Chapter 101: A Gentleman Doesn’t Stay Far From the Kitchen
Nine employees carefully selected from the water transportation company were hired as nursing homes for the Jianguo County Government. The employment period was ten years. Each employee signed an employment agreement with the Jianguo County Government. The probation period was three months, and the monthly salary was temporarily set at
Each person will be given sixteen guan per month, and each person will be given 20 guan as settlement allowance for coming to Beijing.
When the nine people were on duty in the Jianguo County government office, each of them could live in a single room. The accommodation conditions and treatment were much better than those in Weishi County, and they were all overjoyed.
After these nine nursing homes were subdued by Wu Zhi two years ago and hired as employees of the water transportation company, they all came ashore and became good citizens. After working diligently, they all got married and had children. This time their wives and children also followed.
After arriving in the capital, Wu Zhi rented a large courtyard near the Jianguo County government house in order to accommodate them. There were enough rooms for their wives and children to stay in for free. They could also come and live with them when they were free. Such generous treatment
These nine nursing homes and their families are extremely grateful and work very hard.
After the nine nursing homes were put in place, the security force of the Jianguo County Government was suddenly strengthened. Suo Yanqing and Li Wanchun felt a lot more relaxed, and Wu Zhi also felt a lot more relieved.
Nowadays, there are more female relatives in the Duke's Mansion in Jianguo County, so security has become a thorny issue. Now with the addition of Suo Yanqing and Li Wanchun, there are eleven people in the nursing home in the Duke's Mansion, and security is guaranteed.
Except that Zhou Dalin usually travels with Liu Susu to protect Susu's safety and does not need to arrange nursing home patrols, Suo Yanqing followed Wu Zhi's instructions and divided the remaining eight nursing homes into three groups, with three people in each group.
The remaining two people work in three shifts every day, taking turns to patrol the Jianguo County government office. Each team is on duty for eight hours a day. When the two people are on duty, Suo Yanqing or Li Wanchun take turns to join them to form a three-person team.
, In this way, the workload of Suo Yanqing and Li Wanchun has been greatly reduced, and the pressure on them has been greatly reduced. The nursing home work has been carried out in a decent manner with remarkable results.
When there were more people in the Jianguo County government office, the food problem became prominent. Once there were more people, Wu Zhi could no longer have the whole family eat at the same table as before. So, after a meeting of the whole family to study, Wu Zhi decided to
Build a large canteen in the palace, connect the kitchen and dining room, and then split a room into a dining room, and put five large dining tables and more than 40 chairs in the dining room. Xia Tong and Ding Xiang assisted Feng and the
Yang is responsible for solving the food problem for everyone in the Jianguo County Government. On weekdays, the four of them complete the logistics work of the canteen.
During the meal, eight people, Wu Xiu, Feng Niang, Wu Zhi, Jin Lian, Xiao'e, Su Su, Tian Jiao and Zhou Tong, sat around the table. Da Hu, Er Hu, Liu Yue, Xiao Cui and other twenty-nine people
Individuals can freely group together, and every seven or eight people sit around a table. Including Wu Zhi's table, every large dining table and chairs are the same size, material, and workmanship, regardless of order, and the food at each table is
The standards are also the same, and we share the joys and sorrows.
The daily meals are divided into breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast includes porridge, noodles, cakes, steamed buns, pastries with side dishes or broth, etc. For lunch and dinner, each meal is provided with four dishes and one soup: two meat dishes, two
One vegetarian dish and one soup, the portion is enough.
Except for the shock and surprise of the nine new nursing homes, everyone in the mansion did not care at all about Wu Zhi's arrangement, because they were used to it. This is the life in the Jianguo County Government.
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There is no distinction between high and low, but there is also a slight distinction between masters and servants. This is Wu Zhi's ideal relaxed living environment and harmonious atmosphere.
To fight against the outside world, one must first settle down at home. With a united and harmonious rear area, Wu Zhi can not distract his mind and ensure that he can concentrate on making money and gaining power, becoming bigger and stronger, and realizing his desire to save the country and the people from the fire. Therefore, Wu Zhi must
To create an atmosphere of freedom and equality in the Jianguo County government office, he needs a united and harmonious living environment in order to be calm, for everyone, and for himself.
The purchase of ingredients is taken care of by Feng, Yang and Dahu. Every day, Feng and Yang study the recipes and make a budget, then submit them to Feng Niang for review and approval, and then transfer the food to Xiao'e.
Every day or every other day, Feng and Dahu or Yang and Dahu take turns to go shopping together.
Sometimes, when he got tired of mutton, Wu Zhi would try his best to find some beef to improve the taste. He claimed that he was injured by a grenade and died. The Kaifeng Prefecture Yamen had no choice but to
Turn a blind eye and let it go. At that time, the imperial court had very strict control over beef and private slaughter of cattle was not allowed. Violators would be punished! If he ate too much mutton and beef, Wu Zhi would also come to him.
Everyone disliked the pork and refused to eat it, so he cooked it himself, frying, stir-frying, braising, stewing, etc., and tried his best to cook the taste he wanted. At the beginning, everyone in the house was very enthusiastic about the pork he cooked.
They were still resisting, but they couldn't resist the temptation of the fragrant fragrance. After tasting it, they found that it was delicious. Everyone fell in love with eating pork. So Wu Zhi taught Feng and Yang how to cook pork.
Just let them go and make it.
The recipes in the Jianguo County government's mansion became richer in an instant, and everyone lived a happy life.
After the great heat, the weather became extremely hot. So Wu Zhi built an icehouse next to the kitchen of the Jianguo County government house and put ten simple ice jars in it: he bought ten extra large clay jars and
Ten slightly smaller three-inch clay pots were made. The big clay pot was first filled with water, and the small clay pots were placed in the big clay pots. Then Wu Zhi poured the pre-purified potassium nitrate into the water regardless of the cost, and stirred it with a wooden stick.
Finally, all of a sudden, the water in the big clay pot turned into ice, and then it was tightly covered with a thick wooden lid wrapped in clean velvet, and it became a real ice pot! Six of them
The small clay pots are left empty and can be filled with ingredients directly for refrigeration and preservation. The remaining four small clay pots are filled with boiled cold water to make edible ice cubes at any time. The icehouse doors and windows are closed tightly, and the cooling effect is amazing.
It's good. Potassium nitrate dissolved in water can be re-evaporated and crystallized, and can be used repeatedly, just replace it every few days.
When everyone saw that Wu Zhi had created a large amount of ice cubes in an instant, they couldn't help but exclaimed that it was magical and excited. With such an icehouse, almost all the ingredients they would eat in the future would be fresh, and they would not have to purchase ingredients on the same day.
Yes, and you can enjoy ice cubes in the hot summer. This is a wonderful life like a fairy.
At that time, Kaifeng, the capital of the Song Dynasty, was in serious shortage of ice. Especially in the hot summer, ice in the capital was in short supply and was very valuable! A small piece of ice was sold in Bianliang City and even throughout the Song Dynasty.
Everywhere is full of scenery.
The ice cubes used in the imperial court and the palace were all made by the "Ice Well Service" set up by the imperial court. From December to January every winter, ice cubes were iced at the Jinming Pond, Yichun Garden, Yujin Garden, and Ruisheng Garden on the edge of the capital.
The ice harvesting will be carried out on the artificial pool in the royal garden, and each ice harvesting will be "imperial approved" by the emperor and reported to the Imperial City Department. Ice harvesting can only be carried out after obtaining the permission of the Imperial City Department. After the ice harvesting, it must be pulled
Store it in a special large ice cellar and use it slowly. With high-standard logging sites and solemn mining procedures, the status of this ice cube is unprecedentedly high!
Therefore, at that time, not everyone could obtain and enjoy a small piece of ice. Generally, only the palace officials and dignitaries could enjoy it. The award was also called the ice award. The imperial court gave the royal family a third grade or above***
, nearby ministers and envoys from various countries have custom-made ice gifts, which can be said to be a great benefit. In the dog days of summer, if all civil and military officials can receive ice gifts from the emperor, it will be the highest honor and greatest enjoyment. Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty
He once enjoyed the honor and wrote "Thank you for the gift of ice": "Today, those who have received the imperial edict to bestow ice to ministers and others have the ceremony of awarding ice. In the grand ceremony of the court, they use extraordinary things to express their special kindness." Mei, the late poet of this dynasty,
Yao Chen also chanted in "Uncle Yong's Remaining Ice in the Mid-Fu Day": "The sun is as bright as a blazing fire, and it is the time of the third volt. The ice is given to the ministers, and the people are rushing in the stream."
Therefore, when everyone in the Jianguo County Government saw that Wu Zhi could magically make so many ice cubes, everyone was amazed and elated. Especially Jinlian, Xiao'e, Susu and Tianjiao.
, was even more curious, and kept pestering Wu Zhi.
In desperation, Wu Zhi had to secretly teach the four people how to make ice as a secret. When the four girls put a large amount of potassium nitrate into the water and stirred it gently with a wooden stick, they could easily make ice cubes in an instant.
At this time, they couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded and looked at each other: "Why is it so easy?" They began to doubt life a little.
"Silly girl! It's this thing that works. Without this thing, ice cubes can't be made!" Seeing this, Wu Zhi smiled and pointed at the sparkling potassium nitrate in the clay pot and said to them.
"That's it!" The four of them suddenly realized after hearing this. Jinlian and Xiao'e had seen the magical functions of potassium nitrate. Seeing that Susu and Tianjiao were still confused, the two of them slowly took their hands.
Give slowly
As they explained, Susu and Tianjiao began to have an idea, and they finally understood the magic of this shiny thing that looked like salt.
Finally, Wu Zhi explained to them in detail how to make pure edible ice cubes and the method of recycling potassium nitrate for reuse, that is, the evaporation and crystallization operation process, until the four of them remembered it by heart.
"This is the secret of our Jianguo County Government. I hope everyone will not leak it!" After Wu Zhi saw that the four people understood it, he solemnly warned them. The four people nodded in agreement. Wu Zhi did not want to
Reveal the secret of potassium nitrate.
Jinlian and Tianjiao always complain that there is nothing to do in the Jianguo County government office. The ice-making matter can be left to them and Xiao'e, otherwise they will get sick. Susu now manages "Pan Wuji"
She has no time to mess with the sales of Jinmu Sanitary Ware.
As for the potassium nitrate used to make ice, Wu Zhi can extract it from saltpeter at any time, and Jin Lian, Xiao'e and Tianjiao can spend it as much as they like. In order to make ice, he has prepared thousands of kilograms of potassium nitrate in advance.
Don’t worry about not having enough materials.
Now Susu is no longer as cold and arrogant as she was when they first met Wu Zhi in the fan building. She has become cheerful and knowledgeable. She is well liked by everyone in the Jianguo County government. She is also close to Jin Lian.
They are like sisters. She is half a year older than Jin Lian, so Jin Lian calls her sister, and she and Jin Lian simply treat each other as sisters.
Li Tianjiao is about the same age as Su Su and has a simple temperament. After all, she comes from an ordinary family. She has experienced hardships since she was a child. She is proficient in housework, knows a lot of things, and is diligent. She is deeply loved by Feng Niang. Moreover, she
She is relatively strong, independent, and kind-hearted. She does not fight or fight, and gets along well with everyone in the house. She also has a good relationship with Jin Lian and Su Su.
Seeing that Wu Zhi's three women have such a good relationship, the happiest ones are naturally Wu Zhi, Wu Xiu and Feng Niang. Wu Zhi is afraid that a fire will break out in his backyard, and the fight between women will be endless and eternal.
Xiu and Feng Niang were happy that their three nephews and wives were all so well-educated, gentle and virtuous.
In Bianliang at the end of June, it is already unbearably hot, and it is a good time to drink cold drinks. Now there are ice cubes in the Jianguo County government office. When Wu Zhi comes home from work every day, he will go to the kitchen to teach Golden Lotus and Xiao'e step by step
, Susu, Tianjiao and others how to make iced fruit cold drinks. Everyone in the mansion can enjoy the refreshing coolness in the hot summer every day, and the benefits of ice make everyone enjoy it.
A gentleman should stay away from the kitchen. Originally, Feng Niang, Jin Lian and others were very opposed to him entering the kitchen. They tried to persuade him to stay away from the kitchen several times. Wu Zhi still went his own way, adding recipes, cooking barbecue, making cold drinks, and was very busy.
, everyone had nothing to do with him, the founding county father, and could only let him do whatever he wanted.