Chapter 12 First Visit to Xu's House
Xu Qixian's face was disgusted, he pulled his clothes, pinched his nose, and his body was even more far away, and he frequently looked sideways from time to time, but he saw his junior brother following the little guy closely, and his face showed excitement and looked into the barrel from time to time. Alas, that's a pig, a dirty and lazy beast that doesn't refuse to be arched into its mouth, it's not good meat on its body, it's all organs! Not to mention these organs, even the good meat on the body should not be eaten, in Xu Qixian's impression, except for the fact that there will be a pig's head on the plate during the sacrifice, there is no memory of this dirty beast. Only those poor people could not afford to eat mutton and dog meat, let alone cattle, so they would endure the filth to breed and cook such dirty meat. Although the junior brother's family is poor, but now he is a scholar, even if he fails to win fame in the future, this scholar still has to be exquisite, how can he be so interested in this kind of thing?
didn't pay attention to Xu Qixian's strange gaze, but now Xia Hongsheng's heart was happy. The butcher was bold, and when he saw that he was going to buy his pigs that were supposed to be thrown into the water, the first thing he did was not to hurry up and do business, but to dissuade Xia Hongsheng from eating these things, and it was a waste of money to buy them! Xia Hongsheng This is the first time to see this kind of person who is unwilling to do business, the butcher saw that Xia Hongsheng insisted tightly, so he sold the entire large wooden barrel of pig water to Xia Hongsheng at a price of only three cents, and lent the wooden barrel to Xia Hongsheng, so that he could bring the things back and return the barrel another day. This butcher has a loud voice, and he is also bold, and he has a fierce posture of flying all over his body. Seeing that he was bold, he also bitterly advised himself that the pig was not good enough to buy, where would such a simple businessman be in the future! As soon as Xia Hongsheng was happy, he bought another piece of meat, which was regarded as spending all the copper coins in his pocket. The butcher felt guilty because he gave the pig to Xia Hongsheng, and when he cut the meat, he deliberately picked a good place, and deliberately pulled some more, Xia Hongsheng didn't say anything, and accepted it happily. Under universal values, if you don't accept it, he will feel that he has done something wrong, and he will feel uneasy, especially this kind of bold person, which will make him feel that he is a villain, but not beautiful.
"Senior brother, what do you buy these things, if you really want to eat meat, for your brother's family there are chickens and sheep, that is, beef, if you want to eat a mouthful for your brother, you can get it, in other words, your sister-in-law has earned a few pennies from hard work and pancakes, you ...... Alas! Xu Qixian looked like he hated iron and steel, and said to Xia Hongsheng bitterly.
Xia Hongsheng was very moved by his kindness, and said with a smile: "Brother Xu, you didn't believe in the chicken made by your younger brother before, but now?" The little brother said that this pork is very delicious, but you don't believe it? Hehe, you must know, not to mention the classic braised pork and back pot meat, there are countless dishes derived from pork. It is the offal on the body, which is also extremely delicious when marinated, such as marinated pig ears, marinated mouth strips, marinated liver, marinated lungs, marinated large intestines, marinated pig's trotters...... The meat is ruddy, crispy and fragrant, fresh and delicious, not to mention, even if it is the leftover marinade in that pot, when you fry the vegetables, you can pour it down with a spoonful, and you can make the ordinary dishes delicious and fragrant to the extreme. ”
"Is it that powerful?" Xu Qixian was skeptical, and he didn't dare to be sure of the noon calling.
Xia Hongsheng helped his subordinates put the barrel behind the carriage, and he couldn't put it inside, for fear that Xu Qixian would not be able to stand it. After informing the little girl in detail of the location of his house, the little girl drove to the house to send the large bucket of pigs into the water, and at the same time told his sister-in-law that he would go to the house of his classmates and would need to go home later.
Xu Qixian's family is not the largest gatehouse in Luanzhou City, but it is definitely not small, it is said that someone in the family is an official, but looking at the appearance of his family, this official does not seem to be big, otherwise it is too low-key.
"My uncle, now he is a small official in Yique County, Luoyang Prefecture, a small official with the size of a sesame seed, don't mention it. It is also slightly better in this Luanzhou City. Xu Qixian chatted with Xia Hongsheng, how could he, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, have more eyes than Xia Hongsheng, an old fritter in the workplace, and was guided by Xia Hongsheng, so he told the situation of his family: "This little foundation of the family is still accumulated by my uncle in the previous dynasty, and now after the war, there are very few left, and my uncle almost died in the war. ”
Former? That's the Sui Dynasty, and the surname is Xu, is there such a person? Xia Hongsheng is not good at asking about his name, he has thought about it for a long time and has not remembered anything, and in the end, it comes down to the fact that this person is really unknown and has no great achievements. However, the county is not bad, at least it can be regarded as a sub-county, or a sub-county level on the edge of Luoyang City, as far as Xia Hongsheng's later thoughts are concerned, it is not bad.
When he arrived at Xu Qixian's house, Xia Hongsheng met Xu Qixian's father, a middle-aged man who looked very kind, and he also had the temperament of a scholar, Xia Hongsheng was very thoughtful and did his best, there was no impoliteness, and he asked a few questions, Xia Hongsheng was neither humble nor arrogant, and spoke in a certain way, which made Xu Qixian's father seem quite satisfied.
asked the reason, and when he learned that Xia Hongsheng was going to call the chicken, this Uncle Xu changed his eyes, confused, puzzled, and a little disdainful? Damn, do you think of me as the kind of scheming scholar who doesn't hesitate to hesitate his identity in order to cling to his family? Don't say that I'm a person who would rather suffer than flatter, even if it is, I won't cling to your family like this, right? Xia Hongsheng also pretended not to see it, but Xu Qixian was very righteous, took his father to the study, and told his father a lot of the new solution of "Gentleman Yuan Cook" that he heard from Xia Hongsheng at noon, his father is really a scholar, as soon as the new solution came out, this Uncle Xu immediately expressed his resemblance to those gentlemen at noon, shook his head and chattered for a while, and laughed for a while.
This Uncle Xu no longer despises Xia Hongsheng, and he doesn't care that Xia Hongsheng's hands are still stained with oil and the crumbs of condiments, but he takes Xia Hongsheng's hand and says: "Jingshi Xian's nephew, you and Qi Xian are of the same grade, and they are friends with each other, you should love each other, temper each other, and make progress together, and you will have more friends in the future!" Wowha......"
Xia Hongsheng was stunned for a moment, why are you a literati smiling so heroically? is also "wahahaha", Xia Hongsheng found out, laughed before speaking, I always thought it was added to the novel, but now in the Tang Dynasty, I found out that this is true, whether it is the old man in the neighborhood, the gentleman in the academy, the butcher in the market, or the middle-aged landlord in front of him...... Regardless of whether there is a laugh or not, he habitually adds words such as hahaha, hehehe, Xia Hongsheng was frightened when he heard this kind of laughter, and he was used to it in later generations, and when he encountered this kind of laughter, he felt that the other party was going to open the yin man mode, and he had to run away quickly.
Xu Qixian was very happy to see Xia Hongsheng like this to his father, thinking that his father did not mix his ugliness in front of his friends, he originally thought that his father would also look down on Xia Hongsheng a little, so he was a little worried, and at this time he saw that the two of them were smiling at each other, so he relaxed, and immediately urged Xia Hongsheng to hurry up, and he was fortunate to learn on the side, and specially asked Xia Hongsheng if he could let his chef learn too, and he also guaranteed that the curse would not be passed on.
"Brother Xu, it's okay, even if you don't spread it, I will also spread it, some slight tricks, it's not worth the little brother to hide it." Xia Hongsheng waved his hand very generously, Xu Qixian was happy, but he called the chef, and the chef looked at Xia Hongsheng's eyes and seemed to have a little resentment, hehe, Xia Hongsheng was secretly happy in his heart, and after you tasted it, I am afraid it is time to learn.
Xia Hongsheng is familiar with it, Xu Qixian saw it at noon, so he also started on the side, and Uncle Xu didn't intervene, and he was also very curious to stand aside and watch, wanting to see what interesting novelty these two young people could come up with. The people of the Tang Dynasty were civilized, and the imprisonment of thought was far less strict than that of the later dynasties, so the acceptance of novelties was still possible, and at the beginning of Zhenguan, it was the time when the world was set and ready to open the early stage of governing the world, and the self-confidence of the people also climbed with the stability and strength of the country. This is a good era, if it is put in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the technology of his later generations will be taken out casually, and it is estimated that he will be regarded as a demon and used to cut off his head.
Xia Hongsheng was responsible for applying the condiments, and Xu Qixian was responsible for wrapping the lotus leaves and then wrapping them in the yellow mud of the small guy on the side, and then caged a pile of fire, and threw all the seven or eight mud lumps into the fire, and the rest was to wait.
"Hehe, Jingshi Xian's nephew, this method is also novel, the loess is wrapped in chicken, the old man is still the first time to see it, haha, I just don't know if it will smell of loess when I will let me eat it!" Xu Qixian's father is also funny to talk about, he doesn't look old-fashioned, and he knows how to joke. It's just that middle-aged people call themselves old husbands, which makes Xia Hongsheng a little unaccustomed.
Xia Hongsheng smiled magnificently, patted his chest and said: "Uncle Xu, rest assured, at noon, Master Yan and all the gentlemen in the academy also ate the chicken called Hua made by the little nephew, and said that the chickens before were eaten in vain, so Uncle Xu, you should put a hundred hearts!" ”
"Interesting, interesting! You are so young, where are so many novelty means? This Uncle Xu smiled and watched the yellow mud gradually harden in the fire, and said with a smile: "This method is very different called the chicken, the old man's eye-opening 'gentleman is far away from cooking', the strange quill, and the way that has fulfilled the long-cherished wish of the people in the world, 'look at the common people, keep the world in mind, establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations', hehe, these are all what Qi Xian told the old man, oh yes, and those two poems that make the old man ashamed, it is really enviable!" ”
Uh, you big mouth that can't control your mouth, sooner or later you will be pitted to death! Xia Hongsheng took advantage of this Xu Shuxiao's inattention, and secretly glared at Xu Qixian.