Kaifeng Bistro

In order to prevent people from discovering his strangeness, Tan Zhifeng got up and walked to the back kitchen, and began to process the remaining mutton, which he originally left for Xu Gan and Chen Qing.

"Hey, Zijin, you're here!" Tan Zhifeng just picked up the knife when he heard Zhou Yanjing's voices from outside.It seemed that Chen Qing had finally arrived.Tan Zhifeng raised his head to the table, Chen Qing was very cold, his face was a little pale, and he looked out of his mind.Realizing that Tan Zhifeng was looking at him, he seemed startled, and it took him a long time to force out a smile.

"Okay, let's have a drink!" Zhuo Zhuo heated up the wine, and placed them one by one in front of everyone sitting around the table.

"Shopkeeper Tan, don't be too busy, come and have something to eat first!" Zhou Yanjing and Lu Yang shouted to him.Tan Zhifeng had no choice but to put down the things in his hand and walk out.

Zhuo Zhuo shared the wine with half the table, she was a little stunned when she passed by Wen Hui, but Wen Hui winked at her and took a glass in her hand.Wang Chao stared in surprise and asked, "Master Wen Hui, you are a monk, can you eat meat and drink like us?"

Wen Hui smiled and said: "This is a misunderstanding in the common world. It is said in "The Precepts Guangben" that monks do not need to be vegetarians, and what is forbidden by Buddhism is 'meat'. What is 'meat'? That is not true. Chicken, duck and fish meat, we call those "fishy", not "meat". The meat in the Buddhist scriptures means smoked, and it refers to those vegetables with unclean smell. As the saying goes-'meat is the smell of vegetables Those also'.

He carelessly rolled up the long sleeves of his wide monk robe, held his wine glass and said, "So, I can eat meat and drink wine, but the delicious dipping sauce you prepared, Shopkeeper Tan, probably won't be the same for poor monks. "

Tan Zhifeng opened his eyes, and hurriedly said: "Actually, it's okay, at least this sesame paste is fried by myself, and there is nothing unclean in it. You can just use it."

Wen Hui's phoenix eyes rolled: "Oh? Then thank you very much. Come on, shopkeeper Tan, let me toast you first."

"No no." Tan Zhifeng quickly waved his hand: "I can't drink."

At this moment, Tan Zhifeng felt a chill coming from behind him, and a familiar voice rang in his ear: "I am his elder brother, let me drink for him."

Wen Hui smiled, looked at Tan Zhifeng, then looked at Xu Gan behind him, clinked glasses with Xu Gan, and drank the Meishou wine in one gulp.

Tan Zhifeng was taken aback just now, and it took a lot of effort to hold back his surprise in front of Wen Hui.He looked back at Xu Gan, Xu Gan's expression remained the same, and he looked into Tan Zhifeng's eyes with a smile.

"Oh, I also left a lot of meat for you two!" Tan Zhifeng was afraid that everyone would continue to persuade him to drink, so he quickly walked into the back kitchen, and Xu Gan's footsteps were heard behind him, and he also walked in with Tan Zhifeng .

"Did you scare you just now?" Seeing Tan Zhifeng's distraught look, Xu Gan walked up to him and asked.

"That's not true." Tan Zhifeng looked up at him.He was full of worries, wanted to ask where Xu Gan had been just now, wanted to tell him about the scene he saw just now, and Wen Hui, Tan Zhifeng didn't know where he ran out from at all, but Xu Gan didn't seem to be interested in his appearance. Unexpectedly, perhaps, Xu Gan knew his origin... Tan Zhifeng was thinking about it, but Xu Gan said by himself: "It's my fault, I came back late. I didn't expect it to be delayed for so long."

As he said that, Xu Yan washed his hands sideways, and asked, "What should I do?" Seeing this, Tan Zhifeng had to briefly explain to him how to deal with the meat, how to remove the tendons and membranes that affect the quality of the meat... Xu Gan listened carefully for a while, then picked up the meat for Tan Zhifeng with a knife.

Tan Zhifeng had nothing to do, and watched silently from the side.After a while, he made up his mind and started asking questions with the lowest risk factor.Taking advantage of Xu Gan's time to stop for a rest, he asked, "That Master Wen Hui, he...why is he so famous?"

"He is one of the most eminent monks in the capital." Xu Gan replied, "Although he has only been in the capital for a year or two, he once treated the officials, and the officials treated him with great courtesy and made him the abbot of Tianqing Temple... Once upon a time I've only heard it mentioned before, but seeing it now, I feel somewhat familiar..."

Having said this, Xu Gan narrowed his eyes, fell into deep thought, and stopped talking. After a while, he picked up the knife and continued to cut the meat in a decent manner.

"What are you two doing hiding here? There's enough meat, and I'm waiting for you to sit there!" Before Tan Zhifeng had the courage to ask the second question, Zhuo Zhuo had already rushed in, grabbed Tan Zhifeng and dragged him out .Xu Gan arranged the meat and took it out.Then he sat down at the table with Tan Zhifeng.

After Tan Zhifeng sat down, he realized that he was next to Xu Gan on one side, and the well-known Wen Hui on the other side.Wen Hui glanced at Tan Zhifeng with a smile from the corner of his eyes from time to time, making Tan Zhifeng feel uncomfortable, so he could only lean towards Xu Gan as much as possible.

"Mei Shou Wine! It's a good name!" Several scholars discussed while tasting.Li Weiming has experienced a lot of things these days, and now he is going to travel far away again, and he feels a lot of emotion in his heart. He has thanked Zhan Zhao for countless times. To his surprise, Zhan Zhao accepted Li Weiming's offer without much refusal. A few gifts from my mother.This time, Li Weiming finally felt much better.

At this time, Li Weiming stood up, tapped the jade vase lightly with the chopsticks in his hand, and sang: "... Peel jujubes in August, and harvest rice in October. For this spring wine, to celebrate your sister's birthday..."

"Who wants to listen to your singing?" Lu Yang couldn't help teasing again, "Miss Shuanglian is a famous Le Niang in the alley opposite, can you show off your singing voice and let us feast our ears?"

Shuanglian lowered her head shyly, and said, "My qin is not here."

Both Zhou Yanjing and Lu Yang brought servants with them, and they said one after another: "What's the matter, we'll just ask someone to fetch it from your house." As they said that, a servant walked out knowingly to replace Shuanglian. Take the violin.

Everyone continued to cook meat, drink, and eat. Shuanglian's piano had already been brought.Shuanglian stood up, sat down at the counter, and tuned the strings. Everyone fell silent immediately, put down their wine glasses, turned around and listened carefully.Although Shuanglian's appearance is only average, when she speaks, her voice is very clear and moving.After trying a few lines, she didn't continue singing, but asked, "What do you all want to hear?"

An older civil official said: "Since Liu Qi became an official and left Beijing, there haven't been any mellow and lingering songs in these years. Those of us who are bound by copywriting all day long don't know who they are singing now. the word?."

People chattered and discussed a few things, some said Mr. Yan, some said Uncle Ouyang Yong, Shuang Lian smiled lightly, and said: "Then I just sang two songs at will, and please don't laugh at me."

Tan Zhifeng also looked at Shuanglian with everyone, only to see her lightly pulling the strings, stretching her voice, singing: "The jade pot is clear and cool, and the gold cups are overlapping and full of fine wine. Huixianxiang... New songs and lyrics, new voices Wear neon clothes. The furnace is warm and fragrant. The fragrant fragrance will make you live a long life."

Her singing is like a stream of clear spring water, which is especially refreshing in the warm heat rising in the house.Tan Zhifeng couldn't help but say hello.The seasoned Lu Yang smiled and said: "This is Yan Xianggong's 'Wangxian Gate', alas, shopkeeper Tan, can you invite Miss Shuanglian to sing here more in the future? I will definitely let you The tavern business is more prosperous."

Tan Zhifeng replied honestly: "Miss Shuanglian is a famous Le Niang, I can't afford to invite her. What's more, to invite her out to sing once, it depends on whether the mother in the building agrees or not."

Hearing this, both Shuanglian and Li Weiming showed sorrowful expressions on their faces.Tan Zhifeng estimated that when Li Weiming went to Yanzhou this time, he and Shuanglian would be separated.Firstly, it is impossible for him to afford the money to redeem Shuanglian, and secondly, Yanzhou is so cold and far away that a scholar like Li Weiming may not be able to bear it, let alone the delicate Shuanglian.Sure enough, Shuanglian retuned the strings and sang two farewell songs.Everyone at the table sighed unconsciously.

Tan Zhifeng couldn't help but asked Xu Gan in a low voice, "How much will it cost to redeem Le Niang like Shuanglian?"

Xu Gan thought for a while and said, "At least it will cost three or four hundred guan."

"What's the matter, shopkeeper Tan is thinking of cherishing the fragrance and pity jade, and wants to redeem Miss Shuanglian's body?" As soon as Xu Gan finished speaking, Wen Hui came over with a wine cup.Tan Zhifeng hurriedly explained: "No, Shuanglian... She is that Brother Li's favorite, but this time Brother Li is going to Yanzhou, seeing that the two of them have to work separately, I feel a little sorry for them."

"Hmm..." Wen Hui nodded thoughtfully, "The poor monk also thinks that you and Shuanglian are not destined..." As he spoke, he suddenly took Tan Zhifeng's hand and looked at it carefully.Tan Zhifeng was so frightened that he didn't dare to move, wondering if Wen Hui would notice something.Unexpectedly, Wen Hui leaned forward to look at Xu Gan, and said, "Benefactor Xu, do you know that your little brother seems to have a long history with our Buddhist family? Do you want him to practice with the poor monk, and he will be forever in the future?" Go to bliss?"

"I'm sorry, brother-in-law won't consider becoming a monk for the time being." For some reason, Xu Gan politely declined immediately.

"Hehe, think about it, I haven't accepted a disciple for a long time, the last time was two years ago." Wen Hui said: "Besides, as my disciple, you don't have to worry about the Buddhist rules, even sex... "

"Cough..." Tan Zhifeng had just drank his saliva, and when he heard this sentence, he coughed and gasped for a while before answering: "Thank you, Master, for your kindness. I, I will think about it in the future...cough..."

At this moment, the sound of the piano under Shuanglian's slender fingers suddenly changed, and several tones came out, and the melodious and soft melody just now suddenly became deep and somewhat desolate.The literati in the seat sat upright one after another, and someone said: "This is the 'Lu Shuang' that Fan Gong often plays!"

At the end of the song, Shuanglian stood up and sang softly: "The sky is blue, the land is yellow leaves. The autumn colors are rolling, and the waves are cold and green. The mountains reflect the setting sun and the sky catches the water. The grass is ruthless, and it is outside the setting sun..."