Eating Times

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If you stare at Zhang Zeduan's The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival for a while, you will find that there are many restaurants and restaurants, from the banks of the Bianhe River outside the city to the bustling streets in the city. Even yiguang advertised for treating alcohol injuries.

In Tokyo in the Northern Song Dynasty, there were 72 luxury hotels and countless small hotels, among which the most famous hotel was Fan Lou, also known as Fengle Building. In the Southern Song Dynasty, there were hundreds of restaurants on the scale, so a song poem wrote: "There are 311 wine flags in brothels". Among them, the most famous ones are Taihe Building and Fengle Building.

Fan Lou is very tall and big. Wang Anshi drank wine in Fan Lou and wrote a poem "Climbing Fengle Building", which probably means that standing on the top floor of Fan Lou can overlook the Palace. Fan Lou is very high. People in the Song Dynasty said, "Fan Lou is one of the wineries in the capital, and there are often more than a thousand drinkers." To be able to receive a thousand people, such a scale, today, can also be called luxury.

An unknown poet of the Southern Song Dynasty in Taihe Building wrote a poem on the wall of Taihe Building, and translated it literally. That is to say, Taihe Building has 311 boxes, which can receive 3,111 VIP guests every day. The restaurant employs many beautiful geisha to entertain guests, and the lobby manager who sells wine is a beautiful geisha who "drinks make people drunk".

"There are 311 restaurants in Taihe, and the sound of the big trough is gurgling day and night. A thousand men bear a thousand pots, and wine is as bad as the sea. ..... The emperor's spring scenery is full of Qiantang, and Su Xiaodiang's wine is twice as fragrant. The seats are divided into three thousand passengers, followed by twelve rows of gold hairpin. "

The restaurant that can make the poet make such a description must have a very large scale.

If we travel to Tokyo or Hangzhou in the Song Dynasty, we must go to Fan Lou or Taihe Building to taste the prosperity of the city in the Song Dynasty. If we are lucky, we may even have a free wine meal in Fan Lou. Is there such a good thing? Yes.

I'll tell you an interesting story:

One day in the Northern Song Dynasty, a graceful guest named Shen Xie came to Fan Lou. He was a rich second generation in Huzhou. His family had mines and he was very rich.

when he came to study in the capital, he heard that Cai Nu, the top geisha in Tokyo, was very beautiful and famous in Beijing, so he bought a handful of pearls and scattered them on the roof of Cai Nu's house. Cai Nu was surprised to see Shen Xie's generosity behind the curtain.

a few days later, Shen Xie called at home, and the maid rushed into the inner house and reported to Cai Nu, "Madam, Sazhulang came the other day." Cai Nu hurried out to meet him.

Shen Xie: "I've heard a lot about your sister, and I'm here to pay a visit. Invite my sister to Fan Lou for wine today. "

Cai Nu (teacher Liu Mintao): "My young official has this pleasure, so I'll take it as my companion."

Shen Xie took Cai Nu to Fan Lou for a drink. Dongzi Shen was very happy and said to the guests present in Fan Lou, "Let's have a good time. It's my treat tonight." Drinking until late at night, Shen Xie really bought a bill for all the guests in Fan Lou.

There are few people who show off their wealth like Mr. Shen. People who met in Fan Lou that night must be very happy about this kind of local tyrants' treat. But even if you can't meet such a good thing, drinking in the Song Dynasty restaurant is definitely a kind of enjoyment, because the service of the Song Dynasty restaurant is very thoughtful.

I'll tell you another story to witness what is called Song Dynasty-style service:

In the Southern Song Dynasty, a scholar named Yu Liang went to Lin 'an mansion to take an examination, but he didn't want to fall into Sun Shan, so he spent almost all his travelling expenses on him, and even couldn't get the accommodation fee of the inn.

Seeing his pity, the innkeeper gave him two dollars and told him to go home quickly. However, the two sums of money couldn't get back to Chengdu, so Yu Liang broke the jar and fell, thinking: instead of living on the streets, it is better to eat a good meal first, then jump off the West Lake and be a dead ghost.

There is a Fengle Building near the West Lake, which was built by people in the Southern Song Dynasty in memory of Fan Lou in Tokyo, so it was named Fengle Building. Yu Liang stepped forward, only to hear the "sheng spring winding, drums and music" in the restaurant. Two guys stood at the gate and bowed to Yu Liang: "Please sit down, guest officer."

when Yu Liang saw the invitation, he entered cheerfully, went straight upstairs, picked out a box near the lake and sat down. I saw a bartender come over and sing a song to him:

Bartender: "Guest, I wonder how much wine to drink?"

Yu Liang (telling a lie): "Ahem, I invited a friend to drink. You can put two pairs of chopsticks on the table, spread two wine cups and ask again later. "

The bartender put the wine jar, wine extract, spoon, lamp, lamp and dish in front of him, all of which were silverware. In the luxurious restaurants of the Song Dynasty, the wine vessels used were all gold and silver vessels, instead of porcelain, to show the dignity of the guests.

Yu Liang saw a table of silverware and thought to himself, "What a rich place, but I ended up like this. I only have two dollars with me. What's the use?"

After a while, the bartender asks again:

Bartender: "How much wine does the guest officer want? I'll call you. "

Yu Liang: "My friend, I can't see him, so you can have a drink with me."

bartender: "what would you like to drink, sir?"

Yu Liang: "Just order something casually."

The bartender brought him fresh fruits, delicious dishes and seafood, which were all available before the arrangement. He also used a silver wine jar to hold twenty cents of wine and put a spoon in it. Heat the wine, please Yu Liang to enjoy it.

Yu Liang was alone, eating straight from noon until evening, full of wine, pushing open the window of the box, trying to jump into the lake and commit suicide. But at the sight of the deep lake, I lost my courage, so I took off my belt and prepared to hang myself, but the bartender caught me and hugged him quickly.

Yu Liang was crying and making trouble, trying to die. Yu Liang: Don't stop me, so that the restaurant didn't dare to accept his drinks. I also called two people and carried him back to the inn.

the first time I read this story, I was deeply touched. I felt that this restaurant not only provided warm and thoughtful service, but also was full of human feelings.

Because of the thoughtful service and beautiful environment in the restaurant, the wine vessels used are also very exquisite and noble, which makes you look good when you use them, so people in the Song Dynasty like to entertain guests in the restaurant. In Song Zhenzong, Lu Zongdao, the teacher of the Prince of the East Palace, often went to Renhe Building to drink. According to the Song Dynasty system, the teacher of the Prince was not allowed to enter and leave the restaurant. Song Zhenzong asked him, "Why did you enter the restaurant privately?"

Lu Zongdao told the truth: "My family is poor, without utensils, and the wine shop has everything, making me feel at home. It happened that a relative from his hometown visited and his family was not well received, so he was invited to Renhe Building for a drink. "

guests linger in the restaurant, and the business of the restaurant is naturally very prosperous. Guests patronize it almost 24 hours a day. In the words of the Song Dynasty people, "it's not like rain and heat, but it's all night long." Even in the cold winter, or in the middle of the night, the restaurants in the Song Dynasty are still brightly lit and full of people.

at the beginning of the southern song dynasty, Tokyo fell into the hands of the golden army and declined rapidly. a poet of the song dynasty wrote a poem, which deeply missed the prosperity of Tokyo restaurants at night: "the garden is full of romantic songs and dances, and the wine is like a knife to solve the sorrow. I remember how much fun a teenager had, and the lights were on Fan Lou at night. " This is also my favorite song poem.

The bustle and noise of restaurants in the Song Dynasty set off even the nearby imperial palace. One day late at night, Song Renzong was in the palace, and heard the sound of singing and laughing from the silk and bamboo outside the palace, so he asked the maids.

Song Renzong: "Where is this fun?"

maid-in-waiting: "Go back to the official family, this is a folk restaurant for fun. Listen, butler, the outside is so happy that it is not as cold and clear as my palace. "

After that, the maid-in-waiting made another faint complaint:

The maid-in-waiting said, "Listen, official, the outside is so happy that it is not as cold as my palace."

Song Renzong: "You know what? It is precisely because we can stand being so cold and cheerless that the people outside can be so happy. If I enjoy happiness like them, the people will be deserted. "

In the face of the noise of the folk market, Song Renzong consciously restrained his desire to indulge in the world of mortals, and was willing to be lonely, because he understood that only when power was restrained could the people remain prosperous.

this is a great understanding. Therefore, I like Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty very much.

what do you think?