The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

The place Yunyan looked back at is closer to Tokyo, but in terms of administrative division, it belongs to Kaifeng County, one of the two Chi counties in Kaifeng Prefecture. Now, this place is still desolate, but fortunately there are mountains There is water, although the mountain is not a high mountain, and the water is not a big river, but it is enough to play tricks.

In order to welcome the emperor, although it is not possible to build an excellent house, the bamboo shed has already been set up, and it is already a very luxurious temporary residence after being draped and covered with silk and silk cushions.

Renzong has never seen any gardens before. Although the scenery in front of him is beautiful, it cannot impress him. What impresses him is the scene depicted by Yun Yanhui. Just thinking about what this place will be like in the future, Renzong will I was happy, with a smile on my face, and asked the accompanying people to wonder: Is this place so beautiful?

Chen Lin, that is, Chen Banban, the manager of Renzong's side, the number one confidant, came to the temporary kitchen to see Yunyan, mainly because he wanted to ask him what he was going to eat today, and this was for Renzong.

As soon as Chen Lin entered, he smelled a refreshing scent of jasmine, but there was no jasmine here, so he suspected it was the incense on his clothes.But there are a few young eunuchs besides Yun Yanhui, the former did not offer incense, and the latter is not qualified to offer incense.

When Chen Lin walked closer, he realized that it was Yun Yanhui who was making tea, and the aroma of jasmine came from the teapot.

Jasmine is still a fashionable thing now. It was not long before it was introduced from the Western Regions to the Song Dynasty, but its fragrance has fascinated a lot. "If I were to study the history of flowers in other years, I would list it as the number one fragrance in the world." I was talking about Jasmine.

But it was not until the Southern Song Dynasty that jasmine tea appeared, which is what Yun Yanhui is doing now.And it has only been popular for a while. As for modern times, there are many types of scented teas, and many of them are Western-style scented teas.

During the Tang and Song dynasties, the more popular method of ordering tea is to grind the tea into powder, add water to make a paste, and then add water. This way of eating is more "heavy taste".The method of making tea is relatively small.

However, scented tea, of course, is more suitable for brewing.

Yunyan saw Chen Lin back, and said with a smile: "Chen Banban, I made a pot of tea, is the official already drinking tea? You can bring it to him, and you can also try this."

Chen Lin completely forgot what he was going to do, sniffing the aroma, "It smells so good, are you making flowers or tea?"

Although it has the fragrance of jasmine, but if you ask carefully, there is also the fragrance of tea mixed in it, and the combination is very wonderful.When Chen Lin was suspicious, jasmine was added to it, but the fragrance of the flower was so long-lasting, it really puzzled him.

"Of course it's tea." Yun Yan replied, and directly poured a cup of tea for him to see. The tea leaves in it were obviously silver needles, but it was also obvious that besides the tea fragrance, it exuded a quiet jasmine fragrance.

Chen Lin picked up the tea and sniffed it carefully, feeling a little dazed, "What kind of tea is this? Why does it smell like jasmine?"

Yunyan returned but smiled and said nothing.

Chen Lin said with emotion: "It seems to be your secret recipe."

It is indeed a secret recipe, but it's not that Yunyan doesn't want to talk about it, it's just that it's a bit difficult to explain.

Before, Yunyan recalled that she was going to do reception again, so she was thinking about tricks.After thinking about it, I felt that it would be better to really engage in "flowers" and simply eat flowers.That being the case, even the refreshments are naturally unified in style.

It happened that the flowers in the flower garden of Daxiangguo Temple were in full bloom in spring. When Yun Yan looked back at the jasmine flowers, he thought of jasmine tea, which is the most widely spread among scented teas.

Yun Yan went to interview tea factories in modern times and learned some relevant information.There is a method of making traditional Chinese scented tea, called "scenting system". The scented scented tea produced only smells the fragrance of flowers but does not see the flowers.

Tea leaves have aroma-absorbing characteristics. Taking advantage of this, mixing and drying flowers and tea will allow the fragrance of flowers to penetrate into the tea, and the tea leaves that come out of this way will have a fragrance of flowers.

The more you want tea fragrance, the more times you need to scent it.

For example, Yunyan came back this time, in a hurry, and added the time of his experiment, it took four days to scent the jasmine tea four times, consuming a lot of jasmine.It's still a bit immature, but it can be imported, and it doesn't hurt to improve it in the future.

In fact, there are scented teas with flowers in them, but after thinking about it, Yun Yan seems to be of such a high standard, so she chose scented tea.

If you have tea, you must have fruit. Wisteria cake is a famous dish in Beijing. Wisteria flowers are added to the dough cake. The petals are soaked in sugar. It is sweet and delicious. When you bite open the cake, there is a beautiful purple petal filling inside. , good looking and delicious.

As for Bian people's favorite chrysanthemums, chrysanthemums are indispensable. Wrapping eggs with petals and frying them in a pan is another flavor.

There are also vegetables. I bought a lot of jasmine flowers when scenting scented tea, and the rest can be used to make soup with tofu.In the Ming Dynasty in the future, it was also a unique elegant dish.

There are also meat dishes such as Roasted Chinese Rose Shrimp, Scrambled Eggs with Acacia Flowers, and Sliced ​​Pork with Magnolia Flowers.

……

Yun Yan was cooking quickly, and the jasmine tea had already been brought to Renzong.

The scent of jasmine was light and pleasant, which made people feel relaxed. Renzong couldn't help looking at the cup of tea in surprise, especially when Chen Lin poured the tea, but there were no petals in it, which aroused Renzong's curiosity.

"Is this made by Yun Yanhui?" Renzong had already had a cup of tea here, and the tea brewed from this pot could be known to be made by Yun Yanhui.

Chen Lin nodded, "Look, it's very clever."

Renzong opened the lid of the pot, and when he looked inside, there were no flowers.

But how could this silver needle smell of jasmine?The floral fragrance is still so long-lasting, as if it was jasmine.

Renzong knew that there must be some special technique in it, which made him very curious, no matter how much it is, let's take a sip of tea first.

Most of the tea I eat on weekdays has a strong taste, but the taste of this brewed tea is very different, and after a little taste, I feel that the fragrance of flowers is really more suitable for brewing, the taste is sweet and fragrant, the tea is mellow, and the tea buds stand erect. Really interesting.

Not long after, a series of flower dishes were also served.

Renzong praised: "Drinking magnolia in the morning with dew in the morning, and eating autumn chrysanthemum in the evening, are quite a legacy of the ancients."

Most importantly, these flower dishes not only sound elegant enough, but also taste delicious.

Although the use of flowers in dishes has been around for a long time, but such a mature cooking technique like Yun Yanhui is of course rare. It takes two aspects into consideration, which makes people not love it.

Especially in the environment of clear water and green mountains, it is even more refreshing.

Renzong ate a mouthful of fried chrysanthemums and drank a sip of jasmine tea, feeling the cool breeze on his face, he was very comfortable, "Call Yunyan back up."

When Yunyan came back, she trotted over under Chen Banban's summons.

Renzong looked at him with a half-smile, "Tea, wine, flowers, it seems that you have studied them thoroughly."

Tea has scented tea, wine has wine, and flowers have so many flower dishes. What Renzong said seems to be right.

Yun Yan replied modestly: "It's just arty, I have no culture."

Renzong choked for a moment, and laughed: "I forgot that you are still eloquent, well, tell me, how is this tea made."

There was a trace of seriousness in Renzong's expression, and the court discussed tea. Since Yun Yanhui can make jasmine tea, he can also make other scented teas. If this tea becomes popular, then the technology is in his hands, isn't it? The imperial court discussed tea a lot, but did he talk about tea a little?

Fortunately, Yun Yanhui is not a profit-seeking person, and he thought of Renzong's meaning as soon as he turned his head. He didn't mean to engage in monopoly. He smiled, and explained the method of scenting tea carefully.

Renzong silently wrote down, "Did you learn this method, or did you think it out?"

Yun Yan thought about it for a while, and felt that Renzong wanted to make sure that this technology was not unique. This technology is really unique nowadays, so Yun Yan Hui also recognized it, and said euphemistically: "Well, at present, I am the only one who knows how to use it. ——Oh, and you will also be an official?"

Renzong saw that his eyes were clear, his expression was natural, and he was not displeased at all. He was very satisfied in his heart, "Well, I still say the same thing, reciprocate."

Now that Yunyan is knowledgeable, Renzong doesn't mind reciprocating.

Yunyan thought back to herself, last time you reciprocated and sent me to demolition, are you still here?

Of course, he didn't dare to say this anymore, but said happily: "Ah, official, can I walk sideways in Bianjing in the future?"

Renzong: "..."

Yun Yan was in high spirits, "I'm a little excited just thinking about it, I shouldn't have to wait in line for shopping anymore." Pushing away everyone in front, she shouted, I'm messing with the officials!

The corner of Renzong's mouth twitched, "Are you so promising?"

"Officials, to be honest..." Yun Yan replied cautiously, "You can reward me with anything, but don't reward me as an official." He doesn't want to be a civil servant at all. The height is high, there are people covering it, and there is no need to experience the darkness in the officialdom—look at Taishi Pang, how dark it is!

Renzong snorted, "You can't do it if you want to, you have no culture."

Yun Yan replied: "..."

——Using the way of the other to return to the other body, just now Yunyan Huicai claimed to be uneducated.Renzong obviously agreed to Yun Yan's return, but he was just joking. If he wants to make someone an official, whether he is educated or not is not a problem at all.

This is Renzong, and he didn't get angry when he was rejected as an official.

Seeing Renzong's "contemptuous" eyes, Yun Yanhui could only say embarrassingly: "Yes, the officials are right..."