For the New Year’s Eve dinner in the evening, Wang Qing and Nizi couldn’t help exclaiming even though they had already eaten countless delicious meals. Shao Yun’an prepared a hot pot, the kind of copper pot-style hot pot, and the table dishes, chicken Duck, fish, pig, sheep and deer, fresh vegetables produced in the greenhouse, bean curd ordered by Shao Yunan himself, rice wine brewed by himself, and duck. Shredded green onion, chicken is roast chicken, fish is pickled fish, and there are more pork dishes. For mutton, I eat hot-boiled mutton, braised venison, and stewed chicken soup with velvet antler.
Drink the sweet rice wine down your throat, and eat the delicious food. As the guest of honor, Mr. Cen looked at the dishes on the table and said a few words of blessing in a hurry, then started to move his chopsticks. Wang Qing and Nizi ate, —While adding vegetables to Jiang Moxi's bowl, Jiang Moxi ate without raising his head.
Jiang Kangchen's face was full of red after eating, and he said while eating: "Yun'an, this hot-boiled mutton is so delicious, and the roast duck is also delicious, you can open a restaurant in the capital. I made it.” The imperial court actually forbids food to be used as wine, so this rice wine can only be drunk privately by themselves, and cannot be traded.
"Brother Kang Chen can open it if he wants to. I will write down the method of making the sesame paste and the base. After you return to Beijing, you will discuss with Mr. An about opening a hot pot restaurant. This hot pot is most suitable for eating when it is cold, and it is the best match It’s mutton. When the weather gets warmer, hot pot restaurants will sell special snacks. This roast duck can be sold directly in restaurants. I’ll write down the recipe, but I’m going to work hard on you, Brother Jiang. You can bring some rice wine and distiller’s grains when you return to Beijing. When we go back, we can’t do business, but we can still eat and drink by ourselves.”
Jiang Kangchen said: "As long as you can clean up the money, you don't have to work hard. This hot pot and roast duck are the only ones in our country. It's hard not to make money."
Jiang Kangchen seemed to have seen the white money again, completely lost contact with the Wu family, and helped the queen to do business again. Jiang Kangchen also found the goal and focus of his life.
Someone is unhappy again.
"You lazy man, why don't you open a restaurant in the county? Your restaurant will definitely be more prosperous than Yizhangxuan."
It was Old Cen who was full of resentment.
Shao Yunan shook his head: "Forget it, I don't want to compete with Yizhangxuan for business, I don't believe that their big boss can't find out that tea and wine are related to Brother Jing and me, if you compete with them again, it's not a trick Enemies. You and the old lady can come and eat anytime you want. It’s okay to live here. If you’re too lazy to run away, I’ll make it ready and let Brother Qing and Nizi send it to you. Why do you still have to run there? I went to eat in the restaurant. But I have thought about handing over the craftsmanship of this sesame paste to the royal patriarch's family in the future. Wang Shuping, the son of the royal patriarch, has always been kind to me and brother Jing, and he also has the heart to inherit his father's business. Brother Jing and I sold Zhao The two clans of the Wang family and the Sun family are good, and the Wang family must also sell well, but after Wang Shuping becomes the patriarch, I might have other ideas by then."
Wang Qing and Nizi concentrated on eating, and didn't pay attention to what the adults said. My father said that when the adults were talking about business, children should not interrupt, let alone pry into it. As for Jiang Moxi, he would not even pay attention.
Jiang Kangchen made the decision: "That's okay. Even if they can do it with their ability, at most it will be within Chinan Mansion. No matter how big our business is, we can't take over the business of the entire Dayan, but this hot pot restaurant—— It must be opened, and the roast duck must be sold."
Shao Yun'an thought about it and said: "Just write a plan, write down all the transactions that I think can save money, and you will screen with Mr. An after you go back. Let's not stick to the food. But I don't know how to do it. To write, I still need my elder brother to write it."
Jiang Kangning nodded again and again: "That would be great. But you still have to write it yourself. I will teach you next to you. If you don't know how to write characters, you can't write them all your life. Ishii will follow suit."
"Okay, um."
Everyone was satisfied with the meal, and Elder Cen actually decided to spend the entire New Year's Eve here, regardless of how many people would come to his house to pay him New Year's greetings during the New Year's Eve. On the evening of the thirtieth night, Shao Yunan was busy making dumplings, and Wang Shijing set off firecrackers for the children. People with different surnames in the whole family lived in harmony. During the period, Jiang Kangning called Guo Ziyu to the small hall alone, talked to him for a while, and when Guo Ziyu came out of the small hall, his eyes were red.
In the corridor of the courtyard, the wooden toy in Jiang Moxi's hand, which was tightly wrapped, was replaced by a simple wooden mechanical bird. He, Wang Qing, and Nizi each had one, which was dug out by Shao Yunan from the space. Don't ask him why there is such a thing in space, he doesn't even remember how it came here.
Jiang Moxi looked at the firecrackers exploding in the open space, and held the mechanical bird with both hands preciously. There was no trace of childlike innocence in his wooden expression, only two big black eyes were full of seriousness.
After the firecrackers were set off, Wang Qing and Nizi ran back to look for Jiang Moxi with joy in their eyes. Jiang Moxi lowered his head and started playing with the mechanical bird again.
"Brother Xi, let's go in, it's cold outside."
Nizi grabbed Jiang Moxi's arm, and brought Jiang Moxi, who didn't respond to her words, into the room. Jiang Moxi didn't resist, and silently let Nizi drag him away. Seeing Jiang Moxi playing with the mechanical bird when he was walking, Wang Qing thought for a while, took out his own blue mechanical bird from his pocket, and handed it out: "Brother, I will give you mine too."
Jiang Moxi stopped, and stared blankly at the bird in Wang Qing's hand. Wang Qing took Jiang Moxi's hand and put his own bird on it: "I'll give you mine too."
Seeing this, Nizi also took out her red bird from her pocket: "Brother Xi, I will give you mine too."
Jiang Moxi - looked at the two extra birds on her hands motionlessly, and slowly tightened her fingers.
"Let's go back to the house, it's cold outside."
Wang Qing took Jiang Moxi's arm and walked quickly into the room, thinking that Jiang Moxi was normal. Jiang Moxi speeded up her pace with the three little birds in her arms, and the rosy-faced girl followed closely with a smile. Seeing this scene, Jiang Kangchen turned his head and tried not to let his tears fall. In the Wu family, both adults and children bullied his son, beat him, scolded him, and called him a fool.
Jiang Kangning put his arms around his elder brother's shoulders and said in a low voice, "Brother, Brother Xi will be fine."
"… Um!"
Shao Yun'an was held in Wang Shijing's arms, and he didn't make a sound to disturb the pair of brothers. He will try his best to "cure" that same poor child.
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This is the fifth year that the new emperor has ascended the throne. Just like the New Year's Eve in previous years, after a lukewarm New Year's Eve dinner with his few concubines, Emperor Yongming rested in the Jingyou Palace where the emperor and his descendants lived, but this year's On the night of thirty, Emperor Yongming's mood was slightly different from previous years.
Emperor Yongming looked like he had just taken a bath, with his half-dry long hair hanging behind him. On the small table in front of him are dishes made by the Empress Dowager himself, and a glass of goat milk wine. Emperor Yongming bestowed on Jing Youfu the goat milk wine king and kept most of it. Emperor Yongming was very poor, and tea and wine sold so well, he, a poor emperor, sold his goat milk wine to Eunuch An, but ordered the queen to keep his share. Emperor Yongming felt sorry for his queen, so Dai Qiyou didn't feel sorry for his majesty.
Jingyou Palace was originally luxuriously decorated. After Dai Qiyou moved in, he brought many rare and rare treasures to Emperor Yongming's private treasury as a reward for Emperor Yongming's officials. Today's Jing Youfu is really simple. There were only six dishes on the table today, but they were made from the recipe written by Shao Yun'an brought back by Eunuch An on behalf of Qi You.
Dai Qiyou can lead troops to fight, march and deploy troops, play the piano and paint, but his cooking skills are very average. According to Shao Yun'an's recipe, the six dishes cooked on behalf of Qi You can only be regarded as mediocre compared to Shao Yun'an's craftsmanship, but Emperor Yongming ate very satisfied. Emperor Yongming's monopoly on Qi You, the descendant of the emperor, has aroused the dissatisfaction of many courtiers, but Emperor Yongming can compromise on everything, except for this matter, he will never compromise. He and Dai Qiyou grew up together and fell in love when they were young. Dai Qiyou lived and died for him, and eventually lost his body and couldn't even keep his child.
In order to inherit the throne, Dai Qiyou persuaded Emperor Yongming to choose a concubine, but Emperor Yongming was always unwilling. In his heart, only Dai Qiyou and his children are worthy of succession. Therefore, Emperor Yongming has been ordering the Imperial Hospital to recuperate the queen's body. If it is really not possible, he will choose a few women with no deep background to enter the palace, and the children born will be handed over to the queen to be raised. His emperor (queen) will only be Dai Qiyou.
After tasting every dish, Emperor Yongming put down his chopsticks and picked up his wine glass: "The Queen's cooking is getting better and better."
Dai Qiyou smiled and said: "You comforted me again, I know my craft well, but I have wronged the emperor."
"That's wrong. The queen usually manages the inner palace, and she has to share my worries and relieve labor from time to time. Now she also has to take charge of those businesses. It's not easy to cook a few dishes for me in person. What does the queen do? I love to eat them all."
Dai Qiyou smiled happily. Emperor Yongming stretched out his hand to hold Dai Qiyou's cold hand all year round, and put it on his face: "I can leave anyone, but I can't leave my queen. Earning money is important, but The queen should also pay attention to her body, don't make me worry."
Dai Qiyou touched Emperor Yongming's face tenderly, and said, "I said I would accompany you for a long, long time, and I will pay attention. Anze and Jiang Kangchen have done a good job, and all I have to do is to be a good backer , Your Majesty still needs to contribute to this, and the inner palace is clean, so I actually have nothing to do."
Emperor Yongming asked: "The Guyuan Ointment will be effective if you take it?"
Dai Qiyou said: "It hasn't been long since I ate it, not so fast, it will take at least two or three months to see the effect. But there must be no harm. Since Shao Yun'an said that your majesty can eat it, your majesty should not be lazy .”
Emperor Yongming sighed and said: "I hope that the Guyuan ointment is really effective, but have you still suffered from abdominal pain recently?"
"I haven't had abdominal pain recently." Pulling out his hand, Dai Qiyou said with a gentle smile on his face, "Your Majesty, eat quickly, the food is getting cold."
Emperor Yongming picked up the chopsticks again, and Dai Qiyou also picked up the chopsticks to accompany Emperor Yongming to eat. Emperor Yongming drank two glasses of goat's milk wine and sighed: "This Shao Yun'an is really a strange person. I hope he can really relieve my urgent need for money. .”
Dai Qiyou said: "Since he is a strange person, His Majesty must protect him thoroughly. As for why he is so different from before and after, His Majesty doesn't need to compare too much. That man died once, so he must have had a strange encounter. He just needs to tell His Majesty, If you are loyal to the imperial court, His Majesty should be confused. From my perspective, this year's tea and wine will probably earn His Majesty a lot of money. After the restaurant and snack shop open, the business will definitely be good. But if you want to fill the treasury, you must If you can't avoid the Ministry of Accounts, Your Majesty has to make plans earlier."
Emperor Yongming took a bite of the food and said, "Wait until I get rid of those greedy guys first. The emperor's division has been preparing for many years, just waiting for next year's scientific examination. The people I have arranged for the sixth department have already had some results. This year's tea business The queen is still fully in charge. Next year, after I take over the six departments completely, I will promote the new tea business according to Jiang Kangning's plan. At that time, I will send the household department to intervene. However, the tea and wine business of Shao Yun'an will still be in charge of the queen. If Jiang Kangning does a good job in my business, I plan to transfer him to Beijing, what does your queen think?"
Dai Qiyou pondered and said: "Jiang Kangning is ambitious and not pedantic. It can be seen from his treatment of Shao Yun'an and his husband's family. His ambition is not limited to a small county magistrate. Call him Entering Beijing can also relieve His Majesty's worries. However, His Majesty must be cautious about the candidate to succeed the post of Yongxiu County Magistrate. An Ze said that Shao Yun'an's family did not want to enter Beijing, and only wanted to stay in the village to spend their days leisurely. It's like losing the most direct backer, so it's better to be careful."
Emperor Yongming nodded and said: "I've thought of it too. Let's choose one of Weng Lao's students." Then, Emperor Yongming said seriously: "If he can take care of your body, I will make him a man— A marquis, even Chinan Zhifu has to respect him three points."
Dai Qiyou smiled: "Your Majesty is not afraid of saying that the Palace will attend you."
Emperor Yongming said in a foolish tone: "As long as my queen is healthy, I am afraid that they will not be able to participate? But if his husband and wife need to be of great use to me in the future, I will still order him to come to Beijing."
Dai Qiyou laughed out loud, with this man's love and care, even if he lost his body and life for this man, it doesn't matter, he will never regret it.