Food starts with Mapo Tofu

In the end, the aging did not record all these dishes completely.

However, they still finished the banquet this time, until the last dish was brought out, they finally completed today's task, and everyone collapsed from exhaustion.

Song Qingzhou and others sat on chairs, and the others sat on the ground without chairs.

Others came directly to the yard to lie down.

Because they are really exhausted, they are okay when they are busy, and they don't feel too much, but now they feel like they are falling apart when they are busy, and it is very difficult to even hook their fingers.

"Chen Nian, you did a good job, nothing went wrong all night."

"Master, this is what you taught."

"Nothing, it has nothing to do with me, you did a good job."

"Thank you Master."

"By the way, we can have two days off every two months in the palace. I can rest the day after tomorrow. How about you?"

"I..." Chen Nian thought for a while, "I don't know about that either."

Song Qingzhou smiled: "It stands to reason that you should be able to take a two-day vacation, but your majesty and ladies like the dim sum you are making now, so how about it, you can ask tomorrow if you can take a rest, if you can If you want to rest, come out of the palace with me, and I will take you to meet the other elders in the master's school, if it doesn't work, we can talk about it later."

"Good master, then I will ask tomorrow."

Chen Nian just finished talking and Song Qingzhou thought about it again, and felt that it was not appropriate for Chen Nian to say: "Forget it, let me tell you, you have just entered the palace not long ago, so it is not appropriate to say these things."

"That's fine, Master, I'll listen to you."

After the work in the palace is over, there will be nothing else on their side, and the rest of the work of washing dishes and cleaning the kitchen will naturally be done by other kitchen assistants.

Chen Nian went back and had a good sleep.

In the early morning of the next day, the rewards from the palace came down. Because of their effective work this time, the Great Food Kingdom was full of praise for the banquet last night. His Majesty was so happy that he rewarded each of them with some silver.

Those with higher grades were rewarded more, while those with lower grades were rewarded five taels each.

Everyone was smiling, and you must know that those low-level cooks and food handlers, even if they work in the palace, each of them only spend three to five hundred cash per month.

There is no salary for overtime work, and if you want to make more money, you can only rely on rewards from the palace.

This time, there was an extra five taels, which was more than half a year's monthly money for them.

However, after Wang Jin gave them the silver rewards, Song Qingzhou came to the other party and asked in a low voice: "My lord, am I not on vacation tomorrow? So I want to ask if I can let Chen Nian take a two-day rest. Some time ago I I just accepted him as an apprentice, so I want to take him back to meet the other seniors of the master."

After Wang Jin heard this, he was a little embarrassed: "I can't decide for you. Your Majesty and the others are used to eating old-fashioned after-dinner snacks. If you are away for two days..."

But he didn't say it to death: "Well, let me ask His Majesty for you. If it works, you can take him there. If it doesn't work, I can't help it."

"Thank you father-in-law."

Saying that, Song Qingzhou shook out a few taels of silver from his sleeve, and stuffed it quietly into Wang Jin's hand.

Wang Jin felt the weight of the silver, and held it in his hand calmly: "It's easy to say, we usually deal with a lot, and I will definitely help if I can."

"Thank you very much."

Then Wang Jin went back first.

In the morning, Chen Nian was still making desserts. This time he made cakes, but they were not traditional cakes, but the ones that look like fruit on the outside. But it is made with cream and jam.

This dessert was inspired by Chen Nian when he was watching a video online.

That show is a foreign food show. Before the competition, the contestants have to choose a prop, then make the dessert exactly like that prop, and finally ask the judges to guess which is the real thing and which is the dessert.

After everything is done, they will be kept in the ice cellar for aging.

It wasn't until noon that Wang Jin came to pick up the meal in person: "Chen Nian, I asked His Majesty about your matter, and His Majesty said that you are allowed two days off."

"Thank you father-in-law."

Chen Nian quickly thanked him.

As he said that, he brought the other party to the ice cellar, and was about to put the prepared snacks into the frozen food box.

At this moment, Wang Jin suddenly stopped: "Wait a minute, Mr. Chen, did you take the wrong one? Why did you just bring an orange to His Majesty?"

"Elder-in-law, this is not an orange, it's just a dessert that looks like an orange."

But Wang Jin looked at it carefully for a long time suspiciously: "This looks like an orange."

"Elder-in-law, I'm not going to use a whole fruit to fool His Majesty. Don't worry, this is indeed a dessert."

"you sure?"

"I'm sure."

"alright."

Wang Jin murmured in his heart, if it was really an orange by then, he would definitely have to shirk all responsibility. Although he had said something for Chen Nian earlier, it was because His Majesty appreciated him.

In this way, Wang Jin took the dim sum and headed towards the Imperial Study Room. Not long after, the maids and eunuchs from other palaces also came to pick up the meal, but they only asked one more question after seeing the oranges, and Chen Nian promised that it was a dim sum. After that, I didn't ask any more questions.

After all, Li Xu is now the emperor. Although those concubines were former emperor's concubines, except for the empress, everyone else can only be said to be marginal figures.

The so-called emperor and courtier.

Li Xu was willing to keep them in the palace, that was also Li Xu's kindness, otherwise it would be reasonable to let them go out of the palace or send them to a nunnery, or let them go in to be buried with the late emperor when he was buried.

They usually fight with each other at most, but they dare not do anything to Li Xu's people.

After waiting like this until after the meal, Li Xu's expression remained unchanged as usual, but he was very much looking forward to what delicious, colorful and creative dim sum he could make today.

However, when Wang Jin took out the oranges inside, Li Xu was stunned.

"Chen Nian gave me an orange today?"

After Wang Jin heard this, he secretly groaned, but he still said: "Your Majesty, the servant has already asked carefully, Mr. Chen said that this is a snack, but it looks like an orange on the outside."

Sure enough, Li Xu saw another small spoon beside the plate.

"Okay, you go out first."

Wang Jin left the Imperial Study Room anxiously, just waiting for His Majesty to call him in and scold him. At this time, he had already thought about how to blame him.

Because no matter how he looked at it just now, it looked like an orange.

The branches on the top are still there, and the surface is also bumpy.

But at this time, Li Xu had already picked up the spoon, and carefully approached the orange. Sure enough, the front end of the spoon quickly sank into it, and she dug up the orange with just a light force.

This dessert looks orange on the outside, with a layer of white cream in the middle, but it is orange pulp inside.

After putting it in the mouth, Li Xu found that it was not pulp, but rather like an ice cream made of oranges.

It was ice-cold, but when she licked it with her tongue and palate, she suddenly found that there seemed to be some small fruit inside.

It explodes on the spot with a light bite, and the juice inside bursts out.

"Chen Nian has a heart, and he can think of such an idea. I really don't know how many things he has not done for me in this regard."

After eating for more than ten days, she feels that it is far from the limit of aging, and now she regrets the two-day vacation for aging.

But after all, she is the emperor, so there is no reason to take back what she said?
This time, she ate up the snacks as usual.

After Wang Jin sent back the empty plate, he couldn't help giving Chen Nian a thumbs up: "Master Chen, you are amazing, Your Majesty finished eating again."

"In the past, those imperial chefs were able to cook dim sum for His Majesty for seven or eight consecutive days. After that, they would either change people, or His Majesty would stop for a while if he got tired of eating, but you have been cooking for His Majesty for more than ten days in a row. Your Majesty is still not tired of eating, and the types are different every day, as well as the ice cream you made."

Chen Nian smiled: "It's a blessing for Chen to be appreciated by His Majesty, but it's also thanks to the good words of my father-in-law and the officials in front of His Majesty."

"Hahaha." Seeing that Chen Nian could speak, Wang Jin couldn't help but feel a little happy.

But at this moment, Chen Nian suddenly pulled out a wooden box from an ice cube: "Elder-in-law, eat this, it's hard work to run back and forth, just eat it to cool off the heat."

"This, if His Majesty finds out..."

"If you don't tell me and I don't tell them, who will know? And even if they know, it's just that Eunuch helps His Majesty to test the poison regularly. It's a good talk if it is said."

"That's true. Since this is the case, our family will accept it."

In the end, Chen Nian watched Wang Jin eat the ice cream in small bites, admiring while eating.

He was full of praise for 5 minutes until he finished eating.

"No wonder His Majesty likes this food so much, it really cools off the heat."

"Yes, father-in-law, if you like it, you can come over and eat one every day. Anyway, I usually need a little more after I finish cooking every day. When the time comes, father-in-law finishes eating, and I will record the loss to me."

"is this okay?"

"What's wrong with that? Why are you being polite to me, father-in-law?"

"Hahaha, okay, okay, if Mr. Chen has anything to do on weekdays, feel free to tell our family!"

"No problem. I don't have any other hobbies. Apart from cooking delicious food, I just make friends."

"Coincidentally, our family is the same, Mr. Chen, you are a friend, we have made a deal with our family!"

"Okay, then we will be brothers from now on, we don't talk about each other as a family, if my father-in-law needs my help, just say it."

Hearing the word "brother", Wang Jin was stunned suddenly. He has been in the palace for so many years, from ten years old to now, no one has ever called him brother.

This is an extremely unfamiliar vocabulary for him.

In the past, when he heard that the guards in the palace called each other brothers, he was envious, because he didn't even have his own little brother.

He also didn't expect that Chen Nian would call him a brother.

For a moment, it felt like something was about to come out of his eyes.

Looking at Chen Nian's hearty smile, he couldn't find any trace of ridicule or contempt in the other party's eyes, nor did he see any flattering intentions. Now thinking about it, all the other party showed him was normal and should be respect.

Not only did he do this to himself, Chen Nian also did this to everyone else in the kitchen, including Song Qingzhou and the assistant chefs.

And the other party could obviously show off his power by relying on his friends in the DPRK and China and his sister being the daughter-in-law of the Minister of the Household Department, but he didn't do that.

"It really is a strange person!"

Wang Jin felt that he was respected like never before.

This is not the flattery of other father-in-laws who have just entered the palace, but that the other party really regards himself as a complete person.

Fortunately, I was worried that Chen Nian really let me bring an orange over, and I was still thinking about how to get rid of the relationship if something happened.

"Hey! Brother!"

"From now on, Mr. Chen, you will be our family's brother!"

Wang Jin said seriously with red eyes.

"Elder-in-law, why are your eyes red?"

"It's okay, the ice cream I ate just now was a bit cold, and it hit my head for a while."

"Haha, it's all like this. It's better to eat slowly. It's really easy to get a headache if you eat too fast."

Chen Nian said with a smile.

"Okay, then our family will go back to serve His Majesty first, and if there is anything wrong with His Majesty, there will be someone to order at hand."

"Eunuch, let's go, I have to go back to the imperial dining room to eat something first."

"Ah."

In this way, one of the two went to the imperial study room, and the other went to the imperial dining room.

In fact, Chen Nian did not look down on anyone. In reality, there are all kinds of people. Some boys like boys, and some girls like girls. Chen Nian respects these people very much. Of course, if other boys like Chen Nian Confession, then he will definitely not accept it.

It's just that I still have a respectful attitude towards other people's old age.

Even if there is no egg, so what, regardless of nature or nurture, they are still a living person, as long as the other party does not do anything harmful, as long as the personality is right, we can all be friends.

After all, no matter where you are, there are many friends and many paths.

After returning to the imperial dining room, other people they met on the road greeted Chen Nian friendly, even if there were a few who were jealous that Chen Nian could get such a high grade and be accepted as a disciple by Song Qingzhou, but they I also have to admit that Chen Nian does have two brushes in his hands, and he can't find any faults in dealing with people.

They also know that Chen Nian has a lot of history and background in the court, but most of the reasons why they like to contact Chen Nian is because they are very comfortable with Chen Nian, whether they are chatting or working together.

"How is it? Did Wang Gonggong tell you anything?"

After returning to the kitchen, Song Qingzhou asked.

"Say it, the prince said that His Majesty allowed me to take two days off."

"That's good. I'll take you back to the Tan Mansion for a while, stay for a day, and you can go home to live in the next day. We will enter the palace early in the morning on the third day."

"it is good."

In the afternoon, Chen Nian continued to cook here. Two of the dishes delivered to the palaces were made by Chen Nian throughout the whole process. This was also Song Qingzhou's permission. Something went wrong.

Even if there is a small problem in the middle, he can immediately make up for it with other dishes, and his own experience and experience will also allow him to deal with it calmly. (end of this chapter)