Chapter 4 Treating Guests (a)
In September, Jinling City still felt like a huge steam machine. It was so hot and humid that it made people upset. In addition to the monotonous cicadas, there were almost no other voices. It was a hot noon, except for the cicadas, all live creatures naturally escaped under shades. Such a hot day was not ideal for treating guests. But Shen Beixiaong chose this time.
Shen Beixiong liked to treat guests, especially those who were about to become his predators. In his eyes, the banquet was also a killing field. Among the wine, there was a little world, which was even more fascinating than the martial world.
"Master, the guests are all here outside the gate. Should we lead them to the tables?"
Hearing this, Shen Beixiong finally had a smile on his chilly face. This was exactly what he expected. Three months ago, as a foreigner who first arrived in Jinling, even if he owned thousands of gold, no one really gave him a sh*t. But after three months, even with knives on the ground and fire in the sky, those merchants who had received his invitations would risk their lives to the treat.
"Wait, let them wait for a while." Shen Beixiong whispered. After the servants left, he stood up from the master chair and walked casually to the window. Through the bamboo curtain, from the window on the third floor of this most magnificent building in Jinling, he could see the gate of the building. There were a few dozens of well dressed merchants standing in the sun. Despite the hot temperature, these merchants were whispering to each other. From a distance, he could tell the worries on their faces. Shen Beixiong smiled after seeing this and he took over a cup of icy drink from the waitress. Then he continued enjoying the view outside the gate while drinking the icy juice. Shen Beixiong must be the first and the only one who invited guests but didn't let them into his door.
It was not until he finished one cup of sour plum soup that he whispered to the guards outside the gate: "Let them come in."
The hotel's door was finally open, and everyone rushed into the cooler restaurant. After everyone was seated on the second floor, Shen Beixiong came down from the third floor and went to the banquet hall on the second floor. He smiled and bowed: "I'm sorry that I made so many bosses of you wait for such a long time."
Everyone stood up and bowed back to him and at the same time they carefully checked out Shen Beixiong. Although the name "Shen Beixiong" were very popular in Jinling, this was the first time for everyone to look at this legendary merchant in person. His face was purple and black, the contours of his face were prominent and clear, and there were sparse shorts under his jawa. He was over 40 years old, but he had a pair of eyes that were clearer and chilly than the youngsters. His tall and strong figure was completely unconventional and bloated, unlike a traditional businessman. While everyone was still looking at him, Shen Beixiong frowned his eyebrows and yelled at the waiters behind him, "How could there not be any icy tray on the tables on such a hot day? Let them send some icy trays over."
Shortly, little girls gauzes sneaked in, and everyone held a large icy tray and put them around the hall. Everyone who had been baked by the hot sun outside was now surrounded by icy trays. It was not unusual for rich families to have ice during summer time. But Shen Beixiong was an outsider of Jinling who only came here three months ago. It was a big deal for him to have so many icy trays. Obviously he was prepared.
"Dear bosses, the weather is hot, I shouldn't have invited you to the feast at this time. But luckily I have iced wine and some savory dishes to make it up. " Shen Beixiong clapped his hands, and immediately there were beautiful girls holding wine squirting into the room. They quietly arranged the table. People were amazed by the wine and dishes on the table. For these merchants, they could tell just by smelling that the wine had been stored for at least 60 years. It was really rare. Looking at the small dishes, no one could tell the names of the dishes. But these dishes were indeed fresh. Someone asked the waitress secretly and got to know that the dishes were made from rare mountain treasure plants. Everyone was even more surprised. Putting all these dishes together was something impossible on such a hot day. These merchants who used to see big events couldn't help but asked the owner, "Boss Shen, can we know how did you keep the freshness of these treasure mountain plants?"
Shen Beixiong smiled. "I don't know. I have always handed such small things to my subordinates. I just need to tell them what I need. They will naturally realize it for me." He turned to the waitress behind him. "Go and call general manager Bai, let him tell you how these flowers are kept fresh, and teach the bosses here the methods so that they can also enjoy fresh food in summer."
Not long after, general manager Bai came to the hall. He was a lean and capable old man. He first bowed to Shen Beixiong and then said: "Tianshan Xuelian is the flower bud that yet to blossom. The roots are dug out and planted in a special ice carriage. The carriage was led by elite horses and delivered the flower to the whip before the ice melted. Then with sun, the buds would blossom and then we can eat it."
Everyone was amazed. This method sounded simple, but it cost a lot of manpower, material and financial resources. Maybe only the royal family wouldn't care how much it cost. Everyone believed in the rumors that Shen Beixiong had a royal background, and the anxiety in their hearts was even heavier. Shen Beixiong saw everyone's face stunned and couldn't help but smiled. He was very proud of how he threatened the enemy. He laughed and asked everyone to enjoy the wine and food. After people almost finished eating, Shen Beixiong asked everyone, "Dear bosses, today I invited you here is to hear your responses to the proposal I gave you three months ago."
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