Chapter 106: Arrive in the capital
After Gu Xiaoyou admired the appearance of Chunfeng Tower, he said to Zhou and others: "Let's go in."
"Okay." The group followed Gu Xiaoyou through the door.
The waiter at Chunfeng Tower came over to greet me and said enthusiastically: "Please come in. Do you want to eat in the hall or in the private room upstairs?"
"Just in the lobby." Gu Xiaoyou said.
"Okay, please take your seats." The waiter took the four people to a seat by the window.
From this position, he could not only see the appearance of Chunfeng Building clearly, but also have a panoramic view of the scenery on the street. Gu Xiaoyou sat down very satisfied.
As soon as Gu Xiaoyou and others were seated, the waiter immediately served the menu.
"Give me the roasted rabbit legs from Chunfeng Restaurant, and some special dishes...you can order the rest." Gu Xiaoyou ordered a few dishes and pushed the menu in front of the Zhou family.
"No, these are enough." Zhou waved her hand and declined.
Boss Liu nodded and agreed: "Boss Gu ordered so much, I'm afraid we won't be able to finish it."
"Okay, that's it." Gu Xiaoyou shrugged and said to the waiter.
"Please wait a moment, gentlemen, the food will be served soon." The waiter put away the menu and left.
While waiting for the food to be served, Gu Xiaoyou looked around at the decoration of Chunfeng Building.
Brown wooden tables and chairs were arranged twice around the table in the center of the lobby. Directly above the table was a large, exquisite lantern, and a lantern was placed every one foot on the roof, illuminating the lobby brightly.
The stairs leading to the second floor are on the far left side of the lobby. Looking down the stairs, you can see various screens placed in front of the wing rooms on the second floor to separate the upstairs and downstairs.
Gu Xiaoyou watched with interest as the waiter brought the food, and the fragrant dishes quickly filled the table.
After smelling the aroma of the dishes, Gu Xiaoyou said with a smile: "Let's eat."
She picked up her chopsticks and started working on the long-awaited roast rabbit legs. Seeing Gu Xiaoyou move her chopsticks, Zhou and others started to eat.
"It still tastes familiar." Gu Xiaoyou took a bite of the meat from the rabbit leg and narrowed his eyes with satisfaction.
Gu Xiaoyou picked up the chopsticks and tore off a piece of meat from the rabbit leg and put it into Liang'er's bowl: "You guys should try it too, the roasted rabbit leg is a must-have."
"Thank you, Aunt Gu."
Liang'er took the rabbit leg meat from the bowl into his mouth, chewed it for a few bites, opened his eyes wide and praised: "It's so delicious."
"If it's delicious, eat more." Gu Xiaoyou tore off a few strips of meat from the rabbit legs and put them into Zhou's bowl. Boss Liu didn't care about him.
While the four of them were enjoying their meal, they suddenly heard the person at the next table say loudly: "I thought the wine and food at Chunfeng Restaurant were so delicious, but it's nothing more than that."
Hearing such a brazen speech, Gu Xiaoyou listened curiously.
I saw a man dressed like a nouveau riche sitting with a few people who looked very flattering.
The upstart man took a sip of wine: "When it comes to food, the Zhong family in the capital is the best. Have you heard of Yunxiao Pavilion? The bird's nest stewed with golden red dates and red dates is a delicacy in the world."
The people at the same table flattered and echoed: "You are so amazing. How can I go to the capital? I can only have a meal with you in this Chunfeng Tower."
The nouveau riche man chewed a few mouthfuls of food and said with a hint of disgust: "The restaurants in small places are not that good, but Yunxiao Pavilion is the best."
Although he spoke with disgust, the upstart man's chopsticks never stopped moving. Gu Xiaoyou saw that he had picked up all the dishes on the table and ate more than anyone else.
"It's true that your words are too honest." Gu Xiaoyou curled her lips, looked away, and continued to eat her food.
Half an hour later, Gu Xiaoyou came out of Chunfeng Tower with satisfaction, walked around Zhengyang City with the Zhou family, and returned to the inn to rest.
After resting for a night in Zhengyang City, Gu Xiaoyou and the others were on the road again, passing through several towns and staying overnight before continuing their journey. A few days passed like this.
Inside the carriage.
Gu Xiaoyou lay listlessly on the bed, feeling like she was a dried salted fish.
Sitting aside and embroidering flowers, Mrs. Zhou felt as natural as sitting on the bed at home.
Gu Xiaoyou glanced at her lazily and said with envy: "Sister Zhou, how did you hold on? I almost vomited and felt like my soul was being taken away by the carriage."
"You are just squeamish. In the village, we used to ride in ox-carts. Horse-drawn carriages are much better than ox-carts."
Mrs. Zhou put down her needlework and embroidery booth and sat next to Gu Xiaoyou: "You feel uncomfortable in your waist. Let me rub it for you."
"Thank you, Sister Zhou." Gu Xiaoyou exhaled a long breath.
Zhou rubbed her waist gently, and Gu Xiaoyou closed her eyes, feeling so comfortable that she almost fell asleep.
Suddenly, Boss Liu said to the car: "Boss Gu, we are going to the capital."
"Really?" Gu Xiaoyou suddenly became energetic. Gu Xiaoyou stood up, lifted the curtains of the car, and looked into the distance curiously.
In the distance, you can see a continuous stretch of towering city walls, flags flying in the wind, and a vaguely majestic city tower with cornices.
"It turns out that the ancient capital was like this." Gu Xiaoyou murmured.
Looking at the scenery in front of him, Gu Xiaoyou suddenly felt impatient and couldn't help but urge: "Boss Liu, hurry up."
"Okay, sit tight." Boss Liu waved his whip and accelerated the speed of the car.
The sound of horse hooves became more rapid, and a gust of breeze blew through the curtains of the carriage. In less than half an hour, the carriage arrived at the gate of the city tower.
There was a long queue at the city gate, and the guards inspected them one by one. The queue moved forward slowly.
Gu Xiaoyou looked at the progress of the team, then looked at the sky, and said anxiously: "At this speed, can we enter Beijing before dark?"
"We can almost get there before the sun goes down." Boss Liu replied.
Gu Xiaoyou frowned when he heard this, lowered the car curtain unhappily, and complained: "It's so slow."
The guards in ancient times were too slow to do things, and they were not as fast as going through the security check.
"Don't be impatient. We've already come this far. It won't take more than a few hours." Mrs. Zhou comforted her softly.
Gu Xiaoyou pouted unhappily, reached out to play with the sign hanging on his waist, suddenly thought of something, and patted his forehead.
"Looking at my memory, I'm confused even when I'm in a car."
Gu Xiaoyou took out a letter from his pocket, lifted the curtain of the car and handed it to Boss Liu, and ordered: "Send the letter to the guard."
"Oh, okay." Boss Liu was stunned for a moment, took the letter without knowing why, jumped out of the carriage and walked towards the guard.
Gu Xiaoyou looked over and saw Boss Liu handing the letter to the guard. The guard glanced at it casually, but when he saw the contents of the letter, his eyes suddenly widened, and the expression on his face became polite, and he said to Boss Liu
Chapter completed!