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    114. Chou and Shangyi close officials know

    Fang Heng accepted Pei Niancheng's "oral order", and went to Prince Yu's mansion with lightness kung fu with a confused face... "Bring the goods by order".

    He galloped along the road, amazed by his master's foodie...cough, and secretly worried about what to do if Commander Lin found out about this.

    The master and their commander disagreed, and the master actually played a trick with the commander. It was really uncomfortable for him to be caught between the master and the commander.

    In fact, Fang Heng knew early on that Commander Lin had a big opinion on the matter of them secretly eating dim sum.Since he brought those snacks back from the King Yu Palace and shared them among them, whenever Li Han encountered them eating snacks or discussing these snacks when they were not on duty, his face would be gloomy and ugly.

    But the shadow guards in their palace are no better than the group of people in the palace, and there is really no other fun in their boring life.This cartload of snacks is already a great surprise in their lives for them.

    In addition to carefully tasting these dim sums on weekdays, it is inevitable that we will chat privately in our spare time - which dim sum is the best, which dim sum looks the best, what flavor do you like, and so on.

    Or compare it with the dim sum sold in those dim sum shops in Capital City outside the palace. Of course, the final conclusion is that they are not as delicious as those rewarded by His Royal Highness King Yu.

    And their discussions... spread to Li Han's ears, which naturally made his face darker day by day.

    It is certain that the shadow guard cannot be addicted to foreign things and indulge in enjoyment, and Li Han's dissatisfaction is naturally partly due to this.The Piansheng Shadow Health Regulations did not clearly stipulate "no snacks" and "no discussions about what to eat with each other", so Li Han had no way to say anything.

    I don't know how Commander Lin will react if he finds out that his master is colluding with these shadow guards who are looking forward to dim sum...

    Fang Heng couldn't help laughing, and stepped into the courtyard wall of King Yu Palace with the faint hope and anticipation that he would soon be able to get back new dim sum.After being inspected by the shadow guards in King Yu Palace, he went straight to the small kitchen of Hanqiu Pavilion to find Pei Nianyu.

    However, before he arrived, he smelled a faint aroma of rice from a long distance away.I saw ten huge pots placed in the backyard of Hanqiu Pavilion, and His Royal Highness King Yu was instructing the shadow guards to add things to the pots.

    "Under Fang Heng, please refer to His Royal Highness King Yu."

    Pei Nianyu was busy at the moment, and the few stewards under him acted very quickly, and in a short while, they calculated the general tastes of the government officials and shadow guards in the mansion.

    So he wrote these statistical results on a piece of paper, and then divided them into nine different main flavors.For example, sweet and salty dishes must not be cooked in the same pot, and those who are used to simple ingredients and those who like complex ingredients cannot be put in the same pot.

    At this time, he was holding a stack of papers in his hand, directing the addition of different proportions of beans to the pot.

    The soup in the pot turned red, but it was clear and clear. It was the clear soup made from red dates and red beans before. This soup can be used to cook porridge.

    Pei Nianyu now puts the more difficult-to-cook beans such as cowpea and white kidney beans into the pot first, and after the beans are basically cooked, he adds different proportions of rice to each pot according to the heat of each pot.

    He heard Fang Heng coming, without raising his head, he ordered first:

    "You came at a good time. I was just about to send someone to tell your master. I cooked Laba porridge here, and it will be ready tomorrow morning. You can ask your master if you want to come and drink tomorrow, and I will give it to himleft out."

    Fang Heng was stunned for a moment, and immediately responded:

    "Yes, this subordinate has remembered, and will ask the master for instructions after returning."

    Pei Nianyu saw that the person next to him was still standing there, watching him cook porridge, and finally turned his head to look at him:

    "Is there anything else you need?"

    "Yes, yes! Well, the master sent me here to pick up some snacks. That... the pastries you gave the master last time, Your Highness, seem to have been eaten a few days ago..."

    Pei Nianyu continued to turn his head, staring at the beans in the pot without blinking:

    "No dim sum. I've been busy cooking Laba porridge recently, so I haven't had time to do it."

    Fang Heng: "......"

    Ok!He didn't even have any snacks for His Majesty, so he didn't need to ask if there were any snacks for the shadow guards.

    Fang Heng couldn't help but lose a lot of expression.

    Seeing him sigh from the corner of his eyes, Pei Nianyu raised his eyebrows:

    "Why do you have such an expression? What does Xiao Sheng have to do with you if he doesn't have any snacks?"

    Fang Heng hesitated for a moment, but still talked about the mass purchase of their shadow guards.

    Pei Nianyu thought that the shadow guards in the palace were usually hard and tired, and they were busy with business, so they didn't have anything to eat.Holding a pile of silver in his hand for nothing, he felt pity in his heart.After thinking for a while, he suddenly asked:

    "...Acquisition? Do you shadow guards pay for it yourself? How much can you probably pay?"

    Fang Heng didn't expect that His Royal Highness King Yu would care so much about money, so he had to cautiously say:

    "My subordinates know that you, my lord, don't like our intentions, but... our shadow guards still have a lot of monthly salary, which is even more than the shadow guards of the palace. After so many years of nowhere to spend, we have saved a lot, so we can'tEat the rice, noodles, grains and oils from your residence for free, my lord. As for how much you pay, it depends on how much your highness... dim sum... is worth."

    Those snacks produced by the Wangfu are the only ones in the world. Even if he sells them at sky-high prices, countless people will flock to them.Not to mention the extra status of King Yu Palace.

    But of course Pei Nianyu would not focus on the pension money of the shadow guards, so naturally he would not charge a high price.However, just as he was about to casually quote an ordinary price, he suddenly changed the subject:

    "If the shadow guards over there want to buy in large quantities, it's impossible for me to finish it alone... And if I really did it myself, you might not dare to say it, right?"

    "Usually your sister Yun Shao makes the dim sum for the shadow guards in our mansion. You might as well ask her to see how much she can make for you. As for the price, you should discuss it with her directly."

    Fang Heng was stunned for a moment, and thought that Yun Shao would be younger than him next year... Forget it, after all, he was begging someone to make snacks, so my sister should be my sister.

    So Fang Heng went to a small courtyard near Hanqiu Pavilion, and found Yun Shao who was taking a nap after finishing his work.

    Fang Heng, who has no shame in ordering dim sum, yelled openly:

    "Sister Yun Shao!"

    After explaining the purpose of coming, Yun Shao narrowed his eyes, and didn't answer Fang Heng immediately, looking thoughtful.

    The master pushed this matter to himself... there must be a deep meaning... and it should be some kind of intention that is hard to explain clearly.

    Acquisition... the price of the acquisition...

    "Okay, I know about this. Let me figure it out, it's a bit slow for me alone, I will let the old building do this with me. The number of people there... Let me think about it..."

    "In this way, I will make two hundred servings at a time, and each serving will contain ten yuan of dim sum. You are not allowed to order regardless of the type. I find it troublesome, so I can only do what I like. I will wrap it for you in oiled paper when the time comes. You... the day after tomorrowCome get it, how about it?"

    Fang Heng was overjoyed:

    "Then I really thank you, Sister Yun Shao! I don't know how much I should honor you?"

    "I'll charge you one or two taels of silver for a piece of dim sum, isn't that too much?"

    For Fang Heng, although there is not much dim sum, it is better than delicious food. The famous dim sum shops in Capital City, which are exclusively for princes and ministers, start at four or five taels of silver per catty.The Wangfu is exquisite and delicious. Although it is a little less, it is really a conscience price.

    For Yun Shao, this is actually almost a costless business. After all, making dim sum is nothing more than noodles, oil, and sugar.

    The rice, noodles, grains and oils are all directly used in the mansion's inventory. These things stored in the mansion...even if you make 200 servings a day, you can't use them up.It's better to sell it.

    …………

    After sending away the joyous Fang Heng, Yun Shao called Lou Yefeng and told him about it.

    Of course Lou Yefeng would not refuse:

    "You want me to help you make snacks?"

    "Well, don't delay your usual internal strength training?"

    "Of course not... The internal strength I practice is not different from yours. It is all practiced between breathing and breathing, no matter what I do. Anyway, idle is idle. Since it is the master's order, then I should naturallycome to help you."

    "Well, that's good, and it's not too troublesome. It's just the usual dishes that the mansion usually eats, and there's no need to make those complicated tricks that the master specializes in."

    "We can make whatever we want quickly. Peanut cakes, shortbread cakes, chestnut cakes, beef tongue cakes, and almond cakes. Just add a lot of noodles, mix pot fillings, and stuff them in."

    Lou Yefeng's culinary skills have never been bad, and he can cook a decent one just by imitating the steps.These snacks were still very easy, so he agreed to Yun Shao's plan.

    "At that time, old building, you will do the front for me, and I will be responsible for the final kneading and shaping. This order can be completed in less than a day."

    Lou Yefeng couldn't help but blush when he thought of the dim sum he made for his master when he was out of his mind.He only knows how to cook, and Yun Shao is definitely better in terms of culinary talent alone, so he didn't object to this division of labor.

    "As for the price they gave... two hundred dim sum is two hundred taels, we two are half and half."

    Lou Yefeng was stunned for a moment, the monthly salary of the shadow guard commander was only fifty taels.They spend one hundred taels a day in the kitchen, which... is really a lot.

    "You don't have to give me actually..."

    Yun Shao tilted his head and smiled:

    "Brothers have to settle accounts clearly. How dare I use Mr. Jiao Xi as a free worker. If you don't accept the old building, I won't call you next time. I'd rather work on my own."

    "Then...forget it, okay, let's split it equally."

    Lou Yefeng thought, he still has the "grey income" from last time, which is the fraction left by his master after he handed it over.

    But he obviously won't use this kind of gray income. Besides, he doesn't have any money from legitimate sources, and He Qi has paid back his monthly salary for the past two months.Now...you can earn one hundred taels by making snacks in the morning...

    Seems like a good business too.

    Seeing Lou Yefeng leaving with a pensive expression, Yun Shao could not help but sigh:

    "Master, master, you can really command others for the private money of the old building. If it wasn't for your order, master, I wouldn't be bothered to accept this order... Do I need the one hundred taels..."

    "Oh, forget it, I don't need it, but the old building does. This girl is helping the poor..."

    The author has something to say:

    Yun Shao: It's quite comfortable to be a shadow guard in the palace, you just need to help the master do the right things at the right time.

    Lian Xiao: Agree, this is a must-have skill for shadow guards.

    He Qi: Take me QAQ.

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