Hand over the jade seal first [Infrastructure]

The firing of colored glaze is not ordinary, the process required is very complicated, and it consumes a lot of manpower and material resources, how can it be possible to do it yourself?

Xiao Zirong glanced at the sky and said, "Uncle, it's almost time for dinner, shall we chat while eating?"

There is no such thing as eating without talking, sleeping without talking, and the purpose of having a banquet is to entertain or communicate with each other. If you don't allow talking, the purpose of the banquet is half abolished.

Xiao Xuan nodded: "Let's go."

In fact, it wasn't just Xiao Xuan, the ministers also reacted at this time, they couldn't find Xiao Zirong, so naturally they asked the female officer who was sent to help.

The female officer's answer was exactly the same as Xiao Zirong's. When Xiao Zirong knew that the emperor was coming to Taoyuan City, he knew what things in Taoyuan City would interest the other party, so these female officials were told how to answer.

After hearing these answers, everyone reacted differently, but most of them didn't believe it.

Especially Xiao Yan, he has spent a lot of effort on the glazed products in his hand these years, and it's not that he has never thought about firing colored glaze by himself, but it is different if it is fired without other people's skills, and the quality is much worse.

Originally, everyone had planned to inquire about glazed products at night, but they didn’t expect that the dishes at night were different from those at noon, with sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, salty, and all kinds of flavors, although the spicy taste was not Xiao Zirong’s favorite chili flavor. , is to use cornel instead, but a little spicy is good, and you can't ask for too much.

Everyone has something to eat and is reluctant to eat. There are too many dishes, but any dishes they don’t like will be quickly taken down and replaced with new ones. If they patronize talking, they may turn around and like things that they originally liked. It's gone.

The dishes were all taken away and they were embarrassed to ask for it again. Even if they were not important officials of the court, they were nobles with titles, so they still wanted to save face.

So I can only suppress my doubts and eat first, and wait until the meal is almost finished, and it is not too late to ask after dessert.

It was the first time they had heard of desserts and fruits after meals.

Originally, they thought it was just simple snacks and fruits, but they didn't expect it to be something they had never seen before.

The dessert is something called a cake. When it is served, it has a sweet smell. After it is served, the overall golden color looks very appetizing.

After the cake was cut open, the hot and sweet smell penetrated into the nostrils, even those who don't like sweets can't help but take a second look.

The cake is even more soft and delicious after eating. Many people already ate a lot and didn't plan to eat dessert after the meal, but ended up eating one piece after another accidentally.

Thanks to the fact that the cake looks big, but there are not many things, otherwise many people will be overwhelmed.

After eating the cake, the mouth will feel a little sweet and greasy. Xiao Zirong thought that most of the people who came with Xiao Xuan were old and their taste might not be as good as that of young people, so when making the cake, he specially told him to put more sugar .

In this way, it feels right when you take the first bite, but it will feel too sweet after you finish eating.

It is just suitable to use fruit to clear the mouth. The fruit is cut and put on it, just like dessert after a meal. The fruit also makes them, the King of Xuancheng, play with flowers. It is fine to carve out various shapes. Drizzled with a light yellow sauce.

The taste of the sauce is relatively light, but it is a bit mellow when you taste it carefully. After mixing it with the sweetness of the fruit, you feel that your mouth is refreshed.

There is also fruit tea after dessert and fruit.

Anyway, this meal is still dazzling, and many people find that they have eaten a lot more than usual after eating.

Not to mention others, even Xiao Xuan and Xiao Ji are like this.

Xiao Ji was fine, he was young and had a strong digestion ability. Xiao Xuan's legs and feet were not moving much, and his appetite was small. As a result, he was very happy when he ate this meal, but he felt uncomfortable after eating it.

Xiao Xuan patted his stomach without any image and smiled at Xiao Zirong: "Where did you find the recipes, and I am full."

Xiao Zirong said simply: "Since this is the case, why not go out for a walk, otherwise I'm afraid it will be uncomfortable."

Xiao Xuan was in a good mood, and he was willing to take a longer walk, mainly because since he entered Taoyuan City, he didn't look at other places except for a glance outside.

The emperor was about to go out for a stroll, so naturally they also had to go out for a stroll.

Everyone had already prepared for the darkness outside when they went out.

Even the common people in Jiankang actually don’t go to bed late. They nobles play all night long, and occasionally the road is relatively dark when they need to go home when it’s not so late.

Not to mention mountain and wild villages, they work at sunrise and rest at sunset.

It turned out that people were surprised after going out. Although Taoyuan City was not brightly lit, there were still dots of fire, and there were several braziers burning on the square in the middle, which combined with the dark mountains on both sides, it had a special flavor.

Xiao Xuan stood on it and let Xiao Zirong put a cloak on him and said with a smile: "No wonder it is called Taoyuan City, it really looks like a paradise."

After he finished speaking, other people also followed suit, even if people who were not very cold to King Xuancheng at first ate his food and thought it was delicious, they were embarrassed to make Xiao Zirong look bad.

After all, no matter how picky eaters are, they can find something they like after these two meals. The recipes these days are not easy to pass on. Want to eat?Yes, go to someone's house to eat.

If you want to come to eat, you have to make a good relationship.

What's more, they didn't have any direct conflict of interest with Xiao Zirong. It was rumored that when the emperor wanted to adopt a step-child, some royal families wanted to send their son there, so they did not hesitate to find a lot of ways.

But that was just rumors, Xiao Xuan never admitted it in a formal occasion.

Moreover, the people who can be found in the offshoots of the royal family are not particularly high-level, and the third-rank is top-notch.

This time, the people Xiao Xuan brought out were specially selected, and they had nothing to do with those offshoots of the royal family.

These people are also anxious that the emperor has no successors. Now that Xiao Zirong is most likely to sit in that position, they will be subconsciously picky. For example, Xiao Zirong lived in the folk for a period of time. They don't care too much about ordinary princes, but if it's a prince, they worry about whether they will pick up bad habits.

It is precisely because of this level of pickiness that they seem not so warm to Xiao Zirong.

Of course, this was before. After these two meals today, everyone had a good time. After careful observation, they found that although the rules of Taoyuan City were different from those of Jiankang, they were also polite. The best thing was that Xiao Zirong also advocated teaching and educating people.

The vision of these ministers is different from that of those scholars. Most of Xiao Zirong's teachings are young ladies, and he can teach them. No matter how powerful the young ladies are, can they squeeze out their positions?

Not to mention them, they couldn't even compete with their nephews. On the contrary, everyone felt that although King Xuancheng lived in the folk, he was elegant and in line with their aesthetics.

Because it was still somewhat dark at night, no matter how rich and powerful Xiao Zirong was, he would not be able to install street lights on both sides of the road, so he could only walk around the city lord's mansion.

After this turn, everyone saw something strange again—they found that the palace lanterns hanging under the eaves of the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion were very special. Not to mention the gorgeous colors, they were also radiant, and there was a faint sound of collision when a gust of wind blew past.

At the beginning, everyone didn't pay attention to the lamps hanging in the city lord's mansion. When they came, they had to say hello, and they could smell the fragrance of vegetables from a distance, even those who didn't pay much attention to food could smell this smell I can't help but saliva, how can I care about other things?

That is to say, now that everyone is full, they dare not sit more. If they sit down again, they are afraid that they will vomit if they are full. Only then did they discover the special features of these lamps.

The first thing I found was Shangshu Ling Chaihe, Chaihe was about fifty, because he had been practicing shooting for many years and his eyes were very good, he felt a flash of light from the corner of his eye, and when he looked sideways, he saw this lamp.

He couldn't help asking curiously, "What kind of lamp is this?"

Before Xiao Zirong could answer, Xiao Yan, who had attracted his attention, asked in surprise, "This...isn't it a glazed lantern?"

Glass lamp?

Everyone was a little curious, and they all looked up at the eaves. There were glass lamps in their home, but they were usually lampstands made of glass, with lamp oil inside, and it was the first time they had seen such hanging under the eaves.

Xiao Xuan also just found out, but when he wanted to get closer to take a closer look, everyone had already surrounded the other side. He is the emperor and it is difficult to squeeze through, not to mention his legs and feet are not very convenient. When people open the way, they can only stand aside and watch from afar.

As for Xiao Ji... Xiao Ji could only faintly see a little outline from the ray of light.

Xiao Zirong saw that everyone standing under the eaves and looking up looked shameful, so he coughed softly and said, "The prime minister has good eyesight, it is indeed a glazed lamp."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Xiao Xuan and asked in a low voice, "Is Uncle better?"

Xiao Xuan patted his hand with a smile and said, "Is it cold? Go back."

Only then did Xiao Zirong say: "It's cold outside, let's go in and talk, Ah Yin, go and get some glazed palace lanterns."

He knew from the beginning that this thing would attract the attention of others, so he prepared more, thinking that it would be good to give it away when the time comes.

Glass products can now be regarded as a major feature of their Taoyuan City, and he didn't give these people away for nothing. In the future, he will earn money back from these people!

Thinking of this, Xiao Zirong looked at these potential customers with fiery expectations, especially Xiao Yan, who was definitely a big customer in his mind.

Xiao Yan felt that he was being watched and turned his head to see King Xuancheng looking at him eagerly, and after meeting his gaze, he gave him a big smile.

Although the other party's smile was very sweet, but... Xiao Yan couldn't help shaking.

It always feels like something is wrong.