45. Tea house and wine shop through the streets and alleys

Pei Nianyu didn't know that his few notes made Li Han almost lose his hair. After letting his brother and Li Han toss each other, he was so idle that he was thinking about where to find a shop in a good location to open him.This little restaurant.

After all, he still has a debt of several million worth of delicious food, and he also wanted to get the seeds Pei Niancheng needed to be replaced as soon as possible, so he made an appointment with Lou Yefeng to go shopping and choose a store location, and pick up the wind along the way.

A few days later in the early morning, when Lou Yefeng got up early and went to Pei Nianyu's room to help his master dress and wash, he found that the master was still awake.

After several transfers by Pei Nianyu, there were only two or three sporadic maids left in the bedroom to handle chores.And the eyes have been trained to be very good. As soon as Lou Yefeng entered the door, they quietly retreated. Only the two of them were left in the room near the Hanqiu Pavilion, and there were no extra people guarding the corridor.

Lou Yefeng heard the long and steady breathing of his master, so he slowed down his footsteps, came to Pei Nianyu's bed curtain, and gently raised a bunch of gaps:

"Owner……?"

Pei Nianyu said vaguely: "Get up later, after Old He returns from his shift, let me sleep a little longer."

Lou Yefeng laughed, and while covering Pei Nianyu's limbs kicked out with a quilt, so as not to catch a cold, he said:

"Yes, then this subordinate will make breakfast first..."

"No, didn't we agree to go out to eat today?"

"Okay, then I'll wait outside..."

"Forget it, I'll get up."

Pei Nianyu had the nerve to let Lou Yefeng wait for him to sleep in, and immediately turned over.It's just that his expression is still a little sleepy, his eyelids are half-closed, and he is wandering in a daze to find his clothes.

Lou Yefeng quickly handed over the clothes:

"Master, let me help you get dressed..."

Pei Nianyu's wobbly body had a fulcrum after touching him, so he stretched out his arms and hooked them around Lou Yefeng's neck, and his whole body's center of gravity was tilted up.

Lou Yefeng looked at the master who was hanging on him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, so he stretched out his hand to hold his body to prevent it from slipping off, but when he touched Pei Nianyu's waist, which was only covered with a thin coat, his heart trembled.

Pei Nianyu just got out of bed, and his whole body exuded warmth.Lou Yefeng looked sideways at his master's poorly fastened collar, which was close at hand, and the white and smooth skin under the collar, and suddenly took a breath.

He hastily lowered his head and narrowed his eyes, and when he was about to habitually clear his mind, he saw that the master was still half awake, and hadn't noticed anything.So he quietly raised his head again, hesitated for a moment, and secretly pressed a kiss on his master's cheek.

Pei Nianyu was so tickled by the soft kiss, he woke up instantly, turned around and pushed the big black dog that dared to steal a kiss down on the bed, kissed and hugged, and was devastated.

After the two had had enough tossing, Pei Nianyu guessed that He Qi had changed shifts and went back to sleep, so he said:

"Come on, let's go out to eat after changing our clothes."

After finishing speaking, Pei Nianyu found two casual clothes suitable for going out and inconspicuous from the cabinet, and handed one to Lou Yefeng:

"Stop wearing black, too."

If it is necessary to hide in the dark, it is natural to wear black.Such two people strutted into the street, and the one wearing black would be the most eye-catching one on the street.

"……yes."

Lou Yefeng took the clothes and took a look, he was wearing a deep indigo robe, which suits him quite well.The owner is wearing a pale taupe-colored outer shirt.

After the two of them tidied up, Lou Yefeng couldn't help but look at himself again, such an experience of not wearing black clothes...it was extremely rare, and it was still a bit novel.

Pei Nianyu led him to the corner gate on the east side of the palace, all the way quietly.After leaving the door, Pei Nianyu turned around and looked at the string of tails behind him who was invisible but could feel the breath, and said from the air:

"You all go back."

A shadow guard saw his master talking to them, and he landed to salute:

"Master, please ask your subordinates to wait for the accompanying guards."

Pei Nianyu smiled and said:

"I just came out while your Commander He was back, otherwise He would have to quarrel with me again. Be obedient, go back, Ye Feng and I will go find something delicious, you don't have to follow."

The shadow guard naturally knew Pei Nianyu's intentions, and his face was very tangled. What does the master mean, after co-authoring, he and Lou Yefeng can't let the shadow guard follow when they go out?

On weekdays, when the master and Lou Yefeng are together, it's fine for them to retreat to a distance, after all, the mansion is safer, so it doesn't matter if they stay far away.But the chance of encountering danger when going out is far greater than that in this mansion.

Pei Nianyu followed the temptation: "What's your turn for the breakfast recipe in the big kitchen today? It seems to be pork buns with cured sauce, fried rice cakes, and fresh meat spring rolls... Have you had your breakfast? I'll give you half a day off and go back to eat."Let's have a meal..."

The several shadow guards looked at each other in blank dismay, and in the end, the duty of protecting the master overcame the temptation of delicious food, and shook their heads with difficulty.

Lou Yefeng looked at the master and said:

"Master, why don't you let them follow at a distance, after all...cough, you haven't learned all the martial arts."

Pei Nianyu was a little embarrassed:

"Okay, okay, did you hear that, just follow behind, and you are not allowed to peek at the two of us after you go out."

"Yes, this subordinate understands."

Pei Nianyu and Lou Yefeng walked out along the alleyway, Pei Nianyu walked leisurely in front, and Lou Yefeng followed steadily one position behind on the right.

After passing through two or three streets full of residential houses, and finally entered Fangshi Kuan Street, Pei Nianyu turned around to look behind him, but couldn't feel the presence of the shadow guard, so he secretly took Lou Yefeng's hand and led himto their side.

"What are you doing behind me? Don't you know what it means to go shopping with me?"

"Master, on this street..."

Seeing him walking obediently to her side, Pei Nianyu let go of his hand naturally:

"There are not many people here."

King Yu Palace is located not far to the west of the palace.After they came out from the southeast gate of the palace, they headed south, and after walking through a few residential streets, they found the shops.

This north-south street is called Hing Xuan Street, which is neither wide nor a main road.

However, because they are relatively close to the various ministries and yamen, many scattered officials and small officials on duty go from their residences to the yamen every day, or Beijing officials go to the palace, and many of them take this route.And for ordinary people, it is also the road that runs through the south of the city and the north of the city.

Therefore, the two sides of the long street are almost all selling food, there are roadside stalls, there are teahouses, and naturally there are second- and third-floor restaurants with lofts.

Many people (especially those who need to enter the palace) did not have time to eat in the morning, so the servants ordered meals in advance in restaurants, and ordered people to deliver them to the carriage when they passed by this street, so they could eat whatever they wanted.

If it's time for breakfast, this street will naturally be extremely lively.

It's a pity that Pei Nianyu got up a bit late, and almost all the bustling crowds on the street dispersed. Those who should go to work should go to work, and those who should be on errands should be on errands.Only a few scattered people were still sitting at the tea stand, eating leisurely.

Pei Nianyu walked into the long street quite freshly, looking left and right to see what delicious food was on sale, while Lou Yefeng kept an eye on the surrounding situation calmly.

After a while, Pei Nianyu seemed to see something funny, poked the person beside him, and pointed to a restaurant in front of him.

Lou Yefeng looked up, and saw that there was a sentence written on the front of the shop:

"The royal chef's personal biography"

Lou Yefeng frowned. First of all, the cooks in the palace cannot be called "Royal Cooks". Only Pei Niancheng's cooks can be called Royal Cooks. This is obviously a deliberate attachment of ignorant people.Another one... the cook in their house still has the time to come out to teach disciples?

"Go, go and have a look."

Pei Nianyu stepped forward, and a guy inside came out to greet the guests, nodding and bowing:

"What do you two want to eat?"

Pei Nianyu coughed lightly:

"Let me ask you, do the chefs here really learn from the 'royal chef' of the palace?"

Speaking of this, the guy beamed with joy:

"It's natural. I'm afraid the young master came from another place, right? It's normal to not know. Recently, a royal chef in this palace came home and brought out many fresh dishes that only the prince can eat. The chef in our restaurantMaster, some time ago I learned a few tricks from that imperial chef, would you like to try it?"

"Oh, can you tell me which palace the royal chef belongs to?"

"Uh... this... it's... yes, it belongs to Prince Rui's Mansion!"

Pei Nianyu: "..."

Lou Yefeng: "..."

Obviously, I heard some recipes from nowhere, and made "dishes that can only be eaten by princes", so as to use this as a gimmick to attract customers.

He couldn't laugh or cry, and continued to ask:

"Then let me ask you, what are the dishes in the palace?"

"Would you like tofu curd? There are tofu curds with chicken sauce, sweet tofu curds, tofu curds with sesame sauce, and mushroom tofu curds..."

Hearing this, Pei Nianyu was stunned for a moment.

When he made bean curd for the first time, he only made chicken broth. However, after it was spread, so many types have been derived, which are almost similar to the main types of bean curd in later generations. have to sigh - working peopleHis wisdom is infinite.

But he wasn't interested in bean curd either, so he waved his hand and left the house.

The two continued to walk forward, and within two steps, they saw another family on the side of the road with the signboard of the palace, and the pretense was even more exaggerated:

“The Only Authentic Royal Cuisine”

Pei Nianyu: "..."

He went into the shop like this and asked, but the shop said:

"Oh, you are right, my lord. Our shopkeeper's daughter works as a maid for the third wife in the palace. She learned this from the chef of the palace herself..."

Lou Yefeng: "..."

This is even more unreliable. Even if there are female relatives in his palace, there are only three types: concubines, concubines, concubines and concubines. How can there be a "folk saying" like a few wives.

When asked which palace it was, the man only answered "Prince Cheng".

Pei Nianyu was speechless.

The two continued walking, and they hadn't walked halfway down the street, but they already saw no less than ten restaurants with the signboard of "Prince's Imperial Cuisine", with various reasons and strange origins.Either there are relatives working in the palace, or a retired royal chef in the palace has something to do with them.

Apparently, after these many recipes were spread from other mansions, the folks thought it was delicious, and when they heard that it was the recipes in the palace, they scrambled to make a stunt, so it became a common practice.

Pei Nianyu looked at a row of various disguises, and suddenly sighed softly:

"That is to say, Xiao Sheng is a wise gentleman, and he abolished all taboo rules when he took office, so they can use all kinds of signs to attract customers, otherwise it will be a crime of usurpation. Look, there is another one who says that the imperial meal is only for......"

Lou Yefeng frowned slightly and said:

"Master, it seems that the things you made have spread a lot. Those recipes are clearly created by you. It seems inappropriate for them to use them for profit without your permission."

Pei Nianyu thought, what I created was originally copied by me.So he shook his head and said:

"They just want to ask if I allow it, so where can they ask? What's more, as you have seen, they don't even know where it came from, it's just word of mouth."

"Besides, these delicious foods give them another way to make a living. But with a little food, I am a majestic prince, why bother to compete with the people for profit..."

While talking, Pei Nianyu walked around looking at the small shops on the side of the road, but most of them sold the cheap and simple breakfasts that had been circulated in his house, so he naturally wouldn't go in to eat them.

Before he finished speaking, he looked at an unremarkable porridge shop on the side of the street, and suddenly froze for a moment.

"Hey, this is interesting, come in and have a look."

This porridge shop still bears the signboard of his palace, but Pei Nianyu seems to have seen a few things that surprised him on the wooden board.

The two finally entered the shed, and an old lady came out quickly:

"The two sons want some porridge?"

"Yes, eat and drink whatever you want."

The aunt saw that although Pei Nianyu had a kind face, his demeanor was not like that of ordinary people.What's more, the tall and tall man behind him has a calm complexion and a faint glint in his eyes, knowing that there may be a distinguished guest coming.

Seeing that the two were about to sit down, she first wiped a table with a clean cloth, and then she was embarrassed:

"This shop is so shabby that the two sons laughed."

"No problem."

Pei Nianyu Shi Shiran sat down, the aunt was about to serve tea, but was stopped by Lou Yefeng:

"No need."

After finishing speaking, he took out a small porcelain bottle from his bosom, which contained exactly one tea, which was Huaiyun Suixue, the master's favorite drink recently.He went directly to the store, found a teapot, and poured hot water on it.

All of this was seen by the proprietress, so she naturally thought that Lou Yefeng was Pei Nianyu's servant or something.

After a while, Lou Yefeng came back with the teapot and said:

"Water may not be suitable..."

He was about to pour tea for his master, but Pei Nianyu smiled and asked him to put it down.

Lou Yefeng nodded, without further words, he put down the teapot.

Then the proprietress watched helplessly as Pei Nianyu, the host, picked up the teapot by himself and poured a cup of tea for the tall man next to him, but the man was not different, they poured and drank each other with a calm expression.

The proprietress overturned the guess just now in her heart, this is obviously not the master and servant.

As everyone knows, Pei Nianyu just muttered casually:

"Let me do it. If the water is thick, you need to flush it high to get rid of the astringency of the tea. Ye Feng, I'm afraid you can't handle it well."

The proprietress brought over a balsa board with the menu on it.Pei Nianyu took it casually and looked at it carefully.

It was quiet for a while, and the proprietress had nothing to say:

"I don't know where your two brothers came to Beijing from..."

Pei Nianyu kept his eyes on the menu, but he could hear clearly, so he couldn't help but chuckled:

"Where do we look like brothers?"

Lou Yefeng was just about to explain that he just came out with his master, but before he opened his mouth, he saw the master was leaning on his shoulder leisurely, and at the same time held his hand with one hand, saying:

"—He, he is my husband."

After hearing that, the proprietress laughed heartily, and turned to Lou Yefeng and said:

"Oh, my lord, the young man you married home is really good-looking, you are so lucky!"

Lou Yefeng looked at the master who was smiling slyly in his arms, and suddenly blushed.