Chapter 43: Protecting the Short
"Okay, let's have another sauce mutton and duck eggs from the old Sun family of Guanglufang, and by the way, I will also order a few refreshing side dishes from the old Zhao family of Wubenfang." Zhang Qian didn't know what happened last night, and when he heard that the other party insisted on inviting him to eat morning food, he immediately revealed his foodie nature, decisively put aside the confusion and troubles in his heart for the time being, and began to order food from his favorite taste.
"Okay, I wrote it down. Wait a minute, the young eunuch will send someone to buy it in the next place! The official dressed as a soldier got up and went out with a full promise to go, but before leaving, he looked at Shao Yin Xinti's eyes full of sympathy.
After trying the case for so many years, it was the first time he encountered such a big-hearted foodie, and the young Yin of Jingzhao Mansion was so depressed that he wanted to scratch the wall. However, when he was invited to dinner, it came out of his own mouth, and he could not immediately regret it.
Therefore, even if he was depressed in his heart, he could only accompany his smiling face and sigh in a low voice: "I didn't expect that Young Eunuch Zhang was more familiar with the food in Chang'an City than he was below. Although I have been an official in Chang'an for many years, if you hadn't mentioned it today, you wouldn't have known that there was still sauce mutton sold in Guanglufang! ”
"I guess it's not been long since it opened! Shao Yin was busy with official business, so it was not surprising that he didn't notice it. Unlike me, it's basically nothing to do all day long. So, put all your mind to satisfying your appetites! Zhang Qian smiled, and a hint of nostalgia suddenly flashed in his eyes.
In Xi'an, another time and space, there are many more kinds of food than Chang'an at the moment. And the taste is also higher than I don't know how much. It's a pity that when he was studying, he didn't have much spare money in his pocket, so he could only secretly swallow saliva most of the time in front of so many delicacies.
And now, he has spare money, but the food has only had time to give birth to a limited number of tricks. And the cooking level is quite primitive, so I can barely eat a "pure material".
And that young Yin Xinti, who used the two obvious place names of "White Horse Temple" and "Qujiangchi" before, did not detect enough emotional fluctuations on his face, and felt unwilling in his heart. Suddenly, he found that his eyes seemed to be recalling something, and he hurriedly touched the melon, "There is nothing wrong with satisfying the appetite, is life in the world, in addition to serving the court, isn't it just for a food and clothing?" Did the young eunuch think of other delicacies again, although he said that when he was treated, he should make amends for disturbing the young eunuch early in the morning. ”
"Can't buy it!" vaguely felt that Xin Ti was playing tricks on his own words, Zhang Qian was depressed, and simply deliberately chose to tell the truth, "I definitely can't buy it." I want to eat beef shank meat in sauce. It is best to have a cattle that has not worked before, and small tendons on the hind legs. After the sauce is ready, cut it into slices with a knife, and you can see the transparent pattern! ”
In another time and space, sauced beef is definitely a popular food, and it is no more than 40 yuan to buy a serving online. However, right now, Na Xinti listened to it so much that his chest was blocked, and the flames were swaying in his eyes.
"Well, there's really nowhere to buy it. Where has the young eunuch eaten before, can you introduce it, Xin Mou will also taste it another day! ”
"No, then I want a braised beef tongue, okay?" Knowing that the other party couldn't take it out, Zhang Qian continued to ask with a smile.
"No, the young eunuch smiled." Xin Qian endured and endured, and gave up.
The slaughter of cattle is forbidden in Datang, and even on the black market, beef is not common. Once in a while, it will be snapped up in an instant, and unless a special servant is specially sent to keep an eye on it, it will not be bought at all.
Of course, this ban will definitely not be forbidden to the minister's house. The problem is that the family slaughters the cattle under various names, but they do not take out the meat and sell it. Not to mention that such a precious ingredient will not be made into a side dish that can be seen on ordinary streets and alleys.
"If you don't have beef, you can do horse intestines. Air-dried horse sausage, the taste is also very mellow! In the spirit of being angry and not paying for his life, Zhang Qian continued to mention some of the common delicacies on the market in Xi'an in the 21st century to the other party one by one, "Or, cow hoof tendons are fine, or camel jerky." ”
"Can't buy it, definitely can't buy it. The young eunuch laughed, the horse and the camel are the dependence of the traveler, although the court does not prohibit killing, but who is willing to make a dish! The previous promise was so happy, but Xin Ti couldn't even meet one of his requests, he was ashamed and angry, and gave up his hands one after another with a red face.
"Zhang usually likes to practice martial arts, if you can't even eat meat, it will be bitter!" Zhang Qian wanted this effect, and while shaking his head regretfully, he lowered his requirements "reluctantly", "Otherwise, you can help me get a copper hot pot, my housekeeper must still be waiting outside, let him go back and help get it." By the way, get some lamb back. It's okay to deal with it like this. If you feed, you can't continue to deal with it casually! ”
He himself was invited into the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion in a daze, and someone had to inform Ren Cong and Guo Nu in time to know the news. Then the two junior brothers can find a way to help him figure out what trouble he has caused, and goodbye to the move.
And the most suitable person to deliver the message at the moment is the housekeeper Ren Quan. As long as this person returns to Zhuangzi with the excuse of taking the hot pot. Naturally, there are opportunities and ways to contact Guo Nu and Ren Cong. Immediately, the news that the two of them knew could be transmitted back to the ears of Zhang Qian, the owner of the matter, in time.
It's a pity that this trick fell in Xin Ti's eyes, and it wasn't even a child playing with pee. The latter immediately saw through Zhang Qian's true intentions, slapped the table hard, and stood up, "Zhang Yongzhao, don't deceive people too much!" Xin treats you kindly because you have contributed to the country. If you continue to mess around, don't blame Xin for being unkind to you! ”
"Did you make me want to eat whatever I wanted?" Zhang Qian spread his hands, his face full of grievances, "Why is it on me now?" ”
"I ......" Xin Ti was so angry that his eyes were on fire, but he couldn't help but admit that Zhang Qian's grievances were very reasonable. He gritted his teeth and gritted his teeth, and asked in a deep voice: "Young Eunuch Zhang likes to practice martial arts, right, I don't know what kind of weapon he usually uses?" Xin also likes to practice, and hopes that in the future, if he has the opportunity, he can let Zhang Shaojian give him some advice. ”
"I'm empty-handed, I don't use weapons. The main purpose is to move the muscles and bones, so as not to have smooth blood and decay before aging! Zhang Qian thought for a while and continued to respond truthfully, "Recently, I've been learning the gourd hammer from others, but it's just started, and I haven't started yet." ”
These are all facts that countless people have seen, even if he doesn't say it, if the other party investigates it seriously, it must be easy. Therefore, in Zhang Qian's opinion, there is nothing to hide.
However, after hearing the words "golden gourd hammer", Yin Xinti, the young man of Jingzhao Mansion, immediately received a treasure, "Golden gourd hammer, I don't know what shape it is?" Component geometry? Young Eunuch Zhang was born majestic, and he must be invincible in front of him! ”
"It's about this long handle, with a gourd-shaped hammer head on it. That's four or five pounds in total! I've just started learning, and I'm not proficient in it, so it's good to be able to control it and not get rid of it, but it's far from being invincible! Zhang Qian smiled and shook his head modestly.
"Oh, I just started learning." Xin Ti felt a wave of ecstasy in his heart, but he remained silent on the surface. "I don't know who Shaojian Zhang studied from, when he practiced hammering, he could have his brothers and sisters around him to accompany him?"
"No, I didn't apprentice. I have a neighbor on my Zhuangzi side, and his father used to serve in the army. He saw that he used the gourd hammer well, so he asked him to be the head of the teaching in my Zhuangzi, and learned a few hands from him by the way. He taught very carefully, but my qualifications for learning martial arts can only be regarded as average! "Unlike the Song Dynasty, many civil officials are also very skilled. Therefore, Zhang Qian didn't think that there was anything wrong with asking others for martial arts. He smiled and continued to give the answer softly.
This answer is a little far from the gaze that Xin Ti wants to pursue. This person suddenly couldn't bear it a little, frowned, and asked in a deep voice: "Just learned a few hands by the way?" Young Eunuch Zhang must not be humble. I've heard people say that you are strong in martial arts, and with a hammer in your hand, no one can do it within ten steps. ”
"Who said that? That's! Zhang Qian suddenly became vigilant, frowning and retorting, "I've only been studying for a few days?" Besides, I'm afraid that I won't be able to control my strength, and I don't dare to hold a gourd hammer to fight with others......"
Before he could finish a sentence, the door suddenly "clanged" and was kicked open from the outside. Immediately after, Zhang said, the chief supervisor of the ordnance, and strode into the meteor.
Ignoring Shao Yin Xinti's reaction, this person glared angrily at Zhang Qian: "The old man looked for you everywhere early in the morning and couldn't see you, you actually came here to talk to people?" Zhang Yongzhao, do you still have the old man in your eyes? Go back to work for me, if the dragon car is insufficient at the end of the month, see how the old man cleans you up! ”
"Zhang Shilang is so powerful?" Seeing that Zhang said that his official position was higher than Zhang Qian's, Jingzhao Mansion's Shao Yin Xinti's attitude towards him was far less "polite" than that of Zhang Qian's before, and he immediately took a few steps forward and confronted this person, "You can leave with the "suspect" from Jingzhao Mansion with a light sentence, "You can leave with the "suspect" from Jingzhao Mansion?" So many people died last night, he was a strong martial artist and had a grudge against the deceased......"
"Roll over the edge!" Zhang Shuo stretched out his arm and set Xin Ti more than three feet away, "A hundred fire dragon cars are explained by the saint, and the weapons supervisor can't do it, you have to bear the responsibility?!" Besides, his family lives outside the city, no matter how good his personal martial arts are, can he still rush into the city with dozens of family members without knowing it? Are you a decoration in the Imperial Guards, or are you a group of deaf and blind people in the Hundred Cavalry Division? ”
After that, he simply took two steps forward, grabbed Zhang Qian's wrist with his own hand, turned around and left: "You are also stupid, you have been an official for so long, and you haven't even figured out who is in charge of yourself!" They're going to get you, and you're going to follow you! If the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion is so powerful, what do you want Dali Temple, the Criminal Department and the Yushitai to do? Go back to work with peace of mind, and at the end of the month, you won't be able to complete the tasks assigned by the saints, be careful of your skin! ”