Chapter 1090 Let’s have a casual meal and talk about education
“I have seen General Zhengxi…”
Yu Fuluo felt somewhat uneasy and cautiously touched Fei Qian''s chest as a courtesy. Suddenly summoned by Fei Qian, Yuvluo felt a little anxious.
?? Could it be that the last time I led a team to go west for hunting, I captured some Xianbei people but didn''t give them to them, and they were discovered?
?? Or did you say something you shouldn''t have said while you were drunk and bragging a while ago, and it reached Fei Qian''s ears?
Or is there something else coming out of Huchuquan?
Or are the Xianbei people in the north planning to do something different?
I don’t know when it started, but Humphrey began to feel a little depressed when facing Fei Qian, and as time went by, he gradually became a little afraid.
?Fei Qian, the general who conquered the west, has developed too fast and has now become a figure that cannot be messed with in Bingbei.
How long has it been?
Yuvrou still vaguely remembered that when he met Fei Qian for the first time, he told Fei Qian to wait and see, and he also remembered that Fei Qian came to the door with a sword decorated with wolf king''s teeth, but now But it refreshed the concept again and again...
??It would be great if your own tribe could develop as quickly as Fei Qian, the general who conquered the West.
?Such an idea flashed in Yuvrou''s mind more than once, and it also prompted him to constantly think about what is the difference between himself and General Zhengxi. Maybe it is really like what General Zhengxi said?
Is it because of the Han heritage?
Humphrey didn''t know, and didn''t even know who to ask.
"I have a lot of things to do, and I apologize for treating Shanyu so slowly... Come on, come on, please come in, please come in..." Fei Qian smiled and welcomed Yu Fuluo into the door.
The time is now somewhat hot, but the habit of the Huns is still to wear a leather robe, but open the arms, revealing the hairy chest.
?Concerning this point, the habits of the Hu people have indeed been criticized by many people in the Han family, and it has also become an evidence that the Hu people are barbaric and cannot be disciplined. This is the so-called "ruining hair and drinking blood". There is a passage in the Book of Rites, "...without being cremated, eating vegetation, the flesh of birds and beasts, drinking their blood, growing their hair, not wearing linen silk, and wearing their feathers and skins..." This is how people wear furs. People, those who like fur in later generations, in the Han Dynasty or the era dominated by Han civilization, no matter how rich they are, will still be looked down upon.
?Fei Qian, on the other hand, is wearing a Jinxian crown and a scribe''s robe, looking a bit casual and elegant. In comparison, he is naturally much more refreshing than Humphrey.
"General Zhengxi, this place is really beautiful..." Humphrey entered the hall, sat down, looked around at the surrounding layout and scenery, and praised half-truthfully.
In order to prevent heatstroke, the doors and windows in the hall are open, but screens are also set up and thin silk is arranged, which will neither block the breeze nor allow outsiders to see clearly what is going on in the hall. It''s ventilated on all sides, so it''s really refreshing.
Outside the hall, a pond was dug in a corner of the courtyard. Some green bamboos were planted beside the pond. The road paved with small pebbles extended into the bamboo forest, and a small pavilion popped up among the bamboo leaves, far and near. Between reality and reality, although there are no luxurious and luxurious arrangements, it still reflects a calm elegance.
Fei Qian smiled and asked the attendants to serve tea, dried fruits, and snacks.
Humphrey didn''t pay attention at first, but he smelled a crispy fragrance at the end of his nose. He couldn''t help but look down and saw a familiar yet unfamiliar figure in the bean plate...
"General, this is..." Hufro looked at the small, round and fragrant pancake in the bean plate and couldn''t help but swallowed. It was so fragrant.
Fei Qian took a look and said: "This... Shanyu should be familiar with it, but it''s just a little smaller. Well, Shanyu can do whatever he wants, no need to be polite..."
Humphrey picked one up and looked at it carefully.
??The small round pancake is less than half the size of a palm. It is golden in color and sprinkled with a layer of sesame seeds. The closer it is made, the more fragrant it becomes...
??If people of later generations look at it, they will probably recognize at a glance that this is just a small sesame cake. But now in the Han Dynasty, sesame seeds are really not common.
For this sesame, I have to thank Comrade Zhang Qian, a great foodie in the Han Dynasty.
Adjectives like Zhang Qian’s mission to the Western Regions, and the hardships are not enough to fully reflect the thousands-mile trek that relied on two or four legs to measure the map in the Han Dynasty. However, during such a difficult and long journey, the great Comrade Zhang Qian, a foodie, did not forget to fill his carts with delicious food from the Western Regions and bring them back to the Han Dynasty...
?For this alone, Comrade Zhang Qian deserves to be written up by the Foodie Empire and be remembered for generations to come.
Being granted the title of Bowang Hou is truly well deserved!
The special products that Zhang Qian carried in his convoy back home included: grapes, pomegranates, cucumbers, garlic, celery, coriander, walnuts, broad beans, etc...
?Here, I have to admire Zhang Qian’s vicious vision as a foodie pioneer. There have been many popular crops in history, but the ingredients disappeared from the tables of later generations. However, these crops brought back by Zhang Qian have withstood the test of thousands of years and are active in kitchens and dining tables until later generations.
?Of course, in the subsequent exchanges with the Western Regions, crops such as sesame, peas, peppers, green onions, onions, etc. were also added, which greatly enriched the dining tables of the Han Dynasty people, and of course, the dining tables of the Han Dynasty nobles.
People in the Han Dynasty liked to eat to a certain extent, and were even criticized by people above the imperial court as "the work is too lazy, and the food must be interesting".
For the people of the foodie empire who actually use the cooking cauldron to symbolize power, how to eat better is an eternal theme through the ages. A dinner game is like a chess game. The dinner table is both a platform for emotional communication and a battlefield without gunpowder smoke. Therefore, this time, Fei Qian is ready to play a game with Huvroud on this battlefield filled with the smell of oil smoke.
The so-called sesame cakes did not seem to be anything special in later generations, but now, as if they were introduced in the 1980s and sold well, they are indeed a very new thing. A few years later in the Tang Dynasty, a poet surnamed Bai wrote specifically for it: "The flax cake is similar to Kyoto, and the noodles are crispy and fragrant."
Humphrey couldn''t stop talking at all. He ate the crispy and sweet round pancakes one after another, and in a blink of an eye, he swept away a few sesame pancakes on the adzuki bean plate.
A man like Hufrault has a large appetite, and it has been several hours since the morning meal, so his stomach is naturally empty. It would be fine if he didn''t eat anything. Now these small round cakes can''t hold it down at all. I couldn''t resist the glutton in my stomach, but my appetite was aroused. I couldn''t help but stare at the plate in front of Fei Qian. I was too embarrassed to say it clearly, so I could only swallow, pick up the tea bowl, take a sip, and press it first...
Fei Qian smiled, but did not send his plate over. Instead, he pretended not to see it, and just asked the attendant to prepare some light meals, which was considered as an early dinner.
It would certainly be more effective if Huvrault was starved now.
It is said to be a simple meal, but in fact it is not simple. In the past, Feiqian had no conditions, but now that there are conditions, naturally as a member of the foodie empire, he will naturally bring some delicacies from later generations to the Han Dynasty. What''s more, for Huang''s workshop, isn''t it just a matter of minutes to create an iron pot that can be used for cooking?
With a wok and beef and mutton fat, you can make many different dishes...
Just like inviting Humphrey this time, Fei Qian did not prepare many rare dishes. He just used some common foods and cooked them in different cooking methods.
?The plump veal sirloin is marinated in advance, paired with tender and crispy green bamboo shoots and cattail seeds, and stir-fried over high heat, retaining the green color of the green vegetables and the fat aroma of butter;
?Fresh fish fillets, cut into thin slices, coated in egg wash, coated with wheat flour, fried in oil until golden brown, removed to control the oil, return to the pan and fry on one side before serving, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, extremely delicious;
Lamb has less fat and more lean meat. Cut it into thin strips. Add vegetable moss and cut it into strips. Add sauce and stir-fry together to make a tender and sweet dish.
?Fried quail mixed with shredded orange peel and served with meat sauce, so crispy that you’ll want to swallow it even on the bones;
Yunmengze’s fragrant japonica rice, mixed with loose wild rice, is white and green, eye-catching and refreshing;
Add orchid wine to cleanse teeth and cheeks and stimulate appetite...
This meal was completely different from the Hu people''s cooking method of either roasting or boiling, roasting or frying. Although there were not many dishes, it made Humphrey feel so full that he spread it on the mat. Hum.
After a while, Humphrey smacked his lips, finally came to his senses, looked at the refreshments that were brought back, and said with some confusion: "...Well, General, you came to me just to treat me to a meal. ?”
Fei Qian nodded and said seriously: "Ah, that''s right, it''s just eating... What, what other things does Shanyu have to do?"
Humphrey shook his head quickly and said: "No, no..."
Appetite can be said to be a powerful instinctive desire of human beings. Many things can be derived from this appetite, and it is even more powerful than **** to a certain extent. At least when people are hungry, they normally don’t have much thought about looking for flowers. of…
The way to open the Pandora''s Box of appetite is actually very simple, just one meal is enough.
I will never tire of fine food, and I will never tire of fine food.
When people who have gradually become accustomed to finesse go back to eat food that is extremely rough, I am afraid it cannot be described as simply suffering, especially if someone like Hufrault has some power and certain conditions. Extravagant people.
In the culture of the Hu people, some people believe that only those who drink hair and blood can truly be called pure Hu people and are the descendants of the Immortal Heaven. However, in fact, many Hu people will forget it after eating exquisite food once. The so-called primitive way of eating.
Humphrey was no exception. He was relieved and without much thought, he tentatively asked Fei Qian if he could borrow one or two cooks...
In Yuvrault''s view, chefs who can make such exquisite dishes are rare, and naturally there cannot be many. If there are only one or two who can make seven or eight meals like today, it will naturally be an incomparable enjoyment for him. .
"Cook, I only have a few of these, so I can''t lend them to you..." Fei Qian refused, but changed his tone, "But Shanyu, you can ask your cook to come over and learn. Once he learns it, it won''t be the same." "Of course Fei Qian can''t give the cook directly to Humphrey, because according to current customs, the cook given to Humphrey is equivalent to Humphrey''s personal property, and Fei Qian can''t control it even if he wants to kill him. .
? What''s more, these dishes may not look very different, but they contain a lot of technology...
Without a water mill, where would the fine wheat flour come from?
Without cast iron, where would you get a wok for cooking?
?It is certainly not difficult to learn, but it is even more difficult to obtain these raw materials for cooking.
Eating is also a big business.
"That''s it...that''s fine..." Yuvro thought for a moment, nodded, agreed, and said, "...Then I will send someone over after I go back..."
"Well, that''s easy to say." Fei Qian took a sip of the tea soup, then estimated that the time for the blood to circulate was almost up, and said slowly, "Learning to cook, of course there is no problem, but ah... I won''t hide anything. So, this Confucian classics professor, I’m afraid I won’t be able to maintain it for long... it may end early, and all the teachings sent to you may be withdrawn...”
"Huh? What?" Hufrault straightened his back suddenly, almost breathless, and asked, "Why?"
Humphrey was naturally impressed by the amazing progress of his own children who participated in the study during this period. Two days ago, he received reports from his subordinates that some children knew how to count, add and subtract, and were qualified shepherds. People no longer have any problems...
That’s right.
In this era, being able to count, add and subtract is a skill that can make a bowl of rice.
?In addition to the needs of the Han people for keeping accounts of goods, the Hu people also need people who can count and do simple additions and subtractions to account for the cattle and sheep that have been grazed. These knowledge and skills were originally inherited from the family, but I didn’t expect that so many future shepherds would already be born in just a short time. If only it had been longer and I could learn other skills...
?How could this make Hufrault unhappy?
?And if a shepherd can shepherd sheep, he can also shepherd people...
?So how could Hufrault agree to interrupt such a good thing so easily?
Fei Qian waved his hand and asked someone to bring up a lot of wooden slips and bamboo slips. He casually took one or two from the top and handed them to Yuv Luo, saying: "It''s not that I don''t want to, but... alas, Shan Yu you Just take a look and you’ll understand…”
Humphrey took it and stared at the words on the wooden tablet carefully. After a while, his eyes were blurred and he gave up.
?Hugh Fraud knows most of these words separately, but put them together, this...
?For example, "...the needs of the present are not visible in the world, but are still like wings. We should be cautious, so we build the city and build the city..." What does this mean when the eternal life is above?
Yufro raised his head helplessly, looked at Fei Qian, pointed at the words on it, and said: "This...general, what does this mean..."
Fei Qian glanced at it and said: "Actually, it means that I am partial to you now, without foresight, respect and hard work. There is no benefit in teaching you literature or something. It is better to take it back and build your own hometown..."
"This... this... how can this be considered favoritism? Didn''t we learn this together?" Yuvro hurriedly defended, "... Moreover, we all followed the general''s request and taught that... well, Shu Xiu , yes, I handed it over to Shu Xiu...how can I just forget about it? "
"Haha, that Shu Xiu..." Fei Qian laughed twice and said, "...can retreat..."
"Retreat!?" Yuvrou felt his head was in confusion and couldn''t help but choked. He said after a while, "...No, no, general, how can you just retreat after accepting the goods?"
For Hufro, the joyful changes that can be seen in these children who are sent to study almost every day, which means that the future of the entire tribe is changing. With more knowledge, you can become smarter and become a good shepherd. It also means that you can be a good coordinator in war and have the foundation to become a new qualified hundred knights in the future. grow, and even grow into a higher general...
?With such a bright future ahead of him, how could Huvroud be willing to give up with just one word of return?
"Well, our custom is indeed to guarantee a seven-day return, three-month replacement, and postage..." Fei Qian coughed, and then said, "...Well, Shu Xiu can indeed return it, but he rarely does so. ...But, Shanyu, you see, I am also in a dilemma. After all, teaching and learning require cooperation from both parties, right? By the way, I have a suggestion. I don’t know if Shanyu is willing to listen to it. One listen…”
(End of this chapter)