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Chapter 103 Golden Shad
At the moment when the four of Zhao Yan walked towards the Sanjiang Pavilion, a guy in a gray short shirt quickly greeted them.

The guys in Sanjiang Pavilion have all been professionally trained and know how to watch people order food.

At a glance, he saw that Zhao Yan and Lu Nianwei were extraordinary. When he saw Liu Dazhong, he was surprised to find that Liu Dazhong was wearing a robe from Hangzhou Huaxinfang, boots from Suzhou Liu Huaiji, and a jade pendant from Shuiyunzhai on his waist .

Those who can have this kind of dress are either rich or expensive.Zhao Yan and Lu Nianwei's clothes were all custom-made, so he couldn't tell.

Coupled with Liu Dazhong's age, the guy immediately thought that Liu Dazhong was the person in charge of the four of them, and immediately greeted him with a smile on his face.

"Master, you are here, what do you want to eat today?" The guy looked at Liu Dazhong and asked.

Liu Dazhong straightened his chest, looked at Zhao Yan respectfully, then glared at the guy and said, "What look, this is the master, can't you see it?"

The guy looked confused, so he bowed deeply, saluted Zhao Yan, and said, "My lord, please go ahead!"

Zhao Yan pouted and looked at Liu Dazhong, looked at his attire, and said, "You really dress like a gentleman!"

Hei Wa on the side added: "It's the same as the nouveau riche in my village."

Liu Dazhong scratched his head, looked at his clothes, and murmured: "Don't all rich businessmen wear this kind of clothes?"

At this moment, it is almost noon.

The lobby of Sanjiang Pavilion was almost full of people.

The guy took Zhao Yan and the others to a place by the window on the first floor and sat down.

Zhao Yan always liked to sit by the window when eating, and he didn't like the quiet private room very much, so he sat down directly in the lobby.

In the lobby, the noise was loud, which gave Zhao Yan a sense of happiness that the country was prosperous and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

The work of ordering food was naturally done by Liu Dazhong.

Liu Dazhong has eaten and seen it in the south, and he has been to Sanjiang Pavilion. He first ordered three delicacies from the Yangtze River, and then ordered several special dishes, as well as the unique wine produced here.

At this moment, several people suddenly poured in at the gate.

The leaders among them were four burly men, and these four burly men jointly carried a stone trough about seven feet long and three feet wide, and half of the stone trough was filled with turbid Yangtze River water.

Whoa!

Suddenly, the water of the Yangtze River in the stone trough suddenly surged up, and a big oval-shaped fish less than a foot long, with a golden body and an oval body, jumped up, and then fell into the water again, raising a layer of crystal water.

"Then... is that the golden shad?" Soon, someone recognized the fish.

At the same time, the shopkeeper of Sanjiang Pavilion, a middle-aged man in a light gray gown, came out from the counter, holding a bamboo board about two feet long in his hand.

He walked to the front of the stone trough, stretched out his hand to fish it out, held the fish in his hand, made a simple gesture with the bamboo board, and then said loudly: "A golden shad in season, eight inches in length, will be bid for in a moment. , the highest price wins!"

As soon as he said that, the hall became noisy in an instant.

Shad is the first of the three delicacies of the Yangtze River, and it tastes very delicious.

There is a saying: I would rather eat a bite of shad than a basket of grass carp.

Because shad is rare, some people are reluctant to even scrape off the scales when eating. They chew and suck the scales first, and then eat the meat and bones.

Every part of the fish is not spared.

And the eight-inch golden shad is the best among the shad. Even the fishermen along the Yangtze River can only catch one or two at most in a year, and as long as they can catch one more than five-inch shad, the life of the shad will be guaranteed. Life is carefree.

The shad is delicious. After leaving the Yangtze River, it should be cooked in no more than an hour, otherwise the umami taste will drop a lot.

Therefore, Sanjiang Pavilion basically adopts this kind of on-site bidding method. Whoever has the highest price can eat this golden shad.

Zhao Yan has also heard of the delicacy of shad in later generations, but he has never seen it. Now that he has this opportunity, he naturally wants to taste it.

How could Liu Dazhong fail to see Zhao Yan's expectations, and immediately said very confidently: "My lord, I will definitely let this fish be served on our table."

Liu Dazhong is not very good in terms of dressing aesthetics, but he is richer. There are not many people who are richer than him in Dazhou.

He is determined to get this golden shad.

A quarter of an hour later, a stone trough appeared in the center of the hall on the first floor, and the diners on the second and third floors also went downstairs one after another and surrounded them.

Many diners actually just came to have a look. After all, this fish is not affordable for ordinary people.

The nobles on the second and third floors are the real buyers.

Soon, the shopkeeper of the Sanjiang Pavilion came to the stone trough and said loudly, "The eight-inch golden shad, the starting price is 300 taels, and the auction begins!"

"400 taels!"

"500 taels!"

"700 taels!"

"900 taels!"

……

Soon, the price of this golden shad soared to 200 taels.

In the usual bidding, a five-inch long shad can be eaten for about 1000 taels, but the price of this golden shad, which is the best of the shad, can soar to at least 3000 taels.

At this moment, Liu Dazhong waved his hand and said, "2000 taels!"

In his eyes, 2000 taels of silver is just a drop in the bucket, and if he treats the emperor to dinner, he will naturally make enough of the noodles.

As soon as the 2000 two came out, there was a little silence below, and they all looked at Liu Dazhong.

2000 eats one fish for two, even the children of nobles sometimes have to think about it.

"Two thousand nine hundred taels!"

At this time, at the railing on the second floor, a fat young man with two beautiful women stretched out his hand and directly raised the price by 500 taels.

"This is Sun Changshou, the eldest son of the Sun family. He is a well-known foodie in Maozhou. With him here today, I guess this golden shad won't be eaten by others!" someone in the crowd said.

Liu Dazhong raised his hand again and said loudly: "3000 taels!"

call!
For a moment, everyone's eyes focused on Liu Dazhong again.

The fat kid on the second floor lived long, squinted his eyes, stretched out five fingers, and said loudly, "5000 taels."

It is full of momentum, as if the winning ticket is in hand.

Just when Liu Dazhong was about to shout again, a thin young man in a long, washed-white gown got in and stretched out a finger high.

He wanted to speak, but because he was too anxious, he opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

The shopkeeper of Sanjiang Pavilion was overjoyed and asked, "Master, do you want to bid 1 taels?"

Everyone below took a long breath, eating a fish for 1 taels, even the emperor didn't have such a luxury!

The young man stumbled and said: "I... I am going to bid with poetry!"

Bidding with poems is also an unacceptable rule of Sanjiang Pavilion. If a poem is well written, it can indeed be regarded as money, and Sanjiang Pavilion used to have someone who won a bid based on poetry.

However, a poem worth more than 5000 taels is not easy to recite.

While the shopkeeper of Sanjiang Pavilion was hesitating, a handsome young man suddenly appeared beside the railing on the third floor, and he said flatly, "Yes."

　Ask for a recommendation ticket! ! !
　　


(End of this chapter)