Those days of being the fourth master's outer room

Chapter 105

"The sandy land is not easy to grow, so we should allocate a part of it to grow watermelons and other fruits in the sandy land, and build the rest into farms to raise poultry, pigs, cattle and sheep. I will make a charter at that time, and there will be hot springs. You can grow vegetables in winter, and then transplant some cherry blossoms from the Feihua courtyard. There is no river here, and irrigation is a problem..." After thinking about it, he said, "Han Jian, you can find someone to dig a well and ask the masters Let’s see how to fight is reasonable, don’t be stingy with money.”

"As for those villagers, try to recruit them to work, pay them by the day, and tell them not to go out to work in the future, but to stay in the Zhuangzi. I have no way to repay their status, but the master will not let them suffer. of."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang! Our village is saved." Steward Zhang, who has always remained steady, burst into tears.The master's contract almost killed the big guy, but the people who had accepted their fate long ago couldn't do anything, and they couldn't find an explanation after finding the government. As someone else's servant, they couldn't go out to find a job to support the family. The ones who got it all came true by turning a blind eye and closing one eye. It's only to blame, but the big guy didn't guard against it, and signed such a life-saving contract for the benefit of the moment.

Looking at the sentimental Zhang Guanshi, Yaru sighed, this is a slave in the feudal society, without human rights, not even the right to choose, without hope, and can only live day after day in ignorance.This reminded Yaru of the story of the boy herding sheep.

"Why do you herd sheep?" "To marry a daughter-in-law," "Why do you marry a daughter-in-law?" "Have a baby." "After giving birth to a baby?"

Hearing the poignant answer.

Yaru thought for a while and said, "From now on, you will be the children of this family. All children over the age of six and under the age of 13, regardless of gender, must read and write. They are not required to be able to read, as long as they can do it." To: reading, literacy, reasoning is enough, this, second child, you go down and take charge." Li Wei nodded, his head began to spin rapidly, is my sister's plan about to start?
Yaru's words made Zhang Guanshi even more moved, tears streaming down his wrinkled face.How long has no one considered everyone like this.When I met a great benevolent person, "Boss! I am grateful to you! Your kindness and virtue will never be forgotten by the whole village. Woohoo"

Yaru signaled Li Wei to help Guanshi Zhang up, sighed and said, "Guanshi Zhang, you can go back to the village." Seeing that Guanshi Zhang was taken aback by her words, she quickly explained, "It's not because you didn't do well. , but because you are so kind, I am moved by your feelings for the village, and I have decided that you will be the village head of Daoxiang Village from now on, and you will specialize in assisting Manager Han in dealing with the affairs of the village. Can you do it?"

"The slave takes orders, and he will definitely not let down the kindness of his master." Steward Zhang, oh!No, it should be Village Chief Zhang, who knelt on the ground and said loudly.Eyes full of expectations for the future.

Looking at such a simple and honest old man, Yaru felt a little embarrassed in his heart. Although I dragged you into a boat of thieves, I will definitely bring you to live a good life.Yaru swore secretly in her heart.

After a busy morning, all the matters were arranged properly. Looking at the busy people on the Zhuangzi and the barren scenery, Yaru sighed, and came back after Zhuangzi had rested.

So he took a basket of fresh honeysuckle and flower vines in pots, leaving behind Siyue and Li Wei, and returned to Feihua Courtyard as before.

Seeing Hanxiang planting the honeysuckle vines, and wondering if the transplanting would work in this season, who told Yaru to be refreshed for a while, and sent Li Jinquan, who specializes in garden management in the Feihua courtyard, to Daoxiang Village to help.Together with the piece of lavender that has just opened small buds, it was packed away.

Early the next morning, Yaru packed up his belongings and drove towards the palace in a carriage.The post has been delivered yesterday, and the Empress Dowager has approved Yaru's request to enter the palace.

Arriving at the Yonghe Palace first, the Empress Defei was still lukewarm, Yaru delivered the things, and the Empress Defei looked at the raw things in the basket, but there was still a piece of tofu wrapped on it. Petty, can't get on the stage at all.He dismissed Yaru indifferently, and then asked Shuxiang to take it out and throw it away.

Yaru carried the basket and went to the Palace of Compassion and Ning. Just as she entered the door, she heard the empress dowager's steamy voice, "Is that girl still here?"

"Come on, come on, Huang Mama! Do you want to be a slave?" Yaru went on talking, and walked in with a basket full of honeysuckle.

"Girl, hurry up and sit down, you haven't been here for a long time." The queen mother's smiling eyes narrowed into a crescent moon.In fact, Yaru's appearance does not meet the old lady's aesthetics. The old lady has been angry with Concubine Dong E too much all her life, and Concubine Dong E is also such a charming and graceful Jiangnan woman. Yaru has more aura than him, but she can't stop her. The basic obsequiousness is there.

Yaru is strategically at the right time and place. When the empress dowager misses home the most, she gave the most thoughtful gift, and it was her filial son who helped her find it, which added a lot of points to Yaru.Besides, Yaru has always been cute and cute in front of her.Although I was a little scared at first, but later I exchanged my sincerity for my true feelings, and my cold and hard heart was warmed up, not to mention that the old lady was originally a soft-hearted and kind old lady.

"Huang Mama, smell it, is it fragrant?" Yaru carried a basket and approached for the queen to smell it later.

"Well, it smells so sweet. What is this?" Although honeysuckle flowers are everywhere, it is because they are too poor that the Queen Mother doesn't know them.

"Honeysuckle, the herbal tea that beats the fire, is specially picked for you." Yaru flaunted.Then he picked up another basket, "Huang Mama, look at "This is the tofu made by the servants themselves, this is the bean curd, this is the dried bean curd", and the old lady was dizzy when she counted them all. .

"You made these?" The old lady didn't believe it. She had never seen any of these things before, so how could she have eaten them?

"Really, Huang Mama, as you know, the servant's family is poor and there is no dowry. This is the shop specially allowed by the fourth master to be opened by the servant. It is also the dowry shop for the servant. It will be reserved for the child of the servant in the future." Ya As Ru spoke, she touched her lower abdomen with a happy face.

"What? Girl Luo has it? The Ai family doesn't know about such a big matter? Why didn't anyone tell the Ai family?" The queen mother was surprised by this sudden news.

"It's been almost four months. I didn't make it public because I was weak and needed rest. Hai went to live in the temple for a while. No, just after four months, the slaves came to play with Huang Mama .” Yaru said with a grin.

"Oh! You girl, it's a good thing to have a body, but you need to rest more." The queen mother patted Yaru's hand, she is really a caring and good child.

Yaru rubbed her head in embarrassment, "Huang Mama, this servant is here to cook delicious food for Huang Mama today. With these tofu, this servant will conjure up a sumptuous meal for you."

"Okay, okay! I'll try your monkey spirit's handicraft today. If it's not delicious, I'll see Aijia punish you like this. But don't be too tired, and be careful of the baby in your belly," the old lady enjoined earnestly.

"Okay, Huang Mama just drink scented tea and wait." After speaking, Yaru sharpened his knife and hurriedly headed towards the imperial dining room.

Yaru cooks vegetarian vegetarian dishes, and for this reason, he has studied a lot of travel notes and gossip about food.After summarizing the styles and tastes in the memories of later generations, I made these dishes, which is also an important part of my plan.

The raw materials used in vegetarian vegetarian dishes, such as bean curd sticks, winter bamboo shoots, fresh mushrooms, magnolia slices, etc., are all available in the imperial dining room, and the imperial dining room handles the work.The main ingredients are all supplied by a fixed workshop. The main purpose of Yaru's entry into the palace this time is to bring Yipin Tofu Workshop to the public and become a royal tofu shop.

Yaru took out the soy products he brought in, because these things are generally light in color, and soy sauce is added to make them rich in color, rich in flavor, moderately salty and sweet, and at the same time improve the freshness and increase the variety.It is best to make vegetarian dishes good in color, aroma, taste and shape.It's easy to say, but hard to do.In addition to cooking techniques, vegetarian dishes also need to be well-shaped.Generally, they are named after meat dishes such as chicken, duck, fish, elbow, tripe, ham, intestines, etc., so it is necessary to make these meat dishes in the best shape to maintain their taste.The best vegetarian dishes can withstand slicing, they will not be scattered or messy when cut, and they will keep the shape of chicken, duck, fish, etc. in good condition, which is both delicious and beautiful.

The vegetarian cuisine that Yaru learned is different from other vegetarian dishes.Yaru generally does not use seasonal vegetables in four seasons, but uses gluten and soy product oil skin as the main raw materials, mushrooms, mushrooms, magnolia chips, fungus, lotus seeds, peanuts, etc. as auxiliary materials, and cinnamon, pepper, aniseed, and fennel as seasonings It is made and divided into three categories: stewed vegetables, rolled goods, and fried goods.It has the heavy ingredients of northern dishes and the fresh and sweet taste of southern dishes. It is different from the vegetarian dishes in temples today, forming its own unique style.It's just to sell his own tofu products. If he can get a good reputation from the Queen Mother, it will not be in vain. Yaru spent more than a month in the nunnery in the western suburbs.In fact, he just returned to the mansion, don't bother with the harassment of those women in the mansion, just hide out, don't ask yourself to be lazy and make excuses.Yaru had been planning this plan for a long time. If it wasn't for the sudden pregnancy that caused Yaru to lie on the bed for a long time, Yaru would have come to the Queen Mother long ago to flatter her.

Yaju has limited time this time, so he only plans to cook a few classic dishes.One of them is "strange flavor rolled fruit", which uses raw materials such as pulp, jujube paste, yam, honey, sugar, osmanthus, rolled in oil skin, steamed and fried, and then soaked in honey.After serving, add green and red silk, gold cake strips, and sprinkle with white sugar. It is colorful, and it is very beautiful when it is ready and placed on the table.

Add plain chopped chicken, braised bean curd with green peppers, roasted pork knuckle, Jiuzhuan fat intestines, and Sixi meatballs at the end.

After all the dishes were prepared, Yaru watched the little eunuch bring them to the table. This process was carried out under Yaru's nose. But I can't afford to bet on it.If something happens to the queen mother after eating her own food, then her own life will die.

(End of this chapter)