"Shopkeeper Feng, what kind of dish is this Boiled Cabbage?”
"Boiled Cabbage? As the name suggested, boiled water was boiled with chicken, duck, and pork ribs. Then, the tenderloin and old hen were minced into meat paste and continued to be boiled. Finally, it was hung into a soup stock that was like boiling water and poured on the tender cabbage heart.
Although this dish didn't require half a month to prepare like the noodles, it would take the chef six to eight hours to prepare the broth.
The essence of the chicken, duck, and ribs was finally condensed into a bowl of soup.”
It sounded grand and exquisite.
Even though they had never eaten it before, they understood that Boiled Cabbage was different from ordinary dishes just by listening to the explanation.
In terms of exquisiteness, it was probably not inferior to the imperial cuisine, or even better.
After all, these dishes were all simple yet luxurious.
The last dish was fried rice. When they heard that the ingredients were ham, scallops, mushrooms, and more than a dozen high-end ingredients, the egg liquid was even and thin like golden threads. Everyone could imagine how gorgeous the fried rice was.
Even the gluttonous Confucians couldn't help but sigh.
One had to know that they had never even heard of these dishes before.
But now, the realistic works depicted on the menu were beautiful and irresistible.
Very soon, the curious Old Glutton had already started to order.
These dishes had been prepared beforehand. There was a certain limit to the number of dishes, and they quickly reached the limit.
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Slurp! Slurp…
"It smells so good. Not only is this noodle strong, but it also has a strong fragrance. It's really amazing!”
A sudden exclamation was heard. Many people looked at a glutton who had ordered noodles and was full of praise. They immediately revealed curious expressions.
One had to know that those old gluttons had a certain reputation. Everyone present more or less knew them.
The delicacies that these gluttons were full of praise for definitely wouldn't be bad.
"Ah, it's so hot!"
Suddenly, a shocked cry came from an old glutton sucking a palm-sized soup dumpling with a bamboo straw.
Soup Dumplings weren't a special dish and were popular in Jiangnan.
However, Zhang Xiaoshan had used the method of later generations to make the soup dumplings in Red Mansion. He had used pig skin jelly to make the soup filling in advance. The skin was as thin as Xuan paper, and the crab roe inside could even be seen from the outside, which made everyone marvel.
At the same time, the Soup Dumplings were not cheap either. They cost three taels of silver for one and one tael of silver for four.
If not for the disaster, one tael of silver would be enough for a family of four for a month.
"There's so much soup, and the skin is as thin as paper.”
The guests nearby looked at it and were also amazed.
The soup bun was the size of a bowl in front of him. It looked appetizing, especially under the thin rice paper-like skin, which was filled with juice. It was even more amazing.
One had to know that the Soup Dumplings were really stuffed, or the skin could not be made so thin.
Feng 'er, who was dressed in red, stood in the middle of the stairs. She looked around. Although some customers complained that the food was too expensive, no one said that the food was not delicious.
This was the Red Mansion, and the main thing was to be expensive.
Moreover, these were all the specialty delicacies of the Red Mansion. Even if he had just mentioned the recipes for the three dishes, it was likely that only those masters could replicate them.
However, just like a martial arts grandmaster, with the Red Mansion in front of them, no master would dare to cause trouble for the Red Mansion.
"Shopkeeper Feng, student Zhou Qing. My father is the Minister of Rites, Zhou Yun.”
At this moment, a handsome and carefree young man who thought himself to be elegant walked forward. The moment he opened his mouth, he mentioned his illustrious family background. Even the people who were listening at the side were shocked.
The six ministers had real power, second only to the two prime ministers.
The son of the minister was the second generation of the top officials in the future. He was much more confident than 'My father is Li Gang'.
"So it's Young Master Zhou. I'm Feng 'er.
Xiao Cui, bring Mr. Zhou to the private room on the third floor. There will be a 30% discount on tonight's expenses.”
Head Shopkeeper Feng 'er first bowed with a flirtatious manner. Then, she asked a maid beside her to bring Zhou Qing and the others to the upper level of the private room. She did not see Zhou Qing's slightly gloomy and handsome face.
When everyone saw this scene, they were also somewhat stunned.
From Zhou Qing's words, people with discerning eyes knew that Zhou Qing was interested in beauties and wanted to seduce her with his illustrious family background.
However, they did not expect that this Head Shopkeeper Feng 'er would not care at all.
"Interesting!"
In the crowd, An Shigeng, who was dressed in his spare time, saw Zhou Qing being defeated. Although he had expected it, he was still surprised.
This Shopkeeper Feng's overbearing style made him look at her in a new light.
"Investigate this Shopkeeper Feng's background and where the Zhang Clan found such a hero.”
"Yes, Young Master!"
An Shigeng was here today to meet Zhang Xiaoshan, so the dishes he ordered were all big dishes.
One tael of silver and one Gu of boiled cabbage!
Eight treasures meatballs for eight taels of silver!
Ten taels of gold for a Waterdrop Guanyin!
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Looking at the gluttonous feast in front of them, the surrounding curious guests looked sideways.
After all, if a noble with such spending power ordered food here instead of going to the private room, it was obvious that his motive was not pure.
In particular, many of the guests who recognized An Shigeng had the attitude of watching a show.
The Zhang family and the An family were both major merchants in Lin 'an Prefecture, and they were both great philanthropists. Not only was the competition in the business field fierce, but there were also many similar conditions.
The two families had only one heir and were previously silkpants of the Wenming Lin An House.
Therefore, the Zhang family opened a big restaurant and the An family found fault with them. Wasn't this the traditional scene of a dragon and tiger fight?
At this moment, there were thirty to forty dishes in front of An Shigeng. He only tasted one bite of each dish. It was comparable to an emperor's imperial banquet.
"As expected of the Zhang family's big signboard!”
An Shigeng suddenly stood up. Under everyone's anticipation, he slowly walked toward Shopkeeper Feng and said with a smile,"
"The Zhang Clan is indeed extraordinary.
Shopkeeper Feng, three days later, I'll bring my old man here for a meal. We'll set up a table according to the table just now."”
"Young Master An, you're welcome!"
When Shopkeeper Feng heard that An Shigeng had made a reservation, her face turned even more beautiful.
The others were also stunned by An Shigeng's generosity. A feast cost nearly a hundred gold. Even the emperor of the Song Dynasty would not dare to eat like this.
But at the same time, this also indirectly showed that no matter how expensive the food in the Red Mansion was, it could not stop the extravagance of those rich people.
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"What good stuff? It smells so good.”
As night approached, Zhuge Zhengwo pushed the crippled girl, Wu Qing, into the brightly lit Red Mansion.
Looking at the magnificent hall of the Red Mansion in front of him, the thousands of lights around him were as bright as day under the golden light. He wondered how much it cost.
One had to know that candles were also light luxury goods. One candle cost nearly a hundred coins.
The entire Red Mansion was brightly lit. At least ten thousand of them were consumed in a single night, which was close to a thousand taels of silver.
This was especially true when the candle was brighter than the traditional candles. It was obvious that it was a high-quality product with a higher value, so the cost was higher.
"The Zhang family has invested so much money. Can they make money?”
Ruthless looked around. Just the renovation alone would cost nearly ten thousand taels of gold, not to mention that this was only the first floor, the banquet hall, which was the most popular.
"Merchants are profit-oriented. If they don't make money, why would they spend so much money?”
Zhuge Zhengwo didn't believe that the Zhang family would make a loss.
Charity was charity. If the Zhang family also suffered losses in business, how could they save up such a huge family business?
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