Chapter 10 Reminiscing about the past, the eventful years!
It's past noon.
Qin Luoheng brought a few plates of side dishes from the kitchen, mixed some dipping sauce, scooped out a bowl of millet porridge with a wooden spoon, placed it on the simple wooden table, and prepared to eat his lunch.
The staple food of the Qin Dynasty was somewhat different from that of later generations.
The staple food at this time was millet.
The taste of millet is much worse than that of rice and white flour in later generations, but its advantage is that the yield is very high, so it is the staple food of today's society. In the Qin Dynasty, it was grown in the fields in Guizhou, paid for land rent, and stored in granaries for soldiers to torture.
The only rations and wages paid to officials are millet.
Sheji Sheji.
She is the land, Ji is the millet.
In addition to millet, the five grains of the Qin Dynasty also included broomcorn millet, bean sprouts, hemp, and wheat.
Of course, there were other grains in the Qin Dynasty, such as bamboo shoots, pork belly, glutinous rice, glutinous rice, etc., but not many people ate them, so they were not included in the list of five grains.
The Qin Dynasty also had five dishes.
They are sunflower, hyacinth, scallions, leeks, and green onions.
But the taste is naturally indescribable.
Since Qin Luoheng settled down in Lishan, he has never eaten these five vegetables as his main dishes. He has always looked for wild vegetables outside. Over the years, he has found a lot of 'wild vegetables', such as gourds and Chinese cabbage.
etc., all found accidentally in the mountains and forests.
This also greatly enriched his menu.
But these are secondary.
The reason why he was able to find a balance among the Daqin recipes that were always unsuitable for him was due to a sachet. This sachet was brought with him by the original owner, but it contained chili seeds.
When he saw these seeds, he was stunned.
Although he didn't remember these things very clearly, he still vaguely remembered that peppers and other crops were only introduced to our country in the Ming Dynasty. But what happened to the seeds on his body?
However, the war was in turmoil at that time, and he was too busy trying to survive to find out the reasons.
Following the master, he settled down in Lishan and began to try planting. After wasting most of the seeds, he finally managed to plant a few plants. By the summer, these plants had indeed produced millet and pepper.
He ran to ask his master.
The master's answer shocked him even more.
This is Qinjiao!
The master saw his astonished look and gave him a special explanation.
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas·Beishan Jing·Jingshan" says: Three hundred miles to the south, it is called Jingshan. Looking to the south is the salt merchant's lake, and to the north is the Shaoze. There are many grasses on it, including shuyu, and many grasses on it.
Qinjiao is used as medicine at this time.
Mainly produced in the southern areas of Qin and Chu.
There is even written in the Songs of Chu that Chu people would specially add this kind of spicy food when offering sacrifices.
"The bitterness makes it sour, and the sweetness makes it more pungent."
Xin means spicy.
Qin Luoheng didn't understand it at the time, but he was still shocked.
But with chili peppers, his recipes expanded a lot. In the past ten years, he cooked all the wild vegetables he found nearby.
The food is constantly improving.
Although his three meals a day now are far less than those of later generations, they are much better than those of later generations. This is the main reason why he can live in seclusion in the mountains.
Swish swish!
Suddenly there was a sound from outside.
Qin Luoheng was immediately alert.
But soon his expression relaxed.
He is no longer dead.
Qin Luoheng raised his head and looked not far away. If he guessed correctly, the person coming this time was either from the government to verify information, or it was the Qin chief official.
A few breaths.
A tall figure appeared in the snow.
Seeing the person coming, Qin Luoheng quickly put down his bowls and chopsticks, stood up and greeted him.
"Chief officer, it's such a cold day and you came here in the snow. If something goes wrong on the road, I can't bear it. Go inside quickly."
While talking.
Qin Luoheng welcomed Ying Zheng into the house.
He was still very grateful to this Qin official.
If it weren't for this official, he might have continued to hide outside. Even if he didn't pay attention, he would have been discovered and taken to see an official. In the end, he would have been killed. Now he not only obtained the household registration.
, there is also the opportunity to change household registration.
I will be able to walk in society more freely in the future.
This kindness is great!
Ying Zheng raised his head slightly: "It doesn't matter, I just passed by Lanchi, so I came to take a look, and I also asked about your household registration status."
Qin Luoheng said:
"Thank you for your concern, Chief."
"My household registration has been completed."
"Officials from Hucao in Xianyang have sent the 'examination and biography'. Now I am a veritable Qin citizen."
Ying Zheng nodded.
Then he saw the food on the table and couldn't help but frown.
Qin Luoheng touched his nose.
His desk is indeed a bit messy.
He said with a slight embarrassment: "I'm really sorry. I forgot the time when I was reading a book earlier. The living room hasn't been cleaned up yet. I'll go and clean it up right away. Chief, please wait a moment."
While talking.
I'm going to put the food in the kitchen.
Ying Zheng raised his hand and didn't take it to heart. Instead, he sat down in his seat. He seemed to be anti-customer. He said, "No, I didn't have lunch either. If you have extra porridge, give it to me."
bowl."
Qin Luoheng was startled:
"Chief officials, please don't make jokes. People of your status are accustomed to eating rice and meat every day. How can you get used to eating these grains and wild vegetables?"
Ying Zheng's face turned cold.
Displeased:
"I tell you to go and serve, then go and serve!"
"It's not like I've never eaten these grains and wild vegetables before."
"When we were in Handan, the officials of the State of Zhao deprived us of food and salary. When our livelihood was in straits, we ate not only grains and wild vegetables, but also turf and tree roots. At that time, I took Dan with me to fight with other young masters for food."
"None of those gentlemen are my match!"
Recalling the past, a rare trace of pride appeared on Ying Zheng's face, but then his eyes darkened, and he said in a gloomy tone: "It's a pity that we each have our own place in the future, and the relationship will never return to the beginning.
We are strangers to each other and we are enemies."
Seeing the serious tone of Chief Qin, Qin Luoheng had no intention of saying anything, but in the end he could only sigh.
"These are troubled times."
"If it were possible, who would want to join in troubled times?"
"But fortunately, the First Emperor's majestic talents and strategies have wiped out the world and unified it. From now on, the world will not go to war again, and the world is already at peace."
Qin Luoheng went to the back kitchen and filled a bowl of thick porridge, and also specially brought a pair of wooden forks and wooden spoons.
People in this era used knives and forks to eat.
Sometimes I get started directly.
By the time Qin Luoheng came back from the kitchen, Ying Zheng had regained his composure, his eyes were calm and deep, as if the mood swing just now had never happened at all.
But Qin Luoheng knew.
The scene just now did indeed happen.
One grown up and one young, they started eating each other.
Although Ying Zheng was a little surprised that Qin Luoheng used two long wooden sticks to eat, he didn't take it to heart. Everyone has their own eating habits, and Qin Luoheng has been wandering in the countryside, so it is inevitable that he will not develop some
Unique hobbies.
He didn't take it seriously.
After a full meal.
Ying Zheng put down the bowl and spoon in his hands and suddenly said: "You said before that the First Emperor was a great man with great talents and strategies, but as far as I know, this Guanzhong Daosuo has aroused people's anger and resentment. What do you think about this?
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－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
In the book "Research on the Origin of Agricultural Sciences", after many arguments, it was determined that my country is actually the origin of peppers, but it is in the south, in Xishuangbanna. In ancient times, it was only less cultivated and not as common as in South America.
In some Han tombs, seeds of Chinese cabbage and other crops have been found, so these vegetables should have been available in the Qin and Han Dynasties. However, sunflower was the main dish at that time, and other vegetables were not common and were classified as wild vegetables.