The menu booklet was prepared early on, with pictures of various dishes on it, and the names of the dishes and a brief introduction written next to them.
It is a thick volume, weighing at least three or four pounds, and it feels heavy in the hand. It records hundreds of dishes, including snacks and drinks.
This banquet not only adopts the separate dining system, but also the ordering system. Guests can order whatever they want to eat according to their preferences.
The waitresses came to the front seat in the row they were serving, spread out the menu, asked the guests what they wanted to eat, and made a note at the same time.
Braised elephant trunk, braised pork elbow, smoked goose wings, roasted piglet, ten kinds of coriander, crispy fish, roasted vegetarian chicken, braised yellow croaker, chicken wrapped wings, Yunnan ham and braised pigeon... the flavors come from all over the world, and the ingredients come from rivers, seas, air, and land, with all kinds of sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty flavors.
Everyone was simply overwhelmed by the choices, and those at the back couldn't help but urge those in the front.
After a row of guests have ordered their dishes, the maid will hand the written down dishes to the maid in green, who will pass the message to the kitchen using a conch.
Of course, the kitchen cannot wait until now to start cooking. Many dishes have actually been prepared long ago. Only those that need to be cooked on the spot to ensure the taste are cooked immediately. However, all the ingredients on the counter have already been processed and are waiting to be put into the pot.
After the dishes are prepared, the waiter waiting in the kitchen immediately puts the dishes into food boxes and puts labels on the food boxes to indicate which table of guests this box of dishes belongs to.
The large box, made of solid gold and silk, is engraved with a space array and a heat preservation array. It looks like an ordinary food box, but in fact its capacity is much larger. It can easily hold seven or eight dishes at a time.
The heat preservation array ensures that the food is still the same as when it was freshly cooked when it is served to the guests, with no difference in color, aroma and taste.
The waiter walked quickly but calmly towards Chunming Hall carrying the food box and handed the food box to the blue-dressed maid waiting at the side door, who then handed it to the green-dressed maid inside.
The duties of the maids wearing clothes of different colors are clearly divided.
Delicious dishes were placed on the table. As for the plates of desserts and appetizers on the table, the maids put them into the treasure bag to avoid taking up space.
"I'd like to have another plate of this pink fruit, is that okay?" Qin Xiaoyue asked as the waitress was serving the dishes. She looked a little embarrassed, but the pink fruit was crystal clear and soft, and it looked very beautiful on the crystal plate. She really liked it, so she asked shamelessly.
Of course, it was the maid's gentle attitude that gave her the courage to speak.
"Of course." The maid had prepared a lot of snacks in her treasure bag, and she immediately took out a plate. "Miss Qin, please enjoy. If you need anything else, please let me know. I'll be waiting in the back."
Qin Xiaoyue didn't expect that the maid could actually tell her last name accurately.
This is naturally the result of Shen Yizi's special training before the villa opened.
When Shen Yizhi arrived with Qing Bao and the other two, they saw everyone enjoying the meal. As the host, she was naturally very satisfied with this.
Gu Xueting was the first to notice her and the three children coming, and his eyes turned straight over.
Yu Linglong, who had been secretly watching him, also looked over. When she saw him, she couldn't help but be stunned. There was such a beautiful woman in the world! Even though she was also a woman, she couldn't help but be stunned by her beauty.
"Aunt Shen, hurry up, the banquet has started." Nian Nian trotted a few steps.
As soon as she said this, everyone looked over and then looked at Shen Yizi, and they couldn't help but be dazed.
Today, Shen Yizi was wearing a soft smoke silk skirt with a pattern of sky-blue flowers after rain. The soft smoke silk was also one of the fabrics that Gu Xueting had collected and sent over. It was bright in color and light in texture. From a distance, it looked like smoke and was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting.
Of course, its price is proportional to its beauty. Even members of the royal family rarely have a piece of clothing made of soft smoke silk.
Shen Yizi is already stunningly beautiful, with the pure and ethereal aura of a cultivator. With the addition of this skirt, she looks like a special effect whenever she appears.
The whole person is so beautiful that it seems unreal.
However, the three Qingbaos around her are lively, cute, and extremely adorable, which naturally neutralizes this dreamy feeling.
Being stared at by everyone, Shen Yizi did not feel awkward at all. He bowed to everyone calmly and generously, with a shallow and gentle smile that made people feel like spring breeze.
"Hello everyone, I'm Shen Yizhi. I'm sure you all already know my identity, so I won't go into details here. I've prepared some entertainment for you all, and I hope you can have a good meal and have fun today."
She clapped her hands, and immediately a maid came forward and fiddled with the wall near the window for a while. In an instant, a jade screen descended from the beams on both sides. The jade screen was as big as a movie theater screen.
The surface is smooth and has mercury-like patterns.
This is the projection stone that Shen Yizi bought from the grocery store. It can project scenes from other places onto it for people to watch.
As everyone was curious, a young man as handsome as the sun came into the hall. It was Xia Ming.
His figure was projected synchronously on the projection stones on both sides, as clear as if it was right in front of him.
This move again surprised everyone.
Xia Ming bowed and said, "Hello everyone, I am Xia Ming, and the show I will be performing is - turning beans into soldiers."
Shen Yizhi had previously assigned tasks to his employees, requiring everyone to perform a program. Of course, it was also possible to team up with others.
To this end, Xia Ming and his team pondered day and night, and when the program list was confirmed and handed in, Shen Yizi was very satisfied. All the people under her were talented.
To ordinary people, turning beans into soldiers is just a legend, but it is not easy for monks.
Because this requires the coordination of spiritual power and divine consciousness.
Xia Ming took out a brocade bag from his arms, grabbed a handful of soybeans from it and scattered them on the ground casually.
The soybeans were scattered everywhere in an instant, and some even rolled to the guests' feet.
He pretended to blow on his palms and rub his fingers together. In short, he did everything in a way that was cool and deceptive to the audience.
This was naturally Shen Yizhi's request. If it was according to Xia Ming's idea, why would he spend so much effort? He could just cast a spell.
The prelude was almost over. Xia Ming's spiritual sense noticed that everyone was staring at him intently, so he suddenly shouted, "Get up!"
Suddenly, the beans grew hands, feet, and heads, and turned into people the size of fingernails, holding all kinds of weapons in their hands.
"Ah! It really worked!"
Xia Ming commanded these bean soldiers to conduct a fancy rehearsal, and finally divided them into two groups for a hand-to-hand combat.
Its intensity is no less than that of a real battle.
Everyone was so excited watching this.