"Brother Sun, don't worry about them for now. Where should we go next? An inn?"
"Inn? Do you still have money?"
"Uh, no..."
"If you don't have money, why should you go to an inn? See if there is any Chenghuang Temple in the city. Go in first and spend the night there."
A few people discussed it on the roadside for a long time, but they couldn't come up with a solution. In the end, when they put it all together, they simply gave up and decided to find a place to settle down first.
And just when a few scholars were staring, looking for shelter everywhere.
Xiao Han and his party also followed the direction mentioned by Huang Liuzi and found the only inn in the county. ??
Well, it is indeed an inn!
Standing at the foot of the steps, Xiao Han looked up and looked at the four mottled characters "an inn" on the plaque in front of the inn, and suddenly felt like he couldn't laugh or cry.
An inn?
How lazy is the owner of this store? He doesn’t even bother to write his name?
Even if it's called "Youjian Inn", it's still better looking than this "Inn", right?
"Who? Who's here so late at night..."
At the door of the inn, Xiao Han was still staring at the plaque, but the waiter inside the inn also heard the sound and hurriedly came out to greet him.
After seeing clearly the dusty group of people outside, the waiter's gloomy face immediately turned into a flower as if by magic!
"Sir, sir, are you here? It's already dark today. Don't stand outside. Please come inside! Look at the few strangers here. Are they foreigners? It's so late. Are you planning to stay in a small hotel?"
The waiter nodded and bowed, opening the door to invite Xiao Han and others inside.
And Xiao Han was not surprised that the waiter could distinguish people like himself at a glance.
By the way, before coming to Datang, Xiao Han's impression of the waiter in the shop was basically that of a servant who put a towel on his shoulders, wiped the table twice when he didn't have anything to do, nodded and bowed when he saw people, and greeted people with a smile.
But after arriving in the Tang Dynasty, Xiao Han discovered that there were indeed some waiters in his impression, but these things did not represent all waiters.
For example, in Chang'an, a good waiter in a store must not only welcome customers and deliver them without any mistakes, but also must have sharp eyesight, careful thinking, and extremely fast response.
When people enter the store, they will know with just one glance whether they should recommend the Yan-winged Abalone or ordinary home-cooked dishes. How to speak nicely can make the customers look good and enjoy the meal!
In addition, it is the job of the waiter to sing the name of the dishes, remember the prices of the dishes at each table, how to deal with emergencies, and remember the preferences and habits of every regular customer in the store, even where to sit and what dishes to eat.
basic skills.
Such a qualified waiter is basically the target of competition for every big restaurant. His monthly salary is not much less than that of a shopkeeper. It is not a job that just any cat or dog can do.
Therefore, the meaning of the waiter in this store also implies the meaning of the second boss in the store. This shows the importance of the waiter in this store.
"Foreigners, stay in the hotel!" Looking at the dark inn, Xiao Han frowned slightly and thought to himself, why is it so dark in here? Isn't it a dark inn?
However, he didn't know that the business of the inn these days was deserted and miserable, and he was almost too poor to open the pot. How could he be willing to light a lamp at night?
"Staying in the hotel, okay
! If you want to invite horses inside, please put them outside first and then take them to the backyard for them to be taken care of!" The waiter in the shop looked at his words and expressions and immediately noticed something strange on Xiao Han's face!
He knew that Xiao Han wanted to do that, so when he invited a few people into the store, the waiter took two pieces of flint from nowhere and rubbed them back and forth on an oil lamp. Suddenly, a small fire broke out.
An orange fire lit up in the middle of the lobby.
"Five guests? How many rooms will we have? You haven't had dinner yet. Do you want the chef to make a meal? Just in time, there are fish and crabs sent by the fishermen today, and they are all fresh!"
Carefully placing the oil lamp on the counter, the smile on the waiter's face suddenly became brighter, and even his bowed waist became a little lower.
Finally we have guests!
Counting it all together, how long has it been since their small inn received guests from out of town? It seems that since the chaos in Shandong, they have not done any serious business! On weekdays, they only count on the help of a few old customers in the county.
The poor are almost too poor to open the pot, but now, finally, some business is coming!
"Operate three rooms and prepare some dinner. Remember, don't fool anyone. If you dare to fool us, you won't pay us!"
Then, while dealing with the waiter, Xiao Han frowned and looked around the inside of the inn with the faint light of the oil lamp.
This is a very decent inn.
Like most inns, there is a counter in the middle of the lobby. There are several bottles of old wine displayed beside the counter, and small signs with the names of the dishes are hung on the walls.
On the side is a wooden staircase leading to the guest room on the second floor. Judging from the extremely round and smooth handrails, the business here must have been very good!
Moreover, Xiao Han also discovered that unlike other inns along the way, which still stubbornly used short soft couches, in this inn, there were actually several sets of high tables and chairs similar to the Eight Immortals Table!
This is a rare thing!
Although now Chang'an and even Jiangnan have long been accustomed to high tables and chairs that allow people to stretch out and sit down, in Shandong, which has always been conservative, these things have been slow to be popularized.
If a wealthy family doesn't accept it, the landlords, rich gentry below won't dare to use it, and if the landlords and rich gentry don't use it, they can't expect ordinary people to use it, right? Besides, without information channels, it's probably hard for them to even hear about these things.
explain.
"Okay, please wait a moment, sir!" After receiving Xiao Han's instructions, especially when Xiao Han didn't even ask about the price and just told him not to fool him, the waiter knew that he had caught a big fish today! If the scouts had done this,
People, maybe their monthly salary...
Thinking of this, the waiter's legs and feet became much more agile, and he ran to the kitchen in a hurry, preparing to kick the cook up and serve a feast to the distinguished guests in front of him.
The waiter in the shop was busy with his business. At this time, the innkeeper appeared out of nowhere. When he saw Xiao Han and his party, the old innkeeper hurriedly handed over his hands, "Oh, I'm rude. I just went out to let the guests know."
The official has been waiting for a long time."
"It's okay, we just arrived." Seeing the old shopkeeper with wrinkles on his face, Xiao Han didn't take it seriously and smiled and said, "By the way, our horses are still outside..."
"It's okay, it's okay!" Seeing Xiao Han's smile and not looking like he was embarrassed to talk, the old shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief, turned to the counter tremblingly and said with a smile, "This is your first visit to our Anping County."
Right? Even though our county is small, the folk customs are extremely simple! It can be said that we don’t close our doors at night and don’t pick up things on the road, so don’t worry!” “Brother Sun, don’t worry about them for now. Where should we go next? An inn?”
"Inn? Do you still have money?"
"Uh, no..."
"If you don't have money, why should you go to an inn? See if there is any Chenghuang Temple in the city. Go in first and spend the night there."
A few people discussed it on the roadside for a long time, but they couldn't come up with a solution. In the end, when they put it all together, they simply gave up and decided to find a place to settle down first.
And just when a few scholars were staring, looking for shelter everywhere.
Xiao Han and his party also followed the direction mentioned by Huang Liuzi and found the only inn in the county.
Well, it is indeed an inn!
Standing at the foot of the steps, Xiao Han looked up and looked at the four mottled characters "an inn" on the plaque in front of the inn, and suddenly felt like he couldn't laugh or cry.
An inn?
How lazy is the owner of this store? He doesn’t even bother to write his name?
Even if it's called "Youjian Inn", it's still better looking than this "Inn", right?
"Who? Who's here so late at night..."
At the door of the inn, Xiao Han was still staring at the plaque, but the waiter inside the inn also heard the sound and hurriedly came out to greet him.
After seeing clearly the dusty group of people outside, the waiter's gloomy face immediately turned into a flower as if by magic!
"Sir, sir, are you here? It's already dark today. Don't stand outside. Please come inside! Look at the few strangers here. Are they foreigners? It's so late. Are you planning to stay in a small hotel?"
The waiter nodded and bowed, opening the door to invite Xiao Han and others inside.
And Xiao Han was not surprised that the waiter could distinguish people like himself at a glance.
By the way, before coming to Datang, Xiao Han's impression of the waiter in the shop was basically that of a servant who put a towel on his shoulders, wiped the table twice when he didn't have anything to do, nodded and bowed when he saw people, and greeted people with a smile.
But after arriving in the Tang Dynasty, Xiao Han discovered that there were indeed some waiters in his impression, but these things did not represent all waiters.
For example, in Chang'an, a good waiter in a store must not only welcome customers and deliver them without any mistakes, but also must have sharp eyesight, careful thinking, and extremely fast response.
When people enter the store, they will know with just one glance whether they should recommend the Yan-winged Abalone or ordinary home-cooked dishes. How to speak nicely can make the customers look good and enjoy the meal!
In addition, it is the job of the waiter to sing the name of the dishes, remember the prices of the dishes at each table, how to deal with emergencies, and remember the preferences and habits of every regular customer in the store, even where to sit and what dishes to eat.
basic skills.
Such a qualified waiter is basically the target of competition for every big restaurant. His monthly salary is not much less than that of a shopkeeper. It is not a job that just any cat or dog can do.
Therefore, the meaning of the waiter in this store also implies the meaning of the second boss in the store. This shows the importance of the waiter in this store.
"Foreigners, stay in the hotel!" Looking at the dark inn, Xiao Han frowned slightly and thought to himself, why is it so dark in here? Isn't it a dark inn?
However, he didn't know that the business of the inn these days was deserted and miserable, and he was almost too poor to open the pot. How could he be willing to light a lamp at night?
"Staying in the hotel, okay
! If you want to invite horses inside, please put them outside first and then take them to the backyard for them to be taken care of!" The waiter in the shop looked at his words and expressions and immediately noticed something strange on Xiao Han's face!
He knew that Xiao Han wanted to do that, so when he invited a few people into the store, the waiter took two pieces of flint from nowhere and rubbed them back and forth on an oil lamp. Suddenly, a small fire broke out.
An orange fire lit up in the middle of the lobby.
"Five guests? How many rooms will we have? You haven't had dinner yet. Do you want the chef to make a meal? Just in time, there are fish and crabs sent by the fishermen today, and they are all fresh!"
Carefully placing the oil lamp on the counter, the smile on the waiter's face suddenly became brighter, and even his bowed waist became a little lower.
Finally we have guests!
Counting it all together, how long has it been since their small inn received guests from out of town? It seems that since the chaos in Shandong, they have not done any serious business! On weekdays, they only count on the help of a few old customers in the county.
The poor are almost too poor to open the pot, but now, finally, some business is coming!
"Operate three rooms and prepare some dinner. Remember, don't fool anyone. If you dare to fool us, you won't pay us!"
Then, while dealing with the waiter, Xiao Han frowned and looked around the inside of the inn with the faint light of the oil lamp.
This is a very decent inn.
Like most inns, there is a counter in the middle of the lobby. There are several bottles of old wine displayed beside the counter, and small signs with the names of the dishes are hung on the walls.
On the side is a wooden staircase leading to the guest room on the second floor. Judging from the extremely round and smooth handrails, the business here must have been very good!
Moreover, Xiao Han also discovered that unlike other inns along the way, which still stubbornly used short soft couches, in this inn, there were actually several sets of high tables and chairs similar to the Eight Immortals Table!
This is a rare thing!
Although now Chang'an and even Jiangnan have long been accustomed to high tables and chairs that allow people to stretch out and sit down, in Shandong, which has always been conservative, these things have been slow to be popularized.
If a wealthy family doesn't accept it, the landlords, rich gentry below won't dare to use it, and if the landlords and rich gentry don't use it, they can't expect ordinary people to use it, right? Besides, without information channels, it's probably hard for them to even hear about these things.
explain.
"Okay, please wait a moment, sir!" After receiving Xiao Han's instructions, especially when Xiao Han didn't even ask about the price and just told him not to fool him, the waiter knew that he had caught a big fish today! If the scouts had done this,
People, maybe their monthly salary...
Thinking of this, the waiter's legs and feet became much more agile, and he ran to the kitchen in a hurry, preparing to kick the cook up and serve a feast to the distinguished guests in front of him.
The waiter in the shop was busy with his business. At this time, the innkeeper appeared out of nowhere. When he saw Xiao Han and his party, the old innkeeper hurriedly handed over his hands, "Oh, I'm rude. I just went out to let the guests know."
The official has been waiting for a long time."
"It's okay, we just arrived." Seeing the old shopkeeper with wrinkles on his face, Xiao Han didn't take it seriously and smiled and said, "By the way, our horses are still outside..."
"It's okay, it's okay!" Seeing Xiao Han's smile and not looking like he was embarrassed to talk, the old shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief, turned to the counter tremblingly and said with a smile, "This is your first visit to our Anping County."
Right? Even though our county is small, the folk customs are extremely simple! It can be said that we don’t close our doors at night and don’t pick up things on the road, so don’t worry!”
