diskusbooks Chapter 350 Even the Palace Banquet Became Inappropriate
Chapter 350 Even the Palace Banquet Became Inappropriate
There were two people in the alley at this time.
After the first person stuck his head out, the second person also stuck his head out to take a look.
Fearing they would be discovered, the two quickly retreated back into the alley.
One of them whispered, "How about it? Do you want to do it?"
The first person to stick his head out shook his head. "This guy is very alert. It's best to change him."
"But his family is extremely poor, and his wife is ill, so they need money the most."
The man still shook his head: "He is too cautious and won't be easily tempted. He might even betray us. It's better to find those who are greedy, lustful, and not very smart. These people are the easiest to exploit."
"it is good."
After they finished talking, they quickly left the alley.
the other side.
Liu Dong pulled the wooden cart all the way to Wang's house.
Wang Ada thanked him gratefully and gave him five pounds of fat meat and some pig blood as a thank you gift.
His wife heard the noise and came out to open the door. Seeing the pork and pig blood in the car, her eyes widened in shock: "This...this...why did you buy a pig?"
Wang Ada grinned excitedly: "I didn't buy it, I won it in a lottery!
The mine treated us to a meal today, gave us New Year gifts, and let us draw a lottery. I won a big fat pig.
Ask the kitchen to help clean it up before bringing it back.
Go get the basin and barrel quickly. I have to return the cart, basin and barrel."
When Mrs. Li heard this, she hurried back to get a basin and a bucket to help move the meat.
Her illness is now cured, but she is still a little weak.
Wang Ada stopped her from washing clothes and told her to stay at home and take good care of herself. Maybe she could find a job in the mine after she got better.
Li also wanted to work in the mine so that he and his wife could live together in the staff dormitory.
Not only can you save a lot of money, but you can also rent out your house.
Don’t be fooled by the fact that their house is small and shabby, this is the capital city where every inch of land is valuable!
As long as you clean up the house, you don’t have to worry about not being able to rent it out.
After moving all the things back home, Wang Ada carefully closed the door and secretly stuffed the silver in his arms to Li.
Afraid that she would scream out, he covered her mouth in advance.
Li's eyes widened!
I really want to ask my husband - where did you get so much money?
Wang Ada guessed that she was curious, so he leaned over to her ear and whispered in her ear about the red envelope and the excellent evaluation.
Li's expression suddenly turned strange: Is the mine owner really doing charity? This is too generous!
With these twelve taels of silver, they can pay off most of the foreign debts they owed before!
She pushed Wang Ada's hand away and said, "Hurry up and return the car. When you come back, we will go door to door to pay off the debt and bring some meat."
Wang Ada nodded, and reminded her to be careful at home before leaving.
After he left, Li closed the door, carefully hid the silver, and began to deal with the sewage.
Wang Ada was worried about his family, so he walked very fast on the road.
After returning the car, he rushed all the way home.
When he got home, it was still bright outside and it was already afternoon.
Li opened the door for him, and they both breathed a sigh of relief, then ran to return the money impatiently.
Almost everyone in the mine knew that Wang Ada had won a bonus of twelve taels of silver, so the couple didn't dare to keep the silver for fear of attracting thieves.
Soon, they used ten taels of silver to pay off their foreign debts, leaving only two taels for emergencies, and also gave away a lot of pork.
Especially to Doctor Xu, the two of them specially sent some extra, a full ten kilograms of pork.
Doctor Xu refused to accept so much, only two kilograms. He paid the remaining eight kilograms according to the market price and gave them to the two men to pay off their debt.
The couple was very grateful, but knowing that persuasion was useless, they secretly made up their minds to send some to Doctor Xu after they made bacon and sausages.
Wang Ada got a whole big fat pig. Even though he gave away a lot of the meat, there was still more left, which could be used to make a lot of bacon and sausages.
After returning home, the two felt relieved.
Li still felt a little sorry for the money, but she didn't dare say it out loud for fear that Wang Ada would feel bad.
Unexpectedly, Wang Ada suddenly said, "Xiu'er, I will work hard to earn money and let you live a good life in the future!"
Mrs. Li couldn't help laughing. "Let's earn it together. As long as we're all well, even if we lose the money, we can still earn it back in the future."
As soon as they finished speaking, a neighbor knocked on the door and asked to buy their pork.
However, Wang Ada declined. He planned to keep all the remaining meat to nourish himself and his wife.
They had never eaten so much meat in their lives.
Moreover, the mine pays double wages during the ten-day New Year holiday, and Wang Ada plans to earn more during these ten days.
The company rated him as excellent and awarded him ten taels of silver. He couldn't let the company's money go to waste.
During these ten days of the New Year holiday, he must help the company keep an eye on the mine!
After seeing off the disappointed neighbors, Wang Ada started to deal with the pork.
On the way back, they bought a lot of salt just to pickle bacon and sausages.
The couple worked together, one to marinate the meat, the other to cut and season the meat, and stuff the sausages. Although it was tiring, they were both very happy.
After the stuffed sausages were hung on bamboo poles to dry, the two found a stool to sit down and smiled foolishly at their freshly baked sausages.
For the first time they had so much meat that it lasted them a long time.
so good.
……
At the same time, a palace banquet was being held in the palace.
But today's palace banquet is a little different.
The palace banquet prepared by Emperor Taihe was hot pot.
So a small hot pot was placed in front of each official, along with portions of cut ingredients.
Emperor Taihe also specifically instructed his ministers not to waste food and that they must eat up all the food that was scalded, otherwise they would be fined and the money would be used to help the poor.
Therefore, the ministers could only calculate their own food intake and eat only a little bit each time.
They are not afraid of being fined, but they are afraid of being embarrassed, and even more afraid of ruining their reputation because of such a small matter.
However, I have to say that the hot pot at the palace banquet is much more delicious than the cold imperial meals of previous years.
Although the imperial chefs’ cooking skills are excellent, no matter how delicious the hot dishes are, they will become inedible once they cool down.
Unlike this hot pot, it is fresh and hot, making people feel refreshed after eating it.
The civil servants were relatively restrained and ate slowly and leisurely.
The military generals, however, just relaxed and ate with great ease.
When the food is hot, he will quietly loosen his belt.
Situ Jing, as the son-in-law of the emperor, and Jiang Chi, as the younger brother of Concubine Jiang, also attended the palace banquet.
However, their styles are completely different.
Situ was eating with great joy, as if he was one of those people in later generations who must eat their fill at a buffet.
Jiang Chi ate very politely, even worse than his younger brother Jiang Cheng who was sitting next to him.
Jiang Cheng felt uncomfortable watching him eat so politely, so he leaned over to his ear and asked quietly, "Brother, why are you eating so slowly? Is it not to your liking?"
Jiang Chi was a little reserved: "This is a palace banquet after all..."
Jiang Cheng shook his head: "What's wrong with the palace banquet? Look at that stingy Situ Jing, he doesn't even feel ashamed, what are you afraid of?
Don't worry, no one will pay attention to you today with him here, and you definitely don't eat as much as he does anyway."
Jiang Chi silently glanced at Situ Jing's rapidly waving chopsticks, and suddenly felt that it made a lot of sense: "..."