Ding Tian's Ancient Life

"Long live Lord has been hungry for the past few days. This is just right. Let the imperial dining room make one as usual. The imperial dining room tomorrow morning will be rice porridge, with this snack and that spicy cabbage." Chief Mi Yingda ate two , I think the taste is good, especially the salty one, which makes people want to eat it.

And with a little spicy taste, very appetizing.

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After arranging the emperor's breakfast, Mi Yingda went to serve the emperor again. He was always busy all day long.

And because it was the Chinese New Year, Ding Tian gave out red envelopes to everyone at home. Ding Tian never cared about the servants in the family, and he never beat or scolded them. With Mr. Wang's whole family in the battle, he almost turned away from the shopkeeper.

After distributing things to them, Ding Tian asked people to prepare some red envelopes, brought them into the sky prison, and asked people to gather their hands, and told everyone: "The sacrifice stove is over, today is 29, and tomorrow will be [-]. Here are the red envelopes for this year." , Chinese New Year is coming soon, I just came here this year, according to the previous practice, there will be red envelopes at the end of the year, one for each person, which is a bit of a shame."

His red envelopes were distributed in advance, and the rewards from the palace were distributed on the first day of the Lunar New Year. In order not to compete with the rewards from the palace, Ding Tian distributed the red envelopes to everyone in advance.

Whether it's a maid, eunuch, or guard, everyone's red envelope contains a hundred new copper coins, plus six taels of silver, one tael of small ingots, six or six Dashun.

And the steward Mozhen, aunt and father-in-law, and the head of the guards? Add two gold ingots weighing one or two? to show the difference.

In addition, women have a pair of silver ear pendants, which are not heavy and not so conspicuous.

The father-in-laws don't have this kind of treatment, their silver rings are not big and inconspicuous, but they like them very much.

After distributing the red envelopes, these people were happy. There was nothing to do in the sky prison, but Mr. Ding liked to clean up. No one was allowed to leave the room dusty. No one's room had to be cleaned every three days.

Although Ding Tian's request was a bit rough, no one dared to refute it, and he was the biggest here.

In view of these people's obedience, Ding Tian added a sheepskin vest to each of them. This thing is not inconspicuous. These people are all old, and wearing such a sheepskin vest can keep them warm.

Now that Ding Tian is in charge of the sky prison, he has already made enough winter clothes, cotton shoes, even cotton hats and cotton hand mufflers for them.

"I wish you a happy new year, sir, and your wishes come true." This is what they congratulated in unison after receiving the red envelope, which can be regarded as paying respects to Ding Tian in advance.

??Okay, happy new year everyone, all wishes come true. "Ding Tian likes their current atmosphere. When they first came, everyone was lifeless. Now, at least they know how to smile.

It was those young palace daughters, seeing that they had the same red envelopes and velvet flowers as others, they involuntarily bit their lower lips.

They didn't come here to be rough envoys to others. In the past few months, they haven't seen Master Ding very much.

They also know that Lord Ding and His Highness King Ning are a couple.

But how do men carry on the family line?

They don't ask for the position of main wife, and they are not worthy of it, but concubines are still possible.

Whose concubine is not?

As long as she gave birth to a son, wouldn't everything in the future belong to her own child?

But Lord Ding treats them equally, whether it is an old woman or a young and beautiful girl like them, the amount of red envelopes they give is the same, and the flowers they give are the same, there is no meaning of looking coldly at them.

They couldn't bear it!

Ding Tian had the same attitude towards them, and he even cared more about those old people? He went to see the residences of the eunuchs and their meals.

Very good, the fire pit in the residence is always hot, and the food is also very good. After all, Tianlong has its own kitchen, and Ding Tian rigidly stipulates the standard of food, and he eats with everyone, and the cook even comes out of the imperial dining room Yes, sent by Emperor Yongqing, we are not afraid of his tricks.

"It's Chinese New Year, you should eat something good, five big fat pigs, fifty chickens, fifty big geese, those salted fish, tofu, etc., you can make them with confidence. During the Chinese New Year, you should eat more oil and water. Ding Tian told the cook: "I'm going to the palace banquet, you guys have fun, I even brought over twenty mutton sheep, the mutton soup is a must, dumplings stuffed with onion and mutton, mutton with your hands, you guys can figure it out 〇,,

"Yes, Master Ding." The strong cook patted his chest and assured him: "We have never stopped the mutton soup this winter, and we haven't committed the old problems of several people, hehe...don't worry, my lord. Save it."

Here, he is a chef, and the superiors don't treat him harshly, which is much better than in the imperial dining room.

The main thing is that there is no danger.

The work of the royal chefs is also risky. Every time the eunuchs try to eat, they are terrified, for fear that if there is something wrong with him, they will be miserable.

Living in fear every day, he is so worried, his hair has lost a lot.

It’s all right now, I boil a big pot of mutton soup every day, and I have a lot of ingredients every day. I cook a meal for everyone, and I feel full of accomplishment after eating everything.

"Are there enough ingredients?" Ding Tian asked him, "Is there any rice, flour, oil, etc.?"

"Yes, even the rapeseed oil you like is enough." The cook said, "Chili oil and sesame oil are also available?

Oil, pancakes are the best. "

"Okay, just say something if it's not enough." Ding Tian left the palace after making arrangements.

He returned home and rested all night. The next day, after breakfast, he began to prepare. After he was done, he began to bathe and change clothes. After incense, he was poured a cup of ginseng and bird's nest.

"Why do you give me this? I'm going to eat the imperial banquet, isn't it too wasteful to eat this?" Ding Tian didn't understand, why should he be given such an expensive and nourishing food?

The ginseng and bird's nests at home, he picked out good ones and gave them away. Although the leftovers were leftovers, they were also very good, because the ginseng, bird's nests, and sea cucumbers at home were all at the tribute level.

Ding Tian usually doesn't eat such good things by himself. He thinks that he is still young and not ready for nourishment, so these things are usually given out as gifts to those who need them.

He ate very little, and he didn't give much to Wang Zuo.

"Young Master Tian, ​​this is for you to eat to prevent you from starving. The banquet in the palace starts at night. You go at this time and call it a seat. At best, you can drink two cups of tea and a few snacks. The old man is here In your purse, put a few pieces of beef jerky the size of red dates, eat one when you’re hungry, and give it a go.” Mr. Wang hurriedly dressed Ding Tian in the most solemn dress: “This is more important than going to court every day. Get up early."

Isn't that right, they got up in the middle of the night to boil water, then dug Tian Shao out of the bed, rubbed him in various ways, and rubbed a lot of moisturizing oil on his body, fearing that he would enter the palace in the cold winter wind and be blown away. dry myself.

Ding Tian was tossed and tossed for a long time in a half-dream and half-awake state before he was sent to the carriage in a daze and thrown into a warm embrace.

"Huh?" When he looked up, he saw Wang Zuo.

"Sleep, the carriage can enter the palace directly, and I will call you when I get off." Wang Zuo knew that Ding Tian was the most obedient when he knew that Ding Tian was struggling.

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"Well, good." Hiding into Wang Zuo's arms, Ding Tian closed his eyes, sleepy.

The carriage was not going fast, and Wang Zuo's was the king's driver. The place was already big, and the interior was comfortably furnished. Ding Tian fell asleep in his cage.

When they arrived at the place, they were woken up by Wang Zuo. The two got off Wang Jia's big carriage and went directly to the courtyard gate of Qianqing Palace. Wang Zuo's Wang Jia could stop at the side gate of Qianqing Palace. Others guessed it was outside the Meridian Gate. Just have to stop.

This is the prerogative of the prince.

You can park after entering the palace gate.

At this time, the sun has just risen. In the winter, this time is about seven o'clock, not eight o'clock.

After the two arrived, they were immediately invited into the Qianqing Palace by Chief Mi Ying, er, the Imperial Dining Hall, which was where the emperor usually ate.

"I know you guys came early, have you had breakfast yet?" Emperor Yongqing was wearing a bright yellow coat, no coat, and the temperature in the room was warm but not cold, he waved to the two of them: "Eat something? "

"Eat, eat, I didn't have time for breakfast, so I poured a bowl of ginseng and bird's nest soup for my minister, and I drank the taste of ginseng in my mouth, and I was already hungry by now." Ding Tian was not polite to Emperor Yongqing. Eat, that's not okay.

"Hey, that's right, come on, sit down, there is a lot of breakfast today." Emperor Yongqing raised his chin at Mi Ying: "What did the dining room do this morning?"

"Hanging stove meat wild hot pot, hanging stove crispy duck, deep well roasted fat goose, pork with spring bamboo shoots in spring, Dongpo pork with mushrooms and spring bamboo shoots, fried shredded pork with mung bean sprouts, fried tofu with shallots and dried shrimps, stewed duck with deer tendon, fatty chicken Cuzhou tofu, stir-fried tripe shreds with green leeks, big bowl of steamed donkey meat, big bowl of boiled cabbage. Staples include Baishou walnut cake, Wufu Pingshou peach, suet green onion cake, refreshing alfalfa cake; bird's nest duck strip soup; chicken shredded noodles "Mi Yingda said: "There are also eight-treasure porridge, Ruyi porridge, vegetable porridge, two-rice porridge, golden silk flower rolls, milk-flavored steamed buns, and bean-noodle steamed buns."

The things he said were all the things that Emperor Yongqing liked to eat more. Those things that he didn't eat very much were prepared in the imperial dining room, but there was no need to mention them.

If you want to eat, the emperor will naturally order.

Ding Tian was drooling when he heard that, Wang Zuo thought he was cute when he saw him like that.

Emperor Yongqing curled his lips: "That's all?"

Manager Mi Ying glanced at Ding Tian and Wang Zuo, and said, "There are fresh vegetables sent by His Royal Highness King Ning. What would you like to eat? There are leeks, small squash, small cucumbers, green peppers, coriander, and shallots in the kitchen. There are also fresh eggplants, kohlrabi, sweet peppers (that is, big peppers), lettuce, chrysanthemum, and so on.”

As for the watermelons sent by Ding Tian, ​​there were as many as twelve.

But they were all sent to Qianqing Palace, and none of them were sent to the harem. If the emperor didn't speak, who would dare to touch these twelve watermelons?

"Let them make chive-yellow-flame dumplings, stuffed with chive-yellow beef." This was what Emperor Yongqing wanted to eat, and he turned to ask Ding Tian, ​​"What does Tian'er want to eat?"

"Hot kohlrabi, right?" Ding Tian swallowed his saliva: "Do you have all the dishes you just reported?"

Emperor Yongqing was very happy when he saw it, "Yes, there are all of them, let them bring them up, we can eat whatever we want!"

Wang Zuo didn't order food, he could eat anything.

It would be even better if there is spicy cabbage made by Ding Tian himself.

But after the food was served, his complexion became brighter. There was a small dish in his hand, which contained spicy cabbage. As soon as he smelled it, he knew that it should be made by Tian Er himself, because this kind of spicy cabbage is more delicious than the other. There is a little difference in the ordinary ratio of spicy cabbage.

When the food was served, Ding Tian picked up his chopsticks and looked at Emperor Yongqing longingly, which made Emperor Yongqing feel much better again: "Eat the meal, use it blind!"

He moved his chopsticks and ate the first bite of the dish, which was still the hot kohlrabi ordered by Ding Tian.

Fresh tender cabbage, shredded by hand, fried with fat pork, dried chili, scallions, garlic cloves, and soy sauce, stir-fried for a few moments and then out of the pan. What you eat is the word "stir-fried".

In the past, Emperor Yongqing had never eaten such a thing. Hot kohlrabi is also a very common dish among the people. It is basically eaten by traffickers and pawns. Of course, you can’t do this for the emperor. For the cabbage, I choose the leaves of the cabbage, and those with stems are also the kind of tender cabbage stems. I am willing to use ingredients and don’t put too much oil, so as not to steal the freshness and sweetness of the vegetables. The taste of the stir-fry is quite good. .

As soon as Emperor Yongqing ate it, he thought, hey, this is not bad.

Ding Tian was the first to put down his chopsticks, but it was a juicy two-meter rice porridge, served with a large bowl of boiled cabbage, and fried shredded pork with mung bean sprouts. Mmm, it tastes really good. He also had a golden silk roll with chopsticks and a piece of roasted fat Goose, um, this big goose is crispy and delicious!

It's just that I'm not used to eating such oily things this early in the morning.

But delicious is really delicious.

The three of them enjoyed eating here, but the people who came into the palace one after another outside were not happy. There are quite a few people who need to stand and wait outside in the winter, and among them, some are not qualified. The few people at the side gate of the Qing Palace, Prince Shen, was one of them.