Chapter 1935 Eating and drinking, new clothes and old people


    Northland, Pingyang.


    Guo Jia stared at the two servants with bright eyes, and carried an iron plate with a diameter of more than two feet that was supported by wooden boards. Two eggs were only fried on one side, still half-cooked. Put the plate on the table, and then pick up the prepared 醓醢 and pour it on, and suddenly a mist billowed, and there was a jumping and scorching sound of "呵味味拉".


    Guo Jia twitched his index finger, tsk-tsk praised: "This roasted hummus is really an excellent taste!" 』


    With the knife in the left hand and the chopsticks in the right hand, the blade of the knife is lightly slashed, and the slightly charred surface on the large piece of beef immediately splits left and right, revealing the bright red tender meat inside.


    Many people in later generations think that knives and forks are Western tableware, so they regard them as foreign style, but they don''t know that in the new era, in the Hemudu site, the knives and forks used by Chinese people were discovered.


    During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Chinese combined spoons and knives to form a "dagger" with a concave center and sharp edges. In later generations, the dead mother is called "妣", which actually represents the mother who cooks. A woman wields two cooking "daggers", chopping meat and fish when she is happy, and chopping her husband and bears when she is angry. child.


    In the current Han Dynasty, because of the proficient use of copperware, the knives and forks are more compact, and even have certain decorative patterns...


    Guo Jia didn''t seem to care that the outside of the beef was still hot, so he impatiently picked up the newly cut piece of beef and put it in his mouth. As soon as he chewed, he felt the delicious juice and hot fat contained in the beef burst out instantly. This fat taste seems to melt all the taste buds on the tongue...


    Xun Chen looked at Guo Jia''s appearance of indulging in delicious food, smiled slightly, and then waited for Guo Jia to have a little gap, raised the wine bar and said: "Good food should also be accompanied by good wine, and it is better drink…"


    Guo Jia pretended that he didn''t understand the meaning of Xun Chen''s words, but just regarded them as persuasive words, he laughed, put down the knife and chopsticks in his hand, and at the same time held up the wine bar, and paid respects to Xun Chen, just gurgling He took a big mouthful, and then stretched his neck involuntarily, so that the wine could slide down into his belly more smoothly, mixing with the delicious meat.


    Wine and oil stains stained Guo Jia''s beard, making it look a bit greasy and sloppy, but Guo Jia didn''t care, and didn''t even bother to wipe it off. He put down the wine and started eating the second and third...


    Xun Chen neither frowned nor smiled, but still asked Guo Jia gently: "For filial piety, do you still need another broiler?" 』


    Guo Jia shook his head, swallowed the meat in his mouth, and then raised his head and said: "Drunk with wine, full with virtue, a gentleman for thousands of years, Jieer Jingfu..."


    Xun Chen also smiled, "Success drink!" But I sighed in my heart, this Guo Jia Guo Fengxiao!


    After Guo Jia went to Taiyuan, he felt that he had been tricked by Fei Qian, which was somewhat unpleasant. After all, Guo Jia had been digging small pits everywhere before, and he had never been tricked by others, so he simply I became passive and sabotaged, stayed in Pingyang, declared that I was unwell or something, and stayed there.


    Moreover, after hearing about Fei Qian''s actions in Chang''an, Guo Jia didn''t want to go to Chang''an to wade through the muddy waters. He had the right to relax in Pingyang in the north, so he wrote a letter to Fei Qian saying that he had a headache, leg pain, arm pain, and he couldn''t go anywhere. An extremely perfunctory expression of the uncomfortable letter, and he started to eat and drink every day in Pingyang with peace of mind.


    According to the national law, it is not allowed to slaughter farm cattle at will. They must wait for the cattle to die of disease or old age before eating meat. Therefore, even if there are many rich and noble people in the banquet, such as Guo Jia, it is difficult to eat in Xu County. beef.


    Now living in the north, naturally close to the water and towers, can the cattle of the Hu people be counted as farming cattle?


    Of course not!


    Since it is not a farming cattle, it can be slaughtered directly, and the fresh and tender part of the meat is cut, marinated a little, and then fried to eat. What you want is fresh, tender and delicious.


    In Xu County, meat is mostly roasted or boiled, while in Pingyang in the north, copper plates are used to fry...


    It can only be said that the Hussar General is too aggressive.


    True, there is no humanity.


    After all, in this day and age, copper is almost equivalent to money, probably similar to the feeling of using gold and silver to make tableware in later generations...


    People in the Han Dynasty did not have the so-called taboo of "drinking blood with raw hair" when eating beef that was medium-rare or even medium-rare, because the gentry themselves even pursued eating raw meat, let alone raw fish. Even if it is the gills at the festival, most of them are eaten for half a lifetime, and everyone still eats them well.


    At the Hongmen banquet in the early Han Dynasty, Xiang Yu ordered the pig to be shouldered by Fan Kuai. Fan Erha didn''t say anything, but cut and ate it directly. Later generations thought it was Xiang Yu who made things difficult for others. In fact, it should not be deliberately difficult for him, but really appreciated. Fan Erha.


    Of course, when Xun Chen invited Guo Jia to a banquet, he would not invite Guo Jia alone. After all, Guo Jia still belonged to Cao Cao''s side, similar to captives, but only enjoyed some preferential treatment, so there were some officials from the Northland at the same table.


    For example, Xin Pi, who was newly transferred to the Northland, felt that the beef was a bit raw, but it was just a little bit. After reheating it for a while, it was almost medium-rare, and he was satisfied.


    Guo Jia is not afraid of raw or cold, and even thinks that if the beef is raw and tender, the first piece is still half-rare, and then he asks for some raw, and he eats it until he shakes his head and almost eats his tongue, as if he can''t speak .


    The average person’s food intake is shallow, or they don’t dare to be too greedy in front of their boss Xun Chen, so they don’t eat a lot. Even Simpi said that he can’t eat all meat, and asked for some vegetarian dishes, saying that he can. Admonish yourself, be cautious and upright.


    As the host, Xun Chen naturally accepted the invitation with a smile.


    Only Guo Jia seemed to be reincarnated from starvation. He ate two pieces in a row. After the third piece, he burped loudly, expressing that he was really satisfied and full. You know, the beef that is cut and delivered is not the kind of steak shop that sells it as thin as a piece of paper to deceive Chinese customers with a foreign name, but it is really more than **** thick, at least Hand-sized chunks of beef!


    Seeing Guo Jia put down his knife and chopsticks, someone in the hall laughed and said, "Yanyu was initially settled, and the arable land is so barren, brother Guo eats so much, I''m afraid Sikong will not be able to provide for it, what can I do..."


    In the past few days, relying on Guo Jia''s special status, he actually caused some troubles to the officials in Pingyang, so he was naturally a little dissatisfied.


    Guo Jia glanced at it slightly, then smiled and said, "Of course! If there was such meat in the past, it would not have been possible for the emperor to receive the bones! 』Guo Jia is definitely not a fuel-efficient lamp, so he just blocked it with one sentence.


    Xun Chen squinted his eyes, glanced at the official who had just spoken, and said: "Times change and trends change, just like water flowing eastward." Chen wanted to stay with Feng Xiao and stay in Pingyang, but the lord summoned him...』


    "what? 』Guo Jia''s slightly complacent face suddenly stiffened.


    Xun Chen smiled. Otherwise, what am I asking you to do? Naturally, it was a farewell banquet.


    In fact, Xun Chen does not dislike Guo Jia. After all, Guo Jia and Xun Yu are friends. This time he came to Pingyang, which can be regarded as bringing some information about his hometown to Xun Chen, so that Xun Chen, who has been wandering outside for a long time, can hear some Ying. The change in Sichuan, which was already very rare in the Han Dynasty.


    But for Guo Jia, staying in Pingyang is not enough...


    It’s not because of eating, uh, it’s not all for eating, but because Guo Jia discovered some secrets of Fei Qian in Pingyang. He feels that he hasn’t fully seen it clearly, and he wants to stay a few more days.


    During the Han Dynasty, many people would never hear their accent from the moment they left their homes. Therefore, it has become a common mentality that everyone from the people of Guizhou to the children of the gentry is unwilling to stay away from their homeland.


    During these days, Guo Jia observed in Pingyang and discovered that this was indeed a problem he had never considered.


    In the Han Dynasty, there was only one kind of people who were on the go, even all year round.


    That is the businessman.


    Before the battle between Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and the Jianghuai area, many areas were reduced to battlefields, and a large number of people migrated and dispersed. Especially in the chaos, a large number of people fled to the relatively stable Northland and Guanzhong areas.


    As a result, in Yanzhou, Yuzhou and those areas affected by the war, there are naturally many vacancies in the demand for commodities, and the characteristic of merchants is to pursue profits. Perhaps the human instinct is to fear war, but it will not be because of this. Rejecting profits, when the war has subsided for a while, some merchants focus on the profits, and the caravans of large and small merchants are busy transshipping materials and making a lot of money.


    As a result, Yanzhou and Yuzhou, which were supposed to resume production facilities, were not so anxious to restore production equipment under the condition that there were relatively goods that could meet their needs. As a result, the handicraft industry and some workshops in Yanzhou and Yuzhou , The speed of post-disaster reconstruction is very slow.


    What is hidden under it is the vigorous development of workshops in various places in Feiqian, producing all kinds of utensils day and night, and then sending them to various places for sale in carts...


    Living utensils, weapons and armor, it seems that all the commodities on the market can be found in the workshops in Pingyang North, and the hard-to-buy war horses on the market, stainless steel, and Guo Jia are also often seen.


    The more he watched, the bigger the gap Guo Jia felt.


    Cao Sikong and Fei Hussar seem to be in two different stages.


    The head of Guizhou at the lower level, the gentry at the middle level, and the officialdom at the upper level. During this period of time, Guo Jia saw all kinds of new things, the introduction of new policies, and the collection of various voices and messages, which made Guo Jia a little at a loss.


    Could it be that my persistence all along was actually a mistake?


    My own ideas are actually already behind?


    Correspondingly, my original belief that Cao Cao’s side will win in the end gradually collapsed as the situation deteriorated…


    As Fei Qian said that day, seeing him get up from Zhulou, seeing him entertaining guests, seeing his building collapse. To the onlookers, every change of power seems to be vigorous, but in fact, it does not benefit the people of Qianshou, and may even be implicated by it.


    Guo Jia noticed that because Hussars protect commerce and even caravans, the products of General Hussars have penetrated to all levels. He has become the top businessman boss in the entire Han Dynasty. Although Feiqian doesn''t sell directly at the market, none of the caravans and merchants under him dare not give Feiqian face. Even bandit road tyrants everywhere charge a symbolic fee, and there are very few interceptions and killings. The caravan event.


    Because Guo Jia was an intelligence-gathering leader in Cao Cao''s place, so after seeing the caravan merchants like Fei Qian, he suddenly realized that his every move and every kind of information would be leaked by these merchants. Send it to Feiqian continuously...


    Guo Jia originally thought that since merchants are all profit-seeking, since Fei Qian can use merchants, he can also suggest that Cao Cao lure these merchants instead, but after casual contact with these merchants, pretending to be casual, Guo Jia discovered that the problem was much more serious than he had imagined.


    These businessmen seem to have a kind of loyalty to Fei Qian that Guo Jia cannot understand.


    How did Fei Qian do it?


    But before Guo Jia saw it clearly, he was called back by Fei Qian again. How could this make Guo Jia not depressed?


    Simpi said at the side: "I heard that Cao Sikong made a new Fu, saying, "Driving six dragons, riding the wind. Traveling around the four seas, and the eight countries under the road. You have climbed mountains and valleys, and traveled by clouds. Traveling all over the world." , to Mount Tai in the east. Immortals and jade girls, come down and swim. He drives six dragons to drink jade pulp. The river is exhausted and does not flow east... ". Cao Sikong''s article is majestic and majestic, and it makes people forget to read it. However, there is one question that I don''t understand. Why do you say "the river will not flow eastward"? I heard that Guo Fengxiao and Cao Sikong knew each other, but I don''t know how to explain this sentence? 』


    Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Sex is like a turbulent water, if you decide the east, it will flow east, if you decide the west, it will flow west!" 』


    Xin Pi glanced at Xun Chen, then turned his head to look at Guo Jia. He knew that Guo Jia was trying to argue, but he couldn''t find the right words to refute.


    Is Simpi just admiring Cao Cao? of course not. Give Xinpi a hundred guts, and dare not openly express his liking for Boss Cao when he is under Fei Qian, so there is a reason why Xinpi chose to say this Fu, this sentence, but Xinpi Pi didn''t expect Guo Jia to think so quickly, so he was blocked immediately, and even faintly mocked Simpi himself, making it difficult for Xinpi to continue.


    『I have heard that "the sea never stops flowing eastward, it is as big as it can be", but now Cao Sikong is "absolutely flowing eastward", how can it last for a long time? ’ This sentence was a bit blatant, and naturally it wasn’t someone like Simpi who said it, but another official at the banquet.


    Guo Jia smiled proudly and said, ""The water in the mound leads to Yang, and the east flows to Han", since the water is like this, let alone human beings? 』


    "Hehe..." Xun Chen clapped his palms and smiled, and said, "I heard that Fengxiao was quick in thinking and sharp in speech. Now that I see it, it should be the same... But I also heard that Fengxiao was in Cao Sikong''s place. "A job? 』


    Guo Jia nodded slowly. This matter is naturally undeniable, just like Guo Jia also knows the positions of many people under Fei Qian''s rule.


    Xun Chen also nodded slightly, and then said: "I heard that Cao Sikong has been changed to Dong Zhao, and Dong Gongren offered wine to the military commander..."


    Guo Jia finally changed his expression.


    The army division''s sacrificial wine can be regarded as Cao Cao''s first creation. Originally, the position of a military advisor had already existed in the early Han Dynasty. At that time, most of them were staff members, and there was no definite official rank. Some were similar to "a so-and-so adjutant", and the status of a "military advisor" was determined according to the size of the chief officer. high and low.


    Sacrificial wine originated from the custom of sacrificial offerings. It is a position of honor for the opening of banquets. It was originally two completely different positions from military counselor.


    However, Cao Cao, who escaped, combined these two positions into one place, took the honor of sacrificial wine, and added it on top of the military division, indicating that he was the chief among the "military divisions" to show his dignity. The most important thing is that this position was created by Cao Cao for Guo Jia, that is, to improve Guo Jia''s status in the "Military Division". Means "Chief Adjutant" or something like that.


    And now, the military officer''s sacrificial wine, which originally belonged to Guo Jia, now falls on Dong Zhao.


    Guo Jia closed his eyes and sighed slightly.


    Guo Jia was able to quickly counterattack before, but when Xun Chen said this sentence, Guo Jia didn''t know what to say...


    It’s just like the couple who have experienced passionate love will be defeated in front of the word “different place” no matter how hot the adultery is, and it is not the so-called “what I need” that defeated the original vows such as “mountain without edge” and so on. when, where are you? ’ or ‘can’t feel your temperature’, but ‘doubt’.


    Because the distance is far away, sometimes quarrels and cold wars may occur because of a word from the other party. Once a problem arises, it is difficult to solve it. In fact, sometimes a problem that can be solved with just a hug or sitting down to communicate, is a very difficult thing for a long-distance relationship. The time points of the two parties are different. You can''t know when the other party is free or busy, and you don''t know what the other party is doing, who you are with, and what you are doing. This has caused conflicts to a certain extent. It also creates speculation and doubt.


    However, Cao Cao is such a suspicious person...


    Just like Xun Chen and others were able to know about some changes in Cao Cao, wouldn''t Cao Cao not know about Guo Jia''s situation here? Even if Cao Cao had no channels, could it be said that Fei Qian and others would not reveal something intentionally or unintentionally?


    The more Guo Jia behaves indifferently, eats, drinks, and looks heartless, the easier it is for Cao Cao to be suspicious. But conversely, even if Guo Jia is showing pain and loss here, what can it change? Is what Cao Cao got and thought of the real situation?


    It’s not easy to fall in love, and even more difficult to get along with each other. If you can’t get along with each other, if you want to keep “Love Qing” unchanged, that’s “male plus male”...


    Guo Jia shook his head, then smiled, with a gentle and firm smile, releasing a kind of calmness and confidence, "There is a way, "There is no new clothes, no old people." A certain new clothes, unforgettable old people! 』


    (end of this chapter)