As soon as he passed the inner city of this palace, an outer city attendant with a smile on his face stepped forward. This waiter in the outer city, Bao'er, also recognizes it, and is a regular official in this palace who is specially waiting in Zhumen in the outer city. Unlike His Majesty's residence of the Son of Heaven in Yeyang Palace, this Son of Heaven's other residence in the Rose Palace is one of the few eunuchs of the Yellow Gate waiting to walk in the palace. In addition to the fact that this palace is divided into two cities, the inner city is only His Majesty a man, and the rest are all women, even the eunuchs of the Yellow Gate are not alone. And in this outer city, there are men running errands in the city, just like the palace official in front of him who is waiting all the year round and under the Zhu Gate. He waited here for a message.

The smiling attendant was also in his forties. Seeing that it was Bao'er coming from the inner city, she was very respectful. When he stepped forward, he smiled and asked, "What is the inner servant going to do when he comes to the outer city?" ”

Although the waiter knew Bao'er's name, he didn't dare to call Bao'er directly. If you provoke this young lady, maybe people will sue him in front of His Majesty, and he won't be able to eat and walk around. Maybe it will be because of this, and it is impossible to say that he will lose his errand. It's over, but all the women from the inner city, as long as they are met by him when they are on duty, they will be named "inner servants". And this is also the common name for the people who come from the inner city and serve His Majesty in the outer city of the Rose Palace.

"My mother wants me to come here and let the cook in the dining room cook some delicious meals for Your Majesty. This dish should be from Zhengzhou and Aizhou. ”

Bao'er knew that as long as she told the waiter who was waiting for the Zhu Gate what she wanted to do, she would have nothing to do. This attendant's errand beside the Zhumen in the outer city included the matter of bringing food to His Majesty after being reported by someone from the inner city.

After listening to what Bao'er said, the waiter immediately whispered to a subordinate of a blue-clothed palace man who was also waiting beside him: "Take a few people to the dining room and ask them to hurry up and cook a few dishes of Lingzhou and Aizhou dishes for Your Majesty." Don't keep the waiter waiting! ”

"No!"

The blue-clothed palace people got it, but after the words of the waiter, they immediately ordered a few, and the palace people who were also wearing blue clothes disappeared in front of everyone's eyes in a little bit of a fut. The palace people under these attendants are also men, not eunuchs of the Yellow Gate. are all in the imperial capital, and some people with connections are bad.

The smiling attendant, after ordering his subordinates to leave, invited Bao'er and her female warriors to rest in a small pavilion next to the small door. The waiter is also experienced, and he has a delicious little tea at any time in this gazebo. It is specially prepared for these "chamberlains" who come from the inner city while they wait to rest.

After she sat down with the female warriors of Momoko, she did not touch the small dots contained in the exquisite vermilion lacquered wooden boxes on the stone table of the pavilion. And Sister Momoko, who came to sit beside her with her, and the female warriors who came, but the boss unceremoniously reached out and picked up the small snacks in the wooden box, and ate them with relish.

When he arrived in the pavilion, he still didn't dare to sit down, but stood aside with a smile on his face, looking at the attendants sitting in the pavilion. Seeing that His Majesty's very favored little maid Luo Guifei's little maid didn't eat the snacks he had prepared in advance, but he didn't dare to say more. Still smiling and just standing.

Eating the small peaches in the wooden box, I felt that the small peaches in this box were very delicious, so I couldn't help but say to Bao'er next to me: "Sister Bao'er, don't you eat some?" The snacks in this box are quite delicious. ”

Bao'er smiled lightly and said, "You can eat, Sister Peach." Bao'er is not hungry. ”

Seeing that Bao'er didn't eat it, the peaches were not polite. Still eating the snacks in the box, she knew that when she came to the outer city, the waiters waiting by the Zhumen on the other side had the habit of preparing refreshments for people from the inner city, but she didn't see the other place and continued to eat. She is not like Bao'er, she is a celebrity who follows His Majesty's side, Luo Guifei's maid. It's just that she's a gatekeeper, but she doesn't have any scruples.

"Brother Bao! Brother Bao! What about you, your master? ”

After a while of running away, the palace people who had been instructed by the waiter ran to a dining room in the outer city of this palace with a few palace people who came with him. I saw that the courtyard of this dining room was really not small. A row of tall vermilion lacquered wooden pillars can accommodate more than 100 people at the same time. In the dining room at night, it is still brightly lit. With the faint sound of insects chirping around him, there was some silence.

The palace people were panting, and with the palace people who were also a little tired, as soon as they entered the dining room compound, they said to a tall young man with a bare upper body who happened to carry water. The young man who was called Brother Bao by the palace people, when he saw someone calling him behind him, he looked back, and when he saw that it was the palace people, he smiled and said: "You are looking for my master, it is unfortunate." Today, my master, his old man, is not on duty in the dining room. How? Which city official wants to eat my master's cooking? ”

As the young man spoke, he let go of the burden on his shoulders. But because he sweated a lot when he carried water, he couldn't help but wipe the sweat on his forehead with the back of his broad hand when he spoke. But he knew that the officials in these cities liked to eat very much on weekdays, and the dishes made by his master were very fond of it. Although the master is an old man in this palace, he specializes in cooking for the Son of Heaven. But after all, this place is not as good as the Yeyang Palace where the Son of Heaven lives. Moreover, there are no less than a dozen courtyards in this dining room alone, and his master is only the cook in one of the more than ten dining room courtyards. Although when the Son of Heaven came to this Rose Palace, he also ate the dishes made by his master. But most of the time on weekdays, it is still the officials in these cities who eat a lot of dishes made by his master. Of course, it is impossible to eat for nothing, and cooking for the officials in these cities also costs money.

When the palace people heard the young man say this, they were a little anxious and said, "What?!" Your master is not in the dining room? Oops! That's bad! Someone came from within just now! said that His Majesty wants to eat the Zongzhou cuisine and the Aizhou cuisine made in the dining room! ”

The palace people couldn't help but speak, and they also wiped the sweat oozing from their foreheads with the back of their hands. Although there are more than 10 dining rooms in this outer city, there are many chefs who are skilled cooks. But the spoon that can be used as a big dish in two states at the same time is the master of Brother Bao's "Mao Dahuo". This Mao Dahuo has a hand, a unique job of stir-frying vegetables over high fire, and in these more than ten dining rooms, it can be regarded as a well-known good hand.

Although there are many chefs who can make good dishes in the dining room. But among the famous dishes of Yuanzhou, it is a delicious dish made with the fresh food of the three major lakes of Yuanyi Lake as ingredients. The only one who can make three good dishes with these three lakes at the same time is this Mao chef.

Those of them who work on errands in the outer city, when they are hungry on weekdays, they will also find the cooks in the dining room to get some small dishes to fill their mouths. Of course, that also requires money. And the cooks in these dining rooms are also accustomed to receiving their money. In the dining room of this outer city, there are more rules for cooks in private to collect money for stir-frying.

Chef Mao really made a lot of money because of his good way of stir-frying. But don't say that the craftsmanship of this Mao chef is very good! The seemingly undercooked dishes are tender and tender on the table, but when you eat them, they are delicious and tight. It is also the chef in these more than ten dining rooms, who is very respected by them.

"Oh? Don't you want to come and eat my master's food? Did His Majesty come and ask my master to cook? ”

As the young man spoke, he spread his hands and continued, "You can also see that my master is not in the room today. You'd better go to another yard and find someone to do it. Chef Li, who cooks Yuzhou cuisine, and Chef Peng, who cooks Aizhou cuisine, should be in their yard now. Even if my master is called back at this time, this one round trip alone will be delayed for many hours, and I am afraid that it will be too late to come to the dining room. ”

When the palace people saw that this little brother Bao had arrived at this time, he still looked like he had nothing to do with himself, but he really wanted to step forward, stepped back and wore soap boots on his feet, and slapped this kid a few times to relieve his hatred! But looking at this kid's burly and tall body, and the naked sweaty upper body, this idea can only be thought about in my heart. He is just a palace man who listens to errands in front of the waiter, and he is not an official, but he also knows that in this outer city, even if he is a courtyard sweeper, he may not have a big backer behind him, but he does not dare to provoke anyone easily.

"Alas! Never mind! Never mind! Then I'd better go find Chef Li and Chef Peng! If it's late, don't say it's me, and you guys in the dining room won't please me! ”

The palace people didn't speak angrily, so they beckoned to come together, and the palace people turned their heads and walked out of the courtyard. In the walking palace, the people couldn't help but whisper some grumbling words to themselves. Looking at the palace people who were gradually moving away, the young man once again put the burden on his shoulders again. Towards one of the large rows of rooms, the room with the vermilion lacquered wooden door open.

As Brother Bao carried water into the house, he saw that the large room was full of all kinds of dried cured meat. Some of the stoves that were still burning with small fires, and there were many silent helpers, who were sitting in front of the stoves and watching the fire. The room in this dining room was the dining room that his master was in charge of. Because Ming'er is his master on duty, the dining room in the courtyard that the master is in charge of is on fire early tonight.

In their dining room and courtyard, there are no less than a dozen cooks in charge of a room like a master. But when they were not on duty, their houses were locked. Only the chef who is about to be on duty will open the lock the day before the duty and light the stove in the house early, so as to catch up with the "first fire" kitchen rules and auspicious words.

As a disciple of the master, he is also the only apprentice who follows the master among the many disciples of the master today. Most of his brothers and sisters made a living near the imperial capital, and some went to the old man's house to work as cooks. There are also senior brothers who have good skills, and there are also those who have entered the palace to work as cooks. No matter how bad it is, he opened his own store and became the owner. However, he, a young apprentice who has been with the master for many years, still has not yet become a teacher. Follow the master and work as a cook in the city outside this palace.