Chapter 99 Strange Guest

After the Shangyuan Festival, wonder if it was Shen Shaoguang's illusion, as if the whole city entered the exam month together. The Dongshi branch is adjacent to Chongrenfang, a place where scholars gather together. Every day, the customers in the store are discussing the upcoming Rites Examination and the subsequent selection of the Ministry of Personnel.

The second edition of the poetry collection with the emperor's poems has been put out, and as expected by Shen Shaoguang and Shao Jie, the "selling" is very popular. After all, there are still few "Kong Yiji" among the scholars, and most of them use formal methods, either leaving poetry or writing enough to consume. When looking at the account book, Shen Shaoguang saw a lot of people who added one or two small dishes or cakes at the end-the calculation was all for the sake of this collection of poems, which reminded Shen Shaoguang of the experience of collecting shopping coupons on Double Eleven in his previous life.

Shen Ji also took advantage of the opportunity to launch various scientific examination-themed banquets, such as the Golden List Title Banquet, the Step-by-Step Banquet, and the Spring Breeze Banquet... The names of the dishes are also auspicious and elegant. , Chengen rolls, Wende cakes, anyway, all the scratches are the itchiness of scholars. ①

Not only that, Shen Ji also launched a scheduled "burning tail banquet" event. The so-called "burning tail banquet" refers to the banquet held by scholars when they ascended the ranks or when officials were promoted. It is said that when a carp leaps over the Dragon Gate, it cannot pass unless the fire burns its tail. "Burning the tail" is the meaning of these scholars who have been enlisted or promoted to celebrate burning their tails and leaping over the Dragon Gate. ②

The scholars passed the exam. Qu Jiang’s poems and the inscription of the Wild Goose Pagoda are honors given by officials. It is an extremely important part in the minds of readers.

Shen Ji launched a pre-booked "burning tail banquet" in advance, and also wished the guests to enter the university. The reservation fee required to pay was very small, and they could be refunded later. Many people also booked two tables for the sake of winning the lottery. .

As the big exam draws nearer, the pressure on the scholars is getting bigger and bigger, and the wine shop is getting more and more noisy. There are those who are smug, those who are uneasy, those who are unhappy, and those who look like madness. …

In view of everyone's mental state, Dongshi Shenji specially strengthened the security and sent a few more tall and strong guys, but fortunately it has been useless - Shen Shaoguang is a quite Buddhist restaurant owner, crying and crying. What is there to sing? The pressure is high, and you don't want others to vent? As long as you don't smash and loot.

For these crying scholars, stewards usually take them to the hall to deliver sober soup and hot towel handles, so steward Qin has gained a good reputation among scholars. There was a scholar who wrote a poem for Guanshi Qin, "How difficult is the road ahead, tears and tears on the clothes, thank you for your generosity, cloth towels and sour soup, if you are lucky in the wild goose pagoda, come back to thank Qin Lang."

The warm man Qin Steward: "Lang Jun don't think too much, go to battle lightly, you can do better in the test." He casually sold out what the little lady persuaded him when he was the steward of the Dongshi Shenji liquor store.

The scholar stood up staggeringly and put his arms around Qin Steward's shoulder, "Go lightly... What Qin Langjun said is very true!"

Steward Qin hurriedly supported him, "Langjun be careful, be careful..."

These scholars have more eyes than the top. How could Steward Qin ever be so close to them before? He was quite apprehensive at first, but then he got used to it. Scholars are also human beings!

Standing on the second floor, Shen Shaoguang sighed and shook his head. Seeing the emotion on her face, Lin Yan smiled.

Shen Shaoguang felt that he was a scholar who had both luck and ability, a juvenile jinshi who entered the university under the age of 20, and a proud Tanhua Lang, who could not understand the anxiety and powerlessness of all beings like me in the examination room. Big brother, you should live less.

Seeing her more emotional appearance, Lin Yan also laughed more and more, "Ali, the look on your face seems to have suffered like this."

"I—" Shen Shaoguang closed his mouth angrily, didn't I also study hard for more than ten years and passed the exam? Junior high school entrance examination, high school entrance examination, college entrance examination, starting from the sixth grade of primary school, every year the teacher said, "This is the year that decides your destiny", and the frequency of saying "you are the most difficult students I have ever brought" is about the same...

Shen Shaoguang is not a hard-working student, but he is thin-skinned and embarrassed to think too badly, so he maintains his grades at a level that tickles the teacher's teeth all year round. A little bit more, all the living beings can't worry about it, so Shen Shaoguang has become the one who is often spurned...

Alas, just thinking about it brings tears.

Shen Shaoguang turned his head to look at Lin Yan again, if he was in the future, he would probably belong to the kind of school grass with good grades, good looks, and also playing basketball, right? As long as you go to the court, there will always be a girl in the stands who will help you hold your clothes and get water, and you will write less than half of the questions you have, and your grades will be higher than yourself... Think about the 50-meter sprint that you will never pass, and the exams that are always ahead of you. The results, Shen Shaoguang is very angry, why? ah?

"What's wrong?" Lin Yan held back a smile.

Shen Shaoguang used his eyes to "squeeze" twice around his waist - there is a lot of tender meat here, and it hurts.

Lin Yan coughed softly, and warned softly with a smile like anger: "Ali, it's outside..."

Shen Shaoguang: "..." Deputy Mayor Lin, can you be more simple?

In addition to these pre-exam syndrome, there are also very calm scholars, such as two scholars from Suzhou. One of them was only in his twenties. He was very good-looking. Although he was dressed in ordinary clothes, he was quite majestic. If he dressed up and said he was a son of a prince, some would believe him. His friend was in his thirties, he didn't like words, and he looked a little straight. He didn't know how such two gentlemen were friends.

The steward sells them, "The small shop can hold the 'burning tail banquet' on behalf of the lords."

The Langjun raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Oh? If you really get hit, you must trouble the expensive wine shop." Luo Yayan said with a mellow mouth.

Shen Shaoguang has the ability to observe words and expressions in the palace, and is most familiar with this kind of coping. The scholars listened to the burning tail banquet, so indifferent... not much.

I thought this was Lin Shaoyin's kind of deserted person, but who would have thought that he would take the initiative to say hello, "Dare to ask the little lady?"

The steward introduced: "This is the owner of our shop."

This gentleman looked surprised and said with a smile: "The little lady in Beijing is really smart, and she is different from me in remote places. The little lady is young, and she is the owner of such a restaurant. I really want to wait. The man is ashamed."

How can you talk like that? Shen Shaoguang was a little surprised. But who doesn't like to hear good things? Shen Shaoguang personally took the two scholars to sit upstairs and handed over the menu.

After a few words of gossip, knowing that they were scholars from Suzhou, Shen Shaoguang felt that it must be a little uncomfortable for southerners to spend the winter in the north, especially this winter this year is extremely cold and long. The snow has not cleared up yet.

But as a "Chang'an native" who has been in Chang'an since he crossed over, Shen Shaoguang still wants to honor the capital: "In previous years, it was not so cold. I remember that the spring flowers were blooming at this time last year."

If the solar term is late, not only the spring flowers, but also the spring dishes. At this time last year, spring dishes were already very popular, and this year, hot pot is still occupying the C position - of course, it may also be related to the emperor's visit to make an advertisement.

The young man who said his surname was Ji smiled and said, "I heard from the same year that your shop has an excellent Xiaoding boiled meat, called 'hot pot', which is most suitable for such a season."

"At this time, it is really suitable to eat hot pot." Shen Shaoguang introduced with a smile, "The milk soup pot and clear soup pot are the most popular among our customers. The milk soup is rich and white like milk. It's delicious and delicious. It's not bad for some fish and vegetables. There are also herbs added..."

Shen Shaoguang gave a brief introduction, and then tweeted a few words about today's Yang Scorpion Hot Pot, which was just in the back of the kitchen, and it smelled so good - however, she felt that the push was a waste of time. Like the one in front of her, it was unlikely to take it. They gnawed on a piece of mutton's backbone with a wide mouth and a fork, and they were probably not used to eating from the south.

Who would have thought that Ji Langjun nodded, "It's this sheep and scorpion pot."

Shen Shaoguang nodded with a smile, and asked the taciturn scholar, "Where's this gentleman?"

"Same as Jirou."

Shen Shaoguang asked them what wine and tea they wanted, and the two ordered Xinfeng wine and buttermilk at will.

Shen Shaoguang smiled and nodded to the two of them, "Waiting, gentlemen."

When it was not too long, the pot came up. Shen Shaoguang helped put the pot and side dishes such as tofu, vermicelli, wasabi, mushrooms, etc., and said with a smile: "Finally, I will order some wheat noodles and hoto, and eat it warmly. A complete lamb and scorpion pot."

Ji Langjun smiled and nodded, and Shen Shaoguang went to work on his own.

In the middle, Shen Shaoguang came up to the second floor once, and Ji Langjun was sucking the bone marrow with the backbone of the sheep. It was the first time that Shen Shaoguang saw gnawing the bones and sucking the marrow so elegantly, he couldn't help thinking to stray. Another day, he must let his own Lin Shaoyin taste this sheep and scorpion pot. His lips were sucking against the bones. A breath... Shen Shaoguang smiled brightly.

After a while, Ji Langjun's friend really greeted the hoto in the hall. Shen Ji's hoto are all made by the chef holding a large piece of noodles and stretched them out. They must be thick or thick, thin or thin, and there are various shapes of leek leaves, petals, and armbands, which are also considered a kind of The cooking of the live performance nature is quite interesting and can often win some applause.

When Shen Shaoguang went to the kitchen, he asked, "Are the gentlemen still satisfied with our hoto?"

The cook was very honest, "There is no color."

Shen Shaoguang smiled and comforted him: "Xu people want to get down to business, how can everyone applaud? It would be amazing if 60 to 70% of us are truly satisfied."

After leaving the kitchen, A Yuan and Shen Shaoguang said, "I think the little lady is liked by 10 out of 10 people."

Shen Shaoguang snorted her, "You can pull it down! Think about Lu Sanniang, think about Yunlai liquor store, think about the gangster who is going to cut my throat, ten percent..."

"That's ninety percent."

Shen Shaoguang: "..."

You can't reason with your fans, and Shen Shaoguang doesn't want to reason with your fans, "Okay, 90%, 90%, what shall we eat in the evening? Today's sheep scorpion is really good, but let's go back and stew some in the evening. It's too late, why don't you make mutton soup cake? Add some cornel sauce and pepper when you eat it..."

Lang Jun, surnamed Ji, and his friend came down from the second floor, nodded slightly to Shen Shaoguang, and Shen Shaoguang returned the salute, "Two Langjun, walk slowly."

Watching them go out, Shen Shaoguang walked upstairs, and the runner was cleaning up. Looking at the soup at the bottom of the houto bowl, Shen Shaoguang moved in his heart and opened the small jar of vinegar and cornel sauce on the table. The vinegar was almost bottomed out. The cornel sauce has also gone down a lot. It turned out to be two Suzhou people who can eat sour and spicy...

The author has something to say: ① Refers to the name of Confucius cuisine.

② Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia.

————

Jinling Luoxiayin was the elegant language at that time.