Chapter 22 When will the West Lake singing and dancing be closed?
By the time everyone had settled in the house, it was already approaching evening, so Li Jie suggested that Guo Jing and his wife stay here for one night and take a tour of Lin'an City. Guo Jing saw that it was getting late, and considering Guo Fushang's young age, he agreed.
I just moved into my new home today. There is no shortage of ingredients. The things given by the villagers are enough to make a sumptuous dinner. However, there are no necessary items such as tea, rice, oil, salt, pots and pans. Li Jie usually comes to An’an.
There aren't many opportunities, and even if you stay here, it's only for a short time, and you usually eat out.
The food culture in Lin'an City is very strong. The signature dishes of major hotels have different styles and unique flavors. The taste is no less than that of later Michelin restaurants. For an old man like Li Jie, he will naturally not miss this opportunity.
When it comes to delicious food, we have to mention Fengle House.
The Song Dynasty was divided into the Southern Song Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty. Fengle Tower was also divided into the north and the south. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the Fengle Tower was located on Maxing Street. It was originally called Baifun Tower and also called Fan Tower. It was three stories high and had five buildings. It was the most prestigious building in Bianliang City.
Restaurant.
The Fengle Building in Lin'an City is even more luxurious than the one in Bianliang City. Not only does it have the same three-story banquet building, but it is also surrounded by flower and tree pavilions, a moon pool, and a swing gate. It is the well-deserved No. 1 building in Lin'an.
From the upstairs of the restaurant, you can see the lively scene of the West Lake playing and singing, and the competing painted boats.
Fengle Tower is located outside Fengyu Gate and occupies the key point of the West Lake. It is magnificent and majestic, reaching the sky. It is a spectacular lake and mountain. It has flowers and trees, pavilions, and mixed reflections. The weather is particularly strange. Many pleasure boats and boats stop here, which is the West Lake.
The most beautiful place to visit is extremely luxurious and no less exquisite than the gardens of your mansion.
An old story about Wulin once described Fengle Building like this: "In the water, moonlight, and haze shadows, people are pouring out of the building, playing music and flutes in the sky, laughing in the clouds, and people are in Penglai." This is also Li Jie's favorite restaurant.
The signature three whites and three delicacies are unique in Lin'an City, and no one can match them in terms of deliciousness.
The selection of ingredients for Sanbai and Sanxian places great importance on the freshness of the ingredients. In order to keep the ingredients from dying during transportation, Fengle Lou specially dispatches innate experts to escort the ingredients and constantly deliver the innate essence to keep the ingredients fresh.
The so-called three whites are the three whites of Taihu Lake, yellow and white fish, small whitebait, and white shrimps; the three delicacies are the three delicacies of the Yangtze River, puffer fish, anchovy, and saury.
In addition, foods such as Babao Fat Duck, Plum Blossom Duck, Silver Rolls, Suihan Sanyou, Jade Sweet Cake, Cherry Ham, Smoked Sweet Chicken Legs, Longjing Tea Chicken, Dongpo Pork, etc. are all famous in Lin'an City.
's signboard.
Guo Jing and his wife knew Li Jie's net worth and had no objection to his proposal to go to Fengle House for dinner. Mu Nianci would not have any objection at all. After all, she and Guo Jing and his wife had not seen each other for many years, so spending money once in a while was nothing.
Fengyu Gate is one of the west gates of Lin'an City, and Li Jie and the others live in Xin'anfang, adjacent to Yu Street and located in the center of Lin'an City. It takes almost half an hour to get there by carriage. On the way to Fengle Tower, there are
While marching, Li Jie introduced the changes in Lin'an City to the three people of the Guo family.
The streets in Lin'an City are connected vertically. The main streets are all paved with stones and bricks. They are wide enough for four carriages to drive side by side. There are drainage devices on both sides of the streets to facilitate the drainage of rainwater into the adjacent canals.
In terms of street layout, unlike the lane system of the Tang Dynasty, the square in the Southern Song Dynasty was just a place name and did not have an actual closing function. In addition to retaining archways for identification, the walls were completely demolished and there was no curfew between squares.
First of all, almost all streets are connected to each other, and many restaurants, tea shops, and tile shops are even open all night, giving it a bit of a city that never sleeps.
It is now the fourth year of Jiaxi. The Mongolian armies have been moving south frequently in recent years and the famine at the beginning of the Gengzi year seems to have been forgotten by the people in Lin'an City. The streets are still bustling with people, and there are countless people traveling in twos and threes. Most people are still intoxicated.
In the fantasy of peace negotiation.
At the beginning of the month, the Mongolian Khan Ogedei sent envoys to negotiate peace. When Li Jie heard the news, he couldn't help but sneered. This was just a delaying tactic for the Mongols to paralyze the Song Dynasty. The Mongols were also made of flesh and blood. They had just
After the Western Expedition was over, the army naturally needed to rest for a while. Once they had rested, it would be time to show off their plans.
What is ridiculous is that many people in the Southern Song Dynasty court thought that the Mongols would be just like the Jin people, just ceding land and paying indemnity. As long as these harsh conditions were accepted, the war would be eliminated. This was not only the case among the court officials, but also among the people.
It was very easy to eat. Anyway, the Song Dynasty was rich all over the world, so just give him a few annual coins.
When Guo Jing saw the prosperous scene in Lin'an City, he felt even more worried. How could he defeat the wolf-like Mongols with this kind of mentality? Let alone win, even resisting the Mongolian attack would be extremely difficult. Guo Jing's face
Huang Rong's unabashed worry could be seen by anyone with a discerning eye. Huang Rong gently shook Guo Jing's hand and whispered.
"Brother Jing, don't worry. Ronger will always be by your side. Whatever you want to do, just do it. I will fully support you."
Guo Jing looked back at his wife, and the two of them smiled at each other. Guo Jing was not very good at expressing emotions, so he just held Huang Rong's catkins back harder. When Mu Nianci saw the loving scene between the two, she couldn't help but think of Yang Kang, who had been dead for many years, and suddenly her heart suddenly
It gave rise to a sad feeling.
The area inside the carriage was not large, and everything that happened was seen by Li Jie. He quickly reached out and patted Mu Nianci's back. Mu Nianci looked back and thought to himself.
'Yes, I still have a son!'
As soon as he thought of this, most of the sadness in Mu Nianci's heart disappeared.
Huang Rong couldn't help but secretly praise Li Jie when she saw Li Jie's actions, and her feelings for him became even higher. With her intelligence, how could she not know that her actions just now would arouse Mu Nianci, but compared to her and Mu Nianci's
Despite the sisterly love between them, she still loves Guo Jing more. She doesn't want to see her husband's sad face at all.
'This guy is really considerate. I wonder if Fu'er will be like him in the future.'
After a while, the group arrived at their destination. At this time, the nightlife in Lin'an City had just begun. There was still a large flow of people outside Fengyu Gate. The sky was getting dark, and the lanterns had been hung up on the boat cruises. Looking from a distance, the lights were bright.
Little by little, like a bright star river.
As the number one restaurant in Lin'an City, Fengle Restaurant is where courtiers, Jin gentry and rich people from all walks of life gather here one after another. However, as a large restaurant, it naturally has reserved private rooms. Because of Li Jie and Feng Feng
Lelou has done business several times and is somewhat popular. You can enter directly when you come here without making a reservation in advance.
The group of people parked the carriage and were about to step into the restaurant when they suddenly saw a person coming across the vast misty West Lake, and at the same time a loud voice resounded in all directions.
"Old madman, grandpa is hungry, let's have a full meal first!"