0p0 Chapter 39: 2 Meals
Chapter 39: 2 Meals
The purpose of Li Zhen's coming here today is just to eat. It doesn't matter where he sits. The same meal will cost less in the hall, so why not?
Thinking of this, Li Zhen spoke.
"It's okay if there are no private rooms. We are here to have fun with the public today. Let's just go to the lobby!"
"Let's take the seat near the window. You can have a good view of the city." Li Zhen said, pointing to a seat near the window.
"what?"
The shopkeeper was a little dumbfounded, this idiot did not do what the boss told him to do. They originally thought that the idiot would be dissatisfied with the lack of private rooms and make a big fuss, and they could take advantage of the situation to extort money from him. But now he took the initiative to go to the lobby, and they were the ones who got the benefit.
"Hurry up, bring me some good wine and food." Looking at the dazed shopkeeper, Lu Feng shouted loudly. The lack of a private room already made Lu Feng embarrassed, and now the shopkeeper was deliberately procrastinating. He almost lost his temper on the spot.
Without waiting for the shopkeeper's arrangements, Li Zhen led everyone to sit down at the window seat.
Li Zhen sat in his seat, thinking about opening a restaurant after his own wine was brewed. The dishes in this world were all steamed, boiled and baked, and there was no stir-frying. If he brought out stir-frying and added his own high-proof distilled liquor, it would be hard for him not to get rich.
Zuixianju is very efficient. After a short while, plates of prepared dishes were served. If you don’t count the taste, the appearance is naturally excellent and can arouse people’s appetite.
It seems that it is not just a coincidence that Zuixianju is so popular. The owner of this store must be quite capable.
Looking at the dishes, Li Zhen set his sights on an exquisite wine jug.
The wine jug is made of jade, and the jug itself must cost at least two taels of silver. It seems that this must be the most expensive wine in this restaurant.
Lu Feng next to him introduced, "This is the best divine brew in this building. It is said to taste great."
Lu Feng's monthly salary was only two taels of silver, so he naturally had no chance to drink in a restaurant with such high prices.
Li Zhen took the wine pot, poured a glass for Lu Feng, then poured himself a glass, took small sips and tasted it. The taste was indeed stronger than Tanghe Daqu, but only slightly stronger.
Of course, it was far inferior to the nectar he wanted to brew, which made Li Zhen confident.
By then, as long as the wine he brews is good enough, it will be a huge impact on restaurants like Zuixianju.
"Why are you all looking at me? Come on and eat."
Li Zhen was surprised to find that no one else was eating.
"Brother, how can we eat first if you don't eat!"
Li Xia said in a low voice.
Except for Lu Feng, these people had been eating coarse food a few days ago, and had never been to such a luxurious restaurant to consume, so at this moment, they were very reserved. Lu Feng was also eating here for the first time, and seeing that Li Zhen, the host, had not picked up his chopsticks, it was naturally difficult for him to start eating.
Li Zhen picked up a shrimp, peeled it, and put it in Xiao Douding's bowl. He raised his hand and gently touched her head, saying softly: "This is for you. It's delicious."
"Lily, thank you for the big pot..."
The little kid didn’t know how to use chopsticks yet, so he asked the waiter for a spoon.
She scooped up a shrimp with a spoon, put it in her mouth and chewed it, mumbling: "Delicious, so delicious!"
Li Zhen picked up another shrimp, peeled off the shell, put it in his mouth and took a bite. The shrimp was an ordinary crayfish from the previous world and tasted average.
When everyone saw Li Zhen picking up his chopsticks, they no longer remained reserved and started to eat voraciously, even Li Jianing and Li Xia were no exception.
And at this moment, in the kitchen of Zuixianju.
Zhang Guangji was asking in a deep voice the shopkeeper who had previously received Li Zhen and others.
“Are the dishes served according to my request?”
"Everything is served as you ordered. All the dishes served are the most expensive ones in our Zuixianju." Shopkeeper Cai replied.
"good very good!"
Zhang Guangji looked very proud, "Oh, by the way, replace that pot of divine wine with inferior wine. It would be a waste to give him good wine."
"This idiot stole more than 10,000 taels of silver from my house yesterday, causing us to suffer a great loss of strength. This meal will make up for it!"
Zhang Guangji said viciously.
"Boss, just wait and see! They have already eaten the meal, so they can't deny it. If they try to cheat, we have ways to deal with them. Isn't he just a fool? It's just... it's just..."
"Just what, don't be so hesitant when speaking."
Zhang Guangji glared at Shopkeeper Cai with dissatisfaction.
"Yes, I understand. It's just that the one who brought that fool here was a constable. I recognize him. He is from the Chang'an County Government..."
Shopkeeper Cai said in a low voice.
"Isn't he just a small constable? Our restaurant is protected by Lord Cui, so why should we be afraid of a small constable? Even if the magistrate of Chang'an County comes, he has to eat and get paid! Humph!"
"Yes, yes, I know."
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Li Zhen certainly didn't know that he was already the fish on the chopping board of Zhang Guangji and others. He was still there savoring the dishes carefully and drinking glass after glass of wine with Lu Feng.
These dishes were very ordinary. He was used to eating all kinds of delicious food in his previous life, so these were naturally tasteless to him. However, others seemed to be eating them with relish.
The two girls also ignored their reserve and started to eat heartily. He ate the least, and soon, only some leftovers were left on the table.
Seeing that they had almost finished eating, Li Zhen was still thinking about the wine making, so he stood up, waved his hand, and shouted, "Let's settle the bill!"
"A total of twelve thousand taels of silver!" The shopkeeper named Cai came over.
"Twelve thousand taels of silver?" Li Zhen was stunned. "Why is it so expensive?"
Lu Feng was also stunned. More than ten thousand taels, even if he didn’t eat or drink for his entire life, it would not be enough for a meal like this!
Although Zuixianlou is a gathering place for dignitaries, it is not possible that a single meal would cost more than ten thousand taels of silver!
He had paid special attention when the dishes were served just now. According to his estimation, it would cost at most several hundred taels of silver. The Cui family had just paid five hundred taels, so it should be more than enough.
"Aren't these shrimps forty taels of silver per serving?" Lu Feng asked doubtfully. He even took the menu and took a look at it.
"I'm sorry, our shrimps are 40 taels of silver each, and you have consumed 48 shrimps, so the total price is 1,920 taels. And these melon seeds are 2 taels of silver each, so your portion should be 3,000 taels of silver, and this..."
Shopkeeper Cai explained expressionlessly.
Why did this sound so familiar? Li Zhen was stunned. Isn't this a modern version of the xx shrimp incident?
Am I so unlucky? Why did this happen to me?
Li Zhen's face looked a little ugly. At this moment, he also knew that they had been cheated.