Chapter 344 Steamed Buns with Cured Pork Sauce (1)

Judging from the fact that Concubine Jing is in charge of the Phoenix Seal on behalf of the Queen, it is obvious that Concubine Jing is a master who has been bullied for many years and can't wait to establish her prestige once she stands up.

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

Liu Yuandong Bai Zhu sighed, said hello to a few people in a hasty manner, and left the public kitchen.

After Wen Mingtang and others checked the accounts and signed, Ji Caimai stood up and said, "Originally, I wanted to wait for some time and then check the accounts at the end of the year, but after I came back from the Internal Affairs Yamen, I thought about it, Mrs. Jing With Concubine's intervention, I'm afraid there will be trouble in allocating the money. So I'll finish the reconciliation with you early and settle the previous accounts in advance to ensure that you three can have a good year."

Although she came out of the palace early and has never met Concubine Jing, Concubine Jing's attitude of taking over the whole palace, for some reason, always gives people the feeling that she will cause trouble.

Wen Mingtang felt this way, and Ji Caimai, who had spent his whole life dealing with human relations and sophistication, naturally had this feeling, so he was afraid of something going wrong and settled the account early.

Of course, we still have to inquire about what kind of person Concubine Jing is.

"I'm afraid General Liang can't explain these things clearly. I have to meet Zhao Sishan!" Wen Mingtang thought for a while and said: "When the new year comes, family visits will be allowed in the palace. By then, I... eh , it seems like the New Year will be here in a few days!”

The days really go by day by day, and it’s the New Year before I know it. Wen Mingtang was suddenly startled. When he saw the people who were looking at her, waiting for her to say something, he suddenly laughed: "The days in the public kitchen were very pleasant, and they passed in the blink of an eye. It's not like in the palace, but it's not like that." You will forget things like the New Year approaching."

There was some unspeakable emotion and touch in the laughter.

Some of the New Year festivals in Da Rong are similar to those in modern times. There are seven days before the first day of the Lunar New Year and the Little New Year is called. After the Little New Year, there is the Little New Year's Eve and the New Year's Eve, followed by the first day of the first lunar month, and so on until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. In this area, officials from various ministries and yamen in Da Rong will also have the longest holiday of the year.

Of course, some jobs are busiest when everyone is on vacation, and this is the case for cooks. Although Wen Mingtang was not a cook in the palace, he had almost no rest except for a half-day break on holidays, such as cleaning the courtyard and doing chores.

Compared with the life in the same palace, the life of the public cook in Dali Temple was really pleasant. She was also very satisfied. She worked hard for a house of her own and had goals and hopes for her life.

Ji Caimai on the other side saw Wen Mingtang's expression of emotion and said nothing. It was not until he saw her regaining her composure that he nuzzled her lips, pointed in the direction of the imperial city, and said: "In this case... I will adjust your sleep to On that day of the New Year, you went to see Zhao Sishan to ask about her recent situation, and by the way, you were able to ask a few words about Concubine Jing's skills."

If I remember correctly, when Master Wen came to Dali Temple, he said that Zhao Sishan would leave the palace next year. She said this at the beginning of the year when she first came here. It was now the end of the year and it was almost time for Zhao Sishan to leave the palace. In this case, it was time to start buying some household items.

Wen Mingtang nodded in agreement.

For the next few days, nothing happened in Dali Temple. For people like them who do chores and cooks, it is a good thing that nothing happened, and their lives are uneventful and smooth.

But this 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 Feng Tong's body was discovered. Although not a single piece of meat could be sold at the meat stalls in the market, compared with the bustle near the New Year's Eve in previous years, the business was obviously much deserted. Because the meat was overstocked and could not be sold, it was so smelly that it caused several disputes, fights and scoldings in the market. It was obvious that this case would not be solved for a day, and rumors were still flying in the market.

In addition to adding more variety to the dishes to appease Liu Yuan, Bai Zhu and others who were in trouble, Wen Mingtang and others could not do anything else.

Fast forward to the day of the Lunar New Year. Wen Mingtang, who had stayed in bed, did not eat the morning meal in the public kitchen. Instead, he went out on an empty stomach. After preparing to finish the morning meal, he went to wait in front of the Tongming Gate to see what he could do today. Can't see Zhao Sishan.

I think the last time I saw Zhao Sishan was the day she left the palace. What she had in her pocket was a cold rice ball. It would be nice to have a cold rice ball at that time, and the palace was not like outside. As long as you wanted to eat, you could have hot food at any time.

Compared with the lack of familiarity with the city's restaurants when he left the palace at the beginning of the year, after nearly a year of exploration, Wen Mingtang still knew where to buy delicious court food, even though he didn't leave Dali Temple much.

Although he stayed in bed, for Wen Mingtang, who always got up before dawn to make the morning meal, it was not too late to go out for the morning meal even if he stayed in bed.

There is a shop selling steamed buns in the east end of the city that is very famous. The steamed steamed buns with cured meat and meat are fragrant, crispy, and soft in texture. Even without the need to add any soup, the steamed buns are still mouth-watering. Its meat is lean without leaving residue, fat but not greasy, and tastes delicious. It is very famous in Chang'an City.

Of course, the beautiful taste also has its disadvantages. Wen Mingtang looked at the long queue under the banner with the word "mo" written on it at the Momo Shop, and resigned himself to his fate and reached the end of the queue.

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

Fortunately, the queue was quite fast. The chef and the waiter who made the meat buns had already developed a pair of quick hands due to the long queue. In about a cup of tea, it was Wen Mingtang's turn.

Smelling the aroma of meat that went straight into his nose, he turned back and glanced at the long queue that had formed again after a while. Wen Mingtang thought about it, made a "slap" gesture, and said, "I want five, including Let’s take it away!” It’s better to have a meal with Zhao Si when we turn around.

The food in the palace is exquisite, and food that is full of folk fireworks is a rarity in the palace.

I walked towards Tongmingmen with a big bag full of meat buns with cured sauce. When I got to Tongmingmen, there were already many people waiting to call my name.

After Wen Mingtang wrote his name on the book, he glanced at the names of about ten people on it. He estimated that there was still plenty of time, and he was singing "empty city strategy" again, so he walked to the end of the queue and waited in line, while starting from From the large oil paper bag, I took out a steamed bun with bacon and meat sauce and brought it to my mouth before I could even take a bite. The team began to spontaneously move towards the palace wall.

As Wen Mingtang retreated toward the palace wall with the team, she instinctively followed everyone's gazes and looked forward. She didn't know who interrupted her eating action.

As far as the eye could see, a group of people came out of the transparent door.

There was a little red among the green bushes, and in the middle Lin Fei, dressed in crimson official robes, came out of the transparent door with several officials in green robes.

This scene is indeed too familiar: I vaguely remember that when she was queuing up to leave the palace at the beginning of the year, she was also interrupted by this scene while holding the cold rice balls she had hidden in her hands.

The difference is that she was in the palace at that time, and when she was about to go out, Lin Fei walked in from the transparent door; but now, she was outside the palace, and when she was about to go in, Lin Fei walked out of the transparent door.

After that... Wen Mingtang thought for a while and thought: It's time for everyone to go their separate ways and do their own things.

But... looking at Lin Fei who walked directly in front of him, Wen Mingtang, who was holding a steamed bun with bacon and meat sauce in his hand, looked at him blankly and thought to himself: How is this situation different from the beginning of the year?