If I don't have money to go to college, I can only go to slay the dragon

Chapter 1103 Wishful Banquet

"Analysis of Jin Zhi" said: The street is 24 steps wide, 380 Sihuo Lane, and 29 streets.

Cities in the Ming and Qing Dynasties were composed of streets and alleys, no matter how big or small they were.What you should taste most in Laobeijiao is not soy sauce, coke rings and other delicacies, but the alleys full of age flavor that can be seen everywhere. The gray and green stone bricks are row upon row. Share a different kind of old Beijing flavor.

The pick-up black car stopped at the entrance outside the alley, and Zhao Yusheng led the way into the winding alley. Except for Xia Mi who was sent by another car to the medical facility to take care of Chu Zihang, Kassel The "tourist group" of the college to Beijiao walked in this historical alley and looked around.

The stone brick walls on both sides are wide and bright, and the old red-lacquered gates look like openings. Couplets are posted on the left and right. The shadow of the eaves is cast on the upper edge of the gate, and auspicious patterns of dragons and phoenixes are painted underneath.The willow trees planted in the courtyard by the wall also poked out their branches occasionally, and the catkins swayed in the wind, leaving a shadow on the alley.

Lin Nian, Su Xiaoqiang, Lu Mingfei and others are all fine. Pure "foreigners" like Lancelot and Villewa couldn't help but be attracted by this special exotic scenery, walking in the alley from time to time to look at certain people. The characteristic scenery couldn't help nodding a few times, whispering and discussing a few words.

"Your Chinese population seems to be aging a bit in recent years," Fingel whispered to Lu Mingfei beside him.

"No, how did you come up with such a serious topic as the serious aging of society from Beijia Hutong?" Lu Mingfei was puzzled, and when he turned around, he found Fingel seriously looking at a telephone pole with a lot of money on it. The child-seeking advertisement seems to be still comparing whether one's own conditions are met.

"Local specialties, you have to taste them, but don't take them seriously, be careful of being choked up." Lu Mingfei dragged Finger away from the electric pole with a black face.Not far away, Ling was looking up at the flower branches protruding from the wall, and the shadow fell on her cheeks in black and white.

Zhao Yusheng, who was leading the way, stopped at the gate of a courtyard, and a few people who were similar to tourists behind him also stopped and looked at the place where they were temporarily staying. At first glance, they were attracted by the complicated brick carvings on the gate of the courtyard. .

On the clear mud bricks under the vermilion eaves, dragons and snaking snakes, relief carvings, openwork carvings, and engraved lines form a furnace. Brick crumbs fly down, and the grandeur of spring and autumn settles between the lines.

The gray brick carvings are in contrast with the red gates, the gray modesty brings out the powerful vermilion, and the dark green color paintings are added to bring out the vividness of the colors. It is accurate to say that the alleys of Beijiao are alleys of color.

"Isn't this house cheap?" Fingel asked in a low voice, "Isn't it worth seven or eight million yuan?"

"Boldly guess." Su Xiaoqiang said, "You can't get 8000 million or [-] million, and you can't even use US dollars. You can't buy a courtyard house with this kind of land. Just look at the gate of this courtyard."

Fingel looked up at the wide gate, and felt that the carved forehead and the winding sparrows were incomparably beautiful. The gate was like a dragon and a phoenix, and there was nothing special about it except for its beauty and grandeur.

"Look at the pillars." Su Xiaoqiang pointed to the vermilion pillars at the grand main entrance of the mansion, "The space between two pillars is counted as 'one room', and the 'three rooms' are the prince's mansion, but the 'five rooms' are the prince's mansion. Very strong historical significance, the traditional wealthy basically dare not buy it, too high-profile and ostentatious, the new rich are bolder and not afraid of being investigated, but they can't get so much foundation in one breath, and they don't have enough accumulation, and they still can't live if they don't have the right relationship .”

"Can't your family buy it?" Wei Lewa asked subconsciously.The business of Xiaotiannv's family has grown rapidly in recent years, which is known to those who are familiar with her.

"This kind of courtyard house is considered a secret palace compound. There will be no housing at all, and the owner's house will not change hands easily. If you rush to the door and say you want to buy a house, it is tantamount to asking others to pass on the ancestral house for countless generations. Adding a grievance for nothing is not worth it no matter how you think about it, this kind of courtyard exists as long as it exists, and if it does not exist, there is no way to force it." Su Xiaoqiang explained.

"It's like how wealthy British businessmen can't buy a residence like Highclere Castle even if they have money? It's really not something that can be done with money. But after the Industrial Revolution, there was a time when the British nobles were addicted to it. The life of luxury and wealth is empty, and in the end, there is nothing to do, and for the sake of dignity, they marry the rich and newly rich merchants, and the latter also use this method to get the tickets they want to enter the upper class." Lancelot added.

Zhao Yusheng in the front seemed to have heard the small chatter of several people, turned his head and said with a smile, "If Miss Su likes it, she can borrow it for a few years, and she can move out at any time when she gets tired. The meaning of assets is far less than raising some popularity."

"It's not necessary. I'm from the south. I'm not acclimatized here in Beijing. Traveling is fine, but if you stay for a long time, there may be some problems." Su Xiaoqiang pointed to her lips, the ones where she forgot to apply lipstick The surface is a little dry, and the northern sky is indeed a boundary that water-raised southern girls cannot adapt to.

Lin Nian dragged the suitcase with him, handed Su Xiaoqiang a piece of his own lipstick, looked at Zhao Yusheng and asked, "Is this where I will stay for a while?"

"Yes, if your other companions don't mind, you can also live here. There are many guest rooms in the yard." Zhao Yusheng nodded and greeted the others cordially.

"Forget it. Our rooms are all booked. Now we can't get the deposit back when we check out. It's an old loss." Fingel was the first to stand up and say haha ​​and declined politely. The others didn't say anything, although they lived in They can take care of each other together, but this is someone else's territory anyway. Living together basically means that everyone is closely monitored by the orthodox, which is quite detrimental to their actions.

"It's okay, everyone can come here as you like. You can ask for any needs, so that we can do more for the landlord." Zhao Yusheng walked up the seven-story steps to open the door. What he saw after opening the door was not a courtyard, but a courtyard. It is a green screen door surrounded by red pillars, which is intended to block evil spirits in Fengshui. There are small rooms for nanny on both sides, but the inside is empty. It can be seen that the owner of this courtyard has never lived there.

Zhao Yusheng opened the green screen door again, only then did he see the courtyard planted with pomegranates and jujube trees, but no other figures were seen.

In this orthodox quadrangle courtyard, a courtyard with a few doors opened is called a courtyard.Now the courtyard in front of them is the first courtyard, and the courtyards of small households are probably the main house after the second courtyard, but this house is so luxurious that there are five courtyards. I live in Wujin Hospital.

Zhao Yusheng led the crowd along the veranda decorated with young bamboos all the way to the depths of the house, passed the wealth-accumulating well carved out of precious stones, and passed through the garden surrounded by pagoda trees and maple trees. The eyes are dazzled by the bright purples and reds before walking to the Chuihua Gate. Passing the threshold means entering the fifth entrance courtyard, which is the real inner courtyard. In this kind of courtyard, the deeper the courtyard, the more dignified the living, and the better the privacy. .

As soon as you enter the inner courtyard, your vision suddenly becomes clear. The stage, koi pond, rockery, and maple trees climb up through the courtyard. The house is built with two floors. It’s a beautiful view of the whole courtyard. On holidays, we invite a group of actors to listen to the music on the stage of Hongliang. On a good day, we drink tea and sprinkle some fish food into the pond to watch the koi tumbling. The courtyard was quiet for a long time.

The most important thing is that after entering the inner courtyard, there is finally a smell of fireworks in the air.In human terms, both Finger and Lu Mingfei subconsciously twitched their noses to look around, and began to move around. They smelled the smell of food, and the special charming aroma was like playing with their salivary glands in their hands. The field got excited.

"Everyone is starving, right? After all, the unpleasant accident just happened, so it should take some self-cultivation and concentration. We have prepared a table for you all, and hope that it will suit your appetite." Zhao Yusheng led everyone into the room. On the second floor of the two-story house in the inner courtyard, the redwood round table near the railing of the open balcony was already filled with hot meals, and the official hat chairs formed a circle, and the number of bowls and chopsticks corresponded to the number of people present.

Lu Mingfei looked at the rich dishes on the table. There were no strange delicacies, but some of them were good dishes with good color and fragrance, and he recognized them all. The hot dishes were fungus meat, cabbage meat, Dongpo Meat, hanging oven duck and so on.Desserts include almond bergamot and crispy apples, tea is Xinyang Maojian, porridge is red bean porridge, and fruit is a seasonal platter.You can also see delicacies from mountains and seas. Abalone, sea cucumber, deer tendon and pork are cooked together, without deliberately pursuing tricky luxury.

Judging from the freshness of the food and the degree of heat rising, it should have been served at the right time when they were strolling around the yard. From the beginning to the end, they didn't even see the chef and the person serving the food. Just like invisibility, after finishing what should be done, he hides in the corner of this deep courtyard.

"It's so rich? It must be to my liking. I can eat Tso's chicken in Chinatown, let alone the authentic Manchu banquet!" Fingel rolled up his sleeves and was about to take a seat, but was held back by Wei Lewa .

"Everyone is not here yet?" Lin Nian looked at Zhao Yusheng and said.

Fingel subconsciously clicked on their people, thinking that Lin Nian was talking about Xia Mi, but then he thought that Xia Mi would not be here for a while, if he really waited for Xia Mi, it would be a waste of time vegetable?But a moment later, the sound of footsteps on the stairs behind him answered his doubts.

Everyone should be familiar with the girl who came up from the stairs in a white T-shirt with only her trouser legs covered. After all, it was the person who saved their lives at the airport.

The person who came was naturally Li Huoyue. After completing the feat of stopping the plane at the airport, she didn't meet everyone again. She didn't show up until now. She was still wearing the same clothes, but the weapons she carried were removed. , with her black hair tied back naturally, she appeared here just for a normal banquet, not for other things.

"Maybe this guy doesn't need me to introduce you?" Zhao Yusheng smiled and nodded after seeing Li Huoyue, and then looked at the others.

"It's an old friend." Lin Nian also nodded, walked towards Li Huoyue, and stretched out his hand.

Li Huoyue stretched out her left hand and shook Lin Nian lightly. Lin Nian's eyes paused for a moment on her left hand, then he naturally raised his head to look at her, and said, "Thank you for your help with the airport."

"Efforts are also part of the job." Li Huoyue looked directly at Lin Nian and met his eyes, "I hope we can cooperate happily in the next time."

"Definitely." Lin Nian released the hand he held with a little force.

Then Finger suddenly came over like a mangy dog, grabbed Li Huoyue's left hand with both hands, and almost shook it off, "Thanks to the female sword fairy for saving my junior brother's life, what's the matter?" Good words, let's talk at the table? Before opening a bottle of red wine, I will toast three glasses first!"

"Alcohol is not necessary. Tea is enough instead of wine." Even Li Huoyue couldn't help but be shocked by this big mangy dog ​​and backed away half a step. table.

When Lin Nian saw Finger give him a look, he probably understood what the other person meant. That left hand was genuine, the kind that couldn't be removed no matter how hard you shook it.

It seems that Fingel is also aware of Li Huoyue's situation. As the most unlimited guy, he has already begun to think about how to pour a few glasses of Li Huoyue who is not close to drinking at the dinner table. Things are king, no matter how strict orthodox style is, you can always get a breakthrough from the little girl, three cups down to see if you can get on the fire and burn clouds, and whether you can keep your mouth shut.

11 people sat around the round table, including Zhao Yusheng, and they all looked at each other to see what scenes or lines were brewing. The wine table culture is a Chinese characteristic dregs that must be tasted.

"Everyone, please start, don't be restrained." Zhao Yusheng said with a helpless smile.

She noticed that the eyes of the people at the table were flickering, and she couldn't help thinking about whether to open a bottle of national wine instead of her own 'Yue' to cheer up the guests from the secret party, but the next moment her eyes flashed like swords and swords 'Swish' across the shadow!
"Damn." Lu Mingfei looked at the two-headed abalone in the triumphant Finger bowl and became paralyzed.

"." It turns out that the secret party visitors' eyes flickered because they were looking for the right timing and angle for chopsticks.

Lancelot picked up the chopsticks and laid them upside down on the table. The way he grasped the chopsticks was a bit awkward, but he wasn't completely ignorant of them. After all, he had eaten sushi or something.Wei Lewa has a certain understanding of how to hold chopsticks. She directly holds the chopsticks in the way of holding a pen. Don't tell me, gently separating and closing the index fingers between the chopsticks can really make her play around with this thing. , it seems that someone must have pointed it out.

In contrast, Fingel, who uses chopsticks like his arms, looks at the two foreign colleagues with hidden disdain in his eyes. It seems that this rough way of using chopsticks should be starved to death in their dormitory, and the chopsticks are not smooth. People are not qualified to live on the dinner table!

Looking at Ling on the other side, this girl is also very skilled in using chopsticks. She sits on a chair with a backrest and her back is still straight. The dish under the first chopsticks is emerald tofu. The center of the chopsticks naturally drooped on both sides, without a single crack, they were put into the blue and white porcelain bowl from Jingzhen.

Picking up a pair of chopsticks and taking a bite of the two-headed abalone, Fingel was about to think about how to start persuading Jun to drink up a glass of wine, and the routine collapsed in an instant, because the fresh fragrance exploded in the mouth in an instant, and the mouth was full of juice, and the mouth was full. It was the umami taste of thick juice, which almost sent others away. He bit his tongue and then covered his mouth and hammered his thigh violently.

Others who ate all kinds of different dishes were silent, including Lin Nian, Su Xiaoqiang and others who were Chinese. They couldn't help but look up at the table when they took their first bite. As for the food, Lu Mingfei took a mouthful of Dongpo meat and came straight to it without quality, "Damn it, is it so good?"

It is indeed a top-notch cuisine, whether it is the heat or seasoning, the selection and matching of ingredients, I have to admit that there are some dishes made by real top chefs, even if you can see them everywhere, you can tell what is the grade and taste with just one bite. the difference.The dishes on the table are basically not difficult to cook, but one bite is enough to make you doubt your life.

"The dishes are all under the control of Master Liang, the head chef of the 'Imperial Dining Room', who cooks in person. This banquet is named 'Ruyi' by Master Liang, which means that everything you do and think after you come to Beijiao will be as you wish. Be happy and full of ambition." Zhao Yusheng picked up the cup of Xinyang Maojian and toasted everyone present.

The rest of the people hastily responded, and then started to cook, especially Fingel, who was going to teach Orthodoxy a lesson in drinking culture, but now he was taught a lesson by this "Manchu Banquet", and was "gluttonous". Fascinated by desire, he just puts down the chopsticks and shows them in his mouth, sweating profusely from eating, almost rolling up his sleeves and stepping on the chair.

Even Lin Nian couldn't resist eating more dishes and talking less. He had to admit that the craftsmanship of the dishes on this table could rank among the top three in the banquets he had eaten in his life, and even won the first place.Also because he is a Chinese with a strong root, the exquisite taste of the western iconic French cuisine is inferior to the orthodox Chinese cuisine that is open and close without losing details.

Li Huoyue's reaction was a little dull. She occasionally put down her chopsticks and tasted a little of each dish, but she only tasted it briefly. She didn't know if it was because she was tired of eating, or her appetite was not good recently.

"When I think that Junior Brother Lin Nian will have this kind of food every day, I feel like a knife is piercing my heart. We can only eat instant noodles when we stay in the hotel." Finger tearfully snatched it from Lu Mingfei's chopsticks. A piece of anchovy shark's fin sighed in the anxious expression of the latter who wanted to swear but could not swear in limited occasions.

Zhao Yusheng was stunned for a moment and then said, "Well, if you want to eat a banquet of this size every day, it may not be easy to achieve. Master Liang's schedule has always been relatively full, and today's banquet was also arranged in advance and took the time to arrange it. If Mr. Lin Nian needs it, I can also apply."

"No, he's just joking, whose family eats banquets every day?" Lin Nian stretched out his chopsticks, and Quick Finger cut off a piece of prawn from Hongmei Zhuxiang and put it in Su Xiaoqiang's bowl.

"Is the 'Imperial Dining Room' also one of the orthodox departments? Like the kitchen in the cafeteria of Kassel College? What kind of diners does the 'Imperial Dining Room' usually face? If all orthodox cadres can enjoy this kind of food every day, Maybe when I graduate, I will really switch to Orthodoxy to find a job, and I don’t know if you will accept people at that time.” Lancelot said half-jokingly.

Zhao Yusheng waved his hands and said with a smile, "Secret Party and Orthodoxy are an alliance, why talk about job hopping? If you are interested, you can apply to come to us for an internship. Orthodoxy always welcomes the elites of the Secret Party to come and exchange ideas. !"

The speaker has a heart, and the listener also has a heart. It is obvious that some people have avoided some really important issues.

"Then let's put it that way." Lancelot also nodded, and said very seriously.

Zhao Yusheng also responded with a smile, and Li Huoyue at the side remained silent, but it was obvious that some cryptic probing questions and answers had already begun at the dinner table.

(End of this chapter)