prosperous life

Rongfu Qingxiyuan, Minister of Rites

Ever since the lotus fragrance poem that day, Rong Ningjin thought of a food that he had neglected - lotus root.

People in Dasheng mainly plant Hualien, which is mainly for ornamental purposes, and seed lotus, which is mainly for harvesting lotus seeds.Those who know how to grow vegetable lotus root are basically the ones who planted the first two kinds of flowers but ended up wrong.

Rong Ningjin was not short of food and drink, so even if she thought about it before, she didn't take it to heart, so she naturally didn't bother with it, but now the restaurant is running very well, and the vegetables grown in the greenhouse on the Zhuangzi are somewhat insufficient.

There is no doubt that Dasheng people still know that if the temperature does not drop, flowers and trees can grow normally, and of course vegetables are the same.However, the greenhouse here relies on simple heating, even a small greenhouse that is only about ten square meters in Rong Ningjin's opinion, the cost is extremely high.

Ordinary rich families can’t afford it, and even the emperor in the palace can’t think about building more self-sufficient greenhouses. Dasheng has no distinction between state treasury and private treasury. The world is controlled by the emperor, and your emperor’s is also the world’s. Build a greenhouse for your own comfort?The people still have enough to eat!The officials found another reason to criticize the emperor for being unwise.

Therefore, in winter, the emperor could only wait for Guanglu Temple to decide the next meal, and then order fresh vegetables every two days to change the taste.It's not that Guanglu Temple did this on purpose, but because the vegetables are limited and cannot be eaten all the time, otherwise there will be not enough for one winter.If you want the queen mother, emperor, and queen to have green vegetables in winter, how big a greenhouse must be!I can't lift my head up yet being scolded by the censor, of course the target of the censor's scolding is the emperor...

Rong Ningjin used some modern technology and various methods of heating, heat preservation and insulation. Although it is incomparable with modern methods, compared with Dasheng's indigenous methods, it can be said to be of high quality and low price, and the cost performance is extremely high.

The result is that the dishes at Yue Yanglou are extremely expensive in Rong Ningjin's opinion, but the people who eat them feel that they are still worth it.

Now if there is lotus root, wouldn't it be a big profit again to order some special dishes? I think it is feasible after thinking about it.However, this has to be handed over to Manager Zhou at Zhuangzi. It seems that he must hurry up and go to Zhuangzi. The more Rong Ningjin thought about it, the happier she became, so she laughed.

As soon as Rong Ningrui entered the door, she saw her younger brother smirking, "Brother Jin, what are you thinking about, look at you smiling so hard that you can't see your teeth."

Seeing her brother, Rong Ningjin said happily, "Brother, you are back, do you know that I did you a great favor by going to Dewang's Mansion the day before yesterday." Seeing her brother, Rong Ningjin immediately asked for credit, and then recounted what happened in Dewang's Mansion. "Princess De asked me what I've been up to recently? I said I was busy preparing things for my brother to go to the border." As a result, Concubine De's face became even more exciting.

Except for the clan's military service, which is limited to one year, other people, even honorable ones, have to wait at least three years. De Wang and the princess are sixteen years old.

Besides, Prince De's Mansion is looking for a matchmaker. As long as their family says they can't start a business or get married, they don't agree. They have nothing to do.

Rong Ningjin believes that Princess De is a smart person, and she will definitely not pester her anymore, "I don't want such a sister-in-law."

"Brother Jin, why is he so smart? As a reward, I will take you to Zhuangzi to release cloth kites today." Rong Ningrui didn't know what kind of Princess Daodewang was like, so what she said to Rong Ningjin was more from the fact that she always loved her younger brother. mode of thinking.

If Rong Ningrui knew what Princess Dewang was like, he wouldn't have taken Rong Ningjin to release the cloth kite, but had immediately figured out a way to go to the border tomorrow.

"Brother, you're the best. Let's go now. Just leave a message at home. I'll pack lunch and eat it on Zhuangzi." Rong Ningjin hurriedly packed her things, just in time to explain the matter to Zhou Guanshi.

Rong Ningjin ordered the maid to find out the cloth kite, and took her brother to the backyard to ride a horse. Rong Ningrui felt that the weather in early October was a little bit cold and she must take a carriage, so she coaxed Rong Ningjin to take a carriage to Zhuangzi together. .

Rong Ningjin thought that the carriage would not be too slow, and her brother would not ride a horse with him, so she readily agreed.The eldest maid, Bai Zhi, specially turned over a thicker cloak for him, in case he would catch a cold when he came back after having a good time.

Rong Ningrui was very happy with Bai Zhi's carefulness, so she took her younger brother to look around and was very satisfied, so she took two servants and set off in a carriage.

Rongfu Jingjiao Zhuangzi

When she arrived in Zhuangzi, Rong Ningjin first went to see Zhou Cheng, the steward of Zhuangzi. Zhou Cheng was Zhou Jing's dowry, a twin. Before Zhou Jing got married, she was very kind to him. Later, when Zhou Jing got married, Zhou Cheng persuaded her husband. Became Zhou Jing's accompanying room, and came to the capital with her husband and son.

Zhou Jing's family trusted him very much, so they gave him the management of Zhuangzi who supplied Yueyanglou.

Zhou Cheng is also very capable and manages Zhuangzi very well, and he follows Zhou Jing's family, whether it is food, clothing, housing or transportation, or his status among the servants.It would be unthinkable to stay in Dengzhou in the past, after all, it is not his turn to rank seniority.

Even if it was his turn, he wouldn't be so comfortable. After all, the Rong family also issued monthly regulations to the servants under him. The monthly regulations for those who signed the contract to work were normal, but the slaves who prostituted themselves were in charge of food, housing and clothing. I don't care, but there is no master who will issue monthly regulations to the slaves.

Just because Zhou Cheng was living a good life, his brother in Dengzhou rushed to marry his sister-in-law's niece to Zhou Cheng's son. Yes, I used to work in the residence of the Duke of Dengzhou, but I was very good at doing things.

Rong Ningjin was very relieved of Zhou Cheng, and told him directly about the vegetable lotus root, and told Zhou Cheng to plant some in Zhuangzi's pond next year, and let him go down to deal with it first, and prepare to release the cloth kite.

"Young master, the vegetable lotus root you mentioned has probably been seen by the servants before. It is in the small pond next to Zhuangzi. Because the water in the small pond was running out a few days ago, the servants asked that bastard Sun Xiu to bring a few people. Expand the pond to prepare for raising more fish next year, and found a lot of lotus roots in the mud, which is exactly the same as what you said." Zhou Cheng undoubtedly gave Rong Ningjin a surprise.

Rong Ningjin felt that she came at the right time, "Where are those lotus roots that were dug up?"

Zhou Cheng hurriedly asked the boy outside the door to pick it up, and Caiou appeared in front of Rong Ningjin within a moment.

Because I wanted to show Rong Ningjin the servant, I washed it with water and wiped it again. However, this thing is not easy to store. After two days, the color is normal, and it will not change no matter how many times I wash it. It looks like white noodles.

Seeing the lotus root in this section, Rong Ningjin thought of a series of dish names such as osmanthus glutinous rice lotus root, cold lotus root, candied lotus root, sweet and sour fried lotus root, sauerkraut lotus root slices, lotus root powder balls, etc., and can also be used as lotus root powder .

Rong Ningjin immediately ordered Zhou Cheng to have someone dig out the rest of the lotus root, of course not to hurt the lotus field, and next year the other two ponds will also grow this kind of lotus root, and ask to buy two servants who are proficient in growing vegetable lotus root Rong Ningjin felt that lotus roots were used as medicinal materials in Dasheng, but no one used them.

Vegetable lotus root is naturally a good thing for diet therapy, but Dasheng prescribes prescriptions for quick results, so this lotus root is not very useful. It is estimated that no one will use it in the future, but there must be some people who will.

After Rong Ningjin finished her work, she hurriedly dragged Rong Ningrui to release the cloth kite. It really shouldn't have kept my elder brother waiting for a long time. Would she not accompany her to release the cloth kite in the future...

In fact, Rong Ningjin thought too much. Rong Ningrui felt a sense of accomplishment when she watched her younger brother arrange things step by step. This is the child she brought up.

The cloth kite was made by Rong Ningrui. It is a big butterfly. When Rong Ningjin first saw it, he thought it was too flowery. It affected his image. But when he put it up, he realized the benefits of the flower. The bright colors are eye-catching. Very good, you can see it from a long distance.

It was rare for the tenants' children to see the cloth kite throughout the year. Rong Ningjin just took the cloth kite thread from her brother, and a group of them cheered.

The boy at the side hurriedly kept those children away, but Rong Ningjin didn't know how to make any human rights declarations.Dasheng's class system is very clear, imperial power, official family, general officials, wealthy households, common people, and servants.

There is no saying about scholars, farmers, businessmen, but it directly clarifies the existence of class.

Rong Ningjin loved to fly cloth kites in her last life. By the way, they were called kites in modern times, but unfortunately they couldn’t fly high, so now Rong Ningrui puts cloth kites on them, and Rong Ningjin picks up a ready-made kite.

In private, Rong Ningjin was also a little bit embarrassed, but when she saw Bu Yuan flying high and far away, that bit of embarrassment disappeared immediately.

The children of the tenants were only three or four years old, and the older five or six-year-olds all went to work with the adults. In fact, there was not much work in the Zhuangzi in late autumn, but the Zhuangzi only gave them the fields. I don't give it.

It is very rare for Xiang Rong's family to give a catty of meat during the busy time of Chinese New Year and autumn.

The weather is getting colder and the tenants have no savings to buy charcoal in winter, so the work of picking up some branches on the nearby hills is left to the old people and children, and the strong laborers in the family are now hurrying to fertilize the fields.

Originally, these tenants had no awareness of fertilizing the fields before, and they still couldn't figure it out when Manager Zhou asked them to do it before, but since the master wants to do this, the tenants can only obey.

As a result, the grain harvested in the second year was much more than that of the previous year, and the tenants now worked hard on their own, needless to say.

The author has something to say: update, and thank you Ann~

☆. One-day trip to Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing 2 + new dishes