Dali Temple Small Dining Room

  Chapter 344 Roujiamo with Cured Sauce (1)

   Judging from the fact that Concubine Jing is in charge of Fengyin on behalf of the queen, Concubine Jing is obviously a master who has been oppressed for many years and can't wait to gain prestige once she turns over.

   In this way, it is really difficult for the internal affairs office to intervene.

  Liu Yuan and Bai Zhu sighed, greeted them hastily, and left the public kitchen.

After Wen Mingtang and others checked the account and signed it, Ji Caimai got up and said, "Originally, I wanted to wait a little longer and check the account at the end of the year, but after I came back from the internal affairs office, I thought about it, Mrs. Jing With my concubine intervening, I'm afraid there will be twists and turns in the allocation of money. Therefore, I will finish the reconciliation with you earlier and settle the previous account in advance, so as to ensure that the three of you can have a good year."

  Although it was said that she left the palace early and had never met Concubine Jing, but Concubine Jing's posture of taking over the whole palace, for some reason, always gave people the feeling that trouble would arise.

  Wen Mingtang felt this way, and Ji Caimai also had a lifetime of dealing with the world, so he was afraid of accidents and reconciled early.

  Of course, what kind of person Tai Concubine Jing is, I have to inquire.

"I'm afraid that female general Liang can't explain such things clearly. I have to meet Zhao Sishan to make it happen!" Wen Mingtang thought for a while, and said: "When I am young, the palace will be open to visiting relatives. At that time, I... eh, It seems that it will be a new year in a few days!"

   It's really a day-to-day life, and before you know it, it's the young year. Wen Mingtang was stunned for a moment, and looked at her upright, and everyone who was waiting for her, suddenly laughed: "The life in the public kitchen is comfortable, and it passes in the blink of an eye. Will forget things like Xiaonian approaching."

   There is some indescribable emotion and touch in the laughter.

Some New Year festivals in Darong are similar to those in modern times. There are seven days before the first day of the lunar new year and it is called Xiaonian. On the other hand, the officials of the Yamen of various ministries in Darong will also have the longest vacation of the year.

  Of course, some jobs are the busiest when everyone is on vacation, and cooks are like this. Although Wen Mingtang was not a cook in the palace, there was almost no rest for cleaning the court and doing chores, except for half a day on festivals.

  Compared with the life in the palace, the life of the public chef in Dali Temple is really comfortable, and she is also very satisfied, working hard for a house of her own, with goals and expectations in life.

Ji Caimai on the other side saw Wen Mingtang's expression of emotion, and didn't speak, until she saw that she retracted her gaze, she pouted at her, pointed in the direction of the imperial city, and said, "So... your Hugh Mu, I'll transfer to the little girl." On that day of the year, you went to see Zhao Sishan to ask her about her recent situation, and by the way, you could also ask a few words about Concubine Jing's wrist."

  If I remember correctly, when Master Wen came to Dali Temple, he said that Zhao Sishan would leave the palace next year. It was when she first came here at the beginning of the year when she said this, and now it's the end of the year, Li Zhao Sishan will soon leave the palace, so it's time to start buying some household items.

  Wen Mingtang nodded in response.

   In the next few days, nothing happened in Dali Temple. For those who do chores and cooks like them, it's a good thing that nothing happened, and their lives are ordinary and smooth.

   But it is not the case for Dali Temple officials. Nothing happened means that everything in the case is at a standstill and there is no progress.

   Several days have passed since the day when Feng Tong's body was found. Although the meat stalls in the bazaar are not unsalable, the business is obviously much quieter than in previous years when it was approaching the end of the year. Because the meat was overstocked and couldn't be sold, it was so smelly that it caused several disputes and scolding in the market. Obviously, this case would not last for a day, and rumors were still flying in the market.

  In addition to adding more tricks to the dishes, so as to appease Liu Yuan, Bai Zhu and others who are in trouble, Wen Mingtang and others can't do anything else.

Flash forward to the day of the new year, and Wen Mingtang, who was lying on the bed, did not eat the morning food in the public kitchen, but went out on an empty stomach. He was going to wait in front of the Tongming Gate after eating the morning food, to see if he could do it today. Can not see Zhao Sishan.

  I think the last time I saw Zhao Sishan was the day when she was out of the palace, and she had a cold rice ball in her pocket. It would be nice to have cold rice **** at that time, and the inside of the palace is not like outside, as long as you want to eat, you can have hot food anytime.

  Compared to the fact that he was not familiar with the restaurants in the city when he left the palace at the beginning of the year, after nearly a year of exploration, although he didn't go out of Dali Temple much, Wen Mingtang still knew where to buy delicious morning food.

  Although it was a sleepover, for Wen Mingtang who always got up before dawn to make morning meals, it was a sleepover, and it was not too late to go out to eat morning meals.

   There is a famous shop selling jiamo in the east of the city. The meat jiamo in cured sauce is fragrant, crispy and soft, and it is full of oil without adding soup. Its meat is lean without residue, fat but not greasy, and has a delicious taste. It is very famous in Chang'an City.

  Of course, the taste is beautiful and there are disadvantages of beauty. Wen Mingtang looked at the long queue above the bun shop with the word "Mo" written on it, and resigned himself to the last place.

   Everyone likes delicious food, so naturally we have to queue up.

   Fortunately, the queue was fairly fast. The chef and fellow who made Roujiamo had already learned a pair of fast hands by the long queue. It took about a cup of tea, and it was Wen Mingtang's turn.

Smelling the smell of meat rushing straight into his nostrils, and turning his head to glance at the long queue that lined up again a while later, Wen Mingtang thought for a while, made a "slap" gesture, and said: "Five, including Let’s take it away!”, and I’d better have a few with Zhao Sishan when I turn around.

  The food in the palace is exquisite, and it seems that this kind of folk food full of fireworks is a rare thing in the palace.

  Walking towards Tongming Gate with a big bag full of meat buns in cured sauce, when he got to Tongming Gate, many people were already there waiting to call their names.

After Wen Mingtang wrote his name on the booklet, he glanced at the names of a dozen or so people on it, guessing that there was still time left, and his belly was singing "Empty City Plan" again, so he walked to the end of the line and waited in line, while leaving A pork bun with cured sauce was taken out of the large oiled paper bag, and before it could take a bite, the team began to evade to the palace wall spontaneously.

  Wen Mingtang followed the team and retreated to the palace wall, while instinctively looking forward along with everyone's eyes, and she didn't know who interrupted her mouthful of food.

   As far as the eye can see, a group of people came out from the Tongming Gate.

  There was a little red among the green bushes, and Lin Fei, who was in the center wearing a scarlet official robe, led several green-robed officials out of the Tongming Gate.

   This scene is really too familiar: I vaguely remember that when she lined up to leave the palace at the beginning of the year, she was also interrupted by this scene holding the hidden cold rice **** in her hand.

  The difference is that at that time she was in the palace, and when she was about to go out, Lin Fei walked in through the Tongming gate; but now, she was outside the palace, and when she was about to go in, Lin Fei walked out through the Tongming gate.

  After that...Wen Mingtang thought for a while, and thought: We should each go our own way and do our own thing.

  But...Looking at Lin Fei who was walking straight in front of him, Wen Mingtang, who was holding a meat sandwich with cured sauce, stared at him blankly, and thought: How is this situation different from that at the beginning of the year?

  (end of this chapter)