Returning to Before Husband’s Castration

The wise does not buy rumours.

This is not the case in reality. Most people are not unwise, but the temptation to gossip is too powerful. People are manipulated and manipulated by rumors and add fuel to them. Instead of using wisdom to resist the rumors, they use wisdom to find out the "details" that fit their imaginations and add them, to "correctly" explain the rumors, and make the rumors more real. Have fun-you see, I guessed it right.

Rumor spreading and spreading rumors have been one of the indispensable pleasures of the people since ancient times.

In this way, the real events are connected with people’s powerful gossip imagination, and they keep adding "dry goods" in it. The rumors become more and more true, like snowballs. When the rumors roll into a mountain, people think that This is the mountain.

The relationship between Wei Caiwei and Lu Ying and Wang Daxia, after people have processed and added details, turned from a leaky rumor to the "secret" of the fragrant/beautiful "secrets" that the children of high-ranking officials have worshipped under the pomegranate skirt of the romantic and pretty widow.

After all, it is not unusual for a widow to keep her virginity. People are not interested in it, and they get excited when they hear of the romantic widow.

What's more, Wei Caiwei fainted during the Dragon Boat Festival, Lu Ying hugged her into the military account, spent a lot of money to buy an ice bucket, the little widow mysteriously disappeared for a month, the little widow was recommended by Lu Bing to be admitted to the palace doctor, and Lu Ying never looked for the little widow or Wang Yannei. Running to the widow’s house almost every day is an undeniable fact.

From the perspective of "logic", the rumors are more true than the truth.

And Ding Wu returned to the capital from the bitter cold subway ridge by eating the soft rice of the righteous sister, where would he be willing to go back? I would rather abandon the dignified face of the sons of high officials, and hold on to the business affairs that the nobles despise, open a shop to make money, and become a nail in the capital—resolutely refuse to return to Tieling.

The owner of Wanhuo Commercial Bank is called Zhao Quan, who is actually the leader of the Bailian Sect.

Master Zhao listened to the details of Ding Wu from his subordinates, and he showed contempt, "Look, I am right, the princes and generals are kind of like Xiangning? What high-ranking officials, the court, are all paper tigers, no different from our ordinary people. They all have to eat. When they are full, they tell us what courtesy, justice, integrity, loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness, to control us, and make them cows and horses. I yeah, if these court officials are hungry every day, they will be subject to the court. Oppressed, they will still be ministers to Daming?"

The subordinate smiled and said: "The leader is right. The son of the former Shangshu of the Ministry of War, can't survive in the bitter cold land, can't eat enough, and is no different from us. They all want to lose their face and do business. Ding Wu even relies on women to eat. The subordinates saw him eating very fragrant, without shame. A group of respectable people accused us of being treacherous, betraying the country and harming the people because they were never hungry."

Master Zhao opened the gift from Ding Wu. The outer bread was very beautiful. The inside was just a peach pastry, which was seen by the Mayor of Beijing. He picked up a piece of peach pastry and took a bite. It almost melted in the mouth, but it was not sweet. Greasy, the taste is actually better than the market.

This gift was given very carefully. Affordable, not expensive, and attractive. Ding Wu is really a smart businessman.

Master Zhao was very satisfied. He finished the peach pastry. His chin and beard were all scum. He picked up a small ivory comb to clean the cake scum on his beard and said:

"The meal of the Ming court and the meal of I Da Khan are in front of you? That is innocent? That is filthy? In fact, they are all the same meal. Of course, who can make us eat, we will be loyal to those who are stupid and loyal. People scold us for being a culprit. If we really put the food of Mydahan in front of them, they can pick up the bowl and eat faster than us. They talk about benevolence, justice and morality, and they are all male thieves and female prostitutes in their hearts."

The subordinates offered advice, "Why don't we take Ding Wu in? If he can surrender to Da Khan, he will slap Daming in the face, and we have done a great job with Da Khan. The Dahan will definitely be rewarded many times."

The peach cake was so delicious. After combing his beard, Master Zhao couldn't help picking up another piece and continuing to eat, but this time he took a tea towel and placed it on his chin, and said as he ate:

"Don't worry, take a look and try. Ding Wu's father Ding Rukui was sentenced to death in the past, but he has not died yet. It is estimated that Ding Wu has not completely given up on Daming. If Daming kills his father, it is estimated that he will be able to return to Da Ming. sweat."

Sweet water alley.

The peach crisp is baked by Ding Wu himself, of course the taste is different.

Because of the concoction of various pills, sometimes it is necessary to bake medicinal materials. After Ding Wu came to Beijing to live with Banxia, ​​he built a steamed bun-like oven in the courtyard with mud and bricks.

When he was in Tieling before, Ding Wu would think of all kinds of delicious food in the capital. Originally, most people's homesickness was just thinking about the food in their hometown.

Ding Wu is not knowledgeable in martial arts and medical skills, but his cooking skills are mastered without a teacher. Tieling is a place of exile. Many things can't be bought at any cost. Ding Wu keeps thinking about making food. Improve recipes, and sometimes cook meals and snacks better than chefs.

Tao crisp is Ding Wu's specialty. His secret is to be more willing to put pastry and fine sugar than dessert shops.

Since ancient times, high sugar and high oil have been a shortcut to food.

In addition, Ding Wu also boiled the milk over a low fire, condensed butter, added it to the dough and kneaded it. The baked peach was crispy and delicate, not dry at all, and after a bite, the residue seemed to melt in the mouth.

Ding Wu took out the charcoal fire in the oven, then pushed in the iron plate with the peach shortbread embryos, and then sealed the furnace mouth with mud, and used the high temperature inside to bake.

Wei Caiwei stood on the ladder above the wall and said in a low voice excitedly: "Here is coming! That cousin named Doss really came to pay back!"

Humans like gossip, and Ding Wu, a gentleman of Qianqian, is no exception.

There was only one ladder, and Ding Wu was lying on the back door, stealing through the door to watch the excitement.

Doss, wearing a gold collar, rode a black horse to hit the door, and there were two people behind him carrying gifts.

Doss got off his horse and knocked on the door of Wang Mansion.

Wang Yanei went to the Jinyiwei Yamen and was not at home early in the morning. But last night, Wang Qianhu had a night tour and rested at home during the day. The housekeeper woke him up and said that a foreigner came to pay back the money, a full two thousand taels!

Wang Qianhu hurriedly got up to meet the guests. Doss knew his intentions, gave gifts and repaid money, and a stack of three-way bank notes, "...Thank you, Lord Wang, for his rescue."

Wang Qianhu had just been cheated by his ex-wife’s family of four thousand taels of silver and saw the cruelty in the world. Now that Doss is paying back the money for his fiancee, he immediately became a true love in the world and true love in the world.

Doss sat down for a while and then left. Although he was dressed as a foreigner, he was familiar with Han Li, had a good conversation and was grateful in front of Wang Qianhu, but he was not humble. He looked like a very educated person.

Wang Qianhu treated each other with courtesy and sent Doss to the door.

Wei Caiwei, who was lying on the wall, said: "After leaving, Wang Qianhu personally saw him off, with a smile on his face. It seems that he really paid back the money."

Ding Wu is cooking lunch. Today’s meal is still Tieling’s characteristic iron pot stewed geese. Ding Wu was busy cutting the geese. He didn’t have the time to lie down in the door to watch people, and said, “Doss will not return the money to you. Why are you more anxious than Wang Daxia?"

Because I want to make sure that Wang Daxia was not let down in his previous life.

Wei Caiwei finally got off the ladder, "I just want to see good people get rewarded and evil people punished. Good people should not be disappointed."

Water is boiling in the iron pan.

Ding Wu puts the cut goose into a tin vessel with a belly as big as a drum, and pours green onion and **** aniseed into the tin drum, cooking wine, soy sauce, salt, pepper, and soybean paste, without adding a drop of water, and then tightly. Screw on the round lid of the tin drum, put it in the hot water of the iron pot, and stuff a thick wood fire into the furnace.

The tin drum is airtight, and after continuous heating, it is like a pressure cooker in later generations. A single firewood can easily boil the goose meat that is difficult to cook.

Up.

A big goose is worth two chickens. Ding Wu specially left it for half of the night to feed it to Wang Daxia, and Caiwei ate half a stewed goose.

After lunch, Ding Wu was going to Toutiao Hutong to stare at the decoration of the shop. Before leaving, he specifically asked Wei Caiwei, "Ban Xia, you remember to take out the peach crisps from the oven half an hour later, and use dried lotus leaves after cooling. Wrap it in oil paper and ask Wang Daxia to give it to Commander Lu tomorrow."

Wei Caiwei cleaned up the dishes and said with a smile: "I want to eat the peach pastry made by Brother Ding too."

Ding Wu said: "I made two plates, and the other one is for you. When Wang Daxia comes in the evening, don't take them out to entertain him. He will eat them all by himself. I have been very busy lately, so I took it out easily. It’s time to bake, and it’s troublesome to make this. I don’t know when to bake next time."

Ding Wu really knew Wang Daxia too well.

Wei Caiwei nodded, "I see, save some food. Be careful when you go out."

Ding Wu went out of Tianshui Alley and immediately changed into the face of a merchant businessman, bought a watermelon and took it to the shop in Toutiao Hutong, and distributed it to the artisans who painted the whitewashed walls. "Come on, everyone rest for a while and eat watermelon!"

The paint tools piled up in the shop were left unattended, but a Shandong fine dog was tethered to the door to guard the door. No one dared to steal things, and no one would go in and listen.

The craftsmen went to the inner room to eat melons and rest, which is actually the result of today's surveillance.

They are all spies of Jin Yiwei.

"Today, when a truckload of goods was delivered to the Wanhuo firm, the small dog was very excited, and kept roaring at the truck, as if there was something in it, but not sure it was gun/powder."

Ding Wu is in charge of recording, and his pen is like a dragon.

Another spy said: "The soil here is relatively soft and it is easy to dig a tunnel, but the tunnel is also easy to collapse and needs to be reinforced with wood."

Ding Wu took up a ruler to draw a drawing, calculated the amount of earth needed to dig into the neighbor’s underground warehouse, and made complicated calculations. He dug ten carts of soil in a day and a half. “At the current speed, you can dig the other party’s in ten days. basement."

"Fire/powder is easy to get wet. If there are these things, the walls must be insulated with lime and blue bricks. We prepare these in advance. If we accidentally open them in the future, we can patch up the walls to prevent the other party from discovering them."

The spy who painted the paint at the door said: "This morning, I saw the former oiran girl Yingying, who had entered the firm, and she was walking with a foreigner with pigtails on her head and wearing a golden collar to see her temperament. It's not like a nouveau riche. Boss Zhao of Wanhuo Company personally received him at the entrance of the store, as if he knew them well.

Ding Wu continued to record, saying: "The foreigner in the golden collar is called Doss, who is Oriole's fiancé. Oriole used to be an oiran, and should be frequented by Wanhuo, as a big customer, so the owner personally receives it."

The spy said: "There is a shopkeeper with a big beard next to Boss Zhao. I always feel familiar, as if I have seen it somewhere."

Ding Wu wrote them down one by one, and when the work was finished in the afternoon, they were taken by the spy to the Jinyiwei Yamen and handed them to Lu Ying.

In the evening, Wang Daxia came to eat dinner without any suspense, and Wei Caiwei told Doss about paying back the money. Wang Daxia calmly ate the big goose, "Repaying the money is also to make up for the big hole in the family's previous stepmother. I can't see any money anyway, just do it casually."

After the meal, Wei Caiwei took out the peach pastry. At first, he only took half of it. Seeing that he was still happily eating, she couldn't help giving him the other half.

The next day, Wang Daxia gave the wrapped peach cake to Lu Ying. When he came back in the evening, he said that Commander Lu liked it very much. He gave half of it to Master Lu and finished the meal that day.

Ding Wu listened and lit the charcoal fire in the oven again, and cooked a new plate of peach pastry until midnight.

Wei Caiwei was "awakened" by the smell in the middle of the night. When she saw the busy Ding Wu in the yard, she thought to herself that you said yesterday that you were very busy recently and had no time to cook, and you don't know when to bake next time. Why did you make a mistake?

Could it be... a bold guess appeared in Cai Wei's mind.

The author has something to say: Be careful to think that the bird was discovered by a girl from Pinellia