"It's delicious, it's delicious, come on, Xiaobao, help me tear this meat apart, you pull the other end."
The beef stew and the radish were cooked. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan used a bowl to eat there. The pomegranate was looking for the kind of non-glutinous meat, and the pieces were relatively small. It was so hard for two people to eat. You must tear it into small pieces with your hands and chew slowly.
Wang Juan found a relatively large piece. His small hands were not good enough. He greeted Zhang Xiaobao, Zhang Xiaobao used both hands, and Wang Juan did the same, so he got the meat away.
"This meat is obviously not completely rotten, so I said it can be eaten, and I don't want to think about the two of us." Zhang Xiaobao dipped the half of the meat into the hot sauce, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed hard, complaining.
"People eat meat and eat this chew, and if it's rotten, what else will I bite? I don't eat meat anymore. It's too much effort. Drink some soup and some radish." Wang Juan finally swallowed the meat and decided to change the taste. .
The pomegranate was unwilling to eat with so many people at once, and only waited on the two little ancestors by the side. As soon as he heard Wang Juan’s words, he went to the pot and scooped some radish and soup, and sprinkled the chopped coriander on it and drank it. The last bite tastes good too.
A little boy on the Zhuangzi saw that two of Zhuangzi’s most precious people actually only eat radishes but not meat. He was moved at that time and said to his parents next to him:
"Father, mother, little son, they only eat radishes and leave all the meat to us. He must not believe what I said to the little dog in Ge Zhuang, but it is true."
His parents were also moved. It wasn't because Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan drank soup and radish. They also knew that such a big kid couldn't bite beef at all.
What they were touched was that the little son and the little lady did not look high, but ate with them. It was cold outside, and this meal was specially prepared by others. It can be so small, which can only explain One thing, that's what the master's family usually tells the children.
With such a master, what else does a banker like yourself do not know enough? The two of them came back from outside, and when they came, some people from Ge Zhuang also encountered questions. When they talked about the host’s invitation to eat beef, Ge Zhuang’s eyes could not be forgotten now.
"Xiaobao, how happy do you think the folks are eating? It would be nice if you could take them to eat more often in the future. Unfortunately, the beef was too little. This time they were fined twelve taels of silver. Why don’t you think about us."
Wang Juan drank a few sips of soup, ate anxiously, sat there to take a rest, and complained to Zhang Xiaobao.
Zhang Xiaobao wanted to follow along and say: "Indeed, there are no good people in official positions. It's the same in all dynasties."
When the words came to his lips, they changed. He didn't want Wang Juan to think about the past. Everyone was happy, so why bother to bring back memories, he had to say:
"After all, cattle are precious and they are used to cultivate land. This shows that people attach importance to agriculture. In fact, horses can be used, but they are used to equip troops and pull carts. Forget it, if we don’t make it ourselves, I remember to put a few beef bones in the pot and eat bone marrow."
"Don't eat, let's give the kids something to eat. There is still a lot at home. What do you do if you snatch them? Will you breed cattle? That is, every litter can be saved, and you can have one litter per year. "
Wang Juan's eyes brightened when he heard the bone marrow and then dimmed, and he wanted to do animal husbandry.
Zhang Xiaobao scooped up a piece of butter floating on the soup and sent it to Wang Juan’s mouth. "No, I didn’t learn it at the beginning. There was a man in the prison who was an expert in this area, a real expert, and he wrote a paper. He was snatched away, and he wanted to prove that he wrote it himself, but as a result, he was locked up because of the power of others.
At that time, he saw that I was eager to learn, so he really wanted to teach me. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any idea to learn at that time. He just listened to him keep introducing some agricultural and animal husbandry things next to him. Quyuanli said many times. , I remember passively, he always praised this kind of plough.
I remember learning things from a thief next to me. I learned how to pry the door and locks from that person. Not only did I know the principle, but I also needed to exercise my ears and feel. Wires of different thicknesses, plus magnets of different sizes. "
"Magnet? What's the use of a magnet? It doesn't seem to be necessary to pry the safe?" Wang Juan was gradually attracted by Zhang Xiaobao's words. As a thief who specializes in catching thieves, he was interested in this aspect.
"What safe? It's a door lock. Some door locks need magnets. The keys themselves are magnetic. Some are attracted and some are separated. The magnets I carry must not only be of different sizes, but also must have both of these types. Magnetism, technical skills, I feel that if I can give a degree, I would say it is a master's degree, and the one taught me is definitely a PhD."
Zhang Xiaobao poured out the cold soup and told Wang Juan like a joke when the pomegranate continued to scoop it.
"So you know the principle of unlocking? Can you make a lock?" Wang Juan asked curiously.
"Of course, you have to know if you want to pry."
"Then you can sell locks." Wang Juan suggested.
"No, there is no spring, what shall I do? Eat quickly and go back to sleep when you are full." Zhang Xiaobao directly refused.
Wang Juan also asked casually. He didn't say much when he saw that he couldn't make it. He ate the soup and radish, patted his stomach, and was full.
Waiting for the two people to leave, the people here are eating faster. They all controlled it just now. After a meal, the remaining bones are taken to the family with the breast-feeding children. They can cook two more when they go back. Every time, the bone marrow inside can be fed directly to the child or the mother can eat it.
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I ate at Zhuangzi, and county magistrate Cheng Lingxiang also ate it here. There are six dishes, one soup, four meat dishes, and two vegetarian dishes. One of the vegetarian dishes is cucumber shredded with garlic, and the other is egg. Stir-fried cucumbers are fragrant and pleasant. The soup is cucumber garlic sprout soup with balanced saltiness and lightness.
Song Jinggong talked with the county magistrate while drinking. The dishes he ate were basically the four meat dishes. The cucumbers were basically unchanged. After he went back, he would eat whatever he wanted, so that he would not grab this bite with the county magistrate, one and a half. The cucumber is cold, a scrambled egg, and half a boiled soup.
How dare he eat when he saw that the county magistrate calculated this way
The county magistrate Cheng Lingxiang didn't think so much. He smiled, said some academic words, and made a poem that he thought was a good poem on the spot. After receiving Song Jinggong's flattery, he picked up two cucumber shreds and put it in his mouth. After a careful taste, I finally said the topic.
"Zijin, your Zhuangzi is not far from here, right?"
"Yes, your lord is right, it's not too far, you can rush back and forth in one day." Song Jinggong replied after a drink.
"It’s not far away. Since it’s not far away, let your expert from Zhuangzi come here. I want to meet this person." Cheng County Commander actually wanted to get an assistant to really recruit that person by himself. Don't worry.
Song Jinggong shivered with fright. What if the little boy and the little lady are brought here on such a cold day? What's more, the two small children really come out. Isn't that harmful? I can't agree to anything.
"My lord, this can't be done. That person has a weird temper. It is also that Zhuangzi once saved his life. Only when I got there, the students had never met each other. Every time they talked through a screen, it would be better to be like this. What kind of training needs to be told over there, and the students will help convey it."
Of course Song Jinggong knows what the county magistrate is going to do, and the meaning of these words is also clear. If your county magistrate needs help, I will help you ask, and they will come back to tell you if they have an idea.
With a trace of regret on the face, the county magistrate Cheng nodded, scooped some soup into his bowl, and drank it in one gulp. Fang said, "It's okay, that's hard work. Can Zhou Xihu be safe there?"
"Young Master Zhou is a good person, but brown sugar is in short supply in Zhoubian recently. It's better to persuade him. If there is more sugar, it is not easy to sell. After all, the price is high.
Oh, the student remembered something again. The man said that during the Chinese New Year, adults might as well bring some grain and oil to the poor people in the county to have a look. After all, adults love the people like children, and let the people under the rule feel the blessings of the court. Thousands of stones are given out for grain, and all oils are for Bud. "
Song Jinggong followed up and talked about one more thing, which was also explained.
The county magistrate Cheng’s eyes lit up, and of course he understood the meaning of what he said. This is for his own political achievements. I did it like this. With the cucumbers sent in the past, this year’s evaluation must be first-class. That expert really knows the truth. , It's a pity that I can't come to help me.
Now he said: "Okay, this county knows, it is not easy for the people, especially if you have a patient at home. Your Zhuangzi has done this in my heart. I believe the people will be grateful too. Come , Zijin eats vegetables."
Waiting for the food to be almost finished, Song Jinggong said goodbye and agreed that a large amount of cucumbers would be delivered two days later, so that county magistrate Cheng Lingxiang would be relieved.
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It was getting late, and every household began to prepare to eat.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were busy again. They stood in the kitchen and gave instructions. Tonight's staple food should be cooked according to the wishes of the two.
The reconciled noodles are rolled into thin slices, and the noodles are cut into strips. This is what is already there. Cut the sauced beef into slices, and put the hot sauce and egg into the pan and fry it together. Put the beef slices on the noodles fished out of the beef bone broth and put a layer of shredded cucumber and coriander on top, and a portion of beef fried noodles is ready.
This time the beef is not so hard to cook. Two people can also eat some. Before serving, you can pour sesame oil on it. You can eat comfortably without using vegetables.
"Xiaobao, do I need to prepare anything for the New Year?" Wang Juan asked Zhang Xiaobao's family for a meal, face to face and mouth.
"Let’s make some firecrackers. Make it simpler, with a ratio of one nitrate, two sulfur and three charcoal. Just listen to the sound. Don’t make the kind of 75%, 10% or 15%." Zhang Xiaobao hesitated. Speak out this idea.
Today I was delayed by something. There are only two chapters. I will make up tomorrow, make up one chapter, punish one chapter by myself, change three chapters normally, and five chapters tomorrow.