Fat chicken, the natal Ji Fei, the chef of Shang Shan is in charge of the pastry.

Originally, if the name Ji Fei was nicknamed, it would be more appropriate to use the idiom "chicken flying egg beating". It's a pity that the predecessor of this idiom, the egg covered bird fly, came from Pu Songling's "Strange Tales from Liaozhai", and Pu Songling was far from being born at this time, so there was no such statement at this time.

Because of this name, Ji Fei was very unpopular with the eunuchs in the Shangshan Prison, after all, this name was too ironic for the eunuchs. Especially when Wei Zhongxian was cooking a meal, he didn't have a lot of trouble with Ji Fei. Because Wei Zhongxian is still a little different from other eunuchs, because he has a good relationship with the eunuch who cleansed his body, and he has some filial piety, so when he received that knife, he was only confiscated of the tools of the crime, and the source of power was not cut off, so Ji Fei's name was even more ironic to him. Fortunately, Ji Fei was honest, Wei Zhongxian bullied him, and he just endured it silently and did not retaliate, so when Wei Zhongxian was majestic, he had long forgotten about this angry bag. At that time, the new diners in the palace knew that he was not treated by Wei Zhongxian, and they did not bully him less, but he did not really offend Wei Zhongxian, so no one took his head to please Wei Zhongxian. In this way, although Ji Fei was oppressed, he still lived peacefully until the fall of Wei Zhongxian.

Ji Fei hated Wei Zhongxian deeply in his heart, so after Wei Zhongxian was defeated by Chongzhen, Ji Fei's gratitude to Chongzhen in his heart was really like a surging river, endless. But the honest Ji Fei is not good at expressing himself, so he is just more dedicated when preparing noodles for Chongzhen, and no one in the entire palace, including Chongzhen himself, knows that except for Cao Huachun and Wang Chengen, there is also a pastry master in the palace who is still a food supervisor and is also a diehard loyalist of Chongzhen.

In order to avoid retaliation from cautious eunuchs, Ji Fei has not used his real name for many years now. The old colleagues of the Shang Shan Jian knew what his name was, but the eunuchs of the Dianshan House had all been replaced by Chongzhen before Wei Zhongxian's downfall, after all, Chongzhen didn't dare to eat what Wei Zhongxian's people prepared for him. When the new cooks took office, Ji Fei directly reported his nickname, so except for the eunuchs who filed at the time who knew his name and had long forgotten it, the pawns and the new imperial chefs only knew that his name was "Fat Chicken", and they didn't know what his name was.

Tonight, the supervisor of Shang Shan is on duty as a fat chicken, after all, most of the time there are two things for supper, except for soup and noodles, and Chongzhen is not Cixi, so he will not ask for too many tricks. Therefore, every night, Shang Shan Jian is on duty with a pastry master and a soup master. Of course, this refers to those who serve Chongzhen, and they are not in charge of the food of the harem, palace maids, eunuchs, etc.

Summoned by the emperor, the fat chicken is extremely excited, especially to steam steamed buns at the scene of the emperor's palace, this is simply a matter of glory to the ancestors, and it can be blown for several lifetimes, not to mention that this is an opportunity to face the idol Emperor Chongzhen. According to the rules of the palace, the imperial kitchen cooks the meal, and it is handed over to the eunuchs in the dining house, and the eunuchs then send it to the emperor and the harem to enjoy. So even though Chongzhen has been eating the pastry he made for more than nine years, he has never faced Chongzhen directly.

For steaming steamed buns directly in the Huangji Palace, the fat chicken is also stressful, steaming steamed buns to use an open flame, and there is no direct fire-fighting facilities that are always available in the imperial dining room. Therefore, the fat chicken has to ask the little eunuch who came to summon him first, whether he wants to move the full set of equipment over, or just look at the craftsmanship of making steamed buns, what do you want to see when your majesty summons you?

Fortunately, Cao Huachun was not confused, and when he sent someone to come, he had already made it clear, the preparations were all done, and the stove was heated by the Imperial Palace, and His Majesty just wanted to see the steaming, especially the process of getting out of the pot.

When the fat chicken heard it, he understood, everything was ready-made: the noodles and steamed buns that were distributed in Shangshan Jian were all ready, and they were summoned and steamed at any time. Quickly fill the steamer with water, put the wrapped steamed buns into the steamer, put the steamer on the steamer, and follow the summoned little eunuch to the Huangji Palace with the steamer steamer.

At this time, Chongzhen was still thinking about where to get accurate evidence of the temperature changes in previous years. There must be a record of the climate every year, but whether or not you can really judge the heat and cold of the climate from the record requires a certain amount of skill. Chongzhen decided to turn over all the records about the climate in the morning of tomorrow. On the other hand, the Hanlin Academy also has to check the history carefully, whether it is really as Chen Hongmi said, there is a history of the intensive occurrence of natural disasters.

Seeing the imperial chef coming with the pot, Chongzhen didn't put on a shelf, and walked down the steps directly, wanting to watch the steamed buns nearby.

Waving his hand to signal the fat chicken to hold the pot without salutation: "Don't salute if you hold the pot, tell me, when the steamed bun is steamed, when you open the steamer, what is the phenomenon?" ”

The fat chicken was excited when he saw Chongzhen, and he had no choice but to hold the pot in his hand, unable to express his respect. Seeing that Chongzhen is so close to the people, he is even more reverent in his heart, although he doesn't understand the reason for Chongzhen's question, he still has to try to explain it as much as possible: "Back to Your Majesty, there will be a lot of white mist when the steamer is opened, which is similar to the white mist that appears when boiling water." In addition, there will be a lot of water droplets on the steamer lid, and you must remove it quickly when you open the steamer lid, otherwise the water droplets will drip onto the steamed bread, which will affect the taste of the steamed bread. ”

When Chongzhen heard this, he was even more convinced of what Chen Hongmi said, this imperial chef had never seen the twists and turns, and there was no reason and it was impossible to collude. But after all, seeing is believing, so he nodded: "You can steam a pot of steamed buns here for me to see, what I want to see is the process of water vapor generation, so you might as well open the steamer a few more times in the middle of the process." ”

The fat chicken was stunned for a moment and returned: "Your Majesty, the steaming process must be completed in one go." Once the unripe steamed buns are dripping with water droplets, it is difficult to steam, and the steamed buns are sandwiched raw, both in appearance and taste, which is difficult to swallow. ”

Chongzhen was also stunned, but he didn't expect this imperial chef to have the courage to say no, and he was quite artistic: "I recruited you today, not because I was hungry and wanted to eat steamed buns." I want to see the process of water vapor generation, well, it's the white fog you said, and it doesn't require how the steamed buns are inside, so you don't have to worry. ”

Fat Chicken understands that Chongzhen doesn't want to see his craft. Although I don't know what needs to be seen about the water vapor when steaming steamed buns, His Majesty must have his intentions when he said this, since he didn't want to eat the steamed buns inside, he wouldn't be wrong to listen to His Majesty's orders. So he returned: "The grass people lead the order." But at the same time, I also made up my mind that I want to show off my skills today, and strive not to let the water droplets drip onto the steamed buns, so that after the steamed buns are steamed, they are still white and tender and can be eaten.