Traveling through the ancient times

After drinking most of the pot of tea, a servant came to tell the king that there was a seat on the second floor and asked him if he wanted to go up now.

"Let's go up and take a look!" The king asked the servant to lead the way and happily followed him up to the second floor.

Looking at the small booths separated by curtains with green plants, the king nodded secretly. This was a good layout with strong privacy. I wonder what kind of person the owner of this teahouse is and how he could come up with such a good idea.

When the king sat down in the empty seat, a maid placed a pot of tea in front of him.

The king was curious and asked, "I haven't even ordered tea yet, but tea is served directly from the second floor?"

"You misunderstood, sir. This is the tea you just ordered on the first floor. I saw that you haven't finished it yet, so I brought it up to you." The maid explained to the king with a smile.

"Can you bring the unfinished tea on the first floor to the second floor?" Didn't they say that there was a different kind of tea on each floor? The king thought that he could only order the tea on the second floor.

"Yes, our boss said that this can avoid waste."

The king secretly praised the boss for his business skills.

"I just came from out of town and want to try the specialties on your second floor. Do you have any recommendations?"

The maid took out the menu from the bottom of the table and handed it to the king. "This menu contains all the specialties of our second floor. Guests can choose according to their preferences."

The king looked at the menu in his hand. The names and prices were all written on it, so it could be said that the actual prices were clearly marked.

I randomly ordered a few dishes that looked good and handed the menu back to the waitress. The waitress frowned and said, "You are the only guest. You may not be able to finish all the food you ordered."

The king laughed when he heard the maid's words. Are there any businessmen who complain that their customers ordered too many dishes? "Is this also the rule set by your boss? You can't order more?"

"To answer the guest, this is not the rule. The owner said that this is a friendly reminder.

If you just want to try all of these desserts, I can ask the kitchen to reduce the size of all the desserts you ordered by half, and you only need to pay half when you check out. Do you want a full portion or a half portion?" The maid explained their business model to the king in a dignified manner.

"Then I'll listen to you and give you half of it!" After hearing what the maid said, the king greatly appreciated Nian Chuhua's business model.

The king ordered so much that even if he only ordered half of each dish, the table would still be full. The king took a few pieces and tasted them. "Hmm, it tastes really good, better than the...better than the one made by the chef at home!"

The king nodded and praised Eunuch Changde while eating. He really couldn't finish so much, so he called Eunuch Changde and two guards to eat together, "Come, all of you come and have a taste."

Several people said in unison that they dared not, and even if they were given the courage of heaven, they would not dare to eat at the same table with the king!

"Why not? Just eat when I tell you to!" Fortunately, the maid reminded them that they only ordered half of each item. If there were still a lot left, wouldn't the maids say that he was extravagant?

Several people stood with their heads down, looking at each other and not daring to step forward...

"What are you still standing there for? Eat when I tell you to!" Seeing that they did not move, the king called out, "Li Changde, eat quickly!"

"Yes, sir..."

Eunuch Changde did not dare to disobey, so he had to step forward and take a piece of cake to eat.

"How is it? Does it taste better than at home?" The king asked him with a smile as he watched Eunuch Changde eat the cake.

"It's good, but I think the food at home is also good. I guess you are tired of the food at home and now you have changed your taste, so you think this tastes better." Eunuch Changde didn't dare to say that the food in the imperial kitchen was not good.

The king nodded, "You two are going to eat too? Eat quickly. You are not allowed to leave until you finish your meal today."

When the two guards saw that Eunuch Changde had already started eating, they picked up the cakes and started eating tremblingly.

The king was afraid that they might choke, so he kindly poured them each a cup of tea. If they told others about this, they could brag about it for the rest of their lives. Unfortunately, even if they had ten times the courage, they would not dare to tell others. They could only keep this honor in their hearts.

They waited until it gradually darkened, but no servant came to inform them to go to the third floor. They must have thought that the things on the third floor were more attractive.

After sitting for an entire afternoon, the king was a little tired. "Let's go back. We'll come back tomorrow!"

After going downstairs to pay the bill, they asked the maid to reserve a seat on the third floor for them tomorrow and then went home.

The next day, the king got up early, had breakfast and then took his people to the teahouse excitedly. When they were leaving yesterday, the maid told them that there were fewer people in the morning and most of the guests came in the afternoon.

The king went straight up to the third floor, and sure enough, there were not many people there. The servant led the king and his companions to a private room.

The king looked at the furnishings in the box. There was a table in the middle of the room with milky white patterned stones neatly placed on it, and tea tables and small tables were around it.

Isn't it said that this is the entertainment room upstairs? The facade and the entertainment law?

The servant saw the king looking around and understood something. "Is this your first time here? Would you like me to introduce you to some of the ways to play here?"

"Okay, thanks for explaining it to us."

The servant led everyone to the table and began to introduce the rules of Mahjong to the king. After a brief explanation, the king understood, "Isn't this a casino?"

The servant was not angry when he heard the king say this. He explained to him in a gentle manner, "Here we can only spend one or two taels of silver to buy coins once a day. There are time and frequency restrictions. It is mainly for killing time and entertainment. It is different from a casino. Everything is a double-edged sword. As long as you grasp the degree, it is harmless."

The king's expression relaxed a lot, it was indeed true.

But he didn't know how to play. The king looked at the two guards behind him and asked, "Can you play?"

The guards all shook their heads. They usually worked in the mansion and went home directly to see their wives and children on their days off. They didn't have the time to come to the teahouse.

Besides, their monthly salary was only five taels of silver, and the consumption on the third floor was one tael of silver per time. They dared not spend money on this, otherwise they would be twisted by their wives when they returned home.

Seeing this, the servant smiled and said, "Since you don't know how to do it, I will ask some people to come and teach you. You only need to pay two taels of silver for the private room, and there is no need to buy coins separately."

"It would be so boring without coins..."

The waiter smiled and said, "Let us teach the guests how to play. Then they can play the sticky note game, which is also very interesting."

"Oh? What are stickers?"

"The guests will know in a moment. Please feel free to sit down. I will call a few colleagues to teach you." After the servant said this, he went out to call people.

The king sat casually in a seat, and the others looked at each other.

"Hurry up and sit down. Come with me and learn how to play Mahjong. Let's see what it is all about. Is it really as interesting as they say?"

They had no choice but to sit down. A maid came in, served them tea and then left.

Soon the servant came in with three people dressed like him. They stood on each side and started teaching.