Dali Temple Small Dining Room

  Chapter 387 Chicken Porridge Brown Sugar Pie (4)

   Lao Yuan was sent away on the fourth day of the lunar new year, and on the fifth day of the fifth day, Yuan's house was cleaned inside and out. Except for the filial piety clothes that Tang Yuan was still wearing, all the funeral things of the Yuan family had been removed.

  Although I still miss Lao Yuan in my heart, the living still have to keep looking forward.

On the sixth day of the sixth day, the smiles on Tangyuan's face could be seen several times a day. Wen Mingtang said that he might as well take advantage of his rare free time to go for a walk in the city, and take a look at the restaurants that the servants often mentioned when eating in the public kitchen. .

  I have been sad and sad for many days in a row, and I always want to express my depression in my heart. Besides, it is so lively outside, and I hear the chatter and laughter outside the house every day. It is human nature, and I always want to go and see it.

   It was Wen Mingtang who suggested to go shopping, and Tangyuan moved his mind, and then Wen Mingtang said that he went to the restaurant to have a look, and even talked about the relationship between Tangyuan and A Bing.

  Since I want to open a restaurant, it is natural to see how my colleagues do it.

   As a result, the two of them agreed as soon as Wen Mingtang finished speaking.

  As for Zhao You, who helped, he had no objection. Lin Shaoqing's order was to follow Master Wen, so he just followed.

  The group of four tidied up a bit and went out. Tangyuan naturally refused to wear filial piety, but put a blue cloak on the outside to cover the filial piety inside, so as not to offend people who are taboo about funerals.

  Chang'an City, which is lively on weekdays, is even more lively in January. The last place the group of them discussed was near Qujiang Pond. There are many famous restaurants and dim sum shops in Chang'an City.

   Restaurants specialize in fish dishes, meat dishes, and vegetarian dishes, while dim sum shops specialize in apricot cakes, candied plums, etc.

  No matter how big or small these restaurants and dim sum shops are, they are places where everyone from princes and dignitaries to ordinary people will go to try something new on a whim.

  Wen Mingtang privately 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 you walk near Qujiang Pond, you can smell the smell of fireworks and firecrackers in the air, and look at the brightly dressed pedestrians. I don’t know if it’s an illusion. I always feel that the cold weather suddenly becomes warm up.

  The preferences of the people in Great Rong are somewhat similar to those of the Tang Dynasty people in the time and space where Wen Mingtang lived. The colors of the dresses and robes are bright and bright, just like the peonies that people sought after at that time.

  Although it was because of Lao Yuan's incident, the group of them dressed in a low-key manner, but seeing the bright and lively colors everywhere, their mood seemed to be infected, and they couldn't help getting better.

Looking at the beautiful scenery and pedestrians along the Qujiang Pond, while shuttling among various dim sum shops, the shops with some famous names among the diners are indeed better than the shops commonly seen on the street, regardless of the shop or the food. Can order.

  The apricot flower honey cake is crispy, sweet inside with a slight floral fragrance, and various 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.

  Walking around some dim sum shops, Wen Mingtang and his party were going to find a restaurant to solve today's evening food when Youshi was approaching.

  After some discussion, they selected a small restaurant that specializes in fish and vegetables. Although that small restaurant is also in the Qujiang generation, it is going to be near the Furong Garden where the most pedestrians are.

  Although only princes and dignitaries can enter the Furong Garden, everyone has heard of the beautiful scenery inside the garden. Even if you can't enter, it's good to look outside.

  Wen Mingtang and his group also felt the warm atmosphere. The more they walked towards the Furong Garden, the more people there were, and the luxuriously decorated carriages passed by the wide road one after another.

  You don't need to inquire about it, but you know that places like Furong Garden must have been "enclosed" by the nobles throughout January, and there are constant banquets every day.

   Fortunately, I bought a lot of candied snacks in my hand, and the group ate while walking. Although they walked slowly with the crowd, they also satisfied their eyes.

  When there are many people, those who are naturally tall will have the advantage of seeing far because they "stand tall".

  Although he claimed that he was not short among women, compared to Zhao Youlai, Wen Mingtang couldn't see what he saw, so he listened to what Zhao You, who was "outstanding among the crowd", said what he saw.

"Well, another carriage has arrived at Furong Garden. Look at the long skirt that stretches the floor, and the appearance of hugging the front and back. He looks like a nobleman. Hey, he also brought a lot of young gentlemen. Judging by the manners of those gentlemen, they seem to be In front of you, it's probably some princess or princess, look at the hairpin on the head is almost full!"

   "Hey, this time it's a young gentleman. When he got off the carriage, the passers-by around him were all feeling so handsome. I don't think he is as handsome as our Lin Shaoqing!"

   "Oh, this one is older, looks more serious!"

   "Hey, there's another one, oh, it's not going to Furong Garden, it's going to the Star Picking Tower opposite, it's also a good place, the back of this person looks familiar..."

Like her, Tang Yuan and A Bing, who could only see the backs of the pedestrians nearby, heard Zhao You's "dictation" of the scenery, turned their heads to Wen Mingtang and said: "Although this building is not like Furong Garden, it is not for the princes and dignitaries to borrow. But it is the most expensive teahouse in the entire capital, drinking a pot of tea is worth a meal in Hongyanlou, it is very expensive..."

Wen Mingtang hadn't heard of this before, but at this moment, hearing that the three of them were mentioning the title of Star Tower, he instinctively raised his head and followed the reputation. Although he didn't have Zhao You's outstanding "height", but this raising of his head still made people Wen Mingtang could clearly see the so-called star-catching building not far away.

  There is no other reason. Compared with the two-story height of ordinary teahouses and taverns, Zhaixing Tower has doubled the height of four-story buildings. Naturally, you can see the four-story teahouse standing there just by looking up.

The first time he saw it, Wen Mingtang couldn't help but secretly praised in his heart: Whether it's the auspicious beasts and auspicious clouds on the corner of the eaves or the five-color paintings carved on the window coffin, there are details everywhere. From the hands of famous craftsmen.

Of course, to open such a teahouse opposite the Furong Garden, the teahouses and taverns in the city only have two floors at most, and such time-honored brands as Hongyanlou can only be built under the regulations of three floors. "It was built to four floors, which shows that its owner is not an ordinary dignitary.

  A gust of night wind blew, and Wen Mingtang watched the banners hanging on both sides of the Star Picking Tower sway slightly in the wind, and the lights and shadows of the lanterns hanging at the four corners fell on the banners, which gave a somewhat hazy beauty.

Subconsciously, he picked up a piece of sweet and sour plum preserves and threw it into his mouth, then Zhao You suddenly let out a "huh" and exclaimed in surprise: "It's our Master Zhao! Our Master Zhao went to the Star Picking Tower opposite! "

  (end of this chapter)