My years in the Northern Song Dynasty Guozijian

Knowing his situation, Ye An calmed down, thinking that he couldn't go back. Although the world of "Seven Heroes and Five Righteousness" is full of small disputes, it is generally quite peaceful.

After a year of training, facing the dilapidated old house, Ye An learned from the pain and decided to go out to make a living.As a result, he was scolded by his grandmother as soon as he opened his mouth, and he was packed and sent to school to study.

Well, if you go to school, you go to school. Anyway, the scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty had a high status, so trying to read it is also the way.But he never expected that his body would have dyslexia. Ye An was originally a science student, and he was not interested in Zhihu Zheye's endorsement, and now he is even more troubled.He explained the facts to his grandma and his wife, but both of them thought that he was simply tired of studying, so Ye grandma asked someone to buy a servant from Yahang to supervise him.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, there were two types of human trading: legal and illegal.Among them, the convict's wives and daughters were demoted to slaves, or voluntarily sold themselves as slaves, which were all legal. The Northern Song Dynasty government could even draw taxes on this kind of population transaction, but the contract must be concluded with the help of "Ren Yazi".

A teenage girl like Mei Xiang is not bad-looking, neither sick nor disaster.If you really want to buy it, at least it will cost ten pennies, which is beyond the imagination of the Ye family's financial resources.Fortunately, she asked to bring her brother Yuanbao with her.Yuan Bao had been hit on the head when he was a child, so his reaction was a bit slow, and he had a big appetite. It was useless for ordinary people to buy it, but it happened to be suitable for the Ye family.

Ye Po spent three pennies and signed a five-year contract with the two.With the two of them, there is a lot less work at home, and Grandma Ye can take a break.

But Ye An's hard life has just begun, Yuan Bao is a dead-headed person, and when he is ordered to watch the young master study, he will never leave him.After being stared at for many days, Ye An went crazy and cooked a big meal himself.Looking at the ingots that were crazily eating, he grinned and said: Little boy, the 5000-year gourmet experience of the modern foodie country can’t conquer you?

It was also this meal that not only caused Yuan Bao to fall, but also Ye An was enlightened.That's right, why should I fight with books, why can't I make a fortune!

So I simply took the Xiujin Shuxiu that was originally intended for my master, and went to the major restaurants and restaurants in the county to inspect, and met the boss and boss along the way, and developed contacts.

After working hard for more than half a year, Ye An also has a clear understanding of the era and environment he lives in.

How should I put it... At this time, the life of the people is not bad, but it is not much better.In his memory, talking about how prosperous the business was in the Song Dynasty and how rich the people were, it was simply the best choice for time travel.But the facts have proved that no matter what era, the lives of ordinary people at the bottom are similar.In particular, he is only in a small county near Zhengzhou, and there is still some distance from the famous Kaifeng Mansion. It is still somewhat difficult to make a name for himself under such conditions.

Just when Ye An was deep in thought, Mei Xiang's voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Master, Mrs. Deng is here to look for you."

Ye An hurriedly went out to greet him, and not long after, a round middle-aged woman came hurriedly from a distance.Seeing Ye An, he immediately began to question: "What does Brother An mean, but why are you dissatisfied with my family?"

"Oh? Why did Mrs. Deng say that?" Ye An asked with a smile.

"I've heard people say that your servant Yuanbao had contacted the bosses of Lu's Zhengdian and Kumanlou. Didn't they agree to sell it to my family?" Mrs. Deng was furious.

Ye An calmed down and said, "I thought you were not interested in Fang Zi, my lady. After all, I haven't given you an accurate answer these days, and the boy really has no idea."

Mrs. Deng's face became hot when he said it, and she said embarrassingly: "Isn't this going to be discussed with my family? It's also your future daughter-in-law, so it can't be cheaper."

"Stop, stop!" Ye An's brain ached when he heard this, and he quickly asked him to stop.The Deng family used to be the slaves of the Ye family. When the Ye family settled in Hutou Village, Ye An's grandfather was grateful for his hard work, and directly returned the deed to the old lady Deng, and gave him a sum of money to make a living by himself.

Mrs. Deng kowtowed three times at the door of Ye's house and turned to leave. With the money, he really made a small fortune in Tokyo. When he was old, he returned to Zhongmou County to settle down and opened a hotel called Babaolou.At this time, Grandfather Ye was dying, and before he died, he entrusted him to take care of his family.

Old Mrs. Deng was grateful for his old master, and regardless of everyone's objections, he decided to betroth his granddaughter to Ye An at that time. When the time came, the two would get married immediately.Ye An should be happy to be the son-in-law of a rich family, but... when he got engaged, his fiancée Ling'er was only two months old.

Ye An looked at the female doll in diapers, if he really had any thoughts about Linger sister, Lian and Tong could not be considered as baby lovers...

Contrary to Ye An, Mrs. Deng, the pseudo-mother-in-law, is more and more satisfied with her. Originally, she looked sick and short-lived, but her health gradually improved, and the longer she grew, the more outstanding she became.As for the fact that the other party played truant and wandered around the county all day long, she didn't take it seriously. Lady Deng had her own theory about studying.

In her perception, reading is a job that burns money and does not pay for life.Over the years of travelling, she has seen too many scholars. The poor Ding Dongxiang relies on his wife to support his family.If Ye Anzhen devoted all his attention to his homework, Mrs. Deng would have to worry about her daughter's future. After all, there are not many people in Zhongmou County who have become rich by studying.And Ye An earned twenty pennies just by raising his hand... Thinking of money made her heart ache again.

Patiently arguing with Brother Ang for a long time, but the other party is like a bastard with a sealed shell, no oil and salt, finally Mrs. Deng surrendered, gnashing her teeth and said: "Brother is really good at asking prices, so I want to rent You're off to discuss business."

"It's easy to talk about," Ye An's expression remained unchanged: "There will be a day when we can negotiate the price."

Probably overwhelmed by his shamelessness, Mrs. Deng didn't speak for a long time. After a long time, she said: "...All right, go sign the contract now, you have to do it again for us in person."

Ye An naturally agreed, and the two went to Zhongmou County together.Of course, I couldn't tell my family about this, so I just said that sister Linger wanted to see him.Before leaving, his grandmother specially told him to go home early so as not to delay going to school tomorrow.

Hutou Village is not far from the county seat, and it doesn't take much time to walk.After entering the Eight Treasures Building, Boss Deng immediately retreated from the crowd and warmly greeted him: "Brother An told me to wait, I heard that you are going to cook the dishes again, my mouth is watering."

Ye An cupped his hands and exchanged pleasantries. The two sides did not say much, and immediately signed an agreement, because after all, there was a lot of money involved, and fifteen of them were exchanged for silver.After the matter was completed, Ye An held the heavy package, feeling extremely at ease in his heart.This first pot of gold is finally in hand.

Lady Deng stared at Ye An firmly, and signaled with her eyes to start quickly.

Ye An walked into the back kitchen unhurriedly, and asked Boss Deng, "Is everything ready?"

Boss Deng nodded quickly, and took out a few pieces of meat, "According to what you said, the pig has been gelded, and the blood has been drained. The meat is where you want it."

Ye An nodded in satisfaction, while Mrs. Deng whispered suspiciously: "Master, that dish is really as delicious as you said, it's pork, not mutton."

"Don't worry, I've eaten it, it's definitely not bad." Boss Deng smacked his lips in recollection.

In fact, it is no wonder that the other party does not believe it.You must know that this is the Northern Song Dynasty!In an era when the whole country was full of goat-eating monsters, during the Song Shenzong period, the imperial palace alone had to eat more than a dozen sheep every day, but this was still restrained.

What to eat at the state banquet for foreign guests - fried sheep sauce!

What do scholar-bureaucrats eat when they drink and have fun-roast leg of lamb!

What do manual laborers eat when they are busy-boiled sheep's head in white water!

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In short, it is sheep and sheep!However, although the Chanyuan Alliance was signed a few years ago, and a large number of cattle and sheep from the Liao Kingdom were sent to the Song Dynasty through trade, mutton is still a luxury.Like Zhongmu County, only two sheep are slaughtered a day, and most of them are divided among the rich and big restaurants.Ye An has only eaten mutton twice since he traveled through time.

For the people of the Song Dynasty, expensive mutton is like pearls and tortoise shells, a symbol of high-quality life.People yearn for a better life, so they naturally miss mutton.On the contrary, for pork, not so many people eat it.

Although it is still the main source of meat for the common people, as Su Shi said, "The noble will not eat it, and the poor will not understand it."Our country has had pigtail technology for a long time, but the poor people don't know much about it. The pork produced has a fishy smell, so people naturally don't like to eat it.

But these are not a problem for Ye An, I saw him pick up a piece of pork belly, cut it into large pieces and wash it, put it in a pot under cold water, add green onion and ginger to boil, and skim off the foam.After the sugar is taken out, start to boil the sugar. When the sugar is browned, spread the chives evenly on the bottom of the casserole, put the ginger pieces evenly, arrange the meat skin down, and put in the soy sauce pepper.Finally add warm water and cover to simmer.

By this time in the Song Dynasty, the basic seasonings were already complete, and even the once-expensive things like peppercorns and peppers could be served on people's tables, but Ye An's heroic ingredients still made Lady Deng feel distressed.

But as time passed, the fragrance in the pot became stronger and stronger, and the two began to feel restless.They glanced at the stove frequently, and when Ye An brought the cooked food, the Deng family couple couldn't sit still.

Open the lid, the meat inside has been stewed bright red, soft and mellow.One bite was fat but not greasy, and it melted in the mouth, and the two of them squinted their eyes.Madam Deng took time out of her busy schedule to ask, "Brother An, what's the name of this dish, it's so delicious!"

"Dongpo Meat" Ye An replied casually.

The Deng family couple looked at each other and expressed their puzzlement. Why did they call it such a name? Isn't the Ye family in the west?But I didn't ask too much, since he made it anyway, Dongpo pork should be Dongpo pork.

After that, Ye An made the Northern Song version of sweet-smelling pork and pot-packed meat. The three meat dishes all tasted sweet, which was very suitable for the sweet taste buds of the Song Dynasty.

The two were full of praise, and all lamented the true value of these twenty flowers!Boss Deng said that with these few dishes, Babaolou will unify the culinary world of Zhongmou sooner or later!

But this has nothing to do with Ye An, he just wants to go home and sleep with his first pot of gold.

The author has something to say:

1. About population trading

To give a simple example, it was the cheapest to buy ordinary prostitutes at that time. Liu Yong spent twenty pennies to redeem a prostitute.Buying a concubine is the most expensive. Wang Anshi's wife bought him a concubine for a total of [-] guan.But this is a lifelong contract, and when the year is good, there are people who sell their sons and daughters for a hundred pennies when there is a famine.

2. About money

Normally speaking, the ancient consistent money is equal to 1000 Wen, but it began to be different in the Song Dynasty and after the Song Dynasty.The consistent money in the Northern Song Dynasty was only 770 Wen.The reason is that saving money was popular at the time, that is, saving copper and saving money. Although it was only 770 coins, its purchasing power was the same as that of consistent money.Finally, in the Qing Dynasty, sometimes the consistent money was only 300 Wen.

3. About eating

The emperors of the Song Dynasty liked to eat sheep in the same strain.According to records, in the last years of Kaibao, Qian Chu, king of Wuyue, came to visit Song Dynasty. In order to express his friendship, Zhao Kuangyin, the king of Song Dynasty at that time, decided to invite him to eat a kind of food - zha.To put it simply, the method of this kind of food is to cook the mutton and make it into meat sauce, and then eat it directly with other things...it doesn't feel necessarily delicious.

In addition, the earliest Dongpo pork is actually boiled pork in white water. I personally think it is delicious because Su Shi treated the pig like the protagonist.

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