God-level Consort of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 798
Everyone gathered around the big white pig, commenting, it was very lively.

I saw that the white pig was much larger than the black pigs I usually see. The most intuitive feeling is one word: white.

Two butchers came forward with sharp knives and divided the white pig in front of everyone.

At this time, everyone discovered that apart from the different skin colors, the white pork and black pork have another major feature, that is, the same piece of meat, the fat part of the white pig accounts for more than half, while the black pig has only a little fat. .

In the distant later generations, people pursued to eat lean meat, and felt that fat meat was too greasy, and eating too much was not good for the body.

But in this era of poverty, many people usually don't even have enough to eat oil and water. When eating meat, if they can eat more fat, they will feel happy in their hearts.

Therefore, as soon as white pork appeared, many people were shocked.

This is the big fat meat I dreamed of!
Many people started drooling.

The aggressive old man just now suddenly took out a money bag and slammed it on the table: "This is the usual money, give me twenty catties, I want here...here...and here!"

It's where the pig is fattest.

The shopkeeper collected the money, and said with a smile: "Okay, pay the money first, and choose as you like!"

"I, ten catties!"

"And me, thirty catties!"

"Me, me, twenty catties!"

This is the county seat of Hu County, there is no shortage of rich people.

In the blink of an eye.

A pig is divided.

Those who were still hesitating just now were gone when they took out the money.

The shopkeeper said: "I'm sorry, everyone, this pig is not an ordinary pig and it is difficult to raise. Therefore, this shop only sells one pig per day, first come, first served! Even if you can't buy the pig, you can also buy high-quality pigs. Pork!"

Yup!

Everyone suddenly realized that they rushed to the high-quality pork sales window to sell the meat with money.

People who thought it was too expensive just now don't think it's too expensive now.

The high-quality pork was quickly sold out.

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In less than a few days, the reputation of high-quality pork and divine pork was completely established.

The supply of high-quality pork and divine pork is limited, but their reputation is getting bigger and bigger. Many rich people, after eating white pork, no longer eat non-white pork, and even look down on high-quality pork.

And more people, after eating high-quality pork, feel that this is the delicacy in the world, and they will never go back to eat ordinary pork.

The business of the pig farm is getting better and better, which can be described as daily progress.

For a time, the streets and alleys were talking about pork.

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Royal Palace.

evening.

A ray of sunset light shone through the window into the imperial study and fell on the floor, forming mottled shadows.

Zhao Yang hurried in and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Concubine Xu Xian's illness is still not improving, and the imperial doctor came to report just now, saying that there is nothing she can do!"

Snapped.

Li Er threw down the writing brush in his hand, and said displeasedly: "They are all a bunch of trash, dignified imperial doctors, even Xianfei's illness can't be cured, it's really unreasonable, I'll go and see!"

After all, Li Er dropped his official duties and came to the harem in person to visit Concubine Xu Xian.

Concubine Xu Xian, whose real name is Xu Hui, was a well-known talented woman in the south of the Yangtze River when she was young. She had both appearance and talent, and she was deeply liked by Li Er. Moreover, in the harem, Concubine Xu Xian did not seek fame and fortune, did not fight or grab, and had a quiet and elegant personality. She was always praised by others. .

A few days ago, Concubine Xu Xian began to be unable to eat.

After the diagnosis and treatment by the imperial physician in the palace, they were helpless.

Li Er hurried into the hall, only to see Concubine Xu Xian being helped out to welcome Sheng Jia.

He was so distressed that he hurriedly helped Concubine Xu Xian go back to rest.

"My dear concubine, don't worry, I will definitely find the best imperial doctor for you to treat your illness!" Li Er looked at Concubine Xu Xian's sickly appearance, feeling very sorry for her.

Concubine Xu Xian took Li Er's hand and said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid the concubine's illness can't be cured. Since I ate pork that day, I don't want to eat anything!"

Ok?
Li Er suddenly became alert.

Could it be that someone poisoned it?

He hurriedly asked: "Aifei, your illness was caused by eating pork?"

"Exactly, Your Majesty, after my concubine ate a meal of pork that day, I felt that all the delicacies in the world were tasteless, and I didn't want to eat anything. I'm afraid there is no cure!" Concubine Xu Xian said weakly.

Swish.

Li Er stood up immediately, and said with a gloomy face: "Go, check, let me find out whether there is any problem with the pork that day!"

Zhao Yang hurriedly arranged for someone to investigate.

Not long after, Zhao Yang came back and reported in person: "Your Majesty, the pork and pork dishes that day have all been inspected by the palace, and there is no problem."

"It's really strange. Could it be that you don't want to eat other things because you have eaten pork? Why don't you ask the imperial dining room to make some pork for Aifei to taste!" Li Er suddenly thought.

Concubine Xu Xian shook her head: "Your Majesty, it's useless. I also thought so before, but I don't even want to eat the pork that I made later!"

"No," Li Er said suddenly, "it must be the pork. Come and call the people who bought the pork that day, the cook, and the maids and eunuchs who delivered the food. I want to interrogate myself!"

Not long after, all the eunuchs who bought pork from the palace at sunrise, the imperial chef who cooked dishes, and the maids and eunuchs who delivered meals were all called over.

Before Li Er could speak, he saw a eunuch kneeling on the ground with a plop.

"Your Majesty, forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

I saw the eunuch shouted tremblingly.

Li Er was furious: "Tell me, did you tamper with the pork?"

The eunuch said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, I am wronged. How dare you do such a thing, slave... That day, the concubine Xian said that she wanted to eat pork, so I was ordered to go out of the palace to buy pork. Who knew that when I arrived at the butcher shop, the pork It's already sold out, the slave girl thought, if Concubine Xian can't eat pork, she must blame me, so she bought two catties of pork from a passer-by for a whole lot of money!"

"No, pork costs five cents a catty, why did you spend a penny to buy two catties?" Zhao Yang asked loudly.

The eunuch hurriedly explained: "Boss Zhao doesn't know something. It's not ordinary pork, but white pork. This white pork is sold in pork shops for less than ten yuan a catty, but outside, it's not fresh for three hundred yuan a catty." , and even sold for five hundred Wen a catty...Your Majesty, I really don't know that there is something wrong with that pork, please punish me!"

White pork?
Is it really a white pork problem?
Li Er thought about it, and immediately ordered: "Zhao Yang, leave the palace quickly, buy a few catties of white pork and come back, let the imperial doctor in the palace have a good look at it, whether there is any problem with the white pork!"

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

Immediately, Zhao Yang took the order and took people out of the palace, bought a few catties of pork at a high price, brought them back to the palace, and handed them over to the imperial doctors for examination.

A group of imperial doctors surrounded a few catties of white pork and exhausted all means, but they didn't find anything special about this pork.

If anything, this pork looks extra white!

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(End of this chapter)