, but I don't know what the internal situation is.

Wanfeng dragged Tianhuo and was about to go inside, Tianhuo gently grabbed Wanfeng and said, "Brother, I still have two people in the back, is it convenient to go in together?"

Only then did Wanfeng remember that Tianhuo seemed to have two subordinates, and hurriedly turned around and yelled at the gray kite and the green cow: "Quick, how do you two do the subordinates? What are you doing grinding and chirping? Don't you see me and your young master going in to eat? Don't you follow up." ”

Gray Kite and Qingniu knew from the conversation between the two just now that Wanfeng was a bastard with no scheming, and they had nothing to do with him, so they followed with a smile.

Tianhuo explained in a low voice: "Brother, these two of my subordinates are old men who have watched me grow up since childhood, I treat them as brothers, you don't want to be too fierce to them." ”

Wan Feng looked at Tianhuo in surprise and said: "Brother, you are too kind-hearted, the people of the capital are not as simple as you Yundian people, many people are villains who eat people and don't spit out bones, you are still so honest here, you will definitely suffer a big loss in the future!"

Tianhuo hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Thank you brother for your advice, it is precisely because I left my hometown and came to the capital, I am not familiar with the place, and there are not many people I can trust, so I have to treat my two subordinates well, or something will happen in the future, who will I rely on?"

Wanfeng scratched his head and said, "Eh, brother, you have a point, okay, I'll be kind to them." ”

Wanfeng lowered his voice this time and said: "Those two men, I respect you for escorting my brother all the way to Beijing, as long as you continue to take care of my brother in the future, I will treat you as my own people! My name is Wanfeng, and I am the young owner of this Vientiane Building, what is your name?"

The gray kite and the green cow were naturally full of gratitude for Tianhuo's protection, and hurriedly stepped forward to report their names to Wanfeng.

Wanfeng originally wanted to say how a good person came up with the names of two beasts, but then he thought that such a humiliating poisonous tongue was not suitable to say, maybe it was because people in rural places like Yundian liked to take this kind of name that was easy to feed, so he forcibly held back his words.

Wanfeng smiled: "Okay, you guys come in together, let you taste the craftsmanship of my Vientiane Building." ”

The gray kite didn't care about eating and drinking, but the green cow was overjoyed, and nodded again and again and followed behind the master.

As soon as Wanfeng arrived at the door, the two pretty maids who greeted him at the door said: "Hello young master, good guest officer, welcome to Vientiane Building, please sit inside." ”

Wanfeng frowned and said: "Why are you so unruly, next time ask the guest officer first, and then ask me how to do it." ”

The two maids said in unison: "Yes, young master, the slave knows that she is wrong, and she won't dare next time." ”

Wanfeng nodded with satisfaction, and strode into the Vientiane Building with the three of them.

The entrance to the Vientiane Building is a wooden shadow wall, the ground to the height of four feet is a whole wooden board, and the part above four feet is a wooden railing, through the gap in the wooden bar to see the scene in the hall.

There are thirty-six tables in the hall of Vientiane Building, it is not yet noon at this time, but nearly forty percent of the guests have been on it, it seems that the business of Vientiane Building on weekdays is really as good as Wanfeng.

There is a counter in front of the shadow wall, there is a forty-year-old man in a long robe standing in front of the counter, looking at the dress should be the shopkeeper, there are two cashiers and a bookkeeper behind the counter are busy, and the Shanlan above the shadow wall is inlaid with three huge words - "Fu, Shou, Lu".

The shopkeeper of Vientiane Building is very eye-catching, and his ears are also very good, and he hurriedly greeted Wanfeng and others when he saw them coming in: "Hello guest officer, welcome to Vientiane Building, I wish you to open the door and add blessings, longevity, and Jinlu, please sit inside." Young master, I don't know if you want to open a private room on the second floor or a private room on the third floor?"

Wanfeng looked at the shopkeeper and asked the guests first, and said with satisfaction: "Liu Da, well done, let's go to the private room on the third floor! Today, this young master invites his brother to dinner, and the meal fee will be recorded in my account, and the chief housekeeper will be notified to deduct it from my monthly list." ”

Shopkeeper Liu Da hurriedly responded, he personally led Wanfeng and his party upstairs, and a guy on the side had already run to inform the private room on the third floor to prepare.

The decoration style in Vientiane Building is indeed several grades higher than that of ordinary restaurants, the second-floor private room is much better than the hall on the first floor, and the third-floor private room is even more elegantly decorated and extraordinary, which makes people feel at home.

The shopkeeper settled Wanfeng, Tianhuo and others to sit down, personally brewed fragrant tea, and waited for the guests to order.

Wanfeng picked up his own original calligraphy and painting recipe specially drawn by the painter and handed it to Tianhuo and said: "Brother, come brother, don't be polite to me, if you want to eat, you can order it, you don't need to save money." ”

Tianhuo smiled and took the recipe, flipped it a few times, he was actually not looking at the dishes, but more interested in the recipe itself, and after flipping a few times, he appreciated the idea very much, and handed the recipe to the gray kite at the bottom of the table.

Tianhuo smiled: "Brother, don't be polite to me, it's the first time I've tasted your food, how do I know which dish of your family is more delicious, you are a young owner, or you should order the right one."

In addition to beef, there are no taboos on other ingredients, my guard has a big appetite, one person can eat for three people, brother, you can watch it. ”

Wanfeng laughed, and without refusing, he ordered more than a dozen signature dishes in his restaurant, and specially instructed the shopkeeper to make the portion of the dishes sufficient.

Qingniu glanced at the master gratefully, but he didn't expect the master to even think of the taboo of beef, and take care of his big appetite so much, he was moved to tears.

Soon the dishes were served one after another, the skills of the chef of the Vientiane Building were really good, and the three of them had eaten all the delicacies of the Song Kingdom for most of the year, and they were definitely gluttonous diners, and they had to praise the dishes of the Vientiane Building.

During the banquet, Wanfeng told some allusions and stories about Jinling City, Tianhuo told some strange things on the road, which made the atmosphere of the dinner very harmonious, Tianhuo rejected Wanfeng's proposal to drink, and said that he was tired from the journey and had a good drink another day, Wanfeng did not force it, and poured himself a few glasses.

After the banquet, Wanfeng specially arranged for Tianhuo master and apprentice to live in his own cross-courtyard, and ordered people to vacate two side rooms for them to live in, and since then Tianhuo has a place to settle in Jinling City.