Chapter 387 Chicken Porridge Brown Sugar Pie (4)
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Lao Yuan was sent away, and on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the inside and outside of Yuan's house were cleaned. Except for the mourning clothes that Tang Yuan was still wearing, all the items used for the Yuan family's official duties had been removed.
Although I still miss Lao Yuan in my heart, living people still have to continue to look forward.
On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Tangyuan could see smiles on his face several times a day. Wen Mingtang said that he might as well take advantage of the rare free time to go to the city and visit the restaurants that the officers often mentioned when they ate in the public kitchen. .
I have been sad and sad for many days, and I always want to express my depression. Besides, it is so lively outside, and I hear chatter and laughter outside the house every day. It is human nature to always want to see it.
That's why Wen Mingtang proposed to go shopping, and Tang Yuan was interested. Then he heard Wen Mingtang's suggestion to go to a restaurant, and it even touched on the hearts of Tang Yuan and A Bing.
Since you want to open a restaurant, it’s natural to see how your peers do it.
Therefore, after Wen Mingtang finished speaking, the two of them responded.
As for Zhao You who was helping, he didn't have any objections. Lin Shaoqing's order was to follow Master Wen, so he just followed.
The group of four tidied up briefly and then went out. Tang Yuan naturally refused to wear mourning clothes, so she only wore a green cloak on the outside to cover the mourning clothes inside, so as not to offend those who were taboo about having sex.
Chang'an City, which is always lively on weekdays, is even more lively in the first month of the year. The last place they decided to go to was near Qujiang Pool. There are many well-known restaurants and various dim sum shops in Chang'an City.
There are restaurants that specialize in fish, meat, and vegetarian dishes, and snack shops that specialize in apricot honey cakes, candied plum preserves, and so on.
No matter how big or small these restaurants and snack shops are, they are places where everyone from princes and dignitaries to common people will go to try something new on a whim.
Wen Mingtang secretly thinks that these restaurants and dim sum shops are somewhat similar to the Internet celebrity shops of later generations, but he can take a look and learn from them in advance.
Although the weather is cold, when I walk near Qujiang Pool, smell the fireworks in the air, and look at the brightly dressed tourists, I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but I feel that the originally cold weather has suddenly become warmer. got up.
The preferences of the people in Da Rong are somewhat similar to the preferences of the people of the Tang Dynasty in Wen Mingtang's time and space. The colors of their clothes and robes are bright and bright, just like the peonies that people at that time loved and loved.
Although Lao Yuan's incident had caused the group of them to dress in a low-key manner, looking at the bright and warm colors, their mood seemed to be infected and they couldn't help but feel better.
Watching the beautiful scenery and people walking along the Qujiang Pond, I walked through various dim sum shops. The shops that are famous among diners are indeed better than the shops commonly seen on the street, both in terms of store and food. Can be ordered.
The apricot honey cake has a crispy crust and a sweet interior with a slight floral aroma. The candied plums and candied fruits are brightly colored. As soon as you walk into the shop, you can smell the rich and sweet aroma of candied fruits and candied fruits in the air.
After visiting some dim sum shops, Wen Mingtang and his group were ready to find a restaurant for today's evening meal as it was approaching the twilight hour.
After some discussion, a few people chose a small restaurant that specializes in fish dishes. Although that small restaurant is also in Qujiang, it is near Furong Garden, which is the most popular place.
Although it is said that only the princes and nobles can enter the Furong Garden, everyone has heard of the beautiful scenery in the garden. Even if you can't enter, it is still good to look outside.
Wen Mingtang and his party also felt the warm atmosphere. As they walked towards Furong Garden, there were more and more people, and the luxurious and elegant carriages also passed by one after another on the wide road.
You don't need to ask to know that throughout the whole month of January, places like Furong Garden must have been "booked" by the nobles, and there were constant banquets every day.
Fortunately, I bought a lot of candied snacks in my hands, and the group ate them while walking. Although they walked slower with the crowd, they still had a lot to eat.
When there are many people, those who are expected to grow taller will have the advantage of seeing far because they are "standing tall".
Although he claimed to be not short among women, compared to Zhao Youlai, Wen Mingtang could not see the scene in his eyes, so he listened to Zhao Youlai, who "stands out from the crowd" in the crowd, talking about the scene he saw.
"Well, another carriage has arrived at Furong Garden. Look at the long skirt that touches the floor, and the way he is surrounded by people. He must be a noble man. Hey, he also brought many young men with him. Looking at the behavior of those men, he seems to be a noble man. The face is probably a princess or a princess, look at the hairpin on the head is almost full!"
"Oh, this time it's a young man. As soon as he got off the carriage, the people around him were sighing at how handsome he is. I don't think he's as handsome as our Lin Shaoqing!"
"Oh, this is an older one, looks more serious!"
"Oh, here comes another car. Oh, it's not going to Furong Garden. It's going to Zhaixing Building opposite. It's also a good place. The back of this person who came down looks familiar..."
Like her, Tang Yuan and A Bing, who could only see the backs of the nearby passers-by's heads and listened to Zhao You's "dictation" of the scenery, turned their heads and said to Wen Mingtang: "Although this Star Building is not like Furong Garden, only princes and nobles can borrow it. , but it is the most expensive teahouse in the entire capital. A pot of tea is worth as much as a meal at Hongyanlou. It is very expensive..."
Wen Mingtang had never heard of this before. When he heard that the three of them were mentioning the name of the Star Building, he instinctively raised his head and looked around. Although he was not as tall as Zhao You, who stood out from the crowd, he still made him look up. Wen Mingtang clearly saw the so-called Star-Zhaing Building not far away.
There is no other reason. Compared with the two-story height of the ordinary teahouse and tavern, the Zhaixing Tower is fully doubled, with a height of four stories. Naturally, as long as you look up, you can see the four-story teahouse standing there.
The first time he saw it, Wen Mingtang couldn't help but admire it secretly in his heart: Whether it was the auspicious beasts and auspicious clouds on the corners of the eaves or the five-color paintings carved on the windows and coffins, there were details everywhere. At a glance, it was clear that the design of this teahouse was... Made by famous craftsmen.
Of course, such a teahouse can be opened opposite Furong Garden. Teahouses and pubs in the city only have two floors, and time-honored restaurants such as Hongyan House are only built to three floors. However, this Zhaixing Tower can "exceed the rules". "It was built to four floors, which shows that its owner is not an ordinary powerful person.
A gust of night wind blew, and Wen Mingtang watched the banners hanging on both sides of the Star Building swaying slightly in the wind. The light and shadow of the lanterns hanging at the four corners fell on the banners, giving it a hazy beauty of fireworks.
Subconsciously, he picked up a piece of sweet and sour plum preserves and threw it into his mouth. Then he heard Zhao You suddenly say "Eh" and cried out in surprise: "It's our Mr. Zhao! Our Mr. Zhao went to the Star Reaching Tower opposite!" "