Liu Shaoqing couldn't think of any other way, so he could only send out the servants of the four families. When he sent them out, he had his servants and the servants of the other three families split into three groups. His servants' main job was to supervise the servants of the other three families.
Liu Shaoqing was afraid. He was afraid that the servants of the three families would eat the food he provided and not work for him seriously, so he could only use this method. He had already thought it through. If any of the servants of the three families dared to delay and not work, then he would directly send them back the next morning.
At that time, the servants who didn't work would lose a layer of skin even if they didn't die. It was just right to use this as a deterrent to the other servants.
These servants added up to a total of 130 to 140 people. Each family had to leave a few to do work, so naturally, not all of them were sent out. They were divided into three groups and went to find prawns at night.
Liu Shaoqing didn't listen to other people's suggestions. What was the point of making a wooden raft? Releasing a wooden raft at night, was it looking for prawns or looking for death? During the day, who would dare to release a wooden raft into the sea?
Liu Shaoqing arranged for people to be busy, but the people elsewhere were also busy. Zhang Zhong didn't go home these two days and had been guarding the construction site. He didn't know that his family had already made a move on Liu Shaoqing and the other three.
One by one, torches were lit. The people digging the river had already been replaced by well-rested people. They worked hard there. It was easy to get sleepy working at night, but everyone wanted to take their turn at night. The main thing was that the people working here at night could drink some wine. Although it wasn't far, it was very humid. In addition to the damp soil when digging the river, normal people couldn't bear it.
After sweating, it was easy to catch a cold. Therefore, the people working at night could not only drink some wine, but the children who also took turns to deliver things didn't send water anymore. Instead, they sent soup. No matter how bad the soup was, it was better than boiling water. Especially the ginger in it, it could be used as a side dish with wine.
The vegetable leaves and minced meat in the soup became the favorite things of those who worked at night. It was soothing and comfortable, and they worked even harder. Originally, they should have been more efficient during the day than at night, but now, they were back to work.
What made some people feel regretful was that they couldn't work at night just because they wanted to. The high-intensity work of three shifts would not be at night the next day, but in the afternoon.
"Master, are you hungry? Why don't you eat something? "While Zhang Zhong was still walking around, a person from the inner court beside him spoke up.
Zhang Zhong's stomach was already growling. He stopped and said, "Then eat some, not too much, or else I will be sleepy."
"Master, what do you want to eat? There are fried fish wrapped in flour and stir-fried vegetables here. "The servant asked again.
"What do they eat?" Zhang pointed pointed pointed the people working people.
"Others are eating pancakes. Master, that dish is specially made for you."
"Oh, then I'll eat the pancakes too. Put more chopped green onions and less meat if it's too fatty." Zhang Zhong didn't want to eat on his own side. If that was the case, the prestige that he had built up with great difficulty would be weakened.
But he didn't know that although his choice was simple, the other side had already prepared something not simple. At least, it was better than what the common people ate. The bread was cut open, and the cooked meat was chopped into half, half fat and half lean. Then, they put more chopped green onion and coriander and stuffed them into the bread. After making five in a row, they stopped and brought it to Zhang Zhong.
Zhang Zhong didn't think too much. He took it and ate it, but after one bite, he was stunned. He turned his head to look at the person who brought the bread and asked, "Xiao Bao and Cuckoo are also here?"
"Master, how did you know?" The person asked in surprise. He was a member of the Zhang family. If it were another servant who dared to say that, he would have been beaten to death.
"How do I know? The meat in the roujiamo I just ate was processed in nine ways. There was one to remove the smell, one to make it more delicious, one to add flavor, and one to stop vomiting. There were 16 kinds of spices in it, so it tasted very light. Except for Xiao Bao and Cuckoo, who has the ability to make it?
Especially the coriander and chopped green onion. The coriander was all used in the small area in the front, the chopped green onion was white, and the few drops of oil were made with sesame oil to make the pepper. You can't find another place in the Tang Empire that can make it. Why aren't you two sleeping yet? "
As soon as Zhang Zhong tasted it, he found that the taste was not right. It was too familiar. It was exactly the kind of food that he liked very much. The choice of ingredients was very particular, and it was even more difficult to make it. He had never tasted this taste anywhere else. His son and daughter-in-law were carefree and never told others how to cook it. They couldn't eat it in the restaurant Between the Clouds and the Water in Sanshui County, so they could only eat it at home.
A little bit of heat and seasoning would change the taste. Not to mention that other people didn't have the chance to taste it, even if they did, they couldn't learn it. This simple roujiamo required two people to make at the same time, each with their own division of labor.
The servant didn't dare to lie anymore. He said with a smile, "Master, you're really amazing. You can tell that this was made by the young master and the young lady at one bite. They deliberately made the bread more alkaline. Master likes to eat this kind of food the most. That's why the young lady and the young master can be so meticulous.
Master, here's a salted goose egg. The young master said that if you taste it, he should give it to you. The young master also said that you can tell who made this roujiamo after one bite and ask. Master, here you are. I've already opened it. "
As the servant spoke, he handed a salted goose egg that had been deliberately marinated and smelled bad to Zhang Zhong. It didn't smell good, but Zhang Zhong liked to eat it. Even Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan could make an egg that was not salty and oily, not to mention a stinky salted egg.
Zhang Zhong didn't want to give himself special treatment. The menu was fixed every day, and he couldn't eat like that when he came here. But when he saw what his son and daughter-in-law had prepared for him, he couldn't refuse.
There happened to be a person who had just been pulled up from the river. He was eating a roll and drinking a mouthful of wine. Zhang Zhong went over and said to him, "My son and daughter-in-law prepared something for me. The two kids are good at it. Have a taste."
The servant was very reluctant to hand over a roujiamo, but when he saw that person take it with trembling hands, he could only pretend that nothing had happened. He knew that the young master and the young lady didn't cook casually, and only cooked for some important people or family members.
However, as long as it was something made by the two little brats, the taste would definitely be different from what they usually ate. Everyone in the Inner Courtyard like them had eaten it before, but the most they had eaten was three times, and the least they had eaten was one time.
Who wouldn't feel distressed when they saw such a good thing being given to an ordinary person by the master? Everyone in the inner courtyard knew that when it came to cooking, the food made by the young master and the young lady was the most delicious. No matter how good the chef Between the Clouds and the Water was, the food made was the same.
The servant didn't stand on ceremony. He took the roujiamo with a smile and said to Zhang Zhong, "Great Official, I'm willing to eat the food made by my children, no matter how bad it is. Let me try it. Hehe, I … Great Official, this is the most expensive thing in the capital, right? Why does it taste better than what I ate when I went to celebrate County Magistrate Zhang's birthday? "
The servant only took one bite to find the difference. He had eaten many rolls, and they tasted good. Compared to the meat in the roujiamo, it was much worse. The meat in the roujiamo was fat but not greasy, thin but not dry. It was so fragrant that he couldn't wait to eat it every day.
Of course, the young master and the young lady are very capable. If the master can't eat it, it's mine. You snatched it, and you still have the nerve to praise it? What capital? You can't eat this kind of thing in the capital. It's very particular when it's made, and you can't buy it with money. Can the food made by the young master and the young lady be measured by money?
The servant in the inner courtyard could only think about this in his heart, and didn't dare to say it out loud. If he really said it out loud, he would be demoted from a three-star chore to a one-star chore.
Zhang Zhong didn't know that the servant in the inner courtyard had so many thoughts. He waited for the rest of the roujiamo to be praised. He laughed happily and handed another roujiamo to the servant in the inner courtyard, who was reluctant to part with it.
"Eat more if it's delicious. I made five in total. Two for you, three for me, one more than you. I can't help it. If Xiao Bao and Cuckoo know that I eat less, they won't be happy."
The eyes of the commoners who were working lit up, and they took the food without any hesitation. The one who had taken a bite began to eat vigorously, smacking his lips as he ate. The people in the inner courtyard could only pretend that they did not hear anything.
When the servant finished one roujiamo, he handed the other one to the servant in the inner courtyard and said, "Lord Zhang is really extraordinary. When I took the roujiamo, I deliberately touched your hand with my dirty hand, but you didn't have any reaction at all. You seemed to be very normal.
Your servant in the inner courtyard also wanted to eat, but he let me have it without saying anything. You have the final say in the whole Lu Zhou. The master of the main family is amiable, and the servants in the inner courtyard strictly follow the rules. No wonder the master kept praising Lord Zhang before we came out. Lord Zhang really cares about the people, and his servants are great too. They won't make trouble for the master. "
When Zhang Zhong heard this, he understood many things. This servant shouldn't be a local. Then how did he come here?
The servant in the inner courtyard didn't take the roujiamo, but he was not that greedy. When he heard the servant's words, he leaned over to the master and whispered a few words.
Zhang Zhong understood now. He nodded with a smile and said, "You are the servant sent here by Old Master Zhang, the second steward of Zhang Jiuling? Good, a steward can do this kind of work. Zhang Jiuling's family is not bad at all. Maybe in the future, you can be a minister of His Majesty. Go back and tell your master that the road is expensive, and you don't have enough money. Just let me know, and I will send the money immediately.
In half a month, my family's fleet in the capital will come here, and there will be another 30,000 to 40,000 strings of coins. You can take out another 10,000 strings of coins and continue to send them. If you have a chance to make a better life for the people in your hometown, don't miss it. You don't have so many chances in life. "
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