The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

The bell for the lunch break rang, and officials ran out of various rooms in the Kaifeng government office, running towards the common destination.

One of the petty officials was trampled on his foot, almost accidentally fell down and lost his shoe. With just such a short delay, many colleagues have already surpassed him.The little official could only reluctantly put on his shoes and continue running.

Where are you going?The answer is, canteen.

Since Shaoyin ordered to improve the food in the cafeteria [-] years ago, in a short period of time, the cafeteria has completed its transformation.

Five days ago, the dishes took on 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 if it is the same dish, it will be much more delicious than before.

The limited supply of dishes such as pearl shrimp balls, eight-treasure rice, and duck paste are very popular, and 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.People in Bianjing love sweets and soup.The duck paste has a lot of paint but is not miscellaneous, and the taste is strong but not messy. It is between soup and vegetables, and it also has the effect of health preservation. It is really wonderful.

You know, as a native of Bianjing, I have tasted countless kinds of food and fruits.In addition, in recent years, the Daxiangguo Temple International Food Festival has gathered delicacies from all over the world, which has improved everyone's taste even more.

Under such circumstances, the new dishes of the cafeteria can still stand out, resulting in such a crowded situation, it can be seen that the cafeteria has indeed spent a lot of thought.

Even, many officials who were on vacation every day came to the government office to work, just to taste the canteen dishes that were full of praise from their colleagues, which shows its attractiveness.

As for the officials of the second-level administrative agency, after hearing about it, they also tried their best to come to the government office to report on their work and have a working meal by the way.

The Kaifeng government office, which was originally a little depressed due to the many affairs, suddenly seemed to be active because of this, especially during the time when the cafeteria was running at noon.

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While everyone was running, two people were also walking unhurriedly in the direction of the cafeteria.

This is Zhao Yunchu looking for someone to find the Kaifeng government office. He wanted to come in, but he was startled. After all, the status of the clan is different from others, not to mention his father's status is quite special.

But at any rate, they wouldn't be blocked outside. The clan of the Great Song Dynasty was treated very well. From the age of seven, they would be granted official positions, and they were promoted very quickly.As for the title, it is gone. The royal title of the clan cannot be passed down, and the eldest son will be demoted to the first class. If there are no special circumstances, the others will only be private officials, and the title can only be given after death.Even so, 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.Like Zhao Yunchu, who was awarded the Zuo Shiban at the age of seven, and this year he is already a training envoy of the Ruzhou regiment. Although it is only false and has no real power, it is enough to receive money and food.

Because of this, Zhao Yunchu had to go to the court meeting.Recently, because of this matter, he is distressed, otherwise, it would not be the first time he came to Kaifeng mansion to find Yunyan at this time.

At this time, Zhao Yunchu confides his troubles to Yunyanhui while walking.

There will be three types in the Great Song Dynasty, which are divided into different places. One is the Daqing Palace, which is held on important days such as New Year's Day. One of them is called Changchao, which is held in Wende Hall.

The Chuigong Palace is looking at the court, and all the officials from the Privy Council, the Third Division, and the Kaifeng Mansion are participating, and Bao Zheng will also go.As for the Chang Dynasty, the officials often do not attend. It is held after the court meeting of the Chui Gong Palace.

In other words, the Changchaohui is waiting for the officials to finish the court meeting in the Chuigong Hall. If you come to the Wende Hall, just 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 waste of time.And this kind of court meeting, officials have to attend the next day.

For such a boring thing, Zhao Yunchu's elder brothers usually ask for leave all the year round, and no one bothers them anyway.

Zhao Yunchu has only two hobbies in his life, Buddhist scriptures and Brother Yan. He is usually very bored, so he wants to go to court meetings.But in this way, wouldn't he compare the laziness of his brothers?Therefore, Zhao Yunchu's approach was strongly criticized.

After listening back, Yunyan comforted her and said: "Your brothers have problems with their three views. It's okay that your elder brother is really weak. Zhao Yunliang and Zhao Yundi, one of them stays up late every day, and the other knows that they are greedy for male sex. It's okay. blame you."

Zhao Yunchu said aggrievedly: "But even my mother said I was stupid..."

Yun Yan replied: "..."

Unexpectedly, the princess was so upright.

Yunyan regained her composure, "Your mother loves you so much, this idiot is the same as I call you idiot Baitian, it's a pet name! If you want me to say, it's good to go to the court meeting, just get up early and exercise."

The brothers of Zhao Yunchu’s family, apart from the ones who didn’t raise them, there are only four left. People will be afraid of their family... This is also a good thing.

"Well, my father also supports me...is it considered support? He said, just go if you are bored." Zhao Yunchu felt that he still got comfort from Brother Yan, seeing how good Brother Yan said, exercise, this Is caring about him.

How could Yunyan know what Zhao Yunchu was thinking when he returned, and he never imagined that Zhao Yunchu would really go to every court meeting from now on, rain or shine, and would become a legend.

As a result, everyone is complaining, what's wrong with this clan?Isn't this series all weird?

Yun Yanhui brought Zhao Yunchu to the canteen of Silusi. Although he is a newcomer and his rank is not high, he has been in charge of the reform of the canteen recently, and he has to teach the cook himself, so this place can be regarded as his half home. up.

After that, for a period of time, the Kaifeng officials who had just come into contact with Yun Yanhui couldn't figure out which department he belonged to, and why he could be seen in 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 public kitchens?"

Zhao Yunchu was not dispatched and had never been in the Yamen, so he naturally didn't know the situation of the public cooks in the Yamen, so he thought that the officials were all so keen on the food in the canteen.

Yun Yan replied: "Of course not."

This is the hottest period since the opening of Kaifeng Fuya Canteen, and it is still breaking records every day.Presumably, during the assessment, it will be discovered that after the cafeteria reform, the attendance rate has improved dramatically...

"I have changed the dishes in the cafeteria," Yun Yan replied very proudly, "otherwise, why would I invite you to eat here."

Zhao Yunchu was very supportive: "Brother Yan is so amazing!"

Yun Yan didn't look back at those queuing up to order food, and directly brought two meals from the back kitchen.

The side dishes include tofu in shrimp oil, stir-fried bamboo shoots, the current signature dish pearl shrimp balls, duck muddled, and eight-treasure rice in small bowls.

Zhao Yunchu ate eight-treasure rice at Yunyan's home, but he didn't have pearl shrimp balls and duck.He first tasted some side dishes as an appetizer. The tofu in shrimp oil was fried until the surface was slightly browned and bubbling. The top was sprinkled with chopped green onion, which looked green and white.

Take it up and smell it again, there is no beany smell, but a fragrant shrimp oil smell.

Take a bite and break the browned skin, and some hot soup will flow out of it, combining the aroma of sauce and shrimp oil.The tofu itself is light because of the flavor of the soup, which is delicious and tender.No wonder some people can eat a bowl of Diaohu Rice just with this kind of tofu.

As for the pearl shrimp balls, they are of course much larger than real pearls, white to transparent in color, and covered with green vegetable leaves.Scoop the shrimp balls with a spoon, and there is a shrimp ball in a spoon, as well as diced ham.

Just eat it like this, it is full of umami taste of shrimp.Dip some salt and pepper to eat, it will be more delicious.

There is also the most popular duck muddled, which looks muddled, but the taste is not muddled, with distinct layers.

The mellow duck soup, simmered duck meat, crushed yam, and fat and tender shiitake 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 also poured out the remaining half of her own bowl to him, "This one is also my favorite, Mr. Bao, and I even gave him four words, called 'rarely confused'."

When Zhao Yunchu heard it, he nodded again and again, "There is a chance."

"Zen is not a chicken or a duck." Yun Yanhui was not happy that he was still talking about Zen at the dinner table, and told him to eat it quickly. These days, serious monks don't eat vegetarian food, and princes and grandchildren love to talk about Zen.

Zhao Yunchu buried his head in his meal, Yunyan ate slowly by himself, and still had time to look around and see the market reaction.

The officials who came to eat in the cafeteria, no matter what their posture was, were all as dedicated as Zhao Yunchu.The officials are okay, but the petty officials with bad backgrounds have poor manners, they are like pigs eating food, and they can't wait to be wiped out.Finally finished eating, wishing to lick the bowl clean.

So my packing rate during this time has also dropped rapidly, and basically everyone ate it up on the spot...

At this time, someone brought a wooden sign, and when everyone saw it, they all stretched their necks to look at it.

The wooden sign is not strange, and it cannot be eaten. The point is that the name of the dish is written on the sign, which is the daily menu released by the cafeteria.Now there is a new wooden sign, which clearly means that there are new dishes, how can we make everyone not look forward to it?

When the back chef came to pick up the wooden sign, he found himself being stared at by everyone strangely...

He also looked at everyone stiffly, and finally said dumbly: "Uh... Tomorrow, some dishes will be rotated."

There was a brief silence in the cafeteria, followed by discussions.

"Aren't you going on vacation tomorrow..."

"Enough, let's see what new dishes are available."

"Hey, eating at home has been boring recently, why can't the cafeteria take an extra copy back..."

"I'm going to the county tomorrow, my God!"

"Won't you change the duck? My favorite is the duck QAQ"

"Me too, Bao Shaoyin said it well, it's rare to be confused..."