It seems that I am still too full [travel]

As the twelfth lunar month goes, the weather gets colder, and Xie Shi's delay in getting up becomes more and more serious. Fortunately, Xie's family now only has two masters, Xie Shi and Xie Ju. Living a leisurely life where no one wakes up late, even the servants in the mansion have gotten used to their boss not being able to work until the sun rises, and subconsciously do things lightly in the early morning.

But no matter how late you get up, Xie Shi will wake up at Si time, that is, when people eat morning meals, so as not to miss breakfast, and it is the same today, Xie Shi got out of bed, seeing the gray outside, thinking that it should be a cloudy day today.

Hearing movement in the house, the waiter swiftly brought the hot water and toiletries that had been prepared into the house, splashed water on his face a few times when thanking him, and finally woke up a little bit, fearing that the cold wind would blow his face when he went out. As soon as he was able to do it, he casually wiped his face with the ancient version of Snowflake Cream sent by Cen Yu.Since Xie Shi found out the method of refining glycerin, it seems to have lit up the skill column of the skin care line. This snowflake cream is based on Xie Shi's description. The new thing made by the workshop, even the outer shell is very simple. I didn't sell it at Bazhen Pavilion, but I gave some to my family first. Xie Shi felt like being a guinea pig, but it was really not bad after using it.

When he got out of the house, he saw Wang Jia and other servants practicing boxing. Xie Shi found that both Wang Jia and other servants had put on new clothes today, and they all looked very energetic, with a smile on their faces. Happy.

Xie Shi asked curiously: "What day is it today? Why did everyone change into new clothes?"

Xie Ju just happened to come looking for him, and when he walked to the gate of his courtyard, he heard Xie Shi's doubts, and immediately smiled and said, "Brother Shi, this is a muddled life, today is the winter solstice, I was at the same time a few days ago You said that you made floating dumplings during the winter solstice, but you forgot in a blink of an eye."

Xie Shi was taken aback. He didn't expect it to be the winter solstice. The winter solstice is here, and it's not too far away from the New Year. From modern times to this strange ancient time, it's almost half a year. During these six months, one thing after another happened. , whether it is serving as the chef of the cafeteria or cooperating with the college, Xie Shijun is too busy to miss modern life, and it is only recently that winter will be free, and there is nothing to worry about.

Seeing that he was still wearing old clothes, Xie Ju hurriedly urged him, "Brother Shi, quickly put on new clothes. This winter festival is a matter of getting old, so you can't wear old clothes."

Xie Shi seems to have heard the old southern professors in the school say this old custom, saying that the ancient Jiangnan area celebrated the winter solstice even more than the New Year, but modern people have long since paid less attention to the winter solstice than in ancient times, and they don’t even have a holiday, and they live as usual .However, Xie Shi hurriedly agreed to the meeting, and went into the house to change into the new clothes he had just made not long ago.The family is rich, and when Xie Ju bought winter clothes for his son, he was also extravagant. He invited three tailors with excellent craftsmanship in the city to come to the house to measure the body, cut the ruler, and make clothes. He didn't even notice what clothes Xie Ju made, and left it to his father to decide.

After I got it, I found out that there was actually a black blue and vermilion flying fish pattern cloak. This kind of thick and colorful color was hardly touched before, but it is suitable for a festive festival like today, no It was too outstanding, so Xie Shi picked up a white silk jacket from the suitcase and put it on, and then put on the scarlet cloak, tied a black belt around the waist, tidied it up and went out.

Xie Shi's outfit today really amazed everyone, even Xie Ju praised him again and again when he saw him wearing this outfit, and said that his vision was very accurate, such a good-looking person as Brother Shi really suits red, listen Xie Shi couldn't help but want to laugh.

However, what Xie Ju said touched the hearts of the people around him. If ordinary people wear vermilion, they will easily be overwhelmed by this gorgeous color, and there will be an embarrassing situation where people can't control the clothes, but are robbed of attention by the clothes. This is not the case for a handsome man like Xie Shi, not only can't suppress his aura with such a heavy color, but it also highlights the acme of his appearance, even if it is described as scorching, it can't describe his appearance.Many people murmured in their hearts that they knew that their host was as good-looking as a god before, but they didn't expect that after changing into the red clothes, the beauty went up to a new level, and they dared not look directly at his grand appearance.

Xie Shi was praised by them early in the morning, even though they knew that most of them were out of flattery to the Lord's family, they were still in a happy mood. After all, no one would be happy to be praised. The servant said: "Changing into new clothes is to change into a new look. Since this is the case, I will give everyone a gift for today's festival. Later, everyone will come to receive a set of Bazhen Pavilion's toiletries."

If it was said that the servants just now had a little joy on their faces because of today's winter festival, looking for auspiciousness, then after hearing the reward promised by Xie Shi, they would be really happy.You know, everyone has heard that the things in Bazhen Pavilion are easy to use, but it is also well known that the price is high. Even if the toiletries are only soap and hair cream, they are worth a lot of silver. A heavy gift is more gratifying than paying an extra month's money!

The emotion of joy is contagious, Xie Shi saw that they were happy, and there was a smile on their face unconsciously.Today's winter solstice, the imperial court stipulates that there will be a three-day holiday. Logically speaking, the Jinghechun Restaurant, which is in charge of Xie Ju, should be the busiest time, but it is rare for the father and son to go to the dining room to sit down and have a meal together. Today's family is different from the past. The filial Xie Shi not only bought Xie Ju a big mansion in the city, but also hired many servants for him. After all, thanks to his own son, he lived the life of a rich old man. At this time, rather than being a wage earner for others, Xie Shi had long suggested Xie Ju to start his own business as a shopkeeper. Anyway, Xie Shi now has a lot of money on hand. To the point where I feel that I can't spend it all, and I can afford it.

Therefore, Xie Ju not only quit his job at Jinghechun Restaurant recently, but also went to the city from time to time to look for shops, planning to set up a shop to start a food business.But what to eat, Xie Ju hasn't figured it out yet, anyway, he is not in a hurry to open a shop, so Xie Shi let his father think about it slowly.

At the dinner table, Xie Ju also mentioned that he met an acquaintance when he went to the city to look at the shop yesterday, and his tone was endless: "Your Aunt Cai now earns some money by washing clothes for people, and her hands are red from the cold in winter. I don’t know where I found a woman to bring home, and I didn’t hold a funeral ceremony, and now the couple are staying at home, and they don’t go out to find work. They are all supported by an old man, Aunt Cai, which is really not decent!”

Xie Shi was very impressed with Aunt Cai's son, but he still remembered that the villain planned to threaten Xie's family and ask for money, and he shamelessly claimed that Aunt Cai was kind to Xie Shi's adoptive mother, it was really shameless A rogue idler.That's why Xie Shi didn't want to take care of the trivial matters of the Cai family. If Aunt Cai was willing to support her giant baby, no one would listen to her persuasion, and she might even be hated if she kindly persuaded her.

Xie Shi immediately persuaded: "Father, you don't care about other people's family affairs, don't think that you are doing it for Aunt Cai's good, but in the end they don't appreciate it, you will be blamed instead, if you feel sorry for Aunt Cai, just help her secretly. "

Xie Ju thought so too, Aunt Cai was such a son, she was willing to raise him, and outsiders couldn't get involved, so he nodded.The father and son just ended this topic and brought up the matter of seeing each other in the shop.

After the meal, thank you and said: "Father, I'll go to the cafeteria first and arrange the dishes for today. The dumplings at home can be made after I come back. You were tired all day yesterday, so take a rest." Yuanzi is glutinous rice balls, but this time Everyone calls them Yuanzi or Fuyuanzi, and the name Tangyuan has not yet appeared.

Xie Ju thought that he would have to prepare the fruits and three animals for ancestor worship later, and he really didn't have time to make Yuanzi, so he nodded and told Xie Shi: "Come back early today, and I will worship the gods and ancestors in the evening." Xie Shi responded , put down the bowls and chopsticks and took Wang Jia out.

When we arrived at the back kitchen of the cafeteria, the chefs were already rolling out the skins and planning to make glutinous rice balls. Wu Bai was still instructing his disciples, but after being reminded by his senior disciples, he realized that Xie Shi was coming. I tried this stuffing, I used to do this every year, but this year I tasted something wrong, do you want to improve the stuffing?"

Xie Shi stepped forward and saw that what he made were ordinary red bean paste fillings and black and white sesame fillings. After washing his hands, he pinched a small ball of fillings and put them in his mouth to taste. When his keen tongue finished tasting, the problem came out. "The bean paste filling is not filtered, and the taste is not smooth enough. The same is true for the sesame filling. There is also too little sugar, which is a little bland. The reason why I didn't feel it before, but now I feel something is wrong," said Xie Shikan To Chef Wu, he said with a smile, "Then congratulations to Chef Wu. Over the past year, not only has his culinary skills improved, but his taste has also improved." After studying with Xie Shi for half a year, Wu Bo not only learned enough to write half a book. For the dishes, I am used to Xie Shi's cooking, and even my ability to appreciate them has improved.

Hearing what he said, Wu Bai suddenly realized, it seems to be such a truth, if he eats delicious food every day, his tongue gets used to it, and if he eats something with ordinary handicrafts, he will feel that the taste is not right. This is a very simple truth. It's just that he hasn't reacted yet.

Xie Shi re-sifted the stuffing twice, not only added more sugar, but also added some crushed osmanthus to the sesame stuffing. The freshness of the osmanthus can neutralize the overly sweetness of the sesame stuffing, while adding a rich aroma.

According to the usual practice, the dumplings made by the academy every winter solstice only have these two flavors. These are also the two most common fillings for glutinous rice balls among the people. Xie Shi saw that they were all sweet fillings. Taste, so under the surprised eyes of the chefs, they arranged glutinous rice balls with quicksand egg yolk filling, fresh meat filling, and assorted vegetarian fillings.The quicksand egg yolk filling in the front is okay, at least it has a sweet and salty taste, but the latter two, in the eyes of the pure ancients, are as "dark" as the sweet stuffed wontons, dumplings and other things!

Everyone: How do you feel that Xie Chu is about to overturn?