The next morning.
"Liangcheng, go and settle the procedures first. I'll wait for you at the door. If you need anything, come out and find me!”
"Alright, then Father, please wait a moment. I'll be right back!”
Two hours later.
"Father, it's all settled. I'll officially start work tomorrow.”
"Well, it's good that it's done. How many people do you have there? In a while, I'll invite them to eat together to bond with each other. In the future, they can also help you with your work.”
"I know. I asked around just now. There are 17 people working here, but a few of them have gone down to do some work. There are still 10 people here. I'll find a restaurant and come back to invite them over.”
"Mm, that's good. Then go and see which restaurant is suitable. I have about five people here. Including you, I need a table for 20 people!”
"Then let's go to Great Grandfather's Restaurant! His family was quite famous, and the food was not bad. It was not far from the government office.”
"Alright, his house is quite good. Go and look for a big private room! I'm going to Xu Tongpan's place, you go to his place to look for me later, today I'll mainly invite him and you.
That registrar! We can't leave these two behind."
At Grand Grandfather Restaurant.
"Sir, please come in. If you need anything, please tell me.”A clever waiter came over to welcome him.
"Do you still have a private room for about 20 people?”
"Yes, yes. The private rooms on the third floor are still empty.”
"Bring me up to take a look!"
"This way, please!"
On the third floor, there were four large private rooms, all facing south. There was a small canal in the north, and the windows were open to let the cool wind in. The second private room was decorated in an ancient and elegant manner. In the middle was a large table that could seat 20 people. On it was a teacup, teapot, and a large plate of bananas. There was a small resting area on the right side. There was an arhat bed inside. There was a tea table on both sides of the arhat bed. Everyone drank tea and chatted inside. There were tea sets and fruits on the arhat bed and tea table. The house had obviously just been cleaned and was neat and tidy.
"Sir, the tea here is green tea that was just changed in the morning. The fruits are also newly bought in the morning.”
"Mm, not bad, this one will do. I will be inviting people from the yamen later. Xu Tongpan and Chief Physician Qu will be coming.”
"Don't worry, sir. By the way, do we need to serve tea?”
There was one or two people who served tea here to make kung fu tea for you. This was a single charge. If it was served by one person, it would be 50 wen. If it was served by two people, it would be 80 wen. The tea restaurant provided and could choose the tea leaves. If they didn't need the tea leaves, they could only choose one type. If they brought the tea leaves, they could also use it for free.
"I want to serve tea. What dishes are there for the table?”
"We have a menu downstairs. You can order your own dishes or serve them at our wedding table.(The wedding table is a set meal. The hot and cold dishes, snacks, and fruit plates that the shop has prepared are all complete. This doesn't contain alcohol.)”
"Then go downstairs and see what's on your wedding table!”As he spoke, he went downstairs.
After choosing the dishes on the first floor and ordering the tea, my father went back to the yamen to invite people.
...
"Come, come, everyone, come in quickly. Today, I've been forced to eat some wine!”Fu Liangcheng said politely.
"Aiya, my brother, if the food and wine in this Old Great Grandfather Restaurant are forced, then what is not forced!”
"That's right, that's right. This place is not bad, not bad!”
"Come, Chief Judge Xu, quickly take a seat. Let's drink some tea first and then eat.”
"Yes, yes, sit down first. I'll get the waiter to start cooking!”
"Old Wang, your son-in-law is really a handsome man!”Xu Tongpan said.
"Hehe, I like him too. Can't I help him out? You know how my kids are like. I don't expect them to do anything. It's the same if my son-in-law gets better.”
"Come, everyone, drink some tea.”
"Yes, this Tie Guanyin is not bad. It's a new tea!”Qu Zhubo said.
"In the future, my son-in-law will have to rely on all of you!”
"No, no!" Everyone said politely.
"Hey, Old Hu, who is this old man? Why did Xu Tongpan and Bookkeeper Qu give him so much face?”A young scholar asked the person beside him.
"He can be considered a figure in our prefecture. He used to be a chief clerk in our yamen, but he retired when he was old. It's not a big deal, but his cousin is powerful. His cousin is our former magistrate and is now the left inspector! That was the capital's official, someone who had a say in the higher-ups! And this old man himself is also good at managing our land. Who doesn't give him some face? He's also a good person and doesn't do anything wrong, so everyone will give him some face.”
"Oh, I see!"
"Not only that, his calligraphy and paintings are all very good, especially that heat transfer painting. I heard that our prime minister and Prince Yu liked it and even received it in the residence! However, he didn't know if this was true or not. It was all spread like this!”
The two of them discussed softly at the side!
"Come, everyone, quickly take your seats. I wonder what everyone likes! If it's not enough, we'll order." The dishes were served one after another.
On the table, there were 12 types of exquisite desserts on the outside, followed by eight dishes of four meats, four vegetables, four cold, and four hot. They were arranged in a circular shape with fan-shaped plates. In the middle was a big bowl of soup in the shape of eight trigrams. One side was shark's fin, sea cucumber, and wormgrass soup, and the other side was abalone, pork belly, and ginseng chicken soup! The soups were the most expensive dishes on the table. All the other dishes added together were not as expensive as the soups! After the dishes were set up, he brought two pots of wine." Please enjoy your meal. The dishes have been served. If you need anything, I'll be waiting at the door!”
"Aiya, I've spent a lot of money!" Xu Tongpan said hurriedly when he saw that the dishes were ready.
"Yeah, it's too expensive!" Bookkeeper Qu added.
When the others saw that the most important person knew what was going on, they also echoed!
"Aiya! No need to be so polite. Everyone, eat. We're all family in the future. Why should we spend money? It's most important that everyone eats happily!”
"Hehe, you old man, you're the best at talking. Then let's not stand on ceremony. This old man is usually very stingy. It's not easy to eat him.”Xu Tongpan smiled and eased the atmosphere.
"That's right! Don't stand on ceremony. There's still turbid wine here. Everyone, have some! I still have to rely on everyone in the future. This little brother here thanks everyone!”
"Definitely, definitely." As everyone spoke, they saw that their boss had already started eating.
Although it was not often possible to go to a restaurant in the prefecture, and the Ministry of Revenue's secretaries did not have much money, this table of dishes was not often eaten by everyone. Moreover, the two soups in the middle were abalone ginseng and shark's fin belly! This soup was a month's salary for everyone! It was better for the general judge and the main registrar. Occasionally, someone would invite them to eat, but others might not be able to eat once in a few years!
The guests and guests enjoyed the meal.
"Auntie, are you home? Wang Qian, I'm here to play!" I ran into my uncle's yard.
"Cousin, you're here! My mother is working in the house." Wang Qian came out.
"Oh! Come, cousin has something good for you. Here, this is the hand rope I made.”I took out the rose-red bracelet and gave it to her.
"Aiya, this is really beautiful. What kind of flower is this, cousin? How did he make it up? Help me put it on." Her cousin said happily.
"I was thinking about what to give your twin cousin's birthday the day after tomorrow. My mother taught me how to weave Luo Zi. I thought it was all made of rope, so I tried to weave this hand rope.”I lied to the child.
"There are two more here, one orange and one duck yellow, for them.”I took out the other two.
"Aiya! They're all so beautiful. I want them all."
"This rose-red one looks the best. Keep this one and give these two to them. Cousin will make something else for you in the future.”
"Alright then!" Her cousin reluctantly agreed.
"Cousin, you didn't even give me such a beautiful bracelet when I was your last student, Shen. You even specially gave them this for their birthday.”His tone was sour.
I didn't wear it last month, so I silently replied in my heart!
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