Hsu Fengnian's group walked quietly in the small alley. Icicles hung from the eaves of the houses. Wu broke two of them and held them in his hand, jumping up and down to play with them. They passed by a small courtyard with two entrances. Coincidentally, the door was not closed. Perhaps the children in the courtyard were still playing outside and had not yet returned home to eat. Looking around, there was a red copper pot on the square table in the room. The charcoal fire burned brightly and smoke curled up. Because it was a small family in a small courtyard, there were not many variations to the mutton pot. It was enough to get rid of the wind and cold. It could not compare to the variety of dishes that could be used in large houses. Wu listened to the sound of the charcoal crackling and the water boiling. He sniffled. It was so fragrant. There were too many families in Great Peace City that had fallen from grace. These people had left and never returned, but they were still picky. This caused the capital to have too many rules. They did not eat from time to time and did not overstep the rules. They were very particular about what they ate.
Hsu Fengnian smiled and said, "I know a good place to eat mutton in Dragon Whisker Ditch. Let's go try it?"
Xuanyuan Qingfeng frowned and said, "I don't eat mutton. It smells disgusting."
Hsu Fengnian shook his head and said with a smile, "That's because you haven't eaten good mutton. The good mutton in Great Peace City is all black-headed white sheep from the mountains. The meat used is from the back of the sheep's neck. A sheep can't produce more than a few taels of this meat. It's not fishy, not smelly, and not greasy. Even if you have the money, you can't buy it in Mount Hui. Even worse is the meat from the tip of the sheep's buttocks. The next few mutton dishes are called big and small cucumber strips. They can't be eaten by particular people. The restaurant we went to only serves the first two dishes. It's said that the chef can cut a catty of meat into eighty-one slices, so the restaurant is called Jiujiu Restaurant. Everything is authentic, but it's a bit expensive. There might not be a seat for us at the restaurant. "
The group walked to the side of the bridge that suppressed the water veins in the capital. They walked along the river and asked for directions from a few elderly citizens of the capital. The restaurant wasn't hidden deep, and the street outside the door was spacious. There were many luxurious carriages parked there. Just by looking at this, it didn't look like a restaurant that served mutton hotpot, but more like a brothel where people threw money away. Hsu Fengnian raised his head and looked. The three words on the signboard of Jiujiu Restaurant were written by This Old Man Song himself. The restaurant wasn't big and only had one floor. It probably only had a dozen seats. Hsu Fengnian hesitated whether or not to go in. Xuanyuan Qingfeng, who was disgusted with mutton, actually walked in. Hsu Fengnian thought to himself, 'What a wicked woman who wants the world to be in chaos. Does she want me to compete with the local officials and dignitaries in the capital so badly?' The four of them entered the Jiujiu Embassy. Blue Bird and Wu both looked like proper people, but Hsu Fengnian and Xuanyuan Qingfeng were very eye-catching. This was especially true for the purple-clothed Mount Huishan Mountain Chieftain. Even Xu Xiao said that she did indeed have a bit of the charm of a genuine imperial concubine in the palace. The moment she entered, although she merely looked around, everyone could clearly sense her arrogance. Xuanyuan Qingfeng set his sights on an empty table in the corner. Ignoring the ivory bone fan on the table, he walked over and sat down. With a wave of his sleeve, he swept that elegant fan, which was worth quite a lot of gold and silver, to the ground. Wu wanted to let Blue Bird sit with the young master on the bench, so he wanted to sit next to Xuanyuan Qingfeng. However, after being coldly glanced at from the corner of his eyes, he could only obediently sit across from Xuanyuan Qingfeng. Back then, when he and Blue Bird encircled and suppressed Han Diaosi together, this fearless young death warrior had suffered quite a lot.
Hsu Fengnian originally wanted to squeeze with Wu and Blue Bird on the same bench, but Blue Bird purposely didn't leave a seat for him with a smirk. Hsu Fengnian could only brace himself and let Xuanyuan Qingfeng sit closer to the wall. With her bad temper that was spoiled by Xuanyuan Jingcheng, she could only show some restraint and reverence toward Xu Xiao. Towards Hsu Fengnian, she had never treated him nicely. His words went in one ear and out the other, so she remained seated in the middle of the bench, not moving an inch.
Hsu Fengnian sat down sideways. The small restaurant was full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers, and there were no ordinary people coming in and out. There was an old man in his sixties who had the air of an official, as if his master had brought some hard-pressed students to improve the food. There were also young men who practically had the words' Imperial Relatives' written on a piece of paper and pasted on their foreheads. The women around them were of various sizes, and their accessories were all very presentable. If any of the accessories on the beauties were pawned, a small family wouldn't have to worry about having a good meal for a few years. There were also some strong men with a strong aura of jianghu who called out to their friends. Xuanyuan Qingfeng was being unreasonable, so Hsu Fengnian had no choice but to mend the pen for her. Before the waiter of the Jiu Jiu Restaurant got angry, he picked up the ivory fan and found that there was a hollow ivory ball with balls hidden inside the ball. Hsu Fengnian shook it lightly and squinted his eyes to look at it. There were actually as many as nineteen balls inside the ball. This kind of thought and craftsmanship could be said to be top-notch. Even though Hsu Fengnian was experienced and knowledgeable, he couldn't help but take a closer look. The waiter in the restaurant was a young lad who was full of youthful vigor and vigor. In addition, the Jiu Jiu Restaurant had seen many big shots in the capital, so it was inevitable that he had high standards. Although the man and woman in front of him didn't seem like common people, he couldn't lose his prestige in his own territory. Therefore, there was a bit of anger in his words. "I say, what's going on with you guys? Don't you know about first come, first served? I don't care who you are, but if you want to eat our restaurant's instant-boiled mutton, you have to wait outside obediently! "
As the waiter of the restaurant spoke, he glanced at the purple-clothed woman from time to time. The reason why he spoke so loudly was nothing more than a petty scheme to attract her attention.
Xuanyuan Qingfeng turned her head and stretched out two fingers to point at the waiter's eyes. Hsu Fengnian calmly pressed down her hand and smiled apologetically at the waiter. "We were in the wrong for taking the seat later on. When the owner of the fan arrives, I will naturally let them know. If they are unwilling to bend the rules, then we will go outside and wait obediently. The weather is cold right now, so just treat it as us borrowing your precious place to warm our bodies. My little sister has a bad temper, so don't lower yourself to her level. "
The young lad Wu turned his head and held back his laughter with difficulty. His young master really didn't suffer any losses no matter where he went. Didn't he just become the older brother of the female owner of Big Bull Gang?
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