Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 855 Leaving the palace for the first time (seeking a monthly ticket)
Early the next morning, Chen Nian, who was on vacation, left the palace with Song Qingzhou.

However, these people did not leave the palace casually.

In addition to having the corresponding certificates, the soldiers also had to search for them to prevent them from taking out some things in the palace.

There have been many such things in the past history.

The maids or eunuchs in the palace had unclean hands and feet, so they stole jewelry from various palaces, and then secretly sold them when they left the palace.

Those who found out were naturally sentenced to death, but there were also many who were not found out.

So until now, there are many patrolling guards in the palace every day, patrolling in different areas every day.

After all, there are policies and there are countermeasures. Even if they can't take them out of the palace, they can wrap some things in packages and throw them out from the city wall, and then the other party will throw in money or something.

Even under such multiple protections, it is difficult to eliminate them, but this is the only thing they can do.

After searching and finding that they had nothing extra on them, the guards at the gate of the palace let them go.

After leaving the palace, Chen Nian immediately felt that the air was much fresher. He turned his head and glanced at the tall wall behind him. This is probably because people outside want to go in and people inside want to come out.

"No, you can't say that. Working in the palace, the living conditions are much better than outside. Apart from being less free and more disciplined, there is nothing to spend too much money on. As long as you don't get involved in gambling, you can always Save some money."

"This is probably a civil servant of a central enterprise, even if it's just a cook, even if it's just a sweeping lady, it's different from outside."

"What's the matter, Chen Nian, do you feel more comfortable after coming out?" Song Qingzhou asked with a smile.

"Yes, Master, although the atmosphere in the imperial dining room is not bad, it still feels good. At least in most places in Chang'an City, you can go directly if you want to. Unlike in the palace, the range of activities is only three or four. In this place, we must always pay attention to it, and we must not say wrong words or do wrong things.”

"Haha, just get used to it."

"Yeah, just get used to it." Chen Nian nodded.

He knows that habit is actually a terrible thing. He can make people gradually lose fighting spirit, and will force people to do things they didn't want to do, but due to various reasons, they can only accept it slowly and eventually Habit.

But this is not so scary for Chen Nian. Anyway, it is just a dream for him. Even if he stays here for decades, he will eventually return to reality. At that time, he can still do what he wants. Things to do.

Although these memories of the dream space will not dissipate, the impact will not be so strong.

In this way, Chen Nian followed Song Qingzhou back to Tan Mansion.

The original owner of this Tan Mansion was a Jinshi who had won the first and second ranks in the imperial examination one year during the first emperor's time, that is, the second place in the list, and his name was Tan Zongjun.

Immediately afterwards, Duo conveniently entered the Imperial Academy as an official, later supervised his studies in Sichuan, and served as a deputy examiner in Jiangnan, and was later transferred back to Chang'an to enter the cabinet.

Although he did not become the chief assistant, he was still the group of people that the late emperor trusted.

It's just that when Chen Nian first entered the dream space of the Great Xia Dynasty, Fang Fang became terminally ill, persisted for about two years, and finally passed away due to illness.

However, his child also inherited his father's hobbies, he likes all kinds of delicacies, and he often entertains guests and friends at the house.

Tan Zongjun's son is also an official in the imperial court, but he is still in Hanlin Garden, and the cooks in his house have also changed a new batch, and only a few of the older generation are left.

Along the way, Song Qingzhou told Chen Nian about his teachers while walking.

"The ancestor of our master is Mr. Tan. In the past, Mr. Tan would call the chef Peng Changhai for the red case, Cui Heming for the cold meat, and Wu Xiuquan for the white case every time Mr. Tan entertained guests.

Among them, Peng Changhai is my master, but he is also 70 years old now, and he doesn't usually cook, but only goes to personally supervise when there are important banquets. "

Chen Nian nodded: "That's why we should see these elders in the master's school."

"Yes!"

Song Qingzhou looked at Chen Nian: "But you are actually stronger than me. Although I entered the palace when I was your age, I was the most ordinary chef assistant at that time. It was my master, but later my master was old, His Majesty allowed him to leave the palace, and I also left the teacher at that time, and started to be my own.

But with your comprehension, I can probably learn all the dishes that I have passed down from my master in a few years, and you can even dabble in white dishes and cold meat.

If you really want to compare, I guess the disciples of my other uncles are not as good as you. "

Chen Nian smiled shyly: "Master, I'm overwhelmed."

"It's not a compliment, it's because you really have the ability. After working in our business for a long time, you can basically see the future of a person at a glance. Your other two senior brothers are definitely not as good as you."

"Senior brother will naturally know more than me, and I will learn more from you, master."

Chen Nian is a master at flattering, anyway, everything is for learning, not to mention that the other party is his master, as the saying goes, one day is a teacher, and a lifetime is a father, and Song Qingzhou intends to spend his whole life teaching his master, Then this kind of favor must be remembered for at least several lifetimes.

Song Qingzhou also liked to hear this.

Along the way, he cheerfully brought Chen Nian to the Tan Mansion.

As soon as Xiao Si at the door saw that it was Master Song who had returned, he quickly sent a person to report, and the other person took Song Qingzhou into the courtyard.

At this time, the head of the Tan family, Tan Yuanqing, the son of Tan Zongjun, was still on duty, but when the others heard that Song Qingzhou had returned, Dang even rushed out to greet him.

In this kind of family that mainly focuses on food culture, Song Qingzhou's status is naturally not low. It can be said that except for the head of the family whose surname is Tan, except for the chief housekeeper of the house, except for the three senior teachers who are still alive, the status is the highest. It was Song Qingzhou.

"Master Song is back?"

"Master Song is good."

"Master Song, Master Peng is in the kitchen now."

Song Qingzhou was greeted by everyone along the way. After hearing the master, he nodded quickly: "Steward Qian, is the master at home now?"

"The master is not here, but the young master and the young lady are."

"Well, then I'll go to see the young master and young lady first, and then go to see my master."

"Okay, Master Song, please follow me, the young master and young lady are already waiting for you."

Although Steward Qian's status is higher than that of Song Qingzhou, he also grew up with Song Qingzhou in the Tan Mansion.

The relationship is naturally good, and they will be polite to each other in front of outsiders, but in private, they are called brothers.

Although Song Qingzhou really wanted to see the master first, but since he was in the Tan residence, he had to meet the master's family first.

Now the cooks of the Tan family not only cook in the Tan mansion, but also cook outside.

Of course, that outside is also Tan's own business.

There are two restaurants in the Tan Mansion in Chang'an City.

They are the son and daughter of the current head of the family, Tan Yuanqing.

Although neither of his two children intends to become an official in the court, Tan Yuanqing has already made up his mind to let his son have more grandchildren at that time, pick a few out to take care of the family business, and the rest will be Go to the test of fame.

A family of officials like them can at least win a Jinshi when they go out.

Even if the ranking is not so good at that time, they can only go to be officials in other counties, but with their Tan family's current connections in the court, they can find a way to transfer them back in the future. Anyway, there are so many departments in the capital. , there is always room for vacancies.

If you do well in the exam, you won't have so many troubles, just like yourself or your father, enter the Imperial Academy, then enter the Sixth Division, and then slowly go up.

Anyway, no matter what, as long as it can ensure that the family fortune is not in trouble.

"Song Qingzhou met Young Master and Miss."

After coming to the lobby, Song Qingzhou bowed to the two, but he was helped up by the two just as he bent down.

"Master Song doesn't need to be so polite, we are all on our own."

After speaking, he looked at Chen Nian again: "This is..."

"Oh, he is my new apprentice in the palace. His name is Chen Nian. Chen Nian is very talented. Although he has just entered the palace for about ten days, he has already won His Majesty's favor. Every day at noon They will make snacks and send them to His Majesty and the empresses of the palaces."

Hearing this, the two of them showed joy on their faces: "That is Master Song's disciple."

Afterwards, the two of them introduced themselves again. Although Chen Nian had already been introduced by Song Qingzhou on the way, he still pretended not to know, wrote down their names, and saluted.

"Okay, Master Song, you can only go out of the palace once every two months. This time, two days at the mansion is not long, so the two of us will not bother you for now. Go and see Master Peng quickly." , during the time you were in the palace, he often talked about you, and he probably missed you too."

"Okay, young master and miss, then I will take Chen Nian there first."

After that, they came to the Tan family's kitchen.

As a result, before he entered the door, he heard an angry shout from inside.

"Work more quickly, do you have a firewood like you? You are really stupid enough, adding so much firewood, you still think the fire is not big enough, right? You want to boil this pot of soup dry?"

Song Qingzhou straightened up on the spot when he heard the voice, brushed off the non-existent dust on his clothes, and smoothed out the wrinkles on his clothes before striding into the courtyard.

"Master, I'm back!"

Peng Changhai, who was reprimanding others, suddenly heard the voice of his big apprentice, and turned his head quickly. He just wanted to smile, but he quickly put it back the moment the smile was just squeezed out, and changed into a serious face. face.

"Well, you're back? I said, what are you doing running back when you have nothing to do? Do you think I'm not annoying enough every day?"

Hearing this, Song Qingzhou was not afraid, but showed a smile: "Master, I miss you. I can only see you once every two months, so I want to come back to see you every time."

"What's so good about me? My body and bones are very good now, and I won't die tomorrow! Besides, you are already this old, and you haven't been weaned yet. You still miss me, but I don't have any milk for you!"

Chen Nian looked at the little old man from behind. Although he was not big and looked fierce, his words were quite interesting.

But this is probably the way the master and apprentice get along. When I was learning to make scallion noodles in Shanghai, Master He was also like this.

Obviously he can speak well, but he will choke when he speaks.

Those who don't know think that he has a bad temper, but those who know will understand that the other party's character is like this. Although sometimes it is irritating, this is also the way the other party cares about themselves.

If something really happened, he would care about himself more than anyone else.

"Master, look at what you said. In fact, when I come back this time, besides missing you and seeing you, I also want to tell you that I have accepted another apprentice in the palace. I am not bragging about you. My apprentice is very powerful." , much stronger than me back then!"

Hearing that Song Qingzhou had taken in an apprentice suddenly, Peng Changhai's eyes sharpened instantly.

In fact, just now he had heard a servant in the mansion say that Song Qingzhou had returned, and this time he brought a young man with him.

To be honest, he also wants to see this apprentice, but as Song Qingzhou knows, he doesn't care much about people, so he can only communicate with his apprentice in this way.

"Master, hello, junior Chen Nian!"

Speaking of Chen Nian, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Peng Changhai.

The master is equivalent to the father, and the master is equivalent to the grandfather, so it is only natural to kowtow to the grandfather.

Looking at the clever Chen Nian, Peng Changhai suddenly felt an indescribable liking in his heart.

"This kid looks quite pleasing to the eye, but he doesn't know how to cook?" Peng Changhai nodded, and continued after letting Chen Nian get up. "Qingzhou, since you're back, the two of you will cook at noon today. The order has been made, so you can follow that."

"Okay, Master!"

Song Qingzhou trotted quickly to Peng Changhai's side, and said something happily.

Since today's mansion is mainly engaged in red cases, Peng Changhai is here to supervise the orders. If people in the mansion want to eat noodles, they have to be replaced by another master named Wu Xiuquan.

Anyway, these old buddies have already discussed it. At this stage, what is useful to them is the little things in their brains. If they really want to let them cook, although they can do it, their hands and feet are not as agile as when they were young. , if you put more salt or pour more soy sauce when cooking, and make the owner's food taste bad, it's all a sin.

So after Chen Nian came back, he just had a brief rest, and started to get busy in the kitchen with his master Song Qingzhou.

On the way, Peng Changhai also called two other old men, moved a total of three chairs, and watched from a place not far away.

When they saw that Chen Nian handled things neatly, and there was no muddle in the whole process, they couldn't help but nodded in agreement.

"This kid is really good. It seems that Qingzhou has indeed taken in a good apprentice."

"Yeah, you didn't see him just now, this kid is smart and can talk, but he just doesn't know how he is."

Song Qingzhou heard their conversation, and replied with a smile: "Chen Nian is also quite a good person, at least during the ten days in the palace, everyone who has come into contact with him likes to associate with him, including those father-in-laws, Even just a few days after entering the palace, Chen Nian met His Majesty because of the good dim sum.

In addition, the Honglu Temple Minister of the current dynasty, that is, the number one scholar from Jiangnan a few years ago also claimed to be both a teacher and a friend with Chen Nian, and this teacher was not each other's teacher, but he took Chen Nian as his teacher. years as a teacher. "

Listening to these words, these old seniors were as shocked as anyone who heard the old relationship network for the first time.

(End of this chapter)