Chapter 85 The Four Young Masters of the Imperial Capital
Entering the private room, Li Mu discovered that this was indeed a hotel renovated from a theater.
The inner hall of Crescent Hotel has two floors, the lower floor is for casual seating, and the upper floor is for private seating.
There is a two-story hollow in the middle, and the stage is in the middle. It can be seen that it is not just about singing Peking opera, but there may also be some folk arts programs.
Compared with the first and second floors, the private rooms on the third floor have some Western decorations, but they are also the characteristics of this old city, combining Chinese and Western. One side of the private room is completely open, facing the stage in the middle, and that side is for eating. and a theater stage.
Shen Mange pulled Li Mu into the private room door, opened the double-layered turquoise bead curtain, and immediately smelled the rather elegant smell of burning agarwood.
As soon as Li Mu heard about it, he knew that this was a high-end product produced in Nha Trang. It was called woody soft gold and could be sold for thousands of yuan per gram. It had the effect of calming and reassuring people.
Although the decoration here looks old, the supplies are of the highest quality.
The two of them sat down at a table near the stands. The waiter took out a vegetable steak from the nanmu cabinet next to the table and handed it to Shen Mange.
Li Mu, on the other hand, continued to look at the decoration in this private room.
The space inside the private room is not small, with a high ceiling, a crystal chandelier above, and a wooden floor covered with soft carpets that are beautifully painted like thangkas.
At this time, the auction has not yet begun, and the performance on the stage downstairs is a show of music and music.
There are pipa, guzheng and flute, and the artistic conception is sometimes far-reaching, sometimes empty and dark, which is very emotional.
Li Mu leaned on the railing and looked down, and found that there were many tables of individual guests sitting in the lobby below, some were whispering to each other, and some were drinking tea and eating snacks.
However, from Li Mu's perspective, he could see that the stage behind the screen where the music was playing had already begun to set up, presumably in preparation for tonight's auction.
Shen Mange finished reading the vegetable steak and handed it to Li Mu.
"I ordered a pot of tea and some special pastries from the Imperial Capital for you to try. You can see what you like and order some more. Fifth Sister is treating you tonight."
Li Mu looked through the food list and saw a line-by-line wine list marked in Chinese and English.
He took a look at the price and couldn't help but secretly click his tongue. This Crescent Hotel is simply a shady restaurant. A pot of Tieguanyin costs at least 1,800 yuan, not counting the 20% service charge.
As for the top-quality Dahongpao, the price is directly up to 9,800, and the dried fruits provided are just ordinary nuts such as pistachios.
The cost of this place is indeed high. If you want to eat and spend money here, you must at least start with 10,000 words.
Li Mu just glanced at the vegetable rack and quickly closed it.
Just kidding, although he is rich, he is not a big spender. If he comes here to spend money, he might as well go to Mr. Wei's Strange Stone Museum.
Seeing that Li Mu was worried about Qian, Shen Mange couldn't help but smile and said:
"It's okay, you can eat whatever you like. It's my first time here, so I'll give you some experience. It's said that although the Crescent Hotel is an auction house, the things in it are all genuine. I heard from my friends that the Manchu and Han banquets are cooked here. , is the most authentic in the entire Sijiu City and has the best taste.”
Li Mu waved his hands repeatedly and said:
"Fifth sister, just keep an eye on it. I just ate at a friend's house and I'm really not hungry."
Calling the waiter, Shen Mange ordered a pot of Biluochun and several exquisite pastries with recommendations written on them.
The service fee was charged, and tea and snacks were served quickly.
The portion of the pastry was not large, with only a few pieces on a plate, but the presentation was extremely elegant. Shen Mange picked up a piece of palace osmanthus cake and placed it on Li Mu's plate.
He put the whole piece of pastry into his mouth and found that the pastry was indeed good. Not only did it taste delicious, but it also melted in your mouth.
"How is it?" Shen Mange asked with a smile.
Li Mu ate very deliciously and said vaguely:
"It tastes good. Fifth sister, you should eat it too."
Seeing Li Mu's cheeks bulging, Shen Mange burst out laughing.
This reminded her of the scene of a few people eating in the school cafeteria when she was a child. Li Mu always ate steamed buns one bite at a time, and his mouth was full of oil.
Picked up a piece of pastry and put it on Shen Mange's plate.
The latter took a corner and put it to his mouth.
Unlike Li Mu who wolfed down his food, Shen Mange ate quite elegantly, like a lady in ancient times who only tasted the food.
The light of the candle reflected on Shen Mange's face across the table, and her smooth wrists were as white as jade when illuminated by the candlelight.
The swan-like neck is as fragile as a baby's skin. When illuminated by the dim light, the long eyelashes flutter and flutter, making it incredibly beautiful.
Li Mu was dumbfounded.
Ever since she was young, Shen Mange has always been the most beautiful girl Li Mu has ever seen.
Her beauty is not ordinary, just like the Chang'e fairy in the moon palace, with a hint of holy beauty that is not like the fireworks of the world.
Shen Mange obviously didn't like people looking directly at her, but the person opposite was Li Mu, but she couldn't dislike it at all.
She smiled and said:
"Damn you, haven't you seen enough since you were young?"
Li Mu chuckled and said:
"You will never get tired of looking at the appearance of Fifth Sister."
Hearing Li Mu's words, Shen Mange couldn't help but rolled his eyes and said:
"Glib, eat your pastries."
The two of them were eating and drinking tea. Not long after, the waiter standing at the door knocked gently on the door.
"Please come in."
The waiter pushed the door open, bowed slightly and said:
"Two distinguished guests, in ten minutes the auction will officially begin."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Mu and Shen Mange heard the sound of a bell coming up from downstairs.
As the wall fire in the room was turned off, only a candlestick on the table was lit.
The two couldn't help but look downstairs.
Almost at the same time, the curtains in the entire building were closed one by one, and suddenly everything was dark.
The giant chandelier in the middle is turned on, and the light refracted by the crystal chandelier makes the entire lobby suddenly become full of light and shadow. All the appliances with a sense of age, gorgeous carpets, old-fashioned wooden beams, and curtains are illuminated by this light. It instantly became magnificent, as solemn as an ancient palace.
Sitting in the private room, Li Mu and Shen Mange vaguely heard a little girl next door let out a cry of joy, and asked their adults crisply and happily: "Has it started yet?"
here we go.
With the band and screen removed, an auction stand has been added to the stands.
A group of girls in cheongsam walked onto the stage, carrying trays one by one, and placed the exhibits one by one into the glass covers.
Shen Mange looked at the scene under the stage with great concentration, but at this moment Li Mu felt some unkind eyes from the opposite side.
He raised his head and looked towards the private room opposite.
I found a few young dudes lying in front of the fence of the private room, looking at the private room where Li Mu and Shen Mange were sitting with a playful and arrogant attitude.
It's He Zique and the others!
Seeing Li Mu looking at them, several of He Zique's subordinates raised their middle fingers at Li Mu, looking as arrogant as they wanted.