Chapter 113 Xiaolong Soup Dumplings (1)

"The grudge he had with Yuan Qing was far more than just a concubine." Jing Guogong said, "The more we investigate, the deeper the involvement becomes. He had a grudge with Yuan Qing in the early years."

"When Yuan Qing's first wife was still alive, she met Wen Xuance via Li County on her way to Beijing from her hometown. He had a dispute with Yuan Qing's first wife. There are many witnesses from both families who can prove this." Jing Guogong said, "Look.

The way he treats others, the way he treats his concubine...what else is there to say?"

"Also, he participated in the Yuan Qing Dynasty several times due to military expenditure issues, and bluntly said that the Yuan Qing Dynasty was extravagant and wasteful." When Duke Jingguo said this, his anger surged up again, "I will see for myself what the Yuan Qing army is like.

It's passed, there's no extravagance or waste at all, so what do you think this person is if he's not narrow-minded?"

Lin Fei heard this and asked Duke Jing: "Why does Wen Xuance think General Shao is extravagant and wasteful?"

"He kept saying that he had made a calculation, and the Yuan and Qing military expenditures could not be spent that much." When Duke Jingguo said this, he couldn't help but cursed in a low voice, "What does he, a scholar who has never even been on the battlefield, know?

?Learn from Zhao Kuo’s theory of war on paper?”

When Lin Fei heard this, he thought for a while and said: "I looked through the past files and checked Wen Xuance's character. With his nature, since he was involved in General Shao's military expenditure issue, he must have given a detailed list. No one has checked that list?

"

After hearing this, Duke Jing glanced at Lin Fei and said: "These matters have already been settled by the people from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War, so why should he be used to settle them? What's more, he directly reported the list to the emperor, and asked the late emperor to listen to it.

It accidentally fell into the pond and was destroyed."

But that doesn’t matter…

"The late Emperor sent people to look at the situation in the army, but found no ostentation in the Yuan and Qing Dynasties. Everyone said there was no problem. Only he, a scholar who had never been on the battlefield, had a problem. What do you think this is if you are not looking for trouble?

"The Duke of Jingguo became angrier as he spoke.

"Since Yuan Qing rarely returned to Beijing, the conflict between the two people was not serious. However, after some investigation, we found out that whenever he returned to Beijing, Wen Xuance would definitely get into trouble whenever he met Yuan Qing. His heart was broken.

People who are so narrow-minded have already regarded Yuan Qing as their lifelong enemy." When Duke Jingguo said this, he couldn't help but snorted coldly and said, "You can't use conspiracy to do anything to Yuan Qing, so you use conspiracy. A Fei, you think

That’s all, isn’t Wen Xuance’s motive for harming others enough?”

Lin Fei shook his head: If the trouble has reached this point, it is not unreasonable for Wen Xuance to harm others for this reason.

"But I heard Mr. Zhao say that he never admitted it." Lin Fei paused and said.

"If I ask him to produce evidence or defend himself, he will not be able to produce or refute it." Duke Jingguo said, "People like him had eloquence skills that were better than those of many in the literary society back then. How could he really not kill anyone?"

Can’t you argue with a single word?”

"That's true." This time, Lin Fei finally said what Duke Jingguo wanted to hear, and he said thoughtfully.

After talking about the past, Duke Jingguo got up and went back to the house. Before leaving, he did not forget to throw the roasted sweet potatoes made by Wen Mingtang back on the stone table.

What Wen Xuance's daughter made was jade liquid and fine wine, and he would never touch it in his life.

Picking up the sweet potatoes that had been cooled on the table, although the aroma was not as strong as when it was hot, the inside of the sweet potatoes in the mouth was still sweet. With a sip, it melted like mud. Lin Fei left the Jingguo Palace and returned.

Hou Mansion.

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Wen Mingtang didn't know that Lin Fei and Duke Jing almost had a dispute because of the roasted sweet potatoes he made.

Early the next morning, the dawn drum bell rang, and at dawn, we got up and started cooking the morning meal.

After establishing a good relationship with Ji Caimai, not only will we not charge too much for purchasing ingredients, but we will also help Ji Caimai reduce the waste of ingredients.

Ji Caimai came to Dali Temple with them early in the morning. He came out of the ice cellar holding a large pot of white meat skins and found Wen Mingtang: "Master Wen, maybe you can use this meat skin?"

After washing their hands, Ah Bing and Tang Yuan, who were about to start working, saw the white fleshy skin. Their faces changed, especially the neat incisions made by the knife. The two couldn't help but said:

"Is this intentional? Just to make the meat less fat and more lean?"

Who could do such an immoral thing, I wonder who it would be.

"I asked Sun Dingren if it was him who did it, and he repeatedly promised that it was not him. He put everything on Wang Junshan and asked me to ask Wang Junshan if he didn't believe me!" At this point, Ji Caimai couldn't help but sneer, "Where should I ask?

! Go to the prison and ask? Wang Junshan is not locked up here."

Wen Mingtang: "..."

Therefore, now that there is no one to corroborate, it is hard to do anything with Master Sun.

Ah Bing looked at the meat skin and couldn't help but said: "Who wouldn't get tired of eating this fat meat? How can anyone eat it?"

"Yes! I'm afraid that Officer Zhao and others won't be able to eat it!" Tang Yuan said worriedly.

It's obviously a worrying scene, but the words "tangyuan" make people want to laugh inexplicably.

Wen Mingtang looked at the pork skin that Ji Caimai brought, and then at the flour that had been poured out beside him. After thinking about it, he asked Ji Caimai: "Is there pork meat available for the morning meal?"

Ji Caimai nodded when he heard this: "Yes, there are some." After a pause, he asked Wen Mingtang, "How much do you want?"

Wen Mingtang said: "For making steamed buns."

"That's enough!" Ji Caimai estimated the amount, nodded in agreement, put down the large basin of meat skin, and turned to go to the cellar where the ice was kept.

After Ji Cai bought it, Ah Bing and Tang Yuan hurriedly asked Wen Mingtang: "Master Wen, what do you want this meat skin for?"

I can’t eat this thing just looking at it!

Wen Mingtang blanched the large pot of meat skin and said, "Let's make Xiaolong soup dumplings!"

Xiaolong soup dumplings? Listening to the name, this is another new dish. It is different from ordinary steamed buns in the sense of "soup filling"! How can you make soup dumplings out of these dumplings?

The two of them watched curiously as Wen Mingtang took out the blanched meat skin, then picked up a handy knife and removed the hair on the skin and the fat on the back, leaving only a clean piece of skin.

The knife skills of Ah Bing and Tangyuan were not up to the task, so Wen Mingtang did it himself.

A large pot of meat skin was processed in a blink of an eye, and only a few thin pieces of meat skin were left.

Wen Mingtang sliced ​​the meat skin and cooked it in a pot with onions, ginger, and wine, and then told the glutinous rice balls: "After about an hour, the soup becomes milky white, then turn off the heat, take out the meat skin, and immediately send it to the ice cellar."

Tang Yuan nodded in response after hearing this.

At this moment, Ji Cai bought pork and came over. Ah Bing was the best at mincing pork, so he glanced at Wen Mingtang subconsciously. When Wen Mingtang nodded, he picked up a knife and walked to the chopping board to start cutting the pork.

Minced meat.

Seeing the clear division of labor between A Bing and Tangyuan, Ji Caimai couldn't help but said: "Master Wen is a good master. If he teaches for another year and a half, these two children may be able to take charge of their own business."

Wen Mingtang didn't seem to care, responded with a smile, and started to make the dough himself.

But after saying this, Ji Caimai suddenly stopped and looked at A Bing and Tangyuan who were working seriously, his eyes flashed slightly: Actually, this... is not impossible!
Chapter completed!