This time was right before dinner, and the restaurant was almost full. There were a few scattered tables, and all the private rooms were full.
Tong Tong said in surprise: "It's strange that you have to book in advance, business is so good..."
Jiang Xinyu stepped up to the counter and said, "My surname is Jiang. I called to reserve a private room."
The boss flipped through the book a few times and said: "Mr. Jiang, the private room number is reserved for you... I'm really sorry. There are too many guests and the waiter is too busy. Please wait a little longer."
Jiang Xinyu turned around and looked at the waiter. He was so busy that his feet almost didn't touch the floor, so he said, "It doesn't matter. Let's go upstairs by ourselves. Remember to ask the waiter to come and order."
"Oh, thank you for your understanding." The boss repeatedly cupped his fists and raised his hands.
Compared to the hustle and bustle on the first floor, the second floor is a little quieter.
Although the private room No. 1 is not very spacious, it at least has a closed environment, which is much better than the conditions in a separate room, not to mention there are only three of them.
Tong Tong took off his coat and hung it on the wall, and said to Jiang Xinyu: "I have been in Yanjin for so long, and this is the first time I have seen a restaurant with such a good business. Is the Sanxian Hotpot you mentioned particularly famous?"
Jiang Xinyu smiled and said: "Three delicacies hot pot is good, but it is not because of this that Huifa Restaurant is doing well."
"What's that for?"
"Affordable!"
"ah?"
"The price of food in a restaurant of this caliber is almost the same as that of an ordinary restaurant, and the dining environment is better. Plus the owner is good at running the restaurant, so there will naturally be more and more customers."
"Oh, so that's it..."
Little Button sat on the chair and said awkwardly: "Miss, I still, still..."
Tong Tong said with a smile: "Do you want to eat standing up? It's okay, don't be nervous, just treat it as an exception today."
A few minutes passed and still no waiter came in to order.
Tong Tong frowned and said, "What's going on? Have you forgotten us?"
Jiang Xinyu stood up and said, "Let me take a look."
He stepped out of the private room and was about to go downstairs to ask the waiter to come up. When he passed a table, he saw two hardcover editions of Zeng Wenzhenggong's family letters on the table!
Jiang Xinyu's heart moved, and he took a careful look at the owner of the book - a man in a suit and leather shoes, in his early thirties, wearing a pair of round glasses, with a gentle appearance, and looked like a comprador of a foreign company.
Anyone who interacts with Jiang Xinyu today should have this hardcover version of Zeng Wenzhenggong’s family letter!
Is it a coincidence?
Jiang Xinyu slowly walked past this man. At this moment, the man ran up the wooden stairs and walked straight to the private room.
The man greeted and said: "Man, take your order."
The waiter said with a smile: "Sir, please wait a moment. The guests in private room No. 1 have already arrived. One of us must come first, first served, right?"
The man said nothing, took out a match and lit the cigarette in his hand, and sat there leisurely. He didn't look particularly anxious.
Back in the private room, Tong Tong had already ordered two dishes. Seeing Jiang Xinyu come in, he said, "I ordered the three-fresh pot you mentioned, as well as a portion of fish-flavored shredded pork, three bowls of white rice, and a pot of Laobaigan. The remaining
Please have some!"
Jiang Xinyu: "What does Little Button like to eat?"
Little Button said cautiously: "I can do anything...whatever the lady eats, I will eat accordingly."
Tong Tong said with a smile: "After coming to Yanjin, Little Button's favorite food is to burst her belly. Am I right?"
Little Button said happily: "Miss, you, how did you know?"
Tong Tong said proudly: "Little kid, Jiajia, can you hide it from me?"
Jiang Xinyu said to the waiter: "Have a piece of fried belly, and a piece of braised smooth fish, and add a little more chili oil."
Guy: "Sir, the braised smooth fish does not use chili oil..."
Tong Tong said in vain: "Each person has one flavor, so you can let it go!"
"Yes, yes, put more chili oil in the braised fish. Don't worry, I've written it down."
Jiang Xinyu took the recipe, looked at it, and said, "Miss Tong, do you want to try the weirdest famous dish in Yanjin?"
"The weirdest famous dish? How weird is it? I want to try it!" Tong Tong had eaten all kinds of weird dishes and didn't take Jiang Xinyu's words seriously.
Jiang Xinyu said to the waiter: "Have a piece of dry shrimp."
"Okay, wait a minute, we'll be ready soon!" The waiter bowed and left.
Jiang Xinyu didn't close the private room door, and saw the waiter approaching the man and saying, "Sir, would you like to order now?"
"A fried egg with chives, a bowl of white rice, and a pot of jasmine tea."
"that's it?"
"Yes, that's all."
"Please wait."
In about half an hour, the food was served one after another, and the waiters would announce the names of the dishes when serving them.
"Be careful, the three delicacies pot is here!"
“Fish-flavored shredded pork!”
“Stewed fish with more chili oil!”
A few minutes later, the waiter brought in the last dish: "One portion of dry shrimp! Everyone's dishes are here, eat slowly and use it slowly."
A plate of fried items was placed on the table. Little Button covered his mouth in shock and said, "Isn't this a locust?..."
The so-called drought shrimps are actually grasshoppers. Hebei and Henan areas often suffer from droughts and are blessed with abundant food. Therefore, Beijing and Tianjin have always had the habit of eating locusts.
The locusts have their internal organs removed, then marinated and fried. They are called fried grasshoppers. They can be ordered in small and medium-sized restaurants and can also be bought in markets.
High-end restaurants generally don't have this dish. Although it has a nice name, it's actually still a bug.
"Is this the famous dish you're talking about?" Tong Tong stared at the plate of grasshoppers.
Jiang Xinyu corrected him and said: "It's a weird famous dish!"
"Do you dare to eat it?"
"certainly."
"I do not believe!"
Jiang Xinyu put a grasshopper into his mouth and said while eating it: "Crispy and spicy, do you want to try it?"
Little Button whispered to Tongtong: "Miss, it's so disgusting..."
Jiang Xinyu smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. If you don't want to eat it, don't eat it. In fact, I have been in Yanjin for more than a year before I dare to eat this..."
"Man, order!" someone outside said.
Jiang Xinyu glanced out through the crack in the door. There were two guests at the table near the stairs. One of them seemed vaguely familiar and couldn't remember where he had seen them before.
Here Tongtong had already put a grasshopper into his mouth, then drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and said, "It's really delicious, little button, you can try it too."
Little Button waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I can just eat other dishes..."
"You will regret it if you don't eat it."
"You will regret it after you eat it."
The master and servant were bickering, and Jiang Xinyu listened carefully to what was going on outside.
The two people ordered two dishes, and one of them said: "Man, give us another bottle of wine..."
Another person said with a straight face: "Old Sun!"
Lao Sun said sarcastically: "Man, no more wine, just two bowls of white rice."
The sound of "Old Sun" suddenly awakened Jiang Xinyu's memory - Old Sun was Wang Hanyuan's subordinate, and he was a member of Zhongtong!