The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

This ice sculpture-themed temple fair was named the Ice and Snow Temple Fair. Yunyan thought about it carefully, and combined with the situation of Daxiangguo Temple, these ice sculptures should display Buddhist scriptures in the form of ice sculptures in addition to recreational facilities.

As for craftsmen, they are found among sculptors, and they definitely need to be familiar with how to use ice as a material in advance.

But there is no rush, there is still some time before the cold weather, enough preparations.

Yunyan went back to Liaoran to finalize the time, and asked Daxiangguo Temple to also set up a team to be responsible for the ice sculpture, and Huichong to connect with him.

After recording all the ice sculptures one by one, they went to see the carvings of the hired craftsmen, and the results were not bad.

At this time, the craftsmen were very solid in their skills. Yun Yan looked back at them practicing with ice cubes, and the palm-sized small animals they carved were already in good shape.

Hui Chong also asked someone to carve a wild goose on the spot, then pierced holes and tied a rope, and replied to Yunyan: "It's cold these days, hang it outside the house, it can be stored for a long time."

Yun Yan looked back at the Bingyan with the same expression, fluttering its wings, ready to fly, lifelike, but it seemed... as if...

"Why are you a little fat?"

Hui Chong winked, imitating Brother Zhihe's accent and said: "Because the geese are fat."

Yun Yan replied: "..."

Yunyan stared back at him, and grabbed the ice sculpture in her hand, "I'm angry, I'm leaving!"

Hui Chong covered his stomach and laughed.

……

Yun Yan took Bing Dayan back to Kaifeng Mansion, intending to show Bao Zheng the results as well.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Bao Zheng seemed to be talking with someone. He knocked on the door, and when he opened the door, Gongsun Ce and Zhan Zhao were inside, "Hey, the lord has something to do, then I'll come back later."

Zhan Zhao was about to close the door again, but Gongsun Ce raised his hand and said, "Wait...wait, wait, Brother Yan come in first."

Gongsun Ce looked thoughtful.

Yun Yan walked back in, "What's the matter, Mr. Gongsun."

Gongsun Ce looked at Bao Zheng, saw him nodding his head, and said, "Recently, Bianjing often distributes winter supplies to the poor, but a few days ago, the officials brought the palace to the palace and asked him to investigate a case in private—— Someone embezzled the money."

Yun Yan took a deep breath, "What? It's so cold this year, they've been corrupted, what about those poor people who can't afford charcoal silk cotton?"

"It is precisely because of this that the officials were furious. However, there are so many entanglements in this case. If we want to uproot the case, we can't scare the snake away. Therefore, we ordered the Futai to investigate secretly." Gongsun Ce said slowly, "We have already found out that one of the Du Zhisi Yang Shiheng, a well-known man, is a key person, and according to other people's disclosure, he has a secret account, which records money transactions."

Yunyan took a step back, "Wait...it seems like I can't finish talking for a while, so I'll hang up on this."

Because there was a charcoal pot in the house, it was very warm, Yun Yan hurried to the window and opened it, tied the ice sculpture under the window, and then closed the window and came back to listen.

"..." Gongsun Ce continued, "But this Yang Shiheng's door is very strict. I tried to disguise myself several times, but I couldn't get in. Zhan's guards visited him at night several times, but found nothing."

Yun Yanhui suddenly felt that something was wrong, but she still nodded: "Yeah, so?"

Yunyan used to be in charge of things like logistics and finance. He didn't understand things like this kind of case investigation, and they basically wouldn't talk to him about it. Now that he mentioned it for no reason, it naturally made him feel a little nervous.

Even Bao Zheng didn't understand, "Are you going to tell Brother Yan to deal with his family?"

"Almost..." Gongsun Ce smiled, "Yang Shiheng is very strict in his family. He usually doesn't let people go out. Even if he goes out, he is very strict with his mouth. If he wants to get any clues, he has to go inside and check. It just so happens that they recently The back kitchen is recruiting..."

When it comes to recruiting people in the back kitchen, what else do you not understand?Yun Yan breathed a sigh of relief, "Mr. Gongsun, you said earlier that you want me to do it carefully. You are so mysterious and scared me to death."

What's so difficult about it, if they dare to send him, will he dare to do it well?

Speaking of which, he was a gourmet lover before time travelling, but after time travelling, he continued to practice for his own life, and because he held a food festival, he learned more about cooking skills, and now he is like a half-expert.

Gongsun Ce was also taken aback, "Unexpectedly, Brother Yan is quite courageous at such a young age."

"I really don't dare to ask for another mansion lord." Yun Yan replied with a smile.

At this time, Yun Yanhui found that Bao Zheng's expression seemed a little strange.

"What, what's wrong..."

Bao Zheng said slowly: "But, isn't their family recruiting a cook?"

When they heard the news, they thought it was useless, precisely because they didn't have a cook to send in!

Yun Yan was startled, took a few steps back, and waved her hands straight, "Mr. Gongsun, I don't play with this..."

Gongsun Ce said dumbfoundedly: "What are you playing, I mean, you go and prove that you are worth more than a cook! Only you can do this!"

Before the Song Dynasty, there was no such thing as a cook, and all cooks were men.

But in the Song Dynasty, professional cooks appeared. After some small families gave birth to daughters, they specially trained them in various skills, one of which was cooking, so that they could be sent to powerful families to be cooks.

The remuneration of this kind of professional cook is so high that ordinary people can't afford it.

— That is to say, people with some status will choose to recruit cooks.

When recruiting, women are preferred over men. If they are cooks and cooks of the same level, others will definitely choose cooks.

After listening to Gongsun Ce's words, Yun Yan breathed a sigh of relief, "I was scared to death, and thought I was going to betray my beauty."

The other three: "..."

Yun Yan replied: "Haha, just kidding."

"What nonsense..." Gongsun Ce muttered, "Since Brother Yan agrees, sending him is the best choice."

Bao Zheng nodded, "That's right, Brother Yan is smart, you only need to find out the news and report back, and send Zhan's guards to steal it."

"I know." Yun Yanhui is living for the second time, and she feels that although she is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, she still cherishes her own life.

This time when she was ordered to be an undercover agent, Yun Yan responded readily, but she was also a little uneasy, mainly because she was afraid that her acting skills would fail and she would make a mistake.When he returned, he packed his bags and told Zheng Ping that he was going on a business trip.

Zheng Ping always thought that he could just take care of the backyard affairs, and didn't think about other things at all, and even thought it was about the Ice and Snow Temple Fair.

Yun Yanhui was afraid that she would be worried and wanted to keep it a secret for the time being, so she acquiesced.

On the Kaifeng mansion, in order to get Yunyan back in, Gongsun Ce deliberately made up an identity for him, found a reliable introducer, asked him to give him an alias, and then took him to the home of Nadu Zhisi doctor to apply for the job.

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A back kitchen manager of Yang Shiheng's family was sitting in the top chair. Seeing that the middleman brought a boy, he was unhappy, "Didn't I say that we are going to recruit a cook."

The Yang family originally had three cooks, all of whom had been employed for about ten years, but recently one of them had to relocate with his family, so a vacancy was created, which meant to find another cook to fill it.

However, when the news was released, there were also several middlemen who brought a lot of cooks, but they failed to match.This time it was even more funny, and brought a kid over.

The introducer quickly apologized: "To tell you the truth, I didn't mean to be negligent. This kid has been a cook for several generations. He just came from Hangzhou and is eager to find a job. Although he is young, his cooking skills are outstanding. The cook who came to see you at your mansion did not know how much better she was, thinking that if it was him, she would definitely satisfy the mansion, so she brought her here."

When the steward heard this, his heart was a little moved, and he looked at Yun Yan and replied: "What are you good at?"

Looking at the appearance, it is delicate and delicate, and it looks very pleasing to the eye. When I stand there, I am neither cramped, nor do I make any small movements, and my eyes are not wandering. If I am recruited for other positions, maybe the manager will accept the job immediately.

The young man smiled before speaking, which made people feel very comfortable. He said in Bianjing with a slight Hangzhou accent: "You can do both red and white cases, and you can also make fruits, but you don't know how to divide tea. What you are good at is Soaked snails in butter, pan-fried grass fish, yokan..."

When the steward heard him give a list of dish names, the first two moved his heart.

It doesn't matter if you don't know how to divide tea, there are two cooks in the house, both of whom are good at dividing tea.

Ghee-soaked snails have become very popular in the upper class of Tokyo in recent years. It is indispensable for every family to entertain guests. Pan-fried snails seem simple, but in fact the cooking time is extremely difficult to master, just like the time to pick up ghee-soaked snails. , these two methods are very handy, but this kid dares to say that he is good at it.

If you really can't find a suitable cook, if he is really good at boasting, then it's okay to recruit.

The steward thought about it, and then said: "Then you can make a table of noodles, pickled snails in butter and pan-fried hemp fish, and make four or five more dishes regardless of the materials used."

The young man responded, then rolled up his sleeves, walked to the stove and started to work, his hands and feet were extremely neat. In addition to buttered snails and pan-fried Hehua fish, he also made eggplant and gourd soup, steamed shad, stewed venison, smoked Caviar and other dishes, Calais is also full of a table.

The steward was very pleased to see it. In fact, his test began with the selection of ingredients, and this person chose the most expensive and rare ingredients in the kitchen, and then cooked them skillfully.

In this alone, this young man is better than many cooks I have seen before. After all, not everyone has enough raw materials to practice.

Including the pan-fried Hehua fish, if it is pan-fried, it needs a lot of oil to practice. This is not an ordinary kitchen item, and ordinary people don't use oil for cooking.

It seems that the Chinese are not talking nonsense. This is not a cook for several generations, and he has no work experience at a young age. Can he practice it?

After tasting the dishes, the steward nodded repeatedly.

"Not bad, not bad..."

More than good, he was just a little reserved.

He had tasted the most authentic Pan-fried Hehuayu several times at the Food Festival of Daxiangguo Temple. What this young man cooked was even worse than that. It is hard to imagine that the pan-fried Hehuayu made by a chef from Hangzhou It turned out to be extremely authentic!

Even the cooks of his family couldn't do this.The steward can't help sighing again, the origin of family education is the origin of family education.

The introducer laughed all over, "Look, I'm not wrong."

The steward glanced at him, "Well, what's your name?"

The young man said obediently: "The villain's name is Niu Er."

The steward frowned. A handsome young man was called Niu Er so vulgar, even a name like a rascal, "Niu Er, right...you stay in the mansion, let's sign a contract."

Niu Er's white and tender face was full of gratitude: "Thank you for giving me this opportunity, I will definitely work hard!"

Under the witness of the introducer, they signed a tripartite contract, and then took it to the government for notarization. This is the work contract.