The Red Chamber: Hang Qin Keqing at the start

Chapter 5 [005] Bao Daichai's friends get together, but can Qing mourn in Tianxianglou?

Jia Qiang felt vigilant, pretended to smile casually and asked:
"Uncle Huang, this junior dares to ask, are you familiar with His Majesty today?"

The corner of Huang Lao's mouth twitched slightly, thinking in his heart that it was terrible: his grandma's!Almost exposed.

"Ahem, I'm not familiar with you, but I know an important minister in the court.

When I go back, I will ask him to write a booklet, and ask His Majesty the Emperor to give you a plaque for a mandarin duck hot pot.

If you hang it on the restaurant, the business will definitely be booming. "

Jia Qiang expressed her thanks half-believingly: "If you dare to be kind, there will be Uncle Lao Huang."

Huang Lao smiled and waved his hands: "We are all a family, so don't be polite to me."

Jia Qiang and Huang Lao drank happily and became more and more acquainted.

After drinking for three rounds, Jia Qiang changed his address from "Uncle Huang" to "Old Huang" by virtue of the alcohol.

Just now, Mr. Huang was outspoken and asked a taboo sensitive question. Jia Qiang had no choice but to make a lot of nonsense before prevaricating.

Huang Lao's tricky question made Jia Qiang more difficult. Jia Qiang didn't want to suffer such a boring loss, so he simply changed his name, which was also a small punishment for this Huang Lao man.

Hearing Jia Qiang say "Old Huang", Huang Lao just smiled helplessly and showed no dissatisfaction.

But Jia Zhen, who knew Huang Lao's true identity, was sweating on her forehead, the corners of her mouth twitched wildly, and her heart trembled with fear.

When the banquet is over, the host and guest parted happily.

After Jia Qiang sent Mr. Huang out of the courtyard, she went back to the house, thinking to herself that this old fellow who speaks out loud and talks about government affairs indiscriminately is finally gone.

Taking advantage of Huang Lao's inattention, Jia Zhen quietly asked Qin Keqing to go to Tianxiang Building to take a bath and change clothes, burn incense and wait for him, and then followed Huang Lao through a small alley.

At the end of the alley, there was a carriage parked, surrounded by dozens of Ouchi guards in plain clothes.

"My humble servant sends His Majesty a respectful farewell!" Jia Zhen bowed her hands to Huang Lao.

After Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, he issued an imperial edict stipulating that officials should bow and salute.

To salute is to bow hands together, no need to kneel down.

Even grass-roots people do not need to kneel down when they see officials. Only criminals need to kneel down when they are in court.

Huang Lao nodded slightly and said with a smile:

"Jia Qiang is a promising kid, you taught him well."

Jia Zhen hastily cupped her hands and bowed: "The humble minister is too frightened to teach His Royal Highness."

Huang Lao stretched out his hand to help, and exhorted:
"In the future, you have to help me take care of Qiang'er more, don't tell him my identity, I will tell him personally in the future.

Also, don't give him more monthly money for the time being. Since he wants to start a business, let him find a way to start from scratch. This is a good opportunity to hone his mind and ability.

Although Qiang'er now intends to devote himself to the business world, his homework must not be left behind. You should always supervise him, and I will still find time to visit him. "

Jia Zhen clasped her fists in salute and said:
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will strictly keep the secret and will never reveal Qiang'er's true identity to anyone."

"En!" Huang Lao nodded in satisfaction, got into the carriage and drove away.

Jia Zhen stood still, paying attention to the carriage, and waited for the carriage to disappear at the corner at the end of the street before turning around and rushing towards Tianxianglou.

However, when he walked to the gate of Tianxiang Tower, he hesitated.

Now that the emperor already knew that Jia Qiang was the prince, how could he not send someone to protect him secretly?

I'm afraid that my every move is also under the surveillance of Jin Yiwei.

Chilling down Jia Zhen's spine, she looked around vigilantly, but found no suspicious person.

But he knew that Jin Yiwei's methods were clever, and he might disguise himself and hide in a secret corner.

Before the emperor left, he asked him to teach Jia Qiang as before.

If he continues to flirt with his daughter-in-law and has a bad style, wouldn't he set a bad example for Jia Qiang?
If the emperor finds out, there will definitely be no good fruit to eat.

However, Qin Keqing's beautiful appearance is lingering in Jia Zhen's mind, like claws scratching her heart, which is unbearably itchy.

He paced back and forth in Tianxiang Building, hesitating and wandering, like an ant on a hot pot, enduring the torment of the blazing fire.
On the other hand, Jia Qiang did what she said, took 500 taels of silver, rented a two-story street building on Ningrong Street, hired a few cooks, and opened a Yuanyang Hot Pot Restaurant.

Jia Qiang laughed off Huang Lao's drunken remarks, only thinking that he was bragging, and never expected him to be granted a plaque by the emperor.

Ningrong Street is located in the wealthy area of ​​Shenjing City, and there are several rich and famous families living around it.

There are also some wealthy businessmen who bought houses nearby in order to show their status.

In order to attract attention, Jia Qiang carved the price of the menu on a large wooden board and hung it at the door of the restaurant.

Although the nearby residents are either rich or expensive, the price of a whole set of Yuanyang hot pot is as high as 18 taels.

Farmers like Grandma Liu only need 20 taels a year for a large family.

In other words, the price of a set of Yuanyang hot pot is enough to feed Grandma Liu's family for nearly a year.

Therefore, Yuanyang hot pot is not something that everyone can afford.

In fact, the raw material cost of Yuanyang hot pot is not so high at all.

But people in this era also uphold the concept of "cheap goods are not good, and good goods are not cheap".

The higher the price tag, the more precious it will appear and the more attention it will attract diners.

Some well-to-do families, when they see such a high price tag, will secretly click their tongues and stay away.

Although such a high price keeps a large group of customers out of the door.

But this did not bother Jia Qiang.

In addition to a complete set of [-] dishes, Yuanyang Hot Pot actually has a simplified version of the set meal.

Each set is 64, 32 and 24 respectively.

The price has also been reduced accordingly.

In this way, the consumption threshold is lowered, and some rich and big families are willing to come and eat.

Among them, Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai were included.

Jia Baoyu likes Lin Daiyu, Lin Daiyu likes Jia Baoyu, but Xue Baochai also likes Jia Baoyu.

At this time, the liking between them has not yet reached the level of love, at best it can only be regarded as the goodwill between playmates.

Lin Daiyu often had verbal confrontations with Xue Baochai for Jia Baoyu.

Jia Baoyu saw that the relationship between Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai was not on good terms, so he took the initiative to invite them to eat mandarin duck hot pot together, hoping to ease the relationship between the two.

Although Jia Baoyu is Jia's mother's favorite grandson, he doesn't have much money in his hand, and he can only receive two or two months of money every month.

In addition, he, Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu couldn't eat so many dishes.

So, he ordered the 24-course abridged version of Yuanyang Hot Pot.

Jia Qiang didn't show up, and Jia Baoyu didn't know that this restaurant was actually opened by a relative of his own.

Seeing that the first floor of the restaurant was almost full, Jia Baoyu led Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu up to the second floor, and found a quiet corner to sit down.

While the three of Bao Daichai were waiting for the food to be served, they suddenly heard a drunken curse from the first floor:

"Damn it, have you guys eaten the heart of a bear? How dare you stand in my way?"

"My lord, you haven't paid the bill yet."

"You blind bastard, you don't even ask who I am, Sun Shaozu? I came to your restaurant to eat to save face, and you dare to ask me for money?"

(End of this chapter)