Villager of Daming

Chapter 1054: Two years behind, too late to catch up

After the summer solstice, it gets hotter day by day.

The camp was paved with yellow sand, and it was obvious from the traces that it had been watered.

Most of the lunch has been prepared, and some ingredients are left waiting for Xiaqiu Village to operate to prevent others from poisoning.

The prepared food is a mess, including chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, donkeys, horses, cows, sheep, fish, and seashells.

Jin Wang Zhu Fan looked around and said: "General Xu, the Beiping Mansion has spent a lot of money. It looks like it has collected a lot of things from the people!"

"Your Majesty the King of Jin, don't worry, there is enough to eat. Since the prince and the King of Qin returned to Beijing, the people of Peiping have begun to work hard to breed and plant.

Today there are no rabbits or bamboo rats. In fact, they are all raised with moso bamboo specially transplanted from elsewhere.

If you choose a good place to plant bamboo, it will reproduce quickly. In two years, the moso bamboo can be cut down and used as tools.

Not to mention the large number, even the poorest people have about ten poultry in their homes, and each person eats one egg every day..."

Zhu Di then said that he was amazed by his fiefdom. The economy was developing too fast, and the chess game played by the masters of Xiaqiu Village was not as big as usual.

The common people had more bamboo shoots to eat, and then used the bamboo to raise bamboo rats. Last winter, some people began to wear clothes made of bamboo rat skin.

A single bamboo tree can grow into a small patch in two or three years. When planting, plant a large number at intervals and watch it become a forest.

Bamboos are grown from varieties that can adapt to cold weather from the south of the Yangtze River, transported to the Bohai Bay by sea ship, and then transported to the local area by river ship.

In addition, they were close to the sea and couldn't use up the wheat bran, so they brought it to Beiping Mansion to raise pigs and used it with various grasses in the summer.

"Two years, just two years! Why so fast? Two years of work..."

"There are a lot of rabbits at the moment. We are going to make a lot of rabbit skin warm clothes this year. Due to the existence of livestock breeding farms, specially planted alfalfa, rabbit breeding..."

Even if a household with little money cannot afford to eat meat every day, it is still okay to make meat dumplings every three to five days.

As Zhu Fan followed him to watch the cooking in Xiaqiu Village, he muttered that his Yangqu County in Taiyuan Prefecture was not as prosperous.

Looking at the expression on Zhu Fan's face, he was afraid that if Xu Da said a few more words, Zhu Fan would burst into tears, the kind that even a braised rabbit couldn't coax.

Some people in Beiping Prefecture organized fleets to collect wheat bran in other places, such as Hejian Prefecture, Laizhou Prefecture and Dengzhou Prefecture in Shandong. Each prefecture mainly grew wheat.

Xu Da was talking to Zhu Fan when Zhu Wentian suddenly spoke up, interrupting the other party and cooking.

"Otherwise, if we help Beiyuan, Shandong Province will probably be lost. In another two years, Yingtian Mansion will be captured."

And all of this was completed in just two years. If they hadn't known better, most people would have thought that Taiyuan Prefecture was twenty years behind Beiping Prefecture!
"The masters in Xiaqiu Village are with us, otherwise..." Zhu Xi patted his younger brother on the shoulder and changed the topic.

There is also a livestock breeding transit center in Beiping Prefecture, where official uniforms are arranged and the common people divide work and cooperate.

"Eat, cook, stir-fry! Come on, pot, wash your hands, eh! Hehehehehe..."

Xu Da patiently talked about how the people of Beiping Prefecture were living. They developed in advance and had geographical advantages.

When the original old bamboo grows longer, it will be five-year bamboo or six-year bamboo, which can be used to build rafts, make bamboo bowls, chopping boards and so on.

The chief had a smile on his face: "The world has been decided for the first time, and the people who have experienced the war are the best to take care of.

Especially the people of Beiping Prefecture, they know that there are still some people from Beiyuan hiding in hiding, and there are Jurchens in the east.

In order to prevent themselves from going to the battlefield and to prevent Beiping Mansion from becoming a battlefield again, they must provide the army with enough baggage. Once a war breaks out, the food they grow and the livestock they raise will be sent to the front.

The more things are given, the higher the combat effectiveness of the soldiers on the front line will be. If the battle is not lost, the people can continue to live a stable life. "

"Yes!" Zhu Fan found inspiration: "Let's send a telegram to Commander Xie and ask him to tell the people that Beiyuan can come back from the grassland at any time. It can either work hard to develop or wait to be burned, killed and plundered."

"The same goes for Xi'an Prefecture." Zhu Feng found that Xi'an Prefecture was not as good as Beiping Prefecture. Xi'an Prefecture was still developing ahead of schedule, more than half a year ahead of schedule.

"It doesn't matter to us. Anyway, I won't be the King of Wu when I go back."

The fifth child, Zhu Ju, said there was no pressure. He had thought about it. He was still young and when he chose a place in the future, his three elder brothers with fiefdoms would develop and take care of their needs.

He also asked Xiaqiu Village to go to his own fiefdom and give personal guidance. It was much better than reading a brochure. The brochure was prepared for stupid local officials.

A group of people went to the place and watched people cooking in Xiaqiu Village.

More than 40 people cooperated tacitly and worked quickly. There was no dish that needed to be stewed for a long time. When the rice was cooked, those that needed to be steamed were processed first.

Wait for the steamed vegetables to arrive in the pot before frying other vegetables.

“This one is hibiscus chicken slices, next to it is shredded pork with sweet noodle sauce, the stir-fried beef, the sizzling mutton, and there is a dish of minced pork and eggplant in the steamer, and the minced meat and eggplant are also stir-fried.

Another steamer contains eggs stuffed with meat. The egg yolks have been taken out, and they are expected to be used to make phoenix oil for Huimin Pharmacy.

The fried tofu in the pan is home-made tofu, the scallops have been fried before, and the goose eggs are fried with leeks and scallops. You need to use seasonings to suppress the smell of the goose eggs..."

Xu Da introduced the dishes to the officials, and he ate them all, including at Fuhua House.

The food at Fuhua House actually tastes as good as that in Xiaqiu Village, but he thinks the food in Xiaqiu Village is delicious, especially the big pot rice.

Stir-fried beef is also stir-fried in a large pot, not a small wok at all.

The officials were responsible for listening. They had eaten some dishes, and Xu Da came with some people who knew how to cook.

They have never tasted some dishes, such as soft-double long fish and Wensi tofu. If Xiaqiu Village doesn't make them, they can't eat them outside. They can only eat what they had before.

Some dishes made in Xiaqiu Village are difficult to learn from outside, like squirrel mandarin fish. There is a squeaking sound when the sauce is poured. It is not the sound of fish, but the skill of the knife and the control of the heat.

As for the other dishes, it took too long to prepare and there was no time. The roast duck was obviously not good, and the nine-turn large intestine also had no time to process.

Xu Da didn't recognize it, so he asked. There was no shame in it. He had seen the recipes in Xiaqiu Village. Some of them could be made at any time, and some needed to be told in advance. It was easy to prepare ingredients in the village.

There are more than four hundred dishes on the menu, which are constantly being added. For a new dish, the villagers need to practice it first.

When the steamed vegetables are ready, all the other dishes are served on the table. There is a small table for each person. There are few dishes. Which dish is not enough for you? I don’t think it is enough. I will wait for the opportunity in the future!
The cooks brought by Xu Da followed and gave some to them. They served it themselves. Don't eat it here. There is no place for them here.

Xu Da first raised his glass and drank beer with ice cubes. He took the wind and washed away the dust for everyone.

The simple ceremony ended and everyone began to eat and drink under parasols. They had to hold up umbrellas because the sun was too strong.

Xu Yihua sat next to Ling'er and heard the cry of squirrel and mandarin fish. She observed carefully: "Sister Ling'er, are the fish alive?"

"Damn it, people don't do any work in the village. For example, after cooking the fish, the fish's mouth can still move. Let's eat one. We didn't cook so much, otherwise we wouldn't be able to finish it. We all share the meal just to hear the rat's cry. It's a pity for you. You have to follow the team, where will the future Princess Jin Qiaoer get..."

Ling'er stretched out her chopsticks to pick up the fish in front of Xu Yihua, and said something about thanking Qiao'er for taking care of it.

(End of this chapter)