Chapter 13:

Naturally, Zhu Yuan didn't know what was going on in the capital.
She is busy with the banquet right now.
All the dishes have been tested the day before. After tasted by Zhang Jingshu and Yinhuan, they eliminated the pork ears in red oil, replaced the cold dish with lo-mei, and replaced a few hot dishes with the more popular local dishes.
There are also places for the banquet.
For the buffet, the most important thing is the placement and environment.
Zhu Yuan went through all the places in the house and chose the big garden behind.
She didn't do the layout directly, but made the plan first.
The planning diagram directly and clearly shows the dining area, beverage area, dish area, etc., and even hand-cleaning area and toilet.
In addition, she also made detailed floor plans for each area.
Zhang Jingshu turned over the layout plan intently, and Yinhuan couldn't help being speechless, "Big girl, are you painting these?"
Zhu Yuan proudly: "Of course, is it very clear?"
Yinhuan nodded: "It's clear that it's better than saying anything." She glanced at the drawing again, curious, "What did you paint with? It doesn't look like a brush."
"The charcoal bars used. I went to the kitchen and turned them over."
The silver ring was dumb.
Zhang Jingshu also saw about it, and raised her head: "Are you planning to put together the male and female banquet tables?"
"Actually, it's not put together," Zhu Yuan probed, pointing to the drawing and said to her in detail, "With the addition of a screen here, there is also a dining table and dining area on both sides, there will be no overlap, at most you can see a bit."
Zhang Jingshu meditated: "Why is this arrangement necessary?"
"Huh?" Zhu Yuan scratched his head, "because the front yard is too small and the landscape is not good."
Zhang Jingshu: ...I thought it had any special meaning.
Zhu Yuan saw her look complicated and weak: "Isn't this buffet just better for outdoor attractions..."
Too. Zhang Jingshu smiled and said, "It's still cool."
Zhu Yuan nodded repeatedly.
This official residence has been around for some years. The green plants in the yard are lush and lush, and there are a few tall banyan trees in the backyard. Half of the garden is caged under it. Even if the sun is big, the yard is much cooler. If it is windy , It's more comfortable.
It is precisely because of this that Zhang Jingshu did not immediately object when Zhu Yuan proposed to organize a buffet outdoors.
Now that she has tasted the dishes and has such a clear layout, she thought for a while and decided to make it.
Soon, the day for the banquet arrived.
The sky is clear and fresh, and the wind is sunny. It is a good day for banquets.
Just after Si, Zhu's family welcomed the first wave of guests, a few wealthy gentry from Wu County.
Tian Qing, the housekeeper waiting at the door, led people directly into the courtyard.
After Zhang Jingshu's maid, the purple satin courtesy, also led these wealthy family members into the house.
Walking all the way, until the second door, the two did not intend to stop.
The leading wealthy gentry slowed down hesitantly.
Unexpectedly, purple satin also slowed down.
The ladies and girls all looked at her with their eyes.
Before she could speak, Tian Qing at the front reacted.
He slapped himself hurriedly, and apologized: "I blame me, it's a slave who didn't make it clear." Then he laughed, "It's hot this day, and the house is boring. Our wife saw the yard cool and the scenery Yiren, so we set the banquet there. We are on the same road as the purple satin girl, and we will separate when we get to the ground."
Just make a mistake. Everyone sighed lightly.
move on.
I walked slowly through the corridor through the courtyard, and soon came to the backyard shaded by trees.
Although they were the first wave of arrivals, the yard was not deserted. The yard was divided into two halves with screens. The maids and slaves moved the tables back and forth, creating a busy scene.
Although I don't know what the is going on, it seems to be sitting separately. Everyone relaxes a lot.
Sure enough, as soon as he stepped in here, Tian Qing separated from Zidan, leading the male and female guests to each side of the screen.
Here is the northwest side of the house, with a row of banyan trees next to the roots of the wall, lush green, covering the sky.
Stepping into the shade of the trees, even the wind cools down a lot.
On the side of the female family, Zi Satin led the group to the destination. Tables and chairs have been set up here, one table with two chairs, one table with four chairs, scattered around, completely indistinguishable.
The purple damask blessed the body: "Ladies and girls rest here for the time being, someone will bring tea soon." After that, she planned to leave-she had to continue to the door to welcome other guests.
One of the women bluffed, and hurriedly called her: "Girl, this, this, where should we sit?" Today's guests, none of them can be easily offended. How can this order of sitting be fooled? .
Zi Dan was stunned, glanced at the seats, had an epiphany, and hurriedly smiled to calm them: "Ladies, don't worry, you don't need to order the seats today. You can just sit as you please." After that, she hurriedly left.
Everyone looked at each other.
The place is so big and the tables are scattered. You said the east is the first place. There is a table beside it. Who dares to sit? The middle is the first, right? The tables in the middle look like...
He was hesitating, there was a maidservant leading a team of little maidservants.
"Ladies and girls, Ann." She smiled and blessed her body, "What would you like to drink?"
Everyone:?
This is a strange question, don’t you have tea if you come?
The maid continued: "We have cold brew tea, pearl milk tea, sour plum soup, soy milk, honey water, and plum tea." She blinked and looked at them.
Everyone was still stunned.
No one spoke, and the maid was at a loss.
A little girl poked her head and glanced behind her, looked around, pulled the sleeves of the woman next to her, and whispered: "Mother, I want to drink plum tea."
The woman hadn't spoken yet, and the maid's eyes lit up and she turned her head and said, "Hurry up and serve the girl plum tea."
"Yes." The little maid turned around and ran towards the shade of the screen.
Everyone's eyes moved accordingly, and only then did they notice that there were many long tables arranged in an orderly manner, and there were many maids coming and going, carrying things in their hands, putting them on the long tables one by one.
After a while, the little maid who had just ran over took out a tray with a bamboo tube-shaped cup on it from nowhere, and walked cautiously.
When she reached the little girl who craned her neck to look around, she stopped, feeling a little at a loss-these ladies and girls didn't sit down, how could she serve tea?
The leading maid was also a bit embarrassed, and was about to persuade again—
"What's the matter?" Zhu Yuan just arranged the work of the back kitchen, and came to see the venue. Seeing the situation, he came over quickly.
The leading maid immediately let out a sigh of relief and said, "Big girl."
Zhu Yuan waved his hand and saluted the ladies and girls: "Ladies, sisters, and sisters, my surname is Zhu, and I rank first in the family."
Everyone should still have some impressions of her, and they rushed to return gifts.
After the ceremony, Zhu Yuan asked, "But the ignorant of my family collided with you?"
The ladies hurriedly waved their hands, shook their heads and said no, then two of them stood up and said something politely.
Zhu Yuan understood, and said with a smile: "Whether we sit at the table this time, everyone is fine." Before they could answer, she walked to the little girl who ordered a drink, smiled and pointed at the table behind her, "Sister, Sit down and taste the plum tea from my sister's house. It tastes sour and sweet."
The little girl looked at her, then at the woman next to her.
The woman couldn't help but blessed Zhu Yuanfu, took her to the table and sat down with her.
The little maid holding the plum tea was greatly relieved, and hurriedly brought the bamboo cup to the little girl, and then asked the woman in a soft voice, "Madam, what would you like to drink?"
The woman hesitated.
Zhu Yuan smiled and said, "If the madam is undecided, you can try our milk tea first, and change it if it doesn't suit your appetite."
"Okay." The woman followed kindness, "A cup of milk tea."
"Yes."
Someone took the lead, and then it went better.
Zhu Yuan and others are all seated and ordered, and then go to another place to check the situation.
Here, tea and drinks had just been delivered, and the red silk led a group of people over.
Everyone was busy and stood up to bow.
They have been in Wuxian for many years and are familiar with them. After the salute, someone asked, "How is this man? Where do we sit?"
"Ms. Zhu Jia said, just feel free."
"..."
After finally sitting down, there is another chaotic order of drinks.
...
When Zhang Jingshu and the others came out, the venue was already heated up, and everyone was discussing their drinks enthusiastically. Some of them were bold, and even ordered a few cups of try.
After some hurried salutes, Zhang Jingshu randomly chose a table to take a seat, Yin Huan sat opposite her, and Zhu Yuan took Zhu Yingdan to sit at the table.
Everyone saw that this family did not go to the east or sit in the middle, but only picked a place that was not four or six... Look, it seems really random?
Before they could speak, Zhang Jingshu opened the scene with a smile: "Can our drinks be good?"
"He mouth and mouth." The person who answered the conversation was the wife of the county prime minister's family, and only listened to her jokingly, "There are so many names, and there is no unreasonable reason for the picky person."
Everyone was amused.
"That's fine." Zhang Jingshu smiled, "We don't tidy up those formal noodles today. We will take whatever we want to eat. If we are too lazy to work, we will tell the girl to run errands. Relax, and take a picnic.
These words were so thoughtless, everyone couldn't help thinking of the awkwardness when ordering a drink.
Zhang Jingshu didn't explain, but picked up a custom in Wuxian County and chatted with them.
Talking and laughing, sipping a few sips of sweet, sour or sweet drinks from time to time. After drinking, the maid came to ask whether to refill or change the drink... The time flies quickly.
Lu Shang, who was in charge of the food area, came to report that lunch was ready, and everyone stopped talking and looked at Zhang Jingshu together.
Zhang Jingshu stood up: "After chatting for a long time, I should be hungry. Let's have a meal."
Everyone responded with a smile, and several women gathered their skirts together and planned to get up.
Just listen to Zhang Jingshu continuing, "Go, let's go and see what's delicious, let's get some back, eat and talk." After speaking, he lifted his foot first.
Thinking of the weird way of serving tea, everyone hesitated a little, then kept up.
A group of people came to the long table in front of the screen.
As early as when they were chatting, the long table here was full of various pots, dishes, and chopsticks. Now, when they came closer, they found that there was a card standing on the long table covered with cotton cloth of various colors. Characters, such as dim sum area, cold vegetable area, hot vegetable area...
Then there are all kinds of shallow pots or large bowls with lids. On each pot or bowl, there is a piece of paper attached to it with the name of the dish?
Everyone was surprised.
Zhang Jingshu took the lead in picking up a plate from the side of the table, glanced around, walked towards the cold dish area, handed the plate to the maid at the table, and said: "Come on, some braised tofu and a cucumber."
"Yes." The maid took the plate, opened two of the large bowls, put two pieces of braised tofu and a spoonful of cucumber on the plate, and handed it back to her respectfully.
Zhang Jingshu nodded in satisfaction, turned back with the dish, and smiled: "It's hot, I'll start with two cold dishes to start an appetizer. You are free." After that, she slowly returned to her position and took a seat.
Immediately, someone sent chopsticks, spoons, and small bowls.
Everyone:...
What is this way of eating? Could it be that this is from the capital side?
As everyone knows, Zhu Yuan who is watching is also full of despair.
In addition to rushing to pick the dishes, even the picking is executed by someone...Where is this special buffet? ! !
Nondescript, tired.