Red Mansion!
This was a huge restaurant that the Zhang family had spent eight months to supervise and build.
On one side was the newly built ten-mile long embankment of West Lake, backed by a bustling pedestrian street. It could be said to be the best location in the prime location.
The Red Mansion naturally took the meaning of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. It was a large restaurant built by Zhang Xiaoshan to cater to scholars.
Only a masterpiece could open up a market among the literati.
Three generations of aristocrats!
Even in a high-end restaurant, if one did not have a restaurant culture, they would be like a nouveau riche with no foundation.
Thirty thousand taels of gold had been invested into the entire Red Mansion. The restaurant occupied ten acres of land and nearly thirty acres of West Lake water as a dock. It was extremely majestic and magnificent.
The bottom of the building was made of concrete, and the upper layer was made of solid wood.
After completion, the entire restaurant was classical, elegant, and beautiful.
Especially under the bright lights, the atmosphere was even more romantic and noisy.
Boom! Boom!
Two skyrocketing cannons exploded in the sky.
As the crackling of firecrackers resounded through the streets, the Red Mansion Restaurant officially opened for business.
The entire Red Mansion Restaurant was divided into four floors, and the entire building was ten zhang tall. It was like a heavenly palace, extremely gorgeous.
The first floor was the living room of the Red Chamber Banquet, which was forty feet high.
There was a huge Aquarius fountain in the center of the hall, surrounded by a three-story pavilion and several private rooms. It was an extremely suitable location for viewing the scenery.
Starting from the second floor, Zhang Xiaoshan's layout was designed according to the famous architecture of the Grand View Garden in the Red Chamber. It was not open to the public yet.
After all, without " The Story of the Stone " as the foundation, the value of the second and third levels could not be reflected at all.
The fourth floor was a private room. This time, Zhang Xiaoshan's birthday was held here.
At this moment, Zhang Xiaoshan was dressed in a long brocade robe and a beautiful jade crown. There was a piece of Spiritual Jade on his waist, an agarwood brocade bag, and a bronze folding fan on his hand. He stood out from the crowd.
His elegant demeanor made everyone sigh in admiration.
Even the plump Zhang Yuan was smiling.
With Zhang Xiaoshan's current conditions, it was definitely not a problem for him to find a lady from a wealthy family.
One had to know that the more noble the family was, the more common it was for marriage.
And the Zhang family was ultimately a merchant class.
Scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants had the lowest social status.
Therefore, it was not easy for the Zhang family to find a partner that was absolutely suitable for marriage.
Now that Zhang Xiaoshan's external performance was more outstanding, there were naturally more marriage alliances to choose from.
"Everyone, my surname is Zhang, and I am the owner of the Red Mansion.
Today was the opening day of the Red Mansion. It was also Xiao Shan's eighteenth birthday. Therefore, all the guests who came to the Red Mansion today would receive a 50% discount.
In addition, the honored guests at night would give him a birthday snack.”
Zhang Yuan's smile attracted a wave of cheers from the crowd.
One had to know that a 50% discount was already a huge discount. Moreover, it was the birthday of the young master of the Dong family. To some families, it had a special meaning.
"Everyone, please come in!"
As the Red Mansion opened, the first thing everyone saw when they entered was an elegant and beautiful statue. It held a glass vase in its hand, from which clear water flowed continuously.
Below was a pond full of blooming lotus flowers, and groups of ornamental fish were swimming back and forth.
"This is…so beautiful!"
Looking at the goddess fountain in the middle, everyone sighed.
Not only was the sculpture beautiful, but the lotus leaves in the pond and the goldfish swimming in the water were also extremely elegant.
In the hall, there were round tables made of mahogany. Not only were they made of excellent materials, but they were also exquisite and gorgeous. There were also four exquisite candied fruits on each table.
"Thank you for coming. These candied fruits are a small token of my appreciation!”
As expected!
When everyone heard this, they could not help but sigh at the Zhang family's generosity.
One had to know that in this era, candied fruit was a luxury that only wealthy families could afford.
Now, the candied fruits placed on each table were practically free.
Moreover, the Zhang family had only recently donated a few hundred thousand dans of grain. According to the price of 500 wen per liter of grain in the disaster area, it was a loss of more than 500,000 taels.
One could imagine that the things given in those private rooms were definitely more expensive.
In addition, there were snacks to be given at night. This was a huge investment.
"In addition, the second and third floors of the Red Mansion are not open today.
The fourth floor is the place where my son's birthday banquet will be held tonight. I hope everyone will forgive me.”
"Sure! That's easy!
Congratulations, Young Master Zhang, for having such a day every year!”
"That's right, Young Master Zhang is so handsome, he can be said to be a dragon among men.”
Amidst everyone's congratulations, Zhang Yuan brought a few of his best friends to a private room on the third floor of the attic.
In the morning and afternoon, only ordinary guests came.
Even if the nobles came, they would only have a taste. The real ceremony was at night.
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"One silver tael for a bowl of noodles?"
"There's also a plate of 'inlaid silver teeth' that costs three taels of silver. Are these bean sprouts made of silver?”
"A serving of fried rice costs one silver coin!”
Looking at the menu, the people who were originally sitting down to order immediately exploded.
None of the dishes on the menu were lower than one silver coin. Even if the people who came in were either rich or noble, they were not willing to be cheated.
Moreover, one tael of silver was enough for a family of four to survive for a month a few months ago.
"Everyone, please be objective. I am Feng 'er, the head shopkeeper of the Red Mansion.”
A soft, sweet, and intoxicating female voice spread throughout the entire venue.
Everyone immediately looked at the beautiful manager who was walking down from the second floor. She was wearing a long red dress and was as beautiful as a rose. As she walked gracefully, a fragrant wind blew, and her exquisite and slender boneless body became even more enchanting. Every frown and smile was soul-stirring.
Even though they had seen the elegant demeanor of the top ten courtesans of Lin An House, they had to admit that in terms of beauty alone, she was not inferior to any of the top ten courtesans.
In terms of charm, she was even better.
"As the restaurant manager, I can answer your questions.”
The manager named Feng 'er took a menu. There were only eight hand-drawn pictures on the first page.
The first dish was a home-cooked noodle dish.
Noodles were the most common food, but the price here was one or two silver taels per bowl. It could be said that noodles were expensive.
"Everyone objectively thinks that the noodles are expensive, but they don't know that these noodles are not ordinary noodles. The production method is extremely time-consuming.
As the head shopkeeper, Feng 'er should not have revealed the cooking method of this dish. But today, Feng 'er was willing to answer the questions of everyone objectively.
This noodle is the first dish!"
At this moment, the people who were originally somewhat indignant immediately felt ashamed when they saw the endless charm that Shopkeeper Feng 'er revealed.
First, beautiful women were hard to hate, but peerless beauties were even more pitiful.
Secondly, the cooking method of the dish was like a secret manual in the sect. If this bowl of noodles was really worth one tael of silver, they would be making things difficult for them.
"Let's talk about the noodles first. First, we need to use a high-quality chick to drain its blood and dry it with wax. Then, we need to smear eighteen precious spices on it to marinate it for a day and expose it to the sun for ten days. After drying it, he ground it into fine powder, mixed it with flour, and made it into dough. Then, he ground it into noodles.
Therefore, although the noodles looked simple, there was a hidden mystery.”
When they heard that the cooking method of the noodles was so complicated, even everyone could not help but exclaim.
A single noodle was exquisite to the extreme.
The Red Mansion was indeed the Red Mansion!
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