Chapter 88 Chatting
Jiang Xiaoxuan also smiled. She picked up a wild vegetable in the stewed chicken and ate it, and said to Zhou Heng: "You have quite a lot of wild vegetables here!"
Some people just have a special liking for wild vegetables.
Zhou Heng said: "We are good at everything here, but there are no economic projects introduced. Whether it is mountains, water, grass, and the place is large. After walking on the mountain road for a long time, there is still a big place behind it but I haven't reached it."
He also knew that if there weren’t so many mountains, road construction and other aspects, it might be easier, and there might be good projects to come in.
Now, I can only wait.
There are many mountain villages like this across the country, and they are all consumed like this.
Jiang Xiaoxuan asked again: "Cows and sheep, do you like eating grass here? I feel that's it."
Zhou Heng laughed and said, herding cattle is his strength! Can he know which grass cows like to eat and which grasses make it easier for cows to eat quickly.
However, it is too far here and the road is difficult to walk on. Who would lead the cow to let go here?
After dinner, I cleaned up the venue and everyone took a break after the meal.
To be honest, I eat too much and can't do anything else without resting.
Sitting on the stones under the shade of the tree to rest, looking up at the blue sky, white clouds floating, and the comfortable breeze gently blows on the face, making people drowsy.
It turns out that I am full and warm and want to sleep.
Some of the students there were still sitting, but they had already started to do things, such as doing some discussions, discussing the previous settings, etc.
Some others are ready to organize the manuscripts.
Some people were sitting and not moving, and were also discussing some plot aspects. These things have new ideas every day and will improve yesterday's settings more, so they don't have to worry about nothing to do.
Many students have already had very excellent works before graduation, so they can be considered half a professional now.
Although Gu Xueshi didn't understand those things very well, she listened carefully and nodded from time to time to praise one.
In front of semi-professional people, she might be a salted fish who can call 666.
Zhou Hengxian was a little bored while sitting and chatting with Jiang Xiaoxuan: "Are you any interesting things about cooking? It's boring to learn cooking every day?"
Everyone knows that chefs cannot be formed in one day's work, and the practice stages are usually boring and boring.
Jiang Xiaoxuan thought for a while and said, "It's really an interesting story."
Zhou Heng listened with scruples.
Jiang Xiaoxuan asked him: "Have you read the original work of The Legend of the Condor Heroes? Do you remember what dishes did Huang Rong order when she pretended to be a little beggar and asked Guo Jing to invite her to dinner?"
Zhou Heng smiled and said, "Of course I've seen it, how could I not see it? The dishes she ordered were so awesome that it made the guy stunned."
Jiang Xiaoxuan said: "The dishes that Huang Rong ordered were actually very good. She didn't just click it... Oh no, it should be said that Mr. Jin didn't just write it casually."
The era background of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was in the Southern Song Dynasty, after Yue Fei died.
The dishes that Huang Rong ordered were a banquet in the Prince's Mansion of Qinghe County, Southern Song Dynasty. Because they were visited by Emperor Gaozong of Song, they were very famous at that time.
Emperor Gaozong of Song was the first emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, the emperor who killed Yue Fei. In the case of killing Yue Fei, this Qinghe County Prince was also one of the main forces.
Jin Yong's books always quote some historical events.
It was said that Emperor Gaozong of Song was very bored, so he went to the Prince of Qinghe to visit his house and wanted to have a banquet at his house.
The Prince of Qinghe did not dare to neglect and took out the most luxurious show to entertain him. So the banquet was also recorded by a historian and written into a book.
Mr. Jin must have collected this book and saw the description of this luxurious banquet, so he used it on Huang Rong to reflect her knowledge and even the emperor could come to the banquet that had been eaten by the emperor.
Of course, Huang Rong only ordered 48 dishes for that meal, which was far less luxurious than the full banquet that Emperor Gaozong gave. It can only be regarded as a simplified version. How can the ability of a folk hotel be compared with the Prince's Mansion?
And even this simplified version is enough to make the waiter startle to lose his teeth.
On the other hand, Guo Jing invited her to this feast without hesitation, and did not feel sorry for money at all. It must be his bonus.
When Zhou Heng heard this, he immediately felt that this passage was really amazing, and every line was so particular. Although he thought that when he was reading a book, he thought that Huang Rong was too wasteful to order food. It took so much money to order a dish, and more than half of the property was spent. If I put it aside, I would feel so distressed.
Having said that, Mr. Jin was quite rigorous in writing books. In that year, without Baidu search, he had so many books in his family, even those with such minor families. He should be a rich second generation at home, right?
Zhou Heng asked: "Then have you from the Imperial Chef faction studied these ancient Imperial Chefs in detail?"
Although the banquet at the Prince's Mansion is not as good as the real imperial chef, it should not be worse, especially since it has been tasted by the emperor and recorded in unofficial history.
Jiang Xiaoxuan nodded and said, "Of course there is research. The ultimate luxury of the ancients is really something I can't imagine."
For example, the family dinner that the emperor just attended was divided into "first sitting", "rest sitting" and "sitting again".
"First sitting" means the little snacks that the host enters the guests after entering the door. At the banquet where the emperor served, there were seven rounds of 72 fruits, which were amazing.
The first round of 8 fruits: citron, real orange, pomegranate, orange, goose pear, milk pear, hawthorn, and papaya.
The so-called "fruit" is not used for eating. For example, hawthorn is originally astringent and difficult to swallow. When looking at fruits, you should choose fruits with bright skin and bright colors, which can visually cause appetite.
The second round of 12 flavors of dried fruits and the "four dried fruits" ordered by Huang Rong all appeared in this round. In addition to lychee, longan, steamed dates, and ginkgo, there are also lotus, beetle nuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts, pear meat, date circles, lotus seed meat, and forest spiral.
The third round of 10 boxes of wisp gold scented medicine are Chinese herbal medicines (such as licorice, ginseng, etc.) and cinnabar. wisp gold scented medicine is used to refresh the air, and only smell it and not eat it.
The fourth round of 12th grade carved candied fruits, the raw materials are plums, bamboo shoots, winter melon candied, papaya, kumquats, ginger, oranges, etc. Carved candied fruits are fancy foods carved from melons and fruits.
Winter melon candy, green plums, fresh ginger, and tender bamboo shoots carved into flowers and leaves, which is also enjoyable to watch.
It's so luxurious!
Just to see, you can spend these thoughts, and the luxury is really evident.
In the fifth round, there were 12 dishes, and the two salty and sour cherries and shredded ginger plums ordered by Huang Rong also appeared in them. There were 12 exquisite salty and sour snacks in total.
The sixth round of 10 flavored jerky, which was ignored by Huang Rong: jerky is also various dried and steamed pork strips, dried meat powder, etc., which are common meat and dairy products in Mongolia.
Perhaps Guo Jing ordered beef and lamb liver as soon as he saw Huang Rong. Huang Rong could see that he was used to this taste, so he skipped it.
It can be seen that she is very careful.
In the seventh round, the 8-piece hand hanging and the 8-piece hand hanging and the 8-piece hand cutting of the first round, the 12-piece "New Fruit" in the second round, are all fresh fruits.
Next, it is time to "sit again".
It is also a variety of delicious food, with dozens of delicious dishes that were difficult to find at the time, and they were served one after another, without repeating the types of items.
After "Sit for the first time, sit again", the official banquet finally officially began, with a total of 15 main dishes served, 2 dishes per cup, and 30 dishes in total.
So, the ones Huang Rong ordered seem very exaggerated, but they are still not enough to see in front of the real seat.
I don’t know how much this whole banquet will cost.
There are so many things just to serve the emperor alone, and I don’t know how much he can eat.
Zhou Heng was shocked when he heard this, and poverty really limited his imagination.
These dishes are not only difficult to find at that time, but their cooking techniques are naturally extremely particular, and luxury has really reached a certain level.
Speaking of the Southern Song Dynasty, it was beaten and cede land and compensation every day. It was sighing when it was raised. However, the emperor at that time just went to a county prince's mansion and was treated to such a level.
Human resources and material resources are not money! If you use them to fight wars, history may have to be rewritten!
Having said that, what about the luxury of modern banquets? It is also unimaginable.
In this world, there are really people born to sit in sedan chairs, and some people born to carry sedan chairs.
Zhou Heng sighed in his heart that the students found a wine pot over the past, poured two cups over, handed one to Jiang Xiaoxuan, and said, "Let's have a drink for those luxurious banquets."
Jiang Xiaoxuan smiled and took the cup and took a sip.
The fruit wine brewed by the villagers tastes good.
In the afternoon, the students had to stay here for an hour, half for rest and half for analyzing the scene just taken to see how to use it.
Anyway, this is their business, but Zhou Heng was idle and wanted to look around.
I was rushing on the way, and I only found a little mushroom by the way. I didn’t get much, and I just ate them all.
After a while, I will search around here to see what I can find.
Next to it was the bamboo forest. Zhou Heng suddenly felt a little moved, thinking that he might find something delicious.
He turned around and went back, asked the students for an empty bottle, which would be useful in a while.
Jiang Xiaoxuan originally wanted to sit and rest, but seeing that he was ready, she asked, "What are you looking for?"
"Good thing." Zhou Heng replied with a smile.
Jiang Xiaoxuan became interested, so she followed him. She was afraid that it would be good things like wild lemons, so she had to follow her and take a look.
Zhou Heng walked into the bamboo forest and looked for places with bamboo shoots or tender bamboos.
There is a kind of insect that can harm tender bamboos. If the tender bamboo is bitten, it will die and cannot grow into bamboos. If there are many such insects in a bamboo shoot field, it will be considered to be over.
He was going to look for it and catch it. The insects were fried or roasted. They were all delicious.
Jiang Xiaoxuan followed into the bamboo forest and looked up. She saw that the top of her head was lush and green, which made her feel refreshed.
Few people have visited this bamboo forest, and only by chance someone comes to dig some bamboo shoots to eat. Moreover, because the journey is long, not many people come to dig bamboo shoots.
Most of the time, it is peaceful and undisturbed.
When I walked here, time seemed to stop, and there were endless cicadas and cries in my ears, and the cries of insects and birds.
Chapter completed!