Opening a Tavern in the Tang Dynasty

"This calligraphy study has taken quite a bit of energy, and I'm actually feeling a bit hungry now."

After saying that, Li Shimin took the lead and walked forward. Yu Yu and his family hurriedly bowed and followed.

The ministers also straightened their clothes and followed closely. Everyone surrounded Li Shimin and walked towards the place where they would have dinner.

The diners in Zuixianlou were eating, drinking and chatting when they suddenly saw the emperor and his entourage arriving. They immediately stood up and hurriedly made way, their eyes full of awe.

Li Shimin smiled and waved his hand when he saw this, saying loudly: "Everyone, please don't be so reserved. Just continue to eat."

After saying that, the emperor took Yu Yu's family and the ministers and walked straight to the private room on the second floor.

After entering the private room, Yuyu hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I will go and order the preparation of Drunkard's Peanuts. These are a great snack to go with wine."

Xiaoyu also said, "Your Majesty, I will ask the kitchen to prepare a few stir-fried dishes. They are all fresh and delicious and will surely satisfy Your Majesty."

Li Hao clasped his fists and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I will immediately arrange for the wine to be prepared so that Your Majesty and everyone else can enjoy themselves."

After that, several people got busy and made careful preparations for the imperial meal that was about to be served.

Soon, Yu Yu and her family came to the private room on the second floor with dishes and drinks.

Li Shimin looked at the food on the plate that he had never seen before and asked curiously, "Here it is. What is this?"

Yuyu quickly replied, "Your Majesty, these are peanuts. They're specially cooked to make Drunkard's Peanuts. They taste quite good."

Li Shimin picked up one and put it in his mouth to chew. Suddenly his eyes lit up and he praised: "Peanuts are so delicious!"

Yuyu smiled and nodded: "Yes, these are Drunkard's Peanuts, which go really well with wine. Come on, please try some, Your Majesty."

Li Shimin was in high spirits and invited his ministers to taste it together: "Try these wine-flavored peanuts, they go well with wine."

The ministers all started to use their chopsticks. Cheng Yaojin even grabbed a handful and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing while mumbling, "Delicious, really delicious!"

Yu Shinan also elegantly picked up one and put it in his mouth, chewing it gently, nodding and praising: "Well, this drunkard peanut is indeed unique in flavor. It is really a great accompaniment to wine."

For a moment, the private room was filled with the sound of people chewing peanuts and the laughter of everyone.

Then Li Shimin and his ministers drank happily, one peanut at a time and one sip of wine at a time. The emperor and his ministers no longer had the usual restraint in the court, and all had smiles on their faces.

Li Shimin raised his glass and smiled at everyone, "Hahaha, today's situation is quite interesting. I have the joy of calligraphy and these delicious peanuts to accompany me. Come, everyone, drink this cup with me!"

After saying that, he tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp, then picked up a peanut and put it in his mouth, chewing it with relish.

After a while, Li Shimin stood up shakily: "Okay, okay, I will go back to the palace first and bring back a few jars of wine."

Yuyu came over and said, "Your Majesty, please wait a minute. I will give the order and carefully select a few jars of the best wine for Your Majesty."

Xiaoyu nodded: "Yes, yes, yes, I will make sure that His Majesty can drink to his heart's content and savor this fine wine after returning to the palace."

Li Hao: "I'll go get some wine."

The emperor took a few jars of wine and returned to the palace with his ministers.

Yuyu ran out and said, "Your Majesty, take care. I respectfully escort you back to the palace. I wish you a smooth journey. When you are free, I will enjoy the fine wine with you and chat about interesting things."

After Yu Yu and Xiao Yu were busy in the tavern for a while, the place finally became quiet and there was no diner left.

Yuyu looked at Xiaoyu, her eyes sparkling: "Mom, should we make some other wine?"

Xiaoyu was a little confused: "What kind of wine?"

Yuyu said excitedly, "Green plum wine. It's so hot in the summer, and there's no ice to cool down in the Tang Dynasty. Green plum wine is sour and sweet, so I'm sure a lot of people will buy it."

Xiaoyu thought it made sense: "Right, right, right. Next time the emperor or the princes and princesses come, we can give them new wine to taste. This green plum wine is refreshing and refreshing. Maybe they will like it."

Xiaoyu turned around and said, "By the way, Yuyu, let's transplant a green plum tree from the space and plant it."

Yuyu looked puzzled. "Why not just use the green plums to make wine? Why bother planting trees?"

Xiaoyu walked back and forth: "Planting trees would be better. Besides, if we water it with the spiritual spring water of the space, it will grow very fast, just like a space vegetable garden. Then the next time the emperor comes, we will have a green plum tree in our backyard."

Li Hao also said: "That's right, it's more fun to pick the fruit from a tree yourself."

Yuyu was still a little worried: "Will the emperor get suspicious? It's hard to explain a tree appearing out of nowhere."

Xiaoyu touched Yuyu's head and said, "No, we can just say it was transplanted from the Western Regions. Some debris in the backyard blocked the tree, so we didn't notice it. Don't worry, we can definitely fool them."

Yuyu thought about it, and her eyes lit up: "Okay, okay, let's do this. It seems quite interesting. When the greengage tree grows up and bears greengages, we can make more greengage wine. Maybe we can even please the emperor."

Xiaoyu smiled and said, "That's right. By then, this green plum wine will definitely be famous throughout the palace, haha."

Yuyu came out of the space and said, "This is the spiritual spring water. With it, the green plum tree will surely grow rapidly. Let's go and carry the tree to plant it."

Xiaoyu agreed: "Okay, but you have to be careful when lifting it. Don't damage the roots, otherwise it will affect its growth."

As they spoke, several people worked together to lift the green plum tree that had been moved out of the space and walked carefully towards the backyard.

Xiaoyu looked around and said, "The vegetable garden behind this tavern is a bit small. Where should I plant this greengage tree?"

Yuyu was also worried: "Yeah, the place is indeed a bit cramped. How about opening up the backyard a little bit? That way there will be enough space to plant green plum trees."

Xiaoyu nodded: "Is that so... That's a solution, but it will take a lot of effort."

Yuyu said, "Yeah, but it's worth the effort to plant a plum tree and make more plum wine in the future. We can take our time and clear out the clutter first and see how much space we can free up."

Li Hao: "Yes, this is the East Market. There are no mountains here, and people live all around."

Yuyu was about to say something when her eyes suddenly lit up: "Wait, I found something!"

Xiaoyu walked over and said, "What? Look how excited you are."

Yuyu excitedly shouted, "There's a vacant lot in the backyard of our tavern! This is incredible! This is the system's golden finger. In Chang'an, where every inch of land is worth a lot of money, there is actually vacant land."

As soon as he finished speaking, a system prompt sounded in his mind: "[Host, a small hill has been discovered in the backyard of the tavern. Do you want to start planting?]"

The wind blew gently, and the system came quietly again.