Daughter of aristocratic family

Chapter 53 Restaurant
  Jinzun Tower, the largest and most famous restaurant in Beijing, is three stories high, with the fifth floors facing each other. There are flying bridges and sills between the buildings to communicate light and dark.

For such a luxurious restaurant, the prices of the dishes are also quite luxurious. A dish of fried vegetables costs ten taels of silver.

As soon as I entered the gate, I saw people coming and going, and the noise was endless.

The waiter came up to greet him and said, "Greetings to the young master and the ladies, I wonder if there are any seats that the young master and the ladies would like?"

"If you don't particularly like it, just arrange a larger private seat." Zhao He said.

"Sir, miss, please follow me to the second floor." The waiter stretched out his hand to guide us.

The group of people was led to a large private room on the second floor.

The private room was extremely exquisitely decorated, with famous calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls, exquisite tableware on the table, and a hollow screen separating the two tables.

The girls sit at the tables inside and the men sit at the tables outside.

Yang Hao suddenly said: "Don't be too reserved when you come out to play. Why not take down the screen and merge the two tables into one, which will be more lively."

This counts as two people dining at the same table.

His suggestion sounded reasonable, and no one suspected that he had any ulterior motives. However, Zhao He was so excited that he waved his hand and said, "Remove the screen."

The waiter asked someone to come in, put away the screen, and put two tables together, with men on the left and women on the right.

Yang Hao deliberately chose to sit opposite Zhao Wangshu so that he could see her every move openly.

"Sir, what would you like to eat?" the waiter asked.

"We are in a good mood today. Just serve the best dishes in your store and bring me a few jugs of the best wine." Zhao Hecai said gruffly.

"Brother, if you want to go watch polo in the afternoon, don't drink." Zhao Chang advised.

Zhao He thought for a while, "Okay, let's serve a few pots of good tea."

"Okay, sir, please wait a moment." The waiter said and exited the private room.

After the tea meeting, the doctor brought two pots of tea, one pot of West Lake Longjing for the girls and one pot of Tieguanyin for the gentlemen.

Jinzunlou is expensive for a reason. Whether it is tea or snacks, they are very particular. The taste of the snacks is no worse than that of Taihelou.

Especially the pine nut and lily cake, which has a crispy outer skin, soft and smooth filling, and rich taste. You can taste the crispiness of the pine nuts and the sweetness of the lily in every bite, as if a flower is blooming in your mouth.

It is said that the production process is complicated and delicate. It requires the selection of fresh lilies and high-quality pine nuts. After repeated kneading and baking many times, the pine nut and lily cake can be made, which is golden and crispy on the outside and white and tender on the inside.

Of course, its price is also very beautiful, twenty-five taels of silver per plate, and one plate contains only six yuan, which is not enough for the girls to share, so it is served on two plates.

Zhao He raised his glass in celebration and said, "I'm so happy to have won so much money today! Come on, let's have a cup of tea instead of wine."

Everyone raised their glasses in response, and for a moment, the private room was filled with laughter and laughter.

After drinking three cups of tea, everyone started eating with chopsticks.

Yang Hao looked at Zhao Wangshu, who was eating ginger fish fillet elegantly across from him, and four words came to his mind: beautiful and delicious.

The fish meat is fresh and tender, with a smooth texture. The spicy taste of the ginger juice and the deliciousness of the fish meat blend together, making people have endless aftertaste.

Zhao Wangshu was eating so happily that she didn't notice the burning gaze from the opposite side until she inadvertently raised her head and met Yang Hao's gaze. She was slightly startled, lowered her eyelids and continued eating fish.

The affection in Yang Hao's eyes was too obvious, but she had no feelings for Yang Hao between men and women.

It's just that he didn't say it clearly, and she couldn't refuse it clearly, so she just turned a blind eye.

Without drinking, the meal would not take too long. At the end of the day, the group was sitting in the stands of the polo field. Polo is a hollow wooden ball. Playing polo is also called "Shuju", "Daqu", "Strike", etc. The tool used is a stick, also known as: "Moon stick".

You can also bet on polo, and there are many types of bets. Some are betting on the victory of the team, some are betting on which team will score first, and some are betting on how many goals will be scored in the end.
  Zhao He had won a big victory with his bet in the morning, so he naturally wanted to continue his success in the afternoon and told his entourage, "Bet one thousand taels on the red team to win, and bet one hundred taels on the red team to score first."

I won thousands of taels of silver in the morning, and I made a lot of bets in the afternoon.

The two teams entered the field and the game began, with the red team serving first.

A lean man picked up the ball with his stick and accurately passed the ball to his own player's stick.

The game was extremely fierce, both sides were evenly matched, and a quarter of an hour passed without breaking the deadlock.

Zhao He stared nervously at the performance of the red team, secretly praying that the red team could take the lead.

Seeing that the red team missed another chance to score, he couldn't help but shouted in frustration: "Oops!" He was betting all his money on the red team, expecting them to score first.

At this moment, a player from the red team cleverly used the strategy of attacking in the east and attacking in the west. It seemed that he was serving the ball towards the goal, but at the last moment he deflected the ball and hit the ball hard towards the goal before the opponent's goalkeeper could react.

"In, in." Zhao He danced with excitement.

After the red team scored, the morale of the whole team was greatly boosted, and they attacked like a wave and scored three goals in succession. Zhao He smiled with satisfaction and shouted proudly: "I hit the mark again."

This time the odds are one to two, and he can earn another two thousand taels of silver!

"Brother is so awesome." Zhao Chang and others complimented him one after another.

"You can choose gifts later." Zhao He promised with a smile.

However, just when the red team seemed to have a chance to win, the white team did not give up. They still actively rode their horses and waved their sticks to compete fiercely with the red team.

The outcome of this game remains uncertain.

The players on the white team took advantage of a mistake made by the players on the red team and scored the first goal.

Immediately afterwards, the white team scored the second goal and the third goal.

Such a wonderful game made the spectators cheer wildly. Zhao He's smile gradually disappeared and he murmured to himself, "You won't be tied, right?"

The white team's offensive is getting more and more fierce, and the red team is showing signs of decline.

"Damn it, I'm going to lose." Zhao He was so anxious that the veins on his forehead protruded.

Zhao Chang and others did not dare to speak out, and looked at Zhao He uneasily with their necks hunched.

The white team scored the fifth goal and overtook the red team.

"Trash! A bunch of trash." Zhao He cursed through gritted teeth.

Fortunately, the red team immediately scored a goal and the score was even again.

Zhao He took a long breath and clenched his fists to encourage himself, "We must win, we must win."

Although the red team scored three more goals, they still lost to the white team who scored four goals and lost by one goal.

Zhao He didn't want to accept this result, but the game was over, and this was the result.

After leaving the polo field, Zhao He, who was in a bad mood, said, "Go back."

When the money was lost, the promise of buying gifts for younger siblings could no longer be fulfilled, and no one dared to ask more questions.

(End of this chapter)