The days when I skipped school and opened a restaurant in ancient times

The moon hangs high in the sky like a jade plate, and stars twinkle above the black curtain.The gentle evening breeze in spring gently blows the scent of flowers in the yard, and the stone lamps in the flowers are lit before nightfall.On the cobblestone path, there are shimmering lights like beans, which seem to echo the stars in the distant night sky. The butterflies flying among the flowers are illuminated by candlelight and cast a piece of agile figure.

There is a big peach tree in Muyun Courtyard, when the flowers are blooming and bearing fruit, Lu Yunnan loves to have dinner at the stone table under the tree.

At this time, as long as a gust of wind blows, there will be a short but gorgeous flower rain.

Mei Yu led the four servant girls to wait aside, waiting for the young master to clean up the table after eating.

"Strange, why don't you see bamboo branches and apricot trees today?" With a piece of ham stuffed in his mouth, Lu Yunnan took another bite of the snow-white soft steamed bun.

"Look at my memoryless mind." Mei Yu bit her lower lip, took a step forward, and lowered her head, said: "The bamboo leaves in the young master's courtyard came to find bamboo branches to drink, and Xinglin followed. The two are greedy." Very late, I didn't even have time to come and talk to the young master in person. I happened to meet me on the way and asked me to talk to the young master, but I promised well at the time, and I forgot when I turned around and served the dishes."

"Xinglin is greedy, I can believe it, Zhuzhi is so anxious, he must be missing my brother." Lu Yunnan took a sip of the porridge, squinting his eyes to enjoy the delicious food, "Brother is really, he insists on letting Zhuzhi follow me, and he refuses to let Zhuzhi follow me. Leave it to me. The two brothers of the victim’s family only saw each other for ten and a half months.”

Mei Yu didn't dare to answer, she lowered her head as if she didn't hear.

Mushuyuan, inside Chengjingzhai.

Chengjingzhai is located in the remote part of Mushuyuan, where Lu Yu usually works and reads.There are many flowers and trees planted in front of and behind the house, and there is also a bonsai stone.The landscaping consists of towering peaks, with rocks as the main part and trees as the supplementary part, creating a harmonious and rich picture.Along the perimeter of the house, green and verdant emerald cloud grasses adorn the whole Chengjingzhai. Although it will be a bit cold in autumn and winter, it is very cool in summer.

Now that the spring day is halfway through, the earth dragon has withdrawn a few days ago.Zhuzhi and Xinglin knelt on the ground, and the wet and cold breath of the ground penetrated their knees and penetrated into their bones.

The openwork armchair is the most comfortable chair to sit on. Lu Yu propped his right elbow on the armrest, clenched his hand into a fist to support his head, and tapped the armrest with the index finger of his left hand.He looked at the incense tube on the table, wondering when his bamboo carving of lotus, incense and crane dance turned into a picture of Hehe mandarin ducks.

Lu Yu didn't speak, and Zhuye didn't dare to speak.He didn't even dare to take a second look at his younger brother, he just stared at the chair under Lu Yu's buttocks for a long time before he could tell that the clip pattern under the chair was Ruyi Xiangyun.

"The eighth young master spent a lot of money on Suzaku Avenue today to get rare spices, is there such a thing?" Lu Yu looked at the two kneeling on the ground, and called their names, "Bamboo branch, tell me."

Zhuzhi bent his back a little more, and said truthfully: "Master Hui, there is indeed such a thing. But the eighth young master didn't spend a lot of money, and the foreign businessman was much cheaper. He only paid half of the original price, and he bought All the spices are bought."

"Today, Your Majesty asked me if the youngest in my family wanted to learn the way of incense. Your Majesty said that I heard that he spent a lot of money in Beijing and didn't even go to school, just to get rare spices." Lu Yu stopped tapping on the handrail and let out a soft sound Laughing, "Zhuzhi, can you explain to His Majesty for me that the Eighth Young Master didn't spend a thousand pieces of gold, but only a hundred pieces of gold?"

As soon as Lu Yu said this, even Zhuye knelt down, and Zhuzhi and Xinglin folded their hands flat on the ground, with their foreheads resting on their palms, and their whole bodies were tense.

"Zhuzhi, Xinglin. I personally selected the two of you to send to Zhizhi. You already know what kind of temperament he is. After all these years, the two of you still know who you are? The master wants to buy something. , everyone is below, and you two servants are still sitting in the car." Lu Yu was a little annoyed, and his voice couldn't help but a little louder, "How about I call you two young masters?"

"The villain dare not." Zhuzhi and Xinglin replied tremblingly.

"If the eighth young master wants to buy something expensive in public, no matter what method you use, you must stop it. Go to the store to confirm the purchase in private, and this situation should not happen again." Lu Yu rubbed Out of the corner of his eyes, he waved his hand and made all three of them retreat.

Lu Sheng listened to the corner for a long time, and when he heard footsteps, he immediately took a few steps back.The three of Zhuye thought that the master happened to come to Chengjingzhai, so they saluted respectfully.

"What's the anger between you and those two kids? It's not like you don't know Zhizhi's temperament. He must have seen something good for cooking, like a runaway wild horse, and he couldn't hold it back." Lu Sheng walked in Inside the room, Lu Yu was about to stand up and give up his seat, but Lu Sheng waved his hand to signal no need.He went straight to the huanghuali round-backed chair under the window and sat down, with his feet on the feet, and he lay back, feeling very comfortable.

Lu Yu sighed, "There's no other way. It's true that Zhizhi wants to buy something. He has been troubled since he was a child, and we have always protected him in our hands. He is unrestrained and casual. I don't want to After knowing it, there are thousands of scruples and helplessness. It’s just that there are many people on Suzaku Avenue this time, and there are crowds. He spent so much money to buy two boxes of spices, which is unimaginable for ordinary people, so naturally there are many discussions.”

Hearing this, Lu Sheng said, "The person who will chew Zhizhi's tongue in front of His Majesty must be someone from the left side."

Lu Yu nodded, "Minister of Rites, Xu Wanglin." He described Xu Wanglin's words to Lu Sheng at that time, "He started with the incense burning in His Majesty's Hall, and said that he heard that Ning Jingcheng, the young master of the right minister's mansion, spent a lot of money to buy spices, and he boasted clearly Knowing that he likes elegance, but he also emphasizes the amount of money and the rarity of the spices. Now that the plague is rampant in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, this person is saying that the Right Prime Minister's House is extravagant. But after listening to it, His Majesty asked me."

"What's wrong with you Your Majesty said?"

Lu Yu sat upright and cleared his throat. After glancing at his father, he said solemnly: "The thing that makes Zhizhi pay a lot of money must be related to cooking. The prince and princess of the Luojia Kingdom in the Western Regions also have Some aristocratic children will go to Beijing to study in the Imperial College in a few days, and His Majesty just asked me and the Ministry of Rites to assist Guanglu Temple in holding a palace banquet. I said that I asked Zhizhi to help me think of new recipes, and I just needed spices."

Lu Sheng frowned, wanting to say something.Lu Yu looked at his father, and asked first: "That's not the point, the point is, before leaving, His Majesty told me in a low voice that he just learned from you that he is a disciple of the Holy Way, so he heard me say that he would do it again." Developing recipes. Your Majesty said that he is looking forward to tasting the dishes made by the disciples of the Holy Way." Lu Yu began to ask knowingly, "So, father, do you know what the disciples of the Holy Way are all about?"

"You boy, I asked you instead of asking me!" Lu Sheng smiled and shook his head, then told Lu Yu about the tofu, oil and the dream that Lu Yunnan told him.

After finishing speaking, before Lu Yu could react, he said, "Your Majesty wants me to bring Zhizhi into the palace tomorrow for a detailed discussion."

"I said why Your Majesty didn't respond to Xu Wanglin's words at all, and even handed me the words for me to explain." Lu Yu got up and walked towards the door, "Then I have to go and talk to Zhizhi first, so as not to miss it tomorrow. I have to let him think of a few dishes, otherwise His Majesty will not be able to explain it."

Twilight Courtyard.

"Brother, what you said is true?!" Lu Yunnan said incredulously, "Tomorrow my father will take me to the palace to have a face feast, and the emperor also said that he wants me to think about the dishes for the palace banquet?"

Seeing Lu Yu nodding his head to confirm, Lu Yunnan happily jumped up and down on his brother's body. Thanks to Lu Yu's quick reaction, he quickly held him back, otherwise he would have fallen to the ground.

"Why is such a grown-up person still so frizzy?" Although Lu Yu was training Lu Yunnan, there was no displeasure in his tone, and his expression was doting. "What should I do if I fall in pain?"

Lu Yunnan smiled and put his arms around his brother's neck, "Big brother will catch me."

Lu Yu raised his face slightly, looked at his younger brother who was smirking, and couldn't help but smile on his lips and said: "Well, brother will always catch Zhizhi."

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Shou'an Palace, Buddhist hall.

The huge gilt Buddha statue is slightly tilted, and the cigarette smoke is lingering in the air. The huge Buddha statue looks down on everything like a cloud.The sound of chanting sutras was mixed with the crisp sound of wooden fish, and a beautiful woman in fine clothes was kneeling on the futon.

"What did you find?"

Nanny Chang, who came in from the outside, bowed her waist and replied, "Reporting to the Queen Mother, according to the spies' report, Lord Jin did have contact with the youngest member of the Lu family. It was just because the youngest member of the Lu family used lacquer and ink to ruin the calligraphy class in Chongzhi Hall the day before yesterday." He took off King Jin’s robe. The prince was angry, so he went to find the youngest of the Lu family today, in order to punish him.”

"Punish him?"

"Yes, I heard that the youngest member of the Lu family knelt for an entire hour in the food hall, and many people watched."

Shen Shu stopped knocking on the wooden fish. She knelt on the futon, looked at the compassionate Buddha, put her hands on her waist and abdomen, and said with a sneer through the brocade clothes: "The scar on the waist of this palace is here. I still feel pain during the cloudy and rainy days, Gu Chao..." Shen Shu paused, then said with a smile: "No, it should be called Yun Ming now. Yun Ming did everything to kill Lu Zhi's mother at the beginning, but now Forget it if you say it. Mother Chang, I ask you, do you believe this?"

Nanny Chang lowered her head and replied, "Of course I don't believe it."

"A child is still a child after all, and I think he has grown up after leaving these years, and I don't want to be the same as before." Shen Shu continued to knock on the wooden fish, "I heard that His Majesty wants Lu Zhi to enter the palace tomorrow, you can find a way Bring him to Shou'an Palace. I want to see if Gu Yunming really doesn't care or pretends not to."

"Yes, Queen Mother."

On the second day, Lu Yunnan rarely stayed in bed, and followed his father into the palace at dawn.

However, he has to wait until the next court in the Qingming Hall, which is specially designed for people to wait.The bored Lu Yunnan could only silently trace the openwork flying mask pattern in the palace.Just when he had drawn the pattern of the cane-inlaid flying cover enough to draw it again on the spot with his eyes closed, finally a servant came to tell him and led him to see the emperor.

Lu Yunnan was taken into Zhiyuan Palace, the place where the emperor specially discussed matters with ministers.Out of the corner of his eye, he saw his eldest brother and father were there, as well as several other officials he didn't know.Lu Yunnan bowed his waist and raised his hands in salute, "The student has met the Holy One."

The students in the Imperial College are all disciples of the Emperor. In the Great Zhou Dynasty, if the students of the Imperial College met the Emperor of the Great Zhou, they would call themselves "students".Even if the students of Guozijian entered the court as officials, in private, they could call themselves "students" in memorials or in meetings.

Gu Yunlan sat on the red sandalwood throne inlaid with gold patterns, looking at the young man.The other party was wearing a brocade narrow-sleeved lapel gown with a gold and jade inlaid treasure belt around his waist.The hair is tied in half and fixed with a gold crown inlaid with chiseled agate.The clothes are rich and noble, and the gold is piled up with jade.When Gu Yunlan asked the other party to raise his head, Gu Yunlan felt that the cinnabar mole on the other party's forehead was more beautiful than the red agate set off by the gold.

"Worthy of being a disciple chosen by the Holy Dao, even in appearance, he is unparalleled in the world."

Hearing this, Lu Yunnan lowered his head again, his voice was crisp and clear, "Your Majesty has a great reputation."

His heart was beating fast, and he was very guilty.I lied, and it was a big, big lie.But if he didn't use the name of the Holy Way, he couldn't think of any other way to tell what he knew in such a short period of time.

But he didn't dare to take the title of disciple of the Holy Dao seriously.

"The students haven't formally entered the teacher's school yet, but they are fortunate to have a few points from the Holy Way. The students are ashamed."

Seeing Lu Yunnan's cautious appearance, Gu Yunlan couldn't help laughing, "No matter what, if the method you mentioned is really effective, you will be the hero of Da Zhou."

"However." Gu Yunlan changed the subject, apologizing, "I'm afraid I won't be able to give you such a great achievement this time."

Lu Yunnan didn't quite understand, Gu Yunlan looked at the bewildered young man, sighed and said, "Everything in your dream will become my reminder from heaven, do you understand?"

Lu Yunnan seemed to understand a little bit, he sometimes heard from his elder brother and father that His Majesty is being suppressed everywhere now.In the plague in Jiangsu and Zhejiang this time, some people even said that His Majesty's virtue is not worthy.If His Majesty gets the prompt from heaven now, not only will the plague be overcome, but the quality of life of the people will also be improved.Doesn't that mean that His Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and God will help him?

"Whatever you want, just ask. As long as I can do it, I can give you anything." Gu Yunlan made her own promise, "If you have an idea, you can say it now. You don't have to wait for success, I can give it to you in advance cash."

Lu Yunnan swallowed, his heartbeat quickened again, I have to say, Gu Chao's brother was really generous.

So, Lu Yunnan said what he dreamed of, "Students want a street, so that students can open all kinds of food shops on this street." After speaking, he sneaked a look at Gu Yunlan, feeling a little bit like The lion opened his mouth wide and asked uncertainly, "Is it okay?"

Except for Lu Yu and Lu Sheng and his son, Gu Yunlan and everyone present were dumbfounded. That's it?

Gu Yunlan looked at the unresponsive Lu family father and son, they actually agreed to such a simple condition?Gu Yunlan thought of her younger brother, Lu Yunnan's own father and brother cheating on him, but he, the eldest brother, couldn't cheat on his younger brother's only friend, so she said: "Since we want to open a restaurant, from now on, all restaurants under your name will be exempted." Go to the business tax." After thinking for a while, he added: "There is a valley under my name, which has not yet been named. Although the valley is not big, it has beautiful scenery in four seasons, and it is not far outside the city. I will give it to you. Bar."

Seeing that no one objected, Lu Yunnan was still very happy, so he named the valley he sent out, "Since your surname is Lu, your pronunciation is the same as Lu. Yo Yo Luming, so you called it, how about Yo Yo Valley?"

Lu Yunnan was immersed in the joy of having a street and a valley, even if Gu Yunlan named it Smelly Valley, he would still be able to nod happily.

When Lu Yunnan knew that the valley was used by Gu Yunlan to try to grow melons and fruits from various countries, and when he saw the strawberries and grapes growing very well, he was so happy.

"I heard from Lu Hanlin that he asked you to think of some dishes, or are they made with rare spices, and used in the palace banquet two days later?" Gu Yunlan was thinking about the dishes for the palace banquet, and to be honest, he was looking forward to it.The food at Guanglu Temple is really unpalatable. Every year, the palace banquet, whether it is to celebrate festivals or to welcome foreign guests, is supported by singing and dancing performances. I have never seen anyone really at the banquet hosted by Guanglu Temple. Eat more dishes.

Guanglu Temple changes people every year, and recruits famous chefs from all over the world every year.But it's useless, there seems to be something poisonous in this place, anyone who goes in cooks the same food, and it's equally unpalatable.

Lu Yunnan nodded, he pondered all night last night, "If possible, the students will go to Guanglu Temple tomorrow to prepare."

Gu Yunlan was overjoyed, "Yes!"

Gu Yunlan is not worried at all that Lu Yunnan's food is not delicious, because there is no worse food in the world than the people from Guanglu Temple!No!

After discussing some specific details of the palace banquet, Gu Yunlan ordered Lu Yu to personally accompany Lu Yunnan to Guanglu Temple tomorrow to prepare.Lu Sheng and several other officials were left behind, probably to discuss matters related to oil and soybean products.Lu Yu and Lu Yunnan left first, and there was a plum blossom pattern in the middle of the Qingshiban road, which was filled with pebbles of similar size.Lu Yunnan didn't walk on flat bluestones, but only picked plum blossoms with cobblestones. Feeling the unevenness under his feet, he turned his head and asked Lu Yu beside him, "Brother, why do you think Guanglu Temple invites famous chefs all over the place, but still cooks them?" No delicious dishes? Your Majesty has never eaten the dishes I cook, but he trusts me so much, which shows how much the Guanglu Temple is not expected."

After thinking about it, Lu Yu said, "It's not that it can't be made, it's that it can't be made. Not to mention those cooks who don't want to come to Ningjing at all, even if they come, how can they dare to show off their famous dishes? They I have my own precautions, and so do the original cooks of Guanglu Temple. One is afraid of being stolen, and the other is afraid of being replaced. The two sides will stumbling each other, and it is not easy for anyone. The cooks recruited by Guanglu Temple have not stayed for more than three months. of."

Lu Yunnan was puzzled, "The original people of Guanglu Temple, if they study hard, they won't be unable to cook good dishes."

"If you want to live there safely, you can only follow the crowd. Unless everyone studies the dishes carefully, otherwise the strange ones that appear will only be eliminated." Lu Yu patted his younger brother's head and joked: "Although everyone treats them well There are a lot of criticisms, but it’s okay, just don’t eat it. It’s just a pain for the ancestors and gods, and they pay tribute to the dishes made by them every year to worship the gods.”

Lu Yunnan reacted for a moment, then laughed hahaha.With the smile still on his face, a group of people came not far away.The leader was a nanny with a serious expression, followed by four court ladies with their heads bowed.

"Young Master Lu, the Empress Dowager is here to invite you."

Lu Yu stepped forward to block Lu Yunnan behind him, and nodded to Nanny Chang, "I don't know why the Queen Mother is looking for my eighth brother?"

Lu Yu couldn't figure out why the queen mother would look for his eighth brother, and how could his eighth brother be involved with the queen mother.

"Of course there are important things." Nanny Chang glanced at Lu Yu, her tone was unpleasant, "Prince Jin doesn't like to talk, and Prince Jin and Young Master Lu are studying together. The Queen Mother wants to ask Young Master Lu about Jin Wang's affairs in the Imperial College."

It was only then that Lu Yu remembered telling him that Gu Chao had gone to the Imperial College to study and punished his younger brother by kneeling.

Looking at Lu Yunnan who was taken away by Nanny Chang, Lu Yu was always a little uneasy, he shouted to Lu Yunnan's back: "I know, elder brother is waiting for you at the gate of the palace, you should be more sensible, remember not to bother the queen mother for too long .”

Lu Yunnan was being supported by two court ladies, to be precise, he was holding him, he turned his head with difficulty, "Okay brother!"

If possible, he really didn't want to bother her for a second.

The author says:

Guozijian students can call themselves students in front of the emperor. I made it up.