Chapter 40: Wiping Tears for the New Year
She smiled and said,
"In this way, since there are more than 800 points, more than 30 points are the most important,
Then stop at 770 points starting next month. ”
"Before the cancellation, the head chef and I went to meet with the senior officials separately and explained the situation to ask for their understanding and understanding. The other 30 copies are as usual! ”
"It's just that the two of these 30 portions are more important, so I'd like to ask Chef Liu Bancheng to make them himself."
"In this way, you don't have to work too hard, as long as you do a good job in the daily supply of large stoves and small stoves, it will be the greatest contribution to our Xiang Canteen."
The master's face turned from red to white, and now from white to gray, and the blood supply to the brain is seriously insufficient.
"May I ask Meihua, what do you mean by that? Don't you believe me anymore? ”
Plum Blossom said,
"No, I just want to lighten the burden for the master, I'm thinking about it."
Big chef Wang Qiang said,
"Usually I make things for the Empress Dowager Renxian alone, why did you let me step aside this time? Do you mean anything else, simply, just say it! ”
The master's reaction is not inferior to the plum blossoms.
I'll come out right away and play the round.
The main thing is to play the round for the plum blossoms.
"Ah, that's the case, what Meihua said also makes sense, didn't you lose the food you served last time? I made it up, how do I do it? It's as inconvenient to say as you said, so what about it in the future, master, let's do it together, let's discuss it, mainly to complete the task well, right? ”
The master can only look like this.
He sat down slowly again, and turned his face out of the window, obviously angry.
Although this meeting was held for a long time, it gave me a little bit of an understanding of the situation here.
The important thing is to find the whereabouts of those few non-staple foods, which can be regarded as a bit of a gain.
But what he didn't expect was that this meeting turned out to be an "introduction" for conflicts between himself and the people here.
The five flavors are mixed for the New Year
On the first day of the tenth month of the lunar calendar, the time of the farmers' harvest festival is the "wax sacrifice" of the Great Liang Kingdom, which is equivalent to our current New Year.
In order to celebrate the harvest of the past year, every household in the government and the opposition has to celebrate lively.
So of course I don't know how He Xiangfu celebrates this festival,
It is completely at the mercy of the plum blossoms.
No, I was busy for two whole days.
At night, when the lights are in hand, you can finally breathe a sigh of relief, just waiting for the happy New Year.
Qin Xiangfu, Xiang Dining Hall, inside and out.
The festival banquet of the imperial court was held in the hall on the third floor of the front building of the Xiang Dining Hall.
To say, the most prestigious meeting place in Xuyang City is in the Xiang Dining Hall, and the most solemn gathering place in the Xiang Dining Hall is in the hall on the third floor.
The grand third-floor lobby is brightly lit.
Four long rows of banquet meals, each row of ninety-nine meters.
The golden-colored curtain has been arranged with a patchwork of melon and fruit drinks.
More than 4,000 guests came to the hall early, found their seats, and communicated enthusiastically with the left and right.
Waiting for the arrival of the 15-year-old King Liang Shiwang, Mrs. Jingxue, Empress Dowager Renxian, and King Liang Mu on the high platform.
I came to the Liang Dynasty, and the most exciting and long-awaited day has finally arrived.
He wants to witness this Liang Shiwang real person who changed the fate of history and changed the trajectory of history, and made everyone in the East and the West admire.
At this point,
The bell plays.
The royal history sings.
"King Liang has arrived!"
A man eight feet tall, wearing a crown, with a high nose bridge, and a blazing spirit, was surrounded by ministers, and the stars held the moon, and walked slowly up the steps of the second floor.
Could this be the King of Liang who influenced the fate of all countries, and the King of Liang who was about to realize the great ambition of the unification of China?
Liang Shiwang, who pursues equality, realizes fairness, and abolishes specialization.
I think this crossing is so valuable and meaningful.
He, Meihua and all the logistics staff were lined up behind the scenes.
The slaves and maids trained by Master Qiu Ye have been arranged from the first floor to the third floor, and there are polite gestures and guidance from the slaves and maids at each ring joint point.
The chefs of the back stove wait for the plum blossom to give the order, and the guests will be served the best delicacies from all over the country.
King Liang sat down in the middle of the line due north.
Behind him, there is a half-foot-high platform in front of the tall screen.
Wait for King Liang to take his seat.
Prime Minister He Cheng came to the stage steadily and led the song loudly:
"Daliang has been safe and healthy for ten thousand years! King Daliang lives a long life! ”
The ministers stood up and bowed in unison:
"Great Liang country, ten thousand years of peace and health! King Liang, live a long life! ”
"Great Liang country, ten thousand years of peace and health! King Liang, live a long life! ”
The whole hall is huge, the music is high, and the momentum is long.
During the banquet, there were beautiful women and courtesans, dancing gracefully.
All the ministers were full of joy, raising their glasses, happy and peaceful.
The slaves and maids in the Xiang Canteen Hall bowed their heads and lowered their eyebrows, and their footsteps hurriedly shuttled between the meals, filling their glasses of wine and transporting food.
The whole hall is resplendent and full of splendid and prosperous scenes.
But at this time, I came outside alone.
Outside the dining hall, the north wind is blowing, and the stars are dotted.
The dining hall behind him was bright.
From time to time, patches of music and the sound of noise floated down from the heights.
The scene that should have been lively calmed down downstairs, which made me so bored.
Thinking about how I came to this era, why I have to come to this era, an indescribable melancholy lingers in my mind.
However, you have to stay away from the world, stay away from your homeland, and be alone.
If it was in the past, it would be so lively to spend the New Year in your own home,
Think about it, under the stars at this moment, the ancestors and ancestors have already gone home for the New Year!
Yes, every New Year, my father has to take himself to the old mansion to burn incense, and light two horns to bring the ancestors of the Liu family back for the New Year.
My father would carefully take out the family tree that had been sealed for a year in advance.
The wrapped burnt paper was opened layer after layer.
The family tree is pyramid-shaped from top to bottom.
It is divided into male left and female right, and records the great names of the ancestors of the Liu family in an orderly manner.
On both sides of the family tree, the characters symbolizing the ancestors of the family are vivid and lifelike.
At this time, my father would spread a warm and damp towel on the curl of the family tree and gently iron it on the towel with a hot soldering iron.
Then gently hang it on the north wall of the main house.
There will be eight large plates and four large bowls on the square cabinet below.
It's all the work of a mother's busy day.
Of course, the eight plates are indispensable for the three main dishes: stewed vermicelli with pork, stewed mushrooms with chicken and braised elbow meat with sauce.
Four large bowls of rice are turned upside down in a round shape.
The mother would use the seeded hemp fruit on top of the round rice, dip it in pink paint, and dot the four star anise pink flowers.
A plate of fresh apples, oranges, and large dark brown frozen pears will be placed on each side.
A bottle of incense burner will be placed in front of the eight large plates and four large bowls.
The three thick sandalwood sticks are misty.
The cups on both sides of the incense burner will burn with blue-purple flames.
The atmosphere of the ancestors returning home for the New Year is beautiful and fantastic.
"Alas, where is this!"
I was stunned and muttered to myself.
At this time, the starry sky was dotted, and the sound of firecrackers could be heard in the distance.
The backyard of the so-cho hall also began to crackle, followed by lively cheers and laughter.
I wiped a handful of tears from the corners of my eyes and went back to the back stove.