One hundred and sixty-eight, the first dinner in the cold palace

There are small fish secretly sending warmth and love. With the care of the steward and eunuch, Lan Xi and Xiao Tao have had a good time in the past three days.

There is a dwelling, although the conditions are simple but can shelter from the wind and rain, although there is no brocade mattress embroidered quilt but there is a sleeping bag, although there is no lantern but there are candles.

There is food, the rest of the snacks, meat buns, cakes and bread sent by small fish, the weather is cold and it can't be bad, of course, the best roast goose has already entered the stomach, Zhong Gonggong also got a pot of fragrant and hot stewed vegetables one day, but it is not for nothing, Lanxi rewards people with a small silver bill, you can buy a hundred pots of such stews, but people have this heart, and they will rely on him to take care of it everywhere in the future, and it is no harm to be generous.

After three days, the palace bureau was about to come, and Zhong Gonggong ordered them to hide all the sleeping bags, tents and items they brought privately, so that those people would not take them away in the name of irregularity, leaving only the clothes they wore and the straw on the bed, so that those people knew that they were rushed to the cold palace, and there was nothing to grow except the clothes on their bodies. And he motioned to the two men to plaster their faces with ashes, so that they might not make themselves haggard and dirty, so that they would not take advantage of the opportunity to blackmail.

Lan Xi is very grateful to him, it seems that he wants to live comfortably in the cold palace, it is not possible without his care, and he must be rewarded well after the days are good, just because he has lived in the cold palace for so long, he has already become a fine.

However, she thought about it, and her future supplies were all in charge of the palace affairs bureau, and she still had to buy people's hearts, so she wore a gold bracelet on one hand, covered it with her sleeve, and acted when the time came, and then wrapped the box containing all her belongings in rags and stuffed it under the bed.

At noon, the palace affairs bureau came to a steward and a eunuch and a grandmother, but he was empty-handed, and the steward looked at Lan Xi thoughtfully and said: "The first emperor made a rule, all those who entered the cold palace were at fault, in order to promote their reform, except for the personal palace maids, they were not allowed to bring people to serve, they were not allowed to enjoy ready-made tea and rice, and they were not allowed to enjoy a comfortable and high-quality life, but in line with the principle of humanization, they were still allowed to be full of warmth." He was ordered to grow his own vegetables, carry his own water, and cook on his own fire in the cold palace, and the palace bureau provided cooking utensils and ten catties of flour every month. Ten catties of white rice, ten catties of miscellaneous grains, ten catties of potatoes, one bag of salt, one catty of oil, and two loads of firewood. ”

Lan Xi breathed a sigh of relief, although it was too simple, but less oil, less salt and miscellaneous grains were good for health, and it sounded like it should be enough, how much grain could she and Xiao Tao eat in a month?

It's strange why don't these people come with them with them, and why do they have to go back and get them? Lan Xi saw the gaze of the eunuch in charge, and immediately understood, the palace rules said so, but the key depends on how they behave, or why not bring it at once?

Touched the two gold bracelets hidden on his wrist, some flesh pain, although there was a lot of property, but the cost of coming to the cold palace in the past few days was too big, not to mention, only not to go in and out. Even gold and silver can't withstand this flower.

But since you are here, and you have this condition, you can't let yourself suffer for the sake of money? Lan Xi believed that she had just offended Emperor Wangdi with her words unintentionally, and she had not done anything heinous, her years in the cold palace would not last long, and after she went out, she still cared about this? In any case, you can't suffer now, and it's winter, although there are duck down sleeping bags with good warmth, but the house is getting colder and colder every day, and there is no electric heater here to heat, if you don't want to get some charcoal, it will be difficult to suffer in winter.

She no longer hesitated, pretended to be in pain and groped for a long time on her wrist sincerely, took off two heavy gold bracelets and handed them over, and said sadly: "Lanxi fell to this point today, all by her father-in-law and grandma, but unfortunately Lanxi was driven here in her sleep that night, and she didn't bring one jewelry and property, only these two gold bracelets and a gold hoop were with her, the gold hoop has been used, only these two are left, please don't be too little for your father-in-law and grandma, all of them should be a little bit of Lanxi's heart!" Now that the weather is getting colder, there is no electricity in the cold palace and there is no way to heat it, so I asked my father-in-law to make a charcoal basin. ”

After saying that, he quietly observed, and the three faces couldn't help but be happy. It seems that they also know that most of the jewelry of the concubines who entered the cold palace will be confiscated, and they may not have something to give them, and they also know that Lan Xi was driven to the cold palace in their sleep, thinking that there is no oil and water, but they didn't expect to get two round gold bracelets, and the moon silver of several people for ten years does not add up to so much, and today's harvest is really unexpected! As for what she wants, it should have been supplied, and if it doesn't cost them, just give it to her.

Suddenly, Lan Xi's eyes were different, and the steward pushed him over slightly, and said politely: "Although Lan Cai people have entered the cold palace, they are always masters, and we should serve our masters as slaves!" ”

After speaking, he took out his mobile phone and pressed it a few times, dialed a few numbers, and ordered the people on the phone: "Send things over quickly, ten people, ten people!" ”

What ten people, Lan Xi couldn't understand what they said, but when he saw Gonggong Zhong smiling, he understood that it was not a bad thing, so he put his mind at ease.

Soon ten people arrived, carrying pots and pans, rice bags, and bedding. I also picked up several loads of firewood, all of which were carried on my back, and full of them.

The steward stepped forward and said, "Lan Cairen, this is the flour, rice, potatoes and miscellaneous grains supplied by the palace, as well as a bag of salt and a pot of oil, as well as three loads of firewood, a bag of charcoal, and two bedding and two pieces of bedding, please check!" ”

Xiao Tao stepped forward to take them one by one, inspected, and Lan Xi saw that they were all good things.

The steward instructed the two eunuchs to put the glass on before dark, and then instructed the other two eunuchs to repair the doors and windows, and then stepped forward and asked, "Dare to ask the talent." Where is the kitchen located? Let them build the stove? ”

Lan Xi put his mind at ease, and listened to the steward say that if he didn't get through the stove, he could only find a few bricks to support the pot, and then burn the fire below to cook rice, which was very inconvenient, and often overturned the pot, so he motioned for Xiao Tao to take them there.

Soon two little eunuchs who carried the burden stepped forward to go with Xiao Tao, and they couldn't see that these two white and delicate little eunuchs were actually building the stove, and they probably picked up the necessary items for building the stove.

Lan Xi went in to check it, although she didn't understand, but she also knew that it looked pretty good, with things like stoves and boards, and a lot of new pots and pans, the stove room looked decent.

"Lan Cairen, look at it, what else is there to do?" Lan Xi really couldn't think of anything else, so he looked at Gonggong Zhong and saw him bowing his head, so he said: "Thank you for the trouble, Lan Xi is very satisfied, if there is anything else that needs to be done, I will trouble the manager next time." Please also take care of us in the future in the future, Lanxi will never forget your goodness! ”

The steward eunuch had already gained a big advantage, and seeing Lan Xi lifting her everywhere, it seemed that there was still a advantage to take advantage of in the words, and his attitude became more and more modest: "Lan Cai is polite, but if there is a need, just pass the word through Gonggong Zhong!" ”

After saying that, he saluted, leaving only four people to repair the doors and windows with glass, and the rest all retreated.

Lan Xi saw the two glass-loading people go to the wing room, happily pulled Gonggong Zhong into the kitchen, and asked in a low voice: "Gonggong Zhong, what is the matter with the ten people today, have I suffered any losses?" In other words, did he give me what he should have done? ”

Gonggong Zhong smiled: "Of course not, they stipulate that I know, if it is to send ten people." Not only should you give and do a lot, but you will also add more things according to your requirements. You see these things they sent, they are all good, although the bedding is cotton, but it is thick and soft, brand new, the original supply of grain is ten catties each, they don't say catties but say bags, the old slave looked, each bag has twenty catties, oil does not say catties, but pots, each pot has five catties, according to this, not only will there be no famine, there is surplus, and these pots and stoves are good, not bad, absolutely not bad to you, it is very preferential. There is no shortage of work to be done, the stove is also built, and the glass is being installed, so people can rest assured that this cold palace can be lived! ”

Lan Xi was relieved at this time, and couldn't help asking, "What's the matter with the eight people?" ”

"Okay, okay, the old slave will tell you everything. Eight people come with the same supply of food and other things as you, but do not repair the doors and windows, and one less load of firewood, and six people provide the same food and other things as you, but do not repair the doors and windows, do not build stoves, and do not give charcoal for the winter; Four people are half of your food supply, only a pound of oil, only a load of firewood, bedding is half-new, kitchen utensils should be written less, no stoves are not repaired, doors and windows are not installed with glass, two people are a monthly supply of food is just miscellaneous grains and beans, there is no rice and noodles and other things, the bedding is old, the kitchen utensils are not complete, do not build the stove, do not repair the doors and windows, do not install glass, just let you barely survive. ”

Lan Xi was stunned, if she really fell to the end, it would be worse than death, this hateful eunuch, if it wasn't for her gold bracelet, who knew how to treat her?

"These vampires, they should not give it to others, it is obviously stipulated by the palace rules that they must be given, and they will be discounted in their hands, and they have to exchange their belongings for it!"

Having said that, Lan Xi still had no choice but to reward each of the four working people with a small silver coin for lunch, after all, they were busy until lunch, and he didn't have the time to invite them to dinner, so he was afraid that they would not do a good job.

I couldn't make lunch, but fortunately there was some dry food, and the two of them hastily ate some things, and went to the courtyard to fetch water with the buckets and other things that the palace regulation bureau had just brought. It's a pity that the seemingly rough work of carrying water also has technical content, and Gonggong Zhong pointed out for a long time, and the two of them barely learned.

The days when there is water are different, she and Xiao Tao worked together, cleaned the inside and out, and watered the flowers and vegetables in one go, and was busy until dinner, and made rice porridge together, plucked a few green onions in the yard and branded scallion pancakes, fried shredded potatoes and green vegetables, and then sent Xiao Tao to call Father-in-law Zhong to eat together, the old eunuch for the first time in decades tasted simple and delicious home-cooked food, as if returning to the days before entering the palace, and said excitedly: "Tomorrow the old slave will give the Lancai people electricity, You can use it secretly when no one is around! ”