On the outskirts of Wannian County, fruits and vegetables are readily available, as well as pigs, horses, chickens and ducks. Not only that, there is also a lake at the southern foot.

This lake occupies a large area and seems to have no end at a glance. The continuous mountains in the north block the cold current coming from the north, making it warmer than elsewhere. Even if it snows, it will not freeze.

At this time, more than a dozen officials were sitting on a boat on the lake fishing. Although it was winter, no one showed any discomfort. They even had a somewhat comfortable expression on their faces and were chatting boredly.

"There is something interesting here. Boating on the lake is very rare. It's just a pity that there is no good tea here."

"Yes, yes, I just need a pot of tea"

"It's a bit like the Northland and the South of the Yangtze River, ah, there are fish, there are fish."One person pulled the fishing rod, and sure enough, a fish was caught!

This person was a certain person in charge of the household department. He shook his head and was very proud. This was more interesting than fishing in his own pond. There were so many colleagues fishing around him, and every time he caught one, he was very happy. His face felt bright.

He said happily:"Haha, this fish is very fat. If you use it to make soup, it will be extremely delicious. Haha, I will offer it to the Holy One later.""

The rest of the people looked at him enviously. Although they didn't say anything, they all held back their energy.

"Brother Liu, the Ministry of Finance must be worried about money recently."

The head of the household department who caught the fish put the fish into the fish basket and started to put the bait on it. He calmly said:"Yes, everything... needs money. The money of our department is limited. Not many. The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Rites came to our yamen one by one to ask for the budget for the six years of Zhenguan. Life was hard to pass."

"Didn’t you hear that Hou Junji dug gold in Fusang? Someone said with envy:"Wouldn't the money I dug eventually flow into the pocket of your household department?" In this case, the various government offices have not yet sent Bing Jing and Tan Jing? It won't be less if you think about it."

"Nonsense, what about Bing Jing and Carbon Jing?……"

The two people in the household department were so angry that they blew their beards and stared:"I am waiting for Liangxiu Qingfeng, how can I be such a person?""

…… the other side.

Everyone was busy for more than an hour. In the dining hall, a group of young censors who had finished killing pigs were assigned to the dining hall!

Everyone stood in this spacious kitchen, looking at the pot, their eyes widened. Is this... asking them to cook?

"Just scramble some eggs. Shangguan Yi rushed over, pointed to the eggs in a basket on the table and said,"This is my teacher's order. I have already sent for the cook, but I am afraid that I won't have enough time, so I asked everyone to help fry more than a dozen plates of eggs, which is considered a gift." Too much."

After that, Shangguan Yi seemed to have something to be busy with, and left in a hurry.

A group of censors stared at each other. Finally, someone took the lead and asked:"Should you put the oil first or the eggs first?"

"……"

No one can answer.

On the other hand, a Hanlin said:"It's an egg. There is white in the egg, which is thick and sticky. It's the same as oil. Isn't the egg white just oil?" In my humble opinion, just put the eggs in, no oil is needed.

Someone said with disdain:"When I was eating eggs, I heard the smell of oil. It can be seen that there is oil in the eggs. Oil is a slippery thing."Book of Rites Tamamo" says that after the ceremony is over, the three nobles will be oily. It can be seen that the word"oil" has the meaning of harmony and respect. Adding it has the function of neutralizing and lubricating. Since it is scrambled eggs, why don't you use oil? Everything in this world pays attention to neutralization, and the same is true for scrambled eggs. , put the oil in!"

"Otherwise, in"Historical Records: The Weizi Family of the Song Dynasty", there is an allusion of"Grain and millet oil". It can be seen that oil is not just neutralizing, but also has the meaning of luster and moisturizing. For example, oil can be seen by its luster. Therefore, the essence of oil is just an ornament. , if you use it, it can make the scrambled eggs look better. If you don't use it, there will be no problem. This makes me sigh with emotion. In today's world, people's hearts are not as old as before. They admire gorgeous things, but they don't know that it is easy to move from frugality to luxury and difficult to move from luxury to frugality. The sage said:"It is better to be frugal than to be extravagant." ', it can be seen that things like oil that only add color to delicacies are actually harmful to people, and we should be careful about them!"

Everyone said something and I said something, shaking their heads and quoting scriptures. When they came to the wonderful point, some people couldn't help but slap their thighs, their eyes lit up, and the kitchen suddenly became like a Ming Lun Hall.

Some people thought of something. When he came, he said:"Let's not ask whether to lay eggs or oil. It's better to light the fire first."

Only then did everyone wake up from their intoxication. Yes, the fire has not been lit yet. To cook, you must have a fire. This is the first step. The fire started to burn with great difficulty. Someone said with emotion:" Fire means the sun... oh, this fire is burning quite a bit.……"

"Oops, help...help, there's a fire……"

…………

Li Yidou was dumbfounded.

At this moment, I had the urge to kill. What a bunch of scum of the world. I really asked them to scramble eggs. I thought it would be the simplest thing. Unexpectedly, they almost burned down the kitchen!

What a bunch of trash!

Fortunately, he was rescued in time and no disaster was caused. However, he no longer dared to trouble these gentlemen with such technical matters as making scrambled eggs, so he drove them all away to wash potatoes!

On the other hand, there was a man who had half his beard burned off and was very embarrassed. He was chanting repeatedly:"A gentleman is far away from the cook, and a gentleman is far away from the cook. What the sage said is true."

The cook finally came and immediately started to light a fire and heat the pot. In the kitchen, which almost caused a fire, there were piles of various ingredients, including potatoes, grass carp, pork, loach, lotus root, radish, cabbage...a dazzling array!

Not long after, bursts of appetizing aroma wafted gently from the kitchen!

And His Majesty Li Er, who was pressing his hands on his waist at this time, finally reached a main hall and sat down. After resting, all the ministers were panting, and they all gave him a seat.

"Your Majesty, I caught a big fish, as long as a foot.……"

"His Majesty……"

The dozen or so ministers in charge of fishing finally returned, and they happily reported their achievements to His Majesty Li Er.

Although it is very tiring, when I sit down now and think about it afterwards, I feel quite a sense of accomplishment.

With a smile on his face, His Majesty Li Er was eating the fruits he had picked himself. He also felt that the taste was more refreshing than what others had brought to the palace!

Now that I think about how many potatoes he dug out today, he feels quite accomplished!

He said with a smile:"These plums have flavor. I picked them myself."

Everyone praised:"It's really delicious."

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