I really don't want to take shortcuts anymore

Although the Mingyue Tower at noon was not as full as at night, the attendance rate was still 70% to 80%.

Most of the powerful and powerful gentry were sitting in the private rooms. Among the guests in the lobby, a few were businessmen traveling from north to south, and the majority were wanderers who licked blood with their swords.

Their money comes and goes quickly, and they live a life with no future, so they never skimp on money for food and drink.

So when Luo Qianhuai and his entourage entered, they attracted the attention of many people.

The reason is very simple. What the Wen family wears are coarse linen robes worn by ordinary people in the city, and they do not belong to the consumer group of Mingyue Tower at all.

Among the rangers present, there are only a few who remember Luo Qianhuai and know that she is a subordinate of Young Master Jieyou. It's just that it was no secret that the Three Heroes of Rongshan Mountain went to Shuofang to surrender to the army, so when everyone looked at Lady Luo, she looked like a peony with thorns, and no one dared to get close to her.

Wenzhou and Wenpu were fine. Although they were a little uncomfortable with the various looks from everyone, there was no hint of shrinking on their faces. Wenjia, on the other hand, was so excited that her eyes were shining with bright stars, and she didn't care about other people's eyes.

Lin, who was supporting Wen's mother, felt very uncomfortable. The luxury of Mingyue Tower far exceeded her imagination, with golden lacquered brackets, carved beams and colorful walls, and colorful flower and bird patterns painted everywhere. Large palace lanterns with complex shapes are suspended from the patio, and various desks and utensils are all exquisite and gorgeous.

The stairs leading to the Accord are covered with a galloping horse floral tapestry carpet from the Western Regions. It is woven in seven colors: purple, dark green, light green, dark yellow, light brown, brown yellow and dark red. It is very gorgeous. .

Mrs. Lin looked at the dirty linen shoes under her feet, and timidly retracted her stepped feet, wishing to hide them all under the ruffled robe.

She looked at Luo Qianhuai hesitantly: "Yin Yin, let's go back. This place is really not suitable for us. If nothing else, just stepping on this rug and getting it dirty will cost us everything."

When she said this, Mother Wen also had a look of worry on her face. Luo Qianhuai saw it in his eyes and quickly comforted him: "It's okay. This blanket is here just for people to step on. If it gets dirty, someone will do it." Clean up, Auntie doesn’t have to worry.”

Although she said this, Ms. Lin was still a little uneasy. Just as she was about to say something more, a gust of fragrant wind suddenly hit her face. A bright and beautiful person in red hurriedly walked down the steps with several female envoys, her face full of expressions. He came up with a smile:

"The food and wine are all ready, why don't you, distinguished guests, come up?"

The person who came was none other than Zhu Niang. The Wen family didn't recognize her and thought the distinguished guest she mentioned was someone else. When they quickly looked back, they found that there was no one behind them.

"This Madam Zhu is the shopkeeper of Mingyue Tower." Luo Qianhuai introduced.

Although Zhu Niang was newly transferred to Changling City not long ago, she had done the same business in other places before. She had interacted with many people. At this moment, with a quick glance, she knew what the family in front of her was worried about.

"Mrs. Luo saved my life before and is my benefactor." She made up a lie with sincerity on her face: "My benefactor brought people to Mingyue Tower for dinner. To raise money is to slap my mother Zhu in the face - distinguished guests can just do whatever they want. Don’t be polite when eating or drinking.”

After saying these words, Luo Qianhuai breathed a sigh of relief and gave Zhu Niang an appreciative glance, but the Wen family were stunned.

"Yin Yin." Wen Zhou asked, "Is what Madam Zhu said true?"

"That was also a coincidence..." Luo Qianhuai's mind was spinning rapidly: "Last time, Mrs. Zhu got an acute illness, and I happened to encounter her, and she happened to be cured."

"Mrs. Zhu." Wen Pu understood after hearing this: "Doctors should treat illnesses and save lives. Since Mrs. Zhu paid the consultation fee at that time, there is no need for extra repayment."

This was the first time Zhu Niang had seen such an honest person. She was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said:

"For Madam Hu Luo, it may be a trivial matter, but for me, it is life and death, so I can't repay you too much. If it's other things, I can't make the decision, but a few meals like this It’s a trivial matter, but it’s just a little effort - the distinguished guests insist on pushing back, is it possible that they look down on my concubine?”

Wenzhou and Wenpu were not very good at speaking, let alone Lin and Wenmu. Under the guidance of Zhu Niang, the group entered the Huihui Pavilion on the second floor.

Seven tables have been set up in Xuanzhong according to the heads of people. Four meat, four vegetarian and eight cold dishes have been placed on them, all of which are served in tall celadon lotus-patterned bowls.

The four meat dishes are cold sliced ​​dog meat, boiled green clams, vinegar-pickled abalone and peony fish dumplings. The four vegetarian dishes are steamed honey lotus root, fried herbs, jade-filled lung and plum blossom jelly. It’s a pleasure to look at.

Luo Qianhuai pushed Wenzhou and Wenmu to sit down, Wen Pu and Lin sat at the top, and he, Wen Jia and Wen Zhao sat down at the table at the bottom.

After Zhu Niang waited for them to sit down, she smiled and clapped her hands. Female waiters filed in and brought hot dishes one after another:

Braised duck tongue in chicken soup, shrimp paste with shiitake mushrooms, simmered deer tendons with sliced ​​meat, lion head with crab meat, grilled lamb leg, squirrel mandarin fish, braised shark's fin, fried kidneys... There are all kinds of land and water delicacies, and the cooking methods are unique. It's so delicious in your mouth that you almost want to swallow it all with your tongue.

Not to mention the drinks, in addition to the original Thousand Layers of Cui, Canglang Pulp, Green Calyx and Snow Plum in Mingyue Tower, a few extra bottles of Buxianxian were also added.

None of the Wen family had ever drunk any of the drinks here.

Wen Pu has never been good at drinking. Luo Zhao was still young and could only drink sherbet. Lin and Wen's mother couldn't drink strong liquor, so they each took the green calyx and snow plum and tasted them slowly.

Wenzhou and Wenjia tasted all the drinks one by one, and found that every one of them was smooth and delicious. When they tasted Bu Xianxian, they both widened their eyes in unison: "Good wine, how can there be such a good wine in the world?" Waiting for good wine? You are indeed worthy of the name of Immortal!"

The meal was extremely comfortable and enjoyable. Later, Wenzhou and Wenjia were very drunk, so Zhu Niang sent someone to send him back first. Luo Qianhuai only drank a few glasses of light wine, but he took this opportunity to discuss with Wen Pu a series of preparations for the opening of Ji'antang.

The opening day is scheduled for the sixth day of the first lunar month, but there are still about twenty days left. Fortunately, preparations have been made before, so it is not too hasty.

While she was figuring out the details, she said goodbye to Wenmu Lin and others, and went to her drug store with Luo Zhao.

This family banquet lasted from noon to the beginning of the day. When I went out, I saw the lights were on and many shops in the East Market had begun to close. When the dust had settled and everything was peaceful, Luo Qianhuai suddenly felt uneasy for some reason.

This situation has happened more than once since she traveled through time. The past few times have all been caused by the system deliberately causing trouble, and this time should be no exception.

Sure enough, just when Xingjiu opened the door to welcome the two people into the house, the system's prompt tone suddenly sounded: "The task of overturning the case as soon as possible has been completed. Now evaluate the effectiveness of this shortcut route. Wow, the evaluation is completed, the total score is 60, and the evaluation is medium to low .”