Ding Tian's Ancient Life

The weather has been hot recently, and the emperor has come to the bitter summer. If possible, it would be a good way to go to Mr. Ding's house to relax.

"Really? The one I ate at their house last year, what's that called?" Emperor Yongqing became interested: "The one with the little eggplant

"It seems to be a cold salad. It uses miso, scallions, coriander, and green peppers. It doesn't have any fishy smell, but it's so delicious? The old servant ate a big bowl." In recent days, the emperor's meal allocation has decreased, and rice The manager of Yingda hopes to go to Mr. Ding's house and have some special appetizing meals.

"Hmm... Please, imperial concubine, hold the Ninth Prince in your arms, change into more ordinary clothes, and go to Ding's house with me." Emperor Yongqing threw away the memorial in his hand: "Go and eat!"

??Then it will be tomorrow?Master Ding will take a rest tomorrow! "Mi Yingda said, "Let's go today, he's not at home."

"Oh, yes, then tomorrow, in the morning." Emperor Yongqing was also a person who wanted to come out as soon as he came out.

?? Yes, let people go and talk to your master first. "Mi Yingda said: "It's better to get ready as soon as possible, I'm afraid your master doesn't have any ordinary clothes for going out. "

"That's right, let the people in the sewing room quickly come out in two bodies, and the Ninth Prince's." Emperor Yongqing became interested: "Forget it, I'll go to her place for dinner in the evening."

The former Wan Zhaoyi, later the Concubine Shu, and the current Imperial Concubine, Lin Waner, hugged the Ninth Prince, played in the room for a while, and then let the child take a nap, and the eunuch of the Qianqing Palace said, Your Majesty Come over for lunch.

"Understood, let the small kitchen prepare some light food, don't make those greasy things." The imperial concubine thought for a while: "Make a few stir-fried side dishes, two cold vegetable dishes, meat... Just cut the chicken for nothing. Alright, let’s pair it with an old duck soup.”

"Ma'am, isn't this a bit too plain?" The new aunt in charge looked at the dishes, and there wasn't even a piece of fat, and it was almost as good as Shou Xiao's food.

I have to be bold enough to remind: "How about a plate of meat?"

"That's right, then let's have a plate of Sixi meatballs and a plate of pickled meat with preserved vegetables." The imperial concubine said happily, "These are enough. In fact, the emperor doesn't like to eat those oily things, but his identity is there to put it on." So, it’s not good if it’s too plain on the table, and you don’t eat it after serving it, and many of them are served and then served as they are, and finally rewarded people.”

In fact, it's a bit of a waste.

"The status of the emperor, after all, can't be too mediocre." The aunt in charge is a new assignment. The emperor's concubine who thought she could survive in the harem might be difficult to serve. Who knows that the emperor's concubine is kind, let alone punish the palace people. Yes, even beating and scolding is rare, unless it really provokes her.

That was also handed over to the Department of Punishment, and he seldom swears in person.

"That's right, then add another braised tenderloin and a Kung Pao rabbit." Is the imperial concubine a person who listens to persuasion? Seeing the aunt in charge nodding, she said softly: "I know you are doing it for my own good. Don't worry about things, the emperor doesn't pick and choose, and this palace is not the kind that doesn't allow people to talk, so let's do it."

"Yes, ma'am." The aunt in charge is more appropriate, and when she goes to work, she is more vigorous and resolute, and does her best.

At noon, Emperor Yongqing came to Yikun Palace, and he was really satisfied with the meal, and the good product that the imperial concubine brought out to cool off the summer heat was the sour plum soup that the Ninth Prince liked to drink, but it was colder without ice cubes.

Emperor Yongqing felt more at ease when he sang: "Get ready, we will leave the palace tomorrow."

"Leaving the palace?" The imperial concubine's heart trembled: "Which prince's residence are you going to?"

"No, go to Ding's house." Emperor Yongqing explained: "It's Ding Tian's house."

"Oh, Mr. Ding's family? Does the concubine want to bring some gifts there?" The imperial concubine covered her mouth and smiled, "I just heard that Mr. Ding rescued me before, but I haven't seen a real person."

Not a single word was mentioned.

Even though it is well known that the matter between Ding Tian and King Ning has come to the fore, the emperor has not said anything, even if others want to mutter something, they have to mutter behind their backs, on the surface, everyone is laughing.

This is even more so in the harem, Lin Wan'er is not as stupid as Concubine De and the others. After following the emperor for so many years, can she still not see through him?

Lin Wan'er only does things with her heart, and she doesn't want to talk about those things. The two of them love as much as they like, so what does it matter to others?

As long as they can do their best for the country, even if half of the officials are fond of Longyang, they won't be able to get married.

It also saves trouble in the backyard, and the gentlemen in the front are not serious about their errands.

This is what imperial concubine Lin Wan'er thinks.

Very simple, very direct, and very cold.

"I'll let you meet this time, hold the Ninth Prince together, our family of three, go eat the big family!" Emperor Yongqing was probably so happy that he even said the words "a family of three", and the other palace members all cried out. Lowering her head, pretending to be a mural, only the imperial concubine was overjoyed: "Can the concubine order food? Does his house have any delicious food? Do you have pig's trotters?"

"I don't know if there are pig's trotters, but I heard that the eggplants in their small vegetable garden grow well. You can also eat peppers, spring onions and coriander. Let him steam an eggplant to cool it down!" Emperor Yongqing hugged the Ninth Prince for fun: "At that time, the children can also eat a bite of the eggs laid by their own chickens, and steam a egg custard!"

There is no shortage of maize seeds and eggs in the palace, but Emperor Yongqing must not be served a simple cold eggplant in the palace.

Even if it is served, the eggplant must be over-oiled, fried soft and rotten, put finely chopped green onion and coriander, and put minced pepper

Ah, minced meat or something to enhance the flavor, some sesame oil, minced ginger, etc. After adjusting it, it doesn’t taste like eggplant anymore.

It's really not as delicious as ordinary people's casual cooking.

"Okay, my concubine wants to eat stewed beans with braised pork, do you have any?" The emperor eats too vegetarian, which is not good for the health, so the imperial concubine ordered a meat dish: "The beans to be stewed have oil bubbles on them. Kind of."

"I haven't seen this before? Is there such a dish?" Emperor Yongqing was surprised.

"Yes, when my concubine was young, I went to my grandfather's house and had a meal. It's a childhood memory." The imperial concubine was happy: "It's still hard to forget."

Lin Wan'er's father was not a native of the capital, but a gifted scholar from the south. He stayed in the capital after being admitted to the Imperial Academy. Later, through the introduction of his mentor, he married the daughter of a classmate of his mentor. The classmate had a son and a daughter, and they also had a good family tradition. A family of scholars, the old couple passed away later, and the son was sent out to become a member of the party. He has not returned to Beijing for many years, and only exchanged some New Year gifts every year.

My daughter married Mrs. Lin, and she also had children here. When Lin Wan'er was young, she went to her grandfather's house a few times. All she remembered was the stewed beans with braised pork in braised pork. The beans were oily. One of the oil bubbles, it tastes very fragrant〇

It's just that now that she is an imperial concubine, she doesn't have that stutter anymore.

So the dream is full of the aroma of that meal.

When Emperor Yongqing mentioned it today, she thought of this dish.

"Then order this dish. I don't know if it can achieve the effect you mentioned. We can eat it as soon as it comes out of the pot. Their family doesn't pay much attention to it, hehehe..." Probably felt that there was a rush, after lunch break , Emperor Yongqing went to deal with some government affairs again, freeing up tomorrow's time.

In the Yikun Palace, the imperial concubine was asking Xiaomi: "This is the first time I've been to Mr. Ding's house. I don't know. What is Mr. Ding's hobby? Do you like calligraphy and painting or antiques?"

"Master Ding, he doesn't like these things. In fact, just treat them as normal relatives. If you want to bring a souvenir, you might as well bring some ginseng and bird's nests, which are expensive and can be kept. , in fact, Lord Ding prefers ordinary ones, and he would be more happy if you can bring the imperial points from the two palaces."

Xiaomi was sent by Chief Mi Ying to be the commentator for the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine had never been to Ding's house, so she would fly away if she didn't know that the emperor was free in Ding's house.

"Oh?" The imperial concubine was amused: "Master Ding is also a person with a title, why doesn't he have any taste?"

"He doesn't like those things, he can't understand paintings, and he doesn't know the age of antiques, but he is good at farming. The back garden at home has been converted into a small vegetable garden. Bean seedlings are set up in the flower beds, and the places near the bottom of the wall are planted. Cucumber shelf." Xiaomi Zi went to Ding Tian's house, and after seeing it, his eyes were straightened!

In the whole mansion, as long as there are places where things can be grown, there is no waste. There are even loofahs planted in the corners. When they are disgusted, they can be eaten with cold salad. Also has its own fragrance.

"This is an interesting person." The imperial concubine thought for a while: "There is a jar of pickles that I personally pickled. Yan, young people don’t need to eat ginseng, just take two boxes of tributes and leave the ginseng.”

This is really, there are few things, but expensive!

Ding Tian didn't know that he was about to welcome a "family of three", so he had settled down at work and had a rest tomorrow. The fruit from the south is here, by the way, that jackfruit is so sweet!"

That's right

Now in Beijing, you can already eat all kinds of early spring fruits from the south, among which jackfruit is Ding Tian's favorite.

There are fresh jackfruits and dried ones. The dried ones are easy to store and can be eaten for a year without spoiling. The fresh ones can only be bought and eaten now.

"Tomorrow, I'll go to the fruit shop to buy pineapple. I'll buy a lot of it and cut it up." Wang Zuo said, "What else do you want to buy?

"At this time, there should be some wild vegetables. Buy some wild vegetables and bring them back for cold dressing, or eat them with sauce." Ding Tian remembered that when he was a child, his mother always gave them some fresh wild vegetables to clear away heat and detoxify.

"Okay." The two said it well.

Even because of this, she didn't roll the sheets at night, just so that she could go shopping the next day, but the next morning, Xiaomi came to inform them in advance that the emperor was coming!

As a result, when the two of them were unwilling to greet them, they found that the emperor's simple carriage had entered the second door directly, and not only the emperor got out of the car, but also a young woman holding a one-year-old baby.

"I have seen the imperial concubine and empress." Wang Zuo clasped his fists together. He is a super prince. Only the empress can let him pay respects, not the imperial concubine.

The deputy queen, that's not the queen, so he just clasped his fists, which was already very polite.

Ding Tian thought for a while, and lifted his robe, wanting to make a big gift, since she is the imperial concubine anyway, then the one holding him is the Ninth Prince, right?

"It's just for visiting, no need to make big salutes." Before he could bend his knees, Emperor Yongqing said first: "Otherwise, it would be too much trouble, I come here from time to time, don't you get tired every time you pay big salutes?"

"You come and go often. Isn't this the first time for the imperial concubine to come? Is this His Highness the Ninth Prince?" Ding Tian didn't want to kneel and kowtow, but the feudal system was there, so he didn't dare to get up. What "revolution" is in mind.

But Emperor Yongqing said so, it's fine for him not to pay homage, but he can't save the ceremony of clasping his fists and bowing: "Your official

Ding Tian has met the imperial concubine and His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince. "

The little milk baby looked at him and Wang Zuo Lehehe, the hala was flowing down, and the imperial concubine was a demure woman: "Master Ding is free, and His Royal Highness Ning Wang does not need to see outside. I heard from the emperor that the eggplants in your house are all grown. Okay? But half a month earlier than other people's homes, we can eat fresh eggplants, and today, our mother and I will also have a meal."

"The eggplants have grown, and there are green peppers and some other small vegetables. Don't worry, the small vegetable garden is served by the minister himself. The seedlings have been thinned half a month in advance, and they will be planted as soon as the weather gets warmer." Mentioned his own small vegetable garden , Ding Tian was delighted: "I guarantee that what you eat is the freshest!"

However, Wang Zuo looked at the Ninth Prince several times, and finally complained: "It's so small!"

The author’s gossip: Now when you go to the market to buy vegetables, you are not allowed to enter without wearing a mask.

Be careful!Even if you are at work, try to go out as little as possible. If you must go out, take protective measures. Also, don’t talk face-to-face with people. It is best to minimize physical contact. When you are working, you must also protect yourself.