Chapter 9 The First Home in the World
I didn't know the place outside the palace, so I had to ask Suo Etu. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
Don't think about it, and say that it's a good hospitality.
praised the dishes compared to the imperial meal, which made Wang Kai's mouth greedy.
Kangxi didn't think so, and chose this place to visit.
"Brother Xuanye, you are asking the right person this time. To say that in this capital, in addition to the fact that I think the food in this imperial dining room is quite to my taste, it is a hospitable residence.
"I heard that the ancestor of the shopkeeper of this hospitable residence was the imperial chef in the former Ming Palace, and after Li Zicheng entered the palace, this imperial chef took advantage of the chaos to escape from the palace and left his hometown for many years, and he had no relatives.
"So he took out the hundreds of taels of silver he carried with him from the palace and opened a restaurant called 'Good Hospitality' in the capital. Now the imperial chef who escaped from the former Ming Emperor's palace has passed away, and now one of his grandsons has inherited the family business and cooking skills.
Since the food of this 'hospitable residence' has spread throughout the capital, there is an endless stream of people going to eat. However, in order to ensure the quality of the meal, the shopkeeper came up with a rather fresh rule in the past few years: every morning, noon and evening, only 50 tables of banquets are held, so if you want to have a meal at this hospitable house, you must pay a deposit several days in advance.
"However, I am an old acquaintance with the shopkeeper of this 'hospitable house', and you two only need to follow me with me, and when the time comes, let you have a good taste of the food of this hospitable house, which is definitely not much worse than the dishes cooked in the palace dining room.
"For this recommendation of mine, I don't know if Brother Xuan Ye is satisfied. When he heard Xuan Ye inquire about the delicious places in the capital, his eyes lit up, and he couldn't stop when he opened the chatterbox, and praised the "hospitable residence" restaurant he frequented without hesitation.
Because Suo Etu was only seventeen years old, he was one year younger than Xuan Ye. After Sonny became the minister of Gu Ming, he often took his favorite second son Suo Etu to the palace, and became his companion at first sight with Xuan Ye. The two of them can be said to have grown up together since childhood, in front of people, the two of them will be courtesy, and they will be called brothers after people.
Regarding what Fang Cai Suo Etu said, Wang Kai naturally felt that this guy was a little too embarrassed. However, when he came to this unfamiliar place, he could only swallow his anger. After all, the imperial capital he knew was very different from the capital more than 500 years ago.
"Satisfied, satisfied, very satisfied. What's that, Brother Suo, just drive in front and lead the way, and I will go with Brother Wang Kai and you. I'd like to see what this hospitality is, as you say, rivaling the food cooked in my kitchen. ”
After listening to Suo Etu's triumphant introduction, Xuan Ye was immediately very interested in the "hospitable residence" he mentioned, and immediately decided to go there, and said without hesitation.
So, under the guidance of Suo Etutou, Wang Kai and Xuan Ye walked through a street, crossed two alleys, turned three corners, and walked for about half an hour, only then did they see a three-story restaurant that looked very elegant on the side of a bustling street, and there was a door plaque hanging on the door of the hall on the first floor, with three big characters written on it: Good hospitality.
It's just that although these three brush words were framed and hung on the lintel, they were not signed, and I don't know who the inscription is. In addition, from the point of view of calligraphy, the writing of these three characters is not very outstanding. However, from that stroke, tick, and stroke, it can also be seen that the person who wrote the inscription is a reader.
"Brother Suo, I see that the three calligraphy words mentioned on a plaque hanging on the lintel of this 'hospitable residence' restaurant seem to be from the hand of a literati and ink writer, but they are not everyone's handwriting, nor are they celebrities.
"It's better than this, Brother Suo, if the food in this restaurant is really as you said, comparable to my imperial dining room, I will personally pick up the pen and write, how about writing five brush words for this hospitable house, 'The first residence in the world'?" Xuan Ye, who was standing not far from the door of the hospitable restaurant, turned his head to look at Suo Etu, who was standing side by side with him, and stretched out his finger to point to the plaque on the lintel in front of him, and said meaningfully after commenting on it.
Xuan Ye, who hadn't been out of the palace to play and hang out in the company of people for a long time, felt that in this world, the imperial dining room in the palace where he lived was a gathering of well-known chefs from all over the country, and the most delicious food in the world was made by them. If, outside of this palace, there was a restaurant that could occasionally match the dishes of the imperial chefs in the imperial dining room, in his opinion, it was almost impossible.
"Okay, Brother Xuan Ye, this is no joke. You have to take it seriously. Later, after you and Brother Wang Kai go in with me, I will call the shopkeeper of the hospitable house and personally arrange a secluded private room for the three of us.
"When the time comes, we can talk about things in the private room and enjoy delicious food. Although I didn't know that Brother Wang Kai could impress Brother Xuanye in this matter, I dare to pat my chest and promise that this delicious food in a hospitable place will definitely make Brother Xuanye unforgettable. ”
Suo Etu, who was standing on the side, immediately became excited after hearing that Xuan Ye had made this bet with him, he patted his chest, swore a package ticket, and said in a firm tone.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Kai and Xuan Ye followed Suo Etu, who led the way, into the hospitality house. As soon as he entered the lobby of the restaurant, the shopkeeper who was waiting on the side walked up to him, and asked Suo Etu, who led the way, to salute An, and the enthusiasm was as if he had known each other for a long time. And after Suo Etu took out a tael of silver from his sleeve, he sent the shopkeeper to call their shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper who received the reward couldn't close his mouth happily, and after hearing Suo Etu's command, he immediately agreed painfully. Turning around, he went to the back hall to call them the shopkeeper.
After less than half a cup of tea, the curtain of the door in the back hall was lifted, and under the guidance of the shopkeeper, a fat-headed and big-eared cook with an apron tied around his waist and a spoon in his hand walked over in three steps and two steps.
"Brother Suo, I haven't seen you for a long time, it's really that gust of wind that blew you here. I listened to Xiao Er say, it's Brother Suo, you are here, I am just cooking dishes, I didn't have time to change my clothes, so I ran directly to this side. The fat-headed and big-eared cook walked up to Suo Etu, smiled from ear to ear, like a Maitreya Buddha, and said with a smile on his face.
"What's that, the white shopkeeper. I've brought two friends with me and want to have lunch together at your hospitable home. I didn't send someone to book in advance, which was a bit abrupt. However, since I have come, I will take the liberty of asking the white shopkeeper, is there any spare private room in your hospitable house?" After Suo Etu listened to the white and chubby cook standing in front of him, he immediately clasped his fists and asked the other party in a very kind and polite tone.
"Brother Suo, the three of you are really a coincidence today. If it had been placed in the past, there would have been no spare private rooms in my hospitable residence. Even in this hall, the seats have already been booked.
"Today, there happens to be a private room that has been unsubscribed by the guest, which is the innermost private room on the left side of the corridor on the second floor, which is relatively secluded and will not be disturbed, which is very suitable for chatting and talking between friends. I don't know, what does Brother Suo think?" the white shopkeeper continued to say with a smile while waving the spoon in his hand.
"Alright. We're going to have this private room on the second floor. What's that, the white shopkeeper's. I see that your business in the restaurant is also quite prosperous today, can you introduce my two friends who have just arrived here, and those celebrities and distinguished guests from the capital have come to enjoy lunch today?" Suo Etu nodded with satisfaction, and glanced at Wang Kai and Xuan Ye, who were standing side by side behind him, and asked the white shopkeeper standing in front of him.
The white shopkeeper glanced at Suo Etu, who was standing opposite him, angrily, and then introduced it and said: "Brother Suo, you are my old acquaintance here, and those celebrities and distinguished guests in the capital come to dine on weekdays, I am afraid that you are much more clear than me."
"Okay, since, Brother Suo, you want me to introduce your friend, then I have to show off in front of you, Brother Suo. The people who have lunch here here today are people from the rivers and lakes and martial arts, like the two brothers of the Zheng family, who are swordsmen and warriors......"
After hearing this, Wang Kai suddenly understood, it turned out that this Suo Etu deliberately brought him and the young Kangxi here, and he had already colluded with the white shopkeeper of this hospitable house in advance to arrange it, and at this time, he just acted a realistic show in front of the young Kangxi and him.
In the eyes of Wang Kai, who suddenly realized at this time, Suo Etu had already learned in advance about the collusion between Ao Bai and people in the martial arts of the rivers and lakes, and the Hospitable House was a place where many well-known people in the capital came to eat, and it was not surprising that the two Zheng brothers, who joined Ao Bai and had no shortage of silver and silver, came to the Hosplayer House for dinner.
However, what made Wang Kai a little puzzled in his heart was that this Suo Etu had obviously already had some evidence that Ao Bai colluded with Jianghu martial arts people in an attempt to commit chaos, why didn't he tell the young Kangxi to know, and suddenly chose to take the young Kangxi with him to this elegant place where there is no shortage of silver and silver in the Jianghu martial arts people.
Although, Wang Kai has not guessed the true intention of Suo Etu. However, he vaguely felt that this time, Suo Etu might tell the young Kangxi more about this matter. And the news that Wang Kai himself found out from his master Chen Jinnan may coincide with the thoughts in Suo Etu's heart.
After thinking of this, Wang Kai, who was stunned for a moment, walked to Suo Etu's approach when no one was paying attention, stretched out the thumb of his left hand towards him, and nodded. And just as Suo Etu was looking at it, he also bowed his head slightly at Wang Feng. From this, the two of them tacitly agreed.