C802 La Baja

It was said that the origin of the porridge was a couple who didn't know to be frugal or hardworking. On the day of the eighth, they didn't have any surplus food, so they could only eat eight kinds of beans together to quench their hunger.

Later on, in order to remind themselves not to go through with it so that they would not end up starving to death during the new year, every household cooked the porridge as a souvenir.

Legend has it that the origin of Laba was only a guess, but the custom of the festival was passed down, and the making of the porridge was no longer a bad dish, but an exquisite enjoyment.

Beijing was the birthplace of the flag culture, and the flag people did not have to produce ironclad crops to eat. For more than two hundred years, they had enough money and free time to allow the idle people to grow all sorts of fastidious habits.

Let's just say that this porridge was cooked with the most particular care and complexity. The white rice was mixed with red dates, lotus seeds, walnuts, chestnuts, almonds, pine nuts, cinnamon, hazelnuts, grapes, white fruit, water chestnuts, black silk, roses, red beans, peanuts … There were no less than twenty.

Since the evening of the seventh day of the second month, people had been busy, soaking rice, harvesting beans, removing cores, peeling and peeling … Then, the fire simmered slowly, and the whole night went by. In the morning of the eighth day, a bowl of fragrant porridge was considered finished, and with a spoonful of sugar, he paid attention to the fact that the other party was making ice candies, and the purest ice candies produced by the Ryukyu was the best.

Only the heavens knew how the Ryukyu people produced it, the candies were as clear as crystals.

If you think this is the most delicate way to eat it? That was an absolute mistake. Real wealthy families such as palaces and manors had to go through the process of carving through the dried fruits they ate.

Walnut, peanuts, hazelnuts, dried almonds and the like had to be carved into animals and plants at the very least. If conditions allowed, they had to be further refined into fruit lions.

When you eat the Eight Treasures Porridge, a small lion is standing in your bowl. It is delicious and beautiful. This is the most typical example of a free egg that hurts.

The holiday atmosphere in Beijing this year was much more lively than in previous years, because the agreement between Letian Firm and the Ministry of Revenue had allowed paper bonds to flow into the area. A large number of officials and Baji had received a lot of arrears, causing the people who had been there for a long time to suddenly have a strong purchasing power.

It was a festival just to eat rice porridge. Every household had to get some fish and chicken as well as fat as an elbow for the festival. Since he could spend the bonds in his hands, if he did not quickly turn into something else, he would lose his life.

The entire Beijing was worried, because all the idler knew that the imperial government was once again stubborn with Xiao Letian.

On the morning of the eighth day, the idler s finished their porridge at home, ate a plate of butchered meat, and then went to the teahouse. As soon as they entered, they opened their mouths and started shouting "Waiter …" "F * cking hell, that prodigal old ladies of mine already stewed meat so early in the morning. I wonder if I've cleared my stomach in these two days?"

Just as he finished speaking, another of the Eight Flag Lords carrying a bird cage walked in. He had just picked a curtain. "Waiter …" Hang up my oriole... Give me a pot of Tie Guanyin, look a bit … "Go get oily, it's sweet and oily this early in the morning, who's going to suffer …"

These idle and pained people had to show them what they had eaten this morning in such a way. The people from the old brewery knew that they had two taels of sesame oil in their stomachs, so they cupped their hands and smiled.

"Good morning, Third Master Ding!" "Elder Lucky …"

"Ouch …" "Greetings, second master Ma. You're also lucky …"

"How is your family's old man?"

"Good …" How is your old lady? "

"Alright …" How is your wife? "

"Good, good …" How is your young mistress? "

"TOEFL, everything's fine …" Your whole family is well … "

This was a typical old Beijing greeting routine. It was not the end of it if you did not tell everyone in your family about it. Moreover, there was care even if you did a thousand fights.

It was just like the Westerners's bridal gift, when the two fought, they would move their right shoulders closer together. It would be best if they could touch each other, this was a good bro's way of doing things, although long-winded, it was not decent.

The waiter of a real teahouse had to have eyes. If a customer wanted to serve tea right after they had finished their meal, then they had to serve tea after they were done with the formalities. Otherwise, it would be cool when the time came.

The shopkeeper on the counter sneered and thought to himself, it's all just idling, with Xiao Letian's blessings, they immediately gave us more silver, this time they were all more energetic, all of a sudden the pay for the last few years of long-haired man was reduced by 70%, we're so full that we can't even eat our fill, how can we afford to drink the tea?

If they were to act in the front, when English and French entered the Beijing, they would have stopped paying the flags. If they wanted to drink boiled water, they would not have the money to buy firewood. You're so hungry you can't get off the kang.

The shopkeeper finished the last abacus with a smack before he said to the two Masters with a smile, "Third Master Ding, Second Master Ma …" There's no need to be polite, just quickly sit down and drink … How about I put a chessboard on you and kill you? "Aiyo, Second Master, your pair of lion heads are incredible. They are as red as an agate and as smooth as jade …" "You have to open my eyes!"

This was the nature of teahouses. When they spoke, they had to show their politeness to the extreme. Only after they had praised each other would they be able to talk about proper matters.

"Oh my two lords, it's good for you to eat ironclad crops. Walnut, thumb ring, caged bird …" "A big bowl of tea and rotten noodles isn't even worth mentioning. Eating butchered meat so early in the morning, this is really a blessing from my previous life …"

"However, the two of you are extremely powerful, and the things that happened in Great Qing can't be hidden from you two … Please reveal it, do you still want the bonds issued by the Letian Firm? "Why are you so stubborn with the imperial government again? Tell me, why do you think people have so much temper these past two years …"

Or else the standard-bearer would have to hold it, and you would have to give him a ladder, and let him climb it first, whizzing all the way up to the pole, and then you would have to remove the ladder, having just eaten so much flattery, and then he would not be able to get down.

This was how many secrets of the imperial government were leaked. It was precisely because of their lack of time that they cared so much about the flattery of others. Sometimes when they took out secrets of the imperial government, it was not necessarily for the sake of money or face.

Third Master Ding and Second Master Ma were placed on the flagpole just like that. The two of them smiled and mysteriously waved their hands, "Out of my mouth, into your ears. Don't go outside and talk about it! "This is our old friendship from decades ago. If it wasn't for someone else, they wouldn't even know …"