The Red Chamber: Hang Qin Keqing at the start

Chapter 3 [003] How do you feel today?

Jia Qiang didn't want to think about these nonsense affairs anymore.

After all, this is Jia Rong's family affair, if it wasn't for Xiang Yu's courage today, he would not have stepped in and beat Qin Keqing on his behalf.

What he is concerned about now is that after seven years, the Jia family's Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion will be ransacked.

Now, although he has left Ningguo Mansion,

But there are no eggs under the overturned nest. When the emperor seals down the Ningguo Mansion, he will naturally investigate to the end and arrest all the people involved.

As the decent great-great-grandson of Ningguo Mansion, how could Jia Qiang survive?

Although in the original book, Jia Qiang's ending is not explained.

But Jia Qiang's current monthly expenses for food and clothing still come from Ningguo Mansion.

Jia Zhen drove him out to set up his own family, but did not cut off his financial supply.

In addition to giving him 500 taels of silver at one time, now every month, he will be allocated two or two months of money, which is 24 taels a year.

In this era, 20 taels of silver is enough for a farmer like Grandma Liu to drink for a year.

24 taels of silver a year will naturally allow Jia Qiang to live comfortably.

Seven years later, the emperor seized the Ningguo Mansion, which was equivalent to cutting off Jia Qiang's monthly money.

Moreover, it is very likely that Jia Qiang will be thrown into prison.

Of course Jia Qiang was unwilling.

According to the memory of the original owner, Jia Qiang was surprised to find that it was the Ming Dynasty, and the current emperor was Emperor Wanli.

The Dream of the Red Chamber does not specify a specific dynasty.

But he had read this book well in his previous life, and based on the clues in the original book, he found that the Dream of the Red Chamber should have happened in the Ming Dynasty.

Because in the original book, the banner at Qin Keqing's funeral "Feng Tian Hong Jian Zhao Nian Difficult Dynasty" implies the Ming Dynasty.

"Zhao Nian is not easy", these four words, interpreted literally, means "forever unchanged", implying the reign name of Shenzong Zhu Yijun-Wanli.

In addition, the "prosperous world of inaction" mentioned in the book refers to the rule of inaction in the Wanli Dynasty.

According to the memory of the original owner, this year is the 29th year of Wanli.

Last year, Daming had just won the last battle of the "Three Wanli Marches" - the Battle of Bozhou.

Although these three wars almost emptied Ming's treasury, after the war, Haiyan and Heqing, the world was peaceful.

Except for the occasional war between southern Xinjiang and Burma, the world is at peace, and it can barely be regarded as the prosperity of China.

There is a saying that "in a prosperous age licks the emperor, in a troubled world, the universe is determined".

But Jia Qiang didn't think so.

The emperor is also a human being, and he is also a human being.

There are two shoulders and one head, why should I want to lick the emperor?

Licking the dog, licking the dog, licking until there is nothing left.

How can you leave your fate to the emperor?

In the eyes of the emperor, the people are just a group of cattle and horses that can be disposed of at will.

And a wealthy family like the Jia family is actually nothing more than a bigger dog.

If the emperor is unhappy one day, he may destroy the Jia family at any time.

If you are willing to be a courtier, you can only be a slave for life, and you will never be able to control your own destiny.

Jia Qiang didn't want her descendants to be slaves to the emperor.

Moreover, the current emperor is Ming Shenzong Zhu Yijun.

After 43 years, Dorgon will lead the Eight Banners into the customs, slaughter the people, burn, kill and loot, and change the dynasty.

Therefore, "the end of the world" is mentioned many times in Dream of Red Mansions.

Under the appearance of the prosperous age of burning oil and blooming flowers, there is already a crisis of the end of the world that is in danger and the building is about to collapse.

Instead of letting the land of Shenzhou fall into the hands of the Jurchen Tartars, Jia Qiang felt that it would be better to rebel and reorganize the country.

What's more, during the Wanli period of Ming Shenzong Zhu Yijun's rule, the collusion between officials and businessmen, the protection of officials and officials, and the phenomenon of corruption in the officialdom were commonplace.

For the sake of the people of the world, Jia Qiang also wants to overthrow the decadent rule of Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun and establish a truly peaceful and prosperous world.

However, he is now alone, without an army of thousands of generals, and without wealth that can rival a country.

Wanting to overthrow Daming is like shaking a tree.

Now, Jia Qiang only wants to improve her strength, broaden her financial resources, strive for daily progress, accumulate money and food, and then recruit troops to overthrow the Ming Dynasty.

As the saying goes, it is difficult to do it alone, and to achieve great things, you must form good relationships and expand your network.

The Huang Lao in front of me is of high status, and even Jia Zhen treats him respectfully, so I can make friends with him.

Huang Lao, that is, the Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun, didn't know that the son he met for the first time had the ambition to change the dynasty. He probably would cry and faint in the latrine when he found out.

"Mr. Jia, it's almost noon now. Let me invite you and Qiang'er to a restaurant outside." Zhu Yijun said politely with a smile.

Jia Zhen's face turned pale, she hastily and politely declined:
"Thank you Mr. Huang for your kindness, but Mr. Huang's visit to the humble house should be the host of my servant."

Zhu Yijun smiled indifferently and said, "Why are you being polite? We are all family."

At this time, a system prompt sounded in Jia Qiang's mind:
"Ding! Please host to make a choice:"

"1. Invite Mr. Huang to dinner and reward him with a table of mandarin duck hot pot. After signing in, he can also get an unlimited supply of peppers. These peppers are usually stored in the system space."

"2. Ask Mr. Huang to invite him to dinner, and reward him with a piece of Fengyue Baojian. After signing in, he can get an embroidered spring pouch."

Jia Qiang raised her eyelids, this Fengyue Baojian is a mirror, with a beautiful photo of Wang Xifeng on the front and a skeleton on the back.

In fact, it is equivalent to modern small online videos, which can only be used for entertainment, and are of little practical use.

As for option 2, the embroidered spring sac that can be obtained after signing in is even more useless. Jia Qiang has seen a lot of beauties on the Internet in her previous life. ?

Option 1 is much more attractive, because during the Wanli period, chili had not been introduced to Ming Dynasty.

Although Wang Xifeng has a nickname called "Feng Lazi", the "spicy" here does not refer to chili peppers, but ginger.

Because in the original book, Wang Xifeng once said such a sentence:

"Who still eats ginger in the hot summer? If you don't eat ginger, why is it so spicy?"

Moreover, there is no mention of "pepper" in the complete book of Dream of Red Mansions.

If you can get peppers, open a hot pot restaurant and make it bigger and stronger, it is tantamount to opening up a road to wealth.

Jia Qiang silently said without hesitation: "I choose 1."

"Ding! Congratulations to the host, you got a table of mandarin duck hot pot, and the banquet will be placed on the round table in the restaurant."

Jia Qiang was overjoyed, looked at Zhu Yijun, and said with a smile:

"Old Huang, since you are visiting my house, I should naturally be the host. Besides, the banquet has been prepared, and I invite Elder Huang to attend the banquet."

Zhu Yijun, that is, Mr. Huang's heart warmed up. He didn't expect that his son was so considerate and prepared the meal early.

"Okay, since Qiang'er has a heart, then I will not be disrespectful."

Jia Zhen was slightly surprised in her heart, and she didn't know when Jia Qiang prepared the banquet?

"Old Huang, please!" Jia Zhen bowed slightly, asking Elder Huang to go ahead.

Jia Qiang led Huang Lao and Jia Zhen to the restaurant.

When he saw the mandarin duck hot pot on the table and various ingredients for dipping sauces, Huang Lao, who was used to delicacies from mountains and seas in the palace, was a little surprised.

Because this round boiling pot is a bit strange.

There is an S-shaped copper baffle in the middle of the pot, which divides the round pot into two independent spaces, and the overall shape is a bit like a Tai Chi pattern.

One side is red and oily soup base, with chili powder added in it, which can't be seen in the soup.

Therefore, Mr. Huang didn't know what was in the pot, but it was bright red.

On the other side, there is a milky clear soup base, with a few pieces of onion and ginger, a few jujubes and wolfberries floating in it.

There are spinach, Chinese cabbage, carrot slices, lettuce slices, shiitake mushrooms and other vegetables around the soup pot. Although there are many types, they are all raw.

There were also several plates of sliced ​​beef and mutton, also raw meat.

In front of each seat, there is also a plate of sesame paste and a bottle of sesame oil.

The corners of Jia Zhen's mouth twitched slightly, this banquet was a bit too shabby.

As the head of the Ningguo Mansion, what delicious food has he not eaten?I can't even look down on this kind of vulgar and crude way of eating.

The table is full of lettuce and raw meat, just like the barbarians of primitive tribes.

Qin Keqing's eyes were also dimmed, a little disappointed, and she felt loss of appetite.

She is a woman with strong desires, not only in that respect, but also in the desire for food and drink.

In daily life, she attaches great importance to enjoyment and pursues romance and luxury.

In her bedroom, Tang Bohu's "Begonia Sleeping in Spring" is hung, and on both sides is a couplet written by Song scholar Qin Taixu:
"The tender cold locks the dream because of the cold spring, and the fragrant air envelops people like the fragrance of wine."

On her table, there is the precious mirror in Wu Zetian's mirror room, and next to it is the gold plate that Zhao Feiyan danced on.

On the plate was the papaya that An Lushan had thrown and hurt Taizhen's breasts, and in the bedroom was the bed where Princess Shouchang Yu Hanzhang had slept on.

Hanging on the couch is a linked pearl tent made by Princess Tongchang.

Although these objects all imply some unscrupulous historical allusions, it can be seen that Qin Keqing is very pursuing the sentiment of life,
A person with a temperament like her naturally likes food very much.

But the table of food in front of her was too simple, completely unable to arouse her appetite.

Jia Zhen asked Mr. Huang to sit down on the main seat, and he and Jia Qiang sat on the two sides.

Qin Keqing sat at the bottom and was responsible for pouring tea and wine.

Although Mr. Huang looked down on the simple dishes on the table, after all, his son prepared them, and there was no displeasure on his face.

He looked at Jia Qiang and asked with interest:
"Qiang'er, what kind of dishes are these? Can you introduce them to me?"

"it is good."

Jia Qiang responded lightly, and at the same time said silently in her heart: "Sign in!"

"Ding! Congratulations to the host, you have obtained an unlimited supply of peppers. These peppers are stored in the system space and can be used at any time."

Jia Qiang was overjoyed, and introduced like a few treasures:

"This is called Yuanyang Hot Pot. The left half is red oil base, which tastes spicy and delicious, and the right half is clear soup base, which is fresh and rich in flavor."

Listening to Jia Qiang's eloquent narration, Huang Lao's cloudy eyes became brighter and brighter.

At first, he felt that these dishes were too primitive, too simple, and unrefined.

But after listening to Jia Qiang's introduction, I gradually became interested in it, and felt gratified and appreciated for Jia Qiang.

It seems that my son, whom I have never met before, is not an unlearned and incompetent dude, at least he has dabbled in cooking.

Insight into world affairs is knowledge, and human feelings are learned.

Every profession has its own knowledge. Jia Qiang is so familiar with this mandarin duck hot pot, which can be regarded as a knowledge attainment.

Jia Zhen on the side felt that Jia Qiang seemed to be a different person. He used to be ignorant, he only knew how to fight cocks, walk dogs, and admire flowers and willows.

But I didn't expect that this kid was smart, eloquent, and even had some cooking skills, which was really impressive.

Qin Keqing listened with gusto. She has always liked to pursue the flavor of life, and she is naturally interested in exquisite dishes.

Now, after listening to Jia Qiang's witty introduction, Qin Keqing's heart was rippling.

Not only did he have a slight interest in Yuanyang hot pot, which he thought to be unpretentious, but he also had a strong interest in Jia Qiang.

After Jia Qiang's introduction, Mr. Huang nodded approvingly, and praised:
"Although there is a saying that a gentleman stays away from the kitchen, but Qiang'er is well-read and memorized, and she has a clever mind. She can actually explain this mandarin duck hot pot so well that she is considered talented."

Jia Qiang said with a smile: "Old Huang praised it, please have a meal."

Huang Lao nodded, picked up a piece of mutton, and tried to put it into the boiling red oil soup.

When he put the mutton into his mouth, he opened his eyes suddenly, his eyes brightened, and exclaimed:

"Delicious, so refreshing!"

Although Mr. Huang has eaten countless delicacies from mountains and seas before, he has never eaten chili.

Therefore, when he tasted the chili soup for the first time, Huang Lao's taste was like a virgin after the first taste of cloud and rain.

As a result, the desire is hard to fill, and it is out of control, and the more it eats, the faster it is.

The spicy and fragrant taste enters the stomach from the mouth, mixes in the sweat, drills out of the pores, and completely refreshes from the inside out.
It was so refreshing that my whole body trembled slightly, as if every hair was dancing comfortably.

Jia Zhen, who was timid at first, could not resist the temptation of delicious food, and ate more and more quickly.

As the patriarch of the Jia family, Jia Zhen has eaten countless delicacies, but she can't find any dish that is more refreshing and satisfying than this mandarin duck hot pot.

Both Huang Lao and Jia Zhen prefer the spicy taste of red oil soup, and rarely eat ingredients from the clear soup base.

Although Qin Keqing has a romantic temperament, she usually behaves gently and calmly, pays attention to etiquette when eating, always eats slowly, and dare not overeat.

But after tasting the wonderful taste of the red oil base, I unknowingly accelerated the speed of eating,

She devoured food voraciously, her mouth was full of oil, and she completely ignored the image of a lady.

While enjoying the delicious food, Huang Lao asked with a smile: "Qiang'er, I wonder who made the base of this mandarin duck hot pot?"

Jia Qiang smiled lightly and said, "I did it myself."

As soon as these words came out, Huang Lao, Jia Zhen and Qin Keqing were all slightly surprised.

"Wonderful! Your cooking skills are really good!" Mr. Huang nodded in satisfaction, full of praise, and looked at Jia Qiang with admiration.

Jia Zhen was also amazed. He never expected that Jia Qiang, who has always kept his fingers in the sun, would have such good cooking skills?

Although Qin Keqing didn't say anything, her beautiful eyes looking at Jia Qiang were full of spring waves, and her curiosity and affection for him became more intense.

The four of them ate and chatted happily.

Huang Lao asked Jia Qiang a few more questions, and Jia Qiang responded fluently, neither humble nor overbearing, which made Huang Lao like him more and more.

After a while, Huang Lao suddenly asked: "Qiang'er, what do you think of today's world?"

(End of this chapter)