In front of the melon and fruit shop, there are people queuing up every day. I can't be scheduled today, I can't be scheduled tomorrow, and I can always be scheduled the day after tomorrow, right? All of a sudden, it was hard to find a melon in Beijing.
Those who have a good relationship with Prince Jing's Mansion try to use their connections to buy watermelons. Fortunately, Princess Jing is not in the capital, otherwise it would be enough to annoy her! She was idle in Tang Guzang, but she suffered a lot from Prince Jing. You can imagine that every day when he was in court, there were people blocking him at the gate of the court hall. Those who had met before but were nodding acquaintances all came up to hook up with him to make friends. Just to be able to buy a few broken watermelons! When did there become so many foodies among colleagues
"His Royal Highness Prince Jing, please stay..." Prince Jing, who was thankful that no one was waiting for him in front of the palace gate today, planned to leave early before the people behind came out, but was stopped by a familiar voice.
Turning around, it turned out to be Yuan Mufan, the stern prime minister of the current dynasty. The two had nothing to do with each other in normal times, because one was radical in their political views and the other was steady and steady, they often fought red-faced in the court, and when they met on weekdays, they only maintained a nodding acquaintance on the basis of ideas. Prime Minister Yuan is not a person who pays attention to appetite, why call him to stop at this time
Yuan Mufan, who was stared at with suspicion by Prince Jing, made his face turn red, and coughed to cover up his embarrassment. If possible, he really didn't want to ask others for this unspeakable reason. There is no way, filial piety is greater than the sky. In order to allow his father to stay in the capital for a few more days, and let him, a son, perform his filial piety before his knees, he will give up this old face!
"Please take a step to speak!" Prime Minister Yuan invited Prince Jing to a nearby teahouse, asked for a private room, and ordered a pot of good tea.
Prince Jing took a sip of the fragrant tea and dismissed the work of helping to make tea. Seeing that Prime Minister Yuan was still unwilling to speak, he asked directly: "What is the problem with Prime Minister Yuan? If Zhu can help, he must be here." No excuses!"
Prince Jing has inherited the unrestrained personality of the Supreme Emperor, and he hates literati's mother-in-law and mother-in-law the most.
Prime Minister Yuan gritted his teeth and said what he asked for in one breath. It turned out that Prime Minister Yuan's father, Yuan Sinian, a great Confucian of the first generation, finally returned to Beijing. He lived in his son's house not long ago. He heard that there was a watermelon seller in the capital. He insisted on returning to Tanggu Town. The watermelon at Caoyatou's house should be ripe, it's been a long time since the little girl's stewed pork head meat, I don't know what kind of cooking the little girl will cook for her brother this week..." My mind is full of food!
Yuan Yunxi, the youngest son of Prime Minister Yuan, returned to Beijing to prepare for the battle against Qiu Wei. Our Dean Yuan originally said that he would not return to Tanggu Town until his grandson finished his exams. But when I heard watermelon, I couldn't sit still. He had already sent people to Tanggu Town to buy them, but it would take five or six days to go back and forth. But his father became more and more anxious, as if he couldn't wait for a day. No wonder he became more and more like a child when he got old.
"His Royal Highness Prince Jing, look... can we grow melons from your fruit shop first, and let two come over?" Prime Minister Yuan never expected that when he would beg for watermelons, his old face would turn red with embarrassment.
Prince Jing has been devastated recently for his concubine's melon and fruit shop. According to his intention, he would quickly sell out those troublesome watermelons without thinking about it, and he would not offend anyone. Prime Minister Yuan's character has always been upright, and for his father, his filial piety is commendable. Prince Jing couldn't refuse, so he readily agreed. Using two watermelons to make the prime minister owe him a favor is not a bad deal!
Immediately, he ordered the guards with him: "Go to the melon and fruit shop of the princess, take two watermelons and send them to the prime minister's mansion. Remember, don't enter from the store, take it directly from the backyard, and say that the king ordered it!"
Prime Minister Yuan bowed to him gratefully. Prince Jing lowered his head and took a sip of tea, put down his cup and said, "Brother Yuan, if there is nothing else..."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, I will prepare some fine wine some other day, and I hope His Highness Prince Jing will appreciate it." Prime Minister Yuan also hurried back to his residence to see if his father had returned to Tanggu Town again.
After King Jing left, Prime Minister Yuan didn't stay any longer and hurried back to the mansion. Sure enough, our dean, with a small bundle in his hand, hurriedly ordered a car to take him back to Tanggu regardless of other people's obstruction.
Seeing her grandfather's stubborn temper coming up again, Yuan Yunxi didn't dare to stop her too much, she just tried to persuade her from the sidelines: "Grandpa, I have already sent people to line up to buy watermelon. If you leave today, you won't be able to eat the watermelon when you buy it back." arrive!"
"When you arrive in Tanggu, tell the little grass girl, I can eat as much watermelon as your grandpa wants! How can I wait in line for two days for a watermelon, and it's not my turn yet!" Yuan Si heard that the capital came from Tanggu two days ago. He sent a batch of watermelons over and happily sent people to buy them. As a result, the shop relied on Prince Jing's Mansion as the backstage, and did not buy into the Prime Minister's Mansion at all. I waited for two days with a burning heart, but I didn't even get a piece of watermelon rind. Mad! Back to Tanggu, he must sell a lot of watermelons, eat one, throw one and kick the other as a ball!
"Grandpa, it's our family's turn tonight for the private room at the Zhenxiu Restaurant. If you leave, you won't be able to eat!" Leaving him, the only way to attack with food!
Mentioning the delicacies restaurant in the capital made Yuan Sinian even more angry. He blew on his beard and said, "The Zhou family boy is too dishonest! He didn't even reserve a special private room for me, and he had to wait in line for the private room when he went to eat!! In Tanggu, as long as the little grass girl says, I can go to eat whenever I want, and there is no need to queue up?"
Yu Xiaocao's status in Tanggu Zhenxiu Restaurant is equivalent to half of the boss, and there is a special private room inside. When she went to eat or entertain guests, she never had to queue up. However, she usually has few opportunities to eat, and there are not many friends who can entertain her at Zhenxiulou, so she usually stays idle.
When Yu Xiaocao went to deliver extra meals to my younger brother, she always gave a copy to my mentor, Dean Yuan. Once, she heard this lovely foodie old man complain that she couldn't wait for a seat to eat at Zhenxiu Restaurant, so she generously lent him her private room.
In other words, Zhenxiu Building belongs to Xiaocao's private room, and Dean Yuan can use it casually when she is not using it. This means that Dean Yuan has a private room in Zhenxiu Building that does not require an appointment and is available at any time. This little old man was very embarrassing for a while among a group of old friends.
In addition to the Zhou family, Zhenxiu Building only has an exclusive private room like Xiaocao. How enviable is it to be able to eat at Zhenxiu Restaurant anytime, anywhere, without queuing or making an appointment? The envious and jealous eyes of Dean Yuan's old friends made him feel ecstatic for a while.
After coming to the capital, all the preferential treatment policies are gone. Dean Yuan is missing...
Just when Yuan Sinian insisted on leaving, Prime Minister Yuan arrived with the watermelon deliverer.
"Father! I bought the watermelon! My son wants to taste it. How does the Tanggu watermelon that Daddy praised so much taste like?" Prime Minister Yuan had a gentle smile on his face, as if he didn't see the baggage in his father's hand. Let people carry the watermelon to the hall of the outer courtyard.
Yuan Sinian recognized at a glance that the watermelon the servant was holding was grown by the Yu family. The watermelons in Beijing are small and unpalatable, but you still have to eat watermelons from Tang Guyu's family!
Seeing the watermelon, he seemed to have forgotten about his arguing to go back to Tanggu, and his feet were automatically seduced by the watermelon.
Yuan Sinian snorted when he heard his son's words, and said, "You'll know when you eat it! Then don't snatch it from me!"
Prime Minister Yuan couldn't laugh or cry in his heart: You treat me like you!
The watermelon in Beijing is cut from the middle and eaten with a spoon. Yuan Sinian commanded his servants with a high air, how to cut the watermelon into triangular pieces, then impatiently grabbed a piece in his hand, and took a bite. Well, that's what it smells like! Sweet to the heart!
Seeing his son's surprised expression out of the corner of his eye, he said rather embarrassingly, "Unfortunately, the watermelon isn't very fresh anymore! If it's just picked from the field, the taste will be more crisp and sweet."
After eating one piece, seeing his son take another piece, he hurriedly stopped him and said, "Didn't you say you won't steal it from me? Just try one piece, why are you still addicted to it?"
Prime Minister Yuan looked at the watermelon, which weighed at least fifteen or six catties, and said dumbfoundedly: "Father, you can't finish eating such a big watermelon by yourself! The watermelon has been cut and stored for a long time, and you will get a stomachache if you eat it again!"
Yuan Sinian glared at him, and said to Yuan Yunxi: "Yunxi, send half of it to your mother and sister-in-law in the backyard, so that they can try it too! Watermelon is cold, so your sister-in-law should be careful, don't let the children eat too much .”
Yuan Yunxi is the youngest son in the family. He is just seventeen this year. He has two older brothers and two older sisters. The older brothers are all married and have children, and the older sisters are also married. The eldest brother's child was just three years old, and it was the time when he was so cute. Dean Yuan, who is a great grandfather, would always think about this little guy when he had any delicious food.
The Yuan Yunxi brothers jokingly said behind their backs that only this little thing with no hair can snatch food from the "mouth of the tiger"!
Because of these two watermelons, the Prime Minister's Mansion kept the old naughty boy who clamored to go back to Tanggu.
But the king of Yangjun, who was far away in Tanggu, didn't expect how much trouble he had caused his father because he just wanted to earn some pocket money. Later, Prince Jing wrote a letter, sternly suing his youngest son in front of the concubine.
At this time, King Yang was sitting solemnly in the vegetable-filled yard of the Yu family, drinking tea leisurely and admiring the fresh greenery. Contrary to his leisurely, poor Yu Xiaocao is fighting with pots and pans in the kitchen because of the big Buddha in the courtyard!
"Yu Xiaocao, I want to eat tomatoes!" At the end of spring, there were not many fruits to eat. Yu's tomatoes were sweet and juicy, more refreshing than many fruits that Zhu Junyang had eaten.
These days, Zhu Junyang came to Yu's house for dinner almost every day, taking advantage of his official business. This guy has a tricky mouth, if Yu Xiaocao didn't do it himself, he can always find something wrong. The grandfather of the village chief wanted to confess this guy, and repeatedly asked him to entertain the county prince.