Chapter 1339 Eating Meat


    Ordinary people’s impression of the festival is that food occupies at least one-third of the space. During the holidays, taking out the food that is usually reluctant to eat, sitting around the family, chatting together, and having a full meal is probably the most simple wish of ordinary people.


    "What are you eating today?" Zaoyi seemed to have wandered around the fields just now, wearing a coir raincoat, moved his nose when he entered the door, as if he smelled something, and asked excitedly.


    "Eat meat..." Pang Tong lazily stood aside, "Is there anything better than meat these days?"


    "I know it''s meat, but the smell of this meat seems to be a little different..." Zaozhi smelled it, his eyes lit up suddenly, and said, "Is it because the pigs raised by Pingyang Baibogu came?"


    Fei Qian laughed, greeted Zaozhi to sit down, and said: "That''s right, it''s been almost a year now, so it''s more decent. I didn''t send a few of them here, I just killed one of them. There are three or four more in the backyard..."


    "Just killed? Who killed it?" Zaozhi asked curiously while handing over the coir raincoat to the attendant.


    "Yuanzhi, who else can there be? Yuanzhi said that he has been doing some copywriting work for a while, and there is no blood on his hands, so kill a living thing and practice your hands first..." Pang Tong said beside him, "Kill a living thing!" Even if the pig sees blood? It’s just itchy hands, right? But this pig is really fat..."


    "How fat? No, I''m going to take a look..." Zaozhi said that he couldn''t sit still, and must go to the crime scene to take a look.


    Feiqian smiled and said, "Okay, let''s go and have a look together. Will Shi Yuan go?"


    "What''s there to see? Oh, really, let''s go..." Although Pang Tong said so, he still stood up and followed Fei Qian and Zaozhi to the backyard.


    Originally, the pigs in the Han Dynasty were not castrated. Such pigs were very lively, basically no different from wild boars. They usually had nothing to do. Going to hit, even at night will not stop, chirping and humming in the middle of the night.


    Because they are lively and active, these uncastrated pigs are extremely difficult to raise, even more difficult than stubborn sheep. Pigs seem to belong to the chaotic camp innately. Cattle and sheep still have some heads that can be taken away. As long as you look at the head sheep, other sheep will occasionally get lost, and it is easy to find them back, but uncastrated pigs are It''s completely different. Once released, it''s like a Erha who exploded its nest. It runs so fast that the pigger can''t even watch it. He is in a mess. Sometimes he finds that the pig has escaped, and he has to run several miles to find it. You know, they are not afraid of people, if you hit them with a stick, these thick-skinned generals will jump around more happily.


    At first, the castration work was not so smooth. Although the techniques of cattle and sheep may have something in common, there are still some problems in the process of practice. In the end, it was found that castration of pigs must start from a young age and provide extracurricular tutoring. Uh, the disinfection work can generally guarantee the success rate.


    Pigs out of low taste are obviously very different. Their tempers have become very docile, even if no one is watching them, they can''t run far, looking for food nearby slowly, even if the pigsty is opened, it still lies peacefully in the pen most of the time and does not move. Loving the pigsty is like an otaku who loves to have **** in bed. He is always lazy, like sitting next to the TV and computer. Except for the delivery guy who delivers the food, he basically does not move.


    Such a pig that has escaped the vulgar taste, the growth rate is almost visible to the naked eye, like blowing a sheepskin raft, eating and sleeping, sleeping and eating, the weight began to increase sharply, and it kept its own place, except for regular feeding. No need for extra attention, saving time, worry and effort, it is simply the favorite of police uncles.


    Zaoyi was originally responsible for this part, but he came to Guanzhong before the results came out. Now after seeing the big pig dying in the backyard, he couldn''t help showing a gratified smile.


    So fat...


    Look at this fat fat, which is as thick as three fingers, Zaozhi couldn''t help swallowing a mouthful of saliva.


    "This kind of pig has an advantage, that is, it is less likely to be infected with parasites... Well, parasites are..." Fei Qian patted the huge pig''s head and said, "That''s what the book says, the so-called blind and eyelashes Those who eat are prone to disease..."


    "Oh? Eunuch... castrated to avoid fishy smell?" Xu Shu was instructing his attendants to cut up the whole pig. Hearing this, he couldn''t help asking with some interest.


    Fei Qian nodded and said: "That''s natural. After these pigs are castrated, they don''t run around, and the food they eat has been carefully selected and cooked. Naturally, the disadvantage of fishy smell can be basically avoided, although there may be some There are a few cases, but as long as it is cooked thoroughly, the disease can still be avoided. Somebody, take this pig''s head, burn it with fire, wash and peel it off, cook it for half an hour, and then call me... "


    Unlike Xu Shu and others who focused on pork, Fei Qian almost drooled when he looked at the pig''s head. This fat head and big ears really can''t be wasted. Thinking of the pig''s ears, pig''s scalp, pig''s nose, and Chewy and greasy, it is a great pleasure in life to cut and drink...


    Zaozhi had already touched the fat on the belly of the pig, and looked at the layers of the pork belly with a smile on his face. He didn''t care about the lard stained with his hands, "This is good, this is good! This is fat and thin, and it is most suitable for roasting." Sunburn, take pine and cypress fine wood, put it on a stone slab, cut it into thin slices, and lay it flat. After taking a bite, the gravy flows between the teeth... hiss..."


    Zao only took a mouthful of saliva.


    Gulp.


    This is the sound of Pang Tong swallowing his saliva.


    Pang Tong saw Fei Qian and the others'' gazes focused on him, and he couldn''t help but blushed, and said forcefully, "I didn''t eat candied meat earlier! I''m just waiting for today''s meal. What''s the matter, can''t I? I want This piece, this fat! Cut a piece for me, cook it, and I want to eat it!" Pang Tong pointed to a piece of white fat, making no secret of his special love for fat.


    Perhaps for the people of later generations, fatty meat is too greasy and unpalatable, but for the Han Dynasty people who have never tasted a large piece of fat meat, this feeling and taste full of fat is different from other meats. Said incomparable.


    In this era, in fact, there is almost no real large piece of fat. Whether it is cattle, sheep, horses or pigs, basically the skin is connected with lean meat or bones. Although it is not without fat, whether it is cattle or sheep, there is no way It accumulates so much fat like a pig.


    In fact, since primitive people, the pursuit of oil has been deeply embedded in the genes, otherwise the human body would not only have enzymes to digest animal fibers but not enzymes to digest plant fibers.


    Why farming people are often not as strong as nomadic people in terms of physical strength, in fact, there is also a part of the reason for fat intake. Fat contains a lot of energy, as well as various vitamins and amino acids. Saturated fatty acids are the fuel for human body operation, while monounsaturated fatty acids are blood vessel scavengers, and polyunsaturated fatty acids have the effect of strengthening brain power and promoting development. It is not surprising that nomadic people with sufficient fat intake, especially those of the upper class, had stronger bodies than agricultural peoples.


    So to improve a nation, whether it can eat meat and whether it has the intake of fat is a very critical issue.


    "No pursuit..." Fei Qian unceremoniously gave Pang Tong a contemptuous look, "Is it good to just eat boiled fat meat? You have no sense of beauty when you eat like this...By the way, do you have dogwood?"


    Fei Qian turned his head and asked the attendant on the side, and after getting a positive answer, he smiled happily, "Sliced ??boiled pork! You can make sliced ??boiled pork! Haha... come here, just this piece of meat, cut it off... yes, just that piece, and then cut it Make half-finger-thick meat slices, add chicken clear liquid, and cornstarch...well, there is no cornflour, let’s use wheat flour, add some glutinous rice flour, remember, you need to knead with your hands in one direction, Only then can the taste be tasted, after mixing evenly, let it stand..."


    Fei spoke frothyly, wishing to bring out all the dishes of later generations, Zaoyi was stunned at the side, and immediately asked someone to quickly take a pen and record it while swallowing his saliva.


    "Fulfilling your appetite is not the way to go...I''ll go to the front hall first..." Maybe Fei Qian said that Pang Tong didn''t pursue him just now, but now Pang Tong was swallowing his saliva, humming and shaking his sleeves to express his dissatisfaction with Fei Qian, and went first left.


    Fei sneaked a glance, ignored Pang Tong, and continued to tell the attendants how to cook.


    With a large number of people and fast speed, the whole pig feast was served one after another.


    In the middle of a large cauldron, the butchered vegetables were gurgling and stewed. Pig blood, pork bones, pig intestines, and pig hearts were rising and falling in the water. After two or three floating blood foams were removed, the smell of meat gradually became dominant. Distributed throughout the hall, like thousands of little hooks hooked in the heart.


    What, lead poisoning?


    This is the top banquet standard in the Han Dynasty. You can find out what is the Ding Shi Family, especially today on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Without this big tripod, what kind of banquet is it?


    Eat less, not every day.


    Aside from the bluestone slab, a servant was grilling sliced ??pork belly. The pork belly gradually curled up on the hot stone slab, and there was a burst of fat from time to time.


    On the other side is the boiled pork slices taught by Fei Qian''s words and deeds. It is placed in a huge pottery basin, which shows the heroism of the Han Dynasty. There are also some grilled ribs, twice-cooked pork, sliced ??pork head meat, green salt and so on. A large piece of small bean dish pottery bowls are placed full.


    All meat.


    Eat without speaking, sleep without speaking. This is quite reasonable. While eating and talking about things, basically the mind is not on the food. When the really attractive food is placed in front of you, who has the time to compare things?


    The four people present, after wolfing down the last sip of broth, left the battlefield full of wreckage and moved to the small pavilion in the courtyard to drink tea and chat, and digest food by the way.


    "If only I could eat like this every day, uh... that would be great..." Pang Tong burped, and the breath he exhaled smelled like fat, and he stroked his belly contentedly, with a satisfied look on his face, "If the common people can do the same, It can be called a prosperous age..."


    Zaozhi snorted and said, "Don''t think about it, it''s impossible... Raising livestock is much more troublesome than you imagined, and it consumes food and grass, and ordinary people can''t afford it..."


    Fei Qian nodded and said, "The problem of food. Nowadays, if there is a little extra food, ordinary people can''t wait to eat it. How can they be willing to use it to raise livestock? But I have asked people to start planting in the three places of Guanzhong, Pingyang and Yinshan. Alfalfa grass, this kind of grass is better than ordinary grass, and it can also be used to feed pigs, so after a while, the meat will increase, but it is still difficult for ordinary people to eat like us..."


    In the Han Dynasty, besides various plagues, the threshold for raising animals on a large scale was the lack of food and grass. When people ate tree bark and soil, did people raise chickens, ducks and pigs?


    hehe.


    "So..." Fei Qian changed the subject and said, "Whether we can eat more meat or not depends on Yuan Zhi..."


    Xu Shu pointed to his nose, then rolled his eyes, and said, "Is there food in Shu?"


    Fei Qian nodded, and said: "Not only, but many." Because of the terrain, Sichuan and Shu have not been greatly affected by the war. Fei Qian remembered that after Liu Bei entered Shu, he was like an upstart. They all trembled, rewarded him wildly, and paid off all the debts he had promised during the many years of fighting, which shows how much money and food reserves in Sichuan and Shu are.


    Xu Shu slapped his hands immediately, gritted his teeth and said, "Shan! For eating meat! This Chuanshu must be chewed!"


    Pang Yuan, um, Pang Shiyuan, he has indeed gained a lot of weight during this period of time, and he also encouraged Xu Shu: "Yes, eating meat is a big deal, and there must be meat to eat!"


    "Moreover, in the south of Sichuan and Sichuan, there is also Jiaozhi, which is said to be a land that grows three crops a year..." Fei Qian said, "There are also all kinds of spices, agarwood, and all kinds of things... But Jiaozhi has never been kingly, it has been flat. Rebellion, if Yuan Zhi takes over Sichuan and Shu, we might as well follow the strategy of Western Qiang to lure Yue people to come to trade with each other, and if we do it gradually, it may have a miraculous effect..." The most important thing is that Fei Qian still wants to know whether there are sweet potatoes in Jiaozhi now, this It is really a big killer that can change many things.


    Xu Shu nodded solemnly.


    "Jiaozhi is still too far away, let''s talk about Sichuan and Sichuan first..." Fei Qian changed the subject, and said, "I''m worried that Liu Xiuwen is too impatient and rushes forward lightly, and the middle of Sichuan is dangerous, and it is very easy to fall... So Yuan After arriving in Hanzhong, we might as well use more people from Sichuan, anyway, we are not in a hurry..."


    Pang Tong also nodded and said: "Most of the soldiers in Sichuan are hunters in the mountains. They run around the mountains and are good at bows and crossbows. If they are not careful, they may be ambushed..."


    "There are some special things that Yuan Zhi also needs to keep in mind..." Fei Qian looked at Xu Shu and said emphatically, "In Sichuan and Jiaozhi, neither can drink raw water directly, nor enter soldiers in spring and summer! There are many insects and beasts in the land, if you die In the upstream and downstream, there will be miasma poisonous, and it is necessary to prevent it. All water, whether it is drinking or washing, must be boiled before use. This is one of them. In spring and summer, there are often heavy rains, which will not go away, and the mountains will collapse. , Cut off the food road. In spring and summer, there are many insects, covering the sky and covering the earth. In autumn and winter, moxa can be burned to drive them away. If heavy rain invades the basin and the vegetation is wet, what should be done? Therefore, it is never suitable to march in spring and summer. Send troops in autumn and retreat in winter. Step by step, do not seek quick victory, but seek stability. This is the second. Wang Yuanzhi is cautious."


    Xu Shu bowed his hands and said: "Shu, please remember."


    "Okay, come here, bring the wine! Let us wish Yuan Zhi to go here, just like Fubo, pointed by the sword''s edge, setting mountains and flat waves, no disadvantages!"


    Four wine bowls held together, reflecting the setting sun, rippling a brilliant color...


    (end of this chapter)