Fierce “Husband”

Eunuch An sent someone to send an expedited letter to Shao Yunan. On the fourth night, the gate of Wang’s house was knocked on by someone from the capital, and Eunuch An’s secret letter was delivered to Shao Yunan and Wang Shijing. After reading the letter, Shao Yunan had a headache.

"Master An is giving me a problem. I can't solve all the incurable diseases, brother Yixiu. There are tea, wine and goat milk fruit in the space. The question is can I take it out?"

Wang Shijing was also worried, something that didn't exist couldn't be conjured out of thin air. The tea and goat's milk liqueur they made in their hands were indeed all handed over to Master An. How could they take it out? But Lord An also stated the reason for such a hurry in the letter, and they were really embarrassed.

Wang Shijing thought about it for a long time and said, "Daughter-in-law, why don't we write a letter and ask Lord An to appease those people first. It's not long before tea picking, so let them wait patiently."

Shao Yunan shook his head: "No. Mrs. An said that the Hengyuan Marquis Mansion has already charged some tea and wine at high prices, just to steal this business opportunity. Look, when this year's new tea and wine come out, the Hengyuan Marquis Mansion will definitely I will try my best to grab some. Now it is not a matter of buying and selling, but a competition for strength."

Wang Shijing didn't understand: "Is this Hengyuan Houfu really not afraid of death?"

Shao Yunan: "I guess they are struggling to the death. They must know that they are already a thorn in the emperor's eyes. It is better to seize every opportunity to suppress the emperor's strength, and let the emperor want to move them. They can only be anxious. The emperor needs money most now, so they will Don't let the emperor have money, so they have the possibility of turning over. There may also be other families involved, and we ordinary people can't tell about political matters. "

Wang Shijing was a little anxious: "What should I do? I can't take out the tea in the space."

Shao Yunan rubbed his forehead, Wang Shijing hugged him distressedly, and blamed himself: "I'm too stupid to help you."

"This has nothing to do with you, it's a problem in the first place." Shao Yunan thought about it and asked, "Brother Jing, how much do you know about the Shanren tribe and Xianlu Kingdom?"

Wang Shijing had served as a soldier, so he knew the situation of the neighboring countries of Yan. He told his daughter-in-law in detail what he knew. Shao Yunan listened to have a preliminary understanding of these two countries. The people of this Shanren tribe are more sturdy, strong in combat, and more united, but with a small population, they are relatively backward and do not like to change. This can be seen from the fact that they will not take the initiative to attack the Yan Kingdom. The natural environment where they live is good, and there is no shortage of materials, so as long as no one else attacks them, they will be more peaceful, and they are more similar to the ethnic minorities that Shao Yunan knew.

The Xianlu Country is a coastal country with abundant resources. Because it is far away from Yan Country, separated by a hill, and there are other threats from enemy countries, it is also friendly to Yantian. It is also because of the abundance of materials, people do not worry about food and clothing. Then they will go overseas to trade, and the country will be richer. Comparatively speaking, although the State of Yan also has regions near the sea, the environment there is harsh, and the people of the State of Yan mainly live in the inland.

Knowing these two countries, Shao Yunan discussed it and said, "Brother Jing, do you think this will work? Lord An's purpose is to keep the businessmen, we just need to help him achieve this purpose. The people of this mountain tribe are sturdy and said. Maybe they prefer to drink spirits. We re-canned the liquor in the space and said that we brewed it ourselves. Because we need food, the quantity is small. If they like it, they can only wait patiently. We will seduce them with yellow wine. Anyway, as long as they are not taken away by the Hengyuan Houfu."

Wang Shijing said: "I think people in Xianlu Country must also like baijiu. I have heard people say that Xianlu Country is cold, winter is long, and white wine warms the body better than yellow wine. But if they don't want goat milk wine, What if I want white wine instead? Can you make it?"

Shao Yun'an said: "I have learned that liquor is mainly a distillation method, and there are a full set of tools in the space, but I can't make the taste of famous liquor. Then give them ordinary liquor, and keep the good liquor for you to drink. They want liquor instead. Good. There is a limited amount of baijiu. If they want it, they can go to the auction. We make more money."

Wang Shijing looked at his daughter-in-law admiringly: "The daughter-in-law is still very good. What about the tea, leave it alone?"

Shao Yunan said: "We have already told the outside world that the tea is gone, and we will definitely not be able to bring it out. I think people from the Shanren tribe prefer wine. Xianlu Kingdom..." Shao Yunan thought to himself that this Xianlu Congress would not be like Taiji Kingdom. People in Tai Chi country like to eat kimchi, miso soup, seafood, barbecue and so on. He said: "I will make some kinds of pickles, and then make some sauce for barbecue. Let's see if the people in Xianlu country like it. If you like it. , that would also give them a little more confidence."

Wang Shijing said: "The people of the Shanren tribe also like to eat barbecued meat. They mainly eat meat."

"That's better."

Eunuch An was in a hurry, thinking of a solution, Shao Yunan and Wang Shijing also acted. Most of the liquor in the space is in glass bottles, so it must not be used. Shao Yunan poured the white wine into the clay pot, and did not care whether it would affect the taste of the wine. Wang Shijing prepared the materials for making kimchi according to Shao Yunan's request, and helped Shao Yunan.

The two were busy in the space for two whole nights, and then asked the person who sent them letters and had been waiting for their reply to send two small jars of liquor and a bamboo box of various kimchi, barbecue sauce, etc. to Eunuch An expeditiously. past. The barbecue sauce was prepared by Shao Yunan on the basis of his own sauce, and the seasonings were prepared by himself. He has done his best, whether he can keep the businessman or not, he can only leave it to Mr. An.

In the capital, Eunuch An anxiously waited. He had already informed the Queen about this matter, and the Queen and the Emperor gave him their lives. They must keep the Shanren tribe and the merchants of the Xianlu Kingdom, and must not let the Hengyuan Marquis Mansion take them away. Emperor Yongming was so angry that he was furious in Jingyou Palace, and the Marquis of Hengyuan was clearly trying to grab business with him, but he really didn't take him as an emperor in his eyes. The queen can only appease Emperor Yongming. Patience for the time being now will be doubled in the future. Looking at Emperor Yongming who was so angry, the Queen was not angry, and he also hoped that Shao Yunan would really have an idea.

I waited so anxiously for eleven days, and it was almost half a month. Eunuch An was so anxious that he developed a mouth sore. Even Jiang Kangchen couldn’t eat, sleep, or go back to his house. Every day, he helped Eunuch An in Yunlong Pavilion. Deal with things, but also accompany Mr. An.

On the twelfth day, Eunuch An, who had not woken up, was called by his servants - Eunuch An is now eating and sleeping in Yunlong Pavilion - when he heard that the confidant he sent to Xiushui Village came back, Eunuch An immediately got out of bed jumped up.

"Go and call Master Jiang up."

Someone ran away and called Jiang Kangchen.

When Eunuch An and Jiang Kangchen ran into the backyard almost one after the other, both of them were somewhat disheveled and their hair was messy. Eunuch An was still wearing his belt and shouted, "What about people, what did Yun An say?"

"grown ups."

An Yi, who had just rushed back and didn't even bother to drink, knelt down in a sweat in front of Eunuch An, and then quickly stood up and took out Shao Yun'an's letter to Eunuch An from his jacket. Eunuch An almost took it away. An Yi said quickly: "The two masters asked the servants to hand over this box to the adults. The other two masters didn't say anything. They just said that the adults should read the letter first, and then open the box."

Eunuch An: "I see, you've worked hard, go to the cashier to collect 5 taels of silver, and allow you to go home and rest for three days."

"Thank you sir."

An Yi knelt down and thanked him, then got up and left.

"Master An, look at what Yun An wrote." Jiang Kangchen urged. Eunuch An hurriedly took out the letter, and Jiang Kangchen leaned over to read it together.

Looking at it, Eunuch An and Jiang Kangchen had surprises on their faces, and they quickly finished browsing. Eunuch An shoved the letter into Jiang Kangchen's hand, crouched down and started to open the box. Jiang Kangchen browsed the letter again and smiled: "Sure enough, it's Yun An, but he has a lot of ideas. But when did this kid brew baijiu? I just came back, and I didn't even hear him mention it."

Eunuch An, who had already opened the box, looked at the contents and scolded with a smile: "That kid likes to surprise us. The next time we see him, we have to talk about him. If there is anything good, I will take it out. , don't make any surprises, if our family knew that he had this liquor, we would not be so anxious."

Jiang Kangchen squatted down and asked, "Sir, do you think those people like this 'baijiu'?"

Eunuch An thought about it and said, "Let's enter the palace now and give the emperor and Chitose a taste first."

"Okay."

Recently, Emperor Yongming is in a good mood. Weng Lao and Dai Lao General also returned to their respective residences. To outsiders, Emperor Yongming was discussing business affairs with them. The real situation is that the business only took one morning, and then it was four-player mahjong. If it weren't for Old Man Weng and Old General Dai, their self-control would be relatively strong, and Emperor Yongming would still be dragging them to indulge. Because of this, the two old men who had been living in the palace for half a month to a month hurriedly returned to the palace. If they didn't leave, they would be addicted.

After dealing with political affairs, Emperor Yongming chatted with the queen in Jingyou Palace, and Zhuo Jin came in to report that An Ze and Jiang Kangchen were here. Jiang Kangchen did not have the qualifications to enter the palace at any time, but Anze did. As soon as he heard that the two of them were coming, Emperor Yongming immediately asked them to come.

The two people who came in first kowtowed to greet the emperor, and then An Ze presented Shao Yunan's letter to the emperor and the queen, and said, "Report to the emperor and the queen, Chisui, the people sent by the servants to Xiushui Village have returned. Shao Yunan and Wang Shijing made up their minds to stay. The merchants who live in the Shanren tribe and Xianlu country, the slaves dare not delay."

Queen: "You've worked hard. Give me a seat."

"The slave is not tired, the slave is standing."

If Eunuch An did not sit, Jiang Kangchen would not sit either. The Queen knew that An Ze would never sit in front of him, so she did not force him to read the letter with Emperor Yongming. After reading the letter, Emperor Yongming became interested first: "What kind of liquor, give me a taste."

The queen smiled, not to break the emperor's greed, and said: "Anze, you go to the imperial kitchen and grill some meat as written in this letter. Both the emperor and the emperor will taste it. Everyone loves to eat barbecue, and Shao Yunan is really smart."

In fact, there are too few meat practices in this era, and basically people from all countries eat barbecued meat.

Emperor Yongming immediately replied, "Give me some of those pickles to try."

"Yes."

Eunuch An got the reply, and went to the imperial kitchen with Eunuch Zhuo to prepare the barbecue seasoning.

The queen looked at Jiang Kangchen and said, "It was Mr. Weng who strongly recommended you to the emperor and this monarch, and this monarch used you. So far, your hard work has also been seen by this monarch. You do the business of tea and wine. It's also very good. You went to Xiushui Village for the New Year and brought back some good business, Anze has reported it to Benjun, you can just let go and do it. "

Jiang Kangchen immediately saluted and said, "Caomin will do his best to live up to the entrustment of Empress Qiansui."

Empress Jun said: "I now seal you as the secretary of the internal official of the monarch, and walk in front of the palace of the monarch. Once there is an important matter, you can directly enter the palace to meet the monarch, without waiting for the monarch to pass the news. Tomorrow, the monarch will meet order."

Jiang Kangchen raised his head in shock, then immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Caomin Xie Junhou, a thousand years of grace!"

"Get up."

"Thank you for being a thousand years old!"

Jiang Kangchen stood up and tried to suppress the shock in his heart.

Emperor Yongming said at this time: "In the future, when you are outside, you will be like the queen outside. Don't do anything that will damage the queen's majesty."

"I respect the emperor's teachings, and I will be strict with myself."

Emperor Yongming would like to see Dai Qiyou busy with work, and would like to see Dai Qiyou have a few capable subordinates. To say who is Emperor Yongming's virtuous inner helper, it must be Qi You, the descendant of the emperor. Then, Emperor Yongming asked Jiang Kangchen in detail about the current business situation of several stores. He was very happy to hear Jiang Kangchen say that the restaurant's business was almost full every day. I heard Jiang Kangchen say that he and Anze are planning to open a hot pot restaurant, and the restaurant is planning to add a few new dishes. Emperor Yongming immediately became interested again and asked in detail what hot pot is and which new dishes to add. Mode.

After listening to Jiang Kangchen's detailed description, Emperor Yongming tried his best to overcome his saliva, while the queen beside him tried to hold back his laughter. As Emperor Yongming's pillow, Dai Qiyou knew very well how greedy his emperor was. But every time he thinks of this, Dai Qiyou feels sorry for this man again. The reason why Emperor Yongming likes to eat so much is because he once had a tragic experience of starvation.

When Jiang Kangchen finished speaking, Emperor Yongming immediately said that he wanted Jiang Kangchen to get him a table of hot pot to eat, as well as those sheep scorpions, which made people drool. Jiang Kangchen was very embarrassed. Recently, because of the tea and wine, he and Eunuch An didn't care about it. The chef of Yunlong Pavilion has not had time to train according to the recipe provided by Shao Yunan. And the chef of the hot pot restaurant needs to find another one. These recipes all need to be kept strictly confidential and cannot be given to others to make. It was the queen who spoke up, persuading the emperor to be patient for now. As long as Jiang Kangchen and Eunuch An opened a hot pot restaurant, the emperor could eat whenever he wanted, and Emperor Yongming would not embarrass Jiang Kangchen.

Eunuch An and Eunuch Zhuo are back. As soon as they came in, Emperor Yongming sat up straight and stared at the plates in the hands of the two and the chef of the imperial kitchen and the little **** who came with them. Even the queen blinked in surprise.

The best cooking skill of Qi You, the descendant of the king, is barbecue, but the barbecue brought by Eunuch An and the others exudes a fragrance that he has never smelled before.

Eunuch An and Eunuch Zhuo stepped forward, stood in front of Emperor Yongming and Empress Jun respectively, and invited them to taste. Emperor Yongming first picked up a bunch of good barbecue, smelled it, nodded with satisfaction, and took a bite.

"Well!"

As soon as the barbecue entered his mouth, Emperor Yongming's eyes changed, and then he quickly chewed, two or three mouthfuls, and a piece of meat was eaten.

"It's delicious! It's really delicious! Queen, please try it."

The queen picked up a bunch and took a bite. With the same expression as Emperor Yongming, she nodded again and again: "This taste is really good. I believe that the skill of barbecue is good, but the comparison is too different at this time. You can also taste it. ."

"Thank you for the thousand-year-old reward."

Everyone present was fortunate enough to taste the barbecue. Eunuch An and Jiang Kangchen's first reaction after eating it was: [Why did you forget to ask Yun An to write down the recipe for this barbecue sauce! 】

After tasting a piece of meat, the current chef of the imperial kitchen knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Chitose, after the servant used the barbecue sauce given by Master An, the barbecue was already mouth-watering. I don't know what the barbecue sauce is. Where did Mr. An get it. After eating this barbecue, the minions really can’t get the barbecue ingredients to serve the emperor and Chitose.”

Emperor Yongming has already eaten the fourth skewer, and said: "This is the first time I have eaten such delicious barbecue. Of course, it is a little worse than that of the queen, but it is very good."

Qi You, the descendant of the king, laughed out loud, and he was ashamed of what the emperor said. Eunuch An, Eunuch Zhuo, and Jiang Kangchen shut their mouths and smirk, Jiang Kangchen saw the emperor's love for the queen.

"An Ze brought back the barbecue ingredients, I really don't know where he got it from." Emperor Yongming put this matter entirely on Eunuch An, "An Ze, where did you get the barbecue ingredients? It tastes really good, and I want to reward you."

Eunuch An said with a bright smile: "The emperor and Chitose love to eat, which is a blessing for the slave, where can they be rewarded. This barbecue sauce was made by the slave's nephew himself. The emperor and Chitose liked it, so the slave told him to make more and send it in. come from the palace."

The queen nodded with satisfaction: "If you have the heart, ask him to send more, both the king and the emperor love to eat."

"Yes."

Eunuch An only said that it was made by his nephew, and he did not mention the recipe of the barbecue ingredients at all. The queen and the emperor did not ask. The royal chef was not a fool. Now everyone in the palace knows that the Queen opened a restaurant, and the person in charge is Eunuch An. This recipe is probably for the sake of the restaurant. The royal chef changed his mind and said, "The emperor and Chitose love to eat, and the servant will serve more wine next time. Tasty."

Emperor Yongming: "Okay. You go down."

"Yes."

The imperial chef took the little father-in-law from the imperial pantry to retreat, and Emperor Yongming immediately said, "Pour me some wine."