Chapter 171

In the kitchen, several cooks are busy in and out, washing vegetables, cutting vegetables and making a fire. Talking while doing things.

"We're going to live in the inner city in the future." The kitchen maid who cuts vegetables laughs.

People in Beijing yearn for the inner city just as Xu Lingyin yearns for delicious food. Those who live in the outer city are not necessarily from the bottom of the society, but those who live in the inner city are definitely well-off.

In terms of people's livelihood and public security, the inner city is far better than the outer city. There are almost no slums in the inner city. You don't have to worry about going shopping.

When you see the secluded alley, you can walk in boldly. Of course, this kind of thing is not worth advocating.

"Dalao is really promising. I heard from his wife that the house costs 5000 Liang." The kitchen maid who washed the dishes spoke to me.

"Five thousand taels? That's more like our house. " Said the cook.

"What do you know?" spat the kitchen washer. "I heard from my wife that that house would cost at least 7000 Liang, which is more magnificent than ours."

As for why he only spent 5000 Liang, it's of course that Dalao has the ability. He's a watchman. It's easy to buy a house at a low price.

"Madam told us that she would take us to live in the inner city in a few days. I'll tell you, the inner city is very prosperous."

Many of the lower class people living in the outer city seldom have the chance to go to the inner city. If they don't ride a horse or a carriage, it will take an hour or two to get from the outer city to the inner city. In the afternoon, it's almost sunset in the inner city.

The people in the mansion are looking forward to moving to the inner city. They are working hard these days. For fear of being dismissed. Unless lu'e has sold herself in Xu's house since she was a child, and Xu Dalang is a servant girl who can sleep at will, other servants sign a living contract.

"I found one thing..." the cook cut in suddenly. When the two cooks saw it, she said in a low voice:

"Madam likes to show off Dalao more and more. She always talks about him, but when Dalao comes back, she never looks good."

"Cough..."

suddenly, there was a cough outside the door, which interrupted the kitchen ladies' broken mouth.

"What's the matter with Dalao?" Asked the cook in surprise.

The kitchen is a greasy and dirty place, which is not for the owners.

There are so many plays for you old ladies. It's strange that my aunt will show off to me. Xu Qi'an, holding a bowl in his hand, nodded and said:

"I've made an exclusive recipe. I'll help you cook."

Xu Qi'an swept around. The kitchen was not dirty, but it was not clean. After all, under the years of lampblack, the walls and stove were stained with a layer of grease that could not be wiped.

However, as long as the pots and pans are washed frequently, there will be no problem.

"What is this?" The cooks looked at the bowl in his hand, a sticky lump.

"Good thing, don't look at it. It's a unique recipe." Xu Qi'an side body, don't show his baby to the cook.

The cook didn't care. She continued to be busy. Dalao stayed as long as he liked. He was the master. He was a servant himself. There was no reason for the servant to take charge of the master. Besides, every time his wife quarrels with him, she turns her eyes.

In addition to the master, there is probably only one mouth at home. Erlang, who can make flowers, can quarrel with Dalao.

Xu Qi'an stood on the side and watched. The first dish was fried meat with winter bamboo shoots. While the cook was frying, he scooped a small spoon of "chicken essence" into it.

Then he took a chopstick, tasted it and nodded slightly.

The taste is improved a lot, but it can't be compared with the real chicken essence.

Guanosine acid and sodium glutamate complement each other. In order to achieve the taste of the previous life, we still have to develop monosodium glutamate. Xu Qi'an is still satisfied.

When the cook saw this, she took chopsticks and a bamboo shoot to taste.

Her eyes widened and she forgot to cook.

The taste was familiar and strange to her. It tastes like chicken, but chicken can't be so fresh. A small spoonful of bamboo shoots has improved the taste of bamboo shoots by several grades, which can't be achieved by soup.

Xu Qi'an took a look at her, snatched the spoon to stir fry vegetables, so as not to paste.

"It seems... Delicious?" The other two cooks looked at her.

"Too, too delicious, I've never eaten such delicious food..." the Cook said excitedly.

...

in the front hall, Xu Lingyue came over with a meal, looked around and said in a delicate voice, "where's big brother?"

Usually at this time, the eldest brother has been sitting at the table waiting for dinner, teasing Xu Lingyin, putting her in the creaky nest.

Or quarrel with my mother, my aunt and nephew hate each other.

"Today, I'll take a rest. Maybe I went to the Department of Jiaofang." Said Xu Pingzhi, who lowered his head to wipe his sabre.

"Dad knows nonsense. Big brother doesn't even go to GouLan." Xu Lingyue puffed her cheeks and looked unhappy.

Yes, I used to think so too. The elder brother who didn't go to GouLan is now the person that the chief of the Department of Jiaofang is chasing after.

Xu Pingzhi sighed in his heart and said, "he is now in the state of practicing Qi. He doesn't need to guard himself any more. It's not natural for him to go to Jiaofang department. Which man won't go..."All of a sudden, Xu Pingzhi felt murderous on his side. Without raising his head, he continued to wipe his Sabre and said, "your father and Erlang never go there. I'd rather have a banquet. Xu has been there, but it's all because of social intercourse.

"In a word, none of the men in the Xu family like to go to the place of fireworks."

Xu Lingyue believed her father's words, thinking about the proud second brother and the honest elder brother. She was really not the kind of man who was nostalgic for fireworks.

"Well," he said, sitting at the table.

"Niang, I'm going to Gui Yue Lou." Xu Lingyin came out from the bottom of the table and startled his aunt.

My aunt doesn't like to talk to her. Xu Er Shu's sincere education to his daughter: "Lingyin, you can't go to Guiyue building often. You need silver."

"Big brother took me yesterday." Xu Lingyin is not satisfied.

"Then go to your elder brother." Xu Pingzhi waved his hand and was unwilling to educate his daughter, who was too stupid to be taught by the teachers of Yunlu Academy.

My aunt said with emotion: "the cooks of guiyuelou are said to come from the palace, and their craftsmanship is unique in the capital. If only we could have such cooks in our family."

"How fragrant..." Xu Lingyin said suddenly. She twitched her nose and looked out the door.

After a second's delay, Xu Pingzhi, who was at the peak of the refining realm, smelled the rich flavor.

After a while, the cooks came in with food, accompanied by Xu Qi'an, but even Xu Lingyue, who likes big brother most, didn't pay attention to him, and her eyes were firmly fixed on the dishes.

Fried pork with bamboo shoots, cabbage with vinegar, Chinese yam soup, fried egg with leek, stewed spareribs with lotus root, water bamboo shoots with red oil, and pork hooves fried by Xu Qi'an himself.

"The food is delicious today." Xu Pingzhi said unexpectedly.

He beckoned and brought a crisp hoof, covered with grey sauce. Smelling the delicious taste of saliva secretion, Xu Pingzhi can't wait to put it into his mouth to chew.

"So delicious?" He said in shock.

"The Lord is too pompous." Aunt curled her lips, waiting for the cook to set the dishes, she took a chopstick bamboo shoots, chewed a few mouthfuls, and instantly opened her eyes.

It's the same dish. There's nothing strange about it, but the taste burst the taste buds and brought a taste shock.

In the past, when cooking, you can pour a spoonful of soup at most. The soup is also divided into three, six, five and so on. In fact, it is not as delicious as you think, because the soup of this era is not matched with monosodium glutamate and other ingredients, so the taste of improvement is limited.

includes drinking chicken soup or eating letinous edodes, simply eating letinous edodes, it has already made people feel fresh, but Xu Qian used two hundred baskets of purified essence, which had a strong impact on taste buds.

Aunt surprised to look at the kitchen ladies, eyes flashing with light: "today's dishes are very different from the past, how do you do it."

Xu Lingyue and Xu Pingzhi also stop their chopsticks and wait for the cook's reply with great interest.

Only Xu Lingyin doesn't care. She only cares about how many delicious dishes can go into her stomach.

"It's Dalao's secret recipe..." the kitchen waved.

The family immediately looked at Xu Qi'an. Xu Pingzhi was surprised and said, "where did you get the recipe?"

Xu Lingyue and his aunt are curious to see him.

Xu Qian chopsticks such as fly, explained: "I just think the food at home is meager, and the food in guiyuelou is too expensive. I've been fooling around with some things, and it seems to taste good."

Xu Er Shu nodded slightly, turned his head to look at the table, and widened his eyes: "Xu Ling Yin!"

Xu Lingyin climbed onto the table and moved the dish to her side.

"It's all mine." She frowned and said crisply.

...

Xu Qi'an arrived at the Yamen at the same time and didn't do anything until noon. He patronized the gongs and silver gongs that came back from prison.

Yesterday, they learned from their colleagues the news of the downfall of the Minister of the Ministry of industry and the case that decided them to stay.

Without the role played by Xu Qi'an, the fate of many of them would have changed.

After dealing with them, Xu Qi'an tied up the gong and put on his sword. His duty in the afternoon was to patrol the streets.

"Ningyan, you haven't been to jiaofangsi for some time." The silent Zhu Guangxiao said suddenly.

Because I now have the illusion that I'm not whoring Huakui, but they are whoring me... Xu Qi'an said helplessly: "I feel that I'm going to reach the peak of practicing Qi, and I'm going to try to impact the realm of refining spirit."

The peak of Qi training... Zhu Guangxiao and song Tingfeng stare at him.

Both of them are at the peak of Qi training, which is not difficult. As long as they are willing to accept it over time, it is only a matter of time before they reach the peak.

It's hard to accumulate merits in exchange for visualizations.

Maybe it's only two months since Qi'an joined the watchman. That's the peak of Qi training. What's the qualification?

"Then you should accumulate your merits." Song Tingfeng sour said, and depressed added: "but with your savings from the Sangpo case so far, I feel enough."

"Well." Xu Qian lightly drifted away from the topic: "I plan to save two weeks before I go to Jiaofang."Jiaofangsi is always the best topic for them to have a lively atmosphere. Song Tingfeng frowned: "that girl Fuxiang is guilty."

She will not suffer, she will just overflow, just like the right side... Xu Qi'an looks at the right side.

As they walked, they came to the yamen gate, and their eyes were attracted by a tall, blue monk.

His monk's clothes were slightly shabby, with a thick Buddhist bead hanging around his neck and two rows of scars on his bald head. He looked bitter and bitter.

It's monk Hengyuan.

See Xu Qian out, Hengyuan eyes a bright, stride up, hands together: "Mr. Xu."

Xu Qian interrupted him and said, "master HengYuan, I have official business. Let's make a long story short. My official's monthly salary is only five Liang silver, and I'm not rich enough. "

At the same time, he looked down and saw that Hengyuan's cloth shoes were broken and two toes were sticking out.

Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao stare at Hengyuan with a bad look.

Seeing Xu Qian's quick refusal, Hengyuan kept silent for a long time and bowed himself to say, "I know."

Seeing the back of the great monk leaving, Xu Qi'an has no reason to think of his father, who came all the way to school to deliver vegetables to him when he was in middle school. He was disgusted by his father and complained that he left alone when he didn't deliver vegetables in time.

"Ah... Wait a minute," Xu Qi'an called to him and breathed out: "how much money do you want to borrow this time? Let's make it clear first. I don't want to borrow too much money. I really don't have much money recently."

PS: maybe I didn't add more today. I'm a little tired and want to sleep.