[Red Chamber] Come for a hexagram?

There is an Osmanthus Fragrance restaurant in the busiest commercial street in the capital. Just like Wang Ren requested, this restaurant is not the best restaurant in this area, but it is indeed the most expensive.Especially their unique sweet-scented osmanthus wine, ten taels of silver per pot.And ten taels of silver is almost half a year's expense for farmers.

And the decoration of this restaurant is also very elegant. In the center of the first floor, there are two old people singing and singing, describing the beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River.

Wang Ren and Shisan asked for a private room upstairs and began to order food.

"What's delicious here?" Wang Ren asked.

"We have everything here, and not only the dishes are delicious, but also the names are elegant. Like Jiaolong Woxue, Duxiu Peak, and Yinya quilt..."

"Wait! That Duxiu Peak of yours...couldn't be a piece of duck's ass."

Thirteen:……

"Hey? Guest officer, have you been here?" Xiao Er asked with surprise on his face.

"I haven't been here, but I have eaten." Wang Ren said heartily.Has there been such a rotten vegetable sold under the guise of elegance since ancient times?

"You sincerely invite me to dinner?" Wang Ren looked at Thirteen suspiciously.

"Cough cough." Thirteen coughed softly: "Of course. Xiao Er, serve him a normal meal." He said and threw a small piece of silver to Xiao Er.

"Okay, we know." Xiao Er bent over and smiled, then backed away.

"It's really interesting who got the names of the dishes here," Wang Ren said.It's more like playing tricks on others than arty.If some literati really ordered Duxiu Peak, but what was served was a plate of duck butt, would they feel that they were being fooled?There is a kind of ridicule that I don't know how to see the essence, but only know how to be elegant.

Shisan's expression was a little bit bad when he heard Wang Ren's words. He rubbed his chin with his index finger and said, "This restaurant is indeed related to the emperor's relatives."

Wang Ren was silent when he heard this, and watched Xiao Er enthusiastically bring tea into the room, and then stepped out again after pouring the tea, and then the two people in the room heard Xiao Er who had just left the door shouting: "Oh, Master Jiu , You haven't been here for a long time, the private room is reserved for you, please come inside."

Wang Ren stopped when he saw Shisan heard about Master Jiu, and looked at him suspiciously.Then listen to what's going on outside.

A very young voice said: "Come warm a pot of wine, the dishes are still the same, and the speed is fast."

"Know?" Wang Ren said.

"Ninth brother." Thirteen said.

"I don't see you?"

"No." Thirteen said: "I have a bad relationship with Brother Nine."

Suddenly there was a chattering sound, and Wang Ren's eyes widened. The one just now seemed to be English.

The emperor now has about twenty sons, but most of them are mediocre and mediocre, and there are only a few who really stand out and often take risks in front of others.

The elder brother was the eldest son, and he spent the longest time with the emperor. He did a lot of things, made countless achievements, and fought several beautiful battles.Therefore, he is the greatest threat to the prince, and he himself thinks that he is better than the prince and should be the next heir.The crown prince was favored by the emperor the most, and he was crowned crown prince after he was born. He was honored and favored boundlessly, and he himself was also full of talent.However, among all the princes, the one who is the best in terms of knowledge and riding and shooting is the third elder brother.Especially in riding and shooting, he once competed with Kangxi, which was comparable to Emperor Kangxi.Among them, the fourth elder brother is not very prominent, only occasionally showing his face, but he does things according to reason, so Kangxi trusts him even more and thinks he is fair.The eighth elder brother was also loved by Kangxi, and he was even named Baylor at the age of 17. He was the youngest in the middle grade of Baylor at that time.As for the ninth elder brother just now, he is free, eager to learn and loves books, likes to invent, and can speak multiple languages, including English.Elder Brother Ten is from a tall family background. He is the tallest among the princes other than the prince, but he himself has not made much achievements.And the fourteenth elder brother is still young, but he is smart and very favored by the emperor.

So many outstanding princes gathered together to fight for a position, and those who lost would probably lose their lives.Competition is naturally more intense than in modern companies.

"There are also foreigners here?" Wang Ren asked.

"Portuguese missionary." Thirteenth said: "That person works in the imperial court, he is brother Jiu's confidant." He said he was a confidant, but he was just someone who could talk freely, and could not give much help to the competition for the throne.Therefore, the prince and elder brother did not pay so much attention to this missionary.

Wang Ren nodded slowly.

"Do you know English?" Thirteen looked at Wang Ren suspiciously, "A dude who only likes to eat, drink and tell fortunes has also learned English."

"I don't know English." Wang Ren said, "I just heard a little before, and I'm familiar with it." You can also vaguely understand a little simple vocabulary.

"The food is here!" Xiao Er quickly went in and out with the plate in both hands: "Braised sweet-scented osmanthus fish, sweet and sour pork ribs, stir-fried peas, clear tofu, braised lotus seeds in sugar, and a pigeon soup. Two, all dishes la~~"

Seeing a table of mediocre dishes, Wang Ren squinted at Shisan: "The most expensive?"

"How much?" Thirteen raised his head to look at Xiao Er, who was startled, glanced at him and said, "Er... this is three taels of silver."

The price is indeed not cheap.

Wang Ren: ...

It's only enough money for the previous fortune-telling!

After that, it cost five taels of silver for that look!

"Not enough!" Wang Ren patted the table: "Is there any good food? Keep serving! Try to collect enough 10 taels of silver!"

"But..." Xiaoer looked embarrassed: "You are just two people, no matter how much food...you can't eat it? Are you going to take it with you?" If you really want to get enough food for 10 taels, then this little one There must be at least two tables in a single room, otherwise it won't fit.

"Yes!" Xiao Eryi clapped his hands and said, "Master, our specialty sweet-scented osmanthus wine, ten taels of silver per pot, tastes sweet and refreshing. There is still one pot left for today's portion. Would you like some?" Because it is too expensive Someone bought it, so I took out three pots every day.

"Then bring it here." Thirteen helplessly said.

"Okay, you two wait a moment!" Xiaoer went out excitedly, and came back listlessly after a while.

"I'm sorry you two, the last pot was just asked for."

"Who wants it?" Wang Ren asked.

"It's that Jiu Ye next door, you..." Xiao Er was very embarrassed, Jiu Ye is the nephew of the owner of this restaurant, and he can be regarded as the young owner, how dare he intercede for the things that he took away.

"Forget it then." Wang Ren said, "Do you have any other wine here?"

"Yes! Apricot Blossom Wine! Although it's not as good as our exclusive osmanthus wine, it tastes the best, and it costs five taels of silver per pot." Xiaoer suddenly became energetic.

Wang Ren: Five taels, this number is quite accurate.

"Why is the wine here so expensive?" Wang Ren asked.

"Because of the water." Xiao Er smiled and said, "The water in my store is snow water collected from flowers last winter, sealed in jars and put in jars for next spring, and then start brewing after the flowers bloom. The taste is absolutely sweet. alcohol."

"Come on, don't talk nonsense, hurry up and serve a pot, the food will be cold." Wang Ren said.

Xiaoer went happily, and after a while, came in with a lukewarm jug, filled two wine glasses, and then backed out.

Wang Ren held up the wine glass and shook it, smelling the faint fragrance of flowers, suddenly remembered that he was only 13 years old now, and slowly put down the wine glass.

Glancing at the half-grown boy opposite him who drank the contents of the cup in one gulp, he lamented that the ancient times were indeed precocious.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that he didn't drink, Shisan looked at his wine glass curiously: "What's wrong?"

"No." Wang Ren said, "I just thought, which family is so particular about collecting snow water to make wine?"

"How is that possible." Thirteen smiled and said, "Even collecting snow water to make wine is at most the youngest daughter's interest. If there is any family whose life is so extravagant..." The smile on Shisan's mouth gradually turned cold.

That's *'s family, right?Wang Ren thought to himself.

The Jia family definitely does not only use snow water to make wine, their food and clothing are all refined and beautiful.If all these lives were exposed, it would be a huge cancer.

Those first-rank officials who have never been corrupt at most wear cotton-padded clothes, eat steamed buns, and sometimes grow vegetables at home to save money. Compared with Jia's family, Wang Ren feels that he can only hehe.

Suddenly remembered that even the prince's monthly money is limited.Wang Ren was suddenly curious, and then interjected and asked, "How much has my meal cost you for a month?"

"If you want to ask for private use, maybe half a month." Shisan said.

Wang Ren: ==

The so-called private use refers to the remaining pocket money that is completely at one's own disposal except for food, clothing and other necessary expenses.

The prince's monthly pocket money is only ten taels!

Well, actually quite a few.But I'm really embarrassed to think that I ate the other party's expenses for more than half a month in one meal (*/w╲*).

It's not his fault!

It's all the show's fault!Every time you buy something, it costs 200 taels!

Also, when telling Kangxi's fortune before, people would throw gold at random!

How can you be so poor as a prince!