Chapter 743: Teaching by precept and example

"To faithfully fulfill one's appointment and complete it diligently is the greatest official dignity; to follow one's heart and express one's kindness is the greatest dignity."

"Use your own abilities to develop a delicious dish with the children in the village, and then share it with everyone. I don't think this is rude, on the contrary, this is the essence of 'property'."

"Therefore, "Shi Ming" says, ritual, body, means to obtain the body of the matter."

"Book of Rites: Sacrifice and Righteousness, "Book of Changes: Preface Hexagrams", so when talking about rituals, the words "Cong Shi" and "Cong Feng" are also used.

"To show, to lead by example; to be rich, to make people rich in food and clothing. The origin of etiquette is how you treat others and how you treat your ancestors, rather than the other way around, asking others to treat you."

“Rituals flourished in the Zhou Dynasty, but then collapsed, and rituals gradually became something that forcibly constrained people’s hearts and behaviors.”

"It is no longer a requirement that people have for themselves, it is no longer a matter of nature and comes from the heart. It has become a 'ethical code' and has become a system and shackles."

"So "Hanshu·Yiwenzhi" records that Zhongni said, 'If etiquette is lost, you will seek the wild.' Isn't it worth our thinking?"

The children were holding their rice bowls and looking at several people curiously with bright eyes.

Cai Jing smiled. Yan Xiaoshan was arrogant in serving his talents. He was very high-spirited along the way, pointing out this and that. Come on, can you point out the person in front of me again?

Yan Jidao was dumbfounded. He wanted to refute but was unable to do so, because he had read all the chapters and sentences in the books Su You mentioned, but he had never thought about this level in detail.

I grew up in fine clothes and fine food, and thought that the way my family followed the rules of advancement and retreat was the definition of etiquette. I thought that those things could only be matched and owned by the wealthy class.

But I have never thought that this is actually a right that ordinary people should have as a matter of course. This is a standard that everyone should respect in their hearts, rather than a privilege that can only be enjoyed by the scholar-bureaucrat class.

Su You turned around with the bowl in hand and walked towards the ancestral hall in the village: "So I think that providing a hundred fine clothes and food for one person is not the glory of the scholar-officials, but the shame of the scholar-officials. Only those who are willing to let all the people of the Song Dynasty, everyone

The real scholar-officials are those who can enjoy a bowl of crab rice with rice together."

Cai Jing said to the thoughtful Zheng Xia and the dumbfounded Yan Jidao: "Don't be stunned, let's go. I have been trying to feed Shaobao for a long time, and today I have benefited from the two of you."

When we came to the village, we saw many bamboo poles set up on the flat ground in front of the ancestral hall, with many white and shiny linear objects hanging on them.

Su You introduced the three of them: "This thing is called 'can', which originally means refined rice. In the ancient method, you first grind the glutinous rice into powder, add honey and water, adjust it to a moderate consistency, and pour it into a bamboo spoon with a hole drilled in the bottom.

The slurry flows out into thin threads, which are then put into a pot and cooked with ointment."

"Because after it flows out and is cooked, it becomes messy like thread and hemp, tangled and entangled, and it is also called 'chaotic accumulation'."

"The traditional physalis production process takes a long time."

"Now that a new method has come out, it is called 'Mi Lian'. It can be dried, white and shiny, as thin as twine, and like noodles. In addition to being able to be preserved, it also tastes very good. The workers at the Taihu construction site like to eat it very much."

"This thing has been processed into a semi-finished product, which can be used for storage, transportation and instant food. We have to find some way to provide food for 70,000 people during the drought in Liangzhe Road."

"The rice rope is easy to break. If it is not fermented by the physalis method, it must be made into a paste first, and the raw material and clinker must be mixed and beaten, and then squeezed into boiling water to shape it."

"You can't use new rice in the new method. You have to use old rice. Old rice doesn't taste good when eaten directly. If you put some careful thought into cooking it into delicacies, you can get a compliment from your mother-in-law, right?"

Arriving at the main room, Liu Wanchun came up to greet him: "Two gentlemen are here, Peng Pi is so brilliant..."

Su You smiled and said: "Wan Chun, you stay with the guests, I'll go down and arrange the meals."

Zheng Xia and Yan Jidao looked at each other in confusion. Liu Wanchun was also embarrassed. Only Cai Jing was carefree: "Sit down and talk. This is what Shaobao is like. Just get used to it."

After a while, several dishes arrived. Although they were served in extremely rough large bowls, the dishes had a special flavor because of their exquisite colors, cute colors, and rich flavors.

Crab powder tofu, stir-fried vegetables with crab powder, steamed eggs with crab powder, and a crab powder lion head.

There is also a black casserole in front of each person, with boiling broth inside, covered with a layer of goose fat to keep it warm.

Su You came out with another big plate: "Come on, come on, let's experience it."

There are five portions of ingredients on the plate, and each portion is filled with bits and pieces.

Su You laid out the ingredients and then sat down: "Follow me..."

Several people stared at Su You intently.

Su You picked up a small plate and said: "Make it first, then cook it, meat first, then vegetarian, everything comes...pork tenderloin slices, chicken breast slices, mullet fillets, overcooked kidney slices, tripe slices, steamed fish slices

Squid slices... bean sprouts, leeks, coriander, green onions... I'm sure you don't know Mr. Xiaoshan yet, these are grass sprouts... ginger shreds, magnolia slices, tofu skin... Okay, now everyone will boil them slightly with water.

Pour the rice cable in..."

"I will add a spoonful of freshly fried crab meat to everyone every day...it's ready to eat..."

Yan Jidao once again refreshed his three views. He did not expect to experience such a ritualistic way of eating in a small polder on the edge of Taihu Lake.

But it wasn't over yet, Su You clapped his hands, and Liu Wanchun's wife brought up another large plate of crabs, and then gave everyone a set of small and exquisite tools.

Su You said with a smile: "Mr. Xiaoshan just laughed at my rough appearance. Let me tell him first that I am not good at it. Let's be more polite this time, please!"

Yan Jidao picked up two tools and looked left and right, "Damn, how do you do this?"

Su You said: "These are called the eight pieces of crab, hammer, forger, tongs, shovel, spoon, fork, scraper and needle. To eat crabs elegantly, you must rely on this."

Zheng Xia quickly handed over his hand: "Shaobao, Shuyuan made a mistake with his words just now, which offended him. Your Excellency, there is no need to embarrass him."

Yan Ji broke into a cold sweat and quickly handed over his hand: "What I said to you just now makes me feel ashamed. Please forgive me for your mercy."

Cai Jing turned his head and snickered. He couldn't bear to see Yan Jidao's miserable appearance. I told you not to pretend before. If you want to pretend, he can pretend a hundred times better than you!

Liu Wanchun also tilted his head and snickered. In fact, his benefactor also learned and sold eight pieces of crabs and broke a lot of crabs in a few days. It turned out that he was waiting for this event.

Seeing that the two of them had given in, Su You gave up: "Actually, I just made it. It doesn't matter if we do whatever we want, but girls like elegance. If you learn this and pass it on to the women at home, you will have more to do when socializing."

Praise isn’t it?”

The next step is to follow Su You and learn to eat crabs. Use a hammer to gently tap the edge of the crab's back shell back and forth. This is to loosen the crab shell first and make it easier to lift the lid.

Open the back shell and belly button, use tweezers to remove the crab gills, and use scissors to cut off the crab legs and claws.

Use a skewer to remove the crab meat from the crab belly, or poke or hook it to remove the crab leg meat.

Use a long-handled spoon to scrape off the yellow paste.

All operations are performed on the picking stool, which is actually a silver chopping board processed into the shape of a lotus leaf. The most direct way to open the crab claws is to place the crab claws on the picking stool and smash them open with a small hammer.

After some operations, even Yan Jidao from Zhongming Dingshi House had to sigh in admiration - pay attention to it!

However, it wasn't over yet. After eating crabs, Liu Wanchun's wife came again and wanted to cleanse her hands with ginger juice and chrysanthemum water.

Then I started eating vegetables.

The deliciousness of the crab powder amazed everyone. Su You said: "The purpose of making this is that there are many crabs around Taihu Lake. This stuff is fattest in September and disappears after that. The crab powder can be stored for a year without deterioration.

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"Secondly, the aquatic products of Taihu Lake will become an industry in the future and can be made into cans, just like water shields. They will be sent to various roads in the Song Dynasty together with seafood, providing local people with an extra income."
Chapter completed!