In the kitchen, several cooks are busy with the operation, washing and cutting vegetables, and lighting a fire to burn the stove. Talking while doing things.

"We're going to live in the inner city in the future. The cook who chopped the vegetables smiled.

The people of the capital yearn for the inner city, just like Xu Lingyin for food. Those who live in the outer city are not necessarily at the bottom of the society, but those who live in the inner city are definitely from well-to-do families.

Whether it is people's livelihood or law and order, the inner city is far better than the outer city, and there is almost no such thing as slums in the inner city. The little lady goes out shopping, and she doesn't have to be afraid.

When you see a secluded alley, you can boldly walk into it. Of course, this kind of thing is not worth advocating.

"Da Lang is really promising, I heard my wife say that the house is worth five thousand taels. The cook who washed the vegetables talked.

"Five thousand taels? That's about the same as our house. The cook who lit the fire said.

"What do you know," the cook who washed the vegetables took a sip: "I heard from Madame that that house costs at least seven thousand taels, which is more magnificent than ours." ”

As for why it only cost 5,000 taels, of course this is Da Lang's ability, he is a watchman, and it is easy to buy a house at a low price.

"Madame told us that she would take us to the inner city in a few days, and I told you, the inner city was prosperous. ”

Many low-level people living in the outer city rarely have the opportunity to go to the inner city, and if they do not ride horses or carriages, they can travel from the outer city to the inner city in one or two hours if they rely on their legs alone. Departing in the afternoon, it is almost sunset when we arrive in the inner city.

The people in the house are looking forward to moving to the inner city, and they have been working hard for the past few days. For fear of being fired. Unless Lu'e has been sold in Xu's Mansion since she was a child, Xu Dalang can sleep casually, and the other subordinates sign a living deed.

"I found one thing...", the cook who was cutting vegetables suddenly interjected, and when the two cooks looked over, she whispered:

"Madame likes to show off Da Lang more and more, and always talks about him, but when Da Lang comes back, she will never give a good face. ”

"Ahem..."

Suddenly, a coughing sound came from outside the door, interrupting the cooks' broken mouths.

"Why is Da Lang here?" asked the cook in surprise.

The greasy and dirty place of the kitchen is not for the owners.

There are so many of you old moms playing.... It's weird that my aunt will show me off.... Xu Qi'an held the bowl in his hand, nodded, and said:

"I've made an exclusive recipe and come over to help you cook. ”

Xu Qi'an swept around, the kitchen was not dirty, but it was not clean, after all, under the oil smoke for many years, the walls and stove were stained with a layer of grease that could not be wiped off.

However, as long as things like pots and pans are washed frequently, there is no problem.

"What is this?" the cook looked at the bowl in his hand, a slimy mess.

"Good stuff, don't look around, it's a unique recipe. Xu Qi'an turned sideways and didn't show the cook his baby.

The cook didn't care, she continued to be busy, Da Lang loved to stay, he was the master, and he was a few subordinates, and there was no reason for the subordinates to manage the master. Besides, every time Mrs. argues with him, she rolls her eyes angrily.

In addition to the old man in the family, there is probably only one mouth that can bloom Erlang who can quarrel with Dalang.

Xu Qi'an stood on the side and watched, the first pot dish was fried meat with winter bamboo shoots, and while the cook was stir-frying, he scooped a small spoonful of "chicken essence" into it.

Then he took a pair of chopsticks, tasted it, and nodded slightly.

The umami taste has improved a lot, but it can't be compared with the real essence of chicken.

Guanylate and monosodium glutamate are complementary .... If you want to achieve the taste of the previous life, you still have to develop MSG.... Xu Qi'an is quite satisfied.

Seeing this, the cook took chopsticks, pinched a piece of bamboo shoots, and tasted it carefully.

Her eyes widened instantly, and she forgot about stir-frying.

The smell was both familiar and unfamiliar to her. It has the taste of chicken, but the chicken definitely can't be so fresh. A small spoonful actually raises the umami of bamboo shoots by several grades, which is something that stock can't do.

Xu Qi'an glanced at her, and snatched the spoon to stir-fry, so as not to be confused.

"It's like... Delicious?" the other two cooks looked at her with some emotion.

"It's so delicious, I've never tasted such a delicious dish.," said the cook excitedly.

.....

In the front hall, Xu Lingyue came over with a meal, looked around, and said in a coquettish voice, "Where is the eldest brother?"

At this time, the eldest brother was already sitting at the table waiting for the meal to start, teasing Xu Lingyin with his hand, and sandwiching her in the squeaky nest and swaying fatally.

or quarrel with his mother, and the aunt and nephew hate each other.

"Today's rest is probably going to the Teaching Division. Xu Pingzhi, who lowered his head to wipe his saber, said.

"Dad knows nonsense, the eldest brother doesn't even go to the hook bar. Xu Lingyue puffed out her cheeks and looked displeased.

... yes, I used to think so.... The eldest brother who doesn't go to the fence is now a figure that the Oiran of the Sect Division is vying for.

Xu Pingzhi sighed in his heart and said: "He is now in the Qi Cultivation Realm, and he no longer needs to guard himself, it's not human nature to go to the Teaching Workshop Division, which man doesn't go..."

Suddenly felt a murderous aura on the side, Xu Pingzhi didn't raise his head, continued to wipe the saber, and changed his words: "Your father and I never go to Erlang, Ning Yan Xu has been there, but it's all because of entertainment, there is no way."

"Speaking of which, the men of our Xu family don't like to go to the land of fireworks. ”

Xu Lingyue believed her father's words, thinking that the proud second brother and the honest eldest brother were indeed not the kind of men who were nostalgic for the land of fireworks.

"Hmm" and sat down at the table with peace of mind.

"Mother, I'm going to Guiyue Tower. Xu Lingyin came out from under the table and startled her aunt.

My aunt doesn't like to take care of her. Second Uncle Xu taught his daughter earnestly: "Lingyin, Guiyue Tower can't go often, I want silver." ”

"Big brother took me there yesterday. Xu Lingyin was not convinced.

"Then you go to your eldest brother. Xu Pingzhi waved his hand, unwilling to educate his daughter, this daughter was too stupid, and the gentlemen of Yunlu Academy couldn't teach her.

The aunt sighed with emotion: "The cook of Guiyuelou is said to come out of the palace, and his craftsmanship is a must in the capital. ”

"It's so fragrant..."Xu Lingyin said suddenly, she twitched her nose and looked out the door.

After a second of slowness, Xu Pingzhi, who was at the peak of the Qi Refining Realm, smelled the rich umami.

Oh, the cooks came in with the food, accompanied by Xu Qi'an, but even Xu Lingyue, who liked the eldest brother the most, didn't pay attention to him, and her eyes were firmly glued to the dishes.

Stir-fried pork with shiny winter bamboo shoots, vinegared cabbage, yam soup, scrambled eggs with leeks, stewed pork ribs with lotus root, and red oil and white ..... and Xu Qi'an's hand-fried pig's trotters.

"Today's food is so delicious. Xu Pingzhi said unexpectedly.

He beckoned, and brought a piece of crunchy hoof with a gray sauce on top. Sniffing the umami that makes people saliva secrete, Xu Pingzhi couldn't wait to stuff it into his mouth and chew.

"How delicious is it?" he said, shocked.

"The old man is too pompous. The aunt pouted, and when the cook put the dishes on the plate, she took a pair of chopsticks and bamboo shoots, and after chewing a few bites, her eyes widened instantly.

The dish is still the same dish, and there is nothing peculiar about it, but the umami explodes the taste buds and brings a taste impact.

In the past, when cooking vegetables, at most a spoonful of broth, the broth is also divided into three, six, five, etc., but it is not as delicious as imagined, because the soup stock of this era does not have monosodium glutamate and other ingredients to match, and the taste of the improvement is limited.

Including drinking chicken soup or eating shiitake mushrooms, simply eating shiitake mushrooms will already make people feel fresh, and Xu Qi'an uses the essence purified from two baskets, which has an extremely strong impact on the taste buds.

The aunt looked at the cooks in surprise, and her eyes flashed brightly: "Today's dishes are very different from the past, how did you do it." ”

Xu Lingyue and Xu Pingzhi also stopped their chopsticks and waited for the cook's answer with great interest.

Only Xu Lingyin doesn't care, she only cares about how many delicious dishes can enter her stomach.

"It's Da Lang's secret recipe..."The kitchen hurriedly waved his hand.

The family suddenly looked at Xu Qi'an, and Xu Pingzhi was surprised: "Where did you get the formula?"

Xu Lingyue and her aunt looked at him curiously.

Xu Qi'an put down his chopsticks and explained: "I just think that the food at home is bland, and the food in Guiyuelou is too expensive, so I have made some things blindly, and it looks pretty good." ”

Second Uncle Xu nodded slightly, turned his head to look at the table, and widened his eyes: "Xu Lingyin!"

Xu Lingyin climbed onto the table and moved the plate to his side.

"It's all mine. She raised her brows and said crisply.

.....

Xu Qi'an rushed to the yamen until noon, did nothing, and patronized the gongs and silver gongs that returned from prison.

Yesterday, they had already learned the news of the fall of the Ministry of Industry and Shangshu from their colleagues, and they also knew about the case that decided that they would stay.

If Xu Qi'an hadn't played a role in the middle, the fate of many of them might have changed.

Finally dealt with them, Xu Qi'an tied the gong, hung up the saber, and the duty of the afternoon was to patrol the streets.

"Ning Yan, you haven't been to the Jiaofang Division for a while. The taciturn Zhu Guangxiao said suddenly.

Because I now have the illusion that it's not me, it's that they're prostituting me.... Xu Qi'an said helplessly: "I feel that I am about to reach the peak of the Qi Cultivation Realm, and I plan to try to impact the Divine Refining Realm." ”

Practicing the peak of the Qi Realm.... Zhu Guangxiao and Song Tingfeng looked at him stunned.

The two of them are also at the peak of the Qi Realm, which is not difficult, as long as they accumulate over time, it is only a matter of time before they step into the peak.

The difficulty is to accumulate meritorious deeds in exchange for visualizations.

But Xu Qi'an has only been two months since he joined the watch, and he has been practicing the peak of the Qi Realm, what kind of qualification is this?

"Then you have to accumulate merits. Song Tingfeng said sourly, and added depressedly: "But with your savings from the Sangbo case to the present, I feel that it is enough." ”

"Hmm. Xu Qi'an lightly diverted the topic: "I plan to save up for two weeks and then go to the Teaching Division." ”

The Teaching Workshop Division is always the best topic for them to enliven the atmosphere, Song Tingfeng squeezed his eyebrows: "That floating fragrance girl is guilty." ”

She will not suffer, she will just overflow, just like the right .... Xu Qi'an glanced to the right.

As they walked, when they came to the yamen, the eyes of the three of them were attracted by a burly and tall monk in a cyan monk's robe.

His monk's robe was slightly shabby, with a thick Buddha bead hanging around his neck, two rows of scars on his bald head, and a bitter and hateful expression.

It is the monk Hengyuan.

Seeing Xu Qi'an come out, Hengyuan's eyes lit up, and he strode up to meet him, clasping his hands together: "Lord Xu." ”

Don't borrow, get out ... Xu Qi'an interrupted him and said helplessly: "Master Hengyuan, I have official business, let's make a long story short." The official is only five taels of silver a month, and he is shy in his pocket. ”

As he spoke, he looked down and saw that Hengyuan's cloth shoes were in tatters, and two toes poked out.

It turned out that he was looking for Ning Yan to borrow silver.... Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao stared at Hengyuan with unkind expressions.

Seeing Xu Qi'an's refusal, Hengyuan was silent for a long time, bowed down and said, "The poor monk knows." ”

Seeing the back of the great monk leaving, Xu Qi'an remembered for no reason that when he was in middle school, his father who ran all the way to the school to deliver food to him, and after he complained with disgust that the food was not delivered in time, he was also the back of this lonely departure.

"Huh... Wait," Xu Qi'an called out to him and exhaled: "How much silver do you want to borrow this time, let's make it clear first, I don't borrow too much, I really don't have any silver recently." ”

PS: I may not have added more today, I'm a little tired and want to sleep.