Chapter two hundred and forty-six: filial piety is the first to finish)
How can I express my filial piety when my brother Li Ke is not here?
Li Min decided to cook a few dishes with his own hands and show them through practical actions.
In later generations, Li Min was more particular about food.
If you like a dish, you will buy the ingredients from the market, then search for the recipe, and continue to study it until you can make it with a taste that satisfies you.
In Li Min's opinion, the dishes in the No. 1 restaurant in the world are delicious.
But they are still limited by the materials. Many of the dishes they make do not taste as good as those made by yourself.
For example, they only have thirteen incense.
And what about Li Min’s place? Star anise, peppercorns, bay leaves, fennel, cinnamon, etc., as well as cooking wine, olive oil, bean paste, etc., everything is available.
With or without these ingredients, the taste of the dishes made is very different.
Not long after, Xiao Liuzi bought the meat and ribs.
As for the dishes I asked Tian Xia No. 1 to cook, they will deliver them later.
According to Xiao Liuzi, it was really weird for him to buy meat and ribs this time. If he had gone a step later, he would not have been able to buy them.
That's it, he bought it through the back door.
If you queue carefully, it's impossible to get there.
Since the last promotion of Li Min, people have become more and more fond of eating pork.
Liang Wang Pork - now officially renamed as Shu Wang Pork, it is deeply loved by the people.
Now, not only the common people, but also the officials and people from aristocratic families, many people also like this lowly meat that they usually ignore at all.
Of course, there are still many people who can't save face. Even if they want to eat, they buy it secretly.
But pork has been completely popularized, and this is an indisputable fact.
Now, not only in Chang'an City, but also in surrounding towns, the sales of pork are increasing day by day.
Wucheng Village and Tuqiao Village are the largest professional pig farmers, and the pigs they raise have become delicacies.
Four or five pigs are slaughtered every day, which is not enough to sell.
Now, the price of pork on the market has risen to three cents, and the price of the pork they sell has reached four cents.
At this price, demand still exceeds supply.
The villagers in these villages have really made a fortune by raising pigs.
The meat yield rate of pigs is very high, although the pigs raised today are not as exaggerated as the pigs fed with feed and clenbuterol in later generations, which have a meat yield rate of 70 to 80%.
But the meat yield rate of a pig is still about 60%.
A pig weighing 200 kilograms can produce about 120 kilograms of meat.
They can sell a pig for four to five hundred cash.
In Wucheng Village, where pigs were first raised, each family raised an average of seven or eight pigs, and the average income per family was three to four thousand cash.
In this era, a family with three to four thousand yuan was equivalent to a household with ten thousand yuan in the 1980s.
Now, the income of the villagers in Wucheng Village is not envied by the people in the surrounding villages and towns.
Nowadays, more and more people are raising pigs, but after they start raising pigs, the market may not be as good as before.
Moreover, Wucheng Village and Tuqiao Village, after Li Min's advice, have now officially started raising sows.
At present, the sows they raise have already completed conception, and the first batch of piglets will be born soon.
When the piglets are born, it will be a huge amount of income.
And all this was brought to them by the King of Shu, Li Min.
Now, in the four villages of Wucheng Village and Tuqiao Village, many people have memorial tablets dedicated to the longevity of King Li Min of Shu in their homes.
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After Li Min prepared the meal, he ordered people to take the food box with them to the palace.
By the time Li Min arrived at Hanxiang Hall, it was lunch time.
Concubine Yang, who was crying when she saw Li Min arriving, was naturally overjoyed.
Seeing Concubine Yang wiping her tears, Li Min didn't know how to persuade her. He could only pretend not to see it and said with a smile: "Concubine, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. I personally cooked a few dishes. Concubine."
How do you like it?"
Seeing Li Min's arrival, Concubine Yang had turned her anger into joy.
Hearing Li Min's words, Concubine Yang even scolded: "Min'er, the so-called gentleman is far away from the kitchen. As a prince, how can you cook in person and run a lowly business? If this spreads out, others will say that you are not doing your job properly!
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Li Min chuckled and said: "Mother and concubine, sons and daughters should be filial to their mother and concubine. This is a matter of course. Who dares to gossip? Let's see if the sons and ministers don't break their legs! Mother and concubine, please try it quickly and see what the sons and daughters have.
Does the craftsmanship suit your taste?"
Hearing Li Min's words, Concubine Yang was so angry that she raised her hand and slapped Li Min lightly on the back of the head. She couldn't help scolding him: "You know how to break people's legs every day. Who taught you to be so domineering? From now on,
You must never do this kind of thing again and make your mother-in-law worry about you!"
Li Min followed the good example and quickly agreed happily.
Concubine Yang, on the other hand, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of twice-cooked pork cooked by Li Min, put it in her mouth, and tasted it carefully.
Soon, Concubine Yang showed a look of approval on her face, nodded and said: "Smells! It smells so good!"
After being praised by Concubine Yang, Li Min was very happy, and then said: "Concubine, since you think it tastes delicious, then eat more!"
At this moment, I suddenly heard someone outside saying, "What does this smell like? It's so fragrant? What delicious food are you secretly eating, Concubine Yang?"
This voice turned out to be Li Shimin's.
Mother and son quickly welcomed Li Shimin in.
Concubine Yang quickly said: "Your Majesty, these dishes are cooked by Min'er himself, and they are specially made to honor you. Come and try Min'er's cooking skills!"
Li Shimin couldn't help but said with a straight face: "Huh! I'm afraid this is this kid who is dedicated to honoring you, right? I'm afraid he has forgotten his father a long time ago! If I hadn't rushed over after smelling the fragrance, I'm afraid
I don’t know about this yet!”
And Li Min knew in his heart that his father came here mainly to accompany his mother and concubine.
The reason was naturally because his brother Li Ke was appointed to the official position in the fiefdom. His father was afraid that his mother and concubine would be sad, so he came here specially.
As for Empress Changsun, with her three sons by her side, naturally this kind of situation would not happen.
From this perspective, the father is still very considerate of his mother and concubine.
After having dinner at the palace, Li Min resigned voluntarily.
When it was dinner time, of course Li Shimin and a group of imperial concubines ate together and admired the moon together.
Li Min would not be so stupid as to stay as a light bulb.
Tonight, Li Min has another mission.
Today is the day when the oiran battle begins.
In fact, even Emperor Li Shimin is paying attention to this matter.
It's just that Li Shimin didn't have the nerve to ask Li Min face to face.
However, Li Shimin also sent a servant to pay attention to the situation there at any time.
Li Min returned to the Prince of Shu's Mansion, and after having dinner with Xue Xiaoxiao and others, he rushed to Juyuan with Ouyang Ruoshui and others.