Chapter 52: A Man's Responsibility
"Childe, why don't you see that Jiang Jingzhi?" asked Wang Xuanqing.
"If we let him see it so easily, he will inevitably despise us, so let him eat a few closed doors, so as to test whether he is sincere or not. ”
"I see, Gongzi wants Jiang Jingzhi to be in a hurry, right?"
"That's right, I just want him to be anxious for a while. ”
"Hee-hee, husband is really good or bad. ”
"Oops, my husband suddenly has a little headache...... I have to let Ying'er kiss it. ”
"Ouch, husband...... You're getting worse and worse. ”
The entrance of Ling's mansion.
"I'm sorry, our second son-in-law has been sick recently and needs to recuperate, please go back. Yan Nantian came out and said a few words to Jiang Jingzhi.
"Sick? How could you be sick at this time? Wasn't it okay a few days ago?" Jiang Jing was stunned.
"Our son-in-law only fell ill after he came back that day, probably because the wind was too strong that night, and he caught a cold, and now he is raising it. Yan Nantian waved his hand.
"Since that's the case, then I'll take my leave, please tell the second son on my behalf, and I'll come back tomorrow. Jiang Jingzhi clenched his fists.
"No problem. ”
Jiang Jingzhi is not a person who doesn't know how to lift, how could he not understand, this is obviously the excuse that Ling Hao didn't want to see him now, and deliberately asked Yan Nantian to come out to convey it?
Anyway, since Ling Hao wants to avoid suspicion today, he can still go to another house to have a look, what evidence does he find?
Then he will be able to make a deal tonight.
Time came to the evening in a flash, and Wang Xuanqing finally stopped what he was doing, and sat down to eat and chat peacefully.
In the Ling Mansion, no matter what the identity is, as long as you are doing things for the Ling Mansion, the three meals that you can't move are also one of the factors that attract many people to try their luck, after all, it is not easy to eat a full meal.
Today's dinner is a standard of two dishes and one soup: a plate of fried broad beans, a plate of scrambled eggs with leeks, and a bowl of pork rib soup.
This is Ling Hao's dinner today.
Shan Ying and Wang Xuanqing also enjoy the same treatment as Ling Hao because they are relatively close to Ling Hao.
Fried broad beans, not only because broad beans are nutritious, but also because broad beans are rich in calcium, zinc, manganese, phospholipids, etc., which are important components of the brain and nervous tissue, and rich in choline, which has the effect of increasing memory and strengthening the brain. For those who are coping with exams or mental workers, eating fava beans in moderation may have some benefits. The protein in broad beans can delay arteriosclerosis, and the crude fiber in broad bean skin has the effect of reducing bile solidity and promoting intestinal peristalsis. At the same time, broad beans are also one of the anti-cancer foods, which also have a certain effect on the prevention of bowel cancer.
In this world, it is really difficult to eat something common in the future, and if it weren't for the help of the contract store, I'm afraid that I would only be able to see the noodles of broad beans after unifying the world and opening up the Western Regions.
As for the scrambled eggs with leeks, this is completely the product of local materials, because the conditions of Lingfu can only make this dish.
Leek is also a rare native native vegetable, it has many aliases: abundant ben, grass stalactite, yang grass, lazy cabbage, long-lived leek, aphrodisiac grass, flat cabbage, etc.; it is a perennial herbaceous plant of the lily family, with a special strong odor, the rhizome is horizontal, the bulb is narrow and conical, and it grows in clusters; the scaly skin is yellow-brown, reticulated fibrous; the leaves are basal, strip-shaped, flattened; umbel-shaped inflorescence, apical.
Leaves, flowers and flowers are eaten as vegetables, and seeds can be used as medicine, which has the effects of tonifying the kidney, strengthening the stomach, refreshing, stopping perspiration and fixing astringency. In traditional Chinese medicine, some people call leeks "intestinal cleansing grass".
Due to its strong adaptability, cold and heat resistance, leeks were cultivated everywhere throughout the country in later generations.
But when you get here, if you want to eat something delicious, you have to find leeks by yourself, go home and grow leeks by yourself, and then you have to wait for the leeks to slowly mature before you can start cutting leeks.
If it weren't for the fact that the vegetables and livestock in this high-martial world grew very fast, I am afraid that Ling Hao would have to wait until the next year to eat the dish of scrambled eggs with leeks, which would become a household name in later generations.
It is said that a few iron pots at home are specially made by themselves, and there are only a few mouthfuls up and down the whole house, so they are relatively rare.
If you didn't want to eat some stir-fried food, I don't think anyone would think of using iron to make a pot for cooking.
As for that bowl of pork rib soup, it was a food that Ling Hao wanted everyone to accept.
In later generations, pork rib soup was a home-cooked soup made from the ribs and vertebrae left over from the meat of pigs, cows, sheep and other animals. In addition to protein, fat, and vitamins, pork ribs also contain a large amount of calcium phosphate, collagen, and bone mucin, which can provide calcium for young children and the elderly.
The pork rib soup is mellow, warm and nourishing. However, nutrition experts remind that if you want to achieve the effect of strengthening the body and supplementing calcium through pork rib soup, you should put less or no salt.
After all, in this world, although there are many pig breeders, most of them are free-range, and the ancient pigs are gradually replaced by Yorkshire pigs and Landrace pigs because they are black-haired pigs, because their reproductive ability is not as strong as Landrace pigs.
Yorkshire pigs are native to the United Kingdom, the pig body is large, the coat color is all white, a few forehead horns have small dark spots, the face is slightly concave, the ears are large and erect, the back and waist are slightly arched, the limbs are high, the head and neck are long, the body is long, the muscles are developed, and the average number of ** is 7 pairs. It is one of the excellent pig breeds introduced from abroad in China. Many excellent pig breeds cultivated and improved by themselves in China have introduced the blood source of this pig breed. Adult boars can reach about 400 kg and sows up to about 300 kg. Its advantages are high lean meat rate, strong limbs and hooves, good motherhood, good lactation performance, strong fertility, relatively speaking, slightly tolerant to coarseness, and can be adapted in all parts of our country, so in practical work often use York pigs as grandparents.
Yorkshire pigs have well-developed back muscles, plump thighs, a slaughter rate of 76%, and a lean meat rate of 58-63%. Up to 90 kg of body weight at 156 days of age. For every 1 kg gained, 2.96 kg of feed is consumed. In particular, the quality of large white pork is better than that of Landrace pigs, and there are more litters than Landrace pigs, and their hybrid offspring have no higher feed requirements than Landrace pigs. Therefore, where protein feed levels are not too high, it is advisable to use Yorkshire pigs as crossbred paternals.
Landrace pigs, formerly known as "Landreis pigs", are the world's best cured meat pig breeds, native to Denmark, and are crossed between local pigs and Yorkshire pigs. It was spread all over the world and was introduced in later generations from the sixties. Its whole body is white, the head is narrow, the back and waist are long, there are more than 22 thoracolumbar vertebrae, 16 pairs of ribs, the hindquarters are developed, the thighs are plump, and the limbs are high. The growth and development are fast, the feed utilization rate is high, the skin is thin, and the lean meat is more, but the requirements for feeding management conditions are relatively high.
Without the strict management of later generations, it would have been quite difficult to raise Yorkshire pigs and Landrace pigs in such a world.
Therefore, Ling Hao can only retreat to the second, the world's popular free-range pig breeding into captive pig breeding, and found a group of farmers to learn castration technology, soon, a small pig farm will gradually take shape, Ling Hao and taught farmers some basic maintenance measures, so as not to cause them to be in a hurry if the farmers raise pigs in the future.
And because the body odor of the black pig is relatively heavy, coupled with the immaturity of the ancient castration technology, generally only the people and slaves at the bottom will eat pork, and the upper class people sneer at the pork thing, unless it is a sacrifice or some major occasion, it may be necessary to use the pig's head as a sacrifice, unlike the later generations basically everyone loves to eat pork.
That is, Su Dongpo was relegated to Huangzhou, and found that the local Chinese New Year has the custom of eating braised pork, and the price of pork in Huangzhou is very cheap.
As a result, pork is gradually accepted by everyone, and after continuous improvement and exploration, there are various pork-based delicacies in later generations.
With these two dishes and one soup, plus a bowl of corn, not to mention how wonderful it is.
Corn originally meant to refer to grain in general, but also to millet, barley, and sticky rice. The seeds of the grass herbaceous plant millet, hulled that is, millet. It is also known as white millet, indica millet, and hard millet. It was widely cultivated in the north in later generations. Ripe fruits are harvested in autumn and dried to peel and husk. Sweet, salty, and cool. It can benefit the spleen and stomach, nourish the kidney, remove heat, and facilitate urination. It is used for spleen and stomach deficiency and heat, nausea and vomiting or spleen deficiency diarrhea, heat and thirst, dry mouth, hot bladder, poor urination, etc.
Corn is made from the hulling of the cereal crop "millet", which is named millet because of its small grains. Corn enters the spleen, stomach and kidney meridians, and has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach, especially suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach. When cooking corn porridge, after the porridge is cooked, it will cool and precipitate slightly, and you will see that there is a layer of delicate rice fat floating on the top layer of the porridge, called "rice oil", which has the effect of protecting the gastric mucosa and nourishing the spleen and stomach, so corn is most suitable for patients with chronic gastritis and gastric ulcers.
However, in this world, corn is the staple food of everyone from princes and generals to peddlers and pawns, of course, slaves cannot eat corn, they can only eat rice without husking, which is not only difficult to swallow, but also not full.
It's no wonder that Ling Hao thought about it a lot, after all, he almost never went hungry in later generations, and although he never went hungry after a while, this rice still tasted quite different from the polished rice in later generations.
"What do you think it tastes like?"
"Childe, it's delicious. ”
"Yes, yes, or the husband will eat it, this dish and soup are very good, although the concubine has eaten such a delicacy before, but it is far less delicate than the husband's cooking. ”
"I told you earlier, Master Ding's craftsmanship will not be bad, so if you like to eat, you can eat more. ”
"Hee-hee. ”
"By the way, brother, what is he doing?" Ling Hao suddenly asked.
"The eldest prince seems to be practicing swords in the courtyard, and he may not have eaten yet. Wang Xuanqing replied.
"Then I'll go find him later. ”
"What does Childe want to do?"
"I just want to talk to him. ”
Waiting for Ling Hao to finish the meal slowly, Shan Ying and Wang Xuanqing cleaned up the dinner plate together, and several people wiped their mouths and rinsed their mouths with tea, and then came out to find Ling Xu.
When the three of them walked to the middle of the courtyard, they saw Ling Xu holding a wooden sword and sweating his sweat, practicing the swordsmanship of the Ling family, and his sturdy upper body looked full of strength.
The senior management was standing aside and watching Ling Xu practice his sword, and at this moment, seeing Ling Hao coming with someone, his expression couldn't help but become gloomy.
Not long ago, Ling Hao asked Yan Nantian to interrupt his hands and feet, causing him to lie on the bed all the time, and almost exposed his true identity, this usually cynical second son seemed to have begun to doubt himself from that time.
If Ling Xu hadn't sent someone to treat him, he would naturally not have gotten better so quickly, but his current skills were no longer as agile as before, and with the initial recovery from a serious injury, his body was obviously still a little weak.
It stands to reason that now the strength of Yan Nantian and Mr. Pei far exceeds that of senior executives, but because senior executives are old men who are trusted by Ling's father and eldest son Ling Xu very much, the position of senior executives has still not been removed, but he himself can still feel that Ling Hao is slowly hollowing him out.
"What are you doing here?" Ling Xu naturally found out about Ling Hao's arrival at this time, and his expression instantly became serious.
He felt that this younger brother, who never dared to disobey him on weekdays, seemed to have changed as a person, although he was still the same person, but his temperament was no longer as frivolous and wanton as before.
"I heard that my brother was practicing martial arts in the courtyard, so I came to observe and learn a thing or two. ”
"Oh, what else do you need to learn from me? Your diners are better than the other, and now they all listen to you alone, do you think I have anything else to teach you? ”
"Naturally, there is, the ancestor once asked a certain dream, so that I must learn the family swordsmanship, and I can also shine on the lintel in the future, and share a lot of worries for my brother. ”
"Share the worries...... In that case, then. Ling Xu casually threw out a wooden sword, and Ling Hao took it lightly and skillfully.
"It's been a long time since the two of us have practiced swordsmanship together, so let me see if your family's swordsmanship is unfamiliar. Ling Xu launched an attack without hesitation.
Fortunately, Ling Hao had the blessing of shapeshifting, and he was not afraid of Ling Xu's sudden attack.
The two of them passed a move very quickly, and finally lived up to their hard work during this time.
"Brother, I want to go to Luoyi to develop, what do you think?" Ling Hao said as he swung his sword to resist Ling Xu's onslaught.
"What do you want to do in Luoyi?"
"Naturally, I want to learn more, so where else can I go besides the Luoyi Academy? And that place is absolutely safe, isn't it?"
"Then you don't care about the Miao family's affairs?"
"Isn't there still a brother here, I'm sure my brother will handle it better than me. ”
"The Miao family has been operating in Yongcheng for several generations, and it is deep-rooted, how can it be shaken by a list of texts, don't think I don't know what you have done behind your back, let me tell you, if you go to Luoyi this time and cause any trouble, I won't clean up the mess for you!"
"This is natural, natural. ”
While the brothers are competing, they are also discussing something.
"There is one more thing that needs to be decided by my brother. ”
"What's the matter?"
"I want to ask for a letter of recommendation for Xuanqing. ”
"What do you want to do for that woman again?"
"I promised her that she would go to the school palace to test the blood of Mingyuan, and she was entrusted by others, so she naturally had to be loyal, otherwise how would she gain a foothold in this world?"
"Heh, you're right. ”
"Well, since you've grown a little now, I'd love to see where else you can go, and I've agreed. ”
At this time, the wooden sword in the hands of the brothers took off at the same time, and after this matter was finalized, the brothers also instantly picked up the wooden sword in each other's hands.
Of course, Ling Hao also understood that Ling Xu didn't exert his full strength, but he had already done his best, and now his arm was still a little numb.
"Yes, I have improved a lot, and it seems that I have not been lazy during this time. ”
"Brother is so diligent, how dare I be lazy, I have already instructed Master Ding to prepare a meal and wait for my brother to eat, my brother must be very hungry after practicing for so long, right?"
"You still have an eye on it, so I'll go. Ling Xu didn't say anything more to Ling Hao, and strode out of the courtyard, and the senior management immediately followed his footsteps.
"Husband, what's going on with Sister Xuanqing?" Seeing that Ling Xu and the senior executives were far away, Shan Ying came up and asked.
"I have already agreed with my brother, and he has already agreed. ”
"Xuanqing, thank you Gongzi for being complete. Wang Xuanqing bowed to Ling Hao without hesitation.
She was really a little excited this time, it seemed that Ling Hao's heart really still valued her.
"Xuanqing, how many times have I told you, there is no need to be so polite between us. Ling Hao helped her up.
On the other side, on the way to the kitchen, Ling Xu's face gradually changed from his previous seriousness to a little relieved.
"The eldest son, the second son, he ......"
"Executive, I know how disrespectful he was to you before, but if he is no longer successful, he is also my only brother, so I don't think you should mind this matter anymore. ”
"Yes. ”
A few days later, a messenger from Xianyang suddenly came to visit Ling's house.
In addition to managing the Ling Mansion, Ling Xu also has a military merit title, although his position is not high, but he is also a person who has fought in battle.
The Miao family was originally a great nobleman who was knighted by virtue of military merits, and I heard that this time not only the Ling family, but also the mansions of other families were visited by the envoys one by one.
The reason is naturally very simple, the Miao family is angry, and they can't find evidence, so they can only make it difficult for all the families to see who they are going to send out to fill the army.
If every family does send out people, then find the man who chews the root of his tongue from among them.
"A few months ago, outside the border pass, Xi Rouran barbarians gathered 100,000 people, as if they had bad intentions, the king specially ordered the son of Lang Lingfu to lead thousands of soldiers, go deep into the outside of the fortress, and investigate the enemy's situation, I don't know who received the seal of this thousand commanders?"
"Since I just said the son of Lingfu, then, I'll take the seal. ”
"Ling Hao, this is the last thing I can teach you, a man was born in heaven and earth, and he should take responsibility!
"My father has lived in Xianyang for a long time, and in the future, the Ling Mansion can only be entrusted to you, remember, think twice before you act, and if you cause any trouble, I have no way to save you. ”
"Brother, don't worry. ”
"Ladies and gentlemen, after I leave, please pull me a lot of deviant brother. ”
"Also...... Wang Xuanqing, I promised you a letter of recommendation before, and now the letter of recommendation is here, you can take it. Ling Xu took out a letter.
"Thank you, eldest son, for your success. ”
"You are so self-conscious, don't charm the Lord, otherwise when I return, I will take your head!"
"Yes......" Wang Xuanqing agreed.
However, Wang Xuanqing's mood is much better at the moment, and with the letter of recommendation, her future road will be much easier.
As he expected, the eldest son of Ling is a heroic man who is like a strict father, and he is not afraid of danger and has the courage to take responsibility.
But that's about it.
Compared with the second son, the judgment is made.
With Ling Hao, she will get more benefits, and for now, she just needs to agree.
As for Ling Hao, he was even happier at the moment.
Although this person is nominally his brother, he seems to have taught the original supervisor too strictly, so that the original owner is almost useless except to help him, if he hadn't crossed over by himself, he was afraid that everything would develop naturally according to the original plot ......of the comics, until the day he hit the street.
He doesn't want to die in the hands of Wang Xuanqing like in the comics, it would be too embarrassing, he wants to train Wang Xuanqing to be the best woman in the world, and then he will be the husband of this woman, that is the most fulfilling moment as a man.
At that time, even if she wants to get out of her grasp, I'm afraid it won't be too late, hum......