The bell of the lunch break rang, and officials ran out from the various rooms of the Kaifeng Mansion, running towards a common destination.
One of the clerks was trampled on his feet, almost accidentally fell, and his shoes fell off. After such a short delay, many colleagues had already surpassed him. The clerk could only reluctantly put on his shoes and continued to run.
Where are you going? The answer is the canteen.
Since Shaoyin ordered to improve the cafeteria dishes two decades ago, in a short period of time, the cafeteria has been transformed.
Five days ago, the dishes had a new look, and I don't know where the recipes were collected, as if they were not made by the same batch of cooks. And even the same dish will be much more delicious than before.
The limited-edition dishes such as pearl shrimp balls, rice with eight treasures, and duck mussels are even more popular. You can only get them if you go early. This is one of the reasons why everyone rushes to the cafeteria after work.
These dishes are not only delicious, but also very innovative. Bianjing people love sweets and soups. The duck paste is rich in paint but not mixed, and the taste is strong but not messy. It is between the soup and the vegetable, and it also has the effect of health preservation. It is really wonderful.
You know, as a native of Bianjing, you have tasted countless foods and fruits. In addition, in recent years, the International Food Festival of Daxiangguo Temple has brought together the delicacies of the eight wastes and all countries, which has improved everyone's taste.
Under such circumstances, the canteen's new dishes can still stand out, resulting in such a crowded situation, which shows that the canteen has indeed spent a lot of thought.
Even many officials who were supposed to be on vacation every day came to work in the government office, just to taste the cafeteria dishes that their colleagues praised, which shows its attractiveness.
As for the officials of the second-level administrative agencies, after hearing about it, they also tried every means to come to the government office to report their work, and by the way, they had a working lunch.
The Kaifeng government office, which was originally a little depressed because of the many affairs, seemed to be active all of a sudden, especially during the lunchtime run in the cafeteria.
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While everyone was running, two people walked unhurriedly towards the cafeteria.
This is Zhao Yunchu looking for someone to find the Kaifeng government office. He was going to come in, but he was startled. After all, the identity of the clan is different from others, not to mention that his father's identity is quite special.
But anyway, they won't be stopped outside. The imperial clan of the Song Dynasty are treated very well. From the age of seven, they will be granted official positions, and their promotion is very fast. As for the title, it is gone. The royal family cannot be passed down, and the eldest son is downgraded to the first rank. If there are no special circumstances, the others will only be yin officials. Rao is like this, and it is much more generous than ordinary people.
And with the benevolence of today's officials, in order to show their love for the clan, it is even more so. Zhao Yunchu, like Zhao Yunchu, was conferred the ban on the left at the age of seven, and this year he has also been a trainee of the Ruzhou regiment. Although it is only virtual and has no real power, it is enough to receive the money and food.
Therefore, Zhao Yunchu had to go to the court meeting. Recently, because of this incident, he is distressed, otherwise he would not have come to Kaifeng Mansion to find Yun Yan for the first time at this time.
At this time, Zhao Yunchu confided his distress to Yun Yanhui while walking.
There are three kinds of meetings in the Song Dynasty, which are divided into different places. One is the Daqing Hall Grand Meeting, which is held on important days such as New Year's Day. One is called Chang Dynasty, which is held in Wende Hall.
Looking at the palace, the officials from the Privy Council, Sansi, and Kaifeng Palace were all participating, including Bao Zheng. In the Chang Dynasty, the official family often does not attend. It is held after the court meeting in the Hanging Palace. After the official family participates in the court meeting in the Hanging Palace, they love to go.
That is to say, the regular court meeting is the one where the officials wait for the opening of the Hall of Hanging Arches. If you come to Wende Hall, you should listen to it, and if you don't come, it will end immediately. Most of the time they don't come, so the officials just wait, wait, wait, which is a huge waste of time. And this kind of court meeting, officials have to attend the next day.
For such a boring thing, Zhao Yunchu's brothers usually ask for leave all the year round, and no one grabs them anyway.
Zhao Yunchu had only two hobbies in his life, Buddhist scriptures and Brother Yan. He was usually very bored, so he wanted to go to the court. But in this way, wouldn't it show the laziness of his brothers? Therefore, Zhao Yunchu's approach was vigorously criticized.
Yun Yan replied after listening, and comforted: "There are problems with your brothers' three views, your brother is really weak, that's all, Zhao Yunliang and Zhao Yundi, one stays up all night every day, and the other knows that he is greedy for male sex. blame you."
Zhao Yunchu said aggrievedly: "But even my mother said I was stupid..."
Yunyan replied: "..."
I didn't expect the princess to be so honest.
Yun Yan returned to calm down, "Your mother loves you, this idiot is the same as I call you Silly Baitian. It's a nickname! If you want me to say, it's better to go to the court meeting, just get up early and exercise."
The brothers in Zhao Yunchu's family, except for those who have not been raised, there are only four left. The eldest is not in good health, the second and third are not righteous, and the fourth declares that he is giving up. People will be afraid of their homes... This is also a good thing.
"Well, my father also supports me... Is it support? He means, if you're bored, just go." Zhao Yunchu felt that he still got comfort from Brother Yan. caring about him.
How could Yun Yanhui know what Zhao Yunchu was thinking, and he couldn't even imagine that Zhao Yunchu's baby would really go to every court meeting regardless of rain or shine, and it would become a legend.
This caused everyone to complain, what's wrong with this clan? Isn't this series weird
Yun Yanhui brought Zhao Yunchu to the Silusi cafeteria. Although he is a newcomer and his rank is not high, he has been in charge of the cafeteria reform recently, and he has to teach the cooks himself, so this can be regarded as half of his home court. .
After that, for a period of time, the Kaifeng officials who had just contacted Yun Yanhui couldn't figure out which department he belonged to, and how could he be seen in so many places.
When discussing with each other, some thought he was from the cafeteria, some thought he was from Tianqingguan, some thought he was Shaoyin's servant, and some thought he was from various departments of the Third Academy...
"Why are there so many people?" Zhao Yunchu was very surprised, "Are there so many people in all the chefs?"
Zhao Yunchu had not been dispatched and had never stayed in the yamen. Naturally, he didn't know the situation of the yamen's public chef. He thought that the officials were so keen on cafeteria dishes.
Yun Yan replied, "Of course not."
This is the most popular period since the opening of the Kaifeng Mansion Cafeteria, and it is still breaking records every day. Presumably during the assessment, it will be found that after the reform of the canteen, the attendance rate has increased...
"I have changed the dishes in the cafeteria," Yun Yan Hui was extremely proud. "Otherwise, why would I invite you to eat here?"
Zhao Yunchu was very enthusiastic: "Brother Yan is amazing!"
Yun Yan didn't look at the people who were queuing for food, and took two meals directly from the back kitchen.
The side dishes include shrimp oil tofu, fried water bamboo, the current signature dishes, pearl shrimp balls, duck muddleheaded, and eight treasures rice in small bowls.
Eight Treasures Rice Zhao Yunchu had eaten at Yunyan's home, but pearl shrimp balls and duck were not confused. He tasted the appetizers first. The shrimp oil tofu was fried until the surface was browned and bubbling. It was sprinkled with chopped green onion, and it looked blue and white.
When I picked it up and smelled it, there was no beany smell, but a fragrant shrimp oil smell.
Take a bite and break the browned skin, and some hot soup flows out from the inside, which combines the aroma of sauce and shrimp oil. The light tofu itself is delicious and tender because of the soup. It's no wonder that with just this tofu, some people can eat a bowl of Diaohu rice.
As for pearl shrimp balls, they are of course much larger than real pearls, white to transparent in color, and covered with green cabbage leaves. Use a spoon to scoop the shrimp balls, a spoonful of which contains a shrimp ball and diced ham.
Just eat it, it is full of the umami taste of shrimp. Dipped in some salt and pepper to eat, it is more flavorful.
There is also the most popular duck, which is confused in appearance, but not confused in taste, with clear layers.
The mellow duck soup, the simmered duck meat, the shredded yam, and the fat and tender diced mushrooms are mixed together, smooth and delicious. It can be drunk like porridge, but it is more fragrant than porridge.
"I like this." Zhao Yunchu ate the duck confused.
Yun Yanhui poured out the remaining half of her bowl to him, "This one, we, Mr. Bao, also liked it the most, and gave him four words, called 'rare and confused'."
When Zhao Yunchu heard it, he nodded again and again, "There is a Zen machine."
"What kind of chicken and duck is Zen?" Yun Yanhui was unhappy that he was still talking about Zen at the dinner table, and told him to eat quickly. These days, serious monks don't eat vegetarian food, and princes and grandsons love to talk about Zen.
Zhao Yunchu immersed himself in eating, and Yun Yan returned to eat slowly, and still had time to look around to see the market reaction.
The officials who came to eat in the cafeteria, regardless of their posture, were all as dedicated as Zhao Yunchu. The officials are okay, but the clerks with bad backgrounds have bad manners, they are like pigs eating food, and they want to be swept away. When I finally finished eating, I couldn't wait to lick the bowl clean.
Therefore, my packing rate has also dropped rapidly during this period, and basically everyone has eaten it up on the spot...
At this time, someone sent a wooden sign, and everyone saw it, and they stretched their necks to see.
The wooden sign is not surprising, and it cannot be eaten. The key point is that the name of the dish is written on the sign. This is the daily menu released by the canteen. Now there is a new wooden sign, which clearly means that there are new dishes, how can everyone not look forward to it
When the people in the back kitchen came to pick up the wooden sign, they found that they were being stared at by everyone strangely...
He also looked at everyone stiffly, and finally said blankly, "Uh... I will rotate some of the dishes tomorrow."
There was a brief silence in the cafeteria, and then there was a lot of discussion.
"Aren't you going to take a vacation tomorrow..."
"Come on, let's see what's new."
"Hey, it's been boring to eat at home recently, why can't the cafeteria make more copies..."
"I'm going down to the county tomorrow, my God!"
"Won't the duck be confused? My favorite is the duck, qaq"
"Me too, Bao Shaoyin said it well, it's rare to be confused..."