This Song Dynasty is different

Chapter 6 Play until you collapse

Xinghua watched with some melancholy as several cooks took turns cooking in the yard. A dozen men and women were salivating beside them, waiting to eat. No, it was called tasting.

It doesn't matter that she hasn't been in the kitchen for five days.But since Lang Jun was released from prison, his whole person has become different, which makes her a little uneasy.

The original Li Xian was a scholar who sought fame but could not get it. He was a scholar who hated society. He complained about everything and others every day and did nothing except studying.

Xinghua always felt that Lang Jun had great talent, but she hoped that Lang Jun could realize his talent and find a way out before he starved to death.

Now it seems that there is a way out.

Although some are not on the table.

Several cooks respectfully sent over the dishes they cooked.

Li Xian was sitting under the tree in the courtyard reading a book, pointing to the table in front of him. The cooks put down the dishes and lowered their heads slightly, waiting for the chef's comments.

Li Xian used chopsticks to put some of each dish on the plate, tasted it slowly, and then pointed out the flaws in each dish.

"But it's almost done." Li Xian doesn't think that the cooking skills of later generations will encounter Waterloo in this era.

The cooks looked happy and saluted one after another.

According to Li Xian's rules, if you learn the Li family's cooking skills, you have to sign a ten-year contract.You are not allowed to change jobs within ten years, and you are not allowed to teach your cooking skills to others.

In this way, within ten years, everyone will be a family.

"Xinghua!" Li Xian put down his chopsticks, called Xinghua over, and pointed to the dishes, "Are you hungry?"

Xinghua shook her head and nodded, and Li Xian smiled and said, "I won't have time to care about this in the future, you have to keep an eye on it."

That little face immediately started to shine.

Xinghua put all the vegetables into a big bowl that was bigger than her head, and squatted under the eaves to eat.

Zhang Ze is here, bringing the 'good news' that officials have begun to participate in politics

"The Queen Mother said, let the officials start with small things." Zhang Ze bowed gratefully, and Li Xian frowned and asked, "Why is this?"

"If it weren't for what Li Langjun said, the officials would not be able to do things in the court. We are just useless people. If we don't know anything else, we only know who is good to the officials and who is good to us. Thank you very much, Li Langjun. "

The gears of history seem to have shifted at some angle!
Li Xian was a little sad. This look in Zhang Ze's eyes showed concern for state affairs.

"Cao Liang will subconsciously stop and be on guard when seeing officials now." Zhang Ze covered his mouth and snickered.

"You will die if you underestimate your opponent!" Li Xian said.

"Yes." Zhang Ze knew that he wanted to convey this to the officials.

"By the way, an official from the Ministry of Justice made a mistake and was released." Zhang Ze said calmly.

"Oh!" Li Xian didn't think Zhang Ze would talk nonsense to him for no reason.

"This man drank too much, made mistakes in signing documents, and exiled all the prisoners in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment thousands of miles away."

What a ruthless means!
Li Xian felt a chill running down his spine.

After learning about the conversation between him and Zhao Zhen in prison, the Queen Mother would definitely find a way to silence those prisoners.Li Xian even came up with a few ideas for her when he was bored.

But the Queen Mother settled the matter without any fuss.

And, barely disguised.

As expected of a woman who almost became an emperor, so domineering!

"Opening tomorrow!" Li Xian put the matter behind him.

Immediately, the Li family became busy.

Huang Xin was also ready. He even went to the Cai River for a walk. When he returned, he said to Cao Li: "Alang, if this business is done well, it will also be a way to make money."

"You can never have too much money." Cao Li said calmly.

After the initial negotiation was successful and the Chanyuan Alliance was reached, the reward that Zhenzong paid to Cao every year was not a small amount, enough to make the ministers envious and jealous.

But compared with his contribution to saving the Song Dynasty, Cao Lili felt that he had been treated poorly.

On the second day, before dawn, Caihe became lively.

The Cai River flows slowly under the first bridge, and the boatmen who had rested for the night began to cook.

“It’s troublesome to cook on a ship, and it can easily cause a fire if you’re not careful. Isn’t it good to eat ashore?”

"Eating ashore, a snack at the Zhouqiao Night Market costs fifteen yuan. We want to be full, so let's pay less than fifty yuan. You give me the money!"

"Just eat something simple."

"We are doing hard work, so we can eat more easily. When you are so hungry that your eyes are dizzy, can you work?"

"Hey! Mom, what does it smell like?"

Wisps of fragrance wafted over.

Everyone looked up and saw more than ten people pushing carts slowly.There were many wooden barrels and tubs placed on the cart, which were steaming hot.

The carts moved away from each other along the bank of Cai River, and then a man came over.

shouted:

"Lee Kee Fast Food is opening today, and there's a big opening bonus. All meals are [-]% off, [-]% off!"

"What, fast food?"

"How much does it cost at [-]% off?"

"21 yuan for a fast food, including meat, vegetables, and two steamed pancakes!"

"Maybe try it?"

"Just taste it!" Jiang Gu, the steward, said with a smile.Lang Jun said that it will only take three days to open the business without losing money.

So someone came over, and the waiter gave him a piece of pork.

"Is it pork?" The visitor looked confused.

Even many years later, when Su Shi was driven to Huangzhou, pork was still a despicable ingredient that ordinary people did not want to eat.So much so that Su Xian lamented, "Huangzhou pork is as cheap as mud."

The boatmen all made a sound and prepared to disperse.

"what!"

The man tasted a piece and blinked.

"Maybe another piece?"

"Give it to him!" Jiang Gu said with a smile. Immortals would come down to earth to try the dishes taught by Lang Jun.

"Give me two portions!" the visitor said impatiently, then turned around and shouted, "Sanlang, Sanlang, stop cooking, let's eat this."

"Delicious?" Everyone was surprised. After the man and his brother squatted on the bow of the boat to eat, the aroma spread, and some people went to taste it.

"Give me one!"

"I want one too!"

However, Lee Kee Fast Food does not provide bowls and chopsticks, so you need to bring your own.

On the other side, the Cao family's large motorcade also arrived.

"Mr. Huang, the Li family is opposite." The steward went to the carriage to report.

The car curtain was opened, and the cool spring breeze blew in.Huang Xin wrapped his robe tightly, glanced at the other side in the mist, and said lightly: "Ask about the price of the Li family."

Not long after, the manager replied, "Two steamed cakes, one meat and one vegetarian, 21 yuan."

"We have fourteen dollars!" Huang Xin said casually, then lowered the car curtain, and his voice could be heard faintly from inside the car: "A down-and-out scholar, is he worthy of challenging A Lang? He doesn't know whether to live or die!"

So someone shouted loudly to attract customers. "Fourteen yuan, so cheap?" A boatman hurried over and took a portion, then went back to squat on the bow of the boat to eat.

"How?" Someone on the other side regretted that he bought it too early and lost seven yuan.

The man said: "It's okay."

So many boatmen who had no food to cook came in droves.

The first group packed some food and went back to eat, showing off that they had taken advantage.The boatman who had bought Li's fast food was unhappy and took a bite.

Immediately, he took his own food to the side and munched.

"Hey! How?" The boatman was puzzled.

"Haha!" The man just laughed.

"Damn it, I'll try it."

After taking a bite, the boatman's eyes lit up and he stamped his feet, "Damn it! What I bought is pig food!"

Immediately word spread.

"Li's fast food is extremely delicious. Compared with his food, the food here is like pig food."

"It's six yuan cheaper at least!" someone retorted.

"Are you willing to eat pig food for six dollars?"

"It doesn't taste bad either!"

"Try this."

"..."

Everyone was staring at the two boatmen in the dispute. Two men came to the shore, one of whom was a teenager.

The young man walked to Li Ji's fast food and said loudly: "Bring it to me..." He looked back and said, "Fifteen servings."

Li Xian was taking a nap when Xinghua hurried over and said, "Mr. Langjun."

Li Xian opened his eyes dissatisfied, and Xinghua said excitedly: "The official family is here."

Zhao Zhen, with more than ten guards, looked curiously at the bustle in Cai River.

Li Xian came over yawning, "The Queen Mother can rest assured that you will come out?"

"I told you to go around, and the eldest lady agreed readily."

Zhang Ze bought the food, but he naturally didn't dare to let the officials eat pork, so he decided to pretend to eat a few bites, which could be regarded as a help to Li Xian's business from the officials.

But after just one bite, Zhang Ze's eyes lit up.

"How is it?" Zhao Zhen has never eaten pork and only knows that it is a despicable ingredient.

"nice!"

Zhao Zhen was curious and got a copy.

Fatty meat is soft and waxy, while lean meat is thin but not woody.

The taste... is actually more delicious than the food in the palace.

"good to eat!"

The officials of the Song Dynasty praised loudly.

Over there, the boatmen also decided the winner.

"This is more beautiful than what the gods eat!"

Li Kee Fast Food was overwhelmed by the crowd.

On the other side, Huang Xin, who was lying in the carriage to catch up on his sleep, was awakened by someone.

"How?" Huang Xin asked with a nasal voice.

"Mr. Huang, you...see for yourself!"

"Yeah!" Huang Xin opened the curtain and saw only a few people in front of his large motorcade.Looking up, the Li family's motorcade on the other side... was no longer visible.

There are people all around!
"I hired a good cook, how could I lose to Li Xian? This is impossible!" Huang Xin said in disbelief: "Go and get a meal."

Someone ran away and came back soon.It turned out that he couldn't squeeze in, so in order to complete the task, the man bought one from a boatman at a high price.

Huang Xin took a bite.

Everyone was looking at him.

The face was dull.

Many officials from Shangya passed through Caihe River.

Suddenly someone on the other side exclaimed, "Guan family!"

Zhao Zhen looked up and saw an official, so he pointed to the cart and said, "It tastes good."

The official was so flattered that he dismounted and came over, "I will also have a share."

"It's actually an official family?"

The boatmen were shocked, and then shouted happily, "The officials are eating pork with us!"

Li Xian smiled bitterly, "It's okay for Bailong Yufu to be called Po Xingzang. If you take the initiative to call him out, aren't you afraid of being assassinated?"

"I have to come and take a look at your business." Zhao Zhen lowered his head and continued eating.

Li Xian's eyes were warm and he pointed around, with more than ten guards surrounding Zhao Zhen.

"The people will not harm me." Zhao Zhen said with a smile.

Zhang Ze came over and whispered: "On the other side is Cao Lili's aide Huang Xin."

He was looking at Li Xian.

The officials spent a long time with the Queen Mother yesterday for Li Xian's business, and then they were able to leave the palace.Do you, Li Xian, feel this friendship?

Li Xian walked slowly along the first bridge.

Huang Xin looked sideways at him, "Li Xian?"

Li Xian strolled over slowly, and under the gaze of Zhao Zhen and others, he walked up to Huang Xin and glanced at Huang Xin's remaining food.

"Is Li Ji's food delicious?"

Huang Xin sneered, "Young people don't know how to restrain themselves. Be careful and there will be retribution."

"If I restrain myself, will Cao Li let me go?"

Huang Xin was silent.

Cao used to be slapped with a wat ban by the officials. Naturally, he did not dare to blame the officials, so he transferred his hatred to Li Xian.If Li Xian is not brought down, the humiliation of Yi Wat Ban cannot be washed away.

But the good relationship between the officials and Li Xian meant that Cao Lili couldn't use super-standard methods, so Liang Xin played the trick of hurting others with his own merits.

"So, even if I pretend to be a grandson, Cao Li still refuses to give up. In that case, why should I pretend?"

Li Xian looked at Huang Xin, "Tell Cao Lili to play with this, I can play until he collapses!"

Huang Xin was furious and just about to scold him, he accidentally saw Zhao Zhen on the other side.

As the morning sun rises, the mist covering the Cai River gradually fades, and the vision is clear.

The young official stood on the other side and glanced at Huang Xin calmly. Then, he waved to Li Xian and said, "I'm back. Come to the palace to talk to me when you have time!"

(End of this chapter)