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Chapter 64

It's shameful to weave lies, and it's ridiculous not to be able to tell lies well.

Telling lies is annoying, and not telling lies smoothly is childish.

A successful lie can turn an illusion into a fact, and an unsuccessful lie can sometimes even turn something that was reasonable into unreasonable.

No, this time "Zhang Dashao" was tantamount to "playing with reality", and the result was that he lived up to his words and made himself blush.

But that's not all. In addition, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan clearly had good intentions and made a special trip to deliver good things.

But he was so ungrateful that he deliberately made others angry just now.

So now, facing Hong Yanwu's smiling expression and Chen Liquan's curious expression, he found it even more difficult to deal with himself.

Well, after thinking about it, I felt that since I agreed to teach these two boys how to cook anyway, there was no need to hide my past deliberately, so I might as well reveal my background.

In this way, it was rare for him to open his mouth and tell the story of the past.

It's just that maybe I've been holding it in for too long, and because I'm so talkative, I didn't hug her even after I said it.

It's not as if I'm telling others, but I'm telling myself, and it's like I'm recounting half of my life.

And hearing his experience in the ears of Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan not only satisfied their curiosity, but also left them with a lot of emotion.

Because although they expected that "Zhang Dashao" had an extraordinary background, they did not expect that Master Zhang's circumstances were very similar to their kowtow master Yu Ye.

Likewise, it is made by art and injured by art.

Even wandering around and dying alone.

How could they not be hurt by the situation and respond with deep sympathy?

Speaking of the similarities between "Zhang Dashao" and Yu Ye, they probably started from birth.

The elder Zhang Qingxiang was born in 1918. Although he was born a generation later than Mr. Yu, the same thing is that his family has been supporting the Qing royal family for generations.

Because starting from the 30th year of Qianlong's reign, his ancestors were brought to the capital from their hometown in the south because of their superb cooking skills, and became "Tatan" before the emperor.

Since then, the Zhang family has been carrying the golden rice bowl rewarded by the emperor and has never returned to their hometown. They have become out-and-out Beijing residents.

The only thing is that people in the same industry look down on each other, and there are cliques everywhere. This golden rice bowl is not easy to maintain.

The palace chefs are mainly from Shandong, but the ancestors of the Zhang family are authentic southerners and are good at southern-style dishes.

Although being transferred from the private sector to the royal dining room of the Qing Palace was a step to the top, he was still fighting alone.

There is neither support from the top nor support from fellow villagers, and he is deeply disliked by his colleagues. How can there not be conflicts between right and wrong?

It just so happens that the Zhang family's ancestral temperament is similar to that of Mr. Yu.

They belong to the second class of people mentioned by Du Yuesheng. They are talented but have a bad temper. They only take what is right and do not understand what to ask for.

So although the ancestors of the Zhang family were admired by Qianlong, they almost offended all their colleagues.

It was only a generation of glory. Since the death of Qianlong, the "bo Le", and the replacement of Jiaqing, who advocated frugality, as the master, the Zhang family's situation has become worse than that of Wang Xiaoer during the New Year.

From then on, various forms of exclusion came one after another.

No matter how good your craftsmanship is, you can't resist others joining forces to cause trouble for you, calling you around in circles without giving you a chance to show your face.

You want to leave? You can’t leave even if you want to. Do you want to go back to your hometown with the reward and live a good life? Where can you get your wish?

If I don’t torture you to the point where I have my claws in the air, and if I don’t torture you to the point of poverty, then you won’t know how powerful the palace is.

As a result, during the Jiaqing, Daoguang, and Xianfeng dynasties, several generations of the Zhang family had almost all the forty-eight places in the imperial kitchen.

Wherever you are busy and where you go, wherever you are miserable, you get nothing.

Not to mention such nice things as being promoted, being rewarded with profits and silver, and selling food from the palace, the family fortune was almost lost in order to deal with the faults raised by the superiors.

The grievance was really great.

But you have to say it in two words: blessings and disasters lie behind, and blessings rely on disasters.

Just because generations of the Zhang family have been doing hard labor in disguised forms like donkeys, whether in the external dining room or the internal dining room.

The meat and vegetable bureau, the vegetarian bureau, the dinner bureau, the stove bureau, the snack bureau, the game bureau, and the kitchen and treasury are all too poor.

I have taken care of the meals for the elder brother, the concubine, the guards, the maids, and the eunuchs.

Therefore, the Zhang family has thought through almost everything about the food and drinks in the palace.

From Bazhen Banquet to Sula Sauce, you are proficient in all kinds of southern dishes, northern dishes, Manchu banquets, Han banquets, Manchurian and Mongolian barbecues.

The menus of the internal and external dining rooms recorded by generations of people are enough to fill three books.

To put it bluntly, in terms of understanding the food situation in the palace, the Zhang family is qualified to be the official of Guanglu Temple and the chief of the imperial dining room.

Not to mention the royal chefs, if they don’t want to cook, they should go home and take care of their children.

So gold always shines. No, it was a God-given opportunity. It was because the Queen Mother of the West had an improper diet and made her angry at her subordinates.

Shan Zheng was really cornered and wanted to hang himself, so he thought of "Zhang Dashao"'s grandfather.

As a result, fate fell in love after a try. Zhang Dashao's grandfather relied on the family's "cherry meat", "fried elm mushrooms", a plate of "yellow noodle dumplings" and a bowl of "Qiao Chun Soup" to win the prize on the spot.

The Queen Mother's appetite was greatly increased and she was transferred to the longevity dining room.

And once you become the empress dowager of the West, you will be rewarded endlessly.

After that, it was the Zhang family's turn to take the lead in their craftsmanship.

It's a pity that the Zhang family's luck is still a bit lacking.

Although I had to meet the "Master of the Ming Dynasty", I finally met Cixi, an old lady who had better food and more luxury than Qianlong.

But this thing came really late.

Because at this time, the Queen Mother was not only over sixty years old, but also quite unable to control her mouth.

She is too gluttonous and has no restraint.

As long as your stomach feels a little empty and there is nothing better to do, you have to eat.

For example, one time, "Lafayette" had just finished eating snacks at the "Jingfu Pavilion" in the Summer Palace, and was walking to the "Xiequ Garden" to eat.

Unexpectedly, I suddenly stopped while walking. I don’t know why, but I was about to eat fish soup.

Well, "Zhang Dashao's" grandfather had to quickly take out the small stove he brought with him, make it on the spot, and serve it on the spot.

Not to mention, sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and eat "roasted pork rinds", and my favorite "braised duck" is served every time.

The water chestnut pancakes and fried triangles stuffed with minced meat must be eaten as they are oily as soon as you bite them.

Think about it, how can an old lady of this age resist all this greasy food!

Well, in the late autumn of 1908, I suffered from autumn dryness, improper conditioning, and diarrhea. Eventually it turned into dysentery.

To put it bluntly, the old queen mother did not die at the hands of her political opponents or the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but she died on her own lips.

As a result, the tree fell and the hozens scattered, and the original good job turned into a ruin.

As soon as the longevity shanfang was disbanded, no one escaped. The grandfather of the Zhang family and the masters recruited from the private sector left the palace together and dispersed to make their own living.

However, although he lost his job, the good thing is that at this time, the Zhang family's grandfather had already gained a foundation and reputation through the Queen Mother of the West. Many princes and nobles were attracted by her and wanted him to work as a chef in the mansion.

The grandfather of the Zhang family was also very shrewd. He refused to hang himself from a tree. He claimed that he would only do catering services for more than a thousand yuan per seat and would only accept temporary employment.

In this way, people will be more popular, and you will make more money every day.

Finally, Mr. Zhang taught his son Zhang Zhi to the church, and he himself lived in a big house and became an old man comfortably.

At that time, Na Tong of Jinyu Hutong and Zeng Chong of Qinlao Hutong, the two wealthy men of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, were the Zhang family's main customers.

There is such a sentence in "Natong Diary", "Tonight I will eat Zhang Zhi."

Most people would never understand this, but it actually meant inviting "Zhang Dashao's" father into the house to serve as a caterer.

If you look at the "Sheep Head Horse" that sells a hundred white water sheep heads at the front door every day, it can live in a big house and support three wives and a large family just by making snacks.

You can imagine how happy the Zhang family's life was.

So in fact, it is no exaggeration to say that "Zhang Dashao" was born in a large house with three entrances and a cross-yard.

As the only son of the Zhang family, during his childhood, among his toys were many small gold ingots and small pots made of jade.

And despite the fact that his life is no worse than that of a young master from an aristocratic family, he does not have the same bad habits as a young master from an aristocratic family.

Because the Zhang family is a craftsman, "Zhang Dashao"'s father asked him to learn cooking from him since he was a child, and he would never raise a young master.

It just so happens that "Zhang Dashao" is also talented in this area. He knows it at a glance. He loves to eat and cook, and he is looking for delicious food and drinks all over the capital.

At a young age, he knew how to combine the cooking methods with vegetables and create fashionable new dishes such as "Breaded Chicken" and "French Prawns".

This not only made Zhang Zhi proud, but also made the Zhang family's "catering" banquet more famous.

Why should I be worried? He thought that his son would never be poor in his life.

It's a pity that craftsmen who don't study have limited knowledge.

They don't realize that there is a country bigger than home, and everyone is always affected by the current situation.

Only relying on craftsmanship to create a world cannot create a comfortable place.

At critical moments, good luck and bad luck can often come together in a single thought.

Just because you don't understand, you may make a mistake and regret it later.

The second group is open, group number: 608640021


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