As soon as Lan Tian crossed the threshold, a young boy with a rag on his shoulders came up to him.

"Are you a guest?" the waiter asked with a smile.

After finishing his words, Gao Yuan subconsciously took a step and stood between the two of them, startling the waiter.

Gao Yuan stretched out his hand and said roughly: "Man, give us a seat..."

The waiter in the shop was startled, and asked slightly surprised: "You...you guys are together...then why are you squeezing..."

"Don't be surprised, buddy, are there any private seats left?" Lan Tian asked with a smile on his face.

"The upstairs is full today, and the two distinguished guests can only sit in the lobby." The waiter pointed inside with his empty hand. Six of the eight tables in the lobby were already occupied, and the guests were eating steaming shabu-shabu.

"Sir, do you want to switch to another restaurant?" Gao Yuan asked.

"This restaurant is almost full. I guess it tastes good, so this is it." Lantian shook his head and walked to an empty table alone to sit down.

Due to the advent of a large number of tables, chairs and benches, and the invisible promotion of government offices, cities under Lantian's rule have abandoned the original habit of sitting on their knees, and followed the trend and used high-legged benches, so that their legs would not hang down to the ground due to kneeling for a long time.

And discomfort.

Although the diners are sitting around the same table, each person still has a small charcoal stove and a small shabu-shabu to eat alone. Looking at the scene in front of him, Lantian can't help but sigh. In the future, those Chinese people who are not confident in their culture will brag about Western food.

The meal sharing system is clean and hygienic. I think that is so high-end and elegant. Don’t you know that our ancestors have also shared meals from the beginning.

As early as in ancient times, because they did not know how to grow grains, they could only make a living by hunting and gathering. If the meal sharing system was not adopted, the weak women and children in the tribe would not be able to get food and starve to death.

The waiter wiped the clean table again and boasted with a smile: "We strictly remember that shabu-shabu is famous far and wide. Last month, it was always full during the cold weather."

"It's full all day long? Isn't it the same for meals?" Gao Yuan didn't believe it.

"Guest, do you want to see for yourself? There are very few empty seats in Shenshi now. The trade area is full of people doing business. It's normal to be hungry anytime, especially when the weather is cold. Many merchants are discussing business in the store." The waiter's face was red.

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Lantian couldn't help but smile bitterly after hearing this. It seemed that business discussions at the dinner table had been going on since ancient times. They randomly ordered two shabu-shabu, several plates of meat, seafood and vegetables.

"Man, I think there are quite a lot of seafood here, but why is there no kelp? I remember selling it in the market?" Gao Yuan asked curiously.

"Guest, there is kelp for sale in the market, but the price is too expensive and not cost-effective. Who wants to spend a lot of money to eat vegetables? Everyone still prefers to eat fish and meat..." The waiter in the shop saw Gao Yuan's burly appearance and thought to himself that it was probably

Tired of eating meat every day?

"Go ahead and get ready." Lan Tian raised his hand.

"Wait a moment." The waiter nodded and left.

Gao Yuan looked at Lan Tian's mysterious expression and said, "Sir, with your talent and knowledge, you can even grow kelp yourself. If you hadn't come to Jingzhou with my lady, even if you didn't become an official, you should have been a rich man somewhere else, right?"

Lan Tian shook his head slightly, "This is wrong. It is said that only a country has a home. There is no stable place, and there is war and chaos everywhere. How can people live a free life? Let alone go out to eat in restaurants..."

"Uh... that's right. If it hadn't been for the construction, our feet would still be desolate..." Gao Yuan sighed.

"So being proud of one's talents depends on the circumstances, just like Yu Fan who just arrived in Guangzhou. Although he has learned a lot, he may not be taken seriously even in Jiangdong. But when he gets here, he can make the best use of his talents." Lan Tian smiled.

"Sun Quan? Piffle..." Gao Yuan shook his head.

Halfway through Gao Yuan's words, the waiter brought the charcoal stove and dishes over and motioned for the two of them to chat while eating.

The principle of shabu-shabu is very simple. In addition to the preparation of ingredients, the taste mainly depends on how to prepare the dipping sauce. Yan Ji's dipping sauce is prepared in advance.

"This smell is so familiar, a bit like you, sir..." Gao Yuan was a little surprised.

Lan Tian nodded, "I have taught many people in Xindengzhuang. It seems that this restaurant is not simple."

The last two empty tables were soon filled with guests. Lantian sighed when he saw this. In his stereotype, in the troubled times when the heroes were divided, such a busy city would not exist. It was clearly a paradise amidst fireworks.

I have been separated from the masses for too long, and Lantian has no idea that the city has developed like this.

"Have you heard? General Guan defeated the Cao thieves and captured Fancheng. Sun Quan also ceded territory to the King of Hanzhong and begged for peace. Our days are getting more and more promising..."

"Who says it's not the case? The rats in Jiangdong were swept away by the trapped army. I heard that Sun Quan lost a lot of troops and generals. When he escaped from Jiangxia, he didn't even take the tiger shooting cart with him. In the end, he was dragged to our Guangzhou to be burned as firewood. It seems that the Sun family is very powerful.

Exhausted..."

"I heard that Sun Quan once wanted to get involved in Jiaozhou, but General Lan finally kicked him out..."

"Fortunately, he did not succeed, otherwise Jiaozhou would not be in the same situation as it is now. Even if Sun Quan occupied Jiaozhou, he would have to let General Lan rush in in the end..."

"General Lan has become famous even if he doesn't say anything. With him sitting in Jiaozhou, everyone's life will be easier."

"Old man? I heard that General Lan is in the prime of life. He has beautiful features and a tall and straight figure. He is not old..."

"So you've seen it before?"

"How could I meet such a big shot like General Lan? But don't we often come here to eat the shabu-shabu he invented? I heard that he also prepared the ingredients for this dipping dish himself..."

"So powerful?"

"Isn't that right? There is a Fu Shou Quan in the alley next door. It was also invented by General Lan. Let's try it some other day?"

...

The diners sat around gossiping and chatting together, making Lan Tian feel like he was in a teahouse in the future world, except that he was actually the protagonist of the conversation.

Just as he was thinking about the identity of the restaurant manager in front of him, a man who looked like a businessman suddenly sat down at the table.

Gao Yuan looked at the other party very warily, put one hand on the scabbard on his waist, and shouted angrily: "Don't you see anyone here? Why don't you leave quickly with me?"

The man wore a large gray cloth robe, with a wrinkled face and a messy beard. He looked like a down-and-out scholar. Faced with Gao Yuan's scolding, he was not timid or angry. Instead, he cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Xiao Ke Wu Yong

, who is an academic in character, is living in Guangzhou and has no financial means, can he use the excuse of drinking to quench his thirst?"

"Wu Yong? Aren't you..." Gao Yuan was shocked when he heard this, and thought to himself, isn't that Song Chen's code name?

Lan Tian pressed Gao Yuan's hand, and his voice was no different from Song Chen's. He immediately guessed that Gao Yuan was traveling in disguise, so he pointed to the bench next to him and said, "Sir, scholar, please sit down and help yourself to the wine and meat."

"It's true that I met a noble person when I went out." Song Chen thanked him with his hands.

Lan Tian stood up gently, leaned his head forward, and whispered: "What are you playing?"

Song Chen covered his sleeves and said in a low voice: "There are people coming and going in these restaurants, and my people often hang around. Just when you came in, someone noticed you, so I came here specially to see you."

"You really can't tell from this appearance. Your skills in dressing up are getting better and better. I know you do things neatly. You should be busy here today?" Lan Tian asked with a frown.
Chapter completed!