At this time, the servant brought up the grilled fish, and placed two large plates in the middle of the table. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Xu Ping picked up the chopsticks and said to a few people: "Although this fish is not exquisite, it tastes very good, so try it while it's hot." Fish and turtle river fresh, when you want to take advantage of the heat to eat, once it is cold, it is not easy to eat. ”

The most rare thing about the wild carp in the Bianhe River is that it grows fat and does not have the slightest smell of earth. Xu Ping was not a hypocritical person in his previous life, but for fish, to be honest, what he bought in the market in his previous life is really not comparable to what he bought in the market in his previous life. The water clear fish is wild and sufficient, the meat is solid and delicious, and there is no peculiar smell.

Ouyang Xiu said: "It's a pity that this good carp is grilled like this, how good it would be if you have the skills to make a fish belly!" Since I left Jiangnan, I can no longer taste that taste. ”

"The terroir is different in different places, and when you go to the capital, you have to eat the taste of Jiangnan, which is wrong. In this shop, I also wanted to make some Jiangnan dishes, but no one took care of the business, so I had to do it. Nowadays, there are more and more southerners in the capital, and it is true that making some southern dishes in the restaurant can attract business, but the people who go are just eating feelings, and if they are allowed to eat every day, it will not be bearable. Without him, the terroir of the capital is not suitable for that cuisine, and people must first adapt to the water and soil of the place where they are alive. ”

The basic northerners and southerners present were equally divided, and most of them agreed with Xu Ping's words.

Gao Ruone said in a deep voice: "Uncle Yong talks about Jiangnan dishes every day, which is nothing more than homesickness. The capital gathers the essence of the world, and the taste of food is naturally the first in the world. ”

Ouyang Xiu shook his head: "In the world, it is still Xijing Luoyang." Not only the taste of food, but also the speech is based on Luoyang. If you want to compose poems and lyrics, you must first learn Luoyang dialect! ”

Xu Ping said with a smile: "Where do you talk so much, it's better to eat it while it's hot!" ”

The fish is indeed not too delicate, but the seasoning is used just right, which does not cover up the freshness of the taste, and gives the fish a unique fragrance, which has an endless aftertaste in the mouth.

In other words, the two fish were quickly eaten.

Usually, everyone eats in the yamen is simple, and in the evening, they invite friends to drink two glasses of wine, and most of them are not particular about the dishes.

By this time, everyone had a little bottom in their stomachs, so they asked the little servant to remove the plate, put the mutton on the oven, and roast it slowly. A few people were gossiping cold fruit wine.

This is the taste of life that Xu Ping is familiar with, but others are not used to it for a while, and they seem a little restrained. Xu Ping no longer has a shelf, his official position is there, and the distance from others is really a little far away. The attitude is too casual, it seems frivolous, too serious and boring, and this kind of degree is very sad.

At this time, Ouyang Xiu seemed much more normal, because he didn't care about these at all, so it seemed extraordinarily natural.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Ouyang Xiu said: "This fruit wine is very slippery when you drink it coldly, but I haven't drunk a few glasses, why do you feel a little drunk?" I've drunk Western Regions wine before, but I don't have any such wine. ”

"This is the difference from the wine of the Western Regions, it is blended with spirits, and when you drink it, you don't feel that you will drink it one by one, and no matter how large the amount of alcohol is, you will soon get drunk."

After listening to Xu Ping's words, Yin Zhu put the wine glass in his hand on the table and said in surprise: "Is this wine mixed with spirits?" I didn't notice it when I drank it, but it was true that I was getting a little dizzy. ”

There are no high rollers who come here to eat, and they don't have the financial resources to drink water to their heart's content, Xu Ping of course has to mix it with spirits in the fruit wine, otherwise this business will not be good. Anyway, it is mixed with the lowest grade liquor, which is edible alcohol brewed from sweet sorghum, and there is no loss at all in terms of price.

Xu Ping said that at the beginning, everyone was still vigilant and didn't dare to drink more. But the taste of this wine is cold and sweet, and there is almost no wine taste in the mouth, and before you know it, you drink a little too much.

At this time, the roasted mutton next to it was already cooked, so I roasted the mutton, drank the cold fruit wine, and blew the cool breeze blowing on the Wuzhang River at night, which was very comfortable. Slowly, I drank a little too much, and the restraint went unconsciously.

Ouyang Xiu drank all the wine in the wine, and while motioning for the little guy on the side to pour the wine, he said to Xu Ping: "To be made, today I read the booklet printed in the third division, and you wrote an article on it to ask what the money is." With all due respect, this is a bit confusing. What is money? If you take this dynasty as an example, the money is naturally the yellow and clear small flat copper coin, which was minted by the officials and supervisors. Apart from that, what else can be called money in the world? ”

Xu Ping's self-control has always been good, and it was still too early for him to drink too much, and after listening to Ouyang Xiu's words, he said with a smile: "Since Uncle Yong said so, is the iron money used in Chuanxia considered money?" ”

Ouyang Xiu waited for Xu Ping to ask, and raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Yi Xiu said, Sichuan Gorge iron money is not money!" In my Great Song Dynasty, only the official copper coins are real money, and the iron money is just fake money! Why? Just because iron money only travels in the Sichuan Gorge, but copper money is spread all over the world, the four roads in the Sichuan Gorge also recognize copper coins! The reason why iron money can be used for trading is only because the government has set the exchange ratio, and it is actually used as copper money, but because of the lack of copper in the Tongchuan Gorge, iron money is used instead of copper money! ”

This is not unreasonable, theoretically speaking, the legal tender at this time is only copper coins, and iron coins are just a substitute for copper coins. But what Xu Pingwen asked was not about legal tender, but about the essence of money, which is different.

Seeing that Ouyang Xiu's energetic energy had risen under the stimulation of alcohol, Xu Ping asked with a smile: "Iron money is not real money, what about gold and silver coins?" Do they count as money? ”

"Of course not! Except for copper coins, everything is fake money, and it is only because there is a lack of copper in the world that so many copper coins cannot be minted, so these have to be used instead of copper coins! ”

"Well, it turns out that the copper coins are not enough to use these. So, Uncle Yong, let me ask you, how many copper coins do you need in the world to be enough? How much copper is there in the world, and can we mint enough copper coins to use? ”

"No matter how much copper there is in the world, it is impossible to mint enough money to use it! This matter is extremely clear, how can people in the world have too much money? No matter how much money you have, he can also store it in the cellar and leave it to his children and grandchildren! ”

Xu Ping laughed and said: "From the Zhenzong Dynasty to the present, in the past thirty years, no matter what other places, in the capital, prices have doubled. In the past, there were less than 30 Wen for Dou Mi, but now there are more than 60 Wen, which one will hide copper coins at home? (To be continued.) )