Chapter 251 What is the flashing red thing?
The emperor and empress had already taken their seats, so naturally, the others did not dare to waste time and took their seats one after another at the invitation of the Xie family.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Shen Huazheng gestured to Shopkeeper Wu who was standing beside her.
Shopkeeper Wu understood what he meant and retreated.
The room was originally brightly lit by candlelight, but suddenly it became much darker.
Everyone at the table was shocked, thinking that something unexpected had happened.
"What's going on? Wasn't it fine just now?"
"That's right, it was so bright just now, how come it suddenly got dark?
"Yeah, aren't we going to serve the food? It's so dark that I can't even see clearly, how are we going to serve the food?"
"Come on, are you worried about the food being served? You're worried that you can't see the food on the table clearly and can't pick up the ones you like."
"Do you think there will be some kind of performance before the food is served?"
"This is really possible. After all, County Master Yinghua never plays by the rules."
"With delicious food in front of us, what else do we need to perform?"
"That's right. Once the food is served, everyone's eyes are fixed on the food. Who has time to watch the show?"
The Queen also looked around nervously. She and His Majesty were leaving the palace incognito this time.
Although I brought people with me, after all, this was outside the palace, and it was hard to say what would happen.
What if something really happens?
Just as the queen was lost in her thoughts, Emperor Jingning patted her hands and signaled her not to panic.
As early as when the lights went down, General Xie had already informed Emperor Jingning that this was just the first course and asked him not to worry.
After hearing what General Xie said, and seeing that the Xie family and Shen Huazheng were sitting in their seats with calm expressions, Emperor Jingning finally felt a little relieved.
The Queen looked at Emperor Jingning and was about to ask what was going on when suddenly a few spots of light appeared in the darkness.
Everyone looked up and saw more than a dozen maids holding lanterns walking towards them, followed by wave after wave of waiters, probably hundreds of people in total.
Each waiter was holding a huge plate in his hand. It was hard to see what was on the plate. The strange thing was that there was a small flashing red light in the plate.
Jiang Cheng moved closer to Elder Jiang and lowered his voice: "Grandfather, why is there a small lamp on the plate? Could it be for our lighting? Could it be that they arranged it this way to save money on candles?"
Yipinlou is making a fortune every day, so why would they want to save even the money for candles?
Elder Jiang: "...Shut up! Eat quietly for a while and don't talk nonsense."
Although it looked strange, he always felt that things were not that simple.
How much does a candlelight cost?
Besides, Zhou Cheng'an is as rich as a country, and Zhou Ying and Shen Huazheng all have wealthy families.
The arrangement of Yipinlou is definitely not done to save money.
Others at the table were also whispering, "What is that sparkly thing, and why is it on the plate?"
"It looks like a small red lantern. It's quite pretty and festive."
"Why put the lamp on the plate? Shouldn't it be placed on the plate?"
"You ask me, who should I ask?"
"Stop arguing, the food is about to be served."
Soon, the waiters brought the dishes to the table, and the hall returned to its brightly lit appearance.
Only then did everyone see the first dish clearly. On the huge plates were roasted suckling pigs with tempting colors and rich aroma.
The flashing red light that everyone saw just now turned out to be the piglet’s “eyes”.
It was a small lamp carved out of a carrot. The candle inside was still on, flickering, which was quite interesting.
The waiter introduced to the guests: "This is roasted suckling pig."
Roasted suckling pig is one of the main dishes in the Manchu-Han banquet and was called "Paotun" in the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Jia Sixie introduced it in "Qimin Yaoshu" like this: the color is the same as amber, and it is similar to real gold. It melts in the mouth. It looks like snow, and it is smooth and moist. It is unique and extraordinary.
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