Chapter four hundred and ninetieth take the initiative to visit
At noon, Chen Kang took Liu Xiu to Yunxi Pavilion. Apart from Zhu, there were only three people who came with Liu Xiu: Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bo.
Yunxi Pavilion is located in the east of Yecheng. It is divided into upper and lower floors. The facade is large and grand. Once you enter, the interior is also very luxuriously decorated.
There is no public dining area here, all are partitions. The partitions on the first floor are slightly smaller, and the second floor are larger partitions.
The shopkeeper of Yunxi Pavilion naturally knew Chen Kang. When he saw the prefect coming, the shopkeeper hurriedly came forward to greet him and said with a smile on his face: "Prefect Chen, we are rare visitors. Please come upstairs!"
Chen Kang nodded to the shopkeeper with dignity.
Liu Xiu looked at Shopkeeper Zhou. He was young, in his twenties and under thirty, with a white face and a short beard, a Chinese character face, regular facial features, not tall, and a smile on his face all the time. He looked like
Very festive.
"Master Zhou, this is King Xiao! Why don't you salute King Xiao quickly?!" Chen Kang reminded slowly.
Hearing this, Commander Zhou hurriedly saluted Liu Xiu and said with an apologetic smile: "Zhou Tong, a common man, is ignorant of Mount Tai. He didn't know that it was King Xiao who was coming. He missed his welcome from afar. Please forgive me for my sins."
Liu Xiu smiled disapprovingly and said lightly: "Shopkeeper Zhou made a strong statement."
"Prince Xiao, Governor Chen, please come upstairs!"
"Prince Xiao, please!"
Liu Xiu and his party went up to the second floor, and Manager Zhou led them to the largest box.
Although this private room is on the second floor, there is a small pool in one corner of the private room, with red and white koi in it. There is a small rockery in the other corner, surrounded by bamboos. Being in it makes you feel like you are in the world.
The outside is generally pastoral.
Zhu Du couldn't help but open his eyes in surprise at the fact that the private rooms in the tavern could be arranged in this way, and he kept looking around, marveling in his heart.
After sitting down, the old god Chen Kang ordered from the ground: "Shopkeeper Zhou, today I will serve all the most delicious food and drinks in your Yunxi Pavilion!" wavv
"Definitely, definitely!" Manager Zhou responded with a bow and a nod.
After sending Supervisor Zhou away, Chen Kang asked with a smile: "What does King Xiao think of this place?"
Liu Xiu nodded and said: "It is luxurious yet elegant, making people feel refreshed and dazzled!"
In the private room on the second floor, a small fake lake and small rockery can be designed. This not only requires bold ideas, but also requires a lot of real money to support it.
Chen Kang laughed and said, "As long as Prince Xiao likes it, that's fine."
While he was talking, a maid brought up plates of dishes. As Chen Kang said, in Yunxi Pavilion, you can find all kinds of famous delicacies, and the cooking skills of Yunxi Pavilion are also top-notch.
Absolutely.
The dishes on the plate are all delicious in color and flavor. Just smelling the aroma will make people salivate even before they are eaten.
Liu Xiu picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of fish, and put it into his mouth. In an instant, the delicious taste quickly spread in his mouth, leaving him with endless aftertaste.
Then, he took another piece of bear paw meat, which was fat but not greasy and melted in your mouth.
In fact, bear paws are mostly fat and have a strong fishy smell. Chefs with superb cooking skills and experience can use various seasonings and old soups to cover up the fishy smell. It does taste more delicious than pig's trotters and cow's hooves.
, but most chefs don’t have such skills.
The bear paw that Liu Xiu is eating now has no fishy smell at all. It is tender, smooth, and slightly elastic. When you eat it in your mouth, you really feel like you are in heaven. Liu Xiu couldn't help but sigh: "
There is probably no better delicacy in the world than this."
Chen Kang quickly smiled and said: "Prince Xiao, the bear paws in Yunxi Pavilion are truly outstanding!" After a moment, he picked up another steamer, opened the lid on it, and said with a smile on his face: "Xiao
King, try this!"
Zhu opened the cage in front of him and looked inside. He was startled. He saw a layer of white and thin strips in the cage with black eyes on its head. It looked a bit like large maggots.
He subconsciously asked in shock: "What the hell is this?"
Chen Kang was amused by Zhu's reaction, and it could be seen that Prince Xiao had never eaten it before. He said with a smile: "Prince Xiao, General Zhu, this is not a ghost, but the famous Zhenze Whitebait!"
"Zhenze Silverbait?" Zhu looked surprised. He lowered his head and looked at the cage carefully. After looking carefully, he saw that the white and slender 'bugs' turned out to be small white translucent ones.
fish.
Zhenze, also known as Taihu Lake, and Zhenze Whitebait, also known as Taihu Whitebait, were already very famous at that time, but Liu Xiu and Zhu had only heard of them before, but had never seen them.
You must know that Taihu Lake is in the south of the Yangtze River, and Jizhou is in Hebei, thousands of miles apart. In Wei County, Hebei, it is really surprising to see the Zhenze Whitebait in the south of the Yangtze River.
Chen Kang looked at Liu Xiu and explained with a smile: "This is the great thing about Yunxi Pavilion! They always have a way and use various means to bring all the delicacies from all over the world to Yecheng."
Zhu exclaimed: "How much does a tray of steamed fish like this cost?"
Chen Kang looked up and laughed, and said: "General Zhu doesn't need to worry about how much money is spent. Today, if I invite Prince Xiao and General Zhu to a banquet, it can be regarded as a step into the friendship of the landlords!"
People have already said this, how can Zhu be polite? He picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of whitebait. Just as he was about to put it into his mouth, he immediately put the whitebait in the bowl and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, please go first!"
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Liu Xiu picked up one and ate it. Whitebait was very special. It had no scales, no spines, no bones, no intestines, and no fishy smell at all. It tasted delicious.
Even Liu Xiu, who was not very voracious, couldn't help but eat several pieces in a row. Seeing this, Zhu Ye opened his cheeks, picked up several pieces with chopsticks, and stuffed them into his mouth.
Liu Xiu and others were tasting the delicacies of Yunxi Pavilion. At this time, the sound of a piano suddenly came. Liu Xiu listened for a moment, put down his chopsticks, and began to appreciate it quietly.
This piece of music was familiar to him. It was called "Pheasant Flying to the Morning" and was composed by Mu Duzi.
Although the melody of "Pheasants Flying in the Morning" is very beautiful and poignant, Liu Xiu doesn't like it. To be more precise, he doesn't like Mu Duzi, the author of "Pheasants Flying in the Morning".
Mu Duzi and Qu Yuan are similar in that they both have a cynical spirit.
But Qu Yuan's cynicism comes from the anger, helplessness, and inability to change the tragedy of "everyone is drunk and I am awake alone", while Mu Duzi's cynicism comes entirely from personal sorrow.
"The great sage is in heaven, and his grace reaches out to plants, trees, birds, and beasts, but I alone cannot receive it."
Just listen to Mu Duzi's lament, and you can feel the lamentation of self-admiration and frustration. For this reason, Liu Xiu did not appreciate Mu Duzi and did not like the music he composed.
But he had to admit that the people who played "Pheasant Flying to the Morning" now were very skilled, and their attainments were probably to the level of entering the Yuefu.
Seeing Liu Xiu listening to the piano music attentively, Chen Kang bowed, stood up, walked to the door of the room, opened the door, and asked the waiter guarding the door: "Who is playing?"
"Uh..." Before the waiter could reply, Shopkeeper Zhou came over, smiled apologetically, and whispered, "It's Miss Hua who will play again."
Chen Kang was stunned for a moment, then nodded, said oh, said nothing more, and returned to the box.
Shopkeeper Zhou is only the manager of Yunxi Pavilion, not the boss. The boss of Yunxi Pavilion is none other than Miss Hua, and she is also the master of Yunxi Pavilion of Jianghu Sect.
Chen Kang had only seen this Miss Hua once. To be more precise, he only saw the person, but did not see clearly what she looked like.
At that time, Miss Hua was wearing a veil, and she could only see a pair of eyes that were as clear as a pair of autumn water, but bottomless.
Originally, he was still interested in this young lady, and always wanted to see her true face. If she was a beauty, he would find a way to get her into his house.
He was thinking about Miss Hua, and when he woke up one morning, he suddenly found a flower lying on his pillow.
After that, he no longer had any negative thoughts about Miss Hua. On the contrary, he kept a respectful distance from her and avoided her whenever possible.
Just as someone can put a flower on his pillow without anyone noticing when he is sleeping, there is also a way to remove his head while he is sleeping without anyone noticing.
Moreover, he hadn't made any move toward Miss Hua yet, he was just making up his mind, and someone noticed it. Just thinking about it made him shudder.
Seeing Chen Kang sitting in his seat after returning, Liu Xiuxiao asked, "Did Chief Chen ask who was playing?"
Chen Kang gave a dry laugh and said, "Reporting to Prince Xiao, it is Miss Hua, the master of Yunxi Pavilion, who is playing."
"Miss Hua?"
"Ah, Miss Hua's name is Hua Feiyan." Chen Kang said unnaturally.
Liu Xiu was happy. It could be seen that Chen Kang seemed to be quite afraid of this Hua Feiyan. As the governor of Wei County and the local emperor of Yecheng, it was interesting that there was someone he was afraid of in Yecheng.
"It's not easy for a woman to open such a large tavern in Yecheng."
"Prince Xiao is too generous." This was not said by Chen Kang, but from outside the room.
Long Zhun and Long Bo, who were kneeling behind Liu Xiu, both had their faces darkened. They both stood up, walked over quickly, opened the door, and at the same time held the sword under their ribs.
Outside the door, stood a girl wearing a white dress and a white gauze. In ancient times, whether a woman was married or not, whether she was a girl or a lady, could not be judged by her age, but by her bun.
Although the other party's face was covered, judging by her bun, she was indeed a girl who had not left the palace. No matter who the other party was, eavesdropping outside the door was a taboo against Long Zhun and Long Bo.
Before they could reprimand the two of them, the girl in white bowed to Liu Xiu and Chen Kangfu in the box and said: "Hua Feiyan, a folk girl, pays homage to Prince Xiao and pays homage to Governor Chen! The folk girl is not eavesdropping outside the door intentionally, but
I learned that Prince Xiao and Governor Chen were coming to have a meal, so I made a special trip to pay homage."
Liu Xiu smiled and waved to Long Zhun and Long Bo. After they retreated, Liu Xiu smiled at Hua Feiyan and said, "Miss Hua, you're welcome, please come in."
"Thank you, Prince Xiao!" Hua Feiyan took off her shoes and walked into the box from the outside. The girl was not very tall, but she had a well-proportioned figure and looked slender.
She was wearing a white embroidered skirt, which outlined her slender waist and was not too tight. The hem of the skirt trailed to the floor, covering her feet. Looking towards her face, only her eyes could be seen due to the veil.
This pair of big eyes is both dark and bright, mysterious and clean.
Just looking at her eyes, Liu Xiu left an excellent impression on Hua Feiyan. When Hua Feiyan knelt down and sat down, Liu Xiu asked with a smile: "The song "Pheasant Flying to the Morning" just now was played by Miss Hua?"
