The first batch of wine bottles was finally fired, under the strange eyes of Wang Qun and Song Yi, Zhen Qian picked up the wine bottles on the table and looked at them, the first one was like a half-cut gourd, dark black without luster, the second was like a bamboo tube, even the color was cyan, and the third was a red rectangle, the opening was very small and standard, just enough to fit into a cork.

Zhen Qian filled the wine bottle with water, and then poured out the water again, and found that the sealing of the three wine bottles was good, and the internal volume was also the same, which was about enough to hold about one and a half catties of wine.

Why not a pound of wine bottles, Zhen Qian This is taking into account the amount of alcohol of the Tang people, if the volume is too small, and some drunkards are encountered, the soju of more than 30 degrees is not enough to drink, which will make people feel that the people who sell wine are stingy, which is not in line with the drinking habits of the Tang people.

"This bottle is well done, how much does it cost?"

Song Yi is responsible for the matter, for Zhen Qian's trust, Song Yi did not dare to make the slightest difference, "Zhen Lang, this dark black pottery vase is five wen each, the cyan porcelain vase is ten wen each, and the red porcelain vase is the most expensive, as long as twelve wen each, the kiln said that if the number of Zhen Lang needs is more than a thousand, the price can be lowered by one or two Wen, if you order it for a long time, you can also give us a nine-percent discount, I don't know what Zhen Lang wants?" ”

Now I know, is it any wonder that bottled wine did not appear in ancient times?

The price of this wine bottle, absolutely almost catching up with the effect of buying a pearl, if calculated according to the purchasing power of a penny in the Tang Dynasty, the cheapest dark black pottery bottle is equivalent to thirteen yuan, think about a bucket to sell about 30 yuan of turbid wine, if you use a good porcelain bottle, it is almost as expensive as the wine money, who is willing to do it!

In ancient times, the units used in wine were mainly altars, buckets and pots, and the altar was divided into large altars and small altars, how much wine could be stored in it, there was really not much precise concept, and the buckets were also divided into large buckets and small buckets, and small buckets were used when selling wine, and the pots were even more varied, and could only be used as a kind of container.

Fortunately, the ancient weights and measures have not been truly unified, Qin Shi Huang unified China, the implementation of the same track, the same text, but the official and the folk for the length of various weights and measures, size, weight does not have a systematic concept, only a relatively vague understanding.

This is not to say that there is no official standard of measurement, or there is no standard weights and measures that later generations will know, but from ancient times to the present, there are policies and countermeasures, and the implementation is not strong, and what is powerful for oneself is adopted, which causes the weights and measures of each dynasty to be different.

Wang Qun also felt that the high price of these wine bottles was a bit outrageous, "Isn't the price of these wine bottles too high, and it is a little inappropriate to use them to hold wine?" ”

Song Yi also had the same idea, no matter how he looked at Zhen Qian, he looked like a loser, but he didn't dare to say it.

"If this wine bottle is filled with ordinary wine, the price is indeed a bit expensive, but if we only hold the most expensive wine, the price of a bottle is about 200 Wen, and the price of the wine bottle does not matter", Zhen Qian even thought of making the glass himself, but he didn't know if using glass wine bottles to fill wine could scare the Tang people to death.

Originally, I wanted to make a trademark on the wine bottle, let Song Yi carve a few board paintings, and make some celebrity calligraphers' inscriptions printed on the wine bottle, but then I thought about it for a while, it is still too early to do these things, and it is easy to be regarded as a demon if it is too unconventional.

"If it's just the most expensive shochu, why don't you give it a try?"

Wang Qun and Song Yi are not rigid people, businessmen and housekeepers are the same, they all pay attention to quick thinking, if a bottle of wine can be sold for 200 Wen, a wine bottle of more than 10 Wen is not so prominent.

Seeing Song Yi away, Wang Qun stayed and said, "Da Lang, I asked someone to get some beef you said last time, and I have already sent it to the kitchen."

"Beef!" Zhen Qian almost forgot about this matter, and immediately jumped up and ran to the kitchen, beef is a rare thing, not to mention that ordinary people can't eat it, even in ordinary restaurants, the price is much more expensive than mutton, this is only heard of in the Tang Dynasty.

There is also a lot of beef sold in the market, but those are beef jerky shipped from the Northland, not fresh beef.

Fresh beef is not easy to see as long as it is in the territory of Datang, this is mainly because the small peasant society is mainly farming, and farming mainly relies on animal power, the strength of cattle is the greatest, and the temperament is relatively docile, so whether it is in the government or in the people, cattle are treasures, every cow has a livestock registration to slaughter at will is to be heavily punished, unless the cow is sick or dies of old age, otherwise there is no fresh beef at all, so it is not a general difficulty to eat beef.

When Zhen Qian walked into the kitchen, the first thing he saw was not beef, but two little girls hiding in the kitchen.

"What are you doing in the kitchen?"

Xiao Zhu, who was busy on the stove, was startled, just after breakfast time, there should be no one in the kitchen, and there was a knowing that someone would come in at this time.

"I'm ......!"

Xiaomei also walked out from behind the stove and saw Zhen Qian and Wang Qun appear at the kitchen door in a hurry, "Lang Jun, Uncle Wang, why are you here?" ”

Zhen Qian's eyes swept in the kitchen, and finally landed on a quarter of the cowleg that was hanging up on the side, and he forgot to answer and looked at the huge cowleg and said, "Uncle Wang, what a big cowleg?" ”

Wang Qun smiled and said: "Yesterday, a farmer's cow fell into a ditch and broke its leg, and when I heard about it, I rushed over, and before anyone else could react, I bought a hind leg first!" ”

Zhen Qian was a little greedy and said, "Then why don't you buy the whole cow?" ”

Wang Qun was amused by Zhen Qian's words, "If I really buy the whole cow, I will definitely be said to have killed the cow afterwards, so there is an unwritten rule that each person can buy up to a quarter, so that others have nothing to say."

Is this called interest equalization?

Even the wealthy know that they can't be angry, and they can't eat alone, Zhen Qian couldn't help but become interested in the unspoken rules of the shopping malls in the Tang Dynasty, this is not a society that is corrupted by the smell ......of copper, and it still retains some simple and true colors, and he can't help but think more about it in his mind.

Seeing Zhen Qian staying there, Xiaomei said loudly: "Lang Jun! Lang Jun ......, today is Xiaozhu's birthday, I make some noodle soup with Xiaozhu to eat, but Lang Jun wants to use the kitchen? ”

Zhen Qian came back to his senses and looked at Xiaozhu, and couldn't help but feel funny in his heart, today turned out to be Xiaozhu's birthday, and he had never heard her talk about it, and he didn't know if she didn't tell herself, or if she forgot it, thinking of this, she raised her eyebrows lightly and said, "Damn!" I forgot Xiaozhu's birthday, and today Uncle Wang just got a corbel, so it's better to hold a birthday banquet for Xiaozhu, and make it lively! ”

Zhen Qian has not yet integrated into the Tang Dynasty at all, he is a Tang person, but his heart is the character of later generations, how can any master remember the birthday of the slave and maid.

Xiaozhu was surprised and delighted when he heard it, Zhen Qian actually said that he was celebrating his birthday, although he put the cart before the horse, he wanted to jump up with joy in his heart, his face was even more red, and he said eagerly: "Lang Jun can't ......!" ”

"What's not to do!"

Zhen Qian didn't think so, these two little girls already have a skin-to-skin relationship with him, they are his own women, although it is impossible to have the status of a wife in this life, but he will not treat them as maids for fun, nor will he treat them as fertility tools for inheritance, people also have feelings, if they are really Tang people, forget it, but unfortunately it is not ......!

"What nonsense?" Zhen Qian smiled and said: "I'm a little greedy today, it just so happened that Uncle Wang brought beef, Uncle Wang!" Help me call Wang Sheng too, help a hand, let's make a few beef feasts today to celebrate! ”

Wang Qun nodded, happy for the two little Nizi in his heart, to meet a master who considered the slave maid, this is the blessing that the two little Nizi cultivated in their previous lives, and the slave and maid did not want the master to be bitter and unreasonable.

Xiaozhu's tears swirled in his eyes, the last time he went to Qin's house, Zhen Qian supported and treated, and personally washed the feet of the two little girls, thinking of Zhen Qian's various attitudes towards himself, Xiaozhu couldn't help but choke.

"This girl is crying with joy!" Xiaomei was happy for Xiaozhu in her heart, hugged Xiaozhu and sneered: "Lang Jun is good to you, you have to make a promise!" ”

Zhen Qian was also amused by Xiaomei's words, and promised to do so? So what was it to linger on the bed last night?

After a while, Wang Sheng walked in, and heard Wang Qun say that Zhen Qian was going to make a few beef dinners today, and he didn't have the slightest doubt about his master's craftsmanship, even if Yi Ya and Yi Yin were alive, it was just that!

Zhen Qian retreated around the tenths of the cow that was hanging in the air, although this is a ploughing cow, and there are some differences from the beef cattle that were specially used for food in later generations, but the structure is exactly the same, people who want to see the beef division diagram know that the use of each part of the cow is different, and the taste is naturally different.

The loin and ribeye of the beef have an evenly distributed fat and tender taste, which is suitable for steak or barbecue. The loin is more athletic and the meat is tough, making it suitable for thick steaks. Beef rump meat has a lot of fat and is suitable for barbecue. Beef tendon leg meat, a lot of exercise, meat toughness, less fat, the marinade is best but ......, and ox tail, this is delicious, burning a pot of oxtail hot pot is the most delicious, but unfortunately there are no potatoes and tomatoes, which is a small pity.

In the blink of an eye, Zhen Qian had already divided a quarter of the beef in his heart, and immediately asked Wang Sheng to divide it, prepare all kinds of ingredients by himself, roll up his sleeves and prepare for a big fight.

At this moment, a spark suddenly flashed in my mind, cake! How can you celebrate Xiaozhu's birthday without a cake?

In the past, there was a cake machine at home, and it was the most convenient to make cake bread, but unfortunately now I have to do it myself, and the raw materials are not as particular as later generations, so I don't know how the cake tastes by hand?