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Chapter fifty-seven the emperor waits to eat

Li Siye was calm on the surface, but he was really surprised in his heart. He could even guess who Gao Lishi's Alang was. He really didn't expect that he would meet the top leader of the Tang Dynasty Group so soon, so today's application would be worth the trip.

Gao Lishi twitched his nose, smelled the sour smell on his body, and squirted his palm and said, "Why are you sweating all over? Hurry up and take a shower at the perfume shop here in Chengyun Tower."

He pointed to the two Qianniu and said, "Take him to clean it and bring him a change of clothes."

Chengyun Pavilion is the most luxurious building in Xinghuafang. It was built by Li Longji's brother Li Xian, to entertain musicians from the Western Regions. As we all know, Ning Wang is a music fan who is obsessed with music and has high attainments to the Western Regions. He gave special courtesy to the Hu people who are proficient in music, and was entertained with delicious food and wine, allowing guests to live in luxurious rooms. Therefore, when Chang'an enters the night, the sound of ethereal musical instruments can always be heard in Xinghuafang.

Li Siye was taken into the perfume shop, and two Qianniu were standing outside the door waiting. He looked up at the style of the room. There was a green caisson above his head, and a bright yellow gauze tent was hung around him. There was a large wooden barrel in the center, and a fragrant steam was lingering above the barrel.

Bang,

The two wooden doors in the room were closed behind him, and two maids with buns walked out of the inner hall. They were wearing chest-length slim skirts, their tops were wearing willow green narrow-sleeved shirts, their faces were covered with red rouge, and there were crimson lips on their mouths. The crimson lips were located in the center of the small mouth, as if they were to highlight that their mouths were smaller.

The two maids came up and wanted to remove Li Siye's clothes. He was so scared that he quickly retreated to the door and said, "What are you doing? Don't come over."

The maids raised their hands to cover their lips with a sniff, bent their knees and bowed and said, "Customers don't need to panic, we will serve you in the shower and change clothes."

Li Siye was afraid of being trapped, so he waved his hand and said, "No, no, you can go out first, okay?"

The two maids looked at each other, then arched their noses and snorted angrily: "You guys who are ungrateful, the aunts are not serving you yet."

"Let's go."

They left the room with a slight thought, and then Li Siye began to take off his clothes and looked down at the gauze robe. It was already full of holes and there were countless patches stacked on it.

He stepped on the wooden steps and walked up the wooden barrel. Unknown petals and spices were sprinkled on the water. He thought it was too extravagant, but he slowly slid into the water. The water temperature was just right, comforting his sleepy skin properly. The pores that were sweating suddenly seemed extremely comfortable.

Someone came in again, but this time it was a man, with his back hunched, looking very old. He walked up the steps and approached the edge of the bucket, rubbed Li Siye's back with a thick towel made of wool, dipped in bath salt, and chatted with him in Guanzhong dialect.

"Where are the guests?"

"Minister of Jingzhao Mansion."

"Oh, we are still fellow villagers, I am from Jingzhao. I have been here in Chengyun Tower for more than ten years and have never served my own people. I have tried my best to help these Hu people."

Li Siye did not dare to respond, for fear that there would be any mistakes in his words and would be heard by others. Bosses in later generations usually set such traps in recruitment. Who dares to say that Tangren will not use this strategy?

The old servant scrubbed Li Siye's body. He walked out of the bathtub, wiped his body clean with a long towel, and then replaced it with the crotch robe brought by Qianniu's pre-bodied men.

He helped him tidy up his clothes, tied his head with a black gauze scarf, tugged around his dark blue robe and smoothed it with his hands, as if he wanted to keep his whole body free of wrinkles.

A urging voice came from outside the door: "Okay, no, I can't wait there."

The old servant replied slowly: "Okay, it's really urged."

Li Siye opened the door and walked out of the perfume shop. Two Qianniu were taking the initiative to lead him to Chengyun Tower.

Luo Xingchang still knelt on the ground in front of the building. Although no one stepped on him anymore, he did not have the courage or strength to get up again.

Li Siye's eyes automatically ignored him. After today, this person would be thrown into the dust and would have no chance to turn over.

Standing at the door, he took a deep breath and murmured in a low voice: "Don't be nervous, he is actually a chairman."

He thought he could see the emperor as soon as he entered the door, but there were Gao Lishi and another eunuch standing in the hall. Gao Lishi nodded and said in praise: "This way you look energetic."

Gao Lishi pointed to the eunuch beside him and said, "This is the butler of Chengyun Tower. What equipment do you need to dry the skin? Even if you mention it to him, how long will it take?"

Li Siye said confidently: "Half an hour is enough."

"Then go and do it now."

The housekeeper led him to the kitchen of Chengyun Tower. It was better to say it was a hall with all kinds of utensils, including gold, silver, copper and iron, and five or six chefs standing next to it.

The housekeeper said with his hands on his back: "These are all here to learn skills from you. You have to teach them. Look, are these tools enough?"

"It's almost enough, and I also need a flat iron plate. The main ingredients need flour, and the ingredients need pepper, star anise, green onion, garlic, sesame oil and other things."

The butler was much more harsh to these chefs and shouted in a deep voice: "Did you hear it? Why don't you hurry up and prepare."

Li Siye took the basin from a chef and had to sigh at the corruption of the ruling class. Even the outer edges of the celadon basin were inlaid with gold engraved patterns.

He sifted the flour into the basin with a fine sieve. The color of the flour was slightly darker, but this was the pure green food without additives. He first kneaded the flour into dough, then poured it in clean water and rubbed it gently. The five or six people around him surrounded him, staring at him without blinking, for fear of missing a certain detail.

Li Siye felt a little proud. He actually didn't want these people to learn their skills. Sha Li Mi Cha Gan helped him so much but didn't learn it.

But these people must be the emperor's imperial chefs, so he certainly cannot hide them.

After the kneaded flour water has settled, filter out the water, then pour it into a flat chassis and steam it in a pot. The remaining yellow and sticky ball of gluten is also placed in a bowl and steam it in a pot.

After steaming, it must be taken out and dried. In order to speed up the process, two chefs were specially waving their fans.

Gao Lishi came down from the upper floor and urged him twice, and Li Siye accelerated the speed. The imperial chefs who knew the basic operations also knew the next step. They began to pound garlic and cut it. Soon a cold skin meal was made.

Gao Lishi personally carried the plate upstairs.

Li Longji was talking about a chess game with his brother, Wang Ning, and his stomach was roaring. Wang Ning fell down and raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, I'll ask someone to make some snacks for you."

He pinched Heizi and waved his hand: "No hurry, I am waiting for a delicious dish. If I eat something, I can't enjoy the advantages of this delicious food."

"You keep going."
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