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Chapter 404 The King of Yue’s Restaurant

The day before Zhongqiu, Huixian Tower opened.

It will be a soft opening on the opening day, and we will only entertain the first batch of distinguished guests who posted a message. During the five consecutive days of trial operation, we only entertained the guests who posted the message, just to thank the guests who came to eat on the wedding day of the King of Yue.

And don’t take any money.

The whole capital was in an uproar.

The King of Yue, who was so poor that the palace's treasury was running smoothly, mortgaged half of the palace, borrowed three hundred thousand taels of silver, and finally opened a restaurant and tried it for five days? Just to give back to the wedding guests? Not taking a penny?
There were quite a few guests who came to congratulate me that day. Most of the dignitaries in the capital and most of the people in the city were there. Such a big deal?

Huixianlou opened early in the morning, and the sound of firecrackers was heard in several streets. Why don't you go to the free banquet? Since the opening of the gate, there has been a steady flow of cars and horses in front of Huixian Tower, and the whole street has been surrounded by water.

Those who didn't receive the post came to see the excitement, and the guests who originally went to a nearby restaurant also craned their necks to see the excitement.

Everyone was waiting for the King of Yue, who had pledged half of the palace to borrow money, to decide what kind of business he wanted to do. It took a long time, but it was finally open.

Huixian Building is located in a prosperous street, a prosperous shop in prosperous street, a really good location.

The five-story building was draped in red and colorful. There was a long red carpet at the door, with rare flowers placed on both sides. After the firecrackers went off, the invited lion dance team started with a lively start by beating gongs and drums. The guys had the same hairstyle and the same clothes. Smiling faces stood on both sides, "Welcome to Huixian Tower, guests please come in!"

Hey, there's a female waiter too. They are tall, short, fat and thin, and their appearance is not outstanding, but their neatly dressed clothes and their smiles add a lot to their beauty. Could it be that this King of Yue wants to have a flower building?

interesting. Guests holding posts came in one after another.

The seven-bay restaurant has a wide front. When you enter the first floor, oh, there is a large high platform built in the middle of the left side of the first floor. At this time, singing and dancing girls are invited to dance on it, and there are musicians playing beside it. Play and sing.

"It looks like a music camp in the palace."

"Yes, from the palace."

Oops, the King of Yue spent a lot of money this time and even invited kabuki performers from the palace music camp. "Then let's sit on the first floor."

Visitors glanced at the lobby on the first floor. In addition to the performance platform that occupied one third of the floor, there was a large round table in the middle with high stools on both sides. With such a large table, it was impossible to share the table. ? All crowded on the big stage?

Inappropriate or inappropriate.

Although you can see singing and dancing performances on the first floor, everyone is a person of high status, so how can you share a table with others.

Looking at the two sides of the first floor, there are many square tables with fourteen booths on the left and right, named after the twenty-eight constellations. Although the booths are novel, the guests do not like them.

"It's better to go to the lounge upstairs."

There are stairs on both sides of the first floor. When the guest wants to go upstairs, the waiter who greets the guest doesn't say much. He smiles and says, "Please come upstairs."

Each private room upstairs has its name. The second floor is named after the flower. The third floor is named after the famous mountains and rivers of Daqi. The fourth floor is named after the rivers. There are only twelve rooms on the fifth floor. They are named after the twelve stars, Xingji, Xuanzhen, To name them, they are Gao Zi, Jiang Lou, Daliang, Shi Shen, Quail Head, Quail Fire, Quail Tail, Longevity Star, Huo Huo, and Ximu.

There is a waiter standing at the door of each private room on the second, third and fourth floors. You need a special invitation to enter the fifth floor.

Not long after the doors opened, all the boxes were filled with people.

The late guests had no choice but to sit at the circular table on the first floor. You look at me, I look at you, I feel a little uncomfortable.

Although there was a beautiful bouquet placed in the middle of the table, blocking the view from the other side, when you looked to the left, you could see people there, and when you looked to the right, there were also people.

Some of them are acquaintances and some are not. This is the first time for them to sit together at a table like this. For a dignitary, he feels uncomfortable all over. I wish I could leave immediately.

But the King of Yue has to give him face, and the singing and dancing in the lobby on the first floor are really nice.

Looking up again, we can see that the empty lobby is all the way to the end. Looking up, we can see the tables and chairs placed next to the poles on each floor. Unfortunately, they are set up for guests in the private rooms to enjoy singing and dancing.

"This king of Yue is really generous. There is a lot of space in the middle. It is bright and bright. How many fewer guests will be accommodated?"

If you can accommodate fewer guests, you will earn less money. The arrogance is good-looking, but who does business not to make money? If you want to look good, what can you do in your own house?
Everyone shook their heads and sighed. They were really stupid in the imperial mausoleum. They didn't know how to do business.

"If we lose everything, will the pawn shop really take away half of the palace?"

"Can the person in the palace agree?"

"Then what can I do if I don't agree? Can I still help pay back the money?" Can other princes agree? Everyone is like this. How much money does that person in the palace have to help pay back?
Tsk tsk tsk. Everyone shook their heads and sighed, how could noble people understand these common affairs. I don’t know how long the Immortal Tower can last.

The round table on the first floor was not full yet. I wanted to order but there was no menu yet. I looked at the booths on both sides and already picked up the menus and studied them. I exclaimed from time to time. I don’t know if the food was too good or too expensive or something. They feel itchy.

I asked the waiter what kind of menu he wanted, but the waiter said that this table was different from the private rooms and booths. There was no menu, and the food would be served when everyone was here.

Fine. Eat whatever is served and order whatever dishes you want. The King of Yue invited me to a thank you banquet, and I didn't charge for it. You can't be picky, just wait.

When the guests in the booths on the first floor and the private rooms upstairs got the menus, their eyes widened.

It’s not that it’s unusual for Huixianlou to have a menu. Of course, it’s quite unusual. Who doesn’t have the waiter announce the names of the dishes? Each private room in Huixian Tower has a menu.

Of course, some restaurants and bars also hang menu tags at the cashier, but there is no second booklet like this with beautifully drawn menu tags in the entire capital.

The menu booklet is beautifully done, and the various dishes illustrated in it are in color! The painting is extremely realistic, as if a plate of food has been printed on it.

There are prices next to the menu boards. There are cold dishes, hot dishes, meat dishes, wine, drinks, staple food, pastries... The paintings are so vivid that people want to pick them out and eat them.

I want to eat everything I look at, and I want to order and taste everything.

"Here, all the dishes above can be ordered for free?" It doesn't look cheap. I heard that the king of Yue thanked him for a five-day banquet. Is this really not a loss?
“As long as it’s not wasted, customers can order whatever they want.”

Oh, the King of Yue is so majestic!

Guests in the private rooms and booths on the first floor started ordering dishes one after another after appreciating the menu.

The circular table on the first floor was finally filled with people. After all, the King of Yue is treating you to a treat, and he doesn't charge for it, so why should you care about it? Who told you to come late? It’s good to have something to eat, so I don’t complain anymore and just watch the singing and dancing while waiting to eat.

As a result, the zigzag table suddenly started to move. The guests were so frightened that some of them were timid and almost fell off their stools.

This table moves! It will move!

Is it broken? Some guests were so frightened that they jumped off the stools and stood aside to watch, not daring to sit on the stools again.

As a result, I saw a female waiter from the tenth floor in the back kitchen carrying dishes one by one and placing them on the rotating table. Only then did the guest realize that the dishes were served on plates of different colors. Each dish was small, just enough for two or three mouthfuls. Then before they could take a closer look, the plate was moved elsewhere.

How to eat this? Eating while walking? Follow the plate? Is everyone moving?

After a while, the table was filled, and all the dishes were turned around. There were all kinds of dishes, and it was a dazzling array. At a glance, it was quite spectacular. It's just that all the guests looked surprised and no one made any move.

Even the guests in the booths on the first floor stood up and looked at it in amazement.

"Everyone, please sit down and eat. There is a hidden compartment next to each person's seat with cups, saucers, chopsticks and spoons. Please help yourself. After you sit down, you can also help yourself with the dishes. Please choose what you like to eat according to your own taste."

Pick up? Opening up the hidden compartment on the table, there are indeed bowls, cups, bone plates, chopsticks and spoons. Just pick it up yourself. Who prevented them from grabbing a private room?

Can you take your own food? The table doesn't turn very fast. When you see the dish you want to eat, you can reach it with your hand. This is quite novel.

A guest was studying the table. How could the table move?
A guest summoned the waiter and asked, "Is it going to be like this in the future, or is this how you treat us these days?"

"This will always be the case."

"Then how do you calculate the guest's money?" The guests at the round table on the first floor all set the same price? Isn't it unfair that some people eat less and some eat more?
"Guests, please look," the waiter guided the guests to look at the plates with food. "These plates have different colors. When you finish eating, put the plates aside. We will charge you according to the number and color of the dishes."

ah? The guests looked at the plates on the turntable... and sure enough, the edges of the plates were of different colors.

The King of Yue is ingenious! Wonderful.

Before the guests sitting on the first floor made a move, the guests in the booths had already gathered around. Even the guests in the private room upstairs poked their heads out from the upstairs pole when they heard the noise.

This time, the customer, who had no choice but to share a table with everyone because he was late, suddenly became arrogant.

There are moving tables and self-service food. At a glance, there must be dozens of kinds of food. If you are sitting in a private room, no matter how rich you are, how much can you carry in your stomach? Can you order dozens of dishes?
"Brother, how about we change?"

"I won't change. My butt is not even hot from sitting on it." The guest who was still studying why the table moved just now saw someone coming to grab his seat and immediately slumped to the high stool.

The guests who were originally in the booths were so pleased with the beautiful menu and delicious food that they immediately refused to return to their seats and stood aside, eagerly waiting for someone to finish their meal so that they could go up and fill their seats.

This movable twist-shaped table on the first floor immediately attracted the attention of all guests. After a while, both sides were crowded with guests waiting to fill their seats.

None of the guests who occupied the seats wanted to leave, so they stayed in their seats and ate one plate after another. The dishes next to them were hung as high as their arms, and they refused to get off the table until their stomachs were bloated.

I thought the food was not enough, but the waiter in the kitchen replenished the food in time, and the turntable was never empty.

On the fifth floor, Prince Lu, Prince Qin, Prince Jin and others also left the private room. Accompanied by Zhao Guangyuan, they stood at the railing and looked at the excitement in the lobby on the first floor.

"Why does the table move?" the prince asked.

If Lin Zhaoxia were here, he would tell the prince that it was a conveyor belt sushi counter, and that's how you eat.

But Zhao Guangyuan is very professional. "A roller component is installed inside, which is driven by power to rotate. Then the friction between the conveyor belt and the roller is used to make the conveyor belt rotate in a circular motion."

The prince looked surprised, and King Qin glanced at Zhao Guangyuan, "Seventh brother has found someone from the Mo family?"

"Either someone from the Mo family, or someone who happens to know someone who is good at making tricks, we worked it out together."

"Seventh brother is clever."

The King of Qin also has a restaurant, not far from this street. When he came in today, he saw the ingenuity everywhere in Huixian Tower. With the revolving table on the first floor, he could almost predict that Huixian Tower would make a lot of money. The bowl is full.

But he prided himself on his identity and did not ask further questions.

King Chu pretended to be unintentional and asked, "Such a skilled craftsman, I wonder if my seventh brother would be willing to introduce him to my brother?"

Zhao Guangyuan smiled and said: "It's not that Fourth Brother doesn't know that I'm poor. I only have such an estate. Fourth Brother should at least wait until I get my money back. Otherwise, Fourth Brother will help me pay back the 300,000 taels of silver I borrowed as a mortgage." ?”

One machine costs 300,000 taels! Lao Qi also dared to speak.

King Chu snorted and stopped talking. Throwing his sleeves, he said, "I'll eat on the first floor."

The prince and the princes were also very moved and followed him one after another. King Lu patted Zhao Guangyuan on the shoulder and said, "Seventh brother will be able to make his money back soon."

"Borrow me the good advice from Brother Five Emperors." He and King Lu slowly followed behind the prince and others.

Although King Lu was wearing high and low shoes, nothing could be seen under his clothes, and he walked slowly like an ordinary person, but he could still tell when he walked fast. Seeing his seventh brother slow down and accompany him slowly, King Lu felt comforted.

"I'll ask Shuo'er to bring the contract when we get back."

I just borrowed 300,000 taels of silver from my seventh brother and got 30% of the shares. Now that I think about it, it's too much. And looking at all the ingenuity, King Lu can foresee that he will get his money back soon. It is not appropriate for his family to have so much money.

"Brother Five Emperors, please take it. I am giving it to Shuo'er. Moreover, my wife-in-law's family has given me a lot of help in opening this restaurant. Most of the waiters here are also from the Shan family, Brother Huang." If I don't hold it, how can I dare to use them?"

King Lu was in a better mood, "That's all, just keep it. If anything happens to you, just send someone to find my brother."

"Okay, definitely."

On the back-shaped table on the first floor, those who were still hanging around saw the prince and other princes coming over. They dared not occupy their seats and stepped aside one after another. The waiter came up and cleared the table, and Prince Qin, King Jin, and others sat down one by one.

As soon as I sat down, I immediately felt the benefits of this table.

Dozens of dishes that I had never seen before passed by in front of my eyes. I wanted to eat them all, and I wanted to try them all. I quickly picked up one dish after another.

Fortunately, the amount on the plate was only one or two bites. In addition to various dishes, there are also various drinks, which are packed in small glasses. The colors are clear at a glance, red, yellow, white, purple, and green. taste.

Soon, there were arm-high plates stacked on everyone's left side, and cups full of drinks on their right side.

The guys followed behind, collecting plates and glasses, and replenishing the dishes.

And there are countless people waiting to fill their seats at the table.

In just one day, the news about King Yue's Huixian Tower spread in the capital. The noble people who originally wanted to taste it after mid-autumn sent people to line up to get a seat. The store doors were closed and there were still people waiting outside. The next day, before the guys opened the door, there was a bunch of people waiting at the door.

The news spread to the palace immediately.