If you want to say which restaurant in Zhuji is the most high-end and liked by people with status, of course, it is the first Xuanji Restaurant. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe food here is the freshest and most delicious, and the wine here is mellow and praised by diners. However, this is not something that ordinary people can afford, and one dish is enough for many people to eat for a few days. Although the price here is not as high as the asking price of famous buildings such as Hangzhou Louwailou and Kuiyuan Lou, it is not expensive.

Therefore, people like Wei Yong, who only work as a catcher in the county government and have a low income, naturally can't choose this place when it comes to drinking, but choose Xiangmenglou, whose reputation is not too small in the east of the city.

According to those people along the way, Yang Zhen knew that although this Xiangmenglou is not as good as Xuanji Restaurant now, it is not inferior in terms of fame, and some people even say that it has been passed down for thousands of years. As early as Xi Shi entered Wu Shi Beauty, he got sick because of his surname, and Wu Wangfu was looking for famous chefs in Gusu City, and opened this hometown dream building to comfort the homesickness of the beauty.

After the Yue country destroyed Wu, the Yue people in the building returned to Yuedi, and then opened this hometown dream building, and passed down to this day, rough estimates, this has a history of nearly 2,000 years.

Of course, it is difficult for Yang Zhen to believe such a legend, after all, Xi Shi is just a legendary character, not to mention a restaurant that can be inherited for 2,000 years. But there is such a background legend about beauty, but it also adds a bit of legend to Xiangmenglou, which is also a good advertising effect.

It's just that when the group of them came to the Xiangmeng Tower, Yang Zhen couldn't appreciate the beauty of the legend at all. Compared with the extraordinary Xuanji Restaurant that I saw at the entrance of the county government just now, this Xiangmenglou seems to be much lower, but it is only two stories high. Moreover, the exterior wall of the building looks a few years old, and the paint on it has peeled off, making it look mottled by the setting sun.

What's even more strange is that there was a banging sound in front of the restaurant, which made the originally quiet environment seem very noisy. It wasn't until he got closer that Yang Zhen saw that it was a shirtless man wielding a large wooden mallet more than half a person high, repeatedly beating a white thing in the stone mortar in front of him.

"This is ......" Yang Zhen looked at his companion with some confusion, not knowing what this man was doing.

"This is the biggest feature of Xiangmenglou, called mochi. It is to cook a few catties of glutinous rice and white rice, beat it repeatedly in this stone mortar until all the rice melts into a ball again, and then steam it slightly, and wrap it with a layer of brown sugar is the most delicious food. A catcher named Jia Liu next to him explained to him.

"In fact, there are many restaurants in our county that have learned to do this, but the taste of the mochi made by the Xuanjia Restaurant is not as good as this one. Our team likes to come here to drink, in addition to the affordable price, this mochi is also an important reason. Shou Laosi also added a sentence on the side.

"Oh?" Hearing this, Yang Zhen took a closer look at the white flowers in the stone mortar. I saw the mallet hit it, and it was wrapped in its flexible and sticky properties. If the man wants to pick up the second breath, he must first separate the mallet from it, and then dissolve the upward lifting force to generate the force of falling, which depends on a good waist strength.

"This man is very strong!" Yang Zhen, who was not too interested in food, ended up focusing only on the person wielding the mallet.

"Yo, it's Wei Bantou, you're here, a few people are invited!" When a shopkeeper who was counting accounts in front of the counter saw Wei Yong and them, he quickly put down the brush in his hand, greeted them with a smile, and welcomed them into the restaurant very respectfully.

There were already a lot of people sitting on the first floor of the restaurant, and the shopkeeper personally led them to a private room on the second floor, and then asked with a smile: "Are you still on the same page?" "Just by looking at it, you can see that they are indeed regulars here.

Wei Yong glanced at Yang Zhen: "Yang Er, today is what you made, you can order food." ”

"This ...... You're welcome to do that. Yang Zhen wanted to push back, but then changed his mind again, and said: "Shopkeeper, all the good wine and food in your building are served, and if there is fresh pork and mutton, pick the best cooked and send it up." ”

"Okay!" As soon as he heard that Yang Zhen was so atmospheric, the shopkeeper was overjoyed, and he quickly agreed, and went downstairs to Zhang Luo.

Those catchers were also a little surprised to see Yang Zhen ordering like this, and they couldn't see that this kid was really generous, you must know that Wei Bantou was not so generous, but I was afraid that this meal would cost several taels of silver. Suddenly, their favorability of Yang Zhen increased a few points.

They didn't know that this was nothing to Yang Zhen at all. What's the point of having a good meal for these people? It's just a few taels of silver. When he said goodbye to Tang Feng and they came to Zhuji, he took nearly 10,000 taels of silver tickets, plus the remaining thousands of taels of silver before him, it was enough to buy the Xuanji Restaurant.

Originally, Yang Zhen wanted to directly use money to win over these people for his own use. But after some deep thought, he dispelled the idea and turned to this more indirect way to make friends with everyone. As long as he has more contact with them and drinks more together, he believes that he will always make some good friends.

Soon, the food and drinks were served one by one. Sure enough, the taste of the wine and food in this township dream building is not bad, several local dishes are more authentic than what Yang Zhen ate in the county government, and although the wine is not as mellow as his daughter's red, it is okay. As for the must-order mochi, it is even sweeter and softer, which makes people feel endlessly aftertaste.

Since those catchers have eaten people, they naturally have to behave more kindly, so they raise their glasses to Yang Zhen from time to time. Yang Zhen also did not refuse to come, and the wine was dry, and such a bold style won the favor of everyone. The wine is not full yet, and they are already commensurate with Yang Zhen, the new joiner, as brothers.

Only Wei Yong, although he was also smiling, and he was happy to change cups and eat with them, but his eyes were still clear. Inadvertently, he looked at Yang Zhen with more meaningful smiles, which naturally couldn't hide from the latter's eyes, and the response to him was a silent smile.

In the next few days, there was nothing else going on in the yamen, and Yang Zhen still had friendships with these officials from time to time. Since Wei Yong, the leader of the team, did not obstruct it, they could get some benefits from Yang Zhen from time to time, and their relationship with him was further deepened.

It only took five or six days for this young man who had just entered the county government to get along with the servants completely.

It's just that all this is not so pleasant when some people see it. At noon on this day, Wei Yong was called by Xuan Chuang, and when he came back, his face turned a little dark, and when he saw Yang Zhen again, he felt a little alienated. When Yang Zhen called everyone to drink again in the evening, Wei Bantou said that there was something at home and did not agree for the first time, which made some quick-minded people also have a sense of vigilance.

After all, it is the three adults who are in charge of the county government now, although Yang Zhen has the backer of the county order behind him, and he is extremely good, and he has won their favor, but compared to his own future, what are these worth?

The wine was not very enjoyable this night, and it only dissipated in a hurry for more than an hour, and it was still time when Yang Zhen returned to the back office. Yang Zhen saw that his brother's room was still lit and waiting, so he wanted to go over and talk to him about how to continue next, seeing that it was no longer possible to win over those servants by relying on grace alone.

But as soon as he turned his footsteps, he heard a delicate and crisp voice coming from behind him: "Young Master Yang, please stay!" ”

"Ah, it turned out to be Miss Luo!" Yang Zhen turned his head and arched his hand in greeting: "Are you still used to living here?" I neglected the girl because I was busy with other affairs, so please forgive me. ”

"It's quite a habit to live here, and I have Lao Yang's son in my arms." Luo Yueying seemed to smell the smell of wine on Yang Zhen's body, and couldn't help frowning, before continuing: "I didn't come to Yang Gongzi today for my own peace, but for my father. I've been here for a few days, and I think my father should have gotten a warning from Uncle Ying and known that I was here. But why is it that he has not sent to this day? Also, I was worried about Lanqin's safety, and she lured away the tracker for me that day, and I don't know what happened. "It turned out that after the day of Hangzhou and found that someone was tracking, Luo Yueying's soldiers divided the way, and her personal maid Lanqin pretended to be a suspicious soldier all the way to lead away the enemy, but no news has been transmitted back until today.

Yang Zhen's mind was a little dizzy because he had drunk a lot of wine, so he said casually: "Maybe the enemies that the Luo Gang mainly deals with are more tricky, and they can't spare their hands to hear back to you for a while." Miss Luo, you don't have to worry so much, Jiren has his own natural appearance, whether it is the Luo gang leader or the girl named Lanqin, it will be fine. ”

In fact, it is the same as not saying this. But somehow, after being comforted by Yang Zhen, Luo Yueying's heart calmed down a lot. After nodding, she asked Yang Zhen with some concern: "Young Master Yang, how are you getting along with those people in the front office these days?" You haven't been back early these two nights......" As soon as the words of concern came out, she sensed that something was wrong, didn't that mean that she had been paying attention to Yang Zhen, and the reserve of her daughter's family had been left behind by herself. This realization made Luo Yueying blush.

Yang Zhen didn't notice these details because of the upsurge of alcohol at the moment, but just smiled and said, "Thank you girl for your concern, I'm ...... Forehead...... Although there are some obstacles, there are still a lot of gains. ”

"That's for the best. I've also pondered it in the past two days, in fact, in addition to the foreign aid you mentioned earlier, you may not be able to find a helper in Zhuji. At least you can go find the brocade guards hidden here. After Luo Yueying hurriedly finished her words, she fled and left.

"Huh?" Yang Zhen saw her leave in such a hurry, and hummed a little unexpectedly, and then nodded thoughtfully: "Yes, how did I forget this power." Just thinking about helping the eldest brother gain a foothold in the county government, and then looking for them to find the traces of the White Lotus Sect, but ignoring that they are also a force...... Tomorrow, yes, I'll get in touch with them tomorrow. And Yingyang, he's been home for a few days, why haven't I seen him come to me, did something happen? ”