The Story of Dafujin Parenting in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 100
In the second year of marriage, flowers were originally grown in the back room of the main courtyard, and a few flowers died. He Zhuo didn't let the flower house be notified, and asked the little eunuch to plant some spinach, cucumber, rapeseed, etc., for Yinti's evening in winter. Add some green to your food.The place is in the back room, and it is hidden, no one will go there.

Aunt Shao will also send out some sprouts, which is very common in the palace, as long as you use beans and a suitable temperature, water will do.

There is no shortage of bean sprouts in the palace in winter.

This is He Zhuo's first time hosting a banquet, and he inevitably has to deal with the dining room. This time He Zhuo used 5 catties of dried mushrooms in exchange for these hot dishes.

Inside the palace is a greenhouse dedicated to cultivating vegetables, commonly known as "Huadongzi".
There are too many monks and too little porridge, so in winter, the imperial chefs are also clever women who can’t cook without rice. Although Da Fujin didn’t give rewards, the mushrooms he gave them can make them use a lot of dishes. It is much more useful to get the appreciation and rewards of the nobles than this idea.

So they worked extraordinarily hard today, and the guests and hosts had a great time. They thought that Da Fujin was a stingy person (Da Fujin had never passed meals to him alone since he got married), but they didn’t expect to be so powerful when they made a move. They could find 5 catties of dry goods at this time. It's not easy.

This is a rough suggestion to the people in Zhuangzi after He Zhuo got the dowry list, such as suitable temperature, humidity, light, etc. They took two years of experimentation before they succeeded, and the output was not high. The first year's output was sun-dried In the end, it was only 3 catties in total.Now it also produces about 30 catties of dry goods a year, and Hezhuo has no plan to sell them. He has enough to eat, so he can give them as gifts.

He Zhuo told Erniang about this, and Erniang also felt that the yield was too low and the cost was high, so she didn't plan to cultivate it. The fourth uncle was in Shandong, and the second uncle was in Anhui. They would send some mountain treasures back to the old lady every year. These masters eat it, and buy some more, that's fine.

Now Hezhuo will give some to her mother's family every year, that's enough.

Therefore, the output of Hezhuo's ideas is basically two catties for Concubine Hui, two catties for the Empress Dowager, and five catties for her mother's family every year.

There is no shortage at the Queen Mother's place, and Hezhuo is just a heart, saying that the granddaughter-in-law who has a stutter misses you.

"Huadongzi" was not created by He Zhuo either. Some people did it in the Song Dynasty, but they were all in southern Zhejiang, Fujian and other places.

There are also few in the north. Due to various reasons such as weather and humidity, the output is too small and the benefits are low. Few people will do this. There are also some sold in the market, but only a few.

Fungi are not a must. On the contrary, as long as conditions permit, a greenhouse will be built to germinate vegetables such as leeks, onions, garlic, and celery.

The fungi cultivated on Hezhuozhuangzi are two kinds of shiitake mushrooms (different seasons), black fungus and white fungus.

Black ear production is the most.White fungus, also known as white fungus, is the most expensive fungus, and the price has remained high because it can only be cultivated in Fangxian County, Hubei Province and Tongjiang, Sichuan Province, except for wild ones, and the yield is pitifully low.

Therefore, compared with silver, Shanfang prefers ingredients such as dried shiitake mushrooms and black ears.

This kind of food is not included in the rations. The amount of tribute is just enough for the emperor, queen mother, noble concubine, prince, and fourth concubine. After this round, there will be even less.

There are few vegetables in winter, so it is difficult to spoil the royal chefs. Giving them more ingredients can also enrich the winter table, so both parties are satisfied.

The guests and hosts had a great time eating noodles at today's banquet, although they were still steaming hot dishes, there were also many vegetables and soy products.

He Zhuo was very satisfied with this, and asked the nanny to give the dining room two packages of mountain delicacies.

(End of this chapter)