July 1st, morning. It was a sunny day.
The mysterious restaurant in Chang 'an was finally open for business. A group of beautiful women stood outside.
Two hosts were talking about the opening of the restaurant.
"This restaurant is called Heavenly World. The lounge is on the first floor, the buffet on the second floor, and the stir-fry on the third floor." Louwan's voice was pleasant and her posture was elegant.
Many men's hearts were lost when she blinked her eyes with her long eyelashes.
Xiaoyun was not to be outdone. "If you are a member of Heavenly World, you can go up to the second floor if you deposit 100 coins. You can go up to the third floor if you deposit 1000 coins. There is a menu on the third floor."
The other women gave out brochures and printed brochures. The brochures introduced the restaurant.
The name of the restaurant was derived from a poem.
Those who could read rushed to read it, while those who could not read asked others to read it for them.
"Three coins in three hours? I've never heard that the cost of a meal is calculated according to the time. "
"I have to pay before I can go? One hundred coins for 33 meals. What if I don't like the first meal? Will they give me a refund? "
"What's the stir-fry on the third floor? If you give them the money, what if they lose money and quit? "
"Isn't there a pavilion at the top? It doesn't say how much it costs to go up."
"I can't afford it. Ten coins is enough for me to eat for a year. Three hours? Humph!"
The crowd was discussing.
At this moment, people came.
A row of ceremonial guards came in.
Everyone hurried to make way.
Someone recognized them quickly.
"King Song, King Shen, King Qi, King Xue, King Yong, and the Fifth Prince are all here!"
"There are other nobles. Are they coming here to eat?"
While talking, fifty or sixty people went in. They stood in the lounge and read the calligraphy.
They had never seen Thin Gold Body's "Lang Tao Sha" because the current version was a seven-character quatrain.
"Flowing water, falling flowers, spring leaves. Heavenly World. Good, good sentence, "King Shen Li Chengyi said.
King Qi Li Longfan also said, "I've never seen this word before. It feels like … plum blossoms, proud and unyielding."
The others praised him one after another and then paid the money.
There were fifty-five people in total. Each person paid 1000 coins, all of which were gold.
After paying, they did not drink tea on the first floor but went up to the second floor.
The second floor was a hot pot and barbecue.
This was very fresh, but what surprised everyone even more was that the self-service items were broken up with thick bamboo and put together.
In the middle, there was flowing water. Food was placed on the boat and floated in the water. The water flowed with the boat.
Half of the bamboo tube was connected from head to tail, and finally, it went into the kitchen.
There were flower petals floating in the water, and it really looked like flowing water.
"To be able to enjoy such benefits with just ten taels, we've really profited," someone said.
"This is indeed a good place. I don't want to go up to the third floor anymore. I just want to eat here. Cook? Roast? "Someone else asked.
"The tube on top is used to release smoke and charcoal poison. It's wide at the bottom. Good idea."
For a time, everyone observed and analyzed.
Even the other four kings who came with Li Chengqi clicked their tongues in wonder.
After looking at them for half an hour, Li Chengqi saw that they weren't leaving, so he said with a smile, "Let's go to the third floor and have a look."
Everyone went up, but Li Chengqi didn't. There was a chef up there. He was afraid that if the chef saw him, he would be exposed if others called him that.
On the third floor, there were twelve cubicles covered by screens. There were also flowers and plants.
"There are twelve places, and many of them are empty. Twelve tables aren't enough. What if there are more people?" Someone asked.
Lu Wan, who came with them, immediately answered with a smile, "We have to send someone to inform us in advance. It'll be crowded and uncomfortable if there are more people."
Xiaoyun said, "There are forty-nine dishes in the restaurant now. In the future, we'll add a new dish every ten days. Since you're a member today, all expenses are not included. "
"What about upstairs?" Prince Shen asked.
"Eighteen people can sit up there. No matter how many people there are, there will be twenty taels per minute, or at least eight quarters, which is two hours. You don't have to order the dishes individually. You'll eat whatever is arranged in the restaurant. The wine will be counted separately."
Xiaoyun continued to answer.
"Eighteen people, twenty taels per minute, twenty taels per person." Someone asked.
Lu Wan pursed her lips and winked, meaning that he was right.
"Can we go up and have a look?" The person just now made a request.
So some people were led up and sat down. They felt that it was high enough to see outside.
Then they suddenly panicked. Why was it moving? The whole pavilion was moving. Was it spinning?
Lu Wan said in a crisp voice, "This is the revolving restaurant of Earthly Paradise. Sitting here, you can look in all directions."
"It's actually here. Who came up with this idea? Amazing! "
"What a great Earthly Paradise."
"Alone without relying on the railing, the world is limitless. Are you talking about now? "
The eighteen people in the first batch left reluctantly and were replaced by another batch.
After everyone checked, they liked the third floor.
They asked again. Sure enough, they had to book in advance, and it was divided into morning, afternoon, and night.
They asked what was going on at night.
Lu Wan and Xiaoyun told them that the restaurant would only close at three in the morning. The next day, it would open at five in the afternoon.
At night, all the other restaurants would be closed. If they ate here, they could give a voucher and take it to Pyong Kang Square. Of course, they could also come over from Pyong Kang Square.
This time, those who didn't know what was going on inside were shocked.
Curfew, this Earthly Paradise was open?
Then behind it …
"It's worth it. This money is well spent." After knowing that it was open at night, some people understood why it was expensive.
Looking at the menu, the cheapest dish cost one tael, which was a thousand taels. The most expensive wine elsewhere was only ten thousand taels. The other dishes were not as expensive.
They tasted it as the dishes were served one by one.
When the dishes were served, they felt it was worth it again. They had never seen such a cooking method and it couldn't be found anywhere else.
Some people went back after eating and asked others to come here in the evening. They booked the table first. The revolving restaurant above was a good fight.
As a result, the news of Earthly Paradise spread out before the evening.
Most people had one thought after hearing it. It was expensive and they couldn't afford it.
A few people were tempted. They knew that Earthly Paradise was not a normal place to eat at all. It was a good place to show their identity.
Those who were rich enough went to apply for membership. They could deliver food if they didn't have a seat. As long as they were in Chang 'an, when Earthly Paradise was open, they would deliver food to all the restaurants even if there was a curfew.
Those who knew the inside story knew that Her Majesty was crazy and poor.
In order to make money, she lifted the curfew alone.
When it was dark, Earthly Paradise was really brightly lit. All the seats, including the buffet, were full.
Someone ordered food in advance. The eunuch in charge of delivery rode a horse to deliver the food. He didn't charge extra and even gave a 20% discount. He gave a red square and a green square as compensation for not having a seat.
If the takeaway ordered was more than 20 taels, he would also get a small pot of soy sauce.
At dawn the next day, Earthly Paradise was in the headlines in Chang 'an. Almost everyone on the road was talking about it.
Li Yi heard the people who came to buy soy sauce early in the morning.
He sighed, "I can't help it. I took their money and applied for membership. I still have to make an appointment. Alas!"
Li Longji in the palace didn't sigh. He was happy.
He was looking at the accounts. One was the account of the membership, and the other was the specific account of the seats and dishes sold yesterday.
The account of the membership was false, and the account of the latter was real.
There must be expenses. Otherwise, the membership would only make money once. The key was that if someone asked for a refund, it would be refunded.
However much money was left on the membership card, it would be refunded.
"There are so many rich people." Li Longji saw that yesterday's real income was 3,420 taels. He really didn't know what to say.
In one day, he got 3,420 taels.
"Brother Yi, my good Brother Yi." Li Longji first thought of Li Yi.
He was shocked by the number. Of course, he didn't know that it was impossible for the restaurant to be full in the future, especially the revolving restaurant above.
Excluding the wine, it was 160 taels in two hours, not including the dishes ordered separately.
No matter how good the seats were, he felt a little distressed.
He thought that after deducting the cost, there would still be a lot left.
The cost was not high, but the production method was valuable.
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