The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 297 Dividing Pork

Feng Hao tugged at the sleeve of Qiandui beside him, and asked in a low voice, "Why are there so many things?"

Qian Dui smiled wryly: "I bought a lot, and I can't stand the cheap price. Yesterday Hou Ye said that the standard of one person's consistent money is estimated to be based on the market price of these things. When I send people to buy them, the price they buy back is the purchase price."

As a result, nearly [-]% of the things that were originally to be distributed
Pork meat at this time is not as cheap as in later generations, because not to mention Chang’an City, even in the entire Tang Dynasty, dignitaries who like to eat pork meat can count them by counting them with their fingers, which is considered a heavy taste. "Book of Rites" Shaoyi chapter says "a gentleman does not eat mixed pork", that is, a gentleman does not eat pork.

As for the people of the Tang Dynasty, those who were a little rich in their families would occasionally bring back some for tooth-beating sacrifices. The people living in Chang'an or other towns were not capable of hunting in the mountains to get wild game.

Although Xuan Shijing doesn't care much about these claims, the pork taste of Datang is really bad, and there is an unconcealable smell that makes people unable to taste it anyway. The pork raised by the servants at the back of the yard has been castrated since childhood, otherwise, Xuan Shijing would not even be able to eat cabbage and pork dumplings in Datang.

The meat bought from outside is naturally different from the pork in the Hou Mansion. The pork is distributed to farmers, and most of them have to be marinated with coarse salt, dried and stored. Although pork is cheap, they are willing to buy it and eat it. There are still not many Han householders.

Datang pork, fat meat is more expensive than lean meat, because the pork bought by ordinary people is used to make lard, add a little water to the pot, cut the fat meat into cubes, and put it in the pot Stir-fry continuously inside, and as the water slowly evaporates, the oil and water in the fat meat are slowly boiled out, until finally, a little bit of lard residue is left, and then distributed to the children in the family.

"Feng Hao." Xuan Shijing looked at Feng Hao who was standing beside her.

"Yes, Lord Hou." Feng Hao quickly turned around, facing Xuan Shijing.

"The things have arrived, how do you distribute them?" Xuan Shijing was also a little stunned when he saw this scene, and couldn't think of a good way for a while.

"Master Hou, now that the trucks carrying the goods behind cannot come in, we can only distribute the goods from the first one. At worst, the farm households will have to make two more trips." Feng Hao held the specially prepared Zhuang Zi in his hand. From the household registration book, I looked at the more than 700 people below, and suggested.

"Well, let's do this, Xiaoji, you can help too." Xuan Shijing said, and then said to the guards of the Hou Mansion standing on both sides: "Don't be idle, come and help. "

With so many things, if there are not many people, it must be too busy.

Qian Dui found a large scale from the courtyard of the Hou Mansion, and placed it next to the ox cart loaded with pork. The guards also quickly found a table from the courtyard and placed it there.

Then, he untied the hemp rope used to fix the car, and peeled off a large piece of oiled paper.

Feng Hao sat next to a table with the Four Treasures of the Study on the table, and arranged for the people on the Zhuangzi to lead the farmers to line up to get things one by one.

The guards of the Hou Mansion instantly turned into butchers, holding a knife and began to cut up large pieces of pork, exaggerating.

One person, three catties of meat, a family of three will make up an extra catty, and if there are elderly people over 60 years old in the family, they can get two more catties.

The farmers carried baskets woven with rattan and lined up in an orderly manner to receive them. According to Feng Hao's intention, a family was a group, and the old and young dragged their families along, making it very lively.

In less than a quarter of an hour, a cart of pork was divided up, and the empty ox cart was led away from the other side of the street by the driver, and then the ox cart behind stepped forward, and then began.
The people on Zhuangzi have spent their entire lives, and they have never seen such a generous owner. It is a great benefit for other people’s Zhuangzi to give some meat, clothes, etc. to the family. I did not expect that my own owner, Compared with other masters, he is even more generous. The family with more meat alone can share nearly 20 catties.
Although Dongshan County originally had a lot of farmland but it was not easy to irrigate, it did not mean that there were no other Zhuangzi around, but this Zhuangzi was the only one within the back cover of the Hou Mansion.

The surrounding Zhuangzi is not far from Dongshan County. Chang'an City is the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and the land entrusted near Chang'an City is very precious. It is also not to be favoritism.

Over the years, the village households in Dongshan County have become a little richer, and their transactions with the people in the surrounding Zhuangzi have become more frequent. The people in the surrounding Zhuangzi are jealous when they see that the villagers from Dongshan County are treated so well.

Soon, nearly [-] catties of pork purchased by the Hou Mansion were distributed, and more than a dozen horse carts and ox carts that had been emptied left the street in front of the Hou Mansion compound, but soon the carriages behind drove in. Fill up the street again.

The faces of all the people present were all red, and they looked extremely excited. This year is really going to be a good year. The new year's goods distributed by the Hou Mansion alone are enough to cover the food and clothing expenses of the family for nearly half a year. This saves money. , Maybe you can say a good marriage to the children in the family.

The atmosphere in front of the courtyard of the Hou Mansion was extremely lively at this time, not only the farmers were happy to receive the new year's goods, but even Xuan Shijing, who paid out money, was also happy.

So it is true to say that happiness is contagious. Those who celebrate the Chinese New Year should be happy. Even the unsmiling guards in the house usually have a smile on their faces at this moment. .

"Master Hou, the county magistrate of Dongshan County has brought the county magistrate over here." Xiaoji walked to Xuan Shijing's side and said in a low voice.

Xuan Shijing frowned slightly, county magistrate?What is he here for?
Xuan Shijing sent Feng Hao to live in the Zhuangzi to take care of all the affairs of the Zhuangzi. Whether it was building a reservoir, digging a river, or supporting agriculture and mulberry, it seemed that Feng Hao was in charge of it alone. It is said that the county magistrate of Dongshan County intervenes in the affairs of Dongshan County.

The magistrate of Dongshan County was wearing a green official robe and soap boots, followed by an official in a dark blue round neck soap robe. It must be the county magistrate of Dongshan County.

The county magistrate led the county magistrate to Xuan Shijing's side, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "I pay my respects to Lord Hou."

"The county magistrate doesn't need to go far, I don't know why the county magistrate is here today?" Xuan Shijing asked with a smile.

"The lower official heard that Master Hou was distributing new year's goods to the village households in Dongshan County, so the lower official thought about it and came over to have a look." The county magistrate said very humbly.

(End of this chapter)