Chang’an Small Restaurant - Chapter 100

    The Ministry of Rites will be tested soon, and the hot pot will soon be out of season. It is time to add another fire, or the last handful of wool. Shen Shaoguang decided to combine the scientific test with the hot pot. , the opening “Zhu Ding Banquet”.

    Ding is the most important weapon of the country, so the important minister of the court and the pillar of the country are also called Dingchen. This “Zhu Ding Banquet” is self-evident, it is a banquet to bless the scholars for their scientific examinations and their first success, and to become the Dingchen of the imperial court in the future. Because of the shape and eating method of hot pot, many scholars call it “Xiao Ding” according to the ancient meaning, so hot pot is once again associated with scientific research.

    Shen Shaoguang and Shao Jie said: “I think, when the time comes, a hundred-foot-long silk will be hung at the entrance of the wine shop, and the scholars who attend the banquet will be invited to leave their names. description.”

    “Like poetry collections, we also want to make this feast an annual feast. This long silk is connected with new and old every year, and accumulated year by year, it must be the boss One roll, the key, there can be a lot of ink marks of people who have risen to the top.” Shen Shaoguang painted the cake happily, “This thing can become the treasure of our store.”

    Shao Jie is also quite flexible, “Specially built a cabinet to put this scholar’s signature silk and silk, as well as the poetry collections we have printed over the years.”

    Shen Shaoguang clapped his hands, “Extremely.” It’s a pity that this showcase cannot be made of glass.

    “The volume of poems written by saints should be especially necessary.” Shao Jie said.

    Shen Shaoguang laughed, this buddy now hides the book like a dog’s head gold, according to his personal servant A Jin, his cousin Juro gave him an excellent one The Harrier, only had to look at it, but Shirou didn’t look at it because the knife he found was not precious enough…

    Shao Jie knew what she was laughing at, and didn’t feel ashamed at all, “Hey, that kid went to look for me again.”

    Shen Shaoguang laughed again, and then went on to talk about the setting of “helping the banquet”. This kind of banquet has always been an important occasion for scholars to expand their contacts. Those who passed the entrance examination in the same year will be officials of the same dynasty in the future. Some of them are opportunities to make contacts. , It is more beneficial to be familiar with these people in the test. Even if you don’t pass the test, it’s good to hold a group to warm up. Therefore, I think what they think, this banquet should have links such as place of birth, name, age, etc. There is a link to show talent, and there must be a link to private communication…

    The elegant meeting, they will be willing to come, after all, it is also an opportunity for them to show their reputation…

    Shen Shaoguang sucked his teeth, and felt a little distressed about spending money on a geisha: “Maybe they are willing to give a discount.”

    Shao Jie used to hear her talk about discounts, he understood what she meant, and couldn’t help laughing.

    Shen Shaoguang also understands the minds of these men. Is the money spent in Pingkangfang still called money, and where will the money go if it is not spent in Pingkangfang? Gee! Gee!

    Shen Shaoguang reminded him: “We not only spend money to hire geishas, ​​but also offer discounts on the day.” In the catering industry, what activities cannot be accompanied by discounts? No discount, what kind of activity?

    “I thought, with the official documents, the scholars of today can get half the price, and the rest can also get 20% off.”

    Shao Jie laughed: “It’s okay to set it lower, we are not looking for the profit of this day. Calculate, how much more money have these scholars made us earn?”

      As long as you have a reputation and traffic, are you afraid that you won’t be able to earn it back?

     And a little self-satisfied, maybe the profit of this restaurant is extraordinarily generous…

    As soon as steward Qin spoke about this event, he received a positive response from the scholars. On the spot, someone wrote a poem for “Zhu Ding Banquet”. This poem was later inscribed outside to create momentum for the event on the wall of poetry.

    When I heard that there was an inscription on plain silk, a scholar laughed and said, “This is a ‘small inscription’, and if he hits it one day, the Wild Goose Pagoda can be regarded as a ‘big inscription’.”

    Shen Shaoguang felt that this scholar was too thoughtful, “small title” and “big title”, this title is good, leaping to the top!

    Time is tight and advertising channels are limited. Except for the poetry wall, it mainly relies on word of mouth between the stewards, the face-to-face Amway and the scholars. When Shen Shaoguang was in the store, he often chatted with the customers about this matter.

    “We will come at that time.” The exceptionally beautiful Suzhou Ji Langjun who had been there two days ago smiled.

    Today, this gentleman is dressed more neatly than that day, quite a bit like a gentleman of yours, and his beautiful peach eyes smile, which is very seductive.

      Yes, the name of the third flower envoy can also account for the next one.

    Seeing this beautiful female shopkeeper looking at him like this, Ji Langjun smiled again, “I heard that the saint also visited your shop?”

    Shen Shaoguang smiled and said, “That’s what they say, but I don’t know if it’s true or not.”

    “It’s true, the hot pot in your shop is really likable.”

    Shen Shaoguang smiled and thanked him, “After Lang Jun is named on the Golden List, if he is an official in Chang’an, please visit him often.”

    “That’s natural.” Ji Langjun readily agreed, and then asked with a smile, “What did the saint ordered that day? Let’s have a taste as well.”

    Shen Shaoguang frowned and said regretfully: “I want to know too! I asked a few of them later, some said it was a milk soup pot, some said it was a clear soup, and some said it was a medicinal herb pot. Yes. There are so many customers, how can I remember it? It’s just that others can’t remember it, so why can’t this customer remember what he ordered?”

    “Don’t you remember it clearly on the cabinet?” Ji Langjun took a sip of the buttermilk.

    “I originally thought that the prices are the same, so it doesn’t matter if I don’t remember it… Now I have written it down in detail.” Shen Shaoguang shook his head regretfully.

    Ji Langjun smiled.

    After chatting for a while, Ji Langjun ordered the classic milk soup pot, and also ordered meat and vegetables such as lamb slices, fish balls.

    Shen Shaoguang asked with a smile: “After eating the vegetables, why don’t you have some hoto?”

    Ji Langjun smiled and nodded.

    “Where is this gentleman?”

    His friend still had no problem.

    “What about wine? Our store has Xinfeng wine, daughter wine, and local Biqiong wine and amber wine…” Although the recipe was all at the back, Shen Shaoguang introduced it again.

    As last time, Ji Langjun said: “It’s Xinfeng Bar.”

    Shen Shaoguang asked them to wait a moment and went downstairs.

    A few barbarians came downstairs, looked around at the door, and asked the steward aloud, “I heard that His Majesty the Emperor of your restaurant has been here?”

    The guests in the store, the stewards, and the hall runners all laughed, and even Shen Shaoguang laughed, after all, they were Hu brothers, they were really straightforward.

    “Come, come, and give us a portion of what His Majesty the Emperor eats!”

    The crowd laughed more and more.

    Several Hu people also laughed and went upstairs.

    Shen Shaoguang went to the kitchen to give instructions. After a while, the pots, vegetables and meat were prepared, and the two men from Suzhou and a few Hu people were brought up on large trays.

    Shen Shaoguang thought for a while, then went upstairs again, greeted Ji Langjun and his friends, and went to the Hu people’s table to be polite and asked if he needed more Add something else.

    The leader of the Hu people smiled and looked at Shen Shaoguang, “It’s a pity that there is no lady who sings in your shop.”

    Shen Shaoguang moved his nose slightly and said with a smile: “But we have a little man who is teasing.”

    The barbarian laughed.

    Shen Shaoguang said with a smile, “please wait for the guests”, then nodded to Ji Langjun and the two who were not far away, and walked downstairs gracefully.

    Going downstairs, Shen Shaoguang came to the counter, frowned, glanced at the second floor, and felt that his persecution paranoia was getting worse again.

    East city was closed, Shen Shaoguang took a car to go home. When I got home, I received a note from Lin Yan—I haven’t seen him for several days, so I guess something happened.

    “What’s wrong with Mrs. Tai?” Shen Shaoguang asked Liu Chang.

    “Mrs. Tai is very old, and occasionally has a childish temperament. I went to the garden for a long time two days ago and caught a cold.”

    Shen Shaoguang nodded, “Today is late, please plead for me in front of Mrs. Tai, and visit her old man tomorrow.” of.

    Shen Shaoguang wrote a note to Lin Yan and asked Liu Chang to bring it there. Who would have thought that he would come after dinner.

    Shen Shaoguang was surprised: “Is Madam better?”

    Lin Yan looked tired and smiled, “Fortunately, I had a fever two days ago, and I have retired today.”

    Shen Shaoguang stepped forward and rubbed his temples thoughtfully, “How about guarding at night?”

    “Yeah.” Lin Yan hugged her waist and rubbed her chin against her hair.

    Shen Shaoguang put down his hand and hugged him instead.

    After a moment of warmth, Shen Shaoguang pulled him to sit down, held the drink in his own hands, and said with a smile: “I have something to tell you, listen to me, is my problem worse?”

    Lin Yan got serious, “Speak.”

    “Two Suzhou scholars came to the store two days ago, and they spoke very elegantly. They drank the buttermilk that the northerners love, and did not drink tea. But choose Xinfeng wine, eat sheep and scorpions very well, love sour, spicy, and pasta. One of them is good-looking and dignified, while the other is taciturn. Although Yun is a friend, he is like a master and a servant. .”

      Most of the incense is made of a variety of spices, and even if the spices are different or the proportions are different, the fragrance will be different. As a former palace maid, as a former palace maid with a very sensitive nose, Shen Shaoguang still has some research on this.

    “If you said they knew each other, why didn’t they recognize each other?” Shen Shaoguang said slowly, “The most important thing, they all asked about what the saint ate in the store that day.” Actually, he asked the emperor What to eat, there are quite a few, who is not curious? But taken together, it makes people suspicious.

    “The northerners pretend to be southerners, hook up with the Hu people, and inquire about the sage’s diet…” Lin Yan summed up what Shen Shaoguang said, and nodded for a moment, “You have to take guardians when you go out, and try to go as little as possible. Dongshi, let the people in your wine shop be more cautious, I’m afraid something is going to happen.”

    He was very serious when he was talking about business, which reminded Shen Shaoguang of his identity, a high-ranking official in the red robe, a powerful figure in Jingzhao, Shen Shaoguang remembered that rainy night again, he raised his hand with a blade and cut the thief’s throat …

    Xu Shi realized his tone, Lin Yan smiled again, raised his hand to rub her hair, and gently instructed: “Be good, be obedient.”

    Shen Shaoguang looked at Lin Yan, “On the third day before the examination of the Ministry of Rites, there will be a ‘Blessing Banquet’ in the Dongshi liquor store, and scholars will gather at that time.”