In the Ming Dynasty 1498, my restaurant connects two worlds.

Chapter 99 Instant Noodles' First Visit to the Daming Palace

Song Xiaoyi, who was used to going to bed late and getting up early, got up at four o'clock in the morning and saw that the old man was already washing up. After a while, the old woman also got up and opened the door.

"Old man Song, old woman, what are you doing up so early in the morning?"

"I'm going to the market in front of the palace to buy supplies. Your grandfather is going to the palace to prepare breakfast for them."

"I know the collapsed building was at the market; I even ran the Song family's restaurant at Taoye Ferry for a few months. But shouldn't the palace's supplies be delivered regularly from outside?"

"There are regular deliveries, but the usual goods are too ordinary. I need to go to the canal collapse site from time to time to buy some fresh seasonal ingredients so your grandfather can cook something different for them. Life is hard for the people in the palace..."

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"Bitter?" Song Xiaoyi's eyes widened suddenly, and he almost bit his tongue. "Mom, don't be so saintly!"

"If you complain about how hard it is in the palace, how are the common people supposed to survive?"

"What 'saintly heart' nonsense! Aren't the eunuchs and maids in the palace suffering?"

"Alright, I won't argue with you. I have nothing else to do anyway. I'll go to the palace with Grandpa, and I'll make this breakfast."

Song Xiaoyi checked the space and found that there were dozens of cubic meters of buns with six different fillings, more than ten flavors of instant noodles, and pre-made fried dough sticks, which took up dozens of cubic meters. It was just enough to use up some of them.

The old man entered the palace as if it were his own garden, walking through the gate with his hands behind his back. The guards, seeing him from afar, greeted him and opened the gate. Song Xiaoyi, being a stranger, had to have his waist tag checked.

The kitchens that Old Man Song had worked in were truly exceptional, let alone the imperial kitchen.

Song Xiaoyi could swear to God that this was the first time in his life he had ever entered the imperial kitchen, but the layout was just like the kitchen in Taoye Ferry's own home. What the hell?

It was cold, so they turned on the coal stove to boil water and steamed buns first, then cooked instant noodles, adding an egg to each serving, and sent them out in batches to the first group of eunuchs on duty and patrolling guards to warm them up.

The guards and eunuchs squatted in the corner of the imperial kitchen, slurping their food non-stop.

"It smells so good."

"It's delicious."

"Mmm, I've never had such delicious noodles in my life."

"I heard it was brought by Young Master Song, the head steward of the Imperial Kitchen."

"Keep your voices down, everyone. The Emperor hasn't even started eating yet, so let us eat first."

"Don't be afraid, everyone. Just think of it as a food tasting. Old Song, isn't there a rule about food tastings in the palace?"

"Yes, it's alright. If the Directorate of Ceremonial Affairs asks, I'll just say it was an arranged tasting."

Wow! This steamed bun has meat in it!

"My steamed buns have green vegetables inside!"

"This noodle soup is so delicious, burp!~"

Whether they were guards or eunuchs, they all drank all the soup from the instant noodles and licked the bowls clean.

"Old Song, how's it going? This instant noodle is popular everywhere, everyone likes it. I have more than ten flavors, it would take half a month to let them try them all."

"You have... a spatial dimension inside your body?" Old Song pulled Song Xiaoyi aside. "Are you the person the emperor is waiting for?"

"More or less."

"You little rascal, why didn't you say so earlier? You should have brought me a bicycle sooner. I'm exhausted from walking around the palace every day."

"A bicycle?" Song Xiaoyi took one out of his spatial storage. "Look what this is!"

"!!!"

Just as Old Song was excitedly trying out his bicycle, a eunuch from the Directorate of Ceremonial Affairs came to inform him: "Chief Eunuch Song, His Majesty has ordered that breakfast be served at the Qianqing Palace. His Highness the Crown Prince will also be there today, so extra food should be prepared."

"Old Song, you go about your business. I'll arrange the Emperor and the Crown Prince's meal."

The eunuch who escorted him out of the palace yesterday turned pale and hurriedly stopped Song Xiaoyi: "Young Master Song! This..."

This is against palace rules!

"It's alright, this is His Majesty's favorite food. I'll personally deliver it to him later and dine with him."

"this----"

"Are you here for a taste test?"

"Yes, according to the rules, the Imperial Kitchen Supervisor needs to taste it first."

"Tasting is no problem. I'll make it in a bit, you can try it first, and then we'll both send it to the Qianqing Palace."

It was said to be for the young eunuch to taste, but in reality, it was just to make one serving first. Song Xiaoyi pointed to a row of instant noodles on the table, "Come on, young eunuch, let me introduce them to you. See which flavor you'd like to try?"

"taste?"

"Look, this is mushroom and chicken stew, this is Suzhou crab roe noodles, this is pickled cabbage noodles, this is shrimp and fish cake noodles, this is Xi'an-style hand-pulled noodles..."

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"Xi'an Fu Ramen? I'll try this Xi'an Fu... ramen..."

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"Okay, wait a minute!"

A set of practiced movements, completed in three minutes, a ramen set meal with noodles, an egg, and a king of kings (a type of topping).

While the noodles were cooking, the little eunuch was already drooling from the smell. But when Song Xiaoyi grabbed a handful of garlic flowers, sprinkled them into the bowl, and brought the bowl of noodles to him, the little eunuch stopped moving.

"Little eunuch, eat! Why are you crying?"

"Waaaaah~~~"

"Is the young master from Xi'an Prefecture?" Song Xiaoyi asked tentatively in a Shaanxi accent.

Smelling the familiar aroma of Xi'an noodles and hearing a familiar accent, the young eunuch looked up sharply. "Young Master Song is also from Xi'an?!"

"I am not from Xi'an Prefecture, but I have a good friend from Xi'an Prefecture, so I learned some Qinqiang opera."

"Young Master Song..."

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"Young master, you eat first, the noodles will clump together if you don't eat them soon."

"Yes! Thank you, Young Master Song."

"Don't mention it. If you're still hungry, here's some more. This is a type of pastry from the Song family, which we call steamed buns. Would you like meat or vegetable buns, young eunuch?"

"Meaty!"

"I'll get you a mutton one and a secret meat one."

"Hmm~"

The little eunuch wiped away his tears, ate while wiping his nose with his sleeve, and the snot that couldn't be wiped away mixed with the noodles and was put into his mouth again. The little eunuch ate happily, completely oblivious...

Perhaps we should bring the napkins to the Ming Dynasty? Napkins without labels or packaging don't seem to pose a problem, right?

Having timed it perfectly, just as the little eunuch was about to finish eating, Song Xiaoyi made three more instant noodle sets. The noodles were ready just as the little eunuch finished eating, and the two of them carried the three bowls of noodles and two baskets of steamed buns to the Qianqing Palace.

"Is it delicious?"

"Um!"

The Imperial Kitchen in the inner palace was very close to the Qianqing Palace, only a two-minute walk away. On the way, the two exchanged only a few words and smiled at each other before arriving.

"Xiao Yi?!" Zhu Youcheng was surprised to see that it was Song Xiao Yi who delivered the meal. Then he sniffed and said, "Hmm?"

Instant noodles!! And Zhongcui brand at that!

In 1996, the variety of instant noodles was not very rich. Most of the instant noodles were Zhongcui Spicy Noodles, Braised Beef Noodles, and Shrimp and Fish Cake Noodles. Therefore, Song Xiaoyi had three bowls of noodles this time: one Zhongcui Spicy Noodles, one Braised Beef Noodles, and one Tomato Beef Brisket Noodles.

Upon seeing the instant noodles, Zhu You's mouth watered. He forgot to introduce Song Xiaoyi and Crown Prince Zhu Houzhao, and took a bowl of his favorite Zhongcui Spicy Noodles first. He took the chopsticks from the eunuch and began to eat happily.

"Wei Bin! What is this food? It smells so delicious!"

"this....

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"Your Highness, this is instant noodles, this is braised beef noodles, and this is tomato beef brisket noodles. Which one would you like?"

"select.

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"Keep that tomato and beef brisket noodle soup for me! I'll share it with Zhao'er!"

"Your Highness, please have this braised beef noodle soup first."