The ancient farming life of liberal arts scum

Beef is a good food, nourishing the middle and Qi, nourishing the spleen and nourishing the stomach, but Shen Ge has grown up so much in his life, he has never eaten beef a few times.

Cattle are very precious these days. In the previous dynasty, cattle could not be killed privately. If they were killed, they would be caught and beaten in the Yamen.Although there is no such regulation in this dynasty, the cattle in the family are often the most valuable property of the family. It is too late for Dangbao to protect them, so it is naturally impossible to kill them.If you want to eat beef in this small place, you have to wait for the cow to die of old age or disease.

A gust of wind blew, and someone said at the street corner: "Hey, Sister-in-law Changsheng, didn't your grandson eat meat two days ago? Hurry up and buy it. If you miss this time, it will be difficult to buy such a good one next time."

Shen Ge glanced at the crowd who walked over to join in the fun, and originally planned to leave here, but when he heard this, he stopped in his footsteps as soon as he moved.

Shen Ge looked intently, and saw a middle-aged man talking to a woman in a shop on the street, and he was holding a small piece of fresh meat skewered with straw in his hand.

The woman came out, and said in surprise, "Could it be the wild buffalo you caught?"

"Hey, how can there be a bison caught in our land? I heard that it was a two-year-old heifer who somehow broke his leg. Seeing that he couldn't survive, the owner pushed him to the market and killed him. The cow is still alive. Go and have a look, the meat is very tender."

"How much is a catty?" The woman was a little moved.

"Not expensive! 32 Wen a catty!"

"Isn't 32 Wen a catty expensive?" The woman waved her hand, "I can't afford it. My family is not as rich as yours."

Hearing the compliment, the man achieved his goal of showing off, he laughed twice and shook the meat in his hand, and didn't persuade him any more, and went home with a shake.

Shen Ge is not rich, 32 cents a catty of meat is really expensive for him, but Shen Ge doesn't know why, and suddenly thinks of Master Xun in Xishanzhuangzi.He received the grace of saving his life from Mr. Xun, and got a lot of good things. If he didn't repay one or two things, Shen Ge would always feel uncomfortable.

After thinking about it, Shen Ge finally went back.

Although there are a lot of people in Kunjiu County, not everyone can afford 32 renminbi a catty of beef. When Shen Ge passed by, there were many people around the beef stall to watch the excitement, but not many people actually bought it.

Someone kept bargaining on the side, trying to lower the price to 25 yuan a catty, and three or five people beside him kept helping.The man who sold the beef was silent and responded. His own cattle could only be killed and sold for meat, and the loss was not small.

Shen Ge saw that he had no intention of lowering the price, so he squeezed into the crowd and said to the stall owner, "Cut off three catties for me, and I want this one."

"Hey." The stall owner saw that the cloud on the visitor's face had dissipated, quickly cut a piece of meat from the pile of meat that Shen Ge was pointing at, and put the meat on the hook of the scale. The beam of the scale was raised high, full of sincerity.

"One piece of meat is three catties and two taels, take a look." The stall owner handed the steelyard to Shen Ge, muttering, "One catty is 32, two catties is 64, three catties is 96, you can count one hundred Wen."

Shen Ge took a look at the big piece of meat, stretched out his hand and drew a line, "Please follow this line and cut it into two pieces for me."

The stall owner cut it neatly according to Shen Ge's request, skewered two pieces of meat with straw, and tied a bone with straw and handed it to Shen Ge. He looked around and said, "You bought a lot, this is an extra .”

Shen Ge paid the money and thanked the stall owner, carried the meat and squeezed away from the crowd of onlookers, turned around and went to the grocery store to buy some seasonings, and ordered two pieces of dried lotus leaves to wrap the large pieces of meat and bones and put them in the basket The small pieces of meat were sent to Master Wu's house.

Shen Ge was afraid that Mrs. Wu would not accept it, so he didn't enter the door, so he specially called out Wu Qiu who was doing needlework in the yard, handed the meat to her, and said: "Don't call your mother first, this is fresh beef, you should try it."

Wu Qiu refused to take the meat, and put his hands behind his back, "Brother, you are not in good health, so you ate your own tonic."

"I still have this, this one is for you to eat."

Wu Qiu still didn't pick it up, and muttered, "Brother, beef is precious, don't buy it again next time, take it back and marinate it this time, and eat it a few more times."

Shen Ge forced the meat to her, "This is my filial piety to my master and wife. You take the meat in, it's just such a small piece, it's not worth much, it's just my mind as a disciple."

Only then did Wu Qiu pick it up, but stopped him and didn't let him go, "Brother, we'll have meat tonight, why don't you leave after dinner?"

"It's too late after dinner. I'm afraid I won't be able to go back. I still have something to do at home. I'll come back next time."

Wu Qiu originally wanted him to stay at home overnight, but seeing that he was really busy, it was not easy to stop him, and told him to be careful on the way.

Shen Ge nodded, bid farewell to her and walked back quickly.

There was no company when I went back, Shen Ge rested for about half an hour, and it was completely dark before I got home, but fortunately the moon was nearly full, so it was not a problem to see the road.

As soon as Shen Ge reached the entrance of the village, he saw someone walking towards him.The moonlight was hazy, Shen Ge couldn't see clearly, but the man spoke first, "Why did you come back so late?"

Shen Ge heard Manzi's voice, and felt relieved, "I was delayed for some time, and I walked slowly, and it's come to this hour."

Manzi took the pannier from Shen Ge's back and followed him to Shen's house.

Shen Ge asked: "Have you eaten yet?"

"I'll come out to find you when I'm done."

"It doesn't matter if you're done with the meal, just use it again. When I bought beef today, the stall owner gave me a bone. Let's have some soup."

When Shen Ge returned home, he found that the bath water had been boiled, the rice had been cooked, the vegetables had been washed and cut, and they were placed on the cutting board.

Manzi put down his back basket, saw that Shen Ge was going to take a bath, and hurriedly stopped him, "You wait until the sweat on your body dries up before you take a bath."

"It's okay." Shen Ge took out the seasoning and beef, "I'll marinate the beef first, barbarian, cut a piece of meat for me, two fingers in length and width, and one finger in thickness."

Manzi took the meat without saying a word and cut it according to Shen Ge's request.

Shen Ge was cooking bone soup in a pot of boiling water while cooking. His hands were very fast. Manzi had just cut up the meat, and his two dishes were already out of the oven.

Shen Ge found out the seasoning and carefully marinated the beef and put it in the cabinet, then turned around and greeted Manzi to eat, two dishes and one broth, Chen Ge walked for half an afternoon, feeling hungry early in his stomach.

The two had a quick meal, Manzi brought hot water for Shen Ge and asked him to take a bath, while he finished washing the dishes, then took out yesterday's homework and practiced calligraphy consciously.

Shen Ge was very pleasantly surprised by his concentration and intelligence, and taught him another twenty characters, led him to recognize them, and then watched him write while reading some books himself.

Manzi returned home after learning today's words, Shen Ge dragged his tired body to the kitchen to light a fire and slowly fry the marinated meat. He originally planned to make toothpick meat, but thinking that Mr. Xun probably wouldn't like to hold it with his hands. With such a down-to-earth way of eating, the toothpick is saved.

Shen Ge has eaten with Master Xun a few times and found that Master Xun quite likes food with a strong taste, so this time the beef is going for this kind of food.

The beef that was finely dried in the pan was quickly sprinkled with sesame seeds as soon as it was served. When the beef wrapped in hot oil and sesame seeds were combined, the aroma was immediately stimulated, and the room was filled with the smell of meat.

Shen Ge tasted a piece, it was so delicious that he squinted his eyes unconsciously.

The small jar was boiled in boiling water and dried, and filled with half a can of beef cubes. After sealing it, it had a rustic and delicate feel. Shen Ge carefully put it in the cabinet and put it away, carefully closing the cabinet carefully.

When Shen Ge packed the beef, he specially left half a bowl for Manzi, so that he could have a taste.

Shen Ge went up the mountain early the next morning.

The gatekeepers of Xunjiazhuang knew him, and when they saw Shen Ge coming up with something, they greeted Shen Ge warmly with a smile and sat in the gatehouse, "Mr. Shen, are you here? Wait a moment, I'll report it right away."

Shen Ge nodded, "Brother, thank you."

"Hey, don't be polite, don't be polite."

Menzi soon came over with a green branch. Seeing Shen Ge, she felt blessed and said with a smile, "Mr. Shen is well."

"Hello, Miss Luzhi." Shen Ge returned the salute, avoiding Luzhi's hand to help carry the basket, "I made some dried meat and gave it to Mr. Xun to taste. The basket is not heavy, so I will carry it myself."

Shen Ge has long discovered that the girl Luzhi just looks soft and dignified, but her strength is not ordinary, at least much stronger than his.But no matter how strong the green branch is, it is impossible for Shen Ge to let a girl lift heavy objects.

Lu Zhi didn't force it, and said with a smile: "Young Master Shen, come with me."

Xun Feiguang was still practicing martial arts, and Lu Zhi directly brought Shen Ge to the martial arts field.

Xun Fei has broad shoulders, broad waist, slender legs and long legs. He has a strong body and powerful movements.

As a weak scholar, Shen Ge was very envious of Xun Feiguang, who was full of masculinity, and his thoughts drifted away when he looked at it.When Xun Feiguang finished his practice and took the handkerchief from Lu Zhi's hand and began to wipe his sweat, Shen Ge was still distracted.

Xun Feiguang approached, "What is that in your hand?"

"Ah?" Shen Ge was stunned, and when he met Xun Feiguang's gaze, he immediately reacted and lifted the basket attentively, "It's dried beef. I went to the county yesterday and saw someone selling fresh beef, so I bought some meat." , make it into dried meat cubes as snacks, sir, try it, if you like it, I will copy the recipe for you.”

Xun Feiguang smiled at him, "Thank you for remembering, your skills are good."

"My lord, you don't need to be polite to me. Thanks to your helping hand that day, the boy was able to recover from his illness thanks to your blessing." Shen Ge smiled, "I don't know anything else, you should try it out."

Xun Feiguang patted him on the shoulder to signal him not to mention the past, "Take care of him in the future."

Shen Ge was caught off guard by Xun Feiguang's slap. Yesterday's worn-out shoulder seemed to be pricked by needles. Shen Ge couldn't help frowning, almost reflexively wanting to groan.After reacting, he hurriedly adjusted his expression, relaxed his brows and gritted his teeth as if nothing happened.

Shen Ge's reaction was extremely fast, from frowning to nonchalant in just a split second, but Xun Feiguang kept his expression in his eyes, "Is there an injury on your shoulder?"

"It's okay, I just accidentally broke the skin." Shen Ge laughed.

Xun Feiguang's eyes wandered around his face, and suddenly he stretched out his hand to gently lift his skirt, and looked over his shoulder sideways.

It was too late for Shen Ge to object. The next moment, the red, swollen and bruised shoulders were completely covered by Xun Feiguang's eyes. He frowned, "Is it okay to be injured like this? Luzhi, take Mr. Shen to apply the medicine."

Lu Zhi hurriedly stepped forward to take Shen Ge's basket, and walked in front, "Master Shen, please follow me."